I was planning to release this a while back, but due to a recent car accident I had to delay the update. It's been a bit difficult writing with a only one hand, so if there are more typos than usual you know why. I'm still recovering so if there are any more delays, I apologize in advance for the inconvenience.

- 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 yawned as she looked at herself in the mirror. 'Was this really a good idea?' She pulled her bangs forward, which were slightly trimmed thanks to the aid of Mugi and her own personal barber.

The drummer examined her hair closely, she resembled her previous identity as Rin. Her hair was a little shorter as she ran her hand along her head. 'Yeah, probably not a good idea...' She furrowed her brows and opened the bathroom door only to be greeted by the blonde heiress.

"Good morning Richan," Mugi tilted her head to the with a bright smile.

"Good morning..." Ritsu replied as she stepped past the pianist.

Mugi eyed the girl carefully as she approached the girl with her hands behind her back. With Ritsu's new haircut she looked twice as desirable. She wondered what the other students might think if the brunette showed up this way.

Ritsu took her bag for school and looked back to catch Mugi ogling her. "W-What? Is something wrong with my hair?" She turned away in embarrassment.

"No, nothing's wrong with your hair. You just look so..." Her words faltered as her cheeks turned pink.

"Look what, ridiculous?" Ritsu started to grow worried. Was the haircut that bad?

"No..." Mugi held the drummer's hand. Her cerulean blue eyes met Ritsu's. "you look...dreamy." Her heart raced as the brunette raised her eyebrow.

"Umm..." She turned her head to the side, how was she supposed to respond to that? Dreamy? "L-Let's just go, we'll be late at this rate." Ritsu released her hand gently and walked out of the room.

Mugi giggled lightly as she followed after the dashing brunette.


Mio walked along the campus as she thought back to Ritsu and Mugi. Were they...dating? It would be the only possible reason as to why the pianist suddenly kissed her best friend.

Her heart felt heavy as she trudged along to her first period. "Ritsu..." Mio muttered to herself as she looked ahead.


'Gahhh!' Ritsu exclaimed to herself as she walked along the hall with Mugi hand in hand. Some students paused to check her out, she was reliving a nostalgic moment when she was Rin. The drummer lowered her head to cover eyes.

Mugi released her hand and locked arms with Ritsu. With the girl's new hair cut, she was sure to be the new item withing the school. She smiled on as several girls grinned at the two.

"Who is that?" Some freshmen whispered to themselves as they didn't know the answer.

"Looks like it worked!" Mugi brushed her shoulder against Ritsu's.

"This is a nightmare..." The drummer replied quietly as she covered her face with her hand. Only a few more steps before they would reach Mugi's class.

Mio ascended from the stairs and stumbled upon the two. She stood still, her eyes noticed that the two were very close. Were they really dating?

"I can walk from here." Mugi cupped the drummer's cheek and placed a subtle kiss onto her lips. "I'll see you later."

Ritsu turned pink and watched the blonde pianist leave immediately. She was alone with Mio, but Mugi's actions made things very awkward. Her amber eyes met Mio's stormy eyes.

The bassist's eyes glistened, 'so they are...' She turned her back on the drummer and continued up the stairs.

Ritsu opened her mouth but closed it quickly. 'Aww, Mio...' She face palmed herself for hurting the girl once again.

The bell rang shortly signalling the beginning of first period.

She sighed and made her way to her first class for the day.


Ritsu tapped her pencil impatiently as class went on. She could feel the accumulation of stares from her peers. Their whispers were audible, which was pointless since they were sitting right behind her.

"Is that...Ritsu?"

"Yeah!" A girl giggled lightly as Ritsu slumped from her chair.

A note was passed onto the girl as she looked around the class. Who sent it? She opened the piece of paper and read its contents.

- Nice haircut! - there was one too many smileys on the page as she felt her cheeks grow hot. Ritsu set the note aside and massaged her forehead. The attention was overwhelming as she sank in her seat.

