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How to Handle a Nico: How to Scare the Children

Primary Pairing: NicoMaki Words: ~2.1k Rating: T for a tiny bit of self-indulgence at the end Time Frame: Maki is in med school. Nico is working as an idol producer. They are living together as a couple, but not married yet. Story Arc: Stand Alone

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Author’s Note: I started with the part directly related to the title and built out from there. And the bigger it got, the less the overall theme had to do with the title. But I like the title, so I’m keeping it.

That said, a quick Google search revealed that Trick or Treating is a little different in Japan than here in the States; not like that came as a surprise to me. Apparently, it is uncommon for such an event to occur in a given neighborhood, but some schools offer a “Western experience” for their students. As such, in this scene the former members of µ’s are volunteering to help hand out candy at a local school; an elementary school, not their old alma mater, Otonokizaka.

“How is that supposed to be scary?” Maki asked, raising an eyebrow at her girlfriend.

“Oh it is, trust me.” Nico grinned, still holding the frilly pink dress against herself. “Especially when I carry around this.” She turned and swapped the garment for a plush cat.

Wait, was that a cat? Maki blinked at the white, fuzzy toy with red and pink markings. The strange creature with beady red eyes seemed mostly cat-like, but the problem came with what seemed to be a second set of rabbit-like ears spouting from the cat-like ones.

“I don’t get it.” The doctor-in-training admitted.

The idol producer smirked. “That’s ‘cause you don’t watch enough anime.”

Maki shrugged. “Well I’m sure it will be cute on you either way.”

“The No. 1 Idol in the Universe looks cute in anything.” Nico puffed out her chest with pride as she held up her signature gesture.

“Idiot.”

“You love it.”

“Maybe…” Maki moved toward her girlfriend to pull her into a loose hug. “See you this evening?”

“Right, at the school.” Nico tilted her chin up as the taller girl leaned down for a quick kiss. “I look forward to seeing you in your costume tonight.” She added, pulling away.

Maki sighed. “I still don’t know how you roped us all into this…”

“Honoka helped a lot. And besides, it’s for the kids.”

“Yeah, I know you’re popular with the kids.”

Nico pursed her lips. “That’s not what I meant.”

“I know.” Maki pecked another kiss on the older girl’s forehead. “Have a good day at work.”

“Have fun in class.”

NishikinoMaki: I’m sorry everyone

NishikinoMaki: I’m going to be really late

NishikinoMaki: If I can make it at all

Let’sPlay!: but maki-chan you have to come!

BlackCat: yeah!

BlackCat: its not the same without you maki-chan!

Let’sPlay!: come play with us maki-chan

Let’sPlay!: forever and ever and ever

SonodaUmi: I’m honestly surprised you know that reference, Honoka

BlackCat: AYN REDRUM!

SonodaUmi: …

FamiliarofUmi: All work and no play makes Maki-chan a dull girl

SonodaUmi: Not you as well, Kotori

NiconiiMagica: He~re’s Nico!

NishikinoMaki: Yeah, there’s no way you’ll ever be that intimidating, Nico-chan

CaptainElichika: She’s been scaring plenty of people by asking them to make a contract

WashiWashiWitch: Mostly the adults though

CaptainElichika: And really they are more just creeped out than actually scared

RiceFamine: The kids really seem to like the costume though

NiconiiMagica: The No. 1 Idol in the Universe is popular even with kids

NishikinoMaki: Because you are one

NiconiiMagica: Hey!

RiceFamine: They like Umi-chan’s and Rin-chan’s as well

Let’sPlay!: of course they do!

Let’sPlay!: thats what happens when kotori-chan makes the costumes

NishikinoMaki: Anyway

NishikinoMaki: Home is in the opposite direction

NishikinoMaki: And I didn’t think to bring my costume so I could change here

NishikinoMaki: Not that I would have been able to carry it around all day anyway

NishikinoMaki: In any case, I just don’t think I can make it

WashiWashiWitch: Well if time is your concern, I have an idea, Maki-chan

WashiWashiWitch: I’ll send you a PM in a moment

“Maki-chan!” Nico waved a greeting to her girlfriend as she threaded through the throng of children in the hallway. “You made it!” She threw herself the last half meter or so into a tackle hug.

“H-Hey?” Maki shifted her position a little to change the angle of the incoming impact. “Be careful!” She chided.

“Huh? Why?”

“I came with props.” Maki opened her lab coat to reveal a breast pocket filled with various tools.

“A dentist, huh?”

“It was Nozomi’s idea.”

“Well you may make a few people uncomfortable, but I doubt you’ll scare anyone.”

“That’s fine.” Maki shrugged. “It’s a costume, sort of, and it saved me time having to go back home to change.”

“Well, it’s still medical related, so it suits you.” Nico smiled. “You look good.”

