Manane: sorry about that, i was so focused on Honoka and Maki that i never realized that i have been spelling Hanayo wrong all this time, i have corrected it in this chapter though.

That 10th chapter, i just wrote a different scenario on how Honoka could react, the ending of course was like how it happened in the anime.

Misaka22: Thank you hope you like this chapter.

CandyAppleRed: yeah i have corrected that, thanks for telling me.

Honomaki22: i know Maki is so tsundere right? Haha .thanks for reviewing.

AaronVS3: wow that's pretty good for someone whose learning english, there are mistakes though but still nice, Thanks again for the review.

The late afternoon sun cast a faint golden light through the window, a small feather blew in and landed on a frustrated redhead", frowning she shook it off, and looked as it gently landed on the piano.

" Arrg no, this won't do", she wanted to bang her head against the wall due to frustration. She stared at the lyrics which Umi gave her. She had been trying to come up with a good song, but she couldn't, for the past week she avoided Honoka realizing she was a big distraction, but it super hard to do, especially when she's you're crush and whenever she gives a dazzling smile whenever you look at her.

Maki groaned she sounds like a teenage girl having a big crush in one of those mangas, how pathetic.

But still she didn't understand why she was trying to ignore Honoka, was it because of nervousness?, distraction? , or maybe because she was afraid that she might end of confessing?

Well she wasn't even 1% ready to do that. Did Honoka really affect her so much that she couldn't compose a song without her,? But even though she ignored Honoka, or atleast tried to she wanted to see the ginger now, but she probably went home,

She heard the door open, her eyes lit up expecting to see a ginger coming in, with her bright smile, but her small smile quickly turned into a frown.

"Nozomi?"

what on earth was she doing here? , Her senpai closed the door behind her giving Maki a knowing smile.

"Sorry it's not Honoka-chan this time" Maki already was irritated enough without Nozomi adding to it,

"Look if you're here just to tease me, then lea-"

"It's not that" Maki looked at her, Nozomi stood with her back against the wall. It was really unsual for her to visit, this was probably the first time she visited.

"Then what are you here for?" Maki tapped the top the piano impatiently, Nozomi gave her teasing smile again,

"Don't worry, i'll make sure to tell Honoka-chan to visit you tomorrow" Maki stood up,

"I'm going home" Nozomi blocked the door before she could,

"Sorry sorry, it just came out naturally, promise it won't happen again"

"I bet it would" she said in a mocking tone.

"Sorry"

Maki glared at her for awhile, when she was convinced that Nozomi really meant what she said, she stepped backwards and kept her bag down. She went back to her original position on the piano, the tapping sound reduced.

"Just get to the point already", Maki let out a huff of air, Nozomi had this habit beating around the bush without telling the matter directly, and it annoyes her to no end.

"Everyone was wondering when you'll finish the song, i mean you haven't been coming to practice for 3 days because of this" Maki didn't say anything, Nozomi could clearly see her frustration, the music sheets were spread messily upon the piano.

"Looks like things aren't going smoothly" Maki gave her a harsh glare.

"Hmmp, thanks i didn't know that" Maki faced the piano, maybe if she concentrates on getting it done, then Nozomi will leave her alone.

"Besides give me break, you guys suddenly asked me to get two songs done by this week, did you people think i'm some professional composer or something?" Seriously what were they thinking, atleast they could have given her more time.

A cold wind blew in, Maki shivered it gets cold in the evening she shouldn't forget her cardigan tomorrow, Nozomi went to close the window feeling the cold air herself. She looked down to see Eli standing waiting for her, but she wasn't alone, Honoka was with her talking about something, she didn't know wheather it was funny or not but Eli had a smile on her face the entire time, and the ironic part that they she didn't seem the least bit cold, Eli's own cardigan was worn by the ginger. Eli must have offered her, it wouldn't have taken Honoka long time to complain about the cold.

Turning away from the window, she looked back at Maki this may probably take a while, removing her phone she typed in a quick message.

Eli felt a vibration in her bag, she removed her phone, to see a message of Nozomi telling them to go home, she looked up meeting Nozomi eyes, Nozomi nodded and Eli sighed explaining the situation to Honoka, she could see the ginger pouting and protesting, but eventually the ginger nodded probably agreeing to go home without Nozomi.

Nozomi smiled, she didn't want them to catch a cold.

