Chance Encounters
Mio looked across the table at Ritsu, watching the other girl suck at her soft drink.
"Ah," Ritsu said. "That hit the spot!"
"How do you do that and stay thin," Mio said, wrinkling her nose.
"What can I say … I stay active," Ritsu replied. "It's hard work moving boxes around!"
Mio frowned, looking down at her salad. She was determined … determined to get on top of her weight. That was her resolution for the month. All she had to do was survive her monthly get-together with Ritsu, who always insisted on cheap fast-food joints like the one they were at now.
"Well," she replied. "If it makes you happy." What made her happy was that Ritsu had yet to mention that one thing she mentioned last month.
"Eh, I get by," Ritsu replied. "I've got steady work, and an okay apartment. Guess I can't really complain," she said, leaning back and crossing her hands behind her head. "Way better than suffering, like you are."
Mio's eyes narrowed.
"It's going to be worth it, in the end," she said. "My degree will get me a career, not just a job."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah … so you keep telling me," Ritsu replied, waving her off. "I'm still waiting for the day when you realize that this was the right call for me to make."
"Well, keep waiting, Ritsu," Mio replied, clenching her teeth. "Because I still think you were wrong."
Ritsu sighed.
"It's a long time to be holding onto a feeling like that, Mio-chan," she said, lightly touching Mio's hand.
"Ritsu, you don't do feminine, so don't even talk to me in that tone of voice," Mio replied, pressing her lips together.
"Well, it's true, damn it," Ritsu replied. "Anyway, there's something I wanna ask you."
Mio swallowed.
"Yeah?"
"Yup," Ritsu replied, taking a breath. "Why'd you never respond to my question? Y'know, about getting the band back together?"
Mio frowned at Ritsu.
"I thought I did," she replied. "And I'm pretty sure I said no."
"Fine," Ritsu replied, crossing her arms over her chest. "Tell me why not?"
"I already explained it to you," Mio replied, fixing her eyes on Ritsu's. "I'm too busy for stuff like that … and besides, what about Mugi or Yui? Nevermind Azusa."
"Well," Ritsu said. "Mugi and I talked before she went back to Finland, and she'd be cool with the idea, and she's got the summer off to try it. Given the way Yui lives now, she'd probably be easy to get back. And … well, you never know, we might be able to wow Azusa into coming back … ow!"
"Get serious," Mio said, before exhaling sharply. "I don't know how much of Azusa's music you've listened to, but she's … so many levels above where we were."
"It was a joke," Ritsu replied. "I know that."
"Really, Ritsu?"
Ritsu looked into Mio's eyes. The intensity of her gaze made her want to shiver.
"Yeah," Ritsu replied. "Azusa might be beyond our reach, but ... well, it might be fun to chase her."
"No," Mio said, thrusting a fingertip in Ritsu's face. "You don't get it. It's not gonna be fun, it's gonna be work.A lot of really hard work!"
"I get that," Ritsu replied, batting Mio's finger aside. "I totally do. But, c'mon, don't you remember how much fun we used to have doing it?"
"We ... we goofed off way too much," Mio replied. "And you and Yui were the worst! We nearly lost Azusa because of it. Do you remember that, Ritsu? I-In fact, we did lose Azusa ... now that I think about it. She never came to JWU," she took a deep breath. "She struck out on her own, without us!"
Ritsu closed her eyes, leaned back, and crossed her hands behind her head.
"Hey, it was just an idea," she said. "You don't have to be so damned mean about it. If you don't wanna, you don't wanna. No need to bite my head off for it!"
Mio looked across the table at Ritsu. Ritsu opened her eyes, looking up at the ceiling, her hands still crossed behind her head. She blinked quickly, her eyes looking bright.
Ritsu, Mio thought, pursing her lips. Did she go too far? Did she not trust Ritsu enough to think that she'd not respect her desire not to try to "get the band back together"?
"Ritsu," she said.
"Yeah," Ritsu replied, not looking at Mio. "What is it?"
"I ... I'm sorry if I overreacted," Mio said.
Ritsu sniffled.
"Is that all you're sorry for, Akiyama-san?"
Mio pursed her lips.
"Nah, don't answer that," Ritsu said, leaning forward again.
"Ritsu?"
Ritsu shook her head.
