"....."

Tasuku paced around in front of the house as Jack waited impatiently with the boy.

"Just ring the doorbell already....." the dragon groaned.

"...."

Tasuku didn't hear the dragon and continued to pace around in deep thought. Jack sighed and pressed the doorbell for his buddy, causing him to snap out of his thoughts and panic.

"J-Jack! I'm not readyyyy!" he exclaimed.

Jack snickered at the boy and looked away. "... Looks like she's not here?"

Tasuku mentally face palmed himself as he turned around and flew off. "She probably left already then," he told the dragon.

"He's gone now. I did tell you that you should've left early," Psy told his buddy.

"Righttttttt... Let's just go and visit the Elementary side of school..." Yuna sighed and stood up from where she sat.

'Buddy skill on!'

The girl opened the front door and looked around at her surroundings making sure her friend was nowhere to be seen.

"I wonder...." Kuguru said.

"Wonder what?" Gao asked curiously.

"Why the singer is coming today!"

"Oh right... I totally forgot about that," Baku and Gao said in unison.

"I've never seen the singer before! Did you? Is she nice?" Hanako asked excitedly. Everyone smiled at the little girl's question and just nodded.

"Please, I don't think any of them actually talked to her."

Looking over at the owner of the voice, Noboru flashed a smug look to the group.

"Oh hey, kitten shirt," Hanako said.

"IT'S NOT A KITTEN! IT'S A TIGERR!" the boy claimed as he flashed his shirt at the younger girl.

"Fighting about the shirt design again?"

The elementary students looked over to see Yuna land directly behind their group.

"Senpai!" Hana exclaimed. The little girl ran over to the middle school student with her arms opened up.

"Hello, Hana!" Yuna said, bending down to hug the girl.

"Eehhh.." Noboru let out, sticking out his tongue. Hana gave a glare to the older boy as Yuna laughed at the two.

"So, what's up?"

Kuguru smiled at the older girl and answered, "We were talking about the singer, Kotone."

Yuna flinched at the name of her other self.

"I see," she said, sounding as normal as possible. "She's coming today, isn't she?" Yuna asked awkwardly.

Noboru mentally face palmed himself as he shook his head with a smirk on his face.

"Yeah!" Gao said.

Yuna checked her phone for the time and looked up to see the golden green eyes that belonged to Noboru.

"I should get to class now. Bye, guys!"

"Oh, Yuna-senpai! Would you like to come over to my house today?" Gao asked.

'I don't think I'll be busy today....' the girl thought. "Sure, why not?"

Hana jumped around happily. "Yay! You're coming over again!"

Yuna giggled at the little girl and waved at the elementary students as she left for class.

Tasuku took glances at the girl next to him, making her feel uncomfortable as the class took notes.

"And with this, our- oh?" the teacher was interrupted by a phone call during his lecture. "Talk amongst yourselves for now," he said, answering the call.

Yuna let out a sigh of relief as she set down her pencil, realizing it was time for her to leave.

"...."

Chattering was heard throughout the classroom as silence filled between Yuna and Tasuku. Tasuku opened up his mouth, only to be interrupted by none other, Amanosuzu Suzuha.

"Ryuenji-kun!"

Yuna and Tasuku looked over to see the richest girl in class coming over to them.

"Uh, hello Amanosuzu-san.." Tasuku greeted hesitantly.

"Is there.. something.. I can help you with?"

Suzuha giggle at how he referred her as 'Amanosuzu-san'. "No need to be so formal! And yes, there is. I didn't get some of the class notes earlier.. May I see yours?" the blond haired girl asked in a flirty way.

"S-sure.." Tasuku handed over his notebook to the girl as a blush spread across her face.

'When did you ever take notes in class..? Are you flirting with him....? You better not.... Why am I even thinking about this....?' Yuna wondered, looking away from the two.

"Suzuki-chan, come here for a bit."

Yuna's gaze shot over to the teacher and nodded, walking over to where he's standing.

