A/N: I finish the 7th Chapter! Finally~ Well, it should be longer, but I can't help it! I really wants to update this chapter!
Grammars, Spelling and Sentence Structure! The same problems here!
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WARNING: BETA Version (by Zaraenis), Yuri, OC
Summaries: Love has its own ways to talk, to come and to go. Nevertheless, what if those 'Love' you felt to your own best and childhood friend with the same gender as you? Will you let it flow? Will you tell her?
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN K-ON!, K-ON! Belongs to Kakifly/Kyoto Animation©
-Ritsu's POV-
Today had the most potential to be awesome. After we left the train, Mio still held my arm tightly. I loved it. Of course, that 'guy' just had to ruin it for me by glaring at me every five seconds. Yeah, it's that jealous Matsumoto guy again.
"Tainaka-san, can I talk to you a bit?" he asked, glaring at me "Just the two of us if that's possible"
"Eh? Sure" I said, before turning to Mio "Wait a sec, kay?"
He led the way, moving away just out of Mio's earshot, before turning to me.
"Tainaka-san" he said firmly "I don't think you should hold onto her anymore. We're far enough from the station, and I'm here to watch over her and keep her safe"
So the boy thinks he can take care of my Mio, huh? Now he's really trying to make a move, huh? She only needs me to keep her safe. No one ever said she needed you yet you kept following along like a parasite. Of course, it would be interesting to see you fail rather badly.
Let's see what you're going to try
"I wasn't the one holding onto her, you see?" I said, pretending to be innocent, "It was Mio who keeps holding onto my arm. That pretty much means it's not my fault. That, and it was Ritsu's request to keep her close to me while we're going anywhere together"
His expression was priceless! It's really hard to explain, but I'll try to explain. His face was almost angry, and it felt like he was trying to say 'What the hell? Ritsu again?'. That made me wants to laugh aloud so much that I had to calm myself down, just to keep my secret.
"Well then, ask her to stop" he insisted
Oh how much I'd like to smash his face in right now…
"Okay, okay…" I muttered, trying to keep my cool "You don't have to be so angry. You know, your obsession with her could hurt you, you know? What if she already has a boyfriend? Or a special someone?"
"I don't care about all that! I just want her to be mine!" he shouted "And I'll make sure about it! I'll make it absolute!"
I'd very much like to broadcast his expression for the world to see. It was absolutely absurd! His face was getting so stupid that it pissed me off. Stop dreaming about my Mio!
"Oi! Stop daydreaming about her!" I said, hitting his head lightly "Geez, you're such a fanatic, thinking so far ahead. Isn't it a bit too far?"
I sighed, showing him my exasperation
"Well, let's stop this talkie-talkie" I said, turning away "I'll go talk to Mio right now"
I quickly ran back to Mio, and patted her shoulder.
"Hey, umm…" I muttered, "That Matsumoto guy just talked to me, and he wants us to stop holding on to each other"
"What?" asked Mio, looking rather depressed?
"I know, I don't want to either" I continued "But he thinks we're just friends and it would look pretty awkward to see friends holding each other's arms, especially since I'm supposed to be a guy and all. It should be alright, hmm?"
"Y-yeah… It should be…" she said, looking away
She's probably enjoyed holding my arm, huh? We walked side by side, but not too closely. Of course, then that Matsumoto guy ran between us, and stopped there. I was angry, and felt like punching him, but I have to hold it in. I don't want him to find out.
We walked for a good 20 more minutes, and we finally arrived at the store. I didn't want to spend too much time there, so I just chose my usual yellow headband. Unlike me, Matsumoto here seems to have a 'little' problem choosing good hairclips for his sister. Mio was helping him, and it pissed me off. I approached, scowling.
"Are you done yet?" I asked, just to make sure there's no weird conversation between them
"Just a bit more!" said Matsumoto "It's hard for me to choose"
"This one should be fine," said Mio, smiling
"Okay then" he replied "I'll get this one"
He went to the counter to pay for his clips. While I'm here, I should buy something for Mio, but what would be good enough? Hairclips? Bracelet? Hairband?
No… That would just be weird. We'd look too much alike if I gave her a hairband. I laughed at myself for thinking that, before accidentally gazing upon the perfect gift. It was a necklace, with different initials on it. I sneaked one with an 'R', and one with an 'M' to the cashier and paid for it quickly. I guess I'll surprise her with it. I don't think I have to tell you what the initials mean, right?
…what do you mean stop breaking the fourth wall?
Within five minutes, I was back with them. I saw Mio talking with Matsumoto, and I knew he had to go.
