It was currently Saturday, and you were sitting in your dorm room using your free time for your drafts. Thanks to your friends you had gotten a splendor of ideas to use for your new romance story. But of course you would never admit that they were your inspiration, especially for the characters, it was just too embarrassing for you.

A buzz from your cellphone interrupted your thought train, Yuu's contact was lighting up in a group chat. You all had exchanged phone numbers after spending more time together and getting comfortable.

Hey hey! I just had the best idea!-Yuu

Oh? What would that be?

Yuu why are you group chatting with me? We're right next to each other- Shiro

Because it's for the others to hear, and you're apart of the group. Anyway my idea was to have a group sleepover!- Yuu

No.- Nico

Denied so quickly?! But come on! It's Saturday! We have no classes!- Yuu

That is true we're all free.- Jun

Plus more time together!

A sleepover with (Y/n) I wouldn't mind  - Kenichi

I can tell you're smirking from that comment- Shiro

He is. But I agree with (Y/n), it would seem fun!- Noah

Come on Nico you deserve a break from studying . It's worrisome to overwhelm yourself with work.

Yeah don't be such a stick in the mud- Kenichi.

...- Nico

Fine- Nico.

Yay!

Point one for peer pressure!- Yuu

Who's place?- Shiro

Good question

Hey (Y/n), you live alone right? So why not at your place?- Kenichi

Wouldn't that be awkward for her?- Jun

So? Either way she will be rooming with 6 guys.- Kenichi

He does have a point. But my room doesn't have anything exciting in it. Nothing sleepover worthy.

That's also true, we need something to keep us entertained- Shiro.

Nico do you live alone?- Jun

My apartment is the same as (Y/n), so it won't work. Plus I don't want any of you messing with my stuff.- Nico

Ok let's calm down.- Noah.

Yeah don't get so WORKED up 😋- Yuu

...- Nico

Yuu...- Shiro

Anyway all that's left, is my dorm, Jun's dorm, Yuu and Shiro's dorm, and Kenichi and Noah's apartment right?

Now that I think about it the dorm might not fit 7 people.- Jun

True, they were designed for either one, two, or three people only.- Shiro

So then I guess my and Kenichi's apartment it is then.- Noah

I don't care as long as (Y/n)'s coming.-Kenichi

Oh oh! I'll bring my gaming console!- Yuu

Then everything's settled!

Then we'll meet at your apartment around 7 pm Noah!- Jun

Wait...Where do you live?- Shiro

We're in the apartment complex two blocks right out of the school in the downtown Tokyo area. There should be a special plate in the gateway entrance.- Noah

Oh I live there two just another block down. What's your number?- Nico

347- Noah

Now everything's settled!

K then! Everyone set up we've only got two hours!- Yuu

You set your phone down grinning widely. Your heart was pounding with anticipation, but also a little nervousness. Truth be told it was your first time going to a sleepover, and with boys at that so you guessed it was going to get majorly awkward from time to time.

'That doesn't make it any less fun.' You thought excitingly. You got up from your desk to gather your things.
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You carried a bag full of all the things for a sleepover, and you were just heading down out of the dorm after talking and signing out with your Dorm Advisor. As you walked outside you heard a familiar voice outside.

"(Y/n)!" Jun was waving at you wildly with a wide smile, although it was hard to see in the dark. You waved back walking over to him.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Yeah, although I didn't expect you here."

"Are you kidding? I wouldn't let you walk there alone, plus um it's...dark." He trailed off feeling awkward already with a tint of a blush on his face. You just grinned punching his shoulder like lightly.

"That's cheesy but sweet." Jun only blushes more trying to hide his face in the dark.

"S-So let's get going!" He stuttered he shuffled quickly in the far running into a standby street lamp. You snickered slightly as you had gotten use to his clumsy antics.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah." He held his face in one hand wincing in pain.
"Like I said let's go!" He exclaimed once more enthusiastically. He grinned and marched right next to you.
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"Uh..." Jun drawled out a confused tone as he stared at the line of apartments.

"Noah said there should be a special plate right?" You asked.

"Yeah, but-"

"Oh! There you two are!" Noah exclaimed running up to them.

"I was gonna come get you, I figured it would be easier to lead you there from here." He said. He lead you two a couple of blocks down, and you saw the University mascot on the address plate.

"Is this what you meant by special?" You asked pointing to the plate.

"Yeah, the University owns this complex so they use the mascot to specify it. Come on! Everyone's here already!" Noah exclaimed excitingly.
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Once you entered the apartment you saw Shiro, Yuu, and Kenichi playing video games on a Wii U console.

"Haha! Take that!" Yuu exclaimed laughing evilly at Kenichi. Kenichi just glared at the screen feeling annoyed.

