AN: Hello again! Things are gonna start to get hectic for me despite the fact that I have summer vacation, meaning the next update will come slower unfortunately. Gotta start doing my summer homework as well as college prep stuff. Well, here's BiBi for ya! Anyways, hope you all enjoy this chapter.


"Nico-chan can you clean up the bathroom? All I see are these weird products and I can't even find my toothbrush."

"Tch, you're one to talk. Your room is so messy it's like a sharknado passed by."

"That doesn't matter cause you aren't supposed to be in my room anyways! And are you really referencing that shitty movie?"

"Well your personality is as shitty as the movie itself!"

Eli groaned loudly when the two girls started yelling at each other. She eyed the redhead and the shorter raven-haired woman (who still looked like she was in high school), and wondered if the two would stop but shook her head; it was Maki and Nico she was thinking about. Their fights may have occurred less throughout the years, but that didn't mean it still happened. The two would blow up at each other at least five times a week, which was way better back than in high school when they fought around at least 13 times a week.

Ah, the good ol' times.

Well, there were instances where the two got along like they were best friends but man, those instances were rare. And so, she got up from her seat at the dinner table and stood in between the two before giving them both her iciest glare.

"Maki, Nico. What have I said about cursing?" Eli asked sternly and bit back the triumphant smirk when she saw the two cower in fear.

"N-Not to." The two chorused and Eli gave them a pointed look. The two immediately apologized to each other and Eli accepted it even though it was half-hearted. She needed to find a way to get the two to stop being loud; they just moved into this house a couple days ago and it would be rude to their new neighbors. Maybe she should just lock the two in a closet and wait for them to come out to each other.

Oh wait, she tried that already. It was a complete failure considering how nothing changed when Eli let them out.

Eli sighed before affectionately ruffling their hair; the two would never admit it but Eli knew that it comforted them. "Now quiet down. We have new neighbors who might not be as understanding as our old ones." Eli tried to restrain herself from wincing when Maki frowned and glared at Nico.

"If it wasn't for this little midget throwing that party then that house would have been okay." Maki muttered, making Nico glare back at her.

"That's mature, Maki. Attack my height since it's the only thing you can insult."

"Ahem." Eli interrupted with a cough and the two immediately stopped. She sent the two disapproving glances, shaking her head all the while.

"Maki, if your mother saw you now." Eli commented with a half disappointed, half joking sigh, making the redhead blush and twirl her hair with embarrassment.

"Right. I forgot you two rich brats knew each other." Nico grumbled, making the two glare at her. "Well, Eli isn't a brat; she has manners. It's just you, Maki."

Eli just stood back and watched the two with amused exasperation.

This had become a part of Eli's daily life. She knew Maki through her parents, who were well connected with Maki's parents because of business purposes. Eli had met Nico later on in high school and the two didn't really hit it off very well at the start but as the time passed by, the two eventually got closer; they were somehow in the same classes for all of high school and were paired up together for several projects. It was hard to not become friends.

Once Maki started attending the same high school, Eli was secretly delighted to find that the two had a not-so-obvious attraction to each other because it meant that her closest friends got along with each other. The only bad thing was that they both weren't good with expressing themselves so they ended up exploding at each other. However, Eli knew that if the circumstances came to it, the two would catch a bullet for each other. Well, they would all catch a bullet for each other.

Speaking of arguing, Eli should probably go apologize to her neighbors. That, and give them a warning that there would be some days that her two dumb roommates would get especially loud (Valentine's Day).

"I'm going to go introduce myself to the neighbors now. You two better behave." Eli stated and the two girls hummed in reply before going back to what they were doing, which was basically Nico watching some idol show while Maki grumbled about in the bathroom.

Eli went outside and stretched before walking to the house on her left. Their house was at the end of the block so their only neighbors were the ones who resided the fairly large white house. Well, their house was also pretty big seeing as how most of the houses in this particular residential area looked similar.

Their neighborhood was quiet (save for the occasional college party) and accommodated by either upper-middle class citizens, who were usually gone most of the time due to whatever work they had, or students from the university nearby. It was hard to rent a house because there was an extensive application process and whatnot, but Eli decided to rent one because it was peaceful, affordable (for them), and had a better studying environment. The community was also safer than the apartments closer to school; Eli grimaced at the thought of her first year, when she rented an apartment with Nico and had to deal with parties in their block every weekend. She didn't know how those kids were able to balance school with their social life, but they somehow made it work. Anyways, Eli split the rent between Maki and Nico and finances weren't a problem for the three, especially with Eli's business connections and Maki's heritage. The redhead was pretty rich, considering how her parents owned a chain of renowned hospitals.

