Pairing: Nozomi X Nico

Rating: T

Chapter: Spending the Saturday with Nico-cchi.

In which Nozomi is having a field day tutoring Nico much to the latter's chagrin.

"N-Nico Nico Nii~" a certain petite third year chanted with a nervous smile on her face as she did her signature "Nico Nico Smile" hand sign.

Unimpressed, the taller girl in front of Nico gave the raven haired girl a drool stare before swiping out a tarot card from her deck at the desk.

"Nico-cchi." The purple haired girl simply stated, her voice seeming calm and serious as she flipped the card, showing Nico an image of a reversed tower.

"W-Well...no need to be so serious, Nozomi. C'mon lets do the cheer together. Nico Nico N-"

"Nico-cchi." The purple head's voice hardened.

"Ugh..."

"Nico-cchi." Third time's the charm as the twin tailed girl finally sighed as her whole shoulders slouched in defeat.

"Alright. I'm sorry, I'll get back to work..." Nico said reluctantly as she returned to the offensive scribbles of mathematical formulas glaring from her notebook. Seriously, what was the point in learning math? It wasn't as if you would be using differentiation or integration to calculate how much money you need to pay for your food.

"Good girl." Nozomi grinned as she flipped the math textbook back to the page they'd stopped before.

"Now, for question 5 -"

"Hey, Nozomi..." Nico interrupted her "teacher" for the afternoon.

"What is it?" The purple haired girl frowned, wondering if Nico was trying to come up with another excuse to skip out on revising her most hated and unfortunately worst subject - mathematics.

"...Why are you doing this? I mean, it's a Saturday! You could've stayed at home and relax, or spend time with your family...or even go to the shrine you love so much or even hang out with Eli or your friends!" The raven haired girl spoke out. "...instead you're stuck here with an unwilling student who keeps getting on your nerves."

"You're calling yourself annoying, you know that?" Nozomi pointed out.

"T-That's besides the point! Just answer my question!" Nico growled as a twitch of irritation pricked her.

"Calm down, Nico-cchi. Why are you getting so worked up for? I'm here of my own free will after all."

"Not me. I'm not here voluntarily..." Nico grumbled under her breath.

"I heard that." The pig tailed girl shot a pointed look at the smaller girl and raised her hands into made a grasping action. "I'm here in your house trying to tutor you so that you could at least pass the finals and yet you aren't the slightest grateful about it...you wound me, Nico-cchi."

The raven haired girl blanched at the hand gesture and immediately retorted, "I-It's not like I'm not grateful or anything! I mean...I'm just saying that this doesn't sit right with me! You have no obligations to help me. You should enjoy your weekends instead!" Nico clenched her fists as she looked away from the other girl. In fact, she was far from being ungrateful. She was glad, really glad that Nozomi had actually wanted to help someone like her but she didn't understand why the older girl would do so. Didn't she prefer to spend time with her family or friends instead?

Before Nico could continue her argument, a familiar and uncomfortable pressure gripped her clothed chest and she yelped.

"A-Agh! N-Nozomi! S-Stop!" Nico cried out when the purple head had grasped her breasts and gave it a hard squeeze.

Nozomi finally let go and huffed. "That should teach you not to try to distract me so that you can get out of Math."

"W-What?! You thought that was a trick?!" Nico looked insulted as she crossed her arms, and for a second, Nozomi thought she saw a look of hurt flashed across her face.

Nozomi immediately regretted her words but before she could open her mouth to apologise, Nico had cut in. "You know what, Never mind. Here I am feeling guilty that I'd perhaps taken up your free day that you may prefer to spend time with your family or friends...but you know what, never mind. I'll go back to math."

Nozomi was shocked. Nico was actually guilty? She certainly hadn't expected that. She knew that she'd misjudged the petite girl and before she could stop herself, she mumbled, "But Nico-cchi's my friend too."

"Huh?" Nico dropped the pencil she was holding and stared at Nozomi as if she'd grown another head.

"I said that you're my friend too. You asked why am I spending time here with you instead of my...'family and friends'... Aren't you my friend?"

Nico was speechless, as her eyes widened in surprise, her mouth was gaped open. A slight blush tinted her face at Nozomi's words. S-She called me her friend... Well...we are friends...especially since we are in Muse...

"Y-Yeah...! Yeah, you are!" Nico stammered out an answer, extremely flustered. "O-Of course you are the great idol, Nico's friend! You should be glad that you're even allowed here!"

Nozomi chuckled at the sight before her, Nico was just too cute when she was embarrassed like this.

"W-What are you laughing at?!" Nico demanded, still red faced.

"Nothing~ Just thought that Nico-cchi looked really cute and adorable when she's blushing and embarrassed~"

Nico only blushed further as she sputtered out incoherently, "W-Wha... W- I mean... Why- H-How...can you...I mean... Ugh!"

