It took awhile to finish this, especially with school and wretched homework. I've been very busy this week. This a rather short chapter, so sorry for that.
ADVANCE HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIO-CHAN! Enjoy!
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-Chapter 2-I'm suddenly hypertensive
Akiyama Mio was walking down the hallway of Sakuragaoka's second floor. "The nerve-" She murmured as she walked pass schoolmate after schoolmate who were, like her, heading to their club room. The school population was quite fervent about the Akiyama daughter. Beauty and brains, patient, quiet, helpful and everything else that even a fan club was formed. Indeed, she was everybody's Idol and was always the target of every wondering eyes. "-is this supposed to be some sadistic game for her? And she does it with a smile on her face. I'd rather just go through ten nights of endless cycles of being stepped on than having to deal with that MIDGET!" That last bit came out a little louder than she wanted.
Everyone stopped, some from amazement that Akiyama Mio had lost her temper, some, referable to girls below 5'1, were teary-eyed that the great Akiyama daughter disliked shorter girls and some simply froze just because.
'Crap, I said it out loud.' It is very rare to see the bassist to act impulsively but recently, that's been happening too many times for her inner animosity not to show.
"N-No, I didn't mean that" She said with an apologetic and embarrassed voice. "I'm sorry." she quickly exited from the scene to avoid complications. If they had asked her what she meant, who knows what would she have answered. 'Now there's a lesson to be learned, mama never taught me not to talk to myself in public.'
Sleep deprived and drained, the bassist slowly walked down the hallway and up the staircase. "Good Lord, please let Yui behave today," she sighed as she hoped her prayers to be answered. "let me rest for just a little bit."
Fronting the Light Music clubroom, she opened the door slowly with scarcely any life.
"Sorry I'm late." She said though still very lifeless and not even looking up to meet the club members eyes.
"Good Afternoon, Mio-chuan~" Oh how that voice sounded too familiar to the bassist ears.
"I must really be sleepy." She rubbed her eyes as she said, looking at the direction of the voice but as she opened them once more, lo and behold. Tainaka Ritsu was sitting at the table, on her chair.
"Mio-sempai?" Their rhythm guitarist spoke up but Mio couldn't hear, she froze. Azusa knocked (literally) on the bassist head but it was obvious from experience, she fainted right there and then.
It took exactly one hour, twenty seven minutes, and three seconds, from the airhead's attentive observation, for the Akiyama daughter to wake up from dreamland. She lay on a couch that the clubroom had, courtesy of Mugi. Her face filled with confusion as she tried to remember what happened. "Mio-chan's awake, Mugi-chan."
"AH! It really was just a dream, ne Yui?" Looking at the airhead guitarist who was grinning at the very confused bassist while strumming a few chords on her gitah.
"Hmmm-" The blonde keyboardist spoke from behind the couch Mio was resting on. "How are you feeling, Mio-chan?".
The bassist turns to face the blonde. "I'm alright no-" There was no mistaking it this time. A brunette was seated next to Mugi, sipping her tea nonchalantly as though she was a club member. "Azusa-chan, how hard did I hit my head? I seem to be delirious or do you also see a brunette alien at the table?" she spoke with an almost sweet voice, turning to face the kouhai who was beside Yui.
Something seriously cracked in her head, when does Akiyama Mio call anyone with 'chan'?
"Oi, who's the alien?" spoke the brunette. The crack just grew bigger then. "After I've come all this way to pick you up, as promised." Someone's at risk at losing an eye if she doesn't stop her jabbering. "You should be grateful—" A sudden halt. "I think I heard something click, you Mugi?"
"Maybe it's best you don't ask, Ricchan." Though the blonde still carried her signature smile, it was obvious what she meant from the threatening aura of a certain bassist who was approaching in frightening speed. She did it. She snapped Mio's logical mind.
"P-Please calm down, M-Mio-chan." The bassist was choking the brunette by the collar and very easily with the height difference.
"Getting a bit too comfortable with my friends…hmmmm…midget?" She squeezes harder. "If you came to return my ID then give it to me and leave." She was even grinning, an evil grin, at the brunette.
"C=Can't we just talk about this?"
"Start talking then."
"But M-Mio-chan I c-can't breathe." She said as she patter her hand at the clutching hand.
Who other than the calm blonde to stabilize the situation. She stood, hugged and patted the bassist head. "Ochitsuite, Mio-chan" She instantly calmed down from such motherly touch and let go of Ritsu. "Now, come have tea."
The bassist sighed but she could not decline, not from Mugi. She did not sit at her usual place for Ritsu was there, she sat opposite her, beside Mugi who was fronting the brunette. There was silence, awkward silence, neither Mio nor Ritsu spoke. It was a waiting game, who would defer first?
"So-" It was the blonde who broke the silence. "-why are you here, Ricchan?" It was amazing how she controlled the situation and all the while still smiling.
"Yes Ricchan, do tell." Her voice obviously showed agitation.
