Yume P.O.V.

I am tying my hair into pigtails. And I finally put the hair clip which is given by Subaru on my head. I cannot forget the moments with Subaru yesterday. He is considerate to me... I feel something sweet in my heart. It is so strange. I never have this feeling before meeting him. What's wrong with me?

I am now walking to the practicing room to have dancing lesson. My class will have this lesson with other classes. That means that I will meet those hypocritical " friends ".

In my way, I suddenly see a group of girls. One of those girls is being pushed on the ground by the others. I hide behind a pillar and look at them secretly. I see them then kick the body of that pity girl who is laying on the ground. I immediately know that, they are bullying that girl. I can see that tears are streaming down her cheek when being mauled.  She is quite pity. However, this is the results caused by her. This world is always harsh. No one will help you if you pay nothing. If you want to survive, you should be strong and struggle for your existence. This is called the survival of the fittest. Therefore, I should not help her. Once I help her, she will not know how to survive by herself. If you don't want to be bullied, you should remember the pain brought from your rivals. Then, the pain and the hatred will push you to go forward and be strong enough to beat your rivals... I have learnt these from my cold-hearted adopted parents. That's why I am also have a cold heart... I ignore them and walk away.

I enter the practicing room. Laura sees me. She comes to me and pulls me into her group. " Hi, Yume chan! " Mahiru greets to me but Ako just waves at me with a unwelcoming altitude. " Yume chan! You are so cute with your new hairstyle! I almost cannot recognize you! And I have watched your first live! You are so cute!!! " Mahiru exclaims with a bright smile. I feel my face heat up. I stutter, " Thanks... "

Anna sensai comes in with the other teachers. " Hey, babies! We will start our dancing lessons now! Please separate and get ready now! "

Everyone go to their place. I don't know where can I stand. Laura notices me and invites me to stand next to her. I just pay her back an unnatural smile.

" One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight...  Nijino Yume! Don't act like a robot! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight... Nijino Yume! Wrong steps! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight... Nijino Yume! ... " 

" Okay! Everyone take a rest! " Anna sensai says.

I collapse on the wooden floor after her instruction. I pant heavily and use the towel to wipe away the sweat on my face and neck. Flashing back to the training just before,  I cannot help to feel depressed. I know that, I am the worst one among these students. They seem to chat happily, but I am sure that they must be teasing me now.

" Yume chan? Are you okay? " Laura asks me when patting my shoulder. I shiver unconsciously when she touches me. I look up and see Laura, Mahiru and Ako in front of me.  I shake my head slightly. " That's okay! Everyone need to face a lot of hardships when they start being idols. You will soon overcome it. Also, I think that you are not worse at all... " Laura says when sitting beside me. " Yes... " Ako murmurs. " Right! We can train you after lessons. " Mahiru says. I meet their eyes. Are they comforting me? Or are they just fooling me and ridiculing me? I prefer the second one. They are just teasing me and ridiculing me. They say that they want to practice with me. Actually, they just want to find out more weakness of me, so that they can tease me more. Huh! I stand out suddenly and shout at them. " Don't act friendly to me! You are just teasing me, right? Huh! Listen! I never have these hypocritical people to be my friends. " I shout at them and curse them. Everyone in the room stare at me. After finishing my words, I can see them hurt. Fears rush into my mind. I rush out from the room at once.

I don't know why. An unknown feeling is attacking my heart. It is painful and bitter. What is this feeling? I never experience this. Am I sick? Or ... Is it guilty?

I wander around the school when feeling down. I see a huge tree in front of me. I suddenly have a thought, climbing up this huge tree may be a good suggestion to relax myself. As a result, I climb up the tree and sit on a thick branch alone.

I can see the whole view of Four Stars Academy on the tree. Gentle breeze is blowing over. Birds are singing on top of her. It is really comfortable to sit here.

" Yo! Yudetako! Why are you sitting on a tree which is between the girl's division and the boy's division? You are even wearing a skirt! " I hear a male voice under the tree. " Subaru kun? " I exclaim. I think of his words for a while, and then look down to my skirt. I gradually understand his words. "Ahh!!! " I scream and immediately grab my skirt when crimsoning. However, I accidentally lose my balance and fall from the tree. " Aah... " I scream loudly with fears. My face is facing the ground when falling. I close my eyes. I must injure seriously...

Suddenly, I feel that I land on something soft. " Hey! Yudetako, you are so heavy... Can you get off my body? " I recognize this voice. He is Subaru. I open my eyes at once. I see the chest of him. He catches me. He saves me again. I smile unconsciously. " Why are you smiling? Stupid Yudetako! " He says. I look up to meet his sapphire blue eyes and smile, " Nothing. " I see him blush when his eyes meet my eyes. Suddenly, I finally notice our positions. Subaru is laying on the ground and I am laying on top of him. There is no gap between us. It is really easy for him to lean to my face and kiss me... Ahh!!!!!! What am I thinking about?! Why am I thinking this embarrassing things?! No no no! Immediately remove these thoughts!!! My face is heating up in a quick speed. " Eh... Yudetako! " I see him smirk teasingly. I immediately jump up from him nervously. " Sorry... And thank you for saving me again... " I stutter when blushing.

" Anyway, why do you climb up the tree? " He asks with concerns. He must sense something from me. " I ... I may do something wrong... "  He brings me to a bench. We sit down next to each other. Then, I tell him everything during the lesson and after running out from the practicing room. He listens to me patiently. " Um... I understand now. " He suddenly smiles and pats on my head. " What are you doing? Don't touch my head! " I yell at him. He says with a bright smile, " I am so glad that you learn to feel guilt. " I blush because of his sudden charming smile. Wait! Did I say that his smile is charming? Forget about it!!! " Yume chan. I truly know that you are not a cold-hearted person. You are nice and kind actually. I think you should learn how to believe the others. I know that you are afraid of believing the others. You may think that they will betray you, but not all of them are bad guys. I know Laura san, Ako san and Mahiru san. They are friendly and considerate people. They are good friends. They will not treat you badly. Therefore, you can try to believe them. " He says. I stare at him, " Really? Should I believe them and... you? " He is surprised by my questions. Without any hesitation, he holds my both hands and says firmly, " You can trust your friends and me. I will not abandon you and betray you. I will be your side anytime and anywhere. " He gazes at me sincerely. I stare into his eyes. I crimson and smile shyly, " Thank you... And I will try to believe them. But... I don't know whether they will forgive me... " I say. He tighten the grip of my hands. " Trust me. They will forgive you. " I stare into his eyes. I smile and nod.

It is always amazing when staying with Subaru. But I have a question, why do I always blush before him?

It is a mystery for me now. However, I believe that I will find out the true answer soon.

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