Everyone was at the hospital and all of them were in the waiting room. Everyone came to visit Honoka after she got shot on the stage last night. Eli's mother came out and told them that the bullets hit some vital organs but they were able to save her just in time which made everyone sigh with relief. They asked if they could see her and the doctor that they could. The girls entered the room and saw their beloved leader on the hospital bed. Honoka was hooked up to several life support machines, she even had an oxygen mask on her face to help her breath better. Honoka was in a coma right now and the doctor told them they didn't know when she was going to wake up. Muse tried to visit Honoka as much as possible. Even A-rise would visit her from time to time.

Muse was heartbroken that their leader was targeted. Muse would try to visit her as much as they could. The one who was effected the most was Eli. Honoka helped Elibecome a happy person and Eli soon developed a crush on her and seeing her gunned down like that took all of the happiness right out of her. One day Eli visited Honoka very early in the morning and was in her room. Elispent most of her time just looking at her and prayed that she would wake up. Honoka was treated and no longer needed an oxygen mask but she still required some assistance on breathing so she was given a nasal cannula. She had an I.V. drip on in her arm to give her liquid meals.

Eli heard a groan come from the Honoka, she looked over at the bed and saw Honoka starting to wake up. Honoka slowly opened her eyes and saw that she was in a white room. She also heard the beeps of machines.

"Where am I?" Honoka

"Eli? Is that you?" Honoka asked

"HONOKA!" Eli cried

Eli tackled her into a hug. She remembered to be gentle since Honoka was very fragile right now. When Eli let go she looked at Eli and wondered where she was.

"Eli, where am I?" Honoka asked

"You're in the hospital" Eli answered

"The hospital? Why?" Honoka asked

"Don't you remember what happened? You were shot on the stage" Eli said

"I was shot? Why? Who would do something like that?" Honoka asked

"I don't know, but the most important thing right now is that you're safe" Eli said

Eli called in the doctor and let her know that Honoka was awake. The doctor told Eli that Honoka would have to stay here for a few days so she could recover. The doctor ran some tests on Honoka and saw that one of the bullets had pierced her spine. Luckily it didn't do too much damage but Honoka would have to be in a wheelchair for a couple of weeks. Honoka was released from the hospital a few days later and Eli picked her up herself. She pushed the wheelchair.

"Thanks for helping me Eli" Honoka said

"No problem, Honoka. That's what friends are for" Eli said

"You're right, and I'm lucky to have a friend like you" Honoka said

"I wish we could be more than friends" Eli thought

Eli blushed when she realized what she had thought about. Honoka noticed the blush in Eli's face and was worried that her friend was sick.

"Eli, are you okay? Are you sick?" Honoka asked

"No, I'm not sick, why do you ask?" Eli asked

"Because your face is all red" Honoka pointed out

"Oh, really? It must be the weather" Eli said

"It's winter not summer" Honoka said

"Don't worry about it, I'm fine" Eli said

"Are you sure?" Honoka asked

"Yes, I'm sure" Eli said

"Well okay, if you say so" Honoka said

Eli continued to wheel Honoka and they arrived at school and started to head to the clubroom but they were stopped by some stairs.

"How am I gonna get upstairs when I can't even walk right now? Honoka asked

Eli tried to think about how they could get upstairs. Eli blushed when she got an idea. Eli thought about carrying Honoka upstairs but the thought of her carrying her was embarrassing because she wasn't sure she could do it without embarrassing herself. But Eli really wanted to show Honoka a surprise that was waiting for her in the clubroom. Eli sucked it up and told Honoka the idea of carrying her.

"How about I carry you upstairs?" Eli asked with a red face

"Carry me upstairs?" Honoka asked

"Yes, I can carry you upstairs and I can take you all the way to the classroom" Eli said

"Well that would make things easier, okay I'll let you carry me" Honoka said

Eli lifted Honoka out of her chair and held her bridle style. Eli started to go up the stairs and continued to walk all the way to the clubroom. Honoka managed to open the door for Eli since both of her hands were full right now. When they entered the room they were greeted by everyone and the rest muse crowded around them and asked Honoka how she was feeling.

"Honoka, are better yet?" Kotori asked

"How are you feeling?" Umi asked

"Are you still in pain?" Maki asked

"Girls, calm down!" Eli said

"Don't worry everyone, I'm fine" Honoka said

"Are you sure?" Nozomi asked

"Yes, I'm sure" Honoka said

The room looked like it was decorated for a party and there were a bunch of cards that said "Get well, Honoka" and this made Honoka feel so happy that all of her friends went through the trouble of putting a get well party for her.

"Wow! Did you guys do all of this?" Honoka asked

"Yeah, we wanted to put on a get well party for you and now that you're here we can enjoy it and hopefully something like this will never happen again" Nico said

"That makes feel better already. Thank you" Honoka said

During the party Eli went to bathroom. While she was in the bathroom she was greeted by Nozomi, who followed her to the bathroom.

"Eli" Nozomi said

Eli jumped and turned around to see that Nozomi was right behind her.

"Oh, it's just you Nozomi. Please don't do that you scared me" Eli said

"I'm sorry, but there's something that I wanted to tell you" Nozomi said

"What is it?" Eli asked

"You like Honoka, don't you?" Nozomi asked

Eli blushed the moment the question had left Nozomi's mouth.

"Of course I like her, she's my friend after all" Eli said

"Not that kind of like, the romance kind of like" Nozomi said

"What are you talking about?" Eli asked pretending to be oblivious

"There's no point in trying to hide it so just tell me the truth" Nozomi said

"What makes you think that I like her that way?" Eli said

"You came in the room carrying like bride and your face was red. You also seemed to be enjoying it too" Nozomi said

Eli knew that she was busted and had no choice but to tell her the truth.

"Ok you caught me, I like Honoka" Eli said

"I had a feeling that you did" Nozomi said

"Please keep this a secret from everyone else" Eli said

"Your secret is safe with me, don't worry" Nozomi said

"Thanks Nozomi, you're the best" Eli said

"Anytime. Now let's go back to the others and continue the party" Nozomi said

Eli nodded in agreement and the two girls exited the bathroom and headed back to the clubroom