Sorry that I change to the first person now, but I just think it fits more now. J
Chapter 4. Arrival ~Kaori~
The plane was full off people but until the end of the flight I didn't notice anyone. My brother had said I had to take a look at everybody because everyone in the plane would be my rival but I didn't want to think so and I was way too tired I sat next to my blonde friend Aya, who was listening to the music I had sent her when the flight started. Maybe Aya was the only one who went out of Lancaster without any regrets, well, except probably Minami, the girl Misaki met in the train. I had understooden immediately why Misaki liked her, she way a lot like Rin and I couldn't help liking her too. I felt happy for Misaki. I had always thought she felt a bit excluded because she was closer with Aya and even though it felt like there had always been the four of them it had always been Me and Aya…und Misaki and Rin.
I didn't have any more time to think about their friendship, because the plane was about to land, well, not really to land.
„Aya, Aya, were there"
„Already?"
„We flew about 6 hours…"
„I love your music Kaori"
I had to giggle. She was kind of cute. It was her second time to listen to music after the concert since her father didn't allow any music.
An announcement came through the speakers.
„Everybody can you hear me? My name is Shiori Arisawa, also known as Takahashi Minami the 5th. I am the general Manager of AKB and will guide you through the casting. We are now arriving at the ship and you need to enter it in about 5 minutes. Please make a queue. It can be dangerous if you aren't careful and help the ones behind and in front you even though they're your rivals. We'll see each other at the ship were the final audition will take place. Thanks." Her formal voice sounded kind of fake, but ´maybe I just imagined that. I could hear Minami whisper to MIsaki: I love every Takamina. I can't believe SHE will guide us"
A woman from about 30 years made her way through the plane to the door a the end of it.. I immediately knew who she was. She was one of the girls they saw performing. Oshima Yuko…the 9th.
„Can I open it?" She spoke into a microphone and seemed to receive an answer.
„Okay, see you then Takamina"
„Girls, I'll now open the door. Like Takamina said make a queue quickly. We don't have much time. This is your first chance to show us what you made of." She grinned. Even though she way older she looked still full of energy.
„I'll go first, just follow me."
We had made a queue and of course Misaki, Minami, Aya and me were the first ones. Great, we didn't wanted to be the first ones, that's why we sat at the end of the plane. The order of this queue will be the order of the casting and so we are the first ones. But who should have known that we have to get out at the back?
Yuko slowly opened the door and wind was blowing hard against my face. She had to scream her next words: „Let's go!"
„Slowly we made our way over two platforms." I knew Aya wasn't very good with heights and hold her hand until we were safe.
Everyone was given a number as we entered the hall and in the right corner there was a board where we could read who was in which room. Luckily 1-4 was in one room. At the other corner there was a plan of the ship. Our room was the number 201. I was a bit overwhelmed from those many people in the hall and it how it looked so proffessional. And we four were all alone here and have to find and doeverything on our own. I wan't used to this but that has to be what it is like to be an idol. You have to do things on your own and even though we needed almost an hour to find our room w didn't want to ask someone. We didn't even complain. It was fun and I knew I had to treasure this time as long as it was still fun.
In the room I sank on my bed, still overwhelmed from everything.
Misaki and Minami were still laughing about the caretaker who Minami accidentelly bumped into and Aya sat down next to me resting her head on my shoulder. After a few minutes of rest we started to pack out our stuff -even though it wasn't much- ´, when another announcement from Takamina came.
„Girls? Does that mic work now? Yes! Well, I have told Mariko to fix it like a hundred times but she-„
„Takamina!"
„Oh, right sorry," She returned to her formal vioce and the four of us giggled. „It's now a quarter to 3 if anyone doesn't have a clock. We'll eat in 5 minutes in the cantine. In your rooms are plans so you'll find it. After that you better get some sleep because at 7 o clock tomorrow the final auditions start. You'll sing in the same groups as your rooms are. We'll meet at 6 o clock in the cantine for breakfast. Any questions? No?"
„As if you could hear them…"
„Oh yeah…well, nevermind you'll make it, girls. Goodbye for today we'll see you tomorrow."
We giggled again.
„Minami and Mariko are great together, right" Minami lauhed and we did too. The failed announcement made the pressure kind of smaller and now even Aya and me could laugh with Minami and Misaki who didn't seemed really nervous.
„We better get going" Misaki stood up from her bed.
„Yes, I hope we won't need an hour this time" Aya closed the wardrobe in which she had put our clothes and we went into the corridor.
„Sooo" I was pretty good in finding ways.
„We have to go left and then left again and then right and left again. That's what the plan says. It's not that far away. Ohhh we should hurry it'salready 5 to 3 and we can't be late for dinner on our first day."
We started running with me at the front which wasn't a great idea because I probably forgot my eyes in our room. I felt pain on my forehead and then three girls falling on me. When I opened my eyes again I could see the face of an angry blonde girls with long hair crawling out of the weight of four people laying on her.
„Can't you watch out? This is a corridor not a gym, if you don't want to be late go earlier. Tomorrow I'll become an AKB Kenkyuusei I can't handle four silly girls bumping into me in a corner. What if I get hurt? Well I would pass anyway" With that words she disappeared around the next corner.
„What was this?" I was still kind of shocked
„I don't know."
We slowly got our arms and legs free and hurried to the cantine.
Everything was full so we needed to sit down on a table with already two other girls.
„Can we sit here?"
„Of course" A girl with black twintails smiled at us.
„I am Umi" She said as we sat down.
„And I am Yui" Her greenhaired friend with a side ponytail said.
We told them our names too and talked a bit about the flight when I noticed the blonde girl from earlier. I whispered to Umi: „Do you know that girl? I accidentelly bumped into her and she kind of almost killed me. That was creepy"
Umi laughed. „Yes I know her, she's in my room with her friend. What a coincidence. She already complained like a hundred times about how clumsy the announcement from Takamina and Mariko was. They're funny right?"
„They really are" Agreed Aya and me.
„Nee, Yui-chan? You know Yuka-san and Hime-san?"
„Yes…" She made a tired expression. „But I wish I wouldn't…"
„The one you bumped into was Yuka" Umi turned to me again. „She seemes to think she has a place in AKB just because of her name and well, she looks kind of like Yuuka, if you know what I mean."
„Thwat's prwetty swilly!"Minami managed to say with a lot of rice in her mouth. It reminded me that I hadn't eaten something for 8 hours and I was hungry. Very hungry. And even though I would have loved to find more out about Yuka and Hime but first we had to eat.