The girl at herself in the mirror, combing her normally messy dark hair into a neat ponytail that stretched past her shoulders. Ringo tidied up her clothing, and took off her glasses.
"Without my glasses and with my hair like this, no one will recognize me... Right?" She starred at the mirror in several different angles, searching for some flaw in her plan. But she did indeed look very different, her green eyes shining with the bathroom light.
"Alright! I can do this!" She threw a few punches, as if boxing her mirror image but never striking the mirror. From the corner of her eye she noticed another girl looking very confused. "Hey, you got nothing else to stare at?! HUH!?" Ringo shouted scaring the girl out of the bathroom. Tch. None of these girls have any grit.
Ringo left the bathroom and went back to the waiting line. Soon enough they called out:
"Applicant #512 Hoshi Ringo"
Shit. Ringo thought. Crap, cat litter, and poop. They can't announce my name what if someone recognizes me... She ran into the stage red faced and grabbed the microphone.
"Hi uhm that's... Not how you read it! It's actually... Star Apple! Nice to meet everyone, you can call me Star if you want!" Damn it that's so dumb! But if I didn't say anything... The audience was already sharing looks of confusion. She took a deep breath and tapped her foot. Whatever, if this is already a train wreck let's give these losers the biggest train explosion they will ever see.
The music began and on tempo so did Ringo.
"Are you ready? I'm a Lady! Let's begin! If we try, we can do it! Absolutely, we'll be number 1!"
Getting into position and starting to dance wasn't exactly difficult, and the tempo was second nature to her. Her legs stomped, stepped, and side stepped in sync to the song.
"START, Today's concert stage! CHECK!! Mic, makeup, outfits, it's SHOW! TIME! TRY CHALLENGE! STARDOM, the shining shiny spotlight - It's dazzling sparkle leads to my DEBUT!"
Ringo jumped and smiled on the last word, landed and spun. When she faced the audience again she was surprised to see a few smiles, and quite a few people bopping their heads to her singing. She stepped forward and grabbed the microphone stand. She planted it on the ground and spun around it as she sang.
"CHANGIN' MY WORLD!! Draw a new dream that will never change!" She caught the mic just as the next verse began. "CHANGIN' right now! Whatever you'd like, when you're READY! CHANGIN' forward! While I chase after a new future, I'll be more and more like myself, so I can make my dream come true!"
As the song went on and on, Ringo lost herself further into the rhythm. Now she was truly happy she chose to come to this contest, to try and do this. Her energy didn't lower, she simply danced better and jumped higher. As she reached her final verse her heart was beating so loudly that she felt the microphone would capture it.
"ALREADY! WE'RE ALL LADY! Dancing, let us dance~ step by step, meetings and partings, will become loving AMUSEMENT! ALREADY! WE'RE ALL LADY! I want us to begin! If we try, we'll become, more unique, absolutely! All of us, ONLY 1!"
She finished with her arms outstretched to the audience, and a smile and wink planted on her face. She took a few deep breaths to calm her heart. The audience clapped and a dozens even got up from their seats.
"Thank you! Rock on Keiyakusha!" Ringo raised her right arm into the air, forming her hand into devil horns. It took her two seconds to change the sign into a wave. Damn it, will I always be falling into dumb instincts? Ringo stood there for a moment or two, savoring the familiar feeling of applause. Then she made for the exit.
Leaving the stage, she made her way to the lobby. Using one of her more threatening looks she made a girl give up her seat, and Ringo sat down to look at the results screen. Wether I make it in or don't, what matters is that I tried... Right?