WARNING: Contains violence and inappropriate language. Read according to your own discretion.
DISCLAIMER: This story is purely fan made. All K-On! characters belong to their respective owners.
CHAPTER ONE: Calm before the Storm
Two girls lying on their backs in a stack of old crates, heeding no particular attention to the amount of dust and cobwebs, were taking a short break after beating the boss of a certain gang into pulp. Both of them were lying next to each other. The girl on the left had round brown eyes, shoulder-length dark brown hair with bangs covering her entire field of vision; she wore a black leather jacket with white sleeveless shirt underneath paired with black tattered denim and a Chuck Taylor shoes. She had an unusual hobby of playing with her bangs and suffers from a form of complex when other people make fun of her obsession.
The other girl lying next to the brunette had a crimson hair color with bangs covering her hazel eyes; she dressed in a very peculiar manner in a way that she is often mistook as one of the members of a growing "otaku religion". Today, she wore a gray statement shirt with prints in black and white; her pants seem somewhat loose, embellished with lots of gold colored zippers. She usually wears skate shoes but she made an exception this time by wearing slippers for mobility purposes because she believed that speed is the key factor in winning fights.
Each of them had a total of five piercings, two piercings in each ear and the other one will be decided by the wearer herself depending on her own preference and style. The redhead placed the fifth one on her left eyebrow while the brunette had it on her lower lip.
"Ne, Ricchan… what do you think of the boss of this gang?" said the brunette with hints of boredom in her voice.
"Rumors are somewhat exaggerated. I did not expect that the boss and his lackeys were too weak. Screw the boys and girls who worshipped this fag like a god" the hazel-eyed girl was completely disappointed.
She wanted to vent out her frustrations but the brawl seemed too short and unsatisfactory.
The brunette laughed, she somehow knew how the redhead would respond. She rolled on her left side to face the baffled girl.
"I told you that we should go to a nearby ice cream shop, the sweet flavor of the ice cream will definitely cure your boredom."
Filled with the thoughts of the abundance of the ice cream, the redhead snapped the brunette out of her trance.
The brunette yelped when Ritsu gave her a flick in the forehead much to the former's chagrin.
"Silly, Yui. You know that I hate sweets that much."
Contrary to the popular belief that girls like sweet and fluffy things, Ritsu is nowhere near the stereotype. She dislikes things that are considered to be utterly womanly and she always expressed her dissent that she lived in a wrong country, dominated by a paternalistic mindset.
"You're such a feminist, Ricchan. You should join the cause already. Who knows? Maybe you'll be able to minimize the growing disparity between the two genders?" Yui teased her friend much to the latter's annoyance.
The two continued bickering until they were blinded by the light from the outside. They tried to regain their composure by sitting lazily while simultaneously bending their heads sideways as if ready for another round of the fight.
"Heh… I think our dessert is finally here, Yui. Care to join me in my quest on savoring the last course of the meal?"
"That goes without saying, Ricchan." Yui smiled "I don't want you to hog all the fun by yourself besides I think I want to drop by a near ice cream shop after this fight."
"Ma, ma…." Ritsu chuckled. "I shall accompany you then when this is all over but~"
"….but?" Yui raised her eyebrow.
"Only if you knocked more of these bastards than I have then I might as well treat you a real parfait then."
"That's a promise, Ricchan. Otherwise, I might consider abandoning our friendship." Glints of seriousness are visible in Yui's eyes.
She raised her arms to stretch then proceeds in twisting her shoulders and wrists making a crack sound in the process which signifies her dead seriousness and will do anything even the dirtiest tricks available at hand to win.
Beautiful cherry blossoms lining side by side in the streets greeting the students of the famous all-girls school going uphill with a soft soothing music playing in the background. The music was just an illusion created by the members of the otaku religion whenever they are trying to fantasize the idea of the exquisitely elites walking gracefully under the sakura trees.
