A/N: Umm… Anyone's up for Azumeow? Nobody? Come on, anybody? Okay… but, really? FYI, if any of you ever wonder what is the concept of this story… It's "This-World-Is-Small", so that's it.
DISCLAIMERS: K-On! belongs to Kakifly/Kyoto Animation© Alternate Universe and "I'm All About You" is performed by Aaron Carter. This story is only a work of fiction and partly inspired. Several characters are the product of the author's imagination and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead is entirely coincidental.
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"You never have to question my love…"
As time passes slowly, he could only stand still while waiting for her to speak first.
"So, about that letter… W-Would you please k-kindly reconsider it?" She stuttered slightly and entwined her fingers nervously.
She looked down onto the ground as she occasionally took a quick glance at his dazzling face.
"Well…" He heaved a deep sigh and then he eyed that girl intently.
She had two alluring amber eyes and long black hair which she let down.
She's undoubtedly a beauty, but…
"I'm sorry." He gave her a contrite smile before he turned around abruptly.
"W-Wait a minute, Nakano-kun. Is it true that you always reject your admires because you've fallen in love with someone?"
He stopped walking at once and shut his eyes for a few seconds, trying to find a suitable answer.
Honestly, I don't know…
'Azuma!'
Suddenly, a vague image of the familiar girl came across his mind.
Am I taken?
"Actually, I turned them down because I'm not ready to have that kind of relationship. It's quite… troublesome, you know?"
He whispered quietly through clenched teeth.
"Thanks for confessing though. Goodbye, take care."
The dumbfounded girl could only stare at the fading silhouette silently.
So, he is a gay after all…
"What's up, Azumeow?!" Azuma pulled his black cell phone away instantly, in the twinkling of an eye.
Man, here's another problem.
"So, is there something you want me to do?" Despite his annoyance, he still put up with Yuki.
"I see… You're sharp as always! Now then, could you tell your beloved Ui to meet me at Max Burger afterschool today? Oh wait, you will? Thanks, bye!"
Azuma stared at the receiver blankly.
Easy come and easy go, huh? Well, it's not like I care anyways…
After that, he turned off the cell phone.
H-Hold on, my beloved Ui? What does he mean by that?
Later, he arrived at his classroom.
"Azuma, is that true?! Man, you're undeniably our Snow Prince. Cold as ever!" Fujita said dramatically whilst pulling Azuma into his tight embrace.
"What are you talking about?" Azuma pushed him away immediately.
"Come on, there's no need to be shy. What's wrong about dumping eight girls in one day? Well, I admit that it hurts my pride a little though. So, be prepared!"
Sanada groaned as he grappled his fists before he punched Azuma squarely.
"That hurts! Besides, that's not even close to the truth. For your information, I only dumped three girls today!" Azuma grumbled while massaging his bleeding nose.
"Hey, it's not a big difference! Are you making fun of me?" Sanada grunted as he threw another punch.
"Go, Sanada!" Out of nowhere, Fujita came and grabbed Azuma's arms firmly.
"Stop it!" His patience ran out and he whacked both of them severely.
"We're sorry, Nakano-sama!"
"Geez, I never had it enough with boys and their stupid antics." Eri laughed heartily while sitting down beside her best friend.
She inspected the quiet brunette observantly and then a sly grin appeared on her face.
"Aren't you jealous? Dear Snow Queen…" In less than no time, she moved closer and whispered seductively into her friend's ear.
The usually calm brunette dropped her book instantly.
"W-What are you trying to i-imply just now? That's not f-funny, okay?" Ui hissed furiously at her now amused friend as she bent to pick up the book.
"It's nothing… I'm just kidding." Eri stopped chuckling straight away.
Instead of apologizing, she pouted and looked away.
"Please, Eri. I don't have the mood to sweet-talk you right now." Ui sighed exasperatedly while staring at her friend's back.
"Unfortunately, you must!" Eri turned around and stuck her tongue out playfully.
"Stop it, you look ugly."
Gradually, they both burst into laughter.
Consequently, Azuma stood in front of them.
"Hey, Ui. Yuki called me just now and he said that he wants to meet you afterschool at Max Burger."
Both of them regained their composure swiftly.
"Okay, I got it. Thanks for telling me." Ui blushed and nodded thoughtfully.
