So after two days of mulling things over and writing, i've organized an array of events that happen after "A Curious Mystery".
I can't estimate how long this arc might take yet. It'll probably be a while...
- Disclaimer: K ON characters do not belong to me.
- Notice: Original characters may be added for suspense, a catalyst, etc. Lifestyles and settings may deviate from the original manga/anime.
- Warning: May contain suggested themes. Yuri implied.
Summary: After Mio's encounter with the mysterious boy from the dance, Mugi and Ritsu must decide what to do next.
Ritsu looked up at the sky's stars as she hid behind the little shed. She touched her face noticing that her mask had fallen off. 'Whoops' she mentally noted. Mio was only a few feet away from her so she knew that she was in a dangerous spot. If Mio found out who the masked boy really was, how would she react? Ritsu pondered on what to do next, she concluded that her only choice was to stay put.
"Mio!" Rei called from a distance.
The girl turned to look at his direction.
"What are you doing out here?" He stood by her and asked.
"I...just wanted to walk outside for a bit." She lied.
The wind picked up as a cold breeze blew between them. Mio covered her chest with her arms.
"Let's go back inside." He suggested.
She nodded and moved towards him. Rei looked around before walking back with Mio.
Ritsu looked back as she watched them leave. Her heart sank as she oberved both of them and how close they were. She moved to where Mio previously stood and noticed that her friend had picked up her mask. She put her back against the collumn and slumped down. 'What am I doing?' The drummer rummaged her hair as her mind pondered off.
A blonde girl looked around before heading towards Ritsu's direction.
"There you are!" Mugi yelled.
"Hm?" Ritsu lifted her face.
"I've been looking for you!" Mugi took off her mask before attempting an angry face, unfortunately it wasn't working that well.
"Uhh..sorry..hahaha..." Ritsu apologized before giving a nervous laugh.
"So, how did it go?" She stood next to Ritsu who was still sitting down.
"Umm...I don't really know."
Of course, Mugi had actually seen the whole thing with her own two eyes. She had been the one who asked the dj to play the slow song. Although, she didn't really see what happened next when Mio and Ritsu had left the auditorium.
"So does she know?...Who you really are?"
"No..." Ritsu replied quietly.
"Hmm..." Mugi thought for a while. She waited for an idea to pop out.
Ritsu looked at the floor, "maybe I should just tell Mio the truth."
Mugi looked at drummer. "Is that what you want to do?"
Ritsu remained silent. She wasn't sure anymore.
"Well, I have a better idea." Mugi looked down at the brunette.
Ritsu picked herself up as she stood beside Mugi and listened to the pianist's next plan.
Azusa and Yui started walking back to the dorm, it was getting late and some students decided to retire for the night. Yui yawned as she realized how tired she had been. Azusa planned to spend the night with Yui, it would be dangerous if she had to take the train at this time of night.
They walked along the hall as Azusa turned her head and spotted Mugi - with the same boy from earlier. He was wearing a different mask this time, but she could still recognize his attire. She shook her senpai and pointed in their direction.
"Ehh?" Yui's eyes widened at the scene.
"It's her secret boyfriend again." Azusa stated.
"Oh yeah..we should say hi." Yui started walking toward her friend.
"No!" The guitarist stopped her.
"But why? I wanna meet him." Yui pouted.
"I'm sure she'll introduce him to us when the time's right." She crossed her arms as her senpai continued watching them.
"B-but he's right there..." Yui whined.
"Come on, let's g-" Azusa turned to notice that her friend had disappeared and had started walking towards Mugi.
"Yui-senpai!" She yelled as she ran to catch up with her elder.
Mugi smiled at Ritsu as she finished talking about her idea. Her friend seemed to think it was good as she watched a grin form around her face.
"Mugi!" Yui yelled a couple feet away.
Ritsu came to a halt. "Oh no." She quietly spoke.
"It'll be ok." Mugi quickly reassured the brunette as the guitarist approached them.
"H-Hi!" Yui exclaimed as she greeted Mugi and the boy.
"Hello Yui" Mugi said with a smile.
The boy waved at her.
"Who's your friend?" Yui cut to the chase and took a good look at him.
"Oh, umm..." She hadn't really thought of a cover name for Ritsu yet.
The boy leaned in to whisper something into her ear. Mugi nodded before responding.
"He's Rin" Mugi calmly replied, "Rin Takemoto."
Yui's eyes squinted as she focused onto his face suspiciously. She stepped back and said, "Ok. Hello Rin!"
The boy nodded at her.
"Yui-senpai!" Azusa yelled from afar.
All three of them looked at the girl as she reached them and stopped to catch her breath.