Ritsu noticed that Rei did not attend class today, maybe she really did injure him the other night. In any case, that was a good thing. He deserved it anyways. A grin played along her lips as she leaned forward onto her desk.


Mio felt uneasy, was it because of Mugi and Ritsu's kiss? 'You idiot...' She tried to scold the brunette as she watched the girl from across the class. 'What kind of person confesses their feelings and dates another girl?' The bassist racked her brain for any answers, but to no avail.

Her eyes drifted to Ritsu who had formed her signature grin along her lips. 'What is she so happy about? Is this a part of her plan? Is she trying to make me jealous?' Mio could feel her head growing hot, if she kept this up she would burn out. 'I should just forget about them...' She looked out the window and noticed it was hopeless. No matter how hard she tried Mio eventually looked back at Ritsu, she didn't notice before, but she looked different. It was her haircut, it was trimmed neatly. She looked a lot like Rin...

Mio felt her temperature rise as she examined her unruly bangs, her mischievous grin...She stopped herself when she realized that she was checking her out. 'What are you doing?' She mentally snapped at herself and turned away. The bassist did her best to avert her attention to something else, but just as before, it was useless. Her eyes were magnetically drawn to the girl's new look.


Ritsu exited the class, her head was lowered as she brushed past several girls in her way. Was she really that appealing? She felt flustered as she walked along the hall.

"Rin?" Someone called from behind her, she froze immediately upon hearing that familiar name.

A hand rested on her shoulder as she turned around.

It was Risa, the girl that she had secretly gone on a date with. "Oh, umm..."

"Wait, you're not..." Her eyes widened when she realized who it was. "Ritsu?"

"Yeah?" The drummer scratched the back of her head.

"Wow!" She leaned forward, too close in fact. "Your hair! It almost looks like Rin's."

"I-It does?" She looked away. Well, naturally, she was the same person.

"Yeah, but...I like it. Your new look." She bit her lip and batted her eyes. "It suits you."

"Thanks," Ritsu smiled sincerely.

"Hey, listen..." She leaned closer to the brunette. "We should hang out more often."

"Oh..kay..." Ritsu looked down at the brown eyed girl, their bodies were touching against each other's.

"Great!" Risa pulled away and ran for the stairs. "I'll meet you by your class before lunch then." She turned and disappeared quickly.

"Wait!-" Ritsu reached for the girl a little too late. 'And there she goes...' The brunette stood alone in the hallway, she knit her eyebrows when the bell rang. "Aww, man. Now I'm going to be late again!"


Mugi walked to Ritsu's class as lunch began, she wondered what they would be doing today for noon. She stopped when she found the brunette speaking to another girl, her eyes focused on the two carefully.

Ritsu managed a nervous grin before spotting the pianist from a distance. "Oh, Mugi!" She motioned the girl to come over.

Her blonde hair swayed as she took Ritsu's arm and examined the girl, it was Risa.

"Risa, this is Mugi. She's my-"

"Girlfriend." Mugi finished with a smile.

"Umm..." Ritsu instantly tuned pink. 'What?!' She exclaimed mentally.

"Oh, I see..." Risa took a step back, she didn't know that Ritsu swung that way.

"Wait, no, she doesn't-"

Mugi cut her off as she elbowed the girl on her chest. What happened to playing along with her plan?

"Ritsu, are you alright?" Risa bent down to meet the girl.

The brunette quickly recollected herself, plastering an uncomfortable smile on her face. "Yeah..." She placed her hand on her chest, Mugi didn't hold back from her attack.

"So anyways," Risa addressed the two girls. "I was telling Ritsu that we should hang out."

Mugi shot a look at the drummer who conveniently turned her head away.

"That sounds good." The pianist easily complied.

Risa awaited Ritsu's response eagerly. She looked too happy.

"Sure," she grinned at the brown eyed girl.

"Great, then how about after school? I know this one place that has the best food in the area."

The two exchanged looks between each other. Mugi spoke for both of them as she agreed. After all the drama that transpired recently, they needed to relax and meet new people.


