A/N: Wohoo-! Chapter 7's out :D This is the last chapter but there would be an epilogue after this chapter. So technically, there is another chapter. Well, this chapter feels like a bunch of small incidents that are stringed into a chapter. If you get what i mean. If you don't, its okay. :D ahaha. Even i don't get what i'm saying sometimes.
Anyways, i hope people who have been reading this fanfic from the start actually like the story and just the fact that there are people reading my fanfic already makes me happy. Really happy. :)
Also, A big thank you to those who read and reviewed this particular fanfic! -grins- especially those who had read this fanfic from the beginning till the end! Thanks! (Yes, i do mean you guys, Bad one and Mike Powell III. And not to forget, KoSSa :D I'm sure there are more closet readers out there. Thanks guys!)
Enjoy-!
7
"So Nozomi-chan confessed to Eri-chan first?" Honoka said excitedly as the remaining 7 members of μ's gathered around Eri and Nozomi. They were currently in the clubroom the next day and to the couple's surprise, the rest of μ's were rather accepting of their relationship. They'd begun questioning the couple when they entered the clubroom after their afternoon classes.
"Yep." Eri grinned, turning to look at the now blushing Nozomi.
"Hmm…I wouldn't have thought that Nozomi would be the one confessing," Niko piped in, raising an eyebrow as she smirked, glancing at Nozomi.
"I was more surprised that Eri-chan swung that way," Honoka said, "–Ack...I didn't mean to –" The ginger haired girl immediately said when she realised that her words might've been insulting to the blonde.
Eri shook her head and smiled, "No offense taken. Well, seeing as I love Nozomi…I guess you could say I swing that way?" Eri then proceed to grasp Nozomi's hand and kissed the purple haired girl's forehead softly, rendering the purple head speechless and blushing.
"Awww," Kotori started to gush, "You two are so cute~"
"I know how you feel, Kotori-chan," Hanayo said dreamily.
"Well, I'm happy for you two," Umi smiled brightly at her two seniors.
"Thanks, Umi-chan," Nozomi leaned against Eri's shoulder.
"So, what's Maki-chan's role in all this?" Rin frowned slightly, still not fully understanding the events that happened the day before.
"Maki-chan's helping me yesterday by giving Eri a little push," Nozomi explained as she turned to look at Maki, who immediately turned away, face a little red.
"Maki-chan helping?" Rin echoed as she too, glanced at her classmate.
"W-Wh-What?" the red head said indignantly.
"Nothing~" the short haired girl smiled cheekly, "Never thought Maki-chan would be so bold as to kiss someone, much less a Senpai."
Maki's eyes widened and was about to retort something when Eri interrupted, "Well, without Maki, I don't think I'll be with Nozomi now. So while I can't forgive her for kissing Nozomi…I'm grateful that because of her actions, I'm able to be with Nozomi now. If that…makes any sense at all..?"
Rin nodded.
"Hey, hey!" Honoka suddenly called out.
Everyone turned to look at the second year.
"I've got a great idea!"
"Oh?" Eri raised an eyebrow.
"We'll let Eri-chan and Nozomi-chan be the main vocalists for the song that Maki-chan wrote!"
"What?!" Both Eri and Nozomi exclaimed at the same time as the rest of μ's excitedly agreed with Honoka's idea.
"Well, the song's perfect for you guys, ain't it?" Honoka continued, ignoring their protests. "I mean, Nozomi-chan obviously likes it. The last time I showed her the lyrics, she had this look on her face. I didn't know what it meant but now I do. The song somewhat reflects what Nozomi was feeling at that time."
Eri turned to look at Nozomi in surprise and the purple head shrugged, "Well…I don't mind doing the main vocals…so…how 'bout it, Eri-chi?"
"Well…if you don't mind…I guess I'm fine with it as well…" Eri turned to look at Honoka and nodded, "I'll do it."
"Great!" Honoka cheered, a huge grin plastered on her face.
Eri and Nozomi looked at each other before they started giggling.
"Hey, Nozomi-chan, Eri-chan, can you guys kiss?" Kotori suddenly suggested.
