RinMaki

"I like you, Rin," declared Maki, a soft wind rustling through her hair. "And I want to know if you you like me too."

The cat-like girl gasped in surprise, face turning crimson as she gazed into Maki's violet eyes. The feeling of Maki's hands clasped around hers was utterly unique, and made Rin's heart beat with a frequency she'd never associated with Maki previously. She gulped anxiously. "...but what about Kayo-chin?" she sputtered out, "What about Nico-chan?"

The redhead averted her eyes to their intertwined hands, a small amount of shame blooming into her cheeks. "Nico knows. She told me that, if it makes me happy, I should go for it. As for Hanayo, well... I'm not asking you to cheat on her, or to stop loving her. I want you to love her, just as I love Nico. I just... want to know if you might feel the same for me."

"So, Rin? Do you like me?"

NicoPana

Hanayo opened the door to reveal a certain twin-tailed ravenette grinning at her. "Nico nico nii~!" she sang. The brunette didn't bother to tell her the routine was somewhat ruined by the six-packs of beer in each of Nico's hands.

"Hello, Nico-chan. What can I do for you?"

"You can invite me in, that's what! These six packs are heavy!" declared Nico as she stepped into the apartment. "Come on," she said, taking out a pair of bottles and tossing one to Hanayo, "Let's have fun tonight."

The shy girl blinked as Nico popped open her bottle and began drinking, before slowly doing the same and taking a small sip. "...It's not bad," she decided.

"Of course not. I got the good stuff this time, not that cheap crap. Anyway!" Nico pulled off a backpack and tossed it on the kitchen counter. "I've got cards, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and like, half the pieces for a game of Chess. What do you want to do?"

"Nico-chan, why are you here?" asked Hanayo bluntly.

Nico didn't reply for a few seconds. "...Because I'm lonely?" she shrugged, "Because Maki and Rin are out having fun without us and we're just sitting here at home twiddling our thumbs until they get back? Why not be here?"

"...Tonight is laundry night?" tried Hanayo halfheartedly.

"Well forget that! My life doesn't revolve around Maki and your life doesn't revolve around Rin. We're our own persons too, so let's do something to prove it!"

Hanayo looked at Nico. Then she looked to the basket full of dirty laundry she had planned on washing as it sat pathetically against the wall. Then she looked at the beer in her hand. She made her decision and chugged.

Nico looked on, impressed that the shrinking violet of the group could down so much at once. Hanayo wiped her mouth with her sleeve and let out a small cough.

"You said you had Blu-Rays?"

MakiPana

Hanayo's lip quivered as tears formed in the corners of her eyes. "I'm sorry," she cried quietly as she huddled into herself, "I didn't mean for it to happen, but... but we were just watching DVDs, and she brought over some cherry juice and vodka mix, and one thing led to another, and... I didn't mean to kiss her!"

Violet eyes stared down at the mousy young woman, blinking as Hanayo's concerns finally came to light. Maki sighed, before stepping close to draw the girl into a hug. "I'm not mad, Hanayo," she murmured. "Not at you, not at Nico, not at anyone."

Hanayo sniffed against Maki's shoulder. "But..."

"I mean it," continued the redhead. "If anything, you should be mad at me, for interrupting your life with my feelings." She sighed. "Some friend I am..."

"That's not fair to you," defended Hanayo. "You can't help what you feel, and you make Rin-chan happy. You make Nico-chan happy. And when you hold me like this, you make me happy too..."

Maki drew back and looked into glistening pink irises, before leaning forward to rest her forehead against Hanayo's. "You know, I think Rin's right. You really are the cutest."

The brunette gave a small smile, a small blush blossoming on her tear-stained cheeks. "I think Nico-chan would disagree."

"Yeah, but her ego is larger than the moon," replied Maki, smiling as Hanayo giggled. "But I guess that's just part of why we love her, isn't it?"

"Yeah..."

The redhead stepped back, happy to see Hanayo smiling back at her. "Come on," she coaxed as she grabbed a tray of lemonade, "Let's get back to the living room. I'm sure they're getting thirsty."

Hanayo chirped in agreement and grabbed the snacks. As the pair entered the living room, they were met with an unexpected sight.

"Oh for fuck's sake," swore Maki in annoyance.

Nico and Rin broke their lip lock, hurriedly scrambling away from each other to opposite ends of the couch and trying to act like they hadn't just been trying to shove their tongues down each other's throat.

""She started it!"" they chorused, pointing accusatory fingers at each other.

Maki and Hanayo exchanged an exasperated glance and sighed.

