(Author's Note: Thank you for reading my first fanfic posted onto here! ^^ I've been writing fanfiction since 2008, so hopefully I have improved from then. The only reason I am posting this one first, is because I gave my friends ocs (original characters) in this, so I feel like this would be a fun fanfic to write. ^^ To my friends reading this: All of your ocs have different names than that of the person that oc represents. Good luck figuring out who's who~!)
(2nd Author's Note: This takes place after Nagisa's generation became the new AKB0048, and also after they surpassed some of AKB's original idols/ inherited their names)
"Oof!" Long scarlet curls swirled in mid-air as Manami fell to the ground.
"Pfff-ha ha ha!" A nearby girl with her jet-black hair in a fluffy, puffy ponytail burst into laughter, hugging her stomach.
"Maaaai!" A third friend groaned angrily at the laughing one. "Don't laugh! We have to keep practicing!"
"I-ha ha! I'm sorry, it's just that-" Mai continued laughing uncontrollably while Manami got up and dusted herself off.
"Guys-guys!" Manami put her fingers to her lips, trying to shush them. "Remember that we can't get caught practicing-just for once!"
"Manamiiiii- I think I'm tired of practicing for tonight~!" Mai groaned. At this, Manami let out a sigh.
"Alright. Same time and same place tomorrow, girls." She told her friends.
"See you tomorrow!" Mai and Nana said as they made their way up the stairs of the basement, and down the hall through the front door. Manami waved them off before she took her phone and mini speakers up to her room with her.
She laid down on her bed and looked up at her ceiling. Her father let her keep some of her posters up. But Manami only hung her AKB0048 posters over her head. Her book and videogame posters were okay to put up on the walls, but because of the heavy entertainment ban…
Well. The girl hated to think about it.
Instead, Manami took her earbuds, plugged them into her phone, and fell asleep listening to AKB0048 before she could get mad over the entertainment ban.
She woke up late in the morning, shutting off her phone. The battery was nearly dead anyway, so she put it in its charger to keep it from dying. Manami knew she would need her phone to play the music for their practices later.
"I wonder if we'll get in.." She thought to herself. "We're nothing like the girls in the group, but still.." She sighed, getting out of bed slowly.
"In. your..position..Set!" An AKB0048 jingle started up from her phone. Getting a sudden jolt of energy, Manami swiftly spun around and hopped onto the bed in a hurry, checking her phone.
An email.
From the AKB0048 Fanclub.
She hit "open" without a thought.
"Greetings!" A hologram of nearly a dozen girls bowing popped up—the current generation of AKB0048!
"This is an important message from us at AKB." A girl with long, wavy aquamarine hair smiled.
"We are currently looking for trainees to become the next generation of 00!" A shorter girl with long blonde ponytails spoke up.
"If you are interested in becoming one of those who keeps music and entertainment alive…" One girl with raspberry-colored hair said.
"Or wish to inherit the name of your favorite idol.." A soft-spoken girl with very fluffy, light pink, elbow-length hair continued.
"Then please send us your audition recordings!" The shortest and youngest girl, one with a cute bunny-eared hat jumped forward.
"Simply email them to us before the deadline, and next week you will be informed if you passed the first round!" A bright, bold red-haired girl smiled. Next came the voice of a taller girl with glasses and soft green hair.
"The first deadline is July 14th. You as of now have a week to practice your dancing and or singing, and to submit a copy of your audition performance to AKB."
"Good luck!" All of the girls bowed once more before the transmission ended.
"A…A week?!" Manami loudly whispered to herself in shock, "But there's no way we'll be able to get that good in that time!" She threw her head into her hands, but soon afterwards picked up her phone again.