Okay, I was listening to some Utapri drama CDs and I kept picturing Hanayo from Love Live! School Idol Project instead of Haruka. I thought it was cute, so I decided to make a crossover. R&R for more chapters~
P.S: At one point in this chapter, everything's in 3rd person. Try not to get confused since every chapter will be in Hanayo's POV.
WARNING: Hanayo is a little OOC in this chapter. In later chapters, she'll be a little OOC, almost to the point to being like Haruka, but I'll try to keep her IC.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from both Love Live and Utapri! I don't own Bokura no LIVE, Kimi to no LIFE (HANAYO MIX)! They all belong to their right owners!
It was another bright Saturday morning and it was another day in March. Eli-chan, Nozomi-chan, and Nico-chan are graduating today and it'll be the day when μ's will be disbanding. Just when I was about to text Rin-chan, I saw that I got an email from an unknown person.
"Huh?" I tilted my head then I read the email. "Hanayo Koizumi, I've been listening to μ's for sometime and I've taken a liking to you," I read the email aloud then scrolled down. "Which is why I'm inviting you to attend Saotome Academy in April. I hope to see you there! -Shining Saotome."
I stared at the email with a blank expression then I quickly got dressed and ran out of my house. I quickly dialed everyone's number with a pale face.
"Kayo-chin, are you-"
"E-Emergency! E-Emergency Rin-chan!" I yelled to my best friend.
"Eh?! Should we meet in the clubroom?" Rin-chan asked and I heard Maki-chan sigh.
"Hanayo, calm down," Maki-chan told me.
"Hanayo! Why did you call us on the day of our graduation!?" Nico-chan asked, slightly annoyed. "Actually, what is it...? It better be good..."
"I'm sure Hanayo has a good reason, Nico." Eli-chan told my senpai.
"Why don't we meet up in the clubroom and Hanayo-chan can tell us there." Honoka-chan suggested.
"That seems like a good idea," Umi-chan agreed. "We can talk before Honoka, Kotori and I have to set up the ceremony."
I stopped and took a deep breath before saying, "O-Okay!"
"We'll see you guys there!" Kotori-chan happily said.
"Bye!" Nozomi-chan happily said as I hung up.
I read the email again and I sighed. Why me...? Did Shining Saotome watch us perform? I asked myself as I waited for Rin-chan to arrive.
A few minutes later, Rin-chan, Maki-chan and I were walking to the club room and I explained to them that I got an email to attend Saotome Academy.
"Kayo-chin, you should go!" Rin-chan exclaimed then smiled.
"Rin's right," Maki-chan nodded in agreement. "You shouldn't turn this invitation down."
"Invitation to what?' Honoka-chan walked up to us with Umi-chan and Kotori-chan.
"Kayo-chin got an invitation to attend Saotome Academy!"
"E-Eh?!"
Maki-chan, Rin-chan and I turned around and saw Nico-chan standing behind us with a surprised expression on her face.
She walked towards me, placed her hands on my shoulders then said, "YOU SHOULD GO TO SAOTOME ACADEMY!"
"Nico-chan, why are you-"
"Kotori," Nico-chan looked at Kotori-chan and said, "It's a school for people to be idols or composers. If Hanayo got an invitation to Saotome Academy, she should go!"
"Shouldn't we see what the school is like?" Umi-chan asked then Nico-chan slammed the door to the clubroom open.
Nico-chan walked towards the computer then started typing "Saotome Academy" in the search bar. "This is what Saotome Academy looks like."
She showed us a picture and we looked at the picture in amazement. It was so big and amazing!
"Amazing! Kayo-chin should go!" Rin-chan repeated her words from earlier.
"The school looks like a boarding school," Maki-chan pointed out.
"If she goes, she'll be living there." Umi-chan finished Maki-chan's sentence then looked at me. "Hanayo, are you sure you want to go?"
"I don't know…" I replied, "I just want to know why Shining Saotome picked me…"
"Kayo-chin, you're adorable! I think that's why Shining Saotome wants you to go!"
"Maybe it's because her voice is sweet?" Kotori-chan tilted her head.