Yui and Mio sat by the lunch table, both girls felt the tension in the air with the absence of their two friends.

"So, have you talked to Ritsu at all?" The guitarist asked curiously.

Mio shook her head. "I...just can't."

"Oh..." Yui dropped her head. How long were they going to avoid each other? "Then how about Mugi?"

The bassist closed her eyes and set down her utensils. She immediately lost her appetite at the thought of the two girls.

"What's wrong?"

"It's..." She looked away. "It's nothing."

Yui could tell something was going on, but she couldn't quite understand. "Mio, you can tell me..." She was the only one there for the girl while Azusa was away.

"Are they...dating?" She lowered her voice.

"..." Yui knew about some rumors spreading around the school, but in truth even she didn't know. She shook her head.

"Because...I think they are." Mio's eyes drifted to the table.

"What makes you say that?"

"They...kissed." Mio felt a pang of jealousy within her chest.

Yui widened her eyes but kept her mouth shut. "They did?"

"Yes, Ritsu even walked her to class..." She lowered her head, why did she feel this way?

"Oh..." Yui twirled the utensil in her hands. "Then, I guess they are."

"I don't understand her..." Mio pushed her bento aside, frustrated with all the recent events. "One day she tells me that she loves and then the next moment she's with someone else!"

Yui furrowed her brow and sat closer to the girl. What was Ritsu trying to do? She was sure that the girl was aware of Mio's feelings, was this her way of getting back at her friend? Even she didn't know. The best thing she could do was comfort the bassist beside her. Things were seriously taking a turn for the worst.


Ritsu twirled her straw in her cup, she would've been enjoying this time being put with Risa and her friends, but she just couldn't. Her thoughts always drifted to Mio. The poor girl must be having it really tough.

"You ok?" Mugi asked as she sat beside the drummer.

"No, not really." She answered honestly, there was the trace of depression in her voice.

"You know, you're not helping yourself at all." The pianist watched the brunette's fingers tap against the table.

"So?" Ritsu didn't care much at all. She was too concerned about Mio.

"We'll be right back." Risa and her friends left their seats to use the restroom.

"Look, Ritsu," Mugi started as soon as the girls had left. "It's not going to work if you're too concerned about her."

"It's only natural..." Ritsu lifted her fingers from the table. "I...I'm not sure about this anymore."

Mugi's face formed a frown as she released an unfortunate sigh.

"You're asking me to be heartless, just to get her jealous?" Ritsu narrowed her eyes as the ice in her beverage started to melt.

"Yes..."

"I don't think I can do that."

"You have to, there's no other way for this to work." Mugi checked behind her, the girls were still absent.

"When you lose someone you care about, it makes you realize things..." She looked away.

Ritsu stared out the window, maybe Mugi was right, there were probably no other options. "I'm...going to get some air." She stood from her seat and exited the cafe. Mugi watched the brunette leave, hoping that her words got to the girl.


Mio decided to take a walk around the city with Yui, the guitarist suggested that it would be a great way to relieve some of the stress she felt.

They walked along the street, silence enveloping between the two as they continued onwards.

Yui felt her mouth grow dry, she decided to walk ahead to a vending machine. "I'm going to get something to drink, you want one?"

Mio nodded, she was starting to grow dehydrated as well. Yui ran along as the bassist took a seat by the bench. Would this really relieve her stress?


Ritsu held her phone in the air. Her eyes narrowed at it while the sun glared into her eyes. She covered them instantly and clenched them shut. Her hand fell to her sides as she leaned onto the building's wall. A few minutes passed as she opened her eyes, surprised to find Risa standing before her.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked curiously.

"N-Nothing, just getting some air."

"Then mind if join you?" She stood beside the brunette who agreed as the two watched the cars pass by the street.

"So, I didn't know you had a girlfriend..." She raised an eyebrow at Ritsu.

"She's not-" the drummer groaned. It was difficult explaining her situation. "Never mind..."

"Are you really dating, or is there some reason behind it?" She turned to stand before the brunette, her hair swayed to the side as she inched forward.

