I unfortunately do not own Love Live! nor do I own Utapri.
"Hi hi!" A woman with bouncy pink hair stood at the entrance of Saotome Academy to greet μ's. "Welcome to Shiny's academy!"
"Hello!" Honoka said excitedly. "Glad to be here!"
"If I may ask, what is your name, ma'am?" Eli asked.
Suddenly, the woman burst into laughter. She was laughing so hard; tears began to fall down her cheeks and her legs looked like they were about to give up on her.
Soon, she calmed down. "Oh dearie, I'm no ma'am at all! My name is Ringo! I'm a man!"
"What?" μ's shouted in unison.
"But you look just like a woman, nya!" Rin said, shocked.
"I know I do!" Ringo winked. "Come on, I'll show you to your dorm rooms~"
The group arrived at a beautiful and long hall, with only a few doors.
"Okay, ladies! You will be staying in these rooms right here!" Ringo said. "I'll read off the roommates!"
"Honoka Kosaka and Rin Hoshizora!"
Rin jumped up and ran to hug Honoka. The girls smiled widely, happy to be with someone who shares the same amount of enthusiasm and energy.
"Kotori Minami and Hanayo Koizumi!"
Hanayo gasped and smiled. Kotori made her way to Hanayo and the pair hooked arms, smiling sweetly with the most angelic eyes you've ever seen.
"Nozomi Tojo and Nico Yazawa!"
"Me! With Nozomi-chan?" Nico shrieked.
"Fufu…" Nozomi giggled, stalking towards the other twin tailed member.
"N-no! Stay away from me!" Nico screamed, running away.
"Okay… and finally, Umi Sonoda, Eli Ayase, and Maki Nishikino!"
Ringo put his hands on his hips and showed off a ring with a few keys.
"You will each be getting one of these. On them are the keys to your own room, the entrance to the academy, and a number of empty halls and music rooms inside this building. Be sure to keep it safe at all times; you won't get another pair," Ringo informed the girls.
The cross dresser tossed the first pair of keys to Rin, and followed with tossing some to the rest of the groups.
"Alright, take today to check out and redecorate your rooms! Tomorrow, you will be assigned your first mission!"
Ringo turned on his heel and skipped off to who knows where.
"Honestly, he seems kinda weird," Maki said, almost grimacing.
"He's really nice, though!" Kotori beamed. "I expected most of the staff here to be mean and strict!"
"Actually, most teachers here are pretty brutal when it comes to learning and practice."
The 9 girls turned and saw the members of STARISH walking up to them.
"Yo! Nice to see you girls again!" Otoya finished, waving a hand in the air.
"Otoya!" Honoka said, delighted. "You too!"
"I see you guys have begun settling in," Masato said with a caring smile.
"We haven't actually seen them yet," Umi said, chuckling a bit.
"Well don't worry, we'll treat you well, princesses," Ren said seductively with a wink. All 9 girls eye rolled.
"Oi! Shouldn't the lot of you be busy?" A tall man with bright orange hair and a stern frown walked towards the idols.
"Hyuga-sensei!" Syo gasped, embarrassed being seen slacking in front of his idol. "W-We aren't doing anything bad!"
Ignoring Syo, the man named Hyuga turned towards the girls of μ's. "I hope you ladies are settling in well. You are guests here at our Academy, so please feel free to ask whatever you like."
Honoka leaned over to Otoya and whispered in his ear. "Who is he?"
Otoya smiled. "That's Hyuga Ryuya, a really famous TV sensation. He owns multiple shows and is in a whole lot of action movies. He's also the S Class advisor here at Shining Academy."
"Woah!" Honoka gasped in awe. There were plenty of incredibly talented and famous people here at the academy, yet they decided to invite an amateur, split idol group to mentor them.
After greeting the girls, Hyuga quickly turned to the boys of STARISH. "I thought I asked you to get practicing for the free live we're holding in a few days."
The male idols were at a loss of words; they were caught red-handed.
"Please excuse them, Hyuga-sensei," Nozomi cut in. "Ringo-sensei asked them to show us to our rooms and then around the Academy. It really is important for us to get a good feel for the school as this will be our home for the next 5 months."
"Ah! So that is the situation," Hyuga cleared his throat. "I apologize for assuming so. Thank you for correcting my mistake Tojo-san. Regardless, STARISH, afterwards, get to practice. This live must be a success. It will not only showcase the skills of the idols here at the agency and academy, but it grants opportunities for them to go on their own adventures."
Hyuga bowed slightly at the girls of μ's and gave a stern look at the boys of STARISH. He quickly spun on his heel and walk off.
