The brunette blinked.
True to her word (surprisingly), Saotome Haruna had shielded Konoe Miko from the class. And now, the ten-year-old found herself in the dorm room of Miyazaki Nodoka, Ayase Yue, and the aforementioned manga-ka. The three girls were in the kitchen talking, leaving the chocolate-haired girl alone.
Looking around, she noticed the large piles of books around the three beds. Next to one bed was a neat stack of Philosophy books. From Aristotle to Zeno of Elea, the novels were in a clean, alphabetically organized stack. 'Ah. This must be Ayase-san's.' Walking over to the bed, she noticed another stack of books. This one was much smaller than the rest, and was hidden underneath the sheets. Looking around to see if the owner was coming back, she carefully took a peek at the book on top. '...'How to make flounder juice.'
After pausing for a bit, the girl decided to check the other beds as well.
The one right next to it had another neat stack, but the books themselves were completely different. These were on love, and magic, and combinations of the two. Sticky notes were on the inside cover, with messages such as 'Try this one' or 'Negi-sensei might like these types of girls..'. 'And this must be Miyazaki-san's?'
Like the previous bed, there was another hidden stack. Thinking nothing could be as strange as the flounder juice book, decided to take a peek at this one, too. Listening to the girls in the other room, and figuring they wouldn't come back soon, she plopped onto the bed and flipped open the first book.
'...!!!'
"S-SAISHOUDOUKIN?!?"
Miko dropped the book, dropped to the floor, and crawled away from the bed. The librarian girls returned (finally) and looked from the girl, to where she was pointing.
"Kyaaaaa!" Nodoka screamed, scrambling to her bed and throwing the book off before the other two could get a good look at it. Haruna raised an eyebrow, while Yue just stood there, sipping some unknown juice. Getting back up and composing herself, she turned to the Kyoto native.
"A word p-please, Little Konoe-san." she stuttered out, face beet red, eyes covered by her bangs. Miko nodded, and followed the girl into the bathroom. The purple-haired girl closed the door and locked it. Miko gulped.
Nodoka turned around and brushed her bangs to the side, a strange, uncharacteristically dominant (but still cute) look in her eyes. She walked right up to the younger girl, pushing her against the wall and putting her hands on the mage's shoulders.
"You know now." Nodoka whispered into her ear softly. Miko shivered.
"Wh-What on earth do you mean, Miyazaki-san?" she asked hesitantly, knees shaking, afraid of saying the wrong answer.
"Don't play dumb, Little Konoe-san. You saw my book. You know."
"A-Ah." Miko gulped again. "That."
"Yes that," the librarian said, brushing her lips against the girl's ear. "Now. I know how smart you are. How much have you guessed?"
"A-Aahh..." the ministra magi blushed at the sensation, and pondered for a bit. 'I know Negi-chan is one of them, that's for sure. But the other one...' "Is it...S-Saotome-san?"
Nodoka laughed, slightly returning to her normal self. "No, she isn't really my type. Besides, as far as I know, she only has eyes for one person."
"I see..." the girl thought again. "Kono-neechan?"
Nodoka fully smiled now, loosening her grip on Miko's arms. "Even if I did like her, I wouldn't dare take my chances. Sakurazaki-san might be submissive, but she will not share Konoka-san."
Miko sighed, relieved that the girl was letting up a little. "Asuna-san?"
"Being the rival of the someone as powerful as the class president wouldn't be pleasing."
"Hasegawa-san?"
"Are you kidding?"
"N-No?"
"Think harder. Who am I close to?"
"Well, Kono-neechan says you're close with Ayase-san, but I don't really think.........wait. Is it her?"
Nodoka blushed, smiling. "It's a secret, okay Little Konoe-san?"
"Yup!"
"Good girl," the librarian said, releasing the girl and patting her head.
--
"Have fun?" Haruna said when the two came out.
"E-Eh?" Miko asked, tilting her head slightly.
"You two were in there for a long time." Yue voiced out. She was no longer drinking juice. "What were you guys doing in there?"
"Nothing, Yue-Yue. Now come on, we offered to help Negi-sensei today."
And at that, the two girls left. And there was silence.
For about a minute, anyway.
"SOOO~ Kyoto-ben!
"K-Kyoto-ben?"
"Or just Kyoto if you like, then!"
"T-That's not really the point, Saotome-san."
"Oh pffffffft. We're friends, call me Haruna! Or Paru, if you like!"
'Since when did we become friends?' Miko thought for a moment, then simply brushed it aside. 'Maybe she's just one of those girls. Kono-neechan said there were girls like that in her class after all...'
"Now back to the point. You wanna get back to your room, right?"
"B-But Hasegawa-san, she--"
"Forget ol' Chiu! She's really tsundere. I bet she secretly likes you. Besides, where are you going to stay?"
