<i>"You shouldn't get too excited or you'll end up getting a fever, y'know?"</i> She gave a cute, gentle nod, <br>and her hair resumed bouncing around chirpily. <hr> To pull my sister back from the yard, <br>my grandmother, who had already gone inside, called out to us. <br><i>"Yu-chan and Chii-chan’s favorite dance show is about to start!"</i> Whoa, a dance show...? My sister was hooked immediately. <br>With a wry smile, I followed suit, <br>and found myself instantly captivated in this new world. Glamorous, dazzling, and beautiful. <br>My gaze was seized right away. <br>My heart leapt. I desperately wished with all my being <br>to go to the other side of that stage. <hr> If I could just stand on that stage... <br>I felt like I could do anything. <br>That was the other side of dreams. Looking back on it like this, <br>no matter how many times I think about it… <br>My body overflowed with emotions I can't describe in words. <hr> Suddenly, I realized. <br>Right beside me, trembling from the shock of that first encounter... My little sister was happily dancing. <br>Adorably. Carefree. <br>Joyfully shaking her hips. <hr> Ahh… <hr> It made me realize that <br>this is what I should be aiming for. <br>Happiness is always accompanied by a flutter of excitement.