Aikatsu Era!

S1 E19: Blossom in the Night

Syurina Tanaka 田中 珠里奈

"Amazing! Syuri-chan!" Yana exclaimed.

  I bowed. Fan dancing was one of my favourite hobbies.

  "You're like a pro!" Kiyoko added. "Yay! Yay!"

  I smiled. "Thanks! I'm going to dance this weekend. Hope you'll see me!"

  Yana and Kiyoko wrapped their arms around me. "Of course we will, Syuri-chan!" they said in unison.

  I drank some water as Yana and Kiyoko played with my paper fans. I'm glad I could make them smile.

  I wonder how Reyna-chan is doing.

  "Do you think Reyna-chan can come too?" I asked my friends.

Kiyoko and Yana glanced at each other and the latter shrugged.

"I hope she can," Kiyoko answered. "She seems so stressed from work. And I haven't seen Reyna-chan smile in a while."

  I looked at Yana, and the two of us nodded.

"I'm worried about Reyna-chan," I admitted. "Ever since she became an actress, her mental health seemed worse."

"I want Reyna-chan to smile again," Yana claimed. "Let's help our friend!"

Kiyoko and I nodded. Then I suggested, "Maybe inviting her to see my dance will help cheer her up. What do you girls think?"

  Yana beamed. "That's a great idea! But there will still be time before that. Maybe we can do more for her! After all, Reyna-chan was the one who put all her effort in helping us sustain our friendship."

"That's right!" Kiyoko agreed. "We ought to help her!"

I couldn't wait. Hopefully, Reyna-chan was on her way back from work.

The three of us left the dance room and headed for Yana and Reyna's bedroom. Kiyoko stopped by the kitchen to get a fresh onigiri from the fridge before going to our friends' room.

When Kiyoko came, she asked, "Did Reyna-chan come back yet?"

I shook my head. "I wonder where she is at the moment..."

  "It's almost 9 pm," Yana said as she checked the time on her phone. "I guess Reyna-chan has a lot to do today. Sometimes she comes back before dinner."

The door opened. An exhausted Reyna-chan walked inside.

"I'm back..." she yawned.

Kiyoko gave Reyna the onigiri. "Ne, Reyna-chan, have you eaten yet?"

Reyna fell on her bed. "A bit. But thanks for this onigiri, Kiyoko."

We watched our friend eat her dinner. Knowing that Reyna barely had time to have a decent dinner concerned me.

  "What do you do at work, Reyna-chan?" Yana asked.

  Reyna paused for a bit. "Act. Sometimes we have last-minute changes. Then I get scolded at by Fukui Junko. When we have time, I train with Shibagaki-san."

  "That's a lot of work!" Kiyoko said with a pout. "I don't remember working that much when I was still acting."

"Well, Reyna-chan is the main protagonist of Combat Duo," I added. "They're going to need her the most."

When Reyna finished her dinner, she said, "It's exhausting! But I've always wanted to be an actress. I can't give up now."

Yana and Kiyoko looked at each other in amazement. "Wow, Reyna-chan! So determined!" they cheered in unison.