Fandom: Love Live! School idol project

A/N: I got the idea for this after seeing an original one-shot manga at Dynasty Reader/Dynasty Scans and fell in love with the plot. I say it, Taiyaki is truly something.

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Live. The studio Sunrise, Kimino Sakurako-sensei and Dangeki Magazine do. Also, the manga "My cat turning into a human is a little different from what I expected" was written by among my favorite writer, Taiyaki who is popular with the manga 1 x ½ (Ichi to niban ichi). Finally, Touhou Project belongs to ZUN.

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"I'm home!"

Nico was a very busy woman. Her life was a very long cycle of stress and tiredness. She was a salary woman with a lame life, no lover, no close friends, and above all, she was a nerdy girl who worshiped idols. Her daily life was divided into three things: job, idol research and cooking. She loved cooking as much as she appreciated cute thing. She wanted to become chief at some point but failed every audition and in the end, became a dull office lady.

"Welcome home, nya~"

…

A pair of crimson eyes widened as the raven-haired woman, still clad in her working suit, walked inside her one-room apartment. Something was off. Instead of the small cute cat she has taken in, she saw a young-looking woman sitting on the sofa while playing with some thread. The oddest thing was that this girl (?) had a pair of cat ears atop her head and a fluffy-looking tail on her lower back. Her eyes were chartreuse-colored and her small sharp fangs were visible when she opened her mouth.

"Ah!?" Nico gasped, surprised and took her phone instantly. "Who do you think you are? Getting into other's apartment, naked that is, and uses other people's belongings!

The naked character made a cute pout as she crawled on the couch. "Boo! Nico-chan is so cold nya~ It's only me though."

Upon closer look, the older woman thought and her eyes widened. She couldn't believe it yet though. "No! No! This can't be!" She muttered. "Though she just acts like how Rin would when I get home. Her eyes are shining the same way as my cat does." She looked up at the other individual. "Who the hell are you in the end?"

The girl thought as she placed a finger on her lower lip. "Hun? Rin is just Rin though…"

A sigh escaped Nico's lips as she made sure to lock the door behind her and placed her phone back on her skirt's pocket. She was too tired for that. All she wanted right at that instant was a good old cup of coffee and watch some idol concert while caressing her cat…

Taking her high heel shoes by the entrance, she put a pair of slippers on and entered the living room/bedroom. It was a small apartment with no hall, just one room where a bed rests at the corner. A couch facing the TV and a small glass table is at the middle of the room while a desk was near the bed. At the other side of the room was the kitchen corner and at the bathroom. It was the only apartment with electricity and water she could find with her possibilities.

Rin (?) followed her mistress with her cat-like eyes. The petite woman shivered as she walked over to the shelves near the bed and grabbed a baggy T-shirt before throwing it at the catgirl. "Will you put something on already? Aren't you ashamed?"

"But Rin is used to it…" The ginger replied, oblivious. "I mean Rin never wore anything while being a cat."

Nico rubbed her temples as she made a grimace face. "Whatever, please just put this on! I am sure you know how to do so since you saw me putting clothes on if you are really the cat you claim to be."

"That is something Rin can do nya~" Rin saluted before grabbing the baggy T-shirt that fell on the small table. Putting it on from over her head, she stood up and swirled on her heels, testing the white cotton product. It was large and long enough to reach her elbows and mid-thigh but displayed some of her (flat) bust. "This feels so weird." She commented before sniffing the collar. "It smells good~ Rin can recognize Nico-chan's smell out of everything."

The ravenette made a crazy face, rolling her eyes. "Please do not say something like that while sniffing my clothes. You sound like a pervert." She walked toward the bathroom, deciding to splash some cold water on her face to forget the fact she just handed her sleepwear to some stranger (?) claiming to be her cat who turned into a human. It didn't take long and she walked back into the main room with a towel resting on her shoulder. The catgirl was peacefully watching through the closed glass windows and Nico swore she saw what looked like her cat for a split second before it turned back into the girl from earlier. Sighing another time, the petite woman walked toward the kitchen corner and powered the coffee machine on. "Anyway…" She started, eying at the ginger. "Rin, was it?"

The pumpkin-haired humanoid turned to her mistress with a huge smile. "What is it, Nico-chan?"

"I…" The ravenette found her words getting caught in her throat as she saw the bright expression on the shorter girl's face. It took her a moment before finding back her words. "Are you really Rin…?"

The catgirl tilted her head. "Rin doesn't get that question, nya… Nico-chan, are you all right? You haven't been acting like your usual self today."

Nico was back to massaging her temples at that question. "Well… I was very surprised seeing someone I have never seen before so of course I would react like how any normal person would." She eyed back at the girl and frowned. "I still find it hard to think that you truly are Rin, the cat I have taken in one year ago right after I moved here."

