Afterglow/Band Story/Chapter 20

Same as always.
*The show is over, and the girls bask in their sense of achievement. What will the future for Afterglow be?*

 After The Show
 Dressing Room
**Himari**Excuse me~! We're all heading home now. Thank you for today!**Staff**No, thank you! That was such a great performance~! We all hope you'll be back again!**Himari**Okay!**Ran**Let's go home, Moca... ... What are you looking at?**Moca**Look look~. I found Hii-chan's lucky thingie I thought I lost~.**Ran**Where was it?**Moca**Drum roll please~. It was in my hoodie pocket~! Hehehe, I found it~.**Moca**... Maybe it's what kept our friendship strong through all of this~.**Ran**... Maybe so.**Moca**Hehehe.**Himari**You two~! Come on~!**Moca**Okay~.

 Walk Home
**Tsugumi**Wow... I haven't been to this park in so long.**Himari**So long~! We used to come here all the time as kids, right? Should we take a look?**Tomoe**Good idea. It might be nice to take a little break.

 Park
**Himari**It really hasn't changed at all, huh.**Tsugumi**Yeah! It's nice to see some things still stay the same.**Ran**Stay the same... I think I've been so against change, even the word itself has become kind of scary.**Ran**Maybe that's why I was running all the time. From my future, from you guys... Because I just want things to stay the same.**Ran**But all of that arguing and fighting... I think it's made me trust in all of you even more than before.**Tomoe**It felt like we were all closer than ever before on stage today. I could really feel you up there, Ran.**Tsugumi**I could too! It felt like we were all more in sync with each other... and it was so much fun!**Ran**I feel like I've changed... like we've all changed. I think a new Afterglow was born today.**Himari**A whole new Afterglow~!**Ran**Afterglow shows just how much we can change, while all staying the same. It's... something we should cherish.**Tsugumi**Th-that sounds kinda difficult, but... I think we can do it!**Tomoe**Haha. I think she just means we should keep giving it our all.**Himari**Yeah! Forever and ever, the five of us together!**Ran**Yeah.**Tomoe**Well then, New Afterglow... what's next? Should we try setting ourselves a new goal?**Himari**A new goal... like, writing a new song or something?**Moca**Something deeper than that~. Like, erm... hmm... I dunno~.**Ran**Our new goal...**Tsugumi**U-umm...!**Himari**Got something, Tsugu?**Tsugumi**What about... the Nippon Budokan?**Moca**... We're talking about goals here, Tsugu.**Tsugumi**What?! I-I know that...! D-did I say something weird...?!**Tsugumi**I thought it was every band's dream to play at the Budokan... right...?**Himari**Pff... Hahahahaha! Tsugu, I think that's a little too big for us...! But hey, why not?**Tomoe**The Budokan... Haha, sounds good to me.**Moca**Very good. Very deep~.**Ran**... Fufu. Trust you to come up with an idea like that, Tsugumi.**Tsugumi**Wh-why do you say that?!**Ran**Forming the band, taking part in Girl Jam, and now aiming for the Budokan... they were all your ideas, Tsugumi. You always start us off on something new.**Himari**She's right...!**Tsugumi**I-I didn't mean to, but... Hehehe...**Tomoe**As long as we've got Tsugu with us, I'm sure this band will achieve great things.**Himari**Mmm~, I'm starting to think Afterglow might just about be invincible!! We can do anything~~!!!**Moca**Wow~, Hii-chan's turned into some kind of living ball of energy~.**Ran**... She's gonna say it, isn't she.**Moca**No doubt~.**Himari**Here we go guys! Are you ready~?! Hey, hey, hoh~!!**All**......**Himari**What?! If there was any time to join in on it, it was now, surely~?! I thought we all changed~?!**Moca**I'm good with "the same as always" in this case~.**Tomoe**Pff... Hahaha...!**Ran**Fufu...!**Tsugumi**Fufufu...!**All**Hahahahaha!