Augh... I was going to edit this chapter... but I'm not feeling it. Let's just imagine this chapter is perfect okay? XP

Episode... 43... I literally have no words. Idk what to do. I have to scream, excuse me.

I do not own Aikatsu Stars!

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Yume bit her lip as she glanced around the market place. A frown formed on her face as she kept scanning around.

She started walking slowly, her mind reeling as she concentrated.

As she continued on her thoughts, she didn't notice herself run into a stopped figure.

"Hm? Boiled octopus?" Subaru glanced down, lowering his Aikatsu Mobile that he was looking at.

"Subaru!" Yume blinked. "Ah, sorry!" She laughed nervously.

Subaru shook his head. "It's fine. What are you doing out here though?"

Yume hummed and looked around. "I'm looking for a gift for my parents."

"For your parents?" Subaru clarified.

Yume nodded, then turned to him with a smile. "Yup! It's their anniversary!"

Subaru's eyes widened. "Oh? That's cool!"

Yume grinned. "Yea! So I'm trying to find them something. But I honestly have no idea." She puffed her cheeks.

Subaru laughed at her. "Well, how about I come help you?"

Yume blinked. "Sure! That's not a bad idea! Come on, I was going to go in there." She pointed to the side towards a store.

"Why don't you make them something?" Subaru asked her curiously.

Yume hummed. "I thought of it… but I don't know what to make." She moaned.

Subaru sighed. "You don't know your parents?"

Yume jumped. "No! I do know them!"

Subaru shook his head.

Yume frowned again. "It's just… I don't know what I can get them that they'll love."

Subaru watched her. He sighed. "You love them, right?"

Yume raised an eyebrow at the question. "Of course!"

"And they love you?" Subaru asked.

Yume frowned. "Yes!"

Subaru let a smile grace his face. "Then they'll love whatever you decide to get them."

Yume blinked, a smile forming on her face. She closed her eyes. "Yea! You're right! Thank you, Subaru!" She jumped forward and wrapped her arms around his neck, before pulling away quickly. "I'll look around some more, I'm sure I'll find something!" She turned to run off, but stopped and faced him again. "If you want, you can come over! We're having dinner at seven!" Yume waved and then ran off finally.

Subaru blinked at the girl. She sure seemed to be in a rush now. His face was burning after the impulsive hug she gave him. He shoved his hands into his pockets and started walking away, the dinner invitation whirling in his mind.

But it was their anniversary, he couldn't intrude.

A glimmer of light suddenly caught his attention from the corner of his eye. Subaru looked up, and spotted a glass figure. His eyes widened slightly, and he smiled. Maybe he could join.

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Yume entered the building with a box and a bag in her hands.

"I'm home!" Yume called out happily.

Kyoko appeared. "Yume!" She came up and greeted. "Oh sweetie, what did you bring? We're only having dinner!"

Yume smiled. "I baked a cake for you guys! And I brought a gift!"

Kyoko took the box from her. "You didn't have to, Yume. Now come on, your papa is going to start eating without us!"

Yume giggled, and followed after her mother.

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After eating the dinner that her mom cooked, Yume's eyes found the clock. It was 7:34. Something in her mind clicked, and her face fell. It seemed that Subaru wasn't going to come. She sighed lightly, shaking her head.

"Yume?" Her dad asked. "Is everything okay?"

Yume nodded. "Yes, of course!" She stood up and went to the sofa. "It's time for you to open your present!"

Masaru and Kyoko came up.

"Alright!" Masaru cheered happily. "Bring it here, Yume!"

Yume laughed, and handed it to him.

With Kyoko beside him, Masaru began to take out the gift inside.

There were two coffee mugs, in the shape of cakes.

Kyoko giggled. "It's so cute, Yume."

Masaru grinned. "I agree." He nudged Yume. "Now I can eat frosting all I want and mama won't be able to tell the difference."

Yume broke into laughter. "That's not why I got it for you!"

