*Yawn*
Maybe Chika and I shouldn't have stayed on the beach so late?
Sleeping on the train always helps me pass the time. But sometimes it can make me miss my stop.
To think that if Ayu didn't wake me up on the train that day, we would have missed µ's and Aqours' joint live show screening. It's crazy.
But at least I'm gonna arrive on time for Shioriko's debut live show.
Hm? HUH?! 20 MISSED CALLS?!
10 from Ayu and 10 from Shioriko...
Shit, this can't be good!
*RIIING*
AKI: "Oh, perfect timing, Ayu!"
AYUMU: "I was just about to give up, were you sleeping on the train again?"
AKI: "Sorry..."
AYUMU: "Now is not the time for snoozing, we've got a serious emergency!"
AKI: "Serious emergency?"
AYUMU: "It's Shioriko, she's too nervous to show up today."
AKI: "WHAT?!"
AYUMU: "I'm sorry to ask this, but will you come with me to the Mifune Manor? You know where it is, right?"
AKI: "I promised myself that I'd never step foot inside there again, but... Desperate times call for desperate measures. Meet me at Shinagawa Station, we'll take the Keikyu Main Line."
AYUMU: "Right, I'm on my way."
...
AKI: "Shioriko... I wonder if she's okay? I couldn't have realized that Shioriko was getting stage fright. So thanks for alerting me, Ayu."
AYUMU: "I was supposed to go somewhere with her this morning, but she contacted me saying she couldn't make it..."
AKI: "Hm, you had plans together?"
AYUMU: "Yup, there was an art exhibition in town. Apparently the artist behind it is supposed to be really talented. Kitagawa I think his name was... Shioriko wanted to see it, so I was invited."
AKI: "Do the two of you hang out often?"
AYUMU: "Not often, but recently we've really become good friends. The other day we went to the arts and crafts market with Yu and Shiro."
AKI: "..."
AYUMU: "What's wrong?"
AKI: "I'll admit that what I said during our fight was harsh, and I took it all back. But that doesn't change the fact that I've become... *Sigh* Jealous."
AYUMU: "Eh?! Aki... YOU'RE jealous?!"
AKI: "Yes, it's pathetic, I know... I should be happy that you're becoming so popular, expanding your horizons. Yet somehow something isn't right, maybe I'm just not fully accustomed yet to the fact that it isn't just the two of us anymore... It feels weird."
AYUMU: "The only thing that's a little weird, is that I feel a little happy from hearing you say that."
AKI: "I'm surprised, I thought you would be angry with me... Why do you find happiness from my jealousy?"
AYUMU: "It's nothing! Forget it!"
AKI: "No, I want to know wh-"
AYUMU: 'Oh, we're almost at the station!'
AKI: "Okaaay...?"
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