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"Good morning Honoka-san, and everyone from μ's too." Kira Tsubasa, leader of the school idol A-RISE greeted all the girls in front of her while walking towards them. Behind her, both Toudou Erena and Yuuki Anju could be seen, smiling.

"Good morning Tsubasa-san. Thank you for coming! I'm sorry I invited you all of sudden even though you guys are really busy." Kousaka Honoka greeted back the three girls whose now were standing in front of her, with an awkward smile.

"Don't be. We're the one who should be thankful that everyone from μ's invited us." Erena was the one who replied while putting down her belongings on the ground

"That's right~ beside it's a rare opportunity for us to hang around together like this." Anju added giving a sweet smile to the brunette.

"D-don't mention it hehe~" feeling a little embarrassed, Honoka grinned while scratching her hair.

"Well then since everyone here already, shall we go now?" the voice was Ayase Eri's, the quarter Russian. Everyone nodded. All nine members of μ's plus three members from A-RISE are present. After everyone checked all their belongings once again, they soon headed to their destination.

It happened one week ago. After their usual practice Honoka suddenly blurt out something out of the blue.

"Hey, hey lets go mountain climbing this weekend!"

"EH?!" Was everyone reaction at the moment. But everyone's "EH" seems like has a different meaning from each other.

"W-why so sudden, Honoka-chan?" Koizumi Hanayo was the first one to ask fidgeting on her seat.

"I just feel like it…I guess?" Honoka grinned, couldn't think of any better reason.

"Sounds fun nya!" Hoshizora Rin clenched both her fist and raised it in the air, already feeling excited.

"I don't want to. It's troublesome." Nishikino Maki who was sitting on the seat opposite from Honoka opposed.

"I agree with Maki-chan." Yazawa Nico added, stealing all the attention to her.

"I think it's a good idea. We need a chance of pace sometimes." Minami Kotori, Honoka's childhood friend who's already accustomed with Honoka's bizarre idea spoke.

"I agree with Kotori-chan. I think we need a break and mountain is a good spiritual place~" Toujou Nozomi speak up her mind while smilling cheerfully couldn't hide her interest for a spiritual place.

"Isn't this too sudden Honoka? How about we postponed it and go mountain climbing the next week?" Ayase Eli suggested, still thinking that it wasn't good idea especially if it wasn't planned before.

"Eeeh?! But I already invited A-RISE and they said they'll come too." Honoka pouted like a child who doesn't get the candies she wanted.

"A-RISE?! THAT A-RISE?!" suddenly Nico got up from her seat vigorously. "Then count me in!" she said, suddenly fired up.

"You're changed your mind too quick." Maki let out a sigh, react to Nico's sudden attitude.

"But I still think that we should postpone it to next week." Eli still trying to argued with the ginger-haired girl.

"How about it, Umi-chan?" Honoka turned around to face her other childhood friend, Sonoda Umi to find another supporter.

"I think…" Umi closed both her eyes and furrowed her brow, arm crossing in front of her chest, telling the other that she was concentrating.

"You think…?" everyone parroting her, curious about what she was going to say.

"I think we shouldn't…" Umi opened her eyes looking at the rest of the girls with serious face.

"You think we shouldn't…?!" again everyone was parroting her.

"I think we shouldn't waste our time here and started all the preparation we need immediately!" suddenly her eyes sparkling and her voice somehow full with excitement.

"U-Umi?" Eli called for the bluenette, surprised by her sudden change of attitude.

"I forget that Umi is a mountain climbing freak." Maki sighed, aware of what was going to happen to her.

"Well then let's go! The mountain is calling for us!" Umi walked out the practice room eagerly, leaving the others behind.

"But Umi-chan, we'll go this Saturday, not today!" Honoka cried out while chasing for her childhood friend.

"Are we going to be alright?" Eli sighed worriedly.

