*THE NEXT DAY*
I just can't focus at school... I'm just so excited! I want to begin my search for our Nijigasaki High School Idols.
*RING*
Oh the bell? I must have spaced out for the entire lecture.
AYUMU: "Aki? Hey, what're you spacing out for? Feeling sick? Want to just walk straight home today?"
AKI: "Huh? Oh, Ayu. Hey, don't worry about me. You can go on ahead. Today I'm just gonna stay back here for a while."
AYUMU: "Wait, seriously? Got something you need to do? I could help you if you want."
AKI: "It's nothing serious. It's after seeing that show yesterday..."
AYUMU: "Oh, yeah! I guess that show really hit you hard, didn't it?"
AKI: "That's why I got to thinking... I should look around our school to see maybe... JUST maybe... IF it has it's own idol club or idol fan club or something like that y'know?"
AYUMU: "A school idol club?"
AKI: "Right, I just can't stop thinking about that show yesterday. And I really want to either find school idols, or other school idol fans."
AYUMU: *Giggle* "Well, I figured that you'd start something from how you were going on yesterday on the train."
AKI: "Wait, wait, wait. Ayu, you saw this coming?!"
AYUMU: "Aki, we've known each other for how long now? But still, that's a field that I don't know too much about, so...sorry?"
AKI: "It's okay, really! You don't need to apologize. I guess that I'm just surprised by how much I got into this myself... It just feels like I can't keep still, y'know?"
AYUMU: "I can see, you're shaking with excitement!"
AKI: "I don't know exactly IF we have a School Idol Club. But before this day is through, I am going to do my very best to find it! Surely if there IS one, they must be doing after school activities or practise... right?"
AYUMU: "Right! Our school's pretty big, so there might be one."
AKI: "Yeah!"
AYUMU: "Want me to come with you?"
AKI: "It's okay, you don't have to. Tomorrow however... I will tell you what results my search produced. Could you... Please cheer me up if I don't find anything?"
AYUMU: "Of course. Hope you find what you're looking for, see you tomorrow Aki!"
I waved goodbye to Ayu, now begins my search for the Nijigasaki School Idol (And/or) School Idol Fan Club! Let's see this map...
Where could this School Idol Club be exactly?
The field?
The AV room?
The Broadcasting Room?
So many choices!
Hmmm... Nijigasaki Academy is the largest school in the Odaiba area. Comprised of both a High School and Middle School.
...This could take a while.
*ONE HOUR LATER*
AKI: "Phew..."
STILL NOTHING?!
Oh come on Akihiko, you've attended this academy for 5 years now and you can't find one single club room?!
Club room...?
That's it! How could I have been so blind? The club ward! Our school has a club ward! That's where all of the clubs must be gathered...
Only took me an entire hour of touring the school to remember that. Second floor right? Let's go! Nothing will stop me from finding the club!
*ONE HOUR LATER*
OH COME ON!
Every single club room, I've checked EVERY single club room except for ONE. And if this isn't it, then I guess we just don't have a school idol club after all...
This school must have! We have a cooking club, a drama club, a comedy club, a computer club, a literary club, an art club.
Even a host club! And... They wanted me to stay. I almost broke an expensive vase when I made my escape. That was close, I could have been in debt to them until graduation...
Guess I just need to focus more on the task at hand, my mind is just playing that performance over and over again in my head. It's enough to make anyone space out. Right?
What does it say on the door?
School idol club...
Wait... SCHOOL IDOL CLUB!
This is it! What my two hours of searching have lead me to this very moment!
It's a little emptier than expected, but that's okay! I'm sure that most of the members have probably gone home or something.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
AKI: "H-Hello...? Anyone?"
Great... Guess it is empty, they've all probably gone home after all. I can just start again tomorrow.
KASUMI: "...Hey, only members are allowed in here."
AKI: "AH!"
KASUMI: "AH!"
AKI: "I didn't think anyone was in here! But um actually I was looking for..."
KASUMI: "Are you from the camping club or something? First door to the right."
AKI: "Camping club? No, I just mistook their room for thi-"
KASUMI: "If you're here about us handing over the room, you can hold your horses. The School Idol Club is being disbanded at the END of the month, not today! So this is still our room!"
