Coming up next, the 5th request from lychee-ran!

lychee-ran requested = Bonding event between Anzu and Muse!

Oh, you know what this means~ When girls grouped up, there's only one thing that came to mind. GIRL'S TALK~! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from both Love Live and Ensemble Stars. All characters belongs to their original creator. I merely own the story of this fanfic.


Chapter 28: Girls' Talk (μ's and Anzu)

At some point, Anzu even wondered how she ended up getting herself into her current situation. Moreover, into something that she clearly was not expecting to do. Waiting in front of Honoka's house, she gazed up at the sky as she recalled back to how she ended up where she was.

It happened several days ago, during their school time. Normally on their lunch period, Anzu would either be going around the school, discussing with the teachers about the school's idol unit's activities and reports or, she would be somewhere else, eating her lunch. In her case that time, it was the latter. It was a rare occasion where Anzu would actually have a full free time during lunch break and she was going to make full use of it by simply eating somewhere where she would not be disturbed. Unfortunately, she didn't realized that she was being followed by Honoka and the rest of μ's when she was searching for a secluded place to have her lunch.

The next thing that happened was something that she had not expected.

"Will you join us in our sleepover this weekend!?"

Anzu unconciously let out a sigh as she remembered how Honoka suddenly asked that question out of nowhere. Not to mention the other members of μ's also urged her to join, which confused her even more. Even to this moment, she wondered why but dare not to question it now that she had agreed to their invitation.

The sound of a door creaking open caught Anzu's attention as she turned to the side and saw Honoka emerged from the door with her backpack behind her.

"Don't worry mom! I promise I won't cause any trouble! I'll see you tomorrow! Bye!" the ginger-haired female closed the door and turned around, the look of surprised was on her face when she saw Anzu right outside her house.

"Uwah! Anzu-chan, you're here! Did I make you wait too long?" she asked, her previous expression was replaced with a worried one.

"No, not at all." Anzu smiled, shaking her head. Honoka let out a sigh of relief when she heard her answer. She smiled and walked towards Anzu and held her hand, surprising the brunette at the sudden contact.

"That's good to hear. Alright then! Let's go~!" she pulled the brunette along as she took the lead and walked down the sidewalk.

"U-Um, Honoka-chan...?" Anzu couldn't find the words to form as she was still surprised by the ginger-haired female's sudden eagerness. She knew that Honoka was just trying to show the way for her but her fast-paced walk was proving hard for the brunette to catch up. Fortunately, Honoka noticed her struggle and slowed down.

"Oh, sorry about that! I guess I'm just too excited on having this sleepover with you and everyone else~!" she slowed down, giving the brunette sometime to stand right beside her and catching her breath before they resume their walk.

"Hey, Anzu-chan, aren't you excited as well~?" she suddenly asked, leaning closer to the female beside her.

"Huh? Oh, well..." her words dragged off as she wondered. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't excited. After all, it has been a while since she last had a sleepover with her friends. "I can't say that I'm not. So, yeah. I guess I am a bit excited."

"That's a relief~!" Honoka giggled which also lead Anzu to do the same. The two of them engaged into a conversation, talking about their recent events and such while walking down the sidewalk together. She had to admit. Walking and talking with Honoka felt very pleasant. It was weird but her presence somehow calmed her down.

"By the way, Honoka-chan." Anzu spoke up. "Where exactly are we going?"

"Oh, we're going to Maki-chan's house."

"Maki-chan?"

"Yeah! We've decided to have our sleepover at Maki-chan's place."

"I...see." Anzu was worried. She was worried that she may have troubled the red-haired female's parents over their presence in their house.

"Does her parents know of our arrival for this sleepover? I mean, we are pretty much taking shelter at their house for the night..." the brunette asked, slightly worried. Honoka only laughed before shaking her head.

"No silly~! We're not going to her actual house. We're going to one of her parent's vacation house~!" Honoka answered, smiling at the brunette, leaving the brunette in a state of shocked.

"Huh?"


"And we're here~! Come on, come on! The others might be inside already!" Honoka went ahead as she skipped towards the front gate to ring the doorbell, leaving behind Anzu as she gazed at the big house with wide eyes. Although Honoka had previously mentioned about Maki's vacation house, she was not expecting a house THAT big. And to think that the whole house will only be occupied by μ's and her through the night. Anzu couldn't help but feel anxious but at the same time, excited.

The sound of the doorbell rang inside the house caught the brunette's attention back as she walked towards Honoka, waiting beside her. Not long after that, the front door opened and Maki came into view.

"Oh, Honoka. And Anzu-senpai too. I'm glad you two made it." the red-haired female smiled as she opened the automatic gate, letting the two arrivals to enter the front yard.

