Hello there! This is my first attempt at writing a K-ON! fanfiction. Well, it's my first attempt at A fanfiction. So what I'm saying is I'm pretty new to this. But please read and tell me what you think of it in the reviews section! Tell me what you liked, disliked, what you want in the show, etc etc. Any reviews will definitely be appreciated!

Anyway, I started to look for a K-ON! fanfiction on here but most of them included yuri couples, mostly MioxRitsu. I started to find that sort of annoying, not that I don't like some of them, there was just so much of it on the site. So I decided to write my own that will have almost no yuri in it! Except for those moments with Sawako or Mugi.

Well, the first few paragraphs start off before episode 8. But after that, it continues right on episode 8, the day that Azusa tries to join the Light Music Club. The POV is from my main character's. Please enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own K-ON!, its characters, plot, or any of the music lyrics in the chapter. But I do own my own characters I have created!

Have you ever wondered why most anime and TV show sitcoms have the main character be in high school? I didn't think too much into it. I figured that if so many shows had them be in high school, then that level of education must have some sort of interesting content. If it wasn't interesting, then they wouldn't have so many shows about it. With this in mind, I guess you could say that I was partially excited that I was being promoted into high school. However, I was only partially excited because I don't see what's so different about it. Woo, I moved up one grade, that's totally a big deal…NOT. Perhaps it'll surprise me and be more fascinating than I think. I hear my mom and dad discuss high school memories every now and then when I come home from school. But their school had allowed both genders into it. I'm going to an all-girls school. Although I do have at least one other friend going with me, most of my other friends went to another school. My mom said that it was just so that I wouldn't get caught up in any "boy trouble." Kind of makes me think, since mom did meet my dad there. My mother could be preventing me from meeting with the guy that I'll spend the rest of my life with.

Actually, nah, I don't really care. I only had a few guy friends in middle school; most of my friends were female. I don't know why but it's just hard for me to be able to trust them with some of my secrets. Plus, I'm not one of those girls who constantly date guys just for the fun of it. In fact, I've never gotten into a relationship either. For most of my friends, guys = drama. And I really wouldn't want that in my life. This is pretty much why the only worries I've had back then were about school. I didn't even stress too much over losing friends. I wouldn't even consider them friends, more like people I just hung out with. The only real friend I have is coming with me to the all-girls school: Rikku Yasahashi.

Ugh, I shouldn't be thinking about all of this stuff right now. I need to get some rest so I won't feel so drowsy when I attend Sakura High School.

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. . .

Ergh…it's already 6:30? I woke up to my alarm I set on my phone. The song I put was a background music track from the anime, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It was called Itsumo No Fuukei and it was perfect to set at a day like this. The music track has that sense that you're going to go about the usual routine you do every day but it also has that slight hint of melancholy too. I shut off the music alarm on my phone but it still kept playing in my head.

After a nice long break, having to wake up this early is a pain. But I'd rather wake up early and be prepared for school than oversleep and end up rushing to school. There has to be at least one person who's going to do that on the first day. Luckily, that girl isn't me. I went about my usual business: brushing my teeth, taking a shower, and picking out clothes to wear. But since this school had a uniform policy, I didn't have that wide of a selection to choose from.

I was going out to the kitchen to get my breakfast prepared but it seems that someone already did it for me.

"Oh," I stared at my older sister who had already cooked my morning meal for me. "Thanks Onee-chan."

"It's no problem," she said with her usual grin.

It was only 7:15, so I had about a half hour to myself before I head out to school. I started to think about how high school would be since I'd be attending a female-exclusive school. At least I won't see any girl and guy making out during lunch or something. Seeing that in middle school was sort of disturbing for me. Seeing that in elementary was slightly more disturbing for me. Well, not that I was distracted by boys before, but now they're about completely out of my life so boys won't be interference in my life that much. Even though I did have a few guy friends, I didn't have many. Lots of guys used to come up to me and try to ask me out. You see how I put try there? It means that they didn't succeed, and that's because I wasn't really looking for a relationship. There was one though who was sweet about it. He was very smooth with me and his compliments sounded like he was speaking from his heart. But, like I
stated above, I'm not really into relationships. Oh dang, it's 7:45 already? Time must fly by fast when you're thinking about your past middle school life.

I usually bike to school and I planned to do the same today. I passed by the mirror to make sure that my hair was not blocking my eyes. I hate when that happens. Actually, I might as well just tie it up in a ponytail.

