Love Live! Moonshine!

Chapter 26:- The Young and the Old

Opening: Brave Heart - Ayumi Miyazaki(Cover by Pellek)

Ending: 桜花爛漫 - KEYTALK

-The song " 消えていくよ " was playing on the school radio as the students were having their lunch as the song is playing Live from a radio station in Tokyo as most of the students were singing and listening to the song-

You: Jun's song playing on Live now, huh?

Arata: You see him quite often, how is he?

You: He's always working hard and in exchange he gets to have a lot of Day Offs.

Shinji: Did Mari-senpai tell you guys about the party thing this weekend at the hotel?

Riko: Yeah, it's quite sudden too. What's the occasion?

Hotaru: She said it was like a reunion for every one of us.

Yoshiko: Ha! The fallen angel does not need a reunio- -Hanamaru pulled the feather out of Yoshiko's ball of hair as Yoshiko looked back at Hanamaru- Why? Why would you do that?

Hanamaru: It's fun, zura.

Arata: Oh and how was your trip to the beach house?

Shinji: It was fun, since I was with most of the members of U's.

Chika: Pfftt! -She spitted out her soup as she yelled out loudly and looked at Shinji- What?! U's?!

Shinji: Yeah. Nozomi, Rin, Nico, Kotori and Nee-chan moslty.

Chika: How about the others?

Shinji: They were busy or were travelling so had no time to come over.

Arata: Nico-chan-senpai is still staying over?

Shinji: She's leaving the next day after the party. Oh! And I found out that you could make Kotori your subordinate, Yoshiko.

Yoshiko: YOHANE! And what?

Shinji: Kotori loves fantasy acting so if you act the way you're acting now, you know? Derpy and dramatic, she'll join you because she says its fun.

Yoshiko: Oh cool- wait..DERPY?!

Shinji: Oh I'm sorry. I shouldn't call you Derpy.

Yoshiko: Yeah! That's right!

Shinji: I should call you Derpina.

Yoshiko: Hey! Stop calling me memes from the internet!

Shinji: Okay Yoshino.

Yoshiko: It's Yoshiko! Wait! Argh! Damn it!

Shinji: Gotcha~

Ruby: Hey, what should we do about Saitou-kun's birthday?

Arata: When is his birthday?

You: The party is actually his birthday.

Shinji: Does Mari-senpai know?

Riko: I think she does but she doesn't want to make it too obvious for him to think it was a party for him though.

Hanamaru: But Jun-kun is a little dense, zura.

Shinji: No way! Is he like Ichika from Infinite Stratos?

Hanamaru: W-What's Infinite Stratos, zura?

You: He's not as dense as Ichika! He's way smarter than Ichika, it just so happens that Jun doesn't understand the emotions of girls as well as most other males like you three. Hotaru-kun, Shinji-kun and Arata-kun, the ones who had experience hardships in a love relationship when Jun-kun had never had a girlfriend before in his life.

Hanamaru: How come he never wanted a girlfriend, zura?

You: I thought you knew? -Hanamaru shook her head as she did not know- Well, to sum it up. He wants his first girlfriend to be his last and he wants to truly fall in love with someone and have that person love him for who he is and not for what he looks.

Riko: Aww~ A pure heart sort of man. How cute!

Ruby: So! So cute!

Arata: And you don't want him to fall in love with you, You-chan?

You: Nah, I think I'll take my time instead and besides. Hanamaru-chan and Kanan-san have their eyes on him~

Everyone else: Ooh~? -They all gave a smug look at Hanamaru as she blushed and just ate her bread innocently while not saying anything-

You: So Hanamaru-chan, are you gonna meet him later?

Hanamaru: I don't think so, he's working today, zura.

You: Oh yeah. I guess you're right. I'm sorry.

Hanamaru: For what?

You: That you can't see him today.

Hanamaru: It's okay, zura. He has work and I have to study, zura! We both have different lives after all, zura! -She said with a smile on her face as she held a bun with both of her hands on the plastic cover-

Shinji: Oh crap, Kouhai moe is real.

Arata: You mean the thing about your junior being overly adorable all of a sudden?

Shinji: Yeah!

Arata: Yep, Hanamaru-chan has the power to make all guys fall for her!

-Hours later after their lunch and their classes as school was over, Hanamaru was walking home alone and as she walked by the bookstore, she looked inside to see Jun inside and his car was parked outside of the store-

Hanamaru: J-Jun-kun?

Jun: Oh hey, Maru-chan. I was waiting for you since I made some new bread and here's some for your family too. -He walked to her as he went to the car and grabbed a bag of bread and passed it to her-

Hanamaru: Y-You didn't have to do this though, zura..

Jun: It's not because I have to do it. It's because I want to, Maru-chan.

Hanamaru: Eh?

Jun: I don't often have people tell me that they enjoy what I make so it makes me really happy to know that you love it!

Hanamaru: -She'd skip a heart beat and nodded as she grabbed one of his and held it with both of hers as she put the bag of bread down to the ground- Jun-kun?

Jun: Y-Yes..?

Hanamaru: A-Are you free tomorrow, zura?

