Hello everyone, I hope you're all prepared for heartbreaks in this chapter. But don't worry, no one will be sad by the time this story ends.
So, I hope you enjoy and I do not own Love Live!
In the clubroom, Maki has finally calmed down enough to explain to the three girls what happened between her, Nico, and Eri.
"So, you saw how the two got together yesterday and became upset." Nozomi said after Maki explained. She still sat at the seat left to Maki.
"Why didn't you talk to Nico then?" Umi asked.
"I-I couldn't face her after what I saw yesterday. I was too upset after seeing it, so I just ran away from there as fast as I could and when I couldn't forget, I just went home and… and just went to sleep." Maki really didn't want to tell them she cried herself to sleep.
"Maki-chan, you should talk to her." Rin said from across Maki.
"I-I can't."
"Why not?"
"I can't face her anymore. I hurt her, so when she hurt me, I kind of deserved it."
Umi took the seat right from Maki's. "No one deserves to be hurt like that Maki, but you need to sort this out with her."
"B-but, Umi-"
"Maki, you'll never be over this if you don't tell her how feel. Like how she confessed to you, you need to confess to her even if you end up being rejected."
"U-Umi…" Maki looked at Umi and found herself looking into her eyes.
"Maki…" Umi saw how Maki stared at her and blushed a bit."
"Okay, you two, we should really look for Nico so Maki can talk to her." Nozomi interrupted the two's eye contact with each other.
"O-oh, uh… yeah." Maki stopped staring into Umi's eyes and quickly looked the other way.
Just as Nozomi mentioned it, the door swung open.
"…!" The four were surprised by the sudden entrance of another person.
"K-Kotori, you surprised us."
"Sorry Umi-chan, but I just finished talking to both Eri-chan and Nico-chan."
"What did Ericchi say?"
"She told us that she's had feelings for Nico-chan for a long time and that she doesn't expect her relationship with Nico-chan to last very long."
"Why does Eri think that?" Maki asked.
"Oh, because she thinks Nico-chan still loves you. She believes that Nico-chan only accepted her confession because she was upset with what happened between the two of you."
"Did Nico-chan tell her that?"
"No, she just assumes it's the truth."
"Has Nico-chan talked to her yet?"
"No, I told Nico-chan to stay at the roof until she sorts out her feelings. She seemed pretty concerned about the both of you before I left her, so she was confused about her feelings at first."
"So, she isn't sure if she loves me or Eri?" Maki looked to the side to gather her thoughts.
"Maki-chan, how about you how do you feel about Nico-chan?"
"I-I love her."
"Then you should tell her, even if she doesn't pick you in the end or if she does. You should let her know how you feel."
"I know... Is she still in the roof?" But before Kotori could answer, the door opened again.
"...!" The new arrival truly shocked everyone.
"Nico-chan..."Maki said as she saw Nico enter, she stood up as Nico walked further in to the room.
"Nico-chan, I really-" Maki stopped as soon as she saw Eri walk in to the room and stood next to Nico. "Eri..."
"Maki, can we talk?" Nico asked Maki, who looked a bit dumbfounded.
"Y-yeah, sure..." Maki followed Nico, who walked out of the room.
Maki and Nico exited the club room and walked to the roof, leaving the Eri with the previous members that were in the club room.
The four were about to ask Eri something, but she suddenly Eri started crying, so the other members thought they knew what happened already.
With Nico and Maki at the roof...
"..." There was only silence for a while, until Maki spoke up.
"N-Nico-chan..." Maki walked closer to Nico who was leaning on the railing on the roof.
"Maki, can you tell me something?"
"W-what is it?"
"How do you feel about me?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, do you have feelings for me?"
"!" Maki was surprised at Nico sudden question, but she already knew the answer.
"Yes, yes I do! Nico-chan, I love you and I'm sorry that I hurt you before."
"I see..."
"Nico-chan?"
Nico turned around to face Maki and smiled at her. For some reason, it made Maki's heart beat a little faster, but also made her nervous.
"I'm really happy that you've decided to return my feelings Maki."
"Nico-chan!" Maki felt happy at Nico's words, but her happiness was soon interrupted.
"But..."
"But?" Maki gulped, nervous at what Nico will say.
"But, I'm afraid I no longer feel that way about you. I can't accept your feelings."
"Ehh, Nico-chan what are-"
"What I'm saying is that my feelings for you may have been what I felt for someone else. It just took me a while to notice and finally realize."
"N-Nico-chan...*hic*" Maki began to sob in front of Nico, though it pained Nico to see that she had to continue explaining.
"Maki, the feelings of love I had were real, but they weren't for you. I didn't realize it until I talked to Honoka and Kotori, but I should've when Eri confessed to me because for some reason I didn't know at the time. My heart was easily swayed by her, the words she was saying to me, it felt as if she was putting me in a trance."
Maki was crying sobbing more and more as Nico continued to explain. Her heart was truly aching, as if it was being stabbed numerous times, and worse, the one stabbing her was the one she loved.
"She's loved me for a long time, and I think I knew about her feelings and felt the same way about her, but I don't think I ever realized it." Nico walked a little closer to Maki.
"I'm so sorry if I hurt you and made you expect something, but I will no longer hurt the person I've loved all this time because, even if it took me awhile, but at least now I can finally see the person who's loved me all this time."
"But I've loved you all this time too!" Maki suddenly shouted to Nico.
"Maki..."
