I don't own Love Live!
"Dad, look! " an excited little boy said as he pulled his dad shirt.
"what is it, son? " the man responded as he kneeled down to be the same height as his son.
"Nico Nico nii! " the little boy said with a love signal pose on his hands, the man looked at his son with a big grin and carried him on his arms.
" you like it, dad? "
" oh Nico -kun, I love it! Hahaha " the man said as he swing his boy around.
" every time you feel sad, I will cheer you up with this dad! " the little boy said with a big smile as he hugged his father tight.
The tall black haired man hugged him back and kissed his son's forehead.
"I love you, dad"
" I love you too, son "
-1 month later
"dad... " little Nico got close to his bedded father, he bit his bottom lip preventing tears from rolling down.
"Nico-sama, your grandfather wants to see you in his office " the maid of the house announced to the little boy.
Nico nodded to the maid. He looked at his dad one more time and went to his grandfather office.
*knock knock *
"come in "
The little boy poked his head through the door and saw his grandfather reading some papers in his hands. The old man looked at him and put the papers down. " well, don't just stay there! Come in! " he demanded. The little boy jumped from fear but did as his grandfather said.
"sit down " the old man said pointing at the chair in front of his desk. Nico did as he was told and looked straight at his grandfather's eyes. Those scary purple eyes he had never liked.
"do you understand the condition your father is in? " the old man asked, Nico nodded with teary eyes.
"don't cry! " the old man yelled. "a Yazawa doesn't cry "
Nico bit his lip preventing tears from coming down and he gulped nervously.
His grandfather was someone who he had never liked.
" I know it's hard Nico-kun, but you'll eventually be the heir of the family hospital. From now on you'll be attending classes that'll help you succeed in the medical field. I'll like for you to focus your attention on them and do your best"
Nico looked at the old man in disbelief. His dad was fighting between life and death and the only thing his grandfather cared about was the hospital. The stupid hospital that caused his father to be in that bed right now.
He clenched his fist and angrily got up.
"my dad is not gonna die! " he yelled at the man in front of him, earning a slap in the face from him.
"don't talk to your grandfather like that! "
Nico held his cheek and looked down.
" your father might die and you have to accept that. You will be the successor of this family whether you like it or not, understand?!"
Nico clenched his fist again and looked up.
"no...! " little Nico said as he looked at his grandfather.
"excuse me?! " the old man said, getting up.
" I won't do it. You can't force me! My dad is like that because you've been manipulating him all this time, I won't let you do that to me! "
"why you?! " the old man got his hand up in the air and as he was about to slap the little boy again. But this one was faster and ran to the door.
"and my dad's not gonna die! " little Nico said as he left his grandfather studio.
-Present
"Are you sure we're on the right place?" A certain red haired said to her brown haired friend as she looked around.
"y-yes... this is the direction Rin-kun gave me" Her friend responded.
"It looks sketchy" the red haired said as she looked around, there was nothing but dark streets, no soul around to be seen. This place was almost deserted and the outside of the building look pretty plain. The only that made it stand up was a big neon blue sign that read the club. Certainly she didn't like it, but she promised her friend she would accompanied her to see her boyfriend's show. She took a deep breath and looked back to her friend. " but if you're sure, let's go in"
The inside was a lot different from the outside. It was plenty colorful with a mini bar on the right side and some tables on the side. In the center there was a small dancefloor and in front of it a small stage. One could say it all looked crowded but it was actually very well organized.
"Maki-chan , here" the brown haired said as she found an open table where they could sit. The red haired followed and sat next to her table was a the closest to the stage but still pretty far considering the dance floor was in between.
A waiter appeared on their tables to ask what they'll be drinking tonight, they ordered some green tea. After all they still couldn't drink alcohol since they were still high schoolers. A few minutes passed and he was back with the drinks. He bowed and told them to enjoy the night.
"when will Rin-kun perform?" the red haired asked as she took a sip from her cup of tea.
"I think his group is next" Hanayo responded.
A few seconds passed, and the lights went down , only leaving the one on the stage on. Four guys appeared on stage. Hanayo squealed like a fan girl. Maki chuckled to see her friend like this and turned her head to where the stage was.
"Hello we are μ's, tonight we'll be doing a cover of the song 'perfect' by one direction. We hope you'll like it" the leader of the group said. The guys took their place and the leader nodded giving the dj the signal to start the song.
