Nico had an awful sleep.

She fell asleep really late, and woke up super early; a dynamic combination that could destroy ones entire being; at least that was how Nico saw it.

Not wanting to dwell on the past, Nico quickly prepared for school.

Oh who was she kidding, she was still dwelling on the past.

"I think that Maki has a crush on the new girl." Ha-ha, please. Maki hates everybody, she practically hates life. It's true, Nico was in denial.

But why was this bothering her so much? It was really starting to make her mad, and her emotions were already running high, making for another colossal combo.

Taking a few deep breaths, Nico started her day.

When she arrived at school, there was no skip in her step. She wasn't filled with glee as she entered the building, nobody even eyed her warily. It was like yesterday never really happened.

Well, yesterday morning at least.

Nico began to zone out as she walked glumly down the halls of the high school, turning on auto-pilot as she attempted to recollect her thoughts. Maki was just a friend; actually, the girl was barely an acquaintance. The only reason Nico even tolerated Maki was because they were both striving to be school idols; of course Maki was neither as gifted nor driven as Nico.

But this didn't seem to make her feel any better.

Then bam!

"What the hell?" Nico grunted as she felt a body ram into her own and she instantly fell to the ground, due to her small stature. Disgruntled, she groaned in a mixture of pain and annoyance as she tried to figure out what exactly had crashed into her.

"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry!" A soft voice said, and Nico looked upwards to see the person who committed the crime of practically assaulting her.

And instantly alarm bells went off in her head… or maybe wedding bells… Nico wasn't sure.

This girl was drop dead gorgeous. She had long, silky, beautiful golden hair and bright, baby blue eyes that looked down at Nico, full of worry. Her teeth were practically shining a brilliant white, and Nico swore that it actually made her eyes sting for a few moments.

Putting her idol skills to the test, Nico wore a fake smile as she reached out her hand.

"It's fine. Can you just help me up?" The girl nodded frantically.

"Of course, of course, oh this is my fault…" The girl rambled. To Nico's surprise, the girl was actually quite strong, and lifted her up with ease.

Finally standing firm on her own two feet, Nico brushed herself off. Once she was finished, she quickly recollected herself.

"Sorry about that, I should pay more attention." Nico admitted, to which the girl shook her head to.

"No, it's my fault, kind of bad for a first impression." The girl admitted, and Nico surprised herself when she laughed lightly.

"Don't worry about it. Anyways, I need to get to class. See you around." Nico dismissed, leaving the situation in the past as she headed off towards her classroom.

The girl stood for a few moments before Nico heard her call after herself. "Just so you know, my name is Takada Sakura; it's a pleasure to meet you." This stopped Nico in her tracks, and she couldn't help herself from turning around to face the girl once again.

"My name's Yazawa Nico, pleasure to meet you Takada." Nico replied.

"Just call me Sakura." Sakura said happily, to which Nico nodded in response.

"Okay, then call me Nico." The girl nodded as well, and headed off towards her own classroom, wherever it was.

Okay who the hell was that? Even though the girl seemed nice enough, and Nico had even indulged in a sincere conversation with her, for some reason she was feeling more ticked off then she was before. And that was quite a statement.

Finally arriving at her classroom, she joined her two friends in their conversation… Well, more like she barged into it.

"Hey guys, do you know a girl named Takada Sakura? She just ran me over a few moments ago in the hall!" Nico complained bitterly, still feeling a little sore.

Eli and Nozomi looked at each other, and Nico watched them think for a few moments before Eli clapped her hands together.

"Oh wait, that's the new girl! I should know I'm the student council president." Eli said the last part with a proud tone, but Nico had blocked it out.

That's the new girl? That's the girl Maki has a CRUSH on? Nico's anger washed away from her body as she was filled with a familiar emotion; the one when first realized that Maki possibly had a crush on somebody.

What did that girl have that Nico didn't have anyways? She wasn't so great. There are millions of blondes in the world, it's not like they're all unique. And sure, she was taller than Nico, but what did height have to do with anything?

Sure the girl was probably rich, but Nico had placed her bets that she didn't have to work for anything. Nico was a hard worker; she did things efficiently and usually came out with good results…Right?

"Sakura," Nico heard herself growl very quietly, the name leaving a bad taste in her mouth. That girl had been so innocent. Maybe she had crashed into Nico on purpose. It was probably some kind of means of marking her territory, claiming Maki for herself.

Ah hell no!

"Nicocchi, are you even listening?" Nozomi said, a thoughtful look on her face as Nico watched the girl identify herself.

Nico waved her hands around frantically. "No, no, no I'm fine. Yeah, totally fine…" Nico ended up trailing off, hoping that class would start soon.

A sly smile found its way onto Nozomi's face as she reached out her arms menacingly. "Maybe I'll just have to make you listen, eh?" Her hands began clenching and unclenching as Nico realized her breasts were the new target.