"I asked Setsu-neesan--"
"Do you really wanna room with her, Kyoto?"
"E-Eh?"
Miko turned around to see the manga-ka with a large grin on her face. She backed up a bit. 'Wh-What's with that smile?'
"Think about it," Haruna said, suddenly appearing next to the Konoe girl. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she made a gesture to the room next to them. "Your 'Kono-neechan' might pop up for a visit in the middle of the night."
Confusion was evident on Miko's face. Laughing, the artist leaned in and whispered in her ear. Confusion soon turned into shock, then embarrassment.
"I-I see...but then, how will I get back into my room?"
"Ohoho~ I'm more than willing to help you Kyoto, but you have to do something for me, kay?" The grin was back. And despite the feeling she was getting, she nodded.
"O-Okay."
--
Ohayou, Minna-san!! Atashi wa Chiu!!"
She said in a sing-song voice, making a peace sign in front of the video camera. She was wearing a pink, skintight, midriff-exposing, white nurse top, a nurse's hat, and a very, very short skirt. Yes, you read right.
"Hope everyone had a wonderful day today!! I sure did~~"
She waved like an innocent little child, and winked. Being a net idol was so fun! She got half the internet public on your side, just by being a little cute, and tons and tons of die-hard fans, both genders.
"So how is everyone?"
Dozens of replies came in, saying how their day got so much better because of her. Chiu smiled warmly at the electronic device, hoping to get much more hits than she did yesterday. She typed up a conversation with her many fans.
Chiufan: Was you day nice, Chiu-Chiu?
IluvChichi: Yeah, tell us about your day, Chiu-sama!!
"Oh, you nice people, my day was wonderful! But... I still couldn't find a boyfriend..." Thousands of emoticons flooded the page, and many users volunteered themselves for the role. Some bona-fide, some just wrong.....and it led to a fight.
"Oh, you perv!" she said, pretending to be flabbergasted, "Don't make me use my needle!!" She pulled out from behind her back a very large and pointy needle, that matched quite well with the outfit.
She was so absorbed in her net-idol persona, she didn't notice the door being opened.
There was a multitude of flashes.
--
"H-Haruna-san, are you sure this is okay? What if Hasegawa-san gets mad at you?"
"She won't get mad at me, silly! We're the best of friends!"
Silence.
"O-Okay...maybe not the best of friends, but we're still close. See? Her door is even open! She does that so I can just come in! Now hurry, get your wand ready."
"...If you say so..."
--
"Wh-What the?!" Chisame jumped at the sight of her two classmates in her room, one with a camera, another with a hand in her pocket. Remembering she was still recording, she quickly went back into 'Chiu-mode.'
"Looks like it's time to go. Bye minna-san! Mata ashita!!" And the red light turned off.
"What are you two doing here?" Chisame spat out, her glare icy and cold. Haruna only grinned.
"We're here to get Kyoto's room back, Chiu!" She yelled jovially. Waving the fresh pictures in her hand, she added. "You wouldn't want these pictures to circle the class, would you?"
"Saotome you little-"
"Now, Kyoto!"
"Sa yo hae rang," the Kyoto girl said, pulling the wand from her pocket. "Upon our pact, do my bidding, O Master of Hell. Come forth from the depths of darkness, capture those who oppose you. Capio!"
Streams from black spurted out of the wand, traveling to Chisame in an instant. They swirled around her, emitting dark auras to those outside.
"What the hell is this?! Let me out!" The net idol tried grabbing one of the strands to make an opening, but when her hand made contact with it, ice appeared on her fingertips. "Let me out! I'll let you back in already!!" Miko sighed, released the girl, and walked up to her.
"I'm terribly sorry, Hasegawa-san. Haruna-san said this was the only way you would let me in."
The brunette looked at the other girl.
"W-Well, it worked, didn't it?"
"Saotome.."
"Yeessss, Chiu, darling, my best friend in the world?" Before the brunette could answer, she bolted out the door.
"SAOTOME!!!!!"
Miko, now alone, just stood there.
'Hasegawa-san must be furious....or maybe she was just being tsuntsun...I'll have to ask Kono-neechan tomorrow.'
Author's Note: HAY GUYS. DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO CONTINUE AFTER PMSING LAST TIME, DID YOU?
FFFFFFFFF but i really was going to discontinue this thing. If it wasn't for Tainted-Raven, this would just be rotting on my profile.
Oh yeah, that reminds me. TAINTED-RAVEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. By convincing me to continue, you showed me how fun writing fanfiction was again C:
i'll be updating as soon as possible these days. (read as: as soon as my teachers stop bitching at me with homework!)
As for the story itself, I have no comments.
So...till next time, I guess C: