A/N: Sorry for the late update, been sick for a week now and it's affecting my mind in terms of writing ; w;
I'll try to update A.S.A.P even though I'm sick(way to push yourself, Kuu.)
(TheAnonymous): *gives money to the NicoMaki Program commitee* Maki-chan's just being herself, fierce like a panther, rawr.
(KidoTsubomi22): It's one of my favorite songs too~ Though Snow Halation's obviously the best(dem feels *sniff*)
(Dash24zappshift): I'd probably be inserting some songs along the way for some turn of events =w = also, NicoMaki program's not for sale(unless you buy the whole ship authority, why nawt)
(equastar): The future chapters might explain why Maki sang that song, try guessing~
(Kurama16): Well, I'm trying to keep this rated T so chances of it happening is as slim as potatoes flying.
(IceCream): Why not both? (reason why I made that other fanfic)
with Midterms coming up, my pace will be slower(hate this ; w;) + this sickness... meh, I'll have Doctor Maki to take care of me for the meantime.
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Live! *cries*
As soon as the two got back to the camp, Maki introduced herself to Kotori and Honoka while they continued to indulge themselves with the perfectly cooked boar meat. Seeing how scrumptious the food looked like, Maki spared no time before asking Nico a plate and utensils. As she sliced the meat neatly with her knife, Honoka hugged Maki from behind.
"Hey, what was that for!" Maki shrieked with a frown.
"It was my way of saying hello, silly~" Honoka replied with a huge grin on her face. Not wanting to get into a fight, Maki simply ignored Honoka's action and continued to slice a part of the meat. She placed the sliced meat on her plate, sat down beside Nico and by the time she took a bite from it, her eyes sparkled due to the tingling tastes that the meat produced in her taste buds.
Nico stared at Maki as this happened, mentally memorizing each pixel into her mind.
"Here Eli, say ahh~" Nozomi said as she forked a slice from her plate directed it to Eli's mouth. The blonde started to blush and blushed even more as the fork moved closer into her mouth.
"N-not in front of the others, Nozomi." Eli looked away, leaving the meat uneaten.
"Come on now, Elicchi. I know you always lick my fork when I'm not looking~" she teased with a smirk while still attempting to feed Eli.
Turning back to Nozomi, "H-how did you-" her lips were met with the fork that has touched Nozomi's kissable lips. "mmm!" it forced its way into her mouth which made her forced to eat the meat that it impaled with its sharp ends. Eli chewed the meat and looked at Nozomi as her face burnt up.
"G-geez... I can feed myself you know..." Eli pouted which Nozomi found amusing.
"I just want to feed my adorable Elicchi, that's all." Nozomi smiled at the intensely blushing Eli.
"So... Nico, Maki, why did it take you guys 30 minutes to go back here?" Umi asked, which made Nico and Maki blush intensely at the same time.
"Oh~ I wonder what they were doing in front of the beautiful moon~" Nozomi teasingly commented.
"S-shut up, Nozomi. It's none of your business." Nico responded.
"Alright, alright" Nozomi said as she made a peace sign while smiling, "Oh that reminds me, where will Kotori and Honoka be going after this?"
"Ah..." Kotori looked down on her feet with grief. "I don't know... Me and Honoka will probably be heading back to the road since we have nowhere to go back to." she sighed.
"Why not join us in our quest in saving the world?" Nozomi said as she gave them a smile.
"Eh?"
"If you have nowhere else to go, we would be happy to accept you, right guys?"
Everyone nodded in reply.
"Really?" Kotori asked for confirmation.
"Really."
She looked back at her friend. "Did you hear that, Honoka-chan?" tears started to form on her eyes.
"Y-yeah... I did." tears also formed on her eyes. "I can't believe it... We finally found it..." Honoka hugged Kotori tightly. "We finally... Found it..." she let out her tears which she had held for these past years. Kotori hugged her back in comfort.
As soon as they finished eating, Maki and Nico washed the dishes near the river. Eli, Nozomi and Honoka went into the left tent to get some early sleep while Umi, Kotori and Anju stayed behind and watched the stars together as the bonfire warmed their bodies. After some time, Nico and Maki returned back to camp and they all decided to call it a day. Kotori slept with Anju and Umi which left Nico and Maki together with the same tent, undisturbed by a third party.
