Entry #12
Title: Another Chance
Main Character(s)/Pairing(s): Yokoyama Yui, Takajo Aki. Yui/Akicha
Word Count: 3031
Another Chance
Dark, dark, dark. Everything is dark. She can’t see anything. Slowly, everything becomes white and bright. Very bright. She tried to stand on her own feet and look around. There’s nothing. There’s no-one.
Only her.
She began to feel frightened. She tried to run, run, and run. But, she can’t reach the end of this place. There’s no ending. She gave up. She fell on her knee, and began to cry. She’s crying loudly. And try to remember what was happened.
Flashback“Today is practice day, Ganbarimasu~!” she wrote on her google+ page. She is still on the way to AKB48’s training center. Yes, AKB48 is going to held a big concert with all of their sister group, next month. So, they should practice harder to give their best to all fans.
The traffic seems quiet. She told her driver to drive faster because the training will began in 10 minutes. She doesn’t wanna be late. The car she was riding went pretty fast. Everything seems to be ok. Nothing bad will be happen. Not yet.
Along the car’s speed that has increase fastly, the distance to the AKB48’s training center is being closer. She told her driver to drive faster.
With no realize, a huge truck drove very fast from the other direction.
Meanwhile, in AKB48’s training center.
The practice will be began in about 10 minutes. All members has arrived, except one girl who still on her way.
“Yuko! Is there any message from her? She never late like this” Takamina, the captain asked to the older member in Not Yet, Yuko.
“Iie, she always tell me if she’s gonna be late” said Yuko while still move her body, trying to remembered their newest dance move.
“Well, I think we should began our practice today. With, or without her. Just make sure she’ll get your punishment” said Sayaka, team K captain, to Takamina
When they about to begin their practice, someone shouting. Some members go up to their changing room, where the sound came.
“Akicha! What happened?” Yuki shout worriedly seeing her French Kiss mate stand on her knees.
“It’s broken…”
“What’s broken? Speak clearly!” another girl replied. It’s Sae.
Akicha didn’t answer to Sae’s question. She just pointed her finger to the picture that have fallen. A picture of her best friend. A girl that can’t make Akicha sleep just because of her smile. A picture of team K and Not Yet member, Yui. Yokoyama Yui.
“Don’t believe in myth! Maybe it was a sign, but maybe no. Just hope that she’s alright and just stuck in traffic” Mikapon try to calm Akicha down. Then Sayaka told them to continue their practice. All of them begin their practice. But, Akicha’s mind is not there. She’s still thinking about Yui.
Back to street, not so far from AKB48’s Training Center.
“Hurry call the hospital! We need an ambulance!’
It happened so fast. When the sun shine brighter than yesterday and the wind was blowing breeze. A huge truck accidentally hit a car in high speed. Some other cars also involved in the accident. The pedestrians who saw the accident was trying to help. They tried to free some people who trapped on the cars.
“Hey! Over here!” one of them asking for help. He try to pull out a girl from an overturned car. Some people join him and try to help the girl together. They’ve succesfully pull out the girl when the ambulance have arrived.
“Ah! No way!” A high school student who was help before, shout.
“Hey boy, what’s wrong? You know her?” Another man asked him when the ambulance took the victims to the hospital.
“She’s Yokoyama Yui. Member of AKB48”
End of Flashback= = =
Now she has remember what happened to her before.
“So, I’m dead?” She began to cry in this all-white place. She still can’t believe that her peaceful trip to the AKB48’s Training Center will end her life, forever.
“Yokoyama Yui. Are you ready yet?” Suddenly, A mysterious beautiful women walk to Yui from behind. She looks bright and sparkling. She smile to Yui and stretch out her hand to Yui.
“Am I really dead?” Yui take the mysterious woman’s hand and try to stand up.
“I don’t know either. I’m here to accompany you, until someone come to pick you up.”
Yui cried louder than before after hear it. Yui can’t accept the fact that she had to leave this cruel world. To a better place, to the eternal life. She’s not ready yet. There’s a lot of things that she want to do. She not even become AKB48’s center. Things that she was dreaming for, a target for her to achieve since she still a Kenkyusei.
She hasn’t said goodbye. To the parents she loved, to Akimoto-sensei, to all members of AKB48, to all her fans. She still can’t leave the world now. Even Yui hasn’t tell her true feeling to her best friend. That she love her more than as a friend. That Yui want to have her as her girlfriend. Yui still doesn’t say that…
To her special friend, Takajo Aki.
= = =
”Ok. It’s enough for today. Let’s end the practice” Togasaki walks in, interrupting the practice.
“Eh~?” All members shock. Togasaki never been like this before. There must be something urgent so he must stop their practice.
“What happened?” Takamina asks Togasaki. She knows that something is wrong. And she wants Togasaki to tell it right now.
“All team captain, change your outfit and follow me” Togasaki ignores Takamina’s question.
“We’re not going. No until you tell us what happened.” says Sayaka, team K captain.
“Ok. Well, Yui still isn’t here right?”
“There’s something wrong.” Akicha talks to herself, deep in her mind.
