Forelsket

39: Breakfast and Performance

Chlaeyeon's POV:

We were currently having breakfast with Sashi Okan, she and Kura-chan had been talking among themselves and at times she'd squeeze my hand or lean on me. I don't pay her any attention, cause it'd be rude if I interrupt her and her Okan. I understand that it had been five months since they last met and some well deserved catching up time without me distracting her would be good. I watched them closely as they talked like a mother and daughter duo. It wasn't hard to see why Sashihara became her honorary mother. Sashi was nice to everyone she meets and since we are younger than her, she offered to be called Okan, like how Sakura calls her. She has a certain warmth to her that nobody could resist. She was very motherly to Sakura, the way she hugged and talked to Sakura was like a mother, being supportive of her daughter. Then I heard her shift her attention to me and asked me.

"How are you doing being a leader of Sakura's team?" She asked me.

"I'm used to it, having been leader of the debuting team for years now, I think I'm doing alright, all our kids follows my instructions, they're all good kids to me, Sashi Okan." I replied to her.

"I'm glad that you are finding your job easy and Thank you for being patient with my kid and my two grand daughters, I've seen them perform your debut song and I think they were quite well in dancing and singing, how time shaped them to become good performers is beyond me, your stages are beautiful." She said smiling.

"She choreographed everything too, Okan. She's a great dancer. In fact all of our performances, she choreographed everything." It was Sakura who told her Sashi Okan.

"Oh wow! That's very good choreography, it's impressive!" Sashi Okan exclaimed.

"Oh, it's really nothing, Sashi Okan. I was merely sharing my talents for our team." I replied to her.

"Thank you for making my kids shine on stage, it was everything I ever hoped for and more." She replied to me.

"You're very much welcome, Sashi Okan. Your kids are great dancers and singers, especially Nako, the kid can easily reach high notes even when she's dancing like it was a piece of cake for her, I'm proud of our little hamster Nako." I replied to her.

"She is cute, isn't she? She could also sing and dance well, I've seen my Nako's potential when I met her at a fan meeting, so, I encouraged her to join AKB48." Sashi replied proudly.

"We are glad too, that she came with her Kku Okan." I replied to her.

"I hope you win this year as Rookie of the year and fan favorite." Sashi Okan replied to me.

"Thank you, Sashi Okan, I hope we come out this year as a better group." I replied to her so that we won't jinx our win.

"Please take care of my kids. I love everyone of them. I'm very happy that they seem to be enjoying their new lives, away from home and comfort." Sashi Okan replied.

"My Kku-chan didn't like settling for average performances, she always pushed herself to do her best. It's a shame that Japan lost her." She followed up.

I could only nod at her, because it was true, Japan had lost a great J-Idol. Because of Matsui who messed her up. I always believed that Kura-chan was the ace of first generation AKB, that she was supposed to win every senbatsu, but Matsui always blocked her from winning. I looked at Sashi who was sincerely looking at me the same time I did.

"Love her for me, always tell her she is loved." Sashi Okan followed up to me.

"We will make sure to tell her always." I replied to her.

"Any way, it was nice meeting all of you, I have to be in a meeting, I'll see you again soon." Sashi Okan told everyone on the table.

"Nako, Tomi and Kku-chan. Stay happy and remember I'm one call away. I love you three." Sashi Okan said to her kids.