"My name is Ryu."

"Ryu huh? That's it?" tilting her head to the side, hand still on the door knob.

"oh! Um…" Ryu scratches his head. He had not thought about a last name, and she didn't want to accidentally belong to a family that lived in the area. "I forgot my last name...I guess?" What kind of excuse what that?

" 'forgot'? You forgot your last name? *sweat drop*" Mio said in disbelief.

"Y-yeah. Ya see, I uh just moved here a couple days ago from…uh Okinawa. My parents died when I was just a kid and I've been pretty much living on the street until I was 10. Then I started to use music to earn some money and I was able to manage…somehow from there…uh. yeah" Ryu/Ritsu turns her eyes away from Mio and was sweating up a storm because she was telling this ridiculous story.

"oh…I'm sorry about that. That's amazing."

SHE BOUGHT IT! *sweat drop*

"But why did you come to this school? Or more like, why did you decide to come into the music room?"

"Um, well, ya see…I was thinking about transferring here to start my schooling, although I have been studying on my own, getting a proper education would be nice too. So as I was looking around I thought that I might as well see the music room." This lie just might work~!

"Heh~ I see. Well, I guess it's okay as long as you don't break anything" Mio narrows her eyes towards Mugi's keyboard that Ryu had previously knocked over.

"ha ha ha…my bad my bad" He gave a nervous grin and scratched the back of 'his' head.

At that moment, what Mio saw was not Ryu, but Ritsu scratching her head and laughing nervously?

They're so similar…the way he holds himself, how he talks, and that smile… Mio thought in her head.

"A-anyways Mio…san, I guess I should go now." Ryu starts heading for the door, but Mio (for whatever reason) stops him.

"Ah! Matte!-"

*Growl~~~*

"….."

"ano….are you hungry? I can treat you to Dinner if you'd like" Mio says, feeling bad for the hungry stranger.

"ahaha! Are you asking me out?" The 'real' Ritsu says, showing her teasing side.

"Ch-Chigau! *blushes*"

"ahaha! I'm just joking." Waving his hand in an up and down motion. "That'd be great."

(Ritsu's thoughts): Wow! This is great!I get to have dinner with Mio! Mmm…But what I really want to do is go over and hug her…this is so painful. But I'm just a stranger to her right now, it'd be too weird, and she'd probably blow a fuse in her brain if I did that. Oh well. This'll do.

At the Café

While waiting for their food to arrive, the two 'friends' speak to each other about the school and speaking a little about the K-ON club (saying 'light music club got tiring. XD)

"heh~ So you play the Bass huh? Nice choice." Ritsu says smiling/nodding, and playing the 'random guy who doesn't know anything about Mio or the club'role.

"Oh, Ryu-kun-"

"You can just call me Ryu, Mio…san"

"mmm, okay. Anyway, I remember that you said that you're into music? What instrument do you play?"

"Oh…um….I play the drums." Starts to move his hands as if her were drumming.

Mio couldn't believe it! First he looks and acts like Ritsu, now her even plays the same instrument as her? She was in shock.

"M-Mio…san? Are you okay?" waving his hand in front of her face. This breaks Mio free of her little trance state.

"Oh, yes. I'm fine….uh. Ryu, can I tell you something?"

"hm? Go right ahead."

"You can just call me "Mio" if that'll make you more comfortable."

"S-sorry…Thanks, Mio. *blush*" Being able to call her best friend's name the way he normally would made him very happy.

"No problem." Mio gives a gentle smile.

"S-So cute. I really missed that smile….Mio" Ryu couldn't stop staring until an "oh" caught their attention.

When they turned around to see who it was, they saw that it was Yui, Ui, and Mugi standing by the restaurant's entrance.

"Mugi! Yui! Ui-chan!"

"Mio-chan/san" the threesome says in unison.

Ryu catches Yui's attention first. "Mio! Is this your boyfriend?"

"N-no! This is Ryu. I ran into him and uh…he was hungry…and he's transferring to our school…so….i um…." Mio didn't know what more to say. But the airhead seemed to not mind.

"heh~ is that so? Ryu-chan! Are you really transferring to our school?" she was beaming with energy.

Doesn't look like Yui changed…that's good. "yup…um I mean, yes. That's right" Trying his best not to sound like he's too familiar with the group.

"Wow! That's so cool! It's a really great school with wonderful people and clubs! Oh! I'm Hirasawa Yui, and this is my younger sister Ui!"

Ui gives a polite bow "Nice to meet you, Ryu-san".

"S-same here". Man…it sure feels weird to do introductions even though I know them so well…

While the three were introducing themselves, Mugi snuck over to Mio side and leaned close to Mio's ear.

"You didn't just bring him here because he was hungry did you?"

"Wh-what are you saying, Mugi? I felt bad for him so-!"

"He looks a lot like her…doesn't he" Mugi gives a sympathetic smile.

"…..it's not just that. The way he speaks, his smile, even the instrument he plays…it's all the same." Mio lowers her head.

"mmm…."

"Mio-chan! Mugi-chan!" It was Yui. "Ryu-chan, this is Mugi-chan!"

"Kotobuki Tsumugi desu. But you can call me 'Mugi'." Mugi bows.