The smile from the couple's face vanished, replaced by surprise as Eri exclaimed, "What?!"
"Well, it's a selfish reason on my part. I…I just wanted to see…" Kotori blushed a little as she frowned cutely, "No?"
"B-But…" Eri protested.
"Kotori! You can't just ask Nozomi and Eri to k-kiss out of the sudden," Umi looked flustered, "You have to consider their feelings. It would be pretty embarrassing kissing someone in front of people you know…"
"But…" the greyish-brown haired girl said.
"Umi's right! We can't just ask them to kiss all of the sudden," Niko interjected.
"Personally, I would like to see them kiss," Honoka smirked, taking Kotori's side.
"M-M-Me too…" Hanayo said shyly, raising her hand quietly.
"Not you too? Hanayo!" Umi said, exasperated. Truth to be told, the bluenete did want to see Eri and Nozomi kiss but she knew that if their roles were reversed, she wouldn't want anyone to see her kiss her significant other.
"Me too!" Rin added enthusiastically, "What about you, Maki-chan?" The orange head turned to the red head who had been relatively quietly all this while.
"I don't really care either way," Maki shrugged nonchalantly.
"Well, it's 5 against 2 if you count Maki in. So Majority wins!" Honoka smiled impishly.
Nozomi thought for a while before nudging her girlfriend and smiled, "Eri-chi, I don't mind."
The blonde sighed and whispered, "I'm fine with it but…it's just that…" The Student Council President paused for while before saying, her voice barely audible but loud enough so that only Nozomi could hear her, "I-I'm afraid that I can't control myself."
Nozomi immediately blushed hotly at Eri's admission.
"What's wrong?" Kotori asked, seeing Nozomi's red face.
"N-Nothing…" Nozomi quickly stuttered. Damn. Eri sure knows how to –
"Nozomi." Eri said, interrupting Nozomi's thoughts.
"Yea?"
"Please slap me if I get out of hand," the blonde stated firmly.
Nozomi flinched but nodded. If I'm still able to stay sane that is…
Eri held Nozomi's hand, clasped together as both leaned forward. Nozomi's breath and heart beat quickened but before Eri could do anything, something soft had already pressed against Eri's lips.
"Mmm–!" Eri's eyes widened in surprise but just as quickly, it was replaced by a contented and blissful look as Eri relaxed and kissed her beloved back.
What was meant to be a simple and chaste kiss soon turned into a deep and passionate one, unbeknownst to the two girls as they were too absorbed and too far gone to stop.
"Woah." Honoka's eyes bulged out as she saw the scene that had played out before her. She'd thought that Eri and Nozomi would stop once they pecked each other's mouth but oh, was she wrong. Not that she actually minded. Strange as it might sound, she enjoyed watching her two Senpai kissing each other though she was getting a little embarrassed herself. The ginger haired girl turned around only to see several of her idol-mates averting their gaze awkwardly, their face red from embarrassment. They too, were shocked that the kiss had deepened and was turning into something that was somewhat inappropriate.
"That's why I told you we shouldn't ask them to kiss!" Umi hissed at Honoka, her face burning from the sight in front of her.
"Well…it' not like we can stop them now or anything…" Honoka muttered while Kotori looked on, mouth agape, her eyes shining with curiosity.
"Well, they look kinda hot like this…" Honoka admitted.
Umi was about to say something but was interrupted by a loud moan coming from Eri's mouth. Umi shivered as goose bumps crawled all over her skin. Damn it. I have to stop them…but…
"Hey, Umi! Help me out. I'll pull Nozomi away and you'll pull Eri away." A certain first year said.
"M-Maki…!" Umi looked shocked that Maki was actually trying to stop the two of them.
"Hurry! Lest they…get any…d-deeper…" Maki, too was blushing hardly from the scene in front of her.
Umi nodded and quickly, they each got behind one of the girls.
"E-Eri! That's enough. You guys can s-stop now…" Umi attempted to stop the blonde but the bluenete's attempts were for naught as Eri didn't seem to hear her. She was far too gone to even realise that they were in the room with 7 other people.
"Nozomi! Hey! Snap out of it!" Maki tried say but to no avail as well.