"It's nothing, really." Azuma murmured quietly while giving a soft smile to his childhood friend.
On the sly, Eri grinned teasingly as she observed their interaction.
I knew it, there must be some sort of chemistry between them.
Eri waited impatiently to hear more of their conversation.
"Ding-dong…" However, they only remained silent until the bell rang.
"Well, I don't mean to interrupt, but… I guess that the next class is going to start soon."
Simultaneously, they both looked away.
They'd be very cute together!
"See you later then." Azuma whispered as he walked back to his seat.
Ui said nothing and only bowed shyly.
"They're slowpokes…" Eri muttered inaudibly.
"It's been a long time since we've last seen each other." Yuki beamed happily while embracing his younger sister securely.
"I miss you." Ui returned the hug instantaneously, almost with a tear in the eye.
"Ui-tan, are you crying? Did Azumeow do something bad to you?" Yuki asked curiously as he patted her head soothingly.
"Why does it always have to be on me?" Azuma groaned as he sat down.
"Well, if you ask me…" The guitarist thought for a while and suddenly, an innocent smile was plastered on his face. "…I don't know too."
For God's sake, he still lacks of common sense?
Ui chuckled and sat beside Azuma.
"Onii-san, did you get into a fight?" She examined his beaten face anxiously.
"No worries, a man needs to fight sometimes." Yuki grinned as he took a bite out of his cake.
"Seriously, that sounds weird coming from you." Azuma mumbled and they all laughed.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" Ui queried intriguingly.
"Please promise that you won't be mad first." Yuki said hesitantly.
"It… depends." She smiled nervously.
"A-Actually, I c-can't come back for Christmas t-this year. Therefore…" Yuki stuttered while fidgeting in his seat.
"What? But you promised to bring me out for a vacation!" Ui slammed the table angrily.
Attentively, Azuma grabbed his plate naturally.
Well, it's best to stay away from their plights once in a while.
"Umm… Still, I h-have to go o-overseas with a f-friend." Yuki stammered incoherently as he poked the cake timidly.
"Stop playing with your food and look at me! Is that friend of yours more important than me?!" Ui grumbled irritably and pulled his collar, rather forcefully.
Azuma exhaled deeply.
You have my sympathy, Yuki.
"Listen to me, Ui. You're undoubtedly most important person to me… yet I do love her." Finally, Yuki admitted his real feelings.
Ui was so outraged upon hearing the revelation.
"I hate you!" Like a bat out of hell, Ui slapped him ruthlessly. Next, she grabbed her bag and treaded heavily towards the entrance.
"That… hurts." Yuki uttered slowly while stroking his now swollen cheek.
"Needless to say, I can practically feel that already. Plus, it happens all the time whenever she's mad though." Azuma replied casually while drinking his lemonade.
"Hey, does she really detest me now?" The black-haired gent pondered for a moment.
"Sooner or later, she'll get over it eventually. Thus, don't worry too much about it. Sometimes, she needs to learn on how to accept someone new in your life."
Azuma counseled Yuki wisely as he finished his burger.
"You're right." Yuki smiled and nodded repeatedly.
"Azuma, what are you doing?! Come here!"
The abrupt shout caused him to cough up immediately.
"Wait up!" After that, he went after her without further ado.
"I'm sorry." Ui apologized spontaneously as she bumped into someone.
"Don't worry, it's my fault anyways." The young lady spoke softly while inclining her body to pick up the wooden cane.
She fumbled randomly on the concrete pavement, desperately searching for it.
"Umm… Here you are." Ui observed her sympathetically and decided to give her the cane.
"Thanks." The blonde grinned sincerely as she took it gratefully.
"You're welcome." Ui replied and then she kept on her pace.
"Could you please slow down?" Azuma panted continuously while grabbing her hand.
"You're the slower one though." Ui retorted irritably and moved ahead, leaving him behind.
"Please!" He snapped. Nevertheless, he still followed her.
What a lively couple…
The blonde wondered about then grinned curtly.
'Hey, toddler. Catch me!'
It somehow reminds me of us, Ritsu…
Afterwards, a tear slowly descended from her already drenched blue eyes.
'You piss me off!'
Until now, your words' still hurting…
"Ui, I told you to slow down!" Azuma sped up and held her hand brusquely, quite persuasively.
"H-He doesn't l-love me anymore." Ui sobbed hard as countless tears dropped from her eyes.