Other than that, Nico's family had somewhat of a financial issue so Nico paid for a smaller portion of the rent. However, this didn't mean that she was any less capable; she kept the two girls alive by cooking them nutritious meals and making sure the house as clean as it could be. Not only that, she took the initiative to work part-time at a nearby cafe and used the money earned to treat the girls out weekly if they were free. She also took care of the two workaholics, who seemed to do nothing but study. There were too many times Nico caught the two knocked out and slumped over a table that contained notes and study guides with nothing else but coffee in their stomachs.

Eli walked up to the door, admiring the pretty yellow, blue, and purple flowers as well as the trimmed grass before knocking on it. She heard soft footsteps getting closer and let out a good-natured smile when the door opened, thinking it would be some random adult. However, once Eli looked at the figure that opened the door, she felt her smile falter and her mind go blank.

Before Eli's very eyes was a goddess that she knew all too well. She had those familiar mesmerizing emerald eyes with that warm, perfect smile. Her luscious purple hair was tied into her usual low tails and Eli found herself shamelessly staring at her wonderful body, too shocked at the sudden appearance of the beauty. Her blue eyes assessed the stunning figure before her, looking down at the smooth legs before moving back up to look at the fairly large breasts. It was only when Eli heard a giggle that she snapped out of it.

"Ayase-san. You must be one of our new neighbors." The woman said with a knowing smile, making Eli blush deeply with mortification.

"W-Well, y-yes. I just, uh, wanted to, uhm, drop by and say hello. I didn't know you lived here, Toujou-san." Eli stuttered miserably, making Nozomi giggle once more. Eli tried to fight off another blush; her giggles always sounded so pleasantly melodious.

'C'mon, Eli, stop being so gay.' Eli inwardly chided herself.

'We didn't prepare for this though!' Another part of her shot back and Eli silently agreed; she always had to prepare herself to talk Nozomi or else her mind would short-circuit.

Which was exactly what was happening right now. How embarrassing. Get it together Eli.

"It's nice to see you again. Our other roommate is somewhere else right now but she'll be back for dinner." Nozomi replied with a friendly smile and Eli, having fought over her initial awkwardness and shock, composed herself and sent her one of her own smiles.

"It's nice to see you too. Are you ready for the new school year?" Eli responded, wanting to keep the conversation going and Nozomi paused before grinning widely.

"I unfortunately didn't take any math classes, but if I knew you were going to sign up for one, then I definitely would have as well." Nozomi said with a wink and giggled when Eli blushed lightly.

"Since we'll be neighbors for what I hope to be quite a while, how about you bring your other roommates over for dinner? Oh, and do please come in." Nozomi continued amiably, her emerald eyes twinkling with amusement at the sight of the rosy blush on Eli's cheeks. She loved making the blonde blush and relished in the fact that very few were able to do so.

"If we are not intruding, then I accept." Eli shot Nozomi a small smile when she let the blonde in, which made Nozomi's heart race. Eli's smiles, no matter how faint, were always breathtaking.

"Who was it?" Eli heard a fairly deep voice ask as she looked around the house, which was very simple but adorned with expensive furniture.

"Our new neighbor came by to greet us, Umi-chan." Nozomi replied and Eli saw someone get up from the couch.

Sonoda Umi.

Eli heard much about her from some of her classmates and it was mostly about how charismatic she was despite her somewhat aloof aura. She heard bits and pieces of her past, such as how she won various archery tournaments and was great at calligraphy.

Eli stood straighter as she saw Umi walk towards her. Like Nozomi, she was beautiful. Unlike Nozomi, she didn't have the same proportions. However, this didn't mean that she wasn't as attractive as the purple-haired woman. In fact, she seemed more charming, especially because she exuded a cool aura despite her strict appearance. Her long navy blue hair indeed looked silky—something she'd often heard about from others—and her chocolate eyes were expressive. Eli knew now why people never wanted to get Umi angry. Her movements were elegant and gracious, as if she was brought up in a traditional home. And now that Eli was able to look at her closely, she realized that she had seen her somewhere, probably in the hallways during the last school year considering how the two shared the same major.

