"Yurika...what kind of surprise party is this?" The blonde girl looked at the selection of songs that she could choose from. Many of them were from popular j-pop boy bands that Sora didn't even listen to. She liked more Western music and only a couple of J-pop groups. The only reason why Sora because someone promised alcohol.
"Because I knew you'd be sulking about your age and music is good for the soul! Now come sing this song with me!" Yurika said grabbing Sora's hand so the two of them could sing some stupid cutesy anime opening.
'This Song Is Brought To You By Our Sponsor, LINE COOPERATION....' The Karaoke machine was playing an ad to the famous communication app. Sora sighed at how successful the CEO was and how he just turned 20.
'Must be nice being young and successful...' The woman sighed depressed at her minimum accomplishments.
"The songs starting!" Yurika grabbed her older friends arm, she then started singing to the cutesy beat.
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"Okay! Okay! Who's next!?" Yurika asked energetically. Sora on the other hand was spent and needed alcohol in her system right away.
"I'm gonna order some drinks what do you want?" Some woman asked looking at a menu. "What should we get to eat too...."
"Beer." Sora stated tiredly but Yurika wasn't having anyone drink on her watch.
"No can do Sora! It's you're birthday and we can't have you wasted! Just order some cola and get lots of meat!" She ordered becoming strict.
Sora knew it was gonna be a long morning.
After about 3 songs that Sora didn't know the names to, food and drinks arrived. That didn't stop anyone from singing though.
"Hey Yuri-Chan, doesn't this Cola taste funny?" Someone asked the rosy blonde girl.
"Yeah...it taste weird..." Another young woman added looking at the drink.
"It's alcohol." Sora stated as she finished her whole cup. "Who ordered the drinks anyway? Can you not read?" The woman asked annoyed at the simple mistake.
"Ah! I'm sorry everyone!" A young woman with short black hair and glasses apologized. "I didn't see that if it contained alcohol...!"
'You got four eyes but can't read the word, 'contains alcohol' how dumb' The blonde then got up to get some air. She realized she started to sound like her grandmother. "I have to go to the bathroom."
"Ah! Sora wait...!" Yurika tries to get the older woman to stay but it was too late. The woman had already closed the door.
"I'm old..." Sora looked up at the sky. The woman needed some air so she decided to step out of the Karaoke place. It was a cold early morning, Sora could be sleeping by now. The woman wondered why she was spending her birthday with a bunch of young group of barely adults. That's when something clicked in her head: Yurika.
It's always been Yurika. The two have been close friends since they were young. Of course they were never in the same classes or the same grade. The only reason why the two knew each other was because of the twos parents.
Sora had no friends of her own age. Yes, Sora wasn't as old as she made herself to be but Yurika's friends were still just teens who just turned 20. Hell, some of them were still 19. Sora, now a 24 year old hangs around with children.
The blonde woman looks at the bottle beer she got from a vending machine. Her pale face was quite red. "If only I was as successful as that CEO from LINE COOPERATION..." She grumbled drunkenly. "I think I'll just go home." And with just drunken turn Sora's ankle decided to not support her that very moment.
It's quite strange how life works. One minute your at home crying about your failed love life and age. The next second you spill beer on the successful and young CEO, Kosuke Urie who happens to be wearing an expensive suit.
"Oh crap! I'm sorry sir..." Sora dripped her beer can from shock. It sprayed all over the mans shoes. The woman still didn't recognize how important this young man actually was. His security guards looked ready to pummel Sora to the ground. "I...I um...I'll replace-"
"Don't bother, hag. His suit cost more than your life commoner." A young woman glared at Sora. She was extremely slender and beautiful. Her skin was snowy white while her hair was long and dark. Her lips were a cherry pink, while her eyes were a magenta colored. This woman, Sora recognized. The famous J-pop singer and actress, Honoka Mitsubishi.
"H-H-Honoka Mitsubishi!?" Sora thought she was going to pee her pants. She couldn't believe she was breathing the same air as Honoka. It seemed like Honoka's presence sobered the woman up because Sora realized what she had just done.
"Tch, why is an old hag at this place?" The young man looked down at the beer stain. He had dark black hair that was cut evenly, his bangs were side swept. His narrow green eyes showed anger which made him even more scary looking. His suit did look quite expensive as well as his shoes. "My suit definitely cost more than your own life, but my shoes aren't that expensive." He stated glaring at the woman.
"Oh great! I'll replace them! How-"
"150." He stated with no emotion. Sora sighed with relief, she could pay the young male back within a week. But before Sora could say anything the young male finished his answer.
"Thousand."
Sora's bright green eyes were filled with tears at the number. If 150 thousand yen wasn't 'that expensive' she wondered how much his damn suit cost. The room became dizzy and then dark. Sora had passed out. And today was her birthday. She got called an old hag by her favorite idol Honoka and now had to pay 150 thousand yen on shoes. She didn't even have that much in her bank account.