Me: hello, minna-san! Okay, for starters, does anyone know when the english subbed version of the new Galaxy episodes comes online? I find small clips and such everywhere and now I'm dying to watch it, but the new ones (33 and counting) aren't subbed yet. :'{

Ah well, let's focus on the story. The usual lame disclaimer applies and I hope that you enjoy this.

Okay, let's start with stupid soundeffects! -.-'


Thud, pock, theck.

Thud, pock, theck.

Thud, pock, theck.

Aoi sat on her bed, her eyes staring off into space. In her right hand was a tennis ball, which she threw to the wall. It bounced off and bounced again on the ground before she caught it with her hand.

She thought about her life here in Feida. Two months had passed since she was free from her cell and much had happened since that day. She was still Giru's manager and the team members had quickly accepted her as one of them. She smiled to herself.

The hissatsu technique that Meia and Giris tried to pull off back then was completed, and they had called it 'Death Future'. Aoi didn't really understand the name, but Giris had explained to her that it was poetic and deep and blah blah blah. She stopped listening after the first two sentences. It didn't really bother her anyways.

She learned a lot about the other players as well and memorized their stats. Every practice was analyzed, so that the data was always up to date. She used this data to study someones weaknesses and after a while, she even came up with practice assignments to improve these flaws. Saryuu had once said that her talents were blooming.

At first, she only came up with practice assignments for soccer. But about three weeks ago, Saryuu had another request for her. He asked Aoi to come up with exercises that would enhance the SSC-powers. Aoi had agreed to it - Saryuu could be very convincing - and was assigned with one person to start with. After all, Saryuu said, everyone's powers are unique and he didn't want to strain Aoi. Her first 'test subject' was Meia, since they were roommates.

Her smile widened at the thought of their white haired leader. Whenever the boy was around, Aoi would get such a warm feeling. A strange feeling of happiness ran through her body every time Saryuu looked or smiled at her. She threw the tennis ball again stared dreamily in the distance.

Meia was sitting at her desk, working on her project. It was still the same that Aoi saw on her first day. Although Meia was working on it every day, it was never really finished. To Aoi, the gun hadn't changed anymore since a few weeks ago. Not that she dared to oppose Meia in this matter, or else her roommate would explain very very detailed what progress she had made today.

"Can you please stop that?" the purple haired girl suddenly exclaimed. Aoi turned around to her with the tennis ball in her hand.

"Stop what?"

"That bouncing, it's annoying," she said before she bowed over her project once more.

Aoi's lips formed a smile. Two months ago, she wouldn't have dared to disobey this fuming girl, but a lot had changed since then. Slowly, she swung her hand back and forth and released the tennis ball.

Thud. Pock. Theck.

It bounced against the wall, the floor and her hand once again. Meia stiffened at the sound and glared at her, but Aoi only gave her an innocent smile. As the two girls were glaring at each other, Aoi repeated the action once more, provoking Meia.

"Don't. You. Dare," the latter threatened as Aoi swung her hand forward.

Thud. Pock.

The rhythm was interrupted because the ball suddenly stopped in mid air. Aoi jumped forward to grab it, but the ball, now glowing purple, dodged her and flew towards the ceiling. Aoi looked at Meia, who held her arm up with her glowing palm directed towards the ball, and pouted. "No fair."

"Finally, rest," Meia giggled and she flashed Aoi a smirk. But Aoi wasn't going to give up that easily. She kicked off her shoes and stepped on her bed. She still couldn't reach the little ball, but if she jumped...

She did and managed to catch the ball in her first try. However, now she had a new problem. The thing was, this wasn't the first time something like this happened. Meia often levitated Aoi's stuff and Aoi would always grab them out of the air with a jump and land on her feet. The problem now was...

"I see you've improved," she smiled sourly as her feet floated above the bed. She clung onto the tiny ball, since that was literally the only thing that kept her from falling. Meia often had trouble with lifting heavy things, which was why Aoi was always able to get her stuff back if she grabbed it. However, Meia had improved so much that Aoi's weight wasn't a problem for her anymore. Conclusion: Meia could still keep the ball at the ceiling when Aoi was holding on to it.