"When you're alone" Nozomi started, Maki looked up Nozomi eyes were on the window watching Honoka's and Eli's retreating forms, thier shadows overlapped with the trees.

"You sing so beautifully, and you even write you're own lyrics so we thought maybe you could handle this, if it's becoming difficult for you, you could always tell us" Maki placed her hands on her lap,

"No i, well, wait a minute" Maki realized something.

"Hmm?" Nozomi looked at her, Honoka and Eli had already left the school, only the empty ground was in view.

"How do you know i wrote the lyrics? Or that i sing nicely when alone?"

"Crap" she wasn't suppose to let Maki know that, they have been eavesdropping on her for a week.

"No no ", she looked away trying to come up with a excuse.

"You saw me singing in the clubroom didn't you?"

"You used to sing in the clubroom by yourself, i had no idea!" she tried to look surprised, but Maki glare clearly indicated that it didn't work.

"I was with Elichi helping her with the student council work , how can i come watch you?" her glare intensified. Nozomi sighed, no point in telling more and more stupid excuses.

"Actually yes, we did see you singing" Maki paled,

"You mean everyone in muse saw?"

"Yeah!"

"Wha- seriously but" Maki covered her face with her hands, utterly mortified. Everyone and even Honoka saw her? Great just great.

"Honoka" she said slowly.

"She saw it too"

"When?" Maki didn't remove her hands,

2 days ago~

"wow she's singing a new song today"

"Yeah"

"Maki-chan can sure make great songs nya"

"Nico-chan, Rin-chan you really shouldn't eavesdrop on Maki-chan like this it's wrong, we have been doing this for 3 days" Nico and Rin ignored Hanayo's words, Maki was singing so nicely that they didn't want to interrupt her.

"But don't you want to know why she's acting like this?"Nico asked, eyes never leaving Maki, "people don't start singing by themselves without a reason".

"Yeah Kayo-chin Maki-chan looks so happy too "

"But-" Hanayo started to say.

"You girls, didn't i tell you'll to not spy on her?" a slightly angry voice said, which was without a doubt Umi's.

Nico groaned, just great she didn't want to listen to Umi's lecture now, they had been lectured almost everyday for these past week for eavesdropping on Maki, and it wasn't a very pleasant experience, no wonder Honoka complains so much.

"But Umi-chan you write great lyrics nya" Rin said hoping to calm down Umi, before she goes to lecture mode, however she got a different reaction.

"Huh?, what lyrics?" Nico and Rin looked at her,

"The lyrics to the song Maki-chan is singing now", Hanayo repeated.

"Huh?"

"When i'm with you

I feel like everyday is a dream

I'm falling deeper in love with you now.

Umi blushed, hearing the song,

"I didn't write that" she said, the lyrics were so,

"A love song?"

"What?" they didn't see Kotori coming there.

"Umi-chan actually wrote a love song nya!" Rin said, Umi blushed again,

"I'm telling you i didn't write that, in fact i wrote only one song, which Maki didn't finish composing yet" she said. Nico and Rin looked at her and then turned back to each other.

"So she writes them by herself?"

"Since when did she learn to write lyrics-nya?"

Umi and Kotori frowned, "something's not right",

"Guess you guys like to be outside the clubroom", the the last three members had come finally,

"Honoka how long does it take for you go to the washroom?"the said girl who was eating a cake, gave a smile to Umi but the archer's glare was intact ,swallowing the cake, she brushed off the crumbs that had fallen on her skirt.

"Well you see i met Nozomi-chan and Eri-chan along the way and Nozomi-chan offered me these smaaaalll strawberry cupcakes," she said dragging the word 'small' hoping that Umi's scolding would reduce, but of course it didn't.

"What?, Nozomi Kotori already spoils Honoka, more than necessary, the last thing i want is for someone to add onto that". Nozomi smiled, petting the ginger.

"Sorry sorry, you know how much Honoka-chi likes strawberries so it's hard to not offer some"

"Some means?"

"6 cakes"

"Wha-?" They covered Umi's mouth in time. Thankfully Maki didn't hear anything.

"Not so loud!" Nico hissed. "We'll be dead if she finds out that we're eavesdropping on her".

"Again?" Eli spoke up, she was concentrated on wiping off the extra crumbs on Honoka's face, an action which didn't go unnoticed by others but they ignored it, not finding anything wrong in it.