"So where are you going after this?" I asked, scowling to myself "You 'can't continue tagging along you know"
"Well yeah…" he muttered, looking sad "I have to go to some fanclub meetings, but I want to give you something first, Akiyama-san"
He pulled a purple bracelet, and held it to her
"W-wha-?" stuttered Mio "What is this for, Matsumoto-san?"
She blushed over the gift, and I was much, much more annoyed with mister Matsumoto here. I'd very much like to smash his face in now.
"I bought this bracelet only for one purpose, Akiyama-san" said Matsumoto
I just know something cheesy is about to come up
"I bought this for you" he continued "Please accept this and promise you'll always wear it"
I stood there in shock, as the thunder of surprise and despair smashed into me. Please don't say it… Please don't promise him… I was scared. Scared that she would promise that she would wear the damn bracelet. I was positive that I would faint if she said it.
"I… Thank you, but…" started Mio, making my heart drop "I-I can't promise to a-always wear it"
My heart flew into the sky, and I immediately sighed in relief.
"That's alright, Akiyama-san" said Matsumoto "I'm sorry for asking you such a selfish request. However, please keep it! Anyways, I have to go now, so thanks for hanging out with me. See you, Akiyama-san, Tainaka-san"
With that, he dashed off. Finally, I could breathe freely. I grinned at Mio
"Let's go to a café, Mio~" I said, before she glared at me
Yep, I've got a lot to explain to her. I'm positive that if this was an anime, there would be a black aura around her right now. And before you tell me to stop breaking the fourth wall, I'll stop now.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do" she growled
"Yes, dear" I teased, taking her hand "I'll explain everything when we get to the café, now let's go!"
I pulled her with me, ignoring her demands for immediate explanation. She gave into me after a while, and only walked side by side with me.
After a while, we got to the closest café. It wasn't exactly fancy, but it wasn't bad either. Then we sat at a table, before we ordered a few drinks. Of course, I paid for all of it.
"So?" she asked, after we finished ordering our drinks "Mind explaining now?"
"Y-yeah" I stuttered, "Where do I start… Actually, ask me what you want me to explain and I'll answer as much as I could"
"Okay, then" she replied "First off, why are you pretending to be someone else?"
"I knew this would be the first question…" I muttered, before answering "I'm cross dressing, remember? It'll be weird for him to see me cross dressing after I confessed to you, so I was just trying to save our hides"
"You could've just told me first" she said, sighing "Second question then. Why didn't you just tell him we were a couple? Wouldn't it be easier than saying we're just friends?"
"That would be worse" I replied, "You're dating me, not Rikku, who doesn't even exist. If he found out, it would be troublesome for us, wouldn't it?"
"…Did you already plan ahead?" she asked, "You're thinking further than usual"
"I never actually planned to do that," I said, scratching the back of my head "I didn't want him to be there, but I can't exactly forbid where he goes, can I?"
"That's rather odd," she said, giggling, "I didn't know you were the fast thinker type. Anyways, I have a few more questions"
"Ask away"
"Do you not like Matsumoto-san?"
"Isn't it obvious?" I asked, knowing that she knew the answer "Of course I don't like him. What kind of girlfriend wouldn't dislike a person who came too close to her girlfriend?"
"So… you're… jealous?"
I do not believe it. She's… teasing me? Wait, wait… Mio… Teasing… Mio, shy girl who is scared of everything, is actually teasing me?
"W-what?" I stuttered "Jealous? Why would I be jealous? I'm just… annoyed, okay?"
Of course, I knew it was the same
"Isn't it the same?"
Am I a mind reader now?
"You're annoyed because he's close to me" she continued "While you couldn't, because you were acting as Just. A. Friend. Of. Mine.
"Forget it" I muttered, "I'm still going to say that annoyed is different from jealous"
"Alright then, let's just ask my last question" she said, "What did you buy at the store other than the headband?"
Is she a mind reader as well?
"Ah~ I've gotta keep that one a surprise" I said, winking "I'll tell you as soon as we get back to your house!"
"Alright… If you say so…" she agreed reluctantly
She pulled out the bracelet that Matsumoto gave her, and stared at it for a bit
"Are you going to wear that…?" I asked
"What do you mean?" she replied, with a question
"He gave you that bracelet" I muttered, "It's not like you can accept it without wearing it, even if it's not all the time, right?"
"Y-you want me to wear it?"
I don't want her to wear it, but it was a present, and I can't be selfish, can I? Well, I don't want her to, but I can't exactly forbid her…
"What do you think, Mio?" I asked, thinking she would already know my answer
"I thought you'd answer with a question," she said, putting it on "I'll take that as a yes then"
She really wore it! She really wore it! Why? Why did I not just say no outright?
