START: DASH! Again- A µ's Fanfiction

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⚠️⚠️⚠️Warning, this chapter contains discussions on mental health, abuse, suicide, and self harm. Reader discretion is advised.⚠️⚠️⚠️

---Third Person's POV---
Akari opened the club room door. It was like how the last idol group left it. It was filled with posters from µ's, A-RISE, Aquors, and Saint Snow. The rest of the group walked in and looked around. Yuna looked at the Aquors' poster.

"I didn't know Aunt Kanan was in Aquors." Yuna stated.

"You're related to Kanan Matsuura?" Eiko asked.

"Yeah," Yuna replied. "She's my dad's closest cousin. Dad actually came from Uchiura and when I was little, we would go there at least once a month to visit my great grandpa and Aunt Kanan."

"I take it she didn't talk about Aqours much?" Suzuka asked.

"Not at all." Yuna stated. Koharu looked at the Aqours poster as well.

"That's Sensei Sakuraichi." Koharu stated.

"You know her?" Rio asked.

"She was my piano teacher when I was little." Koharu replied. "Between her and my mom, I learned a lot about music." Rio looked over at the Saint Snow poster.

"I know those two," Rio stated. "I think they're my dad's half sisters. I never really met them though. Maybe best to not let mom see that poster." Julia looked at the A-RISE poster.

"Mom still talks to Anju." Julia stated. "They went to university together after all." Hisa pointed to the Aqours poster. Specifically, Chika Takami.

"My mom wanted to name me after her," Hisa stated. "She has great energy." Suzuka pointed at You Watanabe.

"She's was in the navy with my dad." Suzuka stated. "Before he got injured and had to retire."

"Uncle Natsuo was pretty brave." Kiko stated. "Both him and You are." Akari pointed to Dia and Ruby Kurosawa.

"Dad was their neighbour," Akari stated. "Before he moved to Tokyo." Eiko looked at Mari Ohara.

"I once met her at a live." Eiko stated. "Aqours was performing there, and I worked with my dad back stage. She once told me you can't stay negative because of one little failure."

"We seem to miss one connection between us and these idols." Hisa pointed out, looking at the µ's poster.

"You're right Hisa," Rio stated. "Our moms. The ones who saved Otonokizaka High. We have a huge connection to them." Yuna walked over to the poster and placed her hand on Honoka's picture.

"Hi mom...." Yuna whispered. "I miss you."

"So what did your dad's step sister have to say about solving our issues?" Rio asked, changing the subject.

"We need to sit down," Akari stated. "And talk." Everybody pulled up a chair and took a seat. Eiko at the head, to her left was Hisa, Julia, Koharu, and Suzuka. On her right was Rio, Yuna, Akari, and Kiko. The silence filled the air.

"Who wants to start?" Julia asked. Rio raised her hand. Julia gave a nod.

"As my three best friends know," Rio said. "My mom was abused by father. The only reason why she got out was because she found out about me. My father was placed behind bars for that. However, for the first 13 years of my life, my father would continue to verbally abuse my mom from behind a bullet proof glass box. He didn't know his words began to affect me. It didn't stop at my yearly visits. My mom suffers from PTSD. Between the triggers of a glass bowl dropping and the countless times she would wake up crying, I feel like I need to comfort her. She would feel so guilty every time I go to comfort her because she always stated that she should be the one comforting me. No matter what I do, I can't seem to get through to her that she does comfort and did protect me."