Gravity Girl Shining

"Shh... I'm here and I'll never leave. Look at me, light, look at me."

Deng's gaze finally focused on Uehara Hibiki's face, but the fear in his eyes did not diminish at all.

"They... they will all take you away... Aine, Suyo, Riki... everyone is gone... I'm the only one left..."

Uehara felt a sharp pang of guilt piercing his chest. He thought back to the time when he was exposed for having affairs with Deng, Aine, Suze, and Riki at the same time, sparking the most intense conflict in the band.

In Higashi-Ikebukuro Central Park, after Shiina Tatsuki angrily left and announced her withdrawal from the band, he held the crying lamp, watching the world-shattering expression on the girl's face, and listening to her humble and frantic pleas to him.

"Xiang, don't leave me! Please just look at me alone for the rest of my life! Otherwise I won't be able to survive! Please, don't leave me!"

Thus, all of Uehara Hibiki's confidence and arrogance were completely destroyed.

That night, both Uehara Hibiki and Takamatsu Tou lost their sparkle.

MyGo fell apart.

"It's all my fault. It was all my fault back then."

Uehara Xiang repeated it over and over again in Deng's ear.

"But it's different now. It's just you, Deng. I'll only be watching you. Do you remember our group name?"

"UHT..."

"Yes, UHT."

Uehara Hibiki repeated it again.

"Our name, Uehara Hibiki Tomori, also means Unbreakable Heartbeat Together. Just like now..."

Uehara Hibiki held the light in his hand against his chest, and his breathing became increasingly rapid.

"Can you feel it? My heartbeat. It only exists for you, so you can only be mine! And you can only look at me! I won't allow you to break down, you belong to me! Wake up!"

Deng's body slowly stopped shaking. She put her ear to Xiang's chest, listening to the crazy beating sound. Uehara Xiang held her to the piano and played the melody of "Prisoner of the Stars" with one hand.

Gradually, with the dual effects of music and drugs, Deng's breathing stabilized. She leaned on Xiang's shoulder and hummed softly along with the music.

“Even if the world ends, I will not let go of these hands, because loneliness is more terrifying than death.”

Outside the window, the lights of Tokyo are like stars that never go out.

The hands of the star and the prisoner will never be separated until they die.

Chapter 107: The shyness of the girls.

The early morning sunlight filtered through the gauze curtains into the small apartment. Shoko Toyokawa slowly opened her eyes. Before she was fully conscious, her body recalled the feeling of last night.

There seemed to be a scorching heat still lingering on those thin lips, causing her to unconsciously touch her lips with her fingertips.

"Woooooooo..."

A whimper of shame escaped from her throat, and Shoko Toyokawa suddenly buried her face in the pillow, and the memories of last night came flooding back like a tide.

It wasn't the first time she kissed Uehara Hibiki, but last night's kiss was filled with a completely different level of skill, easily breaking through all her defenses and causing her to lose consciousness in that dizzying bliss...

"woke up?"

At the gentle voice, Toyokawa Shoko's body stiffened, and she slowly raised her head. She saw Uehara Hibiki leaning against the living room door, two cups of steaming black tea in his hands, a mischievous smile on his face.

"You...when did you wake up?!"

Toyokawa Shoko asked stutteringly, hurriedly wrapping herself tightly in the quilt, as if this could hide her blushing face.

"An hour earlier than you."

Uehara Hibiki walked in and handed over one of the cups of black tea.

"After all, it's rare for you to sleep so soundly, Xiangzi, so I didn't feel comfortable waking you up. It's a matter of course, and today I woke up before you."

Toyokawa Shoko carefully took the tea and stole a glance at Hibiki's expression through the steam. Hibiki suddenly became alert again, his smirk gone.

There was no doubt that Uehara Hibiki was gathering strength and preparing to find the right opportunity to tease her. This realization made her face even redder.

"Hiroshi, that..."

Toyokawa Shoko took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound more majestic.

"Actually, I think we need to talk about what happened last night..."

Hearing this, Uehara Hibiki couldn't help but pretend to be stupid.

"You mean the Ave Mujica piece? It's really good."

"Not that!"

Toyokawa Shoko almost spilled her tea, and her long blue hair swayed with excitement.

"That's what happens later!"

Uehara Hibiki finally couldn't help laughing out loud. He sat down next to the futon and reached out to ruffle Xiangzi's messy hair.

"You mean that sweet kiss?"

"Don't say it!"

The soft and sticky Xiaoxiang slapped his hand away like a furious Hakimi, but her red little round face betrayed her sincerity.

"In short, don't use that kind of technique so casually in the future!"

"Which technique?"

Uehara Hibiki moved closer with evil intentions, whispered in the girl's ear deliberately, and then waited for an opportunity to bite Xiangzi's earlobe.

"ah!"

Shoko Toyokawa screamed as if she had been electrocuted, and the red teacup in her hand shook dangerously, but fortunately, Hibiki Uehara stabilized it in time.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Be careful."

Uehara Hibiki smiled and stepped back, giving her some space to breathe.

The soft and glutinous Xiaoxiang tastes so delicious, but you can't be in a hurry. You have to eat it slowly, one bite at a time, in your daily life. This way it will be more interesting.

……

In the cafeteria of Hanedaoka Junior High School, Shoko Toyokawa sipped hot milk, occasionally stealing glances at Hibiki Uehara across from her.

Perhaps because he had drawn too many skills related to the body recently, Uehara Hibiki felt that his appetite had increased greatly recently. His intuition told him that if he continued to eat, he might be able to achieve further evolution of his body.