"Don't run off like that!" Azusa scolded Yui.
"Hehe.." The guitarist scratched her head.
"Hello Mugi-senpai." Azusa acknowledged her elder "and..."
"Rin!" Yui told the little guitarist.
"Hello Rin." Azusa properly greeted the boy with a wave.
He gave her a small smile.
"So, what brings you two here?" Yui asked.
"We were just going to leave." Mugi said.
"Together?" Yui pried.
"Yes." the pianist replied.
"Wait, so is he your boyfriend?" Yui anxiously waited for her response.
The boy blushed slightly.
"S-Senpai!" Azusa looked at Yui, "you shouldn't assume things like that."
Mugi chuckled. "Boyfriend? What makes you say that?"
"B-Because-" Azusa was quick to cover her friend's mouth.
"Oh, will you look at the time! Looks like we should get going Yui-senpai."
"Goodnight Mugi-senpai, Rin-san." She took her elder's hand and led her away.
Yui gave a confused look before she waved bye to both of them.
Mugi and Ritsu stared at each other as soon as the two disappeared.
Rei and Mio danced once more before the event officially came to an end.
The music died down as the crowd of students dissipitated. Mio looked at her phone, it was starting to get late. Rei turned to say bye to his friends.
The bassist looked around the room, she couldn't find Ritsu at all. She recalled that the last time they saw each other was after the band's performance.
Rei walked to her as soon as he finished talking to his other classmates. He could tell she looked worried.
"Is something wrong?"
"Have you seen Ritsu?"
"Nope, well, not since you guys performed."
Mio started to look worried, where could her friend possibly be? A few seconds passed before her phone buzzed.
New message - Ritsu: Mio, i'll be sleeping over at Mugi's house tonight. So...see you tomorrow.
'Sleepover?' Mio finally sighed in relief, she was so close to thinking something bad had happened to her best friend. 'At least she's safe.'
Rei checked the time on his phone. "I'll walk you home." He offered.
She nodded and took her belongings as they both left the auditorium.
Ritsu finished texting Mio. She knew that she would have difficulties being in the apartment after tonight's events, so she decided to sleep over at Mugi's house. Since Azusa was sleeping over at Yui and Mugi's dorm the pianist thought it would be best to sleep at her own house for the evening. Of course, she notified them with a text message as well.
Mugi walked back to meet Ritsu after her little phone call. The car would come by to pick them up in fifteen minutes.
Ritsu detatched her mask from her face, the event had already ended and her other friends were no longer in her sight. She placed her bangs atop her face, she still remained unrecognizeable.
Mio walked with Rei down the street. She firmly held the boy's mask with one hand. they took several more steps until they both reached the door.
"Thanks for tonight." Mio told Rei.
"Yeah, I had fun." He smiled at her. "So, i'll see you on monday?"
She nodded as the boy took his leave and descended down the stairs.
Mio opened the door, she was exhausted from tonight's events. She set her heels down picking them up with her fingers as she walked towards her room. After dressing into her pajamas and cleaning herself up she sat on her bed. She lay down looking up at the boy's mask which she set on her bedside drawer.
A thousand thoughts flooded her mind. "Who are you?" She questioned the mask as she turned to her side. She hoped she would meet him again as her eyelids felt heavier and she drifted to sleep.
Ritsu took a t shirt and shorts from Mugi as she happily handed them to her. She changed into them before she lay ontop of the pianist's bed. Ritsu suggested on sleeping in one of the guest rooms, but her friend insisted that they sleep together on hers...
She placed her hands behind her head as she looked up at the decorated ceiling. 'What a night'
Mugi walked out of the bathroom in her nightgown. She walked over to Ritsu, layed beside her, and looked up at the ceiling as well.
"Are you still thinking about what happened?"
"Mhmm." Ritsu replied.
Mugi smiled. "..Well, don't think about it too much." She gently pushed the drummer.
Ritsu nodded and turned to her side.
She blinked once before she felt her eyelids weighing down. She closed her eyes and started to sleep.
Mugi noticed how quick Ritsu had knocked out. She smiled and reached for her remote and pressed a button turning off the lights.
'Who knows what would happen next' Mugi thought as she turned to her side and fell asleep.
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Replies from previous story:
- Guest: yeah, I designed Rei to be the typical nice, friendly boy. Maybe he should be someone, although i'm not quite sure who though...
- Yukina-Tenma: thanks for the reviews! Haha that would be interesting. Hope you enjoy the continuation.
- Kamilia07329: oh wow, thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy its continuation!
- Keeper Aki: i'm still new to writing so sorry in advance if it seems like I cut the stories too short. I'll do my best to continue them until I reach a good and acceptable ending.
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