When the two of them were preparing for this match, Nashi had told Yukino she wanted to surprise her. Now, as she stepped up to take her partner's side, the white-haired girl could finally see what she meant - and when she did, her jaw dropped. Yukino wasn't the only one debuting a new outfit in this match. Nashi had gotten one of her own to match! As Yukino looked her up and down, her smile grew wider and wider. She knew the two of them would only look even better at each others' sides when they both had their new, fully-fledged wrestling outfits to show to the world. Yukino might have doubted before if she would ever live up to Nashi - but that didn't matter now that they had a fresh start, together. Now that they were building their fame in front of a new crowd, in a new world, it was their chance to forge a new image for themselves, and Nashi was taking the first step. And that image was one where they complimented each other perfectly; at last, they were the tag team they always needed to be!
"Oh my god-! Nashi, you look amazing...but you didn't tell me you'd get a new outfit! You didn't need to..."
But when Nashi explained her reasons, Yukino stopped. She reached up to feel the edges of her cropped haircut, and as she did, her smile grew wider. After
Nashi had lost a Hair vs. Hair match, Yukino had cut her hair too, just to make her feel like she wasn't alone. Even now that Nashi's hair had grown out again, she still kept it, a reminder of how she had always wanted to do what was right for her friend. And now, even though she hadn't lost an Attire vs. Attire match like she had, even if she didn't
have to, Nashi had returned the favor. Yukino wanted to question her for turning her back on the past that had made her famous, but she couldn't think of a question she hadn't already seen answered. She had no reason to argue. She had the only answer she needed - Nashi would always support her.
Instead, she would flash Nashi a grin, standing a little taller as she wrapped her arm tighter around the pink-haired girl's own.
"...You're the best, Nashi. You know that?" She squeezed her friend's hand, just before she glanced up at the door in front of her.
"C'mon, I think it's our time!"
As the announcer called out their names, Yukino would step onto the ring, still arm in arm with Nashi. She got a few cheers at the sight of her new outfit, which made her blush a little harder when she thought about how things had barely begun for their new looks and they were already a rousing success! She waved to the crowd and blew a few kisses before, with a nod to Nashi, she took the microphone and began to sing into it as she sauntered down one side of the aisle.
Yukino's voice hit every note of the song with a well-placed grace; she hadn't slipped even a little from her days of singing on stage. With each step she took, twirling and sauntering on her way to the ring as if her entrance was a dance, she could feel her grin growing a little wider - it brought back fond memories of all the concerts she'd been in with Nashi; how much she'd enjoyed standing by her best friend's side, and how much it had sent her heart aflutter whenever she heard the cheers of all their fans rallying behind them. When she finished the song, Yukino turned around to face the fans with a bow, and already they broke into a torrent of cheers and applause. Yukino was back. For a moment, she wasn't a yet-unproven rookie coming off a big loss - she was an idol at the heigh of her stardom!
But after all was said and done, Yukino still turned to face the Hunters either way, and the wistful, nostalgic smile on her face hardened as she stepped into the ring. She still had a match to win, after all!
