Chapter 9
Hoshi collapsed onto her bed tiredly after the entire event at AMAKEN, looking at her transer in silence. The girl suddenly groaned and turned on her bed uncomfortably, sitting up straight after a few seconds had passed.
"Hey, Vul?" Hoshi asked.
The fox appeared out of her blue Pegasus transer and stared. An awkward silence passed the two as they continued their little staring contest, Hoshi breaking away first.
"Did Cygnus call you Vulpecula? Like the constellation in the starry night sky?" Hoshi asked curiously, blinking out her weary state.
"Constellations? I mean i know you guys can see stars from down here, but what is a constellation?" Vul asked.
Hoshi dropped her arm off the bed with disbelief, her hair suddenly in a mess.
"Well, a constellation is a group of stars that create a recognizable pattern in the sky... Scientists name them when they figure out what the patterns create," Hoshi explained. "Some examples of constellation names are Cygnus, Vulpecula, Ophiuchus, and Taurus.."
Vul settled down a little and tried resting on the floor next to the girl's bed.
"That sure does sound like our names... I guess you could say we are named after your so called constellations.."
"That Omega-Xis guy though.. He isn't named after anything I know of," Hoshi continued.
"Right... By the way, Girly, are you visiting your friend Misora today or what?" Vul asked, flying back into the transer and leaving a small disintegrating trail of neon orange.
Hoshi sat silently and thought for a bit, falling off her bed after she realized she hasn't visited her friend yet.
"REMIND ME THIS EARLIER NEXT TIME!" the girl whined, getting up from the floor and dashing out madly from her room.
'Sorry, kid, but I would've delayed your time even longer if i wanted to,' Vul said, chuckling mischievously.
"DID YOU TURN OFF MY ALARM ON HER OR SOMETHING?!"
'Maybe, maybe not~!' Vul sang.
The girl ran to the train station clumsily, her chest burning from the long distant sprint. The doors began to close on the girl as she reached out her hand to jump into the freight only to be grabbed by another person and dragged in quickly. The train's automatic door nearly closed on her foot once she was dragged in by another girl, falling over onto the floor.
'Ah... ow... Thank you very much...' Hoshi muttered, rubbing her head in pain.
"You're very welcome!" a peppy female voice responded. "You got lucky that you made it on time, otherwise you'd only be able to make it halfway in here."
Hoshi stood up and brushed her clothes from the heavy fall. Looking up to see the girl who helped her, Hoshi's eyes widened a little as she took in the girl's appearance; almost exactly like Subaru. The girl wore identical looking purple shirt and pair of pants with a blue fingerless glove unzipped jacket over the shirt topped with a silver shard pendant, the pants, pendant, and jacket looking just like the boy's. A T-bracelet was visible over her gloved wrist and to top off her outfit wear the identical blue boots she wore. Her dark brown hair was tied up into a half-moon pony tail as her bangs were pulled away on the right side of her face, revealing her brown eye, and the rest on the left covered her left face.
"My name's Hoshikawa Suyuri, and you?" the girl introduced herself.
"Hoshikawa...? Y-Y-YOU... YOU LOOK A LOT LIKE SUBARU-KUN!" Hoshi exclaimed in a panicky tone, backing up a little in shock.
The identical girl smiled and tilted her head to the side, brushing her bangs a little out of her face.
"You know Subaru? How sweet! I'm his older twin and you haven't told me your name yet!" the girl replied, opening up her eyes and dropping her bangs back to where it was.
"A-ah, right! My name! ... What was... RIGHT, RIGHT! I'm Fukushima Hoshi!" Hoshi answered back, still confused with the entire jig.
'Did you just forget your own name?' Vul asked, laughing to herself.
'Shut up, this is just very shocking.'
"Did you just say something, Hoshi-chan?" Suyuri asked, flashing an innocent grin to the new acquaintance of hers.
'Hoshi-chan..? Already talking to me so formally?' Hoshi thought awkwardly. "No! Not at all, I was just wondering what Subaru-kun is doing!"
"Ehh? Does that mean you take interest in my brother?" the brown haired girl asked, swiping her bangs away to reveal and wink.
Hoshi turned a little red and lowered her eyes.
"What? No! He's just a friend!" the girl exclaimed.
Suyuri began to laugh at the reaction she got out of the girl and allowed her bangs to fall back in front of her left eye. Hoshi's face softened at the girl's laugh and smiled, joining in the laugh with her.
"So, which stop are you going to get off at?" Suyuri asked after their laughter died down.
"The next one. It seems like we're almost there," Hoshi replied.
"Aah! I'm getting off at the next stop too! Wanna hang out for a little bit?"
Hoshi blinked and smiled after silence caught up to them.
"Sure, I don't mind.." the girl replied quietly.
The two girls continued to talk until they arrived to their designated location.
"So, where are you headed to?" Suyuri asked.