"You already know what is going on right?" she whispered to her teacher and earned a nod as an answer.

"You may leave class early and if you come back in late, just ask the other students for the notes you missed. Now, good luck out there!"

"Thank you," Yuna said as she left the classroom with everyone looking at her curiously.

"Sensei!"

Mr. Nitsuke lifted his head up from his work and looked at the student who called him.

"Yes? What is it, Kodo?" he asked.

"May I go to the restroom really quick?" Noboru asked, grabbing his head.

"Are you not feeling well? We're going to the buddyfight arena soon."

Noboru stood up from his seat. "I'm alright. I just need to splash water onto my face"

Mr. Nitsuke nodded at the boy and gave a reply. "Okay, but if we leave before you come back, just come to the buddyfight arena."

'Right.... Thing is I'm not really going to the restroom..' Noboru thought to himself.

As he walked around near the arena , Noboru spot the student turned idol getting ready for the concert.

"Oh, Noboru... What are you doing out of class?" Yuna asked once she spot the boy.

"Just wanted to visit. Are you going to be okay showing yourself to everyone?" the boy asked, looking around.

"Yes, I'll be fine. Don't worry too much," Yuna said.

Noboru looked at the girl and smirked. "Yeah, okay. You should've seen you're face when I found out."

"Uhuh.... You should go soon," Yuna reminded him as she blushed a bit in embarrassment.

"Right, well, have fun. Oh, and the cake was good. Thanks." Noboru plastered on a real smile and waved as he left.

"Glad you liked it!" Yuna called after him.

"So, what are you going to sing today?" Daisuke asked after Noboru left.

"Hmmmm.... I might throw in an extra today...."

"Looks like everyone is excited about this concert 'cause I am totally pumped up!" Paruko reported as she flew in her buddy's UFO.

As the arena filled up with the students of Aibo, Yuna took a deep breath and turned over to Emiko.

"You have the remover right...?" Yuna asked with hesitation filling in her voice.

"Ready to go when you call me over," her manager told her.

"Yuna, follow me to the stage for introductions in a bit, okay?" Akira told the girl.

Hanae and Eiji came over to the girl, resting their hands on her shoulders.

"Loosen up, dear!" Hanae told the singer.

"She's right. Oh, let me fix you blush real quick..... And.... There! Perfect and ready to go!" Fumi exclaimed.

"Do you need to replace your bandage around your arm again? We brought the first aid kit, just in case," Eiji asked.

"Yes, please.. It feels uncomfortable.." Yuna complained.

"Okay, we'll replace them now then," Hanae said, leading her over to a corner.

"I'm on live at the Aibo Academy Buddyfight Arena where the singer Kotone will be performing for the day!" the news reporter said.

"Okay, Yuna. Let's get out there and start. Would you like me to mention the surprise or leave it until you're ready?" Akira asked, leading the girl to the stage.

"I'll announce it later.."

Hearing cheers from the crowd, Yuna began to feel nauseous due to stage fright as always.

"Hello! I would like to thank the principals for inviting us here for the day!" Akira began.

The students of Aibo Academy were now whispering to each other and left wondering why the idol was wearing their school uniform. Yuna forgot her microphone backstage and headed back to go get them.

'I need to go back and get my microphone..' she mentioned to the teen.

'Okay' Akira mouthed out.

As she headed back to get her headpiece, Tasuku appeared in her mind, causing her to blank out a little.

"Yuna, are you okay?" Emiko asked.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Yuna plastered on a false smile on her face, clearly panicked and flustered. "A-ah! Yeah! I just forgot my microphone," she said, putting the earpiece microphone into her ear and heading back out.

"And now, let's get this started!"

Yuna looked over at Akira and whispered 'That was quick... It's my turn to take over now?'

Akira turned off his microphone and patted the girl's shoulder. 'Yep, stay cool and calm out there, Miss Clumsy," he whispered.

