Me and Tomoe just chill on the couch sharing a bag of baked Lays. I feel a bit guilty for eating them but I can walk those off and even baked has all those carbs. What does my fanclub even see in me?

Ako scrolls through her phone and asks us, "What's A/B/O?" Looks like we have an emergency.

I tell her so fast, "You really don't want to know."

Tomoe laughs and tells her, "Something you might want to do a deconstructive parody of when you get older. Woah saying those makes me feel so smart you gotta love TVTropes."

Ako asks, "That's when you make fun of something by showing how it would be like in real life right?"

"Kind of yeah. Like that Amy Schumer movie making fun of romcoms. Or One Punch Man making fun of hero tropes."

I add, "And A/B/O is just extremely toxic hetero ships but with feminine men in place of women. It's deadass toxic especially how you have one group stuck on the bottom oh and they just happen to be feminine stereotypes. So yeah stay far, far away."

Tomoe looks over, "Speaking of parodies what do you think of my billionaire romance?"

"I really liked when she was clumsy and she was like oops and he was like oh the ballerinas and supermodels I crush on and date wouldn't make a fool of themselves like that. You're really roasting them both pretty hard for being shallow. I also liked the ending where her bestie is happy in a relationship with a hot guy who likes the same stuff and works the same job she does. The icing was delicious."

"Well I do like writing over the top. I mean it would've been enough just leaving it as billionaire marries supermodel and the main character jealously cries. I mean some people say it isn't necessary."

"How cute, other people think they can define necessary for you."

"Ugh, tell me about it."

Then I joke, "Maybe the supermodel could be a guy and he gets the guy billionaire pregnant?"

Tomoe laughs then says, "Careful Ako's still here."

Ako puffs her cheeks then tells us, "Hey I'm 14 I'm not a baby. I'll just stick to cool amazing mangas of darkness!"

She eats a chip then dramatically in a playful way raises her voice and says, Hue hue hue, my arm writhes! It writhes!"

I love Ako she's so funny.

"Ran, we have to meet Tsugu."

Tomoe tells me to get down.

"I see you girls. Chips? Are you girls trying to get fat?"

Tomoe tells her, "Weren't you the one who said Ran needs to gain weight? Besides do you even know how many calories drumming burns?"

"Come on Tomoe we've been over this! Ladies don't do that! You want to marry a nice man someday don't you?"

Tomoe throws a couch pillow on the floor near the tall potted aloe. "Oh well it's their problem if they have a problem with me drumming."

She looks at Ako, "And you young lady. You'll never get married if you keep being weird. Look, I'm sorry, it's just I care about you and want to see you happy. "

Ako crosses her arms looking away. The silence is unbearable.

Tomoe tells her aunt, "Me and Ran are going to play at the festival and do you even know what our song's about? Oh that's right you never even asked. People like you inspired it. It's about how much being a teen sucks. The right partner will accept you for who you are, if they have that much of a problem with someone's fashion or hobbies then they can just buzz off."

"Seriously you two would it kill you guys to dress normal?"

Ako tells her, "But Hot Topic and Zumiez have that please buy me smell! They speak out to me and I feel on top of the world whenever I can find stuff that actually fits!"

Tomoe tells her aunt, "What are you saying that we're freaks?"

Ako narrows her eyes, "Cool freaks, of darkness!"

Her aunt rolls her eyes tossing her hair back. "How cute you think you're being ironic."

Ugh, she thinks she's soooo cool. "There are places in the world where women get stoned to death for wearing the so called wrong thing. And it's not school hours so we can wear what we want."

Tomoe's mom comes out and hugs her aunt. "Hello! How've my darling children been?"

"They've been wonderful. We were just talking fashion."

Tomoe's mom tells her aunt, "Well you know those girls and their music. Ran's dad teaches flower arrangement. His flower arrangement school goes back so many generations I just don't get why Ran just isn't interested."

"Her dad? He always ask if I'd like to join but of course I don't have the time."

I whisper to Tomoe, "Tsugu's waiting for us."

Tsugu's cafe feels so cozy and inviting. Other than our friend working here I really think it's the warm lighting and the floors and tables being made of wood. A whiteboard mentions the specials and mentions the festival. Aromas like Jamaican roast, spices, and tumeric and cinnamon fills the air. I think the tumeric and cinnamon is because of the rumi latte. Tumeric has this really different taste. Not bad, just different and it tends to dye everything yellow. I like using it in DIY face masks for acne.

We go to Tsugu's cafe and Tsugu sits with us on her break. "Hi guys! You wouldn't believe what happened today."

"Weird customers holding up your line with stuff you don't care about?"

"Well yeah that too of course but I mean Kaoru came in and I told her I was nervous about being in front of such a big crowd at the festival and she was like don't worry it's not the end of the world my little kitten."

Tsugu told her before us?

I say, "It's not? Well there goes my motivation. Your synthwork slays. If anyone notices anything it'll be me singing our possibly cringey lyrics. It'll mostly be me getting made fun of like I am the singer."

"Thanks Ran, I feel better. I will do my best to capture the best mood for our song!"

Tomoe takes a bite of her Urth fruit tart and I sip my ice blended.

I sigh. "I just hope Tomoe's aunt isn't going to embarrass us."

Tsugu's eyes widen with worry. "Umm, guys look outside."

It's someone dressed like One Punch Man arguing with tourists. I get out my phone and record everything this is just too good. The tourist reaches into his pocket and…pays the guy. Now they're smiling and bowing. And I thought I had juicy rude tourists footage. Our managers only know about our official social media accounts so this would definitely go on one of my alts. Oh well this is Tokyo.

Tomoe asks, "I'm pretty full would you like the rest of my fruit tart?"

"No thanks I'm good."

"Are you sure Ran?"

Please tell me you aren't going to play an annoying you need to eat more game are you? I'm lead singer so I have to watch what I eat besides you've seen me eat chips earlier.

"I'll bring it home for dad. It does look tasty."

I spring out of my chair but feel a bit dizzy.

"Are you okay Ran?"

"Oh, I just stood up too fast. I'll be fine I just need to buy a water."

We buy waters and walk each other home.