A/N: I'm on a roll! Can't get enough of Umi/Maki! Especially since there's so little fics out there dedicated to them. Hopefully, my contributions to this pairing will help some to see how cute they really are =)

Disclaimer: Love Live not mine ^_^

"The school festival's coming up, right? What are we going to do-nya?" Rin asked, slumping on the chair next to Honoka as the first years entered the club room. Honoka, Kotori, and Nico were already there.

"Should we wait for the others first before we talk about this? Maybe they have some ideas as well. Eli-chan and Nozomi-chan are still at the student council, and Umi-chan has Kyudo practice." Hanayo said as she sat beside Kotori.

"They can just pitch in later. We're already here so let's make the most of it while we wait."

"I agree with Nico-chan. Obviously we'll be performing. But Eli did say we shouldn't limit ourselves to that." Maki added, sitting next to Hanayo.

"That's right! Okaasan also said it's an opportunity to raise funds for the clubs, and that survey says our school is amongst the schools to visit by potential students since U's debuted. It's very difficult to make some of our costumes with a shoestring budget, so extra funds will be of big help."

"What do you think, Honoka-chan?" The others all looked towards Honoka who's deep in thought.

"Hmm, I think we should also join some of the activities of the other clubs like contests and stuff. It'll be like free publicity before our performance. But what can we do as a fund raiser?"

"We can open up a food stall-nya! Everybody likes to eat, and it'll help raise our funds faster than booths. Kayo-chin and I will help with the cooking!" Rin exclaimed as she raised her hand and stood up from her seat.

"Huwaaa! Can we do a butler cafe then?! I'll make sure our costumes will be super cute! And if everyone agrees, I want Umi-chan to be our head butler. She'll look absolutely dashing!" Kotori said excitedly, stars in her eyes.

"But shouldn't she be here before we decide on anything? Although I don't disagree. Umi-chan is really cool and popular with the girls here. I bet lots of people will visit us just to see her. And Eri-chan, too!" Hanayo said, a dreamy look in her eyes the same as Kotori's.

"Hmph! Yeah, yeah, they look good. But Nico-nii is still the most popu - !"

"Moving on." Maki interrupted.

"Hey!" Nico glared daggers at Maki for interrupting her. The redhead just ignored her and kept on talking.

"I like the idea. Less thing to worry about since we have more than enough space to use in the next room. Let's bring it up later when we're all here."

"I like it, too! I can just imagine our sweet Umi-chan serving customers while they ask for a picture with her. Kyaa!" Honoka shrieked, making Maki frown for reasons unknown. The door to the club room opened and in walked Eri and Nozomi.

"Sorry we're late. What are you guys doing?" Eri greeted as she placed her bag down.

"Ah, Eri-chan, Nozomi-chan! We were just talking about our fund raiser for the school festival," Honoka said to the two seniors.

"We thought that a butler cafe will be cute, and our club room is big enough to accommodate customers." Kotori added.

"Oh, that's a good idea! What do you think, Ericchi?" Nozomi said as she sat down next to Rin, Eli sitting next to her.

"I don't think it's a bad idea. It's going to be a lot of work, but I think we can pull it off."

"Yay! This is going to be the best festival ever-nya!"

"We can go over it again later. Right now we need to decide on who's going to join the Miss Handsome contest that the Student Council's sponsoring for the last day of the festival. It's going to be the school's main highlight." Eri announced, making everyone, except Nozomi, look at her curiously.

"Miss Handsome contest?" Hanayo asked.

"Hai. Well, it was initially supposed to be a beauty pageant, but other members of the council said that a Miss Handsome contest will attract more potential students. It was also decided that every club should have a representative, and that includes us. Advertising for this event will also be a big deal. An official statement will be posted tomorrow, including the mechanics."

"Eri-chan should join! We're going to win for sure!" Honoka exclaimed.

"Yay, Eri-chan!" The blonde just smiled apologetically to the others.

"Gomen, but since I'm part of the Student Council, I can't join. We need to choose someone else." Everyone deflated at that, but Nico stood up suddenly, a haughty air around her.

"It can't be helped then. Please, no begging. It's going to be tough, but I'll gladly take on the challenge and be our representative."

"..." Everyone just deadpanned and ignored her entirely.

"Who'd like to volunteer?" Maki then asked the others as they looked at each other, indecisive.

"Stop ignoring me!" Nico shouted.

"Umi-sempai!" They heard someone shout outside as the person ran past their window, and the girls all looked outside to see what's going on.

"Huh? I wonder what's up?" Honoka asked quietly as she and the others squeezed themselves in the window and peeked outside, only to see Umi standing at the walkway, probably on her way to the club room, as she stopped to acknowledge the girl who called for her.

"Isn't that Masahiko Hikari-san? She just transferred here last month. She's in our class-nya," Rin answered everyone's unspoken question. They leaned in further, trying hard to listen to the conversation outside, Kotori and Hanayo anticipating the exchange moreso than the others, seemingly predicting what's about to happen.

"Ah, Masahiko-san, right? You were the one who's visiting the Kyudo club lately. I hope you enjoyed watching us practice." Umi smiled sweetly to the younger girl, making her blush bright red as she fidgeted with something behind her.

"What can I do for you?" The girl, with long brown hair and bright red eyes, shuffled uncomfortably under Umi's gaze, trying hard to compose herself. She then bowed before her senior, thrusting a pink scented envelope with a heart sticker on the front near the older girl's face, and Umi had no choice but to take it as to not let it drop.

"Umm, sempai, onegai! Please accept this!" the blushing girl almost shouted, surprising Umi, then ran away as fast as she could. She ran past the club room again, where the peeping girls saw how red her face is, like it's going to combust any moment.

"W-what? Ah, matte!" Umi tried to call for the girl but she's already out of sight. She just looked at the letter in her hands miserably. 'Sigh. Not again.' She pocketed the letter, making sure to keep it well hidden, then continued walking towards the club room, face gloomy. The others went back to their seats, mischievous smiles apparent on most of the members' faces as their minds started working. Eli voiced out her thoughts soon after, a smirk in place.

"He he he. You girls thinking what I'm thinking?" Nozomi, Rin, Hanayo, Honoka, and Kotori nodded excitedly. Maki just sat quietly while twirling a strand of her hair, internally thinking she didn't like where this was going. Nico was put off, but couldn't help but to agree with the others' train of thought. Eli's smirk got wider.

"I think we just found our representative!"

A/N: this story is based loosely on Maki's School Idol Diary chap 3 where the group's planning activities for the school festival. I'll be posting a different story for the butler cafe, so hope you guys tune in! Thanks for reading! ^_^