"Is everyone here already?" Honoka asked.

"Yeah, they're already inside. Come on in." Maki lead the way in. Once they were inside, Anzu could only stare in awe as they walked up the stairs and stopping right in front of a door which Anzu assumed as the bedroom. When the door was fully opened, Anzu could see the rest of μ's minding their own business before their attention were directed to them.

"Honoka-chan, Anzu-chan~! You've made it!" Kotori cheered, waving at the two arrivals from her spot on the floor beside Umi.

"Hehe, sorry we're late~" Honoka went and placed down her backpack near the grayish-brown haired female and sat down on the floor as well. Anzu, suddenly hit by a sudden feeling of nervous, sat down near Honoka and Kotori, trying to feel fit in.

"Geez, took you two long enough! And I bet it's because Honoka did a last minute packing, am I right?" Nico pouted, but the teasing tone on her last sentence was a clear sign that she was not entirely upset.

"N-No I'm not! I packed way earlier than just now!"

"So you did just packed your things today?" Umi's question and stern look was enough to push Honoka to a corner as she finally let out a defeat sigh, signaling her surrender as everyone laughed at the ginger-haired female.

"Alright girls. What matters is that we're all here right now." Eli stood up from the bed, catching everyone's attention. "Since it's getting late, why don't we all go and make dinner right now? I'm pretty sure some of us are pretty hungry right now."

As if on cue, someone's stomach grumbled and the direction of the sound came from the bed, where Nico, Hanayo and Rin were sitting together. Everyone looked over at the trio, especially most of their stare went to Nico.

"What!? That was NOT me! I swear!" Nico retorted and everyone's stare went to Hanayo next.

"I-It wasn't me too." the flustered look on the young brunette was suspicious but it also implied that she wasn't lying. Next, they all looked at Rin.

"Wait, what!? I already ate a ramen when I was on my way here! So, it's definitely not me-nyaa!" Rin defended herself from any accusations.

"Actually, it's me." Nozomi raised her hand with an innocent smile on her face. She was right beside Nico, sitting on a chair beside the bed. Right after that, Nico and Nozomi went full-on bickering mode with the former took everything seriously while the latter was playing along with their childish bicker. The sight of the two seniors made everyone laughed, including Anzu. Somehow, she predicted that tonight will be a long night.


The dinner went smoothly for everyone. Since the girls were the only occupants in the house for the night, they were given full permission from Maki to use the kitchen to their heart's content, much to Hanayo's joy. Both Nico and Hanayo were in charged of cooking for their dinner and it was safe to say that the food were satisfying. It was enough to make everyone full and content once they ate their dinner.

Anzu had to admit, she was having fun. She was worried at first if she somehow couldn't fit in the group since the other girls were from the same unit and she, alone, was just a producer. Even so, everyone was being nice to her. They treated her as if she was a part of their group.

"There is no μ's, nor a producer while we're in this house. It's just us ordinary girls having a fun sleepover together."

Eli's sentence made her heart warmed at that moment. It was a happy feeling mixed with gratefulness at how everyone removed that barrier among themselves, including her. The feeling of being treated equally and not as someone to look up just because she held the title as a 'Producer'. She was glad that she joined with them on this night.

"Alright, it's time for the main event~!" Nico suddenly spoke up, standing in the middle of the room as she caught everyone's attention. It was right after their dinner, when everyone had finished cleaning up and setting up their place to sleep in Maki's bedroom when Nico suddenly interrupted everyone.

"What is it, Nico-chan?" Hanayo asked, slightly intrigued. Nico let out a chuckle, placing her hands on her hips.

"It seems like none of you are aware of the real purpose of this sleepover." she said before striking up a pose as well as pointing her fingers at everyone. "A sleepover is not a complete set without a girls' talk between us~!"

"Ohh~!" almost everyone were excited at the suggestion, making Anzu giggled at how cute they were acting.

"I didn't even think of that!" Honoka said, shifting excitedly from her spot on the floor. Kotori, Hanayo and Rin nodded their heads in agreement, smiles adorning their faces.

"Do we have to?" Maki asked as she looked up from her magazine to look at the others.

"Aww, come on! This is a rare chance for all of us to talk about something! You know, like the school, our classmates, our clubmates, the teachers and most importantly, about the boys~!" Nico tried to persuade but Maki didn't seemed to be interested. In fact, at the mention of the boys, Maki rolled her eyes and resumed back to her reading. Umi, on the other hand, flinched when she heard the word but fortunately, no one noticed as she continues to brush her hair.

