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Chapter 10: The Inamorata, Aficionadas and the Deprived
'Hnn~ my body feels heavy...' Ritsu thought why, 'Huh? No, more likely something is on top of me...' she tried to move her body sideways, '...why can't I~' as Ritsu opened her eyes, something struck her sleepy mode that makes her jump. But cannot.
"Mu-Mugi?! What are you doing in my room?! Specifically, why on top of me?!"
"Good morning, Ricchan~!" she then hugged the groggly newly awake Ritsu. "Well, first of all... that's not the way to greet your girlfriend in the morning..." she then gave a smile.
'...You're the one who says we're together, evethough we're not~!' Ritsu rubbed her temple, "I told you Mugi~" she was then cut-off with Mugi's sad face. 'Oh God!' rolling her eyes, Ritsu can't deny now the fact that Mugi looks cute with her pouting face. "~Mugi...stop frowning, okay?"
The latter didn't budge. "Mugi? I'm sorry..." '...that's right... feel sorry, you idiot!' she then puts her hand on Mugi's shoulder, "Mugi?
Not for long the latter looked up, eyes met. With a sly smile plastered on the ojou-sama's face.
'...Dammit! I knew this is a trap! Gahh!' Ritsu mentally slap herself after Mugi gave a giggle.
"...Ricchan?"
"Yes?" with a slightly annoyed voice.
Mugi positions herself on top of Ritsu, riding on her lap, trapping the latter below. Ritsu panicked.
"Don't you know that I'm falling in love with you even deeper the more you are concerned of me?"
Their noses met. Ritsu's eyes widen in disbelief, she can't believe Mugi, the ever proper lady with a good manner, can do such daring actions.
"Mugi… we can't~"
"~Of course…" Mugi pulled herself up and holds Ritsu's hands. "…I'm just here to wake you up, Ricchan~!" she giggled making the latter confused.
"We still have school remember?" Mugi continued.
"Oh yeah~! I forgot about it!"
Ritsu hurriedly jumped out of bed and headed towards the bathroom. After locking the door, she then gave a heavy sigh.
'I can't believe you Mugi…'
When Ritsu climbed down the stairs, she noticed there are two foreigners wearing a black suit and tie with sunglasses waiting for her down stairs. She frowned knowing they're Mugi's bodyguards.
"Ahh… Ricchan, breakfast is ready." Mugi waited by the kitchen's entrance.
She hurriedly went down and pulled Mugi in the kitchen, "What are your bodyguards doing in here Mugi?! Can't they wait outside?" she whispered.
"Well… I want them to guard you from now on."
Ritsu's eyebrow twitched, she then sighed and puts a hand on Mugi's shoulder.
"It's totally fine Mugi. You don't need to."
"Are you sure, Ricchan?"
When Ritsu was about to answer, she then heard a sound of pounding knock on her front door, with some screaming voices. Screaming voices of girls to be exact.
~Tainaka-san~?! Tainaka-san~?! Are the rumors true? Tainaka-san~?!
Ritsu's eyebrow twitched and gave a deadpanned face. 'Are you serious? So, the bodyguard thing is…'
"…important." Mugi continued. Ritsu just sighed, what could she do in this situation? All the girls who are infatuated with her are at rage, knowing that she and Mugi are officially dating. Scratch that 'officially', Mugi just claimed it.
'…I will still confess to Mio whatever it takes. But for now…' she glanced at Mugi who's smiling so brightly. '…uhh…' she gulped.
"You're not going to take a breakfast Ricchan?"
"Uhh… no, I'm not hungry." 'Yup… how could I be?' another sigh escaped. "Let's just go to school, we're going to be late."
"…it's okay Ricchan~!" Mugi exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Huh?"
"I want it to try what it feels like to be late." She then giggled.
'…Mugi' Ritsu thought. She then approached the front.
When she was about to hold the knob, a large hand blocked it. She then looked up to the blocker and finds one of Mugi's bodyguard.
"Uhmm.. ano?"
"Allow me to open it for you, master."
'MASTER?! WHAT THE HELL~?!' Ritsu blinked furiously and glanced at Mugi.
"I told them to treat you like how they treated me." She then smiled.
'Aaaaarrgghhhh! What kind of mess I got into?' she cried mentally. "Ahh… I-Is that s-so? C-Can we go now?"
"Of course…" Mugi then clung to her arm like a leech, she then ordered her bodyguards to take the lead and shield them from the ranging girls outside the house.
As the bodyguards opened the door, tons of girls from her own school and from other schools as well, greeted them with a jealous face. They then shielded them from the crowd, like how a VIP should be, now they're heading towards the black limo.
When they passed by them, all of them are asking the same question.
~Tainaka-san, are you really officially dating?!~
Ritsu can't help but sighed, 'I wish this nightmare would end soon.'
When they reached the school, they were again greeted with the same amount of girls again. Like a protest rally?
'What should I do?!' Ritsu panicked. Why wouldn't she? The whole school knows that they're dating. And how did they know?
