The stage slowly lit up before blue flames appeared and the music started.

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This Impulse can't be stopped
Pure Aura hidden in our hearts
We'll show you true Empathy
With the beautiful song of an Elf's wing beat

To become the Oneness, we wander and search for love
Where is the key to the heart's Door?
Where is the love?
Can't take the strength, an Eye glares at the world
We won't let anyone get in our way

HEAVENS faith
They won't
Take the hope
We hold onto

Let these burning emotions become flames and illuminate the darkness
Hundreds of blooming flowers seethe in our blaze and shine on our dreams

That day we sweeped you to heaven
(Uh,Believe)
Do you remember it? Sparks fly as the night burns
Shall we keep it hot? This immortal inferno

Your way of life is not always bound to fate
Your soul doesn't have to follow the common rail

An innocent Song session with our voices as they are
Breakin' our egos and exposing our instincts
Let's recognize the genuine nature that
God has nothing to do with

HEAVENS live
Mixed and
Blended to be
Ambitious

The high amount of guilt we feel from igniting this fire is so heavy
Time waits for the Dream maker as it gives us pride

Take this outstretched hand and come with us (Uh, with us)
I swear,I will love more strongly than anything
It shines,this immortal inferno

Dressed in a noble darkness,a new star calls out to heaven
We'll make a miracle together and the legend of the seven stars will begin

Let these burning emotions become flames and illuminate the darkness
Hundreds of blooming flowers seethe in our blaze and shine on our dreams

That day when we sweeped you away to heaven (Uh,believe)
Do you remember it?Sparks fly as the night burns
Shall we keep it hot ?This immortal inferno
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"HEAVENS!HEAVENS!HEAVENS!"

HEAVENS panted after they gave their all in the performance. After hearing their angels' cheers they exchanged satisfied smiles.

Catarina was frozen in the backstage after watching their performance. Her hands were clasped together. Heart beating faster,she stared at them. The adrenaline of the performance was still rushing in her veins.

Eiichi, Kira, Nagi, Eiji, Van, Yamato, Shion...thank you.Thank you.Thank you for singing my song.Thank you for giving life to my song. Thank you for becoming my friends...my family. Catarina watched them with unshed tears. Something about their performance had moved her deeply. Haruka smiled when she saw the bright smile on the other composer's face.

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HEAVENS blinked when they found Quartet Night waiting for them.

"We saw the flames of your hot,hot passion."

"You're the ones who made out flames burn so bright." Eiichi's glasses stopped glinting to reveal his purple eyes, filled with passion.

The two groups stared at each other with determination until Quartet Night decided it was time to head back.

"Guys!!!" Catarina ran towards HEAVENS when she spotted them. She jumped on the nearest person, Van, and hugged him from behind. She didn't notice Quartet Night was still standing there.

"Na-Chan!" Van exclaimed in surprise.

She grinned."Good!You were too good! No, you were amazing!!" Catarina's eyes sparkled/glinted as they looked at each members of HEAVENS.

"Thank you." Those simple two words conveyed her sincere emotions. She let go of the brunette and smiled at them.

Quartet Night watches the girl look the happiest they had ever seen her. They couldn't but feel that she belonged with HEAVENS. After sharing small smiles among them, they left the place.

"Catarina, you should stay away from Eiichi," Yamato suddenly said.

"Why?" A frown took place in her forehead unintentionally.

"You didn't notice?" Yamato sighed.
He looked at the others."Anyone of you noticed?" Nagi nodded vigorously.

Nagi joined, "Rinna, you sounded just like Eiichi."

"Too identically." Kira quietly added.

"Rin-chan, your eyes glinted like how Nii-san's glasses to when he says 'good'."

"Almost creepily." Nagi shivered.

"Your voice also sounded like Eiichi," said Shion .

Oh...

It took her a moment to understand. "That....was unintentional."

"Eii-chan is rubbing off on her."They sweatdropped.

"It's good, isn't it?" Their leader asked.

"Not at all." The six males replied together. The brunette could only chuckle bitterly.

.  .  .  .  .  .  .

Oops,looks like I'm interrupting. Catarina hid behind the wall after looking at what she looked.

The seven members of STARISH were hugging and whispering something in Haruka's ear.

She got herself a harem. She snickered mentally.

