Aikatsu Stars! Rise Of The Stars!

Chapter 2! A New Friend, A New Friendship Blossoms!

"Tsukina h-here! I'm going to-to...be the no. 1 Aikatsu & PriPara idol! I-I'm going to A-Aikatsu and P-PriPara hard! L-let's begin-niji...!"

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"Hello. Our show is under way. S4 Presents: It's Our Job To Shine." Tsubasa Kisaragi said, as she smiled. And continued her line, "As always, we'll be your hosts. Theater Class, Kisaragi Tsubasa..."Dance Class, Nīkaido Yuzu! And also..." Yuzu Nīkaido said with a wave and energetic and hyper tone in her voice.

"Beauty Class, Kasumi Yozora. And finally..." Yozora Kasumi said with a gentle smile gracing her features.

"Song Class, Shiratori Hime." Hime Shiratori said with a cute smile on her face.

"We are the four glimmering stars, S4!" They said together, as they ended their intro with a finishing pose.

"Four Star Academy News!" Tsubasa said with a smile.

"Yay!" The three others said happily, as they clapped their hands.

"We held our matriculation ceremony just last week." Yozora informed.

"Yes, we did!" Hime agreed with a gentle smile.

"And yesterday, the new students had their debut concerts." Tsubasa said, as she looked at her fellow S4 members.

Yozora giggled softly, with a light blush on her cheeks as Hime looked at her. "They were all so cute, I could eat them right up." The brunette said.

"But there were 2 girls who stood out from all the rest." Hime finalised.

"Nijino Yume-chan! She was the sparkliest ruby of them all! But... Tsukina-chan was the brightest diamond in the group!" Yuzu said as she made the two freshmen's names be recognized.

First shown was a video of Yume, followed by Tsukina.

Hime then added, "We'll be keeping a close, close, close eye on Nijino Yume-chan."

Followed by Tsubasa, "And a more closer eye on the diamond, Tsukina-chan."

"Wh-what-niji?!" Tsukina said from inside the room where she and Laura were watching S4's program.

Laura looked at her, "Well, because of that. You look more scared than excited." Tsukina faced her with rivers of tears flowing down her cheeks as she said, "Laura-chan~! W-What should I d-do-niji?!"

Laura was warming up when she heard her friend's pleas, "Ha? I'm advising you to... Do your best. Just do what you always normally do Tsukina." Her friend replied.

Tsukina's tears stopped flowing, "Laura-chan... Y-you're the b-best-niji!" Tsukina proclaimed as she thanked her very own friend.

Then her thoughts from yesterday, flooded in her mind, 'But, me... The day I performed yesterday... It really felt like I was... Being controlled-niji...'

Tsukina shook her head, 'No! Stop the negativity Tsukina! Focus on your main goal. To be part of S4 and Saints! And to... Become like Tsubasa-senpai! That's right-niji!' Tsukina thought with new found determination.

Laura stopped warming up and looked at her now best friend. "Ne, Tsukina." Laura called out.

Tsukina looked at her and tilted her head sideways, asking, "Wh-what is it Laura-chan-niji?"

"Are you okay? If you have any troubles or problems ask me, 'kay?" Laura asked her with a smile.

Tsukina's face brightened up. And she exclaimed happily, "Of c-course! You're m-my best friend, Laura-chan-niji!" Laura looked at her surprised, but soon replaced it with a smile, as Laura nodded and said in reply, "Good."