"Hey! I heard that you have a girlfriend!" Says Eli's classmate as she ran towards her.

The blonde blushed,"W-What? Who?"

"Don't be silly! It's that girl with purple hair right? Ohh I'm so jealous!"

"N-Nozomi? W-We're just-"

"Don't deny it!~"

The blonde's blush grew redder and just looked down at her desk.

'W-When did she...more like..how?' She thought.

"Anyway! Could you come with me at the dean's office later? I think it has something to do with the upcoming election."

Eli's blush faded as she looked at her and blinked,"Oh? Okay then,after class,we will go alright?" She smiled charmingly making the other girl blush.

"O-Okay!"

~Meanwhile~

Nozomi sighed in her classroom as she looked at the window in boredom.

'I looked like a real mother now...thanks to them..'

But she secretly smiled because of that.

Currently,almost all μ's members stayed at the apartment. Maki stayed in Nico's room while Umi,Honoka and Rin stayed in Eli's room. Hanayo and Kotori stayed in her room.

Well,they are just staying once every week so it is not a problem at all.

But she gets this feeling that all of them might stay in the apartment during school vacations.

"Nozomi-san!" Her female classmate chirped.

The purple-haired turned to look at her classmate,"Hm?"

"The dean said you should go to the office after class."

Nozomi blinked,"Must be for the upcoming election,alright." She smiled softly.

"Ahhh!~ I heard that Eli-san will participate in the election!~ I will vote for her and for you!"

Nozomi blinked in surprise,"I see! T-Thank you!~ well,we are still new in this university so I think not all of the students will vote for us both."

"Nozomi-san! Don't you know that you and Eli-san are very popular here in our campus? Other students were jealous of us because we have you as our classmate!~"

Nozomi just chuckled,"Ara~ I'm so flattered."

"And I also know about your fortune telling skills! Could you try it on me?" The female's eyes sparkled.

"Very well then,sit across me and I will begin."

Nozomi learned how to socialize with other people however,thanks to their final live.

She then took out her tarot cards and closed her eyes to concentrate a bit before picking up a card then flipped it over showing a woman in white hood,carrying a heart,she opened her eyes to look at it,"Ara~ this card tells about your fortunate love life,it will be a successful one if you will work hard for it."

The female's eyes sparkled more,"Really?! Thank you,Nozomi-san!"

Nozomi giggled,"No problem!"

"Hey guess my fortune too,Nozomi!" Said one male classmate.

"Me too!" Another female classmate said excitedly.

Nozomi just giggled again,"I will tell all of your fortunes,just wait up patiently and I will get to you one by one."

Nozomi sighed as she sat on the bench located at the first floor of her building,she was eating her favorite treat which is yakiniku.

"I never knew that they knew about my fortune-telling hobby..." she muttered under her breath in between chewing.

"Really? Seems fun to me!~" Said a familiar voice which made the purple-haired's ears perk up and quickly turned around.

Seeing Eli with another girl...

"Really? That's great! I'm sure you will enjoy there!" Said the other girl who is shorter than the blonde. Both of them were carrying boxes and some folders and were heading to their building.

But that's not the only thing Nozomi saw.

She also saw how the other girl walked beside Eli,they were so close to each other!

The purple-haired never knew why a sudden wave of uneasiness flooded her chest. Like she dislikes what she sees,like she wants to push the other girl away from Eli..like she is so mad at Eli herself.

She doesn't know why she must feel this way...

'For sure,Eli is just helping her! Maybe that's it!'

But no matter what she thinks at the positive side,the cons were taking over.

'Hmph..'

She then sighed sharply and stood up before walking away with a huff.

'Damn her then,she looks happy with that girl!'

~afternoon~

Nozomi was just lying on her bed while having a staring contest with her phone screen that has the selfie of Eli and her as wallpaper.

She was eagerly waiting for Eli's text message.

After more moments...

"Aghhhhh! Fine then!" Nozomi annoyingly said to herself and quickly typed to send a text to the blonde.

~Conversation~

Nozomi: Elicchi,where are you? I looked into your room but you're not there. ,

Eli: Huh? I was with a friend of mine,sorry about that. ^^;

Eli's reply just made Nozomi even more annoyed so she quickly replied back.

Nozomi: Sorry? I was so worried about you! You could have sent me a message!

Eli: Sorry about that,I won't do it next time. Don't worry about me,I was about to send you a text as soon as I get home.

Nozomi:Whatever!

Eli:Nozomi,did I do something wrong?

Nozomi:Nothing! Now don't talk to me!

Eli: Ahh...but...

Nozomi: No. Have fun with your so-called friend there.

~End of conversation~

Nozomi then placed her phone on the bedside table and used her pillow to cover her head annoyingly.

"Idiot..." she pouted.

But why should she be like this over such nonsense? She and Eli weren't lovers right?

And that thought pained her heart like it was struck with thousands of needles.

"What's with me anyway?" She asked herself and uncovered her head before hopping off from her bed to get her tarot cards.

She then took a card and flipped it up seeing a heart tied up with vines coated with rose thorns and a cage surrounding the heart. She sighed deeply and put it down.

'I'm...jealous?'

She then encircled her arms and put her elbows and arms on the table,placing her head above them. Her eyes were softening with a faint blush on her cheeks.

"Why...?"

~that evening~

Eli went to her room and sighed in fatigue as she placed her bag on the sofa bed. She already ate dinner when she was with her new friends so she just needs to take a shower and head to bed.

But judging from her expression right now,she seems fatigued from stress rather than from fun.

Her text conversation with Nozomi weighed her mind alright. Big time.

'I wonder what's wrong with her today?' She thought as she went to the bathroom and removed her clothes,revealing her almost perfectly-refined body with toned muscles. And she has those lightly shown six-pack abs like they were implanted on her stomach in the first place.

She then shrugged and went to take a shower.

And after that,she then went to her bed and texted Nozomi.

'I guess I will ask her tomorrow...for sure she won't answer me in a text anyway..'

She sighed at that thought as she settled herself in her bed.