Major Mike Powell III: Haha yes she was a tsun. Gotta take different angels, especially after "True Feelings." X3 And yup, lucky Honoka.

furrballnerd: Oh that! Oh with that I just meant because of the "competition," though Rin and Hanayo didn't want to say it and didn't know that Honoka knew about it already. That was all Xp

Satsuki Rin: I agree with you, their progress has been quite slow. Well the biggest obstacle would be Honoka herself. As you noticed, she has led the two A-Rise members who had chapters so far. Though Honoka hasn't really been led by anyone. Muse are able to "match" her at points because they're somewhat able to predict her. A-Rise just needs adjusting time X3

*Disclaimer: I do NOT own Love Live!

** Picture of outfits in my Dropbox.

At the request of her fellow Muse, Honoka had followed the Muse into her room. She knew exactly why she was being called here as well, but figured she go along with it anyway.

"You took quite a long time getting back, Honoka-chan," Kotori said after Honoka had closed the door behind them.

"I know," Honoka responded. "But I brought some of your favorite sweets back!"

"That's true... But Honoka-chan, that's not why I'm upset with you right now."

Honoka sighed. "I know... It's because I was supposed to try on your new costumes before rehearsals today, right?"

Kotori nodded. "I was really looking forward to it... I had worked really hard on the costumes, too..."

"I'm sorry, Kotori-chan." Honoka walked up and hugged Kotori. "Here, how about I make it up to you?"

"Although I don't mind, you can't make things up with-"

"No not that," Honoka cut her off. "I meant, how about tomorrow will be just for the two of us?"

"Eh? You'll work with me all day tomorrow?"

Honoka shook her head. "Better. We can go out and spend the day together, away from home."

Kotori's eyes lit up. "Ah, really?!"

"Shh! Yes, really. We still have to be home before rehearsals, but before that we can do whatever you want."

"That sounds wonderful!" Kotori had a bright smile on her face.

Honoka was silently relieved. "Well, I did break a promise. So this is the least I can do to make it up to you."

"Well, I would have forgiven you even if you just apologized. It's rare for you to break promises even on accident, after all."

"I know, but I would have felt bad if I didn't try to do something as an apology."

"Well, this is just perfect."

Honoka smiled. "I'm glad you think so. We can start as early as you want tomorrow as well."

Kotori leaned in and kissed Honoka. "Thanks, Honoka-chan."

Honoka was expecting Kotori to want to go out as soon as possible after breakfast. She was sleeping comfortably in her bed, thinking she had some time before then. However she had forgotten one detail about her mornings, so it surprised her when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Honoka-chan," a voice whispered.

Honoka turned over. Even though the lights were still off, there was just enough light coming through the curtains for Honoka to see who it was.

"Kotori-chan?"

"Hehe, surprise. I'm here to wake you up."

"Eh? Was it your turn to wake me up?"

"Yup," Kotori whispered cheerfully.

"But, it's still early isn't it?"

"You said we could start as early as I wanted."

"Well, yeah I did. But this early?"

"I wanted to leave while everyone is still asleep. It would be a lot harder if they saw us leave."

"But, wouldn't it make everyone worry if they don't know where I went?"

"Ah... You're probably right..."

Honoka got up and sat on the edge of her bed. "That's alright. I'll just leave a note on the table before we leave."

"Eheh, that's a good idea."

"By the way, aren't you forgetting something, Kotori-chan?"

"Huh? Am I?"

Kotori started thinking, trying to remember if she did forget anything. Honoka smiled when she realized Kotori wasn't going to catch on in time. So she pulled Kotori close to her and lowered her head so their lips could meet. Kotori understand what Honoka meant once their kiss had ended.

"Good morning, Kotori-chan."

"Good morning, Honoka-chan."

"Well, I should get ready now if we're going to leave early."

Honoka got up and was about to walk to her dresser, but Kotori had grabbed her by the hand to stop her.

"Actually, there is something else I forgot," Kotori whispered.

"Hmm? What is it?"

"Here, I'll show you."

Kotori led Honoka out of her room and they made their way downstairs. They took extra care not to make any sound and leave the lights off, so they lowered the risk of waking someone else up. They tiptoed through the dark downstairs hallway until they stopped where Kotori wanted them to be. She opened the door as quietly as possible and they moved inside the room. Honoka looked around as Kotori flipped the lights on.

"The costume storage room?" Honoka asked.

"Mhm." Kotori walked over to a pile of clothes on one of the tables, picking a few up and holding them for Honoka to see.

"Ah, Kotori-chan those are nice. Did you make them?"

Kotori shook her head. "No, I didn't. I saw them when I was out shopping a few days ago and I thought they'd look cute on you."

"Well, I'll try it on and we'll see."

