I DON'T OWN K-ON!

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Setting:

I. Growing Old with You (FINAL B)
II. Growing Old With You: It's Never Too Late to Start (Chapter 1)


What a long day, I said to myself as I walk home. Tsumugi-san did keep her promise and onee-chan had a dramatically happy ending, I'm so happy for her. I never thought a day like this would come and it's all thanks to Tsumugi-san. Though her methods were a bit eccentric but by the end of it all it makes sense somehow. I've never seen onee-chan be that brave. I guess her fear of losing Nodoka-san overshadowed every thing else within her. I wonder if I could do the same if I were in her shoes.

"You seem to be all smiles, huh?"

"Hm? Well, of course, I'm happy for my sister after all."

"Yeah and what happened earlier was really intense. It was like what you see in movies."

"I guess. Not many people get that kind of confession."

"And I can't believe Mugi-senpai was behind everything…and you! I can't believe you're involved too. Man, looks are really deceiving – especially the gentle and angelic looking ones."

"What do you mean by that? That's rude!"

"I don't mean anything bad by that. It's just a little surprising. Particularly Mugi-senpai, I mean who knew she could plan something like that and be 100% successful up to the exact location of it all. She is not someone to be messed with."

"I agree."

"Anyway, thanks for inviting me over Ui. Are you sure it's all right?"

"Oh don't start me with that again. I keep on saying it's all right, Jun-chan."

Things should be back to normal now between Azusa-chan and I because my sister has Nodoka-san now. And as Azusa-chan said, onee-chan will stop being hugging her and being too physical with her. However, having seen how Azusa-chan care so much for my sister before this day really hurt me. I can still feel pain in my chest when I remember those times. And it made me not only jealous but also somewhat suspicious. I know I shouldn't doubt her but the way she worries about her, asks about her, and let her do whatever she wants with her – I can't help but to start to question. Does she really love me? Is it really me that she loves? I shook my head vigorously at the thought. I shouldn't be having these thoughts…heck I shouldn't have even agreed with Jun-chan last night but…

"Ui? You okay?" she asked.

I looked at Jun-chan. It was a simple question but I can see some concern in her eyes and in some way it makes me happy. Not because I'm making her worry but it's because of her eyes, nothing special or anything it's just her eyes are looking only at me and it's always been that way for her. "Yeah," I answered her with a smile, which she easily accepted and we continued on with our walk to my house. I'm still not sure how I should see her now but she's important to me and so is her happiness regardless of that. As for Azusa-chan…I think I want to just wait and see for now.

We arrived at our house a little early than usual and as expected onee-chan's not here yet. She's probably with Nodoka-san, I assumed. She's going to be gone for the whole summer so onee-chan will most likely going to be lonely, so they're probably going to spend as much time they can together since Nodoka-san's going to leave tomorrow. Now what should I make for dinner?

"Take a seat Jun-chan, I'll just go get some tea," I said and went straight to the kitchen.

"Thanks," she said and sat down on the couch.

A few minutes later I came out with tea and dessert for both of us. "Sorry for the wait."

"Whoa you really did bake a strawberry short cake last night."

"Yeah," I said as I placed the food on the table. "I thought I could give it to onee-chan today to help make her feel better but I guess I didn't have to."

"Well you still need to celebrate right?" Jun-chan said before taking a bite.

"You're right." We then talked about something else until it's time to make dinner.

I started a little bit late because I know onee-chan might not come home at the usual time. I started preparing the ingredients that I'm going need, chopped some onions and vegetables. I'll make tempura for dinner…some fried chicken, salad, miso soup, salmon teriyaki, rolled omelets…oh and gyoza too, I'm sure onee-chan would love to eat tonight plus Jun-chan's here. As I start cooking, I can feel someone staring at me and when I turned to my side I saw Jun-chan peeking, having second thoughts in coming into the kitchen. She probably wants to help but don't know if there's anything she can do.

I smiled at her and said, "Would you like to help me make the gyoza?"

"C-Can I? But I'm not really sure how…"

"That's okay I'll teach you."

"O-Okay…," she said still feeling a little hesitant.

I showed her how to do it by doing it first. "First put a ball of filling on the center of the wrapper, then moisten the edges, fold and crimp the one side then reshape it a bit in to curve it a little…there." I put the sample I made on a plate, "Now you try," I said to her.