"To a friend's place. She can wait so don't worry," Hoshi replied. "How about you?"
"I see.. Well, I was walking around to get the feel of Echo again," Suyuri said. "Hey, want to go shopping? You could use a new style and wear cute clothes!"
Hoshi looked over at the girl with confusion and tilted her head.
'Excuse me..?' Hoshi mumbled. "I didn't quite catch that..."
"Come on, let's go clothes shopping!" Suyuri exclaimed.
'C-clothes shopping?' Hoshi repeated quietly, blushing shyly at the statement.
"Ah, don't worry about it. Normally, I'm not like this, but you do need to clean up a little," the girl replied.
'Clean up...?'
"Besides, you'd look good in quite a lot of outfits!"
'She's just rambling now..' Vul suddenly said.
Suyuri grabbed Hoshi's arm and pulled her away into a clothing store nearby as she continued to reason the girl with fashion.
"I understand that you dress in a more masculine way like I do, but it does look a bit messy.. A slate colored short sleeved collared short jacket with cyan colored edge and a creamy yellow baggy fingerless gloved shirt with green lines and hems. Slate colored pants with 2 cyan bands hanging on them and cream sneakers with green lines and heel are matched with your shirt and jacket," the girl noted, looking at Hoshi's clothes. "It doesn't seem to fit in with each other..."
Hoshi stared at Suyuri uncomfortably, getting dragged around the store as the girl picked out some clothes.
"R-really? I think it fits just fine..." Hoshi said. "My pink hair and blue eyes also some how blends in with it I think, well that's what my friend, Tsukasa-kun, said.."
Suyuri held out some clothes to the girl in pairs and grinned.
'I know this is sudden, but I happen to be an idol,' the girl whispered, shoving Hoshi into the nearest changing room.
'Oh great, another special friend who's an idol! And then there is me, an ordinary girl!' Hoshi thought nervously.
A few seconds later, Hoshi came out of the dressing room in a green high-low skirt with a white baggy tank top, a yellow cardigan to cover up her arms.
"Hmmm, next one!" Suyuri called.
Hoshi sighed and returned to the stall for the next outfit the girl picked. A few more seconds later, the girl came back out in red jeans and a grey crew neck.
"It seems a bit... eh..." the girl began. "Next!"
Hoshi went back in to change her clothes again and stepped back out after her swap. The girl was now clad in a white and purple striped short sleeved shirt with a black sleeveless jacket, a hood connected to it. The striped shirt had loose drooping sleeves, slipping off her shoulders about a good inch. Black short shorts were matched with the jacket and shirt and underneath the shorts were red tights. To top off the outfit the girl wore a black loose large cap with a pair of shades resting at it's rim.
"Black or brown boots would go great with this outfit!" Suyuri commented, running off to find the pair of boots.
"Question, Suyuri... Why do I have a pair of shades for these clothes?" Hoshi asked, looking upwards.
"Why not? It looks good, right?" Suyuri asked. "I'm going to have you wear this out!"
'I guess so...' the girl mumbled.
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"Thanks for spending time with me, but I should get going now," Hoshi said, tying up the laces on her new brown knee high boots.
Suyuri smiled and gave a nod.
"No, thank you for agreeing to this! It was nice meeting you! Would you like me to say hello to Subaru for you?" the girl offered.
Hoshi stood up and gave a quick stretch, sticking out her hands right after. Suyuri accepted and returned the gesture casually. A quick sky blue and silver wave flashed next to the girl with the pendant, catching Hoshi a little off guard.
"Sure, why not? It was nice meeting you as well. I'll be seeing you around then," Hoshi said, waving to the girl and walking off.
Suyuri happily waved at the girl as she left for the studio, continuing her search for her twin brother, Subaru.
'Vul, did you see white waves suddenly appearing next to Suyuri out of nowhere?' Hoshi asked quietly.
'It's another FM-ian, I believe...' Vul replied.
"I see... Well, we're not going to do anything about it unless she goes beserk then."
Hoshi entered the studio and waltz into Sonia's room casually, knocking the door before entering.
"Hey, Misora," the girl greeted tiredly, looking around the occupied room.
"Hey, Hoshi! Whoa... What's with the clothes today? It's not like you.." Misora commented.
Hoshi chuckled and sat down on the couch before her, leaning her head backwards and allowing her hat and shades slip off.
"I met a new friend and she made me change my fashion senses. Don't worry, I'll revert back to my usual clothes soon," the girl replied, slurring some of her words.
"Interesting... Why don't you come with me for clothes shopping then? I'll get you tons of cute clothes!" Misora offered .
"Ehh... It's just clothes though..." Hoshi sighed, standing up and walking behind the couch to pick up her accessories.
"I'll take that as a yes then!" Misora exclaimed earning a small smile from Hoshi.
