Author Notes

Muse meets Honoka-dog! XD

May you enjoy~ XD

"You're telling me, telling us, that Honoka turned into a dog during your weekend sleepover." Nico gestured to the rest of Muse at 'us' as she repeated in an incredulous tone what the nervous clothing designer just told them.

"Nico…" Muse's dance choreographer sighs with a hand to her temple.

"Well, it's not I who just told everyone the impossible!" Nico sat herself down heavily with a huff and arms across her chest.

"I'm not lying…" Kotori mumbled.

"She really isn't! I remember when I was a dog!" Honoka backed her best friend while the rest of Muse exchanged looks in silence.

The Leader of Muse stared at their composer with a sad pout.

"Why are you looking at me?" Maki didn't like the look directed at her that was obviously begging for support.

"I just thought that perhaps Maki-chan might be curious about me turning into a dog…and believe us?" Honoka talked in a pouty voice with an indignant pout.

Maki sighs. "…I may be a bit curious." Maki shakes her head and looks away from Honoka's brightened expression. "But it doesn't mean I believe you."

"Maki-chan~~!" Honoka whined before turning her attention to the one person that Honoka and Kotori both agreed would believe what they said. "Nozomi-chan!"

The spiritual purplenette chuckles. "I believe ya."

"Nozomi?" Eli looks over to her best friend with genuine surprise, while Honoka and Kotori smiled widely; glad to have someone that believes their tale.

Nozomi chuckles again; this time at the others' look of disbelief. "Ya know the saying 'innocent until proven guilty'~ So I believe Honoka-chan and Kotori-chan, unless proven otherwise~"

"I love you, Nozomi-chan! We knew you'll believe us!" Honoka exclaimed with happy tears around her eyes as she hugged the smiling third year.

Nico groans. "Do you think you're a detective or something? And this is obviously-"

"Nicocchi. Don't be so mean." Nozomi spoke in a stern motherly tone as she held Honoka's head protectively closer to her.

"Wha-"

"Yes, Nico. Even if this is unbelievable, quite unbelievable, we should believe in our friends. I'm sure Honoka and Kotori won't make up a lie for nothing." Eli defended.

Nico's mouth was left agape as she stared in bewilderment – why was she being treated like the mean senior over such a tall tale!

"Eli-chan…" Kotori looked so relieved and touched that almost everyone else felt their heartstrings being pulled, and would do anything to protect the ash-brunette.

Nico wasn't entirely alone though, as Umi stood up. "Honoka."

The gingerhead faced the lyricist who had her eyes closed and arms folded across her chest. "Umi-chan?"

"I understand." Honoka looked hopeful. "You're trying to waste time and escape practice today. And you even got Kotori into your scheme, but let's not waste another second and get to dance practice."

"Umi-chan!" Honoka wanted to protest, but the Kotori-defenders spoke first. "Kotori-chan and Honoka-chan won't lie!"

"Or want to skip practice, nya!"

Umi raises both eyebrows at the two first years. "Then how does Nozomi intend to prove that Honoka isn't lying?"

The purplenette grins widely. "I'm glad you asked~"

"This was your bright idea?" Nico again, poked an accusatory finger towards the clubroom as she spoke in an incredulous tone.

Nozomi chuckles, unfazed by her fellow third year's complains. "Kotori-chan mentioned waking to a dog. So if it happened overnight~ All we have to do is wait for Honoka-chan to fall asleep~"

"Can't we just ask Umi to knock her out?" Nico was getting impatient as they have been outside the door for ten minutes now.

"I don't knock Honoka out! Or anyone for the matter." Umi grunted in a low voice so as to not alert the gingerhead inside.

"Shh! She's falling asleep."

Seven surprised eyes looked over to the redhead who shushed them before returning their attention to Honoka who was splayed across the clubroom table, her eyes drooping lazily, a long yawn, and movements seem to have slowed to a stop.

"Honoka-chan fell asleep, nya." Rin said as she pressed her face closer to the small window of the clubroom door.

"So, anything happening yet?" Nico asked in an irritated tone but was squeezing herself under everyone to peek inside too.

Silence reigned for a minute as everyone might have held their breaths subconsciously, anticipating for something to occur, and just when Hanayo accidentally sneezes-

"Ha-ku-choo. Ah, I'm sorry-"

"Look!" Nico commanded, eyes wide open with all her attention on the Leader of Muse.

