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The Hello! Project Fanfics => H!P Fanfics => Topic started by: HPriest on June 26, 2007, 09:41:47 PM
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The little pictures are my own creations and will be a part of each chapter.
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Fragmented Unity
Chapter 1 - The Player
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/yossie2.jpg)
~GO GO GO! Pass me the ball!!!~
~DAMN IT! Why did you loose the ball??~
**GOAL! 6:1 for Spain, Japan is 5 goals behind already!**
~I can't play with those amateurs.~
~TRAINER!! I want to get replaced!~
"No way, you will play for your money!"
~Screw this shit!~
She walks from the field and the trainer follows her. They end up in a loud argument and a referee even has to calm them down. There is no way she is going back to the field. In the end the trainer gave in and sent in another girl. She was already on her way to the showers, when she noticed a very old perimeter advertisng lying in the grass.
~Hey, you!~
"Me?", some boy who stands there asks.
~Yes, you!~
"What do you want?"
~This sign there, what is this?~
"Sign? What sign?"
~There! Idiot..~
"Well, it's an old perimeter advertising. Why do you ask?"
~It's more than old. Remove this, I don't want to see this here anymore!~
"Huh? Okay...."
- Is there a problem? -, another man asks.
"Uhm no, the girl....oh she left already."
- What did she want? -
"She complained about this old board here."
- I see. It's still lying around here... -
- ...'Morning Musume'... -
- Was a great group. -
"I don't get her."
- You don't recognize her? -
"Recognize?"
- I guess you are too young. -
- Help me carrying it away. -
The girl already left inside a few seconds ago. She still shouts out random insults from time to time. You can tell that she is really pissed. No wonder, the team didn't win for a long time now. They are actually the worst national futsal team worldwide, but it hasn't been like this forever. Anyway, the great days have been gone and now they move from a defeat to a defeat. She entered their dressing room and threw her jersey in a corner. The shoes have been taken off during the walk already. She decides to take a shower and leave. There is no way she could endure another of those 'Next time we will win!' speeches of the coach. She was already with one foot under the shower, when the door opened and some woman walked in.
"Yossie?"
~What is it?~
"Ah, there you are."
~Oh, it's you...~
"You are going to leave early today?"
~Yeah~
"Want me to drive you?"
~No thanks, I will walk home. I need some fresh air.~
"Alright then, see you tomorrow."
~Whatever..~
"You are in a mood again..."
~Can I take a shower now?~
"Alright alright...I am leaving..Bye!"
The woman left and Yossie was finally able to take off the towel to take a refreshing shower. She left the field early and so she still had the whole room for herself after she finished the shower. Quickly she jumped into her clothes and rushed out of the arena. Before going home she decided to make a short stop at a bar. During her way to the bar, she bumps into a woman.
~Damn it! Can't you use your eyes?~, Yossie says and walks away without even looking at the other woman.
"I am sorry.", the other woman says and picks up the things that fell down out of her bag. She looks up, but Yossie was already a few meters away. The woman makes an angry face, but decides to ignore this unfriendliness. She stands up and continues her way to the opposite direction of Yossie's.
Yossie enters the bar and takes a few drinks. Later that night, it was actually already morning, she decides to finally go home. She falls onto her bed and not even 10 seconds later she falls asleep.
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Chapter 2 - The Idol
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/sayu1.jpg)
*OVER HERE!!"*
*SMILE!*
*LOOK OVER HERE PLEASE!!*
*SAYUUUU!!!*
*HERE!!! SMILE!!*
*TO ME TOO!! SAYU!!!*
*KAWAII!!!*
*HERE, OVER HERE!!!!!*
The public event in the mall is over and Sayu literally escapes to the backstage areay. Her manager walks up to her.
"What the fuck was that?"
~Was what?~
"Was what?"
"Was what?"
"Are you serious?"
"You didn't give the audience at least one proper smile!"
~Sorry...~
"What's up with you?"
~Exhausted, probably..~
"Exhausted?"
"It has been like this for weeks now!"
"When do you think you not going to be exhausted anymore?"
~I...I...~
"'I...I...'...."
"You can't even speak!"
"Maybe I should just fire you!"
~NO! ....please...~
"Oh really?"
"Then do something for your money!"
"Damn stupid dumb ass little idol girls..."
He said and left. Sayumi indeed wasn't really a sunshine on the stage lately. Maybe she is right about being exhausted, but it's not normal for her to. Usually she still is able to bring up a smile for the masses. Something else is probably the problem, but only Sayumi knows it...or not. Some woman from the stuff sits down next to her.
"Ignore him..he talks much when he is angry."
~I know, but he is right.~
"Mmh..what is it then?"
"Really exhausted?"
~I don't know.~
~Maybe I just don't love being an idol anymore..~
"Now what are you saying?"
"You have been born to be one."
~Maybe, maybe not...~
"I guess you just need some sleep."
"Go home!"
Sayumi agrees and prepares herself to walk home. Preparing means to change clothes and to put on a cap. People can be crazy when they notice any kind of celebrity on the street. The preparations are quickly done and Sayumi leaves the mall without being spotted by the crowd.
She has a hotel nearby and so the walk usually shouldn't be too long. Sayumi looks up to the stars, when suddenly another woman bumps into her.
"Damn it! Can't you use your eyes?"
Sayumi is scared of being spotted and quickly looks down. Her bag slipped from her shoulder and a few things fell out from it. She gets down to pick up the items.
~I am sorry.~
Sayu looks up to see the woman, but she already walked away. She becomes angry, but decides to not do anything about it. One after another she picks up the items, when she suddenly notices the picture that has also fallen out of her bag. It's a group of girls in it and the caption says 'Morning Musume'. She looks a few seconds at it and then gets up to walk away. The situation was too dangerous of being spotted. Sayumi decids to walk into a small alley to look at the picture again. One tear starts to roll down her cheeks while she looks at it. She turns the photo around. 'Call me, <3 Eri', is written on the back of the picture.
"Hey you!"
~W...what?~, Sayumi asks confused.
"This is my alley, you have to pay if you want to use it."
~Pay? ...I just..~
"You just what? You used my alley and now you pay for it."
- Hey! -, another girl, who came to the alley, said.
"What? Another girl?"
- Stop messing around you dumb ass! -
- This isn't YOUR alley! -
~Please don't scream so loud..~, Sayumi says and covers her face with the cap.
"Who are you to tell me that this isn't my alley?"
- I am someone who could call for help and watch you getting arrested. -
"Arrested huh?"
- Yea, I can call for police right now! -
"You won't..."
- Do you really want to find out? -
- Hey you, let's go. -
~Thank you.~, Sayu replies and runs away.~
"Hey, she didn't pay!"
- Crawl back into the hole where you came from! -
"Stupid girls!"
Sayu runs all the way back to the hotel. She already had too much excitement for today. If anyone would have recognized her..., but she was lucky. In the hotel she throws the bag on the bad and sits down at her desk. She looks the image again, she still had in her hand.
~What am I doing here?~
~I am in my early 20s and cry about the past already~
~I am an ordinary idol now, nothing else!~
~I have to accept this!~
She places the image in the drawer and changes to her sleeping clothes. There still were some thoughts about the past floating in her head, but she quickly fell asleep anyway.
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uhhhh!!!! This seems really interesting..
Yossie was really pissed off :temper: and Sayu...poor her... :mon hanky:
What happen? Morning Musume doesn't exist anymore? :mon cry:
I really really want keep reading this...
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wow, both of these chapters were really good, I'm anxious to see the next.
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no MM? :cry:
yossie pissed off?? :O
ooh i'm waiting the next chapter :w00t:
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Okay, MM (possibly even H!P itself) has broken up/disbanded for some reason.
Yossi is playing futsal on the national/a professional team, but her teammates suck majorly, which causes her frustration because the team can't get a win. Yossi also seems to react badly when she's reminded of MM for some reason. She seems to have difficulty dealing with this frustration/anger. She even snaps at a complete stranger (who in fact, turns out to not be a stranger at all, but neither Yossi nor the other woman realize it at the time).
Sayu is still an idol, but she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. She seems to have lost contact with Eri, who was one of her best friends in MM. If Sayu's not in contact with Eri, then she's probably not in contact with anyone else from MM/H!P. This must mean that it could have been some big, internal conflict/argument that caused the breakup of the group, and lead members to go their separate ways (which, at least for some, appears to have been done unwillingly/reluctantly).
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No more Momosu :cry: This can't be happening *wails*
But hey, this is a really good plot for a fic. I can't wait to see what the other girls have become.
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Chapter 3 - The Skin
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/reina5.jpg)
*Yes, stay like this.*
*Now give me more skin.*
*Yes, that's what I am talking about.*
*A bit more.*
*Nice!*
*Smile..*
*Spread the legs a bit more.*
*Yes, nice!*
*Play with the camera!"
*Good! Stay like this!*
The photo shooting is over and she goes into her dressing room. She opens the door and is surprised to see her manager in there.
~What do you want?~
"Nothing really, just checking by."
"Sit down."
"You know, you are really beautiful."
~You know that I don't...~
"Sssh...."
"Give me a kiss, will you?" ... He gently turns her head towards him and kisses her.
"It's a waste that you don't use your petite body.", he says and touches her body with his hands.
~Don't!~, she grabs his hands.
"Come on....", he continues.
~Leave!~ ... She jumps up.
"Damn it, Reina!"
~I said leave!~ ... She pushes him towards the door.
"Do you think you will be able to sell with only teasing?"
"..with only touching yourself?"
"You finally have to take a step to the next level."
~Go!~ She closes the door behind him.
"FUCK YOU!! BITCH"
Reina leans against the door and folds the arms above her head. She tries to understand why she joined this business and went so far. Anyway, she can't help it. She signed the contract and as long she doesn't let anybody win over herself, it will all be good. At least, she hopes so. She changes her clothes and walks home. The streets are still full at night. Tokyo is a big city after all. She isn't in a hurry and walks towards the train station, when she suddenly hears something in a side alley.
"Hey you!"
~Huh? Who is he talking to?~ ... Reina stops.
- W...what? -, A woman standing in the alley asks.
~Oh, none of my business.~, Reina thinks.
"This is my alley, you have to pay if you want to use it."
~Wait, does she cry?~
~Yea, she cries.~
~Damn it...why am I doing this.~
- Pay? ...I just.. -, the woman answers the man.
~Hey!~, Reina interrupts.
"What? Another girl?"
~Stop messing around you dumb ass!~
~This isn't YOUR alley!~
- Please don't scream so loud..~, the woman said.
"Who are you to tell me that this isn't my alley?"
~I am someone who could call for help and watch you getting arrested.~
"Arrested huh?"
~Yea, I can call for police right now!~
"You won't..."
~Do you really want to find out?~
~Hey you, let's go.~ ... Reina turns towards the woman.
- Thank you. -, the woman replied and ran away.
"Hey, she didn't pay!"
~Crawl back into the hole where you came from!~
"Stupid girls!"
~Mmh..why did she run away?~
~Weird...~
~Somehow she reminds me of...~
~...nah!...~
~Oh, I have to hurry now.~ ... Reina looks at her watch.
The train station isn't far away and Reina starts to walk faster. The traffic light is red, but Reina decides to quickly cross the street. Apparently it is already green for the cars. There isn't any car directly at the pedestrian crossing, but one car is approaching it. The driver sees Reina early enough and hits the brakes. 'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? IT IS RED!', the woman driver shouted. Reina only raised her arm to wave an apology and continues to run inside the train station. She quickly puts in the ticket and crosses walks towards her platform. The train arrives at the same time with her. The doors open and Reina sees an ordinary scene. A woman inside the train captured a groper. This time there were multiple men and this woman dragged them all to the local station police.
~Every day the same.~ ... Reina sighs, enters the train and drives back home.
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Note: I know that Reina's turn in life might have been a bit too extreme, but it's a 'drama' after all. You can complain, but I won't change it.
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The train station isn't far away and Reina starts to walk faster. The traffic light is red, but Reina decides to quickly cross the street. Apparently it is already green for the cars. There isn't any car directly at the pedestrian crossing, but one car is approaching it. The driver sees Reina early enough and hits the brakes. 'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? IT IS RED!', the woman driver shouted. Reina only raised her arm to wave an apology and continues to run inside the train station.
Can we expect this driver to be (yet) another H!P former member? :glasses:
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The train station isn't far away and Reina starts to walk faster. The traffic light is red, but Reina decides to quickly cross the street. Apparently it is already green for the cars. There isn't any car directly at the pedestrian crossing, but one car is approaching it. The driver sees Reina early enough and hits the brakes. 'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? IT IS RED!', the woman driver shouted. Reina only raised her arm to wave an apology and continues to run inside the train station.
Can we expect this driver to be (yet) another H!P former member? :glasses:
:lol: Was it so obvious? :P
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The train station isn't far away and Reina starts to walk faster. The traffic light is red, but Reina decides to quickly cross the street. Apparently it is already green for the cars. There isn't any car directly at the pedestrian crossing, but one car is approaching it. The driver sees Reina early enough and hits the brakes. 'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? IT IS RED!', the woman driver shouted. Reina only raised her arm to wave an apology and continues to run inside the train station.
Can we expect this driver to be (yet) another H!P former member? :glasses:
:lol: Was it so obvious? :P
Maybe could be a very angry Miki!!!! :scolding: :scolding:
Wow This is sooo good!!!
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Well I'm interested. But what happened? Why's there no more MM? And the blurred out pictures are really nice btw. Can't wait for the next chapter.
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So Reina's a reluctant member of the soft-core industry eh? Things must've really gone bad and she must have been really lost to to this. But...at least she sticks up for herself when her "manager" (damn lecher) tries to put the moves on her. It's nice to know that she's still got the "yankii" attitude; it came in handy when she helped out Sayu (even though neither of them realized who the other was).
The angry driver could be Miki, but then who's the woman who caught the train molesters? After all, who better to catch a groper than another groper? ;D
If the angry driver is Miki, then the train woman could be Yuko. Or Yuko could be the driver and Miki the train woman. :w00t:
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I had that same thought, the driver being another member. Kinda funny though that she stuck her head out (I assumed) and didn't recognize Reina. The girls must have all changed quite a bit.
PS: Love the pics you have at the start of each chapter.
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I thought it is a fic of Yossie, but it's not...
I thought it will be another Momusu fic which I'll loose interest after a few chapter but it's not...
you makes me wanna read more.... love the plot, love how you arrange it.... keep it up
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Chapter 4 - The Pair
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/gam1.jpg)
~I am leaving now.~
"Leaving? Where are you going?"
~...~
"You going to her again?"
"Don't lie to me!"
~We discussed this already, Ayaya.~
"FUJIMOTO-SAN!"
~Don't call me like this!~
"You are not going to her!"
~Try to stop me..~, Miki slams the door.
"MIKI!!!!!", Aya opens the door again.
"Don't even dare to come back here!"
~...~
"I am going to cancel the tour!!"
~...~
"I WILL!!!!"
Miki already went downstairs. She uses the remote to unlock the doors of her car and jumps in. The relationship between them isn't really harmonic. They both still making successful music together and a tour is coming soon. Their problem is that Miki actually meets with other girls recently. No, Miki didn't tell it Aya, but Aya is smart enough to see the signs. The very close relationship between the two girls started to break. Miki is the girl in the relationship who doesn't care about the arguments. She doesn't think that there are problems between them and simply ignores the truth. In the end she would be the partner in the relationship, who is totally surprised about the break up.
Anyway, now she has other things on her mind. There is a national game in the local arena. It is the second game of the futsal team here for the last 3 weeks. Miki started to meet with an old friend again. Probably she is the reason why Aya is so worried. However, Miki buys a ticket and enters the arena. She has a nice seat and watches the whole game, almost. They play as horrible as ever and her old friend leaves the field early. Miki decides to go after her. In the last game she drove her home. After practice they usually also hang out. They really had much fun over the last weeks. The way down to the dressing rooms takes a while. She opens the door.
~Yossie?~
"What is it?"
~Ah, there you are.~
"Oh, it's you..."
~You are going to leave early today?~
"Yeah"
~Want me to drive you?~
"No thanks, I will walk home. I need some fresh air."
~Alright then, see you tomorrow.~
"Whatever.."
~You are in a mood again...~
"Can I take a shower now?"
~Alright alright...I am leaving..Bye!~
A bit disappointed with the outcome, Miki walks towards her car. Inside the car she looses her wallet and picks it up again. The wallet opened itself a bit and she sees the picture of Aya and her together. She sighs and drives away from the stadium. There is a nice little bar a few blocks away. Miki decides to make a short stop there.
She enters the bar, sits down and orders a drink. When the drink was ready, another woman sat down on the bar stool next to her. Miki looks at the TV on the left while the woman starts to talk to her.
"Drinking already?"
~You are doing the same.~ ...Miki still looks at the TV and tries to ignore her.
"Bad day?"
~None of your business.~
"You are right."
~...~ Miki turns towards the woman, but she turns right to call the barkeeper.
~Bad day, huh?", Mikit looks straight forward.
"What?", picks up the glass.
~What do you do, when you can't choose between two things you love?~
"Love is overrated.", drinks.
"Just listen to your stomach."
~You are probably right.~
Miki finished the drink, paid and left the bar. It seems odd, but the two never looked at each other. Well, this isn't a surprise in a bar. Miki also doesn't care about it, although she resembled someone. Anyway, she isn't in a very good mood. She decides to drive to the graveyard to pay a precious person a visit. The visit was short. It seemed like there was a girl there right before she came. Miki saw a shadow of a leaving person and the flowers were fresh, too. However, Miki is on her way back to the car already.
~So she was here today....~ ...Miki smiles, but turns into a sad face soon again.
~I should make a decision now.~
She still has alcohol in her blood, but has no problems to drive. The roads are empty compared to the sidewalks. She can rush through the city, when suddenly a woman appears on street. Miki has to brake. She checks the traffic light. It was green for her. She gets angry and yells at the woman.
~WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? IT IS RED!~
The woman waves at her to apology. Although being angry, Miki continues to drive and also made a decision between the two girls. She arrives at a house and walks upstairs. She knocks at the door.
The woman who opens it is......Aya.
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So Miki WAS the angry driver, but who cares? ONOES! THERE'S TROUBLE IN GAMLAND! :o
Miki and Yossi still keep in touch and hang out once in a while. Someone that Miki was close to died, and on her way to visit the grave she spots someone, who Miki might be seeing behind Aya's back? Or it might be that the dead person is/was the "other" person. :dunno:
There's also the random woman at the bar that Miki sort of talks to after leaving the stadium where Yossi was playing. By the sounds of it, if this other woman is not also a former H!P member (I'm thinking Yuko or Kei), Miki at least knows her from the bar.
And at the end, she makes her decision, and goes to Aya's place. But...is she there because she's choosing Aya or because she's breaking it off with Aya? :cry:
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Mh..I would like to reply and I always start to make a reply already, but then I delete it again cause it might take away the tension. :banghead:
but one thing I can say is that you (JFC) sometimes think too complicated. :lol:
Not every action and encounter is a part of a huge plot! :P
..or maybe I am too unclear with certain things in the story :?
Anyway, I still love what you do. :)
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:OMG: :OMG: :OMG: :OMG: :OMG:
Someone die? "That" could be the reason why hello project doesn't exist anymore?
:mon hanky: :mon hanky:
Poor Miki...she's having troubles with Ayaya, but I love the fact shes's still in contact with yossie...
:pig huh: :pig huh: :pig huh:
The girl in the bar...could be Maki? I don't know, I just think in her when I read that part...maybe for the indifference, the melancholy and because:
"Just listen to your stomach."
Maki loves the food....
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but one thing I can say is that you (JFC) sometimes think too complicated. :lol:
Not every action and encounter is a part of a huge plot! :P
..or maybe I am too unclear with certain things in the story :?
Anyway, I still love what you do. :)
Ask OTN1. My ass just likes working overtime. ;D :shakeit:
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Maybe the person in the bar is Yuko? She likes the food too XD There are probably gonna be more than just the current MM or GAM in this right?
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And at the end, she makes her decision, and goes to Aya's place. But...is she there because she's choosing Aya or because she's breaking it off with Aya?
Oh, you could be right.... ;)
Hmmm.... why Yossie is so pissed of even Miki comes to say hi? I love the fact that they're still in contact but hate the way Yossie treated her... :angry:
Please post soon, I just can't wait to know who's who.
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Chapter 5 - The Star
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/aichan3.jpg)
**Aaaaaand...CUT!**
**That's it for today!**
**Good work!**
"Aichan?", a woman asks.
~Yes?~
"You were great today."
~Thank you~
"The PV will be amazing!"
~Yeah, I think so, too.~
"By the way, the newest sale numbers have been released."
"It even topped the first week sales!"
"We have sold over 250,000 pieces already!"
~Really? That's amazing!~
"Yeah, we have to celebrate this!"
~Today?~
"Why not?"
"Did you plan something else already?"
~...kind of...~
"Okay...then tomorrow?"
~Sure!~ ... Ai smiles.
The woman leaves again. Ai prefers to have time for herself after work. Her life became pretty hectic and busy over the last years. A new stadium tour needs to be prepared, while the last arena tour just finished. The indoor scenes for a new PV has also been finished today. Only the outdoor scenes are left and will be made in the next days. Ai sure can not complain about the direction her career turned to. Her managers and marketing experts used the scandal at her start of her solo career for the best. Still, Ai doesn't really seem to be absolutely happy with her life. She lost something really precious to her due to the scandal, something no sales can replace.
"You are done?", a man asks.
~Yes.~
"Okay, I'll wait at the car."
~No need, I'll come right away.~
The man actually is her driver. Together they walk downstairs. He opens the door for her and she enters the car. They drive through the city and Ai looks at all the people. From outside you can't watch into the car, but from the inside you can watch the people passing by.
~Stop here!~
"Uh....what?"
~Stop!~
"Okay."
~I'll take the train.~
"Miss Takahashi..."
~Don't worry. I'll be okay.~
~You can drive home to your family already.~
"Okay, thanks Miss Takahashi."
~What did I tell you...~
"I am sorry."
"Thanks Aichan."
~Much better!~, Ai laughs.
She steps out of the car with a cap on her head. Although she hates being alone, she doesn't need a mass of people surrounding her. Ai walks to the train station. The train comes soon and she enters it. She will only need to drive it for two stations and decides to stand at the door. This way nobody would recognize her, too. The first station passed, one station to go. It is really relaxing for her to watch out of the window. Suddenly something touches her bottom. 'Probably only accidentally', she thinks. She was wrong, because it happened again and this time it doesn't stop immediately again. Ai is on the horns of a dilemma now. Of course, it disgusts her, but on the other hand she doesn't want to get recognized. Her station also isn't that far away anymore. Ai decides to just let it be for now, although it's really becoming more than only touching now.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" ... To Ai's surprise, another woman interrupted the groper and accuses him so loud that everyone in the wagon hears it.
"YOU PERV!"
"And what about the others here?"
"Standing so that nobody sees the groping?"
"You are as much of a perv has him!"
"You guys are probably even a group."
::The train stops::
"Hey you, are you okay?"
She asks Ai, but Ai already left. The whole thing caught to much attention and the train fortunately arrived at the station. The other woman just looks confused at the door that closes already again. Ai already went out of the station. After a short walk she stopped at a house. She rings the door bell and an old woman opens the door.
~Hello...~
"She isn't here!", the old woman interrupts her.
~Okay, can you at least tell me when she will be back?~
"NO!"
~But...~
"I don't think she wants to see you!", the woman slams the door.
Ai wants to ring the bell again, but she realizes that it is no use. It has been like this for a long time now. She makes a sad face, but doesn't cry. After all it wasn't much of a surprise for her. She turns around and walks away.
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:pleeease: :pleeease: :pleeease:
Aichan!!!! What do you do? What happened to you?
Maybe she was looking for Risa?
I wanna keep reading more!!!!
:mon cute: :mon cute: :mon cute:
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i think I was looking for Risa too... Can't wait for the next chap...
