Muse remained frozen in place when they heard that their leader dementia. Tears were starting to roll down their faces. Honoka has a brain disorder that would make her forget almost everything. It was bad enough when she had amnesia but now she had dementia. The girls decided to into the room that Honoka was in. Honoka saw some girls enter her hospital room. Luckily she was able to remember their names.
"Hi, girls how are doing?" Honoka asked
The girls were happy that Honoka didn't forget about them right now. But they knew that they would have to reintroduce themselves to her several times. It broke their hearts but they knew that there was nothing they could do about it. Maki's mother provided some pills for Honoka. She said that if she took these then her dementia should go away. She said it could take as least month or even a year for it to go away. They thanked her and waited until she was discharged. Umi decided that it was her turn to take care of Honoka. The others seemed to agree because they could trust Umi with their sick friend.
Umi was walking home with Honoka. Umi was holding Honoka's hand so that she wouldn't get lost. Umi was able to hold back her urge to cry. She just wanted her Honoka back to the way she was. The doctor told them that the medicine would help but it wouldn't stop her from forgetting things. The doctor said that Honoka needed to have someone with her at all times.
Umi felt Honoka pulling back. She looked back and saw that she had a scared look on her face.
"Who are you? Are you kidnapping me?" Honoka asked
Umi's heart broke but she was able to keep straight face. She answered Honoka's question.
"I'm Umi Sonada, you don't need to be scared. I'm your childhood friend. You can trust me" Umi said
Honoka calmed down when Umi answered her questions. She looked at Umi and saw that she could trust her. They made it to her house and entered the home. Umi's parents saw Honoka and gave her a warm welcome. Honoka freaked out and hid behind Umi to hide from the two adults that were in front of her. Umi's parents were shocked to see Honoka react like that. Umi calmed Honoka down and took her to her room. She told Honoka to stay there for a minute. She went back downstairs and told her parents what was going on with Honoka. Her parents were saddened to hear that Honoka was suffering from memory loss but they were glad that she was okay. Umi also told them that Honoka needed to be with someone at all times and was decided that she was the one who was going take care of her. Her parents agreed to let Honoka stay with them until she was well enough to go back to her own home.
Umi went back upstairs and saw that Honoka was sitting in the same spot that Umi had left her in. Umi came forward and told her that she would be staying with her for a while. Honoka seemed happy that she would get to stay with her. It was almost time for dinner so everyone washed up and ate their meal. After their meal Umi told Honoka to go to the bathroom and take a bath. Honoka had scared look on her face. Umi assumed that Honoka was afraid of being all alone.
"Don't worry Honoka I'll be right outside this door so if there's anything that you need all you have to do is shout my name and I'll come running to you" Umi said
Honoka nodded and was not scared anymore since she knew that Umi would always be with her. Honoka came out of the bath and saw that Umi was at her desk and had a laptop out. Honoka heard some music coming from the computer and decided to go over to see what Umi was doing. She looked at the computer and saw that there 9 girls singing and dancing on stage. Honoka wondered who these girls were. She saw one girl in front that looked a lot like her.
"Umi, what are you watching?" Honoka asked
Umi jumped and turned around to see that Honoka was behind her. She was about to scold her but stopped herself since Honoka doesn't remember anything about her or the other girls.
"I was watching us performing a song" Umi said
"Us?" Honoka asked
"That's right, there was a group of girls at the hospital earlier today and they were there to visit you when you were there. All of us are part of an idol group called muse and it was formed by you so our high school could be saved from closing down" Umi explained
"I made an idol group?" Honoka asked
"Yes, it was a big success" Umi said
"That's good. I'm glad I did something to help out the school" Honoka said
Umi got up and told Honoka that she was gonna go and take a bath. Honoka nodded and let Umi go to the bathroom. When Umi was finally by herself in the bathroom she let some tears escape from her eyes. She put a hand over her mouth so Honoka couldn't hear her making sobbing noises. It was a miracle that Umi was able to hold in her sadness for this long. But now that she was alone she couldn't hold them back anymore. She went into the bathtub, brought her knees to her chest and buried her face into her knees. Umi was crying even more now. Seeing Honoka like this really affected her. It really hurts to see that your best friend has forgotten everything that she did in her life.
"Honoka, why did this have to happen to you?" Umi asked
Umi continued to ask herself these questions that not even she could answer. Umi heard a knock on the door. She lifted her head up and looked at the door.
"Umi, are you okay?" Honoka asked
"Don't worry, I'm fine" Umi said
Umi decided that it was time for her to get out of the tub. She dried herself off and came out of the bathroom. She put on some pajamas. She looked over at Honoka and saw she was in some pajamas too. Umi lent Honoka some of her pajamas so she had some sleep wear. Umi saw that Honoka was looking at her with a confused look on her face.
"Who am I? What's my name?" Honoka asked
Umi's heart broke when Honoka asked the questions. Umi did her best to keep a straight face.
"You're Honoka Kousaka" Umi answered
"My name is Honoka?" Honoka asked
"Yes it is and I'm Umi Sonada, your childhood friend" Umi said
"Well, it's nice to meet you Umi" Honoka said
Umi couldn't hold it in anymore. She broke down and started sobbing. Honoka was taken by surprise.
"What's wrong Umi? Are you hurt?" Honoka asked
"Yes, I'm hurt but it's not your fault" Umi said
Honoka didn't know what to do, so she just embraced Umi in a hug. Umi accepted Honoka's comfort and started to cry on her shoulder. After Umi stopped crying she looked at Honoka and apologized to her.
"I'm sorry Honoka, I didn't mean to break down in front of you like that" Umi said
"That's okay. Do you feel better?" Honoka asked
"Yes I do feel better. Thank you Honoka" Umi said
"Was it something I did?" Honoka asked
"Not personally but we're childhood friends and now you can't remember all the time we spent together when were small. I guess it affected me more than I thought" Umi said
Honoka looked down with a sad look on her face.
"I'm sorry that I can't remember anything" Honoka said
"Don't worry about it, you'll be back to normal in no time. Let's just go to bed ok?" Umi said
"Okay" Honoka said
Both girls got into Umi's bed and fell asleep.