"Maki-chan sings so beautifully though!" Honoka exclaimed, Maki seemed to pause.

"Honoka, keep you're voice down" Nico said again. Maki seemed to ignore the noise and go back to singing again, Nico gave a 'are u serious?" face at Maki even if the redhead couldn't see her,.

They were creating so much noise outside, that she was shocked that Maki didn't hear it, the people outside were giving them weird looks, Eli decided it's better they cut this drama before people start thinking that they did something wrong.

"That's enough let's go inside" the blonde pushed the door, as it opened, "act normal" she whispered.

With the speed of light, Maki grabbed a book and sat down like she always does, how does she do that so fast was still a mystery to anyone. The muse tried to act normal but it's not easy, they weren't actors.

Maki was perplexed when Umi and Kotori gave her some confused looks, Nozomi had an amused look, Eli wasn't even looking at them, she was writing something on the blackboard. Nico kept muttering about how they should come up with new songs and Honoka like always had a bright smile, she ignored others after seeing the ginger because why even bother with the other looks when her crush was giving her a lovely smile.

"No no no no no..." Maki had buried her face in her hands muttering no repeatedly like a chant. Nozomi lost count of the number of no's she said.

"Honoka saw that? How mortifying!"Nozomi smirked, Maki's songs are heard by people all over japan, now that Muse is popular but now she's getting so embarrassed by it. Not to mention she's only worried about what Honoka thinks, speaking of which..

"Now isn't that wierd~" she dragged her sentence purposefully,

"You're only worried about what Honoka-chan thought" she pointed out, Maki gulped like a criminal caught redhanded,

"Umm, well i mean" she searched her brain for an excuse, but she couldn't come up with one not that Nozomi will believe her even if she does.

"The way i see it, Honoka-chi is the last person you should worry about, i really can't imagine her thinking bad about anyone. ". Maki couldn't find any words to tell, Nozomi was right Honoka was a sweet innocent girl who can't think bad about anyone, infact Honoka was only smiling everytime with her so, it didn't explain why she would think of the ginger first.

"You love her don't you?"

"Wha-?"

"You love Honoka-chan" Nozomi repeated like it was a fact.

"No,i " she turned back to her piano, eyes a deep she tried to calm down, but her nervousness did not reduce, not even the pounding of her heart, when Honoka comes to her mind.

"So what if i do?" she said suddenly, "so what if my heart starts pounding when she's near, or that i want to be with her the whole day, what if i want to hold her closer and-"

"Whoa whoa!" Nozomi stopped her from rambling, she just wanted Maki to confess not anything else.

"I'm leaving!" Maki said suddenly, great as if she wasn't already embarrassed enough she just wanted to go home and sleep, but Nozomi prevented her from leaving by blocking the door.

"Let me go Nozomi!" she half yelled.

"Well i'm not holding you" she said, owever Maki wasn't in any mood for jokes.

"Get out of my way" she yelled.

"There's no need to be embarrassed," she said gently,

"Huh?". She walked past her to the open window, it was getting pretty late but she wanted finish thier conversation before going home.

"Honoka-chan really likes them, she said we need to use one of those songs and everyone agrees with her"

Maki looked down at her feet,

"You're just telling that to-"

"I'm not" Maki looked up,

"Convey those feelings which you have for Honoka-chan with a song, i'm sure it will be greatest love song ever, you don't really need to think that hard you know". Maki didn't say anything she picked up the music sheets scattered around the piano and looked at the keys of the piano, a song already playing in her mind.

"Right" she was flustered by the day's events but she realized Nozomi was right. "I'll make a great song"

"And-"

"Don't worry today's conversation is a secret between us". Maki breathed a sign of relief, but she frowned quickly.

"Yeah but i still dont appreciate that you people eavesdropped on me, there's no way i'm singing again in the clubroom by myself". Nozomi pretended a hurt look.

"But others will be disappointed"

"Yeah, but that dosen't mean i'm going to continue making a fool of myself"

"And" Nozomi added when Maki was really going home this time, it was really late after all.

"I could ask Honoka-chan to come next time, so that you both can spend some quality time together", she quickly left before Maki could throw anything at , laughing at her red face and when she yelled.

"Nozomi!"

wow been a long time, huh?.

College has been rough but i just a holiday, thankfully thought it's best not to keep you waiting so there it was.

I hope you people liked this chapter.

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