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Higuchi hastily stopped in front of a vending, eyeing a water bottle, as she had left hers at home from the sheer anxiety of this special day. Chuuya had made sure to tell her to be calm and collected for the audition, but no matter how hard she tried, it was impossible. Just to her right, was the outside of the biggest auditioning building she had ever seen. Simply tapping the numbers on the vending machine pad made her hands tremble. Her breath heaving low and quick, trying to face the terms of this audition.
She swallowed up her thoughts as she collected the water and went inside, tightening her grip on the beverage as hard as stone. How was she supposed to perform if she could barely walk inside a crowded building? She shivers. Maybe she should find a bathroom to cool down. Yes, that's good Higuchi..!
She pushes her way through the tough crowds, eventually skipping towards the damp quiet air.. Opening the door, she immediately spotted a girl with dark hair and a mask. She had placed a small mirror on the counter as she brushed her hair. Without a second thought, Higuchi splashed some water onto her face, grabbing the cloth on the wall and patting her face softly. Too caught up with her own emotions to focus too long on anyone else. She somberly looked down at her watch; 10:00am. She should probably find where her room is..
She sighed as she looked back at the woman; who was now gone. However, her mirror had stayed in the same place she had last seen. Suddenly, just barely feeling a cold breeze to her right, she turned her head to see the woman leaving without a thought.
Shit. Higuchi should find her before she loses her mirror!
She carefully traced the woman as far as she could before halting by the entrance again. “Ma’am! Excuse me-” She opened her eyes to her brooding eyes, piercing. “Ah-! Umm…”
What was she doing again?
“Oh! Here, y-you left this!” She bowed, holding the mirror towards the girl.
She felt warm hands grab the object. Looking up she sees the girl typing away on her phone. Huh?
Blinking slowly, the woman suddenly turned the phone around, a message written out: “Thank you :)”
Was the girl mute? “You're welcome! Um… are you auditioning too?” Higuchi said.
The girl nodded, pulling her phone out again; “Dancer”.
“A dancer? That's awesome!” She chuckles. “I'd really like to be the main singer…”
She typed again; “Cool.”
Suddenly, Higuchi heard footsteps getting louder and louder, step by step getting closer by the second. She turned her head to see a familiar face. It's the guy on the train!
“Akutagawa?” She said,
He Ignores her. “Gin, are you ready? You're almost up.”
“Hey, don't ignore me!?” She whined.
The girl pulls up her phone again; “Yes.”
Higuchi sighed. “Whatever! Hmph!” She said as she walked away to find her room.
Akutagawa snarked as he looked at his sister again. “What were you doing with her?” He questioned.
She chuckled, “She returned my mirror I'd forgotten in the bathroom” She wrote.
“How kind.” He deadpanned. “Try to be more careful next time…”
Higuchi walks up to the two again, “Do you guys know where room 1b is..?” She sulked, holding a piece of paper she grabbed from outside.
“It's upstairs to the right.” Akutagawa spoke up.
“Thanks…” She looked at the girl again, questioningly. “Wait… are you two related?”
Gin nodded. Akutagawa didn't say anything.
“Makes sense! You look so alike I thought I was seeing double!” She chuckled. “Good luck… Gin, was it?”
Gin wrote; “You too.” as the siblings walked away, or more like Akutagawa dragging her away.
How troublesome!