K-On! - Shattered Dreams
By MidniteBleuCrusader
Summary: AU - After their one and only live concert was cut short, the girls of Hokago Tea Time went on their separate ways. Yui and Azusa seek to find answers as to how Akiyama Mio took over Tokyo by storm. Ritsu wants to find answers as to why she went to prison, and Tsumugi is nowhere to be found. Armed with both the powers of the Legends Guitar and the powers born within her, can Yui set the record straight? Or are the HTT gone for good?
Disclaimer: I do not own K-on or any other Tokyo Entertainment production. If I did, I WOULDN'T BE HERE NOW WOULD I?
Author's Notes: If you happen to have any questions about what's going on, feel free to ask me in a PM or in the reviews. Most likely all questions will be answered in the later chapters. And don't complain how OOC they turn out to be. It's AU, they're MEANT to be OOC.
A/N: For those who are asking, this is what they're wearing:- Chapter 11: Voices
Yui – Modified Listen! Outfit (with paperboy cap)
Ritsu – Don't Say Lazy! Outfit
Mio – No Thank You! Outfit
Tsumugi – Modified Listen! Outfit (without sailor hat)
Azusa – Listen! Outfit
The house was silent. Only a mere breeze by the night wind made its way through the house, rustling a couple of trinkets and other items in the house. Even Jun the Silent, who swore that she wouldn't sleep thanks to her code, had fallen asleep as well. Azusa used Ui's room for awhile, and Yui was in her room, sleeping. However, Yui was slightly twitching in her sleep. Something had been bothering her.
"N-no… don't… l-let her go!" She yelled under her breath. Something had been making her feel uncomfortable, and it had been recurring in her nightmares. She suddenly jolted up from her bed, unable to take it anymore, gasping for air. "What… was that… all about?" She said, as she got up from her bed and headed straight for the bathroom. Turning on the sink and washing her face, she looked into the mirror. She tried to recall what happened in that nightmare she had earlier. "Ui…" She softly said. "Where are you…?" Surely enough, she's been having nightmares of Ui Hirasawa, her sister she lost when she was attacked in her own home. She had disappeared from the hospital since that day. Though now, she sought to find the answers as to why she's been having the same nightmares over and over again.
She took a stroll out of her bed. It was 4am in the morning, so the house was understandably dark. She went and checked up on Azusa in Ui's room, then went down to see Jun sprawled all over the couch. Yui, seeing Jun might be cold, got a blanket out and covered Jun's body with it. "You're gonna get a cold at this rate, you little Kunoichi." She whispered. She then looked around to find her recently Awakened friend, Tsumugi, and true enough, she was outside, enjoying the night air. Yui decided to join her for a bit. Tsumugi noticed her leader and smiled.
"Did someone catch a little case of insomnia?" She asked.
"If that was meant to be a joke, Mugi-chan, I'm not laughing." Yui said, standing next to her outside and looking at the stars.
"Insomnia's bad, you know? You should really get some sleep."
"This coming from Mugi-chan is already wrong in many ways." Tsumugi giggled, though when she looked at her, she knew immediately that something had been bothering her.
"There's something on your mind… care to share it with me?" Yui looked at her, almost reluctant to even speak to her about her dream.
"Well… I…"
"If you don't really want to talk about it, then it's all right." Tsumugi cut her off.
"Then why'd you ask in the first place?" Yui replied, glaring at her through the corner of her eyes. Tsumugi just giggled, being a tease for once. Then she looked back up into the sky. "Well… simply put, my nightmares keep bothering me…"
"What is it about?"
"…simply put… I'm always watching Ui get tortured and hurt… and there's nothing she can do about it…" Yui sat down on the soft patch of grass, burying her face in her knees. "It just pains me a lot…" She tried her hardest not to tear up. Tsumugi sat down next to her, a look of concern etched on her face.
"And you're forced to see these things in your sleep…"
"Ever since she ran away from the hospital," Yui continued, her voice starting to crackle due to her sadness. "I've only gotten more worried about her… these nightmares are probably telling me something." Tsumugi patted Yui softly on the head.
