~Seven years later~
„Are you ready for today?" redhaired girl said to her two best friends and classmates.
„I'm ready!" Her bluehaired friend answered.
„I'm too! Let's rock the casting!" A blond girl came from her desk to them.
„We'll meet at the plane, right?"
„Yes, we'll meet at the plane"
The three of them took their bags and went out of the classroom, everyone of them went home in different directions, looking forward to meeting again in the afternoon.
Kaori Akane went home. It was a cold afternoon and the wind was blowing hard. She looked back to her school. Would it be still there when she would come back someday? Would she even come back someday? She looked at the streets closely, too. It could be the last time she walked through these streets, the streets of their homeplanet. But she hated the planet, because of the entertainment ban. Slowly she opened the door. She had two hours to pack her stuff and to say goodbye to her family.
„Welcome back, Kaori-chan!" Her mother said with a smile, but it wasn't a real smile. Inside, she thanked her mother for that fake smile, that didn't show the sadness she would bring into the family. She felt quilty about abndoning her family but she had to go, for the planets sake, for Rins sake and for her familys sake too, because they were a fan of AKB0048 too.
„I made ramen for you"
„Thank you mom" She knew that Ramen was her favourite food and it made Kaori happy that her mother made it on her last day. She made her way into the kitchen were the whole family sat at the table, waiting for her. Her dad, her little brother Yuki and his female sibling Yuuko and her big brother Ryou were sitting around the table. Yuuko was crying silently, but the other ones managed to pull themselves together. They ate silently until her father couldn't take it anymore.
„Soo, kids! How was school today? Ryou, did you get your test back?"
„Yes, I have an B-"
„Well, that's good I'm proud of you, my boy!"
„It's nice weather today, right?" Her mother tried to start another conversation.
They wind moved the trees outside. By just looking outside Kaori was already cold.
„Yes…" Those were all just some pointless conversation because nobody had something to say.
„Mou, I can't take it any longer! Kaori-oneechan, I will miss you!" Yuki shouted.
„I'll mllss yllou tlooo!" Yuuko said sobbing with ramen in her mouth.
„Give your best, Kaori, we'll support you" Ryou didn't cry, but he also couldn't look in Kaoris face.
Her father was crying too. They looked at each other and tried to smile. It was their last meal together, they shouldn't cry, they should enjoy it instead. Kaori sipped the rest of her ramen.
„I'll go packing, thanks for the meal" The rest of her family looked after her as she stood up and brought her bowl into the kitchen and disappeared in her room. Her tears began to overflow since she had held it back for so long. She didn't really knew why she was crying. She always wanted to be an idol, not just because of Rins death, she had always loved to sing. But leaving her family alone was a horrible imagination. She opened her wardrobe and looked at her clothes. Which ones should she pack in? Her school uniform? No, it looked good, but it was a bit too formal and too plain. She had just one dress, it was black with a red ribbon and it suited perfect to her hair. She wore it at the wedding from her uncle but she couldn't pack this in too. Finally she chose a few jeans and tshirt in which she felt comfortable. She could go shopping in Akibastar. For now it was enough. Besides her bed on a little table, she had a photo of her whole family at the beach. The only happy place that remained in Lancaster was the beach after the entertainment ban, but now they had built factories there. On the photo they were standing in front of the sea, they held their hands and looked happy, but inside Kaori knew that they weren't the same people who stood on the beach that time. The whole planet had changed and that was why she loved the photo. I won't ever change. She swallowed down her tears and packed the photo into her bag. It could be the last time she saw her room so she looked at it properly. Her bed, her desk and her wardrobe. It was a small room but it sure was comfortable and she had spent hours in it to practice for the casting. The posters of AKB0048 were still on the walls. She couldn't hang them off, otherwise her room would be dead too, like the rest of the planet. Kaori took a deep breath and closed the door behind her. It felt a lot better to had the first goodbye behind her. Soon she was at the door where her mother expected her.
„Kaori-chan" she said „I want to give you something before the others come and say goodbye to you"
She laid a necklace around Kaoris neck
„What's this? It's gorgeous, Mum"
„It's the necklace Acchan the 10th wore at her last live. You would make a great Acchan the 15th, so wear it, so that Acchan the 10th can give her power to you"
„Mum, where do you get this necklace?"
„I have my connections" She smiled.
„Do you know Acchan?"
„I know her better than anyone else, my dear, and you know her too"
„Could it be…" Kaoris words were cut of by her little sister.
„Oneeee-chan! I'll miss you!" She wrapped her arms around her big sister.
One by one she embraced her crying family.
„It isn't a goodbye, I'll come back one day and sing for you" Kaori said under tears.
„Give your best! You're great Kaori" Ryou said.
„You'll definetely come after your mother?"
„What do you mean, dad?"
„Dear, the plane isn't waiting for you, you should go!" Mrs. Akane said and pushed her through the door, she gave her a last kiss and closed the door behind her. Now Kaori was alone in the dark on her way to her new life.