Hey everyone this is Sentai-Rider Fan with an update after a 3 month hiatus. Please forgive me for not updating, stating that I had lost muse, but now after watching both seasons of the K-On! anime I have decided to restart this story and finish it till the end. But in order for me to do that I will need lots of reviews so please review and give your feedback on this story! Every review is like an encouragement for me to continue this story and I'm sure some of you don't want this story to die out. But for now enjoy this chapter.

A week went by and soon the test was right on top of them, literally, Yui sighed as she hoped that all that teaching and tutoring with Nodoka after school was enough to make sure that Nodoka at least passed. It had been a hard week, not only did she have to make sure that she completed her schoolwork in time but she also had the additional task of helping out the student council which was extremely difficult and some days she pulled an all-nighter just to finish a particular part of the concert, who knew there would be so many things needed to be done to make sure the concert would run smoothly, there was the schedule to make, the props had to be ready, the venue had to be readied and booked and so many things that it made Yui's head hurt.

Luckily Ui was there to help her sister sort out all of those arrangements, she had been of immense help and she couldn't have progressed so much on the concert without her sister's help. She was actually glad that she had her sister's help and she made a mental note to reward her sister on her birthday, which was in a month's time, Nodoka hadn't been of much comfort either; Yui had been coaching her friend on the contents that would be in the test but it had been a difficult with Nodoka being distracted all the time, mostly with thoughts of food, however Yui could see the stark similarity since she herself used to think nothing more than food all the time. At least that is until she joined the K-On! Club and since then all that has been on her mind was her guitar and making an incredible performance.

And speaking of the K-On! Club Yui was still upset with Ritsu, so far it had led to two altercations in the corridor, both times both parties had stormed off after a heated argument, deteriorating their relationship with each other with Mio trying to mediate between the two; practice was of course still off and with the Festival so close at hand it would be impossible right now for them to practice yet alone be ready for it. Azusa had even pleaded with Yui to make amends with Ritsu so that they could practice but Yui wouldn't hear of it so Azusa had decided to go to her sister, Ui, hoping that she would be able to convince Yui to reconcile with Ritsu.

"I wish I could Azusa-san" Ui said when Azusa had explained their situation and had begged her to talk to Yui, "but you have to understand that sis is upset at Ritsu because she said that sis was coddling Nodoka too much and that made sis angry."

"But you have to convince her to reconcile with Ritsu" Azusa begged, "without both of them we can't practice at all…please, please Ui can't you do something?"

Ui felt bad that Azusa was practically begging her to talk to Yui and she knew that it was only a small matter…Nodoka wasn't even aware of it, but with this type of attitude it would be a wonder if she was aware of anything, so she sighed and said, "Okay…I'll try talking to her tonight over dinner…but I can't promise you anything Azusa-san."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you" Azusa said, her eyes shining with hope making Ui feel that she probably promised too much but what was done was done and Ui thought that it was time that Ritsu and Yui reconciled with each other.

So she decided to bring the matter up over dinner when Yui was pacified and she could be reasoned with though she was afraid of what the outcome of the discussion would be, "Hey sis…Azusa-san came to me today at school" she started off.

"What did she want?" Yui said in a flat tone, it wasn't a bad sign but it wasn't a good one either since usually she would be excited at what Azusa wanted with Ui.

"Uhm…she was wondering if you could maybe…reconcile with Ritsu-san?" Ui said, "she said that the club can't practice at all and they won't be able to be ready for the festival if this keeps up."

"As soon as Ritsu apologises for what she said to Nodoka I'll go back to practicing" Yui said.

"But its such a trivial matter" Ui whined, "surely you also think that this little argument is trivial."

"Ui Nodoka-"

"I know Nodoka needs our help" Ui said hotly, normally she would be calm and reserved but when she need to she can also be just as hot as Ritsu, "but always defending her and getting angry whenever someone insults her isn't the way to go."