Oh God, what am I going to do with this crybaby?
"Come here." Without any delay, he released her hand and pulled her into his arms instead.
"Azuma…" Ui whimpered and then she cried endlessly.
"It's normal to be jealous sometimes. Even so, you mustn't simply hate him just because he loves someone else. How could he ever think about replacing when you're both his most beloved ones? What's more, it's a different love."
Likewise, Azuma would always be the one to comfort her. Ultimately, she finally stopped weeping.
"Now then, do you feel better?" Azuma let her go and smiled reassuringly. Ui nodded before she turned around abruptly.
"Thanks."
He chuckled lightly as he took her hand nonchalantly.
"Let's go home then."
"I'm back." As usual, Ui put her shoes onto the small rack dutifully.
"Welcome home, sweetheart. How about guessing who's coming today?" Aki squeezed her daughter tightly while grinning nonstop.
"Umm… It's a guy?" Ui deduced as she glanced at the extra shoes.
Dang, I should've hid those apparent evidences!
"Stop playing games with me, Mom. I have many assignments to do." Ui complained whilst heading upstairs.
"Humph, you're so boring!" Aki snorted with a tongue-in-cheek smirk on her face.
"Just grow up already." Ui rolled her eyes as she entered the typical room.
In no time, she undid her attires completely before wrapping her body with a towel.
"You're beautiful as ever, Ui-tan." Out of the blue, an unusual voice roamed inside her room.
Ui spun instantly and screamed continuously once she noticed the stranger who stood in front of her.
"Stop screaming already!" Alas, he tripped miserably when he tried to approach her.
"Darling, what's wrong?" Her voice trailed off immediately as soon as she saw both of them pinning each other forcibly, on the floor.
"I'm v-very sorry for i-interrupting, you two. Well… Just go on and d-don't be shy." Aki flushed and closed the door with an incomprehensible look.
Obviously, I'll have grandchildren soon enough! Should I start to hunt for baby garments?
"Mom, can you ever be logical for once?!" Ui shouted exasperatedly.
"Geez, your mother never changed." He chortled emphatically as he stood up.
Wait, he does sound familiar…
"Did you cry just now?" He questioned while caressing her cheek gently.
"J-Jun?" She probed with a slight trembling voice.
"Aye, miss me already?" He winked as he grinned impishly.
"Sorry to say, I'm not at all!" Without any hesitation, she slapped him bluntly.
"Ouch, that hurts!" He protested while rubbing his cheek.
"Get out!"
Why did you have to come back in my life?
"Good evening, Miller!" Out of nowhere, he greeted his colleague.
"Howdy, Azuma." The taller man grinned as he continued to cleanse some old paintings.
"So, do you have any new gossips?" Azuma asked while helping him to hang up the cleaned paintings.
"There is one, indeed. We've lost quite much today since Wada-san decided to give his best painting to a certain someone, for free to boot." Miller sighed wistfully.
"Come on, just consider it as a charity." Azuma cheered him up while grinning encouragingly.
"I will, then. By the way, can you take care of this place tonight? I have some other works to do."
Miller then inquired the younger colleague buoyantly with a hopeful look on his face.
"Okay. While we're on the subject, please send my regards to Laura." Azuma sighed before smirking playfully.
"H-How did you know about our d-dinner tonight?" Miller stuttered embarrassingly.
"Well…"
I just know when a man's in love.
"Anyhow, thanks!"
After locking all of the possible doors, he went into the storeroom to check up its state.
"Man, someone really needs to hire a cleaner!" He complained while vacuuming the messy room restlessly.
At last, he managed to successfully finish dusting the whole room without any problem.
It's… better!
He then sat onto the floor wearily, doing nothing until he spotted an abandoned empty canvas.
Unconsciously, he took some implements with him and started to sketch a familiar brunette.
'We'd be friends forever, right?'
No, I don't want to becauseI want to have something more with you.
He heaved a sigh while kept on drafting.
Yes, something more than just a friend…
Eventually, he completed the drawing after a short time. Without any prior notice, his cell phone rang snappishly.
"Hello, Haruna." Azuma greeted her willingly.
"How are you doing? Don't forget to drop by tomorrow." The older girl said with a concerned tone.
"I'm fine. Thanks for reminding me."
« To Be Continued »
Written by,
Danielle J.