'K-ON!' is a slice of life 4-koma by Kakifly and has been developed into an anime by Kyoto animation in 2009. It's a story about-.
"O-hai-o~"
"Yui! What are you doing here?"
"Neh, I thought I'd introduce myself?"
*Shakes head*. "You don't need to do that. If people are reading a 'K-ON!' fan fiction, they will have at least seen the anime or read the 4-koma."
"But why are you explaining 'K-ON!' then?"
"To get in the zone. Now go away, you're not supposed to be here!"
"Phoo…"
"So yeah, this story about these girls and their new adventures. Great, now I'm stuck in speech mode. Anyway, the Armlet of Ridiculousness and Randomness has now been re-activated. As the universes begin to converge together, expect crazy things to happen as the laws of physics and magic clash and merge."
"Wish us luck!"
"Oi! I told you to shoo!"
K-ON!
It was some time during the year when things started to go awry for the girls. It was hard to pinpoint when it was exactly. However, in the future they would agree that it started with that letter.
Mio was on the clean-up rotor at the time and the rest were doing what they did best: drinking tea and eating sweets. Azusa was eyeing the last cake on the table but she knew it was for bassist.
"We should start practice," she said, hoping to distract her self from the dessert.
Ritsu looked up from her teacup. "We can't start practice without Mio."
"Geez, you just don't want to practice." She sat back down with a sigh and her eyes lingered on the dessert again. It was a creamy slice of shortcake with a strawberry placed on top of thick layers of white coating. The biscuit base was crumbly yet in a bite it held together with the sweet cream. The sponge was soft and light, almost like biting into clouds.
"Sorry Azusa-chan, I won't be able to practice today." Everyone looked at Mugi with faint surprise and curiosity. She brought out a letter from one of her pockets. "I have to be somewhere today. But I received a letter addressed to our Light Music club."
"Ooh, what's inside?" Yui reached out and grabbed it. Her eyes scanned the page. "The Armlet of Ridiculousness and Randomness has been re-activated. The main subjects are the members of Afterschool Tea Time. I hope you have a nice time.
"From the Author. DISCLAIMER: I do not own 'K-ON!'."
Only the little kohai looked confused and the others were quick to respond.
Ritsu said, "So it isn't Kakifly then."
Mugi added, "I think it must be some different Author-san,"
Yui nodded. "I wonder if it's a girl-chan or a boy-kun."
Azusa asked, "What are you talking about?"
The other guitarist put her teacup down as though to explain. "I hope this Author-chan isn't too into Mitsu. Otherwise, I won't get much Azu-nyan time."
Ritsu looked perplexed. "What's Mitsu? Ah, Mugi, your nose is bleeding!"
"Oh, is it? Thank you." She pulled out a tissue and cleaned her face. "Anyway, I must be off now. Could you pass on the letter to Mio-chan for me? I wanted to wait until she was here but I need to go now." She looked at the time on her phone as she said that and stood up to leave.
"Eh, Mugi-chan, where are you going?"
"Top secret family business." With a wink, she grabbed her bag and left the room.
The drummer raised an eyebrow but quickly ignored it, assuming Mugi had rich, family business things to worry about. Before Azusa could get a better look of the letter, it was snatched away by Ritsu. "I wonder what that was about? Anyway, I'm going to tell Mio about this letter." She waved the letter and got ready to run. "You guys clean up the teacups! Ciao."
"Eh? No fair!" Yui cried out.
That left Azusa and Yui. And ton-chan. Azusa was trying to get her head around this nonsense. Armlet of Ridiculousness and Randomness? A different Author? What's going on? Azusa decided not to pay too much attention to it, hoping the letter was a prank. Who would ever think up of such a weird name anyway?
Azusa glanced at the time and minute hand was just past four. They had plenty of time to practice, just the two guitar players.
"Yui-sempai, we should go practice-."
"Neh, Azu-nyan. What do you think the Armlet does?"
"Pardon? Um… I guess ridiculous and random things."
"Oh, you're so clever Azu-nyan."
"Was that sarcasm?" I don't think Yui can do sarcasm but oh well.
"We should go investigate!"
"Huh? I thought we could practice."
"We can practice whenever we want." In an instant, Yui was dragging the smaller girl out of the classroom. "Let's go!"
In the rush, Azusa found herself swept away in Yui's current. She was washed to the third floor where they ended up by the occult club's front door. Yui thought it was most appropriate. Being a second year, Azusa felt a little out of place but was faintly surprised at Yui's thinking. A weird armlet would be right up the occult club's alley.
