Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ Ｌｏｖｅ ｔｏ Ｌｉｖｅ {ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴜ ғᴀɴғɪᴄ}

̶T̶̶h̶̶e̶ ̶e̶̶n̶̶d̶

Third POV

Nine teenagers ran to the backstage with smiles in their faces and tears falling down their cheeks. Once they reached their dressing room,they exchanged glances and smiles while wiping their tears away. No one spoke for a few minutes,their overwhelming feelings are indescribable but one tried to break the silence.

"Ah. Honoka na~" The ginger haired leader sang playfully only to receive a punch on her shoulder from her blue haired classmate . "H-Honoka!" Umi giggled as she wipes her tears with her arm. The line was still making her cry.

The other seven girls giggled at them before sighing with grins in their faces.

"So ..It means it would be only first years and 2nd years next year..." Eli muttered as she clutched at the hem of her skirt.

Nozomi smiled at her reassuringly and squeezed her shoulder comfortingly. "They would be fine without us. They're old enough. Don't worry."

"But I bet they will still need the help of the great Nico nii in the future!" Nico said as she did her iconic pose. She expected a sarcastic eye roll or a sarcastic laugh from Maki but she was only greeted by a warm smile from the redhead.

"Yeah. We really need your help." Maki said charmingly making the raven haired blush faintly. Nico just hmphed and looked away making the other girls giggle at her.

Rin ran up to Kotori and Umi and enveloped them to a bear hug. She nuzzles between their cheeks. The two was shocked at first but they returned it too and made themselves comfortable with it.

"Kayo chin!!" Rin freed one of her hands and grabbed her childhood friend, and the other females in the room noticed it and exchanged glances.

"You guys are so unfair!" Honoka whined as she launched herself towards the group.

"It would be incomplete without me!" Nico said and squeezed her way into the hug. And dragged Maki with her inside.

Eli and Nozomi watched them like proud parent. Eli's hand made it's way atop Nozomi's shoulder while Nozomi held Eli's hip from behind.

Honoka's head popped out from the middle of the hug with the goofiest smile in her face and she counted the heads but she saw the confused Nozomi and Eli. She made her way out of the hug and gets between Nozomi and Eli and wrapped her arms around their shoulders . "This might be the last group hug!" She said as she dragged the girls to the hug and they enveloped each other while smiling and some started to tear up.

This is the last?

They heard a knock coming from the door and they let go of each other. The ginger head walked towards the door and opened it. A smile crept its way in her lips and high five with the visitor who opened the door fully for the other two.

"I wish I'm not intruding anything" Tsubasa from A-rise said, with her members standing in the front of Honoka. Smiling as they greets them.

"That was the best song I ever heard from our rivals. I mean,there's no doubt that you guys are the best!" Tsubasa complimented while Erena and Anju clapped from behind to support their leader. It was indeed the best and the most heartwarming song  they ever had.

"Anyways. Why don't you come with us and hang out? A-rise is planning to have a new PV and it would be great if we will have your opinion. What do you think?" Anju spoke from behind her leader. "Yes.It would be a great idea isn't it?" Erena agreed ,and Honoka turned around to face her members. Of course everyone knows how friendly Honoka is and they're used to a-rise's support and presence since they won against them. It wouldn't hurt if----

Everyone stopped,were shocked and unable to move when the A-rise's leader fell limp on the ground. The body tried to move but Anju and Erena fell unto it forcing the body back down to the ground. Honoka's eyes widen and she started to shiver as she tried to take slow step backwards ,but she lost her balance and fell on her back. Her heart throbbed fast and loudly,trying to escape the cage called ribs. She clutched the cloth that covers her chest as tears threatened to escape her eyelids.

The girls behind her couldn't take their eyes to the blood that started to pool around the A-rise members' body. Nico shivered in fear while grasping at Rin's shirt as if she would lose her dear life if she let go. Rin and Hanayo hugged each other and Hanayo covered her mouth to stop herself from shouting. Maki was with Umi and Kotori,she was covering her mouth with both hands,she have seen blood from the hospital her parent owned ,but she haven't seen them this fresh and coming from the people she met and become rivals with. Umi was shocked and gripping at Kotori while said girl was gripping at Umi's sleeves.

Eli was about to let go of the shivering Nozomi but the purplehead cried in her chest and she stopped too because it was pitch black outside for unknown reasons and it was one of her worst fears. Darkness.

A man in black and white suit emerged from the dark but his face was hidden under his creepy blonde doll mask. The mask's smile was from ear to ear and its eyes are smiling wickedly. He have a sort of can in his hand and the blonde of the group immediately understood what it was by her keen eyes. Though,she was still frozen in her place she understands  clearly what it was. 

"Greetings Muse!" The man bowed curtly and leaned back with hands on his back. His body was large and he's estimated height was 6'3 or even higher. And the mask did great in making him look more creepy. No one spoke and none dared to move from their position and the guy spoke again. "It's a great privilege to meet all of you along with a-rise but.." Silence ,and it was silent enough for them to hear him smirked under the weird mask. "wouldn't it be great if everyone will appreciate your beauty one by one?" He asked and Eli understood it. Her eyes widen in realization and shouted "NO---!!!" But it was too late....

They all heard a metal bounce,it was light. They saw a can rolled from behind the guy's feet to Honoka and erupted purple smoke. "cover your noses!!!" Eli warned before covering her mouth but Honoka already fell on the ground and the girls started to feel dizzy too. They tried to follow what Eli said but they all fell one by one on the ground leaving Eli and the unconscious Nozomi in her arms . She tried to cover her mouth but the gases made it's way in the gaps of her fingers and her eyelids started to grow heavy. She lost balance and fell to the ground. She saw the man walking towards Honoka and men started to emerge from the door from her half lidded eyelids. She gasped for breath but that only made her more dizzy and she fell asleep...And she fell into her worst nightmare..

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