"All right…let's see…," she put her fingers in the bowl of filling, "oohh that feels gooey." Then she continued on, "…okay a ball of filling…at the center…wet the edges then fol – ah!" the filling suddenly slid out from the other side of the wrapper. "S-Sorry…"

I chuckled and said, "That's okay, it's a good thing it just fell back in the bowl. You're too focused on folding the creases you forgot about the other side." I got another wrapper and did the first two steps then let Jun-chan do the last step again. I gave it to her and instinctively held her hand to show her how to hold it properly. "There hold it just like that Jun-chan," I said to her then saw her face red. I realized instantly why – I just smiled. "Do you understand Jun-chan?"

"Ah yes…!" she quickly replied.

"Okay. Why don't you take care of making the gyoza while I cook the chicken?"

"S-Sure no problem," she said still feeling a bit unconfident but better than before.

So I let go of her hands and went back to cooking.

"Wait…isn't this a little bit too much?" Jun-chan noticed the amount of filling and the other food on the counter. How many are you planning cook?"

"Oh I just added a few dishes more since there's three of us and it's a good day. Onee-chan likes to eat when something good happened."

"This is a few?"

A little over an hour later, most of the dishes are done except for the gyoza. I don't really have any problems with that at all. I saw her still not finished a few minutes ago and I was almost done so I wanted to ask if I can help her but I didn't want to ruin her focus. She's really trying to copy the folds I did. I glanced at her work and it wasn't bad, though the sizes differ, it wasn't bad overall. I waited for her to finish and it didn't really take long.

"Done!" Jun-chan said excitedly.

"All right! Let's cook them," I said and prepared the pan.

"Sorry I took so long."

"It's no problem," I said and started cooking as Jun-chan washed her hands.

She wiped her hands dry and noticed the food that have bee prepared, "You cooked all of these while I was making gyoza? How much of a slow poke was I? I'm just slowing you down."

I laughed and said, "Don't worry about it. It's no rush and onee-chan's not home yet. And at least you're able to learn something."

"I guess…," she said then took another look at the food, "…I got to say, they all look delicious Ui. And that gyoza smells really good."

Since I'm still waiting for the last dish to cook, I took my chopsticks and picked up a shrimp tempura that was just beside me. "Here you go Jun-chan you can have one," I said to her with a smile as I try to feed it to her.

"Eh?! I-It's fine. I'll eat it later anyway," she said blushing heavily.

"Come on. It's your reward for doing a good job in helping me."

"No I didn't, I just slowed you down. Those are the only ones I did and they don't even look nice."

"So you don't want to?" I asked starting to feel a little bit sad that Jun-chan wouldn't eat it.

She stared at me and clearly thought hard on what to do. "T-Then if you insist. I-Itadakimasu…"

I smiled and said, "Here you go. Aahhh…"

And she took a bite.

"How is it?"

"It's good…really really good Ui," she complimented excitedly.

"Thank goodness," I said and fed her the rest of the tempura.

As I finish cooking the last batch of gyoza, Jun-chan set up the table. Hmmm…maybe a few more minutes before onee-chan arrives, I thought when I checked the clock. It's a little bit late now than my sister's usual time but it's fine. She's with Nodoka-san so I'm not worried. I wanted to ask if she'd like to have dinner with us but I don't want to ruin any moment they have. I suddenly remembered what happened a few days ago when Azusa-chan suddenly called my sister while she's having a talk with Nodoka-san. I feel a bit irritated now. I turned off the stove while Jun-chan came in to the kitchen.

"Ui I'm done with the table, is there anything else I could help you with?" Jun-chan said stopping me from remembering more.

"Huh? Ugh…no. I'll take care of this last batch. Thanks Jun-chan."

"Everything all right?"

She must've noticed the frown in my face. "Yeah. Everything's fine," I smiled at her.

She came closer to me and I can see some slight concern.

"Really, I'm fine Jun-chan. I just remembered something but it's no big deal."

She held my face with both hands and said, "Really?"

"Mn." I responded with a nod.

She then made a face that looked like she wants to say something.

"What is it Jun-chan?"

She hesitated a bit but then said, "Ui…c-can I…can I…"

Her hands feel warm. I waited patiently for what she has to say.

"Can I…hug you?" she blushed heavily.

She almost whispered the last part but I managed to hear it. I chuckled and said, "You never had any problem with my permission before."

