AN: Hello there everyone! This is my first story that I'm uploading onto this site! I hope that it brings a smile onto your face when you're reading this. It's a HonoMaki fic by the way! It's my first time doing a story of any kind like this. This story is dedicated to a very special person who gave me the courage to do something like this. I hope that you all enjoy it as much asi enjoyed writing it! Without further ado, enjoy!


It was a day like no other. The sun was bright, the Sakura tree petals in full bloom ,falling, littering and marking the ground in a bright pink color. The wind blowing them everywhere, almost as if they were dancing with the wind.

The third years; Eli, Nico & Nozomi, had just graduated from Otonokizaka High School. The day was filled with happiness. Happiness because of the fact that they're going on and doing big things for themselves. But wherever there's happiness there exists sadness. Sad because of the fact that things won't be the same without them, no role models to possibly look up to.

But the girls weren't thinking of that right now, right now they were just celebrating with everyone before everything ends. At the Nishikino household, everyone gathered around the table in the middle of the room. Laughter filled the room, food was being shared all around.

Before this, the third years, minus Nozomi, thought that this wasn't needed and voiced their opinions. In the end, they were outvoted and decided that they would go along with this, this would be the last time they would all gather like this for a long time, so make it memorable and fun.

"Still, I'm surprised that Maki-chan was the one who suggested that we gather at her house, one would think that she's going a bit soft because of this, hehe." Said Nozomi, finishing with a teasing laugh.

Maki puts on a 'angry' face and blushes hard "I-It's not like that at all! I just...wanted to have one last day with everyone here. Hmpf."

Everyone gets a laugh out of this exchange between the 2. Honoka decides to jump in and say "She isn't wrong Maki-chan and it's not a bad thing if you are getting soft. That just means that you're getting better & better at coming out of your shell. Personally, I really love that you're improving on that!"

Maki goes red in embarrassment, but this time there's a tint of pink on her cheeks "It's just as Honoka says, it's a good thing and we're all proud of you for it." Says Umi with a warm tone.

Everyone else makes noises of agreement. Maki starts to get really flustered, she has no idea what to say. So she just continues to mumble about how "unfair" it was that she couldn't say anything back. The room is filled with laughter at Maki's predicament, she joins the laughter a second later.

Soon the night came to an end, everyone was getting tired and wanted to go home. Rin was the first one to make her sleepiness noticeable by yawning & stretching, "Seems like Rin-chan is sleepy. Maybe it's time that we all go home and sleep." Said Kotori, who also yawned right after she said this.

Eli was the first one to stand up "Yes, it seems like that's the best choice right now. Plus, I think we've overstayed our visit a bit." Maki's mother hears this and says "Nonsense, you girls are welcome to stay as long as you want in this household. You're all great company!"

Eli smiles and says "Thank you for everything Nishikino-san. But we really must get going, I appreciate everything you've done today for us." She finishes with a bow. Everyone else gets up and bows as well "Thank you for everything!" They all say in harmony.

"My, you girls are just so respectful. Just remember that you're all welcomed in this household. Please don't be afraid to visit! I'm also going to sleep right now so Goodnight to all of you." Everyone replies "Goodnight!" back as she heads up the stairs into her bedroom.

"Well, it's time for us to go. Maki-chan, thank you for having us over. We all had a great time here!" Said Kotori with a smile. Maki smiles back, thankful that she decided to speak out about hosting this get together with everyone. It made her really happy, not that she would admit it to everyone.

Soon everyone but one person was leaving the Nishikino household. Umi looked back to see who was missing "Where's Honoka?" Maki heard the question and answered "She said that she wanted to stay for a little longer, I don't know why, but she was very adamant about it." All of them were wondering why Honoka wanted to stay longer. Eventually they all decided that it wasn't worth thinking about right now. So they all said Goodnight and went their separate ways.

