Nozomi sighed contentedly, stretching backwards in her chair, and let out a cat-like whine. Things seemed to be sailing smoothly for Nozomi now, especially after that rough last week.
Her hair had gone back to its usual grape purple, and, Muse didn't seem to 'leave her out' any more after the talk with Nico.
Nozomi stretched for her bag, fumbling about until she brought out a deck of newly minted cards. She laid out a spread of four, cards facing down.
Her cheerful smile was soon replaced by a confused pout.
"What's wrong?" Eli, hearing a grunt, turned over to her best friend. Cerulean eyes shone with concern for Nozomi.
Oh. Nico did say something about messing with Nozomi's cards recently.
The pictures of Nozomi's cherished tarot had been replaced with children's flashcards.
"Uhhmm..." Eli fidgeted her seat. She didn't know what to say to cover up for Nico, she didn't know how to reassure her either, without revealing the plot and her involvement in it.
Eli decided to play dumb. "A-Are those new cards?" She diverted her gaze back down onto her papers.
"Yeah I bought them yesterday. Just thought of trying them now."
Harashò. An opening.
"Uh maybe you bought the wrong kind then. You could have picked up flashcards instead of tarot cards." Smooth. Eli mumbled half-heartedly while trying her best not to look up.
"Or... Maybe that seedy shop owner was trying to cheat me."
Cheat? "Y-Yes possibly. Weren't those cards in a sealed box?"
Eli drifted off, wondering why anyone would cheat a customer of tarot cards.
Meanwhile, Nozomi frowned. Bad luck seemed to be abundant for her recently.
"So" Both girls sat stiffly at the student council table. "What do I do with these?"
Nozomi held up a reversed card depicting a potato, with the title 'The Magician', the first in her already laid-out spread.
Eli had a sudden urge to laugh. Comparing to her usual self-assured and knowing card-in-hand pose, the potato card made Nozomi look absolutely ridiculous. The still confused pout didn't help either.
Eli choked down the laugh with a cough. "They function like your cards too don't they? Why don't you continue using them?" Not. Nobody is going to take her readings seriously at all.
Seeing Eli's gentle smile caused a shy smile to surface on her face as well. Nozomi turned her focus back onto her 'cards'.
The Reversed Magician, huh. It means using skills in a wrong way... Or someone orchestrating something which is of no help. How does this represent my situation now? Mmmh, I guess time will tell.
Eli peered curiously as her best friend reached into her bag once more.
The mystic pulled out... Yet another deck of cards?! How many does she have?!
Emerald eyes twinkled, as if able to read the blonde's thoughts. "Yes. Luckily, I have my first, most precious deck with me!"
She posed dramatically, showing off the well-loved Rider-Waite deck.
Eli really let out a chuckle this time, a loud, hearty one at Nozomi's antics. How can anybody be this cute?
Really, no one could beat her carefree nature and penchant for tickling the funny bones of those around her.
Eli turned back to her work for the third time that day, fully energised by Nozomi's 'positive power'. She gladly allowed the purplenette a short break for her readings now that all the drama was over.
There was no more disruptions in the student council room that day until...
Omake:
"So, how did she react? Nico came to the student council room after Nozomi decided to go for a second walk.
Eli's pointed gaze did not seem to have any effect on the raven-haired girl. "Well... She was rather upset."
"Only? Nothing else? It took the great Nico a lot of pains to replace that deck y'know? And it's not just because it's Nozomi."
"Of course not. It feels as though you've forgotten what we first intended to do though."
"Hardy har. But..."
"Hmm?"
"What should we do with the actual cards she bought?"
"I WILL KEEP THEM!" (A/N: This in my head, Eli going "I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!)
Cue Nico facepalming and muttering something about Eli being more of a creep than her.
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Operation: Scare Nozomi
Fanfiction(Love Live! fanfiction) Nozomi always seems fearless, doesn't she? The Muses attempt to find out if she really is. This is a repost from my account on fanfiction.net. Sit back and relax for a laugh! Oh and some of the ideas are contributed from my r...
