PART 12: END BEGINS
"Nico-nico-nii"
"Nico-nico-nii"
"That was pathetic, one more time"
"Nico-nico-nii..."
"Hey Nico, is this really all necessary"
Wednesday, The three are up again in their spot in the rooftop of the school building, it was late afternoon and most of the students have already gone home. While waiting for the other two to finish their work at the student council, Nico started planning their would be first ever idol practice as a group, and now here they are, actually starting.
"I can't even imagine that I've thought of giving this up once, this feeling; practicing with dear friends with the same passion for the dream of being top idols" Nico looked up to the sky talking to herself.
"Hey, Nico, don't start monologing, what's with this ridiculous pose paired with this ridiculous phrase?" Eli complained with legs bent, arms and hand still doing the "Nico-nico-nii pose"
"Awww come on Eli-chan, you agreed to this right..." Nico replied while waltzing her way to Eli and rubbing her face on the other girls sleeves
"What are you doing?! I'm all sweaty... Stop acting like a starving cat" Eli exclaimed blushing. Nozomi on the other hand started laughing
"I never would have imagined that I'll have such close friends like you two"
It was like a stab to the heart, if only Nozomi knew how close the two of them really are, thought Eli.
"Well, I think it's enough for the this fake warm-up, let's do some stretching" Eli declared
"Fake?! It was to make you guys feel like an idol" Nico exclaimed
"You used to be a dancer right Eli-chii?" Nozomi responded to Eli ignoring Nico
"Hmmmp... How do we do this stretching then?" Nico said with a pout.
After half an hour of stretching, Nozomi and Nico's body felt like it has been thrashed by a rampaging bull.
"Uhmmm... Sorry, I think we overdid it a little" Eli said apologizing
"My body is all sore, but I still think we can continue with dancing" Nozomi replied sweating, "Good thing Nico suggested a change of clothes before practicing"
"Of course, this isn't enough to make me give up, come on Eli show us our dance routine" Nico said with eyes shining
"Eh? I thought you're the one in-charged in that, you were the the school idol here after all" Eli replied confused
"But you're the former dancer, isn't it natural that you'll have some prepared" Nico defended"
While the two banter, Nozomi noticed Nico's legs shaking "must be from over-exerting herself, after all she would be lazing in the club room's computer chair by now if it weren't for this practice" Nozomi thought to herself. Nozomi walked towards Nico and placed her chin on top of the shorter girls head.
"Kyaaaaa…" Nico exclaimed as the both of them almost fell over from her legs giving out with Nozomi's weight. Nozomi shot Eli a look.
"Shall we go home for today? It seems like our little idol can barely stand, and to be honest I also have some stuff to do at home too" Nozomi said with a smile.
"Who are you calling little!" Nico demanded
"You're right" Eli responded to Nozomi "we also can't continue without a routine"
"Grrr… You're ignoring me again" Nico said with a pout.
Nico said she needs to buy something from the grocery so the other two went ahead.
"Hey, do you have someone you love?" Nozomi asked out of the blue Eli almost choked in her drink.
"Why are you asking that all of a sudden?" Eli asked as she wipe her face
"Well I told you that I love Nico right? Wouldn't it be fair to tell me who's yours?" Nozomi reasoned absentmindedly.
The two continued to walk in silence Eli's heart like a ticking bomb, "You said that my future holds the card for death right? The end of things. The cards said I am a fool who starts things that shouldn't have been" Eli said with voice shaking.
"Why are you bringing up this now?" asked Nozomi
Eli turned too face her, "Why are you being like this, you know the truth already right, the truth about Nico and I" Eli mustered, as she felt everything fall down.