A/N: Head's up, the story's gonna end soon; probably 1 or 2 more chapters since i have no patience in writing long stories. I'll usually stop halfway and not touch it for a few months before going back to it again. (and the cycle repeats itself) Sorry that the update took longer than usual :x i was re-watching some episodes from the Idolm ster just now and was pretty busy yesterday too. -apologises again- Sorry!

Anyways, on with the story~ I'm not too sure about this chapter's ending though...it seemed kinda rushed? to me at least. there's not much development in this chapter, just more Nozomi x Eri *coughs* stuff...oh well, what's done is done :3

6

A shiver went down Nozomi's spine and her mind went blank when Eri's lips were on hers. She couldn't think straight – all she felt was the softness of Eri's lips and the pleasant feelings that were gradually building inside of her. Soon, she melted against the sweetness of the blonde's lips, her whole body becoming numb.

She knew that she was kissing the blonde back but just as much as the purple head wanted to push her lips in harder against her best friend's, she restrained herself. Seconds later, they finally pulled apart, leaving both gasping a little, their eyes never leaving each others.

More. I want more. Both of them thought at the same time but unfortunately, a voice interrupted them, "Finally."

Eri immediately turned to look at red head, annoyed that her moment with Nozomi was broken as her eyes narrowed with suspicion when she remembered how Maki had kissed Nozomi on her cheeks just now.

Maki gulped. Uwah. I made her really mad. I swear I'm never ever going to do something like this again.

"Eri-chi…" Nozomi touched the blonde's shoulder, "Maki-chan was only trying to help…"

"I know," Eri almost snarled, "That doesn't mean I like it."

"If I didn't butt in, you wouldn't be k-kissing Nozomi now, would you?" Maki shot back hotly, crossing her arms.

"You kissed Nozomi." Eri said without feeling.

"On her cheeks." Maki defended.

"You almost kissed her lips."

"I knew you'd stop me." Maki countered.

"What if I hadn't…?"

"You would." Maki stared at the blonde.

Eri shifted her eyes and said nothing.

"And to think that you guys said that I was the troublesome type during the summer training camp…" Maki muttered, just loud enough for the both of them to hear and grinned.

Eri blinked, before a smile crept its way towards her lips, "Sorry about that."

"Sorry…about?" Maki raised an eyebrow.

Eri blushed lightly before murmuring, "Sorry for snapping at you. I knew you were trying to help but…"

"But you can't seem to get over the fact that I touched your Nozomi?" Maki said playfully, twirling her scarlet hair.

Eri blushed harder and looked away, as a way of acknowledging.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that now. Everyone here now knows that Nozomi's off limits." Maki flashed the blonde a meaningful grin and before the blonde could retort back, she turned to the rest of the μ's who were standing awkwardly at the corner of the room, shell shocked at the turn of events, "Hear that guys?"

"Y-Yea…" Umi replied on behalf of the rest of them. "I-If you don't mind me asking…does that mean…that Eri likes Nozomi? So…are they…" her face tinted a little pink before she stammered out the question that was on the rest of the μ's mind for quite a while now, "A-Are they…t-t-together now?"

"Yep, we are." Nozomi smiled cheerfully.

Nozomi's statement was met with silence before Honoka glanced at the purple head's direction, "Congrats…I guess?"

Eri smiled slightly, "Thanks…but…I would like to apologise for my…rude behaviour earlier on…" she bowed sincerely.

"Apology accepted," the ginger haired girl smiled warmly at the older girl.

"Then…I guess we'd better get going now…" Honoka said, looking at her idol-mates. Umi nodded, "I have Kyudo practice that I have to attend now…and we shan't disturb you and Nozomi…" she finished the sentence with a blush on her face.

"O-Okay…" Eri murmured quietly, not too sure what she should say. She knew that her actions had caused a huge shock among the members of μ's and she could tell that they didn't know how they should deal with it. For now, she decided, I have to settle things with Nozomi first.

When Honoka and the others left the clubroom, Maki said, "I'm sorry, Nozomi. I-I should have…warned you or at least asked for your opinion before hand…well…I…" Maki started to blush – it was not often that the red head had to apologise so sincerely, "I hope everything would go well now…between the both of you…"

"It's okay and thanks, Maki-chan," Nozomi smiled kindly, "Don't worry 'bout it. I was pretty surprised by such a bold move but…" she grinned mischievously and smirked, "it worked, didn't it? You got Eri-chi to react in such a short time."

Maki's face turned as red as her hair and said nothing. But why did I help them in the first place…?

"I-I should leave now. Have fun, the both of you." The embarrassed red head went to get her bag before heading towards the door.

"See ya, Maki-chan!" Nozomi waved.

"Wait!" Eri stopped the first year.

Maki turned around and Eri took a depth breath, "So…we're…good?" the blonde asked in a soft voice.

Maki turned the door knob, nodding shyly and left wordlessly.

Once again, the room fell into a silence.

The two best friends stood staring at each other again.

"Nozomi…" Eri called the purple head's name affectionately.

"Yea?" Nozomi's expression softened.

