“Look! It’s an old magazine clipping.” Hikaru had entered the dressing room waving a pile of magazine clipping in his hand. ‘Ohh’ and ‘Ahhh’s were heard from the other members, and all ten of them started to crowd around the table as Hikaru spread out the pages on it.

Takaki had offered to piggy back Chinen, since he could see well, and Ryutaro started to explain to his boyfriend about the different shoots, since Keito had joined the company the latest. “Ahh! Look at this, both of you are just so chibi and cute!” Daiki picked a few pages up, and shoved them into Ryosuke’s and Yuto’s faces. 

Both of them took the pages of magazine clipping and stared at it. “We were in different groups at that time right?” Yuto just nodded at Ryosuke’s question and a soft smile grazed his lips. “You just entered the Jimusho not long ago too.”

Yabu chuckled, as he pointed out. “Yuto went ahead and pounced onto Yama-chan right after the audition too. I remember that all too well.” The rest of the members joined in laughing when they saw a faint blush forming on Yuto’s cheeks as he started to shout out his denial.

“But I’m grateful for Yuto-kun to so-called ‘pounce’ on me right after the audition.”

“Ha?” Now, nine pairs of eyes were all fixed on Ryosuke and the strawberry lover just scratched his head a little, showing them a sheepish smile. “If it’s not for Yuto-kun, I wouldn’t be who I am now.” Being the emotional person he is, Yuto just attacked the older boy with a hug bear hug.

“YAMA-CHAN! I’M SO TOUCHED!”

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“Yuto-kun, do you know that I was really scared at the audition? With everyone staring at you, spotting if you’ve made a mistake. Yet while performing I saw you dancing and singing up at the front and somehow, you gave me courage.” 

Both of them were walking to the train station together, like old times. Ryosuke started to pour out what he had felt during the audition years back, and Yuto just listened quietly.

They were walking really closely to each other, and hidden from the eyes of the public, their hands were intertwined together. “Yuto-kun was like the sun, and I was really happy when you came to talk to me at that time. Maybe, that was when I started to fall.” 

A faint blush decorated his chubby cheeks, and Yuto pulled the shorted boy closer. “Me too, I guess. For some reason, Yama-chan outshone the other auditors. It just made me want to talk to you.”

On their way home, they told each other even more incidents that were kept locked in their hearts for the longest time. 

The time where they went Hawaii and both of them held hands on the plane. The time where they stood on the same stage, singing Seishun Amigo. The time where both of them were chosen to be part of the temporary Hey! Say! 7. 

The time where the debut as Hey! Say! JUMP, and when both of them were together when they are being suspended in air for their volleyball performance. 

Feelings that they felt as the slowly grow up side by side. “And you know what I felt when you whispered those three words into my ear for the first time?” Ryosuke questioned his boyfriend, and the taller boy only shook his head.

“I felt that everything was perfect in my life.” Hands were now around Yuto’s neck, and a smirk played on Yuto’s lips as he leaned down to kiss Ryosuke.

Yes, everything is perfect. Ever since they knew each other and fell for each other. Everything’s perfect.