Hello and welcome to my very first multi-chapter story. If you are familiar with my work, I have been doing one-shots; I like to write my idea all in one piece. It will be challenging to cut it into chapters, but I'm interested to see how it goes.

Alright so this will be set in an alternate universe where private security and military companies have a lot of influence. Nico will continue her passion of idols whereas the rest of the group went elsewhere. The characters will be aged in the 20s - 30s. Original characters will probably be mentioned and I probably won't delve much into them. Don't be surprised if you see other references from anime, movies, etc.

Another thing is that I'm unfamiliar with the terminology and culture of Japan. This will probably mean that some things would seem out of place.

Right, that should be it so enjoy this train wreck.

"Blah" — Speech

'Blah' — Thoughts

[ Blah ] — Text

(Blah) — Author's notes

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters of Love Live! School Idol Project. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Pilot

"C'mon Ryu, do you really think I need protection?"

The man sighed, staring in exasperation at the young woman in front of him. Her black hair tied in twin-tails and her crimson eyes scowling at Ryu. "Miss Yazawa, with your fame on the rise, danger will follow."

Nico scoffed, "Who wants to hurt the best idol in the universe?"

"The death letters says otherwise."

"Tch."

Ryu sighed again, "At least go and see what they offer."

Nico starts to walk toward the exit, "Fine, I'll go before I change my mind."

"Even if you changed your mind, I won't stop asking you to hire bodyguards."

"Don't get too snappy at me; no one likes a smart-ass."

. . . . . . . . . . .

Muse Protective Service

Offering the best because your life is priceless.

Nico looks at the words on top of the building. 'Jeez, talk about cheesy.' She walks through the automated doors and sees a woman with ginger hair standing; she is wearing a black suit and slacks. 'Looks nice and it brings out her hair. I wonder if she's a bodyguard.'

Hearing the doors slide open, the woman bounces over and beams at Nico. "Hi, I'm Honoka Kousaka and I'm the CEO of Muse Protective Service. You must be Miss Yazawa."

Nico blinked at the new information. 'Grin and be polite all the way to the end.' "You can call me Nico; Yazawa makes me feel old."

"Alright Nico, now are you ready to hire us?"

'Calm down there tiger.' Nico smiled, "Actually I would like to take a tour of the place; I like to know what I'm buying."

Honoka was eager as ever. "You're in luck since everyone is in today." She starts to walk farther inside the building with Nico following after the bubbly woman.

Trying to start some conversation, Nico asks, "Do you have a lot of employees?"

Honoka was excited to talk, "We don't have that much people in the company. But I assure you we are the best. Didn't you read about us?"

"Well," 'Shit shit,' "I wanted to hear it from you."

"Oh okay." It seems she bought it.

They reach to the first room in the hallway. On the side of the door there was a plate: Armor Design. Honoka knocks on the door, "Kotori can we come in?"

"Sure."

The CEO opens the door and the first thing Nico sees is fabric; suits, dresses, and all sorts of clothing hanging on racks.

"Whoa," Nico whispered, staring at the massive collection in front of her. It almost rivals her collection back at her house. Almost. After ogling the clothes, Nico notices a woman walking towards them. She was wearing a beige blouse and slacks as well.

Honoka and the woman gave a brief hug and turned to Nico so Honoka can give introductions. "This is Kotori Minami; she creates and designs clothes for us." Honoka gestures to Nico. "And this is Nico, our client."

"I haven't agreed to hire you yet."

Honoka's eyes flare up in determination, "Don't worry, you'll hire us."

Nico shakes her head and focus on Kotori. "Kotori right?" Nico sticks her hand out. "Nice to meet you."

Kotori grasped Nico's hand and shook it. "A pleasure to meet you."

Nico points to the general direction of the door. "So what's the deal with armor design?"

Kotori gestures an area with racks of suits. "I sew body armor into the clothes."

Honoka flares out her suit. "You're looking at a bullet-proof suit."

Nico looks at the other racks of dresses, "What about those? Do they have body armor?"

Kotori follows Nico's line of sight, "Oh no, I make commissions on my spare time."

Nico gesture to the rack, "May I?"

