kryuu27-san: thankyou for always reviewing my story. and for mimorin drop her bottle, at first I also think that soramaru who drop the bottle but then to make it sound twist, I make mimorin to drop that ..

rizkakarizma-san: well thank you for reading my story :D

Its almost a month I am dating pile. We still not doing anything except hug and kiss. Its not like I want it, but judging from pile reaction these day, I feel like she want to do something further. Ah I don't know what should I do. I don't have any experience, because I never date anyone before. Pile is my first. So I decide to ask soramaru, after I and pile officialy dating sora and pile like to hang out together. Before I am dating pile, they rarely talk to each other. Sora always talk with me or emittsun. I wonder if it because pile want to be close with sora? Or because they have a same interest in shipping their character. Well they're nicomaki hardcore fans afterall.

I made up my mind, and here I am asking an advice from sora who never dated anyone before. But she always have this imouto aura, that's why I can spill everything to her. I mail her about my current condition with pile. But unfortunelately, she just said that she doesn't know how to solve my problem because she is too inexperience in this case. She just say if I need advice about my love life just ask nanjolno, so I am asking her.

Well when I tell my problem to nanjolno, she gives me a tips. And guess what she plan to hiking with kussun in my monthversary day, so I ask her to let me and other member to join their bonding. I know that it sound like I am disturbing their plan, but fortunelately nanjolno and kussun being considerate with my plan. I just wish that my plan going smoothly.

Today we have a life in mujack, finally I can meet with pile. I really miss her eventhough two days ago I just meet her. After today life, nanjolno and kussun planning to ask the group to join them with their hiking. But it seems that pile is late, because 30 minutes again its our turn. Yet, she is nowhere to found.

Suddenly, rippi shouting her name. I feel glad that she finally come. I help her to change, she looks very tired. I don't know how to cheer her up, so I tell her a jokes I learned from emittsun earlier. I know that its lame, but at least she smile. She looks gratefull and say her thanks to me. What wrong with this feeling? Why it feel like I am just a friend to her? Maybe I just overthinking. I tell her that after perform we have a meeting in café nearby.

Ha finally we finish performing. Right now I am in dressing room with my fellow lily white member. I want to talk with pile after this.

Or so I thought..

Rippi suddenly telling us about pile. rippi worried that pile overworked herself. I don't have any idea that pile that busy, she never tell me anything so I thought that she's alright. Kussun notice my confused face, so she ask rippi why she worry like that. And rippi answer make me… speechless..

She thought pile is dating with soramaru, just because these past week they hangout together. She thinks that is rare to see them together, because eventhought those two are nicomaki hardcore fans, they're not that close. Well I see her point, but just because that she think that those two are dating? Unbelieveable. She explained more, when I am approaching pile earlier, she saw soramaru bite her lips. Rippi thinks that pile and sora are fighting. Gosh, I really need to talk to pile after this. I am not jealous, because sora is my bestfriend and I ask her to hangout with pile so she doesn't feel lonely. I don't think that rippi will misunderstood. Not like I want to confirm to rippi that pile is mine, it waste a time.

So I just tell rippi that stop worrying pile, because I think pile its just tired with her work. She just came from china afterall. Kussun who noticed my uneasiness, tell rippi to hurry. The other already in cafe afterall. when we come to cafe they already order food. And we welcomed by emittsun antic, it seems that she's a bit drunk. I wonder am I that long in dreesing room? Ucchi who know my thought just tell me that emittsun drank 4 glass because she's stressed. Ucchi tell us to sit, rippi went to shikaco, kussun of course beside nanjolno and me between sora and pile.

