"Alone."
That was the best word to describe the redhead.
She sat quietly in a corner, carrying her usual expressionless countenance.
The excited chattering of other girls her age were just like incessant bugs buzzing at her delicate ears. She scowled and protected her ears from such noise by playing some smoothing classical music.
'Much better...' She thought as she closed her eyes gently, drifting off to sleep soon after.
"OH MY GODDDDDDD! I CAN'T EVEN. WOW. I. THIS IS." A high-pitched voice squealed, jolting Maki awake from her slumber.
Growling, she peeked up to locate the origin of that horrendous voice.
"μ's IS COMING TO OUR SCHOOL TO PERFORM LIKE WHAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE ITTTTTTTT!" The voice continued to yell in an irritating manner. However, instead of the noise dying down, the girl's announcement has triggered more animal noises, disgusting the redhead to the core.
What is this "μ's" she wondered. Since they have earned such a tremendous reaction from such bigots, she concluded that they were of the same kind. After all, birds of the same feather flock together isn't it?
However, although she did not want to admit it, she was really interested with this so called "μ's". What exactly is it? The curiosity burned in her chest.
"Excuse me," she started, stopping a passing girl that looked like she was on the brink of fainting, "what exactly is this "μ's" thing?"
"Oh. My. God. Nishikino-san, you honestly don't know?! They are one of the hottest school idol group in Japan! Rivalling A-rise!" The girl blabbered as she continued to talk about how fantastic μ's was.
She rolled her eyes. She could not condemn such barbaric behaviour. So μ's is a school idol group huh? Now that her question has been answered, she thought that she had no need to investigate any further.
Yet.
"I'm everyone's favourite idol, Nico Nico nii! Yazawa Nico! Nico!" A feminine voice exclaimed energetically as the door to the classroom was opened, revealing a petite girl with raven hair tied up in two pony tails. Her scarlet eyes were flaming with passion and her smile was perfect, almost too perfect. Most importantly, she was standing in some weird pose that Maki could not comprehend.
To put it simply, it was abrupt and absolutely absurd.
Yet, she could not stop staring into those crimson orbs. It was as though there was a magnetic attraction. Her brain failed to register the squeals of her classmates as she gazed into the depths of this Yazawa Nico's eyes.
What is going on?
"You… "An unfamiliar voice called out. She shook out of her daze and looked up to see the very girl standing before her. The rest of her classmates disappeared, probably to look for μ's.
Looking at this girl up close, she felt a sense of attachment yet at the same time, annoyance. Especially that voice of hers, it was completely different.
"I don't like you," the girl blurted out, igniting something in the redhead, "but since we're here, come and watch us perform like your classmates. We'll blow your pants off." She put it crudely, folding her arms and tapping her foot impatiently.
Something was wrong. Something was definitely wrong. This girl had problems. Did she escape from a mental institution?
"Little girl are you lost?" Maki retorted on reflex. She retaliated involuntarily and the girl was blatantly boiling because of her mockery.
"What? Are you, some random high schooler talking back to the great Yazawa Nico?" She exclaimed in an angered tone. Her fists were clenched tightly and her feet were tiptoeing and almost jumping as if there was lava on the floor.
Smirking to herself, she twirled the ends of her tresses.
"Of course I'm speaking to you, little girl." She exaggerated the last part.
"You..." The girl hissed before looking away. Handing out a flyer, she added, "You better leave now, the live is starting. Scurry on idiot."
Although slightly pissed, Maki decided to compile with the girl and left for the destination stated in the flyer.
"μ's, music start!" A cheerful voice chirped before the live started.
Initially reluctant, the redhead soon found herself to be absorbed into the live. The way they moved, the way their voices harmonized and their genuine smiles.
It was... breath-taking.
Most of all, she could not tear her eyes away from that very girl, Yazawa Nico.
A/n: Yo. So I wrote another fic somehow instead of updating. Crap.
So, to prevent confusion, the eight members are all in the group, except for Maki, since in this story, she wasn't in the piano room where Honoka found her in the first episode. Thus, basically, this story is what would have happened if Maki was not discovered and Honoka found another person to help their group with the music. I don't know how many chapters this will be though. Hopefully I'll finish it. :D
NicoMaki is justice.