"Stay back foul beast!" Nico cried out, prepared to defend her life until thankfully class began. Nico ran to her desk, and she couldn't help but hear Nozomi complain sadly to Eli who laughed.

What's so great about Sakura? Nico thought as she couldn't help but watch Maki yet again through practice. The girl was much more in sync with the others compared to yesterday, but she still seemed a little distracted.

Nico had tried to initiate a conversation with Maki earlier, but to no avail. The girl completely shut her off, and this pissed Nico off.

At least she had Hanayo and Rin. It seemed like they could tell Nico was being bothered by whatever was happening with Maki. Hopefully they didn't assume that Nico had a crush on Maki, because that was definitely not what was happening.

Nico was just looking out for Maki. The perfect girls always have some deep, dark secret. Who knows, she might just be a masochist (#1).

So detective Nico was on the case, and with her sidekicks 'The Quiet One' and 'The Meow-Meow', she would solve the case of Takado Sakura.

Rin had come up with the nicknames, not Nico.

Normally she would have Eli and Nozomi help her out, but Hanayo and Rin had presented themselves on a silver platter. Plus, it would be good to do some bonding with the first years, and they did know Maki pretty well.

As soon as practice had ended, Maki had rushed right out of the school before Nico could even say anything.

She stomped her foot on the ground in annoyance, growling slightly. Maki was so damn annoying; Nico hadn't even done anything wrong.

Everyone was gone yet again, instead of Hanayo and Rin of course.

"Don't worry about it Nico, Maki had been avoiding us to." Nico barely missed Hanayo's soft voice, and turned to see the girl with a puzzled look on her face.

"She must really like the new girl nya." Rin added. In response Nico slammed her foot against the ground once again.

"Sakura," Nico meant to say that under her breath, but it came out pretty loud. Hanayo looked at Rin, who shrugged.

Nico watched as Hanayo focused her attention on herself. "Nico, were not really sure what's going on between you and Maki, and Maki and Sakura too of course. But were not here to ask questions, were here to help you out. So whatever you need, we'll be there for you." Hanayo smiled, finishing her speech without stuttering once. Nico was astounded, and she could tell Rin was too.

"H-hanayo…" Ha, this time Nico was the one stuttering.

Out of the corner of her eye, Nico saw that Rin was itching to say something too, her regular grin plastered on her face.

Before Nico knew it, Rin had leaped at her, encasing the girl in a hug.

"Nya, Rin will definitely help Nico too if Hanayo is!" Rin cheered.

Nico couldn't help but smiling widely. The other girls probably had never seen her like this, so she quickly kept her emotions in check and shoved Rin off of herself.

Turning her back to the first years, she huffed.

"Whatever! This is going to be tough stuff, you know! So you better get your butt in gear because once we start were not finishing!" Nico said loudly, her voice held a sort of leadership and screamed coolness.

"Nya, this is so cool!" Rin said, filled with energy as Hanayo nodded along.

"Yes it is and I am actually p-pretty excited." Hanayo returned back to her usual shyness, which made Nico smile. Thankfully the two couldn't see her smile, but she could hear them giggling behind her back. Maybe they just knew anyways.

Turning to the two, Nico held a sharp look in her eyes as she pointed at the two. "Stop giggling, we have work to do! Operation: 'Who is Sakura Takada?' is under way!" The third year struck a triumphant pose as the first years posed behind her. They even looked like an epic trio.

"Uh…I just forgot my backpack. I'll be out soon." Nico hadn't even noticed Umi, who awkwardly walked in as the trio still held their pose. Once she had grabbed her backpack, she quickly dashed away from the scene.

The group of three sat down at a fast food restaurant, eating some hamburgers as they plotted what exactly they were going to do.

Well, most of the thinking came from Hanayo and Nico. Rin was just devouring her food.

"Okay, so we need to figure out the key points of this operation. We know that Sakura is in your class, correct?" Nico asked Hanayo, who nodded in response. "Okay Rin write that down."

Rin's hand stopped, holding a French fry that was dangling just in front of her mouth. Nico watched as the girl dropped the item, her greasy hands grabbing a pen and scribbling down what was just said.

"R-rin, I can do that writing if you want." Hanayo offered, but Rin just shook her head, sticking up a thumb.

"I got this nya!" Then she was back to her meal.

Rolling her eyes, Nico continued. "Okay, so do you guys know where she transferred from?" Hanayo shook her head; Rin was indulged in her food. Useless Nico thought as her eyes watched Rin suck in her food like a vacuum. "Okay Rin, write that down and put a question mark next to it." The scribbling of pen on paper could be heard as Hanayo spoke up.

"Sakura seems to talk to Maki quite often, usually during the morning and lunch." Nico grunted in annoyance.

"Rin," more scribbling and Hanayo continued.

"I think she if fairly rich, because she is always dropped off in this fancy car and escorted into the building." Hanayo remembered, holding her chin in thought.

Nico's mouth dropped.

"Wow, she's freaking rich. Rin put down: 'Lots of money'."

