A/N: Welcome to yet another new story from yours truly! This time, a crossover between my RWBY OCs and Love Live! School Idol Project! I was originally planning to upload this at a far later date (probably long after I finished WTBC), due to there being characters in this story that I was originally planning to introduce in other stories. But since today is the birthday of Nozomi Tojo (my personal favorite character in the entire of Love Live!), I decided; screw it, and chose to upload it now.
Also, don't worry about this story being marked as a RWBY crossover. For a while, while my OCs will be the reason RWBY is marked as a category, that show's characters will make an appearance eventually. So, look forward to that!
Anyways, enjoy the chapter!
SAVE THE LAST DANCE
Chapter 1 - Bodyguards
Nishikino Household
"...The number of kidnappings in this area, especially of young high school girls, has prompted police to issue an official warning to the public to be vigilant when travelling the streets, and if possible, travel in groups, to minimize risk. This has been Chie Chikaru, back to the studio..." the television reporter explained, before a blonde girl picked up the remote and turned off the television.
"Well, seems like getting to Love Live! just got a lot harder." Eli Ayase groaned, leaning back in her chair, making the rest of µ's (Pronounced "Muse", for those unaware), groan themselves in agreement.
"Eli's right. The risk of travelling there on foot is too high. And think about it, school idols would be a good target." Umi Sonoda stated, before Maki Nishikino, the group's resident tsundere, cleared her throat. "We could hire a driver." She suggested, twirling a strand of her hair with her finger, before the group nodded. "We could, but they'd also have to be able to hold themselves up in a fight if the situation called for it. We'd probably be better off with a bodyguard or two." Nico Yazawa retorted, before Hanayo Koizumi nodded. "That would be the best idea, I think. But they're expensive." She piped up, before Rin Hoshizora placed her head in her hand. "Where would we get that kind of money, nya~?" She asked, before Honoka Kosaka spoke up. "Maki, I guess you couldn't help us here?" She asked, pouting at the shake off the head she got. "Even my parents wouldn't ignore me spending that much." The heiress replied.
"Well, I could chip in with the money off my waitressing..." Kotori Minami started, before a hand on her shoulder cut her off. "Don't even think about it, Kotori. Keep your money. It wouldn't cover even half the cost that a good bodyguard charges. But, as it happens, girls, I know a bodyguard who owes me a couple favours. He can drive as well. And he's got a partner with the same skillset, so we'd be more than protected." Nozomi Tojo spoke up, making the girls look to her, their eyes shining. "You trust this guy, Nozomi?" Eli asked, getting a nod from her friend. "Surprisingly, yes. Give me a minute, and I'll give him a phone..." the girl said, pulling out her cell phone...
Meanwhile, on the other side of the town...
"Look, Han, we've brought these cars in three fucking times, but they still go to the left on their own. Care to explain that?" The smaller boy asked, before the mechanic behind the counter sighed. "I'll look at them for you, boss, but I won't promise anything." He said, before getting up and walking over to the two cars. "Think he'll find anything?" The taller boy asked, walking over to his partner, who shrugged. "Who cares? As long as we can get to our next job, I'll let him keep walking." The smaller one replied, before he felt a buzzing in his pocket. "Give me a sec." He said, before withdrawing his phone. "You gotta be fucking kidding me..." he groaned, reading the name on the screen...
"Big Tit Bitch."
Answering the call, he put the phone to his ear. "What?" He spat, before the female voice on the other end replied, "You could at least pretend to be happy to hear from me, Adam." Scoffing, the boy looked to his partner. "I would be happier to hear from my mother. She didn't betray me." He replied, making the other boy look to him and mouth, "Tojo?" Nodding, Adam returned his attention to the phone call. Due to this, he missed his brother cracking his knuckles. "For the last time, I didn't betray you." The girl replied, before she continued. "Anyway, I've got a job for you and your brother. Jamie, wasn't it?" Chuckling, Adam said, "You've got a job for us? Yeah, sorry, not interested.", before going to hang up. "Maybe, before you hang up, you'd listen to what I'm offering. Remember, you still owe me a favour, Adam." Tojo said, before Adam narrowed his eyes. "Alright, shoot. What you offering that would make us stick our necks out for you?" He demanded, making Tojo chuckle. "How about this? Do this job for me, and you two will never hear from me again." She said, which caused Adam to freeze. "Now I've got your attention. So, we have a deal?" The girl asked, causing the boy to look back to his brother, before saying...
