This chapter is a bit long in my opinion, but that's a good thing, right?

- 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.


Ritsu sported her yellow headband in the bathroom. She still didn't know what would happen today, would Mio confront her? Or would she have to step forward first? The sun lit up the room, coloring the white walls with the morning's rays. Despite getting a decent amount of sleep, she still felt tired.

Her eyes drifted to the spare bag behind her, which remained on the mattress. At least she was sure about one thing for today.


During first period, Mio shot several glances at Ritsu. Should she approach her? Maybe after class? Or maybe not. She wasn't sure if she was ready to face her best friend yet Her hand scribbled some notes before it froze. What was thing feeling? It were as if her heart was about to break. She felt the tears swell in her eyes. 'Why am I crying at a time like this?' The bassist lowered her head as she carefully wiped her tears away.


Ritsu didn't have to turn her head to notice Mio's stare. She tapped her pencil against her desk, her eyebrows knit together from her impending anxiety. 'Does she hate me? Are we still friends?' Her mind was jumbled in a mess as she sat quietly in her seat. The brunette's fingers stopped and released the pencil from her hand. She snuck a quick glance at Mio, her head was down. 'Is she okay?' Her eyes shifted to concern. 'No you idiot, of course not...She's probably crying right now.' Ritsu mentally thought to herself.

'Mio...' Ritsu looked away and began tapping her pencil once more.


It had been a while since Rei's encounter with Rin. Did he get the message? Was he going to stay away from Mio after being beat up? He knew that the boy declined, perhaps he really did love the girl no matter what.

Rei looked back to check on Mio, she seemed sad and distraught. Her head was hung as she sat in her seat quietly. It looked like something was bugging her, was it Rin? His face formed an immediate scowl as he looked away. It must be him. Just how long was she going to stay with him anyways? The boy was a complete fraud! He returned his attention to their professor, although his mind wandered off to other matters.


'I'll just talk to her...' Ritsu got up from her seat as her first period ended.

Mio took her bag and headed for the door. She decided to avoid the brunette to the best of her abilities. Her heart continued to ache as she brushed past several students. She knew the look in Ritsu's eyes when they met briefly.

"Mio, I..." The brunette started as she watched the bassist walk past her. She stood frozen while her classmates exited the room. 'So she's still mad at me...' Ritsu took a step back. A few minutes passed as she found her professor giving her a look. She sighed and left for her next class.


Mugi sat in her seat, jotting down notes in one hand as the other played with her blonde hair. How are things between Mio and Ritsu right now? Knowing the bassist, she's most likely furious or depressed. It would take a while before Ritsu could confront the girl, but in the meantime what would she do about her friendship with Mio? She took part of the blame when the brunette confessed the truth.

Mugi dropped her pen onto her notebook. She was prepared for the consequences, but was she ready to lose a dear friend? It seemed like there was no way to fix things. Unless...Mio would realize and understand why they lied to her.

She sighed in frustration. Even that might not be enough. What if she doesn't? Then their friendship was as good as dead. The pianist decided to switch her train of thought to Ritsu.

Her finger rested on her lips. She could still remember that one night, when she decided to let everything go without a second thought. Mugi knew in her heart that it wasn't right, so she told Ritsu to drop the whole thing. She reassured her that it wouldn't happen again, but that one night changed everything. It strengthened her feelings towards the girl. If Mio were to never reciprocate Ritsu's feelings, Mugi wouldn't hesitate to jump at the chance to be with the drummer. Maybe there was a way for her to make the girl fall in love with her.

Her heart raced at the possibility. She looked down at her paper. 'What am I thinking?' The chances would be quite slim. Ritsu was still in love with Mio and it wasn't possible for her to fall in love with two people, right?


It was noon when Yui sat by the table, alone. After what Mio told her, how were things going to turn out? Things wouldn't be the same for sure.

She watched Mugi approaching from a distance, but was quickly intercepted by another girl. There was no doubt it was Ritsu.

The guitarist sat patiently as she watched the two converse. They were too far for her to hear anything.

Ritsu shot a glance at Yui, her amber eyes looked sad and apologetic as she shared a brief look with her. She walked away as Mugi followed her shortly.

'Yes, things would be very different now.' Yui thought as she sat alone at the table.


Mio decided to skip meeting with the girls at the table. Instead, she sat by the quad. She knew that Ritsu and Mugi would probably be there. Mio wasn't ready to face both of them yet.

Rei descended from the building's stairs and found the raven haired girl alone by a tree. She was eating alone, which he found a bit unusual. If he was going to ask her about Rin, then now was the best time to do so. He gripped his bag and headed toward the girl's direction. "Hey Mio!" He wore a grin on his way to her.

She looked up to find the brown haired boy. "Hello..." Her words sounded gloomy as she held her unopened bento.

