Free! & Hope

HOPE 9

Free! & Hope

Only a day away for the band to head their way to Shibuya, they packed and got everything ready. After packing, Kurumi texts Daisuki and Akane, to then meet up at the café.
Akane knocks Edmichiro's door to wake her up. Miss Shiro stayed home today to finally take a break after all that work. Once they got ready to go, she called them out.

Shiro: "Girls..." They stopped, twirling themselves to face her, the nurse crossed her arms.

Shiro: "We need to talk, I know you're seeing those boys... and you haven't told me anything"

Aka: "Huh!?" they both looked at each other and giggled.

Edmi: "Yeah, we are! Sorry, we didn't tell you cause you always seemed so busy"

Shiro: "I want to meet them, I need to make sure you're not dating any fools"

Aka: "Fools!? Haruka is no fool!"

Edmi: "Yeah! And Nagisa is funny, but not in that sentence!"

Shiro: "Fine, I want to meet them the week you come back"

Aka&Edmi: "Fine!" they both look at each other a little surprised.

Aka: "Okay, we got business to attend! See ya soon!" The nurse waved at them at their way out.

Edmichiro began to daydream about how she actually met the blonde boy in the first place, funny/sad story...

Edmichiro was passing through a tough time after her father's death, worst part was, and she was there. See, they were coming from school at a stormy day, picking her and her sister up.

Aka: "Oi, Hoshi-chan, mama and papa are here" the dark blonde child smiled mouth wide open waving her hands finally they're parents picking them up, Akane wasn't in a good mood, kids were always trying to push her around and she was bummed about it.

Edmi: "Hey!" the little girl ran to the car.

Aka: "Oi, Edmichiro! Careful! You can fall"

Edmi: "I'm okay, Aka-chan!"

Aka: "Stop calling me that" she looked away embarrassed.

Mum: "How was school, girls?"

Edmi: "It was so cool! My teacher gave me allot of stickers and I made a paper doll! We still have it at class to get the paint and glue dry! I made a hummingbird! They're so small and cute!"

Mum: "That sounds wonderful, how about you, Akane?"

Akane was lost in thought for a while, she looked at the window and stared at the gray skies and the birds flying away.

Mum: "Akane?" she snapped out to reality and looked at her mother.

Aka: "Hm?"

Mum: "How was school, dear?" Akane looked away not wanting to respond.

Pops: "Akane? Sweetie, is everything okay?"

Edmi: "It's those bad kids at school! I've seen those kids saying mean things to her!"

Aka: "No, Edmi, shut up!"

Mum: "Akane! Don't talk to your sister like that!"

Pops: "What mean kids, Edmi?"

Aka: "Nobody's bothering me, okay?! I'm fine!"

Mum: "Akane, my little duckling, listen to me... You can't keep things to yourself like that, it would only consume you into something you don't want to be, you'll understand as you grow"