Eri opened her mouth but closed again. Eri's heart started to thump quickly. She couldn't seem to say it. She's indeed in love with the lovely purple haired girl in front of her but she couldn't seem to say the three words that she wanted to say ever since Maki claimed the kiss on Nozomi's cheek.

Nozomi stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Eri, embracing her tightly and whispered, "I love you, Eri-chi."

Eri stiffened at the contact but relaxed immediately when she heard Nozomi's confession.

Returning the hug, Eri said, "I-I l-love you too…Nozomi…"

Nozomi leaned further onto the taller girl and closed her eyes. Eri-chi's so warm…

"So can I call you my girlfriend now?" Nozomi grinned.

A shade of crimson covered the blonde's face as she nodded shyly, "Yes."

Nozomi's grin grew wider as she nuzzled against Eri's neck saying, "I love you."

"You said that already," Eri pointed out softly as she rested her chin on top of her girlfriend's head comfortably.

"I know. But I want to keep saying it. I'm so happy right now," Nozomi admitted, blushing slightly as she removed herself from the Eri.

Cute. She's too cute for my own good. Eri thought as she stared at her girlfriend, gulping. When Nozomi raised an eyebrow, a scarlet hue spread over Eri's cheeks as her heart raced and her eyes inevitably drifted back to the purple head's lips.

Eri-chi looks so cute when she's blushing, Nozomi thought as she gazed into Eri's azure eyes. She truly was happy that Eri had accepted her. She still couldn't believe that her best friend reciprocated her feelings but she was thankful that Eri did.

"Say, Nozomi. Could we…c-continue from just now?" Eri asked suddenly, her eyes still staring at Nozomi's lips. Surprised, Nozomi nodded shyly, a hint of red hue colouring her face. She never thought that Eri would be the one initiating it.

Slowly, both girls leaned closer to each other and their lips touched. Eri's hands snaked around the shorter girl's waist while Nozomi's hands gripped the taller girl's back as their kiss deepened.

They finally pulled apart, breathless.

"One…more…time…" Eri muttered pulling Nozomi towards her and their lips met again. This time, Eri had pushed her lips harder against Nozomi's lips, making Nozomi's head reel at the sensation of Eri's lips.

The blonde licked the purple head's lips invitingly, causing the other girl to gasp out. Using this opportunity, Eri plunged her tongue into the purple head's mouth. Experimentally, Eri sucked her girlfriend's tongue, causing the latter to moan out. Encouraged, the blonde wrapped her tongue around the purple head's tongue, managing to elicit several moans from Nozomi and the latter felt all her strength drained out of her body.

She couldn't think straight as their tongues locked together hungrily, both wanting more of each other as their tongue battled for dominance, causing Nozomi to squeeze Eri's back and Eri to tighten her grip around Nozomi's waist.

"Eri-chi…" the purple head moaned into her girlfriend's lips. This is bad. I can't seem to control myself. She tastes so good… I need more…want more… Pleasant feelings were steadily building up inside her body; her thoughts were all muddled up as their tongues danced a wild tune. Unconsciously, her hands started to move down Eri's back and Eri's hands started to move its way to the front of her stomach.

Oh God…Eri-chi…

"Hah…Nozomi…" Eri gasped out, "I love you…"

After what seemed like eternity, they finally pulled away for air, their faces really flushed and red.

"E..Eri-chi…that was…"

"Mind-blowing?" Eri smiled.

Nozomi flushed and looked away, embarrassed.

"Hey, Nozomi."

"Yea?"

"Do you want to go at it again?"

Nozomi froze in surprise as her face reddened for the umpteenth time today. To be honest, Nozomi was thrilled at the idea but she knew that they had more important things to do.

"D-Don't we have Student Council…work to do…?"

"We can do that tomorrow." Never had the purple head thought she'd hear Eri, the ever responsible Student Council President say this.

"Isn't the Student Council work important?"

"You're more important." Eri immediately stated, causing Nozomi to blush again.

"Or we could continue at the Student Council Room. No one's gonna go there anyway." Eri added.

"Fine. But we have to finish our work first."

"I'm sure we will…" Eri smirked. However, she knew that once she capture the lips of the girl in front of her, she would instantly forget about work.

"Who am I kidding?" Nozomi muttered under her breath, "She'd probably try to kiss me to distract me."

Oh well. The purple haired girl sighed inwardly as Eri immediately grabbed both of their bags with one hand and extended the other out to Nozomi, smiling widely.

Hesitantly at first, Nozomi stretched her hand out, causing the blonde to grab her girlfriend's hand as they head out of the clubroom together.

A/N:

Bad one: hehe :D Maki is my favourite character after all ;) that's why i gotta have some fun with her. :3 Other than Nozomi x Eri, i've also considered Nozomi x Maki though i don't think that's a popular pairing. -laughs- but at the end of the day, i still prefer Nozomi x Eri. It's cuter that way :3 :D

Major Mike Powell III: I thought i went a little overboard with Eri's possessiveness but oh well :D since you like it i guess that's fine too :3 though Eri wouldn't have struck me as a possessive type in the anime...i think.