Rippi just eyeing from her seat, she looks like 'why you sit there? Let them alone!' and I don't really care. Nanjo who noticed rippi face, suddenly announce about our plan to hiking together. Shikaco instantly agree, because its there are her beloved nanjolno. I laughed at kussun reaction, she's indeed jealous with shikaco saying nanjolno is her beloved but she want to laugh too, maybe she think shikaco is too childish. Rippi, sora, and emittsun agreeing too, they don't have any schedule on that day. Ucchi say she want to ask her manager first, thought I know why she say that (grins). And of course I say that I cant come because I have a tight schedule on that day. Glad that everyone buy my lie, pile looks confused. So I just tell her that its okay to come, she needs to relax afterall. Emittsun and sora who agree with me, help me to make pile come.

Fortunelately pile agree to come. She suddenly hold my hand, she looks directly at my eyes and I all I see in her eyes is sadness.. damn, is this my fault? I bite my lips, sora who notice our tense moment just smile at us, I know that smile mean 'don't worry she'll okay'. She's really my bestfriend. And because the main reason why we came here is fullfiled, we ended here.

So ucchi went home with emittsun, nanjo and kussun with shikaco and rippi tagging along them, and last sora, me, and pile. We say our goodbyes.

In our way to pile apartment, I don't know why but I fell really awkward. It kind of I don't belong in there. Sora notice it and suddenly she's telling me and pile about her job, pile just nodding and answer with simple yes and no.

Sora looks confused and then she ask us "did you guys fighting?"

Well she ask that question, I looks at pile waiting for her answer. She just shakes her head and hold my hand tighter. Ah maybe she just want sometime alone. "no, why do you think that sora?"

"because you guys after we left café never talk and pile just answer wth her head movement" sora say

"well, we are tired sora. Sorry to make you worry about us" I say to sore while smiling. She don't buy my reason but she doesn't pursue.

"okay, anyway this is our parting. I need to buy something" she say while mouthing 'I left you two here, hope you two can fix it' I just nod at her.

And here we are, alone with pile on my way to her apartment and still holding hand. I ask her if she okay, she just nod her head. Fishy. Something is wrong so I decide to sleepover at her apartment, she doesn't mind it.

When we come, we welcomed by her two lovely dogs. They are so cute just like their owner I play with them for a while. I stop playing with them when suddenly a pair of arm hug me from behind.

"I miss you mimo-chan" she say while snuggling at my neck.

'" know and I miss you more" I answer. She then move to sit at my lap still hugging me. she looks scared. "you're pale, are you okay?" I ask worried

"I am not" she answer while snuggling again.

"whats wrong?" I ask

"it just I am scared.." she pause. I am waiting her to continue "you know that three days ago I have a job in china, right?" I nodded. "I feel lonely because you're not there, even when we exchange mail. I still feel lonely… and then I saw your variety show with sora.. it hit me, just like when I want to be close with you, I am jealous to sora. Because you two always together.. I am scared that someday sora took you from me, and you bored with me.." she explained to me. "and you know.. your fellow milky tantei always said that you two fit each other.. its really hurt mimo-chan" with that she cry.

I really don't know, what should I do. We are jealous of sora, just because sora treat me or pile very good. I know that sora valueing our friendship.. "if you want to cry, just let it fall." I say looking at her eyes while strocking her hair.

5 minutes has passed, pile finish her cry. I help to wipe out her tears. "you are aware that I promise never leave you right pile? Just so you know I never broke my promise. Ever" I say while smiling to her. She's surprised, and suddenly laugh.

"your serious face, its cute mimo-chan" she laugh uncontrollably.

I just pout to her. "teaser" I say. She looks amused with my reaction.

"to think that a great mimorin, pouting to me~ what a nice scene" she continue to tease me. I am annoyed with her words. I put my hand to her back and push her closer. I still see her proud face then I kiss her passionately. Of course she's surprised and blushing too. "it's a payback making great mimorin pout' I say while stick out my tongue and winking.

"m-mou mimo-chan" she blush harder. Her face is red just like her character hair colour. She's really cute like this. "mm mimo-chan.." I look at her "is it true that you have a tight schedule on that day? I mean.. do you remember what day is it?" she mumbled

"mm sorry pil-" she cut me "call me eriko". I just nod. "kay eriko, sorry I can't come with you.. and that day is Saturday right? May 28th?"

