A/N: This chapter is Silica only - have a healthy dose of TennIo ^^

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-Silica-

Preparations were going incredibly well for Tenn's first live concert. President Anesagi was confident that Tenn was definitely her best weapon to charm the people of Silica with the power of music. Yuki, as usual, had a way of speaking too bluntly and honestly. It pissed some people in the preparation team off, but his manager power enabled him to have some authority. He might have been a tad too low in spirits. Fortunately, it did not hinder his ability to work, and he met Tenn's expectations.

However, on the day of the concert, Tenn had fallen sick.

"Tenn-kun, you are not performing in that state." Yuki narrowed his eyes. The aspiring idol was lying on the dressing room couch. His head was spinning due to a high fever.

"But I am," Tenn protested. "My fans are already waiting in the hall. We can't send them home and disappoint them. You know that better than anyone else, Yuki-san."

Iori was, without a doubt, part of the audience. It would be inappropriate for Tenn not to give his whatever-relationship-status-they-were-on guy a ticket. Even if he did not, Iori would certainly buy one. We all know that Iori was Tenn's biggest fan.

With two pink, shining light sticks in his hands, Iori was ready to shake them to the rhythm of Tenn's catchy songs, but he knew Tenn did not seem well this morning. Concern filled his mind when Tenn should have stepped on the stage two minutes ago.

Iori was woken up from his train of thought the instant the hall went dark and the intro music started playing.

Can you feel my heart? Can you feel my dream?

Tenn appeared in the middle of the stage, slowly from below. Even though it was his first live concert, all the tickets sold out. It showed how talented and charming Tenn was that he managed to capture at least a thousand people's hearts in a relatively short time.

kokoro kara omedetou

A smile appeared on Iori's blushed face as Tenn sang and danced beautifully, like a prince in a castle ballroom, except his dance was more energetic and free. The experience felt like a dream for Iori. He could not be happier or more proud of having played a part in taking Tenn this far.

Iori was glad to have Tenn in his life.

Fate was not always so kind, unfortunately. Tenn felt a strong wave of dizziness hit him halfway through his performance. The magic user kept pushing through, so no one saw that his dance was becoming more sloppy and his steps, more wobbly.

Those little mistakes could never escape Iori's analytic gaze and Yuki's sharp eyes.

He's about to collapse. Yuki was about to order some staff to put a break in the middle to save Tenn when all of a sudden, Tenn was dancing fine again. ...What?

Tenn himself was surprised by it as well. Just now, he spun around and thought he was going to fall. The idol felt some force preventing his body from hitting the hard ground. Even though it bothered him, he welcomed the magical help for the sake of entertaining his fans. He let his hands and legs follow the guidance of the force, to the point where he hardly needed to think about which dance move to do next.

Yuki narrowed his eyes. In his head, he was thinking there was something suspicious going on. Banri's death made him more observant and, at times, worried over little things. So far, that mysterious something seemed to be helping Tenn. Yuki decided not to act just yet.

A minute later, realisation hit Tenn. The only other person other than his manager who knew Tenn's choreography by heart and the only other person other than himself who knew magic was Izumi Iori. Tenn, while keeping his smile, searched the audience for the one person he was looking for.

And he found the boy.

Iori was smart. Within a short time, he had managed to gain good control of several magic types. Right now, he was casting a very tiny amount of object manipulation magic on Tenn's body part to help with the dance. Because Iori remembered the choreography, he knew exactly when and where to cast the magic. Iori was using only little magic; no one would notice him casting since there were no orbs surrounding the boy.

The smile on Tenn's face changed. It became more relaxed and accepting. Iori got the message and also smiled in a similar way to Tenn.

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Yuki did not say anything other than, "Good work today. Rest well, Tenn-kun." And let Tenn lie down on the couch in the dressing room, panting heavily from high fever. It was not unusual for Yuki to speak so little, but after a concert? Tenn expected more compliments. Sure, fans screamed wildly for him. Still, he wanted every single person's attention.

The last thing Tenn remembered he had to do before losing consciousness was to thank Iori. Seeing as Tenn was out like a light, Yuki put a cooling pad on the boy's head and asked some staff to help carry Tenn to the AI driverless taxi Yuki booked through his smartphone. Both the manager and the idol got in the taxi. Luckily, Tenn had given Iori's address to Yuki earlier, so Yuki knew where to go.

Iori was already home when the two got there. Yuki had to drag Tenn out of the taxi because he had not got the strength to carry the boy. Iori was surprised to see Tenn lying on the ground next to Yuki when he opened the door.

"Thank you for bringing him back, Yuki-san. I will take care of him." Iori thanked Yuki as he attempted to lift Tenn up.

"Wait," Yuki walked two steps closer. "Let me in." He demanded. Iori swore he had never seen such a scary glare from the former idol. Don't tell me he...!

Left without a choice, Iori let the manager in. Yuki invited himself to sit with his legs crossed on the couch. "Tea." The guy ordered without waiting for Iori to ask. Geez, was he a king or what? Iori sighed while pouring hot water from the kettle. The high school student tried hard to keep a straight face and act normal. Tenn was left to rest on the couch.

When Iori was about to set the teacup down on the table in front of Yuki, the older man grabbed his free hand. "You. What did you do?"

"What?" Iori's heart was pounding hard. He was not the best actor, yet he was not a bad one. Yuki kept glaring at him, making the boy very uncomfortable.

"Don't act like you are innocent." The manager spoke bluntly. "You live with Tenn-kun. You know he has a fever." Yuki gripped Iori's hand tighter. "You were his manager, so you know his dances."

"So tell me," Yuki tugged the boy's hand. "What are you two? And don't lie to me. I remember those strange spheres around Tenn-kun's body when Ban was dead."

"I'll explain."