"They are telling you something, Yui." She said as she glanced back to the sky. "They're telling you… somewhere out there, Ui needs your help. She can't do much without you… so what I'm saying is, you'd best hurry on out of here."
"I can't, Mugi-chan. The morning sun's going to rise soon. If I'm going to look for Ui, I have to wait for the next Dead Hour." Yui rested her head on Tsumugi's shoulder. "…I'll rescue Ui… and then we'll find a way to get Mio-chan back… I'm sure of it."
"Then we can all be one happy family again, right?" Tsumugi continued for her, which brought a smile to her face.
"You took the words right out of my mouth, Mugi-chan." Yui sniggered a bit. "For now… I like the night sky… the stars are beautiful tonight…"
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Meanwhile, up on the rooftops, the battle between the newly-proclaimed Best Friends from Hell grew more intense. So intense, however, that Ritsu slid across the roof after blocking one of her archenemy's attacks. It was so powerful that her sliding caused sparks to fly under her feet. As soon as she stopped, she ended up, falling onto one knee, breathing hard. Surprisingly enough, she managed to tire Mio out as well, evidently because Mio's using her sword to support herself.
"H-hehe… I'll be honest… you're the first to push me to my limit, Ritsu…" She praised, in between breaths of air.
"Heh… you aren't too bad yourself since the last time I saw you, Mio… too bad you gotta die." All Mio did was grin.
"Oh? So you think you can kill me, Ritsu? Especially… when I have you right where I want you?" Ritsu was slightly confused as to what she meant.
"What?" Without any hesitation, Mio summoned ice pillars onto the rooftop, raising them from the corners of the rooftop. Slowly, the roof they were in was engulfed in ice. Ritsu may have noticed it. Now she was fighting on Mio's preferred terrain. "Tch… so, we're doing this your way now, huh? Fine, I'll comply." She got her Sais out, but when she tried to ignite them, to her dismay, the flames only fizzled out the moment she tried. "H-huh! What the Hell's going on?" She could hear the chuckles coming from Mio.
"So, Ritsu… how does it feel to have your precious little flames taken away? Feeling a bit… useless? Not like that's anything new." The insult just tore any sort of patience Ritsu had for Mio apart.
"I'm going… to freaking… KILL YOU!" She yelled out, lashing out at her in pure rage. Without her flames, however, and the ice conditions worsening, she was weakening. It was perfect for Mio, as she stopped Ritsu's charge with just a spin kick to her stomach, sending her flying back and forcing her on all 4s. "G-gh… what's… happening to me…?"
"Oh, I think you know. Ice makes you colder, and you're more likely to get hurt a lot more. Now I can shatter you quickly and easily."
"SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT GONNA BEAT ME!" The fit of rage Ritsu built up was just fodder for Mio, as she watched her adversary charge at her recklessly once again. The sick grin was still rather evident when she conjured ice pillars to stop Ritsu's charge. She could see it. Ritsu had been sluggish the moment the ice had come into play and it was plain as day when Ritsu slipped up. She had hit an ice pillar right at the very end, causing her to nearly slip up.
However, Ritsu didn't stop. Instead, she used that minor slip up to jump into the air, wielding her Sais and diving down towards her adversary. But as Mio knew, her sluggishness turned Ritsu weak. She barely felt any force as they clashed. This allowed Mio to just shove her off, and then grab her and trip her, leaving her face first onto the cold floor.
"NGH!" Ritsu groaned. The ice was starting to take its toll on her body. That was further proven when a normal stomp to her back suddenly turned twice as painful. "GAAAAAH!" She yelled in pain. "T-the hell's… g-going on?"
