"One day, I'll be the next Top Rank Idol !
Yui Hanami ! Aikatsu is starting"
Normal POV~
In Yui Remi's dorm. Yui just lying down on her bunk while staring at the ceiling. While Remi read a magazine.
"Ne what are you reading ?" Yui asked breaking the silence
"Aikatsu Magazine. It has all the latest updates from every idols" Remi answered. "Here. This one is from last week" Remi handed a magazine to Yui. Silence filled the air once again only the sound of flipping pages. Yui read with fascination glinting in her eyes. Then she came upon a page that interests her. A page about brands. She realizes that she still doesn't have a preffered brand. She asked
"Remi-chan do you have a preferred brand?"
"Mmm...I don't have one...not yet. But I'm thinking of getting one" Remi said thoughtfully
"Then let's get one together now !" Yui said happily
"Eh ?! Now ?!" Yui nodded dragging Remi to the library to search for brands. They just picked random books and piled them on a table. They looked around books about brands for the rest of the day.
"So any brand that interests you?" Remi said boredly
"No," Yui answered with a similar tone. "There is one but...it doesn't show my true self, what about you Remi-chan?"
"I found one," she showed Yui a page "Galactic Chord, a cool type brand that has futuristic designs mixed with rock and roll designs"
"That's cool Remi-chan. It really suits you"
"What about you which brand do you thing suits you?" Remi asked
"Well...this one," Yui showed her a page "Little Heart, a cute type brand that has cute designs and also frills, ribbons, and floral designs...but I don't think it really shows my true self..." Yui said sadly
"Yui..."
The bell in the library rang signaling that its closing time (Note : they've been in the library for the rest of the day) All the other girls, including Yui and Remi, walked out of the library. Some have gone back to their dorms, ans some just walked around. Instead of going back to their dorms, they went to the cafeteria for dinner. Yui kept thinking about the perfect brand for her. Her thoughts were cut off when an idea came.
"Remi-chan, I'm going to use Little Heart as my prefered brand temporarily. When I found a brand that shows my true self"
"That's not a bad idea...but what if don't find one?" Remi asked hesitantly
"I have to find one. It'll be my mission. Finding my true self !" Yui said determinely. Remi smiled at her determination.
"I'm sure you'll find it"
The Next Morning~
"Good Morning Class ! I.Have.An.Annoucement !" Ann-sensei said to the class with style. "There will be a contest held by the famous, one and only, Aikatsu Magazine" the whole class cheered
"I want to participate !" "Me too !" "Ann-sensei, I want to join !"
"Now now settle down. The rules are simple, 1. You have to wear brand, you cannot wear your school dress or a brandless coord. 2. The brand you wear, will be the brand you support in the audition, so if you win, that brand will feature in the magazine. And lastly, only one from each class can participate"
"EEHHH!?!?"
"The reward is that you'll be on the front cover wearing the coord you performed with. This is a great oppurtunity to introduce new idols and of course rank-up. The magazine has allowed one person from each class can participate from every idol school in Japan, don't worry the audition is only for beginner rank idols. Now to make it fair, we'll do a lottery to decide. Inside this box is full of blue and red marbles but there is a gold one. Get the gold one, and you'll be participating " Ann-sensei explained
After that one by one came up to the front and only came back with no luck. Yui's turn finally came. She put her hand inside a box full of marbles / balls, she pulled out a marble. It turns out she got the gold marble.
"Congrats Hanami. I hope you already have a brand to wear. Good luck" Ann-sensei gave her a thumbs up. The bell rang signaling class is over.
"Remi-chan !!!" Yui shouted running towards her friend's classroom
"Yui ?" Remi said as she stepped out of her classroom. Yui was panting when she got there.
"I *pant* need *pant* your help"
"What is it ?" Remi asked
"Its about the Aikatsu Magazine audition. I was chosen to participate" Yui said as she regained her composure
"So?"
"What do you mean 'so?' I need to find my true self immediately"
"Chill...You still have a week to find it. If not, then you'll have to wear Little Heart"
"Mmm...you're right...but the audition is in a week. It'll give me enough time to find my true self" Yui said with determination in her eyes
"By the way, who's participating from your class?" Before Remi can answer a new voice came
"That would be me! Chii~"
They both look at the person and see a girl with orange hair styled in curled pigtails and blue turqoise eyes with happiness glinting in them.