Nozomi only giggled more before her expression turned serious and the mirth in her turquoise eyes was extinguished.

Nico immediately noticed the change in Nozomi but hesitated to say anything as she waited for the purple haired to say something.

"...well...it's not as if I could spend time with my family. Last I checked, they seemed to be in Kyoto... The shrine gave me a day off today too..."

"Nozomi..." Nico breathed out. She didn't know. She didn't know that Nozomi's parents weren't staying with her. Maybe Nozomi didn't want to spend her Saturday alone. Somehow, the thought that Nozomi had chosen her to spend her time with her out of so many people had caused a mysterious warmth to grow inside her. Despite her mature exterior, perhaps Nozomi was lonely after all, and just like any other human being, she wanted company.

"...and I figured what better way to spend my Saturday but with the group's mascot?" Nozomi grinned, already back to her usual teasing self.

I take that back. Nico scowled.

"Besides, you need help with your studies don't you?" Nozomi smirked, "If you want to graduate that is."

The raven haired girl muttered something intangible under her breath as she turned away from the purple haired girl and went back to her math problem.

"...and the answer to question 5 is...?" Nozomi inquired as she leaned against the side of Nico bright pink bed, hugging a red heart shaped pillow she'd found randomly on the floor.

At the make shift desk, Nico cringed. How on earth was she supposed to answer a math problem that she didn't understand? What the hell was an asymptote anyway? It looked like she had to resort to...

"N-Nico Nico-"

Nico was rudely interrupted by another one of Nozomi's breast rub and instinctively she screamed out in fear.

"Nico-cchi..." Nozomi's voice was borderline on threatening.

"I'm sorry!" The petite girl squeaked out.

And that went on for three more hours before Nozomi finally call it a day, taking pity on the smaller girl who seemed to be squeezed dry and was left exhausted after long hours of math.

Yawning, the purple haired girl said, "Nico-cchi...if you don't mind, lend me your bed for a while."

"Huh?"

"I'm kinda...slee...py..." Nozomi yawned again and before Nico could protest, Nozomi was already knocked out as she plopped onto the bed a split second after the last word left her mouth.

"Sheesh. Such a troublesome girl..." Nico shook her head with a sigh before trying to push the older girl into a more comfortable position on her bed.

She went back to her make shift desk and started to pack her things. Once she was done, she looked over to the pig tailed girl who was now snoring lightly, a small smile plastered on her sleeping face.

Nozomi looks so peaceful when she's asleep. Very much unlike her usual teasing and playful self. Nico thought as she smiled at the sight before her

Noting that it was around 4 in the evening, Nico let out a yawn and went to join her friend on her bed. It was her bed after all. She doubted Nozomi would mind that she was sleeping next to her. Besides, she was also extremely tired. The worst that could happen was facing Nozomi's endless teasing when she woke up. But she could deal with that. Probably.

Letting another another large yawn, the petite girl snuggled up next to the older girl as she slowly drifted off, her hands unconsciously sought for the larger source of warmth by wrapping itself around Nozomi's waist.

The door creaked open slightly, revealing an older version of Nico - Nico's mother. At the sight of her daughter sleeping soundly next to her friend, she chuckled lightly, a broad smile on her face. She was about to leave her daughter's room when an idea crossed her mind. Reaching for the side pocket of her blazer, she took out a slick phone and grinning to herself, she snapped a picture of the adorable sight before her and left the room quietly. She'd have to grill her daughter about her friend later during dinner time, she thought.

Review replies:

Dash24zappshift: Thank you~ :)

ihavenoidea: Hmm...Erena and Eri huh? Sounds pretty interesting. I could give it a try :) and it's okay, the point of writing this particular fic was to see what kind of pairings other love livers or fans may like other than the conventional ones such as NicoMaki, NozoEli, KotoUmi and RinPana (though i do like these conventional pairing especially KotoUmi and NozoEli, and RinPana is just absolutely adorable) Kotori X Anju sounds interesting too. Frankly speaking, I've never thought of it. Hmmm...

Enya Talisman: Hahaha, I'm quite confident that Hanayo would choose the Rin plushie. Hey, why not a Rin plushie that is holding onto a bowl of rice? (best of both worlds)

Major Mike Powell III: Thank you! And I'm glad that I'm not the only one who understands the high level of cuteness that exudes out from RinPana! They are also diabetic inducing! XD Man, at this rate you have to see both the dentist and the doctor, Major.

Y07: Thanks~ :D Glad that you think that the chapter was adorable ;)

Between you and me, I think Nozomi likes to rub girls' boobs 'coz she feels deprived since Eli never lets her touch her boobs. -ahem- that aside, next up is...

Rin X Maki, followed by Honoka X Maki

till then~