Eri and Nozomi continued their kiss, as Nozomi boldly thrust her tongue down into Eri's mouth. Their hands started to roam about each other's body as their kiss intensified.
Unable to look on, both Umi and Maki started to use force. With great difficulty, they tried to pull both of them apart. Finally, with huge effort, they managed to separate the both them.
"Damn it. Control your hormones, why can't you?" Maki muttered as the two girls that were kissing just a second ago gasped and panted for breath. Their glazed eyes finally returned to normal several seconds later and after a while, they finally realised what was going on.
"Ah Crap," Nozomi stated.
"I knew this wouldn't go well…" Eri started to mutter.
"Well…seems like I wasn't able to control myself either…" Nozomi said helplessly to the blonde.
"Seems like it…"
"I'm not going to apologise you know," Nozomi smiled weakly.
Eri smirked, "Of course not. Both of us enjoyed that. What's there to apologise?"
"Though…" Nozomi looked around the room and realised that Maki and Umi were the ones who stopped them. Irritation started to take over the purple head but once she figured out the reason why the both of them stopped her and Eri, her expression softened.
"Thanks, Maki-chan, Umi-chan." Nozomi said softly.
Both girls flushed slightly but said nothing and nodded.
How cute. They're still embarrassed?
"Yea…thanks, the both of you…" Eri said absentmindedly.
"Now you know why it's a bad idea to ask us to do that?" Nozomi said pointedly to Kotori.
The second year nodded guiltily.
However, having said that, the two girls who were forcefully split apart were unsatisfied. To put it bluntly, they were now feeling the after effects of kissing halfway and then stopping. Both of them wanted to go back to what they were doing before but restrained themselves. However, that only left the both of them squirming uncomfortably as they went back to their seats at the table.
The only think that filled their minds were each other and the kiss they had just now.
Eri shifted slightly beside Nozomi as Maki handed her the lyrics for her new song. Sensing the discomfort in the blonde, Nozomi squeezed her hands tightly and gave her a smile, her expression saying, Wait for a bit longer.
To be honest, though Nozomi told Eri to wait for a bit longer till the session ends, she herself was also getting a little restless. Calm down, Nozomi. Just endure it. You wouldn't want the rest of μ's seeing you making out with Eri-chi right? Calm down. Just wait until club activities are over.
"Are you two okay?" Umi asked worriedly seeing the apprehensive look on their faces.
"W-We're fine…" Eri said firmly.
Suddenly, something touched Eri's right thigh, making her jerk up. Startled, Eri looked beside her, only to see Nozomi holding back a grin. What is Nozomi do– Eri gasped out as something slide over her shin, brushing past her sensitive thigh slowly and purposefully.
Damn it, that Nozomi. What is she– Eri bit back another gasp and shivered as Nozomi proceeded to rub her shin against the exposed inner thigh.
Oh God. I'll be damned if she keeps this up. Eri thought as she tried not to move, enduring the torture. However, her resolve broke down almost immediately as a soft and gentle hand touched her thigh and started to caress the smooth skin.
A whimper escaped from Eri's mouth and she clamped her mouth shut instantly when Maki started to look at her strangely.
Oh God.
Nozomi on the other hand, was having too much fun to notice that Maki was also staring at her suspiciously.
Umi and Niko glanced at each other when they realised what was going on beneath the wooden table.
Eri gritted her teeth and decided to place her right hand against Nozomi's inner thigh as a form of revenge. Before Nozomi could react, Eri started to tease the soft and sensitive skin playfully. The purple head swallowed back a moan as Eri started to massage her thigh slowly. Unfortunately, no matter how hard the purple haired girl tried to control herself, a loud thud suddenly echoed in the room. Eri smiled mischievously at Nozomi's obvious reaction to her teasing.
"What…was that?" Honoka asked.
Eri and Nozomi both blushed at the same time, their faces hot and flushed both from their previous…activity beneath the table and from embarrassment.
"It was me," Maki said indifferently before Eri or Nozomi could say anything. This should warn them that they have to be careful and not to such…things during our club activities. "Sorry about that. I was trying to cross my legs but hit the table instead."
