Saturday, May? 28?, 2011
Hallo, Nikki-chan!
Today was Niko's first day back at school. I should mention a few things before I forget:
Maybe the weirdest thing first. I saw an older girl, a second year. When she saw Niko, she said "Kami-sama! Niko-chan." Like that. I asked her "Do I know you, sempai?" and she sort of turned away and motioned Niko away. So a rude, crazy girl like that exists!
I saw Toujou Nozomi, who's an ichinensei like me. She looked different somehow but Nikki-chan you wouldn't know how she normally looks. Being an idol is a lot of work, and unfortunately, Niko hasn't had any time to make friends, but Nozomi-chan is sometimes nice to Niko, and Niko is always glad to see her. With her body, she would be a good gravure idol. Niko is a cutesie idol, so if someone like Nozomi was in the Idol Club it would be good, but Nozomi wants to be on the student council now. I think Nozomi's friend Eli, who is from Russia and also a first-year, talked her into it. Niko told Nozomi she was going to the Idol Club, but Nozomi said she heard it had a power problem so it wasn't open today. Niko has not had good luck lately.
Why did Niko have to go to school today with crutches and also a cast on her arm, so she had a hard time holding the crutch under that arm-pit? Niko doesn't know, to be honest. But I should write down what I remember, Nikki-chan, before I forget. Niko woke up in a hospital a week ago, probably on Friday the 13th, which is unlucky in the West, and didn't know where she was or why she was there. Niko was scared and she cried, Nikki-chan, but you wouldn't blame me, right? It hurt a lot. It still hurts Niko but not so bad as that was. Niko has to go to school and come home and make dinner for Kokoro-chan and Kokoa-chan and Kotorou-kun. Mama used up all her leave time for the year at both of her jobs. And Niko has to do that with only one arm and sitting on a stool. And with medicine from pain making Niko sleepy. Mama bought Niko a timer so if she falls asleep making dinner Niko can wake up and things don't burn.
Niko is happy to have Nikki-chan to talk to, but it would be nice if Niko had friends at school.
Maybe Nozomi and Niko can be friends? It seems like Nozomi's tits have gotten even bigger since Niko was in the hospital, but a super-idol is too nice to be jealous. It almost seemed like Nozomi was there waiting when Niko got to school. She told me I should go to the principal, Minami-sensei, and not go to class today. Minami-sensei told me she did not think I was ready to go back to school yet, and she sent back an envelope to show Mama. Niko-nii got a little upset and asked why the school bothered telling Mama I should come today, but Minami-sensei said it was important to talk to her personally about this.
I guess Minami-Sensei appointed Nozomi-chan to take care of me today, because she didn't seem to go back to class. When Niko started to turn to the Idol Club hallway, Nozomi reminded me that the club was closed. I asked her if she told Ah-chan and Mim-chan. Those two girls sometimes come to the club with me. We have two ghost members, Rin and Yuzu, but they only showed up once so far. Ah-chan and Mim-chan have actually practiced routines with Niko. It's a worry, maybe if Niko can't practice, the club will end? Nozomi said Ah-chan and Mim-chan know about the Idol club.
She said they weren't in school today, but she was mistaken, because as we were leaving to have Nozomi walk me home, I saw Ah-chan and Mim-chan talking to a teacher. Maybe they got called in like Niko, because they weren't wearing their uniforms.
"Ah-chan! Mim-chan!" is what I yelled. And they were surprised. They both turned around like they had heard a ghost. "Niko is so sorry, Ah-chan, Mim-chan. I promise I will fix the club room and even if Niko can't practice for a while, she still wants to help Ah-chan and Mim-chan practice." I couldn't really send them a smile fully, but I made horns with one hand and winked.
The way they looked at me made Niko feel strange, Nikki-chan. I don't know why, but I blurted out "You aren't going to leave the idol club, please? Please, please don't leave."
Ah-chan looked down for a second, then looked me in the face. She started to say something, then stopped and looked behind me. It seems Nozomi was making some kind of motion to her that Niko didn't catch.
"Niko-chan, we are both leaving Otonokizaka. It's nothing you have done."
Mim-chan nodded her head. They both looked like they felt bad. But that was nothing compared to how I felt. Can you blame Niko, Nikki-chan? I think Kami-sama doesn't like Niko, although it's hard to imagine someone who is good and powerful not liking cute Niko-chan. Still, I think that's the case. It went like:
"What about Rin-san and Yuzu-san?"
"Those girls had to leave the club, too, Niko, you just weren't told about it."
So, Niko was alone. It was just like a bad, bad dream Niko had, that she couldn't remember, Nikki-chan. I was in the Idol Research Club, all alone, because everyone left me, and no one even talked to me for weeks at a time, and my dream - my dream is to be a super, super idol, Nikki-chan - was impossible. And then some other stuff happened but it is all blurry.
