Aikatsu Era!

S1 E5: Time for Capella!

Ayame Akizora 秋空 菖蒲

What a long day!

  I walked back to the Top Stars dorm. When I arrived, Hatsuko was preparing green tea.

  "Welcome back, Ayame," Hatsuko greeted. "Have you had dinner yet?"

  I nodded. "The co-workers wanted to have dinner with me at a restaurant nearby. I brought some garlic bread for you!"

  Hatsuko beamed as I handed her the bag of garlic bread. "Thanks, Ayame. Want some green tea?"

  "Sure, but I'll put my stuff down in my room," I said, heading towards my room. After placing my stuff on my bed, I walked back out with some medication.

  "Thanks for the tea, Hatsuko-chan," I stated right after taking a sip. "I feel like exercising now!"

  Hatsuko raised her eyebrow in concern. "Are you sure you want to exercise at this moment? You've been working for the whole day!"

  "I'll be fine!" I assured, walking back to my room to change into my tracksuit.

  "Have you had your medication yet?" Hatsuko yelled from the living room.

  "I will don't worry!"

After changing, I filled my water bottle up to take my medicine right away so that Hatsuko wouldn't be too worried about me. I don't want to stress her out, she already has many things to prioritise.

  "I'm going!" I said, walking towards the door. Before I could leave, my unit partner grabbed me by the shoulder.

  "Are you very sure about this?" She asked in concern. "Remember what happened when you pushed yourself too hard?"

  Gently removing Hatsuko's hand, I told her, "Don't stress too much about it! I'll be back quickly!"

  My friend slouched her shoulders and sighed, "Take care of yourself, Ayame."

  I waved goodbye, then began my run.

  As a top idol, I need to make sure I have enough stamina to do Aikatsu. Dancing and singing are basically the essentials I need. I'm invited to take part in talk shows, advertisements and television programmes. If I have time to exercise, I should.

  "I just got the latest issue! You looked so pretty, Syuri-chan!"

  I heard a familiar voice as I ran. Aikyou Yana and Tanaka Syurina were walking together.

  "Aikyou-chan! Tanaka-chan!"

  "Akizora Ayame-senpai?!" Yana exclaimed in surprise.

  I made my way towards them. "It's nice to see you two here!"

  "I just came from work, but I happened to see Yana-chan wandering out here so we decided to walk back to our dorm together," Syurina said calmly.

  "Walking around helps me relax," Yana explained cheerfully. "What a great decision I made! I managed to see Syuri-chan and Akizora-senpai!"

  "I'm glad to see you and Akizora-senpai too!" Syurina added. "By the way, are you feeling alright, Akizora-senpai? You're breathing rapidly."

  Syurina was right. I was breathing rapidly. I didn't notice until she mentioned it.

  "Well... I guess I'm just really tired," I acknowledged, chuckling. "After all, I did do a lot of things today."

  Yana widened her mouth in awe. "You did a lot of things today, but you're still out here exercising? That's a lot of energy! I better train myself more!"