[Sweet Memories]

Author's Note:

Okay, so this took longer than expected due to the lack of time management and writer's block. That aside I suppose this AU would take place in the same as All-Stars where the µ's, Aquors and the Niigasaki High School Idol Club are present. What do you guys think?

My Response to the Reviews:

thebelloflove I fixed the errors the other day so it's a lot better than before, I hope. Also, I prefer to use foreshadowing and she won't be the only one who's gonna get a 'foreshadowing' to say the least.

[Chapter 3]

"There was this strange thing that happened the other day," Hokuto said as they sat inside the cafe that afternoon.

"Like what?" Honoka asked curiously.

"Apparently on my way home my friends and I spotted this pair of girls," Hokuto said. "They were wearing these coats and wore medical masks and a pair of shades, the two of them were wandering around but when they saw me they ran the opposite direction."

"Maybe they're curious," Honoka said making a nervous laugh.

'It must have been in Nico and Hanayo,' She thought to herself.

Eventually, the two of them went around occasionally visiting shops and every now and then they'd talk about their past. It was there Hokuto learned how her group, The µ's began and in turn Honoka learned how his group, Trickstar began.

"Tell me more about your group?" Hokuto asked.

It wasn't because he was curious mind you, it was because of the fact that Honoka smiles brighter when talking about them. Truth be told he already knew about the µ's long ago, usually from his classmates who were talking about several Idol Groups among them is the aforementioned µ's, and out of curiosity Hokuto looked them up on the internet and watched one of their performances. And immediately he saw leading them was Honoka herself.

"From the looks of it, Sonoda-san has a lot of work to sort knowing you," Hokuto joked.

"Hey!" Honoka pouted earning a chuckle from him, he started to find her angry pout adorable these days. "I do my best as a leader, Umi just tends to get carried away with things."

"All of you tend to do that if all your accounts are to be believed," Hokuto commented. "I mean how can someone finish a training session like that."

"I know," Honoka said. "I mean they accidentally left me at the bus one time after falling asleep."

This caused Hokuto to burst out laughing. Elsewhere Nico and the rest of the µ's, who had just entered the Café watched them from afar in separate tables.

"Ugh can't you two be more obvious in flirting," Nico commented as she was seated alongside Eli and Nozomi.

"I wonder if she knows that he likes her," Nozomi pointed out. "I mean look closely."

Both Eli and Nico quietly glanced at the two and noticed that the way Hokuto looked at Honoka as if she was the most important thing in his life. Which earned a scoff from Nico and an amused laughed from Eli.

"I don't know," Eli commented glancing at the two with a nervous chuckle. "Knowing Honoka, she probably doesn't notice it."

"She doesn't," Nico shook her head. "She might just think that he's that interested in what she's saying."

[--]

Later that day as they were about to head home Hokuto offered to escort Honoka home for two reasons, mainly due to the fact that it wasn't safe for Honoka to be heading home alone especially now that it was night time, and second mainly so that Hokuto can spend more time with her.

"That was a pretty fun day," Honoka smiled as she and Hokuto walked home.

"It was fun seeing you today Hokuto," she continued with a bright smile, Hokuto felt his heart skip a beat there, one of the things Hokuto loved about Honoka is the fact her smile was always the brightest at least to Hokuto.

"Yeah it was fun," Hokuto smiled back.

"You know you should meet my friends in the µ's," She smiled cheerfully as they made their way in front of her house.

"Then you should meet the rest of Trickstar then," Hokuto chuckled at her enthusiasm.

"That's a deal then," Honoka giggled as she went home. "See you around Hokuto."

"Yeah see you next time." Hokuto smiled as she went inside.

[--]

The next day Honoka and the rest of the µ's were having lunch. There was an awkward silence among them as they all thought the same thing, well most of them Hanayo was still thinking about the young man she had encountered that day, and that is the idea that Hidaka Hokuto of Trickstar is very much in love with Honoka. But none of them are willing to point out the very massive elephant in the room.

"Should we?" Nico asked with a frown as she looked at Honoka who was ignorant of the conversation of the Third Years.

"No," Eli said as she ate. "The least we can do is respect their privacy."

"I agree," Nozomi giggled, Nico, nodded towards the other members who were eating as well. Sitting beside Honoka, Kotori nodded in agreement while Umi appears to be strangely disinterested in the conversation.

Within the first years, Maki isn't interested since it is Honoka's private life, Hanayo is still thinking about the encounter so she was unable to understand.

Rin however.

"You think Hidaka likes you?" She asked innocently.

Which instead earned a confused look from Honoka, and Hanayo who had finally snapped out of her thoughts, a facepalm from Eli, Nico and Maki, and a sigh from Kotori, Umi, and Nozomi.

"What?" Honoka said with an amused smile. "Of course he likes me."

So she isn't as dense as we thought. All of them thought in unison.

"After all, I'm one of his closest friends since childhood."

They all fought the urge to perform a collective facepalm.

"Somehow this was..." Eli said.

"Predictable..." Nico finished her sentence. Somehow this was inevitable knowing that Honoka would be slightly dense to Hokuto's very obvious attraction towards her. "You think we should intervene?"

"Nope," Nozomi smiled. "Let them take their time to realize it, but that doesn't mean we're not allowed to observe them from afar."

"That I'll look forward to," Nico giggled.

"With better disguises, I hope," Eli joined in.

Elsewhere in Yumenosaki, Hokuto let out a sneeze as he and the rest of Trickstar were having lunch.

"You alright Hokke?" Subaru asked as he and their friend Mao where busy poking at Makoto's cheeks whose thoughts are currently distracted due to a certain member of the µ's.

"I'm fine," Hokuto said with a wave. "Someone wad probably talking about me or something."

"Ho? Maybe it's," Subaru said attempting to tease Hokuto about Honoka but was met with a cold glare from Hokuto immediately shutting him up. "N-nevermind."