Love Fest!

[Regular chaps again, back to daily. Sorry for not having a chap yesterday, we celebrated the holiday after all so there was no progress..]

"See you later!" Honoka run outside their house with a bread on her mouth. Until suddenly her little sister called her through the 2nd floor window.

"Wait!, Onee-chan!"

"Someone named Hiroto Tamaki wants to give this to you!." Her sister showed the CD and letters.

"Also, it says μ's in it."

"Ehh?, Hiroto-chan?" Honoka quickly receive the package.

"This is..." Honoka look at the cover it says μ's by Hiroto

- - - -

After calling Kotori and Umi to her house, they had congregated in her bedroom as they saw the cd and letters given to them.

"Hiroto-san?, gave it this morning?, isn't that fast and didn't you gave Nishikino-san the lyrics?." Umi questioned about it.

"It suspicious, hmmm.." Honoka opened her laptop and inserted the CD and click the play. The song started playing, it was the piano and a girl singing which was Nishikino-san.

"I say,--, Hey!, Hey!, Hey!, Start Dash!.."

"Eh!? It's Nishikino-san voice, but you said Hiroto gave it" Umi said while she eyed Honoka.

"I don't how it happen asked my sister about it." Honoka tried to put the blame at her sister while putting her hands as if surrendering.

"Well, they probably made the song, hmmm" Umi was a bit irritated about what she heard.

"She made the song of it right?, isn't that amazing." Honoka beamed while she let out a happy smile.

"It's our song!" Kotori was happy hearing Maki singing with the lyrics Umi made.

"Look!" A popup notification showed on the laptop saying someone voted their newly uploaded group.

[U's: Rank:781, Congratulations!] Honoka closed her eyes while showing a grateful smile. She stood up and said.

"Someone voted for us!?, that many?, oh wow!." Kotori had a surprised expression on her face.

"Our classmates probably help advertise us, if not Hiroto-kun might have." But still Umi was grateful for his help even if she hasn't confirm it, but firmly believe it was his help, since he was always had a mysterious feeling to him, doing this much was already a small thing for him. But she was still irked on the inside.

"Okay, now that we have something to motivate us, we can start practicing!, let's go!"

"Un!" The two happily replied to her call while they also stood up from their seat.

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Since he had already given his exercise routine to the three and though he didn't have to go with them every morning. Hiroto wanted Maki to see them working out seriously as it might give her the motivation to join their venture which he hoped so. He texted Maki to see if she was awake.

"Are you awake?"

"Of course, I'm not like you always goofing around."

"And I'm on my way, already!"

"Then, same for me.😄😄"

"...."

They met at the shrine downsteps, Maki was already wearing her school uniform. Her house was a bit far-away from the school. While he was wearing his black tracksuit for working out.

"Why are you wearing all black, you look like a robber in that suit." Maki looked at Hiroto weirdly as he just removed the mask and glasses.

"Well, you know I'm very good looking..." Hiroto flexed his arms and body as Maki gave him a jeer.

"Stop that narcissism, I don't care if you're handsome or not."

"Then, doesn't mean that you think about me?."

"Ehh, it's not like that, I just said I don't want you to think about things like that!!!" Maki pouted as she looked really angrily cute at Hiroto.

"If you said so, Maki-chan let's go upstairs, give me your bag so that you won't tire."

"Noo, I can do it myself, it's not heavy at all."

"And don't call my first name easily." While she looks at him really red.

"Why not?, It just us here, and just give me your bag." Hiroto approached Maki as he grabbed her bag which had a moderate weight since it had books in it.

"You're doing this again, mou, teaser, lecher." Maki looked at him.

"Think of it as helping you, since you help them after all."

"Who helped them, I just helped because you insisted me to help them."

"....well, let just go, they're probably practicing their dance moves right now."

They walked up while Hiroto rambled about everything, Maki would try and insist his wrong philosophy but it was kinda cute for her seeing Hiroto so energetic this morning. After reaching the last stairs, she could see a bit of what's happening before stopping at the ladder.

"What's wrong?" HIroto looked to see Maki who stopped her ascend.

"Hiroto-chan?" Honoka noticed his figure before she walked near him, Hiroto looked at Honoka who was coming near and didn't notice Maki who was turning her back while sneakily going back down.

"Nishikino-san?!, Maki-chan" Honoka said both of her name which made her surprised while Hiroto approached Maki as well.

"Maki-chan, what are you doing?"

"Ehh!" Hiroto walked up to Maki while she got embarrassed and fl.u.s.tered.

Maki ignored Hiroto yelling while she approached Honoka while being red and stuttery.

"D-don't yell my name like that!" Then Maki turned to Hiroto and said.

"And don't use my first name easily!"

"Why?, were friends right?, ask them what they call me just now?" Hiroto look at the trio while whistling. Maki looked at them as well.

"We call him, Hiroto-kun,'Hiroto-kun?' 'Hiroto-chan!'" Honoka and co. answered individually.

"Ehhh?, hmm, I didn't ask for the reason." Maki looked sideways while being red.

"You just said so, you implied to it." Hiroto said while joking at Maki.

"I didn't, just don't say it anymore! It's embarrassing."

"Oh yeah! Come here as well, Hiroto-chan" Honoka signaled Hiroto to approach while he did so. Meanwhile, Honoka put out her Music Player Apod and showed it to Hiroto and Maki on it's screen.

"We recorded ourselves singing earlier so give it a listen, though it's not perfect yet, he-he" Honoka said while she felt embarrassed.

"Why should I?" Maki look sideways feeling not into it.

"You two have made the song right?" Kotori beamed at Maki.

"For the last time, that wasn't me but Hi…." Maki tried to deny nothing but Umi interrupted her.

"You're still denying that?" Umi looked at her seriously.

