A/N: I don't own K-ON! and any of it's characters
Here's part two of Mio's trip. :)
CHAPTER TEN: The Missing Seven Years Part 3 [Two Sides of The Tower]
The first thing on Mio's 'Paris' list is to visit the Eiffel tower and so it was the first place she went to, it was just that she did not expect company and a welcomed one, for that matter.
The raven haired girl, once again, rode a taxi only this time, it was with Tetsuro. Her plan seriously took on a higher level of experience when she met the guy. "This just feels right" She thought.
Going on a trip to Paris was definitely a great choice. All she hoped to happen was to find a way to fix herself and she never thought that she'll run into someone who seems to be just so in synced with her. She was never really into men, thinking that their all monsters except for her dad. But then again, that was just her being immature when she was still younger, at the same time, having Ritsu with her was enough and nobody else can compare. That's what she thought at least, until Ritsu lost her way in college and her coming into adulthood collided. All that mattered to her was the ability to have plans and execute them for a secure future and to be able to 'dance' alongside everybody to the music of adulthood.
Ever since then, three years had passed and she couldn't have been more wrong. Life was not about getting ahead of the race and finishing it the fastest along with getting the most awards. It was about living it for every single second that counts and the quality of the relationships that one builds...
She pondered about these things while inside the tower's elevator. The beautiful view that was in front of her was truly refreshing.
"Mio-chan?" Tetsuro asked with a smilie
"There it is again! That smile. Oh Kami-sama, what am I feeling for this guy? I've only known him for a day and yet I'm so drawn to him" "What is it Haya—I mean, Tetsuro-kun?" She said in a composed smile.
Inside Tetsuro's mind was how hot Mio was. The times where she spaces out are so cute too. "I was wondering if you'd want to eat at Le Jules Verne"
"At the what?" She asked sounding completely clueless of what he said.
"Le Jules Verne, the restaurant located exactly here in the Eiffel Tower. Plus, there's an excellent view too."
"Eh… Um, isn't that expensive and requires fancy clothes?"
Tetsuro looked at Mio from head to toe seeing that the raven haired girl was wearing dress pants and a pretty decent blouse and him wearing a black coat "We're ok Mio-chan, besides, I've already made us reservation" He said with a wink
Mio couldn't believe this guy, how was he able to make reservations in that restaurant with such short notice. "Well, what made you think that I'll come with you?"
"Just a leap of faith Mio, just a leap of faith" he said looking triumphant.
They entered the restaurant and the Maitre'd greeted them. "Bonjour monsieur et madame, may I know your names?"
While Tetsuro was talking to the Maitre'd she was too busy taking in the interior of the restaurant
"Reservation for Hayase Tetsuro please" He said soflty, almost sounding like a whisper while eyeing the raven haired girl if she was looking at their direction
"Oui. Reservations for monsieur Hayase and madame Yukiyama"
With the mention of a different name, the raven haired girl's attention was caught. "Yukiyama?"
"Uh no. They must've heard your name wrong, Mio-chan" the black coated man said smoothly
"Oh my. Our apologies Ms…?"
"Akiyama" She answered
"Yes, we're truly sorry for this misunderstanding miss Akiyama." The maitre'd said and held his arm to his left telling them to follow him to their seats "This way to your seats please and we will be serving you wine of your choosing, it's on the house"
They sat at the table next to the window with a clear view of the Jardins du Trocadero.
"Well, isn't this table great?"
"Yes it is, Tetsu-kun" The short cut of Tetsuro's name both caught the two off guard "Um, s-sorry T-Tetsuro-kun." This got the raven haired girl so embarrassed that made her red as a tomato. "I um, ah… excuse me for a sec, I need to go to the lavatory."
As Mio walked away, the man left on the table smiled once again only this time his 'angelic' smile seemed to look like a smirk.
On the way to the rest room, Mio berated herself "Geez! What the hell is wrong with me?!"
In the restaurant's dining area
"Tetsuro, I hope you rot in hell! Have fun enjoying your fancy lunch alone."
"Hehehe. That's too bad for you. I happen to find someone way hotter than you and she's so into me. Oh, and did I mention that she's here with me now, having lunch? Haha!"
"Whatever asshole, I hope she sees the monster in you soon"
In the restroom
Mio went into one cubicle to finish up and fix her undergarments. She stopped midway when she heard a small ruckus outside. Someone just entered the restroom, almost running, causing the cupper vase on the sink countertop to fall on the tiled floor.
"Aw shoot!" Said the hurrying voice
"That voice!" Mio immediately buttoned her shirt and went out of the cubicle. As she opened the door she saw someone with a yellow hairband over honey-colored hair. But as soon as she saw that familiar image, it was gone. She thought she was just imagining things. "Maybe my conscience is just haunting me… moving on without even making peace with her…"
In the restaurant's dining area
"Hey, sorry it took long."
"No big deal Mio-chan. Well, shall we order?"
"Sure." She agreed with a slight bow "By the way, have you seen a girl with a yellow hairband and honey hued hair?"
"Yeah. She caused a bit of a disturbance with her rapid pace. Some people thought that there is some kind of emergency."
"Eh. So what happened to her?"
"I dunno, maybe she got fired. I saw the manager ushering her outside for them to talk." He answered "Why are you so curious about her?"
The question caught Mio off guard "Eh? Uhm… It's because she looks like someone I knew from the past."
Tetsuro eyed her thinking that there must be something up "Girlfriend?"
"Huh? Y-yeah." Once again she was surprised "D-does that make you judge me, me having had a relationship with another girl?" This time she braised herself for any negative reaction that might be thrown at her by the man in front of her.
Tetsuro exhaled. "Not really. No, not at all." "Damn, could this get any better? Fuck! This chick so hot. Maybe she can invite her ex when we get to play around" With that thought, something between his crotch hardened, good thing there was linen draping over the table to hide his intentions"Ahem, so yeah, no problem at all!" He said giddily.
"Really? I'm so relieved. Thank you." "I'm so lucky to have met you Tetsuro-kun"
Just when they were finished with that conversation, the waiter came and handed them the menu while another served them their wine.
A/N: Ok, Mio's Paris retreat is done. Sorry if it was a drag or something, I just had to show how things came to be between her and Tetsuro because we all know that our beloved Mio will never fall for such a douche bag. But yeah, she didn't know that he was. She will just know this in the future chapters.
And as promised, Ritsu did a little cameo there. I guess that's just something to link us with what's happening to her in France and why she always had to change cellphone numbers.
Thank you for reading! :) Next chapter won't be a flash back, just an FYI.
PS: you can totally Google the places that I've been mentioning in the past 2 chapters to get the whole picture of the place. I'm not that good at describing places. AND you can Google translate the French phrases that I used. :D
Thanks! :)