It was a new school day, and I felt like everything was calm enough now.

"Good Morning, Iris-chan!"

"-chan? Aren't you giving yourself away, Sass Queen?" I chuckled.

"Shut.your.mouth. Shh!" Kazue shushed me.

"Fine, fine. Well, what did you mean that you didn't see my true colors when you first saw me on stage?" I asked.

"It was like you were obviously a newbie, but you had an amazing voice. I felt like, you would shine brighter another day." He winked.

"What if anyone would fall for you in 'you know where'?" I asked.

"Ew. Hell no, yuck! If any boy would even dare, I'm sorry, get outta my face! Blech!" He said, obviously disgusted.

"Sakkun, Hikari, let's go. I'm in for something more fun." Someone said.

"Huh?" We wondered.

We weren't able to see who just spoke face-to-face. All we saw was that they walked away. On the left was a girl with curly brown twin tails, in the middle was a girl with long red hair, and on the right was a guy with brown hair.

"Pft, the middle one must be the leader of that friendship pyramid. What a shortie." Kazue scoffed.

"Excuse me?" The middle girl turned back.

"Louisa, what's the fuss this time?" The guy asked.

"Just let me teach this one something he should take note." The girl (as we heard, was Louisa) said.

Louisa went near Kazue.

"Hello there. You look obviously smart, but I guess not, because what kind of intelligent little boy would mock someone as beautiful and stylish as me, Louisa Museichi? So you...!"

She slapped Kazue, and, hurt by the action, held his cheek.

"How dare you call me short! You have no right to make fun of me!" She exclaimed.

"Damn, can't you take on a joke for once? Besides, you deserve a good laugh anyway. With an attitude like that, well, you're sure to get extra wrinkles. Don't want your 'pretty face' to get old that fast." Kazue crossed his arms.

"Ohhhhhhh that's hot!" The boys that saw the incident (probably from his class), shouted.

"Wow, you have that attitude too, though. The last person I heard someone talk back like that was in a place called, PriPara, from someone named... Who was that?"

"Agnes Aimiwa?"

"What...?!" Kazue's eyes widened.

"Well, she was one of those sore haters of mine. And wow, the words are a carbon copy of what she said when I came looking for competition years ago. But I didn't want to pick on a grown-up, so I didn't push through." She said.

"How dare you involve Agnes in this!" Kazue shouted.

"Why so affected, sugar plum? Any relationship you had with that girl?" She asked.

"You don't need to know, because I'd like to forget how I'm related to her. But even so, you won't bring up Agnes out of the blue like that. YOU WOULDN'T DARE!"

"He doesn't want to bring up his sister?" I thought.

Kazue slapped Louisa back.

"Ouch! For a guy, you slap hard. But who's the company though? The school nerd, Iris Hitomi... And Little Miss Dancing Queen, Maiko Megami. Both good for nothing..." Louisa laughed.

"My friends aren't good for nothing!" Kazue defended us.

"Aww, how sweet, come to defend your besties?" She said.

"Don't mess with Kazue any longer!" I spoke up.

"Says the nerd who finally learned how to socialize. You don't know, but I've been watching your every move here inside this campus. Let me ask you, Iris..."

"Is Kazue here your boyfriend?"

Kazue: What?!
Maiko: What?!

"What?!" I exclaimed.

"That is a total lie! Why would you think that?" I asked.

"You've been so close to him. You care about him I'm sure?" She asked.

"As a friend. Maiko and I care." I said.

"Maiko, Maiko Megami. The Dancing Girl with the Face of a Goddess..." Came Louisa's guy companion.

"Sakkun, what's into you?" Louisa asked.

"Trust me with this one, Louisa." He whispered.

"Yes...?" Maiko answered uneasily.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Masaki Akahiro. 15 years of age, and in 3rd Year Middle School, Class D. And I should say, Louisa can be wrong. Your beauty goes beyond hers. And honestly..."

He knelt down before her and took her hand and kissed it.

"I think, I'm in love with you, Maiko, my princess."

Deep inside, Kazue was FURIOUS.

"Oh hell no he didn't! Not Maiko! Never!"

"M-Masaki-san, I..." Maiko paused.

"It's okay. Just know that someone loves you with all his heart." Masaki said.

"And that person is me." Kazue and Masaki thought at the same time.

"My Princess..." Masaki thought.
"My Goddess..." Kazue thought.

(Class was over)

"Argh!"

"I can't tell her how I feel yet. But now there's someone who wants my goddess for himself!"

"Haiyaah!" Kazue kicked the punching bag in the Martial Arts Clubroom.

He went straight to the dummy next and pinned it down, punching it repeatedly.

"It hurts, Iris! But you won't get it, you've never even loved anybody! Your first love, the thought that she could go to someone else. I hate it!" Kazue shouted.

"Shh, you're not yourself right now. Calm down. You won't forget the pain if you're not settled." I said.

"You're right." Kazue said.

I didn't wanna bring up the fact that he didn't want to mention that Agnes was his sister to Louisa, considering the situation he was currently in.

