"Consolation"
Author's Note: I'm back with another update.. I can't believe I'm updating on a daily basis despite my very busy schedule.. (I have 4 tests to study for FYI) Anyways let's go back to the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Live or anything involving anime T_T
[End of Flashback]
"I'm sorry Maki.. I didn't know.." Honoka replied, still processing everything Maki said as she gazed at the girl who seems to be a bit calmer than the Maki she saw earlier.
"It's alright, you need to know anyway." Maki said, sounding a lot more calmer than how she was earlier to which relieved the ginger that she somehow comforted Maki even though she wasn't quite sure how.
Maki hugged Honoka, in which this surprised the ginger even more as she never expected that the last person she would think who would open up her feelings to anyone at all, hugged her.
"Uhhm...Maki?" Honoka questioned, still not yet recovering from shock.
"Please... let me stay like this. Please don't leave me!" Maki said as she once again started to bawl but she didn't get a reply as Honoka focused on what she just heard.
Please let me stay like this? That sounds familiar.. Honoka thought as those words sounded familiar to her but it didn't take a while for her to know the answer to her question.
I said that when I was with Tsubasa at the park. Honoka remembered, how she said it but most importantly what she felt when she said. She felt weak not because of being weak in the first place but by being strong for far too long, too long for her own good. She never wanted anyone to feel like that, especially not someone close to her. She knew in her heart what to reply.
"Don't worry Maki, I never will" Honoka said as she started patting the back of the redhead to somehow ease the girl's sadness as the girl continued to bawl and snivel.
"Thanks for being there for me Honoka" Maki said looking like the redhead the ginger knew. She was glad to have a friend like Honoka, despite everyone knowing her as an idiotic autistic airhead she now know that she was wrong, her whole entire view on Honoka was completely invalid.
"No problem Maki! I need to go now!" Honoka said as she grabbed her stuff and Maki quickly showed her the way to the door.
"Bye Bye!" Honoka shouted before leaving past the gate of the Nishikino household as she faded from Maki's field of vision.
She's still energetic and cheerful as usual..Maki thought as she saw the ginger leaving. A smile managed to crept up to her face and she didn't notice that she was smiling until she snapped out of her thoughts.
Why the hell am I smiling!? Maki scrambled for an excuse but her cheeks blushed as red as the hair she has or as red as the freshest tomatoes she probably has in her refrigerator. She was feeling hot inside, she didn't have a fever and she doesn't what's happening to her but moments later a dawn of realization struck her.
Don't tell me.. I've fallen in love with Honoka.
Honoka sprinted home in joy as she quickly ate dinner, took a quick shower and immediately jumped into bed. It was quite a day for her as she says so herself.
Maki changed a lot, huh? She thought to herself as she readied herself to finally get some well deserve shut eye but before she fell asleep a thought lastly made its way to her head.
What about Tsubasa?
Morning came, but the ginger wasn't asleep; she was wide awake already getting ready for school.
"You're up early Onee-chan." Yukiho said as she was surprised to see her older sister awake this early or even see her sister wake up on her own.
"Ofcourse! I slept early yesterday" Honoka enthusiastically said, as she passed by her little sister to grab some pad paper by the table.
"That's good to hear." Yukiho replied even more surprised that the ginger slept earlier than usual, she thought she would be busy texting her friends or probably reading Manga again.
"I'm off to school!" Honoka yelled as she bolted out the door to go to school.
She was early when she arrived at her classroom, barely any students sat down at their chairs as she saw she was 20 minutes ahead before first subject would start. She decided to ready her notebooks and pens beforehand. While she was fixing her school supplies, she looked out the window and saw the redhead with her fellow first year friends Rin and Hanayo.
She looks a whole lot better than yesterday.. Honoka thought as she saw her first year looking like her usual self. She saw the major difference of what the redhead looked like yesterday and from now and she was proud to be able to be the reason of it but something from the redhead caught her attention.
She's smiling!? Honoka was shocked at this as she saw the redhead smile as she would rarely show this side of hers in public so she decided to open the window.
"Hey! Maki!" Honoka shouted at the top of her voice, it was loud but definitely loud enough as she saw the redhead turn around.
"Good Morning!" Honoka yelled with a smile at her face while waving her right hand at her however the redhead turned around after waving and walked away.
Looks like she's really back to normal... She was relieved of it as she doesn't want to see the girl in such pain ever again as it also hurt her the same way it hurt anybody to feel that and for helping the redhead she felt proud of herself.
The bell finally rang, and first period began..
A/N: Yay! Chapter 7 Done! So what do you guys think? That HonoMaki though... So I'll conduct another poll you can vote via review or via PM, which ship do you like Honoka to end up with? HonoMaki or TsubaHono? It's all up to you guys.
Anyways I hope you guys enjoy the story and don't forget to review! :D