"I'm cool," Ritsu said. "Really. Really cool," she repeated. Mio watched her face. Ritsu was pouting, and Mio knew it. She was trying really hard not to show it, but Mio knew her for far too long to be fooled.
For some reason, at that moment, it didn't upset her nearly as much as it should've.
"Hey Ritsu," she said.
"I mean really, really ... eh ... what is it now?"
"It's not going to work," Mio replied. "I know you too well."
"Is that so?" Ritsu said. She then threw her arms up in an expressive shrug. "You got me, Mio-chan!" Both girls looked at each other, and Ritsu laughed. To her surprise, Mio found herself cracking a smile. For a moment, it was like they were at the beginning of college again.
Mio's smile froze on her face, slowly fading. A warm touch on her hand brought her back to the present.
"I'm good," she said, looking up to find Ritsu's eyes on her. "I ... I was just thinking. You remember Ayame, right?"
"Do I ever," Ritsu replied. "Where did that come from?"
"I," Mio started to say, feeling her cheeks warm. She prided herself on not having dumb ideas ... so why was she about to put voice to one?
"N-nothing," she said. "It's ... it's nothing!"
Ritsu brought a hand to her chin, stroking thoughtfully.
"It was definitely something," she replied. "And I wanna ..."
Just then, her phone started ringing. Ritsu's eyebrows shot up as she reached for it.
"Hey! Surprised you called me today ... what? He's okay right ... okay cool ... What!? Whaddya mean I've gotta come in this afternoon? I ... well ... no, I don't have a problem with that ... see ya in a while. Okay ... bye."
Mio stared at Ritsu, the shock of the interruption nearly overweighing the relief she felt at being interrupted.
"What was that about?"
"That, Akiyama-san, was work," Ritsu replied. "I'm really sorry ... but they want me to come in right now. One of the guys who was supposed to be covering for me this afternoon got clipped by a car on the way in, and," she looked up at the clock, scowling.
"Damn it," she said. "I've really gotta go. Look ... I'll text ya later, okay?"
Yo Mio ... you don't have to worry ... got it cleared up.
Mio found herself making the long trek to the Music Club's room. After Ritsu sent her that one, mysterious, text; she hadn't sent anything else. Even so, Mio wondered if she should've just gone through and invited Ritsu to attend the Battle of the Bands with her.
Why? Why did she want to invite her? Was it because she was feeling remarkably good about her relationship with Ritsu?
"No," she said, shaking her head. Whatever it was she felt during that moment ... she wasn't feeling it now. And, really, she should've been upset that Ritsu was still pushing her on the whole band thing.
Mio shook her head again, trying to shake off thoughts of Ritsu. And, before much longer, she reached the door to the Music Club's meeting room.
"Mio, hello!" Ayame said, waving as Mio entered. The room was crowded, and Mio swallowed before waving back.
"Mio," Akira said, looking up from some papers that were spread out in front of her. "Long time, no see," she added. She was dressed in ripped jeans and flannel.
"Yeah," Mio replied. "I-I hope I'm not any trouble."
"You're fine," Akira replied. "Ayame does have her moments."
"Hey, Akira," Ayame said.
"Where's Sachi," Mio asked, looking around. She wasn't really recognizing the other women in the room, and most of them only briefly looked at her before turning back to whatever discussions they were having with their bandmates.
"Oh, Sachi's over in the practice space, making sure everything's set up for tonight," Ayame replied. "C'mon Mio, have a seat."
Mio took the indicated seat, looking around.
"It's really crowded here tonight," she said.
"Yeah," Akira replied, looking at her. "That's what happens when every band in the club shows up at once."
"Wow, every band?"
"Yes," Akira replied. "And everyone's here to play. I think it's way more fun than the ones Kanna used to hold, because you get to see where you are compared to everyone else in the club."
Mio nodded. She remembered how competitive Akira could be.
"Anyway, glad you came," Akira said. "You should feel honored ... it's just raw musicianship tonight, so I usually don't let non-members watch."
"I ... I am. Thank you for letting me watch."
Akira nodded once at her, running a hand through her close-cropped black hair.
"Well, I think I'm gonna go check up on Sachi now. You'll hear when it's time for everyone to get ready to perform."
Mio watched Akira make her way among the gathered women.
"She runs a tight club," Ayame said, sliding up next to Mio.
