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Friday rolled around, and the school day quickly went. It was to Nico's delight and displeasure. It seemed too fast since she only had a couple of weeks to live. She didn't have any symptoms, as Dr. Nishikino told her, so she had a small victory. She wanted to savour the rest of her days, and not be holed up in school.

Nico, being the optimist, was in delight because she didn't have to focus on school anymore. She was going to drop out, so all of this information would be pointless to have.

It seemed like a stupid reason, but when you don't have much time to live, you usually look for anything that could make you happy.

Another thing that would make her happy; idol practice.

She was going to follow Dr. Nishikino's advice and not practice, despite her urge to go and join them.

Thinking about it more, she felt so guilty. She shouldn't have; the disease wasn't anyone's fault. It just so happened to affect Nico, and would make her leave this world. The reason she felt guilty was because of how it would affect her eight friends.

'Honoka made this club. It helped me make more friends, and fulfill my dream of being an idol. And because of this stupid disease, I'm basically disbanding it. I hope that they can all forgive me of being so selfish. Honoka, Kotori, Umi, Hanayo, Rin, Eli, Nozomi, Maki. I'm so sorry.'

"-co? Nico?" Eli startled the girl in her deep thoughts. "Come on! Aren't you going to join us?"

Nico smiled. "Sorry, I'm not feeling too well."

Honoka saw Eli going to urge Nico, so she intervened. "Come on, Eli-chan! If Nico-chan isn't feeling good, let's leave her be." Honoka smiled at her as she put a thumbs up. Nico smiled back.

"Nicochi," Nozomi said. "Are you sure you want to stay here? You don't want to go home?"

Thankfully, Nico planned for this. "No. After practice, I want to go and do some stuff with all of you! Just for a bit!"

"Ooh. Sounds fun, nya!" Rin said enthusiastically.

"That does sound fun." Umi said. "Are we all fine with that?"

Everyone nodded their heads, which delighted Nico.

…

Practice was finished, and the nine girls were walking around. Since it was Nico's suggestion, she was the one to plan out the rest of the day. She wasn't feeling too tired yet, so she was happy to go with her friends.

They were feeling hungry, so they went to their favourite burger place. Honoka, Eli, and Hanayo went and got everyone's orders while the six others went and talked.

Nico struggled to talk about anything since her head was clouded by the thoughts of her disease. Instead, she chimed in on any conversation she found interesting.

"How were classes?" Umi asked the girls.

"They were good!" Rin said happily. "Kayo-chin spoke too quietly, nya. She stopped doing that once Muse started, but it was funny to hear again!"

"Rin, don't embarrass her." Maki sternly said to her fellow classmate.

"Well, class for us was boring." Nozomi answered for the third years. "Elichi and I got notes, but Nicochi looked like she was slacking." Nozomi grinned.

"Nozomi!" Nico said. "It's not my fault that class is so boring!"

"Tsk, tsk. Nico-chan, you have to be smart to graduate." Maki said bluntly.

"An idol doesn't need to know about algebra!" Nico complained to her table.

She was happy that her excuse worked. She didn't want to tell them the real reason. At least not yet.

"Besides, I was hungry. Speaking of which…" Nico turned her head to see Honoka, Eli, and Hanayo approaching their table with burgers and fries.

They set the trays down and took their seats.

"Let's eat!" The nine of them said.

Their burger meal was good. There were some conversations peppered in the meal, and it was enjoyable to everyone.

Nico was happy that everyone was so positive. She thought about how much her death would affect the girls.

'I wasn't the glue that held them together, Honoka is. But, I'm sure that they'll miss me. I just don't want them to think too much about me. I want them to live their lives, and just have me as a small part of their mind.'

The girls finished eating, all satisfied.

"What's next, Nico-chan?" Kotori asked.

Nico had a good idea of where to go. "Come on, follow me!"

…

"A clothing store? Do you need some new clothes, Nicochi?" Nozomi asked.

"Uhh, yeah!" Nico still didn't reveal her condition, but she did want to get some clothes. Even if they would be pointless in the end. Her mother gave her a good amount of money to spend on whatever she wanted.

It gave her an idea. Instead of buying things for herself…

"Hey! I have some money. Everyone, get one thing they want and I'll buy it for you!"

The eight girls were confused, but somewhat happy.

"You're going to buy things for us? With your money, nya?" Rin asked.

Nico nodded. "Think of it as…an early birthday present!"

"That's awfully nice of you, Nico-chan." Maki said. Nico could have sworn she saw a blush on Maki's face. But, maybe she was hallucinating the sight since all of them were blushing.

"Nothing too expensive though! Although…if Maki wants to spoil us even more…" Nico suggested.

Maki sighed. "And there goes the niceness." The girls laughed at Nico and Maki's exchange.

They entered the store. It was pretty big, but the fanciness wasn't too pronounced.

"Hi there! We have some deals going on right now, mostly on accessories. Please enjoy yourselves!"

