For the next little while, the girls of the Light Music Club worked on writing their own songs. Mostly it was Mio, Ritsu and Mugi. Yui would have concentrated on her own work, but she had homework she had to do. Because she had a problem with being over obsessive with something she liked, she tends to forget the most important things like school work. So, to balance out both school and the club, she recruited the help of her childhood friend and ex-girlfriend. So far things were good.

Two or three weeks since they decided to take their music to the next level, Yui ran into the music room and bounce up and down as if she had eaten too much sugar.

"Whoa, what's the fire?" asked Ritsu as she sat behind her drums.

The guitarist looked over the drummer with a megawatt smile, "I just heard of a new ice cream shop that's going to open up tomorrow."

Ritsu liked sweets just as much as the next guy, but not as much as Yui, so her enthusiasm wasn't as high as Yui's, but she was happy for the girl. "Cool."

"I know, right." The guitarist walked over to Mugi with pure intent unknown to the others in the room. "Mugi?"

"Yes, Yui?" the blonde questioned.

"I have a favor to ask."

"What's that?"

"Would you like to come with me tomorrow for the opening of the ice cream parlor?"

The pianist fought to purse her lips together and just to keep a semi smile, "Are you trying to ask me out on a date?"

"Not if you don't want to count it as that? I mean we could just go as friends."

Mugi thought for a moment. She liked the idea of going to the opening, but did she just want to go alone with Yui, especially when she had feelings for an older woman. She smiled as she recalled when she met the woman. She was with Nagisa at the time as they were in a small piano room meant for practicing, when Sawa-chan barged in wearing her guitar looking for the red head. There was just something the way the older woman came in that interested Mugi. Eventually, during hanging around the red head so much, who also hung around Sawa-chan, she was able to get to know the older woman. With each piece of knowledge she grew to love the woman.

She then thought on if going with Yui to this opening was like some sort of betrayal. The idea of betraying her love, even if they weren't officially together, felt wrong. Of course, it would only be as friends, but would that be enough for Yui.

While Mugi warred in her mind over whether to accept the invite, Yui looked on her with great patience. Whatever bubble that surrounded them from the others burst with a question from Ritsu, "Hey, how come you're only asking Mugi to come and not the whole club?"

The guitarist turned around with a sheepish smile, "Um, do you really want to know the real answer?"

"Yes," said an exasperated Ritsu.

"Well, the last time you, me and Mio, hung out it didn't end well. I'm trying to avoid that. Besides, except for the time where Mugi came over to my house, she and I don't hang out much. I thought this would give us a chance to get to know each other more. Plus, with two people going it would cut down on the waiting time."

"What do you mean?" asked Mio as she joined into the conversation.

Yui started to wring her hands and looked down shyly (which in Mio's opinion was so adorable) as she said, "Because it's the opening of a new ice cream parlor as promo thingie they'll be giving away stuff for free."

This cause Ritsu to become all excited, "Oo, what kind of free stuff?"

The guitarist looked up, but not at anyone in particular, just the ceiling as she counted off on her fingers, "For the first ten they receive concert tickets. For the twenty after them they receive movie tickets. A hundred people after them get t-shirts. Then everyone else get pens or something like that."

"What are you aiming for, Yui?" asked Mio.

With a megawatt smile plastered on her face, Yui answered, "A t-shirt."

The falling of a chair to the ground brought everyone to attention as they looked towards the source. Three pairs of eyes stared at Ritsu, who was standing at her desk with one hand faced palm down on the desk and the other one lifted up in a balled fist, "Alright let's make it an all club event."

Unfortunately, no one could object to the idea for once Ritsu gets an idea in her head she usually does let go of it. Once that topic was settled, Ritsu acting like the president she was asked anyone if they have wrote any new songs. There was silence in the room for a moment until Mio plopped her backpack on her desk to root through it. She pulled out a black folder and pulled from it some sheet music she's been working on.

"I usually have a certain style when writing a song, but I decided to do things a little differently. You could say…" paused to look at everyone at the table taking a second or two longer glance at Yui before she finished, "I've been inspired into a different direction." She gave each girl a copy of her new song.

She bit her lip as she watched each member study the words on the page. Her eyes went to Ritsu's face first trying to see her reaction. The drummer's eye brows were furrowed as if deep concentration. Oh, she looks serious. After being amazed by Ritsu's behavior to Mugi, who showed no real emotion as if she liked it and hated it or anything. Then she finally looked on Yui. She couldn't deny that she was attracted to Yui. When writing the song, she thought on her and how being around Yui made her feel. The way Yui was looking at the song as if it was the greatest piece of cake she has even ate just made Mio glow a little on the inside to know the other girl liked it. Unfortunately, the glow went away as she thought on Ritsu, who…

"Good work Mio," Ritsu interrupted her thoughts. "We'll start today on practicing, 'Light anf Fluffy Time.' Now that we have a new song, we need to decide who's going to sing. Personally, I think you should sing, Mio. You have the most…your voice is awesome."

"Me?" cried Mio. "Ritsu, you know how I am?"

Ritsu nodded her head, "Of course, but this is different that a pop concert. It's a smaller audience. Meaning it's a good time for you to get over some of your stage fright."

"You have stage fright, Mio?" asked Yui.

Mio blushed some, "I don't have stage fright per say. I just don't like being to the center of attention. Playing in the back ground, I'm okay with, but to sing… I have a hard time handling it."

"It's okay with me if Mio doesn't sing," Yui said, "But I would like to hear you sing one day."

The bassist felt her heart flutter. If it's for Yui then perhaps one day she'll sing for Yui. This notion shocked Mio because of how it rings with devotion to a girl she was not involved with.

As soon as these thoughts entered her mind they were gone as soon as she heard laughter from Ritsu, "I doubt you'll ever hear Mio sing, Yui."

"Why?"

"You know, I wouldn't have known how great singer Mio was if I didn't get to hear her sing in the shower once. She doesn't like to in front of anyone, but I wish she would." She heaved a sigh. "Okay, so Mio is out of the running for a singer. What about you Mugi?"

The blonde should her head, "I can sing, but I prefer to just play my keyboard."

Ritsu rubbed her forehead, "I'm out of the picture too." She turned her eyes on Mio again and made as puppy dogged as she could. "Can't you find it in yourself to…?"

"I'll do it," said Yui as she stood up from her in all eagerness.

Mio stared at Yui for just flicker of a second as if the guitarist was her knight in shining armor. Nobody saw that flicker except a certain blonde pianist, who didn't know how to take it.


A/N: Next chapter should be a little longer because it will content two things: it reveal a secret of Yui's and an sad event for certain fans if those fans have read this story. What fans are those? I'll tell ya, at the end of the next chapter. Any guesses on Yui's secret?