After the small conversation with HEAVENS, the blonde decided to go and wish STARISH luck. But after seeing the eight like that, she decided not to interrupt them.

She slowly came out from her hiding place when she saw STARISH head for the stage. Good luck.

She reported her attention back to the pinkette to find her with a beautiful smile on her face.

"Haruka."

"Rina-Chan, you're back."

"Mhmm. Now,let's watch STARISH together." She took her hand and went to their spot to watch STARISH perform their song 'We are ST☆RISH'.

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That's...this is the power of music. I feel all warm inside. Catarina placed a hand over her chest. The screams of cheering erupted in the arena.

'We are STARISH' this is the bond between them and Haruka. The power of Haruka's music. When she looked at the older composer, she was wiping a tear .

You really are amazing,Haruka. She turned her gaze back at the heavily breathing seven on stage.

Catarina suddenly remembered that she had a binocular in her bag. She had bought it outside the arena; thinking it would give her a better view of the stage.

She took the object out and instead of seeing the idols on stage, she used it to watch the audience's reaction.

Everyone is smiling.

Her eyes drifted to the private watching box, only for her to jump. Haruka didn't notice her surprise since she was busy in looking at her group.

Gaah!!!Is that...president? Raging Otori was pressed against the viewing glass.

She looked at the man for a good number of seconds, wanting to know his reaction after he saw everyone putting their souls in every song. Just when she was about to avert her gaze because the man was standing still,

Oh my gosh!! Did his sunglasses just break?! And that too, on its own?!

The blonde was freaking out inside. The older man was no longer seen leaning on the glass like a creep.

Deciding to forget what she thought, she faced the rainbow group.

Was that a special effect too?

.  .  .  .  .  .  .

All three groups are now standing on the stage. It's time. . .

"All three groups have delivered hot,hot performances. The moment of destiny has finally,finally arrived."

The two females clasped their hands in anticipation. My heart feels like it's gonna explode. Why am I suddenly getting cold feet?....Man,I'm scared!!

Catarina took a good look at the group with whom she spent the year with.

Quartet Night's performance was like thunderbolts hitting me, a performance so strong to leave me paralyzed. STARISH was no exception. The brightest and dream-like stage that only they can give....And HEAVENS. . .

Words can't express my feelings. She suddenly remembered the way Eiichi's intense eyes looked at her, oozing with confidence. 'Prepare yourself for the ultimate song. 'Fumetsu no Inferno'. '

Recalling Eiichi's words seemed to warm her on the inside. Quartet Night and STARISH were both amazing. But HEAVENS also didn't give any ground either. They faced all challenges given to them and overcame them. So...

The lights went off as the announcer took his place in the center of the stage. Nothing but a spotlight was shining on him.

please...

"I will now announce the results." 
I want HEAVENS to spread their songs to the whole world. So that they can give hope to many more like they helped me find my dream.

With each passing second, Catarina's heart increased its pace.

"The group that wins the climax concert and was chosen to be the opening artists of the Triple S is...."

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"HEAVENS!"

Catarina's heart stopped. Huh...?

She looked at the huge scream and saw HEAVENS' picture.

H-E-A-V-E-N-S. . . .HEAVENS. . . . . HEAVENS!! The news took a moment to settle in. She could hear the people chant the winning group's name.

HEAVENS wins...they win...we win!!!

"Ri-rina -chan! Congratulations!" At Haruka's voice she turned around.

Haruka was smiling despite the small tears gathered in the corners of her eyes, for the loss of STARISH.

"Ha-Haruka.." Her voice shaked. HEAVENS wins. This means they don't have to disband,right? We can stay together, right? She couldn't see Haruka because of her blurry vision.

"Rina-chan, don't cry."

"Huh?" The blonde touched her cheek to find it wet with heavy tears.

"I-I...Haruka!" The pinkette hugged her.

"Congratulations, Rina-Chan." A single tear slipped down Haruka's cheek.

"Haruka. . "

After the hug and wiping the tears that continued to fall, the blue eyed female looked ahead on the stage. So did Haruka.

"We won! Of course we won! We were super cool! We gave the best performance! Of course...of course we will win!!!" Nagi tried to stop the tears that began falling from his eyes.

"Nagi!" Eiji hugged him tightly as some tears also fell from his eyes.

