A/N: Hello everyone! It's me Baum! I've published works here before but I never actually got to finish them, so I deleted them. I'm terrible I know (´；ω；`)

I've really been into LoveLive lately so I thought of making a brand new start! I definitely will finish this story for sure!

Pairing: Nico & Maki

This is a University AU and the characters end up kinda OOC many times in the story, lol.

English isn't my first language so I'm sorry for the mistakes present in my story.

Disclaimer: I do not own LoveLive or any of the characters

MAKI POV

Hello, my name is Maki Nishikino. I'm a college transfer student. I had to leave me old university because of… several reasons that I won't mention. Life isn't really that easy if you're a transfer student. You have to do everything on your own. No one's exactly there to give you directions. You're not like other fresh high school graduates that come in bundles going in and out of class. They can get pretty noisy at times, but I just can't help but get jealous of all the closeness that's present among them.

In my case, I'm usually alone.

"Alright. New semester, new classmates, new friends! You better do this right this time, Maki! Learn to talk to people. Socialize!" I told myself in front of the mirror as I checked the time. Right, I still have a lot of time. I should head to my first class.

I reached my classroom with plenty of vacant time. I didn't know anyone at all. That's to be expected. I walked up to a vacant seat on the front row and laid down my things on the floor. I looked around; the room was still a little empty. Maybe I got here too early.

Ten minutes later, a girl opened the front door and sat on the same row as I was, 2 seats to the right. She had jet black hair which were tied up in twin tails. What is a grade schooler doing here? She's so tiny... And cute. She was wearing a cute outfit to match her rather childish look.

This university's rule of not requiring a uniform is good, I guess, but sometimes you really just run out of nice clothes to wear.

She turned to me and waved at me. "Hello."

"Hi," I replied as I slightly bowed my head and smiled a little, nothing out of the ordinary.

Maybe I can befriend her? I thought to myself. Everyone in this class is a stranger. I might as well befriend someone.

The sound of the door opening cut my train of thought. The professor walked into class.

"Good morning, everybody. My name is Mr. Fukuda and I will be your professor for this semester. I hope we all get along. First of all, let me discuss some house rules." The professor stated in quite a flat tone.

I grabbed my phone from my pocket and discretely started surfing the internet, which he didn't seem to notice, or perhaps he pretended not to notice?

"I'm glad you came to class on the first day because today is rather important. You will all pick a partner and that person shall be your partner until the end of this semester. So I want you all to go ahead and pick anyone you like." The professor said as he sat down on his chair.

Oh my God... What do I do.. I literally don't know anyone at all in this class. I don't have any friends..

I looked down on my table and just thought for a second. Okay, you got this Maki. Just talk to someone and ask. No big deal, right?

I looked around for a little bit. I veered to my right and saw that girl from earlier already looking at me.

"So uhh, hey. Wanna be partners?" She said with a slight stutter.

"Oh sure." I replied, making sure I seemed cool and calm as possible. I didn't want her to know I freaked out when someone actually asked if I wanted to be partners with them. Thank God now I don't have to worry about actually talking to other people.

She stood up from her chair and sat on the one next to me. "I'm Nico, by the way. Nice to meet you." She held out her and which I nervously grabbed and shook. She had a wide grin on her face. It was an innocent look. Cute…

"I'm Maki. Nice to meet you too."

Everything after that just seemed like a blur. Class was boring no matter how much I tried to focus. The only form of entertainment I got was through my phone.

I hardly ever spoke to this Nico person, except when we both needed something, like a sheet of paper or an extra pen. Other times we'd talk about how things were going, greeting each other good morning and saying goodbye, still that was basically it.

One time I went to class too early, again. I like to come to my classes early, but not too early. Sometimes it really just happens. Surprisingly, Nico came early too. I noticed she had the habit of coming late to class, but apparently not this time. When she arrived, I was on my phone playing Love Live: School Idol Festival.

I didn't say hi since I was too busy mid-game. She sat down on her seat.

"What's that?" Nico asked me, leaning really close over my shoulder.