"Last night was the only time I did that…and…I couldn't hold myself back anymore…"

I completely understand. "I know. I was just teasing you," I said and laughed quietly. "Go ahead Jun-chan, it's fine."

She pouted, "That's mean…," then wrapped her arms around me.

And I did the same to her.

It's not just because I started to let her love me but I don't really have any problems with this generally. I did say I want try and make her happy as well even though this is all temporary. And it's because it's something brief that I want to give her as much as I can. Plus, I also did say that being held like this feels really nice.

"Thanks Ui," Jun-chan said as she slowly pulled away.

"It's no problem. Next time it's okay not to ask." I wonder how much effort she's putting in to holding back. Given that Jun-chan's like me, I'm sure she's feeling something within her when holds me close. So it takes a lot to have some control in making sure not to be tempted to do more than just a hug or even just to keep her hands to where they are. I remember the time at the school's rooftop. I'm really amazed with Jun-chan and really want to give her all that I can. "Just hug me when you think I don't feel fine."

"Got it," she grinned at me.

After putting the remaining food in the kitchen to the table, Jun-chan helped clean up then onee-chan arrived home a few minutes later and we all had dinner. "Oh Jun-chan welcome!" she greeted enthusiastically, as expected she's in cloud nine. As we ate, she didn't talk about anything else but Nodoka-san and I feel like I haven't seen her this happy for a long time, which made me in really high spirits as well. She had a lot to say about Nodoka-san after spending with just a few hours with her. And onee-chan's the only one talking the whole time. I looked at Jun-chan to see if she's bored but thankfully she's enjoying my sister's stories.

We finished dinner and we barely had any leftovers. Next comes dessert. And after onee-chan's happiness next came sadness. She recalled Nodoka-san's trip to Chicago and being gone for the whole summer, so now everything she showed during dinner was replaced by the complete opposite of it. I guess the cake was really used for cheering her up instead for celebrating in the end. However, this kind of sadness is way better than last night's so I'm completely fine with this.

"She'll be back senpai. One month will fly by before you know it," Jun-chan said.

"But it's still a whole month," onee-chan replied before taking a bite of the cake

"You guys can still call each other."

"But it's still not the same…"

"Hmmm…then senpai, instead of thinking about her leaving why don't you think about her arriving? You know? Look forward to the day she'll come back."

Onee-chan looked at her with eyes that looked like she just had an idea and then she did think about it – she smiled. Her mood changed.

Jun-chan then grinned at me and gave me thumbs up, feeling pleased with herself.

"I can't wait for Nodoka-chan to come back."

She hasn't even left yet onee-chan, I'd like to say but she might get sad again. "I know, why don't we go and see them off tomorrow at the airport onee-chan?"

"Sure. Okay, but we need to be early."

"I got it." I don't think I'll have trouble waking her up tomorrow.

Now that onee-chan's in a good mood again we can finally continue with our dessert happily. After eating, my sister lazed around a bit before going up to take a bath while Jun-chan and I cleaned the plates. Even though I told her she didn't have to. Almost an hour later we were done and it's time for Jun-chan to go home. I walked her to the bus stop and sat there while waiting for her bus.

"I'm so full I'm sleepy…," Jun-chan said rubbing her belly.

"Don't fall asleep okay? You might miss your stop," I reminded.

"I know," she said to me.

"I should've let you borrowed one of onee-chan's manga so that it'll help you stay awake."

"It's fine. More importantly there's something I want to ask you…," Jun-chan said.

"What is it?"

"Um…Is it okay if I ask you out…on a d-date?...Tomorrow…?" she asked nervously while blushing. "Ah! I forgot! You guys are going to the airport tomorrow…sorry…"

She's too nervous she forgot. "Then why don't we go after?"

"Sorry it really – Eh?" she looked at me with a surprised face.

I, on the other hand, just smiled at her.

"Y-You mean it? I-Is it really okay?" she's starting to get excited.

"Sure. I don't see why not. That is if you don't mind we do it after – "

"No! Definitely not! I don't mind at all."

"Then it's settled," I said then saw her trying to hide a fist pump.

"Is there anywhere you want to go tomorrow Ui?" Jun-chan asked feeling thrilled now.

"Hmmm…well I was thinking of – "

~VRRR~

"A text?"

"Yeah…it's seems to be from Ritsu-san," I said and opened the message.

"What did senpai say," Jun-chan asked feeling curious.

