"Good morning, babies!" Anna-sensei yelled, strumming a power chord on her guitar. "You will pair up with a partner, and go against other teams in a tournament next Saturday, called "Aikatsu Activites!"

Instantly, Laura and Yume scooted closer to each other.

Anna-sensei grinned. "The tricky part is that it must be from the boys division."

"THE BOYS DIVISION?!"

"So," Yume said. "Me and Subaru-kun."

"Yeah," Laura said. "And me and Nozomu-kun."

"So I bet Koharu-chan and Asahi-kun are together..."

"And Ako and Kanata-kun..."

"And Mahiru and that guy from the boys division Moon Beauty Class..."

"Oh yeah..."

"Lucky you," a pink-haired girl sighed.

"Huh?" Yume asked.

"No boy would ever want to partner with me," she said, pursing her lips.

"I'm sure there's someone out there for you," Yume said kindly.

"How would you know?"

"Huh?"

"You have a top boy idol chasing after you, and all his friends are going out with your friends. How would you how I feel?"

"I don't," Yume admitted. "And I'm probably not worthy of saying this, but I want to help you find a boy. So what's your name?"

"I won't accept your help!" She huffed.

"Just go with it," Laura told her. "When Yume makes up her mind there's no stopping her."

The girl looked at Yume's smiling face.

"I'm... Akari Fujita..." she whispered.

(She's my first OC!)

"Then can I call you Akari-chan?" Yume asked, grinning.

"I guess..." Akari replied, blushing.

"All right!" Yume cheered. "Let's go look after school!"

xxxxx

"C'mon, Akari-chan!" Yume called. "Let's go!"

"This is so useless," Akari grumbled.

"That's why," Laura said.

"Why what?"

"Why no one likes you," she replied. "Your attitude stinks."

"H-hey! That's rude!"

Yume giggled.

"Yo, Yume-chan," she heard Subaru's voice say.

She turned around. "Yeah?"

"Umm..." Subaru blushed. "We're working together, right?"

"Of course!" Yume smiled.

"And, umm... Laura, you want to be with Nozomu, right?"

"Yeah," Laura replied. "Why?"

"Nozomu wants to know but... he has a gig right now... so, yeah, he asked me."

"Oh, sure..."

There was an awkward silence between the two.

"Hey, Subaru-kun," Yume finally said after a good ten seconds of silence. (That's longer than it sounds, people.) "Wanna help us find Akari-chan a partner?"

"Akari... chan?"

Yume pointed to the pinkette.

"Oh, sorry... umm... I have an interview..." Subaru said.

"Oh, okay," Yume said. "When do you have time to practice by the way?"

"I have an hour each day, I think... from five P.M. to six P.M."

"Okay! We'll start practicing and planning tomorrow, 'kay?"

"Sure! Sorry, but I need to leave!" Subaru called, running off.

"Is it just me, or are you leading the relationship?" Akari asked.

"Is that surprising?"

"Well, he's a top idol..."

"Even the best of people have flaws, right?"

"Yeah..."

"By the way," Laura interrupted. "How are we gonna find Akari-chan a partner? The deadline is next Monday."

Leaves flew by as Yume was silent.

"I have no idea," she shrugged.

The others fell over anime style.