“Yes, she isn’t here. So? What happened to her?” Yukirin asks Togasaki to the point.
“A while ago, there was an accident between 6 car not far from here…”
“It can’t be…” Akicha shocked
“…Yui is involved in the accident. And she’s unconscious now.” Togasaki finishes his sentences
Everybody in the room shocked. Some of them begin to cry. The others pray for Yui. Akicha, shocked too. More than the others. Her mind’s trying to digest Togasaki’s statement. Her legs suddenly become powerless. She falls on her knees…
“YYYYUUIII!!!”
= = =
After changing their clothes, all captains now following Togasaki. Akicha run towards them and begging to go with them to the hospital. She’s so worried about her best friend’s condition. Togasaki tries to stop her and not allow Akicha to go with them. But all captain defend Akicha, they won’t go if Akicha can’t go with them. Togasaki give in. He lets Akicha join them. They walk together to the hospital. Yuki hugs Akicha, trying to stop her crying and said that everything will be ok.
= = =
Back to the all-white-unknown-place
“Let’s go around for a while.” offer the mysterious woman to Yui. Yui can’t do anything except takes the offer. Now they are walking side-by-side. They walking, and keep walking until they arrived at a pond. The woman ask Yui to go see the pond. Slowly, the water change into display screen. Yui see a girl body lying in hospital bed. She can easily recognize that it’s her body.
“So, I’m not dead, yet?” Yui sighs and feel a little bit relief.
The woman didn’t answer Yui. She’s keep silent and tell Yui to keep her eyes on the pond. Suddenly, the view is changing, now she can see the situation in the waiting room. Yui can see that Togasaki and some members are there, listening to what the doctor tell about her condition. After listening to the doctor’s explanation, the 5 members suddenly crying. Yui know that the doctor tell them that she’s gonna die.
Now, Yui observed all of her friends face one by one. There are Takamina, her captain Sayaka, Yukirin, Minarun, and…
“Akicha…” she whispered and let tears escaping from her eyes. Yui can’t let Akicha, the girl that she love crying because of her. Yui starts to cry more louder when she saw Akicha’s body fall to the ground after hear the doctor’s explanation.
“AAKKKIIICHHHHAAA!!”
“What kind of friend am I? Leave the girl that I love like this? I don’t even tell her about my feelings” Yui is still crying when she saw all the captains try to wake Akicha up.
All memories now flashed before her eyes. All memories with Akicha. How can Yui fell for Akicha on the first day they met. She also remembered an important thing that make Yui and Akicha become a best friends.
Flashback“Akicha!” Yui called and run towards Akicha.
“Ah! Yui-han! What are you doing here?” Akicha ask the girl who sit beside her now.
“Nothing, just wanna enjoy this beautiful scenery” “and you” Yui said deep in her heart
“How about the festival? Don’t you enjoy it?”
“Yeah, I enjoyed the festival. But, I’m not in the mood to go to the crowded place now”
“And also, because I can’t enjoy the festival without you around” again, she talking to herself
“…”
Suddenly, le wild awkward moment appeared. Both of them just keep quiet while enjoy the scenery. Well, maybe not both of them. Because Yui just looked at Akicha. Akicha suddenly turn her head just to see Yui busy looking at her.
“Why are you staring at me?” asked Akicha suddenly. Yui try to hide her blush and find an excuses.
“uh.. you looked sad” Yui said, while trying to change the topic.
“Eehh?” Akicha shocked. “I’m not sad at all!” She pouted denied while trying to hide her true feelings.
“Your lips may said that. But you can’t hide it. I can see the sadness through your eyes” Yui replied with smile.
“You’re thinking about them, don’t you? Sasshi and Kitarie” said Yui before Akicha could answer.
“Actually, yes! In fact, I’m happy that they can share their true feeling to each other now. I knew that they love each other more than friends. But, they leave me all alone here! They didn’t even asked me to go with them to the festival! What kind of friends they are!?” Akicha shout and reveal what she feels now.
“Ok, ok. Calm down Akicha. I know what you feel right now. But, maybe they just need more time.. You know just for two of them.” Yui tried to calm Akicha down.
“I know, i know! I’m ok with that!”
“Yeah, it’s good that you’re ok with their ‘new relationship’…”
“But, how can they become a lover? Both of them are girl!” Akicha interrupt before Yui manage to finish her sentence.
Yui look at Akicha, and smile. “It’s not only about gender. It’s about their true feelings”
“and I hope that you have same feeling with me” again, Yui talk with herself. Just in her mind.
“Fine! But they leave me alone!”
Yui just smile to her and say “You are not alone! Can’t you see that I’m here with you?”
“Thanks”
“You’re welcome”
“…”
“Uhh… Yui..”
“Yes, Akicha?”
“Can You give me a hug?” ask Akicha
Without answering to that question, Yui wrap her hands to Akicha. Unexpectedly, Akicha began to cry in Yui arms.
“thanks..” Akicha whispered to Yui . Yui smile and try to hide her blush.