Yui was taken aback at Ui's words, usually she was the calm, sweet younger sister who never raised her voice but when there was an issue that needs to be resolved she could be just as passionate as her sister was right now about Nodoka; she instantly knew that if Ui was chiding her on this particular matter then she must be in the wrong and her methods of protecting Nodoka had been wrong. She looked at her food and picked at it before nodding, "Yeah…I guess you're right" Yui admitted, "maybe I have been a bit over protective of Nodoka…its just that she's done so much for us over the years that it wouldn't feel right if we didn't do something back for Nodoka" she argued.

"But please think of Azusa-san, she's worried about how the club will fare at the school festival, please make up with Ritsu-sempai and put Azusa-san's worries to rest" Ui said desperately.

Yui thought about this for a while, it was true that they hadn't been practicing in a long time, in fact this is the longest that they've been without practicing…not that they practice much in the first place but still this was a long time that they hadn't meet up after school. It was also true that she may have been a bit harsh towards Ritsu when she defended Nodoka, she could've handled it better but because Ritsu wasn't willing to take back what she said Yui thought it was fair that she didn't forgive Ritsu but now that she thought about it the school festival was coming up and they really needed to practice, "Yeah okay" Yui said, "I'll apologise to Ritsu tomorrow."

"Thank you sis" Ui said with a big smile, "I'm sure Azusa-san would be so glad that you two are going to make up."

Meanwhile at Ritsu's house Ritsu was listening to her favourite band, The Who, as she drummed along with their music before her mind wandered back to Yui and Nodoka and she sighed before turning the music off, there was no way that she would be able to listen to the music relaxingly now that Yui and Nodoka were on her mind, "Was I too harsh?" she asked herself as she took her headphones off just as her cellphone rang, "hello" she said picking it up.

"Hey Ritsu it's me" Mio said from the other side.

"Oh hey Mio" Ritsu said dejectedly.

"What's wrong with you? You sound like The Who broke up" Mio said jokingly.

"Don't even joke" Ritsu said since The Who were her favourite band and if they broke up she didn't know who she would listen to now, "you know…I've been thinking about what I said to Yui and Nodoka…"

"Yeah and?"

"And I think I may have been a bit too harsh on them."

"A bit is an understatement Ritsu, you practically assaulted Nodoka verbally, not that she would mind with the way she is now but still…I'm not surprised Yui acted like this the whole of last week."

"You think?" Ritsu asked sadly, "I guess I was in the wrong…"

"So you admit your mistake" Mio said, "that's good…I just got a text from Azusa-san, she said that Ui managed to convince Yui to apologise tomorrow so you better be ready to apologise too; both of you are in the wrong in this case."

"Oh? Ui did…as expected of her" Ritsu said with a small smile, "she always was the reliable one out of the two though I'm starting to think who's the more reliable: her or Yui."

"Yui will be back to her old self once Nodoka is better" Mio said as she wrote down some notes.

"If Nodoka gets better" Ritsu said not sure if that would anger Mio more.

"Hmm…there is that possibility too but we just have to hope for the best right President?"

"Yeah…thanks Mio, for being a good friend to me."

"What are childhood friends for?"

"Love you, you childish girl" Ritsu said with a smile.

"Who's the childish girl?" Mio snapped back as Ritsu laughed as she was hung up on before she laid on her back and looked at the ceiling before whispering to herself, "but I really do love you Mio Akiyama…"

The next morning Ui was very nervous she had texted Azusa after Yui had gone back to her room, saying that she needed to get some rest if she was to wake up early and complete the preparation for the school festival, and she had received a text back an hour later saying that Mio had called Azusa and said that Ritsu would also be apologising for her words. Although that was great news for both parties Ui couldn't help but be nervous about the meeting, it was true that both sides may want to reconcile, but it didn't mean that it would go smoothly and there was a chance that it may flare up again, "Please be nice to Ritsu-sempai sis" Ui said nervously.