The saleslady left them and Nico cleared her throat. "Well, like she said. Enjoy yourselves! Remember, just one thing for each of you!"

The girls wandered around the store. Nico told them to meet at the registers with their choices. It took about 30 minutes; however, Nico was still feeling fine. 'I guess Dr. Nishikino was right. Those symptoms seem sporadic.'

The girls gathered around Nico, who was sitting on a small seat.

"Let's go around, I want to see what I'm getting myself into." Nico said.

Hanayo laughed at Nico's comment. She showed off her shirt. "I like this one, and it's not that expensive."

Nico laughed at Hanayo's choice. "Is it because there's a bowl on rice on it?"

Hanayo blushed after being found out. "Y-yes." The group of girls laughed at Hanayo's shyness.

"That's fine, Hanayo. How about you, Maki?"

Maki held up a small jewelry box. Nico sighed and her face had an unamused expression. "What? It's just a silver ring. It's not that much."

Nico wasn't buying it. "Does it cost as much as Hanayo's shirt?"

Maki blushed this time. "N-no. It was one on sale!"

"Alright. But if it goes over, you help me pay." Maki did her normal habit of twirling her hair as she looked away from Nico. "Okay, Nozomi?"

A sun hat was covering her face. "It's starting to get warm. I don't like the sun in my eyes, so I figure this would be good. Especially since Nicochi is paying!" The group laughed.

"You make a good point, Nozomi. What about…Eli?"

The blonde held up a pair of ballet slippers. "I've been thinking that I want to practice more ballet. I won't burden Nico with the whole get-up."

"Thank you, Eli. Rin, how about you?"

Rin held up a cute sundress. It was light blue, and had small cat paws on it. "It's so cute, nya! Right, Nico-chin?!"

Nico nodded. "Yeah, Rin! It fits you well. Umi?"

Umi's choice was simple. "Socks? Are you sure, Umi-chan?" Rin asked.

Umi nodded. "Yes, I might as well get something that is practical." Umi realized her word choice. "N-not that yours aren't practical!"

"What?" The group questioned. No one seemed to care about Umi's word choice, just about Umi's clothing choice.

"Sure, Umi. Next…Honoka!"

Honoka's hand was covered up by ribbons. "These were on sale, and I could use some more! Just having a few colours were boring to put in my hair. So, I mixed it up!" The ribbons varied in colours and designs. "I like this one the best!" It was a red ribbon with small white polka dots.

"I like that, Honoka!" Nico put her thumbs up. "Last, Kotori!"

A small bag was being held. "I have my school bag, but it's kind of crowded with all of the things for costumes. So, a having this would help a lot!"

Nico had a pained smile, but it was undetected by the others. "Great! Let's buy it!"

"How about you, Nico?" Eli asked. "It is your money, after all."

Nico shook her head. "I have plenty of stuff. And it's nice to spoil you girls."

Maki was a bit skeptical. "Why do you want to spoil us?"

Nico sighed. "Maki, do you always have to be a downer?" Maki blushed, much to Nico's happiness. The others laughed.

As they were checking out the items, Kotori's choice plagued Nico's mind.

'Kotori always had to measure us for our outfits. How crushed will she be…since she won't be able to do that for me anymore?'

The price was under Nico's amount of money, much to her satisfaction. As expected, the silver ring that was on sale was still the most expensive item.

After Nico paid, she grabbed the bags.

"Nicochi, wat about our stuff?" Nozomi asked.

"Hey, I said it was a birthday present. You can't have it until I wrap it!" Nico responded.

The eight girls sighed. "Well, anything else Nico-chan?" Honoka asked.

Nico saw that she had enough money for one more thing for the girls. "Yeah, I'll spoil you guys some more!"

…

They reached the arcade, more specifically the crane game. "I will get you anything you guys want! I am the best at this!"

"Are you sure, Nico-chan?" Hanayo said innocently. "You don't have to do so much for us."

"Nonsense! Like I said, it's fun to spoil you all. Now, tell me what you want!"

The girls pointed out their picks, and Nico easily got all of the plushies.

Honoka got a smiling flower. Kotori got a bird. Umi got a fish. Maki got a tomato. Hanayo got an alpaca. Rin got a cat head. Eli got an ice cream cone. And Nozomi got a starfish.

"I'll let you keep those ones. Oh, the time!" It was 5:30. "I need to get home for my siblings! Bye girls!" Nico said as she walked away, with bags in hand.

The eight others were happy, but confused.

"I wonder why she got this for us." Rin said.

"Who knows, Rin-chan. Nicochi is always weird." Nozomi responded as the others laughed. They all left with their plushies in their hands.

A/N: Nico being a good friend.

Small reference; the ribbon that Honoka liked was like the one Chiyo had from Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-Kun. Chiyo is one of my favourite characters because she is so cute and helpful. Just wanted to say that.

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