"Don't worry Ricchan… I'm here." Mugi assured with a smile. Grasping Ritsu's hand tightly, they then readied themselves for the war. —What? War?!
"Can you make us a way?" Mugi asked her guards politely with a smile.
"HAI, OJOU-SAMA~! It shall be done." the head guard responded with a salute. He then faced the other guards, "You heard what the ojou-sama said~ HURRY AND MAKE A WAY FOR THEM!" he ordered.
The other guards scampered with one scream from the head guard, and they then hurriedly formed a barrier outside the car door.
As they got out of the car, the girls squealed. Well, as usual. The guards defended them from Ritsu's rampant admirers.
'Wow? They're this wild after knowing I'm in a relationship with Mugi?' reality struck her, 'Oh no~! How much more if I'm with Mio? Unlike Mugi who had guards.' She sighed for the record.
While they're still going for the school building, the crowd kept asking question after question.
~Tainaka-san, why didn't you choose me?!~
~Ritsu-san, I'll do anything for you! Just choose me!~
~Tainaka-san, since when did you two start dating?~
~Tainaka-san, do I still have a chance for you?~
'Aaarrghh! Stop it please! This is so irritating~!' Ritsu covered her ears to avoid any annoying questions. '…if you all just knew who I really want.'
"Ricchan, are you okay?" Mugi asked with a concerned face.
"Huh~ ah, I'm fine… just getting a little bit of claustrophobic around here…" she chuckled nervously.
"I see…" she then looked down which makes her bangs cover her ever delicate face. Ritsu got confused with Mugi's state; when Mugi looked up, Ritsu got surprised with the sudden change of aura from the ojou-sama.
"Prepare the canons, and get ready for battle~!" Mugi ordered and immediately received a nod from her guards.
"WHAT CANONS?! BATTLE?! …really Mugi?" Ritsu panicked, '…haha, this is just a joke right?'
"You said, you're getting claustrophobic? So, I'm gonna make a way for you even if it means shedding blood." She then smiled slyly.
'…is this how CARING Mugi is? So, dangerously caring…' Ritsu shivered.
"A-Ano… Mugi?" Ritsu called meekly. Not really the Ritsu-type attitude.
"Yes, Ricchan?" Mugi still has that sly smile plastered on her face while holding an AK-47.
"…" Ritsu's eyes went wide, '…what kind of situation is this?' "P-Put down the gun please?"
When they reached the second floor, they're still guarded because of the girls' wildness.
'Now I know how an actor feels…' Ritsu thought.
The guard then opened the door for them. Luckily, the people in their room are relaxed… or that's what Ritsu thought.
The first person Ritsu saw was Mio who then saw her. Mio hurriedly rushed to Ritsu and hugged her tightly. Ritsu's heart skipped a beat.
When Mio pulled away, Ritsu felt like a part of her was missing.
"I'm so worried of you, Ritsu~!"
'Stop pouting! I can't think straight!' "Ohoho… did you miss me or something Mio-chan?" she then slyly grinned.
As usual, Mio hit her on the head.
"Ow~! Still the dangerous queen huh?" she chuckled, seconds later she saw Mugi approaching them.
"…my bodyguards will be guarding outside." She gave a smile before taking her seat.
Mio and Ritsu looked at each other in disbelief. The black haired girls then whispered, "…Mugi is so protective Ritsu."
The latter just nodded in agreement.
"Okay, everyone~! Take your seat, we're about to start."
After the last class in the afternoon, everyone packed their things and ready to go. Mio, on the other hand, is still sulking in her seat, spacing out.
'…I felt so distant after they became together.' Mio sighed while watching Mugi approaching Ritsu. '…I'm so late~! If I had just confessed to Ritsu back at our date… maybe… maybe…'
She then felt that her heart was struck by an arrow. It hurts… so much.
'…if you did confess to her back then, how sure are you that Ritsu will like you the same way you like her?'
Mio got bewildered all of a sudden; she then realized that it was her consciousness that was talking. The evil one.
'…you've got a point.' She sighed.
'But, there's nothing will be gone if you did right? Ritsu is not a cold hearted person, you knew her so well.' the good one said.
'…you also got a point.' Mio agreed.
'How about their friendship, huh? Didn't think about that, I see?' the evil one pondered.
'…oh no~! you're right!' Mio panicked.
When the good one was about to make a statement, they then hurriedly popped out after seeing Ritsu approaching.
"Yo~! Mio, ya ready to go?" Ritsu grinned.
Mio became flustered and blushed immediately. Her brain didn't meant to filter Ritsu's words in a different way.
"G-Go? W-Where?"
"To the club room silly." Ritsu chuckled lightly, "Come on~"
She then pulled Mio's hand, but the latter hesitates. You know the reason.
"B-But, how about Mugi?"
"Oh… she went ahead. Mugi says she's going to prepare the tea in advance." She added an approving grin while still clutching Mio's hand.