"Where d'you want us?"
Exactly 1 Hour Later...
Opening the door, Nozomi smiled when she saw Adam and Jamie on the other side. "Right on time." She said, before stepping aside to let them in. "Timing's our specialty, Tojo. You know that. So, who we protecting?" Jamie asked, after Nozomi locked the door. "A group of school idols that are hoping to compete at the Love Live! Competition in a few weeks. And I'm a member." She explained, making Adam chuckle as he started to check the other rooms for weak points. "Well, hate to break it to you, Tojo, but we're not really in the "protection detail" business anymore. We're more the "coked-out corrupt businessmen" type now. And guess who we've got to thank for that?" He asked, making Nozomi groan. "For crying out loud, Adam..." she started, before Adam cut her off. "You. Because of you, all we've got is 1 dead Japanese arms dealer."
"We were up here..." he said, holding a hand up to beside his head. "Then I opened up to you, why wouldn't I, I was in love with you..." he continued, prompting Nozomi to attempt to speak. "And I fucking told you his name. First time in my entire career I revealed a client's name. Now..." he said, cutting her off, before moving his hand down to about his knees. "Now we're down here. The dead guy's up here." He continued, moving his other hand to about half way between the two places he had indicated.
"Look, I'm sorry that your perfect lives haven't gone the best of ways, you two, but let's get one thing straight, Adam. I never used you. I just left you! Cause you couldn't forgive me for something I didn't even do." Nozomi spat at him, which caused an uncomfortable silence for a few seconds. "Your charges are in there." She said, pointing to a closed door. "Jamie? Can you go introduce yourself to them?" Adam asked, before his brother nodded, and went to open the door. However, he was beaten to it, as it swung open. "Hey Nozomi, are those bodyguards here yet...?" Eli called out, before stopping at the sight of Jamie.
"What the fuck?" Jamie asked, before Eli grabbed at a letter opener on a nearby counter. Going to stab at him, Eli was caught off guard by him knocking the blade out of her hand. Swinging a punch, Eli aimed for his head, but Jamie blocked the shot, along with the follow-up punch she threw at his stomach. As he had her arm in a lock, she placed her feet on the wall, and pushed back, sending them flying to the other side of the hall, crashing into the wall. Elbowing him in the face, Eli kicked the letter opener back into her hand, just as Jamie drew his own knife from a a sheath on his side. Going to swing at each other, the pair used their free hands to block each other's blades.
"You know how long I've waited to do this?" Eli asked, as she struggled with Jamie, who smirked, as he looked at her feet. "Oh, no, I'm not gonna look." She said, before Jamie raised an eyebrow, while placing a foot behind her leg. "Shit." Eli thought, realising his intentions, just as Jamie made his move. Sweeping her leg out from under her, he used his weight to pull her over his shoulder to the floor. Growling, Eli kicked her leg out, cracking Jamie in the chest, before going to stab him, but again, he blocked the blade. Struggling for a few seconds, they pulled their weapons down, making the blades point towards Nozomi and Adam.
"Elicchi!" Nozomi cried out, going to help her friend, but Adam blocked her way with an arm. "Don't." He said threateningly, causing the girl to look to Eli, who nodded. "I got this, Nozomi!" She said, before spinning the blades in her and Jamie's arms away from the others, and managing to kick both of them away. Reaching for Jamie's waist, she smirked when she felt her hand clasp around her target. Pulling it out while kicking Jamie backwards, she felt a small prick into her arm, as he grabbed at her now full hand. Skidding backwards, Jamie held up an ammo clip, as she pointed his own gun at him. "Whoa, whoa, hey, let's talk about this, huh?" He asked, while emptying the bullets out of the clip one by one. "Jamie, even a dumbass like you is smart enough to keep one in the...pipe..." she spat, before noticing the needle in her arm. "Oh, shit..." she said quietly, before she fell unconscious to the floor. "And nighty night." Jamie said, sarcasm heavy in his tone, while tossing the empty clip over his shoulder.