I jumped a little and slightly moved aback. "O-oh! It's Love Live.."

"Cool. Is it fun?" She asked, curiosity running over.

"I guess so. It's a bunch of school girls singing and dancing. A lot of cute girls."

"Nice. I love cute girls." She chuckled a little.

My response was a soft giggle. I didn't want to seem too surprised at her remark.

"So, are you a fresh high school graduate?" Nico asked me. I stopped playing my game at that time.

"Oh no, I transferred here." I answered as I put down my phone. I tried to focus on my conversation partner but looking at her directly was too difficult for me. I'm really bad at making eye contact.

"Me too, but it's my first semester here. What about you?"

"I'm already on my fourth."

"That's nice. How do you like it here?"

"It's very different from my old university, in a good way."

"That's good to hear."

"Mhm."

The conversation had died. Oh well, at least we spoke. That was… casual.

Class has just ended and I was about to take my leave.

"Wait! Maki!" The petite girl called out my name.

I turned around as she walked towards me, giving me a big hug. I froze for a second but quickly returned the hug. When she pulled back she gave me the warmest smile.

"Sorry, haha. I just like giving people hugs. Alright, I'll see you next time." She told me as she rubbed the back of her neck in an apologetic manner.

I could hardly reply at all. My heart was beating so fast. The only people that hugged me were my parents and my best friends. Almost never just classmates, but I at least had to say goodbye. "It's alright. I'll see you." I said as I turned and walked towards the door. I'm sure my face extremely red just now. I'm sure of it!

I practically ran through the hallways going downstairs to my next class, which was in a whole other building. And I only ever have 20 minutes in between these two classes. How troublesome.

This semester wasn't very special. Nothing special really happened. Time passed quickly. I'm still friends with my old friends. Things haven't really developed between me and Nico. Not that I want something to happen! Just the thought of having more friends is nice.

Which reminds me, one time in class I had with Nico; the professor split the class in groups of five. And since this class was full if irregular students, meaning they mostly transferred, shifted courses, and/or delayed for some reason, no one really knew each other very much. So what happened was those who sat close to each other most likely formed the said group. So obviously, I'm grouped together with Nico.

Each group had to do a report, and since like I said we were all basically strangers in the group, we all asked for one another's Facebook account. Eventually I had Nico on my Facebook's friends list, which ultimately ended with her asking for my number. How did it happen you ask? I don't know either, but hey. New friends, right?

Right. New friends.

TIME JUMP (into a new semester)

*Beep beep* I vaguely heard my phone buzz and as I checked it I saw Nico's name. I smiled a little.

"hey are u taking up the summer semester? [7:19pm]"

"Yes, I have to. My parents are making meヽ（ー｀）But what can I do, right? [7:22pm]" I typed down my message. I don't really like summer that much. Not to mention going to school in that heat, just troublesome if you asked me.

"lol that sucks but that's cool too cuz that means we get to hang out! Im only taking up like 3 classes this cuz i enrolled super late lol [7:24pm]"

"Hahaha are you okay? What happened? And yes we should hang out! I haven't seen you in a while. [7:28pm]"

"lol yeah im good it's a long story, by the way I started watching love live the other day [7:32pm]"

"OMG I LOVE LOVELIVE SO MUCH [7:33pm]" I have never replied to a text with so much speed.

"yeah remember when i asked u about that game u were playing in class once. it was that, also I have a friend who's really into love live so I might as well watch it [7:35pm]"

"Oh my god yes welcome to idol hell :^) [7:37pm]"

"lmfao ok sounds wonderful. and oh hey I gotta go eat dinner, talk to you soon! [7:40pm]"

"Okay haha alright bye! [7:42pm]"

Oh my god. What. She's watching Love Live? Holy crap I don't even know where to begin. Love Live is so bad but so good okay get a grip Maki it's just an anime, hold your horses. Don't let her know how much of a loser you are. Okay but wait she needs to know more about my Rice Goddess Hanayo! Sweet Jesus…

A/N: That will be all for the first chapter. It's rated K for now but it will change in the future. Please look forward for future chapters! （´・ω・｀）