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I just gotta praise you for updating so frequently. This story is addicting
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I just gotta praise you for updating for frequently. This story is addicting
Thanks, I'll try to keep it this way.
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Chapter 6 - The Business Woman
(http://www.hip-university.net/HPriest/yuko1.jpg)
*I say we should bring out a couple of new photobooks.*
**That's nonsense! We didn't have any success with them recently at all!**
*Then get a new photographer.*
**Right, because it's the photographer.**
*Isn't there a girl left in Shirayuri?*
**No, we have tried everything.*
***We need some hit and pretty soon.***
*A hit? You must be kidding!*
~Gentleman...~
~Calm down.~
**But?**
~Wasure Na Gusa and °C-ute still sell.~
***Decreasingly..***
~This might be right, but we shouldn't panic.~
~Shirayuri will release a new single soon.~
~At the same time we will try to release one or two new photobooks.~
*Who will make the photobooks?*
**Like this will help...**
~One girl from Shirayuri and a new one from Wasuru Na Kusa.~
~I'll leave the decision about the girls to you.~
"Miss Nakazawa?"
~Yes?~
"You told me to remind you of a next meeting now."
~Oh right, thank you.~
~Gentleman, that's it for today.~
She leaves the meeting and walks to her office with her secretary. There actually isn't a second meeting now. Yuko just can't stand them shouting at each other and so she gave her secretary a sign. Even though the meeting is over now, they are still trying to discuss which decision was the best one. Everything fell into her responsibility when Tsunku left to enjoy his premature pension. He also left right before all the problems started. Morning Musume had to break up. First they were able to stabilize Hello!Project, but with the loss of Takahashi Ai and GAM it became worse every day. They really need some kind of wonder or they will basically have to fire most of the girls they still have. Due to the scandal back then, they lost a lot of actually loyal fans. People stopped to buy merchandise, to go to concerts and to buy photobooks. The music sales look even worse. The desk of Yuko is full of work, but she sees no way of getting back a solid fanbase. She decides to escape from work and get a drink. There is a bar not too far away. Yuko sits down at the bar, next to another frustrated soul
~Drinking already?~
"You are doing the same.", the woman answered in an annoyed way.
~Bad day?~ ... Yuko keeps on talking.
"None of your business."
~You are right.~ ... Yuko realizes that she doesn't want to talk and turns right to call the barkeeper. She needs a drink, now.
"Bad day, huh?", the woman suddenly continues the conversation.
~What?~, ... Yuko picks up the glass.
"What do you do, when you can't choose between two things you love?"
~Love is overrated.~ ... Yuko starts to drink.
~Just listen to your stomach.~, she responded after a short pause.
"You are probably right."
~You know what's funny.~
~Your voice actually reminds me of someone.~
She turns left, but the woman already left the bar. Yuko looks a bit baffled. 'The voice of this woman really sounded like the voice of Miki', she whispers to herself. Yuko yawns, 'Probably the stress'. She pays the drink and walks out of the bar. There is still some work to do and she heads back to the office. Her mobile starts to ring. She takes it out of her bag and looks at the display to see who calls her...
~NO WAY!~
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:dunno: ....so who's calling her?, ahh by the way i really like your story, it's getting interesting~
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Alright, so Yuko was at the bar with Miki, Yossie was at the bar too right? Now who is the girl that Yossie bump into?
Thanks for the update... keep writing!!!
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Alright, so Yuko was at the bar with Miki, Yossie was at the bar too right? Now who is the girl that Yossie bump into?
Thanks for the update... keep writing!!!
You should reread chapter2 to find this out. :grin:
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Mmm....interesting
Poor Nakazawa... :pig cry: You really must love your work!!!
What kind of scandal could make Morning Musume break up? :pig huh:
Who call her?... :dunno:
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What kind of scandal could make Morning Musume break up?
May be because Tsunku died???
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What kind of scandal could make Morning Musume break up?
May be because Tsunku died???
Lol, ..but it said Tsunku left, right? and lol, C-ute still together here. Love them
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Alright, so Yuko was at the bar with Miki, Yossie was at the bar too right? Now who is the girl that Yossie bump into?
Thanks for the update... keep writing!!!
You should reread chapter2 to find this out. :grin:
Lol... I missed that part... it was Sayu...
Alright, maybe Tsunku died but because Yossie seems to be pissed off, I guess there must be something else...
Ahh.. I love the surprise!!! :lol:
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Chapter 7 - The Average
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"You might be able to get a role next season."
~Next season?~
~What kind of role?~
"Nothing huge.."
~Like always..~
"But you would be present in at least six episodes!"
~So many?~
~Then try your best!~
"Will do!" ... She hangs up the phone.
-Kei-chan?-
~Oh, sorry.~
-You coming with us?-
~Sorry, but I need some sleep.~
~There is an audition tomorrow again.~
-Alright then, see you.-
~Bye.~
She said and walked away. Her agent phoned her actually. Kei is an average actor, every time on the search of a new role and it looks like her agent found a chance to get her into a dorama again. Although she will be only one of the side-roles, Kei really looks forward to this. Those roles are the highest she can get. Kei actually had a few already. Tomorrow is an audition for a play and Kei wants to get a part in it, too. The leading role would be great, of course.
Today she hang out with a couple of friends, but she decided to go early already. It is always better to be fully awake during an audition. Kei walks to the train station. She has to wait a bit for the train, but then it finally comes.
The train is still crowded, although it's late evening. It is a mild night and people stay out long. Luckily she gets a seat. Kei has to ride it for a couple of stations. After a few stations Kei notices a woman standing at the door. That's nothing special, but some man seems to feel her up. Not only that, she also notices that the other men around try to block the sight. Kei decides to pay them a lesson
~WHAT ARE YOU DOING?~ ... Kei grabs the hand of the man.
~YOU PERVERTS!~
~And what about the others here?~ ... She turns towards the other men.
~Standing so that nobody sees the groping?~
~You are as much of a pervert has him!~
~You guys are probably even a group.~
::The train stops::
~Hey you, are you okay?~ ... The woman actually already left the train and Kei stands there looking a bit confused at the door.
~HEY!~ ... The other men were walking away.
~Don't think I'm finished!~
"What?"
~People like you have to get punsished.~
"But.."
~But?~
"Can't we find another solution?"
""And don't be so loud!""
~Another solution?~
"..money?"
~Are you kidding me?~
The train stops at the next station and Kei drags them out while calling for the station police. Kei notices that a few of the passengers started to clap and blushes a bit. Two officers arrive and take the men in custody. While Kei still enjoys the claps, she notices another girl taking a seat in the train. She seems to know her, but the doors close. Now Kei realizes that her train is leaving and panics, but it's too late. The officers walk up to her to ask a couple of questions.
"You really saw them groping a woman?"
~Yes!~
"And you dragged them out all by yourself?"
~Yes..~
"Wow, you are amazing?"
~Really?~ ... Kei blushes, but only a bit again.
"I haven't met such a woman before."
~Maybe we can meet again?" ... Kei starts the offensive and winks.
"Huh? I...I..."
""We have to get back!""
"Right, I have to get back."
"Sorry..."
~Alright...~ ... Kei pouts.
~Can you at least tell me when the next train will come?~
"Same line?"
~Yea..~
"They come in periods of 30-45 minutes, I think."
~Great...~
The officers leave with the men. Kei really had two ups and two downs tonight. First the possible dorama role, later the applauding passengers, then the leaving train with the other girl and now the put-down by this handsome officer. It seems like she will always be average, neither gaining nor loosing at large. She sits down on a bench to wait for the train, but slowly she falls asleep.
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Chapter 5 - The Star
Hmmmm...who's the woman at the beginning talking with Aichan? She seems to be very "interested" and even hopeful of spending some time with her.
Aichan's solo career started off due to a scandal? Was this the scandal that finally caused MM/H!P to break up?
Still, Ai doesn't really seem to be absolutely happy with her life. She lost something really precious to her due to the scandal, something no sales can replace.
Perhaps there's bad blood between her and the other members over what happened with this scandal.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" ... To Ai's surprise, another woman interrupted the groper and accuses him so loud that everyone in the wagon hears it.
Whoa, someone saved Aichan from a groper! But...who was she??? :?
After a short walk she stopped at a house. She rings the door bell and an old woman opens the door.
~Hello...~
"She isn't here!", the old woman interrupts her.
~Okay, can you at least tell me when she will be back?~
"NO!"
~But...~
"I don't think she wants to see you!", the woman slams the door.
Ai wants to ring the bell again, but she realizes that it is no use. It has been like this for a long time now. She makes a sad face, but doesn't cry. After all it wasn't much of a surprise for her. She turns around and walks away.
Holy....crap. :shocked: Someone is DEFINITELY pissed off at Aichan. It's been like this for a long time? It would have had to have been something really big to cause this type/large of a rift.
Chapter 6 - The Business Woman
So Yuko's now involved in the "production" side of the industry,eh? She's tough enough that she'd do pretty well in it, I'd say.
~Wasuru Na Kusa and °C-ute still sell.~
What the hell, °C-ute is still around? Maimai's the leader at this point, right? :shakeit: And who are those other groups mentioned?
Tsunku left to enjoy his premature pension
In other words, he got fired?
First they were able to stabilize Hello!Project, but with the loss of Takahashi Ai and GAM it became worse every day.
So Aichan, Aya, and Miki totally left H!P? If it was a sudden departure that no one was prepared for, it could be the scandal of which we've been speaking and the cause of the breakup of MM. If that's the case, then (at least with Aichan), it's pretty understandable that there would be people (like other former MM members) who'd be angry at her.
YUKO WAS THE WOMAN AT THE BAR!!! :O
There is still some work to do and she heads back to the office. Her mobile starts to ring. She takes it out of her bag and looks at the display to see who calls her...
~NO WAY!~
WHO WAS IT?!?!? :dunno:
Chapter 7 - The Average
Kei is an average actor, every time on the search of a new role and it looks like her agent found a chance to get her into a dorama again. Although she will be only one of the side-roles, Kei really looks forward to this. Those roles are the highest she can get. Kei actually had a few already. Tomorrow is an audition for a play and Kei wants to get a part in it, too.
Sounds like Kei isn't doing too badly for herself. She might not be getting leads, but at least she isn't one of the many "struggling" actors who have to pay the bills by waiting tables and such. Her 15 minutes in the limelight faded long ago, and now it seems like she's just trying to get a chance to step back in, even if it's just for a moment.
~WHAT ARE YOU DOING?~ ... Kei grabs the hand of the man.
OMGASS!!! Kei was the one that saved Aichan! :w00t:
~Can you at least tell me when the next train will come?~
"Same line?"
~Yea..~
"They come in periods of 30-45 minutes, I think."
~Great...~
Oh fuck. :badluck:
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Chapter 8 - The Flowers
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~ Don't wait for me. ~
"Take care!"
~ I will. ~
A young woman steps out of the house. She checks the mailbox and after this she walks away.
It's late evening. In one hand she has the flowers she culled earlier this day. The other woman she spoke with is her mother. Of course she is worried about her daughter going out at such a time, but she is a grown up young woman already. Although there is a bitter feeling inside her mom, because of the scandals a while ago. It seems like she still didn't get over it.
Anyway, the woman actually seems to be in a good mood. Soon she stops and looks at the gate of what seems to be a graveyard. This is where she wanted to go. This is way she culled the flowers. She walks towards a certain grave. The closer she gets, the more fades her smile away. It's like her feelings made turn for the worse. Her walking becomes slower and her steps shorter. She reaches the grave. An old bunch of flowers are lying there. The woman replaces them with the fresh flowers in her hand. She looks up to the gravestone. The person lying here is called Mitsui Aika. Two big teardrops roll down her face and hit the ground under which this girl or woman lies.
Suddenly she notices another person walking towards her direction and she quickly decides to walk away. She hurries out of the graveyard and heads back home. The woman stops all of a sudden. 'Aichan..', she whispers to herself. There is another woman walking away from her house and her name seems to be Aichan. She walks very slowly now to avoid any noise. The young woman doesn't want to attract the attention of this Aichan. She crosses the street and is relieved that Aichan didn't notice her.
"Risa!" ... Aichan calls her all of a sudden.
~ Leave me alone. ~ ... Risa hurries to the door.
"Please!?" ... Aichan
~ What? ~ ... Risa stops.
"Can we talk?"
~ Talk? ~
~ I don't want to talk. ~ ... Risa gets in, closes the door behind her and leaves Aichan standing outside.
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:OMG: :OMG: :OMG: :OMG: :OMG:
Mitchi is deaht???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whais going on?
:fainted: :fainted: :fainted:
-Risa hate Ai-chan?
-Ai-chan's career started because a scandal?
-Is this scandal related with Aika's death?
-It was Aika's death the reason of the Momusu's break up?
:mon freeze: :mon freeze: :mon freeze:
I'll be waiting for your next chap...
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No! c'mon Risa just go and talk to Ai-chan
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WTF Aika's dead!??!?!? :OMG:
Who was the woman walking towards Risa at the cemetary?
Why exactly does Risa not want to talk to Aichan???
These and OTHER questions MAY be answered (but probably won't be for awhile) on the next episode of..."Fragmented Unity". 8)
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Who was the woman walking towards Risa at the cemetary?
*points at 4th chapter (Miki)* :P
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/me goes back and re-reads Chapter 4.
...
Oh, right. :P
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So there was another person in the cemetary besides Risa? Possibly there to visit Aika too? My guess is Koharu.... which brings me to my next reaction after reading the chapter.... OMG AIKA IS DEAD?????!!!!
The poor girl... she was so young :cry:
Maybe something happened within Momosu which caused the strained relationship between TakaGaki. I'm guessing the leader and sub had differing views on something and they went ahead with Ai's choice. However in the end Risa was actually right and they could have saved the whole group if Ai had listened.
Gosh I love how this fic ends at a cliffhanger everytime and how you introduce new characters. I also feel like a detective trying to guess stuff XD
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So there was another person in the cemetary besides Risa? Possibly there to visit Aika too? My guess is Koharu....
Go read chapter 4 again. :P
Somehow people tend to miss this short scene in chapter 4. :oops:
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Chapter 9 - The Arrival
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We are in a plane from Europe to Japan. Most passengers try to sleep to let the time fly by like nothing. One woman is coming back from the bathroom. On her way back to her seat she notices a girl listening to music. That's nothing special, but somehow she thinks that she knows her. First she blames her lack of sleep and continues to walk to her seat, but then she suddenly stops.
~Is this?~ ... She walks back to the girl.
~Excuse me?~
"Yea?"
~You, you are Eri!~
"Huh? And who are you?" ... The girl, Eri, looks up to the woman.
"Nacchi!"
-ssssssssshhhh!- ... makes another passenger
"Nacchi?" ... Eri whispers now.
~Hi..~ ... Natsumi smiles.
"What are you doing here?"
~Is the seat next to you free?~
"What? Ah! Yes!"
~You are going back to Japan?~ ... Natsumi asks while sitting down next to her.
"Well, we are both in the same plane, aren't we?" ... Eri laughs.
-noisy...- ... A passenger mumbles.
~I heard you are successful in France?!~
"It's okay."
"Didn't you even make 1st place in the charts of Germany?"
~Yes, but that was a while ago.~ ... Natsumi still smiles.
~So, why are you going back to Japan?~
~Meeting the family?~
"That's pretty much the reason, yes."
"And yourself?"
~Same, meeting friends and family.~
The conversations continues and from time to time another passenger complains about their chuckling and other noisy sounds they make. About one hour later the plane successfully lands in Tokyo. The two girls walk around the Haneda airport and see a billboard of "Wasuru Na Kusa."
~Look!~
"Junjun is cute, isn't she?"
~This reminds me, I should visit Yuko as long as I am still in Tokyo.~ ... Natsumi picks out her phone.
"Do you think she is still up?"
~I know that she still is up.~ ... Natsumi calls Yuko.
-Hello? NACCHI?-
~Yes, it's me.~ ... Natsumi laughs.
~Good to hear you.~
-Hum...yes, same here.-
-Are you calling from Europe?"
~What? No, I am in Tokyo.~
-You are WHAT?- ... Yuko can't believe it.
~Want to meet?~
-NOW?-
~Yes~
-Sure...-
~Wait a second.~ .. Natsumi turns to Eri.
~Want to come, too?~ ... She asks.
"Me?"
"Well, I guess I still have a lot of time."
~Great!~
~Yuko?~
-Yes?-
~Guess who is with me.~
-Who?-
~Kamei-chan.~
-ERI?-
~Yep.~
-I am speechless.-
~Where can we meet?~ ... Natsumi laughs.
-You are coming with the train?-
~Yes.~
-Then let's meet at Tokyo Station, I am not far away from it.-
~Okay, I will phone you when we are there.~
-Okay-
~See you later~
-Bye-
~Let's get the next train.~ ... Natsumi turns to Eri.
"Okay." ... Eri smiles.
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lol so the mysterious Wasuru Na Kusa included JunJun? XD love it
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~Excuse me?~
"Yea?"
~You, you are Eri!~
"Huh? And who are you?" ... The girl, Eri, looks up to the woman.
"Nacchi!"
OMGASS! They remember each other! :w00t:
~I heard you are successful in France?!~
"It's okay."
"Didn't you even make 1st place in the charts of Germany?"
~Yes, but that was a while ago.~ ... Natsumi still smiles.
So Nacchi's career is doing well in Europe? Cool. But...what was Eri doing there?
The two girls walk around the Haneda airport and see a billboard of "Wasuru Na Kusa."
~Look!~
"Junjun is cute, isn't she?"
So Junjun is doing well for herself? That's nice. :)
~This reminds me, I should visit Yuko as long as I am still in Tokyo.~ ... Natsumi picks out her phone.
"Do you think she is still up?"
~I know that she still is up.~ ... Natsumi calls Yuko.
Nacchi called Yuko!!! :wave:
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Chapter 10 - The Next Morning
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Yossie had a very fitful sleep. No wonder, she slept in her normal clothes. She moves from one site to another. The remote for the TV is lying on the bed and with her last roll she accidentally switches on the TV.
~Whaaaaat...~ ... She looks at the clock.
~Eight in the morning...~ ... Yossie looks at herself.
~Did I sleep in my clothes?~ ... She scratches her head and yawns.
~Huh? What's that?~ ... She finally realizes that the TV is on.
~...some weird anime~
~...isn't this Koha's voice?~ ... Now she tries to identify the voice.
~Whatever...~ ... She yawns.
Yossie decides to take a shower. Slowly she makes her way to the bathroom. On her way she takes off her clothes and just let them fall on the floor. It really looks like in "Hansel and Gretel", only with pieces of clothes instead of breadcrumbs. Anyway, she successfully reaches the shower. After it she comes out in her bathrobe and looks at all the mess. Right now she is too lazy to clean up. She goes to the refrigerator, takes out the orange juice and fills some into a glass. Yossie takes a few gulps and walks back to her bed. She notices that the TV is still running. It is still the same anime.
~Mmmh...this really is Koha.~ ... She looks at the screen.
~Ah, this reminds me..~ ... Yossie searches her pants.
She searches the pants, because her mobile is in it. Now it pays off that she left a trace of clothes earlier. After no time she finds her pants and picks out her mobile. She uses the speed calling and presses the three. It rings.
~Is it too early?~ ... Yossie mumbles to herself while the phone is still ringing.
"Yes?" ... Finally someone gets on the phone.
~Ah, good morning.~
"Yossie?"
~...yes~
"Oh, good morning."
~What about if we meet today?~
"Today?"
~Sounds like a no.~
~You remember that we wanted to meet this week?~
"Sorry, but..."
~...you are busy.~
"No, that's not it."
~Doesn't matter... what about tomorrow?~
"Sure, tomorrow should be fine."
~Okay then.~
~Bye, Aichan!~
"Bye.." ... Aichan and Yossie hang up.
~Hmm..she wasn't really in a good mood~ ... Yossie mumbles to herself.
~Fine then...~ ... She lays down her mobile.
Yossie is on her way to the wardrobe, when suddenly her mobile rings again. It's the sound of an incoming text message.
~Huh? Did she change her mind?~ ... She walks back to her mobile and reads the message.
~Oh, it's from Miki.~
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:OMG: :OMG: :OMG: :OMG:
:scolding: :scolding: :scolding: :scolding:
Why you did that?!!!!!!
Now I will be dying for know what the text message say!!!!
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Okay, so Yossi keeps in touch with at least Miki and Aichan. I wonder why Aichan couldn't meet today? Might it be work related, or something to do with her situation with Risa maybe?
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Yossie!!
Did Ai call Yoshizawa 'Yossie'?
Ah, you really know how to makes me sleepless, unless you post the next chapter!! I need to know Miki's message to Yossie!!
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Chapter 11 - The Bench
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Eri is on her way home. She spent the whole night talking with Natsumi and Yuko. Natsumi decided to stay at Yuko's place to rest a bit. Later she plans to drive to her family in Hokkaido. Eri decided to leave in the morning, since her family still lives in Tokyo.
She walks into the train station. Eri sure is tired and wants to get home as fast as possible. The train will come in five minutes and she needs to sit down somewhere. There is a bench a few meters away, but Eri doesn't notice that somebody is lying on it. The angle is too sharp and her eyes are too tired. She walks up there and wants to sit down, when suddenly some woman behind her screams 'STOP!'. Eri is confused and looks at the bench. Now she finally notices the woman. Eri apologies to her and walks away. Suddenly somebody claps on her shoulder. She turns around. It's the woman again.
~What is it?~, Eri asks.
~I already apologised to you.~
"You, you don't recognize me?"
~Recognize?~ ... Eri rubs her eyes.
~You...~
"Yes."
~You are...~
"..."
~Seriously, I don't have a clue.~
"WHAT?"
~Just kidding~
~Of course I recognize you, Kei...chan?~
"That's not funny.", Kei pouts.
~Sorry.~, Eri apologised.
~So...did you just sleep on that bench?~
"A few minutes, yes.", Kei answers.
"What are you doing back in Japan?"
"I thought you were in Europe?"
~Yes, but I just arrived this night.~
~Yuko, Nacchi and me spent this night together and talked.~
"Wait a minute!", Kei interrupts.
~Hm?~
"This night?"
"I mean, now...the current night...the night that is right now?"
~Are you okay?~
"What time is it?"
~Huh? Around eight in the morning.~
"...in....in the morning?"
~Yes. Why?~
"Oh my god..."
~What?~
"I can't believe it."
~Wait, are you saying that you slept the whole...~
"Look, the train arrived!", Kei tries to switch the topic.
"Let's hurry." ... She pushes Eri into the train.
~Wait a minute.~
"You have to take this line, right?"
~Yes, but..~
"Then there should be no problem."
They both enter the train. Kei also has to take this line. Inside the train, Eri tries to ask about the bench a few times, but Kei switches the topic every time. Of course, Eri realizes that Kei slept the whole night on that bench. Kei also knows that Eri knows, but she doesn't want to talk about. It's too embarrassing for her. Eri starts to laugh about it and Kei, laughing as well, tells her to stop. Kei has to get out already. They didn't really have much time to talk. It still was a fun encounter and they both promised to phone each other again.
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~What is it?~, Eri asks.
~I already apologised to you.~
"You, you don't recognize me?"
~Recognize?~ ... Eri rubs her eyes.
~You...~
"Yes."
~You are...~
"..."
~Seriously, I don't have a clue.~
"WHAT?"
~Just kidding~
~Of course I recognize you, Kei...chan?~
"That's not funny.", Kei pouts.
Yes it is. :rofl:
But...what was Kei doing snoozing on the bench? :?
"I mean, now...the current night...the night that is right now?"
~Are you okay?~
"What time is it?"
~Huh? Around eight in the morning.~
"...in....in the morning?"
Oshit...the audition!!! :o
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Kei actually slept on the bench the whole night :rofl: She sure sounded surprised when Eri mentioned spending the night with Yuko and Nacchi. I wonder why. Oh and since Yossi keeps in contact with some of the girls, it could mean the rest kept in touch with some of the others as well.
