I'm actually working on finishing chapter 16 and about to start chapter 17... so slow -_-"

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The next morning, the girls woke up at six in the morning in order to be ready to get onto the bus at eight. Everything went smoothly and all the people were on the road as scheduled.

Their first show was after lunch, so they had a lot of time to kill waiting until then.

On the bus, Laura was listening to music, Mahiru was drawing in a notebook, Ako was reading a book, Yozora was sitting around, and Yume was gazing out the window.

Yozora let out a small sigh and glanced around at her companions. They all looked terribly bored. The initial excitement of a grand tour bus had run out.

Luckily, Yozora knew exactly what she could do to cheer them up again.

She stood up suddenly and grabbed a remote from the side of the couch.

This gained Ako and Mahiru's attention momentarily, before they resumed their prior actions.

The TV was brought to life by a press of a button and then Yozora pressed some more buttons.

"Ladies!" She called, turning to the girls now. "I know something that will bring your energy up again!"

Yume fully turned to face Yozora. "Oh! What is it, Yozora?" She asked, excitement laced in her voice.

With a quick glance to see that everyone else was paying attention, she gestured to the television screen.

"I present to you, tour bus karaoke!"

The four girls gasped.

"Karaoke?" Ako questioned.

Laura looked with wide eyes. "I didn't know there was karaoke on the bus!"

Yume jumped up. "Awesome! Let's go!" She pointed at Laura. "I challenge you, Laura!"

Laura grinned and stood up as well. "Alright! I'm pumped up!"

Ako and Mahiru laughed at them, before saying that they too wanted to have a turn.

Yozora smiled brightly. They were back to themselves.

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They played multiple songs, some of them one on one challenges, and some team challenges. Laura had gotten the most points, Yume getting second most because she had purposely sung badly at some parts of the game.

At lunch time, the buses took a quick break at a rest stop, allowing everyone to stretch and for the staff to get everyone lunch.

After that, they were returned to the bus where they ate, since the next performance city was nearby.

Their show was done in the same order as the first, M4 performing twice, the girls all separately, Yozora twice, then M4 concluding again.

They had to be quick on leaving that stage, as their next stop was far.

The girls enjoyed waving farewell to the fans and rode on the tour bus more.

About five long hours later, they reached their destination.

Their performance was wonderful, the crowd was roaring the whole way through.

At the end of the day, Ms. Ran told the teens that they would be on the road for the night, and that they would be sleeping in the buses.

The girls were walking down the hallway of the center to get to the exit.

Yozora, Mahiru, and Laura were walking ahead of Yume and Ako.

Yume suddenly perked up and looked around.

Ako glanced at her. "What's wrong?"

Yume bit her lip. "Um... I have to use the bathroom." She answered lowly.

"What? Can't it wait?" Ako asked again.

Yume glanced away. "Well, I've been holding it for a while... and now..." She trailed off.

"Yume Nijino!" Ako grumbled. She grabbed Yume's hand and started walking in the opposite direction they were heading before. "Come on, quick!"

Yume laughed nervously. "Okay."

Ako pulled Yume down the hallway to get to the nearest restroom. She practically shoved Yume into the stall and waited by the sinks with her arms crossed. "You hurry it up!" Ako announced. "I'll give you a mouth full when we get on the bus! If we're late or Miss Ran gets mad at us, I'm putting full blame on you, you got that?"

Yume stepped out of the stall and rushed to wash her hands. "Yea, sorry Ako."

Ako huffed and turned her head. "Are you done?"

Yume dried her hands. "I am, let's go."

Ako nodded in approval and quickly stepped out of the restroom. Just as she did, she ran into someone in the rush.

"Oh! I'm sorry." She said.

Kanata regained his posture. He caught sight of Yume behind Ako. "What are you doing here?"

Ako frowned. "Don't ask us that! What does it look like we're doing?" She snapped, gesturing to the restroom sign.

"Eh? What are you doing here?" Yume asked him from around Ako.

Kanata glanced at Yume. "I forgot something and had to go get it." He looked around. "We should go, or else we'll be left behind." Kanata smirked at Ako. "Unless you want to stay behind?"

Ako jumped at him before Yume could react. Kanata evaded with a smirk by side stepping her. Ako hit the ground with a thump.

"You wish!" She hissed from her position on the ground.

Kanata snickered.

Yume helped Ako up, concerned. "Come on... it's not the time to play around."

Kanata nodded. "Yes. Let's go." He started walking with long swift strides.

Yume reached out. "H-hey! W-wait for us!"

She and Ako had to run behind him to catch up. Before they knew it, they made it to the buses.

Yozora, Laura, and Mahiru were all waiting in front of the bus. In fact, it looked like everyone was waiting around.

"There you two are!" Laura announced as she caught sight of them.

"Where did you go without telling anyone?" Mahiru frowned.

Yozora put a hand over her chest. "You had us worried."

Yume ducked her head. "I'm sorry! I had to use the bathroom and Ako went with me. It's my fault!" She bowed over. "Please forgive me!"

"Don't do it again." Yume gasped and looked up to see Ms. Ran giving her a strict face. "We have to keep our time. If anything happens like this, you need to let others know." She stared at Yume.

Yume ducked her head again, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry."

Ms. Ran shook her head. "It's okay, this time." She turned and waved at some people, then back to the girls. "Alright, get settled in the bus. It'll be a long night."

Yume and Ako trudged forward behind the others gloomily.

"Wait," Ako stopped. She turned her head. "What about him?" She pointed to Kanata across the lot, where he was getting on their own bus.

Yozora glanced back to see what Ako was talking about. "Oh, Kanata? Did you see him come late as well?"

Yume nodded.

"He told the others and their supervisor that he was going back, so it was okay." Yozora answered. "Remember to inform us next time, okay?"

Ako grumbled under her breath while Yume nodded again.

The girls ended the night soon, since it was already late; straightening out and settling in their bunks during the long night ride.

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