"Your exercises are working," Meia smiled and she shook the ball with her mind, obviously aiming for Aoi to release it. Aoi clung onto it with all her might, using both her hands and feet, as she squealed at the sudden movements.

"Stop it, stop it," she giggled, but Meia didn't listen. They were interrupted by a soft knock on the door.

"Who is it?" they chirped in unison as if they weren't fighting over a stupid floating tennis ball. The door opened to reveal Giris, who smiled warmly at them. If he thought it was weird to see a girl clinging onto a floating tennis ball, then he didn't show it.

"Hey Giris," Aoi laughed, like this was the most normal situation to be in right now. Meia lowered her palm, which had stopped glowing and gravity took over again. Aoi fell and landed with her back on her bed. She squealed from fright, but laughed when she hit the soft mattress.

"Thanks a lot, Meia," she frowned at her roommate, but then she started laughing. Meia joined in and soon, both girls were rolling over the floor from laughter.

"I can't believe you dropped me," Aoi giggled while she clung onto her belly. It hurt from all the laughing, but it was a good kind of pain.

"You should have seen your face!" Meia yelled with tears in her eyes. Someone cleared his throat and both girls looked up to Giris, who was still standing near the door. They had completely forgotten about him. They looked at each other before they started laughing again, though it was more controlled than before.

"Are you ready, my flower?" Giris asked and a adoring glance came in his eyes.

"Oh my, not yet, my love. I still have to change," Meia answered as she pointed towards the soccer uniform that she was still wearing. "I don't want to wear something like this to our date." It was only then that Aoi noticed that Giris wore a light blue suit, which matched perfectly with his dark violet eyes.

"Meia, my queen, even when you are dressed up in a hessian bag, you would be prettier than the rarest flower and you'd shine brighter than the sun. Even the most valuable jewel in the world would have to bow down before your beauty. With eyes as green as the leaves on the trees, with teeth as white and pure as snow and with cheeks as soft as the sakura blossoms, no other maiden can compete with you. Every morning, when you open your eyes, the birds will start chirping to praise you. Every time the wind blows through your hair, it-"

He was interrupted by Aoi, who placed her hands on his chest and pushed him out of the room. "Hey!" she heard him yell in indignation as she shut the door in his face.

"Bye Giris~" she laughed before she turned around to her roommate. Her smile was replaced by a serious look. "You, change. Now."

"You're overreacting, Aoi," Meia pouted as she took off her uniform.

"No, I'm not," Aoi replied as she went to the closet to get Meia's dress. She knew exactly which one she had to grab, since Meia had showed it to her a dozen times. "If I let him talk, the two of you will still be here by midnight."

"We will be here by midnight," Meia stated matter-of-factly. "Or at least, I will. You know how strict Saryuu is with his curfews."

"Yeah... Say, what are you and Giris going to do by the way? We're in the middle of nowhere, it's not like he can take you to the cinema or something."

"He'll take me on a long romantic walk through the forest," Meia said dreamy. Aoi laughed and tossed the dress to Meia, which she easily caught.

Ten minutes later, Aoi opened the door and saw an impatient Giris leaning against the wall opposite her. "Easy, easy, she's done," Aoi laughed as she opened the door further to reveal Meia, who looked breathtaking in her light purple dress. It was slightly lighter than her hair and it reached to her knees. In her hair was a snowcoloured orchid.

Aoi tried to hold her laughter when she saw how Giris was actually dumbfounded for the first time since she met him. "Have fun you two," she smiled before she closed the door. She heard how the pair gently walked away and sat down on her bed.

However, after a few minutes, someone knocked on her door. "Come in," Aoi yelled cheerfully, figuring that it was Meia who had forgotten something. The door opened and Aoi sat up straight when she saw who it actually was.

"Saryuu..."


Me: Wow... Actually nothing happened here. Sorry people, this was more like a filler chapter, but I just want to show a bit how Aoi's relationship with the others is right now. Next chapter is probably more with the story again (wut? Is that even English?).

Anyhow, read, review and breath. Although the last one is obviously the most important one, I would appreciate the first two as well!^^