Review Responses:

Aethuran: I'm glad you like my fic that much! That means a lot! And yeah, was it obvious? I already planned this out from the start because I like happy endings. Oh well, obvious outcome is obvious.

PileClaw: I'm glad you like this so much! And, umm...I don't know if the last part is a good thing...Let's just go with that.

Guest: Yes...I think that fact was obvious. I didn't want it to be revolved around Eli/Umi. That conflict is what kicked off the conflict, but it definitely wasn't going to be the main pair.

Nico had her mind set on making up to both Nozomi and Maki.

Maki had her mind set on telling Nozomi her feelings. Maybe forgiving Nico.

Nozomi had her mind set on asking Nico to talk to her. To hear her out.

It's been three days since those three interacted outside of idol practice.

And…nothing has happened.

During idol practice, the typical pairs became trios. Nico was with Kotori and Honoka, Maki teamed with Rin and Hanayo, and Eli and Umi were Nozomi's partners. The six girls could feel the tension between Nico, Nozomi, and Maki.

They had to know why the girls didn't say anything to each other.

…

Nozomi, Nico, and Maki wanted to go home with the girls they teamed up with. However, each pair told them that they wanted to have some time to themselves. Thankfully, each girl agreed with varying degrees of emotion.

"Oh, okay. Don't have too much fun Elichi, Umi-chan." Nozomi said with a smile.

"Okay, fine. I get it. Go be happy." Nico's response was bitter.

"Whatever." And Maki was Maki.

What those three didn't know was that the couples were going to meet up.

…

"Alright, here's everyone's food!" Honoka told the four other girls while she and Kotori were bringing the trays. They were at their favourite place to have burgers.

"Thank you, Honoka. Kotori." They placed the trays on the table as Eli thanked them. "However, this is for us six to talk about Nico, Nozomi, and Maki."

"That's right." Umi continued her girlfriend's talk. "So, we must stay focused."

"Wow, Umi-chan. Way to be subtle." Honoka saw that Umi immediately glared at her after her last sentence. "I'm not going to joke around. Me and Kotori were the two that told Nozomi-chan to confess."

Eli had an assuring smile, but was unamused by Umi's actions. She loved her, but Umi really needed to trust her friends more. Especially Honoka. She put her hand on Umi's shoulder, signifying Umi to take a seat. "Now then, how do we go about this? We've all seen how awkward the practices have been. And, the three of them seemed so friendly."

"Well," surprisingly, Hanayo was the first to speak up. "We have to ask why they haven't talked to each other."

"That's a good start," Kotori said in response. "However…how are we going to get them to open up to us?"

The six had to put their minds to work. All three of these girls were very private about their thoughts, and only talked about them when desperate. That's how Nozomi was with Nico, and Maki only had a good sense of trust in the first years.

"Um," Honoka spoke up. "I have an idea."

The five turned towards her, which caused a bit of nervousness to reach Honoka.

"What is it, Honoka-chan? We need to know, nya!" Rin was tired of waiting.

"Well, why don't we just be upfront about it?"

"…"

"Okay, if it's a stupid idea…say something!" Honoka was unnerved by no one saying anything. "I just thought that was the best way to go."

"Why though?" Eli's voice had genuine curiosity. "Wouldn't that be the least desirable way to do this?"

"Maybe, but I think it the only way." Honoka waited for an answer, but the looks the girls gave her urged her to keep going. "Kotori and I talked to Nico, Eli-chan and Umi-chan talked to Nozomi-chan, and Rin-chan and Hanayo-chan talked to Maki-chan. We want them to talk to each other, but I have a feeling that they might be too scared. I don't like saying it like this. But, we need to force them to talk. Our practices are being thrown off by the atmosphere and we need that fixed. And we all know that those three have a big misunderstanding they need to fix."

"I have to admit," Umi had a bitter tone. "Honoka is right."

"Umi-chan, why do you sound mad?" Hanayo asked the steaming bluenette.

"I just wish that I could have the same thinking Honoka did. No wonder she's the leader." Honoka blushed from hearing praise, especially from Umi.

"So," Eli spoke up. "are you confident in this plan, Honoka?" She saw her nod. "Well, let's put this plan to action."

…

The day was ending and idol practice was just about to start. However, Nico, Maki, and Nozomi didn't know what they were in for.

Nico was the first to arrive. Well…out of those three girls.

"Aren't we going to practice? Why are you still in your uniforms?" Nico was prepared to start stretching, but they all met up at the clubroom to settle.

"We're going to have a special practice today. Honoka suggested it." Eli simply responded.

Maki arrived soon after, but it got awkward between Nico and her. Maki still was on uneven ground with Nico, so seeing Nico immediately didn't help.

When Nozomi arrived, Maki perked up and got nervous again. Her thoughts on Nozomi had her conflicted. She wanted to tell Nozomi, she told Rin and Hanayo that. But, she was still scared.

"Well, now that we're all here…" Honoka motioned everyone to sit. "Let's start!"

Maki and Nozomi were confused. "Umm, Honoka-chan? Aren't we going to stretch first? Outside?" Maki had her cold personality ready.

"Nope!" Honoka told the red-head. "Today is a special practice!"

She asked everyone to move the tables around so that their chairs could be in a circle. It was tough, but the girls found a way. Nico was a bit curious as to what this "special practice" was. She was also wondering why Eli was behind her chair.

Maki and Nozomi also had this thought. Maki's chair was being tended by Honoka, and Nozomi's was in front of Umi.

"Sooo…What's this special practice Honoka-chan talked about?" Nozomi asked.

"Well…"

The three girls pushed the chairs towards the center. Nico, Nozomi, and Maki were the closest they have been since the past few days. And it easily became awkward. And loud.

"Eli! What the heck!" Nico said loudly to the blonde.

"Honoka! What are you doing?" Maki was annoyed and nervous seeing her surroundings.

"Umi-chan!" Nozomi was startled that Umi had this much strength in her.

Before any of them could leave, the six other girls surrounded them.

"Oh, no. You three aren't getting out of this so easily." Eli said sternly.

Honoka piped in after. "All of us have seen how close you were to each other. Now, you don't want to be anywhere near each other. It's affecting us because we're worried about you. This special practice is for you to talk it out."

Nico gulped. Nozomi was shaking. Maki was twirling her hair. They were not getting out of this alive.

A/N: Hella short chapter. I hate that, but I want the next part to be the big blow off. Probably one or two more chapters for this story. Hopefully, you stick with it for these last few chapters.

The final will be chapter out later this week. So, I hope you wait in anticipation.

Thanks for Reading!