"I-It's complicated." Ritsu gently brushed the girl away, but Risa pushed her back against the wall. She wasn't going to leave without an answer.

"So?" She managed a grin as Ritsu's face grew ablaze. "What is it?"

"It's...a long story..."

Risa checked her phone. "We've got time."

Ritsu looked into the cafe from the window, Risa's friends were conversing with Mugi. She returned her attention to the girl, perhaps a brief summary would do.


"So, are you and Ritsu still best friends?" Yui asked as they sat down by the bench.

"I honestly don't know..." Mio looked at her drink, which she had barely consumed.

"Oh..." The guitarist's words hung in the air. "I...hope you two are able to patch things up soon. I don't like it when everyone's this way...separated and fighting." Yui's tone held a sense of sadness.

"I just don't understand why she's doing this. She's...confusing me..." Mio hung her head, for once she couldn't read the girl's intentions.

"Have you forgiven her yet?"

"No..."

Yui looked away, it was probably best to drop the entire subject. She turned her head to the side. "We should keep walking..." She suggested as Mio agreed.


"Wow..." Risa stood before Ritsu wide eyed in surprise.

The brunette dropped her head, she should really stop confiding to other people.

"So you like...Mio?" She renounced with an amused grin.

Ritsu emptily scratched her head, her cheeks ablaze, an obvious sign that it was true.

"...And she didn't return your confession at all?"

Ritsu shook her head, she may have revealed more than she had originally intended. Risa was able to weed out that Rin and her were the same person.

"...But I still can't believe it..." She leaned towards the brunette, her eyes trained on the girl before her. "You're Rin."

"I WAS Rin..." She looked away. Ritsu had decided to discard her former identity, which ended up hurting Mio.

Silence enveloped between the two. Risa turned her head to watch the city's citizens walking along until she happened to find a familiar face. 'Well, speak of the devil...' She thought to herself as Mio strolled along accompanied by one of her friends.

Ritsu didn't catch the sight of the bassist, she was preoccupied with thoughts about the girl.

Risa nudged the brunette who looked at the girl with a slightly annoyed face. "What?"

"Look," The drummer's heart sank when she met Risa's direction.

She was sure that the hime cut and raven hair belonged to one girl who had been crossing her mind nonstop.

"Maybe your friend Mugi is right..." She crossed her fingers behind her back. "For Mio to realize how she truly feels about you, you need to make her jealous..."

'Not you too!...' Ritsu didn't like where this conversation was going. She examined Risa, who was starting to look a little nervous.

The girl bit her bottom lip, deciding whether she should proceed with what she was about to do next. "Like maybe you should..." She lowered her voice, making the last part barely audible. "Kiss me..."

Ritsu blinked twice. 'What?!' She wore an expression of surprise. "I-I'm sorry, what was the last part?" She pretended that Risa's words fell upon deaf ears.

A group of rowdy boys passed along the sidewalk, unfortunately one of them shoved a boy who ended up giving Risa a slight nudge from her back.

Ritsu froze as she felt a warm sensation against her lips.


Yui walked beside Mio who had been watching the cars pass by every second. This stroll was pointless, she tried to push away thoughts of Ritsu, but they always found a way to fill her mind. She furrowed her brow an focused on two people from across the street. Her feet froze when she realized the girl's hairstyle, and apparel.

"What's wrong?" Yui looked back to find Mio concentrating on someone from across sidewalk.

"I think..I know that girl." Mio spoke slowly as she raked her brain for the girl's name.

"Who?" Yui walked back just in time to see that she was with someone. Her vision wasn't the best so she squinted hard only to realize that the girl had kissed someone.

Mio watched the two pull away, her mouth dropped when she recognized that new haircut. How she possibly forget when it was seared into her mind all day? The girl, Risa, had obviously exchanged a kiss with Ritsu.


The brunette ended up holding her breath. 'This can't be happening...' She thought to herself as Risa eventually closed her eyes. Every nerve in her body told her to push the girl off, but she couldn't. Why? Even she didn't know the answer. Her eyes shifted beyond the girl to Mio who caught the whole thing. How does this keep happening?