It has been 3 hours ever since all of them fell asleep... Well... Most of them. Thinking about it, it was Nico and Maki's first night sleeping with together.
"...Nico-chan, are you still awake?" Maki asked.
"...Yeah." Nico replied. Maki squirmed her way Nico's back and hugged her.
"W-what are yo-"
"I can't sleep without hugging something you know..." Maki muttered as her cheeks turned pinkish red, she thanked the heavens that she can't be seen by Nico.
"Hehe, Maki-chan's such a child~ I bet you can't fall asleep without me after this night~" Nico teased which made the princess even more flustered as a new shade of pink overlapped the old one.
"T-that's not true, I-Idiot!" Maki refuted.
"Don't call me an idiot!" Nico turned to the flushed Maki and stared at her.
Feeling embarrassed by the situation she's in now, Maki tried to avert her eyes to prevent her from blushing even further but was stopped by Nico's hands. Her eyes was now stuck in a trance after taking a gaze into Nico's crimson eyes. They soon snapped back to reality and didn't even realize that they were staring into each other's eyes for 30 minutes.
"Nico-chan..." Maki mumbled.
"What is it, Maki-chan?" Nico responded. Maki's face flushed even further.
"could you..." Maki tried to burrow her head into her shirt, "k-kiss me while... Sleeping?"
Nico's face instantly turned red as she heard the words coming out from Maki's mouth.
"B-but, we can't b-breath y-you know?" Nico said as she covers her face which was also turning so red.
"Fine..." Maki said in a depressing tone as she cursed logic for doing this to her, "can we at least hug while sleeping?" she said as she tucked herself into the blanket while moving even closer to Nico.
"All right," Nico hugged Maki and smiled. With the feeling of completion in their hearts, the two soon fell into a slumber.
Nico-chan...
"Mmm... Maki-chan..." Nico said.
Nico-chan... Wake up...
"A few more minutes... Maki-cha-"
Smooch
Nico was immediately woken up by Maki's morning kiss.
"Good morning, Nico-chan." Maki said after releasing Nico's lips. The raven haired girl blushed.
"G-good morning, Maki-chan..." Nico muttered while trying to cover her blushes.
"Let's go and wake the others u-" Nico interrupted her with a kiss.
"Maybe later~" Nico said as she pounced on Maki and kissed her like there was no tomorrow.
"Umi-chan~" Kotori said in a sweet tone which woke the bluenette up.
Umi rubbed her eyes and said, "Mmm... What is it, Kotori-chan?"
"Good morning~" she smiled.
"Ah, Good morning." Umi replied. She got up and went outside to stretch in front of the sun.
Umi looked back and asked Kotori, "By the way, Where's Anju?"
"Hmm..." Kotori intertwined her fingers. "If I remember correctly, she went to the forest and gathered some food."
"Oh, I see." Umi looked at the left tent and went inside to see Honoka being squished Nozomi and Eli. She giggled. "They look like parents protecting their child from harm."
She left the tent and checked the other tent which contained Nico being on top of Maki while Nico's doing her Nico Nii pose, both of which are still asleep. Umi unable to look at the scene much longer decided to go back to the outside and sat down near the stream.
"What's wrong, Umi-chan?" Kotori asked as went and sat beside her.
"Nothing, just seeing the others being so close makes me feel that I'm alone. That's all." Umi heaved a sigh.
"You're not alone, Umi-chan. Everyone's here for you~" Kotori said smiling.
"It's not that, Kotori-chan." Umi replied.
"Huh? What did you mean about being alone then?" Kotori asked as she tilted her head.
"I-It's you k-know..." Umi stuttered which made Kotori even more confused. The ash gray haired girl crept near Umi which made her cheeks turn a little pink.
"What is it, Umi-chan? I don't get what you mean."
"I-It's... You know! L-L"
"L? Like? Love?" Kotori assumed.
"Y-Yeah! L-Lo..ve..." Umi covered her face from embarrassment.
"Ah... Well, I've been afraid of falling in love ever since a long time ago... So I don't really get what you're feeling... Sorry Umi-chan." Kotori muttered as her face drooped down.
