Artemis/Band Story/Chapter 23

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**Artemis** is the twenty-third chapter of Artemis's Story.

## Synopsis

The one who calls Fuyu is none other than Hanami Taira, her best friend. What is the purpose of her call...?

## Transcripts

[Fuyu's Residence, Nighttime]

**Hanami (Voice Only)** : Good evening, Fuyu!

**Fuyu** : Hanami!!??

**Hanami** : Impressive! You actually remembered me, I'm so glad!!

**Fuyu** : Ah, it just sort of clicked.....

**Hanami** : I see.....Well, that's a bit of good progress towards your memory returning, right?

**Fuyu** : Yeah......

**Fuyu** : How did you get my number, anyway?

**Hanami** : You haven't changed your phone since middle school, of course I would still have it.

**Fuyu** : Ah.....What are you calling for?

**Hanami** : I heard from Tama-kyun that you're forming a band of your own! I guess you never forgot about our promise, after all!

**Fuyu** : Well, I did forget about it.......I'm sorry......Hanami....

**Hanami** : No worries! As long as you have friends by your side, you'll never be alone! Also, my guardian angel is with you, so it's going to be fine!

**Fuyu** : Are you.......referring to Tamaki?

**Hanami** : Yup!

**Fuyu** : Heh......You never change, huh.

**Hanami** : .......Hm? What does that mean?

**Fuyu** : ........("You never change......?" What?)

**Fuyu** : Um....I don't know....I'm also confused on what I just said.....

**Hanami** : .....Fuyu.

**Fuyu** : Yes....?

**Hanami** : You'll be alright. I believe in you.

**Fuyu** : .......Thanks.

**Hanami** : Well, good! Now, back to the topic!

**Fuyu** : What is it?

**Hanami** : I'm calling you to help you with your band's name!

**Fuyu** : ......Tamaki told you about every last detail, huh?

**Hanami** : He is like how Watson is to Sherlock, except yours truly is a girl.

**Fuyu** : Fu......You two make a good team.

**Hanami** : I know!! I can't wait to come home and meet you two!!

**Hanami** : Ah! Before we get off-topic.....

**Hanami** : Do you still have a small statue of a goddess in your room?

**Fuyu** : ........Do I?

**Hanami** : You should be able to find it. It's dear to you, after all.

**Fuyu** : Alright, I'll try searching for it.

(Fuyu starts to check her room)

**Fuyu** : ........

**Fuyu** : ..................

**Fuyu** : .............................

**Fuyu** : .........................................!!

(Fuyu pulls out a small statue of a goddess holding a bow)

**Fuyu** : This is......

**Hanami** : Yup. This is the gift I gave you before I left Japan.

**Fuyu** : ........This statue....

**Hanami** : Check the name of the goddess, you'll find out soon enough.

**Fuyu** : ........

(Fuyu sees the name "Artemis" written below the statue)

**Fuyu** : ..........Artemis...

**Hanami** : If you don't remember who she is, allow me to remind you in a Tamaki-kun impression.

**Hanami** **(Tamaki's Impression)** : "Artemis is the goddess of the Moon, the hunt, and the wilderness. She was the patron and protector of young girls, and was believed to relieve women of diseases".

**Fuyu** : ........Oh.

**Hanami** : I sound quite similar to him, huh? Just the thought of that makes me blush.

**Fuyu** : ........Oh yeah. Tamaki does love myths and legends.

**Hanami** : I see you're starting to remember, Fuyu.

**Fuyu** : Um....no, he just told the whole member of the Music Club today.

**Hanami** : O-Oh.....Well, that's unfortunate but.....It's okay, we'll get somewhere one day!!

**Fuyu** : I really do hope so.

**Fuyu** : So.....What is with this statue?

**Hanami** : Artemis.......Her name is a befitting name for your band, right?

**Fuyu** : Um.....can you explain?

**Hanami** : Truth to be told, Tamaki-kun told me about the friends you made as well. We're sorry for being such a stalker to your personal lives, Fuyu.