The door opened; it was creepily dark inside as two faces peered from the shadows at them.
"Oh, hello Yui. And friend."
"Are you here to join in our sacrifice?" A Barbie doll, stripped naked, lay on a table in the centre of the room.
"No. I came to ask about something. Have you heard of this thing called-? What was it called again?"
Azusa sighed. "Armlet of Ridiculousness and Randomness. You just read it in the letter less than a minute ago."
The occult members shook their head but they seemed intrigued. "We haven't heard such an object before. If you like, we can take a look into it for you."
"Thank you very much!" Yui replied. She continued to explain about the letter they had received.
"So Kakifly is writing again?"
"No, it's a different Author-chan."
"Hm. Things might get interesting then. Sorry but we have to continue our ritual." They nodded and waved goodbye. The door creaked as it closed, fitting for the occult club but not for a school.
"They're really nice, aren't they?" said Yui.
If a little weird… Azusa sighed, realising she would be doing that a lot today.
"Mio-chan!" Yui shouted as she ran into her homeroom. She glomped onto the taller girl, though it was comparable to a rugby tackle. They almost fell to the floor.
It took the bassist a moment to collect herself before responding, "Yui? What are you doing? I thought you'd be practising."
"Neh, we're investigating!" as though she was talking about some epic quest and raised her arm.
Azusa had been in her sempai's classroom a few times before, though usually it was because Yui had dragged her there like this time. Secretly, she hoped to have this room as her homeroom next year with Ui and Jun, her two best friends.
The desks and seats were lined up nicely but in the corner of the room another desk had appeared. A computer was placed on top of it and a red-headed girl seemed to be installing the electrics. Or she had punched a hole in the wall and was stealing wires.
On the other side of the room, Azusa could point out each of her sempai's desks. Yui's was easiest to remember being at the back in the luxurious window seat. Ritsu's was at the front in full view of any teacher's watchful eye. At the moment, a large, red bottle stood on the desk. She tried to ignore it.
"Oh Azusa, you looking at my prize?" Ritsu placed an arm around Azusa's shoulder and pulled her closer. It was a bottle of ketchup.
"Right…" Azusa didn't want to ask but she could tell Ritsu wasn't going to let go until she did. Another sigh as she gave in. "Why do you have a large bottle of ketchup?"
"You see Mio and I were walking around the other day we saw a large tower of red reaching up the ceiling! And Mio's eyes widened and she lusted after it-"
"Baka. I just pointed it out and you bought it."
"You didn't even let me finish my story!"
"Well, it's just an outright-."
"So, have you found anything about the Armlet?" Ritsu flashed her trademark grin. Mio fumed and turned her back on everyone.
Yui shook her head. "The Occult club are going to look into it for us. Come on, let's all go together. It'll be more fun!"
"I can't. I'm helping someone out." Mio gestured to the corner to the redhead. At least she wasn't stealing wires or punching through walls then. Even though she seemed to be working for the school, her uniform was not one of work clothes but a school uniform they didn't recognise.
She barely turned her head to acknowledge them, her eyes focused on her job. "Hello, says Misaka," her voice flat and emotionless.
"…" Azusa paused. Did she just-?
"Hello, Misaka-chan!" Yui said.
Mio explained. "She's new here and Sawako asked me to give her a tour of the school after she installs the computer."
"And I'm tagging along," Ritsu added. "She needs to watch out for all the ghost stories this school has."
"I see…" Azusa replied. Yui cut her off by tugging her arm.
"Okay! We'll continue our investigations. Team Yui-Azu-nyan, let's go!"
"Huh? Ah!" Swept along again, Yui dragged her off.
"Goodbye, says Misaka waving goodbye."
Mugi walked past the train station she took every day. With a glance of the time, she knew she wasn't going to be late to her meeting. However, her dad's words made her feel uneasy.
"It doesn't matter if you're punctual for this. Just… be prepared. He's a bit weird."
"I wonder what this is about?" she said to herself. A hand drawn map led down the path towards Mio and Ritsu's house, and then into an alleyway. She was about turn the next corner when she heard the screeching of tyres. Her head span round as a vehicle took round a corner far too quickly. All four wheels burned on the tarmac. And a girl stood in the middle of the road. Frozen.
"Look out!" Mugi shouted, dropping her things.
