"It's a party, things happen." - Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl

I don't know why, but that quote just came to mind when I wrote his chapter, haha.

- Disclaimer: K ON characters do not belong to me.

- Notice: Original characters may be added for suspense, a catalyst, etc. Lifestyles and settings may deviate from the original manga/anime.

- Warning: May contain suggested themes. Yuri implied.

Rin firmly held Mio's soft, small hand in his as he led her to the dance floor. He noticed that it had cleared up compared to before, 'I guess they got hungry.'

Colorful lights strobed around the room as the music blared lively. It wasn't a slow song so it was much easier for him to move around. Mio looked around noticing the people surrounding her having a good time with their friends and partners. For some reason she couldn't move, her feet remained planted on the ground.

Rin stopped to notice his partner standing by herself. He typed something to her. - What's wrong? Not your type of music? -

She shook her head in disagreement as his expression turned to confusion. It didn't take long for his grin to resurface. He knew exactly what was happening.

- Just stop thinking, for now. Let go of yourself - just...dance..with me - his grin turned into a smile as he looked into her grey stormy eyes.

It was the people around her that made her feel uncomfortable, she had never danced with a boy that she really liked before. She read his message, still confused. 'How am I not supposed to think?' It was a silly notion.

As if he read her mind he moved closer, closing the gap between their bodies quickly. Her heart raced, they hadn't been this close since the camping trip.

- Just let your instincts take control. - He brought the device up to his face for her to read. His finger slid the next message, he had already written it beforehand. - Like this. -

He slipped the phone into his pocket taking a step back and shifting his feet with his hands. He skirted around Mio rather playfully as she produced a hearty laugh, the boy was so silly on the dance floor.

- You're turn. - He raised his eyebrows for a second, he knew Mio could do it.

"But there's other people..." She rationalized.

- Don't think about them, pretend they're not here. It's just you and me. - he grinned widely to assure her.

She closed her eyes, she had to try or else this opportunity with Rin would be a waste. Her eyes beamed as she attempted to do the same moves the brunette pulled on her. His head turned to watch her in amusement. 'Did I really look that lame?' He covered his mouth with his left hand to stifle his laughter.

She finished in front of him, as his laugh died down. His hand slipped into hers as he held it upwards motionin her to spin around, they had finally found their inner beat.

Mugi watched Rin's drink from the counter. The boy had taken one sip from the bottle, she wondered if it would count. She uncapped it's top and took a sip from it, the mildly cold water coarses through her throat refreshing her whole body. Her hand recapped it as she looked at its content. It wasn't what she had hoped for, but she considered it as an indirect kiss. A small smile formed, she hoped she could really kiss him one day.

Yui suddenly appeared by her side, her face strewn with exhaustion and her cheeks flushed. The pianist turned to looks at her, was she drunk or was it just the atmosphere.

"Hellooo Mugi!" She gave a weak salute.

Just to clarify something she decided to ask her a question. "Yui, did you drink something by any chance?" A concerned expression formed as her eyes narrowed at rhe girl.

"Uhh..." She squinted to think. "Actually, yeah. These guys offered me this little drink. I thought it was water, but when I drank it, it was bitter and it sort of burned by throat." She swallowed hard motioning to her vocal cords.

Mugi shook her head, Yui had accidentally taken a shot of vodka. It only took one for her to feel buzzed.

"I'm pretty sure they gave you something else." She told the girl as the guitarist wrapped her right arm around the blondie.

"Yeah" she had a dreamy expression on her face as she leaned closer to the girl. "Hey Mugi"

"Hm?" The pianist turned to face the girl.

"I know..that you won't tell me...who the guy you like is.." She hiccuped briefly. "But if I were you, i'd want to try and date Rin." Her head lolled onto the girl's shoulder.

"What are you talking about?" She giggled lightly, Yui was a total lightweight. "He likes Mio." She reminded the girl.

"Oh yeah.." She laughed a little loudly. "But still...don't you think you have a chance?" She turned her head to watch their friends dancing around each other. "I mean they're not together or anything, and he is pretty hot." She smiled dreamily.

Mugi eyed the boy, his brown, flared hair style dropping due to the humidity. His eyes narrowing while he grinned at the bassist, his mouth producing a bright smile once in a while. There was not doubt he was attractive.

"Plus, you're the only one whose heard his voice, he must sound sexy." She nuzzled her head on her shoulder.

She hadn't really thought about it, their conversations only sounded normal. It would probably sound different with his lover.

"He'd also be the perfect boyfriend." Yui added. "He's nice, strong, determined...did I already say nice?" She looked up at Mugi who kept her gaze ahead.

Yui may have been tipsy, but what she was saying was right. He had all of those amazing qualities.

"You know, I wonder..." She squinted ahead. "Do you think he's a good kisser?"

Mugi's cheeks turned red, her body heating up at the guitarist's question. She had been trying to figure that out a few weeks ago.

"I mean, he did kiss that girl - who wasn't even his girlfriend. I wonder how many girls he's kissed." For a lightweight she had pretty good memory. "Actually, hold that thought, I have to use the restroom." She lazily walked over to the room.

Mugi watched Rin and Mio as they danced. What Yui said certainly gave her several things to think about.

Mio had already warmed up to Rin's moves, they were getting along pretty well on the dance floor. The temperature in her body started to heat up as she brought herself closer to the boy, her arms slowly snaking along his neck. He moved his hands onto her waist as their bodies moved naturally against each other.

Mugi looked back at the boy's water bottle as Rei opened the glass slide and stood beside The blondie. He had some nuts in his hand offering some to her, which she denied. "So, how's the party so far?" He leaned back on the counter in an effort to make small talk with the girl.

"It's pretty..lively" she said with a smile.

"Yeah, it is." He chewed the nuts in his mouth swallowing before he spoke again. "So, this Rin guy. How did he and Mio meet?" He was curious to get his answers.

She made sure to choose her words carefully. "He was an aquaintance of mine, who had an interest in her."

"Oh.." His brows furrowed before proceeding. "Did he go to to that dance, the one from school a few weeks ago?"

She admitted that he was straightforward as he interrogated her. "Yes, he did." There was no point in lying, Rin did attend the masquerade.

Rei let out a much needed sigh. He was about to continue his questions until he spotted the two on the dance floor, they were quite close.

With her back against Rin she slowly moved down as his head remained on her shoulder, his hands moving downwards her hips. She tilted her head back as his brown hair brushed against her skin, his lips secretly planting kisses onto her nape.

Rei felt his blood boil as he tirned to his left avoiding what he had just seen. Mugi noticed it as well and lookes away to her right. The tall, brown haired boy took an unopened bottle of beer on the counter before speaking to the pianist. "Excuse me." He said as he opened the glass slide slamming it shut.

Mugi watched the boy leave angrily, she understood exactly what he felt. The feeling of jealousy, the way it held your heart causing it to ache at the sight of the person you cared about dancing with someone else. She took a deep breath looking back at some boys and girls mixing some drinks at giving it to some people.

'Maybe one drink wouldn't hurt.' She thought before leaving Rin's bottle to approach the bartenders.

Sweat trickled down the side of Rin's face as Mio and him stopped dancing, he messaged her that he would need to use the restroom. She told him that she would be outside by the pool to meet him later.

He walked over to the door, pushing past some girls and boys blocking the entrance. Mugi spotted the brunette and decided to follow him, she held onto the wall and some people as she made her way into the restroom.

He turned back surprised to see the pianist locking the door behind them. "Mug-" he spoke before he felt her body crash against his. Their lips connected as his face radiated with heat surprised by her unexpected action.

He concentrated on pushing her off, but the more he resisted the more aggressive her kisses became. Her hands snaked to his neck then to his touseled brown hair, she smelled like alcohol. 'Was she drinking?' He finally held her shoulders pushing her off to catch his breath.

Her head dropped as her heart raced, she couldn't believe that she just did that. Rin didn't know what to say, he was speechless.