A good amount of silence filled the room before it was broken.
"He's kinda scary, nya," Rin chirped.
"You can say that again," Maki added with a slight grimace.
Syo frowned. "He's just strict and expects the best of us. He isn't scary in the slightest. In fact, he's the best actor and teacher at the academy, and I look up to him."
The idol didn't realize he was nearly yelling and quickly shut his mouth.
Most of the girls, especially Rin, were taken aback.
"Syo-chan," Natsuki started, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder. "I'm sure they weren't trying to insult Hyuga-sensei. I mean, we were all scared of him when we first met him."
Syo sighed and mumbled. "Sorry."
"Anyways, thanks Tojo-san for sticking up for us," Masato stated. "We're grateful."
"Nozomi is quite alright," the purple pig-tailed girl chuckled. "We're being treated like celebrities here but really, we're younger than all of you and we don't have as much professional training as you think."
"Regardless, you've made incredibly feats as a group," Tokiya retorted. "I think you're humbling yourselves too much."
"I don't think that's the case," Eli said with a smile.
"Well I for one think they're right!" Nico huffed proudly.
Maki flicked Nico's forehead. "Stop being egotistical."
Everyone began to laugh, happy the mood quickly changed.
"Anyways, what's this live show we heard about?" Umi asked, curious.
"Well, the agency is holding a live show right outside the academy in a few days," Tokiya began. "We're having a new stage built as well. Admission for fans is fairly cheap, primarily to allow newcomers to gain some popularity."
"That's quite nice," Eli commented.
"It really is!" Otoya exclaimed, clearly excited. "A bunch of idols will be performing so its bound to be a ton of fun!"
"Hopefully we can go," Kotori chirped. "Do you think we'd get free admission?"
A few of the boys of STARISH chuckled lightly.
"Well, you ladies are our mentors for the next few months so I'd say you'd get front row seats and backstage passes!" Cecil shouted joyfully.
Hanayo's eyes lit up. "REALLY?"
Everyone laughed in unison again.
"I'm sure we can make that possible, especially for beauties like you," Ren said with a wink.
The soldier game trio rolled their eyes.
"Anyways, we probably should get to practicing," Masato interjected. "Can't have Hyuga-sensei catching us again."
"Agreed," Syo said a little bitterly.
With a wave, STARISH left the girls to decorate and finish unpacking.
"Whoa!" Rin gasped loudly as she and Honoka entered their room.
The room was practically symmetrical with the French door entrance directly across from the outdoors balcony. There were two queen-sized beds against the sidewalls of the room, both facing the center. Next to the beds were nightstands, writing desks, and next to the balconies were large closets. The front of the room included couches and a small coffee table for lounging and guests as well as a beautiful tea table in the center with two tall chairs.
"This room is huge!" Honoka shouted. "Probably 10 times the size of my room!"
"20 times the size of mine!" Rin yelled and catapulted herself onto the bed on the left side of the room. "I call this bed!"
Honoka laughed out loud and jumped on her bed on the right side.
"It's a little plain, though," Honoka mentioned, looking around. The walls were a dreary white and so was the rest of the furniture and sheets.
"Well, that means its decorating time!" Rin exclaimed jumping down from her bed. "We should get everyone to go shopping!"
"That's a great idea, Rin-chan!" Honoka grinned and the two girls raced out of the room, ignoring their unpacked suitcases.
All of the girls had identical rooms minus the soldier game trio. Their room was fairly similar besides the fact that it was larger and across the entrance was another bed with the balcony doors on both sides of the bed. Eli quickly claimed that one as hers, as it was by the balcony with meant fresh air.
"Should we go then?" Umi asked the other girls.
"Do we need to tell anyone we're going anywhere?" Maki questioned.
"I just texted Ringo-sensei," Nozomi said, looking up from her phone. "We got the ok! And don't worry about money. I sent you all a link to the academy's credit card they made just for us. Our budget is insanely high, so there's no worry about a range."
Hanayo squealed and began jumping up and down. "Oh! I can't wait to go get stuff for decorating!"
"Me too!" Kotori exclaimed along with her friend.
"Let's get to it then!" Honoka shouted, running towards the exit.
After spending the rest of the day buying and decorating, it was well into the night before the girls finished decorating their rooms.
Honoka and Rin's room was painted a cream orange with the baseboards remaining a fine white. Honoka's bed was a bright orange with plenty of decorative pillows while Rin's was a sunny yellow with many stuffed animals. Colorful carpets adorned the white tiles and the furniture got new blankets and pillows to add a pop of fun. It was truly a cheerful room.