"I've been chosen to participate. And also be your competition in a week. Ahh! I need to buy the sandwich before it sold out. Bye~!" The girl waved running towards the cafeteria.
"Ne, who's that?" Yui asked confused by what just happen before them
"Chinami Hitomi, Beginner Rank Level 4"
"Level 4*?! That's fast" Yui shocked at what her friend said (I'll explain the level thing below)
"Well she ranked up after doing that
Audition Search thing" Remi shrugged
"What about her partner, did she rank up too?" Yui asked as they both went towards the cafeteria for lunch
"I don't really know, but I didn't hear of anyone else ranking up. So I think she didn't"
"Is that even possible? Besides they did a performance together, shouldn't they rank up together as well?"
"Well thats the Aikatsu System to decide," Remi said calmly "Anyway, let's talk about the brand problem"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgotten about that. Let's find it-" As she pumps her hand to the air a growl from her stomache was heard "Right after we eat lunch"
Timeskip after they ate lunch~
"So where do we start ?" Yui asked
"Let's start with reading all of these magazines" Remi put a tall stack of magazines on the table where they sat. Yui looked nervously at the stack but read it afterwards.
2 hours later~
Only half of the stack has been read. Yui sigh tiredly, and groaned. 'Still a long way to go...' she thought. She then continued reading the magazine.
Another 1 hour 34 minutes later~
'Why hasn't the bell ring yet ?' Yui thought, she covered her head with a magazine
26 minutes later~
"Finally, all done" Yui and Remi stacked their last magazine. She stretched herself. Remi looked at the clock. It shows 3 p.m. in the evening. "Ne, we can start practicing now if you want" Remi said looking at the ceiling
"Sure, let's practice"
So they changed into their jersey uniform and head to the practice room.
At the practice room~
"So what song are you going to perform?" Remi asked while zipping her jersey
"I'm thinking of singing Melody of Heart. What do you think?" Yui said looking at the lyric's sheet
"I think its perfect. Now let's start with the moves. I've already asked Lola-sensei to help" Lola-sensei entered the room and start teaching the moves. After an hour practicing, Yui got hang of half of the moves.
"We'll continue tomorrow, I have another student to teach" with that Lola-sensei left
Yui wiped the sweat on her face with a towel and sat on the floor, her back against the wall behind her.
"Ah, you're practicing too?" A cheerful voice came. There standing next to the door is Chinami. "Eh, what're you doing here?" Yui asked confused
"I have an appointment with Lola-sensei," Chinami said as she put all her things down "You can watch me practice if you want"
"Sorry, but I need to meet with Remi-chan. Excuse me" Yui bowed and left the practice room. She went back to the dorms and find it empty. She walked in and lie down on the bed.
Remi came in, seeing Yui just lying on the bed not looking for a brand. She just sighed and decided to let her relax for awhile.
"Yui let's eat dinner" Remi said. When Yui heard the word 'dinner' she stood up and dragged Remi to the cafeteria. Yui ordered a curry set while Remi ordered a teriyaki set. Yui just ate happily in silence. The silence break when Remi said, "Yui, you should find that brand soon. Entering without a brand will be useless"
"Don't worry Remi-chan, its still one week. I'll find it tomorrow" Yui said without worry
Tomorrow~ (6 days from audition)
"Have you found it?" Remi asked when Yui is practicing the choreography.
"Not yet. I'm sure I'll find it tomorrow" Yui said once again without a single worry in her tone
Tomorrow again~ (5 days from audition)
"Haven't found it" Yui said as she memorize the lyrics
The days went on, Remi asked the same question every time and Yui answered the same answer
1 day until the audition~
"Remi-chan what should I do...I haven't found it" Yui said with a worry tone
"Don't know. I think its a bit too late to find it. Today is Sunday, so its a day off. I'll leave you alone for the whole day for you to think. Bye, see you later at night" with that Remi left Yui alone
Yui sighed. 'What should I do?' She thought. She slept for hours, hoping to dream about the perfect brand. But what she hoped didn't come. When she woke up, its already around the afternoon. She went outside to freshen up. She walked around the school, stopping once in awhile to look at the flowers for hours. " I don't know what to do"
"Ahh, Yui-chan" a familiar voice said. Yui turned around and see Himeko
"Himeko-sempai, what are you doing here?" Yui asked surprised by the sudden appearance of her favorite idol
"I've just finished a recording session. How about you?" Himeko answered. "Yui...chan?" Himeko said seeing that Yui doesn't have her happy aura. Yui told her the whole story about what has been happening in the week. "I see..." Himeko muttered as both of them sat on a bench.