"Okay" Yui simply said as she walked to school with an ever present Nodoka clinging to her.

They soon arrived at the school where Ritsu was already there along with Mio, it looked like Ritsu wasn't really willing to apologise but it also looked that she had been thinking about the club and for once she actually did the right thing, "Morning Ui, Nodoka…Yui" Ritsu said.

"Morning Ritsu" Yui said back as an uneasy silence descended on them.

Mio nudged Ritsu as a signal as Ritsu took a deep breath, "Yui I want to apologise for my action last week, it wasn't fair of me to say that to you and Nodoka, I know how much Nodoka means to you and that she's been your childhood friend for years so…I guess I was wrong for saying all of that" Ritsu then bowed, "sorry."

Yui listened and looked at Ritsu while Nodoka…Nodoka simply just stared at empty space, "Accepted" Yui said in a soft voice, "I'm sorry too for blowing up on you…it wasn't fair of me especially since I haven't practiced the guitar in a long time so I guess it was kind of fair for you to say those things but I should've been more mature and just think things through instead of just yelling at you so I'm also sorry."

Another uneasy silence circled around them as Mio and Ui simply tried to find the words to break the empty silence, "Well…" Mio said, "since we've both apologised how about we start practicing for the school festival?"

"Good idea" Ritsu said as Yui nodded in agreement, "we'll see each other after school then" she said as she quickly turned and walked away to their homeroom.

"Well…that went well" Yui said, "better than I expected actually" she admitted.

"I have to go to class now" Ui said, "I'll see you after school okay sis."

"Yeah see you" Yui said as she dragged Nodoka to their homeroom as Ui went to hers and saw Jun but stopped dead in her tracks as she saw that Jun looked so tired and sad that it almost broke her heart, "Jun what's wrong?" Ui asked.

"Huh?" Jun said, "Oh nothing…its nothing…" she said dejectedly.

"Are you okay Jun? You don't sound okay" Ui asked worryingly.

"I'm tired" Jun said, "I'm so tired Ui…"

"Tired?" Ui asked, "Of what?"

"Everything…"

"Is everything okay Jun? I'm really worried about you."

"Ui…" Jun whispered looking at her, "would…would you miss me if I disappear one day?"

"Eh? What are you saying? Of course I would" Ui said now concerned about her friend, "what's wrong Jun? Why are you saying this?" she asked as she shook Jun's shoulder that seemed to have broken her out of her trance

"I'm sorry Ui" Jun said with a smile, "I'm just rambling…don't mind me."

"Jun…I'm really worried, something like that doesn't get passed off as a joke" Ui said worryingly, "please, please talk to me Jun…you're my best friend along with Azusa; she would say the same if she heard you just now."

"I'm fine Ui" Jun said as she brushed Ui's hand away, "I'm fine…I'll see you later in homeroom 'kay?" she said as she went away leaving a worried Ui behind as Azusa approached her, "hey Ui" she said.

"Oh Azusa" Ui said with a smile.

"Did Ritsu-sempai and Yui-sempai meet?" Azusa asked, "How did it go?"

"It went well…both apologised and now they're going to practice after school today" Ui reported, making Azusa a very happy girl as she smiled and jumped up and down in joy.

"Oh by the way…what's wrong with Jun? She seems really upset about something" Azusa remarked.

"I don't know…" Ui said as she began to tell Azusa what Jun said to her and the corresponding conversation after that.

"Eh? Jun said that?" Azusa asked in shock, "Why would she ask something like that to you…it sounds like…like…"

"I know what it sounds like" Ui said, "but lets not jump to conclusions now, she may just be having a bad start to the day" though inside she was wondering the same thing as Azusa remembering that Jun had also been looking a bit worse for wear last week…perhaps Azusa was right? Perhaps Jun was about to do something rash 'What should I do now then?' she asked herself as she headed off to homeroom.