"Nico-chan, wait!" Maki shouted as Nico dragged her by her hand.
"Shhh! If you make too much noise, people are going to find us!"
"And what happened to getting permission?"
"Who mentioned that? This is more exciting!"
Both girls came to a stop near a corridor.
"Okay, the coast is clear, let's go!"
They ran to the closest door but had no luck. It was closed.
Nico tried the one next to it, though it also was locked.
"Nico-chan, let's just go back to the cafeteria!"
"Yada! Do you think a couple of closed doors are enough to shake my resolve?" Nico spoke with pride.
"What resolve...? Imi wakanai!"
Nico continued to try her luck until she finally found an unlocked room.
"Bingo!"
She walked in and pulled Maki with her.
The room was neither too big nor too small. It was abundantly bathed in light which came from four big windows. In a corner, a few chairs and a rectangular honey-colored table rested.
Yazawa Nico moved the table to the door in order to block whoever tried to get in after them. Next, she closed the curtains and in just a few seconds, darkness flooded the room.
"Shotto Nico, what are you doing all that for?"
Nico didn't answer her friend. Instead, she walked towards her with a serious expression painted on her face.
Maki felt a shiver down her spine and retreated in response.
"I need to release my stress and I know the best way to do it." Nico stared straight into Maki's eyes. "How about we continue what we were doing this morning before the others came to the bathroom?"
Nishikino's face quickly became flushed.
"We weren't doing anything, do-don't be ridiculous!"
Nico got closer and closer to the red-head. With each step she took, she unbuttoned one button of her white shirt. From underneath it, her pinkish bra promptly peeked.
Maki couldn't believe her own eyes. She had seen Nico in her underwear before, but the dim light hovering the room made it look rather naughty.
When Nico was only a few inches away from her partner, her shirt fell on the floor exposing her slender body. She untied her twin tails, her black hair gently fell on her shoulders.
"You said you liked me with my hair down... Do you like what you see...?"
Thanks to the dark atmosphere, Nico's red face wasn't well visible. It was rather embarrassing for her to show herself to Maki.
Maki had a body every girl envied. She was fit and had the right amount of curves in the right places. Nico felt somewhat ashamed to show her inferior body to her. Even so, she did it. She wanted Maki to see the real Yazawa Nico.
"Nico..." The musical prodigy placed her hand in Nico's face and slided it down her neck. "I do. You're beautiful."
"Not as beautiful as you..."
Maki sat down on one of the chairs lying around and brought the smaller girl next her, embracing her. Maki's head rested on the girl's bust.
"Waa, Maki...! Sorry that my breasts are so small..."
Maki chuckled.
"What are you saying, baka? They're perfect."
Both girls stayed in that position for a while, enveloped by each other's scents.
Then, Nico broke away from Maki's arms and glanced at her.
"Maki... I lo-"
Ring ring ring~
Nico was interrupted by a phone call. It was Maki's phone. She took it from the lonely pocket in her jacked and accepted the call.
"Makicchi? Where are you? It's been almost two hours since you said you'd go after Nico."
Two hours already? Time flew by so fast while she was in Nico's company.
"Ah, we huh... We left the area already. B-But I did find her."
"Eh? But you were supposed to bring her to the cafeteria. Oh well. Where are you now, then? We'll go pick you both up and go back home."
"J-just go you guys first. We'll go later."
"Hum... Makicchi? Are you alright? I perceive some nervousness in your voice."
"Eh?! No, I'm fine. I'm just a little out of breath. I had to run after Nico."
From next to Maki, Nico leaned over hear and pinched her cheeks.
"You had to run after me?" She whispered.
When Maki's cheeks got squeezed, she let out a small cry.
On the other side of the phone, even the other Muse members heard her scream.
"Maki?! What happened?!"
"N-nothing! I'll hang up now. Bye!"
Just like that, the call ended.
"What was that all about...?" Kotori voiced what everyone was thinking.
Back to the room where Nico and Maki were...
"Nico-chan...!" Maki was angry.
"Ah, sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you!" Nico laughed it off.
Maki got up from the chair and picked Nico's shirt. Then, threw it at her.
"Just get dressed and let's go."
Yazawa Nico did as she was told and both left the room.
On their way home, Maki's pace was quite fast. Nico followed a few steps behind, her head hanging low.
Neither said a word until they got home.
"Ah, Maki-chan, Nico-chan! Okaeri!" Rin received them at their porch.
Maki answered with a dry "Tadaima" and went straight to her room.
The tension between the two was evident.
"Ararara... Did they fight again?" Nozomi sighed.
"Seems like it. That's all they ever know how to do..." Eli agreed.
Obs: Waaa... These two are such a handful xD But damn it, Nozomi! It was your fault this time. They had such a good mood going~
How are they gonna mend their relationship this time?
Let's find out in the chapters to come!
See ya next time~ ^^