"To pick Mio-chuan up from school~" The brunette rebounded by teasing them but Mugi being Mugi, was completely oblivious to that.
"Why you—" The bassist was cut off by an very gullible blonde. "AH! IS SHE YOU GIRLFRIEND, MIO-CHAN?" She questioned, though it sounded more like a statement, as her eyes sparkled in amusement. Every one froze, all exept Mio and though she was in a state of shock she was able to process a reaction. She stood and-
SMACK! SMACK!
The blonde keyboardist did return to the smiling Mugi, though bumps on her and Ritsu's were the price of this ridiculous statement.
"What'd you hit ME for?" Argued Ritsu.
"Well, you started it!" She was giving a what-did-I-expect look at the brunette. "You know perfectly well where your teasing gets you, if you remember what happened the first time."
And the first time was but only yesterday, when they first met at that music store. If she hadn't gone in that music store, if she didn't pass that way, if by some miracle she was right handed for just that one day. She wished time would just rewind and she'd get herself out of this mess.
"P-Please calm down everyone." Interrupted Azusa, who was approaching the table with Yui behind her. The two sat side by side on a different side of the table.
The bassist sighed yet again. 'I think I could die from hypertension soon.' The stressed, sleep deprived bassist thought and seriously considered that happening.
"Moving on. Ritsu hasn't answered." Said the bassist.
"Well, you see. After I drove Mio to school this morning-" Though Ritsu said it so nonchalantly, the Akiyama daughter was lowering her head as to hide the furious blush forming on her face. "-I when to class right after that but after class ended, I got all sweaty. I went home to change and forgot Mio's ID was on that pair of pants." Mio did not look amused at the forgetting part at all. "So, you don't mind coming to my apartment to pick it up, ne Mio?"
"As. Long. As. We. Walk."
"Eh? But there's a car."
"I'm not getting in the same car as you again. EVER." She made it perfectly clear this time.
"Oh and one more thing, I'd like you to take you on your search for a drummer."
"What?" "Really?" "Please do" "Did I hear that right, Mugi-sempai?"
"This is going to be a LONG walk." the bassist sighed as she thought about all the things she found so annoying about a certain brunette. "Ho, why the sad face Mio-chan?" much to her dismay the very person she felt so annoyed at is walking right alongside her as they headed to her apartment.
"Lord, why?" another sigh escaped from the Akiyama daughter's lips. The very thought of them going to her apartment made her blood boil, the reason why they're going to her apartment makes it even worse. "We've been walking for 20minutes already, how far is it?"
"We'd already be there if we'd taken the car, Mio." said the brunette.
"I'm so very sorry but I'd rather we arrived there with all my parts intact, Ritsu" replied the agitated bassist. "And to think I'm walking to your apartment because you stole my ID." Unfortunately for Mio the rest of the Keionbu couldn't, though they wanted to go with them. Mugi had her part-time job, Azusa had an exam tomorrow and so had to study, and Yui was too sleepy and went home. Thus Mio was left to deal whatever there was to deal with.
"Oh please Mio-chan, "stole" issuch a strong word?" said the brunette in a sarcastic way just to tick the bassist off. "It was an honest mistake, I swear."
Silence…
"Oi, Mio?" said the brunette in a confused tone.
Silence…
"Cold treatment, huh?" thought the brunette, "well then, don't think I'm just gonna shut up about it Mio-chan"
"Mio, there's a cockroach on you back!" shouted Ritsu.
SILENCE…
"Oi Mio, you there?" she said as she waved a hand at the bassist face, unfortunately she froze. Again.
"Wait, I was just kidding about t-"her line was cut off when a large fist came at her head at lightning speed. "OUCH! You didn't have to hit me!"
"Oh deserve so much more, midget!" but before the bassist could land another hit, "I'm sorry Mio-sama" said the brunette with her knees on the ground and looking as cute could be, obviously not wanting another round with Mio's fists.
"Don't you act all sorry and cute about this; I'm not falling for those googly eyes."
"Oh hey, we're here Mio-chan!"
"She's totally avoided the conversation" the bassist let out a small sigh and just gave up on the subject.
As she looked up, "Wow, this is an apartment?" escaped her lips from the grand five-start looking hotel…apartment that stool a good 60 floors or so. "Are you sure this is your place Ritsu?"
"It says 'Tainaka Apartment & Housing', doesn't it?" said the brunette in a nonchalant way. "Come on, my room's still on the 57th floor." Ritsu grabbed the bassist's arm while she was still scanning and dazzling in amazement at the lobby and lounge area. Subconsciously the bassist held the brunette's are as they walked towards the stairs.
"Hey, why are we taking the stairs when there's an elevator right over there?" asked the bassist. "And it's on the 57th floor, remember?"
"Umm…well, because stairs serve good exercise." unbelievably said with a straight face, the brunette didn't know the raven-haired Mio had weight issues, though she wasn't by all means fat just not the weight she wants to be. "Actually, I just wanted to spend some quality time with you" was what she actually thought of but kept her own mouth shut unless she wanted the raven-haired bassist to run straight out the door screaming 'HELP! THERE's A STALKER, KIDNAPPER, AND MASS MURDERER!'
