A/N: was at AFA'13 in Singapore yesterday and today and imagine my surprise when i see a love live booth near the entrance! -woohoo- (i never knew they were so popular in Singapore)

a stage event in the afternoon allowed me to see three of the seiyuus - Honoka, Umi and Niko's VA - Nitta Emi, Mimori Suzuko and Tokui Sora respectively wearing Otonokizaka's uniform. -does a victory dance-

uhhm. anyway, back to the story. enjoy~


11

The occupants in the room fell silent as three of them stared at Nozomi uneasily.

No one said anything as the three stared at each other, waging an internal battle with one another.

Do you think it's safe to tell her? Honoka raised an eyebrow glancing at Umi and then at Nozomi.

We don't have any choice now, do we? Umi thought bitterly, sighing to herself.

Kotori looked like she wanted to say something as she opened her mouth but shut it again, opting for silence.

What do you think, Kotori? Umi glanced over at the greyish-brown haired girl, conveying the question with her eyes.

Kotori shrugged and turned to look at the ginger haired girl beside her, wanting her to make the decision.

The leader of μ's got the message, knowing that her two childhood friends wanted her to make the decision.

Taking a deep breath, she started, "N-Nozomi-chan…before we tell you, could you…please keep this to yourself first?"

"Sure, but no promises. If it's something serious enough, I'll have to tell the rest."

That's the best we can get her to agree on huh? Honoka thought to herself before saying, "The truth is…Umi-chan, Kotori-chan and I have reincarnated from the past."

Honoka waited for her senior's laugh, or shock intake of breath – whatever is it but only silence ensues.

She looked worriedly at her pig tailed senior but Nozomi's expression was unreadable.

"Kotori-chan retained past memories of herself since she was young…Umi-chan and I only discovered this recently as memories of our past lives start to come back to us via our dreams," Honoka continued, choosing to leave out the part where the rest of μ's were from their past as well.

"Nozomi…I hope you'll believe us on this one. I was with Honoka in my past life and hence, the confusion between my current love for Kotori and past love for Honoka," Umi said softly, her eyes begging the Student Council Vice-President to understand them.

Nozomi finally said, "Now I understand what my cards were trying to tell me."

"Huh?" Kotori blinked.

"I was getting worried for you three, hence I drew cards to find out more. But the message was so cryptic that I couldn't understand it. Until now anyway. Never mind that. I'll believe you three for now. And I'll keep this a secret for now. But…if the situation calls for it, I'll definitely tell the rest, especially Eri-chi."

All three of them breathed out a sigh of relief. Umi smiled at Nozomi, "Thank you, Nozomi."

"No problem at all," the purple head winked.


After Practice

"See you guys tomorrow!"

"Bye!"

One by one, the members of μ's left the clubroom, once again, leaving the trio inside the room.

Nozomi gave the trio a knowing smile before leaving with Eri to the Student Council Room.

"H-Honoka-chan…" Kotori began.

"Yes?" the ginger haired girl asked.

"Um…A-Are you fine…with this…?" Kotori asked timidly.

"You mean you and Umi-chan being together?"

Kotori nodded meekly.

"I…To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. I mean, I really want to be with Umi-chan but after hearing her explanation…I began to start thinking. Wondering if my feelings were real or not. Or was it edged on by my past love for her. I…I'm trying to sort everything out now. Although I'm a little upset by this outcome, I genuinely wish you and Umi-chan the best. 'Coz you two are my best friends after all." Honoka smiled at Kotori and Umi.

"I…Thank you, Honoka-chan…" Kotori smiled back.

"Well, I'll be going then! See you two tomorrow!" Honoka waved as she left the clubroom.

The room fell silent as the remaining two stared at each other.

As the seconds ticked by, the neutral expression on both of their faces soon turned to giggles and finally laughter.

"I love you, Umi-chan," Kotori confessed again.

The bluenete blushed brightly before stammering, "I-I…love you…too…Kotori."

"Aw, you're so cute when you're blushing," Kotori grinned as she proceeded to hug the other girl.

"K-Kotori!" If possible, the blue haired girl's face reddened considerably.

"I've been waiting for so long to this…" Kotori murmured as she nuzzled her head against Umi's neck.

Umi responded by embracing her back, her hands wrapping around Kotori's back tightly.

"Always stay by my side, okay?" Kotori muttered against Umi's shoulder.

"I will," the bluenete replied softly as she kissed the other girl's forehead.

"Thank you, girlfriend," Kotori removed herself from Umi's embrace to grin at the later.

Umi blushed again at the term Kotori used to call her and looked away, embarrassed.

Aw, she's so adorable. Kotori thought inwardly as she resisted the urge to pounce onto her now girlfriend and kiss the life out of her.

"Y-You're most welcome…g-girlfriend…" Umi managed to say at the cost of her whole face turning tomato red.

Kotori froze, her heart starting to race as she let Umi's words sink in slowly.

She's too adorable. Too adorable for my own good. Why is she so adorable? Kotori bit her lips, trying to control herself.

"What's wrong, Kotori?" Umi asked.