Honoka took the clothes from Kotori and went behind one of the mirrors. She remembered that they were trying to leave the house before anyone else woke up, so she tried to change as quickly as possible without having an accident. Though once she was done, she still took a moment to look at herself in the mirror.

The outfit itself wasn't extravagant or anything. It was a white shirt with black horizontal stripes, a dark green shirt underneath, black shorts, and a red coat. Although Nico was the one who was more into fashion, Honoka had to admit that Kotori had a nice fashion sense herself.

After looking over herself one more time, Honoka stepped back out from behind the mirror. She was about to call out to Kotori, but stopped. Kotori was standing where she was when Honoka went to change, but she had also changed herself. She was wearing a plaid button-up shirt, with a gray coat and long skirt.

"Aww, Kotori-chan. That's just perfect on you," Honoka whispered as enthusiastically as possible.

"T-thanks. Anyway, let's go. We can eat out for breakfast."

Honoka nodded. "Right. Let me write a note really quick first."

They left the room and made their way to the kitchen. Kotori turned on the light so Honoka could find what she needed. Honoka wrote as short a note as possible, leaving it in the middle of the table. Putting the pen and notepad away, Kotori turned the kitchen light back off and they went out the front door.

They were greeted by the cold morning air as soon as they stepped outside. Kotori and Honoka held each other tightly for a little warmth as they walked over to the parking lot. They would be taking Honoka's car today, with only a little bit of protest from Kotori. With no particular place in mind, Kotori and Honoka went to a nearby diner.

"So, did you have something in mind that you wanted to do today?" Honoka asked as they ate breakfast.

"Yeah," Kotori answered. "Just a few things. If you want to, that is."

"Of course. Today is for you, after all."

"Hehe, alright."

As Honoka was about to take another bite, she noticed Kotori glance over at her food before looking down at her own. Honoka smiled, holding the fork out over the table to Kotori. Kotori happily accepted the food.

"What did you want to do first?"

"Well, it's still early, so how about we walk around the shopping district?"

"Okay, as long as we're just walking around."

"Eh? What do you mean by that?"

"Well, you sometimes buy things on impulse when you think it's cute."

"That's not true."

"Then what about these clothes?"

"...Oh, right. Sorry..."

"It's okay, Kotori-chan. We can still walk around and try things on. Just no buying."

Kotori smiled. "Hehe, alright."

They left as soon as they finished breakfast. The shopping district wasn't far from where they already were, so they had arrived within a few minutes. As they had agreed on during breakfast, they started walking in and out of the stores. In a couple of stores, there were things that had quickly caught Kotori's attention. If it were clothes, then Kotori or Honoka would try them on. If it were something like a stuffed animal, then Honoka would let Kotori hold onto it while they walked around the rest of the store.

"Hmm, I wonder what we should do for lunch..." Honoka said as they walked out another store.

"Eh? Is it almost time already?" Kotori asked.

"Yeah." Honoka showed Kotori her phone.

"You're right... it's almost one."

"Yeah. We should probably go home after we eat lunch."

"I guess you're right..." She was about to be upset, but then something caught her eye that distracted her. "Honoka-chan look."

Honoka looked in the direction where Kotori was pointing. It didn't take her long to figure out what Kotori was excited about.

"Crepe cart, huh?" Honoka smiled. "Would you like some?"

"Of course!"

"Hehe, alright then. Let's go."

They made their way across the street to the cart, and Honoka asked for two strawberry crepes.

"Here you go," she said, handing Kotori one of the crepes.

"Thanks, Honoka-chan. But why did you order two of the same flavor?"

"Eh? You couldn't tell?"

"No, not really."

"Well here." Honoka held out her crepe to Kotori "Ah~."

Kotori was still confused, but she accepted a bite of Honoka's crepe. She let the sweet tastes fill her mouth, smiling in satisfaction. Seeing Kotori happy made Honoka smile as well. Then she leaned over and stole a bite from Kotori's crepe.

"Eh? Wait Honoka-chan, why-" But then Kotori realized what happened.

"Hehe, since we didn't end up feeding each other like usual earlier, this will have to do."

"Ah, you're right. It wouldn't have been like our other dates if we didn't do something like this, huh?"

"Exactly. So, are you ready to go home now?"

Kotori sighed. "I guess so."

Honoka smiled again. They fed each other once more before walking back to Honoka's car.

Hey everyone, nobodD here!

Sorry that this chapter took a while to get here. After this and the Eli b-day oneshot, I was super excited to start my AU story X3 Also I've been having a bit of writer's block again, so needed some time to think.

I remember someone asked for Kotori to have her own chapter. That changed my planning a bit because I had to think of a different idea for the chapter, but it worked out in the end. Short somewhat-fluff chapter but hope it's still fine.

Thanks so far and hope to see you again next chapter~