Just a Game

"Maki-chan wins again! Yay!" cheered Rin.

"Naturally," said Maki smugly as she twirled her hair around a finger. "And this round's loser will be Nico."

"Hacks!" shouted a crimson-faced Nico as she stood for her punishment, "I'm calling hacks!" She sent a vicious glare Maki's way to emphasize just who she was accusing as she slipped out of her shorts.

"We're playing strip poker, there's nothing to hack," retorted Maki as she looked over Nico's nearly naked body with interest.

"I still think you're cheating!" protested the ravenette. "You probably have extra cards stashed all over the place."

The shirtless redhead scoffed. "Just where am I keeping these alleged extra cards?" She sent a hand to frisk under her bra. "Hmm, nope, no cards there, just a larger bust size than you'll ever hope to have."

"You leave my chest out of this!"

"Now, now, settle down, Nico-chan, Maki-chan," said Hanayo soothingly as she gathered the cards for another round. "I'm sure the next time we play it'll be Nico-chan who has all the luck."

"Damn straight!" agreed the shortest girl, "And when I do, it'll be Maki who gets naked."

Good Morning

The first thing that greeted Nico as she awoke that morning was Rin's butt.

Nico blinked, taking in the sight of the orange-haired girl's rear with a strange mixture of confusion, disbelief, and appreciation. She tilted her head to get a better angle, nodding to herself as she came to the conclusion that Rin's butt was most definitely her charm point.

She pushed up to a sitting position, noting with mild annoyance that the weight draped over her thighs was actually Maki's head, and that Hanayo was partially buried beneath Rin. She also noted how naked they all were. Memories of the previous night suddenly shot to the forefront of her mind, and Nico could only look down to the Twister game mat they were all lying on.

Apparently when you combine four drunk girls who are all dating each other with one game of Twister, you get a foursome to remember, no matter how hungover the participants are.

Nico could only hope that Nozomi could forgive...

Fuck that; Nozomi totally knew she wouldn't be getting her game back.

A groan of awakening suddenly sounded out, one that Nico felt just as much as she heard it. She looked down to see Maki pick herself up and look around blearily. They locked eyes.

"...Well," began Maki, "This is almost awkward."

Nico shrugged. "Not really. Now get off me so I can draw on Rin's face."

"Fine, fine," acquiesced the redhead as she picked herself up. "But I wanna draw on Hanayo's."

And so, on the morning after their drunken foursome, Rin ended up with 'Stupid' written on her forehead, while Hanayo got 'I'm With Stupid'.

A Great Idea!

"This is a terrible idea," stated Maki bluntly.

Nico frowned, staring back defiantly. "It's a great idea," she reiterated. "If Hanayo going on a diet isn't something she's comfortable with, then increasing her physical activity is the only other option."

The brunette in question peeked out from behind Maki's back, almost quivering as she gazed upon the contraption that Nico had somehow roped Maki into setting up at one of her family's mansions. "I'm willing to reconsider my stance on the diet," she squeaked out.

"There you go," declared Maki, "Job done. Now can we please get back to our apartment?"

"Hey! I did not set this up so Hanayo would be intimidated into dieting!" retorted Nico. "Come on, it's already set up so let's try it out!"

"Yeah!" enthused Rin, "This looks super fun nya! Come on Kayo-chin, Maki-chan!"

"Oh for the love of..." Maki exhaled loudly, making her stance clear as she put her foot down. "I am NOT having sex while swinging on a chandelier!"

"S-Seconded," stuttered Hanayo.

"Well fine!" huffed Nico. She turned to the orange-haired cat girl. "Rin, let's go!"

"Yeah!" cheered Rin as she and Nico walked over to the ladder and started stripping.

From the edge of the room, Maki sighed before pulling out her phone and dialing a number.

"Should we do anything?" asked Hanayo worriedly.

"I'm calling my family's personal medical team right now," said Maki.

Hanayo nodded thoughtfully as some of her worries were placated. Then the sound of a chandelier swinging back and forth reached her ears, and the worry came flooding back.

"Hello, this is Nishikino Maki. Please have the Nishikino personal medical team placed on standby until further notice."

"NICO-CHAN LOOK OUT!"

"NICO-NICO-NOOOO!"

CRASH!

Maki closed her eyes and let out a long suffering sigh. "...On second thought, just send them now."

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AN: I originally wrote these for my other story, Airplane Annoyances. They were supposed to be excerpts from what Riko was reading (because she thrives on lesbian polyamory) but they didn't really fit into the narrative. So I shelved them, and added to them, and then figured I may as well make 'em its own thing.