"It ... yeah, it looks like it," Mio replied. Momentarily, she wondered what it would've been like, to be in the club with Akira as its president.
"Yep ... oh ... and we'll totally be performing tonight," Ayame said, grinning. "Just because Akira's the president doesn't mean OnNaGumi gets a pass, and that's totally the way we like it."
"Oh?" Mio echoed, sitting up. "Well, I'll be looking forward to that."
"You'd better," Ayame replied with a wink. She looked up, and smirked. Mio didn't understand the importance of that. Not until she heard the voice of a certain friend of hers ...
"Mio!"
"Ritsu," Mio said, looking up in shock. Standing at the entrance to the clubroom, Ritsu grinned at her.
"Funny seeing you here, Mio-san," Ritsu replied, winking. "I would've been here sooner ... but I kinda got lost."
"R-Ritsu ... what are you doing here?"
"I invited her," Ayame said, standing up. "Come on in, Ritsu," she said, grinning. "It's been a really long time!"
So that's what that text was about, Mio thought, staring at both Ritsu and Ayame.
"We saw each other last month," Ritsu replied.
"Oh no," Ayame replied. "I mean, it's been a long time since you were here."
"Eh, yeah," Ritsu said, rubbing the back of her head. "Totally a long time."
"No need for the long face," Ayame said. "It's gonna be fun tonight!"
Mio and Ritsu looked at each other, and then at Ayame.
Fun for who? Mio thought, suddenly remembering something that Ritsu told her ... about how she kept up. The pieces were falling into place ... of course Ritsu still had Ayame's number. Of course they still talked! Mio should've just kept her mouth shut and not said anything about Ayame.
It was too late for that now, wasn't it? Ritsu was already making her way over.
"Mio," she said, sitting down. "Thanks for the invite."
"I didn't."
"I know," Ritsu replied. "Ain't holding it against you, though," she added.
"Good," Mio managed.
"It's such a shame Mugi and Yui couldn't be here," Ayame said, sitting down next to Mio. "Say, why don't I introduce you two to some of the other acts that are playing tonight!"
"Yeah, it's totally hard," a girl with short, purple-dyed, hair said. "We've, like, sent our music to all the blogs, and we've got lots of fans on Facebook; but nobody's picked us up yet."
"I know, right!" Another girl, tall, slender, and dressed in leather replied. "You don't wanna know how many people we've sent our demo to. We're thinking about just doing it all ourselves."
"No kidding! I heard that's what the Couch Crashers are doing! By the way, my brother's wife says, like, half her old band's involved with them," a third girl with straight, black, hair said.
"Really!" The girl with purple hair replied, brushing aside the bangs covering her eye. "That's so awesome!"
Mio frowned, turning to Ritsu.
"You think she's talking about …"
"Totally," Ritsu replied. "Ui and Azusa's friend … whatshername … got married, like a year, after high school. Her brother's the bassist for the Couch Crashers."
Mio bit her lip; that was another thing she didn't know.
"D-do you know how Ui's doing?"
"Last I heard from Yui, she's sticking to her studies in college. She's double-majoring in business and poli-sci."
"Good for her," Mio replied. "More than I can say about some people."
"No fair," Ritsu said. "It's awkward enough coming back here!"
"Well, why did you, then?"
"Well," Ritsu replied. "It sounded like it'd be fun … and besides, you knew and you didn't invite me, so I just had to … ow!"
"Stupid Ritsu," Mio said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"There you two are," Ayame said, bounding up to them. "Everything's all set, so I just wanted to let you guys know that the show's about to start."
"I just wanted to thank everyone for coming tonight," Akira said, standing in front of the microphone, with her black Les Paul hanging from her side. "This club wouldn't be where it is today without all of you."
A cheer erupted from the women packed into the room. Mio and Ritsu leaned up against the wall. Mio hugged herself … the space seemed so tiny with everyone in it.
"You all are gonna have a real tough act to follow! So you girls had better be ready to rock!"
The others in the room screamed their band names, leaping into the air.
"So to kick things off, here's OnNaGumi's contribution to the Battle of the Bands. It's a little tune I wrote called Beast!"
Akira leaned back, slinging her guitar into her hands.
"One, two, three, four!" Ayame screamed, and they were off. Akira tore into a three-chord progression, the loudspeakers screaming with raw distortion. She leaned into the mike, not once letting off her guitar.