"Let's see… "We're going to have a celebration for Yui and Nodoka at your place tomorrow!"…Eh? Tomorrow?"

Jun-chan, being sensitive as always, noticed my troubled look and said, "Then let's go the day after tomorrow," smiling at me.

"But…"

"It's no problem. It's for your sister anyway and Ritsu-senpai seemed really excited, that's kind of hard to say 'no' to. And besides, who would cook for them?"

"Are you sure?" I'm still quite hesitant.

"I'm sure."

"Then you could join us."

"It's Light Music Club gathering and I'm not part of it."

"But still…"

"It's fine Ui. We could just go the day after tomorrow plus it's summer vacation so we got plenty of time."

"All right…if you say so. I'm sorry Jun-chan…"

"Jeez, stop it already I told you it's fine."

~VRRRRRR~ ~VRRRRRR~

It's a call from Azusa-chan… I then turned to Jun-chan feeling worried since I'm with her.

She looked at me looking confused herself as if saying, 'Why aren't you answering?'. "What is it? Do you want me to give you some privacy?"

"Ah no…it's nothing," I said. I guess I was worried about nothing. But still a call from Azusa-chan, it feels like such a long time. I'm somewhat anxious though because it might be something related to onee-chan again. But she's together with Nodoka-san now, so she might be calling for me now. I got a little excited then answered the call. "Hello? Azusa-chan?"

[Hello? Ui…I'm calling to let you know about tomorrow. Ritsu-senpai said we'll go to your house and have some kind of celebration for – ]

"Onee-chan?..." I got my hopes up.

[Y-Yeah…you know?]

"I got a text from her…"

[I see…so Ui I was – ]

~PPPPSSSSHHHHH~ Just then the bus arrived.

[Ui? Are you outside?]

"Yeah. Why don't we talk later?"

[…o-okay…]

I hung up afterwards with no second thoughts. "Your bus is here, Jun-chan," I said.

"Hey missy, are you getting on?" the bus driver asked.

Jun-chan stood up and said, "No. I'll take the next one."

I stood up myself out of surprise, "Eh? But Jun-chan – "

The bus then closed its doors and drove off.

"Jun-chan?"

She didn't say anything. But she held my hand and pulled me gently towards her to hold me in her arms. "You did say not to ask permission and just hug you when I think you don't feel fine."

I just kept quiet and hugged her back while resting my head on her shoulder. I couldn't stop some tears from falling out.

It's like a replay of last night, from Azusa-chan's call to the warm and comforting hug of Jun-chan. I can't deny how good I'm feeling. I can feel her warm body and her racing heart. I try my best not to get too comfortable and get used to this. This is temporary after all. After few more minutes, I feel better.

"Better?" Jun-chan asked.

"Yeah…," I said, "…Thank you," and pulled away.

"No problem," she said and then did something else. She suddenly gave a kiss on the cheek, which she quickly realized and instantly backed away. "S-S-S-Sorry Ui! I didn't mean to I swear! I don't why – I'm really sorry! I j-just moved – I – "

I held her blushing face and said, "Calm down Jun-chan…"

She regained some of her composure but still looking scared.

I got to admit, I can feel my face heating up as well but somehow it's quite expected for something like this to happen. Like I said, it takes a lot of effort to hold back so it's not surprising if her body suddenly just moved on its own. "It's okay…"

"B-But…I-I kissed you…"

"On the cheek, which Azusa-chan kissed before already so it's fine because she was the first one to do it."

"B-But…B-But…"

I hugged her again hoping she'd calm down. "It's okay Jun-chan…I'm not mad. If you kissed me on the lips then I would've been mad."

Her breathing has started to slow down. "I'm really sorry Ui…"

"It's okay. I know you're doing your best to hold back and I know how that feels. I'm sorry that I can only give you this much – "

"No! Don't say that! I know what I promised you. I'm already very happy you're letting me hug you. I'll do my best to hold back even more."

Somehow I feel really bad for Jun-chan. So I pulled away and looked at her before saying, "I think we could add that 'kiss on the cheek'."

She stared at me like she didn't understand what I said.

"As I said, I know how hard it feels to hold back so I guess that much is fine…but that's it and only on the cheek, okay?"

"Y-Yes! Okay!" Jun-chan then hugged me again out of excitement.

I wish Azusa-chan would do this too…

To be continued...


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