"What did you do to her?" Nozomi asked, as she and the other members of µ's ran to Eli's side. "Harmless sleep drug. She'll be fine. But seriously, Eli fucking Ayase? That's who you want me to protect?" He spat at the group, who were glaring at him. "Jamie, enough." Adam said, before walking over and picking up Eli. "Let's hear them out, at least." He said, before carrying the blonde idol into the living room, µ's and Jamie following close behind...
Later...
"Son of a..." Eli groaned, sitting up. Looking round the room, she saw µ's looking at her in concern, and Adam leaning against the window, looking out at the street below.. "Sleeping Beauty's awake." A voice said, making Adam look round. Looking behind her, Eli saw Jamie was sitting on the counter.
"You feeling okay? Blurry vision, nausea, anything like that?" Adam asked, kneeling in front of Eli. Shaking her head, the girl raised a hand to her temple. "Okay, if you experience anything major, let me know." He said, before getting to his feet. "Just a headache. Betting it's from whatever he stuck me with." Eli spat at Jamie, who smirked. "Trust me, if I wanted you dead, you'd be dead, Princess." The older brother shot back, making Eli clench her fist. "Elicchi, don't." Nozomi said, placing a hand on her friend's. Glaring at Jamie, Eli slowly unfurled her hand. "Smart move." The older brother said, causing Adam to elbow him. "Play nice."
"So, how about we get to introductions, Nozomi?" Maki asked, before the purple haired girl smiled and nodded. "Very well. Girls of µ's..." she started, before gesturing to the brothers, "Meet Adam and Jamie Robertson. They're a pair of bodyguards from Scotland." She explained, looking to Adam afterwards. "Boys, I'd like to introduce you to the members of µ's. First, we have Honoka Kosaka, one of µ's three founders, and our primary leader..." she said, drawing a smile from the ginger. "Howdy!" She said, extending a hand, which Adam shook. "Pleasure." He said, as Honoka sat down.
"Umi Sonoda, another founder and µ's lyrics writer..." Nozomi continued, before the blue-haired girl in question stood up and extended a hand. "Apologies for Honoka. She's a handful." She said, as Adam shook her hand. "Trust me, I need to deal with Jamie over there. Nothing's worse than that." He said with a wink, causing Umi to chuckle, as Jamie said under his breath, "Wanker." "I heard that, asshole." Adam spat back, elbowing his brother in the side.
"Kotori Minami, the costume designer for µ's and the final founder..." Nozomi moved on to the grey haired girl, who bowed. "Nice to meet you!" She said with a smile, getting a nod from the brothers as they shook her hand. "Pleasure." Jamie said, before the girl smiled, and took her seat again.
"Maki Nishikino, µ's composer..." the spiritual girl said, as the red-haired heiress stood up and extended a hand. "Nice to meet you." She said, before Adam nodded, and shook her hand. "Same." He replied, before Maki sat back down after shaking hands with Jamie. "Not much of a talker, I see." Adam thought to himself.
"Hanayo Koizumi, the first of our resident idol otaku..." Nozomi moved on, before the rice lover raised a hand. "N-nice to make your acquaintance." She said, as she was slightly intimidated by the brothers after the brawl in the hallway. Nodding back to her, Adam perched himself on the counter next to Jamie.
"Rin Hoshizora, our secondary leader..." Tojo continued, before the girl in question shot out of her seat. "Nice to meet ya, nya~!" She squealed, which made Adam and Jamie look to each other, their eyebrows raised. "Likewise." Adam said, as the orange haired girl bounced back to her seat beside Hanayo.
"Nico Yazawa, the president of the Idol Research Club, which is where we all gather, as well as μ's secondary idol otaku..." Nozomi moved to the next girl, who stood up and performed her signature, "Nico-Nico-Nii! Pleased to meet you!" Rolling his eyes, Adam bowed his head to her, before she sat back down.
"And surprisingly, you already know myself and Elicchi." Nozomi finished, as the specified blonde idol got to her feet. "Well, not exactly." Adam started, causing the girls to look at him in confusion. "I've got history with Tojo, but I don't know Ayase. My brother's the one who knows her." He explained, which caught Maki's attention. "What exactly do you mean by 'history'?" She asked, catching Adam off guard. Growling under his breath, he looked to the floor. "Well, if we're not going to sugar-coat it, I guess you could say he's my ex." Nozomi butted in, causing the rest of µ's to gasp, and look at the younger brother in surprise, who nodded. "Same goes for me and Jamie." Eli said, cracking her neck.