"You don't know it till you find it.
Even so, you're gonna fight it.
It's a thing that makes you feel right.
So why you gotta put up a fight?
It's a BEAST!
Yeah!
The beast with two backs.
Gonna make your jaw slack.
It's something you can't take back.
It's a BEAST!
Yeah!
Gonna break your heart,
And then switch it to 'restart'.
'cause it feels worse when you're apart."
"Yeah!" Ritsu said, thrusting a fist into the air. She jumped up and down as Akira half-screamed and half-growled into the mic, casting a half-lidded, smoldering stare into the audience. Mio found herself moving too, jumping up and down with Ritsu, and with the others in the audience.
"It's the beast called "LOVE"
So you're gonna fight it.
Why you gotta fight it?
It's a thing worth thinking of.
Yeah!
It's the beast called "LOVE"
You'd better take it in!
Feel it coming in!
And spend the night making "LOVE"
LOVE!
Spend the night making ...
LOVE … LOVE!
Gonna tell you lover,
It's a BEAST worth fighting for."
As Akira launched into her next verse, Mio felt someone grab her hips. Her eyes went wide and her head snapped back … but it was only Ritsu.
"Don't stop!" Ritsu said, flashing a quick grin. "Dance with me!"
Driven by the deep thrum of Sachi's bass, the frenetic pace of Ayame's drums and Akira's guitar, and the sheer sexiness of Akira's vocals; Mio threw her hands up in the air, followed the beat, and followed Ritsu.
Ritsu pushed up against her, and Mio pushed back, both of them lost in the music.
"Gonna tell you lover!
Gotta tell you lover!
Need to tell you lover!
It's a BEAST! Worth! Fighting! For!"
With a thundering romp across the toms and a crash of the cymbals, OnNaGumi finished their performance. As the roar faded, Mio started to realize how close Ritsu was … how incredibly warm she was. She looked back to find Ritsu staring at her, her face flushed, and then she realized that she was burning too.
"We're OnNaGumi! And I hope the rest of you brought your game on!" Akira shouted.
Mio swallowed, stepping forward.
"I … uh …"
"That was a … way … sexy song," Ritsu said.
"Yeah," Mio replied. "I…"
"And you … way … sexy," Ritsu said.
"Me," Mio echoed, staring back at Ritsu.
Ritsu looked away.
"Totally."
"I … uh …"
Ritsu looked up at her and smirked. Before Mio could process that, Ritsu spanked her once, and then gave her a little pinch.
"Hey ... snap out of it!" Ritsu said, still grinning. Mio turned bright red, wheeling back on Ritsu. Her hand curled up and came down atop Ritsu's head in one, well-practiced, motion.
"Y-you … p-pervert!"
"At least I … am willing to admit it," Ritsu replied.
"I … what?"
"You know what, Mio-san," Ritsu said, sliding up closer to Mio.
"I," Mio started to reply, her cheeks burning. What am I supposed to know? All she knew was that Ritsu was maddeningly embarrassing, and close. Very close and … Mio's heart was racing …
The buzz of conversation around them died, and Mio turned away from Ritsu to see that the next band was now on-stage.
"Oh God Akira, you guys are gonna be a tough act to follow," the girl with dyed-purple hair said from the stage. "We are Magic Dragon! And I wanna know if you guys are ready to rock!"
"Thank you very much for coming," Akira said, bowing to a black-clad foursome as they made their way out. Apart from Mio and Ritsu, only the girls of OnNaGumi were left in the clubroom. Mio tried not to look at Ritsu, feeling suddenly conflicted.
"That was great!" Ayame said. "Everyone rocked their hearts out tonight."
"Absolutely," Sachi replied. She turned to Mio and Ritsu.
"Are you two glad you came tonight?"
"Y-yeah," Mio replied.
"Uh huh," Ritsu said, after a moment. "Man that was pretty damned cool."
"Totally," Ayame replied, grinning.
"Well," Mio said. "I … uh … it's pretty late now, and I know I've got classes tomorrow so …"
"Just a minute," Akira said. "You too, Ritsu."
Mio looked at Ritsu, and then they both looked at Akira.
"Yes?"
"You two didn't think you'd get away without playing something tonight, did you?" Akira said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I … what?"
"Told you it was gonna be fun," Ayame said, grinning.
