Aikatsu Era!

S1 E48: Autumn Leaves

Ayame Akizora 秋空 菖蒲

One more live. Just one more before I go.

I walked out of the hospital with Hatsuko. People kept their eyes on us.

"To be honest, even though I'm so used to having people looking at me a lot, I still find it embarrassing to attract so much attention in the hospital," Hatsuko confessed.

"Me too," I agreed. "It's been happening a lot. Whenever I had medical appointments, people would be staring at me. I'm glad there aren't any scandals."

Our van had just arrived. The two of us made our way in it.

"Well, everyone already knows about your illness," Hatsuko spoke as we were seated. "I guess people knowing that you're sick is better than assuming you're in a romantic relationship with someone..."

I glanced at my friend. Even though she wasn't interested in anyone, we knew someone who was.

"I wonder how Reyna-chan's doing," I said, glancing out of the window. "You didn't address the issue to her, did you?"

Hatsuko shook her head. "Himari Ichika-san said she'll take care of it, didn't she? After all, she's—"

Hatsuko's phone was ringing.

"Headmistress Misaki? I wonder what she wants to tell me..."

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Reyna Harusame 春雨 レイナ

"That's enough practice for now!" I exclaimed as my friends and I finished up our dance.

Yana handed me my water bottle. "I'm looking forward to our upcoming live with Ayame-senpai and Hatsuko-senpai."

Syurina and Kiyoko nodded. "I'm glad to know that Ayame-senpai decided to perform with us before her hiatus," the former said.

"Ayame-senpai is so thoughtful!" Kiyoko added cheerfully.

The five of us relaxed for a few minutes. Then Sayako noted, "Time flies, doesn't it? Soon, Reyna, Yana and Syurina will graduate middle school."

I thought of Sayako's statement. She's right.

"So much has happened in one year," I said. "Even though there were sad moments, there were also lots of happy ones."

My friends looked at each other and nodded.

"So you three are just going to the high school division, right?" Kiyoko asked.

"Of course!" Yana replied. "We'll still be able to see one another!"

The golden-haired grinned. "That's great to hear. I don't have to cry about you three leaving."

"I'm still here," Sayako said, patting Kiyoko's shoulder.

A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door. Headmistress Misaki had come to see us.

"Headmistress Misaki..." the five of us spoke in unison.

She smiled. "Good afternoon girls. I'd like to inform you about your upcoming performance as Pleiades Shower ☆. Kosaka and Akizora are on their way here, so why don't we gather in my office where I'll explain the details?"

My friends and I nodded as we followed the headmistress.

"I'm excited about this!" Kiyoko exclaimed as we were walking. "It's been a long time since that Pleiades Shower ☆ tour. Now we're going to perform together again!"

"It's also our final one, Kiyoko," Sayako pointed out.

"Can't you just let me celebrate for a bit, Sayako-tan?" Kiyoko pouted.