Here's a completely spontaneous fanfic coming out of left field! ∠( ﾟдﾟ)／
I'm Mogkyun. Nice to meet all the LoveLivers in here. I've been lurking around the archives for Love Live! fanfiction and pretty much decided to make my own fantasies into stories. While they might seem very descriptive in manner, I'm not capable of bringing out the charm of the characters using dialogue only... yet.
I'll get better eventually. Here's the beginning of a story I'm planning, MakixEli centric. Please read if you'd like! m(_)m
It was a cold winter morning in Otonokizaka High School, the classes were done for the day and students could be seen leaving the building with haste. The weather report mentioned that there might be a snowstorm today; however, the blonde council president didn't care. Staring at the droplets of snow falling from the sky, she lightly placed her hand on the cold glass window, barely seeing her reflection.
She didn't particularly dislike cold weather, her roots coming from the very land of snow itself. It's been a few years since she's enrolled in the school, and now she's made a name for herself. Some students even call her nicknames because of her cold personality and stunning looks.
She made it past the first 2 years with flying colors. Now on her third year, she volunteered to be part of the student council as President. Unfortunately, she was the sole member of the student council, and had to do all the tasks by herself. She wasn't overwhelmed by her work; in fact, she did more tasks than previous council presidents. Teachers praised her for this, but she didn't get any sort of satisfaction for it. It was just something to do.
With a sigh, Ayase Eli parted her hand from the council room's window, and started preparing to go home. She looked at the corner of the room.
A black guitar case was leaning towards the wall. The presence of this object alone made Eli feel comfortable.
Grabbing her bag, she checked the files once more on the table.
Knocks were heard on the door, which made Eli jump a bit. Recollecting her thoughts, she opened the door for the already-expected guest.
Wearing Otonokizaka's uniform was a student of the school. A third-year with long purple pigtails swirling down to her hips, a nice figure which would make any man fall for her looks, albeit sexually speaking. With a grin in her face, she raised her hands and dashed towards Eli.
"Hiya, Elicchi!" The pigtailed girl hugged Eli, planting her face on the president's breasts and squeezing her tight.
"N-Nozomi..." Eli said, a slight blush forming on her face. She couldn't move from this position, all she could do is ask for mercy with a smile.
Nozomi let go after getting her daily dose of Eli breasts, and grabbed her hand.
"Let's go eat parfaits together!" Nozomi looked at Eli with expectations, like a child wanting to go to an amusement park. Eli simply sighed, but she smiled at the expected invitation.
"Sure. Let me just make sure I haven't forgotten anything, okay?" Eli asked politely, letting go of Nozomi's hand.
"Okay~!" Nozomi cheerfully said and entered the council room, leaving her bag next to the door and scouting around for stuff to do while waiting.
On the corner of her eye was the guitar case leaning against a wall, in which Nozomi was curious about, never having been in the council room before.
She carefully removed the guitar from the case, and looked at it carefully. It looked really worn out, and the wood had a lot of marks around it. She held it in a playing position.
"Elicchi, you play guitar? That's amazing~" Nozomi said as she started strumming the guitar. The sound alone made Eli jump. She dropped her bag and looked behind at Nozomi with bloodshot eyes.
"DON'T TOUCH THAT!" Eli raised her voice, screaming at her pigtailed friend, which made her stop all movement.
She rushed towards her and took the guitar away by force, pushing the third year out of balance.
Nozomi fell on the floor and looked up to Eli, whose face was completely filled with anger.
"S-Sorry..." Visible tears forming in her eyes, she was clearly scared at the sudden whiplash. Realizing what she's done, Eli set the guitar on the table and tried to approach Nozomi with an apologetic face, but the third year crawled back instead.
"N-Nozomi...? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Eli tried to apologize to Nozomi, but she couldn't find the words to explain why she screamed at her like that.
As Eli got closer, Nozomi tried to stand up, looking at Eli with teary eyes and a sorrowful look. Unable to control herself, she quickly took her bag and ran down the hallway.
"Nozomi! Wait!" Eli dashed outside the council room and tried to give chase through the hallway, but the girl was just too fast for her.
Unable to run anymore, Eli fell on her knees and lowered her head, trying to hide her own tears.
"Why...? Why do I always do this...?"
"See you tomorrow, Maki-chan!" A first-year waved her classmate goodbye, and disappeared through the school entrance.
Nishikino Maki was regarded to everyone as "that rich girl who's good at everything", and thus explains her popularity throughout the school. Being a model figure for the student body means getting good grades at all costs, having a certain level of social interaction with people and, of course, looking beautiful at all times. Nishikino Maki excelled all of those traits, making most students think of her as an "unapproachable diamond".
Stepping out to the cold winter, Maki started to think about her future. It's almost Christmas, she will graduate soon, and although it's her first year, she always wanted to chase her dream of becoming a musician.
She chose this school for a reason, regardless of her parents' choice. They wanted her to go to UTX Academy, a prestigious school, home of the idol group A-RISE and bearer of the latest learning technology in Japan. But she simply wanted to go to a normal school, to spend a normal high school life. After much debate, her parents decided to grant her wish, in exchange for good grades and reputation for the Nishikino family.