"Sure."

Nico walks over to one of the racks and runs her hand on a dress. "This is really nice."

"Thank you." Kotori walks to stand next to Nico.

Kotori looks at Nico and smirked, "You know, business has been slow lately... can I be your costume designer?"

"Hey!" Honoka protested.

Nico decides to play along, "With your talent, I'll pay you double."

Honoka runs over to Kotori, "Wait, you're not serious are you?" Kotori had her hand on her chin, contemplating the offer. The CEO hugs Kotori, "Please don't leave me."

"Pfft." Nico was the first to crack and both Nico and Kotori giggled.

Honoka pouted, "You suck." She walks out of the door, "Nico, we're going to the next area."

Nico turns back to Kotori, "Can I ask for commissions?"

"Of course and clients get a discount."

'Oh you're good.' Nico follows Honoka out, "Nice, I'll be sure to call. It was nice meeting you."

"Likewise."

Nico catches up to Honoka, "You got a pretty good employee."

"Don't steal her."

"It's all fun and games. But her designs are really nice."

Before Honoka could retort, they reach to another room labeled: Infirmary. Honoka composed herself and knocks on the door, "Hey Maki, are you in?" Hearing a muffled 'Yes', Honoka opens the door and allows Nico to go in first.

White is the first color Nico sees. She looks around and realizes it's the only color this room has; it looks so sterile. There are cabinets and beds in the room. Nico almost jumps when she notices someone standing and holding a clipboard. Because she was wearing a white lab coat, this 'Maki' person almost blended in with the room. The only thing that made her noticeable was her red hair. She oddly looks familiar to Nico

"Hey Maki." Honoka and Nico walk over to where Maki is. "This is our client Nico Yazawa,"

"Potential client; I'm still considering on hiring you."

"Anyway, this is our part-time doctor Maki Nishikino."

'No wonder she looks familiar. What the hell is the Nishikino heir doing here?' "Wait part-time?"

Honoka scratches the back of her head, "Eheh, she technically doesn't work for us. She comes from time to time to do check-ups for us. And she patches us up for free."

Nico raised her eyebrow.

"Well Maki here was a client back then. Long story short, there was an incident and we saved her with the help of her friends. Because of that, she is our sponsor and doctor if any of us are injured."

Throughout the whole conversation, Maki did not say anything in their conversation. In fact, it doesn't even look like she is paying attention. Nico is going to fix that. She stuck her hand out. "I'm Nico."

The redhead finally speaks, "Hm, Honoka already introduced you."

Undeterred, Nico reached forward and took one of Maki's hands. She pulled it out and shook hands. "It's nice to meet you." Maki snap her head up to stare at Nico; she was surprised at the action. But she didn't pull away and let Nico shake her hand.

"...A pleasure. Now if you excuse me, I have to do some check-ups."

Honoka jumped at the opening, "Alright! Nico do you want to meet our agents?"

"Sure."

Honoka waved her to the door. "C'mon."

As they were walking out of the room, Honoka leaned in and loudly whispered, "Don't take Maki the wrong way; she's just nervous around new people and is excited to see both of her friends here."

"Honoka!"

The CEO just snickered as the door closes.

On their way to the next area, Nico is curious about Honoka's comment. "Are her friends working for you?"

"Oh yeah, one of them is an agent-in-training and the other one is our technician."

As they were walking another person came into view. She has light brown hair and has a pair of glasses on. She seems to be wearing a simple shirt and skirt. She also is holding on some folders. "Speak of the devil, here—"

"Oh my god! You're Nico Yazawa!" The person ran in front of Nico and her light-violet eyes sparkled. "I love all of your concerts!"

Nico chuckled, "It's nice to see one of my fans Miss..."

"Hanayo Koizumi, but ah," Hanayo fidgets. "Can I be called by my first name?"

'Oh she is so adorable.' "Alright Hanayo. So what do you do here?"

"Ah, well, I'm the technician so that means I maintain and operate our electrical equipment."

"It's great because she can give our agents vital info such as the layout of the building or an escape route." Honoka praised Hanayo.