"Wow that looks like fun." You commented, all turned looking at you excited.

"Yay! (Y/n)'s here!" Yuu abandoned his console and ran up hugging you.
"Oh and Jun too! Now the fun can start!" He declared.

"Fun?" Nico asked coming out of the room. He was dressed in his pjs already, a white shirt and slack grey sweatpants, and he had a towel around his neck.

"Hehe Nico, you look cute without your usual business dress." You teased poking his arm, his cheeks warmed up slightly but he refused to show it.

"I don't get why it's a good thing, It's just pjs." He said grumbling. You giggled at him amused.

"Do you want to change or anything (Y/n)? My room is the second room just down the hall." Noah said politely.

"I'd prefer that she change in my room." Kenichi said smirking and looking at you. You blushed slightly, but grabbed a spare pillow from the sofa and chucking it at him. He fell on his back from the force making the others laugh.

"Nice shot!" Jun praised.

"No gross, I can see your intentions perv!" You exclaimed sticking your tongue out at Kenichi.

"I was just kidding jeez!" Kenichi exclaimed rubbing his nose. You quickly dashed into Noah's room to escape. Breathing out a sigh you took off your backpack to get your pjs, but you couldn't help but explore Noah's room out of curiosity. His room was very neat, and he had both the Japanese and Austrailian flag on his wall. Out of the corner of your eye you saw his desk and dresser, which was filled with pictures.

"(Y/n) you good?" Noah asked outside the door.

"Uh, yeah!"

After getting on your pjs and gathering your draft notebook, you went to join the boys in the living room. Nico, Jun, and Noah were seated on the couch, and Yuu and Kenichi were on the floor; all were observing Shiro who was dominating a game of Resident Evil. Both Jun and Nico were on edge of the jump scares that it was actually kind of funny in your eyes.

"Oh god zombie right there Shiro!" Jun cried pointing at the screen.

"I see it." Shiro said bluntly all while pressing buttons quickly. You smiled at the scene, it was quite amusing to see the guys interact with each other, and quite comforting to you.

'I'm glad it's not awkward.' You thought sitting on a spare chair. You got out your notebook to start writing.

"The girl gazed at the boy near the rocks at the sea. She feel as though she had seen him before, the boy gazed distantly at the scenery. Until he felt a presence, he turned his head slightly locking his eyes with the girl's own."

'Hm, first meetings are always tough.' You thought tapping your pencil on your page in a thoughtful rhythm. You started to become inserted in your own little thought bubble as images and dialogue danced around in your mind. You glanced slightly at the guys as they influenced your characters.

"HEY (Y/N)!"

"AHHH!" You screamed as you were jerked back to reality by someone screaming in your ear. That someone was Yuu, and he stared at you slumped on the floor trying not to laugh at the shocked look on your face.

"I'm sorry but that was really funny." He said snickering. You pouted getting another pillow and chucking it at him.

"That was just mean." You said hurt. He scratched the back of his head sheepishly giving an apologetic expression.
"I'm sorry! It's just that you were so in thought that you didn't hear me call your name." He said. Nico, however, hit Yuu's head to reprimand him.

"Ow!"

"That still doesn't give you the right to scare her and make her fall over." He said in a scolding tone. He held out his hand and helped you off the ground.

You gave Nico a grateful smile, "Thank you Nico." He faced away from you again to hide the blush growing on his face.

"Hey (Y/n)!" Jun called you over.

"Yeah!"

"You need to help us decide a movie to watch, I wanted to watch a superhero movie like The Avengers." He said showing you the case.

"And I wanted to watch a horror like The Ring*" Shiro said showing the case. The creepy image shown on the case gave you shivers. Both Jun and Shiro went into a little argument while you tried to think of a way to resolve it.

"We can't watch a horror!"

"Why not?"

"C-Cause (Y/n) will get scared."

"You're lying, you mean you'll get scared."

"Anyway! If we watch horror some of us might not go to bed. Besides I heard The Ring is frightening."

"I found it enjoyable."

"That's...the tone you're making is kind of creepy dude."

"I know!" You exclaimed cutting their argument.

"Jun! Shiro! Let's watch Princess Mononoke!" You exclaimed getting the case from your bag. Truth be told you wanted to watch the movie together with all the guys so this was the perfect opportunity. The two boys blinked glancing at each other unsatisfied, and looked back at you.

"It has action, an interesting story, and it has some mild horror. Shiro I can show you some creepy lore and theories attached to this movie." You said. Shiro's eyes lit up and twinkled a bit as he immediately nodded.

"Cool." He said.

"I'm good with that! Great idea (Y/n)!" Jun said. He was secretly relieved he wouldn't have to suffer through a horror movie, and possibly a night filled with nightmares.

