Mio was still in shock as she walked to school. A vivid shade of red darkened her face. She really needed a moment to calm down.

Unfortunately, this sort of thing happened almost every week. It all started when her parents watched a documentary about teen pregnancies. The documentary probably suggested that they shower their children with various forms of contraceptives. The weekly ritual was an embarrasing one, and bassist never enjoyed it. Her parents even got it on DVD, just to show her the horrors of giving birth. She silently cursed National Geographic.

Suddenly her phone rang. It was a text message from an anonymous number. She pressed the read option.

"Behind you! :P"

She ignored the message and walked briskly away. This was no time for another one of Ritsu's stupid tricks. School started in ten minutes.

"Ten minutes! Cra-" Mio wasn't even able to finish berating herself before being tackled from behind.

"You're no fun." Ritsu's headband fell off her hair due to the force of impact. Long bangs hid her amber eyes, but her stubborn grin was still visible.

"Ritsu! Get off me!" The bassist told her friend to get off, but it almost seemed like she was pulling her closer. Although neither noticed it.

"Keep it down, Mio! What would the neighbors think?" The shorter girl winked playfully at the girl below her. She was immediately silenced by Mio's fist. Ritsu's mindless teasing made the poor bassist blush brightly. It only served as another painful reminder of the traumatic breakfast she just had. They stood frozen in an awkward position as Ritsu refused to let go of her victim. Unfortunately, they didn't notice that they had an audience.

"Ne, Mugi-sempai, shouldn't we help Mio-sempai out?" whispered a familiar voice.

Mugi was rooted to the spot, staring intently at the scene before her. Azusa sighed, and decided to intervene. She picked up the dropped headband and sharply poked the drummer with it. It broke them out of their trance, Mugi included.

"Hey! Watch it! You almost broke my headband!" Ritsu cradled the headband in her arms, as if it were a sick puppy. Apparently, she had already forgotten about what just took place. Mio, however, was still visibly disoriented. Her uniform was a mess, and she was as red as a tomato. She looked like she was about to pass out.

"Whoops. Looks like I overdid it again. Miooo! You still there?" The drummer waved her hand in front of her friend's face. No response.

"Hmm... Maybe she needs CPR..."

Random fact: Ritsu failed health class.

She slowly leaned in. Mugi almost cheered her on. Azusa frowned. This was taking way too much time. She would have pushed Ritsu if it would have made things faster.

"Any closer and I'll break that headband of yours."

"And she's back," deadpanned the drummer.

The distant ringing of a bell reminded them that they were late. Mio glared at Ritsu. Something in her eyes made the amber-eyed girl shudder, though it wasn't necessarily fear.

"By the way, where's Yui?" gasped Mugi, as they ran as fast as they could. As if in reply, all their phones rang. Azusa flipped hers open.

"You're late, Azunyan! ^_^"

"Y-Yui's early?" The drummer shook her head in disbelief.

"It's all your fault, just so you know." Mio helpfully pointed out.

Ritsu gave a sheepish grin. It was her fault after all.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I've tried to make this chapter slightly longer.

Btw, the CPR thing is a reference to a story by majestic mucus. Really nice fic. (Why won't she update... T_T)