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"Are you sure this is okay?"Uika asked, stepping into Reona's house. The strong scent of saltwater filling the air of Kamogawa was almost unbearable.
My parents aren't home, so they'll never know."
I see..." Uika took off her shoes. "Would it be more comfortable for you to be PAREO right now?"
Reona thought for a moment. "I would have to change back before my parents get home."
Uika tilted her head. "Is that a problem?"
Reona shook her head. "Not really...."
Uika giggled. "Saki-chan doesn't like showing her emotions, either. It's kinda funny."
Reona's eyes lit up. "I know exactly what you mean! CHU²-sama is always so grumpy and demanding, but very lovable!"
"Exactly!" Uika agreed. "Goddesses are so lovable, aren't they?"
"Of course!"
Uika sat down.
Reona served tea. "I guess I should go change into PAREO." She walked into her room, changing her clothes and dying her hair.
PAREO walked down the stairs. "Sorry for the wait!" She said energetically.
Uika clapped her hands together. "So cute! But I sadly have to say that Saki-chan is cuter."
PAREO nodded. "The ones we admire are always the cutest things, aren't they?"
Uika drank the tea. "So, how's RAS doing?"
"We're doing very well," PAREO replied. "We seem to be getting more fans every day. Uika-san, you're the vocalist and guitarist, right?"
Uika nodded. "Yeah. I'm also the lyricist. But I'm also in sumimi. I'm the only one in Ave Mujica in two bands at the same time."
PAREO laughed. "You love Sakiko-san a lot, don't you?"
Uika nodded again. "Of course I do. She's my life. I breathe because of her. Only for her."
PAREO took Uika's hands. "I feel exactly the same about CHU²-sama. She's also my everything. Isn't it wonderful how people who enter our lives can become our most precious things?"
"Absolutely. I love Saki-chan with my entire being. Nothing else can ever compare."
PAREO had an idea. "We should draw them and show them how beautifully we view them."
Uika loved the idea. "Yes! Definitely!"
PAREO took out paper and pencils, setting them on the table in front of them. "We should probably draw them first before coloring them in."
"Agreed." Uika picked up the pencil and began drawing Sakiko. She sketched every single detail, every single facial feature. It was absolute perfection. She then began coloring it in.
PAREO was doing the same. Unlike Uika, who was making hers godlike, she was making CHU² look grumpy and adorable. She wanted to make her mistress look the cutest.
Uika looked over. "Wow, CHU²-chan looks adorable."
"Hehe, right? Do you wanna know something awesome?"
Uika leaned in. "What?"
"CHU²-sama is the reason I have PAREO in the first place," PAREO replied. "I was nothing but a honor student who hated living before she brought light into my life. She commented on one of my piano covers of a Pastel＊Palettes song. She called it 'unstoppable'. Can you believe it? She asked me to come to Tokyo for a keyboardist audition. CHU²-sama gave me my outfit, my name, my identity. I was so happy and overjoyed, I vowed to serve her as her keyboardist maid for the rest of my life."
Uika's eyes widened. "Wait, that's why you're PAREO? I thought you just created her to hide your idol life from your parents. I had no idea CHU²-chan was the one who gave you your identity."
They both finished drawing.
"We should text it to them," Uika said.
PAREO squealed happily. "Oooh, I can't wait." She took a picture of the drawing and sent to CHU².
WHAT THE HELL, PAREO!? DELETE THAT RIGHT NOW!
"Does she not like it....?"
Uika sent hers to Sakiko.
Who is that?
It's you Uika texted back.
Oh.