**Fuyu** : We're friends. There's supposed to be no secrets between us.

**Hanami** : That's different coming from you! Who taught you that?

**Fuyu** : Hm....Someone who brought more life to the club, I guess.

**Hanami** : Was it Rosenkreuz-kun?

**Fuyu** : ......Nothing escapes your network, huh?

**Hanami** : Ehehe.

**Hanami** : Anyway, I'll tell you why Artemis is a fitting name for your band.

**Fuyu** : Alright.

(Hanami starts explaining to Fuyu about the details)

**Hanami** : And, there you have it!

**Fuyu** : That was a.......really detailed explanation about us. Especially since you didn't know the three other members personally.

**Hanami** : I thought about this a lot, you know.

**Fuyu** : ........

(Fuyu starts tearing up)

**Fuyu** : Thank you......Hanami.....

**Hanami** : .......

**Fuyu** : If......if.....you two didn't help me all the way......I didn't know what or how I would end up.......Thank you.......Thank you.....

**Hanami** : It's okay to cry, Fuyu. Just remember one thing.....

**Fuyu** : .......

**Hanami** : Tamaki-kun and I will always have your back. And your new friends, as well.

**Fuyu** : Hm....

**Fuyu** : Hanami.

**Hanami** : Yes?

**Fuyu** : When will you come back?

**Hanami** : ........6 months from now. It's a long competition, after all.

**Fuyu** : Half a year, then.

**Hanami** : Mm.

**Fuyu** : .......Good luck out there.

**Hanami** : I most certainly will. We've been doing really well here, actually!

**Fuyu** : How many competitions have you won?

**Hanami** : Most of them so far!

**Fuyu** : That's grea- What?

**Hanami** : You can't really underestimate me and the Daunting Three. We're practically invicible!

**Fuyu** : ........Who's the Daunting Three?

**Hanami** : My friends from YamiTsume! I'll introduce them to you when we return!

**Fuyu** : Okay.

**Hanami** : Hey, hey.

**Fuyu** : What is it?

**Hanami** : Are you excited?

**Fuyu** : ......?

**Hanami** : I mean, you have the members, the band's name, and the skills! You're all pretty much set to become an official band!

**Fuyu** : ......I guess you're right.

**Hanami** : You don't sound too excited. Are you doubting something?

**Fuyu** : ......I'm just......surprised at how I could get this far.

**Hanami** : .........Did you remember the time when I watched you learn Kenshibu?

**Fuyu** : Kenshibu?

**Hanami** : "Sword and poetry dancing". You forgot even that?

**Fuyu** : I-I don't.....I'm sorry....

**Hanami** : Then, allow me to remind you of it! Tamaki and I used to come to your house to watch you practice with your mother.

**Fuyu** : Mother......

**Fuyu** : ......

**Hanami** : You also practiced poetry at that time. It was the "Winter Princess's Dance".

**Fuyu** : ....!

**Fuyu** : Hanami, do you still remember what the poetry lines are?

**Hanami** : Um, I do remember some lines but I don't know if it's correct.....

**Fuyu** : It's alright. Give it a try.

**Hanami** : Um......something with a...."inferno"......and um....."dancing until the entire world burn in flames"....)

**Fuyu** : ........

**Hanami** : Then......."A wintry deity descends upon the scorching inferno"....)

**Voice** : "Said deity descends upon the incinerated world.........and she weeps....."

**Fuyu** : ....!

(Flashback starts)

(A young Fuyu is holding a sword while wearing a kimono)

**Fuyu** : Mother......I'm not sure if I can do this......

**Fuyu's Mother** : It's okay, child. Take it easy, and you will learn to go with the flow.

(At the side, Hanami and Tamaki are watching Fuyu)

**Hanami** : You can do it, Fuyu!

**Fuyu** : .......

**Fuyu's Mother** : Now, join me.

(The two starts to dance slowly with their respective swords in hand)

**Fuyu & Fuyu's Mother** : "An inferno that dances wildly across the world......The world was burned to the ground by its undying flame......"

(Fuyu follows her mother and swings her sword)

**Tamaki** : C-Cool.....

**Fuyu & Fuyu's Mother** : "The inferno dances with its excitement, knowing that all has been burned to ashes......until a snowflake falls onto the shoulder of the scorching flame....."