"Well, this got very awkward, very quickly." Umi said, before Eli nodded. "Well, Nozomi, if these two are to be our bodyguards, what does that entail, exactly?" The blonde idol asked, before Jamie cracked his neck. "Tojo's already told us about this competition that you're all hoping to compete at." He stated, before the group nodded. "Yeah, Love Live! It's a competition for school idols. We're hoping to perform there in a couple of months." Honoka said, which made Adam nod, before he scowled, glaring at Nozomi. "Couple of months? You said this was gonna be for a couple weeks." He spat, before she scowled back at him. "You owe me, Adam. All I ask, is that you protect these girls for a couple of months, until we perform at Love Live! Afterwards, you'll get the rest of your payment, and you can go. You'll never hear from me again. If we get knocked out of the running for Love Live!, same deal." She explained, causing Nico to raise a hand. "What exactly do you mean by 'the rest of their payment'?" She asked, as Nozomi pulled out her phone. A few seconds later, the brother's phones buzzed. Immediately, the brothers looked to their screens. "These two work by a 'half of the pay at the start, half at the end' mentality. It's to prevent them dropping out of the job." Tojo said, as Adam pocketed his phone. Sighing, Adam rubbed the bridge of his nose, before thinking to himself, "Fuck it. Nothing else to do."
"Alright, you lot. You're under our protection, as of now. So, I'm just gonna lay down a few ground rules, 1: Callsigns only. When we're out in public, refer to me as "Mentor", and my brother as "Harbinger". That way, our identities remain hidden. Normally, that would apply to our clients as well, but you're already too well known enough in public, so that plan's been shot in the ass. Rule number 2: Boring is best. The best protection jobs are the ones which require nobody to get hurt. So, if we advise an option which could take longer, but is safer, then I strongly advise you take it. And finally, rule number 3: If confrontation is inevitable, run. My brother and I will deal with anyone who attacks. You lot just run to a safe location. Now, are those rules acceptable to all of you?" He rattled off, before every one of the girls nodded. "Good, so, this competition, I presume there's some sort of method for filtering out the contestants?" He asked, before Hanayo nodded.
"Yes, there are numerous stages on the build up to Love Live! We've got past the 1st round of preliminaries, and now we're onto the final stages of the prelims, where the final groups who will perform at Love Live! will be chosen." The rice lover explained, making Adam look to Jamie, before nodding. "Alright, then. My brother and I will make sure the perimeter's secure, while you lot come up with a plan for the prelims." He said, before looking to Jamie, and jerking his head towards the door. "Let's go." Sliding off the counter, Jamie cracked his neck. "Showtime." He said, before leaving the room. Looking back to µ's briefly, Adam left the room himself.
After they heard the door shut, the members of µ's looked to Nozomi and Eli, their faces full of doubt. "So, they're the fearsome bodyguards we're using, huh? They don't look like much." Maki said, before Nozomi chuckled. "They're the best bodyguards in their company. Take a wild guess as to how many clients they've lost." She demanded, causing Maki to shrug. "6." She said bluntly, before Nozomi shook her head, while holding up a single finger. "1. They've lost just one. Those two are deadly when the situation calls for it. Believe me, I've seen it. And trust me, the only way those two can't get us to Love Live!, is if they kill each other first. They may be brothers, but they're always one wrong word away from a full-on Civil War with each other." She explained, causing µ's to nod.
"Alright, then. We should get to work. Umi, you said you had some new lyrics for us?" Nozomi asked, before the blue-haired girl nodded, and pulled her notepad out of her bag...
Up on the roof...
"So, we're really doing this?" Jamie asked, getting a shrug from the boy who was sitting back to back with him. This way, they could survey half of the area each. "Yep. As much as I know you hate Ayase for whatever happened between you two, it's our next pay check at the end of the day." Adam replied, as he checked and loaded a pistol, before placing it in a holster on his waist. "Can't argue with you there. But seriously, why out of all people, did it have to be that blonde bimbo?" Jamie groaned, causing Adam to chuckle. "You never did explain what happened between you two." He said, getting a sigh from his brother. "Nor will I." He said, getting a nod from Adam, as he pulled out his phone. "What you doing?" Jamie asked after looking round. "Might as well see what these girls can do." The younger brother explained, before he raised an eyebrow. ""START:DASH!", huh? Alright, let's give it a listen..." He said, before starting the video, and placing it to the side, so Jamie could see easier.