Yuna sighed at teen and mumbled 'yeah, right... Am I really that clumsy..?' before she turned on her microphone. Yuna cleared out her throat and looked at the crowd.

'Holy crap.. I feel like I'm going to die here..' Yuna thought looking away for a few seconds.

"HEY, GUYS! LIKE AKIRA MENTIONED EARLIER, LET'S GET THIS STARTED!" she exclaimed with excitement.

Yuna looked over at Daisuke to cue the music as she sighed to herself.

itsuka mita yume

todokanai tsubuyaki dake

yoru no hikari ni tsutsumarete samayoi yuku

yagate mihiraku sono hitomi unmei nara

semete sou, ima dake...

kanawanai to utsumuku yoru kaze ni tada unadare

namida tsuki kage te no hira ni afurete yuku

nani ga hoshii no?

kuchibiru wa yami ni furuete ita

deatta ano toki ni mune tsuita egao

mamori takute zutto kuzuresou na yakusoku wo

itami tsubusu hodo ni dakishimete'ta

soba ni ireru dake de

onaji jikan ni irareru dake de

tooi kioku yomigaeru kanashimi mo atatamete yukeru no ni

mawari tsudzukete iru omoi ni

yasuragi michita owari wa kuru no?

kuri kaeshita toikake wa ten ni mai

ake no sora no hikari ni kawaru

subete maboroshi ukande wa mata kiete'ku

janen kakikesu yubisaki ni kara mitsuita mushoku no kusari

mogaku hodo kodoku wo ande ita

tachi kirareru you ni kibisu kaesu kaze

tsumeta sugiru ima mo "kimi ga iru kara da yo" to

yami ni ochita kotoba hanarenai

iki wo shite'ru dake de

onaji itami wo kanjiru dake de

honno sukoshi shiawase wo tsumiageru ai

kidzuite shimatta

kogoete kata yoseru hitomi ni

mamoritai mono mitsukatta kara

tsugi no yoake te ni shite'ta koukai de sabita kakera

hikari ni kaeru

fureau dake de sono shiawase wo omotta dake de

komiagete'ku

tsukanoma no sayonara mo kienu kizuna ni naru to

soba ni irareru dake de

onaji jikan ni irareru dake de

tooi kioku yomigaeru kanashimi mo atatamete yukeru no ni

kizami komarete ita shirushi ni

michibi kare mata taoreru toki mo

mitsumeatta isshun ga sennen no kioku wo koe

hikari ni kawaru

Yuna started to scan the crowd to find some familiar faces as they applauded and cheered. Tasuku was standing by an entrance with a calm smile on his face, Noboru was uninterested in what Hana had to say and stared at the singer intensely, Gao and Baku were applauding with excitement written on their faces, Tetsuya and Kuguru were wave their arms around and cheering as much as possible, and Akatsuki was busy worrying about his brother who was trying to avoid a girl sitting next to him.

"So, how was your day so far guys?" Yuna asked, flashing a grin.

'GOOD!'

'EXCITING!'

'BORING UNTIL YOU CAME!' the students exclaimed at the same time, blurring out some of the comments.

"I heard someone say 'boring until I came', hahaha. That's some comment," Yuna said, laughing. "Anyways, lets head on to the next song."

iro wa nioedo itsuka chirinuru wo

samayou koto sae yurusenakatta...

sakihokoru hana wa itsuka

oshiete kureta ikiru dake de wa tsumi to

hanarerarenai hanase wa shinai to

idaku omoi wa kokoro wo odoraseru bakari (ba ka ri)

iro wa nioedo itsuka chirinuru wo

samayou ka wa nai keredo atozusari

amaeru kayowasa to amaerarenu yowasa de

akumu ga yasashiku watashi wo moteasobu

yowasa shiru anata wa ima

yurushite kureta motomeru mono no yoku wo

kenage ni saita setsuna no utsukushisa

sore wo shiru ni wa ososugita no ka mo shirenai...

iro wa nioedo itsuka chirinuru wo

anata no subete ni osanaku yudanetai...

yurusenu yasashisa to yuregu dokusenyoku wo

hakari ni kakerenu wagamama na ai

iro wa nioedo subete chirinuru wo

mijikaki kioku ni afureru omoi

kareyuku inochi yo hakanaku tsuyoku are

mujihi de yasashii toki no you ni

"So, who wants to pick the next song?" Yuna asked like she said she would.

