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Tameiki no nagisa hitori kiri

Kurikaesu no wa natsukashii egao
Tameiki ga yurete (kokoro wa)
Setsunakute (ima mo ima mo)
Natsu no owari wa (sayonara) koi no owarina no

I sigh, alone on the beach
As I continue to recall your smile
My sighs linger in the air
Even after all this time, my heart still hurts
When summer ended, my love ended as well (Farewell)

Tanoshikute tanoshikute mainichi kisekidatta
Itsunomani akikaze ga fui teta no?
Every day with you was so miraculously fun
When did the autumn breeze begin to blow?

Mouichido dake aereba iinoni (muri ne kitto)
Daisukina kimochi todokete hoshii
Mouichido dake aereba iinoni
Wasuretakunai aoi sangoshou

If only I could see you one more time (I know I can't)
I wish my love could reach you
If only I could see you one more time...
I don't want to forget that blue coral reef

"..."

Maki sighed, pulling her hands from the piano keys, resting them on her lap. "That's all I have right now," she said.

"Well..." Honoka said. "It's nice. Though, maybe not what I was expecting."

"Really?" Maki asked, turning to Honoka. "What do you mean?"

Honoka played with the end of her hair with her finger. "Well...It's summer, you know? I thought it would have been a happier song. That's all."

Maki folded her arms, giving Honoka a look. "Not all songs about summer have to be happy, you know."

"Eheh, I guess you're right." She gave her usual smile. "It's still good, like all the songs you make."

"T-thanks.."

Maki turned to face away from Honoka, feeling herself beginning to blush. She hoped Honoka didn't see, but Honoka was already used to her fellow Muse turning away from her to try hiding their face. She knew what it meant already.

"You know, Maki-chan, I've really liked hearing you since the first time I heard you at school. Both your singing and your playing are incredible."

"W-what are you saying.." Maki felt her face getting hotter.

"It's true. Your songs are always really good too. I'm really glad you joined Muse. Without you writing songs for us, we wouldn't be as good as we are now. You make such a great idol!"

Maki couldn't find any words to say. She shifted her position on the piano bench to face a little more away from Honoka. She didn't notice that Honoka had gotten up from where she was sitting and made her way over. Maki was surprised when Honoka popped up in front of her.

"Here's my thanks for your hard work."

Honoka placed both her hands on Maki's shoulders, and leaned in for a kiss. Maki was still thinking about what Honoka was saying before and didn't react at first. Once she felt Honoka's lips against hers, she finally registered what was happening. After a moment of surprise, she finally kissed Honoka back.

Once they finally stopped, Maki realized that she was looking up at Honoka, and she was laying on the piano bench. Honoka gave her a playful smile.

"Now then.."

Before Honoka finished, Maki had pulled Honoka closer again for another kiss. Maki tried her best to keep control. What she wasn't expecting was for Honoka to poke at her side. The ticklish feeling made her flinch, and Honoka pulled herself up a bit.

"Ah, so you are ticklish there.."

The smile Honoka was showing now told Maki she might have too much of Honoka's attention this morning.

"And... done."

Honoka sat back, wiping off some sweat from her forehead.

"Eheh, good work," Hanayo said. She moved from where she was kneeling to be beside Honoka on the beach blanket. She rested her head in Honoka's lap as she lay across the blanket.

Sometime after lunch, Hanayo had snuck Honoka away from the others and they made their way to the beach. They had walked a fair distance away from the house before they stopped. After Honoka had spread out the blanket and Hanayo put up the umbrella, Hanayo had asked if they could make a sand castle. While it caught Honoka by surprise, she happily agreed.

While it wasn't anything spectacular, Honoka was fairly happy with how things turned out. They had stuck some small rocks and shells around to add a little decoration. Hanayo had let out a little laugh.

"What?" Honoka asked.

"It's kind of funny," Hanayo said. "We're in high school. Yet here we are making a sand castle on the beach. It's kind of childish."

"Well, it's not so bad still."

Hanayo shifted how she was laying to look up at Honoka. "You think so?"

"Yeah. You still had fun, right?"

"Yeah.."

Honoka smiled. "I had fun, too. Even if it might be childish, it was nice spending time with you alone like this. It was kind of fitting, too. You looked really cute while we were making the sand castle."

Hanayo shifted again to face away from Honoka. Parts of her skin were red already from the sunlight, but she could feel her cheeks were starting to turn more red than that.