"According to the website, the entrance exams were over since January." Eli-chan suddenly showed up and said, "Maybe Shining Saotome watched us perform at Love Live back in December and he kept watching until the very end."
We all looked at Eli-chan and I thought that might've been the answer. Maybe that could be it… He chose me after watching us perform at Love Live and he kept watching until he decided which one of us should go… I thought to myself.
"How about we go see the school sometime later this week or we all go next month." Nozomi-chan suggested then smiled. "All Hanayo-chan has to do is reply saying that she wants to look around the school before making her final decision."
"That sounds like a reasonable idea." Maki-chan agreed.
"Hanayo-chan, do you agree as well?" Honoka-chan asked then looked at me. I nodded then she smiled. "Alright! We all talk it over after the ceremony!"
Honoka-chan, Kotori-chan, Eli-chan, Nozomi-chan, and Nico-chan left the club room, leaving me alone with Rin-chan and Maki-chan.
"We should go as well," Maki-chan said then started walking out of the room. "You can ask while we walk there."
"Let's go, Kayo-chin!" Rin-chan said then ran out of the room.
I followed my best friend and I looked at the email again. "Okay!" I quietly said to myself then started replying to the email. "May I take a look around the school before I make my decision?" I said out loud then sent the message.
"We'll go once he replies back!" Rin-chan said and I smiled a little.
"O-Okay!"
In a certain office at Saotome Academy, a certain someone reads the message Hanayo sent him.
"I'll let her come," Shining Saotome said then started laughing.
"Shining, what are you planning to do if Hanayo-chan attends here?" Ringo Tsukimiya asked Saotome.
"It won't be me who will be doing anything," Saotome said, "Miss Koizumi will be the one who will decide what she'll do here."
"So, you're going to let her come?"
"Yes. I wonder what experiences she'll get when she gets here."
The graduation ceremony went really well. The second years, and the first years sang a song for the third years. It was a beautiful moment. Although, after the ceremony ended, I got a message and my face turned pale again.
"Kayo-chin, is something wrong?" Rin-chan asked and I showed her the message. "Miss Koizumi, you may come to explore the school if you want. Although, I want a response by April 4th." She read the message word after word then smiled. "Let's go tell the others!"
"No need, we heard you." Eli-chan said and the two of us turned around and saw our friends.
"Let's go see the school!" Honoka-chan yelled then smiled.
"Maki-chan, can you give us a ride there?" Nozomi-chan asked Maki-chan and she frowned.
"F-Fine, but this is the only time I'll be doing this."
About two hours later, we managed to get to Saotome Academy and it was bigger in person than a picture! It was amazing!
"So cool!" Rin-chan and Honoka-chan both said in awe.
"Harasho…" Eli-chan muttered something in Russian.
"I-Is this even a school…?" Umi-chan asked while blinking a few times.
"It is," Nico-chan said then looked at the gates. "Let's hurry up and explore this place." She said then walked through the gates.
The rest of us followed Nico-chan as we glanced at everything that's around us. We all split into groups of three after we got to the doors to the school. Honoka-chan was with Umi-chan and Kotori-chan, Eli-chan was with Nozomi-chan and Nico-chan, and lastly, I was with Rin-chan and Maki-chan.
Rin-chan, Maki-chan and I decided to explore the first floor and the cafeteria.
"It's even bigger on the inside than the outside!" Rin-chan said in awe.
"It is pretty impressive." Maki-chan nodded in agreement.
"Let's go this way!" Rin-chan pointed to the right then ran off.
"Hey Rin, don't run off without us!" Maki-chan yelled at the direction where Rin-chan's heading and followed her.
"R-Rin-chan, Maki-chan, d-don't-"
I ran after Maki-chan and Rin-chan, until I ran into someone and landed on the ground.
"Sorry! Are you okay?"
I looked up and I saw a tall guy with red hair. He had his hand out and I firmly grabbed it and he helped me up.
"I-I'm sorry..." I quietly apologized.
"It's alright," He said then looked at me. "I'm-"
"Kayo-chin! Hurry up! We're going to meet up with everyone soon!"