'…I miss that smile of yours Ritsu. It's been days since you got together.' Mio thought, "Okay, let's go…" she tightened her grip on the latter's arm. '…I wish I'm the one who's holding this.'
"Yay~! …Oh yeah, just a reminder… get ready to run after we got out."
Mio nodded, she then let Ritsu pulled her to their destination.
Someone then whispered to her ear, '…I assure you that Ritsu will not hate you if ever will you confess to her.'
'Thank you.' She replied, 'Now, all my worries became lighter.'
'Scratched that…' Mio's eyebrow twitched after seeing the new sitting arrangement in the club room. 'This isn't happening… even being her seatmate is taken away from me?!'
Mio sat now beside Yui while across her is Mugi. A vein popped out from her temple after seeing Mugi flirting with Ritsu. She can't eat properly, even though it's her favorite flavor.
'How long will their relationship last?!' Mio asked herself while staring at the flirting couple with a twitching eyebrow. No, more likely Mugi is the one who did it. '…I don't want my patience to be overly used!'
"I don't know Mio-chan." Yui answered while giving a confused look.
She then shot her head in disbelief, 'How did Yui know what I'm thinking?!' she freaked out. "What are you talking about Yui?" Mio laughed nervously, with rolling sweats on her face.
"You're thinking out loud Mio-chan." She then tilted her head in confusion.
"I-I did?!" she glanced and became glad that the other three wasn't paying attention to them.
Yui nodded.
'Great job Mio.' She cursed under her breath. "That was just a joke.. ha ha" 'Fine… that was lame, I know~!'
After their practice, they then prepared themselves to head home. Mio then finds herself in another nostalgic feeling. 'Going home alone… AGAIN!' She sighed.
"Yo, Mio~? Still there?"
When Mio snapped back, Ritsu's face greeted her. Her cheeks reddened, seeing their face so close. Too close.
Hitting Ritsu is the only way to stop her flustered moments, and escaping a situation she might regret. "B-Baka! You don't need to be so close like that~!"
Aiding her head, Ritsu stood up. "Well, you're spacing out. I just called you five times. You're really thinking so deep; you didn't notice the others had left."
"W-Whatever… anyways, why aren't you with Mugi today?" saying Mugi's name stung her heart again.
"Oh…" Ritsu looked away, "She went ahead, a call came and says it's urgent."
Mio never felt so happy, knowing that she and Ritsu will be going home together. But she tried to hide her happiness.
"Is that so? Come on, let's go." After she slung her bag, she then turned her back and smiled secretly.
"Hey wait up~!" Ritsu called out and hurriedly locked the club room door.
Even though they didn't made any conversation, Mio somehow felt happy just knowing Ritsu is there with her.
"Hey, Mio~ let's stop here for a while." Ritsu then pulled her hand gesturing to come with her at the park. The park they used to play when they were still children.
As Ritsu escorted Mio to sit down on the grass, the latter sat at the back of Mio, snaking her arms around Mio's waist. Another nostalgic feeling hit Mio.
"…R-Ritsu, w-what are you doing?" Mio's voice quiver after in contact.
"Huh? Is there something wrong Mio?"
"…"
"Mio?"
"Y-You're together with Mugi now." Mio lowered her head, making her bangs cover her eyes.
"And so? I can't do this to you anymore?" '…If you just knew I MISSED YOU SO BAD~!'
"Y-Yes…" 'It hurts Ritsu! It hurts!'
"Why not? You're still my best friend~!" Ritsu joyfully exclaimed. '…that's all I can say? I'm such a coward! Dammit!'
"Oh…" Mio felt like crying, she then felt her heart broke into pieces. 'Baka Ritsu! If I could just change your mind and choose me! Why? Didn't you even notice my feelings?' she then looked up just to evade tears from spilling out.
"Let's head home Ritsu…" when Mio stood up, she was then pulled back and landed on a fluffy surface. "What are you doing, baka?!" Mio's emotion went kaput when Ritsu's lips landed on hers. Her cheeks, I mean.
Mio instantly went mute and became beet red after the contact.
"There, there…" Ritsu patted her head, "Feeling any better now?"
Her happiness for a moment poured it into her fist and laid it on the latter's head.
"B-BAKA~! Don't do that in public!" she stood up and back faced Ritsu, secretly touching the kissed part. '…She just kissed me. Ritsu kissed me!' she inwardly squealed.
Ritsu chuckled, "Sorry for that, I just noticed you're having a long face the whole day… so, I thought…" she then grinned and scratched the back of her head, "…it can make you feel better?" she cocked an eyebrow.
'You don't know I'm overflowing with happiness with what you just did~!' Mio then arranged herself and face Ritsu, "Thank you for that…" she then kissed Ritsu back, on the cheeks of course, before turning her back again.
Now is Ritsu's turn to turn red. It went up to her ears, puffing smokes.
'…I can't believe it.'
"Aren't you coming?" Mio glanced.
"Huh~ Oh, wait up!"
…to be continued.
Sorry for that drama part… hehe
Even I got carried away with what I wrote! Haha Gosh.. hehe
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