"...Ah, I forgot..." Maki checked her bag for her music sheets, but she seems to have forgotten them in the Music Club room.
"Geez, those are really important, I better hurry..." The redhead said in an irritated voice, hurriedly entering the building and changing her shoes to go in.
Walking up the stairs, she heads for the Music Club room. Opening the door with a spare key, she enters the room. The first thing she sees is that big grand piano sitting next to the chalkboard, and on top of it, the sheet music Maki was looking for.
"Here it is..." Maki grabbed the sheet music and placed them in her bag, zipping it shut. Getting ready to leave, she closed the door and walked down the stairs.
Before taking another step, she heard faint guitar sounds.
"...Huh?" Maki tried to listen in, trying to figure out where the sound was coming from.
Retracing her steps back to the Music Club room, she walked through the hallway, the guitar sounds getting louder as she approaches...
"The Student Council...?" Maki peeked through the door window, and her eyes widened.
A beautiful sight.
The cold Council President, Ayase Eli, was sitting on the table, playing the guitar gracefully with a sad expression. The only source of light in the room was the climate outside the building, a sorrowful gray-colored sky. Looking at the way she was playing, she looked really depressed, and her face showed signals of tears.
She stopped playing and laid her head on the guitar, using her arm to support her forehead. She looked in pain, and sniffled very loudly. Maki couldn't bear to look at this scene anymore, and entered the room.
"N-Nishikino-san!?" Eli said, surprised at the entrance of the least expected of guests. She placed her guitar on the table and raised herself up. Stains and leftovers of her tears were collecting on her cheeks, and she tried to hide her face by facing away from her.
"W-What might you be doing here...?" Eli sniffled, flustered, trying to wipe her own tears.
Maki breathed deeply, dropped her bag on the floor and stepped forward.
"Club activities are over, you should be going ho-" Eli was interrupted by the sudden warmth of Maki's embrace from behind.
"Eh...? Nishikino-san...?" Eli was confused at the sudden body contact. Her heart was in pain, and the soothing embrace Maki gave her was making her tenser than before. She was nervous.
Maki rested her head on Eli's back, and squeezed tighter.
"I don't know all the details, but I can't stand looking at the President like this." Maki said in a whisper. Her calm voice managed to loosen Eli's tense body, and she could feel it.
"Music is meant to express your feelings, but it doesn't help when your feelings overwhelm it." Maki let go of her embrace, and tried to make Eli face her.
Eli turned around to see Nishikino Maki, warmly smiling at her.
"Which is why you should let your feelings settle in before you make them into a song." Maki said while placing her hand on Eli's cheek, wiping her tears.
Eli took Maki's hand from her cheek and held it with both hands.
"Thank you... Nishikino-san. I think I've calmed down a little." Eli assured her, her grip on Maki's hand getting stronger.
"It doesn't look that way to me." Maki said, looking down at her hand. She was shaking, and probably afraid to be left alone.
"Want it or not, I'm staying with you until I get a hold of the situation, okay?" Maki looked at Eli straight in the eye with a serious expression. Eli simply nodded.
"It's getting late, so I'll be taking you to my house. Once I'm assured that you'll be fine on your own, you can go." Maki said, breaking eye contact with the blonde. She took her bag and looked at the guitar on the table.
"Do you want to leave that here?" Maki asked while pointing at the guitar.
"...Yes." Eli affirmed. She grabbed the guitar and secured it on its case, and left it leaning against the wall in a corner. She grabbed her bag and followed Maki outside the council room.
Leaving the building, the walk from the school to Maki's house was silent all the way through. Although it was a short distance, the cold made conversation useless. Maki was facing front the whole time, making sure Eli was following her by hearing her footsteps and looking back whenever she could.
Before Eli realized, they have had arrived at the Nishikino residence. The front gate was fancy and the flower garden was covered completely in snow, it almost looked like a castle out of a fairy tale. Maki took out a set of keys and opened the front gate, heading inside.
"How long are you going to stand there? Come here." Maki said with an irritated expression. This was the first time she had invited a friend over, and it wasn't any ordinary person - it was the Student Council President.
Eli hurriedly entered the residence, following Maki through the garden. They reached the front door, and Maki opened it with her keys. The inside of her house was huge, leaving Eli dumbfounded. Maki took off her shoes and signaled Eli to do so as well, and headed for the kitchen.
"I'm going to make us something to eat. Go watch TV in the living room while you wait." Maki pointed to the flat screen TV hanging on the wall in the living room, and Eli nodded.
Sitting on one of the comfortable sofas the Nishikino family had, Eli tried to recollect her thoughts on what happened so far... And what she should tell Maki about. Eli turned on the television and started browsing through the grand variety of channels.
A couple of minutes passed, and Eli heard some of the windows cackling. She raised herself from the sofa and looked outside.
"A snowstorm..." Eli expected this to happen.
