I'm back minna! So this is Chapter 3! Thank you everyone that have been supporting me! I would like to enjoy this more today! Hahaha!
Disclaimer: I do not any of the characters. I only own the storyline.
Chapter 3: Wish Upon The Star
"What is it that you want to talk to me about, Ibuki-san?"
Ibuki had brought her to a cafe, and had offered to pay for the drinks since he is the one who's bringing her over. Ibuki had long grey-ish hair. His eyes are cold, Maki can't bring herself to look into his eyes.
"You see, this is the thing that had lead me to meet you." He placed a deck in front of her.
"Vanguard?" She picked it up, and looked through the cards, it's different than what she used at the shop, another unknown clan. "Link... Joker? Does a clan like this exist?" She looked up from the cards, waiting for answers.
"It looks like you are interested in Vanguard." He let out a chuckle, a wicked one that is.
Annoyed, she place the deck on the table elegantly, having pride in her as he talk to him. Waiting the right time to pounce at her enemy. "So what is it that you want?"
"I'm sorry, it's just that you are linked to one of my friend. I have been looking for him too."
"And that person is?"
"I'm not gonna tell the princess all of the information, should I?" Ibuki stared into her eyes, giving her chills.
'This person is scary...' "Is that all you want to talk about? If so, I'm leaving." She took her bag, about to leave but Ibuki is faster, he pulled her wrist, making her sit back down.
"Oh please, have a seat. I'm almost done, too."
'His scary!' Maki pulled her wrist away from him.
"I'm sorry for being harsh, I'm not that good at dealing with children. And here," He took the deck and placed it in her hands. "You can have this deck. This clan have amazing powers. It can grant you your wish too."
"My... Wish?"
"Yes. Your wish. But remember, only once. And everything is within your grasp." Ibuki smiled, assuring her to have it.
/You can use me.../
'E-Eh? Again that voice-'
"I see that you can hear the voice of the cards. Then it is really you that it's seeking powers from."
"I-I- I have to go!" Maki gave a quick bow and left the cafe, scared that the person might harm her.
"Soon. Soon, everything will be destroyed."
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"What is wrong with him?! He is so scary!" She banged her door and jumped into bed, shivering. As she dig her bag for her phone, she realized she had brought the deck along with her. "And what am I gonna do with you?" She was about to throw it into the rubbish bin, but decided not to.
"No matter what, it's still someone's belonging, I can't do this." She placed the deck in one of her drawer, along with her sketchbooks.
'Maybe I should call Kai-san about this...' She got herself dressed up, and left the room without further thinking. Taking her shaking legs to the male she just made friends with.
As she reached the park, she saw Kai laying down on the bench, dozing off. "Kai-san...?"
"Yes?" He opened his green eyes, staring straight into her purple eyes. Maki wanted to hide herself, her face's got hotter. "Ahh, am I bothering you?"
"No," he sat up and pat on the bench next to him. "Sit down, there's something I need to tell you." Maki, sat down, took a few deep breathes and finally spoke, "What is it?"
"Here." He handed her a Vanguard deck. "Try it out."
She took the deck and looked through the cards. "But I already used this before... And you said it doesn't suit me?"
"Yes, but this is a different build. This deck is called Nouvelle Vague."
"Nouvelle... Vague..." Maki looked at the cards in her hands, she felt different with it.
"Let's try dueling now. Get ready."
"O-oh, sure."
She shuffled the deck, wondering what can it do for her. 'I will know the outcome if I can defeat him.'
"Ready?"
"Stand up"
"The"
"Vanguard!"
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"I won. I won!" Maki said cheerfully. She finally defeated Kai. She was in a tight spot earlier, but due to the advantage of having 5 damages, she had activated the skill and defeated him.
"Yes, you did." Kai smiled, raised his hand and patted her on the head. Maki blushed again, somehow she didn't mind being patted by him. When Kai stopped patting her, she can't help but yearning for more of it.
"So you can use Kagero, but with a different build."
"Do you mean there's a lot of other types of build?"
"Yes, Kagero had various types of it, and Nouvelle Vague is one of it."
"Oh does that me-" Her phone rang, "If you could excus-" Kai nodded at her, allowing her to talk on the phone and kept the deck in his pocket.
"Hello, Kotori-san?"
"Ahh, Maki-chan, I'm in front of your house to pick you up now, let's walk together to Honoka's house~"
"Ahh! Wait for me, I will go there soon!" She hanged up and turned to greet Kai farewell, "Thank you very much for letting me have fun today, although it's just a short time!"
"... Come with me." Kai stood up and walked towards the apartment. Maki thought that she heard it wrong, but Kai turned around and looked, waiting for her to follow him. She puffed her cheeks, her brain told her to quickly run back to her house, while her heart tells her to go with him.