"N-Nothing…" Kotori muttered, as her face reddened.

Umi flushed at the sight of Kotori blushing as she too, thought to herself, She's so cute. Too cute.

However, unlike Kotori, the bluenete didn't think to restrain herself. Or rather, she didn't know how she could feel so strongly for the former that when Kotori titled her head up cutely, Umi's heart started to thump rapidly and she couldn't resist as her head inched closer towards Kotori.

Kotori on the other hand, was mesmerised by the mocha brown eyes in front of her as she started to move her face closer towards Umi.

Slowly, the two lips met and morphed into an enchanting kiss.

Kotori shivered slightly at the feel of her girlfriend's lips and all the control that she had kept restrained flew out the window as she made the move to deepen the kiss.

"Mmm…Kotori…" Umi murmured feverishly against the hot kiss as Kotori inserted her tongue, resulting in a heated battle of dominance.

The bluenete's grip on the greyish brown haired girl's back tightened as Kotori moaned softly at the overwhelming sensations felt from the passionate kiss they share.

Minutes later, they finally pulled away from each other, gasping for breath, their faces flushed.

Kotori smiled broadly at her girlfriend and Umi grinned back.

They then clasped their hands together, leaning their foreheads against each others' as they enjoyed the moment while it lasted.

Nothing else but each other was on their minds as they stood there lovingly for several minutes before Umi spoke, "Shall we go home now?"

Kotori nodded and the duo left the clubroom, holding hands.


Next Club Activities Day

"Hey, Umi. How are the scripts going?" Eri asked.

"We're halfway through it…" Umi answered, looking at Kotori to which the greyish brown haired girl nodded, continuing, "I'm helping Umi-chan with it and I'll be working on the costumes as well."

"But…is it a bit too much for you to handle too many things?" Eri looked concerned for Kotori, the scene of her dropping onto the floor in pain still vivid in her mind.

"I'm fine," Kotori smiled, "Besides, I always do the designs for our performances, so this shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"I know but…Umi too. She collapsed the other day as well..." Eri was still not convinced.

"I'm fine as well," Umi said gently, "We'll ask Honoka to help us too."

Eri looked doubtful but eventually she sighed, "Just don't push yourselves too hard, okay? Your health is more important."

"Okay!" both girls said together, trying to assure the blonde. Eri nodded before heading over to Nozomi.

"We worked on the scripts yesterday in your house but there are still some missing blanks…" Kotori said to Umi.

"Yes, I'll ask Honoka for the…details...of…" Umi blushed slightly before continuing, "our time together in the past."

"Okay! I've written down the scenes where you and I died…all that's left is Honoka-chan's death scene…" Kotori grimaced at the thought, "I hope hers isn't as horrible as ours…"

"I hope so too," Umi said quietly.

The door suddenly opened, revealing a rather dishevelled Honoka.

"H-Honoka?!" Umi immediately shot up from her seat in worry.

"Honoka-chan! What happened?!" Kotori too, was up from her seat, trying to rush towards Honoka.

"I…remembered…" Honoka whispered fearfully.

Remembered? Does she mean…? Umi rushed towards Honoka worriedly.

"What do you remember, Honoka-chan?" Nozomi asked curiously, though a little taken aback at the state the girl was in.

"…how…I died…" Honoka murmured before her legs gave way.

Kotori caught her in time as the ginger haired girl's breathing turned a little shallow.

"Honoka-chan?! Honoka-chan!" Kotori trembled as her childhood friend opened her eyes slowly and said warily, "Now I know how you two felt you recall…how you died…"

"Hang in there, Honoka!" Umi was now beside Honoka, trying to help Kotori in helping Honoka up.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Maki asked worriedly.

"Honoka-chan…looks pale…" Rin muttered.

"Is she alright? What happened?" Eri shot Kotori and Umi a concerned glance.

"W-We'll explain later so…" Umi trailed off.

"Explain later?! That's what you guys said when Kotori dropped onto the floor suddenly the other day!" Niko said angrily.

"We…" Umi faltered at the enraged look on the twin tailed senior's face.

"Niko-chi, leave it." Nozomi voice hardened.

"But– !"

"I know how you feel but Honoka's is more important now," Maki interrupted her senior as she gritted her teeth, "Though I would like to know what's going on as well…"

"Honoka-chan…" Hanayo muttered uneasily, watching Honoka as Umi and Kotori worked together to get Honoka on a chair.

"How are you feeling?" Umi asked gently.

"…like I'm going to die…it hurts, Umi-chan…it hurts a lot." Honoka shivered.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Kotori asked softly.

Honoka nodded her head, "It's probably best if I do…but…it's so confusing. I-I can't understand what on earth happened…and–"

"Calm down first, Honoka-chan," Kotori grasped Honoka's cold hands, "Take a deep breath and tell us slowly."

Following Kotori's advice, Honoka took in a huge breath and as let it out slowly.

Glancing at Umi and then at Kotori, Honoka said, a haunted look evident on her face as her voice shook, "I was murdered."


A/N: Once again, thanks to those who reviewed and decided to favourite/follow this fic! :)