She looks hestitated for a moment " I see… you don't remember.." she mumble the last part. "okay, lets sleep, its already midnight" she say while get off me and start to her room. When she got no response from me, she ask me again "are you not come mimo-chan? Do you want to sleep at couch?" she say

"mm no, coming eriko" when I see her sad face, I really want to reveal my plan. But I can't, I promise nanjolno and promise myself to make this memorable.

After my stay at eriko apartment two days ago, I found her weakness. Tomorrow is the day, the other member is busy preparing their thing. I helped ucchi for packing, because she will drive me tomorrow. We rent a car for a week, just in case something happen. I am very grateful to ucchi, well we're not that close like me and sora but she's willing to help me.

We will depart early morning, in ucchi car there'll be me and shikaco. She suddenly want to join us, she said that she may upset kussun on their way there because her antics calling nanjo wife. So here we are, waiting nanjo message me. Ucchi and shikaco talking about clothes, I don't want to join in so I just text my eriko. 'hey, are you already there? Don't be sad, okay? Just because I can't come doesn't mean I am not love you anymore. Can't wait to meet you again. Bye!' well I hope that she's doing well with rippi and sora there. I received a mail from nanjo and that's our cue to go.

(at somewhere in same time)

We are already on our way to our rented villa. I see pile sad face, I wonder did their last time didn't work? Why pile still use her sad face. I wish when she see our hidden guest she can turn to her usual self again. When I look back, I can catch pile smile upon receiving message from her beloved. I decide to tease her a bit.

"ne pile~ that smile suits you better~" I say teasing her. When I looks at kussun she gave me a thumb up.

"what are you talking about nanjolno?" she say pretending dumb while frown at my statement.

"you know~ lately you always has this sad face, right sora~?" I ask sora to play along. Glad that she know my intention.

"yeah that's true pile, just like nanjo-san said~. You're really cute when smile like that~ I bet a certain someone will love to see that smile of yours" sora say while grin. Good sora. Good. She seem struggle to retord our teasing while trying to hide her blush. Lucky for her rippi suddenly ask a question that led us speechless.

"and that certain someone is soramaru~, right?" rippi say, not knowing our teasing. Crap. I forgot that rippi is the only one in group that doesn't know that mimopile is an item.

"hah? Why do you think its me rippi?" sora ask her clueless.

"hee~ aren't you two dating? Earlier you are fighting then you sent each other message. Probably soramaru sent pile a sweet apologize message, and then pile smiling because its too cheesy. And nanjolno caught smiling pile is suit her then soramaru decide to play along. Because she doesn't want to fight any longer?" rippi explain to us. I just facepalm, pile and sora jawdropping while kussun and emittsun don't care at all.

"you totally wrong there rippi. First we're not dating. Second I am not texting with pile! Why the hell I am texting a person who sit in front of me. I am texting mimo-chan." Sora explain to rippi while showing her recent message to rippi. She looks a bit angry to me. but who not, when your friend mistook you for your berstfriend girlfriend. Pile seems a bit shocked about the fact that mimorin text soramaru, it seem that mimorin haven't answered her mail.

"ma ma let us cool our head for a while. We're in rest area afterall, I am a bit tired hearing and focusing at the same time." Kussun say, I immediately look at her, and that's true she looks very tired. I stroke her hand softly, she just gave me a stress sigh, then leave us at car. I decide to follow her, it must be really tiring for her, driving that far. Soon the other four following us to rest area café.

I see kussun and sit beside her. She looks stressed maybe because our plan to make pile smiling more on our way to villa is failed. Just because rippi innoncent.. I am strocking her hair. "its okay, she will liked our hidden guest" I say trying to assure her. She just nod and mumble "hope so.." I can't see kussun like this, so I decide to kiss her right on the lips. She is shock but then smiling. "oh my lovely kussun is back~" I tease her. She pout and pinch my cheek

"that's really bold nya" rippi suddenly say with her rin voice. While the other just sit with their food.