"And I wanted to see a Ghibli film anyway and Princess Mononoke is the only one I haven't seen. So I'm excited!" You declared with a happy smile. Both of the boys cheeks turned pink at your expression and they averted their gaze before it turned intense.

"W-Well I'll get the movie set up." Jun said getting the case from you.

"I-I'll help." Shiro followed Jun to the TV.

"Hm, I wonder if Noah and Kenichi have a tea kettle." You mumbled and went into the kitchen. Just as you went through the hall a nice aroma waved through the air.

'Is someone cooking?' You thought. You peeked through the doorway only to see Kenichi dressed in a loose black t shirt, blue shorts, and his hair down. What caught your attention was him near the stove, and it looked like he was making something. You went inside the kitchen, you could even see the concentration on his face.

"U-Um..."

"Huh?" He turned his attention from the pot to you and gave a cheeky grin.

"Yo doll, what's up?" He asked casually. His loose hair was falling on his face making him look kind of attractive.

"I was wondering if you had a tea kettle?" You asked.

"Oh yeah right on the counter." He said. You saw a metal kettle sitting on the counter, and you looked between it and Kenichi. He chuckled at what you were doing silently asking him for permission to use the stove.

"I'm almost done so you can put the kettle right next to the pot." He said.

"Thank you." You said gratefully quickly getting the water and kettle together. You observed Kenichi as you waited looking at how carefully he handled his stirring.

"I didn't know you could cook." You said pretty impressed.

"Well, somebody needs to. Noah can't cook for shit." Kenichi said.

"That's pretty mean. He can't be that bad."

"He nearly set a fire to our apartment. Four times."

You sweat dropped, Kenichi didn't look like he was lying.
'Poor Noah...'

"Who taught you?" You asked curiously.

"Somebody that's all you need to know." He said a little too abruptly.

'Uh oh I think I hit a soft spot.' You thought.

You tried to think of another subject since he sounded strangely upset.
"What are you making?"

"Just simple curry with rice."

"Oh! I love curry! I made it all the time when I was back living with my mom!" You said happily and peeked over his shoulder like a child. Kenichi couldn't help but chuckle at your enthusiasm.

"Well it's a good thing I made it then." He mumbled.

"Um, do you need help or anything? While I'm waiting for the kettle?" You asked, he eyed you and then smirked.

"You can help me..." He abandoned his pot for a second and leaned close to your face tilting your chin up. You blushes heavily gazing into his eyes again.

"Like this..." He whispered huskily leaning closer.

"OW!" You pulled at his cheek snapping out of your daze, and made him lean back.

"Not that way! I meant with the food." You said glaring slightly at him.

"Agh ok! Just let go!" He held his slightly red cheek after you let glaring hard at you. You stuck your tongue out like you were challenging him.

"I was poking fun, you need to learn when someone's teasing you." He said poking your forehead playfully.

"Flirting is teasing?"

"In a way. Anyway just check on that rice cooker for me?" He asked pointing to it on the counter.

"Ok!" You gave a hearty nod looking in the pot. Kenichi went back to his pot blushing ever so slightly, he found you too cute. A ding went off, and you turned off the machine.

"Looks like the rice is done."

"Sweet. That's one thing done."

A loud whistle came from the kettle, and you turned off the stove and giggled slightly.
"Another thing done."

You searched the cupboards for a mug. Unfortunately for you Kenichi and Noah were two tall men who had their mugs on the top cupboard shelf. You glared at the shelf both cursing your height and their tall height, and stood on your toes determined.

'I got this!'

Your fingertips grazed the mug lightly, and you resorted to jumping.

"Your not gonna reach it, accept that you're tiny." Kenichi said grinning; watching you amused.

You glared at him back slightly, "No way." You said reaching once more for the mug.

"Hey, Kenichi curry ready? Oh hello (Y/n)." Noah greeted you with a bright smile.

"Oh hello Noah." You said your voice strained from stretching your body.

"Need some help there (Y/n)?" Noah asked chuckling a bit. You huffed in frustration finally mumbling out in defeat.

"Yes please."

Noah walked over not even stretching his arm all the way to get the mug. He handed it to you as you still looked down in defeat.

"Sorry."

He ruffled your hair slightly, "No problem. Don't worry your height is cute." He said.

"Charmer as always." Kenichi mumbled eyeing you two.

You shuffled away from Noah finding the green tea and finally pouring yourself a cup.

"Come on to the living room (Y/n)! We'll be waiting for you Kenichi." He said. You followed him to where all of the others were chatting and the movie was set up. You gave a happy sigh drinking your tea and sitting down relaxing. It really was a relaxing atmosphere with the boys around sometimes. You felt like you could fall asleep right then and there.

Noah scratched his head humming in confusion as he looked around the living room for something.

"Noah what are you looking for?" You asked.

"Oh? Well actually I'm trying to figure out sleeping arrangements, like where to put the bed sheets." He said.

"Hm, well maybe I can help?"

"Nah, I got this. I just need to find the extra sheets. Maybe they're in my closet?" He mumbled still looking everywhere. You giggled slightly, even Noah could be stubborn sometimes. You left your mug safe on the floor and went to join him.

"Come on you could use some help." You offered while he looked a little flustered. He felt a little bad since you had to come help him on a whim.

"S-Sorry." He stuttered.

"No problem! I'm always happy to help!" You said smiling at him, his blush worsened but he cleared his throat and composed himself.

"They're possibly in the closet here." He said opening a spare door. All of a sudden a bunch of blankets and sheets spilled out like an avalanche burying Noah. He fell onto the floor from the weight and more sheets piled on him.

"Holy crap!" You pulled the sheets off as he laid there groaning a bit.

"You ok?" You asked crouching but you couldn't help but laugh a bit at how comedic the scene was. He sighed heavily nodding but then glaring at nothing.

"I told Kenichi to not stuff all of those sheets in here." He growled trying to untangle himself. After stifling many giggles at his attempts you helped him up.

"How many sheets do you have?!" You asked looking at the pile on the floor.

"Too much."

"Let me help." You gathered as much sheets as you could, to the point where you couldn't see anything. Noah stifled his own laughter at how silly you looked, he took some of the sheets blocking your vision as well as those remaining on the floor.

"Thanks Sheila." He said gratefully.
"Just watch your step!" He added already walking.

'Sheila?' You thought about what he just called you in curiosity.
'I wonder what that means, I'll have to ask him later.'
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"Woohoo!" Yuu was running around gathering the sheets and pillows throwing them into a structure.

"What the hell are you doing?" Kenichi said watching Yuu run around. Yuu grinned widely placing one more pillow down and then pumping his fists in an excited manner.

"Fort! A gigantic sheet and pillow fort!" He exclaimed. He grabbed Shiro's hand pulling him into the mess of pillows and sheets.

"(Y/n)! Come join!" Yuu asked adding in puppy dog eyes for effect. You just giggled nodding.

"Alright." You said sitting next to Yuu, and Jun joined in with a big excited grin as well.
"Awesome, this reminds me of the forts I made with my dad." He said.

"Really?" You asked. You were a little intrigued it was the first time he mentioned his dad to you.

"Yeah this one time-"

"I'm sure it's an amazing story but I want to watch a movie." Kenichi cut Jun off lazily sitting on the couch with a plate of curry rice in his hand. He looked fatigued as well as Noah, probably because they were hosting.

"What are we watching?" Nico asked plopping himself on the couch.

"Princess Mononoke." You said ecstatic.

"Studio Ghibli really?" Kenichi asked unsatisfied.

"Well (Y/n) really wanted to watch it." Jun explained pointing to your expression, you were practically squealing when Ashitaka came on screen. Kenichi raised a brow, but he just gave up once again seeing a quite adorable look on your face.

Halfway into the movie your eyes were already beginning to droop as they became heavy with sleep. It wasn't as bad as Yuu who was knocked and snoring...on top of an uncomfortable looking Shiro.

"Now that I think about it. Isn't the big Club Festival tomorrow?" Jun asked out of no where.

"Club Festival?" You asked.

"Yes, tomorrow morning all of the clubs will set up in little booths and you'll have a chance to sign up for clubs. It's mostly for freshmen but any grade can sign up for different clubs they want to try." Nico explained no longer invested in the movie but with a book.

A feeling of eagerness bubbled in you, another thing you were waiting to see were the extracurricular activities.
"Ehh that sounds fun, I wonder if I'll find something to join." You mumbled. The drowsiness was already starting to become too much and you drifted off asleep. Jun already gathered blankets and laid down as well seeing as how Yuu, Shiro, and now You were fast asleep.

"I guess the freshmen will crash here." Jun whispered. Kenichi was up and out to his room in an instant.

Noah took off the television, "Alright. Nico you'll come in my room." He nodded and they both left. The room became shrouded in the darkness of the night.

(Y/n)

(Y/n)

Now's the time...it's time to choose which string will be tied to you.

A/N: Last chapter before the branches start I tried to cut it down because it's almost 4000 words. I tried giving some time between reader chan and each of the guys. I'm now trying to structure the rest of the book. And I chose Princess Mononoke because it's my favorite.

Also asterisk *The Ring: The Ring is a real Japanese horror movie filmed in 1998.