I lolz-ed at Koharu's anime on TV :P Does this mean she became a voice actress after MM?
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Chapter 12 - The Poster
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*ring*
*ring*
*ring*
*ring*
"What?"
*ring*
"Oh, my mobile..."
"Yes?" ... Aichan picks up the phone.
~Ah, good morning.~
"Yossie?", Aichan recognizes her voice.
~...yes~
"Oh, good morning.", Aichan yawns.
~What about if we meet today?~
"Today?"
~Sounds like a no.~
~You remember that we wanted to meet this week?~
"Sorry, but...", Aichan notices Risa standing next to her.
~...you are busy.~
"No, that's not it."
~Doesn't matter... what about tomorrow?~
"Sure, tomorrow should be fine."
~Okay then.~
~Bye, Aichan!~
"Bye..", Aichan hangs up.
Aichan didn't really follow the last part of the conversation anymore. She noticed Risa next to her. Aichan stands up, but doesn't know what to say. It's about eight in the morning and Aichan stayed in front of Risa's house the whole night. Risa asks her why she stayed the whole night. Aichan still doesn't find the right words. Risa walks past Aichan. She is on her way to the super market.
"Risa!"
Risa stops, but doesn't look back.
~What is it?~
"I...I only want to apology..."
Risa turns her head to the side, but doesn't say anything. She continues to walk. Aichan quickly picks up her stuff and follows her. Although Risa doesn't want to talk, she neither tries to get away from Aichan. She walks normal and Aichan walks a bit behind her.
"Listen.."
Risa turns right. This direction change interrupts Aichan, but she quickly catches up again.
"I know it wasn't your fault."
"I didn't want to..."
Risa suddenly stops.
~ You told them it was! ~
Aichan again struggles to respond and so Risa continues to walk.
"I didn't want them to do this."
~You want to blame somebody else now?~, Risa responds while walking.
"No..yes..why can't you..."
Risa stops again,
~What are you trying to do?~
"...to apologize...?"
~Isn't it a bit late now?~
"But..."
~It doesn't look like you felt any regret during your rise.~
~Why are you coming back now?~
~And don't tell me you are lonely, because I don't care.~
Risa continues to walk again. Aichan doesn't try to catch up again. Everything Risa said has been true and she knows it. She raises her head to look at the morning sky and notices a poster at the wall. It's an advertisement of her next tour. Aichan rips it from the wall and crumbles it up. She throws it towards the other sidewalk. It lands in front of a girl. Aichan notices her and that she picks it up. The girl looks at Aichan. They both look like they know each other. The girl looks into the direction Risa went and then turns her head back to Aichan. Aichan herself decides to leave into the opposite direction. The girl still stands there and unfolds the poster.
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It's about eight in the morning and Aichan stayed in front of Risa's house the whole night.
Damn, Aichan must be really desperate to talk to Risa if she's willing to sleep outside on her stoop like that.
"Risa!"
Risa stops, but doesn't look back.
~What is it?~
"I...I only want to apology..."
Ok, now we might get some details. What is it that Aichan wants to apologize for? :?
"I know it wasn't your fault."
"I didn't want to..."
Risa suddenly stops.
~ You told them it was! ~
Not her fault? She's not talking about Aika, is she? Did Aichan make some type of statement saying that it was Risa's fault that Aika died??? Is THIS the scandal that tore MM apart? :o
Aichan again struggles to respond and so Risa continues to walk.
"I didn't want them to do this."
~You want to blame somebody else now?~, Risa responds while walking.
"No..yes..why can't you..."
Risa stops again,
~What are you trying to do?~
"...to apologize...?"
~Isn't it a bit late now?~
If Aichan DID in fact, say that it was Risa's fault, then Risa's career would have gone completely down the toilet, no one in the entertainment industry would likely ever want to have anything to do with her. Of course, there's also the legal trouble that she must have gone through. It's no wonder Risa's pissed. From her perspective, the person she thought was her best friend just turned her over to the wolves, and later on, managed to escalate her career while Risa was completely blacklisted. All Risa can see now when she sees Aichan is betrayal and lies.
But then THAT begs the question, why did Aichan say it was Risa's fault in the first place? Was she actually covering for something that she herself or someone else had done? Didn't she realize she was practically dooming Risa, costing her her job and her rep in the entertainment industry? Didn't she realize that this was taking the friendship and trust that the two of them had shared over the last few years, and completely spit on it???
Does Aichan actually know what happened on that day that Aika died?
Everything Risa said has been true and she knows it. She raises her head to look at the morning sky and notices a poster at the wall. It's an advertisement of her next tour. Aichan rips it from the wall and crumbles it up. She throws it towards the other sidewalk. It lands in front of a girl. Aichan notices her and that she picks it up. The girl looks at Aichan. They both look like they know each other. The girl looks into the direction Risa went and then turns her head back to Aichan. Aichan herself decides to leave into the opposite direction. The girl still stands there and unfolds the poster.
My guess is Eri...or maybe Koharu.
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well, I find this fic is like history subject at my school...
and I'm bad at it....
i actually wrote down notes to remember what's going on... haha....
and some sort of CSI too... as we got clue/hint little by litte...
the question is.... what makes Morning Musume breaks up?
did they break up during Aichan's lead?
Who's fault it is actually?
What does it affect the elders? Yuko, Kei, Abe, Yossie, Miki and even Aya?
Can't wait to read more...
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[Sorry that I kept you waiting for so long.]
Chapter 13 - The Encouragement
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"Aichan!"
The girl followed Aichan. It is obvious that she knows her. Aichan stops, still being angry and sad about the outcome of her conversation with Risa. She looks at the girl.
~Koharu...~
Koharu doesn't waste much time and immediately invites her to a coffee with the purpose to cheer her up. Aichan first doesn't want to, but Koharu is able to convince her. They walk to a café nearby.
Aichan still thinks about Risa while Koharu tries her best not to talk about all this. Koharu's plan slowly begins to work. It more and more turns into a nice little smalltalk. They both talk about their jobs.
"You became quite popular. Many of my friends are fans of you and ask me to get autographs."
~It's alright, I guess. I love the singing, but you know...~, Aichan stirs her coffe with a thoughtful look.
"The stress?", Koharu asks.
~Hm? Yeah...that and...other things..~, Aichan puts the spoon away.
Koharu realizes that something is up, but she still wants to try to cheer her up.
"No stress, no success...right?", she smiles.
~I know, I know...~, Aichan notices Koharu's effort to cheer her up, ~what about you?~
"Being a voice actor?"
~Yeah..~, Aichan at least tries to join the smalltalk.
"It's fun. I miss the singing, but sometimes I am allowed to sing the opening or ending. This keeps me connected to the music business."
~It's a shame that your solo career didn't work out.~, Aichan mentions.
"No,no..it's alright. I like the job.", Koharu smiles.
~I see.~, Aichan smiles the first time during the whole conversation.
The talk continues for a while. They talk about their schedules and all the fun aspects of their, not really new, jobs. Aichan even almost forgets about the mess with Risa. Koharu's spontaneous plan really worked out.
However, they both already talked about their busy schedules and now it's time to get back to them. They end the conversation and are both happy that they took the time to talk a bit. The two girls part with a more or less good mood. With smiling faces they leave the café.
Aichan walks to her studio, with a couple of cookies from the café for the way. First she keeps smiling, but after a few meters Risa pops up in her head again. She looks at the building the studio is inside and sighs. Life has to go on and she can't blame Risa.
~I should finally realize that I lost a good friend for good...but am I really able to do it?~
A pigeon lands in front of her. She takes her last cookie to feed it.
~Risa..~
She gently pets the pigeon and walks inside the building.
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You updated! glad to see that this fic isn't forgotten.
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Yay!!! New chapter :w00t:
So Koharu is not a singer anymore? :? Well, I can understand that XD Nothing against her but... well
I'll be waiting for your next chapter :)
BTE...What happened with the message that Miki sent to Yossie? :?
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Yay!!! New chapter :w00t:
So Koharu is not a singer anymore? :? Well, I can understand that XD Nothing against her but... well
I'll be waiting for your next chapter :)
BTE...What happened with the message that Miki sent to Yossie? :?
I planned to include it in the next chapter.
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Yay!!! New chapter :w00t:
So Koharu is not a singer anymore? :? Well, I can understand that XD Nothing against her but... well
I'll be waiting for your next chapter :)
BTE...What happened with the message that Miki sent to Yossie? :?
I planned to include it in the next chapter.
Then for sure I'm not gonna lose it 8)
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The chapters are not that long like other stories but WOW!!! You still manage to make it awesome!!! I really enjoyed it. Probably the unique style of the story. Looking forward for more HPriest
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"Aichan!"
The girl followed Aichan. It is obvious that she knows her. Aichan stops, still being angry and sad about the outcome of her conversation with Risa. She looks at the girl.
~Koharu...~
HA! Mah guess wuz right! :rockon:
Wonder what Koharu's been up to?
"No stress, no success...right?", she smiles.
~I know, I know...~, Aichan notices Koharu's effort to cheer her up, ~what about you?~
"Being a voice actor?"
...
"It's fun. I miss the singing, but sometimes I am allowed to sing the opening or ending. This keeps me connected to the music business."
~It's a shame that your solo career didn't work out.~, Aichan mentions.
"No,no..it's alright. I like the job.", Koharu smiles.
~I see.~, Aichan smiles the first time during the whole conversation.
Ah, so she's still doing the voice-acting thing. :thumbsup Voice actors can have pretty long and varied careers. Too bad about her singing career not flourishing as well, but hey, at least she's working.
Aichan walks to her studio, with a couple of cookies from the café for the way. First she keeps smiling, but after a few meters Risa pops up in her head again. She looks at the building the studio is inside and sighs. Life has to go on and she can't blame Risa.
~I should finally realize that I lost a good friend for good...but am I really able to do it?~
A pigeon lands in front of her. She takes her last cookie to feed it.
~Risa..~
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :pleeease:
DON'T GIVE UP AICHAN! DON'T GIVE UP ON RISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :gyaaah:
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Chapter 14 - The Diner
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*Here, your breakfast.*
Miki looks at the waitress and nods. It is not difficult to realize that she is somewhere else with her mind. She looks through the window in the front of the small diner. The door on the other side of the street is the door to the apartment of Aya and her. Aya probably still lies in her bed. Their relationship isn't really harmonic anymore. It could be that they spent too much time together over the last years. With the change of the agency they suddenly were surrounded by unknown people. During this time they became pretty close.
Last night they didn't talk much, but Aya at least was happy that Miki came back. There are a lot of those ups and downs. Miki knows that it can't continue like this and blames her alone for all the problems. She understands that she has to make a decision, a decision that would also affect their future as GAM.
Right now Miki weighs out the positives and negatives. Did they drift apart too much? Would a break-off good for them? This would probably also lead to a disbanding of GAM, a project they invested in so much time and effort. Does she even want to break-off? Miki is completely undecided about the whole thing, but they also can't continue like this.
She continues to sit and think in this diner for a while without even touching the breakfast in front of her. After some more minutes, she suddenly grabs her mobile from the table and calls someone.
"Miki?", the voice of Yossie responds.
~Can we meet now?", Miki says without greeting. It looks like she is in a hurry. Maybe she finally made a decision and wants to act quickly before she changes her mind again.
"Now?"
~Yes, it is important.~
"Okay..."
~In 20min at the fountain in the mall.~
"I'll be there."
~See you.~, she hangs up before getting a see you from Yossie as well.
Yossie is clueless about what's going on with Mikitty. Luckily she just changed her clothes before the call and is ready to get to the mall immediately.
Mikitty jumps up and heads for the door. She almost forgets to pay. The waitress has to call her back. In all the mess Miki pays way too much and doesn't want to wait for the change. She walks to the door again and opens it, when she suddenly bumps into somebody. Miki raises her head and can't believe her eyes.
~You....~
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YOU WHAT????!!!! :OMG: :OMG:
I'll have to wait for the next chap, I suppose
So Miki want to break-off with Aya?!!! :scared: I hope that Aya could understand her reasons ans this doesn't affect her future as GAM...
And why she called Yossie so suddenly? Will Yossie play a very important part in her decision? :hehehe: or she only want to ask her some advices? :dunno: And who's that person at the end? I don't think is Yossie... :bigdeal: that's would be really fast :on lol: Maybe Ai-chan or Aya? or still better Gotchin!!!! :luvluv1: :luvluv1: I dunno why a I think in her :mon sweat:
Waiting for the next chapter!!! :mon beam:
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yea sorry..I wasn't sure whether I should continue or save it for an own chapter. ^^
now I can keep the 'excitement'/'tension' high. :P
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Last night they didn't talk much, but Aya at least was happy that Miki came back.
MIKI CHOSE AYA!!! :wriggly:
There are a lot of those ups and downs. Miki knows that it can't continue like this and blames her alone for all the problems. She understands that she has to make a decision, a decision that would also affect their future as GAM.
Wait, what? No! Miki, please don't be contemplating what I think you're contemplating! :OMG:
After some more minutes, she suddenly grabs her mobile from the table and calls someone.
"Miki?", the voice of Yossie responds.
~Can we meet now?", Miki says without greeting.
Why does Miki have to choose? :gyaaah:
She walks to the door again and opens it, when she suddenly bumps into somebody. Miki raises her head and can't believe her eyes.
~You....~
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO???? :scared:
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WHOOOO???!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait for the next chapter of Aya-Miki-Yossie....
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Chapter 15 - The 'Hot' CM
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Sayu has been up for a while already. She took a shower some minutes ago and now sits on her bed. There is something she is looking at. Sayu seems to be deep in thought. What she is looking at is nothing else than the drawer; the drawer where she put in the picture last night. She didn't take the picture out, but it's still in her mind.
In the background you can hear her fax working, but Sayu doesn't care or doesn't even notice. She is not moving a bit, when suddenly her mobile rings. Her thoughts or daydreams have finally been interrupted. A bit confused she looks around the room and hears her mobile. It's lying on the table. Sayu stands up and picks up the phone.
"SAYUMI? Where have you been?", her manager is on the phone.
~I...~, Sayu stumbles, still being a bit dizzy.
"Forget it. I faxed you the details for a sudden offer. Get there...NOW!"
~Uhh...~
"And this time....do it right!", the manager hangs up.
Sayu slowly puts down the phone and looks at the fax. She sighs and walks over to it to read it. It seems to be some kind of commercial. The actual model became ill and now they want her to take over her part.
~It's a promo CM for a new single of Takahashi Ai. The theme is "hot". It will be a short and hot scene together with her and..~, Sayu stops reading.
First she only overflew the fax, but then one thing caught her attention.
~Aichan?~, she asks herself and reads it again.
~It's Aichan!~
Sayu puts down the fax and look at the drawer. First it looks like that she has concerns, but then she smiles and picks up the fax again to read the address. Quickly she puts on a jacket and rushes out of her apartment. At the street she stops a cab and heads for the studio where the CM is going to be shot. Sayu notices that her heart is beating faster. She really seems to be excited about this.
Back in her apartment we can see her mobile still lying on the table. She probably forgot it. It suddenly starts to ring and to vibrate; an incoming call. At the display we can read the name of the person who is calling her. It is....Eri.
However, a few minutes passed and Sayu arrives at the studio. She steps out of the cab and pays the driver. Her nervousness increases when she look at the building. Sayu walks inside. The shooting is supposed to be in the 3rd floor and so she decides to use the elevator. A few other people get into the elevator with her. She stands completely in the back of it. It doesn't take long and they arrive at the 3rd floor. All the other people in the elevator seem to be of the staff, because they all get out on the same floor. Sayu looks around.
~So many people...~, she tries to find Aichan.
Sayu is already used to a lot of people around her, but would have never imagined to see so many people around for a CM that only is 20 seconds long. This is when she realizes, ~Aichan made it~. Aichan doesn't seem to be anywhere and so she decides to ask someone.
#Takahashi Ai? Who are you, the model? YOU want to meet Takahashi Ai?#, she gets as response, followed by some laughter.
Sayu is speechless and slowly gets pissed. The person keeps looking back to her and laughs. She pouts and turns around. The set is almost done. Sayu stops and looks at all the people, when suddenly somebody shouts at her.
#ARE YOU THE MODEL? WHY AREN'T YOU CHANGED?# - Sayumi looks at him and is a bit scarred by the tone.
#WHY ISN'T SHE CHANGED? HELLO?#, he keeps shouting through the room.
Then suddenly some woman grabs her from behind and drags her into the dressing room.
>I am the stylist, we have been waiting.<, she introduces herself. We have seen this person before. It's the same woman that talked with Aichan before.
>Just ignore him. The other model canceled so sudden, he is almost exploding.<
~I see...~
>You are lucky, you only have to work with him once.<, the woman immediately spreads a friendly aura.
Sayu can feel the friendliness and becomes calmer now. She isn't pissed anymore. After some more minutes, they are done with the clothes. The woman tells her to wait for the hair and make-up, but Sayu takes the chance to ask her about Aichan.
>You mean Aichan? She is upstairs...she also hates all the mess before the shootings.<, the woman smiles.
~Is it possible...to meet her?~, Sayu asks a bit shy, already knowing the answer.
The woman looks at her and finally realizes that she is THE Sayumi. Something seems to be on her mind. However, she decides not to ask about it. Instead she looks at her watch.
>You know what...<, she says.
~Hmm..?~, Sayumi is surprised.
>When you go upstairs now, you might find her in her room. She prefers to be alone and enjoys the silence before the shootings.<
~But..~
>I will tell the make-up and hair stylists to wait....hurry!<, the woman smiles.
She escorts Sayu up the stairs and points at the room of Aichan. It's at the end of the floor.
>Don't worry. Usually people don't come up here before of a shooting. They are all too busy. However, please hurry.<, the woman says and walks back downstairs.
Sayu slowly starts to walk towards the room. She doesn't really know what to say. They didn't keep any contact at all. Her concerning quickly turns into happiness. There is nothing to worry about, both had their jobs. She now walks faster, but stops again. Something smells burned. "H....", Sayu also hears something, but isn't too sure what to think about it. "HE...", it sounds again. She reaches for the handle to open the door, when...
~Itai!~, the handle seems to be very hot.
"HEL...", it's becoming louder.
However, she was able to push it down a bit and so the door slowly starts open until Sayu finally can see..
~Fire......?~
"HELP", Aichan screams from the other side of the room.
~Aichan...?~
"S...Sayu?", Aichan looks at the door.
~Fi......FIRE!!~, Sayu screams for help.
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Sorry, turned out to be a bit longer than usual.
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Sayu seems to be deep in thought. What she is looking at is nothing else than the drawer; the drawer where she put in the picture last night. She didn't take the picture out, but it's still in her mind.
A picture taken back during "the good old days", perhaps before the scandal?
Sayu slowly puts down the phone and looks at the fax. She sighs and walks over to it to read it. It seems to be some kind of commercial. The actual model became ill and now they want her to take over her part.
~It's a promo CM for a new single of Takahashi Ai. The theme is "hot". It will be a short and hot scene together with her and..~, Sayu stops reading.
First she only overflew the fax, but then one thing caught her attention.
~Aichan?~, she asks herself and reads it again.
~It's Aichan!~
I wonder if any of the other girls have been keeping in touch with Aichan and/or have been following her career. We all know Aichan isn't exactly the most extroverted person in the world; so it's not like she'd be the one calling any of them up to hang out or do something together. Considering that Risa completely stopped talking to her, did the others do the same?
Back in her apartment we can see her mobile still lying on the table. She probably forgot it. It suddenly starts to ring and to vibrate; an incoming call. At the display we can read the name of the person who is calling her. It is....Eri.
Eri? :O
Sayu takes the chance to ask her about Aichan.
>You mean Aichan? She is upstairs...she also hates all the mess before the shootings.<, the woman smiles.
~Is it possible...to meet her?~, Sayu asks a bit shy, already knowing the answer.
The woman looks at her and finally realizes that she is THE Sayumi.
...
>When you go upstairs now, you might find her in her room. She prefers to be alone and enjoys the silence before the shootings.<
~But..~
>I will tell the make-up and hair stylists to wait....hurry!<, the woman smiles.
She escorts Sayu up the stairs and points at the room of Aichan. It's at the end of the floor.
YAY! :wriggly:
~Fire......?~
"HELP", Aichan screams from the other side of the room.
~Aichan...?~
"S...Sayu?", Aichan looks at the door.
~Fi......FIRE!!~, Sayu screams for help.
ONOES!!! AICHAN!!! :OMG: :OMG: :OMG:
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What the..!!!!
FIRE!! FIRE!! Someone help Ai-chan!!! :OMG: :OMG: How is that this happened? Is someone trying to hurt Ai-chan?
Oh no! Sayu forgot her mobile and she can't answer Eri :mon scare:
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Sweet, an update :]
Wow, hot, literally.
Quick! Save her, Sayu!! >__< what's fire doing upstairs anyway?? why isn't there a fire alarm in the building? :O
and she missed Eri's call D:
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A pigeon lands in front of her. She takes her last cookie to feed it.
~Risa..~
She gently pets the pigeon and walks inside the building.
I don't know why, but I burst out laughing at this part XD The thought of Gaki-san being Ai's pet pigeon was kinda funny :lol:
Fire? @@ Does someone want to murder Ai? Or is it purely a coincidence? Anyway, it's good that KameiShige are still in contact and most of the girls are on friendly terms with each other, except for TakaGaki. I wanna know the reason behind that sooooooooooo bad :P
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Chapter 16 - The News
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Miki is late, but she finally arrives at the mall.
Somebody must have held her up, she looks a bit distracted..
The fountain is in the center of the mall. Slowly she walks through the mall to take a breath. She must have ran the last kilometers. And then she finally sees her, Yossie.
~Huh?~
It looks like Yossie is talking with somebody. Yossie is standing in front of the other person and so Miki can't see who it is. Slowly she approaches them and overhears something that is making her stop walking any closer.
"Yeah, tomorrow I am leaving for the training camp..."
Yossie is leaving? Tomorrow? Miki doesn't know what to do. She breaths in and walks closer.
~You are leaving?~, she asks and surprises Yossie.
"Huh? Oh, Miki! Yes, I told you, didn't I? Oh, by the way..see who I just met.", Yossie steps to the side.
~Mako...chan?~
>Hai!<, she smiles.
~Why...?~
>Holidays!<, Mako grins at Miki.
~I see... Anyway, you are leaving...tomorrow?~, Miki turns to Yossie again.
"Uhm...yes.", Yossie looks a bit confused.
"I told you about the training camp."
Miki stares at the fountain and mumbles ~..but you didn't tell me when..~.
"What did you say?", Yossie wasn't able to hear her mumbling.
~Nothing, I have to go now.~, Miki puts on a forced smile.
"Already? Hey!", Yossie calls after Miki, but she only waves back without turning around. Miki doesn't want to let her see the sadder disappointment in her face, she wants to get out of the mall as quick as possible.
>What was that?<, Mako asks since she has been away for a long time.
"I don't know, I don't know.. . Hey! Want to go for a drink? It's my last day in Tokyo for a while.", she claps on Mako's shoulder. There is no reason why Mako should deny this offer and so they both go for a drink.
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Eri keeps trying to call Sayu, but she just doesn't pick it up. First she thinks that it's odd, but then she says to herself that Sayu probably just forget her mobile somewhere.
If she knew how right she was...
Anyway, she looks around her room. It's been a long time since she has been in Tokyo. Her room brings back memories. She has a poster of Morning Musume at the wall and a little pin board with pictures. On the top of the cupboard she finds some older albums with old purikura pictures. Eri has a few of them in Europe, but there are so many that she hasn't been able to take them all with her.
~Ahh...Nacchi and Yuko have been joking about some sort of comeback yesterday. Maybe it wouldn't be that much of a bad idea. ...me and my wishful thinking..~, she keeps looking at the old pics with a big smile on her face.
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Miki enters a bar, sits down on a bar stoll and orders a drink.
A man sits down next to her.
>Hey..<, he starts to talk to her.
