Check my dropbox for Muse's outfits for the beginning. Credits to 魅菜 (Mina) on Pixiv for the lovely artwork :3
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A little before noon, Muse got off the train and were already walking the last bit to the beach house. Honoka was walking a little ahead, while the rest of Muse was having small conversations with each other. Honoka wasn't paying attention, trying to enjoy the weather and scenery while they walked.
"Uhm... Honoka-chan..?" Hanayo asked.
"What is it?" Honoka asked, though she continued walking, not looking back.
"Are you alright?" Eri asked. "Is there anything wrong?"
Honoka continued walking quietly for a few moments. "Why do you think that?" she finally asked.
"Well..." Rin said slowly. "You've been really quiet since we left..."
"Did we do something wrong?" Nico asked, getting a bit impatient.
Again, Honoka didn't answer right away, and continued walking. A few moments later, Honoka let out a laugh, which surprised the rest of Muse.
"W-what's so funny, Honoka-chan?" Kotori asked.
"Well, you girls are," Honoka answered, still laughing a little.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Maki asked, a little defensively.
"You all worry too much. I'm just enjoying that you all seem a lot closer lately. It's really nice to hear," Honoka answered once she calmed down from her little laugh.
"Eh? Really?" Umi asked.
"Yup! I just didn't feel like interrupted you all."
Honoka had stopped walking, and turned to face the others.
"But, I'm glad you're all worried about me still. Even if it was for something silly. So, thanks."
Honoka gave them a bright smile. Behind her, rays from the sun added to her smile, giving the rest of Muse quite the sight of their beloved in front of them. The moment only lasted so long before Honoka turned back around.
"Ah, we're here," she said, adjusting her backpack before she started walking again.
The others were still speechless from the previous sight to move right away. Eventually Honoka turned back and called out to them, which snapped them back to reality and they hurried to catch up to Honoka.
The sun was shining brightly well into the afternoon. While most of Muse was still inside, Honoka found herself dragged out to the beach already. Not that she minds, as the weather made her really want to get into the water anyway.
"Come on, Honoka-chan!"
Not that Honoka really had a choice. Rin's grip on her hand was very tight as she pulled Honoka along. They reached the ocean soon enough, and Rin finally let go of Honoka. Rin took a few steps into the water.
"Ah.. feels nice.."
Honoka smiled in amusement at the satisfied look Rin had before she got into the water herself. The feeling cold water against the warm weather gave Honoka a pleasant feeling. She enjoyed the feeling a little more before making her way to join Rin.
"Hey, Honoka-chan, let's go swim to those rocks over there," Rin said, pointing.
Honoka followed where Rin was pointing. She pointed out some rocks a fair bit away.
"Honoka-chan?" Rin asked after Honoka still didn't answer.
"Huh? Oh. Sure, let's go," Honoka said.
They walked further out until the water came up to their waist. Then they began to swim out to the rocks Rin had pointed out. It wasn't that far out, but within the time they swam, Rin had gradually gotten further ahead of Honoka. Honoka noticed how easily Rin handled herself.
Rin reached them first. By the time she pulled herself out to sit on one of the flatter rocks, Honoka had just caught up. Rin helped Honoka up as well, and they both sat there to rest. After a few minutes, Rin turned to Honoka, who was deep in thought.
"Honoka-chan?" Rin called.
"Huh?" Honoka snapped out of her thoughts. "Yes?"
"Are you alright? Is something wrong?"
Honoka shook her head. "No, nothing wrong. Just kind of got to thinking."
"Thinking? About what?"
"Well, I know you're pretty athletic, but this is the first time I got to see you do anything related to sports." Honoka smiled. "You're a really good swimmer, Rin-chan."
"W-wha-?" Rin was caught off guard from Honoka's compliment, and couldn't put together anything to say.
Honoka giggled at the flustered Rin. Then she turned to look toward the beach house. "You know.. It's been a lot of fun with you around. You're always so lively. And you can be quite cute sometimes. I'm glad we got to be friends."
Honoka looked back to Rin and saw exactly what she expected. Rin's face was flushed red, completely flustered from the sudden things Honoka had said. Honoka scooted over a little to sit next to Rin, and leaned over to give Rin a kiss on the cheek.
