A/N: Next to the First Chapter! FINALLY! It's finally BETA-ed~ PLEASE ENJOY AND GIVE SOME REVIEWS!
Thanks to jcbreakr for BETA-ing the first chapter, such a live-saver! -Lol- ^^
Just for reminding some of you, there are a few changes in this chapter. But no worries! It's still in the same track as before~ It's just some changes in sentences and also grammars, well, a lot to be fixed so it can't be helped! (_ _) I'm such big-imaginative with a bad writing skill! -Lol-
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WARNING: BETA Fixed (by jcebreakr), Yuri, OOC-ness, AU
Summaries: If you can't say it, then the only thing you can do is show it.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN K-ON!, K-ON! Belongs to Kakifly/Kyoto Animation©
"I Want To Hear You"
Chapter 1: What's Your Name?
'Mommy...daddy...'
Hurt.
'Don't leave me alone, mom, dad!'
'I don't want to be alone...there's no one that I know here…'
'Please…'
Lonely.
'Where do I have to go?'
'Where am I?'
Confused.
"...he...am..."
'My voice! What is this! I can't say anything! Even just a word! Why!'
"Hey there, babe! Wanna have some fun with us?" Said a guy, his voice was rough.
"Haha~ What a cute girl...Let's have some fun with us here, lady!" Said another voice similar to the first one.
Helpless.
The girl didn't even know why but she couldn't say anything. Right after the incident of an Aircraft Accident which made both her parents die, the police claimed their dead because they couldn't find her parents bodies during their search for survivors, she felt something that she had never experienced before, pain and loneliness. Moreover, there was no one she knew in Tokyo, she'd never been in Tokyo before, this was her first time and it was supposed to be her Happy Family Vacation, until that Aircraft Accident happened all of a sudden.
She cried over her parents' death, she didn't know what else to do, she didn't know who else to talk to, she didn't even know where else to go to. The only thing she can do was getting into a dark alley where she can cry as much and as loud as she can without anyone seeing her tears. She thought that none would ever bother to notice her but she was wrong.
Soon, she realized that a few people approached her, offered her to go with them, and mentioned 'fun' word to make her believe in them. What can she do? Her body felt so stiff, she can't move her feet to run away from these bad guys, her lips can't shout for help, her brain can't think properly, she felt like it was the end of her life. When one of those guys touched her arm, trying to rape her, she tried her best to get away. She didn't want her life to end like this; she won't be able to meet with her parents this way. But more often she was struggling to escape from those bad guys, one of them started to get so annoyed that he slapped her really hard, making her fall to the ground, she fainted.
-Mio's Memories POV-
"So, where do you want to go, Princess?"
"Daddy, I'm not a kid anymore, I'm 19 years old now, I'm going to attend college here.." I replied.
"You're one to talk, Princess...we know you're growing up now, but we don't have anything more precious than you, so, even if you're growing up, you'll always be our Little Princess" Her mother smiled warmly.
"Mou~ Mommy...you said like it's a good bye for us! Even though I'm gonna stay at Tokyo for college, it doesn't mean I'm not going back..." I pouted.
"Of course, Princess! You have to visit us! Hey, remember, if you miss us, don't ever forget that we'll always be in your heart! Anyway, still, where do you want to go? We come to Japan not just for your College but also for our Family Trip..." He showed me the map.
"I would like to go to this place, Mom, Dad. It looks great" I pointed some location that looked quite interesting on my sight.
"Alri-" CRASH! "W-what is that?" My mother panicked and holds me tightly in her embrace.
"Keep her in your arms! Use your seat-belt!" He panicked, "Princess...close your eyes, nothing bad will happen, you'll be safe, I'll make sure of that, okay?" He smiled warmly at me and I closed my eyes just like what he said. I didn't know what exactly happened, the plane was shaking really hard, I heard the alarm went off, the warning system sounded, the people around us started screaming in fear. It was when I realized that the plane was going to crash, something was wrong with the machine, and when we felt a little bit of the ground... CRASH! CLASH! BOM!
-End of Mio's Memories POV-
Tainaka Ritsu, saving a stranger with the help of her brother, she took the girl to her apartment. The girl slept so peacefully, Ritsu didn't want to disturb her sleep, so she decided to wait until the girl woke up. Sure, Ritsu still had a lot of works, moreover, she still had some meetings to attend, but she canceled all of that. She took a day off just for taking care of a certain raven-black-haired girl that she just saved. It was 6.00 P.M already and the girl hasn't woken up yet, soon Ritsu felt so sleepy and she unconsciously dropped off on the side of the bed while still waiting for the girl to wake up from her peaceful and beautiful dream.