Honoka played with Hanayo's hair. "Yeah. You have this charm to you. Childish or not, you can be very cute doing things like that. You've always been the most adorable member of Muse. Yet, look at you still.."

Honoka played with the string of Hanayo's swimsuit. Hanayo kept herself still, not sure if Honoka would do anything more. She felt a tug, and it seemed like her swimsuit top loosened. She turned to face Honoka, surprised that she would do something like that. But as she did, the feeling of the sun against her face disappeared. Honoka had leaned down to kiss Hanayo. The tension that had quickly risen in Hanayo had just as quickly left as she felt Honoka's lips against her own.

After a few moments, Honoka sat up again. Hanayo looked up at Honoka, a surprised expression on her face.

"Even your reactions are adorable, Hanayo-chan," she said, smiling down at Hanayo.

Hanayo's face was definitely very red at this point. She quickly sat herself up again.

"H-how about we get into the water. The heat from the sun is strong right now isn't it?" she quickly said. She didn't wait for Honoka's response, and had already stood up to make her way to the ocean.

Honoka sat where she was a little longer, looking after Hanayo with an amused smile. Hanayo turned around as she reached the water and waved for Honoka to hurry. Honoka got up and ran after her.

That night, Honoka was out on the patio. She sat on one of the chairs, gazing up at the starry night sky.

"It's a lovely night tonight, isn't it?" came a voice behind her that she was expecting.

"Good evening, Nozomi-chan," Honoka said, turning in her seat to look at her purple-haired senpai.

"Good evening," Nozomi responded, smiling.

Nozomi slid the door shut behind her as she stepped onto the patio. She pulled one of the chairs with her and sat beside Honoka.

"No one else found me yet. Did your cards tell you I was here?"

"You could say that. Or you can say I saw you sneak off earlier."

"Heh, you caught me, huh?" Honoka looked back up to the sky. "The stars are very pretty tonight."

Nozomi looked up as well. "It's even nicer out here, away from all the city lights. It's easier to see the stars. They seem to be a lot brighter because of it."

The two sat in silence for a few moments.

"Nozomi-chan, do you like the stars?"

"Yes. Maybe as much as I like fortune telling."

"What do you like about them?"

Nozomi didn't answer right away. She thought for a while about her answer.

"Well, many of the constellations have interesting myths to them. But maybe the biggest thing to me is that the stars always seem to be watching over you."

"Eheh, that fits you."

That response surprised Nozomi. She turned to look at Honoka. "Why do you say that?"

Honoka didn't take her eyes of the stars. "Well, that's what you've been doing for us, right? You've been looking out for us even before we became Muse. You've always helped guide us in the right direction. Though, not always in a normal way.."

She covered her chest with her arms at the thought of Nozomi's 'habits'. Nozomi giggled a little at that.

"You're definitely like the stars for Muse, watching over us all the time. We probably wouldn't be where we are now without you, Nozomi-chan. Muse wouldn't be the same without your support and guidance. You're our very important final member."

Nozomi returned her gaze to the stars, taking in what Honoka had said. "You should be careful what you say sometimes, Honoka-chan," she said after a few moments of silence. "Words can be quite powerful sometimes."

"I guess. But actions speak louder than words, don't they? So here."

Nozomi's view of the stars was blocked by Honoka, who had moved from her seat and was now on Nozomi's.

"Let me show you my thanks for your help."

Honoka leaned in for a kiss. The quick movement Honoka had made from her seat to the kiss had surprised Nozomi for a second, but she quickly recovered. Nozomi eased into the kiss, wrapping her arms around Honoka, holding her tightly. They kissed for some time before Honoka managed to separate them.

"So, you were expecting that, huh?" Honoka said, smiling.

Nozomi returned the smile as she looked up to Honoka. "The cards might have told me to expect something."

Honoka giggled. "Hey, how about you tell me about the constellations?"

"Sure"

Honoka laid herself on Nozomi as they both looked up to the starry night sky. Nozomi started to point out the summer constellations as she recalled their myths.

Hey guys, nobodD here!

You're probably sick of me apologizing all the time. And for being so late with these chapters recently. I have no excuses x.x *bows apologetically*

I'm actually pretty happy with how each scene turned out these last few chapters. Some could have been a little better, but overall I think they work nicely :3

The song in Maki's scene is "Natsu, Owaranaide" (Summer, do not end), which was part of BiBi's second album, Cutie Panther.

Hope you all have enjoyed reading this so far. If you can, let me know your overall thoughts. It'd be appreciated :3

Thanks for reading and see you next time~