Many hands shot up at this question and chattering was heard all around.

"That's a lot of hands... Well, let's see how Yuna deals with this," Daisuke mumbled.

"Hmmm.... That's quite a lot of hands..... Abend, would you like to help me pick?" the singer asked as she pulled out its card.

"Just fly over to a volunteering student and point at them with your tail," she instructed as Abend appeared above her.

"Whoa! Is that her buddy?" Gao asked excitedly.

"It's a Gold Dragon, Abend!" Baku exclaimed.

Yuna tied a microphone onto the dragon's tail and signaled it to choose. Abend flew around in circles above the students and stopped above a girl Yuna had never seen before. As Abend pointed at the girl, Yuna smiled and asked her the question.

"What song would you like to hear?"

The girl spoke into the mic softly at first, making Abend put the microphone closer to her.

"C-can you sing 'Beauties of Nature'?" the blond girl asked.

"Your request has been granted," Yuna said, motioning the dragon to come back.

Untying the microphone off its tail, Yuna mumbled to herself and Abend 'This is so embarrassing.... How did I get dragged into this business anyways..?' as she pet the dragon. Yuna looked over at Daisuke and Emiko to signal them their jobs as Abend returned into its card. Emiko went to go get the makeup remover and Daisuke turned on the music for the girl as she faced the crowd.

aa hana no you ni azayaka ni saa

aa tori no you ni yuuga ni

aa kazemakase mo kokochi yoi saa

aa tsukiakari terasarete

tadashisa nante mono

hito no monosashi ni yotte kawaru

kono sekai fuhen aru to suru naraba

kachoufuugetsu ogosoka de utsukushii mono

koukai wo shite

manabi mata ayumou

nidoto ayamachi

kurikaesanu you ni

rekishi to wa

kawaranu kanjou ga

megurimegutte kizutsukete wakai sareta

sekai no seichou

tadashisa nante mono

otona nimo wakaranai gensou

kono sekai fuhen aru to suru naraba

kachoufuugetsu odayaka de natsukashiki mono

yogorenu koto ga

seigi na no darou ka?

ayamachi no naka ni aru kejime ni

miserareshitta kegare wo osorenu ai mo

tadashisa to iu koto

katachi nai kara koso

kanjiyou to omoeru sore mo

ikeru mo subete uchigawa ni motsu kachoufuugetsu

hakarenai kara imi ga aru

dakara koso ai wo samayou

kanashimeru kokoro mo

ikareru yasashisa sae mo kitto

ikeru mono subete uchigawa ni motsu kachoufuugetsu

dokomademo utsukushiku nare

itsumademo utsukushiku nare...

'I'm glad people enjoy this and tend to sing along with me, but what I'm going to do next might change everything...' Yuna thought as her smile weakened.

"Hey, guys. I know you are curious about this, but I have a question... Would you really like to know who I am?"

The crowd cheered and yelled out yes, making Yuna hesitate a bit. 'I regret this.....'

"IT LOOKS LIKE OUR IDOL IS ABOUT TO REVEAL HERSELF TO EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING!" the new reporter exclaimed.

"Kotone seems to be a student of this Academy and yet, no has ever found out her real identity! This is the moment of truth ,guys!" Paruko joined in.

"If I do show myself.... Don't think differently about me, okay?" Yuna asked with a hesitant smile.

The entire arena was now filled with cheers as Yuna sighed and looked over to Emiko who was now bringing the remover to the idol.

"I have one last song that I will be singing today. It's called Ano Hi no Kimi e. Uhhhh, Daisuke, you can start the music now," Yuna said, wiping off her makeup as she talked. Removing all the contents off her face she looked over to the crowd and pointed.