"Why don't you stay here?" Maki appeared out of the kitchen holding a tray in her hands. Servings of miso soup, hamburger steak, rice and a salad were on it, and she placed it on the dining table near the living room.
"Ah... No, I really shouldn't intrude... What about your parents?" Eli asked with a flustered look, she looks lost.
"They're overseas, working." Maki said bluntly while settling the table with utensils and drinks.
"You should contact your parents that you'll be staying with me because of the snowstorm." Maki looked at Eli, who seemed at a loss on what to do. Maki simply sighed and wiped her hands with a tissue.
"Come on, let's eat." She signaled the blonde to sit down. Maki sat down and grabbed a set of chopsticks.
"Itadakimasu." Maki said, and Eli followed suit.
Eli took a bite of the hamburger steak... And her eyes sparked with joy.
"It's delicious... It's delicious, Nishikino-san!" Eli took another bite and wolfed the entire thing down in a very polite manner.
Maki giggled slightly, and started eating as well, in a more casual manner.
"There's more in the tray, eat as much as you like." Maki smiled at Eli, who appeared to be such a glutton in her eyes. Maybe she just hasn't eaten western-styled Japanese food in her life.
"Thank you!" Eli beamed with happiness as she grabbed one... two... three hamburger steaks. Maki couldn't help but find it amusing.
After the meal was over, Maki picked up all the plates and put them in the dish washer, luckily there were no leftovers.
"Thanks for the food." Eli said in a polite manner once again.
"Don't worry about it." Maki returned from the kitchen with two mugs filled with tea. She sat one on the living room table and sat down on the sofa.
"Come here." She scooted over to one side, and signaled Maki to sit next to her. Eli was hesitant at first, but this is the reason she's at the Nishikino residence in the first place. Trying not to look so nervous, she took a sip of her tea and looked at Maki, who was looking at her very seriously.
"...So, why were you crying?" Maki asked bluntly, careful as to not intimidate the blonde. Eli looked down to her tea mug.
"It was a friend of mine... I screamed at her without realizing, and I guess I scared her..." Eli tried to smile slightly.
"Why?" Maki asked.
"She tried to lay hands on something... Very precious to me." Eli put down her tea mug on the table and looked at Maki.
Her face was red for some reason.
"...Nishikino-san?" Eli cocked her head to the side, confused. Maki shook her head and looked at Eli, flustered.
"I-It's nothing! U-Um... Can you describe what was that... 'Precious' thing she tried to lay her hands on?" Maki asked in stutters. Eli responded with a slight blush, and a bit of embarrassment.
"It was my…" Eli tried to build suspense.
"My…?" Maki asked.
"My guitar…" Eli hid her face with both of her hands, feeling too embarrassed to even look at the first-year.
Maki facepalmed. She didn't expect such an absurd answer.
"...Why would you be so worked up over a guitar?" Maki asked with a deadpan expression.
"I've been playing it ever since I was a child... It's become my partner for life, and I've made such good memories with it... Bad memories, too." Eli said with an emphasis on 'Bad'.
"You mean... You had a trauma?" Maki added.
"Trauma...?" Eli doesn't seem to understand the word.
"Something you've experienced in your past that would cause an emotional breakdown if you see it in a present time is mostly known to as a trauma." Maki explained to her the meaning of the word. Having a family of doctors had its benefits.
"So, for example, if someone were to break your guitar in the past, you would... Hey, Eli?"
Maki looked at Eli, who was shaking furiously. She blocked both her ears with her hands, and looked down to her knees.
"Hey, Eli... Are you okay?" Maki placed a hand on Eli's shoulder, only to be shaken away by her.
"No! Leave me alone!" Eli was on the verge of tears again. Maki looked at her with a sad expression, and embraced her again.
Putting Eli's head to her chest, Maki softly caressed her hair.
"It's okay. I'm here with you." Maki assured Eli, using one hand to rub her back and another one to caress her hair.
"I'm sorry for making you remember such a painful memory." Maki snuggled closer to Eli, who enjoyed the redhead's warmth. She calmed down soon after.
"Nishikino-san... I'm sorry..." Eli sniffled, embarrassed at her sudden outburst. Maki couldn't help but care about the blonde. Being a first-year herself, it is unheard of to console an upperclassman like this. But this is a special exception.
"Eli." Maki called out to her. Eli looked up at Maki, who was smiling like an angel.
"No matter what happens, I'll be here for you until you recover. I can't leave you alone, not like this." Maki said, her embrace getting stronger.
"Nishikino-san..." Eli said with teary eyes. Maki wiped a few tear droplets gathering up on her cheeks, and looked at her light blue eyes.
"Call me Maki. That's what friends call each other... right?" Maki winked at the blonde playfully. Eli smiled at her.
"Okay... Maki. I'll be in your care." Eli rested her head on Maki's chest, feeling her warmth for one more time.
Aaaaand that's it. This story is planned to continue, hopefully the following chapters will have the same length and progress as the previous one.
Thank you for reading! (*ゝω・)ﾉ