Eight pairs of curious eyes stared and saw flat, doggy ears growing at the sides of Honoka's head.

"Harasho…" Eli voiced the feelings of every member witnessing the change.

"She has a tail too…" Umi voiced breathlessly while the rest focused their eyes on a slightly small but fluffy brown tail coming out of Honoka's skirt.

"Honoka-chan really is turning into a dog, nya! What should we do?" Rin asks worriedly, but no one responds, too entranced with the gingerhead's transformation.

Rin pouts for a second before staring too; Honoka's hands were changing into paws now, and a light shines.

"Honoka-chan?" Kotori blinks hurriedly to adjust to the normal lighting, and the once human-sized seventeen-year-old was now a twenty centimetre long puppy buried under her uniform.

"…"

The eight members of Muse outside the clubroom were left speechless, until Nozomi giggles. "I guess everyone has no choice but to believe Honoka-chan and Kotori-chan now~"

Rin opens the door and hurries in, not wasting a second as she scoops the dog into her hands. "Honoka-chan, nya~!"

"Wah! Eh? W-Wha..?" Honoka-dog blinks rapidly as she was awoken abruptly.

Everyone is looking at me funny… Ah.

"I changed!"

"W-What makes you think Honoka didn't cause the flash of light and placed a dog here." Nico questions the possibility despite being as good as one hundred percent convinced.

"I am Honoka!" Honoka barks at Nico and struggles out of Rin's hands. "Ah…what do I do now…"

Kotori kneels down to make better eye contact with her pacing best friend. "Honoka-chan…"

Honoka-dog runs into Kotori's arms. "Kotori-chan! What do I do now? How do I change back? Everyone believes us now, right?"

Kotori places Honoka on the table. "Everyone believes us now?"

"We do. But how is Honoka going to change back to normal?" Eli reaches over to give Honoka-dog a pat, feeling the dog herself lets Eli come to terms with how real everything is too. Plus Honoka is very fluffy, soft and fluffy.

Nozomi steps in front with a cheeky smile. "What did Kotori-chan say before that allowed Honoka-chan to change back~?"

Kotori turned red from where she stood, fidgeting with her hands. "I…k-kissed Honoka-chan…"

"SHAMELESS! Utterly shameless!" Umi exploded at the back.

"I-It was an accident!" Poor, flustered Kotori defended.

"It won't be an accident now if we're trying to prove if it works." Maki points out and Kotori buries her flushed face in her hands.

"Kotori-chan is going to kiss me?" Honoka-dog asks innocently, but was given stares of pity instead, Honoka-dog pouts. "Kotori-chan?"

The ash-brunette removes her hands from her face to respond to Honoka. Staring back at earnest dark blue eyes, Kotori gains the courage and determination to help her best friend change back into a human.

"Kotori-chan is going to kiss Honoka-chan, nya..!" Rin pried away Eli's hands that were covering her glowing with curiosity and excitement yellow eyes.

"Haa…!" Hanayo had her hands across her face, though her fingers were separated so she could still see the kissing just fine.

"S-Shameless!" Umi's pure, protected mind couldn't accept what her heart wants to see, so she turns and hides at a corner.

Nico and Maki were staring intently though they would not admit it, Eli held her breath, and Nozomi's expression was nothing short of entertained.

Honoka-dog closes the distance between Kotori and her, while Kotori bends down to meet her best friend's lips.

"Mm…" Kotori could not stop a whimper of pleasure escape her lips as the light engulfed the clubroom, and when everyone adjusted their eyes again, Honoka was a normal teenage girl albeit without clothes.

"I'm back!" Honoka stares at her hands before throwing herself on Kotori in a happy hug.

"Ah, Honoka-chan!" Kotori giggles nervously as she hugged the gingerhead.

"H-H-Honoka! Put on some clothes!" Umi shouts before fainting.

"Get a room…" Maki mutters as she twirls her hair at a hastened pace, the blush on her face almost as red as her hair.

"Ah! R-Right!" Honoka regained her sense of shame as she scrambled off the table for her clothes still on the chair.

Kotori couldn't keep her eyes off Honoka as the gingerhead hastily put on her uniform, and Nico sighs dramatically at the back.

"So Honoka can turn into a small puppy and bark at us. Now what?"

Author Notes

Well. Honoka-dog is too cute to pass off, so chapter 2 arrives~ XP

I hope everyone enjoys this~ XD

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