Now Eli had to be extra polite; if she had met Umi before and didn't know her that well, then the chances were that she probably glared at her before. It's not that she wanted to glare at people all the timeit was quite the opposite actually. But Eli found out the hard way that not everyone was nice and nonjudgmental, especially because she was a quarter Russian. It was just easier to isolate herself than to make friends with people who were fake.

"It is nice to meet you. My name is Sonoda Umi." Umi politely reached her hand out and Eli took it, giving it a firm shake.

"Likewise. My name is Ayase Eli." Eli greeted back with a small smile but tensed at Umi's reaction.

"Ah, Nozomi, is this the same Ayase you were telling Rin and I about last year?" Umi asked, her voice steady as she shot the blonde a suspicious gaze. Eli tried to keep her face blank at the mocha eyes that seemed to be judging her while Nozomi just giggled.

"Yeah, that's the Ayase." Nozomi confirmed before playfully elbowing Umi, "Calm down, will ya? You might scare her away."

"Fine with me." Umi murmured and was smacked lightly by Nozomi. "Was that necessary?"

Nozomi raised her eyebrow and Umi just sighed, "Sorry about that. It's just that I heard that your last house burned down and I couldn't help but get...worried."

Nozomi bit back a pout at Umi's overprotectiveness while Eli inwardly groaned.

Ah, right.

That dumb party that Nico threw. Not to say that it wasn't fun, it just had some...dumb consequences. Like dealing with firefighters and panicked drunk students when she got back from buying fast food. Damn her sudden cravings for chicken nuggets.

"It was partially my fault because I let Nico convince me to throw a party to celebrate the end of the school year and didn't stay long enough to supervise it." Eli hastily explained before rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly, "Well, even if I did stay I wouldn't have been able to stop it. Nico told me that some idiot thought that baking cookies would be a great idea but he forgot about it so the oven exploded. At least no one got hurt."

Eli mentally shoved the memory of dealing with the authorities and shrieking college students as well as her furious parents deep down into the darkest depths of her mind. It was just a load of unnecessary stress and a waste of time. Not to mention, it was a miracle they were able to still rent another house, although Eli thought that it was only because she knew Maki; that redhead had a considerable amount of power. Ah, the pros of knowing an extremely wealthy person.

"Baking during a party? It doesn't sound so bad." Nozomi contemplated and grinned at the sight of Umi's glare. "Yes, yes. No parties at our house."

"If you do decide to throw another one, then please do inform us prior." Umi stated before sitting back down on the couch, Nozomi and Eli trailing behind.

"After that incident, I doubt it." Eli replied honestly and Nozomi glanced at the blonde, her emerald irises glimmering with an emotion Eli never really understood even up to now. It seemed as if it were filled with intellectual curiosity or, dare she think, sincere interest. Which would be bad because Eli didn't want to get her hopes up.

"I never took Ayase-san to be a partygoer." She remarked with a grin and Eli shrugged, casually waving off the comment while trying to maintain her cool. She always felt nervous whenever Nozomi looked at her like that.

"I actually don't go to parties that often. People challenge me to drinking competitions just cause I'm a quarter Russian and it's a hassle." Eli responded off-handedly and raised an eyebrow when Nozomi tilted her head slightly with curiosity.

"Say, we were in the same class for a year and I still don't know much about you." Nozomi started with a slightly teasing tone, her eyes twinkling with something she knew all to well: mischief. "And I think the stories I've heard about you are exaggerated to say the least."

"Stories?" Eli's interest and dread peaked at this statement.

Oh hell no.

Eli knew there were a lot of rumors flowing around about her—there's one where she used to be part of a Russian mafia because apparently one of her glares made someone piss his pants and supposedly only mafia members could do that—and Eli really hoped that none of them changed how Nozomi saw her.

"Yep. There was one where you wrestled a bear in Russia during one of the coldest winters and another where you won a drinking contest against three people in a row." Nozomi giggled at Eli's disgruntled face before continuing, "There were a couple other ones where you glared down one of the first years after she confessed to you, but I'd like to believe that one wasn't true."

"I didn't glare at her!" Eli protested before scratching her cheek in embarrassment, "She was just being very pompous and, for a lack of a better word, bitchy during the whole thing so I couldn't help but respond a bit coldly."

"Oh, so are the rest of the stories true?" Nozomi teased and Eli sputtered in response.

"O-Of course not! You should know that by now!"

"Hm, red sure is a nice color on you, Ayase-san."

"T-Toujou-san! Why do you keep teasing me?"