"Nico, I think that last one only applies to you..." Eli mumbled but it was loud enough for everyone to hear as they laughed at the petite senior.

"Aww, come on! I can't be the only one who thinks about the boys in this school right!? I mean, there must be someone or two who caught your eyes too. Or maybe, someone that you really liked to hang around?" Nico asked, flinging her arms around as she spoke. The only response she got was a blank stare and silence, causing the petite female to frown and looked at a certain young brunette.

"Hanayo! Don't go and stay silent when we all know that you have a crush on that glasses boy!" Nico pointed at the young brunette, causing the mentioned female to jump from her spot.

"N-N-No, t-that's not why-!"

"Huh? Glasses boy?" Anzu asked, quite loud enough for everyone to hear as they directed their stares to her as silence enveloped the whole room.

"Oh yeah, Anzu-chan doesn't know about Hanayo-chan's crush!" Honoka spoke up once all of them realized that Anzu was the only one in the room that doesn't know about Hanayo's crush.

"Who would that be?" once the question left her mouth, both Nozomi and Nico had a sly smile, immediately cautioned the younger brunette of what will took place if she doesn't do anything.

"I-I-It's nothing! It's not someone-!" Hanayo's word were cut off when Nico clamped her mouth shut with a devilish smile as the young brunette tried to struggle out of the petite senior's hold.

"Try and guess, Anzu-chan~?" Nozomi asked, her eyes glinting in a playful manner.

"I...don't know...?" at that point, Anzu wasn't sure if she wanted to simply because she pitied the younger brunette as she continues to struggle out from Nico's hold.

"It's Yuuki Makoto-kun~!" Nozomi blurted out the answer, smiling innocently. From there, everything went quiet, even Hanayo stopped struggling even when Nico had released her hold on her.

"I...I'm done for..." Hanayo's head hung low as she faced the floor, a gloomy aura spreading out of her. Both Eli and Maki gave Nozomi and Nico a look of disapproval respectively before Nico quickly went to console the young brunette.

"Aww, come on Hanayo~! Cheer up! Don't be like that! It's not like Anzu here is going to tell that glasses boy about your crush on him~! In fact," Nico quickly went behind Anzu and placed her hands on both of her shoulders as she held her on the spot. "Anzu might actually be able to help you out!"

"Huh?" everyone said in unison.

"Wait. I can?" Anzu asked, slightly confused. Nico grinned in response to her question.

"Of course! You're Producer right~? That means, you are the key in setting up a good collaboration between units in the Idol Course! Although it's nothing more than just a simple collab between two units, secretly, you're helping us grow closer to our crushes~! Imagine that! 'Anzu the Matchmaker'~! It has a nice ring to it right~?" Nico said, wiggling her eyebrows at the brunette.

"M-Me? As a m-matchmaker?" the brunette was slowly getting freaked out by the petite senior's wild suggestion. The suggestion of using her authority as a Producer to play matchmaking never once crossed her mind and it scared her how Nico had been thinking about it for who knows how long.

"That's right! If you do that, imagine how much you'll make Hanayo happy from that~! Plus me!" Nico urged the brunette, again and again. Anzu was slowly getting dizzy from all the suggestions and persuasions she received from the petite female that she thought she could faint.

Thankfully, Eli stopped her before the worse ever came. By knocking her head with a paper fan.

"You didn't have to hit me that hard~!" Nico exclaimed, tears forming at the corners of her eyes but Eli simply shrugged it off, saying that she deserved it for what she did to Anzu. Feeling slightly guilty over the petite female's condition, Anzu petted lightly on Nico's head where she was hit by the paper fan.

"See? Only Anzu cares about my condition. None of you even care~" Nico leaned closer to the brunette to get a better angle at where Anzu petted her.

"That's because you keep on insisting on making Anzu-senpai doing something ridiculous for your own benefit." Maki said. Right after that, Nico stuck her tongue out at the red-haired female, causing everyone to laugh at the petite senior's childish antics.

"Actually, I really don't mind of the idea of the collaboration between units." Anzu suddenly spoke up, surprising everyone. Even Nico was staring at her with wide eyes. Anzu remained silent before speaking up once again, with a smile on her face.

"I mean, if it helps make μ's shine brighter, then I would do it. Even if that's not the case, I would still do it. Because to be honest, the reason why I would is because I liked all of you." she said, smiling at everyone in the room. "I guess it's because of my job as a Producer, that I got to meet everyone. Trickstar, μ's and every other units. I really liked all of you. In fact, you could say I admired you guys."

"Anzu-chan..."