Shion also joined the hug. "We can deliver our Rin's song to the whole world."

Nagi began crying freely in the embrace of his friends.

Van pulled Kira by the shoulder and exclaimed with joy. "We're the opening artist!!" Kira was smiling one of his rare big smile.

"All right!" Yamato pumped his fist in the air. He was pulled by Eiichi who began ruffling his hair. The smile on Eiichi's face was the most brilliant one they had ever seen.

"As long as we are together, we can do anything."

"Leader!" The six jumped on their leader as they were joined in a group hug. Each and every one of their smiles were equivalent to a shooting star.

"Congratulations,HEAVENS." They turned around to see Quartet Night and STARISH.

"Congratulations!" Otoya smiled.

"Thanks!" Eiichi smiled back.

"Even if we lost,"Hijirikawa started.

"We feel amazing."Ichinose added.

"It's a strange feeling,"said Jinguji.

"You all were really brilliant."smiled Natsuki.

"Your love for music reached our hearts." Cecil announced.

"After seeing your performance we can accept this loss with smiles." grinned Syo.

"What is this feeling?"Mikaze asked.

"There's something burning inside my heart."

" I feel as though I entered unknown territory." Kurosaki and Camus added respectively.

"This...this is the power of music." Reiji proclaimed.

"Eiichi, it was unbelievably 'good'" Otoya finished.

HEAVENS smiled after hearing their confessions.

"No,it's not enough." The light was reflected on Eiichi's glass.

"We haven't sung enough yet!" exclaimed Yamato.

"We want to share this indescribable feelings to everyone," Shion spoke.

"Let's sing." proposed Kira.

"Let's sing everything that's in our hearts." smiled Eiji.

"What do you say,angels?" Nagi extended his mike to the audience. He got a burst of cheerful screams.

"Let's get the unforgettable night started!" Van declared.

"Let's make it a legendary night. What do you say, STARISH, Quartet Night?" Eiichi turned his attention to the two groups.

"You bet!" Otoya excitedly replied.

"Let's leave a legacy behind," told Reiji.

"Good!" The bespectacled man then faces the audience."Angels, are you ready to go to heavens?"

A shrill of excitement echoed around the arena.

The lights went off for a while before revealing the idols in plain t-shirts. Without wasting another second the music started and HEAVENS ,STARISH and Quartet Night started singing 'Heavenly Parade'.

Haruka and Catarina watched the eighteen idols with bright smiles on their faces.

They didn't stop there though. All the idols sang STARISH's 'Maji Love Legend Star' and Quartet Night's 'You're my Life' together.

This was one heck of a decisive concert!

*  *  *  *  *  *  *

Of course there were some formalities like photo shoot after HEAVENS won. After the concert ended and the curtains fell, the three idols made their way to the backstage and breathed heavily in exhaustion.

It was a later when they noticed the two composers standing not too far.

"Ca-" Before Eiichi could say her name, she cut him off by jumping in his arms. Her eyes became wet again.

"Congrats,guys.Congratulations."

Eiichi wrapped his arms around her. "Thank you for writing our song, Catarina. We won thanks to your song."

She laughed before saying,"I'm flattered." She was still held by Eiichi when she stared at the six.

"Don't just stand there. Let's have a group moment."

The first one to join was Eiji, who hugged both his brother and his composer. Next joined Shion and Nagi. Then Kira,Van and Yamato -dragged by Van as he was grumbling that they already had a 'hugging' moment;but joined nonetheless- hugged their friends.

The remaining two groups and Haruka watched over the eight with happy smiles. Also, STARISH was wondering whether Haruka would've hugged them like that had they won.

Even Camus was happy for the eight, but while he watched his sister, he felt kind of conflicted,perhaps. Nevertheless, everyone basked in the spur of the moment.

The blonde composer had not noticed that it was already midnight. They broke the hug when Eiichi called her.

"Catarina."

"Hmm?"

The males shared a look before saying in unison, "Merry Christmas!"

It's already midnight?!I didn't notice at all.

"Merry Christmas!" She smiled.

"And, Happy Birthday!!"

Wait,what?

"Eh?" Her confused expression told everyone what they needed to know.

"Don't tell me...." Nagi trailed off.

"...I completely forgot.Hehe." She stuck out her tounge and winked.

                                       To be Continued.