It's Ako's chapter this time! In case you haven't noticed, I'm updating about every Friday (or Saturday). So if it becomes Saturday or Sunday and I haven't posted, feel free to bombard me with update requests lol. (But don't do it before! Here's my warning!) Also, be mindful of the time zone! I may live a few (up to 12!) hours behind you! So don't jump the gun!

Anyways, enjoy!

I do not own Aikatsu Stars!

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"Yahoo! Good morning everyone!" Yuzu cheered at the girl in front of her. Suddenly, she jumped in front of each, thrusting something in the heads of each girl.

"Hey!"

Yuzu grinned at all of them, "Today, the theme is cute animal!"

"Theme?" Ako muttered, pulling off the headband to check it like the others were doing. She giggled at it; cat ears. She would simply fix her hair: get rid of the ears that were formed with her hair to place the headband instead.

"And!" Yuzu continued, "You have to make whatever noise your animal is after everything you say!"

"What?" Laura yelped.

"What sound does a bunny make?" The blonde, Yume, asked.

"And a fox?" Mahiru asked about her ears as well.

Yuzu opened her mouth to reply, but stopped, also at a loss, "Oh… okay then, only Ako and Laura will do it!"

"What?" Laura yelped again, since she got dog ears.

Ako glanced up at Koharu, who was beside her. She was holding a headband with a pair of bear ears. "That's cute."

Koharu looked at her own headband, "Cat ears! That suits you," She giggled.

Ako giggled with her, catching her gaze to her hair. "Well, I'm going to fix my hair and then come out."

Koharu nodded and waved, "Okay. See you."

After fixing the headband into her hair as she planned, she quickly went out into the cafe. As usual, it was pretty busy there.

She went to the front to greet the next customers, "Welcome master! Meow!" When she looked up, she saw a few very familiar faces, "Big brother Ritsu!"

"Its big sister!"

"Look Honoka, she's a kitty!"

"Big kitty sissy!"

Ako grinned widely, looking down at her little siblings, "Oh hello Prince and Princess. What are you doing here?"

"We're here to eat, of course." Ritsu said.

Ako smiled at the tall figure who replied, "Okay, follow me! Meow!"

She led them to a nice table and handed them a menu.

The older boy glanced over it.

"Do you know what to get, big brother?" Ako asked.

"I want cake!" Souta shouted.

"I want ice cream!" Honoka shouted right after.

Ako glanced at the twins with a smile, but Ritsu beat her to speak.

"You can, after you eat."

He was met with two large protests.

"Don't worry," Ako said, "I'll bring you the best food!"

Ritsu nodded as the twins settled down happily. "Three omelette rices, please."

Ako nodded, scratching it down on her notepad, "Okay. Coming right up! Meow!"

She sent the order to the kitchen, and after seeing to other customers, she returned to the table with the dishes. She set them down and looked to the twins, "I'll bring you something special in a few minutes, eat up!"

"Okay!"

Ako ordered the Sprinkle Carnival for the twins, which was like a parfait, but with rainbow colored cakes layered underneath vanilla ice cream and colorful sprinkles with a chocolate shapes of any animal's ears. And she ordered a Sweet Mango August Marina, a sweet tea drink, for Ritsu.

Again, she tended to some other customers in the meantime of waiting for the sweets to be ready to serve. When she finally got them she placed them on her tray and walked towards the table,but then she looked up at the front.

Four figures stepped to the front, and Ako felt her heart thud at the sight of the first one. She was about to run ahead to be their server, but she felt the weight of the tray in her hands. Her heart raced and she was about to run and drop off the sweets at the correct table, but she stopped midstep.

The blonde, Yume, had already made it over and was leading them to a table in her section of the cafe.

Ako felt her blood boil. That girl didn't even heed her warning to stay away from Subaru at all! She was definitely on Ako's hit list now.

Ako gripped the tray tightly and went back to her sibling's table.

"Big sis is back!" Souta cried happily.

Honoka's eyes sparkled at the sight of the treat, "It looks so yummy!"

Ako felt some of her anger ease away. She couldn't be mean to her little siblings. She smiled, at them and put the cups down. She glanced at Ritsu, who was looking at her with concern. She knew that he realized that something was wrong with her, so she gave him a reassuring smiled silently to show that she was okay.

"It is! It's called the Sprinkle Carnival! And for Big Brother, I got you a Mango August Marina. Enjoy!" Ako grinned truly.

The twins dug into their treats immediately.

Ritsu sighed at them then faced Ako, "Thank you. I'll see you later."

Ako nodded, "Yea, bye you two," She gave a quick wave to the twins, who were too busy to really notice.

She left her siblings alone to go back to work but hesitated. She carefully walked to the hallway and spun around, hiding her body behind the wall. She grinned, it gave her a perfect view of the table M4 was sitting at.

She spied Yume heading back to the table with several dishes in her tray. Ako didn't notice her claws scratching the corner of the wall as she saw Subaru laughing and Yume turning red. She couldn't hear their conversation, but it was obvious that they were flirting!

Yume leaned down to pass out the four dishes.

Ako glanced over the table. Wait, weren't there four people before? Then why were there only three now?

"What are you doing?"

Ako yelped and spun around, quickly covering her mouth in surprise as well. Her eyes shot up to the figure's face, "Who are you?" She blurted in surprise. But she already recognized who he was.

Kanata Kira: dance member of M4.

But, she didn't really care. All she cared about was Subaru, after all.

He ignored her question, glancing over her uniform, "Don't you work here?"