Jun; Yeah, I have an off day, why?

Hanamaru: Then how about we go out together? Just the two of us, zura..?

Jun: Tomorrow's a Wednesday, are you sure you wanna skip school? I mean we could go out on a Sunday or on Saturday morning before the party.

Hanamaru: Y-Yeah..I guess you're right, zura. It's bad to skip school! Oh and uh..T-Thank you for the bread, zura. I'll see you at the party, zura.. -She got slightly depressed as she grabbed the bag of bread and continued walking as Jun quickly turned to her and grabbed her by the wrist from behind as he asked her to stop and she did-

Jun: W-Wait! I-I'm sorry, Maru-chan but I don't understand. It's your decision after all.. Do you want to go out tomorrow or do you want to go to school instead?

Hanamaru: I-I guess...I can ask my parents. Just this one time if I can skip.

Jun: Alright then, it's settled. Come on in, I'll send you back and I'll talk with your parents too if they want to know who you're going out with tomorrow.

Hanamaru: Really? You'll do that for me, zura?

Jun: Of course, if you're happy then I'm happy too. -He said so with a smile as Hanamaru smiled back at him and got in the car as Jun drove her to the shrine and as they reached the shrine, he parked the car and the two walked up the stairs as Jun offered to carry her bags. As they got up, the two went into a traditional house as Jun was amazed at the sight, Hanamaru got in first to tell her parents that she brought a visitor. Minutes later, the four would sit in a Tatami mat room as Hanamaru and Jun were sitting in front of her parents as the light was on as Jun whispered to Hanamaru- Strict parents?

Hanamaru: No, not really, zura.

Maru's mother: Such a handsome young man, Hanamaru, who is he?

Hanamaru: H-He's Saitou Jun-kun from Tokyo, he's an idol and an actor, zura!

Maru's father: Saitou Jun...Saitou Jun... -He took the newspaper behind him and went through the pages as his eyes widened at the sight of Saitou Jun being one of the most popular people in Japan- S-Saitou Jun!

Jun: Yes?

Maru's father: It's a pleasure to meet you! I thank you for taking care of my daughter and my deepest apologies if she was causing you any trouble!

Hanamaru: F-Father!

Jun: Not at all, she caused me no trouble at all and she's such a good girl.

Maru's mother: How did you two meet?

Jun: Well.. I was in a cafe, she was with her friend there and she approached to me and we started talking and we became friends. Oh! And here, I made bread for her and you both. -He said as he gave them a bag of bread as the father took a piece of the bread that was in a plastic and asked if he could try one as Jun nodded excitedly. Hanamaru's father opened the plastic and took a bite of the bread as his eyes widened and he gave a big smile as his wife looked at him awkwardly, he would pass the bread to his wife as she took a bite as well and gave off the same reaction- How is it?

Maru's mother: Absolutely delicious!

Maru's father: H-How did you make this?

Jun: I-I'm sorry but it's my own secret recipe~

Maru's mother: S-So what brings you here?

Jun: Uh.. Maru-chan?

Hanamaru: R-Right..I-

Maru's father: Wait! Are you gonna marry him?

Hanamaru: Eh? N-No! A-Anyways, I just wanted to ask if is it okay for me to call in sick for school tomorrow, zura?

Maru's mother: Will you be going out with Saitou-kun tomorrow?

Hanamaru: Y-Yes, how did you know, zura?

Maru's mother: Just a guess but I do not mind since you have always been such a good girl but what do you say, dear?

Maru's father: Of course she can! A little bit of freedom from education is something every student needs and I trust that Saitou-san will take good care of you, yes?

Jun: Of course, she's one of my cousin's junior after all so I'll do my absolute best to watch over her!

Maru's mother: Cousin? Who's your cousin?

Jun: Matsuura Kanan. She's the daughter of Matsuura Hideo.

Maru's father: Ah! Hideo, huh? Then you must be his sister's son! Which is his nephew! Of course, she can follow you out for as long as she wants but I want you to understand that as a high school student, it's not exactly wise for her to skip school just to go on a date.

Maru's mother: Dear! It's not a date! They may just be hanging out!

Maru's father: It's the same thing!

Hanamaru: F-Father! It's just one day, zura.. -She was embarrassed by her parents as she was blushing slightly-

-Minutes later after they chatted, Jun had to leave as he had to work later at night, as he was walking down the stairs from the shrine, he was hugged by Hanamaru from the back as he was blushing slightly-

Jun: M-Maru-chan?

Hanamaru: I...I just wanted to thank you for being there with me when I needed to talk with my parents, zura... -She had her face on his back as she was smiling happily until she could cry and her face was completely red, she would then let go of him as he turned to pet her on the head as he then left and waved goodbye to her as Hanamaru did the same and saw him drive away, she would then speak to herself- I-Is this...Love, zura..?

-TO BE CONTINUED-

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Mari: Aww~ Maru-chan is so cute!

Shinji: Very. She could even steal me away from Nee-chan.

Maki: Is that so? Then I forbid you to go to school then.

Shinji: Hell yeah!

Maki: Damn it! Bad decision!