NozoEli Angst Fanfiction: One-Sided NozoEli, EliUmi, implied NicoMaki


There might be more chapters than this, it just depends on how busy I am.

This is my first fanfiction (that I've posted). I ship NozoEli so hard, but since they're canon, I decided to do some angst because who doesn't love to crush their own heart with more sadness and hurt than they need?

I'm also currently ass-deep in Idol Hell so.. (yeah, I need Jesus. I get told that every day.)

Enjoy!

Disclaimer! I do not own Love Live! or any of the characters. Any resemblance of an actual person or event is purely coincidental.


"Hey, Nozomi…" Eli walked up to Nozomi. She was sitting at her seat and was just catching up on some of her homework. She looked up into the eyes of her best friend. They shined in anxiety and her hands kept fidgeting. "I have something that I need to tell you… Can we get parfaits after school?" she nearly whispered.

"Sure," Nozomi cheerily responded. Maybe it was time, she thought. Eli wanted to talk to her privately, in their favorite café while eating parfaits. Nozomi's heart beat in anticipation and she couldn't stop thinking about all those years of longing. Maybe Eli had finally realized her own feelings for Nozomi.

Eli had been acting a little jumpy recently. Maybe this was the cause. Eli returned to her seat and the day went on.

School passed agonizingly slow for Nozomi and she was so antsy and couldn't keep down her jitters. Her excitement was bubbling over and she grinned from ear to ear throughout the day. The day finally ended and she walked down the street and into the café with Eli. They took a seat at a booth and ordered their usual parfaits.

"As you may know," Eli started," I have been acting strange lately. I came to you because I know that only you would understand." Nozomi nodded her head, urging her to continue after the waitress had set down their parfaits. She had never seen Eli so nervous before.

"Well, it's because I'm in love with someone," she said, blushing. Nozomi's heart sang and her pulse grew exponentially. She clasped her hands together tightly and waited for her to continue. Time finally came for Eli to confess to her the same love that she herself had felt ever since they had met.

"She's just so amazing," she continued. "I love the way that she's just so calm all the time, and her steady voice during practice keeps me going." Nozomi suddenly became confused. Her hands clasped together even tighter. "She's just so cute when she is secretly practicing her poses when she thinks no one is looking and even when she's mad at Honoka for some reason."

"Wait, you mean-"

"Yes, I am in love with Umi," she finally confessed, blushing deep red. "I knew that only you could help me and tell me what to do."

Nozomi's hands unclasped and she realized that she had been squeezing them extremely hard. She donned a smile on her face and took one of Eli's hands in hers. She gave it a light squeeze and Eli looked up.

"You should tell her. If that's how you truly feel, then your feelings are bound to reach her," she said, gathering her things. She let go of Eli's hand rather suddenly and took out money to pay for both their parfaits.

"You're leaving?" Eli asked, rather dejectedly. "You haven't even touched your parfait."

"Yes, I have some things I need to take care of at home. You could invite Umi here and she can have my parfait." Nozomi looked away before Eli could see her tears and she began to walk away quickly.

On the way home, the tears couldn't seem to stop flowing. Nozomi felt quite guilty that she had felt so sad at Eli's newfound happiness. Eli had found the right person, after all. They suited each other well, both very intelligent and capable of anything and everything.

Nozomi unlocked her door and stepped inside the quiet house. She took of her shoes and closed the door. Slowly, the tears seemed to grow faster and she couldn't control her voice as she sobbed into her arms, sitting against the door. Her sleeves grew wet very quickly and she sat there for a while.

Soon, it was as if she couldn't cry anymore. Her tears had all been cried and she stood up. Nozomi walked over to a mirror, and her eyes were puffy and red. Her cheeks were red and so was her nose. It would probably be fine tomorrow. The end of the year was slowly coming to an end, and she needed to decide where she wanted to be in life. A heartbreak was no reason to miss school.

She practiced smiling in the mirror, and soon, she wore her smile like a perfect mask. She could've easily fooled herself, had it not been for her aching chest. Her laugh sounded a bit different, but it was okay. No one would really pay that much attention, anyways.

The next day, she woke up, and her eyes were no longer puffy nor red. Her face had cleared up and she decided that it was okay to go to school with a heartache. She got to school, but something was a little different. Eli wasn't with her. She wondered where she had went, and she realized that Eli had probably actually invited Umi to the cafe.

Nozomi had guessed right; Eli and Umi came walking in to the club room, hand-in-hand, the latter blushing noticeably harder than the former. Everyone was shocked and they had immediately come up to congratulate the new couple. Nozomi had put on a well-practiced smile, and walked up to both of them to give them a hug.

"Congratulations!" she told them. "I predict that you both will find happiness in your futures," she said, giggling. She walked back over to the other side of the long table, diagonal to where the two of them were sitting. Nico looked at her with one raised brow. Nozomi kept the same smiling face and feigned ignorance at the questioning looks.

Lunch arrived, and Nico and Maki had dragged Nozomi to the rooftop, requesting a "private tarot reading" from the master fortune teller. Nozomi sat down, and she got out her cards from her bag, and was starting her process, until Nico stopped her.

"Don't play dumb," she scolded her. "You know why we really dragged you up here."

"But I thought you guys wanted a tarot reading on your future as a couple. Would you like to see?" she grinned mischievously.

Nico faltered, but she regained her train of thought after Maki looked at her with a pointed stare.

"T-That's not why we're here," she said, her arms crossed. "Did you know?"

"Did I know what?"

"That Eli and Umi were gonna be together. Jeez, Nozomi. Stop acting dense," Maki jumped in. Even she was starting to get agitated.

"I did know," she told them in a quiet voice.

"W-WHAT?!" they shouted in unison. The pigeons that littered the roof took off all at once due to their sudden outburst. "When?!"

"Yesterday," she replied. "Eli told me when we went to get parfaits."

Nico looked at Maki, concerned. They seemed to be having a mental argument, and Maki won after many exaggerated movements and arm crosses. "How are you feeling?" Nico asked, finally.

"Me? I'm fine," she said with a smile. "Why do you ask?" Nozomi looked down and noticed that her hands were clasped together, tightly. She released her hands.

"Just stop it!" Nico yelled. "I know that you're really hurting inside," she said. Nozomi's head was still looking at her hands. "Look at me!" Nico shouted, exasperatedly.

Nozomi looked up and tears had formed. They slowly began to roll down her cheeks and her eyes were brimming with hurt. Nico's expression softened and she went over to Nozomi's side and hugged her. Nozomi turned to face her and she sobbed loudly into Nico's shoulders. Maki went to Nozomi's other side and she slowly stroked Nozomi's hair.