Miki looks at him and sighs, "You again, Shouji.".
>We weren't able to finish our conversation at the bistro..<
"What conversation? What are you doing here anyway?"
>Just passing by...<
"Sure..", Miki laughs.
>Look, you never told me your reason for the breakup.<
She grins and drinks the glass at one gulp. "My life....is a complete mess."
>..I can help you to sort it again..<
Miki looks at Shouji with a desperate and exhausted look. Could she really be considering...
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Yossie and Mako are at a cafe and drink some non-alcoholic drinks. They have a nice talk and it isn't really sure why, but Yossie happens to look at the big screen standing in the mall.
#..Explosion in the recording studio. Popular singer Takahashi Ai has been caught by surprise when her dressing room suddenly caught fire and later resulted in a big explosion. It has been learned that another girl, popular idol Michishige Sayumi, has been able to rescue her just before the fire reached the gas bottles standing in a room next to her. Both have been taken to the hospital, but Michishie Sayumi seems to have no serious injuries. Police is currently investigating the cause of the fire, but so far everything looks like a bad accident. ...#
~AICHAN! SAYU!~, Yossie jumps up.
>Huh? What?<, Mako didn't notice the news and kept talking to Yossie.
~S...sorry, but I have to go now.~, Yossie rushes out of the café. She quickly picks her mobile to call Miki.
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>Your phone is ringing.<, Shouji tells Miki.
~I know..~
>You don't want to take the call?"
Miki looks at the displays and sees that it's Yossie, ~Nope..~.
She prepares to gulp down the next glass, when she spots the TV in the corner of the bar. Miki sees the same news. First she is in a little shock, but then suddenly decides to take the call.
~Yossie!~
"Aichan and Sayumi..!"
~I know.~
"I am going to the hospital now."
~I am on my way.~, Miki hangs up the phone and once again leaves Shouji in a hurry.
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Eri keeps looking at the old purikura and decides to turn on the radio for some music. Every station is currently reporting about the accident and so she happens to hear them right after she turned on her radio. First she doesn't realize who they are talking about, but when she look at a purikura of Aichan and her...
~Did they say...Ta..Takahashi Ai? Hospital?~
She looks at the purikura again. Then she quickly closes the album and gets off her bed.
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Yuko and Nacchi are currently in the car to drive Nacchi to the next train station. The car radio is going and interrupts the current song for the shocking news. Yuko and Nacchi both look at each other, there is no hesitation at all. Yuko turns around and heads for the hospital
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Koharu is on her way to the studio where she records all the animes. On her way she passes a lot of shop windows and an electronic shop happens to have a lot of TVs running in his shop window. Usually Koharu passes them without even caring what's going on, but the name of Takahashi Ai definitely caught her attention.
~Aichan?~
~Where is the hospital?~ Due to the shock she needs some time to orient herself again, but then she heads for the right direction to get to the hospital as quick as possible.
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Reina is in her bathroom, doing her hair. She overslept and is too late for work. The TV is running in in the living room and that isn't too far away from the bathroom. However, she doesn't really listen to it.
~Done!~, she smiles and winks at herself in the mirror.
It's a wonder how she can be so calm, knowing that she is way too late for work. Slowly she walks into the bedroom and looks at the mess. Reina also has a very lively sleep. The blanket is living next to the bed and pillows are everywhere, but not on the bed. She sighs and decides not to clean it up. Reina now walks into the living room and grabs the glass of orange juice standing on the table. She made it earlier already. The news are still running, but they not describing the accident anymore. Instead they keep talking about the brave girl that rescued her. Reina still doesn't know who "her" is, but then..
#Michishige Sayumi really has been at the right place for the right time..#
~Sayumi? What's that?~
Reina now reads the news ticker at the bottom.
#Michishige Sayumi saved Takahashi Ai just in time. Takahashi Ai still in critical condition.#
She almost spills her orange juice. Then it looks like she suddenly pushed the trigger for the "rush-mode". There are no calm movements anymore, within seconds she changes her clothes leaves her apartment. All she forgot was to shut down the TV, but that should be her least concern right now.
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Kei heard a pair talking about the explosion while waiting for the next train. There is another audition she wants to go to. However, the name of Aichan made her curious and so she decides to ask the pair about. They give her a quick summary and Kei gets a shock. There is a train passing a station near the hospital, but it's on the other side of the station. She looks at the plan and realizes that she has to hurry. Kei almost trips while rushing down the stairs, but a handsome guy catches her. However, there is no time for a flirt. She continues to run to the train and becomes a bit sad about the missed opportunity with this guy...but she has other priorities right now. The doors of the train are already closing, but she is able to jump inside just in time. Kei sighs and takes a deep breath.
~I made it.~, she smiles.
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Risa arrives at home. Her mom suddenly rushes at the door to Risa.
>You are already here?<
~Y..yes?!~
She then runs back to the living room again and quickly turns off the TV.
~Is everything alright?~
>Ehehehe...of course..don't worry..<
Risa sighs and goes upstairs. She actually has no TV in her room, but also isn't in the mood for TV anyway. Risa decides to finish reading the manga she started yesterday. While reading the manga, she makes an emotionless face. There seems to be no enjoyment or pain while reading at all. She just reads it...without wanting or not wanting to read...she just reads it...
Her mom obviously heard the news, but somehow thinks that it's better for Risa not to know.
Risa would be the only one not knowing about Aichan's condition.
How long will the mother be able to hide the news?
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Note: I assume that the news mentioned the name of the hospital, although they might not say it in reality. The hospital will remain unnamed in the fic. I simply didn't want to check for the names of hospitals in Tokyo. I hope the multi-scene style hasn't been too confusing. If you find a typo, time or grammatical error..sorry..didn't double-check the text. ^_^
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Yay!!! They are going to reunite again :w00t: the only bad is that it have to be in this situation :cry: poor Aichan and Risa! Her mom don't told her anything :angry:
Yossie is leaving and Miki is sad, mmm...suspicious, but I hope Yossie cancels her trip
Ahh...this is getting exciting :w00t:
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Miki is late, but she finally arrives at the mall.
Somebody must have held her up, she looks a bit distracted..
Wait, we still don't know who that person was that Miki ran into as she was leaving the diner. :O
It looks like Yossie is talking with somebody. Yossie is standing in front of the other person and so Miki can't see who it is. Slowly she approaches them and overhears something that is making her stop walking any closer.
"Yeah, tomorrow I am leaving for the training camp..."
Yossie is leaving? Tomorrow? Miki doesn't know what to do. She breaths in and walks closer.
Well, where's the training camp going to be? If Miki's worried that she won't see Yossi for a while, it probably isn't that bad unless training camp is being held in a different country.
~You are leaving?~, she asks and surprises Yossie.
"Huh? Oh, Miki! Yes, I told you, didn't I? Oh, by the way..see who I just met.", Yossie steps to the side.
~Mako...chan?~
>Hai!<, she smiles.
Hi Mako! :wave:
"I told you about the training camp."
Miki stares at the fountain and mumbles ~..but you didn't tell me when..~.
"What did you say?", Yossie wasn't able to hear her mumbling.
~Nothing, I have to go now.~, Miki puts on a forced smile.
"Already? Hey!", Yossie calls after Miki, but she only waves back without turning around. Miki doesn't want to let her see the sadder disappointment in her face, she wants to get out of the mall as quick as possible.
Okay, what's going on here with Miki? I thought she had chosen to be with Aya, so what's up with her being like this after finding out Yossi's leaving? I mean, sure they're close friends and all, but it's not like she's never going to see or speak to her again.
Miki enters a bar, sits down on a bar stoll and orders a drink.
A man sits down next to her.
>Hey..<, he starts to talk to her.
Miki looks at him and sighs, "You again, Shouji.".
>We weren't able to finish our conversation at the bistro..<
Oh for fuck's sake, what does HE want? :angry1:
>Look, you never told me your reason for the breakup.<
Wait a sec...Miki dumped him? That must mean that the choice she had to make wasn't Aya VS Yossi, it was Aya VS Shouji! That means that Miki and Yossi were never romantically involved here, they're just really good/close friends! :w00t:
She grins and drinks the glass at one gulp. "My life....is a complete mess."
>..I can help you to sort it again..<
Miki looks at Shouji with a desperate and exhausted look. Could she really be considering...
Oh GOD I hope not! DON'T DO IT MIKI!!! :pleeease:
Yossie and Mako are at a cafe and drink some non-alcoholic drinks. They have a nice talk and it isn't really sure why, but Yossie happens to look at the big screen standing in the mall.
#..Explosion in the recording studio. Popular singer Takahashi Ai has been caught by surprise when her dressing room suddenly caught fire and later resulted in a big explosion. It has been learned that another girl, popular idol Michishige Sayumi, has been able to rescue her just before the fire reached the gas bottles standing in a room next to her. Both have been taken to the hospital, but Michishie Sayumi seems to have no serious injuries. Police is currently investigating the cause of the fire, but so far everything looks like a bad accident. ...#
Please let them be ok, please let them be ok, please let them be ok, please let them be ok, PLEASE LET THEM BE OKAY!!!
:prayers:
>Huh? What?<, Mako didn't notice the news and kept talking to Yossie.
~S...sorry, but I have to go now.~, Yossie rushes out of the café. She quickly picks her mobile to call Miki.
Hey, why the hell didn't Yossi tell Mako? She's friends with them too, she should be going with them!
>Your phone is ringing.<, Shouji tells Miki.
~I know..~
>You don't want to take the call?"
Miki looks at the displays and sees that it's Yossie, ~Nope..~.
She prepares to gulp down the next glass, when she spots the TV in the corner of the bar. Miki sees the same news. First she is in a little shock, but then suddenly decides to take the call.
~Yossie!~
"Aichan and Sayumi..!"
~I know.~
"I am going to the hospital now."
~I am on my way.~, Miki hangs up the phone and once again leaves Shouji in a hurry.
Please let them be ok, please let them be ok, please let them be ok, please let them be ok, PLEASE LET THEM BE OKAY!!!
:prayers:
Her mom obviously heard the news, but somehow thinks that it's better for Risa not to know.
Risa would be the only one not knowing about Aichan's condition.
How long will the mother be able to hide the news?
What the hell is Risa's mom thinking? Is she that mad at what Aichan did to Risa that she will keep this news from her? Granted, Risa's pissed off at what Aichan did and by the looks of it, she has every right to be. However at one point in their lives they were best friends, and this situation now with the accident is something that goes beyond whatever grudges Risa has for Aichan.
Even if they haven't been keeping in touch that much with Aichan, all the other girls are going. Why? Because regardless of where their lives are now, they still have a history and a bond together. They were like their own family to each other, and family always sticks together.
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Great! They're going to reunite!!
:angry: What's the reason for Risa's mum not to let Risa know aichan's condition?
Gyah, I thought YoMiki were something, but then maybe they're just close friend... I can't believe Yossie just let Miki go like that and then she go to have a drink with Mako? Can't she see that Miki needs her right now? Miki want to meet Yossie because she wanted to say something, right?
Great update!!
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Chapter 17 - The Rain
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Drop...drop..raindrops are dropping on the windowsill.
Risa is lying on her bed, calmly, listening to some music.
Drop...drop..
The raindrops are increasing now, disturbing the slow tact of the music. Risa sits up and looks at the window. It is ajar. She looks down on the bed, being too lazy to go and close the window. The radio is next to the bed. Risa only turns up the volume and lies down again. A gentle breeze going through the room, but it quickly increases. The wind is getting noisy by trying to find the way inside the room. Then a strong blast hits the house. The window gets pushed completely open, the door rumbles and something falls down somewhere else in the house.
~FINE!~
Risa finally stands up and closes the window. She looks out of the window. It really became stormy, but there is no intense rainfall.
~Thunderstorm...?~
She stops the CD and switches to the radio. Some station is probably reporting about the weather and it doesn't take long for her to find one.
#The first signs of typhoon have now reached the metropolitan area of Tokyo. Heavy rainfalls and strong winds are expected for the next hour. Please only leave the house for urgent matters.#
Risa already forgot about the typhoon. They have been forecasting it this morning. So much for her relaxing evening. She walks back to the window, while the station already switched back to music. It is really nice to watch how the rainfall is increasing, although it may be dark outside. Risa can see it in the light of the nearby lantern. A rainy night always has a melancholic feeling to it. She is getting close to the window with her head and her breath starts to mist up the window. Even though it might be a bit melancholic, rain also reassuring effect on her. However, it is also brining up some old memories. The whole day she tried not to think about it, despite the encounter with Aichan. At the graveyard.., Risa didn't want to cry, but she couldn't hold it back when seeing the grave. Her breath is still misting up the window and Risa starts to write at it; "A" ... "i" ... "k ... "a", "Aika". She has to fight with her teas again, but one tear made it's way down her cheek. With her hand she wipes away the tear. Risa keeps looking at how the name disappears from the window; "Aika" ... "Aik" ...
#We just got the information that the condition of popular singer Takahashi Ai has been stabilized now. Earlier, her dressing room caught fire and ended up in an explosion. According to....#
... "Ai" ... Risa hears the news while reading the name at the window, ... "A" ... it disappears.
~Aichan?~
Risa doesn't know what to do, her eyes hectically look around the room. What did just happen? What did he say? She rushes downstairs, trying to get the confirmation from her mother.
~Mom! Did you hear about this? Aichan?!~
> Mmh..well..I think so. <, her mom doesn't know what to say.
~ Where is she now? Do you know? ~
> Well... <
~ MOM! ~
> Y..yes, I know. <, she gives in.
Risa doesn't care about whether she hid the news from her or not. She only wants to get there as soon as possible. Her mother is giving her the name of hospital and Risa rushes to the door. Quickly she gets into her shoes and rushes outside. There is no time for a jacket or an umbrella. Her mother notices that she forgot the umbrella and tries to run after her, but Risa doesn't care. Only with a T-shirt and jeans, she runs to the hospital the fast she can, despite the bad weather and approaching typhoon.
Her mom stands on the street with the unopened umbrella in her right hand... > Risa... <
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She stops the CD and switches to the radio. Some station is probably reporting about the weather and it doesn't take long for her to find one.
Well, Risa's bound to hear about the thing with Aichan now that she's switched to the regular radio broadcasts.
Risa doesn't care about whether she hid the news from her or not. She only wants to get there as soon as possible. Her mother is giving her the name of hospital and Risa rushes to the door. Quickly she gets into her shoes and rushes outside.
Well, we know that the others are going to be there too, so it begs the question, "How will they react when Risa shows up?" We know that she's been deliberately avoiding speaking to Aichan, but has Risa completely cut off ties with the rest of them? Do the others know the whole story, or do they solely blame Risa for what happened to Aika?
There is no time for a jacket or an umbrella. Her mother notices that she forgot the umbrella and tries to run after her, but Risa doesn't care. Only with a T-shirt and jeans, she runs to the hospital the fast she can, despite the bad weather and approaching typhoon.
Thunderstorms aren't exactly the best weather to be out in, let alone typhoons. Hopefully it doesn't get too bad and Risa's able to make it to the hospital unharmed. To paraphrase an old saying, you're hurt the most by those you love the most. Even though she's mad at Aichan for whatever she did/said, deep down we see that she still does care about her. If she didn't she wouldn't be rushing to the hospital now.
Maybe now Risa will actually be willing to hear Aichan out.
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This time the symbols like ><,~~ and ## won't represent the same person all the time.
It should still be easy to follow the (mainly) monologs.
As always, sorry for typos or other kind of mistakes.
Chapter 18 - The Unity...
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Yuko literally smashes the car into the parking lot. At the very last moment it comes to a halt. Nacchi and Yuko don't waste time and get into the hospital as quick as possible. The rain is intense already, the typhoon close. At the desk they ask where she is. The nurse tells them the way and adds something, but the girls don't hear here. They are already on their way, when they suddenly see Sayu sitting on one of the chairs. She only seems to have some patches on her. Yuko and Nacchi stop and go to Sayu. She looks at them and smiles. Nacchi sits down next to her and asks about the current status. Sayu then explains that Aichan is out of danger, there are no serious injuries; Sayu herself only has some bruises; Yuko and Nacchi are the first visitors, but the visiting hours are already over; they are allowed to stay here at the entry of the hospital.
Yuko is angry, they are not allowed to check on Aichan? Sayu adds that Aichan is sleeping anyway. This isn't enough for Yuko. She goes to the desk again. The nurse says that she told them about this rule already when they entered the hospital, but Yuko doesn't want to hear the rule again, no, she wants to check on Aichan. In a very heated discussion with two nurses and one doctor, Yuko can finally achieve the right to check on Aichan, but only one person at once. The typhoon doesn't let them go home anyway.
During her discussion she didn't notice the arrival of Eri, Miki and Reina. They didn't want to interfere, Yuko can be scary when she wants someting. Instead they watched the whole show silently. Yuko becomes a bit embarrassed, realizing that they watched her. She knows that she sometimes overheats, but tries not to show it too often. Together they walk back to Sayu and Nacchi. Yuko already brought them up to date on their way. It doesn't take much longer and the rest of the girls arrive, all except of Risa. The girls keep looking at the entrance, but are not really surprised not to see her here.
Reina is curious and asks Sayu about what actually happened. All the girls had the same question in mind, but didn't want to bother Sayu with it already. Reina always has been straight forward one in the group. Sayu doesn't mind talking about it.
~[...]
However, I was able to push it down and so the door opened a little bit. Then I could see the fire inside her room. I didn't know what to do, when I suddenly heard Aichan from the other side of the room. She recognized my voice as well and was screaming for help. Helplessly all I could was screaming for help as well. I had to cover my mouse and nose, the smoke was unbearable.The way to the stairs were blocked and so the elevator was the only way to get up- or downstairs. The fire alarm didn't work as well and so I tried to look for an extinguisher, but I noticed something else, something terrible, gas cylinders. They were not too far away from her room. Not knowing whether are full or empty, I had to react quick now. First I tried to move them away from the fire, but they were already hot. It was impossible to carry them away. In the rooms that were open, I tried to find a coat or blanket. In the background I could hear the screams of Aichan. At this time other people finally noticed the fire. They came from upstairs and smelt the smoke. The time was running out and the elevator had been gone already. I finally found a coat. One man was trying to help with a bucket of water, but the fire was too big already. Then finally, the fire alarm went on. The fire must have reached another working sensor. I was busy drenching the coat with water. I covered myself with the coat and went back to her door. "Are you serious?", the man asked, but I can't remember what I answered. Covered with the coat, I jumped into her room. It was hard to see anything in there. I kneed down and searched for Aichan. She was lying near a window, she probably wanted to open it, but realized that it would have made it worse, since the door was closed..I don't know. I picked her up, she was still conscious. Now I realized that one coat wasn't enough. I wrapped it around her and tried to get under it...at least a bit..you know. There wasn't really any space for two people and so I kept most of myself uncovered. Aichan wasn't really able to jump anymore and so I had to almost carry her out of the room....~
> Sayu.. <, Eri looks at Sayu with tears.
Everyone realizes how honorable her action was and ask themselves, if they had done the same. However, it is hard to answer this question when you are not in such a situation. Deep inside themselves, they know that they would have done the same without any doubt. Sayu continues.
~Luckily we were able to get out of the room nearly unharmed by the fire, even myself. I was exhausted, the smoke..the fire...probably the smoke..was the reason. The man walked over to us and helped me up.~
> And then? <, Kei asks.
~Yes, I was so dizzy already that I forgot about the gas cylinders. All I can remember that I suddenly heard a bang and then.....then I felt...........HIM!~
> Him? <, Miki asks.
> The man? <, Reina adds.
~Where is he?~
> What? Why? <, Koharu is confused.
~He...yes, that's it..he must have covered me. This is why I have no major injuries. Where is he...?~
Sayu suddenly runs to the desk. The other girls stay at there, they have to stomach the whole story first. In the background you can hear Sayu frantically asking for information at the desk, but this is more of a problem then she thought; it's night, she is no relative, visiting hours are over. Sayu keeps on asking, when she suddenly collapses. The other girls notice quickly get to her.
# We told her that it was no good idea walk around already. Even a slight smoke intoxication is nothing to be careless about. #, the nurse comments.
She organizes her a free room and the other girls stay in there as well. This way they won't be too noisy. The girls decide about who is going to visit Aichan first. Miki goes first.
It's dark inside Aichan's room. She still is sleeping and Miki tries not to make any noise. The moon is shining through the window and Miki can notice a smile on Aichan's sleeping face.
> This girl..unbelievable.. <, Miki smiles to herself.
Yuko keeps on thinking about the whole situation and stuff. She notices that everyone is tired and tells them to try to sleep. They all deny that they are tired, although they yawn like they haven't slept for days. Yuko doesn't want to force anyone to sleep and so she continues to think while starring at one point.
She walks over to the window and watches the rain. It's really intense outside. They probably wouldn't be able to leave the hospital, even if they wanted to. It starts to hail. The grassland harrow in front of the hospital even turns white.
> Damn...it would be sheer suicide to walk around outside right now.. <, she says to herself.
Soon her time is over and she walks back to the room where the other girls are. She notices that almost everyone is asleep. Yuko is the only one awake and notices Miki whispering to her from the door. She look around and smiles. Everyone tried so hard to stay awake.
> I will go next. <, Yuko tells Miki.
~ Okay, I will go to the bathroom. ~, Miki says.
Yossie suddenly comes to the door as well. Yuko thought she was sleeping, but Yossie says she wasn't, although her face says differently. Yossie only wanted to say that she wants to go next. Nobody disagrees and so she goes back to her chair and closes her eyes, opens it again, tries to keep them open, but in the end she falls asleep...again.
Yuko enters Aichan's room. The typhoon keeps on raging outside, but Aichan still is asleep. Yuko sits down and sighs. She starts to talk out loudly, even though Aichan can't listen.
> ..just yesterday I thought about a reunion. It only was a joke, ....of course. However, it was a nice feeling....imagining to see everyone together again. Not everyone..I know, but .. most of them. And now this...everyone is here, together, but I don't want a reunion for such a reason...not for such a price... <, Yuko keeps on repeating, making long pauses between the sentences. Aichan might not be listening, but Yuko just had to tell her feelings out loud to somebody.
Miki is in the bathroom, sitting on a toilet. She still has her pants on and she isn't there to use the toilet anyway, no, she is there to smoke. It's still a secret for most of the people around her and so she is hiding in the bathroom. Miki wasn't able to go outside because of the typhoon. She is only smoking one cigarette. It was a very stressing day and she needed it. Once finished, she flushes it down the toilet and tries to get rid of the smoke. For her breath she has chewing gum with her. She walks out of the bathroom and turns to walk back to the room. Nurses and doctors are rushing through the hallway with a bed and she has to move to the side to let them pass her. It's no surprise to see an emergency during a typhoon.
> Really, it's sheer suicide to be outside right now. Huh? <, Miki stops, thunderstruck..
> Wasn't this.....Risa? <
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AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: Risa!!!!
Wow!!! Miki smoke :shock: well, people often say that they smoke because of the stress (that's what my dad say)
Poor Yuko, her wish was granted, but not in the way she wants
:mon thumb: :mon thumb: Good job Sayu!!! you were really brave
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Yuko literally smashes the car into the parking lot. At the very last moment it comes to a halt. Nacchi and Yuko don't waste time and get into the hospital as quick as possible.
By the sounds of how Yuko was driving, they're probably lucky that they don't have to admit themselves as patients while they're there.
Sayu then explains that Aichan is out of danger, there are no serious injuries; Sayu herself only has some bruises;
Yokatta~! :)
Yuko and Nacchi are the first visitors, but the visiting hours are already over; they are allowed to stay here at the entry of the hospital.
Aw hell that's lame. :banghead:
In a very heated discussion with two nurses and one doctor, Yuko can finally achieve the right to check on Aichan, but only one person at once. The typhoon doesn't let them go home anyway.
