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Disclaimer: I do not own any characters of Love Live! School Idol Project. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Westbound

Ring

Ring

Ri— Plop

Nico rubs her eyes as she slowly rises up from her bed. She yawns into her hands as she picks up her phone. 'It's been four days huh...' Nico flops back into her bed, 'So bored.' So far Ryu and the others have been busy negotiating and trying to secure a stadium in LA; Hanayo also suggested making deals with hotels and other business around the area.

'Some of my fans here can airbnb with the native fans,' Nico heaves a sigh and gets up from, 'Might as well start the day.' The idol walks down the stairs and into the kitchen; she takes a carton of juice from the fridge and pours herself a drink. She takes a sip and then sets up her phone on the counter. She hits the dial button and waits for the call.

"Hi Nico." Eli's face appears on her phone.

"Hey Eli." Nico sits down a chair.

"Did you just wake up?"

"Yeah. What are you two doing today?"

Eli places the phone down and angles it up to her face, "We finished one of the tests and Nozomi wanted to try some of the foods here."

Nico picks up the phone and relocates to the couch, "Congrats." She shakes her head at the second part, "Nozi probably bought something that has a lot of meat."

"Excuse me." Nozomi appears by Eli's side with two plates of food and sits down. "A lady must have her nutrition."

Nico scoffs, "Most people don't eat tons of meat."

Nozomi gasps dramatically and puts her hand over her chest, "But they're so delicious."

Nico grins, "And that's why you'll always be a Nozi eater to me." She waits until they're done laughing, "So what are you two going to do for the rest of the day?"

Eli grabs a fork and picks up a piece of beef, "We're most likely go over the stadium and talk with Honoka's contacts."

"Cool."

"So what about you?"

"Not much. Ryu, Honoka, and the others are busy negotiating so I don't have much to do."

Nozomi chuckles, "I can see that with your clothes."

Nico looks down and shrugs, "Ehh."

Knock knock

"Oiii Nico."

Eli presses her face closer to the phone, "Who's that?"

Nico looks at the door before looking back at her phone, "Oh it's Honoka. But she's very early. Anyway I'm probably going to go soon so enjoy your meal."

"We will / Nozomi don't talk when chewing."

Nico chuckles, "I'll see you later."

"See you later / Bye Nicocchi." Click

Knock Knock

"Hold up Honoka." Nico walks to the front door and open it, "What are you doing so early in the morning?" Nico looks behind the ginger to see the SUV with Umi and Rin nearby.

"Got some info so we gotta go."

"What is it?"

"It'll be better to tell everyone."

Nico sighs and points her clothes, "Give me some time to change yeah?"

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Office

"Alright so what you got Honoka?"

The CEO tilts her head to Ryu, "My news can wait."

The manager nods at Honoka before looking at Nico, "With the help of Honoka, we were able to quickly secure a stadium."

"Nice!"

Ryu continues on, "And we also made some deals with the surrounding hotels for your fans."

"Double nice. So when's the concert?"

"In about a month and a half. For tomorrow and the following week you'll be doing promotional videos here so your native fans know where you will be. After that most of the heavy-lifting will be done when we travel to the US."

"Sounds good."

Honoka jumps in, "Guess it's my turn." With all the attention on her she continues, "My friends over at the US say that the government wants to be involved in this event."

"Our government wants take the opportunity as well," Umi adds.

Nico straightens her back, "What?"

Honoka elaborates, "They want your concert to bridge the gap between the two countries."

"Holy crap..." The idol mutters, "Why me? I'm sure there were other events before mine."

"This is the biggest event that is hosted by an international celebrity. Not only that, the media will be covering your concert."

Nico looks at Ryu who nods back, "The media here will also be covering your event."

Nico chews the bottom of her lip. 'This is bigger than I thought.' She looks around to see everyone starting at her; she smiles and gives a victory sign, "Would you look at that? Even the government wants to be a fan of the Number 1 Idol." Umi almost face-palms while the rest chuckles. "Is there anything else?"

Honoka shakes her head, "Nope."

"Alrighty then," Nico sits down on a couch, "Let's see on what I should say to my fans."

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The next day...

Park meetup location

Nico waves at the director, "Hey Ken. It's been a long time."

Ken waves back, "It's good to see you Nico. Are you ready?"

Nico smiles, "Of course."

He points to a trailer, "The dressing room is that way and we'll be ready to shoot in about 40."