"Just like you, I never noticed it, but these feelings didn't just suddenly pop up. I've loved you ever since we performed our first live together. The way you sung and danced left a mark in my heart."
Nico walked in front of Maki and started wiping away her tears "Maki, I appreciate your feelings for me, but I can't return those feelings back because Eri's the one I love."
"Why, why does it have to be Eri? Why couldn't it be me?" Maki lost all her strength and fell down to her knees.
Nico kneeled down to her and hugged her. "I'm really sorry, but I'm sure there's someone who loves you and if there isn't anyone like that right now, I'm pretty sure there will be in the future. I'm sorry, but it can't be me."
"Wahh!" Maki broke into tears for the second time today, but this time it was more than just painful. She felt as if a part of her was torn from her, or an important part of her just disappeared as if it was never there.
As Maki continued to cry, Nico was there to comfort her, but they knew that this would be the last time it would be Nico that would comfort Maki like this. In the future, it will be someone else and that one will be the one who will love Maki and be loved Maki.
With Eri and the Muse members in the club room, while Nico talks with Maki...
"Ericchi, what happened?"
"Oh sorry, you must be worried to see me crying like this Nozomi."
"Yes, so what's wrong?"
"Honestly, nothing." The four were surprised by that, especially since Eri just started crying all of a sudden when Nico left. "I'm just so happy."
"Happy? Why are you so happy that you're crying?"
"Nico told me she loved me and that she truly does loves me. I really didn't expect that and I was surprised at first, and I didn't even believe at first. But, then she proved it to me..." Eri turned red and became quiet.
"Proved it? What do you mean, what did she do?" Rin asked her.
"S-she kissed me... And I could feel Nico's true feelings and then I knew... I knew that she does love me." Eri smiled and Nozomi, Rin, and Kotori smiled at how happy Eri was, but Umi suddenly ran out of the room.
"Umi-chan!" Kotori yelled as Umi made her exit.
"Why did she Umi-chan suddenly run off like that?" Rin asked everyone else in the room.
"I don't know, but maybe it has something to do with Maki-chan."
"What do you mean?" Nozomi asked Kotori.
"Well, I don't exactly, but I get the feeling that Umi-chan may have a crush on Maki-chan."
"How do you know that Kotori?"
"I don't know, it's just a hunch."
"Could it be you know what it's like?" Nozomi only meant to tease Kotori, but by the looks of it, it seemed that Nozomi was on the mark. "No way... I was right."
"N-no, I don't have a crush on anyone."
"It's Honoka, isn't it?" Eri said bluntly.
"Ehh, uh no, of course not..." Kotori was red and tried to hide it by looking the other way, but her secret was already exposed.
"To be honest though, we kind of expected you to like Honoka-chan that way." Nozomi said plainly.
"R-really, was I that obvious?"
"No, its more like, hmm... we thought that it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"You and Honoka-chan are really close after all." Rin added.
"And the two of you grew even closer after she stopped you from going to that school abroad."
"I-I see, but do you think Honoka-chan knows?"
"Honestly, even I can't figure that out." Nozomi said, making Kotori a little disappointed. "But, why don't you ask her?"
"I can't just suddenly ask her that! What if she freaks out because if my feelings?"
"Don't worry about that, I'm pretty sure she already knows." Nozomi said playfully.
"But, I thought you said that you didn't know."
"Yes, but she knows now because she's right here." Nozomi walked up to the door and opened it, revealing a surprised Honoka just standing there.
"H-Honoka-chan! How long have you been there?" Kotori's face took a whole new shade of red.
"K-Kotori-chan, is it true?"
"W-what is?"
"That you like me?"
"U-umm... Uh... I can't answer that!" Kotori ran outside and tried to avoid Honoka, but was easily caught by the arm by her.
"Tell me Kotori-chan, do you like me?" Honoka pulled her and they ended up was extremely close to each other's face, which only added to Kotori's nervousness.
"Y-yes, yes I do..." She said under her breath, but Honoka heard it anyway.
"Oh that's good then, I thought you didn't like me."
"So you feel the same, Honoka-chan?"
"Of course I do, we're best friends after all." That line just made everyone shake their heads and think "Honoka that's the type of like she means".
"Mhh... Stupid Honoka-chan!" Kotori teared up and tried to run away again, but was, yet again, caught by Honoka.
"Sorry, I just felt like teasing you for second there Kotori-chan."
"Ehh, what do you mean?"
"I mean, I like you too Kotori-chan." Honoka pulled her close and briefly kissed Kotori on the lips, and when she parted from it, she stuck out her tongue. Kotori, on the other hand, couldn't take what just happened calmly and fainted from happiness.
"Ehh, Kotori-chan?" Honoka caught Kotori the instant she fainted.
"She'll be fine Honoka-chan, she's just too happy." Nozomi told Honoka as she helped bring her inside the club room.
"Okay then, but can I ask you all something?"
"What is it Honoka-chan?" Rin beat Nozomi and Eri to the punch at saying his.
"Why was Umi-chan suddenly running towards the roof?"
The room turned quiet again, not knowing how to explain it properly to Honoka what just happened before she arrived.
Hey guys, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I added this last part with Honoka and Kotori because for the past two chapters, all I've done is make you cry with the drama. So, I hope the scene with Honoka and Kotori made you smile in some way, or even brightened you up a bit. Anyways, what do you think will happen next? The next chapter is most likely going to be the final chapter of this story, so I hope you all enjoyed this story. Hope to read your reviews about your feelings!
Thanks for reading and BYE BYE!:D