Tenn sat himself up slowly, surprising both Yuki and Iori. Iori used the opportunity to pull his hand free before sitting down right next to Tenn. "W-wait, Kujou-san?" Tenn normally was a person who kept personal matters...personal. It seemed the fever was making his mind too groggy. When Tenn began to explain (quite badly, mind you) everything about his and Iori's situations, Iori sighed and decided to join in to make everything clearer.

Yuki seemed a little shocked to hear about magic, but then he nodded in acceptance. "I see. You both are missing someone important to you too."

Tenn felt dizzy and his body flopped onto Iori's. The younger boy felt the urge to embrace frail Tenn. Then again, he could not bring himself to do it in front of Yuki. His face said it all though.

Yuki's mouth curved into a reserved smile. "You found comfort in each other. That's cute." He looked up at the ceiling.

"Maybe one day I'll find someone who will put up with me like Ban did."

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"Finally, we have some 'us' time." Iori sighed and muttered quietly. He did not realise that Tenn overheard it when the idol returned to the table with a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries.

"Hmph. Since when did you and I become 'us'?" A part of Tenn was being a realist brat. The other, which he refused to show, was squealing in happiness. Iori was so flustered that his next few sentences were full of stutters and 'Baka's.

To celebrate Tenn's success, earlier today, Anesagi gave Tenn and Yuki a voucher each to the luxury chocolate buffet place situated on the top floor of the new Sky Silica. "I would go with you if I was not so busy. Ah! I have to contact that woman. Enjoy." was what Anesagi said when she left her office in a hurry.

Yuki instantly pushed his voucher into Tenn's hand the instant Anesagi was clearly out of sight. "You go with Iori-kun. I am a vegetarian." He then waved goodbye and exited the room gracefully.

Tenn wanted to knock his own head when he realised Yuki being a vegetarian had absolutely nothing to do with going to a chocolate buffet (there were even vegan chocolate options). He decided to not run after the guy anyway. There was no denying he needed some 'couple' time with Iori.

Now? Iori would not take the white chocolate cake with a dark chocolate bunny on top for himself, so Tenn had to take it and push the plate towards the hopeless boy. After that, he walked back to the large chocolate fountain, pretending to get his marshmallows coated when he was actually giving Iori some time to admire the cake's cuteness and snap some pictures of it.

Their table was in a private room, so the two could chat freely. Serious conversations were brought up sometimes, which was not unusual.

"I can't believe you told Yuki-san everything after telling me a million times to be careful with my magic." Iori huffed.

"The fever was getting to me." Tenn blushed guiltily, and Iori could see that. "I'm sorry."

"It's fine, Nanase-san. He doesn't seem like the type to spill dangerous secrets. Plus, he's your manager." Iori gave Tenn a mini-reassuring smile.

Their day ended with Iori curling up in Tenn's bed after the two got a message from Ryuu an hour after eating a tremendous amount of sugar. This could be their last night together in Silica in the Izumi residence, so the two somehow decided they wanted to spend it together.

They stared at each other's faces. Neither of them could fall asleep. "Promise me something," Tenn was the first to break the silence. "Stay close to me at all times in Majabah. If you meet the Nanases, get on one knee and bow your head. Follow all their orders. DO NOT talk back or show any signs of frustration." He glared at Iori.

"I can promise that, Tenn-san." Iori closed his eyes and curled up a little more. "Except you will be my priority. I'd defy them if I had to protect you." Judging from what he had heard from Tenn, Iori did not like the rest of the Nanases much.

Tenn blushed. He was glad the room was pretty dark. Even though he was anxious, he was also happy that Iori cared about him.

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"From this map, we can see that Silica District One is connected to a large unknown area, which we assume is Majabah."

Ryuu controlled the system and made the map appear on the hologram in Yamato's lab. Yamato took care of explaining the connections between the two worlds.

Tenn nodded. "That's definitely Majabah." Tenn pointed to the bit of the map that was connected to Silica District One. "That's our capital city, where the lord's mansion is." Iori was fascinated by how Yamato and Ryuu could work this out in a short time with little clue as to what to go on.

Silica's map, when drawn on the screen, was a simple circular area with District One on the leftmost side [west], surrounded by District Two to Eight only on the top, bottom, and right-hand side. Majabah was more abstract, making it hard to describe it in words. It probably looked like a standing cow, with its head [east] connected to Silica's District One.

"At this point here," Yamato pointed to the place towards the northwest of Silica District One. "...is the Rainbow Hill, where we detect a strange energy."

"Energy?" Iori frowned.

"Yeah. If we could temporarily weaken that energy, we should be able to see Majabah in the West. You two should have enough time to dash to Majabah with Kujou's time magic." Yamato crossed his arms. "Weakening the energy won't be easy. Ryuu and I have made a tool for it, but we will definitely need Kujou's magic power."

"How will we get back then? Phones won't work there." Iori raised a good point. How would Yamato and Ryuu know that Tenn and Iori were ready to get back?

Ryuu gave the young men a sad look. "I'm afraid you and Tenn-kun will have a time limit." Already, Iori was not so fond of the idea. "It is to ensure our tool will still work when you need to return."

"Five months." Yamato sighed. "If you can't find Mitsu by that time, I'll need you to come back. If you don't, I'll assume you've decided to stay in Majabah."

Yamato adjusted his glasses and looked at the high school student with a serious face.

"The decision is yours to make, Ichi."

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Fufufufu i hope you've noticed that Majabah is trying to strengthen the Illusionary wall while Silica is trying to weaken it. :D I wonder what will happen Hmmmmm?? Oh I cant wait to find out.

I WANT TO GO TO THAT CHOCOLATE BUFFET!!!!

If you wanna chat, 'kenarkrsun' is my Twitter ^^ I might be a little odd but i certainly dont bite lmao