Four guys on stage , but hey all looked different from each other. A tall, muscular blond who was the one who spoke before was in the middle. On his left side there were two ginger heads. The first one was their friend, Rin, and also the smallest from the four. Next to him was a bit taller ginger head with sparkling blue eyes nobody could ignore. And last but not least on the other end there was a tall, black haired with intense crimson eyes. They were all certainly handsome but the one who caught Maki's attention was the latter one.
Two seconds passed and the melody of the song began to play.
I might never be your knight in shining armor
The black haired from before was the first one to sing. Maybe it was Maki's imagination but she could swear he was looking at her, and if I may add pretty intensely at that.
I might never be the one you take home to mother
And I might never be the one who brings you flowers
But I can be the one, be the one tonight.
No, it wasn't her imagination, he was looking at her. How did she know? when he realized Maki was looking back at him he got embarrassed and looked away with a small blush on his cheeks. She got embarrassed as well and looked to the blond in the middle, who was also the next one to sing.
When I first saw you
From across the room
I could tell that you were curious, oh, yeah
Girl, I hope you're sure
What you're looking for
'Cause I'm not good at making promises
The next one to sing was the ginger with blue eyes.
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
For some reason the lines he just sang seemed to describe the personality of the latter to Maki.
And last but not least the second part of the chorus was sang by their friend, Rin-kun.
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can't even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you're perfect
Baby, you're perfect
So let's start right now
Maki turned to see her friend and saw much she was fangirling over him. Maki couldn't help but smile.
...
Rin's group was the last to perform. After having finished the song he went over to where his friend and girlfriend were sitting.
"so did you like it, nya?" he asked excitedly as he sat down next to his girlfriend.
"it was amazing, Rin-kun!" Hanayo responded with much excitement.
" you did very good" Maki replied with a warm smile.
"nya!" Rin said happily as he hugged his girlfriend.
"R-rin-kun..." Hanayo said embarrassed.
"oh let me introduce you to my group members" Rin said excitedly as he waved to his group members to come over.
The first one to come was the ginger with blue eyes. Rin got up and happily introduced him. "he's Honoka-kun"
"nice to meet you!" Honoka said happily as he bowed. " woah is this your girlfriend?" Honoka said surprised as he looked at Hanayo. "yeah, nya!" Rin replied excitedly. "she's really cute! how did you get her to date you?" Honoka said causing Hanayo to blush and Rin to slap his arm. "hey!" Rin said annoyed. "kidding, I'm kidding"
After a few seconds the black haired and blond walked over.
" This is Eli-kun, he's the leader of our group"
The blond smiled and bowed. " it's nice to meet you"
" and this" Rin said as he approached the black haired " is Nico-kun!" Rin finished as he hugged the latter. " Rin..." the black haired said as he struggled to get Rin off him. After some minutes of battling Nico was finally able to get him off him.
"pleasure to meet you" Nico said as he stared at purple eyes. Maki looked back and got lost in crimson eyes.
"guys, sit down!" Rin said, interrupting the moment Nico and Maki were sharing. Nico snapped out if and looked to his watch. " I'm sorry but I have to go, it was nice to meet you girls" Without saying further word, he left, leaving everyone behind.
"maybe he has an exam tomorrow?" Honoka said as he watched his friend leave.
"tomorrow is the weekend..."Maki replied
"oh yeah...hahaha" Honoka responded as he scratched the back of his head.
"Nico mentioned something about an important meeting tomorrow" the blond spoke this time.
meeting...ah!
"I'm sorry but I have to go too" Maki said as she got up in a hurry.
"Maki-chan?" Hanayo said worriedly
" I forgot but I also have something important to do tomorrow"
"then I'll go wi-"
"no" Maki said cutting her friend off. "it's ok, I'll take a taxi. You have fun" she said with a warm smile to her friend. " it was nice to meet you all"
"bye Maki-chan!" Rin said as he waved his hand. The older boys waved their hands as well. She waved back and then left the place.
how could I have forgotten?...actually I should have forgotten...I don't want to meet this guy.
Maki got lost in thoughts as she rode the taxi back home.
10 am of a Saturday morning.
"nng" Maki groaned as she slowly opened up her eyes. She looked over to her watch and saw it was already late. "oh crap!" she quickly got up and went to the bathroom to get ready.
"Maki-chan" The voice of her mother from outside her door called for her. "yes?"