"Ryu…Just 'Ryu'. It's nice to meet you"

Yui, Ui, and mugi join the Mio and Ryu for dinner and Ryu tells them about his 'past' and they start to talk about the K-ON-Bu.

"EH? You play the drums?" Yui shouted with food still in her mouth.

"O-Onee-chan! You shouldn't talk with your mouth full" begins to wipe her helpless sister's mouth.

"Yup."

"Are you good?" Yui was overjoyed at this point.

"uh..i guess?"

"You should join our club!"

BAM

"….." All eyes turned to Mio, who had slammed her hands on the table and stood up.

"….I'm going to the bathroom…" Mio stomps off.

"Onee-chan…."

"eh…oh~ My bad….I-I'll go apologize!" Yui tries to run after Mio, but Mugi and Ui stops her.

"Yui-chan, I think that we should leave her alone for a while." Mugi gently smiles. "You can apologize later, k?"

Yui's face was filled with guilt, and sat down in between Mugi and her sister.

Mugi turns to Ryu, who didn't seem 'too' surprised or confused about the situation. Instead, he seemed kinda sad.

"Sorry about that, Ryu-kun…You see. Our friend…was a drummer for our club…and she passed away not too long ago…"

"I-I see. I'm sorry to hear that." It was pretty awkward for Ryu, since HE was the one that 'passed away' and was giving condolences to himself.

"But I think that you SHOULD join the club. Can you?"

"A-are you sure? After Mio acted like that…I don't want to upset her even more". No matter how much to be with Mio, he didn't want to cause more pain for her.

"I actually think that it's best for Mio. I think that it'll help her to move on…besides…"

"hm?"

"I haven't seen Mio smile like since the funeral."

"….."

"Please consider it…And I'm sorry for forcing you into this."

"N-no, not at all. I'd be really happy to join your club…." Actually, this made him 'really really' happy.

To be able to be with his best friends again...there's no way that he couldn't be happy.

Mio comes back from the bathroom, they finish their meal and start to head home.

"See ya guys!"

"Nice to meet you, Ryu-kun"

"Bye, bye Ryu-chan! See you at school!"

"Come by anytime, Ryu-san."

"Of course. See you all at school!"

As they part ways, Ryu and Mio end up walking home together.

"…Why are you going this way?"

" My apartment is this way". …And I wanted to stay with you longer…Ryu adds inside his head.

"I see…..I'm sorry." It starts to snow and Mio shrugs her shoulders in an attempt to make herself warmer.

"It's okay~ You didn't know and-"

"That's not what i meant...I mean at dinner...I was being rude. I'm sorry for that."

"It's no problem...I heard about your friend…I'm sorr-"

Sob

"Mio?"

Mio had suddenly stops and her head was down so that her bangs covered her eyes. But clear liquid could be seen falling from her face.

"I-It's all my fault! *sob* *sniff* I-If I just agreed t-to study…with h-her…If she stayed at my house! T-Then maybe sh-she'd….*sob*….still…."

Mio covers her eyes with her hands and starts to cry. Doing her best to calm herself, so as not to go hysterical and faint like last time.

Just then, she feels a strong force envelope her.

"…R-Ryu?" *BLUSH*

"...It's not your fault, Mio. I'm sure your friend doesn't blame you…I KNOW that she doesn't!" He tightens his embrace ever so slightly for emphasis. "She wouldn't have wanted to accidentally get you involved. It's not your fault, Mio. It's okay…I'm sure your friend wouldn't want you to be like this. So…please"... I love you….Mio. please don't cry anymore.

Ryu was doing his best not to shed his own tears.

"…" Mio's heart seemed to calm; her tears slowed; and her whole body began to relax.

…..So….warm…This scent…Ryu's smells just like Ritsu's…..Ristu…..Ryu…What is this feeling? Well, whatever it is….It feels kinda nice….so warm.

Mio's body goes limp and begins to fall.

"M-Mio?" Ryu manages to catch her.

"Oi! Are you okay? Mio! Mi-" but when he looked down, he found that Mio was…sleeping.

"oi,oi~ You gotta be kidding me right? You'll catch a cold if you sleep here. Or more like, how are you able to fall asleep 'just like that'?"

Mio's sleeping face mesmerized Ryu and his cheeks turned red.

Hmm…I guess she was just relieved? Hmph~And what was with me acting like I was 'all that' and gentlemanly. Well, I guess it's true when they say that "the body informs the spirit". My spirit really does believe that I'm a guy….Mio…

Ryu puts Mio on his back and begins walking towards her house.

"heh~ she's so light."

Flash back

You can stay in this world so long as your will to live stays strong. But in order to stay permanently, you must find someone to love, and have them return those feelings. Find someone to share your life with….

The old 'Angel' man strokes his long beard.

End of Flash back

Ryu smiles

"….Hey….old man... I think I found someone."

Thanks so much for reading! *bows* I know that i kinda changed what the old man/angel says...but i thought it sounded better . sorry f that bothered some of you. =w=;;;

Also,I was debating on whether to end it here or not…although writing more chapters may be fun (more development that way). Please R&R if you wish for more chapters! Your wish is at my command~!