"Alright," Nico waves and walks off to change.

40 minutes later...

Nico stands in front of the camera with a view of a lake behind the idol. Ken holds up his hand and starts the countdown.

5

4

3

2

1

"Nico-Nico-Nii!" The idol performs her signature pose. "Hey my Nico-Nii's how are you doing today? I hope it's great because it's going to be even greater with this announcement. In about a month and a half I will be holding a concert in Los Angeles the US of A." Nico gestures her hands to placate the invisible audience, "Now let me be clear, I am not abandoning you guys. But it's also unfair to ignore my Nii's from across the sea."

Nico begins walking with the camera following her, "And so with the help of a few companies, they will stream my LA concert here in a different stadium. Now this stream will be only viewed in this stadium and nowhere else. Because of that, the tickets will be a lot cheaper than usual. Now if want to follow me to LA, You can go to the website for more details and there will be someone to answer your questions."

Nico stops and smiles at the camera, "This will be my first international concert and I want to thank all of you. You are the ones who made this possible for me and so with all of my heart, Thank you." Nico poses again, "The next time you'll see me will be at LA. Nico-Nico-Nii!"

"And cut! That was great Nico." The crew starts packing up their gear.

The idol sighs, "Phew."

Umi and Rin walk over with the ginger offering a towel, "That was great Nico."

The veteran offers a bottle, "A great speech."

Nico accepts the towel and water, "Thanks."

Umi looks at the time, "We should go so we can get ready to film for your channel tomorrow."

"Take me away my knights."

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Tomorrow

Near Muse office building

Nico takes a look around the area before settling on Rin who is holding a camera, "Ready?"

Umi holds up big rectangular cards and Rin gives a thumbs-up, "Yup."

She takes a deep breath and then does her pose, "Nico-Nico-Nii! How are my Nii's doing this fine day? So I got a big announcement to make..." Nico pauses for effect, "I'm having a concert in Los Angeles Yayyy! Now I'll be performing in about a month so be sure to check my website for more info and tickets. I also made deals with the hotels around the area so you guys and gals can get a discount on the rooms. Not only that, I know some of my fans from Japan will come with me so you guys can meet and mingle together."

The idol pauses and takes a peek at the cards, "Now this will be my first time performing outside of Japan and I'm very excited to meet you guys so be sure to share this with all of your friends." Nico smiles and waves at the camera, "Nico-Nii out."

Rin turns off the camera, "That was really good Nico."

Umi nods, "Your English has improved significantly better."

"Thanks." Nico turns to Umi, "Any other plans for today?"

Umi tucks the cards under her arm and shakes her head, "The rest of the week we will be busy planning and packing."

"Alright." Nico takes her phone out and quickly types out a text. After a few seconds, she looks at Rin, "Let's go to Hanayo to give her the video."

Inside

It took only a few moments and both of them are already in front of Hanayo's work office; the plaque near the door read: Server Room. Rin opens the door and walks inside. "Kayo-chin!"

Surprisingly the room is well-lit with tall boxes of machines neatly organized on one side of the wall. 'Thought it would be darker.' In the middle there is Hanayo sitting in front of three monitors. 'That is a lot of screens.'

Hanayo swivels her chair around to greet the newcomers, "Ah Rin. Nico."

Nico waves back, "Hey Hanayo."

Rin skips over and places the camera on the table, "We finished filming today."

"Oh good." The techie plugs the camera into the computer and does her thing.

Nico waits a few moments before taking a step forward, "Will it take a lot time to edit the videos?"

Hanayo turns back, "It'll take some time to render but since the video is short there isn't much to edit."

"Good," Nico takes both Rin and Hanayo hands and pulls them toward the door. "Let's go somewhere."

"Eh?" Hanayo looks back at her computer, "But the video..."

"Can wait." Nico keeps walking, "Let's have some fun."

Armor Design

"What are we doing here Nico?"

Nico grins while Kotori pushes a rack of clothes, "To have you girls try out some dresses."

"Eh?" Rin looks at Kotori, "How were you prepared for this?"

Kotori smiles, "Nico texted me earlier and I was simply excited you see you two in different clothes."

Hanayo looks down at her clothes before looking up again, "But these seem fine."

"Live a little." Nico walks closer to them and whispers, "And besides, don't you want to excite Maki?"

Rin and Hanayo both look at each other and must have some kind of mental conversation. A few moments pass by and they look back at Nico, "We'll do it."

