Words cannot describe how sorry I am about this but that can be explain at the bottom so for now enjoy. NOTE: This was intended to be released on either Maki's birthday or Pile's given she's Maki's voice actress. Neither of which happened.

Maki Birthday Special!

Azure POV:

"GOD DAMN IT!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. I was pacing back and forth in my room with Ren sitting on my bed.

"Come on bro, you need to chill." He advised.

"How can I chill I missed it! I missed Maki's birthday!" I said as I fell onto my bed.

"Ok so you missed your girlfriend's birthday. All you got to do is find a way to make up for it." Ren continued to give advice.

"You know it's kinda pathetic when I get relationship advice from you." I grumbled.

"Hey you ask for help, I'm just providing a service here." He said shrugging his shoulders.

"Ok any ideas?" I asked.

"Well Maki likes classical and jazz right?" he asked. I nodded. "Then I got the perfect thing to make it up to her." He then pulled out 2 small pieces of paper and handed them to me.

"What's this?" I asked.

"Tickets to the jazz concert tonight." He stated proudly.

I went wide-eyed. "Wait, you mean the ones that sold out weeks ago?"

"The exact ones. My teacher gave them out for a raffle prize. I was gonna give them to you anyway, and since you have an extra you can take Maki." He said with a sly smirk.

I gave him a bear hug. "Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!" I repeated.

"Ok I get it. Now please LET ME GO!" He yelled.

I let him go and thanked him again. He wished me luck and left the room. Ok now to call Maki. I dial her number and after a few rings she picked up.

"Hey Mr. Forget Your Girlfriend's Birthday." She said in an irritated tone.

"Like I said I'm sorry for that. I really want to make it up to you so please give me a shot." I begged.

There was a silence. It lasted for about 5 minutes. Oh yeah she's annoyed.

"Fine." She said.

"YES! That's why I love ya. Always willing to give a second chance." I said with a smile.

"D-don't say that word so casually!" she screamed.

She's totally blushing right now.

"Ok. I got tickets to the jazz concert tonight, and then I plan on cooking for you. How does that sound?" I asked.

"Sounds like you're desperate." She teased.

"If desperate means I got a date with an amazing girl, they call me desperate till the cows come home." I laughed.

"Stop flattering me! Just picked me up at 6." She said sounding quite flustered.

"You got it." I responded playfully. We ended the call, and I started to get ready. As soon as I reach my closet however… What do I wear? It's not a fancy restaurant date so a suit may be too much, but it's not something as causal as a movie date so nothing too plain either. I got it!

I decided to go with a pair a blue jean pants and a plaid button-down. Ok I got everything set. Now to pick up the birthday girl. I grabbed the tickets rush downstairs with my car keys and bolted out the door. I hopped into my car and drove off towards Maki's.

A few minutes later…

I arrived at Maki's house and I made sure to bring flowers. I made my way to the front door and rang the bell. Unfortunately the person who opened it wasn't the one I was hoping for. It was Maki's father, who was completely ok with me being around his only daughter till we told him we were dating. Let's just say I got my yearly amount of exercise after that moment.

"Hey Mr. Nishikino. Is Maki ready?" I asked as calmly as possible.

"Yes, she should be down in a moment." He said calmly. I gave him a puzzled look. "Is something the matter?"

"Um nope. Everything's just fine." I said shaking my head. He's not threating to kill me yet and I'm not gonna give him a reason to want to.

Just then I saw Maki coming down the stairs and I felt my face light up like a Christmas tree. She was wearing a white blouse with a colorful floral design, jean shorts, and red shoes. I stood there speechless like a deer in headlights.

"Hey Taku-kun. Ready to go?" She asked sweetly.

I shook my head. "Uh yeah let's get going." I said with a smile. Before we left I felt a hand grip my shoulder and it tighten. I gulped. "I'll have her back by 10." I said to the bear-like man gripping my shoulder.

"11." A female voice said. It was Maki's mom. "Let him go dear, or must I force you to?" She said with an anger-filled smile.

I felt the gripped completely vanish. I mouth a thank you to Mrs. Nishikino and she gave me a wink. I bolted out the door and toward the car. Maki was waiting inside.

"What took you so long?" She asked irritated.

"Nothing at all. Let's go." I said as I pressed hard on the gas pedal.

After a few moments of silent driving we made it to the location of the concert. It was a nice little venue at the park. There was quite a crowd for this event.

"Well it's nice to know people still enjoy the classics, literally." I said.

"I agree. Normally it just seems whatever is popular is what people will listen to." Maki stated gladly.