During her discussion she didn't notice the arrival of Eri, Miki and Risa. They didn't want to interfere, Yuko can be scary when she wants someting
Hey, it worked, didn't it? :yep:
It doesn't take much longer and the rest of the girls arrive, all except of Risa. The girls keep looking at the entrance, but are not really surprised not to see her here.
Well, Risa's just on foot, so it'll take her a while to get there. Hopefully she'll make it safely (if not a little drenched from the typhoon).
The fire alarm didn't work as well and so I tried to look for an extinguisher, but I noticed something else, something terrible, gas cylinders. They were not too far away from her room. Not knowing whether are full or empty, I had to react quick now.
HOLY SHIT! Man, they're lucky to be alive right now. :scared:
~Luckily we were able to get out of the room nearly unharmed by the fire, even myself. I was exhausted, the smoke..the fire...probably the smoke..was the reason. The man walked over to us and helped me up.~
> And then? <, Kei asks.
~Yes, I was so dizzy already that I forgot about the gas cylinders. All I can remember that I suddenly heard a bang and then.....then I felt...........HIM!~
> Him? <, Miki asks.
> The man? <, Reina adds.
The man used his body to shield the girls from the blast? :O
Yuko doesn't want to force anyone to sleep and so she continues to think while starring at one point.
She walks over to the window and watches the rain. It's really intense outside. They probably wouldn't be able to leave the hospital, even if they wanted to. It starts to hail. The grassland harrow in front of the hospital even turns white.
> Damn...it would be sheer suicide to walk around outside right now.. <, she says to herself.
Damn, Risa must live pretty far from the hospital. She's alright, right? She didn't get into an accident herself while she was running there? :cry:
Yuko enters Aichan's room. The typhoon keeps on raging outside, but Aichan still is asleep. Yuko sits down and sighs. She starts to talk out loudly, even though Aichan can't listen.
> ..just yesterday I thought about a reunion. It only was a joke, ....of course. However, it was a nice feeling....imagining to see everyone together again. Not everyone..I know, but .. most of them. And now this...everyone is here, together, but I don't want a reunion for such a reason...not for such a price... <, Yuko keeps on repeating, making long pauses between the sentences. Aichan might not be listening, but Yuko just had to tell her feelings out loud to somebody.
:k-sad:
It's often healthy to say things aloud like this, even if there's no one conscious to hear them. At least that way you don't keep it all pent up inside.
Miki is in the bathroom, sitting on a toilet. She still has her pants on and she isn't there to use the toilet anyway, no, she is there to smoke. It's still a secret for most of the people around her and so she is hiding in the bathroom. Miki wasn't able to go outside because of the typhoon. She is only smoking one cigarette. It was a very stressing day and she needed it.
Oh Miki.... :(
I take it none of the girls know about this?
Nurses and doctors are rushing through the hallway with a bed and she has to move to the side to let them pass her. It's no surprise to see an emergency during a typhoon.
> Really, it's sheer suicide to be outside right now. Huh? <, Miki stops, thunderstruck..
> Wasn't this.....Risa? <
Oh shit, there WAS an accident! RISA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :mon scare:
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First off, I'm soooooooooooooooooooo sorry for not replying your previous chapters *hammers head with mallet* Everything is so suspenseful and exciting!!! I almost tore my hair out while reading. It's a good thing I missed a couple of chapters so I could read them in one sitting and not go insane waiting for updates. But then the last chapter had to end with "Wasn't this.....Risa?"
Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh I think there are clumps of hair on the table now XD
Oh and "During her discussion she didn't notice the arrival of Eri, Miki and Risa."
Did you mean Reina instead?
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Uhm yea, thanks for pointing that out.
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Chapter 19 - The Accident
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Miki is confused and follows her. She can get a second look on the girl lying on the gurney. A nurse asks her who she is and Miki explains that she is a friend of her. The nurse tells her to wait in front of the OR. She can't enter it, of course.
Flashback.
It's raining cats and dogs. Risa is on her way to the hospital. She is running at a very fast speed and slips sometimes, but nothing bad happened so far. When looking closer, you can see that she is actually holding her mobile, scrolling down a list that probably is her phone book. She finally found the desired number and stops for a moment, but she stopped at a very bad place. Risa is standing in the middle of a street and doesn't notice the lights of an incoming car. The driver probably doesn't see her either, the rain is just too damn strong. And so it happens, the car hits her. The driver noticed her in the last minute and tried to evade the crash, but it was too late. She gets hits by one of the headlights, smashes into the hood with her upper body, hits the windshield with her head, breaking the side mirror and finally lands. Risa was lucky that the rear wheel didn't hit her as well. The driver panics and does the worst thing you can do in an accident, he leaves the scene, commits hit and run. Risa lies on the wet and cold street. Her phone only lies a few meters away from her, all she has to do is to push the dial button and help would probably arrive within minutes, but her body won't move without a horrible pain. She is freezing, her sight is getting blurry, the sound of the rain becomes tubby and slowly Risa looses her consciousness.
Miki still sits in front of the OR.
Yossie notices that Miki has been to the bathroom for quite a long time already and decides to check if she is alright. At the bathroom she surprisingly sees Miki, but not in the bathroom, she is sitting around the corner in front of the OR. Yossie wonders why Miki would wait there and approachs her, when suddenly a nurse comes.
# Are you a friend of her as well? #, the nurse asks Yossie and lets Miki notice that Yossie is here as well.
> Her? <, Yossie is confused.
~ ...Risa~, Miki explains.
Yossie is in shock and still doesn't know what happened, in fact, Miki doesn't really know either. The nurse tells them what she knows.
# Risa is her name? She, Risa, has been involved in a possible hit and run accident. Another passing car called the ambulance, but we don't know for how long she has been unconsciously lying in the cold. Luckily it happened only a few 100meters away from the hospital and so we were able to pick her up really quick. The driver is still missing, but the police is at the scene. #
~ She must have been on her way here. ~, Miki assumes.
> How is her condition? <, Yossie asks.
# I don't really know. All I know is that she has a broken leg, a broken arm and wrist and a few broken ribs. The doctors are currently checking for inner bleedings and other more serious injuries. #
> ..sounds really bad.. <, Yossie sighs. She has to sit down.
# Another problem is that she didn't have any ID with her, only her mobile. It's luck that you girls are here, so we don't have to waste time figuring it out. She also seemed to have tried to call a number with her mobile before or after the accident. Do you know this number? Is this the number of her parents? #, the nurse passes Miki, who still stands, a note with the number.
Miki closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
> Hm? <, Yossie wonders.
Miki givers her the note and says ~ she wanted to call you.. ~
> ...Risa. <, Yossie sighs again.
The nurse now knows that this isn't the number of Risa's parents and so she asks for it. Miki apparently doesn't have her new number. Yossie, however, seems to know the number and accompanies the nurse to her desk. There they also go through the rest of what the nurse needs to know about Risa. Yossie tries her best to answer all of her question, but her thoughts are with Risa.
She then slowly walks back to Miki who sat down again. Yossie sits herself next to her and happens to see the pack of cigarettes in Miki's pocket.
> I thought you stopped it. <
~ What? ~, Miki asks.
Yossie points at Miki's pocket with her eyes. Embarrassed, Miki puts them deeper in her pockets.
~ That's... ~, she stands up, ~ that's none of your business. ~
She walks away and Yossie tries to stop her.
~ LEAVE ME ALONE! ~, Miki suddenly reacts in a, even for herself surprisingly harsh way.
~ ...please. ~, she adds and makes it sounds like an apology.
Miki continues to walk away, but this time Yossie won't stop her. Her reaction was more than clear for Yossie, although Miki probably didn't want to sound that harsh.
> Miki... <, Yossie only whispers to herself.
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Note: I already wrote a lot more chapters down on paper. This means that I hopefully will be able to give you updates more often again.
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Miki is confused and follows her. She can get a second look on the girl lying on the gurney. A nurse asks her who she is and Miki explains that she is a friend of her. The nurse tells her to wait in front of the OR. She can't enter it, of course.
The OR??? Risa needs surgery?!?!? :shocked:
Flashback.
It's raining cats and dogs. Risa is on her way to the hospital. She is running at a very fast speed and slips sometimes, but nothing bad happened so far. When looking closer, you can see that she is actually holding her mobile, scrolling down a list that probably is her phone book. She finally found the desired number and stops for a moment, but she stopped at a very bad place. Risa is standing in the middle of a street and doesn't notice the lights of an incoming car. The driver probably doesn't see her either, the rain is just too damn strong. And so it happens, the car hits her. The driver noticed her in the last minute and tried to evade the crash, but it was too late. She gets hits by one of the headlights, smashes into the hood with her upper body, hits the windshield with her head, breaking the side mirror and finally lands.
RISA!!! :OMG: :OMG: :OMG:
The driver panics and does the worst thing you can do in an accident, he leaves the scene, commits hit and run.
YOU BASTARD!!! :temper:
> How is her condition? <, Yossie asks.
# I don't really know. All I know is that she has a broken leg, a broken arm and wrist and a few broken rips. The doctors are currently checking for inner bleedings and other more serious injuries. #
Please, please, please, please, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE don't let there be internal/serious injuries.
:prayers:
Yossie sits herself next to her and happens to see the pack of cigarettes in Miki's pocket.
> I thought you stopped it. <
...
~ That's... ~, she stands up, ~ that's none of your business. ~
She walks away and Yossie tries to stop her.
~ LEAVE ME ALONE! ~, Miki suddenly reacts in a, even for herself surprisingly harsh way.
...
> Miki... <, Yossie only whispers to herself.
:mon cry:
Note: I already wrote a lot more chapters down on paper. This means that I hopefully will be able to give you updates more often again.
No worries dude, no need to rush yourself. Just post them whenever you're able to. We'll still be here. :yep:
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OMG Risa....No......... :cry: :cry: :cry:
She can't be hurt too badly, cuz, cuz that would mean Ai-chan will be heartbroken when she finds out she indirectly caused it. Why is Miki acting strange? She's so touchy for some reason. Did something happened to her too?
I'd be looking forward to your updates. This is one of the fics I realy keep track of and wanna read everyday :)
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Chapter 20 - The Thoughts
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Yuko still talks to the asleep Aichan about her feelings, when suddenly..
~ Yuko... ~
> Huh? Aichan? You are awake? <, Yuko is surprised.
~ ...Yuko? ~
> Eh, yes? <
~ I have to go to the bathroom. ~
Yuko didn't expect her to say something like this and not so blunt. She doesn't really know what to say.
~ Can you lend me a hand? ~, Aichan ask.
She still is a bit weak and needs Yuko to support her on her way to the bathroom in her room. Yuko helps her, of course.
> So, how are you feeling? Good? <, Yuko asks through the door while Aichan sits on the toilet.
~ Yes, I guess I'm fine. ~
> That's nice. I'm glad. <
Aichan comes out of the bathroom and Yuko supports her again.
~ Thank you.. ~
> No problem. <, Yuko smiles at her.
Back in her bed, Aichan says that she doesn't even feel any pain anymore. Yuko now is curious and asks her whether she listened to what she said or not.
Aichan only grins at her.
> What? <, Yuko is embarrassed. All the talk about them making a comeback as a group again sounds too much like a dream than an idea of a realistic woman like her.
~ Maybe.. ~, Aichan giggles and turns around.
> Huh? What? What do you mean with 'maybe..'? Aichan. Aichan? <
Yuko gets closer to Aichan and notices that she fell asleep again.
> This girl...unbelievable. <, she sighs.
She doesn't want to wake her up again and decides to leave the room. In the corridor she notices Yossie staring at the ground. When asked about her problem, Yossie tells her about Risa and the accident. You can tell by her face that it is a huge shock for Yuko. Yossie suggests that they shouldn't tell Aichan right now and Yuko agrees. It would be better to tell Aichan in the morning, when she is completely recovered and Risa's surgery done. The other girls are also pretty much asleep and should spent the night sleeping instead of worrying about two of their friends. Yuko tells Yossie to go back and try to sleep while she is going to wait there until the parents of Risa arrive. Yossie doesn't really want to go, but Yuko can tell that Yossie is really tired. She is worried about Aichan, Risa and Miki. Such an emotional stress can make you more tired then physical. Yossie realizes that she can't do anything right now anyway and heeds the advice of Yuko.
The next girl can now pay Aichan a visit. Yossie goes back to Sayu's room and wakes up Nacchi. She tries not to wake the others, but Eri is sitting right next to Nacchi and rubs her sleepy eyes. Nacchi goes and visits Aichan. Eri told her that she wants to go next and after Yossie told her, that according to Yuko Aichan is fine, she fell asleep again. Yossie can't sleep. She is still thinking about Risa and Miki. Suddenly the door opens and Miki enters the room. She is really carefully not to wake the others and notices that Yossie is still awake. They look at each other without saying a word. Miki finds herself a nice place near the window and watches the rain. Yossie keeps on looking at Miki, a hundred thoughts running through her head. The image of the pack of cigarettes pops up in her mind and she doesn't know what to think of it. Miki also can't get rid off the image of Risa lying on the gurney while watching the rain. However, slowly they both start to become more and more tired, until Yossie and Miki finally fall asleep.
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I'd be looking forward to your updates. This is one of the fics I realy keep track of and wanna read everyday :)
Thanks! This encourages me a lot. :)
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OHH Ai-chan is fine!!!!!!!!!!!!! :w00t:
hahaha an embarrassed Yuko :shocked: I'm dying for see that
Poor Yossy :cry: so many things in her head... and poor Miki too :cry:
Next chapter please!!!!!! :oops: This is really good!
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YES!! Takahashi is fine!! And already picking on her eldest senpai~ XD
Anyways, RISA MUST SURVIVE!! :mon waterworks: Do you hear me HPriest?! SHE MUST SURVIVE!! :scolding: Or else...someone might end up like the driver...[glances at bloody mass in dark corner] :mon cweepy:
XD These emotes are amusing me haha...Oh the possibilities~
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Anyways, RISA MUST SURVIVE!! :mon waterworks: Do you hear me HPriest?! SHE MUST SURVIVE!! :scolding: Or else...someone might end up like the driver...[glances at bloody mass in dark corner] :mon cweepy:
What? I can't hear you!! XD
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Yuko still talks to the asleep Aichan about her feelings, when suddenly..
~ Yuko... ~
> Huh? Aichan? You are awake? <, Yuko is surprised.
:w00t: :w00t: :w00t:
~ I have to go to the bathroom. ~
Yuko didn't expect her to say something like this and not so blunt. She doesn't really know what to say.
Well, she's been unconscious for a while, so it's not really that surprising. :P
Yuko now is curious and asks her whether she listened to what she said or not.
Aichan only grins at her.
> What? <, Yuko is embarrassed. All the talk about them making a comeback as a group again sounds too much like a dream than an idea of a realistic woman like her.
~ Maybe.. ~, Aichan giggles and turns around.
> Huh? What? What do you mean with 'maybe..'? Aichan. Aichan? <
Yuko gets closer to Aichan and notices that she fell asleep again.
> This girl...unbelievable. <, she sighs.
Well, she's still pretty weak, so she needs her rest. Only reason why she woke up at all was because her body told her she needed to use the bathroom. :yep:
She doesn't want to wake her up again and decides to leave the room. In the corridor she notices Yossie staring at the ground. When asked about her problem, Yossie tells her about Risa and the accident. You can tell by her face that it is a huge shock for Yuko. Yossie suggests that they shouldn't tell Aichan right now and Yuko agrees. It would be better to tell Aichan in the morning, when she is completely recovered and Risa's surgery done.
Next question is though, what will Risa and Aichan say to each other when they finally wake up and see each other? Aichan at the very least will be surprised and obviously concerned about Risa, but what will Risa say? :?
Yuko tells Yossie to go back and try to sleep while she is going to wait there until the parents of Risa arrive. Yossie doesn't really want to go, but Yuko can tell that Yossie is really tired. She is worried about Aichan, Risa and Miki. Such an emotional stress can make you more tired then physical. Yossie realizes that she can't do anything right now anyway and heeds the advice of Yuko.
Yossi's the only one (presumably) that knows about Miki's smoking. I wonder what Yuko would have to say about that if she found out?
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Anyways, RISA MUST SURVIVE!! :mon waterworks: Do you hear me HPriest?! SHE MUST SURVIVE!! :scolding: Or else...someone might end up like the driver...[glances at bloody mass in dark corner] :mon cweepy:
What? I can't hear you!! XD
:grr:
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Yippee, a new chapter :)
I was hoping that you would write about Risa waking up in this chapter all fine. But that would mean less fun right :lol: I am glad Ai-chan seems alright. She can even go to the toilet now XD I thought Yuko would jump at the chance of getting to help her there :P
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Chapter 21 - The Goodbye
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Yossie's mobile rings and wakes everyone up. The sun dazzles their sleepy eyes. She reads on the display who is calling her and receives the call.
# Where the hell are you? You were supposed to be at the train station at 8am! #, her coach shouts at her.
> What time is it now? <, she asks in a calm way, still half asleep. After all she only slept two hours.
# 9:30! Get here now or this will be it! #, the coach hangs up.
Yossie sighs and guesses that she doesn't really have a choice, still, her movements don't really look like she wants to hurry. Well, she is late anyway, isn't she? While some girls go to Aichan's room and some try to find something to eat, Yossie stretches herself. Only Miki is left in the room, but they still don't talk to each other. They both either don't know what to say or fear to say something wrong. Yossie stands up and walks to the door.
~ You are leaving? ~, Miki asks, remembering what Yossie said to Makoto yesterday.
> Well...yeah. <, Yossie answers without turning around.
~ I see. ~
> ...bye <, Yossie finally turns around waves goodbye to Miki.
~ ... ~, Miki only looks at her and nods.
Yossie leaves the room and looks for Yuko. When passing the desk, she sees the parents of Risa.
"Where is she? Where is my Risa?", her mother questions the nurse.
The nurse tells her to calm down. She needs to look up the room number first. Yossie notices that it isn't the same nurse from the last time, probably the next shift.
~ Yossie! ~
> Yuko? <
Yuko just passed the desk as well and saw Yossie. However, she didn't see Risa's parents, who now recognizes the girls. Risa's mother immediately starts to shout at them, blaming the girls for what happened today and in the past. In her eyes nothing of all this would have happened, if Risa never joined them. Neither Yuko nor Yossie try to talk back to her, realizing that it would only increase her anger. There is nothing they can say to calm her down. Finally her husband is able to calm her. Although it actually looks like that she needs to catch her breath. She sits down on one of the chairs and her husband apologizes to the girls. Yuko tells him that they can understand her anger and that he doesn't have to apologize. He is really glad for their sympathy and goes back to his wife.
Yossie hears some noise coming from the floor and is curious about what it is, because it sounds like it's coming from Aichan's room. Both, Yuko and Yossie take a look and it seems like that all girls have been kicked out of Aichan's room. They walk back to Sayu's room. Koharu notices Yuko and Yossie.
"Eh...she is fine again..", she explains a bit embarrassed.
~ What happened? ~, Yuko still wants to know.
"Well, ... she had to go to the bathroom and suddenly kicked us out."
Yuko laughs, ~ I see. It's good that she is recovering fast, isn't it? ~
"I guess so.", Koharu laughs and embarrassingly holds the back of her head.
She heads back to Sayu's room and is happy that Aichan is healthy again. Yuko and Yossie kept their smiles until the last girl left the corridor. Then they start to talk about Risa again.
~ Risa's surgery finished. The doctors said that there were some difficulties, but they were able to handle it. ~, Yuko explains.
> That's why it took so long, I see. <
~ Her leg and her arm still have to heal, but apart from that she won't have any problems. ~
Yossie takes a deep breath, > That's great. <
~ She go moved to another room to wake up. I was on my way to you, when I saw you at the desk. ~, Yuko continues.
Yossie only nods, her thoughts already somewhere else now that she can stop bothering about Risa. Yuko suggests that they should join the other girls and tell them about what happened, but Yossie doesn't want to go back. It was very special for all of them being together and as sudden as she met them, she wants to leave them again. This way there won't be any sad feelings and the whole moment would stay as a one-time thing in her memory. Because that's what it is in her eyes, a one-time thing. Yossie doubts that there will be such a moment in the future again. She tells Yuko about her training camp and that she has to leave now. Yuko doesn't try to make her stay a bit longer, but still is a bit sad about it, having this dream about a lasting reunion in her mind. They say goodbye to each other and Yuko wishes her good luck with her futsal career.
Yuko heads back to Sayu's room. Yossie watches as she enters Sayu's room. She first feels gloomy, but the noise of the girls as soon as Yuko opens the door puts a smile on her face. It was a great moment, despite the two accidents. Yossie will try to keep it as a happy moment in her memory and heads for the exit.
Aichan comes out of her room and sees Yossie leaving the hospital. She tries to call for her, but the door already closed behind Yossie. Aichan is still curious about where she is going and decides to follow her. On her way to the exit..
# Mr. and Mrs Niigaki, you can now visit your daughter. #
Aichan can't believe what she just heard and turns around, > .....Risa? <
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Chapter 21 - The Goodbye
EH? :O
Risa's mother immediately starts to shout at them, blaming the girls for what happened today and in the past. In her eyes nothing of all this would have happened, if Risa never joined them. Neither Yuko nor Yossie try to talk back to her, realizing that it would only increase her anger. There is nothing they can say to calm her down. Finally her husband is able to calm her. Although it actually looks like that she needs to catch her breath. She sits down on one of the chairs and her husband apologizes to the girls. Yuko tells him that they can understand her anger and that he doesn't have to apologize. He is really glad for their sympathy and goes back to his wife.
It's understandable that Risa's mom is frustrated considering what happened (whatever it was) and how Risa got blacklisted the way that she did. It greatly affected her life (not in a good way either), and it hurts to see her have to go through this. Also, if you want to get technical, when you boil right down to it, Risa's mom can be considered right. It's not likely that this would have happened to Risa if she hadn't joined MM.
Koharu notices Yuko and Yossie.
"Eh...she is fine again..", she explains a bit embarrassed.
~ What happened? ~, Yuko still wants to know.
"Well, ... she had to go to the bathroom and suddenly kicked us out."
:lol:
~ Risa's surgery finished. The doctors said that there were some difficulties, but they were able to handle it. ~, Yuko explains.
Please let it be fine now. Please don't have any post-surgery complications. :prayers:
Yossie doubts that there will be such a moment in the future again. She tells Yuko about her training camp and that she has to leave now. Yuko doesn't try to make her stay a bit longer, but still is a bit sad about it, having this dream about a lasting reunion in her mind. They say goodbye to each other and Yuko wishes her good luck with her futsal career.
Yuko heads back to Sayu's room. Yossie watches as she enters Sayu's room. She first feels gloomy, but the noise of the girls as soon as Yuko opens the door puts a smile on her face. It was a great moment, despite the two accidents. Yossie will try to keep it as a happy moment in her memory and heads for the exit.
Yossi... :'(
# Mr. and Mrs Niigaki, you can now visit your daughter. #
Aichan can't believe what she just heard and turns around, > .....Risa? <
Oh crap...not the best way for Aichan to find out about this. :cry:
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Man, the way you had this title written... you lucky that Risa's alive.
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Chapter 22 - The Teardrops
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Sayu also seems to be healthy again. A nice and long sleep was enough for her to get back to recover her strength. Almost all girls are gathered in her room and talk about various kind of things. Now her mobile rings as well and it also is her boss. The situation is very similar to Yossie's situation, only that Sayu doesn't have anything in her schedule now. So, what does her manager want? He doesn't want to say what it is, but it looks like he has an amazing job offer for her. She is supposed to come to a short meeting immediately. Sayu doesn't know what to do, but the other girls tell her to go. They don't know about Risa yet, so they are all in very good mood. However, Sayu still is not sure whether she should leave now or not. The decision becomes a lot easier when Eri offers her to go with her. Sayu is moved by all the support from the other girls, although they haven't seen each other for such a long time. She basically has no other choice than to go now.
Right when they want to leave the room, Yuko opens the door and comes in. She sees Sayu and Eri heading for the door and ask where they are going, but they only respond that they are in a hurry and leave the room. Yuko tries to stop them, but they are already gone.
