Title: inspirational waltz
Summary: During a brain storming session for their new song, Honoka is defeated by the lack of creativity.
Characters/Pairings: Printemps bonding, with mentions of Lily White and BiBi (so everyone?!)
Author Notes: A short piece that I wrote on the whim when I listened to Joe Hisaishi's Merry Go Round (the theme to Howl's Moving Castle). Anon2 (if that's okay to call you), still working on the Hanayo piece (with RinMaki), it's coming along!

"Uwah, coming up with music is haaaaaard!"

Honoka sinks further into her seat, her head hitting the table with a large thud, loose papers lightly moving around at the impact. Printemps was having a creative meeting about their next song in the club room and it wasn't going very well... Kotori and Hanayo exchange a small giggle between the both of them before looking at Honoka with an encouraging smile. "Honoka-chan, it's okay, we will come up with something."

Kotori tries to encourage her, rubbing Honoka's fallen head comfortingly. There's no movement from the ginger-haired girl except for a low whine, "Why are we doing this agaaainnn..."

Hanayo giggles as she puts down her pencil, "I think it was Honoka-chan who suggested we try to create our own song. After all, we wanted share the work instead of creating more pressure on Umi-chan and Maki-chan, right?"

Another groan comes from the Printemps leader and Honoka finally sits her head up that at least Kotori and Hanayo could see her face. Her face is in a small pout with her lips pushing out like a duck, "I bet the others aren't having troubles like we are!"

Kotori and Hanayo share a nervous laugh.

"Waaah, Rin poked herself with the needle again!"
"Rin that's the fifth time already, slow down!"
"Waaah, Nozomi-chan, Umi-chan is being mean!"
"What?! I am not! Nozomi!"

Nozomi just giggles at the chaos that is Rin and Umi as she continues to sew the costume that they were putting together.

"No, the lyrics should be like this!"
"That doesn't even make sense with the song!"
"You don't make sense with the song!"

Eli downed the last of her hot chocolate a few minutes ago and contemplates if she should get another one. The temptation was there because of how Maki and Nico were arguing, they wouldn't even notice that she was gone.

Honoka presses her cheek against the table, a huge sigh of defeat escaping her lips. Kotori and Hanayo just pat the ginger haired girl in comfort, "there, there, Honoka-chan, we'll make it through together, right?"

"F-Fight!" The small words of encouragement make Honoka smile a little.

"A-Ah, that's right. Maki-chan was mentioning to me how she gets inspiration for music." The brunette picks up her phone from her bag, fumbling a little with the small device to look for something on it. "Ah no, that's the latest single... No that's A-RISE's old songs..."

Honoka and Kotori glance at each other with a raised brow, but continue to stare at their third member in silence as she was mumbling to herself about her idol music. Hanayo's violet eyes light up as she let's out a small 'Aha!' She presses down on her phone, and a soft piano medley soon floods the room.

Hanayo is smiling brightly, swaying gently to the piano notes and soon the string instruments that accompany the piano, "Maki-chan listens to a lot of instrumental music, and gave this to me to help with inspiration."

The medley is catchy and makes Honoka sit up fully now as she hums gently with it. "This makes me just want to dance!" She exclaims before scrambling onto her feet, swinging herself around the room in a one-person waltz. "It's like the music they would play in a ballroom!" Kotori and Hanayo giggle at Honoka's antics.

Honoka stops in front of Kotori, holding out a hand to her, "Kotori-hime, if I may have this dance?" She asks, dropping her voice a tone lower and trying to make herself as manly as possible. Kotori snorts a little in laughter, but humors Honoka and gently threads her hand through Honoka's, standing up with her, "You may, Honoka-ouji."

The rest of the afternoon for Printemps isn't very productive as they spend it waltzing around the room in different pairs and eventually all three of them are on their feet. As unproductive as it was, it brings the mood into a much lighter and inspirational mood that they're able to come up with a medley for their new song the next day.