Eiji was leaning on the wall while talking with his friends when Riku barged in and suddenly hugged him. He raised his eyebrow, “you already miss me, Princess?” Asked him jokingly. His smile fades when he senses Riku's trembling body and heavy breath.

He straightened his body and hugged her protectively, “hey, something wrong?” Riku just shakes her head and hugs him tighter. His friends who heard his worried tone look at them. Eiji looks back with a confused face like them.

“Ricchan” Whether from when Sora was near them. He tried to make Riku face him because she hid her face on Eiji's chest. Sora caressing her hair gently, “Ricchan, look at me. Don't be afraid, no one will hurt you” said him softly.

She slowly lift her face aside and look at him. He can see an unseen tears in her eyes, “what happened? Did they do something to you?” She just shake her head.

Akemi looks angry when he sees Riku like this, “see?! What I told you to not let them stay here? They are barely here and look what happened to her, she's crying and afraid. That's it, if you won't move out with us then let me throw them out fucking here” declared Akemi loudly and almost run where Trigger were but stopped by Hide.

“Akemi, calm yourself. Violence will not solve anything” said him calmly but if you know him long enough you'll sense the anger in his tone. “Why the fuck I have to keep calm?! They make her crying for fuck sake” shout him back.

“Ake-nii” is called Riku slowly. They turned to her and she extended her hand. Akemi took it and held it gently, “it's okay, sorry for making you guys worry. I'm fine now, they just accidentally do that. Don't be angry with them”

Akemi looked at her disbelief, “Riku they-” she gently squeezed his hand, “Ake-nii, they don't know. Please don't be angry with them” Akemi didn't know how to respond to her and just sighs in frustration.

“Fine, I'm not angry at them because like you said they don't know,” said him finally, “and because of that, let me tell them,” said him sadistly. Before he can go there, Hide stops him again, “no! I'm the one who is gonna tell them. If it was you or even Ei, you just make it difficult”

He left immediately after saying that without giving them time to protest. Riku just smiles at them and snuggles closer to Eiji.

---

Tenn gazes at the empty corner in his room. His mind is full of Riku and her state. ‘Riku, what really happened to you when i'm gone?’

Something around Riku has already changed but he can't pinpoint it. He tried to set his thoughts about it aside but it always comes back when he's alone and doesn't have something to do. He wants to talk with his sister but is that alright? After leaving her without explanation…he just can't approach her and expect an answer.

His thoughts were disturbed when someone knocked on his door. He sighs and walks to the door slowly. “Tenn, sorry for disturbing you but can you come to Gaku room? He texted us before and you're not responding so I'm here to call you” said Ryuu who knocked on the door.

Tenn blink and take out his phone, true that Gaku already texts and even calls him. He's too occupied with his thoughts until didn't realize it. “Sorry, I lost for a moment there”

“You okay?” Asked Ryuu worried because it's rare for Tenn to lose focus like this. Tenn smiled a little, “I'm fine. Why do Gaku need us?”

Ryuu stretched his back hand, “actually not him” Tenn raised his eyebrow, “Hideaki Fudo is” Tenn frown and asked why he wanted to meet them. Ryuu answered with a little scared tone, “I don't know either. But I think I heard a shout before he came and said that want to talk with us. *sigh* I wish we didn't do something that makes them angry”. They arrived at Gaku’s room and came in.

“I'm sorry but why do you call us here? Did we do something that made you guys angry?” Tenn politely asked.

Hide smile at them, “no, don't worry you’re not doing something that make us angry” Trigger felt relieved but his next sentence destroy it, “well even though it didn't apply to Akemi”

Gaku and Ryuu panicked, “e-eh? B-but I don't think we do or say something that offends you? Or maybe we do it unconsciously?”

“It's not about us,” said , making three pairs of eyes look at him questionly, “it's about Riku. Akemi has a short temper especially when it comes to her. So you may tell me what you did or say to her?”

The three look confused. As long as they remember they didn't do anything or say something offensive to her. And then Tenn's eyes widened slightly and of course it didn't slip from Hide sharp observation.

“You may know Kujo Tenn-kun?” Asked him, smiling when Tenn looked at him.

“I…i’m not really sure about this but… she seemed scared before and hurriedly back” Eiji nods Tenn to continue, “We don't really understand what happened and when Gaku wanted to help her, she got away and looked ... scared. I know he said something about her being wary around guys ... but I-we're sure we keep our distance from her after she said that”

Eiji sighs, “nothing more?” Asked him again as if his explanation was not enough. “That's what had happened. We don't know why Riku-chan looked-” Ryuu didn't finish his sentence when Eiji flicked his finger and pointed at him.

“That's it. That's your fault” Ryuu looked at him confused because he didn't think he said something wrong, “I know she said it's fine for you to call him Riku, but did she say that you can call her Riku-chan?” Asked Hide with a scolding tone.