As she decided to follow her heart, Kai led her down to the underground parking. Kai approached a black red Yamaha motorbike, sat on it and turned it on.
"Here," Kai threw a spare helmet to Maki, somewhat amused when he saw her trying to catch the helmet. "If it were to drop to the floor just now I will need you to replace it with a new one.
"As if I will drop it!" She stuck out her tongue, but realised that she's acting like a child. Shy of her action, she covered her mouth, blushed away. "Don't you dare laughing at me!"
"Do I look like I'm laughing? Now use it and get here."
"..." Maki gave an innocent look.
"What?"
"How do I use this?"
Kai let out a sigh, and instructed her to come closer to him. Unstrapping the safety clip, he put it on her head and strapped it back. "Now sit at the back. Make sure you hold on me."
"Ok... Wait- What?!" She blushed, the imagination of her hugging Kai from the back running in her mind.
"Quick, before you are late." Kai pulled her wrist gently and Maki just obeyed him, grasping on his jacket a bit. Kai stepped on the oil stand, and the motorbike moved at a fast speed. This had led Maki jerked to the front, shocked, and scared that she might fall from the motorbike, she had no choice but to hug him.
Kai used a lot of city shortcuts to get to her house, he never been to her house, but somehow his guts told him to go to one of the beautiful mansion-like house in the middle of the city, he smirked at the thought that his betting everything on his guts.
"We're here." He stopped the bike, and put down the motorbike's stand. Maki is still hugging him like she's begging for her dear life. "Nishikino. Oyy."
"E-Eh? Sorry!" She let him go, little did she know that she had made herself jerked to the back, falling from the motorbike. "Ahh!" She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact, but it never came.
Opening her eyes, it's Kai's green eyes, staring into her's. He caught her just in time. As Kai pulled her back and let her stand properly, she felt dizzy, her heart had started to beat like a galloping horse. "T-Thank you..."
"Ermm." Kai stared into the house from outside the gate, his guts had told him the correct destination. "I know you are hiding, you can come out now."
"E-Ehh?" Maki looked around, then she saw a figure coming out from the shadows. "Kotori-san?"
"Eheh... I'm sorry. I heard motorbike sounds so I hide myself." Kotori walked over and looked at Maki. "Uhmm, thank you for sending Maki-chan back." She bowed at Kai and gave him a smile. Kai simply replied her an "Uhmm" and nodded. After taking off the helmet that he lend to Maki, he took off without saying anything.
"Is that your boyfriend, Maki-chan?" Kotori finally spoke while they are walking towards Honoka's house.
"Ehhhhh?! No, Kai-san is just a friend!" She flustered, panicking, she didn't expect her senior would ask her such thing.
"Ehh, but you are calling him with his first name..."
"Kai is his family name, his first name is Toshiki..."
"Ooh... So... Boyfriend?"
"No! He's not! Kotori-san, please don't tell the others about this, pleaseeeee!"
"Alright, I promise. Ahh, we're here!" Kotori knocked on the door, and walked in after Honoka had greeted them both and invited them to come in.
"All right, everybody is here! Let's start our party!"
"Muse, ganbatte! Kanpai!" Honoka announced out loud, raising her juice cup up, followed by the others, exclaiming together in one voice, "Kanpai!"
They had food together, of course, Honoka house's manjuu is one of the side dishes too. While having their food, Eli clapped her hands, wanting them to pay attention at her. "So, tonight I want everyone to make a wish, because I brought this with me!" She placed a medium sized box on the now cleared round table, and opened it.
"Ooohhhh!" The girls had their mouth round for a while. It is a cake with 9 candles on it. Each candle had different colours, and each one of it represents the Muse's member.
"The rule is to light every candle, and state out your wish, after everyone had made a wish, we will blow it together!" Nozomi placed a hand on Umi's shoulder, asking her to close the lights and light the candles.
"So make a wish now! We will start with Nico!"
"Eehh! I wished that everyone will be together, forever! Next is Nozomi!"
"Hait~ My wish is to washi washi everyone and let's have fun together! Eli-chan!"
"I wish that we will advance to the front lines, and win more competitions. Rin-chan!"
"I want everyone to take care of their health and never forget the things we have been through together nyaa~! Kayo-chin!"
"Etto... I wish we will spend more time together... And of course I want to be an idol! Umi-san."
"I would want to spend the rest of my life with you all, growing up together, performing together, always. Maki-chan."
"I wish to be Muse's composer and I will train harder and learn more to make new songs for us to sing! Kotori-san!"
"I..." Somehow Kotori looked sad, but she took a deep breathe, calming down from the things she had felt wrong about, "I wanna stay here.. I mean I want to be with you guys. Forever and ever!"
Everyone had turned to look at Honoka, she smiled the brightest of them all. " I wish everyone's wishes comes true and I want to be with you guys forever too!"
"All right, now 1, 2, 3!" They blew the candle lights off.
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