Dream Star

-Blue Shade - TV Studio -

"Lila is?"

Amid getting his hair fixed, Austin Kiryu received an unexpected call from Kasumi . For a split second, he panicked - thinking that something happened to Lila .  After all, that girl has been doing some pretty reckless things lately . He was preparing himself for the extent of the damage but much to his relief; she didn"t get hurt .

"Yeah, for this many problems to pop up is strange but we can investigate that later . Right now Lila is running all across the shopping district from the areas near the stage to the end . "

"Till the end? The shopping district is huge, and there are thousands of catering places . She isn"t going to check every single one of them is she?" Kiryu asked .

Kasumi"s short "well" confirmed his thoughts . Kiryu recalled something he saw during the morning . He was working in a nearby building and saw Lila from the window . The girl had hurt her leg . A deep sigh escaped his lips, "Even though she"s injured," he trailed off . This is the norm, isn"t it? Before she performs, later on, we have to take a look at that leg of hers . "

Knowing that girl, she probably forgot about her own injury . A deep sigh escaped his lip, Kiryu supposes that"s one trait about her that hasn"t changed even now .

"I feel ashamed, I only recalled her injury after she left . "

"Don"t worry about it . Even if you remembered when she was there, that wouldn"t have stopped her . In fact this way, you saved yourself some trouble . " But, even with the a.s.sistant help and the staff members who arrived early . They won"t have enough people .

Kiryu turned to the green-haired man on his right, "Wataru, how much can we get done here in an hour`?"

"If we work at a moderate pace, it would take longer . Two hours and a half . But if work speedily and yet effectively, I"d say we can finish up in 30 minutes . "

Speedily and effective huh, Kiryu shoots looks at Shougo and Eijiro and the two understood stopped slouching on the couch . He knew his team members were tired but, "Were helping Lila and the others," s.h.i.+chiro in the middle of his phone call must have explained the situation . Amazingly, he can hear the conversation from where he"s standing .

With the mention of just Lila"s name, the other two walked approached the director and said to continue . Hey hey now, why don"t they show that much enthusiasm normally?

"Tell Kasumi that I sent our a.s.sistances too . They ought to be there in 5 minutes," Wataru informed him .

"You heard that?" Kiryu said to the girl on the phone .

"Yes . Really thank you . "

"Don"t worry about it . When that idiot is working hard all by herself, it makes all of us motivated too . "

"That"s true . "

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-Y Event Hall -

When both groups of a.s.sistants arrived, Kasumi let"s out a relieved sigh . Although she has faith in her physical strength, and knowledge on beauty, there"s a limit to her help in decorations .  After all, there are places she can"t reach with her present height . Kasumi scans the group . 5 and 3 .   . huh?

"Azua, where"s Akari?" Kasumi asked . The other one aside, Akari should be here .

"If it"s Akari-chan . . . "

"She"s probably there," Maaya said with a deep sigh, "Honestly, we G.o.ddess4 members should be running around, and the a.s.sistants should be doing the manual labor . "

Azua laughed, "But, you"re stronger than us . "

Akari went to help Lila . Ah . . .

"Who Lilsan is to me? She"s the brightest star . "

Kasumi recalled something Akari told her about Lila before, and she clenched her fist . That"s right, whether it"s Akari or herself . Or anybody else for that matter, everybody thinks of Lila as special .

"Maaya, sorry . Lead the stage decorations in my place!"

Despite the protests that she heard from behind her . Kasumi didn"t waste any time bolting out of doors . She too, towards that person ---

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East Section Star Town

Lila had covered the entire north of the shopping district and the west . But she received the same responses over and over . "It"s our busiest season, we cannot a.s.sist you . "and when she suggested just lending at least a few people," Even if you"re an idol, you can"t just pick out our best workers and walk off with them . "She said nothing about their best workers . But it quickly became clear to her, that they held some form of dislike to her .

If that"s the case, then all she has to do - is prove herself on that stage . So everyone can hear her feelings properly and no longer misunderstand . Lila"s declaration with the brand frightened of a lot of the general public . So it"s only natural that they dislike her .  After all, that radiance is not something ordinary people can understand .

To receive so much hate, though, from people she doesn"t even know . It hurts Mother, Ren-san . But she won"t give up, she won"t - because she has a goal, she has to achieve .

"Lilsan!"

Her thoughts broke off when she spotted a tall girl with a pale complexion and sharp, dual-colored magenta and red eyes . She has curly, silver to pale blue ombre hair styled into four curled ringlets that fall down to her legs, along with a straight cut bang . Pinned into her hair is a dark indigo corsage, adorned by a single purple gemstone and two small black feathers in the center .

"Akari! Eh? You"re out of breath . Here I have a handkerchief," Lila took a handkerchief out of her pocket and started to wipe the girls sweat away .

"Lilsan, let me help you . "

"Oh, then head over to where the others . . "

Akari shook her head, "No, allow me to a.s.sist you . It"s not as though I don"t think you can"t do this alone . Normally it would be impossible . But I know if it"s you, a miracle can happen . However, I want to do something to be able to help you . "

Akari, her gaze softened . That"s right, she isn"t alone . "Okay, please do!"

. . .

With Akari"s help, they divided up the east and South - and she could rest for brief moments . "Even a number one star can"t s.h.i.+ne in her own, it"s only because she has so many people besides her, that she"s able to s.h.i.+ne brightly . "Mother, you were right, huh? As expected . But she too realized it awhile back, precisely at the moment of the G.o.ddess4 selection cup . Everyone, they all worked hard -so they"d all be able to stand on the same stage as her . So they"d be able to work together .

But even with Akari"s help, the shops wouldn"t help them . At some point, she realized why that was the case . Even the less popular shops wouldn"t help, but they didn"t refuse firmly like the ones in the beginning . To her, they looked like they were afraid of something .  

"We"ve looked everywhere already . I wonder if there are any more shops here . "

"I"ve never gone this far myself, perhaps we will find one," Akari commented .

Even if they do, will it be prepared on time? They"ve already been at this for a while now . If the event fails, everyone"s efforts and the school"s image --- no-no, Lila shook her head frantically . No more negative . She will make this workout . They"ve been running around for a while now though . Her stamina has never been the greatest, and she"s always been weak as a kid .

As of late, her condition isn"t the best, either . Lila felt her breathing become worse by the minute . Maybe she pushed herself too much as Lila thought that, the sights before her suddenly blurred .

Huh, her vision is-- Lila"s thoughts broke off when someone grabs hold of her wrist, preventing her fall . "Izumi . "

"Good grief, I can"t watch you any longer . From the moment you injured your leg this morning, you should have canceled your work . "

Lila looked at Izumi blankly, how come he knows about that? Besides even though she injured her leg, it"s not like there"s a physical wound . Lila didn"t have to check to know that .

"No, I will make sure the event is a success . "

Izumi looked like he wanted to comment but shook his head before he said, "Calm down, I"m not asking you to go back . If it"s a bakery and catering service you want, then there"s still one place you can go to . "

"Really?!!"

"There is . Lean on me when you walk and don"t talk too much . "

As she thought before, this person really is odd . However, even though Izumi said he would only watch her silently and step in when there"s an incidence . He"s been carefully keeping an eye on her injury . Maybe he is a nice person .