Summary: Being under the same umbrella can lead you to certain events.

Pairing: Kotori/Umi, Slightly Nico/Maki if you squint hard.

Authors Note: Sorry for the grammatical errors. Dedicated to my waifu, whose birthday is today, Minami Kotori. 9/12. Oraaaaayt.

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It was raining. Hard.

The u's members gathered at the roof's door, and Honoka was really depressed—she really wanted to practice the new song.

"Let's….just go home." Eli suggested.

"Yeah, let's do that" Maki agreed.

Honoka was still pouting when she was walking down the stairs, not looking where she was stepping—she slipped. She slipped and reflexibly went to grab the nearest object or person to her. And that lucky person is…well….Kotori.

Honoka luckily fell butt-first. While Kotori landed, face-first.

Umi hurriedly went to Kotori to help her up. She did but she fell down to Umi once again and they all saw that she had sprained her ankle.

"Kotori-chan! I'm really, really sorry!" Honoka apologized and got up.

"This is your fault Honoka. You should always watch your steps." Umi lectured Honoka while helping Kotori to get up again with the help of other members.

"Maa, Umi-chan, I'm sure Honoka-chan didn't want this to happen." Kotori defended Honoka while still holding tightly to Umi so she won't fall. Meanwhile, Honoka just smiled sheepishly and also helped Kotori to get up.

They have gone first to the clubroom to treat Kotori's sprained ankle and got changed, except for Kotori of course.

"AH!" a scream made everyone turn their heads to the screaming ginger.

"Honoka? What is it now?" Umi asked.

"I forgot my umbrella." Honoka dazedly said.

"Eh?! Why didn't you?!" Nico furiously questioned.

"W-well, I thought it won't rain because the weather report only said that it only have 60% chance of rain" Honoka explained sheepishly.

Some of the members literally face-palmed while some only figuratively face-palmed.

"Idiot." Maki muttered.

"Maki-chan, you meanie." Honoka pouted.

"Just telling the truth." Maki shrugged her off.

"Maki." Nico said horrified, "being honest. Woah."

Maki went on tsundere mode and chased the raven-haired girl who just continued on mocking her.

"Here"

Umi handed her umbrella to the still pouting Honoka.

"What about you Umi-chan?" Honoka asked worriedly.

Umi thought about it for a while and replied with, "I'll just take Kotori home and borrow her umbrella"

Honoka made an 'o' and thanked the blue-haired girl.

After some minutes, everyone finished changing and headed to the front entrance of the school.

Everyone bid farewell to each other and head home, except for Kotori and Umi who stayed a little longer.

"Do you want to ride in my back?" Umi suggested, turning to Kotori who was clinging to her for support.

Kotori blushed slightly and nodded her head.

Umi got down and motioned Kotori to ride her back, which blushingly—but happily obliged.

Once Kotori is comfortably, though only Umi thought so—unbeknownst to her, Kotori still blushing and worried that Umi might hear her weird fast beating heart. Umi got up and told Kotori to open her umbrella, and she started walking.

While walking, Umi can't help but feel uncomfortable with the feeling on her back. She tried to keep her mind out of it and just tried to make a conversation,

"U-Uhmm, K-Kotori, are you okay there? Are you getting wet?"

"N-No-Not r-really" Kotori said huskily breathing near Umi's ear.

This only made Umi more uncomfortable because Kotori's tone was really…se—why am I thinking about such inappropriate things?! Ugh.

Although her mind was saying that—but the feeling of Kotori in her back really felt so wrong yet so good. She isn't saying that Kotori is heavy—in fact, Kotori is really light. Kotori's hair still tickling her neck and back, and the feeling of the younger girl's hot breath in her neck really give her the chills.

Meanwhile, on the other side though, Kotori was really nervous. She hoped that Umi wouldn't notice that she was trembling nervously and her fast heart beats.

Fortunately for the two of them, they both reached Kotori's home.

"Uhm, Umi-chan, can you stay over at my house tonight? Mom's not gonna go home today because she have some important things to attend to. Can you? Please?" Kotori softly whispered in Umi's ear while the other girl is opening the door of the house.

Umi can't help but blush at the tone of Kotori's voice, so she just unconsciously nodded.

"Yay! Thank you Umi-chan!" Kotori happily chirped as she hugged Umi.

After entering the house, Umi gently laid Kotori on the sofa in Kotori's house.

"Does your foot still hurt?" Umi asked worriedly,

"Only a little." Kotori assuringly said.

"Do you think you can walk now?" she asked once again.

"Maki-chan told me not to push myself and warned me not to walk till morning." Kotori replied.

"Ah. Do you want me to get you to your room?" Umi asked again.

"Sure, Umi-chan!" Kotori smiled brightly at her.

Umi got up and slid her right arm at Kotori's nape, the other at Kotori's back of the knee and carried her bridal style to Kotori's room.

Meanwhile, Kotori—just like earlier—blushed and hoped Umi not to notice it by sinking her head to Umi's shoulder. Which the other girl flinched at the contact and just fastened her pace.

And when they arrived at the room, Umi gently laid Kotori in her bed. And sat at the floor, while Kotori sat up on her bed.

"Nee, Umi-chan" Kotori spoke up, while leaning towards the older girl who flinched at the sound of her name

"W-what is i-it, K-Ko-Kotori?" Umi stammered as she turned her head to the younger girl who was several inches far away from her own face.

"Would you forgive me for everything that I would do?" Kotori seductively—but not playfully said.

"O-of C-course! I am yo—"

Umi's reply was cut short when she was stopped by a pair of lips on her own. After some seconds, Kotori pulled back and just sighed as Umi fainted.

'Same old Umi-chan'

Kotori said in her head as she giggled, she put the unconscious girl to her bed and slept next to her. She smiled at the beautiful sleeping girl beside her and said, "I love you very much, Umi-chan!"

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Omake:

When Umi woke up, it was already morning; the sunshine and a sleeping goddess in front of her greeted her.

She smiled at the sleeping girl and put away some ash gray locks on the girl's forehead and kissed the said part.

"I love you, Kotori"

Just then, Kotori's eyes shook awake as she felt a pair of lips touching her forehead and heard the words that she wanted to hear for years.

"K-K-Ko-Kotori?! Y-Y-You're A-a-awake?!" Umi stammered as she pulled herself away from the other girl while blushing furiously.

Meanwhile, Kotori hugged the fleeing girl, tightly. From that moment, Umi stopped struggling and hugged back Kotori.

"I-I-I love you too, Umi-chan"