“Um, so… she's angry that Ryuu calls her Riku-chan?” Asked Gaku not sure. Hide shake his head, “she's afraid. She doesn't like it, and hates it when someone calls her that. Besides guys, if someone calls her Riku-chan it can trigger her panic attack. So if you understand, don't, NEVER call her that again” said him pressed the word never.

“I-i'm sorry, I don't know about that,” said Ryuu panicked. Hide smile at him, “it's okay, I understand that you're not knowing about this. You're lucky it's me who comes and not Akemi or my twin” Gaku and Ryuu just laugh awkwardly.

Hide clapped his hand and stood, “now that you guys will stay here with Riku and we can't always be with her, i'll tell you some rule we created for Idolish7 and it also applies to you guys too. Don't think we let Riku stay here just like that”

Trigger just keep quiet and listen to him, “first, keep your distance with her unless she approaches you. Second, don't make physical contact when she's not getting used to you, even though she's already used to you , don't suddenly touch her, okay? So no physical contact until you gain all her trust. And from what I heard, her other members still startled her when they suddenly made physical contact with her, so don't expect much. Third, never call her Riku-chan. She's fine with any nickname so you can call her whatever name you come up with, just don't call her Riku-chan. Fourth, don't make her sad or cry, don't hurt her. We can easily destroy you. Last, never talk about our relationship with her outside because we won't her in trouble or get in scandals”

“Or the short version is to keep her well or you will get the consequences” Hide looks at all of them as if asking if they understand or not and they just nodded dumply.

Hide looks satisfied and excuses himself from there. Trigger members just stare to where he go before numbly back to their own room except for Gaku.

---

That night they all gathered in the living room. They chatted about many things and somehow it landed on Riku's brothers and their company.

“Man, you Idolish7 really lucky,” said Gaku suddenly. Yamato look at him confused and as if can sense that he say, “to know a high caliber actors like them, i'm so envious”

“Well, we know them because our center is here,” Yamato said to Riku who felt embarrassed with all the attention that made him chuckle. “ I am even more surprised when I know that she knows them personally. I mean to know Sora Takayuki, Akemi Daiki and the Fudo twin is surely amazing” said Gaku.

Idolish7 smiled at that before Sogo realized something, “umm, did you just say Akemi Daiki and Fudo twin?” He nodded as an answer, “what do you mean by that? I thought they just Sora-san’s friends”

Gaku raised his eyebrow, “well, his friends is that Akemi Daiki and Fudo twin” idolish7 just look at them blankly before Mitsuki, Nagi and Sogo shout, “eeehhhhh?!?!!!”

“S-s-so the three people who come with Sora-san i-i-is..is…” asked Mitsuki shuttered and didn't finish his sentence. Ryuu blink and look at them ridiculously, “you mean you don't know?” They just shake their heads dumbly.

“You all unbelievably ridiculous” comment Tenn shortly. “We already met them several times,” said Nagi, still in a daze, “but we never had a chance to see their faces because they always wore their disguise. The one who we ever see the face is just Sora-san and Isamu, but to think that they're…they’re a famous actor… that's shocking”

“Isamu?” Asked Gaku questionly, “you mean Isamu Kazuhiro? That top model?!" Shout Gaku felt really shocked. Gaku looks up at him because of how well he can put on every act the photographer wants for his modeling theme.

“Wow! First we meet with Keiji Naoki and Ryuzaki Satoru and now…” said Ryuu. I7 just gasped when they heard the name.

“Really Rikkun” said Tamaki after a while, “who you really are? For being able to know them you're sure not an ordinary person” his comment made the other turn to Riku and shake her head frantically.

“E-eh? I'm just an ordinary person, Tamaki-kun. I just know them from my brothers” said Riku nervously.

“And who are your brothers?” Asked Iori, “I always wonder who they are for befriending with Takayuki-san or Kazuhiro-san. And now I more curious because they know all the top celebrities like them”

“Well, maybe she can tell us what his brother's name is,” said Tenn. Riku looked at him and hurt, flashing in her eyes for a moment. She averted his gaze immediately.

She sigh and look at her member, “you guys already meet them several time, that's impossible if you tell me that you guys didn't know their name”

“The fact is we're not,” said Iori, making Riku look at him in disbelief. “Did Anii-sama or Nii-san never introduce their name?”

“they’re not” said Sogo, “actually we never have a proper conversation with them. The one who ever talk to us is just Isamu-kun or the other one we didn't know the name”

“You've known them for ages but didn't know their names. You guys are really weirdos” comment Tenn bluntly, which got a scolding from Ryuu. Idolish7 members except Riku avert their gaze nervously.

Riku smiles while shaking her head, “my brothers’ name are Mana Akihiro, 22 years old and Nara Akihiro, 20 years old” . They look at her confused because they never heard their name in the entertainment industry.

Riku smiles and her eyes glint mischievously, “or well known as Kumori Akio and Rorona Akira” Their mind blanks immediately after hearing the name and tries to process what she just said. Before they look at her with wide eyes while she just smiled at them.

“Eeeeehh?!!!!"