Kotori and Hanayo's room was painted a mint green with the same white baseboards. Grey and white curtains were drawn over the balcony doors. Kotori's bed on the right side of the room was still white, but green and grey decorative pillows added some color along with her yellow pillow from home. Hanayo's bed was a soft green with only 3 decorative pillows and a few stuffed alpacas. A fluffy green carpet was placed in the center of the room and the furniture got new green decorative pillows.
Nozomi and Nico's room was still white on the walls, but there were new pink curtains. Nico's bed on the right side of the room was a vibrant pink with minimal pillows and stuffed animals. Nozomi's was a dark purple with many decorative pillows. The furniture stayed fairly simple with a few throw blankets, but the entire room was very minimalistic.
The soldier game trio's room was also the standard white, but the room definitely looked like that of royalty. Mahogany curtains covered the balcony doors and the floor kept the white tiles. The bedding on each of the beds was white with mahogany red edges and on the beds were blue and red decorative pillows. The furniture was replaced entirely with black and mahogany couches with gold detailing. Definitely the most expensive room out of the bunch.
After an exhausting day, the girls finally went to sleep.
"Otoya, your dancing is off," Tokiya stated sternly.
"Wha- it is?" Otoya questioned, baffled.
Tokiya shook his head and demonstrated. "Hold your arms perpendicular to your body and move not only your head side to side, but your body as well."
Tokiya stretched his arms to the side and performed the move perfectly.
"Try it."
Otoya breathed in and out and did as he was told. It was a little shaky, but it was definitely getting better.
"Better," Tokiya commented. "It needs work but I think it would be best to practice the entire routine as a group before we go back to corrected the small, technical errors."
"I agree," Ren piped. "Yo, everyone, lets do the dance from the top!"
The boys began their routine, dancing and sweating as their bodies fell in tune with the music. They were so focused; they didn't even notice a quartet enter the room.
The idols took their finals poses, sweat gleaming from each of their foreheads. Suddenly, they heard clapping from a corner of the room.
"Bravo! Bravo!" Reiji shouted, the only one applauding in the room. "That was fantastic!"
"You guys have definitely gotten better, but not better than us," Camus stated smoothly, not even bothering to look up at the other men.
"I'll take that as a compliment!" Cecil said, beaming.
"Why are you all here?" Tokiya asked, getting straight to the point.
"Our outfits came in for the live show this weekend," Ai plainly stated.
"Oh I can't wait to try them on!" Natsuki shouted. "Where are they?"
Just as Natsuki asked, Ringo came in wheeling a rack of covered outfits.
"Yoohoo!" Ringo yelled at the boys. "I have clothes!"
The boys of STARISH immediately flocked around Ringo, trying to take a peek at their brand new costumes. Ringo sighed and grabbed the white cloth covering the outfits and lifted it. Everyone in the room gasped.
Every outfit was a classy and elegant white adorned with gold detailing and an elaborate broach. Attached to the pin was a long cape; each outfit had a different color cape that corresponded to the idols' colors.
The STARISH idols each grabbed their outfits and held them, admiring the details. Quartet Night did the same. A long silence was present as the boys simply cherished the opportunities they were given to be there that day, and the amount of time they put in to succeed.
"Just so you know," Reiji began, breaking everyone's trances.
"We won't lose."
Review replies!
grapplingheart: You guessed Paradise Live and the cheerleader set perfectly! Thank you for your input as well, and I'll do my best to add in the marine sets as I do anticipate on making a beach chapter. Thank you for reviewing!
heichoustheoryofcleanliness: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry I couldn't make your dream come true of Umi and a senpai, but there a lot of room for development between her and Masato in upcoming chapters that I hope you'll enjoy!
Melia: yES.
mirajanewolf46: Thanks for reviewing! I imagine their expressions in my head with the actual show playing and it always makes me laugh!
RubythePinkBunny: Shining Romance is definitely a favorite amongst Utapri fans so I'll definitely add it. Start Dash will also be featured, very soon I believe.
TheFranticShiper: Thank you so much! I appreciate your kindness.
Thank you all for reading! I am deeply sorry I haven't been posting, but I just entered junior year and let me tell you AP classes are not fun at all. Sports are also a huge responsibility so I haven't had any writing time, but it is winter break and I hope to write at least 2 more chapters before break is over.
Can you guess the outfits STARISH and Quartet Night will be wearing?
Like always, leave a review and a mention in what song you'd like to hear next!