"Looking familiar yet?" she asked, feeling a bit unsecure.

'Not really' was heard throughout the crowd as Yuna's friends tried to make out the girl's face.

"Alright, then.... I'll tell you. My real name is Suzuki Yuna!" Yuna untied her hair, pulling back her bangs to allow it fall back into place, and straightened out her hair as she started singing.

yawaraka na kaze ni

tobasarete kieta

wataboushi otte

mayoi michi kimi wo mitsuketa

samugari na boku wo

atatamete kureru

hidamari no egao

natsukashii momen no nioi

bukiyou ni dakishimeta mune de boku wo miagete

"shinjiteru..." nanimokamo

ima boku ni azukete

toki ni naze ka samishisa wa

mune no sukima suberikomu

dakedo kimi ga koko ni iru kara

ashita ga mieru yo hora

'Is that.... really Yuna?' Tasuku thought with wide eyes. 'I never thought that she would actually stand in front of crowds of people like this.'

oka ni tatsu kimi no

nagai kami yurasu

natsu no kaze tooku

kimi no furusato e to hakobu

furikaeru egao

komorebi ga yureru

itsumademo soko de

kagayaite hoshii to negau

tsugitsugi ni umarete wa kiete yuku shabondama

asobu kimi fuwafuwa to

sora made maiagaru

toki ni naze ka osanasa wa

tokei no hari makimodosu

itsuka kimi ga kiete shimau nara

ano hi ni tojikometai

Her classmates and friends stared at her with disbelief.

'I never thought she could sing...'

Whispers were heard through the room.

'Was she always like this?'

Yuna began to feel anxious as the performance progressed.

'She seems different on stage...'

kyou mo asu mo asatte mo

juu nengo mo sen nengo mo

kimi no hoho ni oyasumi no kuchizuke wo shitai kara

toki ni naze ka setsunasa wa

kaze no youni fukinukeru

dakedo kimi ga koko ni iru kara

namida mo kawaku yo hora

Silence filled the room for a few seconds until Tasuku, the principals, and teachers began to applaud, leading to a crowd of applause and cheers once more.

"IT TURNS OUT THAT KOTONE IS SUZUKI YUNA! THE ONE WHO SAVED A GIRL FROM FALLING OFF A TREE AND ENDED UP INJURING HERSELF IN THE PROCESS!" Paruko said excitedly as she leaned over the UFO.

"Whoa, I really didn't expect Yuna to be Kotone.." Drum said.

"Well, both Yuna-senpai and Kotone-senpai resembles each other. Hair color, eye color, their voices, actually no one caught her voice.. The thing was that we couldn't really tell. Her makeup changes her facial features and a part of her hair was covering her face," Kuguru explained.

"Right....." Drum said.

"Also, she acts differently on stage then when she's around people," Baku added in.

"You guys sure are slow," Noboru snickered.

Yuna looked over at the striped headed boy. "Noboru, by the looks of your face right now....." Yuna started with a straight face. "You found out about my secret just yesterday afternoon.." she said, covering up her smiling and looking away.

Noboru blushed as he glared at the singer. "Like I said, you should've seen the look on your face!" he exclaimed.

"Right, right...I think I know how it looks like...." Yuna giggled.

Yuna felt something trickle down her arm a bit as the news reporter and Paruko decided to come up and report the girl.

'Crap... I think it opened...' Yuna thought, staring at her arm.

'What's wrong with her right now...?' Tasuku thought, catching her looking at her arm.

"Akira," Yuna called as the teen came out.

"What's wrong," he asked a bit worried.

"My arm... Get the first aid kit ready please...?" Yuna asked frightened.

"Oh dear... Daisuke! Emiko! First aid kit! Quick!" Akira called.

Chatters were heard throughout the arena as they came out with the first aid kit.

'It's probably the wound on her arm..' the people who knew about it whispered.