Rin looked back to Honoka, putting a hand over the spot Honoka just kissed. Honoka still had her bright smile on.
"I hope we can continue to be friends, Rin-chan."
Something about that clicked in Rin's mind. She moved closer to Honoka, pressing her lips to Honoka's in a passionate kiss. Honoka didn't react in time, and she found herself pressed against the ground under Rin.
The kiss lasted a few moments before Rin had realized what she was doing. She quickly got off of Honoka.
"Ah- sorry!" she said hurriedly.
Honoka just smiled. "It's okay, Rin-chan."
That seemed to be enough to calm Rin down.
"Come on," Honoka said. "We should be getting back to the others."
With that, Honoka got back into the water and started swimming back. Rin sat still, brining her hand up to her cheek again. She went over what just happened.
"Honoka-chan just said..."
She felt a wave of happiness take over her for a moment, before she got back into the water and swam after Honoka. They met with the rest of Muse back at the beach and they went about enjoying the afternoon.
Honoka was in her room later that night. She just finished putting clothes on after her shower when she heard a knock on her door. She got up from her bed to open the door.
"Ah, Kotori-chan."
"Good evening," Kotori said cheerfully. "Can I come in?"
"Of course."
Kotori walked into the room and Honoka closed the door behind her. They both sat down on the bed. It was quiet for a minute before Honoka finally spoke.
"So.. Was there anything you needed?"
"Nothing in particular. Just felt like talking." Kotori smiled at Honoka. "This reminds me of our sleepovers when we were kids."
"Yeah. Those were fun."
There was a bit of silence between the two for a few minutes before Honoka spoke again.
"Hey, Kotori-chan.. Do you miss those times?" she asked.
Kotori thought about it for a few moments. "Well.. I do sometimes.." A thought crossed her mind, and she felt a little worried. "Do.. you miss it, Honoka-chan?" she asked hesitantly.
"No," Honoka answered, almost immediately.
Honoka's quick reply surprised Kotori. And when the no registered in Kotori's mind, she almost felt a pain in her chest. Honoka waited to see Kotori's reaction before she continued.
"I don't miss those times, because I like how we are now a lot better."
"H-huh? What do you mean?" Kotori felt a mixture of relief and confusion from Honoka's full answer.
"All we did was play back then. It was fun and all, but look at us now. We helped save our school, we became idols, we got to meet everyone else. And.." Honoka scooted closer to Kotori. "I like how much closer we are now."
Honoka gave Kotori a kiss on the cheek. Kotori sat completely still, completely shocked at what just happened. She held her hand to her cheek
"Honoka-chan..."
"Eheh, sorry. Maybe that's not what you wanted. How about this."
Honoka leaned closer to Kotori again. This time, she kissed Kotori on the lips. Kotori's eyes widened from the surprise. Once she realized what was happening though, she kissed Honoka back. After a few minutes, Kotori started wanting more, and Honoka once again found herself pushed onto her back.
Unlike with Rin, Kotori didn't just keep it to kissing. She had pulled off Honoka's shirt and started running one of her hands along Honoka's body, which tickled her. She continued to play with Honoka for a couple of minutes before they heard a knock on the door.
"Honoka-chan," they heard Umi's voice from the other side of the door. "Dinner's ready."
"Alright. Thanks Umi-chan," she called back.
"By the way, do you know where Kotori-chan is? I can't find her."
"Uh..." Honoka and Kotori exchanged glances. "No.. but I'll look for her."
"Thanks."
They waited until they were sure Umi had walked away before Honoka got up to get her shirt. Kotori just watched her, finally realizing what had just happened.
"Come on, Kotori-chan," Honoka said, smiling.
She opened the door and they both left the room.
Hey guys, nobodD here!
Sorry for another slow update. Summer is near, which means all the end-of-the-semester projects are being piled on. Two more weeks...
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Kept it fairly short and simple. And of course, because we haven't seen it for two chapters now, I had to throw in that last scene xp
On another note, this week's episode was quite amusing. And as usual, I love their songs :3 Dat ending with Yukiho though.. omg what did she find?!
...Haha sorry, just watched it as I finished this chapter. Clearly on the mind xp
Anyway, that's it from me. See ya next time~