A few minutes later, the song came to an end. After closing the video, Adam pocketed his phone. "Well, I'll give them this, they can certainly sing." He said, getting a slight nod from Jamie. "Shame about the dancing. Give me the Militia any day." The older brother stated, which prompted Adam to snap his head round. "Seriously? You're going there? They're not even in the same category." He asked, getting a shrug in response. "Street's more my style." Jamie replied. As he went to reply, Adam was cut off by the sound of a whistle. Standing up, he looked over the edge of the roof, where he saw Nozomi and the rest of µ's standing on the ground. "Let's go." He said to his brother, helping him to his feet. Nodding to each other, the pair ran at the edge of the roof, before leaping off.
Shocked, the girls let out a gasp, except for Nozomi and Eli, but they were surprised when the brothers grabbed onto the thick branches of a tree, and used them to lower themselves to the ground. Having to fall the last few feet, the pair were forced to roll to a stop in front of the idols.
"So, how'd the planning go?" Adam asked, getting a series of smiles from µ's. We've got the majority figured out, but we've still to find a performance area we haven't used before." Kotori spoke up, getting a nod from Adam. "Well, I'll presume you're all heading home?" He asked, getting nods from all but two members of the group.
"Nico's staying here tonight." Maki said, causing Adam to look to the girl in question, who nodded, while going to do her signature pose. Unluckily for her, Adam held up a hand. "Please don't. Once was enough." He stated, which shut the girl up. "Alright, we'll drive you girls home. Our rides are outside the gate." Jamie said, before the girls nodded. "And before we decide on seatings, Tojo, you're riding with Harbinger. Ayase, you're with me." Adam spoke up, getting a scowl from the girls, but under a piercing glare from him, they relented, and nodded. "Alright, let's go."
In the end, Eli, Kotori, Umi and Honoka ended up in Adam's black Dodge Charger, and Rin, Hanayo and Nozomi rode in Jamie's blue Nissan Skyline. After they were all strapped in, the two cars tore off in separate directions.
ADAM
"So, Adam..." Honoka started, before Umi cleared her throat. Her eyes widening, the girl started over. "Sorry. Mentor..." She said, which caused Adam to look at her in the rear view mirror. "What?" He asked, before Honoka smiled. "How did you and Nozomi meet? I'm kinda curious why she's never mentioned you." She asked, which caused Eli to glare at her. "Honoka, clearly, he doesn't want to talk about that. Don't push him." She said, but Adam chuckled. "It's fine, Ayase. I was expecting them to be curious." He said, as he shifted up a gear. "If you want to know, I'll tell you. I met Tojo 2 years ago, at a meeting our parents attended. We started talking, then next thing, we started dating." He said, getting an eyebrow raised from Eli. "So, what happened?" She asked, only to be caught off guard by Adam tightening his grip on the wheel. "She betrayed me. She exposed the name of my client, and got him killed. That lost me and Jamie a ton of potential clients. There, now you know." He said, venom lacing every syllable, before the girls fell silent. After a few minutes, Kotori went to speak, but she never got the chance, as Adam skidded to a stop outside a house. "This is where you told me to go." He said, before he looked at the girls.
"Thanks." Umi said, before getting out of the car, followed by Honoka and Kotori. As Eli went to leave, Adam pulled her back. "Just a heads up, Ayase. I'll let it slide today, but keep this in mind: Don't you ever swing for my brother again. You'll find it's a very fucking small world when I'm angry with you. We clear?" He spat, keeping the girl pinned to the seat with his hand on her shoulder. "Crystal." She said after a few seconds, after which he released her. "See you around, Mentor." She said sarcastically, before exiting the car and shutting the door.
Looking back to the road in front of him, Adam sighed, while tightening his grip on the wheel again. "Fuck. My. Life." He said quietly, hitting his head against the seat behind him with each word, before shifting gears and speeding off...
JAMIE
"Alright, Harbinger, I've got something to ask you." Nozomi asked from the passenger seat of the Skyline, sarcasm lacing her tongue when she addressed him by his nickname. "Shoot." The boy replied, making the girls in the back of the car flinch slightly, as they could practically feel the tension between the pair of them.
