Disclaimer: I do NOT own Love Live!

Another typical school day came and went. After the teacher left, Honoka put her notebook back into her back and quickly left the classroom. She made her way to the front of the school.

"Ah, Honoka-chan!" Rin called out, waving as she spotted Honoka.

Honoka made her way to Rin by the steps.

"Shall we go?" she asked.

Rin nodded. Together they walked down the steps and made their way to the train station. They found some seats and as they sat down Rin rested herself against Honoka.

"So where are we going?" Honoka asked.

"There's this new karaoke bar that opened in Akihabara. I want to try it out!" Rin said happily.

"Karaoke, huh.." Honoka said smiling. "Sounds nice."

"Honoka-chan.."

As Honoka turned to Rin, Rin lifted her head and planted her lips against Honoka's. Honoka got over her momentary shock to return the kiss. Rin let the kiss linger for a few seconds before pulling away and resting herself against Honoka once more.

Honoka looked to Rin. "It's rare to see her this peaceful," she thought. "It's kind of cute.."

The rest of the ride passed by silently as they enjoyed each other's company.

"We're finally here!" Rin exclaimed as they left the train station.

Honoka smiled. "Back to normal."

"Come on, Honoka-chan!"

Rin turned, taking Honoka by the hand and started leading her. They walked down a few streets before Rin finally led them into a building. Honoka looked around, a little surprised. Despite being newly opened, there wasn't a lot of people waiting. They waited patiently, and after a few minutes they were given a room to use.

Honoka looked around as they entered. It was a slightly big room, as far as karaoke places go. A couch ran along one wall and curved along both corners. A table sat in between the couch. On one end of the couch sat a cooler. Honoka walked over to it and found it was full of bottled water. Against the opposite wall from the couch was a large television and the karaoke machine. Honoka recognized it as one of the newest models being advertised in Akihabara.

"Hey, Rin-chan?" Honoka asked.

"Yes?"

"I was just wondering.. you said this place just opened right? Why aren't there more people?"

Rin giggled, causing Honoka to turn to her.

"Oh, it's not open to the public yet." Rin pulled out an envelope from her hand bag. "I got this from one of the employees. It lets us in early to try things out."

"So.. it's like we're testing things out?"

"Yup! Pretty neat, huh?"

Honoka nodded. "Well, how about we get to singing?"

After grabbing some waters and order some snacks, Rin turned on the TV and got the machine started. Starting with Honoka, they took turns trying out solo songs. After a couple of songs, they took a break to eat.

"Let me take the next song," Rin said excitedly.

"Sure," Honoka said before taking another sip of water.

Happily, Rin got up. She selected the next song. "This song is one of my favorites," she said before the song started. The music started playing, and Rin entered after a few seconds

Chisana shigunaru Rin rin Ring a bell
Kikoetara unazuite o henji kudasai

Fushigi sagashidasu saino mezamete yo
Mainichi dokidoki shitaikedo
Kimi no koto janai… mattaku chigaukara!
Ii wake mitaidehen na kibun?

Yappari hanashikakete
Itsumodori waraou
Chotto dake (chotto dake) kodo ga (hayai no)
Tokimeki nande? Nande?

Hajimaritaku naru Rin rin ring a bell
Okashi na… koi janai mon!
Chisana shigunaru Rin rin ring a bell
Kikoenai furi shite mo nari tsudzukemashita

Fujiyu kanjitara sanpo shite miyou
Ryoashi fuwafuwa ukaredasu
Kimi wa inai ka na… zettai inaidesho!
Guzen acchattara donna kibun?

Gakkari shitakunai no
Kyomi ga nai tte kao de
Honto wa ne (honto wa ne) kitai ga (tsurai no)
Yumemite ii no? Ii no?

Tashikametaku naru Ran ran rendezvous
Tanoshi na… koi mitai janai?
Kokoro wa karafuru Ran ran rendezvous
Atsuku naru hoppeta ga shojiki sugiru yo

Hajimaritaku naru Rin rin ring a bell
Okashi na… hen da hen da yo?
Chisana shigunaru Rin rin ring a bell
Kikoenai furi shite mo nari tsudzukemashita
O henji kudasai…!

Throughout the song, Rin seem to put more and more enthusiasm into her voice. Rin also started to dance after the first part of the song, which surprised Honoka a bit. Honoka gave a big applause as the song ended.

"That was amazing, Rin-chan!" she said.

"T-thanks," Rin said, a little tired. She sat back onto the couch.

"You really do love that song, don't you?"

"Ahah... yeah.. It's-"

"I know."

Rin looked to Honoka surprised. "You do?"

"You can relate to it well, huh?"

Rin smiled and nodded.

Honoka stood up. "Here, I'll sing a few songs so you can rest."

Honoka got up now and started to sing. Following Rin's example, she tried to put more energy in as she sang. It wasn't as easy, because she didn't know some of the older songs as well. Still, Honoka managed something, and the smile and applause Rin gave her was reassuring.

Once Rin felt she rested enough, she stood back up. She opened up the songbook to a certain page and showed it to Honoka.

"Want to try singing this together?" Rin asked.