She dived across the road, pushing the smaller girl safely out of the way. There was just enough time for her self to get out of the way. The car passed quickly, narrowly missing the rich girl; but Mugi was faster, whipping out her phone to capture the driver's license plate before it drove out of sight.
There was a slight pause before she sighed as the adrenaline rush began to settle. On the floor next to her, still in shock, the girl still lay.
"Are you okay?" Mugi asked, holding out her hand. "Oh, Shizuka-chan." It was the girl that sat behind her during classes. Kinoshita Shizuka. She blinked a few times before taking Mugi's hand to get up. Her face went red quite quickly.
"Th-thank you, Mugi-chan."
"No problem."
"Y-you're really strong."
Mugi didn't know her class-mate very well. With a glance at her wristwatch, she still had plenty of time so she could hang around and chat. Shizuka was likely to be still in shock so Mugi felt it was her responsibility to look after her for the time being.
"Let's sit down."
Yui and Azusa were walking down a corridor to their next destination when a different redhead that Azusa did recognise walked past.
"Was that Megumi-sempai?"
"I hope the Armlet does some really fun things."
"Um… I think that was-."
"What do you think it does, Azu-nyan?"
She sighed, starting to get used to being ignored. "Maybe we'll get some practice."
"Wow, that is a ridiculous idea."
"Hey! I'm not serious!"
"I think it should be like a fairy tale. Where we go save the princess. Once upon a time…"
"Shouldn't it be the other way around?"
"Azu-nyan?" Yui stopped quite abruptly, leaving Azusa to wonder what she said. The older guitarist leaned dangerously close until they could feel each other's breathes on their skin.
"Is there someone you like?"
"W-What?!"
"Aw, Azu-nyan. You should have said so sooner." Yui made a little heart with her fingers.
"There's no-one I like!"
Yui pouted. "Aw, that's sad."
Azusa walked on ahead to avoid the subject, ignoring Yui's pleas.
Where are we going, anyway? Azusa wondered. "Today has been a surprisingly normal day. I was expecting worse."
"Here we are!" Yui shouted and knocked on the door. There were lots of voices from inside; two of them seemed to be singing.
"One second~," one of the voices replied. Azusa's skin prickled; the voice sounded surprisingly similar to Yui's. The door opened. "Ah, Yui-chan. Welcome, welcome." A very short girl greeted them, even shorter than Azusa. But her uniform showed she was a third year. With long, blue hair that reached her knees and adorably, large eyes, her chibi appearance looked as though she jumped out of a different anime.
"Since when did you go to this school?" Azusa asked to no one.
"Ah, Kona-chan. This is Azu-nyan. She's my Kohai."
"Hello Azu-nyan. Yui's told me a bit about you. Would you like to wear these?" She pulled cat ears from nowhere.
"No thanks…" Were they prepared specifically for me?
"Azu-nyan, this is the Lucky Star club. This is Kona-chan. Over there is Kaga-chan, and her twin Kasa-chan. And over there is Miyu-chan."
Azusa frowned. "What's with all these nick-names?"
"Introduce us properly!" shouted Kagami, to which Yui only scratched the back of her head.
"Neh, can you help us with something?" and Yui started explaining the letter they received, mentioning how the Author was probably not Kakifly.
Inside the room, lots of manga and games were strewn about. A computer had already been set up in the room and they were using the monitor as a screen for a game they were playing. Lyrics to a song (Sparkling Day Dream by Zaq) bounced on the screen and 'Kasa-chan' seemed to be singing with 'Miyu-chan'.
"Are the Armlets from a game or a manga?" Konata asked.
"I don't think so. If it was, you'd probably already know."
"That's true." She rubbed her chin in thought. "You could go to the library?"
"Eh? But books are boring."
"I know, right?"
"Are all third years like this?" Azusa asked.
"If we find anything about the Armlets then we'll let you know."
They said their goodbyes as Yui and Azusa continued their search.
"What does the Lucky Star club do exactly?" Azusa asked.
"I don't know. They only recently started up."
"When was that?"
"Today."
Shizuka twiddled her thumbs around the ice cream she was eating. I'm sitting next to Mugi-chan and eating ice cream with her. She had calmed down in one respect, but in another her heart hammered against her chest like a humming bird trying to get out.
"What flavour did you get?" Mugi asked.
"Ah! Um… V-vanilla."
From Mugi's point of view, it looked like Shizuka was still in shock so she decided to stay with her. Sitting under the umbrella of a local café, Mugi wondered if Mio and Ritsu came here often, like on a date.
