When they arrived at the clubhouse, things got a little surreal.

"Are you two breaking up." Rin asked, in tears.

"What!?" Said Nico and Maki in unison.

"Well," blubbered Rin, "Maki doesn't even have her hand on Nico's bu-butt ... And you haven't even kissed once in like an hour! Maki-chan went to our class instead of Nico's, and Eli and Nozomi said Nico didn't sneak out to meet her either!"

"Why would we do that!?" they demanded, again in unison, both blushing tomato red.

"I think they both have amnesia!" Honoka said. "I saw it in a movie! They're like they were when they first met - all fights, and pretending they weren't into each other!"

"Oh good!" Rin said. "That only lasted a day, and Nico says it made the sex hotter."

"Nico, meet Maki. Maki, meet Nico. You two are meant for each other, so get married and start having science babies already!" Nozomi ordered.

"But have the honeymoon first! The club room is free!" Honoka burst out.

"Shameless!" said Umi, raising her voice. "... Not before the 4th date!"

"Oh Umi, we didn't wait that ..." started Kotori, but Umi put her hand over her mouth and gave Nico and Maki a stern look.

"Nothing below the waist until date 4, you two!"

Nico and Maki didn't get the elaborate joke

"Why are you talking about us like we're lovers?" Maki asked.

"Like super idol Nico would date a high school first-year!"

"Yes, a grade-schooler would be a more appropriate match," Maki said with a smirk.

"Oh it is just like then!" Hanayo said. She had been in tears, too upset to speak.

"Rin was going to have ramen, nya, but now Rin wants to eat Kayo-chin till she feels better, nya!"

"Oh Rin!" Hanayo said lovingly as Rin threw her over her shoulder like a sack full of delicious rice.

"Nya! See you all tomorrow! Get better, Nico and Maki! Say 'bye,' Hanayo."

"Bye! "came Hanayo's small voice over Rin's shoulder.

The other girls quickly filed out, leaving Nico and Maki to look around the club room. They noticed a small table with nine chairs crowded around it. Most of the shelves that had held Nico's idol merchandise were missing. Most of the space in the club room was taken up by four beds.

Notes:

If you don't know who Ooshima Tomo (mangaka) is, you aren't living up to your NicoMaki potential. She is the recognized mistress of all things NicoMaki, especially doujins wherein Maki is the tachi (top) and Nico is the bottom (neko).