"uh sorry"

"hey, lets resume. I want to get there befor sunset!" sora say. And with that we returned to our car and resume our trip.

(2 hour later)

"ah~ finally we are arrived" emittsun say while stretching her body. "I wonder if ucchi already done with her work. I really miss her" she say with a dreaming look

"ugh, stop that look emittsun. After uchida-san come you can have her all you want" sora say digusted.

"aye capt!" emittsun saluted sora and went in to villa. She say that she's tired. Can't agree more with her, its really tiring.

Sora and rippi follow emittsun, and they just lazily sit and watch tv. I try to found kussun and pile. They are alone in backyard. It seems kussun is consuling her about mimorin. It weird thought, just two weeks ago, mimorin and pile gave me an advice about what must to do in my relationship. But now looking at pile, she looks the same just like kussun that day. I hope that they with mimorin arrival she can be her usual self again. I see kussun look to me mouthing 'let us alone for a while, don't worry about the plan'. Upon seeing that I went in to villa, joining the other three while checking that our preparation is good.

When we arrived at villa, pile suddenly want to talk with me. she looks very troubled. So, I led her to backyard to spill out her worry. She tell me that after my problem with nan-chan solved. She feel jealous toward sora, just because sora is mimo-chan best friend. I am aware that they are pretty close for a friend. She tell me that mimo-chan is feeling jealous too to sora. But pile doesn't want to accept that, she is doubting herself. Their not doing what couple must do, but I know the reason why mimo-chan jealous. It because rippi thought that sorapile is an item. Gezz both of them are doubting theirself. But at least I am glad that mimo-chan want to mend her relationship with this kind of surprise which is make pile more sadder. And then I see nan-chan looking to me so I mouth to her 'let us alone for a while, don't worry about the plan'.

I advice her to not overthinking their relationship. Eventhought mimo-chan is like nan-chan which is dense, but she's more sweeter than nan-chan. I assure pile that mimo-chan will never think anything like she's worrying about and that maybe she doesn't know how to treat pile properly. Afterall pile is mimo-chan first ever girlfriend unlike pile who experience this kind of thing before. My thought is interrupted by pile question.

"I am wondering, what am I to her. It feel like she always priotizing soramaru than me. When she's busy, she always tell soramaru to pick me up so me and soramaru can hang out together. Why she not tell me directly, I do rather want she tell me directly than making soramaru like our medioator. Is she planning to matchmaking me to soramaru?" she ask me while her tears already fall. I don't understand what pile is thinking and yet I was jealous because of this thing. I thought pile is enjoyed with mimo-chan showering her love in another language, but that's wrong.

"I bet she doesn't want you to get upset, that's why she sent soramaru to you. To accompany you, for you not to feel lonely like me. Doesn't you have a wonderfull girlfriend pile?" I see her trying absorbing my word. I catch a glimpse of two people, I thinks that's soramaru but I don't know the other one. They seem overhear my conversation with pile.

"but I can't stop doubting her… kussun… just like today. Today is our monthversary, yet she forgot it just because she have a tight schedule and she push me to join too.." she's crying hard. I don't know how to answer her. Because it supposed to be a surprised, she doent know that her girlfriend is trying to spending time with her, eventhough she doesn't have much time. Suddenly I see soramaru come to us, she looks mad.