“Thanks.” The redhead replied, holding back as much of her blush as possible.

The twin-tailed girl pushed herself up to peck a kiss on her girlfriend’s cheek before pulling away. “So,” She said, twirling “what do you think?” She finished in a dramatic pose.

“Like I said this morning, cute.” The medical student admitted. “And you dyed your hair pink?”

“Yup! It’s not enough just to wear the dress!”

“I see.” Maki nodded her approval. “Anyway, pink always looks good on you, Nico-chan.”

“I know, right?” The idol grinned, resisting the urge to tease about the honest answer. It was one thing for Maki to be honest in private, but a whole different thing while in public. Besides, the event was more than half over so she couldn’t waste too much time teasing; she could always do so later.

“C’mon,” she grabbed Maki’s hand “let’s get you some candy to hand out.”

“Alright.”

“Maki-chan, what did you do?” Nico asked, approaching her girlfriend.

“Buweehh?” Maki stood up quickly, stepping away from the crying child beside her. “N-Nothing!” She insisted. “I-I didn’t… I… uhm…”

“Nico Nico Nii~!” Nico performed her signature routine as she knelt beside the child. “What’s the matter, little guy?” She asked sweetly. “Did the mean ol’ Maki-chan scare you?”

“M-mean?”

“Nico-nii doesn’t want any of her fans to be sad.” Nico continued, ignoring the other girl’s protest. “So how about a big Nico-nii smile, huh?” She flashed her own award-winning smile.

The young boy sniffled a bit, but the edges of his lips curled up at Nico’s performance.

“That’s what Nico likes to see.” The idol ruffled the kid’s hair, earning a giggle. She held out a lollipop. “Here, this is Super Special Love Nico Candy, guaranteed to keep all the scary Maki’s away while you eat it!”

The young boy’s eyes sparkled as he took the offered treat before scampering off, already tearing into the packaging.

“Mean old, scary Maki?” the redhead inquired, resisting the urge to pout.

“Well you did make him cry.” Nico smirked. “What did you do, anyway?”

“Like I said, I didn’t do anything.”

“So, he just started crying on his own?”

“… Maybe?”

Nico fixed the younger girl with a flat stare.

“I was just handing out candy like I have been this whole time.”

“That’s it?”

“Well…”

“Well…?”

Maki reached up to start twirling a strand of her hair. “I also told him to be careful not to eat too much candy or I would have to come visit him.”

Nico snorted. “You were going to come visit him?”

“Nozomi told me to say it.”

“Ah…” Something clicked in Nico’s mind. “Say, you weren’t, by chance, holding one of your picks or something, were you?”

“… My drill…”

Nico bit her lip, trying to hold back, but after a few seconds, she burst out laughing.

“… I-it’s not that funny…” Maki mumbled.

“Of course it is! It’s hilarious!” Nico wrapped her arms around herself in a vain attempt to control her laughter. “You probably dredged up bad memories that kid had about having cavities or something. Oh gods, I can see him waking up in the middle of the night, scared that a cute, redheaded dentist is going to jump out of his closet and go to work on him because he ate too much candy.”

“Mohhhh…”

“I’m sorry, Maki-chan…” Nico said, trying to calm down. “Just be happy Nozomi didn’t see that. She’d’ve caught it on video to torment you with it forever.”

“But you’ll probably tease me about it instead.”

“Well, yeah, but isn’t that much normal?” Nico borrowed one of Maki’s age-old questions.

“I suppose…”

Still giggling, Nico approached her girlfriend and opened her arms. Maki sighed and closed the rest of the distance before wrapping her arms around the raven-haired girl.

“So…” Maki started after a moment. “Do you think I shouldn’t be saying that?”

“Well, that depends…” Nico replied.

“On…?”

“Whether or not you want to make another kid cry.” Nico chuckled.

“Mmmm…” Maki hummed, disapprovingly. “I thought it was good advice, though.”

“It is.” The older girl conceded. “But maybe don’t brandish your torture weapons while you say it.

“T-torture weapons?” Maki balked. “They’re just dentistry tools.”

“Yeah, I’m getting kinda creeped out by hugging you, knowing those accursed things are mere inches away from my mouth.” Nico sighed. “I think Nozomi suggested your costume on purpose to annoy me.”

“I… I…” Maki found herself at a loss. It had never been her intent to scare or even just creep out Nico.

“Oh, and maybe try smiling for a change.”

“Smi… for a change?”

“You can be quite intimidating when you scowl.”

“I was smiling!” The redhead protested.

“Hrm…” The raven-haired girl pondered. “Maybe I should stick with you for a while. You know, to see how things go and all.”

“I’d… be alright with that…” Maki admitted. More time with Nico was never a bad thing. Even when the older girl was teasing her.

