A/N : I... really have no excuse for this lateness... As always, sorry for my terrible grammar and hope you guys enjoy this!

Disclaimer : I do not own Love Live!

"To sum it all you confessed to her?" Shifting her eyes from the book she was holding, Maki asked Umi.

Golden Week was over and Kotori was already back to Tokyo. It was another day at school and Umi was telling about everything that happened during her day out with Kotori in the amusement park. She told her friend every part of it without any exception. Of course, that included the part where she kissed Kotori's forehead and the part where she said that she like Kotori. Umi could never keep a secret from Eli, Maki, and Nico. Therefore, she thought that came clean with everything was better than holding it all for herself. Besides, she did want to ask for an advice from her friends. She still didn't really understand the meaning of her own feeling.

"I don't think that was count as a confession, but... yes I did." Umi's face was reddened as she said her acknowledgement.

"Umi, do you like me?" Across from her seat, Nico asked Umi out of the blue.

"Of course, I…like you?" Didn't really understand the point of Nico's question, Umi answered honestly.

"In the same way you like Kotori?" Nico added another question.

This time, it took Umi several second to answer. "I... don't think it is the same..." Again, her face was getting red.

"It's definitely love." Nico said her conclusion to both Eli and Maki.

"It is. She even kissed her." Maki agreed with Nico.

"You're right, it must be love." Eli nodded.

For Sonoda Umi to fall in love with someone, Eli, Maki, and Nico never thought that something like that was possible. Of course, it was, but not at her age right now. Eli, Nico, and Maki had always thought that Umi's first love would bloom late, like, when she was around 24 or 25. Because, duh, Umi was so dense. She couldn't even figure out a love letter if it wasn't for Nico or Eli pointing that out. Well, it wasn't as if they always talked about that subject, but every time they brought it up, Umi had never shown any interest at all. So, what made Minami Kotori different from the other? They never really considered Umi's first love would be a girl. It surprised them yet it wasn't at the same time. For Umi to fall in love in the first place, it was surprising enough.

"Umi, you have grown up..." Eli patted Umi's shoulder.

"Wha-what!?" Didn't really understand the meaning behind Eli's word, she shifted her eyes between her three friends.

All the other three did was grinning at her and it made her more confused. She wanted an explanation about her feeling but what she got was being teased.

Love.

Was it really love that she felt towards Kotori? Wasn't she just confused it with admiration? After all she had just met Kotori a few months ago, and it's not like she always saw her every day. But when Nico asked her if she liked Kotori in the same way as Nico, she could tell right away that it was a different kind of like. So what did she felt toward the ashen-haired girl? Was it really love after all?

I never know that defining my own feeling is complicated. Umi let out a big sigh.

"I don't really understand this kind of thing. Am I suppose to hold into this kind of feeling? Don't you all find this feeling of mine inappropriate? I like someone who is the same sex as me. It is, weird, is it not?"

"Umi..." Eli looked at the bluenette beside her worriedly. Never once she saw Umi this depressed. This was more serious than she thought. Eli tried to rearrange her thought to find the right word to say to her, when Nico suddenly broke the silence.

"So what if it's a girl?" Nico said it straight to Umi's face. "Umi, listen to me. Love knows no gender. If you're really in love with Kotori, what's wrong about that? She's the one your heart chooses, so you should just go to her, and say what you really feel." Nico finished her word without doing any stupid stance that might ruined it.

"Nico..."

Nico's word left a big impression. Umi knew that Nico was right. She knew that her heart already chosen someone. All this time she wasted her opportunity to told Kotori about her feeling because she was afraid that Kotori would find it disgusting.

Come to think of it, it was a miracle... for me to have the chance to know and met Kotori. Should I really tell her about my feeling? I don't want to destroy this comfortable relationship between us by my selfish desire...

Umi let out another big sigh. She seemed haven't made her choice yet. Although she realized that all that Nico said was right, she still afraid to take the first step. She still afraid of the risk, and that wasn't like her at all. Whatever she did, she always do it with all of might. Never once she had doubt like this before.

"Umi..."

Umi looked up to the source of the sound and found out that Maki was looking at her with a serious expression.

"You know, whatever your decision is, I will always be on your side." Maki looked to Eli and Nico then shifted her eyes back to Umi. "No, WE will always be on your side." Maki ended her sentence with a smile.

"Maki..." Umi called her friend's name quietly.

She remembered her first archery tournament. Almost the same like this situation, she felt really unsecure. But she knew that once she made the choice, she had the duty to see it through the end. Taking the first step was scary for everything. Nevertheless, if she didn't take this first step, she knew that she's going to regret it someday.

"Thank you, Eli, Maki, Nico. I'm really glad to have amazing friends like the three of you." Umi smiled sincerely. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth again.

"I've made my decision."

' minamikotori Kotori, is it alright if I give you a visit?'

