My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Leap of Faith

"That looks really high, doesn't it?" Unsurprisingly, out of everyone here, Youna was the one most afraid of what was ahead. It was already bad enough that she wasn't a particually strong swimmer. Though thankfully she was capable of doing so, which meant no high risk of drowning upon diving in. Not that the fact consoled her in any manner as she watched the first few people take their jumps.

"It's not that bad when you actually jump in." Ishi responded, reminded of his own time. Since he considered that to be the absolute worst way of falling into the ocean waves, then there was nothing for everyone else to worry about.

"So, when are you diving in?" Rinse asked Chiana. The latter was wearing a lavender bikini that covered her rather average body shape. To a lot of people, they were getting the chance to witness another idol in little clothing. Though it was weird for him to think of that being Chiane's body while everyone else assumed this was a completely different person. In fact, she did little to actually change her appearance outside of that blonde wig.

"Nope." She giggled in response. "I can't swim." Of course she needed to find an excuse to not participate. There was no way to keep up with the charade if she risked the only factor preventing anyone else to notice. While Ishi would've normally complained that she wasn't doing it, even when she was the one who encouraged him to do it. The boy kept silent this time as he understood the true reasons for her denial.

"Hmm? You know don't how to swim?" Otoya had a keen ear on these types of things. "Perhaps I could give you some lessons?" His flirtation of these girls knew no bounds.

"I'll have to pass." Chiana kept her cheerful face on, but he could sense that the real girl underneath wanted to really glare at him and call the boy a pervert.

"Come on girls, we should all dive together!" Ryugi had been reunited with her friends as they all charged for the peak. She was the one most excited over anything else a normal teenage their age cared about. The group laughed and screamed as they made their leaps off of oni's peak.

Ishi knew that their turns were going to be coming up soon. The girl he was most concerned about was definitely Youna. Seeing as everyone else braved their fear and took the plunge, she was at risk of being the only one to chicken out.

"You'll be fine, right?" He asked her as they watched more people hop up from their seats and charge the challenge with heads up. "Just to let you know, I've done it before. It's not that dangerous, so it's very unlikely for something to go wrong."

"R-right, I und-understand." His words did little to calm her nerves or her speaking. Her legs were shaking as she sat with all of them, dreading the moment when she'd be the one at the center of attention.

"Looks like we're going to be the last ones up here." Otoya scanned the emptying field as the few remaining students jumped off the cliff.

"Youna, you should go first." Ishi recommended.

"Me!?" She was shocked that he, of all people, would suggest that. "B-but, why?"

"Because we're still up here." She was the one with the weakest heart. All the girl needed a little encouragement from her friend to take this chance. "But if you don't want to, then that's up to you." Even with all that was going on, he was still giving her on out on this.

"N-no." But she didn't want to be the one that couldn't brave her fear. Youna had already failed when people counted on her before, she didn't want to repeat that again. Not without a fair shot. "I can do it." She stood up and walked over to the peak. Her knees were weak and each step she took was unsteady. It looked as though she would fall over any moment as she neared the edge.