One Small Wish…

Chapter three: A Bitter-Sweet Goodbye…

Mio closed her cell phone and sighed to herself.

"This is really how it's going to end huh…"

She stuffed her hands into her pockets and walked down the sidewalk into town.

Little did she know, she didn't see the three odd looking men following her.

A moment later a shriek bursts out.

Meanwhile, in the clubroom, Ritsu was just informed of the news.

"WHAT? Mio's gonna quit?" Ritsu grabbed Yui on her shoulders. Ritsu started to shake.

"Ritsu-Senpai…"

"Ritcchan…"

"Mio… I got to talk to Mio!"

Ritsu took out her cell phone and opened her contacts. Just when she was about to dial Mio's number her phone vibrates.

The person who was calling was Mio.

Ritsu answered the call."Mio? Mio! I need to talk to you!"

Ritsu didn't hear a reply from the other end of the phone. Her eyes widened. She heard shrieks of terror and various voices of men. She knew that scream from anywhere. It was Mio. Ritsu listened in on the men.

"We're going to have tons of fun with this one…"

"She's hot too…"

"HELP! ANYONE! HELP ME!"

"Shut it! No one's going to- hey, is that a phone you're holding?"

Ritsu gulped.

"That might've been the cops… Take it away. We need to punish her."

"HELP! HE-"

The last thing Ritsu heard was a muffled voice till the phone was cut off.

"Mio…?"

It was obvious there was no response.

"MIO!"

Ritsu ran out the clubroom door without speaking a word to her friends.

"What…was that?"

"Ritsu-Senpai? Where'd she go?"

"I think the best thing is to wait…"

"Ok! Let's have some snacks!"

"Wait a second! Yui-Senpai! N-Nya!"

Ritsu stormed out of the school grounds and ended up in town. She has this kind of sixth sense to know where Mio is all the time.

"Mio… Mio… Where are you…"

"G-Get off of me! Wait! No! Don't come any closer! Ah!"

"MIO!"

Ritsu ran to a dark alley in the left side of town. Mio saw Ritsu and her eyes widened.

"R-Ritsu! Where did you come from?"

"You called me on accident."

The three men turned around and glared.

"Oh? Looks like your prince arrived."

"She doesn't look tough at all."

"Let's beat her up."

The three men charged towards Ritsu in incredible speed. Ritsu scoffed.

"Heh… never underestimate Tainaka Ritsu."

As the first man tried to land a blow to the stomach, Ritsu dodged swiftly and hit him in the gut with her fist. One down.

The second man hit Ritsu forcefully on the head. Ritsu groaned and laughed it off.

"You think I'd get used to that from all of Mio's hits to my head."

And Ritsu ended the second guy with a knee to the stomach.

"Heh. Too easy."

The third man just trembled in fear. He ran away. Ritsu laughed.

"COWARD!"

But her lips were silenced when one of the men got back into consciousness and punched Ritsu on her left side, knocking the wind out of her.

"Oof!… Ow…"

The second man regained consciousness too, and when they both were about to finish her off, they heard the wailing of police sirens, and fled.

Ritsu stumbled as she got back up. When she looked forward she saw a dumbfounded Mio, who was now angrily running towards Ritsu.

"Ritsu you idiot! Why did you come here?"

"Is that anyway to treat your knight in shining armor?"

"Shut up! I still hate you ya know!" Mio turned away from Ritsu.

Ritsu was still a considerable distance away from Mio. They were both out in the sidewalk. Ritsu resulted in a bruised side from her fight with the men.

"Mio, I-"

A clang sound hit the ground. Mio looked up and Ritsu went to inspect.

"What was that?" Ritsu went closer to the shiny object. Her eyes widened.

Mio looked up and saw one of the men she saw before. He was on the top of a building roof. She noticed something was in his hands. Looks like a large stick.

A steel pole? No… It was larger.

A gun…? Mio's eyes widened. She couldn't move from her spot. She was paralyzed with fear.

"It's a-"

"MIO! WATCH OUT!"

The sound of a flying bullet.

A deafening scream.

A long lasting hug.

"Ouch…" Mio rubbed her head. She looked down and noticed a brunette hugging her. Mio pushed her away a little.

"R-Ritsu! Get off of me!" Mio put her hands in a small 'x' position front of her chest, like one of those shy girly anime poses. Mio didn't hear a response from Ritsu, who is shaking as she stood up.

"M-Mio…" Ritsu looked up at Mio with a trail of red liquid trickling from her mouth. It dripped onto the concrete floor. Only then did Mio realize what that substance is.

Blood.

Mio's mouth was agape and her eyes widened. Ritsu's right hand was clutching her heart, and surrounding that area was a hue of red.

"Rit…"

Ritsu stumbled and her body hit the ground.

"…su?"

All of the hate she had towards Ritsu vanished instantly.

Mio ran over to the fallen brunette, tears threatening to overflow. Mio kneeled down and started to shake said girl.

"Ritsu… Ritsu… Wake up… Please… Wake up…"

Tears were spilling from her eyes. Even though Ritsu's body was cold to the touch, when her skin contacted with Ritsu, it pulsated with warmth and it spread all over her body.

"M… Mio…"

"Ritsu!… Ritsu please… D-Don't mess with me now… G-Get up… This was all a prank right?… A prank?" Mio was reassuring more to herself than to Ritsu. She wouldn't know what to do if she lost Ritsu.

"No… Mio… I don't think I'll make it…" Ritsu turned her head to her and smiled.

"But, hey. Think of it this way… It would be like-"

Mio widened her eyes and cried.

"-You never met me."

"No… No, No! Ritsu! Don't leave! Not now!" Mio couldn't believe how stupid she felt right now. How idiotic she felt when her feelings took her over. She lost control, and as a result, she lost her most precious friend.

"…"

No response. Mio cried. Mio screamed.

"HELP! SOMEONE! CALL THE AMBULANCE! ANYONE! PLEASE!"

A few people walking by asked her what happened, Mio just shook her head and told them to help her.

And as the paramedics came, not even the wailing of the sirens were able to drown out the pain and terror in Mio's screams.

END CHAP 3


Author's note: *cries* RITSU NO! Final chapter is going up. Be sure to read it!*Sulks in the corner*

P.S. I just added the alternate chapter to number four! (to be honest i like the alternate better than the original XD) So you decide which one to read!