"How are you feeling now?"
"B-better. With you here…" Oh no, she thought. My face is probably red now. It must be red! Quick, change the subject. "H-How is the Light Music club going?" Good, I didn't say anything embarrassing. Or ask anything embarrassing. I think.
"It's fun. I really enjoy it. What do you think of our music?"
"Um… The same. It's relaxing to watch you guys' play… I like the way your fingers move on the keyboard. They're like beautiful fairies dancing on the keys- I mean! Everyone! Is awesome! And good…"
"Thank you, Shizuka-chan." Mugi smiled, though she was surprised at the compliment. No one had ever said such nice things about her fingers before. She felt a little self-conscious now with her fingers exposed around her ice cream. "I'm glad you enjoy our music. I'm surprised to see that you think our music is relaxing."
"I- I like to listen to your bit of the music. It's melodic. And peaceful. I sometimes listen to music in class. It helps to calm me down."
"Did you listen to music in today's class?" Mugi recalled Shizuka singing behind her during maths, but she shook her head.
"I was just singing to myself and watching you. You know, like your hair. I-I really like your hair. But not in a creepy way! I just like to stare at it from behind you… And imagine playing with it between my fingers. Your eyes are beautiful… I mean- forget I said that. FORGET I SAID ALL OF THAT!"
Shizuka got up and ran.
"Ah, wait!" She was almost out of sight and forgot to look both ways when crossing the road, causing several angry drivers to honk their horns.
"Stay safe!" Mugi shouted one last time before she disappeared. With a sigh, she looked at the time. "Oh! I'm late!" After gathering her things, she ran off, quickly forgetting the other girl as she wondered about the meeting.
She arrived to Thirteenth Street. It was a street Mio and Ritsu regularly passed but tall houses loomed high on either side casting the street in the dark and no streetlights lit the way. Her directions told her to walk into an alleyway, against her instincts, and she found a small shop at the end of it.
A tall man sat on the steps, waiting for her. He had a black kimino of some sort with a hat and sandals. Her father had called him hat-and-clogs.
"Good evening, Kotobuki Tsumugi."
"What if the Armlet turned us into magical girls?" Yui asked.
"I hope not. It would be really embarrassing." Particularly with Yui and Mugi around. The transformation sequence of most magical girl anime usually showed too much skin for her liking.
"We should get super powers!" shouted Yui. "With magic and cool things!" Yui turned towards the window abruptly and reached her hand out. Azusa looked as Yui grabbed the setting sun. "Look Azu-nyan. The sun is in my hand!"
"I'm sure that's a quote from somewhere. Anyway, we still don't know what the armlet does so I wouldn't count on it." Azusa looked outside. It was getting late in the evening and she saw some people walking home. "It must be the kendo club," given their wooden swords. Azusa wondered why they were heading outside. It took a moment for her to realise that they were going home. She pulled out her phone and realised how late it was.
"We haven't practiced at all today! And I haven't done my homework yet!"
Yui glomped onto her kohai. "There, there. The Armlet will solve it for us."
"How is it going to help? I think things are just going to get worse."
POKEMON
The next day, afterschool, there was a package on the table. The group were waiting for Yui to arrive as it was addressed to her. Mugi was away again on her 'secret business'.
"What's 'Magic Shop Leon'?" Azusa asked, reading where the package was delivered from. They each shook their heads, not recognising the name or brand. Ritsu was tempted to rip open the package but Mio held her back.
Ritsu pouted. "You never know what might be in there but it could be important. Like an animal trying to get out!"
"Who would send Yui an animal in a box with no air holes?"
"It's definitely an alien then."
The door opened before they could continue and Yui bounced to the table. "Hey, what's in the box?"
"We don't know. It's for you."
With a quick gasp and dropping her bag, her hands started tearing away the packaging. Lots of paper and bubble wrap was flung in the air as she dived into the box until she produced a small, round object. It fit snugly in her hand.
Ritsu gathered up the bubble wrap and stashed it in her bag. "That's a lot of foam and wrapping for such a small object."
The sphere in Yui's hand had two coloured halves. The top was red whilst the bottom was white. A black band separated the two halves and a small button was placed in the centre.
Azusa looked a little dumbfounded when she realised what it was. "It's a Pokéball."
/*Author's Notes
This is going to be (should be) the only Author's notes there is in the fan fiction so you better dig the wax outta your ears and listen real close!
Please review. Thanks.
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