"It's the club rules," Akira said. "Only bands can attend the Battle of the Bands. And I can't help but notice that you two haven't played anything all night."
"B-but," Mio started to say, backing away. "Ay-Ayame said."
Akira flashed a glance back at Ayame.
"Ayame isn't the club president here, I am," Akira replied. "And I say that you two are gonna play something."
"B-but I don't have my bass," Mio said, swallowing nervously. She glared at Ritsu. You wanted to get the band back together … I guess here's your first taste!
"That's cool. Akemi from Magic Dragon's a lefty, and her bass is still here," Sachi said.
"Sachi," Mio said, gaping at the tall girl.
"I … uh … it's been a while since I've gotten behind the drum kit?" Ritsu said, rubbing the back of her head.
"It'll be just like riding a bicycle," Ayame replied. "You'll be fine."
"But there's only Ritsu and me," Mio said, feeling her heart race. "W-what would we even play?"
"I'll play with you guys," Akira replied. "And you ought to remember that there's one song of yours I know … you know, the very first one you played for us."
Ritsu and Mio exchanged glances.
"F-Fuwa Fuwa Time?" They said. Mio whimpered, wondering if it would be possible to die from embarrassment, and if it were, if the process would finish before she had to get on stage and play.
"Hey," Akira said. "Chill out. It's not like the whole club's gonna watch you. It's just us."
"It'll be just like when you and I played the other day," Ayame said. Ritsu's head snapped toward her.
"You did what?"
"She came down here to play, the other day, it was amazing," Ayame replied. Mio found herself measuring the distance to the closest dark corner. A small part of her remembered how jealous Ritsu could be.
"C'mon, Mio," Ritsu said, grabbing her hand. "You and I are going up there."
"What!" Mio replied, trying to pull away.
"You and I are gonna show them. We're gonna play," Ritsu replied, not looking at Mio.
"But…"
"No more 'buts', missy," Ritsu replied. "We're gonna do this."
Mio felt herself being pulled along, stumbling as Ritsu mounted the stage. She turned and saw that Akira and Sachi were already opening guitar cases. Akira's Les Paul came out first, the light gleaming off its gold-toned metal. Sachi turned, hurrying over to the stage to present Mio with a sky-blue left-handed Stingray bass.
Tap tap tap.
Mio blinked, feeling the weight of the guitar in her hands, listening to Ritsu adjusting the drum kit behind her. Her heart was racing, and she didn't know what to do.
"C'mon, Mio, put it on and get plugged in," Akira said, pushing a cord into Mio's hand.
Mio swallowed, and meekly did what she was told. She stared down at the bass hanging from her shoulders. It looked so different from hers … and … and …
Boom!
Mio squeaked, freezing up. It took her a moment to realize that someone had turned on the bass amp, and she'd brushed against the strings. She plucked the string again, and was rewarded with a thunderous, yet snappy sound. Dimly, she remembered that Magic Dragon's bassist liked to weave funky slap bass into their songs.
Mio had always been more comfortable with a pick, but nobody had seen fit to offer her one. She stared down at the controls, despairing at their unfamiliarity.
"I'm sorry," she muttered, reaching down to tweak a knob, and then fingering a couple of notes. She twisted it the other way, and tried another knob. Before long, it sounded enough like her own setup that she could relax…
She took a deep breath. She'd just found it, hadn't she? There was no escaping this. It was just something that had to be done. The terror, the embarrassment, and the anger were all still there … it was just that she'd somehow found her way into that space where none of that was going to matter.
"You ready," Akira said, looking up at her.
"I …" Mio started to say, looking around her. In front, Ayame and Sachi sat cross-legged, staring up at her. Behind her, Ritsu hunkered down behind the drum-kit, obviously still fuming.
Stupid Ritsu, isn't this what you wanted? Be happy about it!
Mio took a deep breath, and let it out slowly, before turning back to Akira.
"Yeah, I guess."
"All right," Akira replied, turning back. "Ready, Ritsu?"
"Oh yeah," Ritsu replied. "Hope you two can keep up."
"That's not the point, Ritsu," Mio said, gritting her teeth.
"Right, right," Ritsu replied.
Click, click, click, click!
"One, two … one, two, three, four!"