"Better ask some other time." I thought.

(The Next Day)

"Oh, look. It's Louisa and Friends." Kazue chuckled.

"What do you want, weirdo?" Louisa snapped.

"I just wanted to talk to your loyal, trustworthy companion, Masaki Akahiro." He pointed to him.

"What business do you have with me?" He asked.

"Don't mess with Maiko. She's my friend." Kazue said.

"So what? I can get whatever I want." Masaki laughed.

"Stop acting so brave when in fact you're too soft you end up so soggy." Louisa said.

"Like your face isn't soggy yourself!" Kazue yelled.

"You lack charm and style to go up against me!" Louisa threatened.

"If it's style and charm you want, then you'll get it!"

"Louisa, meet me in PriPara later after class sharp. If you don't, you're weak!" Maiko said. "Because you have no right to treat my friend Kazue like this."

"And I tell you..."

"Never underestimate Kazue..."

"Isn't that right, Iris?"

"That's right. Never underestimate Kazue Koichi." I came out.

"Guys... Maiko planned this..." Kazue said.

"So, do we have a deal?" Maiko asked.

"Fine. But don't cry when you lose your own proposition. Let's go guys!" She flipped her hair and left with her friends.

"I'll put you first, and my true rival soon enough." Louisa thought.

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(PriPara)

"Ah, you came. Good." Maiko said.

"We had a deal. So the show must go on." Louisa said.

"Please scan the necessary PriTicket." Meganii said.

"PriPara Change, Start!"

"Maiko, you decided to go for tbe Blue and Red Punk Coord of Baby Monster."

"You decide to blend in with the pop element, and make this your best coord for the competition. Good thinking!"

"Blue and Red Funk Coord~!"

"And for Louisa, the Red Star Border Coord of Fortune Party."

"You surely don't want to let your guard down so you equip this coord as your best!"

"Red Star Border Coord~!"

Maiko and Louisa got on stage, and Charlotte and I (along with Louisa's company) came to watch.)

"Go, Maiko!" I cheered.
"You go, girl!" Charlotte added.

"Louisa, gambatte!" Masaki and Hikari (the girl with twin tails) cheered.

They sang, 'Marble Make Up, a ha ha~!'

(Maiko,  Louisa, Both)

Yume ni kakeru zenryoku yūjō kakeru yūjō
Mazemaze ma~buru yukō paradaisu koete

(A ha ha ha a ha ha ha! a ha ha ha a ha ha ha!)

Shiritai asobi shigusa nidomi suru yōna kiseki
Kamiawanai futari wa kami aidoru wa mezasu no
BEAT otte oshinoke
Nachu demo neko me demo nai NON-STYLE no yume-gao otome natte miyou yo

Egao mabuta ni nose popon
Atarashī watashi he Let's make up

Hitori janakute futari dareka janakute kimi ga ī
Sūji ja wakan'nai mune no paramētā kowase!

Both strutted down the runway and posed.

"Making Drama, Switch On!"

Louisa: This outfit is pretty! *brings out purple sundress*

Maiko: This one is too! *Brings out furcoat*

Louisa: These shoes to match! *brings out black heels*

Maiko: And these for my ensemble! *Brings out olive green boot shoes*

Louisa: Mine's better!

Maiko: Mine's Better!

*goes into the Fitting Rooms and comes out with outfits on*

Both: Which one is Better? The Fashionista Style Showdown!

Kōkishin ninara makete (Ī yo)
Demo ne kōkai ni makecha dameda! Dameda-!!

"Cyalume Change!"

Their clothes changed to the Fortune Party and Baby Monster Cyalume Coords

Yume ni kakeru zenryoku yūjō kakeru yūjō 
Tsukutte hirogeru ma〜buru paradaisu a-ha-ha (ahaha)!

Ma〜buru! a-ha-ha (ahaha)!!

And they posed back-to-back, arms crossed (like enemies would do).

The audience's appeal determined the winner.

"Maiko Megami!"

The crowd cheered.

"Yes! Maiko won!" Charlotte and I hugged in joy.

"My moment's over with Maiko. My real target, I'll face another day..."

(Next Chapter Preview)

Iris: *whispers* Hey Kaz, my cousin Erika's hosting a costume ball in PriPara next week.

Kazue: Costume party? Oh man, I suck at those.

Iris: What do you mean you suck at those? Not when you're Charlotte

Kazue: Quiet!
But I wonder what Maiko's gonna dress up as... *blushes*

Iris: You okay?

Kazue: Y-Yeah!

(PriPara)

???: She's so beautiful... Who is she?

Iris: Um, what's with this guy?

???: You cast a spell on my heart... You're friends with her, Ms. Iris?

Iris: Who's she?

???: I must find her.

(School)

Kazue: Uh, hey, why're you so troubled?

???: How do you know Charlotte?

Kazue: Oh no, I'm dead.

Iris: Next Time on PriPara:Breakthrough

Kazue: Best Friend at the Ball, What to Do?!

All: Till Next Time!