“And make sure mean ol’ scary Maki-chan doesn’t make another kid cry.”

Maki swatted her girlfriend on the top of her head, earning another bout of laugher in return.

“So, I never did ask, what kind of magic do you do?” Maki as she unlocked the door to the house.

“I mainly fight witches.” Nico explained, stepping into the entryway.

“Oh?” Maki raised an eyebrow. “You were avoiding Nozomi all night.”

Nico scowled. “Some witches aren’t worth facing…”

“So she had already defeated you.” While Maki was long accustomed to the spiritual girl’s antics, she couldn’t shake a pang of possessiveness from the desire to the only one who did such things to Nico.

“Can’t win a fight on threats alone.”

“Fair enough.” Somehow that made Maki feel better.

“I also grant wishes.”

“Oh?”

“You didn’t know?” Nico smirked. “Nico-nii’s super special magical powers can grant any wish you can imagine!”

“Anything?” Maki raised an eyebrow.

“All you have to do is make a contract with me.”

“And what is my end of this contract?” Memories of the reactions people gave Nico when she had asked them to make contracts with her ran though Maki’s mind.

“An astute one, I see.” Nico grinned. “If you must know, the cost of your wish is your soul.”

“I thought that was the devil’s trick.”

Nico shrugged. “Nico was the little devil of µ’s.”

“That is true.” Maki nodded. “But it’s a shame…”

“Why is that?”

“You already have my soul, so I guess I can’t make a wish.”

“I suppose you’re right.” Nico giggled. “But out of curiosity, what would you have wished for?”

“That’s easy.” Maki moved towards her girlfriend, reaching forward to cup her chin in her hand. “You.” She finished, leaning down.

Nico’s ruby eyes glinted in amusement. “Well then, you’re in luck.” She laughed as she slung her arms around the taller girl’s neck. “You can have me for free.”

Maki closed the distance between them until their lips met before moving a hand down to the small of Nico’s back so she could pull her closer.

After a moment, Nico pulled away. “I must ask though,” she started, still catching her breath “why would you wish for something you already have?”

“Because I still want it.” Maki replied, as though it should be obvious. “And I always will.”

“I see.” Nico smiled, feeling the familiar flood of joy that washed over her whenever Maki reaffirmed her desires. “So what does the sexy nurse want to do with the magical girl now that she has her?” Her voice became sultry. “Is she going to give Nico a physical exam?”

“Dentist.”

“Yeah, no, that’s not going to work.” Nico made a face like she had bitten into something sour. “Sexy dentist just doesn’t sound right.”

“But that’s what I’m dressed as.”

“Maki-chan has no sense of role-play.” Nico pouted. “Alright.” She said, pulling open the other girl’s coat “What if we got rid of these?” She removed the various tools she found and slipped them in the bag Maki was carrying. She then pulled the bag off Maki’s arm and dropped it, unceremoniously on the floor. “And then we just call you a sexy doctor?”

“But I’m not a doctor.” Maki said out of pure habit of reminding people she was still a student and had yet to earn her doctorate.

Nico sighed dramatically. “Just pretend for tonight, Maki-chan.”

“Alright.” Maki replied. “I am pretending to be a dentist.”

“Isn’t a dentist a type of doctor?”

“Yes…”

“And sexy nurse and sexy doctor both sound so~ much better than sexy dentist.”

“Maybe…”

“And besides, what is a dentist going to do, examine my mouth?”

“Obviously.”

“But that’s just kissing!”

“You don’t like kissing?”

“Ughn…” Nico was having a hard time telling if Maki was being serious or just teasing her.

“I could also give you an oral exam.” Maki offered, leaning forward to slide her head next to Nico’s

“But that’s still…” She gasped as Maki bit gently on her ear.

“I mean I intend to examine you.” Maki whispered, her breath hot against Nico’s skin. “Orally.”

“Oh…” Nico suddenly realized the implications. “C-Carry on…”

Author’s Note Continued: First off, for those who didn’t catch it, Honoka’s username is taken from her Halloween set card SIF. Eli’s is a nod to her recent Pirate card, which I felt made for a nice costume choice for her. Nico’s pays homage to her cosplay costume from Puella Magi Madoka Magica, an excellent anime that I would highly recommend; Kyubey is probably my favorite non-human character ever. The others should be a bit more obvious.

I also find amusing the idea that Umi and Maki generally do not buy into the whole themed username thing. They use their names and believe that to be sufficient.

Lastly, for those who missed the other reference in that scene, the paraphrased quotes were from The Shining; a Kubrick classic well suited for this time of year. I may eventually get around to writing the scene in which the girls of µ’s gather to watch a few seasonal horror films. Deities know I have enough notes for it...

#NicoMaki #Nishikino Maki #Yazawa Nico #How to Handle a Nico #Love Live #fanfic

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