"Cause it's cute seeing you all embarrassed. Usually you're glaring at half of the class. Or, well, ignoring them."

"T-That's because they're fake and always bragging about insignificant things. And they're rude towards others who don't deserve it."

"So I'm not fake?"

"You're the most genuine person I've ever met."

A beat of silence before Nozomi's soft giggles encompassed the room.

"Aw, Ayase-san, you could be quite the charmer when you want to be." Nozomi responded as she shot Eli a wide smile.

"Well, it's the truth." Eli muttered as she averted her gaze, a light blush dusting her cheeks.

Umi kept her eyes on the show she was watching beforehand and contemplated leaving so she could stop being the third wheel but remembered that she needed to assess the blonde thoroughly; Nozomi did have a small crush on Eli, and Umi would be damned if Eli was just charming her way to get into her pants (although a part of her doubted Eli would do that but hey, don't judge a book by its cover).

So here she was, watching their interactions silently albeit amusedly. Her initial opinion of Eli was, needless to say, squashed. At first, Eli seemed like a composed and responsible young individual but at the hands of Nozomi... well, she was reduced to a blubbering mess. She did have some game, Umi would admit. One thing was for sure though; the Eli she saw now falsified all the stories about how she was an "Ice Queen" or a "Bratva".

Ayase Eli was nothing of the cold, mature beauty that the whole school thought her to be. She was just a somewhat socially awkward blonde who was perfect in everything except for social interactions. So basically she was a glorified version of Umi, who had the same problems as Eli except she wasn't as unapproachable. The blonde really did glare at everyone except for those who knew her better. And Umi could've sworn she felt the hallways get colder whenever she passed by Eli during their last school year.

"If the two of you have been classmates for almost a year, why do you still refer to each other using your last names?" Umi interrupted the conversation, which had drifted to more of the various rumors surrounding Eli. Umi inwardly scoffed at how many there were; one would think some things would change after high school.

"That is...true." Eli replied as she pondered the question and glanced at Nozomi, "I actually don't know."

"Well, we did only start to talk more when we sat next to each other but that was only during the last semester." Nozomi commented before smiling warmly, making Eli's heart flutter because that smile just tugged at her heartstrings. "So, how about it? I personally don't mind."

"Alright then," Eli started a bit nervously, making Nozomi giggle. "Nozomi."

"Hm... Eli-chan, Eli," Nozomi tested out before grinning broadly, "Elichi."

"Elichi?" Eli questioned curiously and blushed lightly when Nozomi directed her radiant smile towards her. It was just so pure and ecstatic that it made Eli's heart race.

'Ah, I'm too gay for this.'

"Yep! A nickname of sorts," Nozomi exclaimed, although her voice trailed off as she looked at Eli a bit uncertainly, "if you don't mind."

Eli's eyes widened slightly and she tried her best not to flinch at the sight of the slightly embarrassed Nozomi before her. It was just so rare and so precious and—

'—so adorable!' Eli thought as she tried to regain control of her gay heart.

"Of course, I don't mind." Eli shot Nozomi what she thought to be a reassuring smile, not knowing that it was actually charming in reality, making Nozomi blush for once.

Of course, Umi knew from the start that she would be left out, but she didn't mind it that much. Her thoughts drifted back to the year before when Nozomi first started to talk about Eli and at that moment, she immediately saw that Nozomi had a crush on her. Looking at the two now, she knew that Nozomi's feelings were very much reciprocated.

The only problem was, well, for Eli to gain Umi's approval. Not that Umi didn't like Eli. She still thought that Eli was a respectable person, especially since she was a student who mostly got perfect marks on her tests. She also knew that Eli wouldn't hurt Nozomi intentionally; she always got so embarrassed whenever Nozomi hit on her. Eli just had to prove to Umi that she was worthy of Nozomi, who was one of the most important figures in Umi's life.

As Umi thought more about Eli and if she would be suitable for someone Umi loved dearly, she stood up and proceeded to walk towards the kitchen. She needed more tea for this. However, the sight of Rin's bag on the dining table made her stop.

"Seriously, that girl…"

At the sound of Umi's voice, Eli and Nozomi broke off their conversation and looked at her.

"Is something the matter, Sonoda-san?" Eli asked curiously and Umi shook her head.

"Please, Umi is just fine. Nozomi, look at this." She held up Rin's bag and her face looked like she was expecting it to happen, making Nozomi giggle once more.