I didn't say anything. Sure, I was annoyed, but I didn't want her to see it. Suddenly, my cell phone vibrated, and not long after that, Mio's did as well. You see, mine didn't sing this time, because I always set it on silent when I leave the house. Anyways, I pulled the phone out and flipped it open to find Mugi's text message awaiting me.
From: Mugi | I don't want to be in a rush so I guess you'll tell us once you and Mio-chan agree to tell us what's happening between you two. Bye, Ricchan!
So she does know about it! Did Mio tell her about it? Wasn't she going to keep it a secret? Should I reply? But then there's no need, is there?
The clock on my phone said it was already 5:30, and it's late enough for us to go buy some food for tonight's cooking lesson.
"It's time for us to head back," I said, standing up "Let's go to the market for the ingredients, so I can teach you how to cook tonight, hmm?"
She replied with a nod, and so we went. We got a few ingredients, and it didn't take us long because I know what we need for a basic dish like what we were making. By the time we reached the train station, it was 7:07. After around ten minutes, we reached Mio's house. As I planned, I jumped onto Mio's couch as soon as we got in.
"Ritsu" she said, scowling
"Yes, ma'am?" I asked, grinning
"Bath, now" she said, "I'll prepare things in the kitchen"
"Yes, darling~" I said, before getting up and walking to Mio's room.
Taking a t-shirt, a pair of shorts, and a towel, I headed to the bathroom.
After I finished, I came downstairs to see Mio in an apron.
Moe… Moe… Kyun!
I want to surprise her very much now. Call me a bad girl, but I'm going to do it. Taking a few steps in, she hadn't realized yet that I was there. When I got close enough, she froze. Without hesitation, I whispered into her ears, what was almost a ghostly moan. She jumped in surprise, making me laugh. However, I realized that Mio was closing her eyes tightly in pain. It took me a few minutes to realize that Mio had cut her hand. She was chopping something just now, and I scared her, so she cut her left hand. When she saw her hand, she instantly held it as far as she could from her, and started crying.
That was my fault! Dammit, why can't I be more thoughtful? I need to do something… but what? The bleeding won't stop…
I did the first thing that came to my hand, taking her wound and sucked at it with my mouth.
"W-what are you doing, R-Ritsu?" she stuttered
"Sucking your thumb of course," I mumbled, still sucking out her blood "It should make you bleed less"
I stopped when I tasted less blood. I dragged her to the couch, then ran for the first aid kit, cleaning her thumb gently so she wouldn't feel any pain. Afterwards, I wrapped her thumb in bandages, so that the bleeding would stop completely. I'm stupid! So stupid! What was I thinking?
"Ritsu… Please don't blame yourself"
"But Mio… It's my entire fault," I said, looking away guiltily "How can you play on your bass if your finger hurts, Mio?"
"I'll be fine," she said, pouting, "Don't underestimate me that much, Ritsu"
"Sorry…" I muttered, "I'm just worried, that's all… Uh… Did it hurt?
"A little" she answered, "I'm sure it'll be fine soon…"
"Gimme your hand" I said, and she gave me the unwounded one "Not that hand, the injured one"
I touched the wound lightly, making sure it didn't hurt. I quickly planted a kiss on her finger, then smiled.
"Does it feel any better?" I asked out of curiosity
"W-well…"
"So it doesn't work, huh?" I muttered, laughing at myself
"W-what do you mean?"
"Well…" I hesitated, before continuing "Mom would always do that for me and Satoshi and it would feel better… So it's not working, huh?"
"No… It's working…" she whispered softly
"I know i- wait what?"
"It's working, Ritsu" she said, smiling
"R-really?" I asked, smiling nervously "It's a good thing then…"
The silence descended upon us. It was an eerie one that I wanted to break. I saw Mio stare at my lips as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Suddenly, she touched my lips with her finger, and pulled it away. Her finger was covered in blood.
"Is this… my blood?"
"Well… I guess so" I muttered, "Your thumb was bleeding pretty badly"
"Ritsu…"
"Yeah?"
"What does blood taste like?" she asked
Eh?
"I thought you were afraid of blood" I muttered
"I am… but I want to know" she said
"Well… Blood tastes…" I muttered, "Well, like blood"
"Thank you, captain obvious" she said sarcastically
"Curious, huh?" I said, grinning, "I can let you taste it if you don't believe me. A little bit wouldn't it be too bad, huh?"
"Huh?" she asked, confused
"There's still some on my lips" I said, leaning
Before she could protest, I pushed my lips against her. It was our very first kiss, so I took it slowly, as gently as I could. Yet when my lips touched such softness, I couldn't resist. After a few seconds, Mio seems to have come to terms with what had happened, and returned my kiss. She invited my tongue into her mouth by opening it slightly. I took the invitation, tilting my head and delving my tongue into her mouth. I wrapped my arms around her hips, pulling her closer. I pulled her hand in, yet I stopped.