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"Yeah Rin you look great in that dress!"

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"That dress compliments your great body Hanayo!"

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"Now hug together!"

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Two hours later...

"Phew." Nico wipes some sweat for her forehead while Rin and Hanayo are on the ground tired from playing dress-up. The idol tucks her phone and high-fives the designer. "Thanks Kotori."

"No thank you Nico." Kotori smiles and takes out her sketchbook, "This gave me a few ideas for new designs."

Nico chuckles and shakes her head. She looks at the prone ladies, "You girls hungry? My treat."

"Yes!"

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Four days later...

Airport

Nico stares at the lone jet in front of her that has a Nishikino logo on its side. She shakes her head, "Loaning this to us? She's totally ridiculous."

Honoka pats the idol's shoulder, "Just enjoy it Nico. This jet will probably get us to LA in less than ten hours." She goes to the side to have a chat with Umi.

Nico looks around to see everyone from the company and Ryu packed and ready. 'Looks like everyone is here.' She adjusts the strap of her backpack and starts walking up the stairs, 'Let's do this.' Once she is at the top, she turns around and cups her hands around her mouth, "Oiiii! Let's go."

Hours later...

"Oh my goodness sweet land." Nico puts her hands on her hips and takes a breath of US air. She looks around to see the sun is still up.

Honoka nudges Nico, "It'll get better once you're used to it."

Nico looks down to see four men in business suits drive up to them in three miniature vehicles. Almost on instinct Umi, Rin, and Honoka subtlety placed themselves in front of the group. One of the men steps out of his car walks forward with his hand out, "Hello my name is John Smith and we are tasked to escort you Miss Yazawa."

Nico looks at Honoka and the CEO leans in, "They were sent by the government."

"No wonder their Japanese is good." But she raises her eyebrow, "But why does it look like you're going to beat each other?"

Honoka shrugs, "Force of habit."

Nico waits a few tense seconds before slowly walking forward and accepting handshake, "Nice to meet you John and please call me Nico."

John nods, "Of course Nico." He points at the side of the airport, "Right this way please."

Nico tilts her head, "Why not go through the front?"

"Unfortunately the paparazzi are waiting there and we would rather avoid that."

"Oh," Nico looks at the other guards and they shrug. "Okay." The group picks up their luggage and got in the cars. Once secured the group drives to the side of the location. Nico watches as they pass by commercial airplanes and the airport building becomes bigger than before. They finally reach their location as the side entrance becomes visible.

The cars stops and the group get off and picks up their luggage. John opens the door and his three companions walk in first, "Right this way. With luck the paparazzi will be too focused on the front entrance." Nico and her crew walk through and no one has seen them so far.

They exit the airport and Nico looks to the side to see a throng of people crowding the front entrance. 'Holy shit.' Nico turns back to see John placing a finger on his lips and they slowly walk forward.

Unfortunately one of paparazzi spotted them, "Hey there's the idol Nico!" The idol shivers as hundreds of eyes turn to them.

"Shit." John places a finger on his earbud, "Plan B!"

The horde of cameras surges forward to get a piece of Nico Yazawa.

Then two black SUVs speeds up to the street and stops near them. The first car's backseat door opens, "Get inside Nicocchi!"

"Nozi!?" Nico runs to the car with Rin and Umi following her; the rest goes to the second car. The four men who escorted them took their luggage and threw them in the back of the cars. Nico jumps in with Rin behind her and she briefly sees Umi slides through the hood of the car.

Once inside Nico looks at the back to see John and the incoming crowd. The man gives a nod, "We'll see each other at a later time." He closes the trunk and thumps it twice.

The car speeds off as Nico watches the men disappear among the parking lot. Nico breathes a sigh and looks at the front; she smiles as she spots the yellow ponytail, "Eli!"

The idol sees the blonde smile in the rear view mirror, "Hello Nico."

Nico leans back on the seat and looks at the purplette, "I just got off the plane and they swarmed me."

Nozomi smiles, "Welcome to America."

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And Fin.

Some notes:

-Yay Nico's English skill is paying off.

So by the time this is uploaded, summer school is about to start. I'll need to get through the first two weeks to see if it's possible to write a story. If it comes to it, I will still update this story albeit very slowly.

Until next time Nico-Niis.

Thanks for reading

Constructive criticisms are appreciated

Bravo Tango out.