withinasapphire
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Clairikins
Kaede couldn't help but to wake up annoyed that morning.
The sound of her alarm rang through the girl's ears as she reluctantly sat up in bed, morning light shining through her window. Kaede mumbled curses under her breath as she practically tumbled out of the warmth of her bed, alarm still blaring. After blindly slamming whatever was in her way until her hand connected with her alarm, now quiet, Kaede's half asleep gaze landed on her school uniform that her older sister made sure was hung up the night before. Right, it was time to get ready now that she was awake. Kaede sighed.
As Kaede pulled on a white-collar shirt and a vest, she could suddenly smell a nice aroma making it's way towards her room. Quickly slipping her arms through her blazer and fastening her skirt along her waist, Kaede made her way downstairs where she found her sister in the middle of making breakfast.
Hearing Kaede come in, Mai turned her head and smiled. "So you managed to wake up yourself for once."
In that moment, Kaede focused on the sizzling sound coming from the pan as she took a seat at the table. "Hm."
Mai stared for a moment longer before turning back to the pan herself. "A very good morning to you as well."
Minutes passed in silence. Mai eventually broke it. "These eggs should be done soon. I'll be leaving as soon as they are."
Kaede rested her head against the palm of her hand, staring hard into the table. Mai's grip tightened around the pan's handle. "If you're still upset about what happened with Love Live, then you are more childish than I originally thought."
Kaede narrowed her eyes, her gaze flicking towards her sister. "You could have won and you knew it." She quietly replied.
The sizzling almost increased in volume. Mai became silent. Then, an exhale. "Perhaps. But sometimes things happen. It really isn't as big of a deal as you are making it out to be." She carefully transports the now finished eggs onto a plate, placing it in front of her younger sister. "Here. Eat quickly and stop moping."
And with that, Kaede's sister swiftly left the room, taking her phone out as she did so. Moments later, Kaede could hear her leave the house. Now alone, Kaede began to slowly eat the eggs. They were, of course, as good as they always were when Mai made them.
The walk to school was very boring. Kaede shoved her hands into her pockets, her bag dangling helplessly from her shoulder. Lost in her thoughts, Kaede listlessly kicked a pebble along.
"Oh, here, here! Look, this is the best part of the whole song!"
"..Isn't this just another love song?"
Kaede felt herself snap back to reality when she all of a sudden could hear her sister's singing voice which was pouring out heartfelt emotion. Up ahead, there were two students who were watching a video of a past performance of Mai's. Her sister always sung her lines so passionately, and Kaede could feel it even as it was played through a phone. These two students wore the same uniform as Kaede, with one of them seeming more enthusiastic than the other.
"Yeah, but..it's a forbidden love type of thing! Plus, this song has a completely different meaning compared to the others! This is the part in the story where Angel turns against God to be with Enjel! Look, see, the choreography represents them falling together now.."
"Oh, yeah? ..huh, they're good at dancing, I guess.."
"Right?!" The student sighs dreamily. "I just wish I could have seen them perform in the final round.."
"Did they not make it that far or something?"
Kaede began to walk faster.
"No, they did! They were supposed to perform, but.."
Kaede managed to walk ahead of the two students, far enough ahead that the conversation could now be drowned out. She began looking for another pebble to kick. Obviously..with how popular her sister's school idol group had become, Kaede knew there would be talk. Especially after they failed to show up to the final round's stage. The one part that everyone would be tuning in for..
But a part of Kaede would rather not overhear such talk. She's seen enough of it online already.
Kaede slid the door to her classroom open, and immediately was hit by overlapping conversation. It did not take long for her to realize what the subject matter was about.
"Do you think they got into a fight?"
"Maybe they planned to not show up all along?"
"They probably planned it with the other group!"
"But wasn't the other group just as shocked?"
"What if they never perform again?"
"I was really excited to see them, too.."
You got to be kidding me..even here? Kaede walked over to her seat, sitting down in a huff. She probably should have expected this, but..
As Kaede looked out the window in an attempt to disconnect herself from the constant chatter, something caught her eye. Or rather, someone. In front of her sat a girl who's name Kaede only knew due to the teacher taking attendance and saying it himself. Kanna Fukuhara.
She was acting a little odd. Or at least, she was doing things that Kaede didn't remember her doing before. Her face was buried in a book, like every other day, but her fingers were loudly and repeatedly tapping against her desk, as if she were trying to cancel out the noise inside the classroom with her own. Plus, her body appeared to be rather tense, and her focus didn't seem to be fully on the book.
Kaede watched this for a moment. Then, she reached into her bag and pulled out a pair of earbuds. Wordlessly, she tapped on the girl's back, prompting Kanna to turn around, fear flashing within her eyes for the quickest of seconds.
They stared at each other, with a look of surprise becoming evident on Kanna's face as her eyes moved to look at the earbuds that were held in Kaede's hand. They had never exchanged words before, much less look in each other's direction. It appeared that Kanna didn't seem to know what to make of this. Until she very hesitantly reached her hand forward and gently took the earbuds. "U-Um..thank you..Sakagami-san.."
So Kanna knew her name too. Probably from attendance.
Kaede sighed, leaning her head against her hand as she began to look out the window. The classroom still buzzing with noise, thoughts began to form in Kaede's mind. One such thought being, if you can create this much commotion in people just by becoming a popular school idol group, Kaede knew deep down that she wouldn't make the same mistake as her sister if she were in a group like that.
I mean..all it does is bring negative attention on you or your group if you don't show up when everyone thinks you are.. Kaede thought. If I were a school idol, I wouldn't mess up like that..
Kaede then paused. If I were a school idol, huh..?
