Hello again. As usual, I've no idea on how to start off a new chapter so I will use it to clarify some queries and my own confusions.

TicToc: Yes, Nico is indeed bleeding due to a misinterpretation of Umi's words. Nico, Maki and Rin all thought that t was sexual.

zehiroth: I'm not too sure whether you meant to increase the number of words per chapter or the overall story. Nonetheless, thank you for highlighting this to me.

To the rest of the reviewers: Thank you very much for your support, I'll do my best to maintain a decent standard.

Lastly, I don't own Love Live.

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"Haa… haa… Damn it! I can't believe I overslept! Okay Nico, keep it together. You're 10 minutes late but the school isn't that far away so it's still fine…" Nico panted to herself as she sprinted towards the direction of Otonokizaka High School. When she got to the school gate, she saw Umi waiting for her impatiently. As soon as Nico reached the spot Umi was, she received an earful from the literature cum homeroom teacher.

"Yazawa-san, are you aware that you are late by 10 minutes? Honestly, you should practice being punctual from now on! Anyway, let's go to the classroom to talk. I'm sure you're tired from running." Umi said to Nico while observing the black haired student's tired state. Nico could only respond to Umi's suggestion with a heavy nod and wheezing noises.

At the classroom, Nico was given a few minutes to catch her breath before Umi restarted her round of scoldings.

Yazawa-san, what you asked me yesterday was not only extremely inappropriate but also downright rude. How could you assume that after a misunderstanding, I would rape you? Also, please be aware that though you are cute and very tempting to grope, as a teacher, I'm not allowed to have those thoughts regardless I want to or n- Wait, did I just admit that you are cute?"Umi sternly said before abruptly stopping midway of her scolding session. Umi had a blush on her face and noticing that her student's mouth was agape, she decided to boldly press on with what she wanted to address. "Y-Yeah, cute alright I get it, but on to another serious matter, it's extremely wrong to ask a teacher to help you pay for your food!" Umi said with a serious face. Nico, however, remained totally stunned at Umi's words.

"Wait a minute, I never asked you to pay for my siblings' manjus! In fact, I never had any conversation with the store owner." Nico protested, determined to clear her name for a deed she had never done. After hearing Nico's words, Umi had come to a realisation.

"Of course, I've forgotten about an idiot store owner who loves teasing me. Yazawa-san, please accept my apologies to this accusation." Umi apologised while bowing to Nico, leaving Nico utterly speechless at her homeroom teacher's formal behavior. Meanwhile, outside the classroom of Class 2, a purple haired student was listening intently to their words, softly giggling at the end of their conversation.

"Hmm… It seems that Nicocchi's love life is starting to unfold…" the girl said while looking at a card she drew from a deck of cards held securely in her left hand. "Well, this is interesting… I wonder if Maki-chan has any information on Sonoda-sensei's love life…" she continued before making her way towards Maki's office.

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Nico was just enjoying her lunch break with Eli and Nozomi Tojo in their classroom when Hanayo burst into the classroom all of a sudden.

"Ayase-san, Tojo-san and Yazawa-san, could you please follow me to the kitchen?" Hanayo started while scanning for the three students she mentioned. The three students immediately followed Hanayo and made their way to the kitchen.

"Koizumi-sensei, what do you need us to do? We'll do our best to help." Eli said to Hanayo in a voice that is both worried and sincere in helping the Home Economics teacher out. Nozomi nodded in earnest while Nico, though reluctant, nodded along. Hanayo decided to reveal the reason to the three curious students as an early reward for helping her out.

"Uh… A-Actually, I need you three to help me taste Umi-chan's, Maki-chan's and Rin-chan's cooking… Me and my big mouth to actually suggest a cooking competition to test their cooking skills…" Hanayo said, with tears threatening to fall and voice on the verge of breaking. The three students pitied Hanayo and decided to help her, even though the current situation was absurd.

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All three students gulped when they saw the culinary dishes served for them. Umi, Maki and Rin were blindfolded so that they couldn't see who was judging their food. The dishes, all three being strawberry shortcakes, ranged from edible to something that should be censored. Dreading any danger to their health, Eli and Nico chose the more edible dishes, leaving Nozomi with the censored dish. With their fates sealed, a bite was taken from their dish choice.

"This is actually pretty good, can't say the same about the dry texture but I'll give it a 64." Nico said to the chef who was actually Umi. Umi gave a quick bow while muttering a 'thank you' to Nico.

"This… I can't describe how salty it tastes… 30 I guess?" Eli said to Rin, the chef of Eli's choice. Rin gave a few 'nyas' to show her dissatisfaction towards Eli's score.

"Urgh…" sounded out of Nozomi's mouth as she proceeded to vomit out all of the contents from her stomach including the censored dish. The final chef, Maki, was horrified at Nozomi's actions towards her cooking. Maki immediately brought her to the nearest sink and started to tap gently on Nozomi's back, attempting to soothe her. The other five people in the kitchen adverted their eyes from the gruesome scene unfolding at the basin. Both Nico thanked her quick wit in choosing an edible dish while Eli noted that Hanayo had probably used them as scapegoats to taste the adult's cooking. 'Just like Russian Roulette, except it's death by cooking… Koizumi-sensei, wise move.' Eli thought while glancing in Hanayo's direction.

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"I can't believe Nishikino's cooking was THAT horrible… Oh well, at least I got an edible dish." Nico said to herself while walking down the streets of Akihabara. She was planning to unwind after experiencing such a situation when all of a sudden, a hand grabbed her right shoulder.

"Um… Excuse me, but could you help me out a bit? You see, I need a model for a set of clothes I've just designed and you happen to be the one I need. So, will you help me out?" a woman with gray hair asked, one hand clutching her left breast in an attempt to beg Nico. It worked as Nico could not say no to the woman, especially after that pose the woman used to beg Nico. "Great! I'm Kotori Minami, designer and store owner of 'Aerial Designs'. Anyway, right this way miss…?" Kotori introduced herself before realising that she did not have her saviour's name.

"Nico Yazawa, so which are the clothes you wanted me to model out for you?" Nico asked in a deadpan tone, trying her very best to ignore the overly excited expression in Kotori's eyes. Kotori whipped out quite a few sets of clothes including a Lolita pirate set that Nico admitted it to look dashing on her and a pink T-shirt completed with shortalls which Nico felt that it was too childish even for her size. Kotori snapped dozens of photographs of Nico modelling in her designed outfits.

"Thank you very much! Nico-chan, if you need a job related to sewing or even designing clothes, feel free to come down to my store anytime! I'm kind of short-handed lately…" Kotori sheepishly said to Nico.

"I'll decline for now, thanks for offering though Minami-san. If you'll pardon me, I've to get back before the sun sets. " Nico said to Kotori, hinting that she did have an interest in the job offered. With a final wave, Nico ran towards the direction of her house. Little did she expect that her encounter with Kotori would cause such a huge impact in her future…

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Well, I've come to the end of Chapter 3. Hopefully you guys find this chapter somewhat funny just like I do although it's unlikely as many have told me my sense of humour is extremely off. On a side not, shortalls is a pair of overalls except it's in shorts again, reviews and criticisms are welcomed. Also, I'm sorry for this degrading standard of writing and will try to improve based on your thoughts on it.