Enjoy.
Trance
Chapter 3
After the light music club's daily meeting, the five girls walked home together. As they approached the train station, Mugi bid the other girls farewell and got on a train. The four remaining girls continued walking home.
A thought has been lingering in Azusa's mind ever since the light music club signed up for the competition. I don't understand why we're doing this competition, she usually thought. Azusa reflected on this and in her pensiveness, bumped against a mailbox and fell backwards. Yui, Ritsu and Mio turned their heads around and saw Azusa on the ground, massaging her neck.
"Azu-nyan! Are you okay?!" Yui asked concernedly while rushing to Azusa's spot.
"Y-Yes, I'm fine," Azusa answered as she accepted Mio's hand for support.
"What's wrong?" Mio asked.
"Oh… It's nothing, really. I've just been wondering… Why did we join this competition? I mean, I like performing and all but the past performances we did, we did it because there's a reason. The prize for this competition is 50,000 yen's worth of musical equipment, but do we really need that?" Azusa said, "A-And… W-We already have Mugi-senpai, anyway," Azusa added in hesitation.
Yui grinned and said: "This is really silly and corny to say, but I wanted to do this for fun."
"And think of this as a hurdle before Budokan! This will also help us get better," Ritsu said.
"Also, we can't rely on Mugi all the time for equipment and other material needs… We don't want her to think that we're only keeping her for the discounts and sweets, right? Plus, Mugi is our friend, not our cash cow," Mio added with a smile.
"I-I guess you're all right," Azusa said.
"Hey, hey everyone! Wanna come to my house and have dinner? Ui's making a hotpot," Yui offered.
"U-Um, is it okay with your parents?" Mio asked shyly.
"It's okay! They're not home for this week; they're on a business trip in Hokkaido!" Yui answered.
"Honestly… Your parents are out a lot! Makes me wonder what they do," Ritsu teased.
"So, are you guys coming?" Yui asked.
She's not affected by Ritsu's taunt at all!, Mio and Azusa thought.
"'Course we are! Ui's cooking is heavenly," Ritsu said with a dreamy look on her face.
With this matter settled, the four girls walked on to Yui's place and had a sumptuous dinner at her house.
Wrote this chapter right away after chapter 2. I couldn't stop typing. I know this chapter may seem a bit out of place but I thought of this chapter as the chapter where I solidified the characters of the story (except Mugi).