Hmm…it actually looks better this way in my opinion…plus it's not blocking my eyes so I think I'll start to keep it this way. Okay! I'm ready for the first day of high school!

Biking to school felt really refreshing. I hadn't gone outside in a while because I was pretty lazy during the break. But being outside and having the wind rush through my face felt so great. I'm glad that it's not summer yet because then it would be a pain to have to bike somewhere. But in April, it's perfectly warm with a good enough breeze to keep me cool. The school was starting to come in sight.

I was heading toward the bike racks when I saw Rikku walking toward the front gate.

"Hey!" I called.

"Oh, hey Saisu! Whoa, someone tied up their hair. I think I actually like it better like that."

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't even introduce myself yet. My name is Saisu Rokono. While I'm still introducing, I might as well introduce my older sister. Her name is Kaira Rokono, but I just call her Onee-chan. Wait, Rikku complimented my hair.

"Oh, thanks."

"Whoa, you spaced out there for a minute."

"Oh, sorry. Hey, I'ma park my bike over there, be right back."

After I parked my bike and locked it, me and Rikku headed towards the multi-purpose room.

I wasn't really listening to what the principal was saying, I think something about congratulating the freshmen for making it into the school and how it'll be a difficult journey to college and blah blah…

I had gotten my schedule and thank god, I was with Rikku. I would just hate being alone in a classroom by myself, not knowing anybody in the room. Even luckier, she was placed right next to me too. What a good way to start the first day of high school at Sakuragaoka. I sat in our room throughout all of the periods and decided I should try to make more friends besides Rikku. The girl next to me, Azusa Nakano, should be a good start.

"Um, hello Azu- " The bell had rung. Everybody left the classroom for lunch. Ugh…I guess I hadn't noticed that 4th period had already finished. I don't remember learning anything, but oh well.

During lunch, I was completely bombarded with flyers for different clubs. "Join the Judo club!" "Please join the Literature club!" "Why not join the anime club?" Geez, don't any of these people know the meaning of personal space?

But that crowd of people did bring up a good point. I hadn't even thought about what club to join yet. I should probably ask Rikku to see what club she joined.

"Oh, me? I joined the Jazz club."

"You know how to play an instrument?"

"Yeah, don't you remember? We were once together in a beginner band class. I was on bass guitar and you were on electric."

Hmm…oh yeah, I remember now. It was back in 4th grade that we were in a beginner band because our parents forced us to do it. They were in a band back then so they wanted us 'to continue their legacy.' However, we just weren't that motivated to do it. But maybe being in a high school band might be a bit more fun. I might join the Jazz club with Rikku.

As I was circling the school, I saw a strange image. I saw 4 girls with one being in a dog costume, the one to her left in a cat costume, the next in a chicken costume, and the far right in a horse costume. And they were handing out flyers. Okay, I've got to see what this club does. I was about to approach them when I saw the chicken head toward one of the students shouting "Ui! Ui!" When she turned around, she just booked it into the closest building. Not the smartest advertising idea…
After that incident, I saw the horse approach Azusa, telling her to join the "Light Music Club." She looked at the flyer and gave them an uncomfortable stare, wondering if they really were the light music club. Well, it made me wonder if they were really a music club. I mean, I don't normally see bands dress up as animals to advertise. I don't think I have anyway…

I was walking along the hallways when I saw Azusa and her friend exit from the music room the Jazz club uses. I greeted her with a friendly hello without even thinking. It was just sort of automatic.

"Oh, hello. You're in my class right?"

"Yeah. So were you joining the Jazz club?"

"Oh right, so what did you think of it Azusa?" her friend asked.

"Well, it felt different from real jazz…"

"I see…"

We proceeded to walk down the hallway when Azusa stopped at the stairs.

"Hey, Azusa. Why did you stop?"

"Right…the Light Music Club's clubroom is upstairs."

"You're not really thinking about going up there, are you? They were the people in the animal costumes." Her friend made a good point; they did seem like an odd bunch. But…

"Hey, the costumes did attract attention to them. Although some people seemed to be frightened a bit by them, they did look like they were having fun while passing them out…sort of
anyway."

"Okay then, Azusa, I'll be in our classroom."

"Alright…you're not going to go with her?" she looked at me.

"Well, I have to say this club does seem like an interesting bunch of people. You want to check it together?"

"Mmm…sure."