"But Rin is Rin, nya. There's nothing complex."

"Well…"

The ravenette decided it was finally time to ask the most important question. Just as she was about to speak though, the coffee machine made a beep as to notify her it was ready. Taking a cup, the woman filled it and walked toward the couch, taking seat. Just at that time, Rin walked in her direction and crawled so she was lying on Nico's lap. She was instantly pushed aside and made a pout as the ravenette displayed a stern look. The catgirl's eyes became huge and watery, looking like some beat-up cats or a baby ready to cry anytime. Sighing, the woman slightly relaxed and allowed Rin to rest her head on her lap.

Deciding it was better trying to relax for now, the petite woman just sipped her black coffee. "Something has been bothering me though…" Nico's right hand still held the cut while her left one was free. Looking down, Rin's hair looked very fluffy and tempting. After a good second of mental debate, she finally touched it with her left hand and found herself addicted to caressing it the next second. It was made more tempting when the catgirl started to purr as the petite and slender fingers brushed near her ears. "How come did you turn into this? I mean your appearance? How come did you get that humanoid form?"

The still purring creature kept her eyes close. "Tonight is red moon nya…"

"?" Nico tilted her head. "Pardon?"

"It's an event that only occurs once every 100 years. My family has been known as the guardian of the sacred gate for generations now. Rin was sent here on earth two years ago to fulfill a duty that only the chosen one of my family could do."

"Wait one minute!" Nico's hand stopped, earning a pout from the odd individual. "What the hell are you saying here? Are you trying to tell me you are some kind of alien who arrived here and pretended to be dumb all that time?"

"I wouldn't phrase it like that though." The catgirl sighed as she stretched and yawned freely. "We are what you humans call yokai or oni, creaturs who live on a parallel world where demons reign over. The red moon is an event when the gate between our two worlds weakens and allows some of us to visit this world. You humans prefer calling it Halloween though. Also, some demons are too dangerous though, and they wish to take over your world. It is my duty as heiress of the family to stop them if needed. That's why I came in two years ago but ended up as a starved and wounded stray cat. That's when I met Nico-chan nya."

The human was at loss of words at that and it took her a moment before reacting. "O…kay…" She placed the cup on the low table and stood up. "I'm kind of feeling tired right now so I'm going to sleep a little. I will think more about this after I wake up so good night!" And with that, she walked toward her bed and stripped until ending in her underwear and fell face first on the bed.

Rin just smiled as she walked over and saw that her mistress has already fallen asleep. She brushed some wild hair behind the woman's ear and leaned in to bring her lips on Nico's left cheek. "You can sleep well while I do my job." She leaned back and walked over to the window. The moon was already high in the sky while the roads were filled with cosplayers enjoying the evening of that October 31st. She knew that some of them were true demons though. Sliding the window open, she took off the shirt and her body was enveloped by fire. Not long after, it dissipated and she was now clad in a golden-colored tank top and skirt. "All right! Time for job!" And with that, she jumped out of the window and into another building to face two shady creatures. "You are not allowed to go to this world! I will stop you all send you back to Gensokiyo."

Meanwhile, as that was happening, three figures stood atop another building, far from there. They sat at the edge of it. "It has started, hun?" The one wearing a miko priestess' outfit started. "Rin-chan went ahead of us."

"It can't be helped." The blonde woman, who would look normal if it wasn't for the pair of fox ears atop her head and nine tails sprouting from her back wile being clad in a yukata, commented back. "She has always hated waiting and always rushed head first into the problems. Well… I expected her to do this."

"But I'm glad Rin-chan is fine." The last individual, a ginger girl wearing a gothic dress and a large witch hat, added, the tone of her voice being cheerful. "We couldn't sense where she was because she never turned into her yokai form. Now, Honoka is happy to see her safe and well."

"I was worried after we got separated a year ago too though…"

The priestess chuckled. "I did say you didn't need to worry though, Elicchi, Honocchi~ The cards has told me she found someone who would take great care of her."

"And we did trust you!" The ginger commented. "It's true! Honoka trust in Nozomi-chan. It's just that Honoka can't help getting worried about Rin-chan since she is like our younger sister."

"I second Honoka!"

Another chuckle. "Well… We could continue that discussion later and do our job for now. We can't leave all the hard job to Rin-chan as her senior, older-sister figure and beloved idols~"

The two other nodded and they jumped from the building. The priestess floated while the witch summoned a broom that allowed her to fly and the kiyuubi kitsune yokai's tails flapped slowly as to allow her to not fall down. They took separate direction and went looking for potential demons hiding among the cosplayers.