3 A wonderful morning

It is a bright morning, with the sunlight outside of the window lighting up the darkroom and eventually onto the two cute little creatures on the bed. In it, the pink and blue hair of them has mixed together due to all the cuddling done between these two, with mostly Suisei closing onto the smell of Anemachi. Suisei's arm clinging onto Anemachi's body, using her as pillows for the nice sleep she has.

As the light shines upon them, the normally more disciplined Suisei is awakened early due to her habit. Opening her tiring eyes, what enters is the familiar face that has been taking care of Suisei for most of her life. The close eyelids facing Suisei fill with water released by the eyes during her sleep. Under the pink hair bang is a face of cuteness and beauty combined, which Suisei herself sometimes even envies.

But now isn't the time to sleep.

"Oih, wake up Onechan." Softly pushing Anemachi, Suisei tried to wake her up in a small voice. "It's already late morning now, we need to wake up for breakfast already."

"Mhhh..." Resisting the disturbance, Anemachi after some pushing from Suisei refuses to yield. Instinctively, she begins finding her pillow for some comfort, which in this case is Suisei. "Let me sleep for a little more..."

"Oih.." Making a small sound, Suisei proceeds to find herself being hugged by Anemachi, with Anemachi pushing Suisei into her chest and covering Suisei's body with her arms.

"Jeez, you are like a child, wake up already." Complaining a bit, Suisei actually quite enjoys the cuddle time together, which is indicated by the smile on her face. But of course, she won't admit it "Hey...wake up silly"

"Ah...why is there a wall on my bed?" Still half asleep, Anemachi commented on the comfiness of her pillow which she clearly didn't like. "I don't think I bought a wall back home recently..."

Silent set in for a while.

'Stay calm Hoshimachi Suisei. Breath in, breath out, she is still my stupid Onechan after all.' Convincing herself, Suisei tried to not throw Anemachi straight out of the balcony like last time which might have caused a broken bone or more.

Releasing herself from Anemachi, Suisei soon leaves the bed that is filled with the smell of the two girls combined together, which smells sweet for some reason. Stretching and yawning, Suisei reveals more skin from the grey T-shirt she is still wearing from yesterday till now. She had to say, releasing all your pent up emotion to someone you trust really is a nice feeling.

"Ah, I don't have a toothbrush here...Guess I should head home already, mom might be worried." Murmuring to herself, Suisei decides it's best to leave and come back here another day. Not like this will be the last day she will be seeing Anemachi, right?

Remembering how her meetup with Anemachi yesterday unfold in the end, with a weird smile she adds on a sentence.

"You better, don't run away again."

Shaking her head and removing the dangerous thought in her head, Suisei looks at Anemachi who is still sleeping soundly with her usual terrible sleeping post, she supposes she can do something for Anemachi, maybe a simple breakfast she can make.

Just like how Anemachi used to prepare everything for her.

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Onechan, don't leave me again, please.

I can't handle it anymore.

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"Hmm, what time is it already?" Anemachi waking up from her bed,.begin clearing her mind a bit. She roughly remembers that she was sleeping with someone yesterday.

"Oh yeah, where did Suisei go?" Remembering her blue-haired Imouto is supposed to be with her, she realized that Suisei is nowhere to be found. "Don't tell me..."

Realizing that she might be in danger, Anemachi's face turning pale quickly sits up from her bed, looking around to check for any shrapnel or traps. Noticing there isn't any knife or shrapnel being pointed at her, she gives a breath of relief, she wouldn't want something terrible in the past to happen to her again.

Dodging knives isn't a skill she is proud of learning.

Breathing in the air, she smells of something coming off from her small little table. The smell of food to be exact is stimulating her taste buds. This is when she realized that her tummy is hungry now.

"Ah, it's 11am already huh?" Realizing she wakes up late, Anemachi gives off a yawn again on her bed and proceeds forward to the table filled with food. On it is a simple bread from the convenience store and a cup of coffee that Anemachi requires every day, still hot, it seems like Suisei hasn't left for long.

Beside it is a small piece of paper, on it write. "I will be going home first, I will come back tomorrow again to visit you. And don't you dare try to get away from me or there will be 'consequences' waiting for you."

The word 'consequences' is written in a red pen by the way, which sends a chill down to Anemachi's spine.

'Damn it, the plan to move away doesn't seem possible now.' Sighing a bit, Anemachi put down the paper and grabbed the bread without hesitation, taking a bite from it. Red bean flavor, her favorite.

Munching the mixture of bread and beans slowly while tasting it, Anemachi's mind is still a bit chaotic due to the intrusion of Suisei. She didn't really plan for this to happen, but she can't help but doubt that is running away really the best option?

Suisei slapping her yesterday not only physically causes pain, but also wakes her up from her escapism. It makes her realize that running away to avoid causing misery to others is just a way of prolonging the inevitable, her trail on this world could not be erased easily. The people she loves, the ones she cares about, everyone is with her.

She remembers the days when the news just reaches her ears. The dread, the truth is so harsh, that she wanted to run away from everything and everyone to handle it by herself. After all, if she doesn't affect anyone's life, wouldn't it be better for her to be alone?

But Suisei's slap tells her loud and clear, that running away wouldn't solve any problem.

With a headache kicking in, Anemachi feels the need to have a shower to clear it away. Taking a sip of hot coffee to warm her stomach, she proceeds to the bathroom to perform her daily routine, brushing her teeth and washing off her sweat coming from the hot summer.

And just when she finishes everything and wants to go out for a grocery trip, her phone begins ringing again with the anime theme song.

'Is it from Suisei...? Perhaps she forgot to take something back home.' With this thought, she looked at the screen of the phone for clarification. Surprisingly, it comes from an unknown number. Picking it up, she answers the call.

"Good morning, is this Anemachi-san talking?" Coming from the other side is a men's voice with a slightly higher tone.

"Ah yes yes, Anemachi speaking." Realizing the serious tone coming from him, she realized this may be something important. "May I know who you are?"

"Oh good, I'm representing Cover to let you know about the results regarding the interview you attended last time, and I'm happy to say that you are chosen among all the interviewees."

"Ah, so fast?" Hearing the result, Anemachi is surprised about the speed of the announcement as mostly it will normally take a few more days. But more importantly, she actually manages to get the job. "Oh, sorry sorry, I was just surprised by the speed of it, no offense on my part."

"Don't worry, I understand that it is quite a fast announcement, but this is because we really require someone in that position now." Coming from the other side of the phone, the man is clearly troubled by the state of his work. "Could you come to work tomorrow? I will let you know about everything you require tomorrow, as we really have a shortage of manpower right now."

"Ah! Alright, no problem, I will be there tomorrow." Still wondering why Cover actually hired her, Anemachi is caught surprised by the men's request. "But, won't this be too quick? I'm still new in this particular field right now..."

"Don't worry we will guide you." Cutting off Anemachi's concern, the men continue. "Tomorrow when you reach the office, just say that you have an appointment with me, my name is Motoaki Tanigo by the way."

"I understand the confusion of yours, as the recruitment didn't exactly explain everything due to the secrecy we need to keep. But to sum it up in a short conclusion, we are an idol group known as Hololive which you may or may not have heard about it before, and I think you fit the criteria to our company."

"So don't leave me disappointed, manager-san."

Behind the phone, the man speaks with expectation.