Moonlight

Memories

Asaka sat on the trapeeze. She was used to it since she grew up here.

She swung up high and balanced on the beam. But she thought about one thing.

Where was her so called best friend?

She felt alone. Asaka felt betrayed. Memories were still fresh in her mind.

She could still remember the times where they were so close. Asaka and her best friend would play tag. Suiko and Asaka would sometimes stare at the starry night. The moonlight would shine brightly everytime they did so.

Until she turned 16. Asaka was enrolled in Fukuhara High, where she met Ren, her closest friend.

She joined Foo Fighters to be as close to him. Asaka wanted to keep their friendship for as long, so she was now the one who would cherish it.

Little did she know, Suiko was also there. Asaka never knew it until one day, when Tetsu told Asaka that the new student, Suiko was getting ahead of her.

"Asaka, your rank is getting lower and lower. Even Suiko, the new student is keeping up with you."

Asaka was enraged by these words. But instead of getting discouraged, Asaka was more determined to keep up with Suiko and maybe even surpass her.

But then, she was slowly getting jealous of Suiko. Why? Because... Asaka was always trying her best to make Ren proud of her, but Suiko did it easily.

Asaka only realized it at the High School Championships.

"Congratulations, Ren-sama!"

"You did great, Ren."

"Yeah, you also Suiko and Asaka!"

Asaka smiled at this.

"But when it comes to the championships, I would want to be the one fighting Aichi-kun! He surely got strong since last time. I won't give the privelage to fight Aichi to others." Ren said seriously.

Suiko smiled a bit and Asaka's smile faded. She became insecure.

Because all these time, she was training to capture Ren's eye, yet when it comes to others, Ren would easily notice them.

Asaka was determined. She was determined to find strength.

And she was really determined since she wants Ren to notice her. Asaka wants Ren to notice her more than a friend.

Then the Link Joker incident came. She noticed people getting stronger under its spell. Under the Reverse.

But Asaka knew that it was wrong. Asaka herself knows that it's not right and shouldn't be used. So she fought against it.

But when Tetsu challenged her, she noticed how stronger he was since 1 year ago when he last engaged in a battle.

Tetsu was telling her about the strength that he received. Tempting Asaka to accept Link Joker itself.

But as she knows that it was wrong, Asaka saw this as an opportunity to prove herself. An opportunity to prove herself to Ren that she isn't weak.

So she finally accepted Link Joker. Feeling the strength in her veins, Asaka swung the trapeeze and waited for Suiko.

She knows that any time soon she would enter.

Asaka smirked. She can funally defeat her rival, her ex best friend Suiko Tatsunagi.

When she entered, Asaka immediately challenged Suiko to a fight.

Suiko accepted it, knowing what's wrong with Asaka. With determination throughout the fight, she tried to call out to the real Asaka.