Let's see... I've got my indoor shoes, my pencil case, my student ID and...

Okay...!

That should be everything.

Starting tomorrow, I'm a second-year...

(But I still don't really feel like one.)

(I also sort of forgot about school because of how we've started practicing with An's dad.)

That reminds me.

I should go over those things we talked about during practice today and...

A call?

Oh...!

Hello? An?

<Hey, it's me!

Is this Kohane I'm speaking to?>

<Hehe. Yes, this is Kohane.>

<I felt like talking.

Are you free right now?>

<Yeah. I was just getting my things together for tomorrow.>

<Great! Actually, I should get home soon and start getting all my school stuff together too.>

<You're still out?>

<I was practicing by myself a bit at Weekend Garage. I'm heading home right after I clean up here.>

<*Sigh*

I still need to take a bath and have dinner, but I'm totally ready to fall asleep.>

<I actually fell asleep for a second in the tub.>

<Haha. See what I mean?

Still, we need to be careful so we don't catch a cold or anything.>

<Come to think of it, tomorrow might be kinda rough. The teachers are gonna get so mad if we fall asleep during the opening ceremony.>

<It is supposed to officially mark the start of the new school year.>

<But I still don't feel like a second-year...>

<Me neither.>

<It's been practice, practice, practice every day lately! I haven't really had time to think about anything else.>

<That being said, I'm super excited about my new class! I can't wait to see who's in it!>

<Me too!

Is there anyone you want to be your classmate?>

<Well...

It'd be great to be classmates with Mizuki again since we get along so well.>

<Who else...? Hmm...

You know what? Anyone's welcome in my book!>

<It's just like you to say that.>

<What about you, Kohane?

Is there anyone you wanna be classmates with?>

<Me...? Maybe Shiho?

We got to know each other well last year, and we can talk about music. I'd really like to be classmates with her again.>

<Honami, Emu and Saki would also be nice since we were in the same group when we went to the Seaside School.>

<The Seaside School...? Oh, right. Your classes got all mixed up that time.>

<Yeah. That's why it'd be nice to talk again as classmates.>

<And then there's Ichika...>

<You have been singing and practicing together a lot.>

<But we haven't really talked about much other than that...>

<So, if we were to become classmates, we might get a chance to talk about stuff other than music.>

<Yeah, you'd definitely get more of those opportunities if you became her classmate.>

<You could ask to borrow her pens, have her show you her notes, see if she can give you a better explanation of what happened in class and stuff!>

<No, wait. You're the one explaining stuff to others most of the time, huh?>

<But you're right about getting more opportunities to talk if we do become classmates, An.>

<Still, what is my new class going to look like?>

<I really wanna know too.

I'd probably end up lying awake thinking about that if I weren't so exhausted.>

<Hehe. Me too.>

<Alright, I'm done cleaning up!>

<I'm glad we could talk, Kohane.

Thanks for agreeing to chat so suddenly.>

<No, I'm also really glad that we could talk.>

<Really? Thank goodness!>

<Anyway, let's both rest up so we don't fall asleep at our opening ceremonies tomorrow.>

<Right. Good night.>

<Night!>

(I was going to practice a little...)

(But I am feeling pretty tired.

I should probably go to bed instead.)

(I get to see everyone at school tomorrow.)

Hehe. I can't wait.