And so that Saturday everyone from μ's decided to meet up at the station. At seven in the morning everyone was already in front of the station and now they were waiting for A-RISE. After A-RISE come, they checked all their belongings and then they go to their destination by train. The mountain they're going to climb wasn't that far away from their neighborhood. It only took two hours by train. Two hours passed by and they soon arrived at the mountain peak. The mountain has a route for the climber and some check point on the way to the peak. But some of the road was steep, rocky and slippery making everyone who passed it must be extra careful.

"Uwaaa the scenery is so beautiful." Honoka looked around the area that surrounded by green landscape.

"You're right. The air is fresh as well. As expected from a spiritual place~" Nozomi took a deep breath to filled her lung with the fresh air, the one that she didn't found often in the city.

"It's been a long time since I go mountain climbing nya! I don't have that much good memories the last time I went with Umi-chan and Nozomi-chan, but today will be different since Rin already prepared all she needs before nya, and it's because Rin is with Kayo-chin~" the orange-haired girl couldn't hide her excitement and jumping around here and there while dragging Hanayo along with her.

"R-Rin-chan, be careful or you'll tripped." Hanayo trying to calmed down her best friend.

"It's true that it's been a long time since we go on a vacation like this." Anju walked out from the station while bringing her bag that looks like a little lighter than the other.

"Don't you guys have a day off at all?" Nico asked the red haired girl that darker thatn Maki's. Even though she has been a fan of A-RISE for years, she still didn't know that much about their daily life.

"We did have a day off, but we often used it to rest so we don't usually go places like this." Erena was the one who explained.

"Because of that we're really thankful that Honoka-san invited us. Once again, thank you Honoka-san." Tsubasa smiled gently at the ginger-haired girl, making the leader of μ's blushed and grinned widely.

"I hope we're not disturbing your schedule though." Eli said to the A-RISE girls.

"Of course you didn't, Ayase-san." Erena answered while smiling to the blonde. Even the cool and composed Elichika got a bit fascinated by the charming smile of Erena. A small pink is visible on her cheeks.

"Shouldn't we go now? I think Umi couldn't resist any longer." Maki was the one who broke the awkward atmosphere between Eli and Erena.

"Speaking of Umi-chan…"Hanayo interjected. "She's not here anymore." She said nervously as she told the rest of the girls.

"Kotori-chan isn't here either." Honoka cried out in panic.

"Umi-chan, we shouldn't wander off by ourself. The other must be pretty worried right now." Kotori said while trying her best to regulate her breathing and carefully choosing her steps on a narrow and slippery road. The bluenette in front of her seems like having no difficulties at all, despite the extra huge backpack she was carrying.

"Umi-chan!" Kotori called for the older girl, trying to get her attention.

"Don't worry Kotori, I'm sure that the others will catch up with us in no time." Umi replied without looking back at Kotori, too occupied with what she was doing.

After they arrived at the mountain feet, Umi immediately take the lead to climb the mountain, unable to resist the urge inside of her. Kotori, who had been watching Umi for awhile didn't have any choice but to follow her behind. After walking for about two hours, the two of them were now completely separated from the rest of the girls and moreover, Umi was showing no sign to stop.

"Umi-chan, I still think that we should wait for the other." Kotori once again suggested to the bluenette. The road become narrower and her steps started slowing down even though her backpack not as big as Umi's.

"It's okay Kotori, we're almost reach the first check point!" Umi replied. Her voice still full with excitement and didn't sound like she's tired at all, unlike Kotori.

After some steps forwards it's true that Umi was finally able to see the first check point. It's not too far from their location right now.

"I can see the check point! Let's hurry, Kotori!" Umi fastened her steps, leaving the younger girl behind.

"W-wait for me, Umi-chan!" Kotori fastened her steps as well but unfortunately she didn't choose her steps carefully making her slipped and fell down a cliff.

"Kyaaaaaa!"

Umi heard Kotori's scream and immediately turned back to see what happened to the younger girl but the brown-as haired girl was no longer behind her.

"Kotori where are you? Answer me, Kotori!" The bluenette called for Kotori. Panic could be heard from her voice.