"A-ah..." Umi remembered Kotori being someone who was admired by her whole town which made guys have interest in her. "B-but, It's not like you can't fall in love, right!?" Umi cried out.
"Yup, but I'm not so sure if I can even find my partner in this vast world."
Umi patted Kotori on the back. "I'm sure you will find that person, just don't give up." Umi said and gave the girl a smile.
"You're right." Kotori got up and raised both of her arms up, "I'm not going to give up!"
Umi let out a sigh of relief as solace was brought in her and Kotori's problem. Moments later Anju showed up behind the thick bushes behind them.
"I found tons of berries back there~" Anju opened the basket which indeed had a plentiful amount of berries. "Don't worry, they're not poisonous. I'll put it in the tent so we can eat it once everybody's awake." Anju gave the two a smile before walking towards the right tent.
With the two being all alone together again, Kotori re-initiated the conversation.
"So... Umi-chan... Who do you like?" Kotori asked aloofly.
Shocked by the question, Umi tried to stand up. "Wha-what are you sa-" accidentally, Umi lost her balance which made her fall down to the stream.
Kotori stood up and went to Umi with a worried look. "A-are you okay, Umi-chan?"
"Y-yeah... Let me just," as she attempted to regain her composure, she grabbed Kotori by the hem of her skirt but fell down again, bringing Kotori with her. "O-ow ow ow... Sorry about that Kotor-" words stopped coming out of her mouth as she saw Kotori who was on top of her intensely gazing into her eyes. Her heart started to pound faster. Kotori's gaze placed her into a trance in which both had succumbed to. Instinctively, their face moved towards each other closer and closer. Within a few centimeters before their lips landed, Anju suddenly came out of the tent and ran towards them.
"Hey! Are you guys alright?" Anju asked. The two instantly pulled back with their face flushed. Kotori was the first to stand up reason being her on top. Umi soon followed.
"Y-yeah, we're fine. We just fell down the stream, that's all." Umi explained.
"That's right, don't worry about us Anju-chan ehehehe~" Kotori said while sheepishly laughing. Anju looked both at them with a stare which made both of them flinch for no reason.
"All right, you guys have to dry up your clothes as soon as possible if you don't want to catch a fever or something."
"Yeah." Umi took out her top and bottom which revealed her slender body still in bikini. Kotori tried to look away but found it difficulty in ignoring such a sight waiting for her eyes to scan. She took quick glances which Umi didn't notice.
"You too, Kotori-chan." Umi said.
"Uegh!? A-all right." Kotori began to remove her top and bottom which Umi found unable to not ignore. As soon as Kotori finished removing her clothes, Umi was still staring at her which made her feel somewhat embarrassed.
"D-don't stare at me, Umi-chan." Kotori pouted while covering her chest. Umi's face flushed even more as she averted her eyes.
They hanged their clothes to a high point which was near the camp where air and the sun can dry them. They went back to where Anju was, "Hey, since both of you are on your undergarments, why not take a dip on the stream and relax?" Anju suggested.
"Hmm... Well, I could take a use of a good bath." Umi said.
"Eheh, Me too." Kotori added.
"All right, I'll be joining too then." Anju removed her shirt and skirt revealing her perfect body. Kotori felt a slight hint of jealousy from Anju's womanly figure. Anju took a head start and went to take a dip.
She later then lied against the shallow waters. "Ahh... It's quite relaxing." Anju said as water flowed past her enticing thighs. "Come on Umi, Kotori, the water's good~" she said as she gestured her finger curling. The two nodded. Kotori and Umi soon found themselves in a relaxed state as the streams of water rushed past their arms and legs.
Moments later, Honoka woke up. The girl yawned while extending her arms upward which landed on Eri and Nozomi's face.
"Ow!" the two shouted in unison.
"Ah, sorry about that..." Honoka murmured.
"It's okay, we know that you didn't mean it." Nozomi pardoned with a smile.
"Thank you and good morning~" Honoka soon stood up and stretched her arms. "What will we be doing today?" she asked.
"Well, we'll be departing once everyone's awake. Can you check up on the others and see if they're awake?" Eli requested.