"Sorry Rin-chan!" I apologized to my friend then looked at the guy. "Sorry, I have to go." I apologized to the guy before I ran towards Rin-chan.
Once I caught up to Rin-chan and Maki-chan, we walked into the cafeteria and I felt like I was in heaven!
"Look how big this place is!"
"Rin, calm down!" Maki-chan lightly scolded Rin-chan, sighing a little in the process.
"Maki-chan, this place is bigger than your vacation homes!" Rin-chan pouted a little then looks at me. "Kayo-chin, you're lucky that you got invited here!"
"You wanna deal with the fact that this place has girls and guys?" Maki-chan looked at Rin-chan and asked her.
"But," I spoke up then remembered what I read on the website before we left. "On the website, I read that love is forbidden here. So having guys and girls interacting with each other and trying not to love someone here might be hard..."
"But writing love songs is okay?"
"I think so, Maki-chan." I nodded after replying to Maki-chan's question.
A minute later, I received an email from Shining Saotome and I stared at it for a while.
"Kayo-chin, is something wrong?"
"Song... He wants me to sing one song..." I mumbled a little.
"Well, let's look for his office and you can sing one of the songs we have." Maki-chan suggested then walked towards the exit.
Rin-chan and I followed her and we saw a guy with blonde hair and glasses.
"Um, do you-"
"Cute," The guy said which threw Maki-chan off a little.
"Are you talking about Kayo-chin," Rin-chan pointed at me, "Or Maki-chan," then she pointed at Maki-chan, "Or me?" She finally pointed at herself and asked the guy.
"Her," The guy pointed at me and I blinked a couple of times.
"Wh-What?!"
"Hanayo, we have to get going soon." Maki-chan reminded me and I nodded.
"Before you go," The guy said then hugged me. "You're so cute!"
"E-Eh?! H-Help me!"
"Hey, let go of Kayo-chin!" Rin-chan pleaded then tried helping me.
"Natsuki!"
I turned to where someone was yelling from. Rin-chan and Maki-chan turned over to where I was looking at and we saw a small guy wearing a hat.
"Kayo-chin, look! He looks adorable!" Rin-chan pointed at the guy and complimented him.
"I'm not adorable!" He yelled at Rin-chan.
"Maki-chan, he sounds like you." Rin-chan and I looked at Maki-chan and we both said, "We've found your twin."
"I-I don't have a twin. And he doesn't act like me." She said, "In my opinion, he acts a little more like Nico."
"Um, can you put me down?" I asked the tall guy politely after I remembered we have to see Shining Saotome.
The tall guy gently set me down then Rin-chan grabbed my arm and dragged me away.
"Well that was fun!" Rin-chan exclaimed happily.
"Those two were definitely something..." Maki-chan sighed. "I bet those two took the entrance exam."
"You think I might run into them if I attend here?" I asked Maki-chan.
"If they passed the exam, then yes."
"Maybe Kayo-chin will be like a princess!" Rin-chan teased me a little.
I shook my head and said, "I-I doubt I'll be a princess, Rin-chan!"
"Let's hurry up and find Saotome's office." Maki-chan reminded us then walked ahead.
Rin-chan and I followed her until we ran into the others. The three of us explained where we're heading. After explaining our situation, the others decided to follow us.
"While Rin-chan and Maki-chan saw two guys, Hanayo-chan saw three guys?" Honoka-chan asked, tilting her head slightly.
"So, one acts like me rather than Maki?" Nico-chan asked, frowning a little.
"We didn't say that, Maki-chan did!" Rin-chan corrected Nico-chan.
"I think Honoka-chan, Umi-chan, and I passed by Saotome-san's office." Kotori-chan told us.
"Then let's head there." Eli-chan said, "Show us the way you three."
We all followed Honoka-chan, Kotori-chan, and Umi-chan. So far, we haven't seen a guy as we were walking which made me a little happy.
"I'm surprised that none of us have ran into a guy." Nico-chan bluntly said.
"The cards says that we'll find one soon." Nozomi-chan said while holding one of her Tarot cards. The picture is a guy and a girl with a heart around them and it said "the Lovers" on it.