~ You can tell them later. ~, Miki suddenly says out loud, knowing what Yuko wants to say now.
> I guess you are right.. <, Yuko agrees.
+ Tell them what? +, the others get curious.
Yuko then slowly begins to explain what happened last night. You can see in their faces how the happy mood turns back to the sad mood they all had when they were worried about Aichan. "Does Aichan knows about this?", is the first questions that gets asked. Everybody knows about the problems between the two. It has been like this since Aichan or her new agency, but still with the knowledge of Aichan blamed Risa for the death of Mitsui. Since then the press stopped getting in the way of Aichan's own career. Anyway, Yuko explains them that she hasn't told Aichan yet. She actually wants to do this now and asks the other girls to help her. By no means they should say something like 'Risa only had the accident because she wanted to come and see you' or things like that. What Aichan needs are the smiling faces of the others, telling her that everything is fine.
That's easier said than done, because the girls themselves have to realize what happened to Risa. However, they want to try their best and so they move up to Aichan's room, all of them. Yuko is behind them, but the girls suddenly stop at Aichan's open door.
> Why are you stopping? <
~ She ... is not here. ~, Reina explains.
Yuko first is confused, but then she gets a slight shock. Where is she? Did she already found out? She immediately walks to the desk and asks the nurse where Aichan went.
# Aichan? #
> Takahashi Ai, the girl in room 069. <, Yuko quickly answers.
# Takashashi.....mmh... #
~ You DON'T know Aichan? ~ Kei bluntly adds. Aichan is so famous right now that it is a surprise to find somebody who doesn't know about her.
# Let me see. Wait, could it be that girl from just now? #
> Hm? <
# There was a patient just now, asking for another patient called Niigaki Risa. #
> Please no...I mean, yes that's her. Where is she? <
# She asked for Ms. Niigaki's room and I explained her the way to.. #
> WHAT? <, Yuko suddenly shouts at her.
# Ehh? #, the nurse of course has no clue why they are so tense.
> What's her room? <
# Takahashi's? #, the nurse is confused.
> No, Risa's! <
# Let me look it up again, but not all of you can visit her now. Her parents are already visiting her. She needs time to recover, you know. Ah there it is. #
~ I'll go. ~, Miki suddenly suggests.
The nurse gave them the room number and Miki suddenly stepped forward, heading into the direction of Risa's room. The other girls are confused, but Miki repeats the nurse that not all of them should go and visit her now.
~ Let me speak to Aichan. Besides, you should calm down a bit, you are not the youngest anymore, Yuko. ~ Miki adds with a smile.
Now that was blunt, blunt enough to make Yuko speechless. Nacchi takes the floor and suggests everyone to calm down.
+ You are still sensitive when somebody mentions your age? +, Nacchi whispers to Yuko and tells her to sit down as well.
> My age? No,...NO! I am more surprised about Miki. <, Yuko finally speaks again.
+ Mmh? +
Nacchi wonders what Yuko means, but Yuko seems to be deep in thoughts already. Is it that strange for Miki being the one willing to calm down another person or is there something else?
Meanwhile Aichan stands in front of Risa's room, leaning against the wall. Risa's parents are inside right now, but that's not necessarily the reason why Aichan is too afraid to enter the room. She realizes why Risa actually went out during such a stormy night. Slowly she slides down the wall until she sits on the ground. You can see the tears dripping down from her face. She lies her head on her knees and holds herself very tight. Miki finds her like this and slowly sits herself down next to her. She doesn't say anything, just sits next to her.
> Did it happen because of me? <, Aichan suddenly speaks up.
Miki looks at her.
> Did I ruin her life...again? <, she adds and looks at Miki with her teary eyes.
Miki clasps Aichan in her arms, ~It wasn't your fault, ...it wasn't.~
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They don't know about Risa yet, so they are all in very good mood. However, Sayu still is not sure whether she should leave now or not. The decision becomes a lot easier when Eri offers her to go with her.
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Yuko opens the door and comes in. She sees Sayu and Eri heading for the door and ask where they are going, but they only respond that they are in a hurry and leave the room. Yuko tries to stop them, but they are already gone.
Even if they knew about what happened to Risa, there really isn't anything they can do to help her right now anyway, so Sayu might as well go to her meeting.
Yuko then slowly begins to explain what happened last night. You can see in their faces how the happy mood turns back to the sad mood they all had when they were worried about Aichan. "Does Aichan knows about this?", is the first questions that gets asked.
Even with the awkwardness that is going on with Aichan & Risa's personal situation now, the girls still feel the desire to tell Aichan what happened. They were, after all, best friends at one point in time. While they may not be close at the moment, given how much of an impact/influence they had on each other, it's only fair that she should know.
Little do they realize that Aichan has already found out. :O
# She asked for Ms. Niigaki's room and I explained her the way to.. #
> WHAT? <, Yuko suddenly shouts at her.
Whoa-oh.
~ I'll go. ~, Miki suddenly suggests.
The nurse gave them the room number and Miki suddenly stepped forward, heading into the direction of Risa's room. The other girls are confused, but Miki repeats the nurse that not all of them should go and visit her now.
That's a bit strange. One would expect that Yuko would be first to go, considering her standing amongst them all. Miki just isn't the first person one would expect to step up to do something like this. :dunno:
Miki looks at her.
> Did I ruin her life...again? <, she adds and looks at Miki with her teary eyes.
Miki clasps Aichan in her arms, ~It wasn't your fault, ...it wasn't.~
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh shit...don't tell me...it was Miki who was the one who...and unknown to the others, Risa was innocent all along? Is this why Miki started smoking? Is she dealing with guilt that is stressing her out so much that she's doing this to herself?
:OMG:
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AHhhhhhhhhh I'm so sorry for missing the previous chapter and not commenting. I hate having exams :banghead: On 2nd thoughts, I'm kinda glad that I missed it though since I didn't have to tear my hair out while waiting for the next update XD I can't stand not knowing how Ai-chan reacted upon hearing about Gaki-san.
The nurse bit was funny but I totally understand why Yuko got so annoyed. It was after all a situation which called for knowing Gaki-san's room number asap. But Miki....EHhhhhhhhhh??? (inserts Gaki-san reaction). Her 180 degrees change was surprising. JFC, your reason for Miki picking up smoking sounds feasible. I really want to know what happened. Gahhhhh this is getting really good. Not that it wasn't before but now there are so many questions to be answered.
I wanna see an emotional TakaGaki scene please :D
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This story is getting better and better. I hope you'll continue this one till the end. I mean, it's a waste if this one didn't end. :D :D
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This story is getting better and better. I hope you'll continue this one till the end. I mean, it's a waste if this one didn't end. :D :D
Don't worry, this fic is my priority now. My other fics have to wait a bit.
I also want it to end sometime, but I am not really sure when the end will come.
On paper I am already a lot of chapters ahead and also have many ideas for future chapters...
I have an already planned end, but it might take a while to get there. (...and even then I could probably continue it)
Anyway, here is the next chapter. This time I am not too proud about the little graphic, though. :oops:
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Chapter 23 - The 15 Minutes
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There is no sign of the typhoon anymore. The sun is shining again, it's warm and a lot of people wander around the streets. Only the still wet grass reminds of the heavy rain last night.
Sayu and Eri are also enjoying the sun while on their way to the office of Sayu's agency. It isn't a very long way, but the two girls still find some time to talk about this and that. Compared to last night, their mood really increased a lot. They haven't been together for such a long time and both are really enjoying it.
They arrive at the agency. Eri says goodbye, but Sayu wants her to wait. She guesses that it won't be a long meeting. "We can go shopping after this.", Sayu suggests and asks her to wait inside. Eri first wants to decline, but Sayu seems to be so energetic that she basically only can agree. It isn't a bother to her at all, but Eri also has some stuff to do while being in Japan. Sayu shows her a nice couch and then hurries for the office. It isn't far away and Eri can even see her entering the room from the couch. Eri can't help it but laugh. "Sayu didn't change at all, didn't she?", she says to herself.
At the hospital...
Miki has been gone for a while now. All girls are still waiting in the hospital, despite some schedule conflicts a couple of them probably have. Yuko decides to take a look and see what the situation is. She sees the two, Aichan and Miki still sitting in front of Risa's room. It would probably not be good to disturb them right now. Yuko realizes that neither herself nor any of the other girls can really help now. It is something only Aichan and Risa can solve on their own. However, Miki surprisingly seems to be able to connect with Aichan. This is something Yuko still is a bit confused about, but wasn't want to concern with too much at the moment. She walks back to the other girls and explains the situation. Yuko suggests that for now all should go back to their work. They can still visit her later. Although the girls feel a bit sad about that they can't check on Risa, they also understand the circumstances. Slowly they begin to say goodbye to each other. There is a high possibility that they will meet again in the hospital. Kei is the only one who wants to stay. She doesn't have any plans for today anyway and Miki probably won't be able to stay the whole day as well.
At Sayu's agency, Eri already waited for about 15 minutes.
Sayu comes out of the office and looks pretty flustered. It almost looks like she is going to cry any second. Eri immediately walks up to her, but Sayu quickly runs away. Her managers comes out as well and looks at Eri.
~ And who are you? ~, he asks very unfriendly.
> What did you do to her? <, Eri straightforwardly.
~ Who? Sayu? ~, he laughs, ~ I didn't do anything, I'm just her manager. ~
> But.. <
~ You shouldn't put your nose into things that don't concern you, cheeky little miss. ~
He walks away while Eri becomes angry about his word.
> Cheeky little miss? I am an adult already! <, she whispers.
However, she doesn't want to fight with him now. She runs after Sayu who actually waited near the entrance.
> Sayu...? <
~ Can we leave now? ~, Sayu still with teary eyes.
> ...yes. <
Sayu starts to walk in a very fast pace. Eri tells her to wait and to slow down, but Sayu won't stop. She asks her to explain what happened, but no reaction either. However, Eri won't stop talking to her, trying to calm her down and suddenly Sayu stops. She turns around and Eri can see that now Sayu really broke out in tears.
~ You won't leave again, right? ~, Sayu asks her all of a sudden.
> ...huh? <
~ You will stay here ... with me, right? ~
> Uhm...I... <, Eri doesn't really know what to answer.
Sayu then wraps her arms around Eri and holds her very tight.
~ Tell me that you are not going to leave me alone again...! ~, Sayu being all in tears.
> Sayu... <
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What the @#$% happened at that meeting?
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They arrive at the agency. Eri says goodbye, but Sayu wants her to wait. She guesses that it won't be a long meeting. "We can go shopping after this.", Sayu suggests and asks her to wait inside. Eri first wants to decline, but Sayu seems to be so energetic that she basically only can agree.
Energetic? Considering how they've probably spent the whole night at the hospital concerned about Aichan that's a little surprising. Then again it could be that Sayu's a light sleeper and that whatever nap she had there was all she needed.
:bigdeal:
Yuko decides to take a look and see what the situation is. She sees the two, Aichan and Miki still sitting in front of Risa's room. It would probably not be good to disturb them right now. Yuko realizes that neither herself nor any of the other girls can really help now. It is something only Aichan and Risa can solve on their own. However, Miki surprisingly seems to be able to connect with Aichan. This is something Yuko still is a bit confused about, but wasn't want to concern with too much at the moment.
While it IS nice to see Miki taking care of Aichan this way, much like how Yuko feels it seems a bit confusing, especially considering that last line that she (Miki) had said in the previous chapter. It almost seemed like Miki wanted to continue on and tell Aichan more.
She walks back to the other girls and explains the situation. Yuko suggests that for now all should go back to their work. They can still visit her later. Although the girls feel a bit sad about that they can't check on Risa, they also understand the circumstances. Slowly they begin to say goodbye to each other. There is a high possibility that they will meet again in the hospital.
It's best for Risa to get her rest while she recovers from her surgery.
Kei is the only one who wants to stay. She doesn't have any plans for today anyway and Miki probably won't be able to stay the whole day as well.
Well, it's a safe bet that Kei's audition is blown. Plus, should something happen (either for the better or worse), it would be good to have someone there who can contact the others.
At Sayu's agency, Eri already waited for about 15 minutes.
Sayu comes out of the office and looks pretty flustered. It almost looks like she is going to cry any second. Eri immediately walks up to her, but Sayu quickly runs away. Her managers comes out as well and looks at Eri.
~ And who are you? ~, he asks very unfriendly.
> What did you do to her? <, Eri straightforwardly.
~ Who? Sayu? ~, he laughs, ~ I didn't do anything, I'm just her manager. ~
> But.. <
~ You shouldn't put your nose into things that don't concern you, cheeky little miss. ~
For someone who claims to be her manager, this dude sure doesn't seem concerned about his client. If Sayu's on the verge of tears then the meeting couldn't have gone well for her, which is something that a good manager should be concerned about. It's the manager's job to protect his/her client's best interests, which this guy doesn't seem to care about.
:tama-mad:
~ You won't leave again, right? ~, Sayu asks her all of a sudden.
> ...huh? <
~ You will stay here ... with me, right? ~
> Uhm...I... <, Eri doesn't really know what to answer.
Sayu then wraps her arms around Eri and holds her very tight.
~ Tell me that you are not going to leave me alone again...! ~, Sayu being all in tears.
> Sayu... <
Geez, what did they say to her in there? :cry:
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Oh gosh what did the evil manager say to Sayu?? Can Eri really promise her and keep it? We know she can't possibly stay forever....can she?? Awww another heartwrenching chapter and I don't even know what made Sayumi upset yet XD
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Chapter 24 - The Warm Smile
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So everyone except Miki and Kei left the hospital. Kei walks to Risa's room and isn't as careful as Yuko just now. She decides to walk up to Aichan and Miki, but they don't seem to mind her. At least Kei isn't as clumsy and tries to start smalltalk with them, instead she searches herself a chair and carries it to Risa's door. Just as she sits down, Miki suddenly stands up.
~ Did I do something wrong? ~, Kei asks confused.
But Miki didn't stand up because of her. She doesn't even speak to Kei, she just suddenly enters Risa's room without saying a word.
~ Wait, aren't her parents...", Kei wants to stop her, but Miki already closed the door behind her.
Aichan now is confused as well. What is she up to? Risa's mother doesn't like the interruption, of course. However, she isn't as moody as before.
# Couldn't you at least have knocked before entering? #, she asks.
Risa, who already is awake, doesn't say anything and her father also reminds silent, while Miki walks straight up to Risa's bed. With her mouth she gets close to Risa's ear and whispers something. It's so quiet that the parents can't hear what she says, but Risa's reaction makes it easy to guess.
~ She is outside? ~, Risa is surprised.
> She has been the whole time. <, Miki explains, not whispering anymore.
Risa looks towards the door and thinks for a short while. Then she turns to her parents and asks them, if they could leave for a moment. Miki got her answer with this and heads for the door. She leaves the room, looks at Kei, turns to Aichan who still sits on the ground and tells to her.
> You can go and talk with her now. <
~ Really? ....I mean...... ~
> Don't worry.. <, Miki bends down and pats on Aichan's head.
Just as Miki says this, Risa's parents came out of her room. They don't say anything and Risa's father quickly brings his wife away from the girls. Aichan still is shaky and scared, but Miki helps her up and gives her enough confidence to face Risa. Through the open door, Aichan can already see Risa who smiles and nods at her. However, Aichan doesn't smile, blaming herself for everything; but slowly she begins to walk into her room. Miki gently closes the door behind her to give them some privacy. She keeps on standing in front of the closed door and smiles. It's a really unusual warm and sweet smile on Miki's face.
Kei wonders why Miki seems to care so much more about them than anybody else.
~ Miki? ~
Miki's smile immediately stops. Kei gets scared, but Miki doesn't talk to her again. She changed her mood from happy to serious just like that and walks down the hallway. Kei follows her, realizing that Miki heads for the exit.
~ You are leaving already? ~, Kei asks, but Miki continues to remind silent.
Miki sure seems to be a bit more strange than usual today and Kei wants to know why. At the exit she tries it again, but Miki just ignores again. Miki walks along the parking area and Kei stopped at the entrance. Kei simply doesn't know what to ask anymore.
Then Miki's mobile rings. She takes it out, look at the display, doesn't take the call, shuts it down and if this wasn't enough already, she also takes out the battery and throws it into a trash bin. Kei witnessed everything and begins to worry about her. However, all she can do is watching as Miki walks away in an angry mood.
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So everyone except Miki and Kei left the hospital.
...
Miki suddenly stands up.
~ Did I do something wrong? ~, Kei asks confused.
But Miki didn't stand up because of her. She doesn't even speak to Kei, she just suddenly enters Risa's room without saying a word.
~ Wait, aren't her parents...", Kei wants to stop her, but Miki already closed the door behind her.
Well, earlier on Miki was telling Aichan that "it wasn't her fault". Maybe she was doing more than just trying to comfort her? Something tells me Miki's going to have an interesting conversation with Risa's folks. :O
Risa, who already is awake, doesn't say anything and her father also reminds silent, while Miki walks straight up to Risa's bed. With her mouth she gets close to Risa's ear and whispers something. It's so quiet that the parents can't hear what she says, but Risa's reaction makes it easy to guess.
~ She is outside? ~, Risa is surprised.
Or she's going to tell Risa that Aichan's out in the hall worried sick about her. :hee:
Risa looks towards the door and thinks for a short while. Then she turns to her parents and asks them, if they could leave for a moment. Miki got her answer with this and heads for the door.
Now they can talk in private.
Through the open door, Aichan can already see Risa who smiles and nods at her. However, Aichan doesn't smile, blaming herself for everything; but slowly she begins to walk into her room. Miki gently closes the door behind her to give them some privacy. She keeps on standing in front of the closed door and smiles. It's a really unusual warm and sweet smile on Miki's face.
Kei wonders why Miki seems to care so much more about them than anybody else.
Definitely getting the feeling that Miki knows something that the others don't.
Miki heads for the exit.
...
Miki walks along the parking area and Kei stopped at the entrance. Kei simply doesn't know what to ask anymore.
Then Miki's mobile rings. She takes it out, look at the display, doesn't take the call, shuts it down and if this wasn't enough already, she also takes out the battery and throws it into a trash bin. Kei witnessed everything and begins to worry about her. However, all she can do is watching as Miki walks away in an angry mood.
Curiouser and curiouser...:dunno:
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Damn..... :sweat:....the story just gets better and better by the chapters. :bleed eyes: my eyes are bleeding for staring at the screen for so long. And nice perspective too, about MM disbanding due to Aika's death, and Ai-chan blaming it on Risa, destroying Risa's career. Now all that remain's is wha does Yuko have planned and what actually happened to Aika?? :nya:
Guess I'll have to keep reading to find out..... :whistle:
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Hmmmm... Miki got issues. I have a few guess but not quite sure. I think Miki helped out because she doesn't want them to end up their relationship just like what happen to her and Aya.
And poor Sayu. I wonder what happen to the meeting.
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What's up with Miki? She seems to have some issues. I hope someone manages to get through to her. But then again, who can? Except maybe Aya?
Ooooh TakaGaki are gonna have a talk. I hope they make up.
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Chapter 25 - The Old & New Sores
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Morioka, it says as the destination at the platform where Yossie arrives. She searches for the other girls from her team, but it looks like they already left without her. Not even the coach is here, so she guesses that he still is angry. However, on her way to find an open seat to wait for the next train, she suddenly sees a girl who reads a book. Somehow Yossie seems to know this and walks up to her.
> Konkon! <, Yossie calls the girl who now puts down the book and yes, it's really Konkon.
~ Yossie..finally. ~, Konkon sighs.
> Sorry that I made you wait. By the way, why are you still here? <
~ Coach made me wait for you, so there won't be more delays. ~, Konkon puts the book in her bag.
> Ah..hehe...sorry.. <
~ Don't worry about it. ~, Konkon smiles,~ Where have you been? ~
> Huh? You didn't see it? <
~ See what? ~
> ..the news? <
~ Mmh..actually no, I didn't... had to prepare something and was busy last night.. why? ~
And so Yossie begins to tell her everything while they wait for the next train. Konkon can't believe that she didn't notice this somehow, but she really has been busy as she already said. However, she now blames herself for not being at the hospital together with the others, but Yossie is able to calm her down.
In the hospital, Kei is on her way back to Risa's room, but on her way she decides to find something eat. At the desk she then suddenly bumps into Eri. Kei is surprised to see her already.
~ Uh? Eri? You are here again? ~
> Is Reina still around? <
~ Reina? No, they all left a while ago.. ~
> ..I see. <, Eri looks a bit baffled.
~ What's the matter? ~
- Excuse me. -, a man suddenly interrupts the two.
- Are you Morning Musume? -, the man asks in broken Japanese.
~ Morning Musume? ~, Kei is surprised to hear somebody ask this.
> ..well..yes...but <, Eri starts to answer.
~ ...but "Morning Musume" doesn't exist anymore, you know. ~, Kei finishes.
Of course the man knows about this, but he didn't know any other way to ask this. The girls also changed a bit and he had to make sure he talks to the right girls, but what does he want anyway? Some foreign fan from the old days?
- I've been with Sayumi. In the building. Fire. And.. -, he tries to explain.
> You are the man she talked about? <, Eri remembers.
- Mmmh, is she and Takahashi Ai okay? -
> Oh..., I mean yes, they are..! <
~ AH! ~, Kei suddenly spouts.
~ Aren't you the one Sayu talked about before! ~
> ... < Kei sure is a bit slow and so Eri can only stare at her for a second before continuing the talk with the man.
> She said you protected her. Thank you for that. <
- No no, I just... -, he misses a word here, but the girls don't really need an explanation.
The three of them continue to talk a bit longer. He really has been a fan of them and now he works in Japan. No, he is not working for Aichan, but he happened to be in the same building as the fire broke out. His Japanese also is much better in reality.
- I've been a bit nervous and didn't want to embarrass myself. Who knows what kind of medicine they give me, I wasn't sure whether you were the right girls or not. -, he explains almost without a problem now.
The girls laugh and really get a long with him. They keep on talking for a few minutes, about his injuries and other stuff. Especially Eri seems to like him a lot already.
The train arrives at the station. Yossie and Konkon enter the train and Konkon writes something on her mobile. She decided to write Aichan a message, apologizing and asking about their condition, although Yossie already told her that they are fine. A few minutes later, the train leaves the station.
While Konkon writes her message, Aichan and Risa have their first real talk ever since they broke off their friendship. Aichan doesn't really walk close to Risa's bed. Risa doesn't seem to be as nervous as Aichan and tries to break the ice with a friendly "hi."
~ ...hi ~ Aichan responds with a shaky voice and turns her eyes away from Risa. She just isn't able to face her..
> How are you? <, Risa asks as friendly as ever, but doesn't get a response from Aichan.
> Aichan? Are you okay? <, she is worried.
~ WHY? ~, Aichan suddenly asks in a somewhat angry and sad tone at the same time.
> ..why? <, Risa is a bit surprised by the sudden outburst and also doesn't know what she is talking about.
~ Why are you so friendly? ~
> I.. <
~ Why are YOU ask me how I am? It should be me...asking this..shouldn't it? ~, Aichan's voice now definitely sounds more sad than angry.
> ..but..< Risa first doesn't know what to answer and gets interrupted by Aichan again.
~ You...you never wanted to talk to me until now. Why now? Don't think that I don't know that it all has been my fault, but I still kept on trying to talk to you.
> That's not.. <, Risa still isn't able to say anything without getting interrupted. Aichan also still doesn't look at her. Risa guesses that she should let her finish and say out everything that's on her mind.
~ Why did you want to visit me this time? I don't understand this, I really don't understand this. Does this mean that this accident also is my fault? It is, isn't it? I am really ruining your life, ain't I? ~ Aichan has to make a pause to sniff up the tears that are now making their way down her face.
~ ..so..WHY? Why did you have to come here during such weather? I...I finally accepted that you will never talk to me again, I finally realized that I don't deserve to be your friend anymore. ~, again a small pause. She still didn't look at Risa so far.