"What's wrong?" He asked immediately and took the vacant seat beside her.

'Everything...' She admitted to herself silently.

"You can tell me." Rei scooted closer to her in an attempt to comfort the girl. When she remained silent, he asked another question. "Is it Rin?"

Her eyes shot at Rei instantly. It was obvious that it had everything to do with him.

"Did you two...break up?"

'I guess we did.' Now that she knew every lie, it wasn't fair to call it a real relationship. She remained silent.

"He's not who you think he is-"

"I know." Mio looked away, he didn't have to remind her when she already knew the truth.

"Then you two really did break up." Rei replied as his eyes narrowed at the sky.

"...Yes." She finally admitted.

"Good, because I knew he wasn't good enough for you."

"Not good enough for me?" She raised an eyebrow. He was indirectly talking about Ritsu, but some part of her felt conflicted about his words. He was still talking down about one of her close friends.

"Yeah, he was a fraud and he lied about his identity to get close to you." He frowned before continuing. "Who does that?"

Mio set down her bento and stood before Rei. She slapped the boy across his cheek with all her strength.

His face turned to the side, his brown hair shrouded his eyes. He never knew how hard she could hit until today.

"You're one to talk, when you ended up hurting him." She said bitterly and took a step back. "In truth, Rei, you're no better." She quickly took her things and walked away.

Rei sat alone by the quad as some students paused to watch the whole thing. He grimaced and felt his reddened cheek. "I guess you're right." He spoke quietly before watching the clouds move in the sky.


"What's wrong, Ritsu?" Mugi followed the brunette into the empty music room.

The brunette sighed as she released the pianist's hand. Maybe she was just freaking out about everything. She failed to speak any words when Mugi addressed her.

"Was it Mio? Did you talk to her?" Mugi stepped forward, her hand rested on the girl's shoulder.

"I tried, but she didn't want to..."

"Then she needs more time." Mugi added wisely.

"But how much time?" Ritsu wore a worried look in her eyes.

Mugi had two choices before her, but she wasn't sure if Ritsu would be eager to accept them. "Do you trust me?" She lowered her voice.

"Of course..." Ritsu narrowed her eyes at Mugi as the music room glowed brightly.

"How much?" She stepped forward, her heart racing in her chest as she awaited Ritsu's response.

"With everything that I have."

The blonde heiress formed a smile as she absorbed the girl's response.

Ritsu widened her eyes as Mugi closed the gap between their bodies. The room was quiet as the two occupied the room for their lunch break.


Mio ended the day as confused as ever. She still didn't know when she would be able to confront Mugi and Ritsu.

The bassist walked forward taking every step until she found the two girls hand in hand. She froze and blinked twice. Was she seeing things?


"A-Are you sure about this?" Ritsu looked at her hand in Mugi's.

"Yes," the pianist met the girl's amber eyes. "I told you to trust me, remember?"

"Yeah, but-"

Mugi silenced the girl with a brief kiss on the lips. Ritsu pulled away quickly, she could feel some stares from several students. It made her a bit uncomfortable.

The brunette looked back and found Mio's figure from a distance. It was obvious that she saw the whole thing.

The bassist took another minute before taking her leave. Ritsu stood her ground, she knew that there was nothing she could do or say to comfort the girl.

Mugi approached Ritsu's side as they watched her raven hair sway in the wind. The girl ran across the street leaving the two musicians alone in the quad.

"Why'd you do that?" Ritsu raised her voice in frustration. "Now she definitely won't forgive me!"

"Relax Ritsu, you're over reacting." Mugi held her hands. "She will forgive you, I thought you trusted me..."

"But Mugi, what you did right now wasn't right...I...You know I still have feelings for her."

"I know that..."

"Then this can't happen." Ritsu broke her hand away from the Mugi's.

"Ritsu, I asked you to place your trust in me, just once more." The pianist pleaded as the they stood in the quad.

"I just...don't want you to get the wrong impression. I don't want to hurt you anymore." Ritsu met her cerulean blue eyes.

"You're not. You won't." She was helping her one last time, aware that her heart would break again if she continued.

"Can...Can we talk about this later?" Ritsu checked the time on her phone. Her hand gripped the spare bag she had been shouldering all day.

"Sure, but why?"

"I have something to take care of." There was a different look in Ritsu's eyes. Was it determination? Mugi grinned faintly as she pulled away from the girl.

"Then I'll see you at the house?" The pianist met her amber eyes. "Wait, do you need a ride then?"

"Yeah," Ritsu waved her hand to dismiss the thought. "No, I'll be fine." She gave her a reassuring grin. "Trust me."

"...Okay." Mugi didn't ask what she was going to do or where she was going. She had a faint idea though.

