A/N: Okay, let me tell you one of the events, which made me stop writing for a few days. I was away because I got an offer to collaborate with an OC storywriter, the one who ever put his story in FFN and now he had cancelled/closed his account. Don't ask me why, he's the type of someone who can't receive critiques, I guess~ So yeah, I obviously said no. But I kept getting pushed to the edge of my rage, that made me can't concentrate on the fics recently.

Well, that's just ONE of the reasons. There are still lots of events happened last week until two days ago.

Ya better read this:

So Mrs. Tainaka doesn't seem so happy with Ritsu's decision to keep her relationship with Mio as a secret. For the sake of the Tainaka family and the Akiyama family's safety, they decided to send Mio away to attend an overseas school, but Ritsu said that there is no need for that. In the end, Ritsu was the one who attended an overseas school. She only needed to finish one and a half year of College in London. Not so hard for Ritsu, since she's not that bad with English (trained for emergencies). So the story starts again when she has finished her college year. Mio promised Ritsu that she will be visiting her soon in London, but after the tests were done in her College.

BETA worked by Hephaestus1923

~ You Know I Ain't Rich ~

Extra Chapter: Surprise?

University College London (UCL): After Class

"100%? Is this really mine?" The brunette asks in a disbelieving tone. This is a rare thing to happen, especially that she knows a few of the teachers sometimes give her glares. So, what happened that she got a hundred percent point for her last assignment?

"There's your name written on it, Tainaka Ritsu. It's obviously yours, Tainaka."

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake in writing my score? You know… like you mi—"

"Do I ever do that before, Tainaka?" Ritsu lowers her head and shakes, feeling a little in denial. "It's yours, take it. Be grateful about it."

"But—"

"Any more discouragement I hear from you about your grade, I will surely take it back from that paper and give you fifty instead. How would you like that?" That famous glare suddenly hits Ritsu. She gulps and quickly nods. "Good, now get out of my room and enjoy your holidays."

Grinning happily, she bows down and says, "Thank you so much for the help! Have a nice holiday to you too!"

"Home sweet home!~" Sighing in relief, the guy plops himself on the nearest couch.

A certain black-haired girl rolls her eyes. "Hey, you're supposed to show me my room. Get off of that couch and quickly help me out."

"Lemme lay for a bit more, kay~ I wonder why I am did not going here in the first place, instead of wandering like a stupid at that Uni." He grabs the remote and turns the TV on as the girl still standing there with bags on her hand. "Let's see somethi—Ouch!"

"Enough. Take me to my room and help me with the bags."

Rubbing his poor head, he feels this is a bit unfair. "Hey Mio, just because I helped you, doesn't mean I'm your maid." He replies sarcastically.

"Well, I can just call or text Ritsu now, you know…"

He gulps, "Geez, I wonder how Ritsu keeps up with you." With that said, he stands up from the couch. Getting the bags, he leads the way to Mio's room. Alright… there's actually no room left. I guess putting them in one room will be the best of all choices, unless I really don't have any more choices to choose.

"So when do you think Ritsu will be back?" Mio asks as the guy as he is trying to open the door with the spare key.

"Night time, maybe." He pushes the door casually and lifts the bags, then putting it on the bed. "Alright, so remember this, Ritsu will be back here by evening or at night. If you want to make a surprise, you better get it ready now."

"Okay, thanks for the help, anyway."

"Yeah yeah, don't sweat it. If you need any more help, I'll be in the living room, watching some shows."

University College London (UCL): After Class

"Where is that brat? I thought he said he'll be around when I'm done." The brunette groans softly before pulling out her cell phone and scroll down her contact list. She finally picks one from her contacts and quickly makes a call. "Yo, Rei!" She greets casually through the phone.

"Oh, sup, Ritz?"

"Nothin' much, just wonderin'. Are you with Kei now?"

"Eh? No, why? I thought he said he'll be around the university when you're done."

She sighs. Her friend must be dead bored for waiting. "Well, looks like he got bored and went off."

"You want me to search for him?"

"Nah~ don't bother yourself. I was just goin' to go back now. Today's been pretty tiring."

"Alright then. Uh… I might… you know… be back a bit late tonight."

"Oh… yeah, sure, come back as late as you want. You have the spare key, right?"

"Yeah, don't worry. Sorry to bother you, Ritz."

"Just make sure I won't hear any "preggo" girl the next morning. You get what I mean?"

"G- Geez, Ritz! Told you that I won't do it before- uh… whatever, I'll talk to you later, kay!" and the phone call ends. Ritsu chuckles and puts her cell phone back in her pocket.

She sighs, as she walks down the sidewalk. Sure, she said that she'll return home, but somewhere in her mind is saying that she needs to take a little walk to the park. The streets are as crowded as usual and the park's presence is a little different from usual. No, she does not go here so often, but she just knows that there's something different. Walking to a bench at the park, and taking a seat, she sighs and something crosses her mind.

"…Mio's birthday's comin' up…"

Today is January 12 and it's only a few days away from Mio's birthday. To be exact, the shy girl's birthday is January 15.

"Oh great, she hasn't even told me when she'll visit. Ugh, only if she's here on her birthday, I'd pr-" She gets interrupted by her cell phone. "Ri-"

"Dude, where the heck are you now! ?"