"What should I do, Himeko-senpai? The audition is tomorrow..." Yui asked sadly
"How about using a brand temporarily? At least until you find your true brand, your true self" Himeko suggested, "Do you have any brand you like at the moment?"
"I do. I like Little Heart. I was thinking about using it for awhile, but I don't any set of cards. I only have my school dress" Yui said looking at her school dress card. Himeko puts her hand into one of the pockets in the uniform's jacket and pulled out something.
"Here, Yui-chan. You can wear this" Yui looked at the card.
"Lovely Periwinkle coord...No I can't take your cards" Himeko shooked her head
"I'm giving it to you as a gift. I can get another one anytime. Hopefully you can win" Himeko smiled, Yui takes the cards and said happily, "Arigato-gozaimasu, Himeko-senpai!"
"I'm sure you'll find your true self soon. Just don't give up. Ganbatte!" Himeko cheered. Yui thanked her as they both left to their own destination
She saw Remi-chan during her way, she showed her the cards and told her how she got them.
Audition day~
Yui and Remi arrived at the venue. The whole place is filled with students from many other idol schools. Rosette Academy, Starlight Academy, Four Star Academy, Dream Academy, and many more.
"I'll be watching you fron the audience. Good Luck, Yui" Remi gave her a thumbs up. "Hmm!" Yui nodded
After lots of performances, its finally Yui's turn. She looked at her coord one last time before her performance.
"Yui Hanami! Ready to Shine!"
She ran into one of the rooms and placed her student id card and the coords in its place in the machine. The machine glows and she ran into the machine, change into the coord, and did a pose. She entered the stage.
"Number 98, Yui Hanami from Rosette Academy" the announcer said
Yui took a deep breath and start singing and dancing
Love like a melodyLove like a melodyHeart wo nazotte narihibikeLove like a melodyLove like a melodyKimi no moto ni made todoku yō niTōku kara tada mitsumeru dake (I'm fall in love)Heart no melody ga chū o mau (I'm loving you)Koi no telepathy sōshin surukaraBibibi-tto uketomete yo kimi no antenna deHer aura appearedKanchigai shinai de tokubetsu janai nowatashi wa futsū no on'nanokoKoi ni koishite mitari yume ni yume mitariSōzō no sekai wo fuwa fuwa fuwaKimi o motto shiritaishi oshaberi mo shitaiOnaji rhythm de dokidoki wakachiaitaiDakara honto no watashi o mite please meShe did Little Heart's special appeal (you can named it, cause idk what to named it. Plus I haven't started drawing coloring it yet, i'll probably put it up in the next chapter or so)Love like a melodyLove like a melodyHeart wo nazotte narihibikeLove like a melodyLove like a melodyKimi no moto ni made todoku yō ni(Yui's aura : pink flowers floating around her, and blue and purple bubbles)
Applause filled the auditorium. They added the judges score and the likes from the audience. After a moment, her name appeared at the top of the chart. After a lot of other performances, none of their performances can beat Yui's. In the end, Yui won the audition.
"Now, Hanami-chan give me a happy expression" the camera man said, holding his camera
"Hai!" After she said that she did a pose and smiled at the camera. And a click came from the camera
1 week later~
"I can't believe I'm on the front cover of Aikatsu Magazine" Yui squealed as she held her picture in the magazine. Currently she and Remi are just chilling out in their dorm. Remi just bought the latest Aikatsu Magazine which has Yui's picture printed as the front cover
"Not only that, you also ranked up to Beginner Rank Level 5," Remi said as she read the article in the magazine.
"But I'm not stopping here, I'll definitely definitely definitely find my true self, and become a Top Rank idol !" Yui said stading up from her sitting position.
"And I'll definitely become a Top Rank idol with you" Remi said standing next her. Yui nodded. And thats all for that day.
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About the level thing :So each rank (except for Top Rank) have level 1 - 8. First years start in Beginner Rank level 1. Thats all. If you have any question comment.