Akira launched into the three chord intro. Behind her, Ritsu started on the hi-hat. Mio counted, and her fingers moved, almost on their own accord, following Akira, while Ritsu's bass and snare joined in.
Too fast! Mio thought. She increased her pace just a bit, just enough to keep up with Ritsu, while reigning her in.
Oh crap! Here it comes! Words … words … words!
Mio stood open-mouthed, playing bass, and desperately trying to remember how her own song went.
"When I look at you,
my heart always goes kaboom-kaboom!" Akira started.
"This shaking feeling's like a marshmallow,
So fluffy-fluffy."
"You're always so persistent, you don't even notice
Me, always staring at you all the while," The words came to Mio, at last, and her voice rang out. This time, she was the soft counterpoint to Akira's bold punk swagger.
"One day, it'll be like we're how I dreamed,
and the distance between us; it can be shortened.
Oh dear God, I am begging you,
Give some Dream Time to us two,
Cuddling my Usa-chan as we drift off tonight,
Once again, we say good night!"
"Hey," Ritsu said, as she and Mio walked in the darkness.
"Yeah," Mio replied, hugging herself. She still had the shakes, even though they'd managed to pull it off.
"I … uh … I'm sorry for my little jealous fit earlier."
Mio's eyebrows went up.
"I … it's okay, I guess."
"I dunno," Ritsu replied. "It's just … guess it got the best of me."
"At least you're acknowledging it, so it's really okay," Mio said.
"Still, tonight was pretty cool," Ritsu said, crossing her hands behind her head. "All those bands."
"Yeah … I guess so," Mio replied.
"And we got to play together, didn't we?" Ritsu said, looking up into the orange sky of urban night. "And, by the way, I totally had nothing to do with that."
"We did," Mio replied. "Its … its been a long time."
"Yeah, no kidding," Ritsu replied. "But, hey, I thought it was pretty awesome!"
Mio looked at Ritsu, narrowing her eyes.
"You would," she said. "You were rushing ahead the whole time … I always had to pin you down! A-and then I almost couldn't sing, because it's been so long I had to think of what the words were! And to … to top it all off, I had to play the whole song with somebody else's bass!"
"It was fun though, wasn't it?" Ritsu said, looking back at Mio.
"I," Mio started. "Yeah," she said, in a very tiny voice. "I … I guess it was."
"What's your problem then, Mio-chan?" Ritsu said, looking up at the sky again. "Seriously … I mean, Akira's no Yui, but I thought we played real well. Almost like we never split up. So why don't you want us back together?"
"I," Mio said. I … wow, I don't hate you right now Ritsu. I got dragged into something with you, and for the first time in a long time, I don't hate you for it.
But … I shouldn't be walking you off-campus right now … we should be walking back to our dorm! To our dorm…
"Why'd you leave me, Ritsu," she whispered.
"What," Ritsu uncrossed her hands, staring at Mio.
"I-I didn't say anything!" Mio said, feeling like she'd said that too loudly. Why'd I just … shouldn't I…
Ritsu looked at her, seeming to search her eyes. But, strangely, she didn't seem to want to press further.
"M-must've been the wind," Ritsu said, crossing her hands back behind her head.
"I," Mio said, hesitating. "I guess," she replied, several long moments later. Together they walked, in silence.
"I've got some thinking to do," she said. It was at that point they reached the edge of campus.
"You … you go do that, Mio-chan," Ritsu replied, stepping out ahead, and turning back to face her. "I'll text ya later," she added, a moment later, grinning, while saluting Mio with a fingertip. Her grin seemed strangely forced.
Mio stood there, watching Ritsu walk away.
Author's Notes:
- Sorry for the long chapter.
- Mio and Ritsu! Now with 110% added tension of a certain unresolved, sort!
- And now everybody knows what happened to Ui, and whatever her name is.
- I know her name is Jun.
- The song OnNaGumi sings, 'BEAST', is another original composition.
- I tried my best to rework the lyrics of 'Fuwa-Fuwa Time,' into a format where the structure makes sense in English. As cute as it would've been to simply print the Japanese lyrics … I would've had to take a crash course in Japanese songwriting for everything else … and I simply don't have that kind of time.
- The bass Mio uses here is a Music Man Stingray (left-handed.)
- In the manga, Akira seems to have been quite taken with Fuwa-Fuwa Time.
- See you next chapter! Leave reviews!