Chapter 3: I'll Smile For You

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7 years later.

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"Hoaaammm... What a sunny morning!"

On a Sunday morning, there is one Miko, a girl who keep the Shinto shrine are preparing herself to clean up the courtyard of Kanda Shrine. Apparently she realized that she was not alone in this temple. She looked up and saw that there is a little girl with a long hair straggling was praying in the front of temple.

"Hmm ... isn't she?"

"Nico-chan!", She exclaimed to this girl who had been finished her praying.

"Nozomi?" Said Nico wonder.

"What a surprise you come to the Kanda Shrine? What are you praying for?", Asked Nozomi with wonder.

"Araaa... this place is known as the temple of love, a suitable place for those who pray to ask for a mate or to pray for the person she loves. Don't tell me...! Nico-chan, you're in love, right?! hihihi..."

"What the hell! Do not talk nonsense, Nozomi.", Nico snapped to her with red blushing face.

"C'mon... Please tell me, Nico-chan. We're friends, right!", Urges Nozomi.

"IT'S SECRET." Nico replied briefly. After hearing that, Nozomi immediately put to her hideous face.

"If you do not immediately tell me then it will I give you my special jutsu ...", Her hand was ready to "explore something" in Nico body.

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"WASHI-WASHI SURU YAN!" (grope)

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"GYAAAA... YOU PERVERT!", Nico shouted loudly when Nozomi groping her breasts with full of passion.

"I GIVE UP... STOPPP IT ... !", After hearing Nico who had given up so Nozomi stop her action.

"So?", Nozomi smiling grin while waiting for an answer from Nico who currently busy holding both of her breasts were in pain now.

"I'm still not going to tell you, but it's true that I was praying for the one person I love.", Nico replied as she lowered her head. However, it can be seen that Nico eyes slightly swollen at this moment like being hold back her tears. Nozomi then getting closer to Nico and holding her hair.

"Nozomi! What do you want to do to me! "Ask Nico with anxiety.

Nozomi then pulled out a ribbon from her pocket and begin to smoothing Nico hair, "Nico-chan, your hair are being look so messy today. I'll tidy it up."

"Ehh, No need!" Nico said while holding Nozomi hand. But Nozomi still continue her action until Nico stopped to resist.

"It's Done!" said Nozomi cheerfully when she finished tidying Nico hair. Now it appears that Nico had twintail hair as usual.

"You know Nico, Hair is a crown for women that why it's not good if a long-haired girl did not beautify her hair." Nozomi told to Nico.

"I paired the ribbon to keep your hair look better. But not only that, this ribbon also have the spiritual ability to light up feelings and your heart. Just think of it as a talisman! "She said with a smile.

"But that's not what I meant, what matters is if you have something in your heart, then you have to express it clearly. "

"I think your dad would be sadder if he knew that her daughter was closing her true feelings with a fake smile."

"Ehh... How do you know?" Suddenly Nico becomes shocked when she heard Nozomi are talking about dad.

"These cards that speaks to me", Nozomi said with a smile

"Nico-chan, if you want to do something then do it all by heart. Laugh with heart, and cry with heart!"

"Because even though your father was no longer in this world right now, but you still have friends who will cheer you up, including me."

Nico became froze upon hearing the words of her best friend. she realized that all of her behavior all this time is not something she should do. Nico always hold back her feelings with a smile because of her promise to her father.

But that day, Nozomi has opened her eyes that she was not supposed to keep her feelings alone. Deep inside herself, she felt that all of her friends have helped herself over the years.

At that time, Nico with tears in her eyes and soulful emotion ran to embrace Nozomi tightly. Nico releasing all the emotions that she had been holding for 7 years to her best friend.

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So next time that you feel like crying

Next time you don't feel like trying

Just remember I'll be right there

Smiling down on you

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In the morning you don't feel like rising

Next time you feel like compromising

Just remember I'll be right there

Smiling down on you

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It was the first time I could cry out after all this time I was buried my heart. Nozomi right, whenever I feel sad I should not have to bury my feelings, I should laugh with my head raised toward the sky and saw my father in heaven smiling down at me.

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Isn't that Right?, Dad.

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A/N: Thank you for reading this story. I apologize if there is a typing error in spelling and grammar. perhaps this story is my first and the last one in English. This story actually is part of my next future chapter on "Love Live: Super Idol Warrior" (bahasa indonesia, ongoing). I hope you guys want to read it too

I get the idea of this story about 6 months ago after reading a review of Love Live! School Idol Diary: Nico Yazawa. Interestingly, the draft of this story finished at Father's Day. Therfore, the focus of this story is about the father and daughter relationship, i think this theme still rare in here.

Furthermore, this story is completed to coincide with the news that "Nico House" in parallel world -real world- "The Shohei Bridge Building" will soon be destroyed. (Sorry to hear that, but it was funny! XD)