Risa held their accidental kiss for quite a while. She thanked the universe as Ritsu stood still, shocked by the sudden turn of events. The brunette didn't push her away either, there was no sign of resistance, what exactly did this mean?

What would she do? Push her away? 'No, what good would that do? Mio's already seen the whole thing...' She thought to herself, there was no other option than to just go with it. She hated herself for doing so, but perhaps Mugi was right, or in this case, Risa.

Just when the girl was about to pull away, she felt Ritsu's hands slide towards her waist. Her face remained slightly confused before seconds passed and she found a new expression on the brunette's face. She closed her eyes once more as the drummer's lips crashed against hers.


Did the air grow thin? It felt as though it did when Mio caught the sight of the two. First Mugi, now another girl? What exactly was she trying to get at?Her heart ached with...was this jealousy? She looked away and walked back towards her apartment.

Yui couldn't believe that the girl was Ritsu, that would've been the only reason as to why Mio would be so upset. She stopped to observe her friend until the bassist called out her name from afar. It certainly amazed her how quickly she could entrap girls.


Ritsu concentrated on Risa's hands around her neck before she pulled away from their kiss. Her eyes drifted to Mio who was no longer within the area. 'There's no going back now...' The brunette lowered her eyes as the girl took a step back.

Even if Rin's real identity was played by a girl, it didn't faze Risa at all. She was sure most of the girls in the school had a girl crush on Ritsu by now, especially with her new haircut. Who wouldn't? Aware that this might have been a one time only thing she tried to calm herself before the drummer.

"I'm sorry Risa." Ritsu walked away from the wall and faced the street. "I...I used you."

"Don't be so apologetic..." She replied with a low voice. "I didn't mind." Her face lit up with a blush as she admitted the pleasurable experience.

Just then, her friends and Mugi walked out of the cafe unaware of the events that had transpired during their absence.

"We should get going." The pianist spoke up for Ritsu and herself. The brunette watched Risa's expression change to disappointment.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Ritsu assured the girl.

Her eyes lit up as Mugi looked away. "Okay," she replied with an ecstatic smile. Ritsu couldn't help but grin, at least she managed to make someone happy.

"Well, we should get going." Mugi linked arms with the drummer who raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Risa and her friends waved good bye as Mugi whisked the brunette away.


"RITSU!" Mio yelled out in frustration as she threw a pillow across her room. She could feel her voice echo around the empty apartment. "I hate you!" Her tone wavered as she stomped her foot onto the carpet floor. She looked back at the picture of her best friend on her bedside table. 'Do I really hate you?' She questioned herself before falling back onto her bed.


'That was a mistake...wasn't it?' Ritsu felt conflicted as she tossed in her bed. She thought her resolve to make Mio jealous was there, but a part of her knew that was wrong which held her back. She was toying with other people and if something like this happened again...

"Aghhh!" She yelled from the top of her lungs.

"Having trouble?" Mugi asked as she stood by the door's frame.

"Oh..umm..." Ritsu sat up as the blonde pianist kept her distance.

"What you did earlier..." Mugi started, her tone was soft but firm. "I...don't mind."

'So she saw...' Ritsu pulled back her bangs, but they immediately fell back blocking her forehead.

"I know it's to make Mio jealous." Mugi didn't meet Ritsu's eyes as she spoke. "Besides, it was...my idea..."

Her words lingered in the air as Ritsu made her way to the pianist. She opened her mouth to apologize, but Mugi immediately rested her head onto the crook of her neck.

"Ritsu...I just want to be around you." She spoke softly into her ear, which sent a surge across the drummer's spine.

Her hand ran through Mugi's hair, it seemed like the right thing to do at the moment.

There was only one thing racing within Mugi's mind. She gripped Ritsu's shoulders, causing the girl to look her in the eye. 'I'm such a hypocrite...' The pianist thought to herself before reaching for the girl's face.


... To be continued

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