Honoka nodded, seemingly accepting the reason, not thinking that something was amiss even though Niko and Umi could easily see through Maki's lie. They both knew that Maki was covering for Eri and Nozomi.
Nozomi made a mental note to thank Maki later.
"Anyways, back to the topic. So what do you guys think, Eri-chan, Nozomi-chan?" Honoka asked.
Huh? The both of them blinked, unsure of what Honoka's talking about.
Seeing both of their blank stares, Maki said irritably, "About the School's Live Concert. Weren't you guys listening to the discussion just now?"
"S-Sorry. We were…a little distracted just now and didn't catch the whole…discussion," Nozomi said sheepishly, feeling guilty at Maki's unwavering stare.
"We?" Niko chose this time to be perspective.
"I-It's nothing. We were just thinking about…the Student Council work that was left from yesterday…" Eri lied.
Niko frowned but said nothing, shrugging.
"Anyways. We were talking about holding another Live Concert in School before the third years' graduation, and we were wondering if you guys could sing the song that Maki wrote during that concert." Maki quickly summarised.
"I'm fine with it…" Eri smiled, "Nozomi?"
""Course I'm fine with it," was the purple head's reply.
"Then, it's settled." Niko said, "If there's nothing else…shall we start deciding the songs we want to sing for the Live?"
Everyone nodded and the black haired girl said, "Okay. Then Nozomi and Eri should go start practicing the song before Umi assigns the dance moves."
"Roger." Nozomi gave Niko a quick grin before placing her hands on her lap, trying to control herself this time. Just hang in there.
After an hour of torture – of not being able to touch or continue kissing Eri – Nozomi finally heaved a sigh of relief. Maki finally called it a day when she realised that neither Nozomi nor Eri are fully into the practice today. They were too distracted and couldn't concentrate on singing. Nozomi would often miss her part while Eri would sometimes stop singing halfway before awkwardly trying to continue.
Maki sighed. Maybe I shouldn't have pulled them apart just now. If only they could be less obvious about how they were…distracted by each other. Though it seems like other than Niko and Umi, no one else has – thankfully – noticed that the two were behaving oddly.
"Well, we'll continue next week," Maki finally decided, "By then…please make sure…that you're not…so distracted." Maki stressed the word "distracted" meaningfully, giving them a pointed look and the two love birds blushed.
"Well then, we'll excuse ourselves first. We still have Student Council Work to do," Eri said smoothly, grabbing Nozomi's hand.
"Sure," Maki said. I doubt they would do any work but…
"Honoka! Nozomi and I are going first! See you guys next week!" Eri waved before the two hurriedly left the clubroom and head for the Student Council Room. Inside the room, Eri made sure that the door was locked and tossed her bag onto the table.
Without warning, Eri pushed Nozomi against the wall and crushed her lips against the Student Council Vice-President.
"Nnn–! E-Eri-chi…" The purple head murmured against her beloved's lips as they kiss deepened.
Eri pulled away, earning a protest from the purple haired girl.
"Nozomi. I love you." Eri confessed her love for her best friend again.
Nozomi smiled gently and said, "I love you too."
"What? No exchange of 'loving you forever and ever'?" Eri joked heartily.
Nozomi gave the blonde a lopsided grin, "Don't you already know that?"
Surprisingly, Eri started to blush, "W-Well it's not…like…"
"Like…?"
"Never mind…"
Nozomi stared into her girlfriend's azure orbs and somehow, it ended up being Nozomi's lips pressed against Eri's lips again.
A/N: Since the reviews for this chapter are somehow related to one another...here goes:
Kotori X Umi might happen...as for Nozomi X Maki or Niko X Maki...i still have no idea XD It would depend on whether i have the time since my schedule is pretty packed as of now and whether i have enough ideas to throw in another fanfic. :D
I'm not too sure which one is the more popular pairing here though:
Maki X Nozomi
Maki X Niko
Nozomi X Niko
Nozomi X Eri
I'd admit, these pairings used to confuse me till i just settled with Nozomi X Eri or Eri X Nozomi, whichever way you prefer.
Anyways, look forward to the final conclusion of this fanfic~!