A few weeks later...

Dijon was asleep in his room when Crepe woke him up. He groaned lightly.

"5 more minutes..." Crepe puffed his cheeks.

"But I wanna show you something." Dijon huffed.

"No..."

"Yes..."

"You know what... fu-" He turned over and his face was right next to Crepe's. He froze as Crepe hummed.

"What was that?"

"I..." His mouth went dry for a moment as he took a shallow gulp. "Uh..." He sat up, getting some distance between him and the brunette. "What do you want?"

"I already told you. I wanna show you something."

"No."

"You are so mean. Please?" Dijon frowned as Crepe made a sad face. He really wasn't in the mood. But it was either that or Crepe was going to pull a very bad card. Dijon sighed.

"Alright... let me just..." Tiredness told him something else as he laid down. Crepe hummed.

"It's 11! No sleepy!"

"WHAT!?" Crepe was out the door before Dijon could question the time. 11? Not his usual time, but Erma let him sleep late on the weekends despite how much he despised it. He quickly got changed and ran after his boyfriend. He made sure to grab his bag in case he got freetime.

~_~

The brunette was easy to catch the first time, but it was funny. He had collided with Isaac, Ice and Wendy, so they were sorting each other out. Dijon chuckled, making them quickly get up.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing." He said softly as he turned to Crepe. "Your running skills suck." Crepe frowned.

"What does that mean?"

"Gotta get better. What did you want to show me?" Crepe smiled.

"You gotta catch me first. And I won't be so easy this next time." He bolted, getting a loud complaint from the redhead as he ran after him. The others laughed.

~_~

If Dijon wasn't an idiot, he would've caught Crepe before they left the building and said no.

Crepe led him to Altru Park where Dijon was able to catch him. Crepe had to grab his breath, giving Dijon enough time to take him down. There was a soft giggle between the duo before they got up.

"Are you going to answer me now?" Crepe nodded as he grabbed his breath.

"Yeah..." He pointed to the stage, where a group of 5 was arguing about something. Dijon frowned. "Come on."

"I don't trust you."

"Oh really?" Crepe looked surprised. "Now you don't trust me? You should've been saying that back at Ranger School. Because now you're stuck with me."

Dijon groaned softly as he followed the brunette over. There was barely a crowd near them, so the duo were able to get through to them with ease. A particular blue haired male was off the stage as the others glared at each other.

"I have the lead guitar! Meaning I have superior power and volume!"

"Doesn't say crap! I support your leading butt! And I play more than you do!"

"I hold more priority due to my drummer skills!"

"I'm the lead! What does that say?"

Crepe chuckled at the bluenette's sigh as the duo went over.

"Look at who came from the mountains." The bluenette looked up and met Crepe's green eyes. His blue eyes flashed as he paused.

"Oh look who ran away from home."

"Darn right I did." Dijon hummed as he looked at the male. The bluenette smiled.

"Crepe..." He nodded to the redhead. "Dijon."

"Lapis..." The bluenette, Lapis, smiled.

"Good to see you two. What are you doing here?" Crepe flashed a smile, one that had nothing but mischief on it.

"I brought Dijon here for a little something. I was hoping you could help me with it." He whispered into Lapis's ear. Lapis smiled a similar smile.

"What's in it for me?"

"I have the name." Lapis stopped.

"Wait... the name? As in... The name of Sven's..." Crepe nodded. "Deal." Dijon busted out laughing at that.

"How desperate are you people?"

"Since our group lost our first kisses." Lapis grumbled. Crepe frowned.

"That was when Joel lost his. You were the last one."

"And I still haven't figured out who it is."

"You're going to be an idiot when I tell you."

"We'll see." Lapis shifted his focus to Dijon. "So... musical talent, huh?" Dijon shot a glare at Crepe as he paused.

"Yeah..." A nervous voice escaped him. Lapis smiled.

"If you want, me and my siblings-" He glared behind him as another large comeback hit the air. "-can help you with some things on the stage." Dijon frowned.

"How... long have you been on the stage?"

"A while now. I know what to do during the popularity and all that. I just escaped Scarlet's wrath, so we have time." Dijon chuckled at his words.

"Don't you have a-" Lapis hushed him, gaining a confused look from Crepe.

"Have a what?" Dijon held back a chuckle as Lapis quickly regained his composure.

"Nothing. Fiore rangers only. Dijon has an expectation." Lapis huffed before smiling. "What do you say?" Dijon paused before smiling.

"Deal." Crepe smiled at that.

"In that case. I'm going to go push Ice and Admiral into their fiances. Don't have too much fun without me." The boys waved him off. "Oh! And Lapis. The name's Arwilctilaoc." Lapis froze.

"Are you kidding me?" Crepe shook his head.

"Send me Sage and Joel's reaction and whoever else's you get. I swear I didn't see it coming either."

"Go away, Crepe." The brunette smiled before running back towards the union. Lapis sighed. "Come on. All I have to do is separate them and we can start."

~_~

The figure slammed his hand upon the table.

"Alright Almia! Get out of my grasp? Fine! I will win elsewhere!"

The person sighed as they looked at a past picture.

"You were the best there, Sage..."