"It seems that the girl, Kotone or Yuna, has an arm injury and is now getting a treatment on it," the news reporter reported.

"I'm fine! It's all good!" Yuna reassured the crowd. "I'll be right back...." she said, taking off her blazer and leaving the stage to replace her bandage again.

"I think it got loose and started rubbing across the wound.." Emiko said.

Yuna just nodded and wore on her blaze once again.

"Hnggggg..... Haaa.. Looks like we're finally done..." Yuna stretched.

Alright, good job today and is the bandage alright?" Akira asked.

"Yeah, it's fine. Good job. And thanks," Yuna said with a straight face.

Leaving to get back to class, the girl bumped into an older student and took a step back from the impact.

"S-sorry," Yuna managed to say.

Looking up to see who she bumped into, she saw the girl who volunteered to suggest a song to the girl. Her blond hair seemed to have a blue stripe on her bangs and the rest of her hair was pulled into a ponytail, which reached over her shoulders. She wore a dark blue shirt with a silver moon and a yellow star that was slightly located underneath the moon, both designs centered on her chest and black shorts the reached to the middle of her thighs, matched with knee high white socks. Her long navy blue coat ended a little over her hips and had pockets on both sides. Her shoes looked light and allowed her to walk around comfortably.

"N-no, it's okay! Sorry if I got in your way!" the girl apologized.

Golden eyes met violet eyes as the two stared at each other curiously.

"Oh! You're Kotone right?" the girl asked excitedly.

"Y-yeah... I'm Kotone.." Yuna said, panic slowly rising.

"Can I call you Yuna?"

Yuna nodded at the strange girl and looked at her confused.

"O-oh right! I'm Sakiko Hisako! Nice to meet you! You probably never seen me before, but I'm a grade 8 student!" the girl introduced herself as she blushed.

"Nice to meet you, Sakiko...-senpai.." Yuna said, slowly inching to the side.

"Just call me Hisako," Hisako offered. "We should get back to class. My class already went ahead, so I need to catch up to them now. I'll see you later in the future?" the girl asked with a bright face.

Yuna's mouth twitched into a smile at the shy, but enthusiastic girl. "Sure. You can meet me over at the elementary school building today at lunch, if you like. I plan to hang out with my elementary friends today," Yuna said, feeling a bit guilty about Tasuku.

"I believe you hang out with the Boy Wonder too, right?"

Yuna jolted at his title and nodded a bit. "Y-yeah.... But there something going on between us right now...."

"Ahh.. My bad... Well, I have to go now. Bye, Yuna-channnnn!" the girl exclaimed and ran off.

'Yuna-chan....?' Yuna mumbled, scrunching up her face.

"Alright class, it's almost lunch, so let's take a break."

Yuna looked around a bit, seeing Tasuku taking glances over.

"H-hey.. Is your arm alright?" Tasuku managed to ask, making the girl flinch at his voice.

"M-mhm.."

Silence took over them until Tasuku broke the silence once again. "Why didn't you tell me about your job?"

Yuna looked at her desk, burning a hole into the marble. "I didn't want anyone to know... Nor did I want you to see me as a different person.." was her answer.

Tasuku frowned a bit at her response and before he got to tell her what he thought, Yuna stood up and walked over to Magatsu Jin's desk right after answering his question.

'I wouldn't dare think about you differently..'

"E-excuse me...?"

Jin and Mamakari Megumi looked over at the girl, curious about why she was over at their desks.

"Yes, Suzuki-chan?" Jin asked smirking.

"Can I borrow one of your guys' notes...?" she asked, looking away.

"Why don't you ask your friend, Tasuku, over there?" Megumi asked curiously.

Silence filled between the three as Jin just gave a plain smile to the girl.

"Something happened, huh? Yes, I'll lend you my notes. Hope you two make up soon~!" he sang.

"Jin, don't bother her too much," Megumi said with a dead tone.

"T-thank you.." Yuna said, bowing a bit.