Hiroto took the Apod from Honoka walong it's headset while he propped one earbud to his ear while the other to Maki's.

"Eh?..what are you doing.!" Maki blush like a rising steam pot.

"I think we sang it well." Honoka smiled at them.

"There's only one headset so we should both hear it, since it was a creation of the two of us.." Hiroto look at Maki who was fuming red while he looked at her with a smile.

'Two of us, two of us.'

"It's e-e-mbarassing, mou!" Maki said with a low tone of voice, as the trio was surprised of the actions Hiroto did.

Honoka approached Kotori suddenly while whispering to her ear.

"Hiroto is pursuing that girl?, Umi would be sad, we need to help her."

"But don't trouble HIroto-kun, since he might just be friends with Umi in the end."

"What are you talking about, you two, you're talking about me again?" Umi looked at them while being tired of it.

"No, No were not talking about you."

Hiroto and Maki was listening to the not so perfect copy of the singing she did. Meanwhile, she had an embarrassed expression while looking a bit at the closed eyed Hiroto beside him.

'His sweat smells, w-what am I thinking about' Maki was fl.u.s.tered more and more. While Hiroto felt nice feeling Maki beside him.

It was a moment to remember for both of them. But someone felt irked in her mind.

"You three still need to improve your singing!, practice more in the future!" Hiroto said commanding them.

"Right!!" Honoka saluted comically.

"..."

-

Hiroto was looking at Honoka and co. who was practicing their dance moves. Maki was beside him looking at them as well with a crossed arm as if she was guiding them.

"How the advertis.e.m.e.nt for the live?" Hiroto asked while looking at them, Maki's ears were perked up but she wasn't showing it on er expression and just standing alongside him.

"We put up, some flyers for the live performance at school already!" Honoka quickly opened her duffle bag and showed an example of it.

"You already made some? you three are fast.." Hiroto was amazed at their productivity.

"Eh-ehe, Kotori and I did it! He-he-he" Honoka felt good feeling the praise.

"But I still need to make our costumes." Kotori felt worried.

"Ah, now that you mention about costumes, I cannot help you with that but I suggest you make it cute looking so that you can show everyone's cheery side." Hiroto said.

"Eh, why do we need to use that kind of getup?" Umi was a bit frightened about what she heard. Honoka approached Umi while she said to her.

"Right?!, school idols need to wear cute outfits so they get more fans! If wearing something that doesn't show our feminine side then it would just make us like a clown." Honoka said while Kotori and Umi was impressed.

"Honoka-chan, I'm surprised that you think like that." Kotori said while looking at Honoka, she felt Honoka was more determined to do this so she was thinking about this more and seriously.

"What do you mean?" Honoka put a confused expression.

"It's nothing!!" Umi had put up her hands waving it, she felt better that Honoka was putting her mind to it.

"It's a bit time consuming making the costume but I'll try hard to make it more girly!!" Kotori cutely pose with fight mode.

"Kotori!!" Still, Umi was more worried about the costume that Kotori will make.

"Yes, Kotori-chan!" Honoka cheerfully agrees, she's expecting something cute for the costume.

"You should thank her for the hard work, she probably had the hardest to do this.."

"...." Maki had a cross arms while she walked near them, she announced.

"You're live wouldn't probably get the students to watch."

'What do you mean?" Hiroto approached her.

"It's because you would hold the performance at the student welcoming event right?, other students would be more interested in other clubs than yours" Maki said truthfully.

"Eh, so you're worried about it.." Honoka looked at Maki with a joking expression.

"It's not like I just thought that I need to tell you this." Maki said while a bit red.

"At least Maki-chan was worried about this, so we can tell she still thinks about the live success or not." Hiroto smiled at Maki while she got red and turn her head sideways while she said embarrassed.

"Think about what's on your mind hmpf, I don't care about them. Also don't think it's easy to setup everything, you need to give all your best!, messing this up might implicate the school situation further, so you three should show an excellent performance!"

'Isn't that a bit strict, she didn't need to tell that since they already know from the council, it might degrade their motivations as a result.' tsk tsk he approached Maki while he nudged her a little causing her to show a puzzled expression.

"Now, now, don't worry about that, they already had what it takes to give in this undertaking and they had more fans than you think" Hiroto chuckled while they were a bit puzzled. Still they were very grateful of the two's help.

"That's right were motivated to do this, its for the school in the end!" Honoka raised her fist.

"Yes!" Kotori seconded while raising her fist as well.

While Honoka looked at the bantering two, Hiroto reprimanding Maki who had said a bit degrading to their motivations.

'We got lucky, we have two composers good at making songs! But I'm a bit sad for Umi.' Honoka thought so, while she looked at Hiroto who was nagging Maki.

"H-hiroto-kun, about the Idol ranking of the group. We had seen it in the 1000 school idol ranking, you help us advertise it right?" Umi said while looking at Hiroto slightly annoyed.

"About that, I advertise it for a bit, you know I had a bit of popularity so." Hiroto thought of making something up rather than telling that he was live streaming.

"I see, then we thank you for the help!," Kotori bowed slightly.

"Right, it a great help and we appreciate it greatly." Honoka though he might advertise it again at school, and that would make students watch them, she smiled happily.

"Hmmm.." Maki leered at Hiroto with a questioning gaze, but she turned sideways yet after. Hiroto seen it he scratched his cheeks as to think 'should I tell Maki..' Hiroto looked at them again and said.

"Well, well everyone just do their best practice, until we can say the live can be performed at the audience."

"..."

Maki got ahead to the school, while the four had to go back and change to their uniforms.

- - - -

Hiroto was on his way, he was near the school when he saw Kirisu who was climbing a cherry blossom tree.

"Kirisu-sensei!? What are you doing?!"