Chapter 11 My Thank You to Nagi
An's POV

Vivid BAD SQUAD was in Crase Café.

"So how are you guys going to convince your companions to come back", Meiko asked.

"There's an event at the end of next month", I revealed. "And we're going to perform at it."

"And when we do, we're gonna give it our all", Akito added. "We're gonna show everyone that we're not giving up!"

"Yeah", everyone else in Vivid BAD SQUAD exclaimed in agreement.

"You guys can do it", Rin exclaimed.

"Yeah", Len agreed. "And we'll be cheering you on!"

"Thank you so much, everyone", Kohane said.

Then, I looked down as I began to think about something else.

"Are you okay, An-Chan", Kohane asked when she noticed me.

"I'm fine", I replied. "I was just thinking about something."

"What were you thinking about, Shiraishi-San", Toya asked.

"Well", I started. "You guys weren't the only ones who were working on a song in secret. I've been working on one too."

"You have", Akito asked.

"Yeah", I replied. "Ever since…I found out about Nagi-San."

After I said, everybody looked at me in shock.

"An", Miku started, breaking the silence. "How far you with the song? Can we listen to it?"

"Of course", I replied. "Just give me a second."

With that, I quickly got out my phone, which had a basic recording of my song on it.

After I pressed a sound file, the song started playing, and everybody started listening to it.

"An-Chan", Kohane started in shock.

"Oh no", I started. "It's terrible, isn't it?"

"Not at all", Akito replied. "It's just…you've never composed a song like this before, An."

"That's because, in past, I composed songs purely for the sake of performing them", I revealed. "This song is different. I started working on it after I found out the truth about Nagi-San. At the time, I didn't plan on anyone else ever hearing it, but now…I want us to perform it at our next event."

"You want to perform it at our next event", Akito asked in shock.

"Yes", I replied. "Yesterday, after we performed our new song, I felt almost…lighter."

"Lighter", Toya asked in confusion.

"Yes", I replied. "As if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Because, when I sang that song with you guys, it made me realize that you truly are going to stay by my side."

"An-Chan", Kohane said.

"So", I started. "I think I need to do the same with this song. I think, by performing it, I'll finally be able to fully process everything that's happened with Nagi-San. And, I actually have one more reason for wanting to perform this song."

"Which is", Len asked.

"This song…", I started. "…it's my thank you to Nagi-San for everything she's done for me."

After I said this, my group all looked at each other, and smiled.

"Well then", Akito started. "In that case, we'd better get to work on making this song performance ready."