Aikatsu! The Idol of My Dreams

The Romantic Phantom

I'm jogging on the court by myself. I got up super early so that way I won't sleep in again. I'm working on getting up early cause it could cost me a lot if I'm not careful. I also need to keep exercising!

But then, out of the corner of my eye. I see another girl, with cropped curly dirty blonde hair and a little side ponytail. She completely ignores me, starts gaining and passes me, just like that!

I start to speed up and catch up with her, she speeds up away. I start to speed up again. She groans, rolls her eyes, and starts running much faster then me.

Oh no, I'm not loosing. I start running at lightning speed until I finally FINALLY! I go past her. "Yes!" I cry, then stop when I trip and land on my side. "Ow,"

"What are you doing?" she asks with a cold tone.

"Racing,"

"I wasn't racing! I was jogging!" she argues "Who do you think you are?"

"Kalani," I reply

"Oh, so you're the new idol. That explains a lot,"

"Well who do you think you are?" I huff. She gives me a side glance.

"Ketsueki Hana," she answers before running back onto the track.

"Ketsueki Hana!?!" Kibo cries, when we're suppose to be working on my signature.

"Yeah, so?" I ask "Hey, what do you think of this? Underlining it with a shooting star?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's adorable, but do you know who she is?"

"Sure. Ketsueki Hana,"

"Aye-aye-aye! You really don't know anything," Kibo sighs "Ketsueki Hana is a student here at Dream Academy, she's also known as The Romantic Phantom,"

"Why?" I ask

"Cause she's like a phantom! People barley see her anywhere else other then classes. After that she disappears somewhere around the school for privet training. There have been stories of witnessing her in action,"

"Well that explains the phantom part, but what about romantic?"

"Well she's a sexy type idol," Kibo answers "But it's not uncommon to see her wearing LoLi Gothic. It's her second favorite brand next to Romance Kiss,"

"Wow. That's awesome!" I say

"You bet it's awesome!" Kibo replies

Later, we were at class and Kibo was elbowing me. "Look! It's her!" I turn and saw that same dirty blonde hair girl sitting alone by her desk. This time, instead of wearing a track suit, she's wearing the Dream academy uniform.

"She looks kind of lonely," I reply. Now, I was fully prepared to start loathing her after the way she treated me on the track. But looking at her now, she just looks like a statue, standing by herself. "Maybe we could -"

"Attention everyone!" said the teacher "I have big news for all of you. There will be a school fashion show next week! And two students, from each class, will be allowed to participate. And we have my trusty box of chance with us so ... let's draw!"

We all draw lots and in the end it came down to

"Great! So we'll have Polu and Ketsueki as this class' models. Congratulations girls,"

I smile awkwardly at Hana and she only glares.

When class is dismissed I run to catch up with her. "Hey! Hana!" she doesn't stop "Hey Hana!" She's not even slowing. I catch up to her and she still doesn't stop. "Hey! I think we got off at the wrong foot earlier. I can't wait to be working with you for the fashion show!" She finally stops and looks at me.

"Just don't hold me back,"

I freeze in the middle of the hall as she continues walking. "Kalani!" calls Kibo "What happened? Is something wrong?"

"No. No, nothings wrong. I need to start training,"

As soon as we can, Kibo has me working on machines and keeping track with her own. Those words keep echoing in my head "Just don't hold me back"

I won't.

I drink the water from my water bottle. Every last drop. I'm so tired and it's only 8 in the morning.

As I'm walking back to my dorm so I can change. I see Hana in the distance. She's not in her track suit. She's just in her uniform. And she's just walking. "Wow," I say one our eyes meet. "You're not training,"

"Do I need to train every second of the day?" she asks

"No. But I heard the stories about how you trained -" Hana cuts me off, groaning.

"Of course!" Hana sat down on the ground. "The second I arrived at this school people keep spreading around rumors about me. Hard core training stuff, best student ever, I hate it! Everyone wanted me to be something I'm not so I have to hide so I don't disappoint anyone. Then when I started wearing LoLi Gothic someone started the Phantom thing and now I have to live up to that,"

"I'm ... so sorry," I tell her "I had no idea,"

"How could you?"

I sit down next to her. She just told me one of her greatest secrets, I have to repay the gesture. "Um ... I'm an orphan," Hana looks at me with interest. "I don't know my parents ... I don't know why I lost them ... but all I know is that somehow I'll find them thru my Aikatsu,"

"Wow, I'm ... sorry," she replies

"It's okay ... I guess," I shrug "I don't know ... but my greatest fear is that I won't want them when I find them. That after all my Aikatsu and I finally find my parents ... I won't want them anymore,"

"That's sad,"

"Yeah. I hope it doesn't come true,"

I try not to cry as we just sit there, quietly.

"Look, I'm sorry if I was being a jerk to you," Hana says finally "I just try to keep up my image, that's all,"

"It's okay,"

We both take in deep breaths of the morning air. "Then ... we'll do our best at the fashion show?" she asks

"You bet!"

Everyone is cheering for us, they're waiting for us. I have the Rose Party Coord and Hana has the Twinkle Freeze Coord. "Ketsueki Hana! Like a phantom in the night!"

"May my cuteness shine thru!"

After our performance everyone is cheering so loudly, but not as loudly as Kibo is backstage. "That was awesome Kalani! You were so graceful! And Ketsueki Hana! You're ladyship! Your highness! Miss! Uh -"

"Just call me Hana," she says

"Oh ... okay, Hana," Kibo squeals "Wow I feel like we're best friends already!"

"Um, okay?"

"Yeah! We are best friends!" I say "The three of us agents the world!!"

"Are we in a war or something, I thought we were just doing idol activities?"

"Oh yeah! Kalani and Kibo! Kalani and Hana! Best friends!"