Ritsu squeezed her hand briefly and walked away towards a building.

Her blonde hair flowed freely as she watched the brunette leave. "Be careful Ritsu..." She whispered to herself before leaving the campus.


Rei stepped out of the gym and took a breather. He had changed into a spare of new clothes as he started walking on his way home. His other friends had already left earlier.

The tall, brunette ran his hands through his hair as he paused in his tracks. "So, when are you planning to come out, Rin?"

The shorter boy stepped out of the shadows.

"What were you going to do, ambush me?" Rei turned around with a grin on his face. "...I see your face is all better now."

Rin lifted his head, his eyes focused on the boy in front of him.

The sun had completely set as the night took its place. A hue of purple and blue painted the sky as the two boys confronted each other.

"I want a rematch." Rin spoke blandly as he stepped forward. His eyes gleamed with determination, Rei remembered this look before the boy spat onto his face.

"What?" Rei looked amused as he dropped his bag on the ground.

"I said I-"

"I know what you said." He crossed his arms.

"Last time, you ambushed me. It wasn't much of a fair fight don't you think so?" Rin clenched his fists by his side.

"Tch'" Rei scowled before turning his back on Rin. "A rematch? Ridiculous."

"What are you, chicken?" Rin taunted the taller boy.

"Yeah right." Rei smirked off the taunt. "What good will it bring you anyways? I already got what I wanted-you and Mio are over."

Rin snapped and charged for the boy. Rei turned back to catch the boy running in his direction. He attempted a fist at the brunette. Rin stopped to shift his feet, he grounded them onto the floor and spun his leg, knocking down Rei off his feet.

"Aughh!" The taller boy pulled himself from the ground.

Rin stood still, waiting for Rei to get up. His eyes narrowed to the boy's feet, then to his whole body.

Rei shifted his stance with his hands to protect his face. The two closed the small gap between each other. It soon became a hand to hand fight. He threw a jab, which completely missed the boy as he ducked and used the momentum to subdue him.

The two wrestled on the ground as Rei struggled to break free from Rin's grasp. The shorter boy turned to place Rei's hand behind his back.

"You've pretty much lost." Rin announced as he threatened to break Rei's arm.

"Why you!-"

Rin used his free hand to shove the boy's face onto the ground. He applied pressure onto his arm before releasing the boy and backing away.

Rei groaned in pain as he shifted to his side.

Rin was content after seeing his rival in such a state he headed back with his bag along his shoulder. He wished he could've done more damage, but he was lucky that he remained unscathed and that Rei was alone.

"Ha," Rei laughed as he slowly stood up. "First Mio, then you. Today must be my unlucky day..."

'What?' Mio?' Rin turned to meet Rei's solemn eyes.

"Your ex-girlfriend slapped me earlier. It was about some remark I made towards you."

Rin looked away. 'Mio did that?' He told himself to keep walking, he could think about it on the way to Mugi's house, far away from Rei.

"I don't get it though, if you broke her heart, why would she still bother protecting you?" Rei lowered his eyes.

Rin stepped forward and left the boy as the sky grew darker and the lamp posts lit up. 'Because she's my best friend.' She finished mentally.


Mugi waited by the campus as she found a familiar silhouette beyond the set of stairs. It was Ritsu's other identity, Rin. She rushed out of the black vehicle and ran to her side.

Ritsu widened her eyes as Mugi's embrace knocked her off her feet. They landed on the ground as her face was buried into her chest.

The pianist flipped her hair back and checked the drummer's face for any bruising or scratches. Luckily, there were none.

"I'm fine..." Ritsu managed a sly grin as the two of them straightened themselves to sit.

"Good..." Mugi placed her head onto Ritsu's shoulder. "I was worried."

"Hmm..." Ritsu stroked the pianist's hair slowly. The two sat on the ground for a few more minutes before Mugi stood up with her.

They entered the vehicle as Ritsu looked out her window. Her thoughts drifted to Mio as the car started to move.


... To be continued

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- Replies:

Kyle Kruger: hey! Aw man, don't you just hate that?

Oh you mean mugitsu? Haha, you really have something against Mio don't you? I'm quite sure she is suffering a lot. And I do agree that she is the stubborn-proud type.

'Bout that? Haha, I think I have an idea of what you're getting at. Don't worry about not being a native English speaker. Trust me, I'll place those moments of pain and denial within the upcoming chapters. I've pretty much got everything set up for the ending.

Don't tire yourself too much, unless you've been catching up with the story late at night, hahaha. In any case, I appreciate your review!

Shadowssj12: dude, I must say, I really do enjoy the way you put your reviews. They sound like commentaries for my story! Haha.

Yukina-Tenma: right? Ritsu's got her fair share of advisers as well.

Thanks for reading