24 Prologue

"Clothes, check. Hair, check. Makeup, check. Alright...Everything should be fine now."

The girl murmured to herself as she looked towards the glass. The person in the glass wore a trendy blouse with a red ribbon on its collar. A simple make up she had applied reddened the cute cheeks of her. It was like an apple waiting for someone to take a small bite on it.

The girl let the air flew into her lung to limit the feeling of uneasiness. The fear and anxiety of messing up her meet up later put a heavy weight on her shoulder. She wanted to make her first collab perfect, especially if it involved her senior Sora.

"I'm going out!" And she shouted towards her house one last time before heading out. Her twin tails were swinging around from her movement as she slammed the door behind her. She don't want to be late for later.

Her heart was filled with excitement, anxiety and possibly anticipation. She looked back towards the empty house one last time. In the past, mom and dad used to greet her before she left, her boyfriend used to give her a quick kiss in the corridor. But now, all she had left was an empty house.

Perhaps someday, someone will be there for her when she needs it.

She rode the bus that was a stone thrown away from her house. She imagined the scenario later. Will Sora welcome herself with open arms? How will Anemachi dress at home? She heard Anemachi had just adopted a cat recently. She wondered if Anemachi would let her pat it.

And soon, the girl no longer needed to imagine the scene as she arrived before a small condominium.

Miko's small hand gently knocked on the wooden door. Her heart began beating fast as she awaited that person to open the door.

She had arrived at Anemachi's home, the location of the collab that they had decided on mostly due to Anemachi's location being the center between their house.

…

No one responded to the knock.

'Is she still sleeping?' The thought went through Miko's mind until she heard the unlocking of the door, "Ah, Anemachi-"

The manager opened the door. However, Anemachi's image doesn't quite fit her usual look.

"Welcome Miko-san..."

That pink haired girl revealed herself from the crack of the door just before Miko wanted to call her. Her normally tight up pink hair was allowed to spread freely with some hair tangled up due to it not being combed. Her eyes were half closed and barely visible. The usual smart images of the manager were nowhere to be seen.

"Ah, afternoon Anemachi-san...Did you just wake up?" Miko asked with a hint of hesitation. Anemachi clearly isn't in a good state now.

"Yeah...I didn't get enough sleep yesterday...Come in then."

Anemachi replied slowly with her raspy voice. Her right hand rubbed her pinkish eyes while she opened the door for Miko. She was still in her cute pyjamas that she wore to sleep.

Anemachi was calling Suisei yesterday before going back to sleep. And let's just say the conversation about Suisei venting about her streaming career has gone on like that for a while. Anemachi has to force herself from the bed to open the door. Something however caught Miko's eyes.

'...How big is that, I wonder? C? D? It's quite close to mine…' Miko took a glance at a certain asset and nodded to herself. The pyjamas don't hide a certain body part very well.

Unlike the comet, Anemachi had a rather healthy puberty and growth overall.

"Anyway, give me some time Miko-san…Let me take a shower first. Sit around meanwhile, Sora should be coming at any moment."

The girl then cracked open the door for Miko and welcomed her in. She didn't realize where Miko was looking.

"Ah, sure. Take your time,"

Miko immediately hid her offensive thoughts and entered the house. Some thought was better to be kept hidden in our Which then led to a completely new world that entered her eyes.

Anemachi's apartment, through Suisei's strict inspection, had become a lot cleaner now. It looked tidy overall with a barely noticeable smell of lemon in the air. It was presumably a fragrance that Anemachi liked to use. Due to Anemachi living alone there wasn't much furniture either which made her small room looked larger than it was. A simple bed, a cute table and a small kitchen that can be seen across the room. Miko surprisingly liked the room.

That was when a certain orange furred cat in the corner caught her attention. It was sleeping silently while curling up into a ball. It was the rumored cat that Anemachi had adopted recently.

