Dream Star

"That"s no good Kiryu-kun, you"re not smiling."

"An idol cannot smile for twenty-four hours. Your daughter was the one who taught me that?"

"Ah huh, but my daughter also told you, how much she liked your smile,"

That"s right she said that. Although it was such a long time ago, those words have never left him even if he refused to acknowledge the fact that his smile can actually bring her such happiness. " Mimi, you"re working hard on your flower arrangement aren"t you? "

The woman turned to the table, "Right I"ve been here since 5. I have the rest of the day off so I took advantage of the time. Siena went through all the trouble of giving me these flowers too, and yet it isn"t coming together right now."

"I know little about flower arrangements. But haven"t you arranged it beautifully enough?"

"Ah huh right it"s beautiful but if I can"t produce any light out of it then it"s not really an arrangement. Did you know Kiryu-kun? That light and aura is not limited to the Entertainment industry. Although the "aura" and "light" are cla.s.sified as the same thing in terms of the entertainment industry. In the arts it"s different. " she took out her phone, and Kiryu saw a gorgeous painting on the screen. It was just a photograph and yet Kiryu felt there was something was different. He could see it, the sparkles.

"Yuhi-sensei did this?"

"Yeah. It really inspired me you know? To make your art produce light is a lot difficult than singing."

His sweat dropped, "I don"t much about it. But I"m pretty sure it"s equal. "

"Eh is that so?," Sumire-san looked puzzled, but suddenly turned to him, "Then Kiryu-kun what about you? What sort of light, what sort of colors do you want to come from the others? "

Although they"ve been straying of topic, she"s been thinking about what he just said. That attentiveness towards others and understanding what they are thinking. It"s a trait that Lila has too.

Yet he recalled the words Kasumi told him before, " It"s not you, it"s a just a trust thing. She doesn"t trust a lot of people - and when she does—she really lets her guard down. There"s the Lila everyone sees in school, and then there"s the Lila that doesn"t wear a mask or any other metaphorical veils. That"s how you really see what"s in her heart. And I guess because she guards it so fiercely if anyone ever broke that trust, it"d do more than just bruise her—it"d devastate her."

Lila is still human, despite how perfect she may seem in understanding people. Kiryu experienced it first hand her pain and suffering. Then, it must be the same for Sumire-san too.

But the Sumire-san now no longer has any regrets, you don"t have to be a genius to figure that out. That maybe why she is able to s.h.i.+ne so very brightly without holding herself back.

"You know Kiryu-kun making a flower arrangement is human instinct. You don"t have to be a member of the elite world or from a traditional family to partake in such an activity. Even in the past, it was the same, this is just one of many things that bring a smile to peoples faces. To encourage each other and cheer each other up. It"s the same for songs, isn"t it? "

The same for songs. . . . . . That"s -- Sumire continues with a bright smile on her face, "Whenever I paint, whenever I make a flower arrangement whenever I sing. I imagine the people who will view the arrangement and hear my songs."

Before he could even respond the brunette suddenly stood up and headed to the table, "That"s it!" she exclaimed.

He watches her suddenly remove the flowers completely destroying her previous arrangement. Uh? Kiryu stared at the woman dumbfounded, what is she doing?

"Hold that thought Kiryu-kun. You know Kiryu-kun, I have so many things I want to tell them. I"m so glad that I came back home and got to see people with the same dream as me. When I was younger, I didn"t think it was possible for anybody to admire a person like myself. I didn"t think I could evoke powerful emotions in anyone. But I was wrong about that," Sumire trailed off, a gut of wind blew across her face. The leaves from the bushes seemed to be dancing around the women, before setting back down on the ground, "Throughout my life there are many things I am greatful for.
I"m so glad I came to TOKYO, that I went to Iroroad. The first day I entered the school I felt an excitement that I didn"t feel before. I wonder what it was, perhaps the atmosphere? But that place was my starting point. However I would not have gone there if it weren"t for this town,"

"Sumire-san," Kiryu didn"t know what to say, or rather he had a lot he wanted to say in response to that.

"I want to get to know everyone better than before. I want to learn everything about them properly, in the years we were apart. What sort of sensations, emotions, they felt. What scenery they saw - what changes. I"m still not at a level where I can confidently use my light without struggling, and genuinely I"m still afraid. I"m afraid that once again it would leave me, and I will be surrounded but I"ll keep trying. My dream is to spread to the world, this beauty. That"s how I feel. I want to express my feelings to everyone again. For my voice to reach the ends of the galaxy,"

When Sumire-san placed the last branch. A huge amount of light suddenly burst forth. Huh? !!! This is — it didn"t just wrap around the planet or the area or rather the planets seemed to grow bigger. What beautiful colors. . . . The light shot up in the sky and soon the sky was engulfed in an aura of colors. A huge sakura tree had appeared in the center but the branches were wrapped around by light. As the flower petals began to stream down on to the grounds. This is. . .Sumire-sans resolve, her dreams - no her words. What she wants to express to everyone.

.....
"This park will become a legend like the other one," Kiryu muttered.

Sumire laughed, "My bad, I didn"t think I could still do that. I guess my light powers are really returning to me."

"I guess" why is this woman so laid back and casual for? Then again, his Lila is equally ditzy and clueless. His Lila, huh,? How stupid. Right now, the two of them have no such relations.h.i.+p. But in his head, all he does is repeatedly call her his.

"Hmmm, no good,"

"What"s wrong?"

"Kiryu-kun, you"re still frowning."

Huh? Kiryu blinked surprised, and Sumire-san laughed, "Oh! A different reaction,"

Uhh?

The older woman"s gaze softened, "You don"t have to worry too much, about my daughter"s feelings for you."

"..."

Kiryu looked down at the ground, "But ..."

"Do you know why it"s called First love Kiryu-kun?" he shook his head, and Sumire-san continued, "Because when a person falls in love, their feelings don"t change so easily,"

His eyes go wide, ah?

"If there are words you want to tell her then tell her," Sumire said, "With that said, here," the woman pa.s.sed him her phone.

"Eh?"

"Fufu ~ I won"t rush you, but you can call Lilchan anytime with this."

Wait what? Before Kiryu could say anymore though, Sumire-san was already walking away. Geez...