Kyoko took out another item from the bag.

Yume smiled as she watched.

It was a wooden message, which read "home is where the cake is".

Masaru and Kyoko burst out laughing. Yume joined them.

"This will look great in the bakery!" Masaru said.

"This is great, sweetheart." Kyoko told Yume, going over to give her a hug. Masaru joined in.

Kyoko stood up. "Okay, let's eat the cake Yume brought."

Masaru cheered. "Alright! I can't wait!"

Yume grinned. "Me neither!" She giggled.

Suddenly, a knock came from the door.

Yume looked at the door, then at her parents. "I'll get it, you guys get the cake!"

Kyoko smiled. "Okay, thank you."

Yume skipped to the door and opened it up. She blinked in surprise, before her face lit up. "Subaru? You made it!"

Subaru smiled at her, slightly nervous. "Hey. Sorry. I had a last minute job… is it too late to join?"

Yume grinned. "Of course not! We already ate dinner, but we're about to eat cake."

Subaru smiled. "That's okay."

Yume let him inside. "Mama, papa, we have a visitor!"

Kyoko and Masaru turned.

"Oh! Subaru!" Kyoko greeted.

Subaru held out a gift bag. "Yume told me it was your anniversary, so I got you something."

Kyoko smiled brightly, taking the bag. "You didn't have to. Our home is open to any of Yume's friends."

Subaru smiled at her.

Masaru came up with a slice of cake on a plate, handing it to Subaru. "Here you go! Eat up! Yume baked it herself!"

"She did?" Subaru raised an eyebrow.

"Yup!" Yume answered. She went to the cake and took two pieces out for herself and her mom.

Subaru scooped a forkful into his mouth. His eyes widened and he gasped audibly.

Yume shot him an alarmed look. "Are you okay?" She cried. "You're not allergic to anything, are you?"

Subaru shook his head, chewing slowly. "No, I'm not. This cake is delicious."

Yume blinked, a grin breaking out onto her face. She laughed. "Thank you!"

Masaru and Kyoko laughed, beginning to eat their own shares of cake.

They all gathered together to eat the cake.

"So, Subaru," Kyoko began. "You're part of M4?"

Subaru nodded. "Yes ma'am."

Masaru hummed. "Interesting. How do you like performing?"

Subaru's face lit up. "I love it. the rush of it, and seeing the faces of my fans, it feels amazing."

Yume smiled at his words.

Masaru and Kyoko smiled at him.

Kyoko looked between the two teens. "How did you two meet, by the way?"

Yume tilted her head. "Oh? Well I was in the shopping center earlier today looking for your gifts-"

"Not that," Subaru interrupted with a roll of his eyes. "How we first met."

Yume blinked. "Oh! That!" Yume giggled into her hand. "It's a funny story, actually! It was the first day at Four Star Academy-"

"The first day?" Kyoko repeated. "That soon?"

"Yes!" Yume replied.

"What happened?" Kyoko pressed on.

Subaru leaned forward, curious to hear what had happened that day.

"Well, S4 had come out of school and we're heading out somewhere, and Koharu and I gathered around to see them off, namely Hime!" Yume explained. "And then, I wanted to see Hime some more, so I ran off to find a good spot. I found a tree and climbed it!"

Masaru sighed at her actions.

"But by the time I got up, Hime was too far!" Yume cried sadly.

Subaru scoffed. "That is just the dumbest reason."

Yume frowned at him.

"What happened next?" Kyoko asked.

Yume laughed nervously. "And then I hear a voice from below, reminding me that I was wearing a skirt!"

Masaru jumped. "Whaat?" He screamed. He stared at Subaru. "You looked up my daughters skirt?"

Subaru raised his hands in defense. "N-No sir! Nothing like that!"

Kyoko put her hand on Masaru's shoulder. "Calm down dear. Yume said that Subaru was reminding her about her dress. Isn't that right?"

Subaru nodded rapidly. "Yes ma'am!"