"Hey, what do you know? You responded to me finally." I teased. That easily earned me a death glare. "Just kidding geez." Easy Takuto tread carefully. "Should we take a seat over by that tree?" I pointed to a spot covered by a large tree.

"Sure whatever." She responded in her tsundere tone of voice. This is going to be a bit tougher than I thought.

The event lasted about 3 hours with performers from other countries and even autograph signings. Throughout the entire event Maki was happy as can be listening to the different types of instruments playing together in harmony. It was nice seeing her have fun and there was one last thing to do to make it up to her.

"Well as promised I said I would also cook dinner. So what would you like?" I asked her.

"I guess some pasta is fine." She said twirling her hair.

I chuckled.

"What's so funny?" She asked confused.

"It's nothing. Just that for a rich girl you have a pretty normal choice of food. Especially when your boyfriend is the one cooking." I said teasingly.

Her face started to match her hair color. "So what!? I can have a perfectly normal plate of food. Besides it's my choice anyway." She stated annoying, trying to avoid eye contact given her face was still red.

"Fair enough." I responded as I grabbed her hand and headed back towards the car.

We drove back to my place. When we got there it was completely empty.

"Hey! Mom? Ren? Anyone here?" I asked aloud. There wasn't a response. "I guess they went out." I shrugged.

"Well this is still a date. Wouldn't it be better if we were alone?" Maki said as she grabbed my arm and dragged me to the kitchen.

"Ok, ok I get it. I have dinner ready in about 20 mins. In the meantime make yourself at home." I told her as I made my way towards the kitchen to start cooking.

The food was just about finished and I went to get the plates, but when I looked in the cabinets all I saw was a large plate with a note on it.

"So Ren told me you were having girl troubles, so I took the liberty of hiding all but one of the dishes. This way you and Maki can have a nice conversation and maybe even feed each other. ;) Love Mom"

I let out a deep sigh. Ren I'm gonna to hurt you.

"So is the food done?" Maki asked from behind me.

"Well yeah it is, however we seem to have only one dish to eat from." I told her showing her the note. She started to chuckle. "What's so funny?"

"Your family has a weird way of helping you out." She said between giggles.

"No kidding." I said giving a chuckle myself. "So you're ok with this?"

"Of course, you are my boyfriend after all." She stated.

"You know? It's still pretty hard to get used to saying like that so causally. After all you were the one who kept their feelings bottled up the most." I pointed out.

"True." She tilted her head down. "But thanks to all of you I've changed, and I couldn't be happier." She lifted her head up to reveal a beautiful smile.

"I'm glad, because now I can see the beautiful smile whenever I want." I said with a smile.

She tilted her head down trying to hide the blush. "Can we eat yet?" She asked softly.

"Oh. I nearly forgot. Well let's eat!" I said digging into the pasta.

We spent the next few minutes feeding each other and talking about random topics. After we finished eating we sat down on the couch and watch some television. My eyes drifted towards the clock and saw it was nearing 11.

"We should probably get going." I said.

"I don't really want to." Maki said with a yawn.

"Well I kinda promised I get you back by 11, and I don't want your parents worrying." I said.

"Is there something they should be concerned about?" She ask with a wink.

"No, but I'm getting you home anyway. Come on." I said picking her up bridal style.

"W-what are you doing!?" she asked with her face flushed.

"Having fun while taking you home." I said with a mischievous smile.

I carried her to the car and drove her home. As expected her father was waiting outside.

"Hey there! Got her home like I promised." I called out.

"There's one last thing you have to do before I go." Maki announced.

"Ok? That would be-"I was silenced by her sudden kiss.

"There now I can go." She said getting out and running home, but not before turning around and smiling. "Hey Taku-san?" She yelled. I gave her a confused look. "Thanks for the great time! I love you!" She ended leaving me flushed.

Next I knew her dad started walking towards the gate. That's my cue! With that I headed home.

Ok. I would once again like to sincerely apologize for the extremely late update. Life has been crazy. As I said before work is causing me serious problems with updating added to the fact I was really focusing on getting ready for the Bushiroad Springfest. As some of you may know as love live fans Bushiroad is I believe a sponsor for the love live phone app, and the anime has made its debut in the bushiroad card game Weiss schartz. Although I did get some things here and there I was manly there for the Cardfight Vanguard portion with my friends making as high as round 5 out of 8. I'm also now preparing for the world championships coming up. Top that off with me moving to Virginia Beach, and you got busy as all hell and back. Anyway again I deeply apologize, this story is not cancelled or going on hiatus just really late uploads here and there. I'm currently working on chapter 7 and hopefully be done soon. As always favorite, follow, review, whatever just no flames it's uncalled for something like fanfiction. Oh and have a great day.