Hello there! This is the second chapter to the fanfic set in an AU for Aikatsu! Thank you to the people who reviewed the first chapter, and to the people who read the chapter! Once again, I don't know where this is going, so do bear with me!

There will most definitely be a few grammatical errors here and there. After all, nobody's perfect, right? Also, apologies in advance if this has been very poorly written. I'm still only a learner in writing, so there will be parts that go on for too long. I haven't yet got a proof reader or anything. I hope this suffices as a second chapter... Right then. Let us begin...

P.S: Once again, characters may be OOC. Apologies for that.

Disclaimer: Aikatsu! and the characters presented here do not belong to me in any way.


Ichigo stretched out tiredly, yawning rather loudly as her other two friends, Otome and Aoi did a few stretches also. It seemed quite awkward, in such a cramped area in the space between a food stall and Johnny Bepp's tent.
"That was absolutely hilarious!" Ichigo grinned with a smile stretched wide across her face, clearly radiating happiness. The girl's faces were flushed bright pink after watching the famed Johnny Bepp, distinguished for his amazing remix of acts for circuses. There was a whole variety of acts they saw, with Johnny Bepp swinging wildly around the entire ring the whole time, spinning and dancing, striking all kinds of poses wildly.

"I know right! He was all... Bam! And... Fwoosh!" Otome giggled enthusiastically as she gives imitated what Johnny Bepp performed. The girls bursted into fits of laughter, making a few faces turn and frown.
"Who should we see next?" Aoi asked as they calmed down slightly.
"Mmm... It's getting kind of late... So, how about food?!" Ichigo beamed at Aoi, her eyes sparkled with hope that they'll be eating next.
"Yup! Me too!" Otome chimed in, her entire face lit up in anticipation.

"Alright, alright. This way then!" Aoi agreed without hesitation and motioned her hand to a food stall oozing with sweet smells that tingle their senses. The mere sight of the food in the circus was sensational - a feast for the eyes alone. The temptation was barely containable as Ichigo and Otome fawned over the variety of exotically decorated foods. Aoi smiled and joined them, she too unable to resist the food.

In the end, they all picked the same menu and indulged in the food simultaneously. [I don't know any 'circus foods', so I'm afraid you'll just have to use your imagination.]
"It's so abso-mazingly-lutely delicious!" Aoi exclaimed as she took the first bite. "That wasn't even a real word!" As the girls found a spot to sit to enjoy their meal further, the sky began to lose it's daytime radiance. The sunlight slowly retreated as the curtain of nighttime, embellished with stars and clouds, drew an end to the wonderful day. The lights in the circus turned on, as they prepared for the nighttime acts, a special feature exclusive to this travelling circus.
"Hmm, I get the feeling we should return soon. We've explored almost all the tents." Aoi remarked as they disposed the wrappers of their meal into a nearby bin.

Otome suddenly looked up at the sky and her face lit up, her eyes twinkling like the few stars positioned high, high above them.

"It's a kitty-cat!" Otome exclaimed in delight, as if she were a child discovering a sweets-shop. Ichigo and Aoi looked up to where Otome's eyes were drawn to where a cloud, hung upon a thin, faint strand of stars shaped like a cat swept across the sky.
"Ah! It's so cute, don't you think, Ichigo?"
"Mmm, mmm!" Ichigo nodded in agreement as she took a camera out, positioning it up to face the ball of cotton candy, grey against the blue. She steadied her arms as much as she could and clicked the button, determined to get the photo as clear as possible. Otome merely admired the sight, her cheeks a gentle shade of pink that matched the real cotton candy hung on the rack in the store adjacent to them.

Out of the blue, a little boy and girl ran quickly and desperately towards a balloon that bobbed along slowly and casually in the sky, going with the flow of the air. Their cries made the group turn their heads, Ichigo's hands still held high above her at the cloud. Otome tilted her head in a cute fashion, wondering what to do.

The little boy didn't notice the unstable slab of rock in the pavement and seemed to fall slowly, slowly towards the ground.
"Ah!" Aoi cries out as she doves forwards bravely, barely managing to save the boy on time before he hit the floor, face first.
"Are you okay, Aoi?" Ichigo gasped worriedly. Otome and Ichigo assisted the two on the floor back up carefully.

"M-my sister!" The little boy with chocolate brown hair cried out as he scrambled out of Aoi's grasp in a desperate attempt to get to the girl who was clambering up a fairly tall tree to catch the balloon, which had conveniently landed in a branch of the tree, without popping miraculously.
The trio turned to see the little girl wave helplessly at the balloon like a cat to catnip as she grasped the bark tightly, her hands white with the pressure. She was nowhere near the balloon though.

Without thinking, Ichigo dropped Aoi's arm and ran towards the tree herself. Dumping her bag quickly on the floor, she begans to expertly scale the trunk of the tree, her feet swiftly finding temporary foot holds.
"Ai-katsu! Ai-katsu!" She chanted, keeping the pace.

"Are you okay?" Ichigo asked the girl.
"M-y balloon... Ah!" The little girl fumbled around desperately, but she as she lost her grip on the rough branch, with a fairly quick reaction, Ichigo shot out her arm to grab the girl and steady her.
"I'll get you down now!"

"B-but, my balloon! The one papa bought me!..." The girl wailed as Ichigo slowly climbed back down to a reasonable height of the tree before jumping. She then looks back up at the tree.

"I... I'll get it for you! Definitely!" Ichigo stated bravely, changing her stance and putting one hand on her chest, as if it symbolised something.
"E-eh?"
"Ichigo?!"
"Ichigo-tan?! Love you, desu! Go for it!" Aoi and Otome looked at Ichigo, rather incredulously at first. Ichigo glanced back at them with determined eyes with a burning fire. She rolled up her sleeves and begans to climb, without looking at just how far up the balloon really was.


And that's it for this chapter! :D

Thank you for reading! As per usual, if there are any mistakes, please do point them out. Sorry if the action seems a bit bland :/
Until next time!