We both headed upstairs to the clubroom that the LMC resided in. Inside, we saw the club members playing in track suits this time. Kind of reminds me of that cosplay café I used to go to every now and then. But one of the girls listening to them looked a bit bothered. She was a girl in our class, Ui Hirasawa.

"Is this a serious club?" she asked.

"Maybe they should be with the anime club. At least they'll be good with cosplay…"

The rest of the day was just the teachers telling us what to expect this year, their rules, etc. I wasn't really listening that much. I was mostly talking with Azusa more now. She says she's
a novice guitarist but she's been playing since she was in fourth grade. She must be an awesome guitarist. If we ever end up in the same music club, I'll know who to ask about music-y stuff for sure now.

"So, have you decided on a club to join yet?"

"Well…I'll probably join the Jazz club. What about you?"

"Probably the Light Music club."

"Huh, why?"

"Well, maybe they were having an off day while they were playing. I haven't even heard them perform yet. But they look like they're having fun so I'll probably join in the craziness."

"Oh…they're performing tomorrow…at the freshman reception, right?"

"Mmhm, and if they perform well, that seals the deal for me."

"Oh…I see…"

After a long day at school, it finally ended and I was going to head home.

"Bye Azusa!" I yelled as I was biking away.

"Bye." I barely heard her as the wind soared past my face. I was starting to think if I was really going to join their club. I know what I said, but they do seem like some weirdos. And they didn't seem to satisfy that Ui girl with their little rehearsal either…but I haven't even seen them perform live yet. As these thoughts were circulating in my head, I heard someone call out my name.

"Saisu! Saisu, wait up!" I slowed down and waited for Rikku to catch up.

"Why didn't…*huff huff*… you slow down…*huff huff*… when I called you?"

"Sorry, I couldn't hear you. What's wrong?"

"Why haven't you been talking to me that much today?"

"Huh?"

"You've been talking to that Azusa girl more than me the whole day!"

"Oh come on, I'm just trying to make new friends."

"Well don't end up forgetting about your old ones."

I chuckled. "Oh you're right! I'll easily replace my best friend since 2nd grade with someone I just met today! That totally makes sense!"

"Okay, enough with the sarcasm. Well, just don't forget about me, okay?"

"I don't really think I'd be able to." She smiled at me and with that, we headed our separate ways.

Hmm…for some reason, I didn't feel like eating dinner. I wanted to skip straight to the dessert and have me some ice cream. As I reached for the freezer, my older sister stuck her arm out
and said "After you're done eating dinner." Awh…I wanted ice cream though…

The rest of the night was pretty boring. I didn't have any homework yet since today was the first day. So all I did was watch some Haruhi Suzumiya on TV. Man…I really hope they make
up for that damn Endless Eight…As Kyon and the gang experienced the endless repetition of the last few weeks of summer for the 15,527th time, I instead was thinking about something different. I found myself thinking about trying to get Rikku to join the LM club. I don't think that would happen though, she's already in the jazz club…Wait! Azusa still hasn't decided if she would join it or not. Maybe I could get her to join instead of Rikku! …Hmph, like that would happen…Azusa seemed kind of weirded out by the costumes and Ui's look on her face while she was listening to them play didn't exactly make her feel any better either. Well, I still don't know for sure. Plus, freshman reception's tomorrow, and that's when the club will have their chance to show off their skills when they perform. Maybe that will get her to join with me. Hopefully… I mean, they seem friendly and all, but it'd really be nice if Azusa joined along with me…

The next morning, I went about my usual routine and went to school. I was waiting for Azusa outside the auditorium, hoping that if she came and saw this performance, she might join alongside me. Well, they'd have to play really good if they want Azusa to join. The band had already gotten past their first two songs, where was she?

Oh, there she is, with Ui.

"Hey Ui and Azusa!"

"Oh, hi. You must be one of Azusa's friends."

"Saisu Rokono. Nice to meet you too, now come on, let's get inside. They already have two songs done."

Since I was waiting outside, I couldn't hear the band too clearly so I don't know what they sound like for real. I should have just waited inside but oh well. Looks like they're gonna be playing at least one more. Let's see just how good this band is...

The three of us couldn't take any seats since they were all filled up, so we just stood in front of the door to listen.

"Oh, Onee-chan's doing the vocals!" Ui said.

"That's your sister up there? The one drinking the water?"

"Mmhm! She's been practicing every day just for this!"