End of FlashbackShe also remembers what happened next when they go back to the hotel. She remember how Akicha decided to sleep in Yui’s room to avoid Sasshi and Kitarie who gonna have their “private time” in their room. Yui also remember when she wake up in the morning and see the older girl still sleeping beside her. Her cute face makes Yui spend all of her time just see Akicha’s face. Until she wake up from her sleep.
Another memories flashed before her eyes, again. The first time she tasted Akicha’s sweet lips. Friendship kiss, she said. But it’s more than enough to make Yui stay up all the night thinking about it.
Yui didn’t know that the same thing happened to Akicha. She also wake up ‘till morning just thinking about it. Yap, both of them still didn’t know about each other’s feeling. Affection as a friend that turns into love.
Both of them have planned to confess to each other. But none of the plan turns into confession of love. None of them have courage to confess it. They are to afraid of rejection, unrequited love. Day by day passing by, they always delay their plan.
Yui’s mind is full of doubt.
So does Akicha.
And it seems that they’ll continue doubting
= = =
Meanwhile, in the hospital
“Where am I?” her voice whispered softly.
“Ah~ Akicha! Finally you wake up.” said the team K captain, Sayaka.
“Yeah, all of us shocked because you fall suddenly and lying on the floor unconscious” Minarun look relieved.
“You make us worried, you know?” Takamina said it while pinch Akicha’s cheek
“Aaah!! Itai~” Takamina let go her hand of Akicha’s cheek.
“Uh.. where’s Yuki?” Akicha realizes that her French Kiss teammate is not there.
“She is in Yui’s room.” Minarun sighs
“Yui’s room? Hasn’t she awake?” Akicha looks worried and moved up from her bed. She walk out the door and looking for Yui’s room. No-one stop her. They know about Akicha’s and Yui’s feeling to each other.
The door open. Akicha enters the room and…
“Where’s her room? I forgot to ask it before” She strokes the back of her head.
“748. Right before the stairs, stupid girl” Sayaka answers Akicha’s and tease her
“Arigatou” She bows and go out, looking for the room, again. She saw the room number one by one.
“Ah! 748!” She entered the room and found her French Kiss mate sit beside the unconscious girl. Akicha walk to Yuki and pat her shoulder to wake her up.
“Akicha… I’m worried about you. I think that we’re gonna lose two member on a day” Yuki wake up and crying. Akicha hugs her and stroked her back.
“I need to go now. I have meeting about my upcoming photobook. Take care” Yuki pulled back Akicha and hold her shoulder. Then she walk out the door, wipe away her tears.
= = =
Akicha’s POV
I walk and sit beside her. She looks helpless. She just lying there. I looked at her face. Her beautiful face that makes me fall. I hug her body, it’s cold. Normally, she would hug me too. But now, she’s motionless. I kiss her on the lips trying to wake her up and then whisper to her ear…
“Yui-han… Wake up” Yui didn’t answer.
“Yui…” I whispered to Yui’s ear once again. Trying to wake Yui up by calling her name. But it’s useless. She still sleep quietly. Tears runs down from my eyes. I don’t know what to do. I love her. I don’t want to lose her. I don’t even express my feeling to her. I don’t even tell Yui that I, Takajo Aki has fallen in love with her so badly just because of her smile.
I brought my mouth to her ear and whisper again. “I, Takajo Aki, love you so much. I want you to be my girlfriend…” I kiss her mouth once again but still, she didn’t react.
Yui’s POV
I let another tears escape from my eyes.
If I have to die right now, at least I’m happy. Happy to know that Akicha have the same feeling. That she love me too. She even kiss me, twice! Hope that Yuko-senpai will tell Akicha about my feeling after my funeral.
But..but..but… I’m not ready yet! I can’t left her like this! No!
Another tears escape from my eyes. I’m crying louder. I was happy to know Akicha’s feeling. But now I’m sad. I don’t have enough time to tell her. And I’m sad to know that I’ll never see her again!
“I Love You… Akicha”
= = =
That mysterious woman tries to calm Yui down. She holds Yui’s hand and say…
“Your time is running out” That’s all she could say. But it makes Yui cries louder and harder than before. But it doesn’t make her stop. She pulls Yui from the pool and brings Yui with her. Yui try to resist, but the mysterious woman’s power is way stronger than her. Yui can’t remember what’s coming up next. All she can remember is everything became black again. So black, and very dark.
In the middle of the dark, Yui heard a crying voice. The voice calls her name repeatedly. The voice sounds familiar. Yui chasing the voice. She quickened her pace. Faster. Until she arrived to the place where the voice come from. Yui saw a girl. She walked to the crying girl.
Slowly, the darkness disappeared. She opened her eyes slowly and see a girl fall asleep in the right of her bed.
“Akicha…” Yui let her voice out softly. Akicha opened her eyes and raised her head slowly. She look to where Yui’s head leaned. Akicha can see that Yui looked and smiled at her. Akicha slapped herself to find this is a real life or just fantasy.
“Stop hurt yourself” Yui smiled to Akicha. Tears succeed escape from her eyes. And also from Akicha’s
“Yui~!” Akicha hug Yui tightly. They cried with joy. They are really happy to see each other, again. Whether what’s on their mind. Straight away, in the same time, they whispered to each other…
“I Love You”