Yume and Yuzu sat on two chairs next to a patient's bed. The patient was Lily. After collapsing, she was rushed to the nurses' office, and apparently she had a fever.

Yume stole a peek at Yuzu. Yuzu looked really serious. Woah, Yume thought. I've never seen Yuzu-senpai so serious before. Usually she's all...

A picture of Yuzu's trademark wink popped up in her head.

Yume and Yuzu sat in silence.

Then the door creaked, and Anna-sensei walked in.

"How is Shirogane?" she asked.

"Not too well," Yuzu responded.

"Do you think she can perform soon...?"

Yuzu looked uncomfortable. "Umm... no..." she said slowly.

"What a shame..." Anna-sensei whispered.

"What's the big deal?" Yume asked.

Yuzu looked down and clenched her hands. "It means she gets disqualified and you automatically move on," she said. "Just like last year."

"I'm sorry, Nikaidō," Anna-sensei said. She walked out the door, and glanced back again, her face sorrowful. She slowly closed the door.

Several minutes passed in silence.

"Umm..." Yume started, attempting to break the awkward silence. "I'm sorry, Yuzu-senpai."

"Tell that to Lilienne, how about it?" Yuzu muttered.

"...Yuzu-senpai, you really care for Lily-senpai, don't you? You seem really down."

"OF COURSE I DO!" Yuzu shouted.

Yume jumped back in shock.

"This was Lilienne's second chance!" Yuzu yelled. "It was a do-over! But she failed again! What did you do to her, Yume-chan?! Tell me!"

"I didn't do anything!" Yume cried, scared. Why is Yuzu-senpai acting like this? It's so different! I'm... I'm scared!

"Liar! She didn't get sick until the semi-finals! The round with you! Just tell me, what did you do?!"

"I swear, I didn't -"

"Tell the truth! I know you -"

"Yuzu," a soft voice said.

Yuzu's widened. "Li... lienne?" she whispered looking at the bed.

Lily smiled sadly on the bed. "Yuzu," she said. "Don't blame her."

"But...! Lilienne, you should have passed! It's because of her that you didn't!"

"Yuzu, blaming others won't get you anywhere. I've been sick for a while, too. Every round, it got worse, until I finally reached my breaking point today. Besides, if just this much stresses me to the point of collapse, then I'll never survive S4, right? I still need to train."

Yuzu started to cry a little. "But Lilienne, it's so unfair. You're so good at singing and dancing, but your body is frail. You'd make the perfect idol, but your body can't handle it."

Lily smiled. "I can't change how I was made. But I can try to improve and push pass my weaknesses."

"Lilienne!" Yuzu shouted, crying.

"Wahhhh!" Yume cried, interrupting the dramatic moment. "How touching! I always cry when watching this in the movies, but this is so much sadder! Wahhhh!"

Yuzu and Lily stared a little. Yuzu giggled.

Yume suddenly stopped crying. "You laughed," she smiled.

"Huh?" Yuzu asked.

"Umm... you were kind of scaring me..."

Yuzu laughed. "Sorry!" she said, winking. "Better?"

Yume grinned. "Yeah!"