Chapter 13: Auditions

(I think this chapter will have up to 2 to 3 parts to it, Enjoy!)

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The sunlight shone through my window. Brightness hit my eyes at full force. I groaned out in annoyance. I really needed to get some curtains.

I felt something warm leaning against my chest. It was a soft and comforting warmth. I looked down and noticed a sleeping Himiko curled up against my chest, and a hand gently gripping my shirt.

My eyes softened at the sight. I suppose this is what she was like before a villain huh? A sweet innocent girl who was called a villain for her quirk and a deep desire for blood. I silently made a promise to myself to make sure she never became a villain. This current Himiko was absolutely adorable.

I gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, my fingers caressing her face. She stirred, slowly opening her eyes.

Our eyes met. We spent a few seconds staring at each other and then she spoke.

"You're so pretty."

A light blush tinted my cheeks. "Thank you." I could help but smile at her. "You are pretty too Himiko."

"Are you feeling a little better this morning?"

She thought for a moment, and then nodded slowly. "I'm feeling better, thank you."

She gave me a nervous smile. I had to hold myself back from squealing. This should be Illegal! Nobody should be this cute!!!

I couldn't help myself, it was like my body moved on its own.

I leaned forward and placed a lingering peck on her forehead. Her hand that was gripping my shirt loosened a little. I looked down at her and smiled. Though I was having a mental break down. 'Why did I do that!' Was echoing through my mind.

I checked the time. 3 hours to do what I like before the auditions start.

I sat up and got out of bed, choosing clothes for the day. I handed Himiko her clothes from the night before and watched her enter the bathroom from the corner of my eye.

I will be honest, I want to pamper Himiko. I can't help but want to protect her.

Lost in my thoughts I didn't realize that Himiko came out of the bathroom till she gave me a hug. Her head laying against my chest. How many times have I wanted to squeal? I can't count anymore.

"Thanks for letting me stay for the night Kasumi." She looked up at me, a cute light blush on her cheeks.

I apparently have no self-control when it comes to her because next thing I knew, I gave her a peck on the cheek. 'Where has my sense of self gone?'

Her golden, cat like eyes stared into mine. I saw gratitude, happiness, nervousness, fear, and a hint of something I didn't understand, showing through her eyes. 'Beautiful' the word appeared in my thoughts.

"Himiko, if you ever need a place to come to, you are always welcome here. Okay?" I gave her a hug.

"T-thank you." She smiled at me.

I rolled up my sleeve and held out my wrist. "Do you want any before you go?"

She stared at a wrist for a moment before gently taking it into her hand and lowering her face towards it. She placed a gentle peck on my wrist which sent tingles down my spine, before biting into it.

I didn't expect her to be so bold for a 4 year old! But like I'm one to talk.

From that day onward, they became friends. For now at least. *Tehee*

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We arrived at the theater. Everywhere around me there were a lot of people. We walked up to a stand.

"Participants name and chosen course please." The receptionist asked, trying to be polite. 'She sounds tired.'

"Kasumi Snow, for the acting auditions." The receptionist scanned through a list before making a silent 'ah' sound. She grabbed one of those stick on name tags and wrote my name and a number. Under my name told people what I was auditioning for.

"Here you go! Good luck." She handed me my name tag and then we went inside the building. There were quite a few people backstage. The auditions would start in 2 hours since not many people are here at the moment.

My mom found some seats and sat down. 'These chairs are comfortable.'

Out of nowhere a person my age approached me. She was my age and auditioning for singing. Her name is Irene Callisto. She was born in the United States but has lived in Japan all her life. She has silky beach blond hair, gray eyes, and a cute face. Her quirk is called "Siren."

With it, she can place mind control on people just by singing. Kinda scary. She told me she wants to be an Idol. I wouldn't have the talent for that.

Time flew by quickly. It was her turn for her audition and I made sure to watch all of it. She sung the song "independence by Elsa Kanzaki (ReoNa)." I recognized the song since it's from the Sword art online spin-off series!

'Wait.. so ReoNa exists in this world but Ariana Grande doesn't!? How is that fair!?' I dismissed those thoughts quickly and just listened.

Irene is amazing! I'd imagine singing the song would be difficult but she did so well! The audience clapped loudly and the 4 judges all voted yes. At the end of the auditions they will choose who becomes a trainee. There is no doubt Irene will become one.

She came back behind stage and gave me a hug. I congratulated her on doing well.

I watched strange acts and super cool ones. I also finally learned the judges names. 'Ai Tanaka and Hiromi Sato are the 2 female judges. Ai is a musician, Hiromi is an Actress. My mom is actually a friend of Ai.'

'Katashi Yoshida and Taishiro Kimura are the male judges. Katashi is a music producer and Taishiro is a film director.' I'm assuming that Hiromi and Taishiro will be with the acting trainees, Ai and Katashi with the singers and musicians.

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It's been an hour or so since Irene went up on stage. I was playing with my moms hands when an employee came up to me and told me my turn is coming up after the next person is done.

I fixed up my outfit. My hood slightly covering my ears.

'It's time to shine!!'

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(Thanks for reading!)