A little scared, but flying would be amazing - CREDITS TO ATTACK'D ALL AROUND FORUM
A little scared, but flying would be amazing (We can delete it too)
Today was the day that would change her life. The day of her audition to enter this new group called AAA. She didn't much fancy the name, in fact, it sounded pretty ridiculous to her.
People of all assortments queued up and showed off their moves to the others in the queue, almost like a display of colorful sweets in a candy store. She merely squatted in a corner clutching the sticker with her number written on it, nervous, waiting, praying to the powers that may be.
3074.
Numbers were called out in groups by this mean-looking staff member. She barked out the numbers as if they were something disgusting that she could not wait to get rid from her tongue.
2367... 2380
It had been like any other day for her. She had run away after kindergarten ended so that she could play at the playground before her mother fetched her. She loved the playground, the playground had nice people.
2390... 2420
She threw down her bag and rushed immediately to the swings. If there were anything other than playgrounds she loved, it was the swings. Yet she never did realize the swings were a part of the playground.
She sat on the swing, which creaked slightly. After much effort, she began to swing a little. It was a nice feeling, almost as if she was on a boat that rocked gently, with the wind rushing into her hair. She smiled her girlish smile, and faced the sun. She can never imagine why the other kids in school would want to grow up so quickly. She did not see what the fuss was all about.
2580... 2710
"Why don't you swing harder? It's not fun if you swing it so low," a cheerful voice noted. She turned her head around to see a young boy with a big silly grin on his face. He looked like a nice guy, maybe they could be friends she thought.
"But I can't swing higher," she was not sad about this, she just knew she couldn't and she was ok with it.
"If you swing higher, it feels like you are flying!" The boy seemed to be excited at this thought. "I'll push you!"
And so he did, he pushed the swing hard making silly grunting noises while he was at it. Then, it happened. She was scared, but she knew the boy was correct. She was flying, and it felt much better than rocking in a boat.
2780... 2910
They sat in the sandbox. She had recently played a new game with her friends at school. They would roll the sand into little balls and pretend they were desserts. Then, they would sit for the whole afternoon pretending to be talking about what little of life they've been through.
The boy seemed weird today, and she decided that maybe he was hungry. She rolled an extra big ball of sand so that he could have his fill, that should make him happier, she thought. She handed over the ball to him and smiled. The boy smiled too, and piped, "I will marry you someday when I grow up!"
She blushed and smiled at his sudden affection for her, and they held hands and walked back home, feeling all sandy and blissful.
2950... 3000
Fast forward 15 years, and here she was feeling scared, and certainly not blissful. The boy had moved away after that summer, and she had gone on to what she thought were better boys. Yet somehow, there was a nagging feeling that that boy that promised to marry her that summer during her childhood was the right one.
It felt like it, for sure. His smile made it seem true.
3000... 3080
Her number was in this group, and so into the audition hall she went. She danced her heart out and smiled as much as her face would allow. She felt that it was all going to fail, she was not getting into this group with the name she did not like.
A few hours later, all the people were auditioned and results were out. A short guy named Sueyoshi something got in, and so did this bubbly girl called Yukari. And then, it happened.
"Ito Chiaki!"
Her world stopped for that brief moment. She was in, she got into the group.
She smiled happily and hugged Yukari, and somehow Sueyoshi guy seemed a little sad he did not get a hug too. She had never felt like this, not since she sat on that swing years ago. A little scared, but the feeling of one flying was amazing.
Her world then stopped again, too abruptly in fact.
"Nishijima Takahiro!"
She could not believe it. It was him, him with the silly grin on his face. With the same big eyes that seemed a little mischievous, yet kind if you looked long enough.
It was that boy who wanted to marry her years ago in that sandbox.
"Pleased to meet you," he smiled and reached out his hand. He does not seem to remember her, much to her relief. Her hand trembled while she shook his hand, that same hand that was warm and comforting, the hand she knew she was going to hold for the rest of her life.
And suddenly, AAA does not seem to be such a bad name after all. In fact, she knows she's going to have a good time in this group, even if he doesn't know it.