"What's the story between you and Elicchi? She's never mentioned you." Nozomi asked, before she was shocked by him pulling on the handbrake, and drifting to the side, before flooring it, causing the car to be propelled into an alleyway. Bringing the car to a halt, he opened the driver's side door, got out, and shut his door. Walking over to the passenger side door, he opened it. "Out." He ordered, before the girl complied. "You two, stay put." She said to Rin and Hanayo in the backseat, getting two nods in return, before she shut the door. "Alright..." She said, turning to her driver. "Let's talk."
As they watched Nozomi walk off with Jamie, Rin looked to Hanayo. "You scared, Kayo-chin?" She asked, before the girl nodded. "Well, I am as well. He's certainly more intimidating than his brother. But if he's our bodyguard, he won't harm us. I hope." She stated, looking down to the floor of the car. After a few seconds, they jumped when they heard a crash. As they tensed, they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Nozomi return, but her eyes were shadowed by her bangs. Behind her, they saw Jamie, but he was repeatedly clenching and unclenching his fist. As Nozomi got into the car, Rin leaned towards her.
"Nozomi, did he... hurt you, nya~?" The cat girl asked, causing the purple-haired to look to her, smiling. "No, he didn't. He punched a wall beside me. Just scared me, that's all." Nozomi explained, before the driver's door opened, and Jamie slid into his seat. As he gripped the wheel, the girls saw that his knuckles were slightly reddened from their impact from the wall. "Just so you know, I'm not dropping the subject. I will learn what happened between you two." Nozomi stated, causing Jamie to glare at her, before he started the car again. Peeling out, he sped off in a cloud of exhaust...
Later that night...
"What a fucking day!" Adam groaned, as he tossed his bag to the table, before flopping onto the couch. "So, not only did I get dragged into working with my ex, but now I'm stuck babysitting a bunch of lassies, which includes my ex and the former lover of my brother. Fan-fucking-tastic!" He thought to himself, just prior to hearing his door open. "Alright, bro?" He called out, before getting a reply. "Yeah, suppose so." The older brother stated as he came out of the kitchen, carrying two glasses, before tapping Adam's foot, which were on the arm of the couch. "Feet." He said bluntly, before Adam groaned, and shifted his legs off the couch onto the floor, allowing Jamie to sit down beside him, and place one of the glasses on the table.
"Want a drink?" The older brother asked, holding out the other glass to Adam. "What is it?" Adam replied, taking the glass. "Whiskey. Looks like you need it." Jamie stated, causing Adam to scoff. "Tell me about it." He spat, before taking a swig. Unfortunately, he drank too much, and erupted into a coughing fit. "Son of a bitch!" He sputtered, when he managed to clear his throat. "Well, what did you expect?" Jamie laughed out, before Adam kicked out a leg, and knocked him off the couch. "Arsehole." He spat, before looking at his watch. "I'm going to bed. You tell the girls to phone us before they meet up?" He asked.
Nodding, Jamie got back to his feet. "Yeah. Tojo said she'll message you since she's the one with direct access to your number." He explained, making Adam groan. "Yay for me..." He said, before downing the rest of his glass. "That is vile. How can you stomach that? Tastes like fermented cat piss." He stated, grabbing his bag, getting a smile from Jamie as he walked towards his room. "You know, that raises the question; How do you know what cat piss tastes like?" The older brother asked, only to receive a knife flying past his head, and embedding into the wall behind him, before the door to Adam's room slammed shut.
"Missed!" He called out, only to be met with a reply of "I was aiming for the fucking wall!" Chuckling slightly, Jamie went into his own room, before laying down on his bed. Just as he went to turn out his light, his gaze landed on a photo on his desk; one which showed him and Adam, standing with two women, as well as a certain blonde haired idol. Growling slightly at the sight, he turned off his light, then turned away from the picture. "She'll get what she deserves. One day..." He thought, as he collapsed into slumber.
A/N: And there you have it! Again, just wanted to say, this story won't be updated as regularly as I originally wanted. There's a couple of characters that I need to introduce in a couple of other stories I have planned. But once they're done, this story will be full steam ahead!
Anyways, I'll see you all in Chapter 2 - First Dance!
Madman out!