Hanayo blushed at the compliments. "Um, this might be much, but can I have your autograph?" She looks around and mutters, "Oh no, I don't have a pen and my poster is in my office."

Nico came in to save the day, "Don't worry about it, you can go and get your stuff. I'll be waiting..." Nico looks at Honoka, "Is the next room the last one?"

"Yeah the training room is where your future guards are at."

Nico ignores the last part and looks back at Hanayo, "So meet us there when you've got your stuff."

"Thank you so much!" Hanayo runs off.

They reached the last room for the tour. This time Nico opens the door and sees that the room is the biggest she seen so far. On the far left side is occupied by free weights such as dumbbells, a squat rack, and a cable machine. Next to those are some treadmills and stationary bikes. On the far right seems to be filled with punching bags and training dummies.

The rest of the right side is filled with mats and there are four people on them. A blue-haired person is gesturing with a fake gun to the orange-haired one. They both are wearing simple black shirts and shorts with the μ's symbol plastered on the front. The other two are sparring with gear on. While their faces are covered, Nico sees that one of them has blonde hair while the other has purple hair; both of their hairs are tied in a ponytail.

Honoka begins her way to the blue and orange one. "Hey how's it going?"

Blue-hair was the first to answer, "Ah, hello Honoka." She gestures with the gun. "I'm teaching Rin on how to counter."

Orange-hair is the first to notice Nico. "Hi." She waves and then sticks her hand out. "I'm Rin Hoshizora."

Nico shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Nico Yazawa."

Blue-hair and Honoka joins them. "Ah, this is the agent-in-training I was talking about." Honoka gestures to Blue-hair, "And this is Umi Sonoda; she is a veteran and has worked with me the longest."

Umi gives her hand. "A pleasure to meet you Miss Yazawa."

Nico shakes her hand. "Ditto, but call me Nico."

"I will take it under consideration."

'A pro to the core huh.' Nico looks back at Rin, "You're friends with Maki and Hanayo?"

Rin nodded, "Mn-hm, we've known each other since high-school."

"So what made you take this kind of career?"

"Well it started when—" Rin was interrupted when the door opens and Hanayo comes in with Nico's merchandise. "Ah Kayo-chin!"

Umi cuts in to lecture to the recruit. "Rin how many times have I told you not to use nicknames."

"Eh but..."

The rest of the group talk but Nico ignores them when she notices that Blonde and Violet have stopped sparring. They took off their gear and Nico was treated with a glorious sight: The Blonde's leg have just the right amount of muscle definition to showcase their beauty and the Violet's breasts look like pillows where you could just sleep on. They have curves at the right places on their athletic bodies. Both of them are wearing sports bra and spandex shorts... seriously those shorts should be illegal with how short they are.

They both turn to look at the group and Nico was memorized by their eyes; it was if Nico has found sapphire and turquoise gems. Their eyes made contact and the idol can feel some heat rushing to her neck and face. Collecting herself, she turns to the group and realizes Kotori and Maki has joined in.

"Ahem." The group stops and Nico has their full attention. "You're hired."

.

Fin for now.

Nico, you're drooling so close your mouth.

Well, well, well, now that was something. I'm a little bit nervous as this is my first multi-chapter story. It seems a little dull since I wanted to introduce our main ladies of this story. As the story progresses there will be original and Love Live characters introduced.

Just a little heads up:

-I really suck at action scenes.

-I really don't know a lot about guns and stances. But I will watch videos and do research.

-There will be inconsistent updates since I'm not used to dividing an idea into chapters. Also I will probably do other one-shots in between this project. And college.

-I'm still going to suck at Japan culture and their colloquialism and don't be surprised if I slip in some U.S. terms since it's very convenient.

If you have questions I'll be sure to answer in the next chapter or it could be revealed in the story.

For anyone who doesn't recognize the Kotori scene, I took inspirations from John Wick 2. When the tailor was talking to John about body-armor, I thought it was believable enough so my characters will get hurt but won't die.

Also, I was working on this that I forgot about Honk's birthday... Happy birthday... I guess.

Do you guys know anyone willing to do free art?

Anyway, see you on the next chapter.

Thank you for reading

Constructive criticisms are appreciated

Bravo Tango out.