Chapter III--
I’m late, really really late. What’s the use of the alarm clock if it isn’t going to wake you up the time you want. Argh! And my mom didn’t even bother to wake me up even she already heard the darn clock buzzing off.
I hate it when I’m rambling like this when I knew all along it’s entirely my fault. I stayed up late last night talking with Tomo~mi-chan on the phone. We we're just so excited about working together in a new project we forgot about the time. And now here I am, running as fast as I can like my life depend on it.
When I say run I was just kidding. I was half walking half jogging while looking at my phone I was holding, that I didn’t noticed this lone girl standing meters away from me and BAM!. We collided but more like I bumped into her. My phone flew out of my hand and I fell into my butt while the said girl sprawled on the floor. Her reaction was priceless but no time to either laugh nor help her. Picking up my phone and dusting my skirt I managed to say a simple “Gomen” before dashing off again. And I’m sure that girl would practically yell at me when we meet again. I snorted at the thought, if we’ll ever meet again.
When I reached the training room I was greeted by a grinning Harunyan and Yuko with Tomo~mi wearing an apologetic smile, and I noticed that there were only few members present.
“Yo! Did you have a nice jog?” Yuko asked, slinging her arms around my shoulder in a friendly manner.
“Yes, thank you for asking.” I replied sarcastically to which Yuko laughed loudly, earning the Team K’s captain Akimoto Sayaka and Miyazawa Sae’s attention who looked at our direction.
“Tomochin, you’re sweating a lot, here.” I removed Yuko’s arm around me and received the tissue from Tomo~mi. I smiled at my counterpart, she’s really thoughtful.
“Tomochin, you’re late.” Sae said while smiling jubilantly at me and my brows furrowed in response. How can this girl be so energetic at this hour? I mean, I only woke up few hours ago.
“Hmm…be glad that practice got canceled today, Tomochin.” My captain said, patting my head playfully. Wait…what?
“What?!” I said out loud which made Yuko laughed again at my reaction. Now that I think about it, Team A’s captain Takamina and Team B’s captain Yukirin were not around. I should've seen it coming.
“Gomen ne, Tomochin. Yuko here wants to play a prank on you.” Haruna said, giving the aforementioned girl a playful glare. The latter stop laughing now but still giggling. She really likes it when Haruna's attention was to her.
“Yuko doesn’t want me to send you an email.” Tomo~mi explained, stepping beside me while I swiped all the sweat on my face.
“Whatever…” I rolled my yes, irritated about this prank on me. Come on I wake up early…alright, not so early then rushed to the train station and not to mention I didn’t even eat breakfast.
“Tomochin…” Tomo~mi nudged me lightly as I finally finished getting rid of the sweat on my face.
“Tomochin…” She nudged me again but I ignored her as I arranged my somewhat disheveled hair. The others were just observing me.
“Yuko, this is all your fault.” Tomo~mi whined at the mastermind of this ‘lets play a prank on Tomochin’.
“What?" The culprit just feigned innocence. I growled. Haruna pinched her at the cheek while Sae and Sayaka were amused at the antics of the so-called married couple Kojiyuu.
“Alright! Alright! Gomen ne.” Yuko smiled at me, her dimples showing in the process while her hands clasped together as if she was praying. I frowned, I don't buy that half-hearted apology at all.
“I’ll buy you a food.” She added. Did I say I don't buy her apology? If I did, you just heard me incorrectly. How can I not forgive her with those cute dimples showing? Right? And she said she's going to buy me food.
“Alright…” I replied, my smile widening at the mention of food while Yuko looked flabbergasted at my fast recovery.
“And Tomo…I’m not mad just hungry.” I also smiled at her and she returned it with her megawatt smile that made all wotas gaga on her.
“So Yuko, let’s go and buy me my food.” I announced brightly, grabbing her hand and led her to my favorite cafeteria while she yelled in protest, asking help to her Nyan-Nyan. Don’t get me wrong, I’m just easily bribed with food right now just because I skipped breakfast.