"hey you wrong about that! I know that you feel insecure and doubting mimo-chan feeling. But just you know she really love you! She sacrifice her time for you, you know!" sora bit her lips and continuing.. "you know, actually when she asked me to accompany you. I refuse it, but she begged for you. She thought that rather than you're alone in your home, it's better for you to hang out with a friend. She saw that we're not that close, she say that is my opportunity to make you as my close friend other than her and emi-chan. Did you know that when you two hang out in Disneyland that she's skip her practice? You didn't know it right? She told me to not tell you about this. And did you know that I am in love with mimo-chan? Even before she met you? And yet, she reject me and chasing you instead. And always tell me, when something happen to you. And yet you still doubting her feeling? Are you that dumb pile?" sora too crying while explain all story about mimo-chan sacrifice. Glad that she reveal it, I just wish that pile understand how much mimo-chan love her. Pile dumbfounded with this whole information. And she started crying harder.

"I am really a dumb one right? I wish her to always understand me and yet I am the one that not trying to understand her. Sorry soramaru.. and thank you for telling me. I now know that eventhought mimo-chan is doubting my feeling too, she stillshowering me with her love."

"good, you already know how wonderfull mimo-chan is, right pile?" she nod "great, now you two wash your fac there, and then we came in. it's a bit cold here." I say while point at nearby tap. Suddenly shikaco come and shouthing "paaaaaaiiiii-chaaan" gosh she's really noisy. Shikaco tell us to came in, because nan-chan want to discuss something.

When we open the door, we just see darkness. Pile confused and asking is the other forgot to turn on the lamps. she continue to living room, searching for lamp switch. When she found it she press the switch and bum "HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY PILE AND HAPPY MONTHVERSARY" we shout together. Pile surprised and then she's crying again. and then nan-chan say "we have a special guest for you pile."

I waited for eriko turn on the light, when she did. They are shouted to her. I watch her surprise face and then she cry, gezz she's crying again. and then nanjo say to pile "we have a special guest for you pile." That's my cue to come out and she's very shock. I just smile while walking to her. She's crying harder, I cup her cheek while sweep her tears "ara, why are you crying eriko? It doesn't suit you. You looks worse. I joked. she suddenly hug me tighter and mumbling "sorry.. sorry" I know what she means afterall I was there with sora when she's telling kussun.

I am waiting her to stop crying, and she do. "hey, feeling better?" I smile to her while tugging her hair. She just nod.

"did you plan all of this?"

"hm no, originally its nanjo plan and I added it with this and drag everyone to join. Well except for rippi"

"haha I know, why you don't want her to come" she laugh

"hey! I am still here you know" rippi say "and I am sorry for my mistake" now everyone laughing. I look at nanjo while mouthing 'I take care of her, thank you for your help' and I led pile to our room.

When we in our room, she start crying again. "mou, when are you become this crybaby eriko" I poke her cheek.

"i-it can be helped.. when I am doubting your love to me.. you always gave me more love to show that you really care for me. yet, I never noticed it." She say while sweep her tears

"ma ma its okay, now you know my little secret hehe" I say trying to cheer her up.

"is all soramaru said true?" she looks straight to my eyes. I just nod. "that rejecting part too?" I nod again. "soramaru is strong.. I want to become like her so I can support you" she say while hugging me.

I cup her face and looks straight at her eyes. " you don't need to be sora, I like eriko the best. Even her childish side, her serious side, I love all about eriko" she's blush from hearing my sweet word.

"mou, since when you become this cheesy, mimo-chan~"

"since now" I stuck out my tongue playfully. Suddenly she kiss me gently. The kiss become more passionate and then we need air. I look to her speechless. She shyly look away. How cute. She's still my cute girlfriend afterall.

"ah before I forgot, here a present for you" I say while giving her my present

"wa I forgot to bring my present, because you say you're not coming" she accept my present and pout. I peck her lips. She's satisfied with that, and start opening my present. "I never know you will give me this thing, mimo-chan" she ask disbelief

"well you already have two ring, so figured out that you need a necklace." I gave her a necklace with M.E initial. "let me help you to put that". After putting eriko necklace, we sleep. Tomorrow we have more tiring day afterall, hike a mountain. Before I sleep, eriko suddenly say "thank you for this one month, I am really lucky having you.. and goodnight mimo-chan.."

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so thats it.