Maki goes back inside and sees Honoka, still sitting down, looking straight at her. Almost as if studying her. Maki decides to sit down next to Honoka and sip her drink. "So, why do you want to stay instead of going home? It's getting a bit dark outside." Honoka doesn't say anything, she just smiles at Maki "Hehe, you're really happy aren't you Maki-chan?"

Maki, not expecting this, chokes on her drink for a bit & goes red as a tomato. Honoka, expecting this type of reaction from Maki, gets a big smile on her face & pounces on Maki while she's trying to recover "Oh I knew that you were really happy for tonight! I could see it in your eyes, they were all bright and they were just wonderful to look at! I've never really seen that expression on you before! It was sooooo cute!"

Maki doesn't know how to make heads or tails of this, first she was choking on her drink and now she's being smothered by Honoka. But to be honest, she likes having the attention of Honoka for some weird reason. Lately she just always feels warm around the girl, especially when Honoka is looking straight at her. Right now that feeling of warmth is slowly taking over. But she pushes these feelings aside, for now, until she has a clear head and can think about what & why she has been feeling this warmth lately.

"H-Honoka get off of me! This is embarrassing!" she tries to push her off but Honoka has her wrapped tightly in her arms, rubbing her cheeks against Maki's. She eventually relents and lets go of Maki. Honoka gets up first and offers Maki her hand "Sorry about that, I just got really happy that i figured out how you were actually feeling." Maki takes the hand and lets Honoka pull her up.

"Really, you shouldn't just do that out of nowhere. You really gave me a scare there." Finishes Maki with a light pink tint on her cheeks. Honoka starts to laugh and Maki can't help but let out a chuckle at her actions. The laughter died down a couple of seconds later, the joy still evident on Honoka's face.

"I should really get going before it gets too late. Maki-chan, thank you so much for today. I know that everyone appreciates this night together. Especially me since I love spending time with everyone. It's sad that this'll be the last night that we'll get together like this. But I'm happy that it ended on a happy note." Honoka opens the door and walks outside, only to look back and say "It's all thanks to you, Maki-chan." She says with a smile.

Maki smiles back and yet again feels this warm sensation inside of her. She doesn't know what it is, but all she knows is that it only happens when Honoka's around. No one else can give her this feeling of warmth. She shakes the feeling off again and decides to be honest this time "I had a lot of fun too. I'm glad I did this."

Honoka suddenly hugs Maki a final time. Instead of freaking out, she decides to hug back just this once. The feeling of warmth gets stronger. But little does she know that Honoka is thinking was she was thinking a few seconds ago. Asking herself what was this warmth. Why only around Maki.

They both let go after a bit, the embrace lasted longer than necessary but they don't care. Honoka's final words for the night are "I'll see you around Maki-chan. Thanks for everything!" As she disappears around the corner. "Bye Honoka!" Maki yells out as a goodbye.

While Honoka is walking through the streets, she starts to think about that feeling of warmth she felt during that embrace. She doesn't know what to make of it because this is also the first time she has felt this. Maybe she'll ask her mom or dad about what this warm feeling is. "What was that? All of a sudden this warmth came while I was hugging Maki-chan." she says out loud to herself.

She pushes this aside for now, continuing to her destination. Home. But little did Honoka know, was that these feelings were going to get much stronger.


AN:Okay well that's it for the first chapter! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Honestly I felt like I could've done this better, but I was personally satsfied with how it turned out. Future chapters will be longer. Criticism is always appreciated, just don't be rude about it please!

So some things to point out. Yes this is stricly a Honomaki fic, but there will be other hints of ships in here. Maybe a moment or 2.

I'll be trying my best to not just focus on Honoka & Maki, but they will be main focus of this story. I'll be doing my best to use everyone else in my story (Umi, Kotori, Rin, Hanayo, etc.) For updates, I'd say probably weekly or every 2 weeks. It depends on how much free time I have. But you better believe that I'll work on this whenever I do get free time!

Please leave reviews, I would love to hear what you all thought of this chapter & how I can improve my future chapters!

Take care!