"Singing and dancing at the same time on the stage, in front of many people is not easy. If I were you, I'd be shaking on my knees. That, and given the fact I can't dance and sing like anyone else. That's why I admired all of you. You guys shined brightly when you're performing on stage. And I want to support all of you. And if by any chance I can help you and the others shine together on the stage, I'm willing to do anything for that!" her resolve left everyone speechless as they stared at her with surprise. She could see in both Hanayo and Rin's eyes that they were slightly shining while Maki looked at her with a bit of admiration. Umi and Kotori slowly had a smile on their face along with Eli, Nozomi and Nico. As for Honoka...

"Anzu-chan~!" Honoka suddenly pounced on Anzu, causing both her and the brunette to fall backward. Unfortunately, Nico was also dragged backwards from the lunged as the three of them fell down on the floor.

"H-Honoka-chan!?" Kotori called out, worried over her condition.

"Honoka, what are you doing!?" Umi scolded but the ginger-haired female paid no attention.

"That's right! Were you trying to kill us!?" Nico exclaimed once she recovered herself from the fall. Once Anzu also recovered herself, she found Honoka still attached to her, trembling a little as she hugged her tightly.

"Anzu-chan, you're so nice!" looking up to stare at the brunette, Honoka gave her the biggest smile. "Although you're just a new student, and when we just met each other this year! You're willing to do all of those for our sake! For μ's and every other units! I have no words to say but thank you! Thank you for being the best Producer, and for being a friend!"

"Honoka-chan..." Anzu was left speechless as she continues to stare at the ginger-haired female. Looking up, she saw the rst of μ's smiling at her as they nodded their heads. Looking back at Honoka, she smiled as well. "Thank you. Of course, I'll do my best!"

Upon hearing her answer, Honoka grinned and finally let go of her hold on her.

"Alright~! Talking about singing makes me want to sing too~!"

"Ah, I feel the same way-nyaa!"

"Me too~!" Kotori raised her hand up in agreement.

"Count me in!" Nozomi also raised her hands before everyone did the same. Which leaves Anzu the only one without raising her hand.

"Anzu too! You should sing with us~!" Honoka said.

"M-Me? B-But I can't-" she held up her hands in front of her, waving slightly to refuse the offer.

"Don't worry!" the ginger-haired female sat down beside the brunette and linked her hand with hers, gripping it tight before looking at her straight in the eyes. "I know you can do it."

Without even given the chance to speak up, her other hand was also linked with someone else. Turning to the side, it was Nico who was holding her other hand. It took her a moment to realize that everyone were linking their hands together in a circle as they sat down on the floor. Turning back to the other side, she saw Honoka giving a reassurance smile to her as if to tell her that everything will be alright. Slowly, she could feel a certain feeling of confidence rising up before she smiled at her.

"I'll try." she nodded her head.

"Hehe, alright~! Let's sing 'Aishiteru Banzai' together~! In three, two, one! Go~!"

All: Cheers for the love!
All: I'm glad to be here, our present exists right here
All: Cheers for the love!

Honoka and the rest of μ's gave her a nod as a sign for her to sing the part.

Anzu: It's only just begun, I'm counting on you again tomorrow,

All: we've yet to reach our goal

Everyone began to sing together, swaying slightly to the left and right by following to the rhythm of the song.

All: Smile when you're sad, let's blow it all away
All: If you can laugh, the scenery will change, peeking through the clearing weather
All: Even when you're unsure, the road leading to happiness
All: Comes into view under the blue sky

Some of them leaned their heads to one another as they swayed. Rin and Hanayo shared the contact with each other while Nozomi did to Eli, smiling. Looking at Honoka beside her, Anzu was surprised when Honoka leaned her head to her, making contact to her own head. The action made her heart warmed as she smiled at her.

All: Rain falls from time to time but it's harsh without water
All: Don't wither, nurture everyone's tree of dreams

All: Now!
All:Cheers for loving you!
All:With the courage to never give up, let's enjoy the present
All: Cheers for loving you!
All: We can do our best so wave goodbye to yesterday and look forward

All: La la la, la la la la la la la~

As they all continue to sing, Anzu couldn't stop herself from smiling. The thought of thinking how μ's and the other units would be from now made her heart fluttered in excitement. It was safe to say that she was excited of what the future would hold for all of them.


And we're done. Well, damn! How long did this even took me to finish? Geez, I'm so sorry guys for making you wait! Because I really suck at updating fast! But anyway! GIRLS' MOMENT~! You know, I may have accidentally teased a Honoka X Anzu in there. Muahahaha~! Sorry, not sorry!

BTW, for the newest review by SweetHoneyBee! About your request, no worries~! I have take note~! The requests are still open and I still have others to finish up too! I hope you can be patient until then!

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