AKI: "Uhh I'm not-?"
KASUMI: "And you're coming to steal it away from us? You're going to make poor Kasumi cry! Wahhh!"
AKI: "Who's Kasumi? W-wait don't cry! I promise you that I am NOT from the camping club; I'm actually looking for the School Idol Club! This is the right clubroom right?"
Great...Just great... A perfect first impression. Making a first year cry. Way to go Aki, you the man...
KASUMI: "Huh? You mean you're... not from the camping club?"
AKI: "I'm not."
They didn't look like the friendly kind anyway when I accidently barged in on their meeting.
KASUMI: "Oh! Oh, silly me, jumping to conclusions like that. Hehe, so what did you need with the school idol club? Or are you just here to deliver a message from our President...?"
AKI: "President? No, no. I'm here just to speak to the School Idol Club, I've become very interested in School Idols you see?"
KASUMI: "Are you sure? I thought that idols were more of a girl's thing? It's unusual that a guy wants to talk to an idol club... Who do you work for?!"
AKI: "Seriously! I'm being honest. I've become a HUGE fan of school idols and I really want to speak to a club all about them."
KASUMI: "In that case, our doors are wide open for new members!"
AKI: "I wasn't exactly looking to join... I just wanted to see if the school had one, and to talk to them."
KASUMI: "Aww, you're not looking to join? Ohh. Well, I'm here so talk away..."
AKI: "Talk is kind of a boring way to put it. There's a more deep reason for... Ah okay fine it's not that deep of a reason. I just wanted to see if this school had idols so I could cheer them on."
KASUMI: "Cheer?"
AKI: "Yes! And uh... by the way. You said something about the club being disbanded at the end of this month...Is that true?"
KASUMI: "It is. The student council president didn't pull any punches when she said that if our club wasn't going to accomplish anything, she was going to give it the axe."
AKI: "What?! I only just found this club and it's already on the way outta here? Isn't there something we can do?!"
KASUMI: "Believe me, I'd love to do something if I could! Even if we don't have that many members, school idols can go solo! And I've always wanted to be one!"
AKI: "Are you a school idol?"
KASUMI: "I wish I could be... But I just don't want the club to end like this! Wahh!"
Great choice of words again Akihiko...
AKI: "H-Hey, d-don't cry!"
KASUMI: "I've always wanted to be a school idol, ever since I was a kid. And when I finally got into High School, I thought that it was finally my time! But...I was wrong... I didn't want this!"
AKI: "..."
KASUMI: "Being a school idol's all I've got. I just wanted to wear those cute costumes, to sing, to dance, to have everyone tell me how cute I was!"
AKI: "Cute? B-But hey... If you can be a solo idol, how about asking the president to keep the club together if you accomplish some stuff? I mean, I could come with you if you're worried about facing her."
KASUMI: "...Does that mean you'll be my manager?"
AKI: "Manager? I...don't really know what exactly that would be like. But I guess I owe a lot to school idols, and you're a school idol... So I want to cheer you on, and..."
KASUMI: "That sounds like a manager to me! Oh my gosh, Kasumi's got a manager now! It's official!"
Oh so she's Kasumi...
AKI: "W-Wait I didn't agree to anything yet about being a manager?!"
KASUMI: "But you don't want the school idol club to get disbanded either, right? So we're on the same page, right?"
AKI: "...Right."
KASUMI: "Then help me stop the school idol club from being disbanded! I want to stay a school idol, no matter what!"
AKI: "All right. I don't want the club to go away either. I want to cheer you idols on!"
KASUMI: "Then let's roll up our sleeves and do this together! Oh! I haven't even introduced myself to you yet. I'm Kasumi Nakasu, a first year!"
AKI: "Nice to meet you Kasumi. I'm Akihiko Suzuki, a second year."
KASUMI: "Greet meeting you too! The school idol club needs your help, not to mention... This school idol needs your help too!"
AKI: "I'll do anything I can to help!"
Looks like I've stumbled upon something pretty big here, but I'm so glad that there's school idols in this school! Or rather... A school idol.
I'm going to cheer my heart out for them!
Or rather...her.
Manager huh...? I guess I never thought about it that way. If I can cheer for school idols, then what better way to do it than right by there sides?