Nozomi-chan was right. We stumbled upon a guy; but this time, the guy had short dark blueish purple hair. Although, he didn't look at us or anything. He just walked by without saying anything.
"He looks mysterious." Umi-chan said.
"What's his problem?" Nico-chan frowned and asked, feeling a little annoyed.
I took a closer look at the guy and I gasped a little. I looked at Nico-chan and said, "I-I think that's HAYATO!"
Nico-chan took a closer look then shook her head. "That can't be him. I mean, HAYATO's all happy and cheery. But he looks too uptight."
"That also sounds like you." Maki-chan bluntly said.
"No it doesn't!"
"Found it!" Honoka-chan announced then pointed at a door with a sign saying "Saotome's Office" on it. "We've located-"
"Kotori found it first, but those two were talking so much, nobody paid attention." Umi-chan corrected Honoka-chan's sentence.
Suddenly, the door opened which caused Honoka-chan to scream a little then land on the ground. A lady poked her head out and saw Honoka-chan on the ground.
"Sorry," The lady apologized. "I heard a lot of noise outside and I see..." She said then stared at all nine of us then smiled. "The members of μ's!"
"You've heard of us?" Eli-chan asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Yes! Where is Hanayo-chan at?"
"H-Here!" I slowly held my hand up and the lady walked up to me and dragged me inside. "S-Someone help me!"
I pleaded but, the lady shut the door then looked at me again. "Hanayo-chan looks even more adorable in person than the videos." She said.
"T-Thanks..."
"Shining, she's here now." The lady said then looked at a guy that's in front of me.
I looked at the guy and he started laughing. He then turned around and grinned after looking at me.
"Miss Hanayo Koizumi, I'm happy to see you," The guy, Shining Saotome said, "Well, have you made your decision?"
I didn't say anything. I thought it over for a minute then I looked at Saotome-san and nodded.
"I-I'm going to... Attend here!"
"Hanayo-chan, aren't you already a School Idol?" The lady asked me. "You're also a member of μ's so, why do you want to attend to this school other than Shining inviting you?"
"Um..." I started saying then looked at the lady. "We had our graduation ceremony this morning... Eli-chan, Nozomi-chan, and Nico-chan graduated... And we all agreed that μ's will be gone forever..." I said, "μ's is not μ's without Eli-chan, Nozomi-chan, and Nico-chan... Also," I added then paused. "Ever since I was little, I wanted to be an idol. I became an idol, but it didn't last long... If I attend this school, I-I'll be an idol! To show everyone that even though we disbanded, there's a piece of μ's left in my voice and songs!"
I took a deep breath after explaining why I wanted to be an idol; I let it out then started singing.
Rather than this time we have now I want to take hold of a new dream.
If we can be assertive and fly off, OK My Life!
Our desires are too big, aren't they?
Even if we try to reach for them they're so high and so far.
But let's go and take a hold of a bright new tomorrow
and make them all come true!
Yes, just by believing
we can steadily advance forward. You too!
I don't need an answer because I already know
that the place we wish for from our hearts is the same!
Searching for it and never giving up
no matter what happens is our challenge.
Our spirits won't go down
we'll continue to fly while it's still hot!
I love your unwavering eyes when you talk
about what you admire… I love them!
After singing, I looked at Saotome-san and he grinned again. I was a little confused as I stepped back a little.
"Miss Koizumi, that was amazing!" He said which made me sweat a little. "I'll see you again in April!"
"O-Okay!" I nodded then left his office with sweat dripping down my face.
I looked up and saw the others, smiling at me.
"Hanayo, I hope you have a good time here." Eli-chan told me.
"Yeah! What you said makes me so happy!" Honoka-chan nodded and told me in an excited way.
"Kayo-chin, good luck!"
"Hanayo, you better not make a fool out of yourself." Maki-chan warned me.
"Good luck, Hanayo-chan." Kotori-chan and Nozomi-chan both said.
"I guess make everyone smile," Nico-chan told me. "And make everyone remember us through some of your songs."
I nodded then looked at everyone. "I-I will! I hope you guys will give me your support!"