Ako stiffened, "Yes! So what? It's none of your business!" She huffed.

Kanata raised his eyebrows.

"And what are you doing back here?" Ako retorted.

He looked at her blankly, then tossed his thumb back over his shoulder. Ako followed the direction to see the door to the men's restroom.

She blushed and stuttered, "O-Oh!"

Kanata smirked at her, "So, what were you doing? Spying on someone?"

Ako felt her face heat up, "No way! I don't like anyone here! Good day!" She forced an end to the conversation and spun around, running off back to the kitchen.

She sighed, recollecting herself, before she went and continued her work.

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Ako sighed, dragging her feet with every step. After the long day of work, she was finally free.

It wasn't bad or anything, she got along with Koharu, Laura and Mahiru well enough, and avoided that Yume at all costs.

She stared at the park that was to the side of where she was passing. Deciding to take a rest, she entered the area and found the swings, sitting down and pulling her bag over onto her lap. Gripping the chains, Ako kicked forward, steady swinging back and forth a few feet.

Feeling bored again, she pulled out her phone and started browsing through her fanclub forums. She sighed happily with a soft smile, "Subaru…"

Her smile fell as she thought about him in the cafe with Yume. If she didn't do anything, her Subaru would be taken away right from her.

She didn't notice a figure approaching her until they spoke, "Subaru, huh?"

Ako yelped, her phone flying from her hands into the air. She stumbled with it, but was able to catch it safely. She gasped and looked up, "You."

Kanata had his hands in his pockets, "So you do know who I am."

Ako huffed and turned her head away, "Of course I do! How could I not? I am the President of Subaru's fanclub!"

He laughed, causing her to look at him again, "Then you're a die-die-diehard fan."

Ako fumed at the name, "No I'm-!"

"Just going to watch Subaru get away?" Kanata cut her off. "You must really like him if you'll let him go."

"I-! I'm not letting him go anywhere!" Ako retorted, unsure what he was insinuating.

Kanata laughed shortly, "Please, he doesn't even know you."

Ako turned red with anger, "Why you-! Why are you bothering me? Don't you have anything better to do?"

He turned away with a sigh, "Now that you mention it, I do." Without another word, he walked away.

Ako's blood was boiling. What kind of a creep was he? She was definitely going to bash at him in the forum.

But his words had hit her hard. Her eyes pricked, but she held herself, drawing in a shaky breath to calm down.

Clenching her fists with a new resolve she stood up with determination. She was going to get noticed by Subaru!

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"Welcome masters!" Ako smiled politely, her eyes closed. When she opened them, she stiffened. Her smile twitched, "F-Follow me."

Asahi and Kanata trailed behind her, taking a seat across from each other at the table.

"W-Where are Subaru and Nozomu?" Ako asked.

Asahi glanced at her, "They're still working, but Kanata and I were free so we decided to come without them!"

Ako nodded stiffly, "Okay. Here's the menu."

Asahi glanced down at it, then up at her, "What's your name?"

"I'm Ako."

"Ako, huh?" Asahi smiled, "Nice to meet you!"

Ako nodded, "You too." She wasn't turning his way, but she noticed Kanata shift when she said her name. Then, she realized that he probably didn't know it earlier.

"Hmm," Asahi hummed, "I feel like getting a Ocean Blue Salt August Marina!" He pauses and glanced at Ako with a worried expression, "There isn't actually salt in it, is there?"

Ako giggled softly, shaking her head, "No, it's quite sweet. I tried it myself."

Asahi nodded, relieved, "Great. And can I get a Tomato Basil Chicken?"

Ako nodded, writing it into her notepad.

"Watermelon August Marina and Vegetable Alfredo for me, please," Kanata told her.

Ako fiercely scribbled it down, forcing a fake smile, "Sure." She gritted out, then spun around and stomped off.

As she stepped away, she heard Asahi say, "She doesn't seem to like you much, Kanata. I wonder why…"

Ako bristled but continued her way.

Minutes later, after getting their orders, she returned to the table. Her eyes narrowed when she glanced over Kanata.

And then, somehow, she tripped over her feet, stumbling. Luckily, she was able to regain her balance, only spilling some of the drinks to the ground.

"Ah! Are you okay?" Asahi cried, noticing.

Ako nodded, "Yes. Here's the food. Sorry about the drinks."

Asahi shook his head, "It's okay."

Ako took the dishes down from the tray, placing the ones in front of Asahi, and then all but slamming the other two and sliding them in front of Kanata.

She disregarded his look of amusement.

Ako gritted her teeth then spun around sharply. However, it was a mistake. The spilled liquid was right under her heels, and she fell over at the force. "Kya!"

Ako landed on her face, her legs bending oddly under her. To her horror, she could feel her skirt lift up and reveal her undergarments to those behind her.

Her face turned red and she quickly pushed herself up, tugging down at her skirt firmly, turning to look back at the two boys.

Asahi had his phone out, like he was taking a picture of his food, but quickly noticed Ako. He jumped out of his seat, helping Ako up, "Are you okay?"

Ako accepted his help nervously and stood up, picking up the fallen tray as she did, "Yes. Thank you."

Asahi nodded, "Be careful."

Ako hugged the tray, "I'll be right back to clean it up."

She didn't notice that Kanata had kept his face turned away to hide his red cheeks.

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Thanks for reading! Do you remember who Ako's siblings are? Leave a comment with where I first mentioned them in my stories, and who they are! Winner gets a shoutout! ;D