Sorry for the long update everyone. I had a bit of writer's block. Sometimes I need to take a break from writing because I get stressed when it comes to thinking of the next chapter.

Right now I'm trying to finish up my most current fanfictions, so this one may be on hold for a while.

Also, Sonata's seiyuu has an amazing voice. Sometimes I forget that the idols change their voices slightly to portray their characters.

Explanation on Sonata will be next chapter.

~YogurtPanda

Chapter 4: An Idol's Tears

Shin awoke from his usual nap in homeroom and realized some of the students had gone. He sat up straight and stretched his arms above his head. He heard the sound of a ruler taping against his desk and looked up to see his homeroom teacher glaring at him. She was a middle-aged woman with short brown hair that covered her ears and eyes as green as jade.

"Mr. Shin, why do you bother coming to my class if you're just going to sleep!"

Shin sighed playfully and smirked at his teacher.

"So you watch me while I sleep sensei? I didn't know you had a thing for me."

His homeroom's teacher face became flustered at the statement.

"Why you…! Since you have so much energy to make such remarks, you can clean the classroom after school!"

With that, his homeroom teacher stormed off and left the classroom. Shin couldn't help but chuckle. He reached inside his desk, grabbing the bento his mother made and headed down to the commissary to meet his friends. As he left the classroom, he could hear gossip coming from the upperclassman.

"Did you hear about the new student?" one girl asked.

"Oh… that Shinonome girl, right?" another girl said.

"I can't believe she has the nerve to show up to our school. She's not even idol material!" a third girl responded.

"That's why they kicked her out. She wasn't idol material to begin with." the first girl said.

The girls laughed among themselves before heading downstairs.

Shin watched as the girls headed down the stairs. He stuck his hands inside the pockets of his hoodie before heading down the stairs. As he reached the first floor he noticed a ton of people crowded around one of the classrooms for the first year students. Shin decided to see what the commotion was about and headed down the hall. When he reached the pile of students, he could see Sonata looking nervous and overwhelmed by the many students.

"Hey, sing for us Sonati!" one boy shouted.

"Sing a song for us!" another girl chimed in.

"You will sing for us right?" an upperclassman asked.

Sonata looked at the crowd nervously. "Umm…"

"Don't ask too much of her guys. She is a fake idol after all." A girl upperclassman said.

The upperclassmen began to laugh loudly, chanting "fake idol". The students in Sonata's class gave Sonata sympathetic looks.

Shin saw Sonata's body beginning to tremble from anger and became upset. He slammed his hand against wall, causing everyone to go silent and look at him.

"Leave her alone." "Is this how upperclassmen treat new students? It's sickening."

The upperclassmen flinched at Shin's words.

"You don't know what she has been though. What obstacles she had to face."

Shin pushed his way through the crowd to get to Sonata. He extended his hand out to her.

"Let's eat together ok, Short Girl?"

Sonata's eyes began to water with tears. Shin quickly grabbed her by the hand, dragging her out of the classroom. Tears began to fall from Sonata's face as Shin took her up the stairs towards the rooftop. He stopped when they reached the final floor to catch his breath. He let go of Sonata's hand.

"You can cry all you want now. No one comes up here except for me and my friends."

After a few moments, Shin felt something lean against his back. He heard soft sobs coming from behind him. Shin's own eyes began to water slowly, but he wiped them away. He slowly turned around and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Let's eat together ok, Short Girl?"

Sonata sniffed before wiping her eyes. She nodded and went out into the open area with Shin.