There was an election on the student council on whether Honoka should remain the student council president or if Umi was going to become the new president. Honoka managed to win her audience's votes. Umi didn't really care about becoming the president anymore. She just wanted to be with her best friends from now on. Her parents didn't really feel the same way. As soon as Umi got home she saw that her parents were in the living room. It looked like they were waiting for her to come. They looked at Umi and told her to come into the living room. They assumed that she won.
"How did things go at the election?" Mom asked
Umi saw that her parents were smiling at her. She knew that her parents assumed that she won the student council election
"Actually I didn't win" Umi said
Her parents were surprised to hear that their daughter lost the election.
"Really? Who's the president now?" Dad asked
"It's still Honoka" Umi said
They frowned when they heard that Honoka was still the student council president.
"How did someone so lazy get so many votes of approval?" Mom asked
"Who knows?" Umi asked
"What's your guess Umi?" Dad asked
"I think it's because of her energy and cheerful personality. She makes people want to follow her. She tries her best to make everyone happy" Umi said
The parents frowned even more when they heard what Honoka had done to get the approval of her fellow students. She was honest and told her entire class what she was like when she was in the office and she somehow got the overall approval from most of the students in the school.
"How can the school approve of her being the student council president when she is always so lazy?" Dad asked
"She can work hard. She just works hard in her own way" Umi said
"You deserve to be the student council president more than Honoka" Mom said
Umi thought the same thing a while back but her opinion changed because she believed that the only person who can make people smile was the student council president and the only one deserved that position was Honoka. She may not take all of her duties seriously but when it comes to helping other people she works her hardest to make those people happy.
"She may not be the hardest worker when it comes to council work but when it comes to making people smile she tries her hardest" Umi said
Her parents still didn't approve Honoka being in the office. They thought that something like that was stupid.
"That's not a good enough reason to be in the student council president, it requires hard work and Honoka is not the ideal president for the school because she's too stupid to be in charge" Dad said
Umi used to think the same thing and now she was seeing what she was like through her parent's behavior.
"Was I really like this?" Umi thought
"Don't say those things about her" Umi said
"What?" Mom asked
"I'm not gonna just stand here and let you insult my best friend like this!" Umi said
Umi decided that this conversation was over and went up to her room. She changed out of her uniform and put on something casual. Her parents came in to her room told her that they were gonna go down to the school to complain about the voting.
"Come on Umi, let's go" Dad said
"You're taking this way too seriously, I'm still the vice president, isn't that enough?" Umi asked
"No, it's not" Mom said
"Why are you doing this?" Umi asked
"We just want you to be recognized for all the hard work that you've done" Dad said
Umi tried to talk them out of it but it was no use and before she knew it they were at the school and were heading to the chairwoman's office.
They complained about the voting and demanded it to be changed.
"I'm sorry, but the only way that Umi can become vice president is if the current student council president passes on her title to Umi, there's no other way for her to become the student council president at the moment" The chairwoman said
Umi was able to sneak away from the meeting and went to the student council room to see if Honoka and Kotori were still there because they were still in the room when she left earlier. When she opened the door she saw that Honoka and Kotori making out in the room. They were in their casual outfits just like Umi was. When Honoka and Umi separated they heard someone clear their throat. They looked over and saw that Umi was standing at the door.
"Oh, hi Umi, what a surprise" Honoka said
"We weren't expecting you to come back" Kotori said
Umi whacked both Honoka and Kotori on the heads, which left huge bumps on their heads.
"This is the student council room not a make out room!" Umi scolded
"Sorry" They both said at the same time
"I'll scold you both later because right now there's something that I need to tell you" Umi said
Umi explained what her parents were trying to do and Honoka was surprised to hear that Umi's parents would do something like this.
"I tried to get them to accept it as it is but they wouldn't listen to me at all. Honoka you need to prepare yourself" Umi said
Honoka and Kotori were silent, they honestly didn't know what to say about the situation that was about to occur.
"Don't worry Umi, I think I can handle it, but could you back me up along with Kotori?" Honoka asked
"You're asking me to stand up to my parents? I don't know if I can do that" Umi said
"You can do it Umi, I know you can" Kotori said
"That's right! We'll be here with you" Honoka said
"Thanks girls" Umi said
"But Umi" Honoka started
"Huh?" Umi asked
Umi looked at Honoka and saw that she had serious look on her face, which was pretty rare to see.
"Do you want to be the student council president?" Honoka asked
Umi was shocked to hear Honoka ask her a question like that. Umi thought about it for a moment. She used to think that she deserved everything because she worked her butt off to become the person that she was today. Umi thought back to the time that they were deciding on a leader for their idol group. Umi remembered that she refused to take the position of the leader because she didn't think that she was fit to be leader. Even Honoka approved her to be leader. Umi thought that her being the student council president didn't fit her at all.
"No, I don't think I'm fit to be the student council president" Umi said
"I disagree but if you want to stay as the vice president then I'll respect your decision" Honoka said
"I think I want to remain the vice president" Umi said
"Then I will respect your decision" Honoka said
"What would've happened if I said that I wanted to be the student council president?" Umi said
"Then I would've given it to you" Honoka said
"What?!" Umi asked in surprise
"You would've given up the title that was given to you by Eli?" Umi asked
"Of course" Honoka said
"You can't just give away something like that so casually!" Umi said
"Umi, calm down" Kotori said
Umi was now in deep thought. She wondered why she wanted to be the leader of Muse when she turned it down before. Maybe seeing Honoka's lack of work just pissed her off. They heard some footsteps and looked over at the door. They saw that Umi's parents were at the door.
"Honoka Kousaka, we demand that you pass on your position to Umi right now" Mom said
Honoka looked at the parents and gave them the answer that they had discussed about.
"I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to refuse, because Umi came here personally to tell me what was going on and she told me that she prefers to stay as the vice president. I'm gonna respect her decision" Honoka said
"Umi, is this true?" Mom asked
"Yes, I really don't think I'm fit to become the student council president" Umi said
"Umi, you're more than capable of being the president. Please reconsider your decision" Dad said
"That's enough. You need to respect your daughter's decision" Kotori said
The situation was put to an end and Honoka was still the president.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: ALRIGHT EVERYONE I NEED YOUR HELP! I'M THINKING ABOUT PAIRING UMI UP WITH SOMEONE BUT SINCE KOTORI IS ALREADY TAKEN SHE CAN'T BE PAIRED UP WITH HER AND THIS CAN'T BE A THREE WAY RELATIONSHIP SO I NEED YOU GUYS TO TELL ME WHO I SHOULD PAIR UMI WITH. I WAS THINKING ABOUT PAIRING WITH MAKI BUT I WANT TO LEAVE THE DECISION UP TO YOU. PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW AND TELL ME WHO I SHOULD PAIR HER UP WITH