A knock came from the door, "can you hurry up? Because I have to pee." The voice sounded familiar, it was Yui's.

Rin glanced between Mugi and the door, there was no way they can be seen going out together. He motioned her to hide behind the shower curtain, he would leave first followed by her after Yui finished her business. She stood there silently as he pulled the curtain over, concealing her presence. His fingers unlocked the door as he exited.

The blondie slumped down in the tub, her eyes downcast as she heard the faint trickle of fluids from the girl beyond the other side.

Rin rummaged his brown, coarse hair with his right hand before he massaged the bridge of his nose. 'I can't believe she just did that!' He exclaimed in his mind while he walked along the poolside.

Rei was sitting down with his buddies when he spotted the short boy. "Yo Rin!" he yelled from across.

His face immediately frowned. 'Not you again.' He muttered mentally.

"Come over here for a sec'" he motioned him to come over.

He hesitated, but decided to walk over. He certainly didn't want to piss off the party's host.

Rei hiccuped before speaking. "Come drink with us." He pulled out an empty seat.

- I don't drink. - He bleakly replied.

His buddies laughed. Seiji, the blonde haired boy with his hair spiked upwards smiled while he shook his head. "You do now." He slid an unopened can of beer at the boy.

Rin didn't sit down or accept the beer. - I'm serious, I don't drink and i'm not going to start now. - He wasn't one to fall into peer pressure so easily.

"Dude, you're in college right? You're missing out." Rei spoke with a sense of amusement in his tone.

"Chicken!" One of the bigger boys spurted out as he coughed while the others laughed.

Rei motioned to the empty seat once more. "You going to take that from them?"

His fists clenched, he should've just walked away but there was no turning back now. No way he was going to be called a chicken. He seated himself next to Rei who wreaked of alcohol, how much did he have to drink? His hand popped the can open as he took a quick swig of the can. He coughed to the side absorbing the bitter taste which was left on his tongue.

"That's my boy." Rei grinned as he patted him on his back.

'How do people drink this at all?' He asked himself.

"So, Rin..." He set his bottle down, its contents less than half. "I heard you went to the school dance, the one three to four weeks ago. Who'd you go with?"

He was certainly in the hot seat now. Mio was right, Rei knew that he was the boy from the dance. - I didn't go with anyone at all. - He confessed.

"...I see." He looked into his bottle. "So my thoughts were right, you were the one at the dance." His friends listened carefully. "The one who kissed my date, Mio." He let out a breath, the smell of alcohol lingering in the air.

He didn't know what to say, Rei must be angry at him.

"I don't get it. Why someone like you..." He motioned the bottle between his fingers. "Would do something like that."

Rin remained silent, the boy beside him would explode any second now.

"You know, I like Mio and I really thought she wouldn't find you." He laughed lightly.

The tension hung in the air, something bad was brewing deep within Rei.

- You hurt her. - Rin started to get defensive remembering how much Mio had cried.

"She needed to get over you!" He pushed the bottle aside as he stood up. "You know what I don't get? Is why she's taken a liking to you." He loomed over Rin casting a dark shadow onto him. "What's so great about you anyways?" His tone shifted to defiance.

Seiji sat from his seat, he could predict where this was going. He stood behind his best friend as Rin rose as well.

"Actually I can just punch you right now." He cracked his knuckles ready for a fight.

"Rei don't do this." Seiji called from behind placing his hand on the boy's shoulder.

"Back off!" He turned his head shaking the hand off his shoulder abruptly, with all the strength he could muster he threw a blow with his right fist.

Rin easily dodged it moving past Rei as the latter fell down. The boy obviously had too much to drink, his form was off and his blows wouldn't be as effective.

Heads turned in their direction to check what all the commotion was. Some girls by the pool stopped swimming as they found Rei slumped on the ground.

He was obviously causing a scene, without another word Rin walked away brushing past Seiji and Rei's other friends. He just wanted to leave the party at this point.