But when Shoko Toyokawa saw Uehara Hibiki wolfing down his food, she couldn't help but think of the kiss last night.

That kiss was so aggressive, as if it wanted to "eat" Toyokawa Shoko completely. Whenever she thought about it now, Toyokawa Shoko would unconsciously lick her lips. The little tongue that had just tasted milk now left a milky white mark on her lips.

"Xiangzi, what's wrong with you?"

Uehara Hibiki noticed Xiangzi's special "makeup" and could only suppress the desire to tease her and asked a normal question.

After all, the two had an agreement that they could kiss and hug each other at home, but they must never cross the line at school.

"nothing!"

Xiangzi hurriedly lowered his head to wipe his mouth, then pretended to be very interested in the fried eggs on the plate. No matter what Uehara Hibiki said, he refused to look up.

It's a pity that her red earlobes had already revealed everything.

Just as Uehara Hibiki was about to make his next move, an energetic voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Ring! Xiangzi! What a coincidence!"

They both turned their heads and saw Chihaya Aine standing in the aisle, carrying a tray. She looked as energetic as usual. However, Uehara Hibiki keenly noticed that Aine had faint dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating she hadn't slept well the previous night. Her gait was also a little stiffer than usual.

“Aine?”

Toyokawa Shoko was indeed a little surprised.

"Why are you having breakfast at school today? Don't you usually stay at home?"

"Ah ha ha……"

The pink-haired girl laughed dryly and sat down in the empty seat next to Uehara Hibiki.

"I got up too early this morning and didn't want to bother my mom to get up early, so I just came to school early."

To be honest, this explanation is a bit lame, and Uehara Hibiki knows the real reason very well.

After all, last night's intense "singing" had left Aine struggling to walk home, and she had to pretend to be asleep so he could carry her back to her bedroom. She was probably afraid her parents would notice, so she chose to come early and have breakfast at school.

"Speaking of which, why are Xiangzi and Xiang in the cafeteria together?"

Chihaya Aine blinked her sparkling grey eyes and naturally began to change the subject.

"us……"

Toyokawa Shoko was about to answer when she suddenly realized that she couldn't tell the truth here, "We are living together." In the character setting that the stubborn young lady has always insisted on, she and Uehara Hibiki are just ordinary friends.

So, Shoko Toyokawa's brain started working fast, and she subconsciously continued to be stubborn.

"We met at the school gate. What a rare coincidence."

"Yes, yes, what a coincidence."

Uehara Hibiki agreed without changing his expression, but at the same time he was laughing in his heart. He was really curious about how long Xiangzi could keep up the stubborn attitude.

The three of them fell into an awkward silence, each buried in their food. Aiyin would occasionally steal a glance at Xiang, then quickly look away; Xiangzi ate his bread nervously, fearing that he would be asked for more details.

As for Uehara Hibiki, seeing the two girls forcibly sitting together despite having something to hide in their hearts...

This scene is so funny!

With this in mind, Uehara Hibiki deliberately stretched out his big hand from under the table, gently touched Aine's thigh, and then went deeper along the green plaid skirt of Yugaoka's school uniform.

"ring!"

Aiyin subconsciously raised her voice, but she immediately realized her mistake and quickly changed the subject.

"Hing! Yesterday's LIVE was such a success! I checked the band's account this morning and the number of followers has already exceeded 300!"

"So fast?"

Shoko Toyokawa looked up in surprise. Now that the topic had returned to music, she was no longer sleepy.

"Yeah! And a lot of comments are asking when the next performance will be!"

Chihaya Aine said excitedly, her body language gradually returning to normal.

“Many people have also asked when the live recording will be released, and they want to relive the music from that time, even if it requires a paid subscription.”

"That'll have to wait a couple more days. Rinrinko-senpai was busy with the lighting and sound for the LIVE yesterday. Once she finishes organizing the footage, I still have to do some basic editing and processing...but it should be fine before Thursday."

Uehara Hibiki thought for a while and gave a conservative answer.

"network……"

Shoko Toyokawa seemed to be thinking about something. In her plan, although Ave Mujica would be a rock-solid galaxy battleship, it would be difficult for it to catch up with MyGo if it continued to follow the LIVEHOUSE path as it was far behind MyGo in the starting point.

After all, she was just a worker, no longer the eldest daughter of the Toyokawa family. She was lucky to be able to scrape together enough money to start the Galaxy Battleship. She was too proud to bow down to the agency, but that would almost eliminate any publicity resources...

In that case, the Internet might be a good shortcut.

So, the future members of Ave Mujica will also include someone who is very knowledgeable about network operations?

Toyokawa Shoko silently kept the new teammate's request in mind, and the three of them continued to discuss future plans. Occasionally, other classmates would pass by and greet Aine.

But during this seemingly ordinary breakfast time, the two girls had hidden secrets in their hearts.

It's a pity that they were both too concerned about their own affairs and distracted by the development of the band, and ignored each other's abnormalities.

And for Uehara Hibiki... this is really a blessing (a tragedy).

……

On the way to the classroom, Shoko Toyokawa suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, you promised to show me the lyrics to 'Lights' today."

"The notebook is in your bag, but I can't give it to you until lunch break to prevent you from getting distracted in class."

"I won't!"

Although Xiangzi was protesting, her eyes were already glued to Uehara Hibiki's schoolbag.

"It's not my bag, it's the lamp's. Focus on the class first. See you in the Astronomy Department at noon."