Kaede couldn't help but to wake up annoyed that morning.
The sound of her alarm rang through the girl's ears as she reluctantly sat up in bed, morning light shining through her window. Kaede mumbled curses under her breath as she practically tumbled out of the warmth of her bed, alarm still blaring. After blindly slamming whatever was in her way until her hand connected with her alarm, now quiet, Kaede's half asleep gaze landed on her school uniform that her older sister made sure was hung up the night before. Right, it was time to get ready now that she was awake. Kaede sighed.
As Kaede pulled on a white-collar shirt and a vest, she could suddenly smell a nice aroma making it's way towards her room. Quickly slipping her arms through her blazer and fastening her skirt along her waist, Kaede made her way downstairs where she found her sister in the middle of making breakfast.
Hearing Kaede come in, Mai turned her head and smiled. "So you managed to wake up yourself for once."
In that moment, Kaede focused on the sizzling sound coming from the pan as she took a seat at the table. "Hm."
Mai stared for a moment longer before turning back to the pan herself. "A very good morning to you as well."
Minutes passed in silence. Mai eventually broke it. "These eggs should be done soon. I'll be leaving as soon as they are."
Kaede rested her head against the palm of her hand, staring hard into the table. Mai's grip tightened around the pan's handle. "If you're still upset about what happened with Love Live, then you are more childish than I originally thought."
Kaede narrowed her eyes, her gaze flicking towards her sister. "You could have won and you knew it." She quietly replied.
The sizzling almost increased in volume. Mai became silent. Then, an exhale. "Perhaps. But sometimes things happen. It really isn't as big of a deal as you are making it out to be." She carefully transports the now finished eggs onto a plate, placing it in front of her younger sister. "Here. Eat quickly and stop moping."
And with that, Kaede's sister swiftly left the room, taking her phone out as she did so. Moments later, Kaede could hear her leave the house. Now alone, Kaede began to slowly eat the eggs. They were, of course, as good as they always were when Mai made them.
The walk to school was very boring. Kaede shoved her hands into her pockets, her bag dangling helplessly from her shoulder. Lost in her thoughts, Kaede listlessly kicked a pebble along.
"Oh, here, here! Look, this is the best part of the whole song!"
"..Isn't this just another love song?"
Kaede felt herself snap back to reality when she all of a sudden could hear her sister's singing voice which was pouring out heartfelt emotion. Up ahead, there were two students who were watching a video of a past performance of Mai's. Her sister always sung her lines so passionately, and Kaede could feel it even as it was played through a phone. These two students wore the same uniform as Kaede, with one of them seeming more enthusiastic than the other.
"Yeah, but..it's a forbidden love type of thing! Plus, this song has a completely different meaning compared to the others! This is the part in the story where Angel turns against God to be with Enjel! Look, see, the choreography represents them falling together now.."
"Oh, yeah? ..huh, they're good at dancing, I guess.."
"Right?!" The student sighs dreamily. "I just wish I could have seen them perform in the final round.."
"Did they not make it that far or something?"
Kaede began to walk faster.
"No, they did! They were supposed to perform, but.."
Kaede managed to walk ahead of the two students, far enough ahead that the conversation could now be drowned out. She began looking for another pebble to kick. Obviously..with how popular her sister's school idol group had become, Kaede knew there would be talk. Especially after they failed to show up to the final round's stage. The one part that everyone would be tuning in for..
But a part of Kaede would rather not overhear such talk. She's seen enough of it online already.
Kaede slid the door to her classroom open, and immediately was hit by overlapping conversation. It did not take long for her to realize what the subject matter was about.
"Do you think they got into a fight?"
"Maybe they planned to not show up all along?"
"They probably planned it with the other group!"
"But wasn't the other group just as shocked?"
"What if they never perform again?"
"I was really excited to see them, too.."
You got to be kidding me..even here? Kaede walked over to her seat, sitting down in a huff. She probably should have expected this, but..
As Kaede looked out the window in an attempt to disconnect herself from the constant chatter, something caught her eye. Or rather, someone. In front of her sat a girl who's name Kaede only knew due to the teacher taking attendance and saying it himself. Kanna Fukuhara.
She was acting a little odd. Or at least, she was doing things that Kaede didn't remember her doing before. Her face was buried in a book, like every other day, but her fingers were loudly and repeatedly tapping against her desk, as if she were trying to cancel out the noise inside the classroom with her own. Plus, her body appeared to be rather tense, and her focus didn't seem to be fully on the book.
Kaede watched this for a moment. Then, she reached into her bag and pulled out a pair of earbuds. Wordlessly, she tapped on the girl's back, prompting Kanna to turn around, fear flashing within her eyes for the quickest of seconds.
They stared at each other, with a look of surprise becoming evident on Kanna's face as her eyes moved to look at the earbuds that were held in Kaede's hand. They had never exchanged words before, much less look in each other's direction. It appeared that Kanna didn't seem to know what to make of this. Until she very hesitantly reached her hand forward and gently took the earbuds. "U-Um..thank you..Sakagami-san.."
So Kanna knew her name too. Probably from attendance.
Kaede sighed, leaning her head against her hand as she began to look out the window. The classroom still buzzing with noise, thoughts began to form in Kaede's mind. One such thought being, if you can create this much commotion in people just by becoming a popular school idol group, Kaede knew deep down that she wouldn't make the same mistake as her sister if she were in a group like that.
I mean..all it does is bring negative attention on you or your group if you don't show up when everyone thinks you are.. Kaede thought. If I were a school idol, I wouldn't mess up like that..
Kaede then paused. If I were a school idol, huh..?