The girl suddenly woke up and turned to sitting position, her eyes widened in fear, she looked at a certain brunette who was sleeping peacefully on the side of the bed, she can't really remember what had happened before, why did she end up in a stranger's apartment? What was she doing? Who was this certain stranger? No, he was not a stranger, he must be the owner of this room, and so, she was the stranger here.
'H-how can I get here? Where am I? Who is this? What did I do?' Her head was full of various thoughts, but none of them made sense enough to the situation she was in.
The said guy shrugging and opened his eyes slowly, "Y-you're awake already? How do you feel? B-better?"
Again, she can't say anything, nothing coming out of her lips, not a single word, 'Why? I can't say anything! Why? Why? Why? Mommy...Daddy...I need you both; I need you to help me! Please! I-I can't talk anymore!' She tried her best to say something, anything, but not a single word came out of her mouth. She started to cry, sobbing hardly and pulling the blanket closer to her embrace.
"W-what? I-I'm sorry if I scared you or anything, why are you crying? Is there anything wrong? Did I do something wrong?" The guy still didn't get any response from the girl, he thought that maybe he was asking too much, since the girl was really scared and seemed to be shocked because of something, something bad.
"Uh...sorry for asking too much, well, maybe you want to call your friends or parents to pick you up here? They must be looking for you," He reached his pocket and took out his iPhone, "Here, you can use my cell...don't worry about anything, okay? I'll explain everything once you're ready, you need to calm down first…if you're hungry, just tell me, I'll order you some food...I'll be at the balcony, okay?" He was grinning at the girl and went to the balcony, finishing some of his works.
'Just...who is he? Why is he so nice to me? We don't even know each other...' She took the guy's iPhone, but who should she call? She had no relatives in Tokyo, all that she had was her beloved parents, but her parents were gone, so there was no point calling anyone. 'Maybe I can communicate with him using this...', she thought as she typed something on the phone, "I'm sorry for troubling you, I have plenty of questions to ask, please answer if you don't mind. I don't have any relatives here in Tokyo, I'm a foreigner, so there's no point calling anyone using your cell..." and she walked towards the guy, poked his shoulders twice. The guy turned back and she gave him the cell as if asking him to read the message.
After read what she typed he said, "That's fine, and you said you're a foreigner, correct? If I may know, what country?"
She typed again, "England. Now, can I ask you my questions, sir?"
"England? But you can speak Japanese, and you're pretty good at it, oh well, it's none of my business, sorry for asking too much. Yes, you can ask me anything you would like to know. One more thing, please don't be so formal, just call me Ritsu, Tainaka Ritsu." He smiled widely again, well, this person was known as a guy, but actually Ritsu was a girl, most of people, other than Ritsu's close relatives such as family and friends didn't even know that Ritsu was actually a girl.
She typed, "My home country is Japan, and my family had to move to London because of dad's work when I was in Elementary School, but now I'm back to Japan for College. Even though I'm actually from Japan, I've never been to Tokyo. This is my first time. Anyway, I want to ask you, how come did I appear here in this fancy apartment?"
"Oh, you're having college here? Cool, but why don't you take College year there? There's probably much better College to attend there rather than here in Tokyo. Uh...well, I guess you didn't remember anything, right? Uhm, you were attacked by some bad guys back in that dark-alley, first I saw you trying to escape, but when I got out of my car, trying to save you, I saw you lying in the corner and looked so helpless, I was so worried. After beating those bad guys, I got you inside my car and here we are, at my apartment..."
Somehow, after hearing Ritsu's explanation, she remembered what exactly had happened. She typed again, "So...you're the one who saved me from those bad guys?" She also gave Ritsu a frowned look.
"Pretty much, hehe...well, with a little help of my little brother too of course~" Ritsu laughed nervously and scratched the back of her head.
"A-arigatou gozaimasu..." She lowered her head and her face was getting redden, she flustered.
"I told you it's fine, did I? Well, I haven't known your name, if I may know, what's your name?"
"G-gomen, my name is...A-Akiyama Mio desu"
"Ah~ Akiyama Mio...Hm, Mio then...hey, one of them hit you on the face, that was probably why you fainted, but the doctor has already checked your condition. It's not really bad but it might feel hurt sometimes, so...are you feeling any better yet, Mio?" This is Tainaka Ritsu, she's cheerful, but when it comes to business, her personality can change 180 degrees, this is the usual, casual and real personality of Ritsu. Even though, they've just known each other's name, Ritsu already called Mio by her first name without asking for the girl's permission.