"Okay nya." Nico took a bite of her own burger as Hanayo continued thinking.

Sighing in defeat, Hanayo focused her attention on Nico. "Sorry, I think that's all I know about her." Hanayo admitted.

"Nah, that's fine. Any information is good at this point." Nico replied which seemed to make Hanayo feel a little better.

"Look nya! I did a sketch of her, so we won't forget what she looks like!" Rin announced eagerly, showing the stick drawing of the girl. Since it was all in blue pen, Nico could barely distinguish that it was Sakura. She probably wouldn't have known if Rin hadn't told her.

"Rin just stick to writing." Nico commented dryly as the girl visibly deflated.

"It's alright Rin, at least you tried." Hanayo smiled, and Rin's spirits uplifted slightly. Feeling better, Rin faced Nico, saluting to her.

"Nya, Captain! What is the first move we will be making in regards to Miss Takado?" Rin said in a serious tone, causing Hanayo to giggle.

Nico thought for a few moments, she wasn't so sure herself actually. After a few moments of thought, she slammed her fist onto the table, startling Hanayo.

"Eureka." This had become Nico's new favorite word after Hanayo had said it.

"What is it?" Rin asked food still in her mouth.

Though Rin's loud chewing was slightly disturbing, Nico spoke.

"We need to do what all the detectives do: a good old fashioned stake out!" Nico decided. Rin cheered loudly, clearly excited by the thought, but Nico could tell that Hanayo wasn't so sure.

"Nico, she uses a car to get to school, how exactly are we going to follow her home?" Hanayo asked.

Now this stopped Nico dead in her mental tracks. What exactly was she planning to do anyways? And why was this so damn important to her as well?

Breathing in and out, Nico cooled her thoughts as she thought about what exactly they were going to do.

Another slam on the desk

"I got it guys. Grab your money because we're heading out!"

AN: Totally forgot about the disclaimer in the last chapter. So:

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING INVOLVING THE ANIME "LOVE LIVE"

Haha, funny funny funny.

Anyways I hope you liked this chapter. Don't be afraid to write a review, and follows and favorites are very much appreciated. You just met Miss Perfect, Sakura, in this chapter.! Also, as you can see Hanayo and Rin will be in this story quite a bit :P! I was going to have Eli and Nozomi a lot more involved, but I just thought Hanayo and Rin would fit the dynamic better and they play off one another really well. I also fucking love Rin! A lot! So I'm excited for there little trio actually.

Shit I forgot what I was going to say... whatever. Just know that there will still be NozomixEli and UmixKotori, since it is a significant part of the plot

REVIEW CORNER YO

1. zurui yo

You had me at the summary! I guess that makes me a huge masochist, but I love when my favorite characters are faced with cold, hard conflict. And it seems Maki's crush on this random new girl is legitimate. I can't wait to see how Nico will win Maki over!

Yo, Zurui! Didja see my play on words there? Anyways thanks for being my first ever reviewer and giving this story a chance. As you can see by the marked (1#) I used your word masochist lol. I was hoping you would tell. Anyways I hope you continue to read this story!

2. Nahoma

A great 1st chapter but you have a lot of grammatical mistakes but regardless it is a good story I hope you update soon

Haha, sorry about the grammar the last chapter. I was writing it at like 12 so my brain wasn't in complete functionality. They're may be a few more grammar errors, but I'll count on you to catch them all ;P. Thanks so much for reading and don't be afraid to drop another comment.

3. Dash24zappshift

This seems a nice start :3. I can't wait for the next one xD

Hey Dash! Thanks for the complement, I def love a little inflation of my ego :P. Hopefully you didn't wait for this one that long, and double hoping that you still like it.

4. Sweatpants - Love that name

Sounds good so far, some mistakes, but nothing too critical. I also very much hate overpowered insert character stories (or just plain insert stories to begin with) so you better stick to your word and make this one of the good ones, lmao jk but please continue

Loving that name, Sweatpants. Yeah sorry about those mistakes, I'll try to clean up a bit. Dude, thanks for sharing in my pain though! Insert stories usually suck so much! There are those rare really good ones, but they're hard to find! Anyways, if you want to read one just for the sake of hating it, I recommend one I read about Fairy Tail. You don't even have to like the anime. It's like where some forgotten little sister shows up with fucking overpowered grass powers or something and everyone has a crush on her. Like wtf? But it's amazing, and if you want to see it I'd be glad to tell you the name.

Anyways guys, even if you didn't review, every single follow and favorite is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for almost already 200 views! That's crazy! So please don't be afraid to drop a review and follow/favorite, it would be greatly appreciated.

I also have a few questions for you guys.

1. How long should each chapter be? I would like to stick to your preferences

2. How often should I try to update?

3. Why does Rin say nya? (lol jk)4. Are these Author Note things too long? I also feel like I talk way too much. 5. Oh, and tell me if you aren't okay with me posting your review. I will gladly apologise and not post it on her. But I would still like to reply to it if that's okay :D