Flow in School

A Rhythm Heaven and Asagao Academy Crossover

Chapter 1: Tibs but a Scratch

It's been nearly a week since the tournament and I was a member of the Normal Boots club. So far, everything seemed alright for me: I had great friends who support me, including a really sweet boyfriend, and people seem to enjoy it when I'm around. I'm not even teased for my pink hair anymore! Not that Mai wasn't important. If anything, she helped me go through all of my hardest moments! But for once in my life, I finally felt happy with my peaceful life at Asagao Academy.

I just finished an exam from last class. It wasn't too hard but I still felt unsure if I did alright. Then again, bad grades is less worse than having no friends around. For now, I had all the time to relax. Mai was busy at volleyball practice so I couldn't do anything with her. So I decided to relax near the cherry blossom tree. It felt pretty nostalgic to lay by the bark because I've been here a couple of times for consolation. Sure I would have gone with someone else to make things better, but today felt nice to be alone here.

I was almost drifting to a soothing nap until I thought I saw something in the sky. I couldn't tell what it was, but it looked like it was falling to the ground. Then it crashed into a pile of trees with birds distressingly flying out. Whatever that thing was, that landing must have hurt. I really didn't want to be in its place. I got up and ran towards the small forest. I wasn't too far away from where that thing fell, so it wouldn't hurt to check out what it is. If Mai was here, maybe she'd think it's some alien or magical creature or something. As amazing as it sounds, I don't think that's true though. I ran further into the forest, passing by all the green trees like I was racing in a Nario Kart nature themed track. There seemed to be nothing but scattered leaves as I ran. Maybe I lost it? Maybe I was running here for nothing? I hoped that wasn't true and kept looking, waiting for some treasure to be hidden in some ancient room or something. Then I stopped.

There was an open area amongst the trees and a tiny pink animal was laying down on its stomach. I could tell what it was, but it had a huge head and a tiny body. My heart skipped. Maybe it is some magical creature from an fantasy anime. But I had to be sure if I'm not just seeing things. I walked slowly and touched the big head. It felt soft and fuzzy, like some cuddly teddy bear you want to hug and keep for the rest of your life. I heard a tiny groan as my finger slid away. The thing looked up and rubbed its head. It turned out that the giant head was actually a pink afro with a tiny white face. I still had no idea what it was, but it really did look like a teddy bear. It had big black eyes, a triangular black nose, and rosy pink cheeks. It also had a black bowtie on its neck. It didn't seem to notice me.

"Hey, what is this place?" it said to itself in a high pitched voice. It looked around the forest from left to right and got up, revealing a pink body with a white belly. Now I was sure this had to be some magical creature you'd see in some anime. But it's just a tiny pink teddy bear so I had nothing to be afraid of. Huh…a pink bear. That somehow reminded me of my pink hair because of how unnatural we both look.

Then the face looked at me and its eyes widened. I just stayed silent because I didn't want to frighten it. Thankfully it didn't look scared and asked, "Who are you?!"

I tried to stay calm and friendly as possible. "Ummm…hi there. I'm Hana. What's your name?" I felt a little giddy inside. I can't believe I was talking to a talking pink bear! I think this would be the stuff a "main character" would do like Mai always talked about?

The bear made a small smile and said, "My name is Tibby. Nice to meet you Hana." Then it looked around again and muttered, "I guess I must have fallen down here…"

Yeah, that was right. I saw it falling out of nowhere. Or him, since I know his name now. Tibby…that name sounds so adorable! It's like the perfect puppy name. But there must have been a reason why Tibby would fall down here. So I asked, "Where did you fall down from?"

"What's that? Where did I fall from?" Tibby immediately looked up at me. I gave him a nod and he explained, "I came from Heaven World! H-E-V-V-E-N! Heaven World!"

Heaven World? I always imagined what it'd be like to live in heaven, if that even exists, but that just sounded like a made up place. Now this is starting to get a little strange and unrealistic. I really hoped this isn't happening just because I was some "main character".

"I don't think there's such a place like that." I told him. Tibby looked annoyed and said with his arms behind his back. "What's wrong? You never heard of Heaven World Hana? Oh I get it. You don't even believe there IS a Heaven World."

"What?" I exclaimed and tried to protest, "But I don't even-"

But Tibby ignored me and scoffed, "Well, I feel sad for you."

"Well, if you really want me to believe in this Heaven World, can you tell me what it is?"

Tibby's annoyed glance faded with a brighter smile, "Of course I can! It's such a wonderful place!" He stretched out his arms as he explained with excitement, as if he was waiting to explain this to some nonbeliever or atheist. Not that I was one though. "We've got so much yummy food! And just a tiny bit of yucky food…But that's fine because I live in the BIGGEST house! I've got so many friends there too!"