"That's right. Shiver and tremble in fear, Ritsu…" Mio said, in a soft, yet threatening voice. "In my realm… you're completely weakened, and rendered completely powerless…"
"D-don't screw with me… I'm not done with you…"
"Oh, don't worry." Her hand was right over Ritsu's back. "I'll make SURE it's over." At that point, as much as Ritsu tried to hide it, the fear had fully taken over. Death hadn't really been part of her vocabulary, but that word happened to be flashing right in front of her eyes. "But you know what…? Killing you just isn't fun… so…" Mio said, moving her hand down to Ritsu's left leg, and without any remorse or hesitation, shot a giant ice spike into it.
The cry of pain Ritsu let out resonated throughout the city. The pain was too excruciating for her to take, and Mio was enjoying all of this, as she kicked the ice spike into Ritsu's leg further, just to make sure it goes through fully.
"That's it, Ritsu. Cry in pain, SCREAM! I want to hear it all!" She taunted, as she kept kicking the spike in. She watched Ritsu writhe in pain, almost as if she wants her to stop, but knowing Ritsu, she'd just suck it up and take it, because 'giving up' never was in her vocabulary either. Mio gave one final kick onto the spike and made sure the spike went through her leg. At this point, Ritsu did her best not to show any sign of weakness, and though the pain was unbearable, true enough to her nature, she wasn't about to give up that easily.
"I-is that… all… you got… you sad excuse for a human?" At that, Mio just snickered.
"See, this is what I like about you, Ritsu… you get beaten up so badly, and you won't even say 'I quit' at all… I think I made the right choice in making you my punching bag."
"Shut your mouth… and finish me…"
"…Gladly." The sick grin returning to her face, she was priming to throw another spike, this time to her head, when she was interrupted by her cell phone. "…Excuse me." She politely said as she answered it. "This BETTER be important, Nodoka." She listened to what her subordinate had to say. "Mm-hmm… mm-hmm… seriously? Fine… I'll be right there." She hung up immediately, and then looked at Ritsu. "I hate to leave you on such short notice, but I've got bigger fish to fry. So enjoy this little parting gift." She immediately freezes Ritsu into place, locking her hands in ice cuffs.
"G-GYAH! Y-you'll never get away with this, Mio! Not as long as I live!"
"Is that so? Well then… if you want to finish this, you can step into my Castle any time…" She parted ways with her the moment she gave her the invitation, the ice arena slowly melting away, but the ice on her hands and body, and especially the ice spike on her leg, wasn't going to melt anytime soon.
"F-feh… sometimes… I can be quite stupid…" Her vision slowly blurred, her body getting heavy, and soon, she lost her consciousness…
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Mio returned to Akiyama Towers, annoyed rather than pleased, because she was cut off of her one source of enjoyment. Nodoka had asked to meet her at the dungeons. It seems their captive isn't talking.
"You sure picked a fine time to cut me off… I was having fun."
"We have more serious matters to attend to, Mio." She said, bringing her leader down to the dungeons, and more specifically the very far end of the dungeon, in a special prison for this one. "…she still won't talk. I've tried everything. Even beating her up won't do a thing."
"…hmph. A tough nut to crack, eh?" Mio said, as she entered the cell. Only special chains and shackles could hold this prisoner, of a special material at that. Breathing hard, the lone captive of Mio Akiyama and Nodoka Manabe was known only as the younger of the two Hirasawas, Ui Hirasawa. The sheer amount of torture that she'd gone through was shown in how much damage her body had taken. Cuts on one of her cheeks, burn marks on her body and a couple of bruises clearly showed as bright as day.
"Y-you'll… never… get Yui… I won't… say a thing…" That only earned Ui a swift punch to the face. "AH!"
"Don't you dare speak to Mio in that tone!" The trademark snicker of the Hooded One kicked in, amused at what's transpired.
"Interesting… very interesting… at least I know she's better than her sister… oh well, then let's just bring her sister here and… kill her." Mio coldly said, which brought a small gasp from Ui. Nodoka gave a very dark glare to Ui.
"You'll regret this day, Ui Hirasawa. You'll rue the day you crossed us with your insolence."
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To Be Continued
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