Love Live!: SHATTER [PART 9]

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*SCHOOL IDOL CLUBROOM - NIJIGASAKI HIGH SCHOOL - ODAIBA - TOKYO*

While the whole group is here gathered around the table, I have something for them.

I reach into my pocket and pull out a small, worn cloth bag, the kind that's seen better days but holds memories.

AKI: "Hold on, everyone. Ayu and I went on a little treasure hunt yesterday. We found this old map I made back when we were kids, and we buried some junk at our old kindergarten. We figured it'd be fun to follow it for old times' sake."

The group's eyes light up with curiosity, the tension easing a bit as they lean in.

AYUMU: "It was nostalgic...and a bit silly. But we actually found something!"

KASUMI "Ooh, treasure? Spill it, Senpai! What's in the bag?"

SHIZUKU: "Yeah, don't keep us waiting. Is it old photos of you as a baby?"

KASUMI: "Ooh! Lemme see!"

AKI: "Not quite."

I chuckle, shaking the bag gently before tipping it over onto the table. Out tumble 14 gemstones, each a different vibrant color, reds, blues, greens, purples, and more, sparkling under the Clubroom lights like tiny stars.

AI: "Whoa, gems?! Are these real?"

SETSUNA: "They're beautiful... Where'd you find them?"

AKI:  "On a beach trip once, years ago. I thought they'd make me rich. Kid me was convinced they were rare jewels. Turns out, I was just being silly. They're probably sea glass or polished stones or something."