"Are you indirectly calling me fat, midget?" the bassist now shifting into an interrogative-defensive posture while tapping her foot and finger.
"Of course not, Mio-sama." replied the brunette, "it's also faster this way my dangerous queen."
With a loud thud coming from the brunette's lumped head, the Mio started walking up the stairs and Ritsu followed. Unfortunately, a mere 15minutes of climbing stairs the brunette was already complaining like a baby. "Mi~o, my feet hurt! Let's stop for a while, PU~LEASE."
"It's only been 15minutes and it was you who wanted to take the stairs."
"But I'm tired and hungry!"
"Fine but we're talking the elevator on the next floor, you can rest there."
It didn't take long for the brunette to agree and start running to the next floor. "If you had so much energy why are you even complaining? This is so annoying."
It only took a few minutes before they reached the next floor and on to the elevator. They were the only two in the elevator, from where you could see smaller buildings around the hotel/apartment. The bassist was gazing at the clear view of the city and the brunette watched beside her.
Tick…tick…thud…stop.
"KYAAA! What happened? R-Ritsu, are you there?" panicked from the sudden stop of the elevator and the darkness from losing the lights, the bassist reached out her arms searching for the brunette. When the scared bassist couldn't find her, she curled into a small ball by the corner of the elevator, cried and said repeatedly, "I-I'm not scared…I'm not scared…"
"Mio, you okay?" said the disoriented Ritsu. Fortunately, it only took a few minutes for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. She walked towards the bassist and bent down to reassure her. "Hey, no need to cry Mio. They're gonna turn on the generator anytime now" said the brunette while holding the scared bassist's hand.
As the brunette had said, it didn't take long for the power to run again but Ritsu being Ritsu couldn't just leave it at that. She took off her headband, let down all her bangs to cover her face leaving only one eye to be seen, and pulled out a red pen to paint her hands red. By the time the lights went back on, Ritsu was already positioned in front of Mio.
"AAH!" she kicked unconsciously at the provoking figure and closed her eyes back shut while chanting, "I didn't see…I didn't see…"
"OUCH! You didn't have to kick Mio!" reacted the brunette while butt flat on the floor.
The bassist opened her eyes once more only to realize that the provoking figure was no other than the very same idiot that she nearly died riding the same car with and intentionally stealing her ID just for amusement. "WELL, YOU DESERVED AS MUCH! HMPH:"
The rest of the wait (long wait) in the elevator was in silence, giving the bassist some thinking space and less aggression towards the brunette. Eventually her thoughts led to a more composed and organized body of reasons as to why she hated Ritsu Tainaka.
REASONS WHY I MIGHT HATE RITSU (ver. 1)
I nearly died in her car
She annoys me
She stole my ID
She's too rich for her own good
Quite a lovely little list she had made, she thought to herself. The elevator door opened but the bassist didn't notice as the doors began to close. "Oi Mio, wake up!" shouted the brunette as she caught the door just seconds before it closed. "Time to get out or don't you want your ID anymore?"
"Oh, I forgot. She disturbs everything I happen to be thinking about too." she thought while walking out the elevator. When finally arriving at the brunette's room the bassist let out a little sigh and said "Finally."
"So, whatcha think of my place? Pretty neat isn't it?" said the brunette
"Not so bad. Where's my ID?"
"Oh, come on Mio. Stay awhile."
"No. I still have to walk all the way home."
"Alright, what are we still doing standing by the door? Come in and have a seat while I get some tea. Why not even watch some TV?"
"What? I just told you I'm not staying long."
"Don't be so formal in my home Mio."
"My. ID. NOW."
"Okay, scary Mio…Uhh...I'll go and get your ID now, just give me 15seconds."
Mio sat down in one of the sofas in the well decorated hotel room when the brunette finally left to fetch her ID. "This place is actually pretty nice. Living room and a separate bedroom, not to mention there's even a kitchen." As much as she wanted to deny it, the room was pretty much clean. She had expected something more like, dishes everywhere, pizza from two weeks ago, laundry on the floor and maybe even a few trash bags. A few minutes into admiring and checking out the place and she was now concerned about getting home. It was nearly 6pm and she was usually home by five, she didn't want to miss another dinner because of a certain short haired brunette.
"What is taking so long?" she asked herself. So she convinced herself to get up from the comfortable couch and look for the missing brunette. She followed the path she saw Ritsu had used, pass the kitchen and turned left…then there were two doors. "Hmmm…well, I guess I'll just have to try both."
TO BE COMTINUED…
A/N: This chapter was kinda inspired by something g-san commented while beta reading chapter 1, thus the title. Still I don't really know where this is going but if you've questions just PM me.
Ochitsuite- Calm down.
The next chapter is mainly at Ritsu's apartment I think. Wonder what'll happen there. Having in appropriate thought Lol. Anywho, please R&R. See ya next time!