**Hanami** : Their moves are so elegant......It's beautiful!

(Fuyu follows her mother and dances with her)

**Fuyu & Fuyu's Mother** : "The inferno looks up to the night sky.......and witnesses a descend of a wintry deity...."

**Fuyu** : "Said deity-

**Fuyu's Mother** : Same rhythm, Fuyu.

**Fuyu** : Oh......right. I'm sorry.

**Fuyu's Mother** : That's better.

**???** : And then, everything went blank.....

(Flashback ends)

**Hanami** : Fuyu? Hello?

**Fuyu** : Hah!

**Hanami** : W-What's wrong?

**Fuyu** : I......remember.....now.....The Winter Princess's Dance......

**Hanami** : You do? Great!

**Fuyu** : But, only parts of it...Some others.....I still can't remember....

**Hanami** : At least you remembered it a bit. That's a good progress for me!

**Fuyu** : Y-Yeah....

**Hanami** : ........Ah!

**Fuyu** : W-What's wrong?

**Hanami** : We've been talking for so long! Isn't it almost midnight already in Japan?! Go to sleep, quick! Get a good rest and get ready for tomorrow!

**Fuyu** : I guess we do talk a whole lot.....Well, good night then.

**Hanami** : But before that, hey.....

**Fuyu** : Hm...?

**Hanami** : Let me be the first person to congratulate you on the creation of Artemis, Fuyu!

**Fuyu** : ........Thank you, Taira Hanami, my most cherished friend.

**Hanami** : Fuyu actually said I'm her most cherished friend. Hey, I'll share my place as the most cherished friend with Tamaki-kun, if I could!

**Fuyu** : Heh. All you think about is Tamaki, hm?

**Hanami** : Of course! He's my one and only lo-

**Fuyu** : What was that?

**Hanami** : Um, um, I mean best friend! Ahaha........

**Hanami** : Please don't tell Tamaki-kun about this........

**Fuyu** : Haha. I promise you I won't.

**Hanami** : Ehehe. Alright, then. Goodbye, Fuyu. I'll call again when I have time.

**Fuyu** : See you too.

(Fuyu ends the call)

**Fuyu** : .........

(Fuyu looks at the statue)

**Fuyu** : .......Artemis......

**???** : You can do it, Fuyu......

**Fuyu** : ..........

**???** : I love you.......Fuyu.......

**Fuyu** : .........Mother......

**Fuyu** : What.....happened.....back then?

(Flashback to several scenes of a car accident, with a woman lying on the floor)

**Fuyu** : ...........Mother........Where did Father go...?

**Fuyu** : It's no use.......I can't remember anything else......

**Fuyu** : But.......I will reclaim my memories back......and there is one way to bring it back!

(Scene cuts to the next day, in the Music Club)

[Music Club, Morning]

**Fuyu** : Artemis.......I choose to stand by that name. And I will make sure we will succeed!

**Bestisia** : Artemis......I know of her.

**Ayaka** : .......Artemis, hmm?

**Yuna** : Artemis......you said that.....this "Hanami" girl told you that the name represents us as a whole. What did she mean by that?

**Fuyu** : Good question. It's because-

(At that moment, Gareth rushed to the room)

**Gareth** : Sakaki-senpai, Bestisia-senpai!

**Bestisia** : Gareth! What's wrong?

**Gareth** : Mizuki-chan......She....

**Fuyu** : Calm down. What's wrong?

(Miezu enters the room)

**Miezu** : What's wrong-

**Gareth** : Mizuki-chan suddenly attacks Tamami-chan!

**Miezu** : Huh?

**Yuna** : What!?

**Fuyu** : .......

**Yuna** : Take me there immediately!

**Miezu** : I'll......I'll come too....!

**Gareth** : Yes!

**Fuyu** : Ayaka, we'll stay here.

**Ayaka** : Yes!

**Bestisia** : I'll go too!

**Gareth** : Please! Follow me!

(Gareth, Yuna, Miezu and Bestisia runs to Class 1-B)

**Ayaka** : Tamami-chan.....I hope she's okay.....

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