~ ...why? ~, now almost drowning in tears, making it impossible for her to continue speaking.
> ... <, Risa only smiles and waits a bit before saying anything. She now listened to everything Aichan had to say...
> I could basically say the same.. <
~ ...same? ~, Aichan really can't bring out more than one word now.
> Do you really think the accident today was your fault? <
~ ..of course.. ~
> You aren't that stupid. <, Risa tells her straight away. Aichan doesn't know whether she should be angry now or not, but Risa already continues.
> I went out to see you, that's right. <, Risa is searching for the right words and Aichan is confused. Is she agreeing with her or not?
> The car, you didn't drive it..right? <
~ But you...I... ~
> And I really doubt that you made this rain, too. Aichan, it was an accident. Please, don't blame yourself for it. <, Risa keeps on explaining.
However, Aichan still doesn't look comforted by Risa's words. She still blames herself and stares at the ground instead of looking at Risa. Risa isn't finished yet. She looks out of the window and continues to talk to Aichan.
> Just when I was going to forgive you.. <, she whispers.
Aichan hears that and looks at Risa.
~ ..what? ~, Aichan has to confirm it herself. Did she really hear it right?
> You said you finally gave up on trying to talk to me, didn't you? <
~ ..y...yes..? ~, Aichan remembers.
> I also was going to give up, give up on hating you. Great timing, huh? <
~ Risa... ~, Risa turns at Aichan again, who immediately looks down to the ground again. Risa has to laugh a bit, but you can clearly see that her eyes are teary as well.
> Sure, my life might not have turned out like yours, but I understand that you have been under a lot of pressure back then. I..I can't blame you for the rest of my life and I can't see you blaming yourself for the rest of your life either. <
Aichan slowly begins to realize that this conversation is turning towards a certain direction. She now looks straight at Risa.
~ Does this mean that...you are...forgiving me? ~
> I realized that this is what made me suffer the most. Stop blaming yourself, please. Every time you tried to apologize to me, all I wanted to do was to hold you, but... I couldn't. Something always told me that I shouldn't forgive you, but I know realize that I have been so wrong... <
Those words just now have been so much better than a simply "yes" for Aichan. She rushes towards Risa, knees down next to her bed and grabs her hand. Risa wants to pat Aichan with her other arm, but it's still hurting a bit.
~ I missed you so much. ~, Aichan says and gets up to give Risa a hug, a hug she has been longing for so many years. This is also why the hug turns out to be a very tight one.
> Not so tight, you are choking me. <, Risa says with a smile that doesn't seem as bright as it used to be. What's wrong? Aichan now lets go of Risa, but doesn't notice that something is up.
Risa remembers the short moment before the hug, when Aichan moved up to hug her. Something in this image is wrong and she starts to realize what it is, but can't believe it herself. Aichan's mobile rings.
~ Look, it's from Konkon. ~, Aichan wipes away the last remaining tears.
~ She sounds so sad, I've got to answer her right away. ~
> ...yeah <, Risa completely lost in her thoughts.
~ Wait, let's make a picture! ~, Aichan suggests, still not reading the signs that Risa found out about something.
> ..yeah, wait..what? Ummm...I mean...sure.. <, Risa tries to act normal again and is able to produce a somewhat true smile for the picture that Aichan takes with her mobile. However, as soon as Aichan is busy with writing the message, she casts back on her thoughts.
> Those things on her forearm are...<, she looks at Aichan..
> Can't be...... <
Back at the train station. Yossie and Konkon left already, of course. About one hour passed and another train is arriving at the station. People are leaving and entering the train, when suddenly we see a familiar girl. Yes, it's Miki. Is she also traveling somewhere? She enters the train. The train then starts to move out of the station. When looking at the platform, we realize that it is the same platform Konkon and Yossie were before. Finally we are able to see the destination of the just leaving train and it is...Morioka, too.
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Turned out longer than usual. I had two chapters originally, but I didn't like how one of them felt..lacked some story. That's why I shortened this chapter and combined it with the Ai/Risa chapter. Anyway, happy holidays! ^^
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Morioka, it says as the destination at the platform where Yossie arrives. She searches for the other girls from her team, but it looks like they already left without her. Not even the coach is here, so she guesses that he still is angry. However, on her way to find an open seat to wait for the next train, she suddenly sees a girl who reads a book. Somehow Yossie seems to know this and walks up to her.
> Konkon! <, Yossie calls the girl who now puts down the book and yes, it's really Konkon.
~ Yossie..finally. ~, Konkon sighs.
Konkon? I'm sort of surprised that none of the girls thought to call her and tell her about what happened.
~ Coach made me wait for you, so there won't be more delays. ~, Konkon puts the book in her bag.
Wait...so Konkon and Yossi are on the same team?
In the hospital, Kei is on her way back to Risa's room, but on her way she decides to find something eat. At the desk she then suddenly bumps into Eri. Kei is surprised to see her already.
~ Uh? Eri? You are here again? ~
> Is Reina still around? <
~ Reina? No, they all left a while ago.. ~
Eri's looking for Reina? Might she be looking for some advice/help on how to deal with some of the stuff that she's having to go through lately?
- Excuse me. -, a man suddenly interrupts the two.
- Are you Morning Musume? -, the man asks in broken Japanese.
...
- I've been with Sayumi. In the building. Fire. And.. -, he tries to explain.
Oh, it's the guy that helped get them out when the fire initially broke out! Glad to see that he's okay.
Eri seems to like him a lot already.
Ooooooooooooooooooooooo...dokidoki? :heart:
Aichan and Risa have their first real talk ever since they broke off their friendship. Aichan doesn't really walk close to Risa's bed. Risa doesn't seem to be as nervous as Aichan and tries to break the ice with a friendly "hi."
~ ...hi ~ Aichan responds with a shaky voice and turns her eyes away from Risa. She just isn't able to face her..
:pleeease: Ganbatte!
> Aichan? Are you okay? <, she is worried.
~ WHY? ~, Aichan suddenly asks in a somewhat angry and sad tone at the same time.
> ..why? <, Risa is a bit surprised by the sudden outburst and also doesn't know what she is talking about.
~ Why are you so friendly? ~
Something that one must keep in mind is that even with all the anger she felt, deep down inside Risa probably never stopped caring about Aichan. She shouldn't be surprised, after all, this is Risa we're talking about here. Sure she was royally pissed off at Aichan for the longest time, but that was because she was hurt so much by what Aichan did. One is never hurt more than when they're hurt by someone that one cares so much about.
~ You...you never wanted to talk to me until now. Why now? Don't think that I don't know that it all has been my fault, but I still kept on trying to talk to you.
That's definitely one thing that Aichan has going for her in all this. She never hid or tried to deny her responsibilities in this.
~ Why did you want to visit me this time? I don't understand this, I really don't understand this. Does this mean that this accident also is my fault? It is, isn't it? I am really ruining your life, ain't I? ~ Aichan has to make a pause to sniff up the tears that are now making their way down her face.
~ ..so..WHY? Why did you have to come here during such weather? I...I finally accepted that you will never talk to me again, I finally realized that I don't deserve to be your friend anymore. ~, again a small pause. She still didn't look at Risa so far.
~ ...why? ~, now almost drowning in tears, making it impossible for her to continue speaking.
Poor Aichan...all that guilt that she's had to keep bottled up inside her is now pouring out all at once. :k-sad:
> The car, you didn't drive it..right? <
~ But you...I... ~
> And I really doubt that you made this rain, too. Aichan, it was an accident. Please, don't blame yourself for it. <, Risa keeps on explaining.
:mon cry:
> Just when I was going to forgive you.. <, she whispers.
Aichan hears that and looks at Risa.
~ ..what? ~
:stunned:
> I realized that this is what made me suffer the most. Stop blaming yourself, please. Every time you tried to apologize to me, all I wanted to do was to hold you, but... I couldn't. Something always told me that I shouldn't forgive you, but I know realize that I have been so wrong... <
:cry:
~ I missed you so much. ~, Aichan says and gets up to give Risa a hug, a hug she has been longing for so many years.
:wriggly:
Risa remembers the short moment before the hug, when Aichan moved up to hug her. Something in this image is wrong and she starts to realize what it is, but can't believe it herself.
...
> Those things on her forearm are...<, she looks at Aichan..
> Can't be...... <
On her forearm? Oh god, no. Please don't say that Aichan is... [bgcolor=#000000]a drug addict???[/bgcolor] :o
About one hour passed and another train is arriving at the station. People are leaving and entering the train, when suddenly we see a familiar girl. Yes, it's Miki. Is she also traveling somewhere? She enters the train. The train then starts to move out of the station. When looking at the platform, we realize that it is the same platform Konkon and Yossie were before. Finally we are able to see the destination of the just leaving train and it is...Morioka, too.
So Miki is heading to the same place where Yossi and Konkon are? Wonder what lies there for them?
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YAY!! TakaGaki made up :) Was still hoping for a kiss but this is good too :P
I wonder where Miki is headed, would the 3 meet?
> ..well..yes...but <, Risa starts to answer.
Did you mean Eri?
@JFC: Ahhhh Ai-chan a druggie? I didn't think of that but now that you've mentioned it :O
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I wasn't thinking drug addict, more of perhaps cuts/bruises or hurting herself >_< I hope it's neither.
And if she was a druggie, I think she'd look sickly or something and that has to be noticable somehow.
Love the fic, it's like a roller coaster ride. When one thing somehow settles down, some other stuff happens and it just keeps getting better with each chapter! ^^
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> ..well..yes...but <, Risa starts to answer.
Did you mean Eri?
Yeah, I mixed it up two times. It's Eri. :)
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Thanks for the comments. I hope the talk between Aichan and Risa is enjoyable and at least a bit touching.
Can't wait to post more chapters! ^^
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^ I CAN'T WAIT to read more chapters :)
I wasn't thinking drug addict, more of perhaps cuts/bruises or hurting herself >_< I hope it's neither.
And if she was a druggie, I think she'd look sickly or something and that has to be noticable somehow.
Love the fic, it's like a roller coaster ride. When one thing somehow settles down, some other stuff happens and it just keeps getting better with each chapter! ^^
I did think that too but it would usually be around the wrist area no? But hey, I'm no expert in that area so I guess anything's possible.
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I wasn't thinking drug addict, more of perhaps cuts/bruises or hurting herself >_< I hope it's neither.
And if she was a druggie, I think she'd look sickly or something and that has to be noticable somehow.
Love the fic, it's like a roller coaster ride. When one thing somehow settles down, some other stuff happens and it just keeps getting better with each chapter! ^^
I did think that too but it would usually be around the wrist area no? But hey, I'm no expert in that area so I guess anything's possible.
I think the wrist area are usually for when someone wants to suicide, and the forearm area for when uhm.. cutting for the sake of cutting.. but why are we talking about this, lol. Maybe Aichan forgot to take out her drip or something =X or maybe accessories.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I wonder if the foreign man is important in the story, and what happened to Sayu in the earlier chapters.
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Chapter 26 - The Studio
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The door of what looks like the old studio of H!P opens and in come Yuko and Nacchi.
~ Can't you just forget what I said? ~, Yuko asks Nacchi. They seem to be in the middle of a talk.
> What? Why? I think it would be a fun idea.. <, Nacchi responds while looking around. This place sure brings back memories. Yuko still works here, but Nacchi hasn't been here for a long time.
~ You know that it is not going to happen, it would be like ... ~
> ... a miracle? <, Nacchi adds and Yuko nods.
- A miracle? -, another girl suddenly joins the conversation. It's Junjun.
~ Oh Junjun, you are already here.. ~, Yuko greets her.
- Yes, going through the new dance routine again. -
> Still putting everything you've got into the work. ...Great! <, Nacchi is impressed.
~ ..despite the current situation.. ~, Yuko adds with a bit of hope.
- We sure are in a difficult situation, but it can't be helped. Anyway, how are you, Abe-san? -
> Man, I forgot that you are already in your mid-twenties. You sure sound like a responsible person, but, please, don't call me Abe-san. You are making me feel old. <, Nacchi rubs her own head and laughs.
- Hehe, okay. I've got the feeling that we never really met, though. -
> True...things went pretty bad short after you joined. <
- Yeah... -, Junjun and Nacchi remember.
> But you are still here. <, Nacchi smiles.
- I don't have much of a choice.. - Junjun peers at Yuko and laughs.
~ Hey! ~, Yuko turns around to the two.
- Oh, sorry boss! - Junjun grins and Yuko unlocks the door to her office.
> Are you going solo now, or..? <, Nacchi asks Junjun.
- No no, still in wasure na gusa. -, Junjun corrects her and sinks into the chair.
~ She became leader last month. ~, Yuko adds and walks to her desk.
> Really? Great! <, Nacchi prefers to stand.
~ Saki left us to try her luck elsewhere and so Junjun became the leader. ~
> I see ... <, Nacchi looks at Junjun. >Mmh, I guess it would be fun for her as well. <, Nacchi suddenly switches the topic back to the original one.
~ ..not again. ~, Yuko turns on the computer and sighs.
- What? -, Junjun is confused.
> You know, Yuko plans a revival of Morning Musume with a lot of former members.. <, Nacchi explains.
- Really? Are you serious? -, Junjun looks at Yuko.
~ Who said something about a plan? ~, Yuko actually wanted to ignore her, but now Nacchi even infects Junjun.
- ..how many? -, Junjun asks Nacchi.
> Not sure, but a lot of girls! <, Nacchi smiles at Junjun and it seems like she only keeps on talking about this topic to pull Yuko's chain.
- ..a lot? -, Junjun with big impressed eyes.
> Well, it would only be to give the comeback a nice start. We elderly women probably won't be able to keep it up with you still young girls, right Yuko? <
~ I AM NOT LISTENING! ~, Yuko checks the mails and acts like she is really busy.
- This really sounds like it could be a lot of fun. -, Junjun agrees with Nacchi.
~ Why are you talking about it like it's a decided thing already? ~ Yuko couldn't ignore them anymore and now tries to open their eyes.
> Why are you ignoring your own idea? <, Nacchi becomes serious now.
~ It only was a vague 'fantasy' and.. ~
> Then what's so difficult with realizing this 'fantasy'? <, Nacchi interrupts.
Junjun is surprised by how the mood suddenly became so serious.
~ Mmmh, let's see ... EVERYTHING? ~
> You are not really optimistic... <, Nacchi turns away from Yuko and lowers her voice.
- She is always like that. -, Junjun whispers.
~ Maybe because I know how this business works? There is a lack popularity, lack of money, lack of connections, ...lack of everything. By the way, I doubt that we even get a handful of former members. Leaving the fun aside, they all have contracts with other agencies. ~, Yuko strikes back with nothing but the reality.
> The way you say it really makes it sound like a stupid idea.. <, Nacchi finally understands.
~ See! ~
> Still... <
~ No, no 'still'. Now stop talking about this anymore. ~, Yuko gets back to her mails.
- Anyway, you can find me in the dance studio. Bye~ -, Junjun gets up and leaves the office, saying good bye to Nacchi.
> There still has to be some way.. <, Nacchi brings it up again after saying good bye.
~ Nacchi...! ~
> ...sorry. <, Nacchi smiles. She realizes that it's enough now.
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The door of what looks like the old studio of H!P opens and in come Yuko and Nacchi.
~ Can't you just forget what I said? ~, Yuko asks Nacchi. They seem to be in the middle of a talk.
> What? Why? I think it would be a fun idea.. <, Nacchi responds while looking around. This place sure brings back memories. Yuko still works here, but Nacchi hasn't been here for a long time.
Aaaaaaaaaaaah...how nostalgic. :)
What would be fun? Getting the old gang back into the studio for the hell of it?
~ Oh Junjun, you are already here.. ~, Yuko greets her.
- Yes, going through the new dance routine again. -
JUNJUN! :w00t:/me hopes Linlin is still there too.
> Are you going solo now, or..? <, Nacchi asks Junjun.
- No no, still in wasure na gusa. -, Junjun corrects her and sinks into the chair.
~ She became leader last month. ~, Yuko adds and walks to her desk.
Some new group that was created after MM fell apart? :?
> You know, Yuko plans a revival of Morning Musume with a lot of former members.. <, Nacchi explains.
- Really? Are you serious? -, Junjun looks at Yuko.
Whoa... :shocked:
If they're serious about this, would they be able to pull it off, given the current situations the others are in?
> You are not really optimistic... <, Nacchi turns away from Yuko and lowers her voice.
- She is always like that. -, Junjun whispers.
~ Maybe because I know how this business works? There is a lack popularity, lack of money, lack of connections, ...lack of everything. By the way, I doubt that we even get a handful of former members. Leaving the fun aside, they all have contracts with other agencies. ~, Yuko strikes back with nothing but the reality.
> The way you say it really makes it sound like a stupid idea.. <, Nacchi finally understands.
It's not a matter of wanting it enough or whether it's a good idea or not. The main stumbling block are all the legalities and business-related things that would have to be done before they could even begin to try and get this thing started. Having the desire/drive to do it is nice and all, but it'll be all for naught if they can't get the practical side of it done.
> There still has to be some way.. <, Nacchi brings it up again after saying good bye.
~ Nacchi...! ~
> ...sorry. <, Nacchi smiles. She realizes that it's enough now.
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Wha!!?? My heart skip hearing that they are planning to revive MM but the reality they are in right now suck. :cry: :cry:
I'm curious like JFC. Where's Linlin?? XD
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Chapter 27 - The Bath
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Sayu sits in front of her bed, staring at the TV with a sad face. She can hear the noise of somebody opening the door with a key, but doesn't really care at all. It's Eri who still got the key to Sayu's flat. In the past they exchanged keys and often spent whole days together at either Eri's or Sayu's place. Even today it seems to be normal for them. Eri puts away her jacket and looks at the spaced out Sayu.
> You are still in this mood? <, she asks.
There is no response from Sayu. Eri walks up to the kitchen. It's an 'open' flat. The living room, bed room and kitchen are not separated by walls, one big spacious room. Eri opens the fridge.
> And you still don't want to tell me what happened? <
Eri doesn't really expect an answer. She takes out the milk and takes herself a glass out of the cupboard. While doing this, she noticed that Sayu took herself a pillow and and lied down on the floor. Eri does a somewhat caring, sad smile and takes out a second glass. She takes the two empty glasses and the milk and walks up to Sayu. Sayu doesn't say a word and keeps on staring at the TV. Eri looks around for a place to put down the glasses, but ends up putting it all on the floor. She grabs Sayu and returns her to a sitting position. Sayu now lays her head down on Eri's shoulder who sits down next to her.
> I understand. You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to. <
Eri carefully takes the milk and fills a glass for Sayu. She gives it to her and tells her to drink. Without any resistance she moves the glass towards her mouth while Eri fills the second glass for herself. They both remain in this position in front of the TV, not saying any word.
After about 10minutes of silence.
> Ah! I have an idea! <
Sayu moves up her head and looks at Eri with a questioning look.
> What about taking a bath together like we used to? <
Sayu keeps on looking at the happy face of Eri and eventually nods. Eri stands up and helps Sayu to get up. She lays the pillow down on the bed and hand in hand they walk to the bathroom. It's a really big bathroom with a huge bathtub. Eri lets in the water. They both take off their clothes and help each other pinning up their hair. Then they step into the bathtub. It's a nice temperature, maybe a bit too hot, but they both like it. Soon the whole room is steamy, moisture at the walls; they forgot to open the window a bit. After Eri went out of the tub to fix this, they both continue to enjoy the bath. Sayu still remains silent. Except of 'It feels good, doesn't it?' - 'Yes, it does.' they don't really talk that much. Eri doesn't want to force her into a conversation that could make Sayu even more sad and her other attempts to talk about other topics only end up with getting a simple 'Mmh' and 'Yes' as answer.
> Want me to wash your back? <
Again, no response from Sayu. However, she slowly turns her back to Eri, symbolizing that she would like her to do it. Eri chuckles to herself a bit, since Sayu actually looks kind of cute being all sad. She knows that Sayu enjoys Eri's presence and is glad to be able to help her at least a bit. While washing Sayu's back, she tries to start a conversation again.
> What's on your mind? <
~ You are going to keep your promise, right? ~, Sayu suddenly replies by the surprise of Eri.
> Promise? <, Eri wonders and tries to remember.
### Scene starts around the end of Chapter 23
~ You won't leave again, right? ~, Sayu asks her all of a sudden.
> ...huh? <
~ You will stay here ... with me, right? ~
> Uhm...I... <, Eri doesn't really know what to answer.
Sayu then wraps her arms around Eri and holds her very tight.
~ Tell me that you are not going to leave me alone again...! ~, Sayu being all in tears.
> Sayu... < (Chapter 23 ended here, but there is actually more.)
> I.. I don't know.. <, Sayu steps back a short step and looks at Eri.
~ Promise me! ~, she demands.
> Sayu, really.. I...<
~ Promise! ~
> Okay, okay.. I promise. <, Eri smiles at Sayu, but is a bit concerned about it.
~ Thank you! ~, Sayu smiles and hugs Eri again.
### End of this scene.
> Uhm, well... of course I will. <, Eri answers, asking herself whether it was a good idea to verify it like that again. However, she doesn't want to make her sad again either. She is in a really hard situation right now. Sooner or later she will have to find the right time to tell her that it won't be possible to stay here forever.
They finished their bath. Sayu also washed Eri's back and they both helped each other with their hair. All in all it was a very relaxing and fun time, even if Sayu can't really show it right now. Eri can still feel it that Sayu enjoyed it very much. Both girls lay down on the bed. Sayu has a big bed for two people, although she usually sleeps there alone. In the past they both have slept in this bed together already a few times, but since then Sayu has been alone all the time; no boyfriend, no close girlfriend, nobody. They both lie there, face to face. Sayu, being all tired and with Eri caressing over her cheek, soon starts to fall asleep. Eri can see how she tries hard not to fall asleep, but the day has just been too much for her. At moments like this Sayu really looks like a very fragile, young girl again. Eri also enjoys the moment, but doesn't feel like falling asleep. She keeps on smiling at Sayu and caress her a little longer, although she is already asleep.
Eri notices that her mobile is vibrating at the kitchen table. She luckily put it on soundless, not waking up Sayu again. Slowly she gets up, walks up to her phone and receives the call.
> Yes? <
> You read my message? <
> Okay. <
> Yes, we can meet now. <
> You decide. <
> Yes, I know where it is. <
> Okay. <
> Bye. <
She puts on her socks, pants and one of Sayu's sweaters, all without waking up Sayu. Then she takes her jacket, not forgetting the keys and closes the door without making too much noise. Sayu didn't notice any of this and peacefully sleeps, hopefully having a nice dream.
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Sayu sits in front of her bed, staring at the TV with a sad face. She can hear the noise of somebody opening the door with a key, but doesn't really care at all. It's Eri who still got the key to Sayu's flat. In the past they exchanged keys and often spent whole days together at either Eri's or Sayu's place. Even today it seems to be normal for them. Eri puts away her jacket and looks at the spaced out Sayu.
> You are still in this mood? <, she asks.
There is no response from Sayu. Eri walks up to the kitchen. It's an 'open' flat. The living room, bed room and kitchen are not separated by walls, one big spacious room. Eri opens the fridge.
> And you still don't want to tell me what happened? <
:k-sad:
After about 10minutes of silence.
> Ah! I have an idea! <
Sayu moves up her head and looks at Eri with a questioning look.
> What about taking a bath together like we used to? <
Sayu keeps on looking at the happy face of Eri and eventually nods.
:O
~ You are going to keep your promise, right? ~, Sayu suddenly replies by the surprise of Eri.
> Promise? <, Eri wonders and tries to remember.
### Scene starts around the end of Chapter 23
~ You won't leave again, right? ~, Sayu asks her all of a sudden.
> ...huh? <
~ You will stay here ... with me, right? ~
> Uhm...I... <, Eri doesn't really know what to answer.
Sayu then wraps her arms around Eri and holds her very tight.