"I-I'm here, Umi-chan!" Kotori shouted in return and fortunately Umi could hear the faint replied she gave. Umi then carefully looked down a cliff and found Kotori was lying at the bottom.

"Kotori! Wait a moment, I'll come there immediately!" Umi opened her backpack and let out a rope. She search for a tree near the cliff and tied the rope to it. Having a good athletic body, fortunately make Umi climbed down the cliff without any major difficulties, except for the extra large backpack she was carrying.

"Kotori, are you alright?" after she untie the rope from her body, she immediately went to the younger girl.

"I'm okay Umi-chan." Kotori smiled, trying to calm down the bluenette.

The cliff wasn't that high and the ground Kotori landed to was fortunately soft because of water-wet.

"But…Umi-chan…?" Kotori called for the older girl.

"What is it Kotori? are you hurt somewhere?" Umi asked worriedly.

"It's not that." Kotori shook her head. "How do we get back up there?" Kotori pointed her finger to the main road above the cliff.

Even though the cliff wasn't that high and Umi seems like she was able to climb it back, it was a different story for Kotori. of course living Kotori alone down here to ask for help was out of option too for the bluenette.

"Let's search a different route." Was all Umi could think for now.

"Umi-chan, Kotori-chan!" Honoka called out for her childhood friends. It's been two hours since they left the mountain feet and began climbing while searching for Umi and Kotori but they still haven't found them yet.

"Where could they go?" Hanayo muttered to herself worriedly.

"We followed the main route so if Umi and Kotori already at the first check point and waited for us, we should have encountered them a moment ago since we already passed the check point." Eli furrowed.

"I'm worried about Kotori-chan nya…" Rin looked down, making almost all the attention turned to her because of her statement before.

"Isn't Sonoda-san with her?" Anju asked the orange-haired girl.

"And that's what the main problem is." Nico answered, making Anju more confused.

"You see, there's one time where Rin, Nozomi-chan and Umi-chan tried to climb a mountain and all Rin could remember from that time was a not-too-good memories." Rin shivered, remembering the time where she was pushed to overcome her fear by Umi.

"Umi…she's a mountain climbing freak." Maki tried to put it in an easier way to understand.

"Sonoda-dan is? But she looks like a reliable person to me." Erena said in disbelief.

"Well let's just say that she has a hidden personality with her." Eli explained awkwardly.

"I bet that right now Umi-chan is trying to reach the peak and Kotori-chan couldn't do anything but followed her." Nozomi said while flipping the cards from her hand.

"What should we do now?" Honoka asked the rest of the girls, worried about her best friends.

"If we keep up like this, we won't find them anytime soon." Eli let out a sigh.

"Honoka-san." Tsubasa called for the brunette, finally opened her mouth.

"What it is Tsubasa-san?" Honoka asked the A-RISE leader.

"How we make a pair and searched for Sonoda-san and Minami-san? I'm sure it will be faster that way too, besides being in pair we don't have to get worry to get lost alone." Tsubasa suggested.

"It's true that it will be faster that way." Eli nodded.

"There are ten of us, so no one will be left alone nyaa!" Rin said feeling relieved somehow.

"But how will we divide the pair?" Nico asked to the girls making them fell silence.

"Ah, don't worry about that~" Nozomi was the one who answered. She opened her backpack and let out a bottle with a marble inside it.

"Inside this bottle there's a total ten marble with a five matching colors. We just have to determine the pair by this marble. Whoever get the same color, will immediately be paired. I brought it just in case something like this happened~" Nozomi said cheerfully, seems like to enjoy herself despite the situation they were in right now.

"Why the heck did she bring something like that? Did she already know that this will happened?" Nico whispered to the blonde.

"I don't know, that's Nozomi for you." Eli answered while looking at her best friend with a weird expression.

"Now is everyone ready?" Nozomi shake the bottle and giving all of the girl one marble each.

"Do your best with whoever you're being paired with~"

A/N : Hello it's me again, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! As always I apologized for my bad grammar and any mistakes. I'm not used in writing something like this so the story might be a little weird and lame sorry for that ._.

Well then see you next chapter~