Update: As of right now (July 2015) I have no plans of continuing these stories. I would rather spend my time working on longer fics. Apologies to everyone who had sent in a request, and thanks to everyone who read and reviewed.

Pairing: Nico/Rin/Hanayo

Requested by: kiasne

This was Nico-chan's idea, and Nico-chan's ideas were always good ones, Hanayo reminded herself. And yet she couldn't help but feel distressed as her girlfriend yelled expletives at the screen. Rin, the third member of their trio, was sitting on Hanayo's other side, whooping in excitement as her video game character sent Nico's flying into a wall. Hanayo cringed at Nico's scowl, shifting her grip on the controller with shaky hands. She knew nothing about this game – about any video game, really – but Nico and Rin had looked so excited to play it that Hanayo felt compelled to go along.

Rin had picked out a character for her, stating that it was 'almost as cute as Kayo-chin!'. Hanayo was almost certain that the small, pink blob was named Kiby. It didn't seem to be able to do much though. Rin's character had a metal suit and a huge gun, Nico's was an angel with a bow, and Hanayo's had… well, it was able to sort of fly. Although Hanayo didn't even do that much, preferring to stay on the ground to avoid the battle going on in the upper part of the screen. The other two characters clashed, colors flashing as they sent each other flying. The damage counter at the bottom of the screen kept going up, increasing more and more until Nico's character was finally blown away, disappearing from the stage.

"Nya ha!" Rin threw her hands up in victory, grinning widely.

"Don't get so cocky!" Nico shot back. "You still have to defeat Hanayo, remember? Come on, Hanayo, fight! You got this!" Nico turned to Hanayo with determined eyes, urging her on. Rin gasped, diving for her discarded controller.

"Um. H-how?" Hanayo wiggled one of the sticks experimentally, as if that would suddenly unlock some hidden ability to play video games. It didn't seem to work, and she sent Nico a helpless look.

"Here, I'll help you." Nico scooted behind Hanayo, ignoring Rin's protests. Hanayo gulped as Nico wrapped her arms around her, a blush rising to her cheeks as Nico's hands covered her own. Nico murmured instructions into her ear, the warm air sending a shiver down Hanayo's back.

With Nico's fingers guiding hers, Hanayo's character finally came to life. It jumped around the screen, kicking and spinning and performing moves that Hanayo could barely comprehend. But she seemed to be doing well, judging by the soft growls coming from the girl next to her. Rin was focused on the screen, eyes narrowed and tongue poking out of the corner of her mouth.

"Yes!" Nico shouted a few minutes later, Hanayo wincing at the sudden noise right in her ear. "We did it! Nice going, Hanayo!"

Hanayo stared at the tv, a helpless smile growing on her face as she comprehended the words glowing on the screen. Her character – Kirby, it read – was dancing front and center, the other characters clapping in the background. She had won. Well, Nico-chan had won, she corrected herself. After all, Nico had done all the work. But she still felt a glowing sense of pride, knowing that she had helped at least a little bit.

"Great job, Kayo-chin!" Rin hugged her from the side, rubbing her face against Hanayo's cheek and smiling brightly. Hanayo blushed at the affection.

"R-rin-chan! But… aren't you upset that you lost?"

"Nope!" Rin pulled away, grinning at Hanayo. "If Kayo-chin's happy, then Rin's happy! So Rin likes it when Kayochin wins!"

"Hmph. You're never that considerate to me." Nico crossed her arms, eyebrows raised expectantly. Rin turned to her with a glint in her eye, practically pouncing on the other girl and capturing her in a tight hug.

"Don't worry! Rin loves Nico-chan too!"

"What – hey! Get off me!"

Hanayo giggled at Nico's futile attempts to push Rin off. She set her controller aside, taking one last look at the victory screen before joining the hug with a contented smile.