Chapter 3 Passions

(Back at The Idol Clubroom)

(Leon POV)

"Ughhhh!!!" Kasumi yelled sighed with frustration... "That's one big sigh you got Kasumi," I said sweatdrop "Well yeah before we even just a club of five and now we need ten members ugh!" Kasumi yelled "Looks like the case but hey we agreed to it," I said arms behind my head thinking for a bit (Yuu wouldn't want to be Idol only to support them so she doesn't count nor do me since I'm the manager....) I thought thinking my eyes closed "I guess...I mean I kinda got caught up in the moment and said I'll do it but...*sigh*" Kasumi said looked at me "Your sighing again" I said sweatdrop "And the worse part even when I am depressed I'm just so cute!" Kasumi said...

(Pfttt...) I thought sweatdrop (Well I doubt that...) Leonidas thought (Leonidas! Too soon!) I thought glared "Ah..." I said sweatdrop "Hey! you thought I was just weird just now didn't you!" Kasumi yelled "Huh...?" I asked confused expression "IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE!!!" Kasumi yelled "What!? No! I was thinking about how school idols need confidence in their own appeal! Much like you did just now...Come on, let's be real right here...Nobody going to like you or someone if they aren't like themselves or yourself right?" I asked smiled "Your one weird strange person Leo-senpai you know that?" Kasumi asked "Huh?! why?!" I yelled (That was supposed to be helpful not a bad way...) I thought sweatdrop "Because nobody would tell me that before and you're the first," Kasumi said nervously chuckled (...Eh?) I thought confused expression "I guess so...we are both paired of weirdos interested in idols then," I said sweatdrop "You especially," Kasumi said "Hey most of the idol events are guys! at least where we lived" I said sweatdrop "And most of them don't search the entire school for their club right?" Kasumi asked "...First of all, Yuu was one who wants to come here by the way better check on her at some point" I said sighed "Though after witnessing with President Nakagawa I decide it's actually best if I do this" I said sweatdrop nervously chuckled "Well then time to put our weird brains to good use! it's time for Super Idol Kasumi Strategy meeting!!" Kasumi yelled "...No thanks, I'm out..." I said standing up "Okay!! Just a normal strategy meeting!" Kasumi yelled "Better...Now I have no idea what causes this club to fall apart so easily...Espically with it being so invested into by our school council. Do you mind filling me what really happened Kasumi?" I asked sweatdrop "Sure thing ask me whatever you need," Kasumi said, "Let's start things from the beginning where the birth of Nijigasaki Academy Idol Club," I said, "Leo-Senpai this is a high school I don't know where you kept getting Academy from," Kasumi said "...I WAS LIED TOO!! JUST EXPLAIN ALREADY!!" I yelled "Okay! Okay!!" Kasumi nervously chuckled "The school idol group started with five members like the usual as any other club would. Setsuna Yuki who I talk about earlier was a member plus three other transfer students Kanata Konoe, Shizuku Osaka, and Emma Verde...then finally the cutest and rising rookie Kasumi Nakasu!" Kasumi yelled explained (...) I thought stared at Kasumi for a bit "Understood" I said sweatdrop "Kanata, Shizuku, and Emma transferred to Nijigasaki just to join our school idol club" Kasumi said smiled "Let me get this straight! They were passionate enough about idols to transfer schools?! Then why would they leave the club they joined for this school for??" I asked confused "Good Question...well everyone was passionate like me but we just fell apart midway?" Kasumi explained...

"Disagreement? A falling out, A Quarrel???" I asked "Not exactly, nothing like that...We all got really along with each other really well. I don't really dislike anyone in the club or anything" Kasumi explained "But didn't you say Setsuna fractured the club right?" I asked confused expression "What I never say that was President robot talking...But I do have one teensy tiny bit of issue with Setsuna...don't get the wrong idea I didn't dislike her or anything she didn't do anything wrong" Kasumi said, "Then what's your issue with her then??" I asked confused expression "It's not really big blown issue she would give us a lot of advice...sometimes I just disagree with her but it always felt something wasn't right...like something off" Kasumi said "...Hmm you mean her advice is wrong?" I asked confused "No it wasn't that...Setsuna Yuki is really amazing and is the type of leader I would want to follow under..." Kasumi said sweatdrop "Then why the club fall apart then?" I asked confused expression "Looking back I feel like we were all just really different" Kasumi said concerned expression "So you couldn't resonate" I said "Hey do you remember the club fair beginning of the year?" Kasumi asked "I believe so was the student idol club in it I didn't pay much attention to the fair" I said sweatdrop "No we weren't" Kasumi said "Oh but why?" I asked confused "We wanted to put on a group show together, it was going to be our first-ever live...a lot of us were excited however we all wanted to do is different" Kasumi said quiet expression "How so? It couldn't have been not that different" I said smiled "It was all over the place we couldn't decide on anything...someone wanted to put in dialogue, another wanted animals on stage, and someone wanted it like to be a musical" Kasumi explained, "I stand corrected..." I said sweatdrop "And that's when I realized that we weren't all on the same page and so much guard on around each other" Kasumi said "So then Setsuna just didn't bring everyone together during all of this?" I asked confused "She was the one most of the guard but now before she seem to be such low energy to do anything and feels like she didn't want to be there anymore" Kasumi said concerned expression "And so the club just fade away like that..." I said shocked "It's was the beginning of the end after that less and less of us show up... and that shows me that it takes more than a lot more than high levels of passion to get things done correctly" Kasumi explained "But! personally, I think passion is important...Kanata, Shizuku, and Emma? I'm sure they haven't lost their passion for school idols! So instead of searching new nine members asked if some old ones wanted to stay or don't come back" I said smiled "...H-How are you so good at this?!" Kasumi yelled (...Oh God what have I turned into?!) I thought shocked expression (Well you did receive knowledge of being a leader during junior high) Leonidas thought (...Let's not talk about that right now!) I thought of thinking of a science fair experiment blowing up...

"I-I guess I did pretty big game talk in front of the president about them yesterday...Do you really think they would come back?" Kasumi asked confused expression "Kasumi...you most of them all would answer to that question! I mean after all...you know more than anyone how a passion for being a school idol doesn't go away easily right?" I asked smiled "M-Me but why?! Kasumi yelled shocked "You stood alone protecting this empty club room standing guard practicing alone because you had hope because of your love for school idols right?" I asked confused "N-No I wasn't practicing alone!" Kasumi yelled "Don't worry I can tell bandages on your feet don't lie Kasumi they show how hard you been working" I said smiled "You're a little too perceptive..." Kasumi said sweatdrop "Aaha...I'm been told that often but I think anyone would notice!" I said confused as Kasumi heading to the door "Hmm?" I asked confused...

"I have to wonder about that still let's get going it's not like we have anything to lose by talking to them," Kasumi said "Hey Kasumi..." I asked "Yes?" Kasumi asked "Heh your ears are beet red," I said sweatdrop "Stop it! No, they're not! YOU BAKA!! LEO-SENPAI!!" Kasumi yelled "Now just-JUST COME ON!! I'll leave you behind!!" Kasumi yelled as I nervously chuckled feeling her tiny punches at me "Come on Kasumi I was kidding hey-wait!!" I yelled running after her...

"Heh you sure know what to do Leon after all maybe this was a good idea we kinda got this mess," Leonidas said looking at my journal in my bag "Well I can't stand when someone in need of help you should know that Leonidas," I said "Yeah yeah let's catch up before we get lost again..." Leonidas said "Right!" I yelled

To be Continued