Now for the Love Live School Idol Project Documentary version! First chapter is introducing the characters! First part is told through a camera.

Disclaimer: I don't own Love Live.

"This is not just your ordinary documentary! No, it isn't! It's the heart-warming tale of how nine students banded together to save their school from closure! Love Live: School Idol Project!

"First off is second year student, Kousaka Honoka! She's sixteen years old, very energetic, and always hits the roof with her enthusiasm!" Honoka beamed and made two victory signs.

"Fight-o dayo!" The girl shouted cheerfully.

"Oh yes! Very energetic! Next is second year student, Sonoda Umi! This calm and cool beauty is actually extremely shy! Don't worry, Umi-chan! We're rooting for you!" Umi smiled nervously and gave a small wave.

"P-Please take care of me…" The girl said, blushing.

"We will! Now for the third second year student, Minami Kotori! Cute, fluffy, innocent, this girl has it all!" Kotori smiled and waved.

"Everyone, I'll do my best!" The girl said, bouncing up with a fist pump.

"Go for it! Next up is first year student, Hoshizora Rin! She's fifteen years old, likes cats, ramen, and playing sports!" Rin held up her hands in a cat-like pose.

"Nya nya nya~" She chorused.

"Nya right back at you! Another first year student, Koizumi Hanayo! Also known as Kayo-chin, she is a quiet and cute member!" Hanayo blushed and looked away, her eyes flickering to the camera.

"Unno…etto…w-what should I say?" She gave up and started studying the ground underneath her.

"Don't be nervous! Now for the last first year student, Nishikino Maki! Another cool beauty, could she actually have a soft side?!" Maki twirled a lock of her own hair, her countenance radiating boredom.

"Are we done yet?" She asked in a flat tone.

"Your part, yes! But this segment isn't over! Our first third year student, Yazawa Niko! Seventeen years old and already a super idol!" Niko grinned and crossed her arms.

"You'd better watch me!" She proclaimed, pointing at the camera.

"Oh we will! The next third year student, Ayase Eri! Not only is she a part of this group, but she is the Student Council President too!" Eri winked at the camera.

"Harasho!" She said, giving a thumbs up.

"That means 'good'! And the final member, Toujou Nozomi! She's into spirituality and fortune-telling, though you probably couldn't tell!" Nozomi whipped out a hand of cards and held it up to her face.

"Shall I read your future?" She asked.

"Please do! And that concludes our introductions!"

"Man…I'm beat…" Honoka complained, flopping down under the shade of the tree in the courtyard. Eri sat down next to her.

"I wonder how this is even a documentary? We're basically acting." The blonde huffed unhappily.

"Right? I'm like, the queen of no energy." She propped herself up on her elbows to see how the rest of the cast was doing.

Umi was being dragged around by Kotori again, now that the filming was over for the day. Honoka wondered how Kotori still maintained so much energy after the filming. She thought it was because of her condition, though she also didn't understand how Umi managed to keep up with her friend. Rin was being followed by cats again, while Hanayo followed secretively and snapped photos. Honoka didn't know how the two of them were even friends in the first place. Maki was lecturing the production crew on how exactly they should be doing their job, while Niko was bargaining with another crew member for her pay. She didn't see Nozomi, but judging from their first meeting a few hours ago, she would be along shortly.

It turned out that Nozomi was already clinging to Eri before Honoka even started looking around.

If the documentary cameras were actually capturing the true characters of the girls involved, it wouldn't achieve the result that the production crew wanted. But it would be hell of a lot easier for the cast.

Kousaka Honoka had almost zero energy most of the time. She was also renowned for her lack of caring for things beyond her current situation. For her to summon the energy she needed to portray her character was almost a miracle, or so it was considered by the rest of the cast. She hadn't known any of them before the filming started. Sometimes she wondered who was the idiot director who decided to put her in the lead character role.

Sonoda Umi was almost devoid of emotions and almost never talked. She had a hard time making friends when she was younger because of it. A lot of make-up and practice was put into place just for the one line Umi had to say so far. She had coaches to make her more shy, more innocent, and so far it's been fairly successful. But it still was just an act and she remained the same around the rest of the cast. Her only friend was Kotori.

Minami Kotori was like the exact opposite of Umi. She was always overflowing with energy and words, to the point where she almost never stopped talking. Or moving. She was ADHD, but refused to take her medicine for it. She claimed that the medicine would make her dull, and no one could keep up with her long enough to make her take the medicine. Umi was the only one capable of listening to Kotori's rambles without getting confused.

Hoshizora Rin disliked cats. She was allergic to their fur but they seemed to like her. She was constantly tailed by one or more cat, much to her displeasure. Her favorite thing to do was to look up at the sky, whether by telescope, or by eye sight alone, and watch the stars. She was also no good at sports. The only skill she had that was related to sports was her speed. She was fast both on land and in the water, though sports were not that interesting.

Koizumi Hanayo was a prankster. Her usual victim? Her childhood friend, Rin. Hanayo's favorite prank to pull on Rin was to hide catnip in her clothing, without her friend knowing. She liked seeing the cats following Rin around, like little ducks following their mother. She also pranked Maki a lot, though she was much more lenient with her pranks with the other first year.

Nishikino Maki was more of a crybaby than the calm character they had made her out to be. She got scared easily, broke down easily, and was an extremely hard person to work with. She was also used to giving orders and being obeyed, as a spoiled rich daughter. As far as the rest of the cast could figure, the production company had gotten funding from the Nishikino family, and as such, had to include the daughter of the family in the filming.

Yazawa Niko was reined in by the promise of pay for her efforts. She lived alone with her mother and three younger siblings, and needed the money to get them better things. She had no interest in being an idol, to be honest. She'd rather find a part-time job than waste time in a club. But if she was going to earn money by simply going to class and then to a club, then she would do it, rather than find a part-time job that would take high school students with no experience.

Ayase Eri hated being popular. But she couldn't help it with her looks and grades. It had even gotten to the point where she was not doing her hair properly, nor was she studying as hard as she used to. And yet, she still drew the admiration of her peers. So she became the Council President only so she would be busier and leave later than the other students, therefore avoiding them. The only one she was never able to evade was Nozomi, her Vice President.

Toujou Nozomi simply wanted more friends and jumped at the chance to meet more people. Though she was a grounded teenager with no belief in the mystical, she was able to play her role convincingly. Her grades weren't that good though, and she stuck to Eri only to get help on her classes and homework, though she felt like Eri was a friend too. To be honest, she couldn't actually keep up with her work as part of the Student Council, but she liked being with Eri.

In short, they were a mish-mash of very different people. If they managed to make it through the entire filming process, they would be changed by their experience. That is, if they managed to make it first.

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