Day 6: Subaru
A long time ago, Subaru was a shining star way up high in the sky. With his pretty face and powerful voice, he was the crowd’s favourite. The crowd loved him. ‘Subaru! Subaru’, the crowd would shout. And with a huge grin, he took in all of it. Whenever he was on stage, the call of the crowd would give him a boost, to motivate him to sing better, to perform well.
Subaru was flying; right up there with the other bright stars.
And he loved it.
But he flew too high too fast and his wings melted.
And he would fall. Unceremoniously and ungraciously, Subaru hit the ground; the remains of his wings scattered all around him.
At that time, Subaru was no longer a shining star but he was a black hole, sucking his very existence into depression. He’d though he could never have crawled out of that hole. But he was wrong.
For there were always two people next to him who were like a beacon of hope. They shared his sorrows and his joys. Because of them, he was able to crawl out of that black hole one painful step at a time.
And soon, the two people next to him increased to seven - seven people with strong personalities and even stronger hearts. Together they’d stood side by side as they struggled to the top.
But when NEWS was formed, Subaru had thought history would repeat itself. He didn’t want this group - his friends - to experience the pain that he’d gone through.
“I won’t give up,” Kimi had said.
And the rest of them felt somewhat better.
Now, as he looked at the 55 000 people in front of him, Subaru can’t help but to smile. As Kanjani8, they had gone through so much together. But with this bond between them and Uchi in each of their hearts, they could withstand anything that comes their way.
Because 8 -> 1.