Okay, update time!
The atmosphere of the Musume girls had been quiet since Nakazawa’s shocking announcement. Kago and Tsuji had barely said two words all week, aside from polite greetings and phrases, and it seemed as though all of their youthful energy had just been sucked right out of them.
Yossui looked at them, quietly sitting against the wall in the Momusu dressing room holding hands, and sighed. This had to stop.
Finding Nakazawa hadn’t been hard, she’d been on the warpath all week and you could always hear her chewing someone out. Getting her to listen to reason would be a bit more challenging.
’Right. That’s like saying wrestling a bull is a bit challenging.’
Walking up behind the woman’s cowering victim, Yossui put her hands on her hips resolutely. This was a showdown. “Nakazawa!”
The older woman turned her attention to the intruder, letting her former prey escape. “What the hell do you want?”
“I want you to apologize to Aibon and Nono.” Yossui knew it was a tall order, but you had to start somewhere.
Nakazawa laughed in her face, “Do you presume to give orders to me? I’m still leader here!”
“Do you know what you’ve done to those girls?!” the younger pointed towards the dressing room, “You’ve destroyed them! I haven’t seen a room that somber since the last time I went to a funeral.”
“They’ll get over it.” The woman waved her hand, as if dismissing it, but her voice wavered slightly.
“No, I don’t think they will. And you know it too. You made them think that you’re leaving because you couldn’t handle them. Do you know what kind of damage that does to a child? To think that they’re not wanted? To think that they drive people away?”
Nakazawa didn’t say anything, but Hitomi knew that she was getting through, “You have to do something, they’ll only listen to you now.”
The woman turned her face away, hiding any emotions that might be leaking through. Then she turned and glared harshly at Yossui, “What do I care? They’re just brats anyway!” Then she pivoted on her heel and walked away.
Hitomi reached out to the side and punched the wall, thoroughly frustrated with Nakazawa. She started heading back to the dressing rooms, filled with determination and desperation.
As she rounded the corner near the room, she noticed Yaguchi and Kaori huddled outside. They seemed worried, occasionally glancing inside and then going back to whispering. Yossui could guess who they where talking about.
She marched right past them and into the room, seeing the twins in the same spot as she’d left them. Something cracked inside her as she called out to the two, “Play with me!”
The girls just stared at her blankly, so she tried again, “I’m bored guys. So come play with me. Let’s run around the hallways and prank the staff. Please?” they shook their heads silently, in perfect unison, as if they’d practiced the creepy sisters routine. “Forget Nakazawa! You have to get up! You have to come play with me!” Yossui heard her voice break on the last word and turned around, feeling a sudden rush of tears.
She knew that if she cried in front of the twins, it would only make them cry too. So, she swallowed her pride and walked out of the room, brushing roughly past her senpai.
----- A continuation! Cuz we all know how much suspense is worth these days!
Topic: Innocence (Fourth Gen Love) (Read 48663 times)