"She must have been so excited that she forgot her stuff." Nozomi commented with amusement, and Umi hummed in agreement.

"Do you know where her childhood friend lives?" Umi inquired and Nozomi shook her head, making Umi sigh. "She even forgot her phone and I doubt that she memorized our numbers."

"Do you know any first years Elichi?" Nozomi asked and Eli nodded.

"Yeah, my roommate Maki is one. I can ask her if she knows your friend." Eli replied, taking her phone out.

"Thanks Elichi! Ask if she knows someone named Hanayo." Nozomi smiled gratefully and Eli nodded before dialing Maki's number. She held the phone up to her ear and waited for the call to connect.

"Yo, Maki."

"What do you want?"

"What have I told you about being rude on the phone?"

"…not to be."

"That's right. How about we start that over." Nozomi muffled her giggles at Eli's authoritative tone; she looked like a parent scolding a child.

"Hello Eli. Is there a reason why you're calling?"

"That's better. Do you know someone named Hanayo?"

"Hanayo? Yeah I do. We spoke briefly during the college tour and we have the same writing class. What's up?"

"Our neighbor's other roommate, Rin, forgot her stuff and she's at Hanayo's place right now."

"…Rin? As in Hoshizora Rin?" Maki sounded more disgruntled than ever.

"Yeah…is that bad?" At the question, the two girls looked at Eli curiously but the blonde just gave them a reassuring smile.

"…not really. She's just…very energetic. I'll text you Hanayo's number."

"I'm surprised Maki. You have someone else's number other than mine, Nico's, and your parents."

"W-Whatever. We all exchanged numbers only because we decided to study together. Rin sucks at writing and Hanayo needs help on math."

"Hm, just make sure Nico doesn't get jealous. I don't want to be caught up in another one of your arguments stemming from jealousy again." Eli couldn't help but tease the redhead; it was fun to get her embarrassed.

"W-What? I don't get you, Eli. I'm hanging up."

"Wait! We're having dinner with Nozomi, Umi, and Rin tonight so you and Nico better behave."

"Whatever. I have my manners but I don't know about that short devil—"

"I can hear you, you rich brat!"

Eli lightly sighed as she knew what was going to happen. She held the phone out of her ear and in the air, looking at it with disappointment while Nozomi and Umi looked at it with amusement. Although the phone wasn't on speaker, the three could still hear the other two's voices as clear as day.

"Maybe you shouldn't listen into other people's conversations, you dolt!"

"Well you're a vain asshat who does nothing but study!"

"Says the idiot who gets shitty grades! How'd you even get here on a scholarship!?"

"O-kay, just cause I don't get perfect scores on my tests doesn't mean they're shitty—"

Eli ended the call then, her eyes closed in frustration and her lips pressed into a thin line. She felt Nozomi rub her back comfortingly and instead of flinching, she was surprised to find that she relaxed into the touch. Eli opened an eye and gave her a grateful smile.

"It seems like your roommates tend to give you trouble." Umi remarked and Eli sighed once more.

"Maki and Nico actually don't argue as much as before, and they seem like they hate each other but they really do care. Those two surprisingly work well together when it comes down to it." Eli admitted with a somewhat sheepish smile, remembering the days when Maki and Nico would help each other study. There were the casual insults of "stupid" and "idiot" thrown around but the outcome was very successful.

"Oh, is Maki-chan the one that Nicocchi complains about all the time? The one with the red hair?" Nozomi asked with a grin and Eli nodded, making her grin mischievously, "Hm, looks like I have another thing to tease her about."

Oh right. Nico and Nozomi knew each other since they had the same writing class during their first year of college. Eli prayed that Nico hadn't talked to Nozomi too much about her; Nico had seen way too many embarrassing moments of her.

Eli's internal panic was interrupted when she felt her phone vibrate. She was shocked that Maki was able to text her Hanayo's number. Wasn't she still fighting with Nico?

"Weird, I still got the text." Eli commented before showing the message to Umi, who immediately texted Hanayo. After a couple minutes, she was able to get the address.

"Ah, it's just down the block." Umi noted and made a move to leave. "I'll do my morning run right after; I'll make it quick today and run one lap instead of three. Nozomi, I trust that you can keep Eli good company."

"Of course Umi-chan! Just who do you take me to be?" Nozomi questioned playfully and Umi gave her a deadpan look, making her giggle once again. "Have a safe trip and a fun run, Umi-chan!"