The trees' radiance captured the hearts of many including foreign countries thus the school who enjoyed the privilege of the trees' beauty was a constant guest in television programs. Not only were the trees are worshipped but the school is renowned for producing students of high caliber exuding beauty, grace and excellence in every aspect.
Rumors said that the school has a very strict training similar to the military; the only difference is that weapons of war are nowhere to be found only expensive tea sets and other paraphernalia are used in training girls to fine women are present. It is never unusual if there are girls who exceed the expectations of the school and the two Sakuragaoka Queens are of no exception.
"Ohayou, Akiyama-sama" said the girls in unison. "….Kotobuki-sama."
"Ohayou, minna-san. How have you been?" the girl with blonde hair replied much to the fangirls' delight.
"Ohayou."
The girls squealed when the black-haired girl gave a reply because she is the type who keeps her mouth shut at all times unless something or someone piques her interest. This is a usual scene in the morning and the two queens were somewhat tired of doing it every single day but they need to deal with it until such time that they are no longer held captives within the confines of their school; after all students of Sakuragaoka are required to stay in dormitories to keep track on the students' progress towards living life as fine women in the near future.
"Mugi, you don't have to pretend to be kind at all times. You should ignore those girls right away. "
"Ara…. Mio-chan. You should not insist your ways upon me. I can deal those girls by myself" the blonde chuckled in a sinister tone "….in my very own way."
The black haired girl sighed knowing that convincing the blonde is pointless right from the start. She removed her shoes then kept it inside her locker at the same time replacing it with indoor slippers.
The two queens walked parallel to each other in the hallways, greeted with warm smiles by their ever loyal supporters.
Class has ended.
Students of Class 2-1 bid farewell to each other; the black haired girl walked towards the direction where Mugi's desk is located who is still busy fixing her stuff.
"Mugi…. I got the chairman's special permission to go out of the campus. If you're not busy, can you keep me company?"
"Ara…. I'm glad that you personally invited me to go with you. Well then, shall we call this our very first date?" the blonde smiled; she definitely enjoys teasing the black haired queen.
"You and your nonsense; I don't understand the way you're thinking." the taller girl shrugged.
"That is so mean; we were best friends since first year. You should have atleast a single idea of how my mind works, Mio-chan" she smiled wryly "but I hope along the way, something good happens."
Mugi's voice reminded Mio that the former is up to something but she brushed it off knowing that this is just part of the blonde's silly demeanors to look like a seer.
"Ma…. There's no way something extraordinary will happen, Mugi" the girl frowned, "after all, Sakuragaoka is nothing but a spectrum of monochrome colors."
To be continued.
Some (useful?) information not included in the text:
Sakuragaoka is an all-girls high school known for producing fine women in the line. Akiyama Mio and Kotobuki Tsumugi are two famous figures in their school; excelling in all fields including tea ceremonies, traditional sports and other things that are considered to be part of women's duty in the society. Because of the school's strict adherence to the traditional values and customs the training is harsh but after enduring all the hardships, students are guaranteed success.
Meanwhile Ritsu and Yui belonged to a public school; and because of their silly antics and unladylike behavior, they are considered to be problem children. Nevertheless, these two delinquents never harm the weak but despite their display of seemingly good intentions; their actions are often misunderstood as acts of intimidation.
A/N:
I just wrote this out of whim when drawing and playing video games are not enough to cure my boredom. I am really sorry if there are some grammar mistakes along the way because English is not my native language and this is my very first fanfiction. I'm nowhere near to those people who could project their feelings through writing but I hope you'll find this story satisfying. Rate and review please. Your reviews will help me on the process and I will appreciate if someone will point out some points for improvement. Thank you very much.
By the way, regarding to Ritsu's hair color; yes, it's crimson. She dyed her hair while Yui just keep it the way it is. Both of them had piercings to look somewhat intimidating yet they just want to be different from the rest of the girls.
Second chapter is up!