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Yesterday’s practiced got canceled, what a relief and annoying thing to happen. I’ve heard there’s going to be an audition for new members…..again. So today, practiced also got canceled and I decided to have a sleepover in Tomo~mi's house.
When I got hold of my phone to call Mom I almost freaked out. This is not my phone and oh…cute wallpaper. It’s a picture of a girl holding a very cute dog, it was like my coco-tan…..Now that I looked closely to the picture, I recognized it was the girl I bumped yesterday. Well, she’s pretty.
“Tomochin.” I was snapped out of my thoughts. The taxi we were on stopped in front of a very familiar building, the AKB48 theater in Akiba. We paid the taxi driver and proceed inside.
Both I and Tomo~mi decided to take a look at the audition a bit then we’ll go shopping later. That’s our plan for today, a shopping date according to her. Though I don't understand her why she wants to go here, I mean we'll eventually meet the lucky girl who ever she is if she'll become a member in our group. So, yeah, I was thinking it was just a waste of time coming here.
“Don’t think too much about your phone you’ll get it back for sure.” Tomo~mi smiled at me. She really knows when I’m down and when to cheer me up. You can’t blame me, I love that phone. I worked hard on it, I didn't have decent sleep for few nights designing my phone and what? I just lost it like that?
“I hope so…” I smiled back and took her hand on mine and for a moment I thought I saw her blush.
When we reached our destination, we saw Takamina about to sneak in to the room where the audition was taking place.
“Takamina” Tomo~mi called the unsuspecting girl and she jumped a little. She looked at us and motioned for us to come forward.
“Shh…..keep quiet you two.” She said in a whisper while looking around, then suddenly she grabbed us both, me and my bestfriend. When I finally got my senses back, I found myself at the further back of the room, the lights were dimmed and I noticed three persons, the so-called jurors. One of them is Goto-P. They were listening to the girl who’s introducing herself.
“Why do we have to sneak in?” I heard my bestfriend asked, her voice low as to not disturb the ongoing audition.
“Because we’re not allowed here.” Takamina replied while looking at the girl who’s now singing. She winced lightly when the girl reached a high note.
“If that’s the case then why are you here?” I asked her, she looked at me incredulously while her brows furrowed.
“Okay…let me rephrase that. Why are we here if we’re not allowed to be here?” She sighed and fidgeted a little.
“Definitely different reason from you guys.” Minami said as she took a deep breath when another girl entered. It’s so off to see my former captain act like not so herself, you know the confident one.
“Ah!” I totally recognized the girl standing on the makeshift stage. I know Tomo~mi did too ‘coz she squeezed my hand lightly. And I realized one thing, she didn’t let go of my hand even when Takamina dragged us both here inside.
“Maeda Atsuko desu.” She introduced herself and bowed.
“You can do it, Acchan.” I heard Takamina mumbled as the girl named Maeda begun to sing. I noticed she’s really nervous coz she somewhat messed up at the beginning and when I looked at Minami, her worried face greeted me. Does she know that girl?
“Glitter…” Chiyuu said beside me, and I looked at her confusingly.
“It’s the title of the song.” She answered my unvoiced question and I nodded. I continue to listen to the song and I was captivated by the one who is singing the song. EH? Matte….I was supposed to say, I was captivated by the song not the one who's singing it.
“You did it, Acchan. I’m so proud of you.” Takamina said when the song ended, she’s wiping the tear that slipped from her right eye. Chiyuu smiled and patted Minami’s head affectionately. I looked at her, at Maeda, as she walked out of the room solemnly. I wonder why, she did great after all.
“She’s amazing…” I blurted out before I stop myself.
“Of course she is.” Minami replied with same loud voice, smiling brightly at me.
“Ahem! What are you three doing in here?” We heard a voice in front of us, the jurors.