"Sure thing, Eli-chan!" Honoka head out of the tent leaving the two alone.
"Your sleeping was so cute a few hours ago, Elicchi." Nozomi teased. Eli's face immediately turned red.
"Y-you... were awake?" Eli stammered.
"Yup~" Nozomi caressed the blonde's face. "I just decided to not wake you up because
I'm sure you've been tired ever since the trip."
"Nozomi..." Eli held the hand Nozomi used to caress her face. "Thank you, I needed that."
"No problem~" she gave the blonde a kiss on the lips before getting up, she then offered a hand to Eli. "Let's go?"
"Yeah, let's go." Eli pulled herself with Nozomi's hand and went out of the tent together.
"N-Nico-chan... Wake up, you're heavy." Maki complained as she tried to push Nico who was on top of her.
"N-Nico-chan!" she shouted. The girl still didn't wake up.
G-geez... How can I wake Nico-chan up? she mused with a frown.
Oh... I know... Maki placed both of her hands on Nico's waists. "If you won't wake up, I'll tickle you Nico-chan~" no response. "Nico-chan~" still no response, Maki prepared her fingers and counted down from 1 to 5. Without warning Nico, Maki's fingers digged in Nico's waist and proceeded in tickling her without stopping.
"AHAHHAHA STOP STOP STOP MAKI-CHAN AHAAAAA!"
"Nnnnope~"
"STOP STOP AHAHAHHAAA MAKI-CHANNNNN!"
Maki's barrage of tickles was soon stopped by Nico's catapult kiss to the lips.
"Mmm!" They soon pulled out after the kiss.
"T-that was foul play, Nico-chan..." Maki muttered, averting her eyes.
"I-It's your fault that you tickled me!" Nico retorted while blushing.
"... So... Can we do it again... P-properly of course..." Maki said, still averting her eyes from Nico. Nico's face turned red even more.
"O-okay." Nico prowled closer to Maki, she closed her eyes in preparation for a second kiss. Suddenly...
Honoka entered the tent. "Wake up!" she shouted, the two looked at her with chaos written all over their faces. "Oh... Was I interrupting something?" Honoka asked with sweat dropping all over her face.
"G-Get out!" the two said in unison while throwing their pillows towards Honoka which she successfully evaded. Honoka ran towards Eli and Nozomi and gasped for air while her cheeks were puffing red.
"W-what's wrong Honoka?" Eli asked.
Honoka sighed. "I... Might have seen too much..." she replied. As she tries to calm herself down, the thoughts of what just happened just keeps on coming back to her making her face even more flushed than it was before.
"Hmm... Just don't think about it too much, okay?" Eli said as she patted Honoka's back. "Umi, Kotori, Anju, pack your stuff, we know where we're headed to next!"
"Ah, okay!" Umi shouted as she splashed Kotori with water one more time.
"Fuah! No fair Umi-chan!" Kotori countered her by doing the same.
"I'll go and pack our things, you guys take your time." Anju pulled herself out of the stream and head back to their tent. She placed all the stuff to their owner's bags, food, pillows, medicines and weapons. "There we go." she tried to pull the bag but suddenly a red mark appeared on her right shoulder. "Augh... Not again..." the mark soon vanished leaving no further traces behind. "Ahh.. Ah..." she grabbed a roll of gauze out of her bag and wrapped it on the shoulder where the mark appeared. "I hope nobody, especially Umi, will discover this secret..."
Minutes later, the group gathered to the middle of the camp. "Okay, is everybody ready?" Eli asked.
"Yup!" everyone said in unison.
"Okay then, let's go!" Everyone soon walked inside the forest and will soon arrive in a town to which fighting is the norm.
A/N: Sorry if I had some(or even lots) grammatic errors~ my head's been fuzzy 24/7, seriously. now I'm off to the hospital to get myself checked.
Maki: I'm here you know...
Kuu: oh yeah... *rests on bed waiting for Maki to heal me back to health*
Maki: *brings out a huge syringe and pierces Kuu's hand with it*
Kuu: OH F- AHHHH *passes out*
Maki: Don't worry, Kuu's (still) alive, stay tuned~