Singing Among the Cherry Blossoms - 8: Meeting As They Bloom

Nonogi Park

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Ichika

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Huh? Hanasato? Azusawa...?

Ichika

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S-Sorry, Miku! Could you hide for a second?!

Miku

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<Oh, yeah...!>

Ichika

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What brings you here? Are you on your way home from something?

Kohane

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Yes. Minori and I were out doing a little shopping.

Kohane

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Then we started hearing this beautiful singing voice, and we came to see who it was...

Minori

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Does this mean that you were the one singing that Miku song, Ichika?!

Ichika

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Y-Yes. It was me...

Minori

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Wow! I never knew you were so good at singing!

Ichika

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R-Really...? Thank you.

Minori

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Oh, Ichika! Would you mind if I sang with you?

Ichika

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T-Together...?

Minori

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Yeah! Your singing made me want to sing too!

Kohane

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Me too...!
How about we all sing together?

Ichika

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Hanasato, Azusawa...

Ichika

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Sure, okay.
Let's sing!

Miyamasuzaka

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Kanade

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(I guess I should head home now that I've finished delivering a change of clothes to the hospital.)

Kanade

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(I was at least hoping to see dad today but...)

Kanade

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(I need to get back to cleaning up our new song. After that...)

Tsukasa

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*Huff*... *Huff*... *Huff*...

Tsukasa

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How could I have gotten our meeting time wrong?! I'm a future star for pete's sake!

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Tsukasa

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Whoa...!

Kanade

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*Gasp*...

Tsukasa

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That was close. We almost just headbutted each other... Please accept my apology!

Kanade

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Oh, no... I'm okay so...

Tsukasa

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Thank goodness!
Wait, now's not the time...!
I have to get ready for the show!

Tsukasa

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Now, if you'll excuse me!!

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Kanade

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Oh...

Kanade

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That was strange.
He was so loud too...
Hm?

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Kanade

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Is this...? A Miku song?

Kanade

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(Oh, there are people singing in the park.)

Kanade

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(I wonder how many are singing...)

Kanade

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(They're singing in unison and their voices all seem to complement one another...)

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Kanade

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...

Kanade

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This is nice...

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Minori

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Kohane, Ichika!
Would it be okay if we sang one more song?

Ichika

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Yes. I was about to ask the same thing.
How about you, Azusawa?

Kohane

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Of course! This is so much fun!

Ichika

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Hehe. You're right.
Do you have something in mind, Hanasato?

Minori

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Um...

Minori

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Oh, before that! Ichika!

Ichika

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Y-Yes...?

Minori

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Would you mind calling me by my first name?

Ichika

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Huh?

Minori

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I never found the right time to ask you, but I feel like we've gotten to know each other a lot better by singing together like this so...!

Ichika

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Well, um... Minori?

Minori

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It's okay. You can call me the same way Saki does!

Ichika

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R-Really...?

Minori

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Yes, of course!

Kohane

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Th-Then...
Can you do the same for me?

Ichika

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Y-Yeah...! Okay!

Ichika

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So... Minori, Kohane...
Friends?

Kohane

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Yup, friends!

Minori

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Hehe. This is great!
We became much, much closer just like that!

Minori

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Oh, right!
How about we try that Miku song everyone's been talking about?

Ichika

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Ah, that one. Sure.

Kohane

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The one everyone's been... Oh, got it!

Ichika

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Okay, here we go.
One, two...

Ichika & Minori & Kohane

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Ichika

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(This is so much fun...)

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Ichika

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(Practicing with everyone and doing street performances is fun too, but this is really something else.)

Ichika

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(I never knew that singing could be fun and enjoyed in so many different ways.)

Ichika

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(I don't ever want to stop...)

Ichika

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(Oh...)

Ichika

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(That person... Are they listening to us sing?)

Ichika

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(Then let's put on a good show for them.)

Ichika

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Kanade

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...

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Ichika

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(Oh, they left, but I think they were smiling at the end...)

Ichika

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(Maybe we're not quite there yet. I need to keep practicing and keep getting better...)

Ichika

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(Someday, they'll hear us sing again...)

Minori

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Thank you so much, Ichika!

Kohane

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See you tomorrow at school!

Ichika

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Yes, see you.

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Miku

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Ichika

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It was...

Ichika

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Um, Miku...
Your music just helped me become friends with Minori and Kohane.

Miku

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Ichika

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Yes.
I've talked with them before about it and I even met Kohane while she was singing one of your songs.

Ichika

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Your songs have such incredible powers...
Not only did they help bring my old friends back together, they're helping me make new ones as well.

Ichika

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I've been able to meet so many new faces, thanks to you.

Ichika

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So... Thank you.
I'm so glad I met you, Miku.

Miku

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<Hehe. Oh, stop.>

Miku

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Ichika

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Miku...

Miku

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Ichika

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My feelings...

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Ichika

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Right...
So that we can all stay together as one...

Ichika

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These cherry blossoms really are beautiful, aren't they...?

Miku

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