Umi promptly left, her back still straight and her movements as graceful as ever. Nozomi then turned back to Eli, who turned bright red at being caught staring at her. Nozomi giggled at the blonde before getting into the role of playing a good host.

"Do you want anything to drink? Some tea, perhaps?" Nozomi asked and Eli nodded with a smile.

"That would be great."

Nozomi motioned for Eli to sit down at the dinner table and left briefly to get the tea. She then poured some for herself and Eli before smiling gently.

"So who are your professors this year?" She asked and Eli pondered for a bit, thinking about which classes she would have with Nozomi before letting out a small sigh, making her raise her eyebrow.

"No one too demanding. But I found out that I have that crazy TA for Advanced Composition this year. The one who goes crazy over grammar?" Eli answered and Nozomi nodded in recognition.

"Kurosawa-senpai?" She asked and Eli nodded in confirmation, "I have her too!"

"On Tuesdays in the afternoon?" Nozomi questioned and Eli grinned stupidly.

'Success!' Eli thought and she resisted the urge to pump her fist into the air.

"Yeah, on Tuesdays." Eli kept smiling widely before wiping it off of her face; Nozomi was muffling her giggles and as cute as it was, Eli did have some pride.

"She's amazing though, being a graduate student and all." Eli added to hide her awkwardness before continuing, "Well, I doubt we'd have any more classes together this year since we finished all the prerequisite classes last year."

"Ah, that's right. I guess I got too excited thinking you'd be in one of my classes again." Nozomi admitted with a small smile, her face lightly flushed with embarrassment.

'She's so cute when she blushes like that...' Eli thought before inwardly shaking her head; she needed to focus and not be gay.

Hah, good luck. Nozomi was like, the epitome of a gay person. Which, unfortunately for Eli, would result in many more embarrassing moments for her.

Not that Eli knew that though.

"Well, at least we'll be in the same area. The Psychology and Business department are pretty close to each other after all." Eli commented before averting her gaze after seeing the look on Nozomi's face.

"Aw, Elichi, you sound like you missed me." Nozomi teased and laughed when Eli started blushing. "But is there a reason why you signed up for Advanced Comp? I don't think Business majors need to take that class."

Eli laughed a bit nervously, not wanting to say that she wanted to have a class with Nozomi again and that she found out from Nico that Nozomi was signing up for the advanced class. She remembered Nico telling her how much of a lame dork she was when she found out Eli had signed up for the same class.

"It looks good when employers look at your resume. It's also beneficial for when you need to argue or negotiate." Eli responded and Nozomi nodded her head slowly, thinking that it was a good reason.

"That is true. So what days do you have classes then?"

"Tuesdays and Thursdays, you?" Eli answered and this time, Nozomi was the one to react a bit sheepish.

'Ah, she's so cute.' Eli couldn't help the small smile from forming on her lips; Nozomi being remotely embarrassed was an uncommon occurrence and Eli always loved it because it was a side of Nozomi she barely saw. That, and she found it absolutely adorable.

Well, she found everything about Nozomi adorable.

"Tuesdays and Fridays. I signed up a bit late so the Thursday classes were full. I don't mind though, my teachers on Friday offer extra credit." Nozomi blushed a little before drinking the tea in order to distract herself from the piercing yet soft blue eyes staring right at her. After a moment, she continued with a relaxed sigh, "I'm happy I took summer classes on my first year. I got rid of some of the extra classes we have to take."

"That's true. I told Nico to take summer classes but she didn't listen to me. Now she has to take a History of Costume class on Mondays." Eli chuckled at the thought of Nico dying of boredom and Nozomi thought it was one of the best sounds she ever heard; it was somewhat deep and oddly calming.

"Since it seems like we'll see each other more often, why don't we get to know each other some more?" Nozomi asked with an amiable grin and Eli couldn't help but smile back.

"I think I'd like that."

Nozmi didn't need her cards to know that this year would be interesting.


AN: I apologize if any characters come off ooc. Did anyone catch the hot nuggets reference though? If you haven't read that story yet, you should! Hot Nuggets by Roomie is a classic NozoEli. Some of the Aquors girls will be mentioned as teachers too—Dia was the one here if you didn't notice. But anyways, the next chapter will focus on Printemps! And Umi seeing a certain birb that she's been trying to forget ;)

As always, criticisms and reviews are much appreciated!

Edit: Changed Nozomi's major to Psychology cause I thought that suited her better. Also made Aqours TAs and changed some dialogue, but not too much.