~ Tell me that you are not going to leave me alone again...! ~, Sayu being all in tears.
> Sayu... < (Chapter 23 ended here, but there is actually more.)
> I.. I don't know.. <, Sayu steps back a short step and looks at Eri.
~ Promise me! ~, she demands.
> Sayu, really.. I...<
~ Promise! ~
> Okay, okay.. I promise. <, Eri smiles at Sayu, but is a bit concerned about it.
~ Thank you! ~, Sayu smiles and hugs Eri again.
### End of this scene.
> Uhm, well... of course I will. <, Eri answers, asking herself whether it was a good idea to verify it like that again. However, she doesn't want to make her sad again either. She is in a really hard situation right now. Sooner or later she will have to find the right time to tell her that it won't be possible to stay here forever.
Why the sudden concern for this? Is Sayu scared that Eri's leaving forever?
Eri notices that her mobile is vibrating at the kitchen table. She luckily put it on soundless, not waking up Sayu again. Slowly she gets up, walks up to her phone and receives the call.
> Yes? <
> You read my message? <
> Okay. <
> Yes, we can meet now. <
> You decide. <
> Yes, I know where it is. <
> Okay. <
> Bye. <
She puts on her socks, pants and one of Sayu's sweaters, all without waking up Sayu. Then she takes her jacket, not forgetting the keys and closes the door without making too much noise. Sayu didn't notice any of this and peacefully sleeps, hopefully having a nice dream.
Oh shit...who was that on the phone, and where's Eri going? :gmon tears:
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I feel sad for Sayu. Being alone really add more stress. I was like that for sometimes. But it's a good thing Eri return. Hopefully she can do something so that she don't have to leave again. :cry: :cry:
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You know, I really like the little signature banners you make for every chapter. They are beautifully done and gives a suitable feeling for the coming chapter. Am I making sense? XD
I hope Eri leaving quietly doesn't mean she's not coming back. Sayumi seems to really need her around :cry:
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I want 28 T___________T
I wanna knows what happends with Yossie and Miki..
I wanna knows what happends with Ai-chan and Risa..
I wanna knows what happends with Eri and Sayu and "the call"..
and I wanna knows what happends with Morning Musume Back idea T_T
PS; You are killing me xD
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wah.....update please.........and what was that.....is miki going after yossie? and eri meeting with reina?
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wah.....update please.........and what was that.....is miki going after yossie? and eri meeting with reina?
I'm thinking about that too ._.
I Guess I know where this fic's going D:
I Have a pretty god idea...
I Feel the essence o_ó
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Surprised to see comments here after almost 1 year. x.x
I'll try to continue it, but I can't promise it.
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I decided to revive this fanfic. Just.. bear with me. :oops:
Chapter 28 - A Recap
This chapter is a 'short' recap of the key things that happened in the chapters 1-27. I decided to make one, because the last update is over 1 year old. You don't have to read this, if you still know what's going or just recently read the previous chapters. Don't be sad, there's a new chapter right after this one, simply scroll down and enjoy.
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The fic is set a few years in the future, but not too far away. Despite the short time ahead, many things went out of control because of one major incident that left one of the members, Mitsui Aika dead. The How? and Why? of this haven't been answered yet, but it was pointed out that other girls in the group might have had something to do with it. Eventually it led to the break-up of the group and a huge image-loss for the brand "H!P" in general.
As mentioned, this has been a few years in the past now. The story of this fic started with quite an angry Yossie and her rage during a futsal game. In that chapter we find out that she's still having contact with Miki on a friendly base. Miki on her side is in a serious relationship with Aya, but things haven't been going smooth for a long time. On Miki's side there are more than just doubts about their future together and she seems to seek more than just friendship with her good friend Yossie, something she yet has to really realize herself. Yossie herself isn't aware of anything and completely focusing on her career as pro-futsal player. She's about to leave Tokyo for a training camp in the next few days, giving Miki a hard time to figure out her own feelings soon enough. In one scene we also learn that Yossie is still in good relationship with Aichan as well. Things also became more complicated when Miki's old love Shouji came back into her life, but right now Miki is too confused to get a clear mind to make any decisions. The alcohol and the occasional smoke from time to time clearly show how messed up her life really is.
Sayu continued her career as a mere idol and talento. However, recently she started to lack motivation for her job, much to the disadvantage of her manager who wants to milk her as much as he can. This ended up in a mysterious meeting with a job offer Sayu didn't seem to be too happy about. Before that she started to remember the old days in the group and her good friend Eri while staring at an old picture.
Reina also surprisingly went for a career without much singing, though it's unclear whether she had any other choice. Unlike Sayu's, her pictures are a lot more teasing and aims for a little bit more different audience. The intentions of both their managers are the same, but Reina's a much stronger girl than Sayu could ever be. No matter how much he pressures or how often her tries to molest her, Reina won't let her guard down and simply continue with what's written in her contract. In one scene she helps out Sayu in an ally, but they both didn't recognize each other at that time.
And so we come to the only one who seems to have established a great career after the incident, Aichan. While her career is blooming and she became one of the top-selling solo artists in Japan, one part of her heart is lying in shatters. She's surrounded by friendly people, from her stylist to her personal driver, but there's still a huge cloud of unhappiness that she's bearing on her shoulders. Throughout the story we find out that this sorrow is connected to her formerly best friend Risa who appears to hold a big anger towards Aichan. She's constantly blocking Aichan's attempts to apologize and is living a more or less normal life with her family.
Yuko is also involved in this story. She's the one who's now managing what's left of H!P. In a bar she comes across Miki, but neither of them realized who was sitting right next to them. Anyway, she has a hard time managing the remaining groups that still include °C-ute, some girls of Berryz Koubou, at least until recently; and the former-Morning Musume Chinese girls JunJun. It's not sure whether LinLin is also still pursuing a career within H!P. One day she gets a phone call from her good-old friend Nacchi who came back from Europe together with Eri. They aren't working together in Europe, but they happened to have met in the plane to Tokyo. However, both of them more-or-less had successful careers in countries like France and Germany, emphasizing on 'had' since there aren't too much infos about how they are doing right now.
Even Yasuda Kei gets some spotlight in this fiction, but she got the least attention so far. All we know that she's still as funny and strange as in the past and currently struggling for a decent job. She's doing both, acting and performing in theaters.
In a latter chapter Koharu also makes an appearance who happens to come across Aichan on a street. She's working as a voice actress right now and rather successful with her job.
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The story then comes across its first peak when Sayu suddenly gets a job that allows her to work together with her old friend Aichan. That alone wouldn't make it a peak even, it's the unforeseen turn of events that make it an important part of the chapters to follow. A fire suddenly broke and trapped Aichan in her dressing room. Sayu somehow managed to get her out of there, but they aren't able to get away before the fire reaches gas tanks that have been placed in a storage room not far from her dressing room. Luckily they both make it out alive with the help of a stranger who shielded them from the explosion. That stranger is lucky himself as well and makes it out in one piece despite risking his life to save the two girls. The story has yet to focus on him more in the future chapters, but he already happened to have a friendly talk with Kei and Eri at the hospital.
Speaking of which, most of the girls mentioned above rushed to the hospital as soon as they heard the news about the explosion. It's not necessary to explain that it has been a very touching moment for them all to unite, even under such circumstances. There is only one girl who has been missing in this reunion, Risa. Her mother tried to keep the news away from her as long as possible, but it was impossible to keep her from finding it out herself and so she rushed to the hospital despite the typhoon that was currently hitting the city. She doesn't pay attention for a moment and gets run over by a car whose driver attempted a hit and run. Eventually she gets found and brought to the same hospital as Aichan and Sayu where Miki is the first to find out about her accident.
Sayu and Aichan both don't know about Risa either and while Aichan has to stay in her bed to get some sleep, Sayu can already walk around and meet with the other girls. She only has a minor smoke intoxication and will be able to leave the next morning. To see her best friend Eri after such a long time must have been the best medicine for her in that situation as well.
Yossie happens to find out about Risa when she searched for Miki. At the same time Yuko goes to check on Aichan alone so that they won't cause her too much stress. There she accidentally reveals her desire to bring back everyone of Morning Musume into one group, but Aichan doesn't seem to be troubled about it at all. Later Yossie informs Yuko about Risa's accident before she has to leave for the training camp. Miki doesn't try stop her, a mistake?
Aichan then eventually finds out about Risa before Yuko was even able to tell the other girls and walks over to her room. Everyone sure is surprised to find the empty room of Aichan, except for Sayu and Eri. The two of them already left the hospital due to a call of Sayu's manager who is then having that meeting that left Sayu in a really confusing state. Eri did her best to care for her and already seems to have a vague idea about what might have happened.
Back to Aichan and Risa. She wasn't yet able to enter Risa's room. She's too afraid and constantly blaming herself for everything that happened. Surprisingly it's Miki who is able to get a connection with her and helps her to finally make up with Risa. Yuko is surprised about this fact and there might be something Miki is hiding from the others. This thought gets even more strength when Miki is suddenly leaving the hospital and throwing her mobile phone away, all witnessed by a confused Kei. All the other girls already left the hospital before that event, judging that it would be the best to leave Aichan and Risa alone. Those two finally realized how stupid both of them have been and placed a stepping stone to rebuild their friendship, if there wasn't something odd Risa discovered on Aichan's forearm. Something that will most-likely get explored in some of the future chapters as well.
Meanwhile Sayu and Eri had a very enjoyable time together. They've been bathing together and came really close, though it's not necessarily a romantically connection that's keeping them both so close to each other. Eri is seriously worried about Sayu and troubled by the promise she had to make with her. She promised her to stay with her forever from now on, definitely something that sounds a lot easier than it actual is. Once Sayu fell asleep, Eri received a call and arranged a meeting with a certain someone. Who? Find out in the next chapters...
Yuko and Nacchi, later joined by Junjun also ended up discussion a possible reunion, but they eventually came to the conclusion that it is a stupid and impossible to realize, perhaps...
The storyline of Yossie and Miki doesn't seem to have ended either. Yossie meets up with Konkon at the trains station and departure for Morioka. A few moments later we can see Miki at the same station, also getting in a train with Morioka as destination. While this might just be a coincidence, it sure is already a nice setup for the things to come.
Chapter 29 - Fragmented Picture
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> Hey, you think I'm putting in too many emotes? <
Aichan is still writing that message she wants to send to Konkon along with the picture she just made of Risa and her together. She's trying really hard to express her happiness with a decent amount of emotes, but she doesn't want to look too childish either. Though, she's not really letting Risa give her any advices. Her questions are rather rhetorical and pointed at herself. Anyway, right now it's questionable whether Risa is listening to Aichan. That instant, the two or three seconds when Aichan's arm came really close to her eyes won't go out of her head.
> Heart, heart, ..and another heart, just to be sure. <
~ Hey Aichan. ~ Risa tries to get her attention.
> Three hearts are too much, aren't they? < She keeps on speaking to herself.
~ Aichan. ~
> Stars! Stars would be better, but... where was it again? <
~ Aichan!! ~
Risa grabs Aichan's hand to stop her from using her mobile and looks at her with a very serious look, not only leaving her surprised, but also afraid for a moment.
~ Sorry... ~
> Y-Yes? <
~ Your... ~ Risa struggles with herself, should she really bring it up that directly?
> My.. what? <
Risa's struggling becomes worthless when she's able to see them a second time. Aichan's current position with her arms lying on the bed in order to write a message and Risa's rather forceful grab in order to get attention gave Risa an unexpected clear view on Aichan's forearm and the couple of scars on it. There are traces that she tried to cover them up with makeup, but she must have been careless when hugged Risa and got filled with happy feelings.
Aichan doesn't take long to realize where Risa is staring at and starts to panic. She stands up quick and holds her arms very close to her upper body in order to hide the scars, a late and useless attempt and she's aware of that.
~ Aichan, those are... does this... ? ~
> NO! < She suddenly gets loud. > I.. I JUST TRIPPED! <
~ Tripped? There's no way that... ~
> ANYWAY! I.. have to go to the bathroom! < She interrupts Risa and rushes out of the room.
~ Wait....! ~
She's wasting her breath. There's no way she would wait and like to talk about it. That's exactly why Risa was about to hold it back before she saw them for a second time. ~ I messed up.. ~ She says to herself. Right now she would love to run after her and say that everything is okay, but she can't get out of that bed. With her right hand she pulls something out from under the blanket, it's a picture, a picture that's torn apart into two pieces. Risa looks at it for a moment, but she gets interrupted by a knock at the door.
- Can I come in? -
It's Kei, she asked just to be polite, but actually she was already on her way in.
- Was that Aichan? What happened? -
~ N-Nothing... ~
- She seemed to be in a panic. Are you sure that nothing happened? -
~ Well... ~ Risa faces towards the window.
- Mmh? - Kei sees the picture in Risa's right hand without her noticing.
~ It's.. nothing. ~
- At least nothing you would like to talk about with a person like me, right? -
~ W-what? No, that's not what I mean.. ~
Risa's afraid that she could have just hurt another person, but when she turns around she sees a smile on Kei's face. Kei is well aware of that she's not close enough with the younger girls to be considered a person to tell your private problems to and she's in no way hurt by their sometimes distant behaviors. She's actually seeing herself as a spectator, a spectator that could still put on a jersey and come on the field anytime. Kei also likes to make fun about herself instead of letting things frustrate her. Now it's the first time that Risa might have realized this herself by looking into Kei's kind eyes.
- That.. - Kei points at the picture. - A picture of Mitsui? -
~ Yes... ~ She responds with a soft voice while looking at the two pieces in her right hand.
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YEAH!!! you updated!! with a little sum!!
Chapter 29- Risa and Ai are rebuilding their friendship :wub: :wub: :wub: YEAH! lol ai-chan would be the one to use a lot of emotes
but her arms :( o man please update sooner a year is TOOO LONG!!! i can't wait :)
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Chapter 28 - A Recap
Nice idea. Definitely useful for me seeing as how I need help keeping all these fics sorted. :lol:
Love the graphic you used for this too. :thumbsup
Chapter 29 - Fragmented Picture
*AICHAN'S EMOTES*
Well, she's "just" managed to rekindle her friendship with Risa, so I'd say she's allowed if she wants to use a lot of them...though she still has a "spacing out" problem. :P
Aichan doesn't take long to realize where Risa is staring at and starts to panic. She stands up quick and holds her arms very close to her upper body in order to hide the scarfs, a late and useless attempt and she's aware of that.
~ Aichan, those are... does this... ? ~
> NO! < She suddenly gets loud. > I.. I JUST TRIPPED! <
~ Tripped? There's no way that... ~
> ANYWAY! I.. have to go to the bathroom! < She interrupts Risa and rushes out of the room.
~ Wait....! ~
This is getting more worrisome. Not only is it scary to wonder what those are from, but trying to figure what caused them to begin with...that's just something one doesn't like to ponder about. :cry:
Kei is well aware of that she's not close enough with the younger girls to be considered a person to tell your private problems to and she's in no way hurt by their sometimes distant behaviors. She's actually seeing herself as a spectator, a spectator that could still put on a jersey and come on the field anytime. Kei also likes to make fun about herself instead of letting things frustrate her. Now it's the first time that Risa might have realized this herself by looking into Kei's kind eyes.
She might not be as close with the younger girls as she may like to be, but she's still their sempai. Also, the fact that she's somewhat of a "spectator" puts her in a unique position. She could be a good person to talk to about this because she still understands/knows the girls fairly well, yet she's not really directly involved in any of their affairs nor would she likely be biased against/towards any of them. If one ever needed another, impartial POV, Kei could be the person to go to.
- That.. - Kei points at the picture. - A picture of Mitsui? -
~ Yes... ~ She responds with a soft voice while looking at the two pieces in her right hand.
Risa's carried it with her all this time?
:pen_cry:
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Holy!!! when I saw there was an update I was like jumping around!!! :w00t:
Ok, now I'm going to read it :lol:
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The recap chapter was great! It cleared some doubts I had :)
And about the chapter 29...
you meant scars, right? those things in Ai-chan's arm are scars, right? :huhuh
poor Ai-chan... Looking at her reaction and that part about her getting afraid for a moment when Risa held her hand It's worrisome :( She's definitively hiding something.
:) I'm happy that you decided to continue the fic, it's really good and it's one of my favorites! :heart: :heart: wating for the next update
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you meant scars, right? those things in Ai-chan's arm are scars, right? :huhuh
Yea. Stupid mistake. Sorry :doh:
It's definitely scars, not scarfs! :)
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Yay!! SO happy to see your update! I love this story, great plot twists!
Emotes!!!! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Oh man, Ai-chan did it b/c she was so unhappy, huh? B/C of Gaki? I wonder if Gaki suspects she's the reason for all those scars? Kei-chan's such a nice person. :wub: Whoa, Gaki's had that picture all this time? Since Mittsi died? :cry:
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Chapter 30 - Lasting Reminder
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Junjun changed into her gym clothes and started practicing that new dance routine she's been speaking about before. She's having the training room all for herself, because it's actually still free time for them. Recently she became the leader of 'Wasurenagusa' after Saki left, the last remaining girl of the former group called Berryz Koubou. The new name might be a bit strange, Yuko clearly isn't one of the most creative heads in the business, but it is a subtitle hint at people that H!P isn't completely dead yet; wasurenagusa or in English, forget-me-not. Everyone from Berryz is gone now, °C-ute itself still exists, but only with a few of the old girls, and Junjun is the only lasting reminder of Morning Musume.
And now here she is, putting all her effort into her new position as leader. Her moves are slick and her timing perfect. She became quite a powerful dancer after the breakup of Morning Musume. Not only that, she improved her voice a lot and is now fluent in both, English and Japanese. A perfect example of what you can achieve with hard work, but of course she wasn't exactly untalented to begin with.
> Why am I tired already? < It's only been 30 minutes since she started practicing.
> Am I becoming weak? < She's really gasping for air.
> Why now? Maybe I just need some water. <
Thus she grabs a bottle of water and refreshes herself. The very next moment she continues with her training, but she's not able to pull of those slick moves anymore. Something definitely is wrong and she realizes that she shouldn't keep dancing or she'll burn herself out. She sits down at the side of the room with the bottle of water in her hand and wonders what's going. With her hand she's feeling her forehead, guessing that she could be sick. > I don't know... < She talks to herself.
Junjun decides to stop the practice for now and leaves the room to go take a shower in the dressing room. On her way out she bumps into Nacchi again.
~ Oh, you are done practicing already? I wanted to watch you dance before I go. ~
> Mh, yeah. I trained enough for today. < She lies?
> So, you are leaving already? <
~ Well, now that I won't be able to watch your training, yes. I'll meet up with my family. ~
> I see. Have fun. ..bye <
~ Bye.. ~
It seemed like Junjun wanted to end this conversation quick. Is she really feeling that sick all of a sudden? She's actually asking herself the same question when she's looking at herself in a mirror in the dressing room. > A flu? < She asks herself, but suddenly there's a feeling arising inside of her. Junjun rushes to the toilet while holding a hand in front of her mouth and finally throws up once she reached it. > What.... ? < She starts asking herself, but she's too exhausted to continue her question. Instead she remains silently with her head lying on the bowl to rest for a while.
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*jaw drops* NOOOO JUNJUN!!! :cry: please be ok!!!
*composes herself* :) that's one heck of a cliffhanger for a chapter!! in any sense, that was really good and intense!!
it made me sad though that junjun is the last reminder of morning musume and berryz? gone?? :( i hope Yuko can pull through!
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SHE'S PREGNANT!!!! :shocked
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Chapter 30 - Lasting Reminder
JUNJUN!!!!
:scared:
SHE'S PREGNANT!!!! :shocked
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
:frustrated:
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I'm so slow.. :yawn:
Chapter 31 - Concern
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Eri opens the door of the café and makes a few steps into the room. She looks around, but it doesn't seem like that the person she wants to meet is already there. There's a nice table at the window. The clock on her mobile phone says 3:05pm. "I'm 5 minutes late already." With that in mind she checks the other tables again before sitting down and taking off her jacket. It's unlikely that both are late, but apparently that seems to be the case.
The waitress walks up to her table and asks whether she would like to order something. Eri orders a glass of water. She kills the waiting time by looking at the TV that's set up in the café. It's at a low volume, but she can still understand a few bits and pieces. The news report right now is about that a Japanese artist finally took over the first place in the American billboard charts. The boom eventually swapped over from Europe where it became a common thing for Asians to break into the music charts due to the recent boom of popularity. They show a picture of the artist who achieved this milestone, it's Otsuka Ai. It's been almost 10 years since her debut and lately she went through a drastic change and became a soul singer after bearing her first child.
The report is over and stops to gaze at the TV. She notices the glass of water right in front of her. "When did she?" Eri is surprised. Anyway, the other person still didn't arrive, but then somebody who enters the café attracts her attention. That must be.. her, yes, it's a girl. At second glimpse there's no doubt that this girl must be Reina. Eri stands up and waves at, and Reina walks about to the table.
- Sorry for being so late. - She sits down across from Eri.
> It's okay. <
- No, really... I'm sorry. - Reina apologizes again.
> I was late myself. <
- I see... so, what is it that you want to talk about with me? It sounded important. -
> It's... <
Eri gets interrupted by the waitress who now came to ask Reina for her order. Reina orders a sugar free vanilla coffee.
- Continue.. -
> No, let's wait till you have your coffee. That waitress.. is sneaky. <
- O-kay.... -
It doesn't take too long and Reina has her coffee. She takes a nip.
- So great~ Alright, let's continue where you stopped. -
> Yes, okay. It's about Sayu, she... <
Once again she gets interrupted, but this time it isn't the waitress. Some girl is knocking at the window from outside. Reina seems to know her and greets back, but Eri is totally clueless and kinda pissed to always get interrupted. The girl outside signalizes that she's going to come inside to say hello. Reina nods while Eri folds her arms and wears a sullen look.
- What's wrong? -
> There's too many people here. <
- Then why did you agree to meet in a café in the first place? -
> Hmph! <
Eri doesn't like what Reina just said, because it's true and she's fully aware of that. Anyway, it seems like that she will have to wait a little longer before she will be able to tell that important thing about Sayu.
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Chapter 31 - Concern
Eri opens the door of the café and makes a few steps into the room. She looks around, but it doesn't seem like that the person she wants to meet is already there. There's a nice table at the window. The clock on her mobile phone says 3:05pm. "I'm 5 minutes late already."
Some habits are just really, REALLY hard to break. :P
Anyway, the other person still didn't arrive, but then somebody who enters the café attracts her attention. That must be.. her, yes, it's a girl. At second glimpse there's no doubt that this girl must be Reina. Eri stands up and waves at, and Reina walks about to the table.
Reina? :O
Eri doesn't like what Reina just said, because it's true and she's fully aware of that. Anyway, it seems like that she will have to wait a little longer before she will be able to tell that important thing about Sayu.
Surprised that Reina wouldn't have found out about the accident by now. Even if she doesn't have a/watch TV, it still should have been mentioned in newspapers or magazines. :?
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Surprised that Reina wouldn't have found out about the accident by now. Even if she doesn't have a/watch TV, it still should have been mentioned in newspapers or magazines. :?
Reina was with them at the hospital over night...
It's about something else.
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Mmm... it's a bit weird to see Eri behaving like this (or does she usually act like this? I don't really know too much about her XD ) Maybe what she needs to say Reina is REALLY important.
Who could be the other girl?
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OMG the wait drive me crazy xDDDDDDDD
I wanna know what happen with Miki-sama and Yossie =3 (by the way.. Happy B-day Master of Grope xD)
I'm still wondering about Mitsii ~ u_u
Ai.chan scars =O?? and Accident? She made by herself? like a punishment?
I'm insane xDDDD
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Oh yeah...forgot about that.
Memory's not what she used to be in my old age.
:mon sweat:
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Oh wow...
New reader here.
Your story is good. :)
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I hope Jun's ok~cuz she works too hard and I wub her too much. :P
I'm also quite curious to know who the girl Reina waved at is, if she's relevant.