Yume frowned. "It was my fault, papa." She shook her head. "I freaked out, but I lost my balance, and I fell out of the tree."

Kyoko and Masaru gasped. "You fell out of it?"

Subaru sighed. "She does that a lot."

Kyoko cast Yume a worried look. "You should be more careful, sweetie."

Yume laughed nervously. "Yes mama. But I fell on top of Subaru, so it's okay!"

"You fell on top of him?" Masaru repeated.

Subaru gulped.

"Yea. It was embarrassing!" Yume said. "And then I realized that he was a boy! And I thought that we were in the girls academy! But Subaru told me that there was a boys section too!"

Kyoko sighed. "You didn't know that Yume?"

Yume blinked. "What? Don't tell me, you knew all along!"

Kyoko smiled. "Of course we did. We pay for your school, after all."

Yume puffed her cheeks. "Well why didn't you tell me?"

Masaru laughed. "Your head was full of S4 back then."

Yume giggled. "Yea, you're right. I wasn't thinking straight!"

They conversed for some time longer.

Kyoko glanced at the time. "Oh dear, Yume you should be on your way back to the academy."

Yume looked at the time and gasped. "You're right!" She moaned. "I was enjoying spending time with you!"

Kyoko smiled. "It's okay Yume. We'll see each other again."

Yume grinned. "Of course!" She jumped out of her seat and grabbed both of her parents in a hug.

The three of them laughed.

"We'll support you all the way, Yume!" Masaru declared.

Kyoko made a sound of agreement.

"Thank you, papa, mama!" Yume answered happily.

Subaru stood up from his seat and backed away from the family.

Yume pulled away and glanced at him. "Are you ready to go, too?"

Subaru nodded and looked at Kyoko and Masaru. "Thank you for having me."

Kyoko smiled. "No problem. Any friend of Yume's is welcome here!"

Masaru stopped. "Oh! We didn't look at Subaru's gift did we?"

Yume blinked. "Yea, you're right!"

"It's okay, you can look at it later," Subaru said.

Kyoko smiled and grabbed the bag. "Nonsense. You're still here, so we can thank you."

She opened the gift bag and pushed the tissue paper away, to pull out a glass figure. Kyoko gasped, Yume following after. "It's beautiful!"

It was a delicately designed glass figure of a cake. It was about seven inches big.

"Wow! Thank you!" Masaru said with wide eyes. "You didn't have to bring anything."

Subaru laughed in embarrassment. "That's okay… I saw it and thought it was fitting for you."

Kyoko smiled softly at Subaru. "Well thank you, Subaru."

After a final farewell, Subaru and Yume were walking in the streets, back home.

Yume sighed softly and stared up at the starry sky. "I love my parents." She began softly. "I hope that one day… I can be as happy as they are."

Subaru glanced at the young girl with a surprised expression. He felt his cheeks burn lightly. "I-I'm sure you will."

Yume turned her head at him and stared. Under the darkness she couldn't see that his cheeks were tinged pink. Her heart skipped, she felt her face get hot, and smiled at Subaru. "Thank you! I'll wish the same for you, Subaru!"

Subaru blinked, his face exploding into redness. "What the- You can't wish that kind of stuff for other people!"

Yume tilted her head. "Why not?" She giggled with pink stained cheeks and shook her head. "You're being funny, boiled octopus."

Subaru gawked. "H-hey!"

Yume burst into laughter. Something about the way she was chatting with Subaru made her feel light. With a burst of energy, she started running.

Subaru jumped in surprise. "Are you crazy? Get back here!" He started running after her. "Don't go running off at night!"

Yume slowed her running slightly, but let out a happy laugh as her heart thudded within her from energy and something else.

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AHHH I feel like this chapter is like second rate compared to the episode! AHHH

I LOVED THE PART WHERE AKO GAVE THE GIANT CHOCOLATE AND SUBARU SAID THANKS THROUGH THE BUSHES OMG LOVE LOVE LOVE!

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