Hoshi set down her cap and shades next to her on the couch and grabbed the sheet music in front of her. Misora smiled and sat down next to her close friend, leaving her guitar next to the couch.
"So, when is you're next concert?" Hoshi suddenly asked.
"Hmmmm, I'm not even sure myself.. Ask my crappy manager if you like," the girl hummed, annoyed with the thought of her manager. "I really don't care what he does, just as long he let's me do what I want, but nooooo! He has to be an arse about everything!"
Hoshi laughed at the face expressions Misora was making as she mentioned her manager in a cold disgusted way.
"It's a good thing he knows nothing about me and I've been visiting for how long now? More than two years," Hoshi pointed out.
"Ah, he's just a greedy old pig slack, a money grubber you know?" Misora commented, making frowning pig faces and puffing out her cheeks.
The two girls began to burst out laughing at their own silly conversation, leaning back onto the comfortable couch. Their laughter began to die down as they tried to catch their breath after a moment.
"You know, I should bring you up stage with me the next concert. I'll have you watch out for Gold or he'll start using you to rack up some more money," Misora sang.
"Might as well not bring me up there then, haha. But whatever you say," Hoshi replied.
Misora chuckled and scratched her head, grinning sheepishly.
"Is there school tomorrow?" Misora asked curiously.
Hoshi sighed and gave a nod to the girl.
"Don't be late~ You're always late to school when I call you," the singer giggled.
"Righttttt, it's not like I want to go to school," the student said, frowning a little.
Misora scanned her friend's outfit again, looking over the clothes several times.
"... I can't take your clothes seriously," Misora suddenly said. "I admit that it looks cute on you, but it's wayyy abnormal for you to where volunteerily."
'She's quite right, you know?' Vul suddenly commented. 'It's not really right seeing you actually wear girly clothes, Girly."
'Then don't call me girly...' Hoshi muttered to herself.
"Did you say something?" Misora asked.
"Not at all. Just thinking to myself."
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'So, who do you think Megaman could be?' the fox asked.
"Eh? Why this all of a sudden?" Hoshi asked the fox, walking back home after her visit.
'Just curious. You must be suspecting someone right?'
Hoshi stared straight ahead and thought for a bit.
"I kind of do actually... He sort of reminds me of someone..." Hoshi began.
'Hoshikawa Subaru?' Vul asked.
"Correct, but I don't think I should suspect him for anything. He seems like an innocent person," the girl replied.
'Innocent as in...?'
"As in not making contact with an alien."
Hoshi suddenly remembered Subaru's visualizers he always had on his head.
"Or maybe not..." Hoshi corrected herself slowly. "The visualizer does allow him to communicate and see living EM-Waves..."
'Does that mean you ARE suspecting him?' Vul continued.
"I guess so. Can't really do anything about that, but try to prove the theory right," the girl responded, taking off her hate quickly to brush her bangs and putting it back on.
'Then we shall. Keep a close eye on him,' the alien suggested.
"Does it look like I have the time to do that?" Hoshi asked awkwardly, blushing a little. "It's not like I want to stalk him.."
Vul began to laugh out of nowhere and stopped to calm down.
'I understand what you are thinking, but just looked out for him when he's near, simple?'
Hoshi smiled and looked at her opened transer.
"That works too. Only when I bump into him though and what about his twin, Suyuri? That white and blue FM-ian I saw earlier.. How come I saw it?" Hoshi asked.
Vul thought for a moment and began to hum in deep thought.
"I'm not sure... Normally humans can't see us unless we allow them to, not even the faintest tiny wave would be visible. You're different. I never showed myself to you, but I noticed you staring at me curiously the day I followed you," the orange alien explained.
"That's weird... I'm able to see aliens like you even if you don't want to show yourself and Subaru-kun can see the entire wave world with his visualizer. Then what about Suyuri? Do you think she's acquainted to that being?" Hoshi asked, opening the front door to enter.
'She could be... Who knows? Us FM beings tend to keep our partners hidden when we are merged together. We don't want the Satella Police to suspect you humans and capture us. It'll be very inconvenient if your identity was revealed because they would know who to look for to catch the FM-ians. If your identity is hidden they won't know where we are. It's a win-win situation, really. Humans don't get into trouble while us aliens get to merge with the perfect vessel and help you humans stay safe, not really..' Vulpecula explained.
"How nice..." Hoshi muttered sarcastically, taking out a bowl of salad in the fridge to eat.
"Well It's nice for us, but I don't know about you guys," the fox said, leaving the device. "Oh, by the way, I hid some grass in your salad."
Hoshi's eyes widened a little at the statement as she set down her utensil and pushed the fresh vegetables away from her.
"... Pfft.. I was just messing with you! Have you forgotten? I'm not made of matter! I can't grab onto grass or anything like that!" the alien laughed.
'I feel like an idiot now..' Hoshi muttered, face planting the table.
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