"What? Y-you called a doctor to check my condition? That must be troublesome for you, I'm terribly sorry, I'd better go now, Thanks for everything you've done, Sir!" She gave him the cell and ran towards the door.
Reading the message, Ritsu quickly went after Mio and stood in front of her, not allowing her to leave. "Chotto, Mio! That's not troublesome at all. It's my decision, it is me who wants to treat you nicely like that, please don't feel bothered by that, Mio. Besides, I can't let you go out in the middle of the night in such condition. You're still unstable and moreover, you said you have no relatives in Tokyo, so, who's gonna take care of you? Please stay here until you feel a lot better, okay?" Ritsu gave Mio the phone, she didn't know if Mio was really mute or there was a certain reason for Mio to be silent at her.
"Why are you so nice to me, Sir?" Mio looked away, she had no choice, everything Ritsu said was right, and where did she want to go? Who's going to take care of her? How can she communicate with the others while she can't even talk anymore? This is the only thing she can do, staying at Ritsu's apartment even though just for a little while. 'Why? You don't know me, yet, you treat me so nice like we've know each other for so long...' Mio thought.
"Hey, I told you to call me 'Ritsu'. Let's be fair here, I call you 'Mio' and you call me 'Ritsu', so we both call each other using our first name, how's that, Mio? What's more, I'm being so nice to you because I don't want something bad happen you again...even though I-I'm not even your friends, you can count on me, you can talk to me about anything, try to be more open to me, okay?" Ritsu tried to make a deal with Mio; she was really good at breaking the tension.
"G-gomen, R-Ritsu..." Mio lowered her head and blushed again. 'Why he feels bothered if something bad happen to me? I'm maybe one of the luckiest girls to ever meet someone like Ritsu...'
'Kawai…' Ritsu thought when she captured Mio's blushing face. "Anyway, are you hungry? Do you want to order something or we can go to some restaurant if you want to..."
"I-I can't...I don't have any money..."
"Don't worry! It's my treat okay? Just pick anything you like! Don't be so shy, Mio~" Ritsu was grinning at Mio again, she felt so happy that Mio finally decided to stay at her apartment for a little while.
"T-Thank you so much, R-Ritsu!" Her happiness made Mio hug the certain brown-haired girl unconsciously. 'Yeah...I'm lucky that I met you! Thanks...' Mio thought.
Ritsu got flustered as she got hugged by Mio all of a sudden, "...A-alright..." It was good until Ritsu's iPhone rang and broke the hug, much to Ritsu's disappointment.
Mio gave the cell phone; Ritsu took her cell from Mio and gave Mio a signal, her mouth was like saying 'I'll be right back'. She went to the balcony again, then she picked it up, it was from her friend, her High School friend. "Yo!" Ritsu said cheerfully.
"Hello, Ricchan! How are you?"
"Fine, I'm perfectly fine, how about you, Yui?"
"I'm totally fine, Captain-Ricchan!" She heard a little giggle, both girls on the phone was laughing a little.
"Glad to hear that, Private-Yui! Haha~ So, what's up? It's rare for you to call me this late..."
"Oh, it's nothing actually, it's just that Azunyan just got home, and I want to celebrate it! So, can you come to my apartment, Ricchan?"
"Who's gonna come other than me and Mugi?"
"Etto, Jun-chan, Ui-chan, Nodoka-chan, and Sawa-chan are coming too! They said they're free tonight! So, are you coming too, Ricchan?"
"Hm..." She turned her head to see Mio, "Hey, Yui...can I bring a friend of mine?" She smiled, still staring at the girl.
"Masaka, Ricchan! You have a girlfriend already! Sugooi ne, Ricchan! Of course you can bring her along too! We are more than happy to meet her~!" Ritsu's face suddenly got redder when Yui mentioned the word 'girlfriend'.
"What? Girlfriend? What are you-"
"I gotta hang up now, Ricchan! We'll be waiting for you and your girlfriend! Ja ne~" then Yui ended the call. Ritsu let out a sigh.
"Geez~ Tonight's gonna be a long night..." She chuckled a bit.
A/N: That's enough for Chapter 1!
ALREADY BETA-ed by jcbreakr, Thanks a lot! This is really makes my story are way much better to read~ ^^
Chapter 2 is UP! But the BETA version still in-progress!
I need more of your patience~ v^^v
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