That bracelet…
I pulled back, looking away. She looked at me questioningly, and I only looked at the bracelet.
"Sorry" I said, looking away "I should've told you not to use the bracelet…"
"What are you…?" she muttered, before realizing she was wearing the bracelet Matsumoto gave he
She took it off, and held it in front of my face
"Is this what you mean?" she asked, raising an eyebrow
I nodded
"There's something I wanted to give you… but…" I muttered, forcing myself to smile "I guess it's no use since you already have something from Matsumoto…"
"If you said don't wear it, I wouldn't wear it, Ritsu" she murmured
"It was your present" I said, "I can't stop you from using it, you know"
"…but you're my girlfriend, Ritsu" she said, "You have the right to tell me not to use it. Matsumoto was only a person from my fanclub, that's it"
She was right. Why was I so stupid? I can tell her not to use it. How did I just somehow forget that I was dating her? Matsumoto won't be a problem anymore, if I don't forget that.
"So you know I was really jealous, huh?" I asked, laughing at myself "I'm horrible at hiding it"
She only smiled brightly. I can't emphasize enough how calming the smile is.
"Hey, Mio" I muttered, "Can you close your eyes for a second?"
"You're not going to scare me again, are you?" she asked, despite already closing her eyes
She won't have to worry. I've already learned my lesson. I pulled out the necklace, and wrapped it around her neck. I breathed on her neck, smiling as I let go.
"You can open your eyes now" I said
She opened her eyes, and looked down onto her neck. She found the necklace, and for a moment pulled it up and stared at it. A smile formed on her face, before she looked up
"The 'R' stands for Ritsu, right?" she asked
"Do you like it?" I asked, nodding
"Why do you bother asking?"
"Because I want to know of course" I said, grinning
"What did you expect?" she asked
Ironic echo right here, just making me feel like an idiot.
"Of course I like it" she said, pinching my cheek "Isn't it obvious enough for you?"
"I already knew that" I said, grinning "But I have a question"
"What is it?" she asked
"Why did you reject Matsumoto when he asked you to always wear the bracelet?" I asked, despite already knowing the answer
"It's obvious, Ritsu" she said, lightly hitting me on the head "How could I wear someone else's bracelet if I already have a girlfriend? Unless you wanted me to wear it"
It feels rather weird, but in the good sense. Being hit lightly was a good feeling for a change.
"Well then" I said, leaning in closer to her "Would you wear my necklace forever if I asked you to?"
"W-what?"
"Would you wear my necklace forever if I asked you to?" I repeated, breathing on her neck
"Y-yes" she stuttered, "Of course I'll wear it"
I pulled her in for a second kiss, finding no resistance at all.
She wrapped one arm around me and used her other one to hold my head so I couldn't move my lips away from hers again, not that I wanted to anyway. I placed one hand on the small of her back and ran the other through her hair. Our lips were pressed together. Then just as I was enjoying the feeling of our lips and bodies touching, I felt her mouth open slightly and she licked my lips. I returned the favor, licking her lips as well.
Suddenly, she pulled away. I felt very disappointed, but I stopped myself from forcing her to continue
"Ritsu…" she muttered, wiping her lips with the sleeve of her shirt
"What is it?" I asked
"You still have to teach me to cook, remember?"
"I forgot about that!" I murmured, sighing, "Okay, let's get started"
We spent the rest of the night cooking, and by the time, it was over, Mio seemed exhausted. Of course, I personally think it was worth it. I knew I had to go home today, because Mio's parents are coming home tomorrow. That and my uniform is still at my house. Of course, I wasn't going to go home without a good bye kiss from my girlfriend. It was supposed to be a small kiss, but it ended up being a long, long kiss, with holding back.
Name: Tainaka Rikku
Age: 18 Years Old
Relatives: Tainaka Family
Hobby: Unknown
Yo! This is me again! I'm proud to get two chapters devoted to giving me an end talk! Anyways, as you know, I don't exist! So consult any information on Ritsu if you want to know more!
A/N: Whoooaa! I was deep in thought at how to end this chapter (This is not the LAST CHAPTER, kay?) well, did I end this chapter good enough? I hope it satisfied you all~ finally I put something 'hot' in the chapter! Woohoo! It is my first time; will I be able to make it 'hotter' than this? Should I make it? Haha! Just tell me in the reviews, kay?
Anyway, this one is finally BETA-ed!
Thanks to Zaraenis-san! XD
~Thanks for read! And Keep R&R~