"Our guests are waiting downstairs, please be ready soon"
"yes, mama"
...
"I'm sorry it looks like our daughter it's taking longer than usual to get ready" a brown haired man said apologetic.
"don't worry Nishikino, one must never hurry a woman. " the old man that was sitting across from him responded, taking a sip from his cup of tea.
"Maki will join us shortly" Maki's mother said as she sat next to her husband.
woah she looks just like the girl from yesterday... well a much mature version...maybe even sexier...wait, what?...I shouldn't ...I mean she's gonna be my mother in law...
"oh would you like some tea?" Maki's mother offered to the two men in front of her.
"if it wouldn't be too much trouble " the younger replied with a smile.
She got up and excused herself to the kitchen. Where she found her daughter sitting down eating tomatoes.
"Maki! " the woman called, catching her daughter's attention.
Maki had taken the stairs that connected the second floor to the kitchen and quietly hid there. Truth was, she wasn't amused she was engaged to someone she didn't know and more importantly someone she didn't love.
"today, you will meet your future husband and you're here eating tomatoes?! " the older woman said in disbelief.
"mama , I've told you before, I don't want to marry someone I don't even know! " the red haired replied with a pout, the older woman sighed and looked at her daughter with a serious look. "Maki...You won't know him if you don't at least meet him."
Maki looked down and sighed.
"Now get up. Why don't you give him the tea? " her mother suggested as she pour the tea into the cups.
"mama! " the red haired tried to complain again but was silence by her mother who placed the cups of tea in front of her. "now get up, and let's get going. They're waiting " she said mischievously.
"so tell me about you, son" the brown haired said.
"well, I'm 20 years old. And l'm on my second year of medical school the black haired replied.
"He's ahead in all his classes and will, most likely, graduated before his classmates " the old man said proudly as he patted his grandson's back. The black haired smiled and nodded.
"woah, that's really impressive "the brown haired said impressed as he took a sip from his cup.
" it's all thanks to my grandfather " the black haired replied as he looked at his grandfather.
" well, look who I found hiding in the kitchen " Mrs. Nishikino said as she entered the room with Maki by her side holding the cups of tea.
The black haired quickly turned to looked at her, and he was instantly loss for words. no...way...
" oh the Queen of the party has finally arrived " Mr. Nishikino said jokingly as he saw his daughter enter the room. Maki looked down feeling embarrassed not paying attention to the guests in the room. She placed the cups of tea in the coffee table and sat next to her dad.
didn't they teach her how to greet people? tsk the black haired thought as he kept looking at her.
"oh Maki, don't be shy. Introduce yourself " her father said.
She got up and looked up. She saw an old man and quickly bowed. "my name is Nishikino Maki, nice to meet you " couldn't they at least have engaged me with someone closer to my age? She thought as she sat down again. Not paying attention to the man sitting next to the old one.
"Maki, this is Nico. He's an inspiring doctor and is in his second year." her dad said to her. Nico...?that name sounds familiar... Second year? He looks like he's 80 something...
Maki looked up and saw the same old man and weakly smiled. He noticed her disappointed look and chuckled. " certainly, you don't think I'm the one you're engage to?" Maki looked at him confused and then back to her dad. " Maki, your fiancé is sitting next to Mr. Yazawa " her dad said pointing on the black haired's direction. Maki looked back to where the old man was sitting and realized there was someone sitting next to him. Woah, am I that easy to ignore Nico thought as he kept looking at her.
He got up and bowed to her. " Yazawa Nico. Nice to meet you " he said with a smile making the latter blush.
Maki's mother lightly pinched her daughter's tight, making Maki get up and face Nico.
She looked at him and gulped. She scanned him head to toe and blush from how handsome he was. She notice how short the distance between them was and blushed harder.
She lightly bowed her head.
She looked up again met crimson eyes staring back at hers.The same crimson eyes from last night.
"l-likewise "
A.N
Hello guys. Here I am with something different.
About the other story, don't worry I won't leave it. I just have a writer's block and don't know how to continue next.
This story is different and I know it might be a bit confusing now.
It'll contain a lot of flashbacks from Nico's past. And it will mostly be angst. Yet I still hope you'll like it.
Oh I noticed that on the introduction it first says that Nico's age is 20 and then 19. I thought I fixed it but it still shows it like that. But for no confusions , Nico's is 20. Making him 3 years older than Maki. Anyways.
I'll leave for now. And thanks for reading ^^