Mio stood by the other end of the house as she noticed the people around her moving away. Was there something going on? She checked the time on her phone, Rin had been taking a long time in the restroom.

The brunette walked away until he found the bassist standing alone by the railing. He approached her as she turned, the wind blowing her hair aimlessly in the air. - We should probably go now. - they both turned to see Rei getting up as the crowd swarmed around them quickly. He firmly took her hand as they entered the house.

Mio wore a confused expression on her face. "Did something happen?" She stopped walking as she waited for an answer.

He released her hand as he typed into his phone. - It's nothing. I'll tell you later. -

She stood still, unmoving from the ground. This was not something that she would allow to slip so easily.

His eyelids dropped as he frowned, 'of all the times Mio, why do you have to be stubborn now?'

- We were talking, he was drunk and he tried to punch me, but I dodged. - he thought this would suffice for now.

She finally understood why he was so eager to leave, her thoughts cleared as she spoke. "Then we should get Yui and Mugi." They looked around in search of their friends, unfortunately they were nowhere in sight.

- Let's split up. - He suggested, they would find them quicker that way.

Mio gave a nod and walked around the house.

Rin had a hunch where Mugi could possibly be, he marched into the restroom pushing the shower curtain aside. He sighed in relief to find the blonde haired beauty asleep on the tub, it seemed like she had never left after she kissed him. His knees bent down to her level wiping a stray tear on her cheek, the streams had dried out. 'Did she cry herself to sleep?' A pang of guilt surged in his chest, he didn't mean to hurt the girl. His finger traced her blonde hair placing it behind her ear, his hazel eyes remaining downcast.

"Rin? I found Yui." Mio called from outside.

He snapped back to reality as he decided to carry Mugi. "This...might be a problem." Rin spoke softly. As he planned it out he stepped into the tub bending, feet spread apart as he lifted her up. Her body remained limp as he held her up against the wall, the pianist's head dropping down as her blonde hair covered her face. With one swift motion, he quickly pressed his back against her front as she slumped onto him. He ran his hands to her side placing her arms around his neck before he carried her legs.

'Mugi, you're pretty heavy.' He noted to himself as he took it step by step until he reached the door, his mouth opened to speak but he remembered that his character had to remain mute. As he ran out of options he hit his head against the door hoping that Mio would open it.

In a matter of minutes the bassist opened it as Rin accidentally hit her head in the process.

"Oww!" She staggered back, this was the second time she got hit.

His expression exchanged to say an apology, he hoped his eyes said enough.

She waved her hand to dismiss it as she firmly gripped Yui's waist. Both girls seemed to be incapacitated, but the guitarist managed to walk a little bit at least.

"Rin, the cars are already here." It seems like Mugi had already planned to get picked up ahead of time. She motioned to the door, people had started to move back into the house. Mio and the boy used the opportunity to take the girls into he vehicle.

The drivers opened the door as they each sat with the girls they brought in.

Rin brought Mugi up the stairs when they reached her home, her butlers offered their assistance but he declined. He couldn't help but feel responsible for her current condition. He set her on the bed as Mio followed with a man carrying Yui in. They were set side by side on the mattress.

"It's ok Rin, i'll look after them." Mio reassured the worried boy. "You should probably go home now, your parents must be worried."

'There she goes again, acting like a mom.' He thought to himself, but she was right. Rin needed to become Ritsu, he was just lucky that she volunteered to stay the night to keep an eye on the two.

- Ok. - he responded. - Goodnight Mio - He kissed her forehead lightly.

"Goodnight Rin" she kissed his cheek before he left the room.

Rin boarded the car shifting to Ritsu as it moved along. Out of all the events that happened tonight, there was one person that always came to her mind - Mugi.

...to be continued!

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- Replies:

Guest: i have a feeling that will take longer than i expected.

Nashiturou27: oh really? Me too, i think their songs are great.

Dude, your summary is uh...nevermind. If only you could take Mugi, but then you'd have to go through me first! Haha.

Keeper Aki: it sure does.

Vie: yup, best of luck to Ritsu

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