Maki x Nico (Love Live)

Mistakes

Summary:

Maki wakes up to find her ex in bed with her after a night of hanging out with Rin and Hanayo. What exactly happened last night that could have led to this? One-off.
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MAKI's POV
I woke up to a head made of lead and the shriek of an alarm clock. I sluggishly moved my hand to turn it off, but my arm was met with flesh.

A person.

My eyes darted open and I felt a headache coming from that simple action. My mouth felt dry but my tongue was heavy with the taste of alcohol.

I looked at the person next to me who remained sleeping, despite the partial punch I gave. I pulled the covers slightly down from their head to see a face, and when I did, I suddenly sat up. A wave of nausea formed that caused me to feel ill, most of which I will blame on the hangover and not upon seeing my ex in the bed.

I checked my phone to understand how this happened. A notification from Hanayo flashed on my screen.

"It looked like it was going well, but please give me the details tomorrow!"

How drunk could I have been?

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"You need to go out more!" Rin nagged. She stood at the door of my apartment with Hanayo to her side. Her partner in crime gave me a worried look while Rin proceeded with the annoying approach to gain my attention.
The two dressed nice yet casual; they were obviously en route to someplace else. They were in contrast to my Rin held a big paper bag behind her back, but I'm not sure why she was keeping it a secret. It was so big that I could painfully obviously see a surprise was on its way. What it was, I was still not sure.

"Says who? We went to that restaurant last week together. I get out plenty," I politely reminded the duo of our last luncheon. To this, neither was impressed.

"Maki!" exclaimed Hanayo with eyes wide, "That was over a month ago! We never see you anymore," her eyes looking intensely at me. Normally, she deters confrontation, and her sudden bravery on this front took me by surprise.

Was it really a month ago...?

"Whatever, it's really no big deal. We can go get coffee or something tomorrow if it will make you feel better," I offered as a solution.

Rin shook her head in blatant disapproval. "Tonight, Maki," she looked back up at me and now the two pairs of eyes were shooting daggers that made my skin crawl. After a moment, the two girls made eye contact and Hanayo nodded at the bag. Rin's face lit up, almost as if she forgot she was holding the bag this whole time. She swiftly brought the bag forward and let it rest in her palms. "Ta-da! We got you a present!"

Hesitantly, I reached for it. Both girls were content, but there was a subtle mischievous grin on Rin's face. Hanayo's smile was wholesome, but I still didn't fully trust her either. I opened the bag, and between the pink tissue paper was a black dress.

"What are you guys getting at?" I annoyingly asked. The bag fell as I held the dress up. I glanced at the clock. It was barely a quarter past ten pm.

"We thought it would be fun to go out tonight. You're so busy Maki, you need a night to let some stress out," chimed Hanayo. "Just the three of us, like old times."

"Yeah, so put the dress on! Put it on!" Rin chanted and she pushed her way into my house. Hanayo followed suit directly behind.

I knew I lost this battle when Rin and Hanayo made it passed enemy lines.

It didn't take much else convincing to get me to go with them. I only agreed because I knew that if I didn't, they would have been in my house all night. While it was true that I had no desire for going-out activities, a part of me somewhat missed the adventure of traveling with the two. There was only so much time a girl could lock herself in her room without having a desire to keep busy with the outside world. Maybe it was time that I stopped mellowing in self-pity and do something with myself.