As soon as Tibby stopped explaining, he sniffled with tears in his eyes. Oh no… I didn't make him cry, did I? Or maybe he just missed home that much? Before I could do anything, he burst into tears. I crouched down and gestured him to stop.

"Hey it's alright! Please don't cry!"

After a few sobs, Tibby stopped and went closer to me and hugged my legs. "I'm sorry…" he said, still crying. "I just wanna go home."

I had to comfort him so I hugged him back. "Don't worry. I'm sure you'll find your home back. It's all gonna be ok." Suddenly Tibby stopped crying and looked at me. "Wait! You'll help me get home, won't you?"

I was shocked. "What? But I…I don't know how! I don't even know wher-"

"That's ok!" Tibby let go of my leg and looked pumped up. "My mom always says that…ummm…"If you ever fall down, look for something tall and get climbing!"" He turned around and triumphantly pointed at the air, claiming, "So all we have to do is to get somewhere tall!"

But when we looked around, there was nothing but trees and a few birds flying around. The birds seemed to be a little bit off; they were tiny with long legs. I don't think I've seen that kind of bird before. But other than that, nothing out of the ordinary was around. Not even some tall building or mountain that could magically pop out of nowhere. Tibby started to tear up again and whimpered,

"Oh…there's nothing. What are we gonna do?"

"Hey don't worry!" I reassured him. I didn't want him to cry again or even lose hope on his problem. "We'll probably think of something. And when we do, I'll be there to help you!"

"You will? Thank you so much Hana!"

Of course I meant it. I was the first person Tibby met so far. If I wasn't there for him, he would be all alone. And knowing what I've been though, being alone really hurt. I had Mai and the Normal Boots Club when I came to Asagao Academy, and together we made a pretty good year. Maybe…just maybe I can give Tibby a great experience on Earth too.

Before I could tell him you're welcome, I briefly glanced at my watch.

"Oh god!" I exclaimed, "Mai's gonna be back soon!"

"What?" Tibby looked up again, "Who's Mai?"

"Oh, she's my best friend," I tried to explain, "I promised her we would do an assignment together and it's almost time. We better get going!"

As I grabbed him and started to run back, he asked, "Where are we going? Are we gonna go to your home?" He didn't seem to be surprised that I would just pick him up like that and take him somewhere. It seemed like he knew exactly what I was doing.

"Umm…sort of. It's more of a dorm."

"What's a dorm?"

"It's uh, kinda like an apartment in a school."

Tibby looked shocked, "You live in a school?! That stinks! School is the worst!"

"Well, sometimes it can, but it's not too bad. I don't have to go to class right now so we're ok for now."

Tibby stuck his tongue out and pouted, "Well I don't wanna take a class."

"Don't worry, you won't. I doubt they would even allow you anyways," I joked. It was true though cause who thought of a pink talking bear joining our classes? That would be weird.

"Yay! School is so boring! The lessons are too hard! At least it's not too hard back home."

"Yeah well, don't worry. You won't stay here for too long," I didn't know what else to say for that because it was true. He needed to go home and I'm not sure how we can get him to the heavens. But I had to keep his hopes up, "We'll get you home somehow. I promise."

"I know you will!" Tibby smiled widely and shouted, "Let's we go amigo!"

"What?" I nearly stopped.

Tibby pouted again. "Oh, you never heard anyone say "Let's we go, amigo"? E-everyone says it in Heaven World. All the time."

Great. I was being told off by a tiny talking bear. Twice. Or was it three times? Now I was getting annoyed, so I had to retaliate. "Well, how was I supposed to know that?!"

"Never mind! Let's get going then!" Tibby shrugged my rebuttal off as if it meant nothing to him.

It didn't matter though because he was still friendly to me during our way back. He kept talking about his favorite hobbies to do at Heaven World. He said he loved to chase the clouds, hoping that it was cotton candy or some other candy he likes. Sounded strange, but it was all harmless actions. If anything, it all sounded adorable! Just like something you'd see in Itty Bitty Kitties. (Jirard showed me a few clips of the TV show. It wasn't too bad but it's not my thing. At least Jirard is in love with it.) I just hope he won't cause any trouble when we get there.

To Be Continued

(Author's Note: Well, there you have it! My first fanfiction crossover series! And it's one that actually makes sense lol. This is just only the beginning, but I'm really looking forward to write more about it and I can't wait to see how it unfolds in the end! I already have a few ideas on what happens next so be on the lookout!)