UmiMaki for bcheddar13

"It's so obvious! They're totally into each other!"

"Honoka, don't be ridiculous…"

"Look at the way they look at each other! And how they're talking! They're so focused in each other, it's love!"

"What are you guys blabbering about?" Nico asked as she twirled on the office chair set up in front of the clubroom's computer. Honoka and Eli had backed up to her and started quietly gossiping to each other. Well, as quiet as one could get with Honoka.

"C'mon, Nico-chan. It's so obvious! You're with me on this one, right?" Honoka asked and pointed at Umi and Maki who were sitting on the other side of the clubroom quietly talking with each other.

"Honoka says that Umi and Maki are in love with each other," Eli explained and rolled her eyes.

"Honoka, don't be stupid." Finally, someone was on her side on this dumb discussion- "School idols can't date each other in public."

"Wait, that's your reasoning?!"

"Well, duh. C'mon, even you know that!" Umi and Maki paused and looked over at the discussing trio when Nico used one too many decibels. Honoka and Eli quickly shushed her and the musical pair resumed their conversation.

"Nico-chan's right! They must be doing it in secret."

"D-Doing what in secret?!" Eli blushed, eyeing Maki and Umi. They wouldn't, would they? Wait, why was she even thinking about that when it was so clear Honoka was wrong?

"Oh, well, you know. Couple stuff! Like holding hands and texting each other." Texting each other. In secret.

Nico did her best to contain her laughter and had to take a deep breath before speaking. "Honoka, you've never dated anyone before, have you?"

"Well, as a school idol I can't tell you." Honoka's stupid grin only made Nico want to punch her. "They're always together! Speaking so secretively! I bet they're planning out dates."

"They're discussing songs, Honoka." Eli sighed, she could not believe Honoka was so much into the idea of them dating each other.

"Why are they being so secretive about it then, hmm? Yeah, I thought so!"

"Honoka, you know Umi is the one who never likes to talk about her works in progress. She's too embarrassed to show them to anyone-"

"Then why does she show her to Maki-chan, hmm? Eli-chan, I know Umi-chan like the back of my hand. I know what she's feeling and what she's feeling is love for Maki-chan-"

"Honoka, didn't Umi slap you that one time because you were so dumb that you couldn't figure out what either of your childhood friends were thinking?" Nico pointed out before finally bursting out into laughter.

"Aw c'mon, Nico-chan! That was a low blow! And that was one time!"

The loud thud of a notebook hitting the table shut both Honoka and Nico up; Umi and Maki had gotten up and picked up their bags.

"We're going to the music room to discuss μ's next song somewhere else in peace." Maki's squinting eyes pierced through Honoka and Nico and with a huff she turned and left the club room. Umi's lack of any lectures or glares somehow made her even scarier than the redhead.

"See? Now you two drove them off," Eli sighed and shook her head.

"They were talking about us," Umi pointed out as they made their way to the music room.

"Yeah, I know. But Honoka did a good job making it seem like we're not dating," Maki said, all too pleased.

"Y-You sounded awfully fond of that idea." The words slipped before Umi realized what she had said.

Maki rolled her eyes and tightened her grip on Umi's hand. "Don't be ridiculous. I'm just glad we got the others off of our backs. And that we're getting the music for ourselves again."

Umi could not speak another word and could not even look up out of embarrassment. Luckily for her, Maki was more than happy to lead her to the place in school that they had claimed as their own private space.