"Oi! Don't shout too loud on the phone! Tch, what the hell is your problem? You're the one who went off without me and now you're asking where the heck I am?"

"Okay, okay… sorry for the shouting part. Well, I need to do something, so I left. I actually went back straight to your house, and I thought you'll be back at eight, but it is ten now! Where are you?"

Hearing that, Ritsu quickly checks the time from her hand watch. It's true. It is fifteen minutes past ten. "Gosh, I lost track of time…"

"Geez~ just go back now. I'm starving already."

"I'm not your maid. So stop giving me orders or I'll kick you out."

"Gosh, don't be too sensitive now. Aside from me being starving, I believe a girl shouldn't be out this late. So hurry, go back now."

"-and stop lecturing me. You act more like my mother now."

Tainaka Ritsu's House: 10.30PM

"Hum, hum, hum, hum… hum, hum… hum, hum, hum-" The girl hums the tone of the song she hears through her iPod. She opens her eyes and checks the time on her notebook. "It's already this late…" She mutters.

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound of knocking snaps her to reality, as she raises her head and marches to the door. "Oh, Kei… is something wrong?"

"Not really, but as a good friend, I want to offer you to have dinner."

Mio is not in a good state to process such words in her head. "Dinner…?" She asks slowly while raising her eyebrow in confusion.

"Yes, dinner. What? You don't want to?"

"Uhm… Not that I don't want to, but… Are you sure, Kei?" This time, Kei is the one who gets confused. There is nothing wrong with asking a friend to have a dinner; especially the girl doesn't seem to have eaten any food since she arrived from Japan. "I will call Ritsu fi-" Kei who is shaking his head in denial stops her. "What is it?"

"I know what you're thinking, Mio. Listen, I am just going to offer you to have dinner in the dining room downstairs. It's nothing like a date, not even close to that. Ritz would kill me if she knew I took you to a dinner for two." In addition, that is the thing. Mio mistook Kei's words. Of course he wouldn't do that, if he wants that, then he could've done it in the first place. "Okay, 'nuff said. We'll be having dinner with Ritsu- I dunno about Rei- she'll be here in the next few minutes. Use the time to get ready. I will call you when she arrives."

Mio nods, "Thanks. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Once again, thanks. You're really a nice guy."

"Don't thank me. This is the least thing I can do to help. Oh well, go get ready now. I'll be downstairs."

"Ugh, I'm too lazy to cook… well, these foods will shut his mouth. It's better than letting him wander around with money." Tainaka Ritsu takes off her jacket and places it on the couch. She goes straight to the dining room and puts all the foods on the table. Usually, she would cook for the three of them- Kei, Rei and Ritsu herself- but tonight is an exception. After preparing all the things, she walks to her room.

She stops when the guy appears from the direction of her room. "Ah, Ritz? You're here already? H- How come…?" He is quite shocked to see Ritsu in the room.

"What are you up to, huh?"

"Eh? What are you talkin' 'bout?~ I was just checkin' some of the lamps, you know, it looks kinda broken."

Ritsu raises one of her eyebrows. "I just asked someone to fix that lamp yesterday, Kei. Be honest, tell me what are you up to?"

"Okay… uh… I borrowed your comics and I just put it back! That's what I did…"

"Pfft!" The brunette tries to muffle the laughter, causing her to just giggle. "Oh geez, if you want to borrow it, just ask me. No need to sneak up like that."

"Whatever." He mutters, and then something snaps his mind. "Ah! Have you cooked some food yet?"

Ritsu puts one of her hands under her chin in a thinking manner. "Uhm… well… nope, but I bought some foods. I'm really tired today, so I wouldn't cook. For tomorrow morning, you can just call for food delivery or go to a fast-food restaurant. I might sleep the whole day. I need to kick-back for a while now." She stretches out her arms and yawns. "I might join you later or maybe not, no need to wait, just eat."

"Right, okay… uh… I'll go now." With that awkwardly said, he runs downstairs. At the back of Ritsu's mind, something is telling her that there's something Kei is hiding from her. Not that it's important, but it bothers Ritsu when someone keeps secrets from her with that kind of way.

"Whatever. He'll tell me when he feels like it." Sighing in defeat, she opens the door to her own room. She puts her bags and headband on the bed. Something makes her eyebrows raise in confusion. "Whose bags…?" She quietly asks no one in particular, while looking at a few bags on her bed. "Oh well, I'll ask Kei later." She is about to put her hoodie off her, when she sees a familiar figure of someone at the balcony of her room.

Ritsu shakes her head. She yawns, ignoring the sight.

"Damn, I'm too tired. Stop hallucinating." Shrugging the figure off, she gets inside the bathroom. She is about to take her clothing off, when a sudden voice stops her action.

"Who's in there! ? Is that you, Kei! ?"

Ritsu is stunned. It was a girl's voice.

A/N: Cliffhanger? LOL! You know I love to make it ends like this! Gyahahaha! Anyhow, gomen for the long delay. I got a brain crash, a total damage that causes my Yuri imagination to STUCK in a weird OC dimension. Okay, ignore me already. What did I promised, they'll meet in this chappy, right? See? They MET! LOL!

~ Thanks for R&R ~