“Ano…we’re actually leaving, right guys?” I laughed awkwardly, pulling both my comrades but I meet resistance from no other than Team A’s proud captain, Takahashi.
“Sumimasen….” She bowed and looked at the jurors with intense gaze. Crap, Takamina. What are you doing?
“Is Acchan….Maeda Atsuko got in or not?” She asked seriously which made Goto-P smiled. Acchan? So the girl's nickname was Acchan? I smiled inwardly.
“You don’t have to worry about it, I’ll put her under your team Takamina.” Goto-P replied, winking at the shell shocked captain. Team A, huh? And here I was, hoping she would be put at the same time as I was.
“I can assure you I’ll take care of her and teach her everything.” She said when she gained her composure back, grabbing my free hand and Chiyuu’s as she dragged us towards the exit in a wide stride then suddenly stopped and she faced the jurors again.
“Thank you very much!” She said out loud, bowing politely at the them.
When we’re finally out at the audition room Takamina let out a heavy sighed.
“Yosh!” She said out loud, pumping a victory arm in the air which made Tomo~mi and I laughed lightly. Team A's captain surely is too cute.
“Takamina, you sure are happy for your friend.” My bestfriend commented and pinched Takamina's cheek. She was probably too weak to resist her cuteness.
“Of course, Acchan and I will be together again. It’s been so long since we spend time together.” She answered back enthusiastically, not minding her cheek that was being pinched. It's clear now she and that Maeda girl were close.
“Speaking of Acchan, I have to congratulate her.” After saying that, Minami dashed off, waving goodbye to us. Is she allowed to tell her friend about that? Oh well, I guess since Goto-P already confirmed it already.
“Takamina sure is energetic eh?” I said after the aforementioned girl disappeared, shaking my head lightly as a soft smile appeared on my face.
“Hmm…I like how genki she is.” Tomo~mi smiled at me. Lately, I noticed how my bestfriend become so really pretty. Her eyes are sparkling and her smile is...
“Now you can get your phone back.” I snapped out, blinked. Oh my god! Did I just stare at Tomo~mi? I looked away and fake a cough.
“O-oh yeah, right, my phone. Let’s follow Takamina then.” Darn it. I stuttered because I was caught staring at her. I started to walk, leaving my bestfriend pouting.
As I was walking passed the window that overlooks the nearby park, I saw her. Maeda Atsuko. She looks like someone dumps her. Maybe she was thinking she didn’t pass the audition? An idea crossed my mind.
“Oh, Takamina’s friend." Tomo~mi said, now standing beside me. I chuckled at the thought of what I was going to do and my bestfriend looked at me confusingly.
Fetching Maeda’s phone, I dialed my phone number. It rings twice before...
“Hello?”I thought I heard an angel’s voice. I smiled while looking at her nervous posture from the 7th floor of the building.
“You have a great voice, Maeda. Looking forward to working with you.” I said coolly before pushing the end call button.
I continue to look at her as she suddenly stands up, looking at my phone she was holding. I heard a giggle beside me, my bestfriend was very amused at the stunt I pulled at the new girl.
“Look! It’s Takamina.” My bestfriend pointed at the opposite corner of Maeda. She was running at a full speed, like a bull charging towards the stunned girl and I laughed loudly when both of them tumbled on the ground.
“Omoshiroi ne?” I said while wiping some tears on my eyes for laughing too much.
“Poor Maeda-san.” Chiyuu replied, wiping some of her tears too. I never saw Takamina act like that before. Being relax and and free. She's so different when she's with us.
“Well, it’s Takamina after all, what’d you expect.” I giggled, looking at the still sprawled pair.
“Well, let’s go?” I offered my right hand to my bestfriend, she looked at it and smiled at me. I will never get tired looking at my best friend’s smiling face, she’s really pretty.
“Let’s go shopping then…” she said while taking my offered hand into hers as we left the building hand in hand.
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