Honoka looked at the song. She wasn't sure at first, but Rin gave her a pleading look, and Honoka gave in. "Okay, we can try it."

Delighted, Rin pulled Honoka up from the couch. Rin entered the song in and they each grabbed a microphone. The music started slowly, and Honoka took the first part.

Amai Fruits dance dandan rizumu kawaru
Isoide yo
Ne watashi no koto o mitete
Tsukamaenakucha furimukanai wa
Oikake raretai
Dakedo iwanai dakedo ienai
Jaa, nee?

Kuru tto kuru tto kuru tto mawarou
Kuru tto kuru tto odoroyo

Nani mo kamo shinsen na koto ga shitai
Surubeki wa osoraku binetsu na love
Shiranai na? Dare ga kuru no ka na?
Kajitsunara torareru no macchau no

Katai kiiro? momo iro ni seicho
Yurete furue teru
Sa kimi ga te o nobaseba… yes!

Amai Fruits dance dandan rizumu kawaru
Isoide yo
Ne watashi no koto o mitete
Tsukamaenakucha furimukanai wa
Oikake raretai
Dakedo iwanai dakedo ienai

Jaa, nee?
Kuru tto kuru tto kuru tto mawarou
Kuru tto kuru tto odoroyo

Something felt natural about this song to Honoka, and she easily got herself into the song. Rin was enthusiastic as well, and their movements showed it as they started to move to the song.

Wasurenai zanshin na hibi ga hoshii
Nozomunara dekiru no himitsu no Kiss
Hayasugiru? Ie chotto nara ii?
Kajitsu ni mo toge ga aru chui shite

Aoi kaori? tabegoro ni henshin
Sotto furete mite
Mou kimi wa mayo wa nai de… please!

Natsu no Passionate jin jin atsuku moeru
Tomaranai
Ne watashi hajikeru kisetsu
Igaina hodo ni tsuyoki ni natte
Dakishime raretai
Demo ne hajirai demo ne hazukashi
Sou, ne?

Kura tto kura tto kura tto hageshi
Kura tto kura tto make sou yo

Out of nowhere, Rin had snatched Honoka's mic from her hand and then jumped on the couch.

"Rin-chan!"

Honoka, not stopping to think about what was going on, jumped to the couch after Rin, but Rin had stepped away. A few more quick back and forth movements were exchanged before Honoka caught Rin. Still smiling, Rin easily handed the mic back to Honoka as the intermission period ended and the next lines came up.

Nagisa o suberu shiroi fune doori sugiru made ni
Kimi to no kyori ga chijimu yo ni to
Mabuta tojimashou mou sukoshi… mou sukoshi…

Natsu no Passionate jin jin atsuku moeru
Tomaranai
Ne watashi hajikeru kisetsu
Igaina hodo ni tsuyoki ni natte
Dakishime raretai
Demo ne hajirai demo ne hazukashi
Sou, ne?

Kura tto kura tto kura tto hageshi
Kura tto kura tto make sou yo

Passionate jin jin atsuku moeru
Fruits dance dandan rizumu kawaru

They had both used even more energy to finish the song, and had collapsed onto the floor by the end of it.

"That..was.. fun.." Honoka said between breaths.

Rin tried to say something, but it was muffled as she spoke into the ground. She was too tired to roll over onto her back.

"Rin-chan?" Honoka asked, hearing the funny sound of Rin trying to talk into the carpet.

Rin finally rolled over. She smiled to Honoka. "Nothing, nothing," she said sweetly.

Honoka was curious now what Rin had said, but she decided to leave it alone.

They sang a few more songs once they had rested enough to get up. Eventually, their throats were getting soar, and they decided to call it a day. They left the karaoke place and headed back to the train station. Rin took hold of Honoka's arm as they walked.

"Thanks for inviting me, Rin-chan," Honoka said as they sat down in the train.

"You're welcome," Rin replied. "Had fun?"

Honoka nodded. "Yup! We should come back with everyone else some time when it really opens."

"Yeah. We should sing that song for everyone as well."

"Let's sing that first though, so we aren't tired before we get to it."

They both laughed. Honoka gave Rin a kiss before they settled into comfortable silence the rest of the ride home.

Hey guys, nobodD here!

Firstly, I'm soo sorry I haven't updated recently T.T I've been sick the last few days and haven't been able to write much. I finally feel well enough to be on my laptop again. And then I read a few stories that made me really want to get this chapter done for you all. I hope it was still a good chapter.

If you can't tell, I really like Honoka and Rin's duo single. I've used Honoka's solo song "Someday of My Life" already before, and I used the other two songs on that album here. Rin's solo song, "Koi no Shigunaru, Rin rin rin!" and their duet, "Mermaid Festa vol. 2 ~Passionate~" for those that don't know. The chapter title is also a reference to the duet, as you can now see.

For those that haven't seen the New Years 2013 Love Live, in the middle of Mermaid Festa, Emi (Honoka's voice actor) chases around Riho (Rin's VA) a little. That's where the little scene with Honoka and Rin jumping on the couch comes from. Emi and Riho are so cute, by the way X3

Ok, I'm done. See ya next time~