Mio yawns as she makes her way to the light music club room. Pulling an all nighter can really do you in.
"Hmph. I bet Ritsu ended up studying all night trying to prove that she can study" her lips curl into a small smile as she opens the door. "Hey, everyone, how's…" Mio is stopped by her friend's teary faces.
"M-Mio-chan." The normally energetic Yui was crying. Her voice croaked and her eyes were swollen and red. (same went for everyone else). This made Mio panic a little and she started to power walk towards the group.
"Y-Yui, what's wrong? What happened? Why is everyone crying?" Mio looks towards their adviser. "Sawako-sensei, what happened?"
The tear stained face of their advisor just takes a deep breath to calm herself. "Mio…have a seat." Mio does so. "Stay calm and listen to me, okay? It's about Ritsu…" Mio's heart skips a beat, and her eyes widen.
"Y-Yeah? What about Ritsu, she wasn't at school today…so I figured that she was sick and she…" Sawako puts her hand on the raven haired girl.
"Mio-chan…" tears start to spill out of the Teacher's eyes, "Ritsu died."
"…what?..." Mio's heart seemed to stop beating …but as soon as it did, it felt like it was going to rip out of her chest.
"There was….an accident….and Ritsu got involved. She…She was…" The Teacher began sobbing and started to lose more and more of her composure. She covered her mouth with her hand that was resting on Mio's shoulder. "I-I'm…sorry. *sob* *sob*"
The tears would not stop pouring out of the eyes of the teacher and her fellow clubmates. Yui's face was buried in Mugi's chest as they both cried and held each other, Sawako-sensei just covered her face with her hands, and her kohai, Azusa, walked over to Mio.
"Mio-sempai" the young guitarist sobs.
"Azusa…" Mio's eyes were still wide open in disbelief….but what was troubling Mio was that she wasn't crying. The thought of her best friend being gone was just too unreal to her. She just couldn't believe it…She refused to believe it!
Before she realized it, her legs started to run out the door.
"Mio-sempai/Mio-chan/Mio!" Her clubmates call out to her, but it was too late…Mio was gone.
*pant* *pant* *pant*
Mio ran, and ran, and ran. She didn't know where she was running to, nor did she care. She needed to do something about the agony that was surging through her body. And as she ran, warn liquid began falling down her face.
The next thing she knew, Mio found herself standing in front of the Tainaka household.
*pant* *pant* *pant*
"Ritsu…" The tears streaming down her face would not stop…or more like, they couldn't stop.
"There's just….no way….Ritsu…"
Screeeeee
Mio's head snaps towards the creeking sound of a door opening. It was Ritsu's mom, .
"Tainaka-san…." That was the only thing Mio could get out from her lips before her throat began to close up and she fell to the ground. Ritsu's mom rushes to her side and embraced Mio.
"Mio-chan…Ritsu…is...Ritsu-chan….is…" *sob*
"I….I know…she *choke*….ah…I…I can't…." Mio begins to hyperventilate and choke from her own sadness. Mrs. Tainaka tries to calm her down.
"Mio-chan! C-calm down! Breath!" she rubbing Mio's back, although it didn't seem to do much.
"ah…ah….." Mio was in too much shock. It was just too much for her. She faints in Mrs. Tainaka's arms.
"Mio-chan! Hang in there! Mio-chan! Wake up! Honey! Get the car, we need to get Mio-chan to the hospital!"
Sorry that it wasn't all that much longer. But don't worry, I'll have Ryu show up in the next chapter~ I just need to plan out the plot just a little more. Thanks for the favorites and please look forward to the next chapter!