"I see…"

Ui's sister started to speak. "Thank you! We –" the microphone had emitted some feedback.

She continued. "We're the light music club! First of all, congratulations on being admitted into this school. When I first heard about the light music club, I thought it'd be about easy-going music."

Haha, me and most of the crowd started to laugh a bit.

"So then I thought I'd be able to get away with playing the castanets and I joined the club with an easygoing attitude. Well then, everyone, please join the light music club with that sort of light-hearted attitude."

Well, it looks like they're about to play! Can't wait to hear how good they'll sound!

"But then, Miss Sawa-chan said playing the castanets is actually very hard."

Oh come on now, you already gave a good enough introduction. Just start playing!

"Now for the next song."

Okay, good, they're gonna play now…

Ugh, she kept talking! "Sawa-chan is the nickname for the music teacher…" Thank you drummer, for interrupting her before she kept talking for the next half hour.

I think I heard her say "We're not a comic band!"

Then I heard Ui's sister apologize.

She started talking again. "And now, the next song is titled "My Love is a Stapler".

The drummer start tapping her drumsticks so they were definitely going to play. Now I could see why she wanted to play so badly, that introduction she plays is just awesome and it gives her a good chance to show off her skills. As for the rest of them, Ui's sister played through the intro riff almost perfectly; I wish I could be able to do that. I think I saw the black haired girl turn towards her and tell her something. I couldn't make it out though. But after she heard it, Ui's sister just had a blank stare at the crowd. Wasn't she going to sing? Maybe she forgot the lyrics?

[I'm going to show some of the lyrics they're singing, the black haired girl (we already know her name but Saisu and the rest of them don't) will be italicized while Ui's sister will be just regular font.]

"Nande nan daro
Ki ni naru yoru kimi e no
Kono omoi bi sen ni ne
Kaite miru yo."

"Moshikashite
Kimagure ka mo shirenai
Sore na no ni maisuu dake
Fuete yuku yo."

Whoa, this band was just excellent! Okay, I'm sure that I'm going to join now! I started clapping along to it and Ui did too. I looked over at Azusa who had to stand on her toes just to be able to see them. She looked completely frozen there, like she was captivated by the performance. Yes…she'll join along with me now!

After they finished the song, they had one more. I don't think any of us wanted to leave just yet. Azusa was probably amazed by the song she heard and Ui wants to see what else her sister can do. I just wanted to stay to hear their last song.

After the performance, I talked to Azusa again about what club she was going to join.

"I think…I might not join the jazz club anymore…"

"Oh, really? Why?"

"I think…I want to join the Light Music Club with you."

YES! I WON'T FEEL SO ALONE!

"Eh…?"

Oh freak, I must have said that aloud on accident.

"Oh, sorry about that. How about we go to their clubroom right now?"

"Now? Um…"

"Oh come on, Ui will go with us too, right Ui?"

She looked at me and agreed.

"Well, okay."

We went up to the stairs that would lead us to their clubroom. I think I saw three of them peeking out the door, probably looking for more members. Azusa was about to go upstairs but then I stopped her.

"I want to get at them when they least expect it…"

I heard one of them say that tea is ready. With that, the other 3 members left the door to go drink some. That's a perfect opportunity.

"Okay, just follow my lead."

I burst the door open and shouted out "Us two are here to make your day!"

Azusa looked sort of nervous since all of the members were now staring at us.

"Um…what I mean is that me and Azusa right here want to join your club."

More staring came from the 4 members.

"What did you just say?" Ui's sister asked.

"Uh, me and Azusa want to join your club."

There was silence for a few seconds, and then all of them got up and started to look extremely happy. The drummer was about to lunge toward us. I moved to the side and dodged her but Azusa wasn't so lucky.

Well, I guess with all of those happy faces, I can say we are now members of Sakura High's Light Music Club. I'm ready to join an odd club like this; I'm just not sure Azusa is…

Hey people! Thanks for taking the time to read my story! YESH, i got chapter 1 finished! Well anyway, please do tell me what you liked and also disliked so I know what parts I need to improve on. I already have part of chapter 2 done right now, but if more people like this first chapter, I'll definitely be motivated to keep writing this story! Not that I'm forcing you to like it, by all means, hate it if you truly feel that way. But just don't go flaming this, actually give me some constructive criticism. I think that's all I have to say. Like I said, thanks a bunch for taking the time to read this!