"So you're Anemachi's pet? What's your name again...Helka?" Miko, remembering its name that Anemachi had mentioned, approached and squatted before it, "Your fur looks nice...I wonder what type of cat you are."

She watched Helka purring in her dream. The cat was enjoying its life as a housepet it seems. Miko's hand uncontrollably reached out to Helka's head. She wanted to pat it.

In which Helka responded by moving its head to the left which was enough to dodge Miko's hand. Miko remained silent for a while.

'...Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?'

Miko questioned what she saw and tried her luck again. Her hand this time moved at a faster speed aiming for the cat's soft underbelly. Helka however managed to dodge her hand another time. This time not hiding its disguise, Helka stared back at Miko with a pair of green irises that were filled with aggression.

Helka doesn't seem to take a liking to Miko's presence it seems.

"...Damn stupid cat."

Miko felt that her pride as a human was hurt.

"And this is why my house is such a mess now?" Anemachi said with a cold voice that could freeze the atmosphere. Her hair was still wet from the shower she just had. Her eyes stared at the girl and cat. One was kneeling while another one laid on the floor with standing fur.

Anemachi's belonging was scattered all over the room now. The floor was wet from the cup of water that the two spilled during their fighting. Table was flipped for some reason. A few manga that Anemachi kept in her secret stash were also torn apart with traces of cat's paw on it.

The only thing that Anemachi was glad about was that they both haven't touched her laptop. Anemachi would really murder these two if they would have done that.

But still, Anemachi wasn't happy with what they had done.

"You two have quite a nice time huh? Did you two have fun tearing through my simple and small house without mercy?"

"I-I can explain, Anemachi-san!"

"Nyan! (It's all because of this human here!)"

The two culprit tried to save themself from the owner in front of them.

"There is no need for any explanation. The court has decided. The punishment is death by hanging. "

Anemachi however have no intention to show mercy towards them.

Miko began squeezing the cat tightly within her arms. The two drowned in fear of the normally chill manager who was walking towards them with a dark smile and a rope in her hand which was being stretched.

"I wonder how long will it take for the rope to tight around both your soft neck~"

"DON'T (NYAN!)"

"*Is Anemachi here? I'm Sora!" That was when a certain someone was here to save the two poor creatures from their demise, "Sorry that I'm late! Can you let me in?"

"Ah, Sora! Give me a minute!"

An untimely intervention has arrived. Thus, Anemachi quickly hid her anger back in a rush and turned back into her normal self. That was of course after she stared at the two back for one last time. In which both of them responded with a fearful look.

Anemachi will remember this.

"Oh, you were here too Miko. Sorry! I will get it started right away!"

The door opened. Sora in her casual clothing showed up before them. She was as cute as usual and was carrying a small handbag with her. Her hair was tightened up into a small bun.

She spoke fast. It was as if she was rushing for something. Miko doesn't quite understand.

"Don't worry, we aren't that late...Wait." Miko looked at her watch and checked again.

2:50pm. Their stream was scheduled at 3pm.

They were almost late.

"F*ck-"

And the two were forced to set up their stream in speed which ended up with them being 5 minutes late. Anemachi meanwhile was watching them on the floor with great interest while holding Helka on her thighs. Helka was enjoying the service of Anemachi as she continued to pat its head. Her work today was to supervise their collab, of course, she still wanted to do some paperwork while keeping an eye on both of them.

Anemachi isn't familiar with how a collab should work. This little experiment between Miko and Sora could potentially help her plan out some interesting things for them in the future.

And soon, the two were ready for their stream.

"Well, let's start shall we? Are you ready Miko-san?"

Sora looked at her own screen. The Vtuber model was ready. With the sound of Miko being shared from discord, they will start the stream soon.

"Yeah, ready as you are." Miko meanwhile was on another laptop that she brought along. Sora will be the one streaming so she doesn't have to worry about the other things.

"Alright, starting the stream in three, two, one.."

Thus, the stream today started.