Looking at her phone screen over and over again, Kotori couldn't help but smiled. She checked the sender once again and convinced that it was the real Sonoda Umi. It's been two months since the last time she saw Umi. Exams were over and finally the long awaited summer vacation started. Kotori had thought of coming to Nagoya again to meet Umi, but she wasn't sure about that. She didn't want to burden the Sonoda household by her visit. Although she did want to see Umi. That's why she couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear. Umi's sudden mention was a surprise. She did prayed hard enough to be able to meet Umi as soon as possible. It seems that God heard her prayer.

Kotori rolled on her bed. Umi was coming tomorrow, but today, she didn't have anything to do. Honoka and Rin had a supplementary class during the summer vacation. Nozomi said she was going to meet with her parents, while Hanayo gone on a vacation with her family. She wanted it to be tomorrow already but she knew that she didn't have that kind of power. She sighed. It was afternoon now and she decided that she would take a little walk to calm both her heart and mind.

Wearing a hat that protect her from the blazing summer sun, she walked out from her house with no real destination. Her mind was wandering around here, there, and everywhere. She remembered her date with Umi before.

Wait, was it alright for me to call it a date?

The two of them were playing in the amusement park. It was really fun, and unforgettable. Not that she had forgotten any moment including Sonoda Umi in it, but that amusement park date leaved a special impression for her. At their last ride, inside the Ferris wheel, Umi kissed her forehead. It was the first time she had been kissed by someone. On top of that, Umi even said that she likes her. Kotori wasn't sure if she was dreaming or not, but the sensation Umi's lip left on her forehead, and the throbbing heartbeat she felt was real. She had a few clues about Umi's feeling for her, but she didn't want to make her own assumption.

So, how about her? How did she felt about Umi? Kotori longed for Umi. It was a fact. Every time she imagined the blue-haired girl, her heart would start pumping blood faster to her whole body. Had she felt something like that toward someone before? The answer was no. When she talked to Nozomi about her feelings, the purple-haired girl concluded that Kotori was in love with Umi. The one who's surprised by the result was Kotori herself, while Nozomi just smiling in a carefree way. Kotori did have some crush before, but it was the first time she experienced this feeling. She really wanted to be together with Umi. That feeling was strong enough to make her didn't care about their sexuality. Sure, some would find it weird or even disgusting, but for her to fall in love with Sonoda Umi, she thought that it was the most natural thing for her. Umi made her felt comfortable and safe.

Nevertheless, getting happy with her own feeling wasn't enough. She needed to know how Umi felt about her. Although she was prepared if someone else said her feeling was disgusting, she didn't know what will happen if Umi was the one who said that. That's why she was afraid to tell her real feeling for Umi.

"But it's no good if I keep feeling like that… I wouldn't know her feeling. I guess I have no other choice than to ask her directly." Kotori let out a sigh.

Her fear was genuine. She didn't want to lose the relationship she had with Umi, but if she didn't tell Umi about her real feeling, they were never going to get anywhere. Kotori had decided that she would tell Umi about her feeling the next time they met again. But, could she really?

Without realizing, Kotori arrived at her destination. It was a convenience store near her house. Ice cream would be a good tool to calm her heart. She was about to get in, when she heard someone's voice.

"U-Um, e-excuse me!"

Kotori turned around to find a boy was looking at her. His face was bright red and it was clearly, not because of the heat. Judging from his looks, Kotori knew that he was a high school student like her. She didn't recognized that boy so she assumed that he was just about to ask a direction or something like that.

"Yo-you're Minami Kotori-san, right?" The boy said stuttered. He was really stiff, like a statue.

"Y-yes. Who might you be?" Kotori looked through the archive inside her brain. She was sure she didn't know the boy in front of her, so why did he know her name?

"My name is Mikamoto Kenji. I- I followed your twitter and I really thought that you're be-beautiful, and it's such an amazing co-coincidence to meet you here!"

The boy was a mess. He stuttered again and again and his face was much redder than before. She have an idea about what he was going to say. She had read this kind of situation before in a novel. Kotori heard the sound of the opened door from the convenience store. She wanted to brush the boy off and went inside immediately, but that would be so rude to the boy.

"I-if you don't have someone you like right now… wo-would you like to be my girlfriend?!" The boy named Mikamoto Kenji bowed deeply.

Kotori didn't know what to do. It all happened so fast. All she did was standing on her feet.

Oh no, what should I do?! Ri-right, I need to reply to him first.

"U-um, I-"

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"Kotori?"

Kotori's voice was cut by a sudden interruption. Kotori, recognized the voice called out to her immediately turned her head. Standing behind her was the girl she wanted to see the most. The person who just come out from the convenience store, was…

"Umi…chan?"

A/N (2) : Umm, hi? It's been so long since I wrote something, real life really got me busy, especially since I'm starting a job and now was a part of society (please ignore this). So, yeah, the next chapter might be the final one and I did planned to make this chapter M-rated. So, should I make it M-rated or should I not? Anyway, thank you for those who still sticking around with me until now. I will try my best to finish this fic without making you guys wait for too long. So, wish me luck and thank you for reading~