A/N: Hello, everyone! I'm going to write something 0048-related this time. I'm a Sayaka-oshi and I also wanted to write something related to AKB0048. (because it's also so awesome). I hope you'll like it!

Akimoto Sayaka the 10th walked through the halls of their dormitory. It had been days since she told Tsubasa that she would already graduate, after all, she had been working for quite some time already. She enjoyed the combats, the hero-work, and of course the idol life but she felt like she should give way to the understudies to shine. She felt that the new generation was ready.

She was even invited by Tsubasa to stay and be in the administration but she declined, saying that she would just return to her home planet.

"By the way, Sayaka," Tsubasa told her after she announced the general manager her decision. Tsubasa handed her a scroll. "The Itano family asked me to give you this."

"What is this?"

"Itano family does not only keep records of Itano Tomomi. They were actually planning to give this to Sayaka the 9th but, well, they weren't able to do so. They want to give this to you as a graduation gift."

Sayaka looked at the portraits of the past center novae. She had never wished to be a center nova, though. She happened to stop by the portrait of Sayaka the 9th. Sayaka the 10th held the scroll close to her heart.

"Maybe I would have to read this later," she thought.

Akira could still remember the time when she herself joined AKB0048. No one in her family was against it but she was a bit unsure herself. She wanted to fight DES, she wanted action and adventure. However, she thought that dancing cutely in skirts was not her type.

Their first training consisted of dance routines coupled with afternoon defense classes. Akira would skip the morning class since she loved defense classes more. Until one day, another aspiring kenkyusei approached her.

"Hey, why are you not attending classes?"

"Hmm?" Akira jumped down from the large pipe where she was resting.

The girl had brown hair up until her shoulders. "You shouldn't be skipping dance classes, you know. It's an important part of being in AKB."

"I guess dancing cutesy songs doesn't suit me," Akira said, putting her arms behind her head. She started heading for her quarters.

"Wait!" the girl followed her. "AKB doesn't only have cutesy songs, you know?"

"Really?" Akira was curious.

"Yes! They have 'RIVER', 'UZA', and one of my favorite songs too, 'Korugaru ishi ni nare'!" The girl was a bit dreamy talking about AKB.

"Are you a fan?"

"Of course, I am!" the girl said. "Anyway, my name is Sora. Miyamoto Sora."

"Mine's Igarashi Akira," the long-haired girl replied. They shook hands.

Akira did not expect to have a good friend within the group of girls who wanted to join the group. Sora was a big fan of AKB and she was determined to show Akira that the group is not only about cute stuff. True enough, Akira got attracted to that side of the group that she started attending the dance and song lessons as well. Her relationship with Sora made her think twice about leaving AKB.