Larghetto

As the sun rose the next day it peeked through the blinds of Yui's bedroom, bathing it in a warm and bright glow. They had planned on sleeping in a bit after such a rigorous night of passion, but the sun began to creep into Azusa's eyes causing the young guitarist to groan in annoyance before turning on her side to bury her face into Yui's chest.

"Mm…Azunyan~" Yui purred out in her sleep causing the girl to look up sleepily and raise an eyebrow.

Using my old nickname in her sleep? Mou she must be teasing me… Azusa thought as she let out a yawn before wrapping her arms around Yui's middle and snuggling back into her. The action caused Yui to grin and her own arms tightened around her lover before she opened her eyes slowly and leaned down to kiss the black haired girl on the forehead.

"Good morning, Azusa. Did you sleep well?"

"Mm…shhh…I'm trying to sleep more." Azusa said playfully as she began to kiss along Yui's collar.

"Sure doesn't feel like it." Yui said as she let her hands rove over sensitive spots on Azusa's body, causing the younger girl to arch slightly towards her senpai.

"Yui, I don't think I'm quiet ready for another go…it's tempting, but I think you should shower. Don't you have work soon anyways?" Azusa asked as she grabbed those sneaky hands before giving each fingertip a kiss. Yui moaned softly before she pulled Azusa close and kissed her firmly while sliding a hand through that lovely straight hair.

"Mm, yeah I do…but I don't want to leave you just yet."

"That's sweet. But come on, tell you what, you can take a shower and I'll fix you breakfast. Does that sound good."
"But you won't be showering with me…" Yui pouted as she felt Azusa shift and move to sit up, the blankets falling to her lap giving Yui a perfect view of her pale bare skin. Azusa smirked a little as she noticed Yui become thoroughly distracted once her chest became bare and she reached out to stroke her cheek before turning over to reach for a shirt.

"I'll shower with you later tonight, but for now go get ready and I'll cook you something nice." Azusa then took a sharp inhale of breath as she felt Yui begin to kiss up her spine, lips trailing up to the back of her neck before she pulled away to sink her teeth into the sensitive spot between her shoulder and neck.

"Y-Yui…be good or I won't do anything with you today."

"Awww, you're no fun." Yui pulled away but not before giving her lover a kiss on the cheek as she got off the bed and grabbed some clothing before walking to the bathroom. "I look forward to your food then!"

"Hai hai." Azusa replied as she pulled on one of Yui's signature shirts before pulling on her panties and socks. She walked into the kitchen to begin cooking when she looked around. She noticed that the apartment was slightly more dirty then usual and wondered if it was because of Yui's time. Her girlfriend recently became very busy with work and exams were coming up at college so it must have been a hassle to keep the apartment in top shape while doing everything else. Azusa then made a mental note to clean the house while Yui was working to surprise her when she got back. As soon as she started cooking her part of the meal Yui came out of the bathroom with a towel on her head and steam coming off her body. She was dressed for work, but had yet to fix the button up shirt and her jeans were undone, giving the airhead a sexier look, one that made Azusa blush while her eyes roved over her. Noticing the gaze, Yui grinned slyly and began striking random poses, which made her lose the sexy image, and Azusa couldn't help but laugh at her girlfriend's antics.

"Mou, Azusa! Don't laugh at me!"

"I'm sorry! You just pfft…" Azusa tried hard to cover up her laughter, but was caught off guard as she was pushed against the counter top, away from the food, her eyes snapping open as she watched as Yui stared down at her with smoldering eyes.

"Oh? Where did the laughter go?" Yui asked as she began to caress Azusa's bare thigh while licking her lips at her young lover. Azusa felt her breath get caught in her throat as she tried to speak, but her words were instantly swallowed by a passionate and possessive kiss. Their tongues began dancing against one another for a moment or two before Azusa pulled away to pant against those swollen lips.

"A-Ah…Yui, you're going to make me burn my food if you don't let me get back to cooking."
"Oh, oops, I'm sorry. You just look so cute in my clothing I couldn't help myself."

"Speak for yourself, you look way too masculine in that…do you have to wear that to work?"

Yui looked down at her outfit as Azusa began buttoning it up while kissing her neck, she chuckled softly and nodded while blushing.
"You don't like me wearing things like this?"
"I don't mind…but you look cuter in your normal clothing. Dresses really suit you." Azusa said as she finished fixing Yui's outfit up before turning back to the food to finish cooking before putting it on her plate.

"Your plate's already done Yui, it's on the table."
"Thank you." Yui stated while giving her lover a kiss on the cheek before walking over to sit at the table and wait patiently for Azusa to join her. Soon the two of them were enjoying a simple breakfast together.

"So, what did you want to do these next two weeks?" Yui asked as she stuffed her mouth full of some of the noodles Azusa made.

"Well…I was hoping we could go see a movie that's coming out this Friday…and maybe practice some together. It's been a while since it was just you and I working on a song together." Azusa said as she ate calmly, unlike her girlfriend. Yui nodded firmly before swallowing what she had in her mouth before talking once more.

"I would like that actually, it's been a while since I last played Gitah, he must be so lonely."
"Mou, I wish you'd stop talking about your guitar like it's an actual person."

"Don't you talk to Muttan to get him all fired up before you play him Azusa?"

"T-That's not the point here!"

Yui giggled a little before looking at the time on the kitchen table and gasped softly before shoveling the last of her breakfast into her mouth as fast as possible.

"Fhanks fer tfe fmud"

"Yui! Don't talk with your mouth full!"

"Ah, sorry, I said thanks for the food, I have to get going Azusa, will you be here when I get back?" Yui asked as she quickly grabbed her things and headed for the door, closely followed by her young lover.

"Of course, I know you said you'd help me get my things from my house later, but I think I'll do that while I wait for you to come home."
"Okay, I can't wait to see you later…" Yui said as she held out her arms, which Azusa instantly buried herself into, before they kissed each other.

"I'll see you later, Yui. I love you." Azusa whispered affectionately after the kiss was over.

"I love you too, have a good day!"
Just like that, Yui was off to the restaurant. Azusa closed the door to the apartment, locking it, and began to survey the mess on the table. She smirked to herself and began to clean up. It wasn't long before the kitchen was looking much better however the rest of the apartment was still looking horrible. Azusa was a bit worried at first, thinking Yui might be hiding an emotional problem, but then she shook her head, it was a silly thought. There was no way Yui would be pessimistic about something at this time, especially with how their relationship was going. Azusa decided to talk to Yui later when she got home about it, but for now she pushed the thought out of her mind and went to put some shorts on so she could clean the rest of the apartment. She worked on cleaning the bedroom first after the kitchen, making the bed and folding the clothing that had been scattered around last night before putting them in a laundry basket. After that she put the clothing in the washer so a load could be done while she went to work on the bathroom, scrubbing it down with the chemicals Yui bought. As she did this she couldn't help but keep wondering why Yui had slacked off, maybe she was taking steps backwards in her maturity.

No, that can't be it…normal people who are stressed stop cleaning until the stress goes away…maybe she really is worried about something. Azusa thought as she frowned slightly while she cleaned the bathroom floor.

Once the bathroom was cleaned she made her way to the living room and began to clean there as well, she found Yui's vacuum and began to work on the floors. She bent down to run the vacuum under the table when she noticed the table as a drawer. She blinked a couple of times in confusion before turning off the machine and she got on her knees in front of it.

"How come I've never noticed this before…o-oh right." All the times she had been this close to the table Yui would distract her with affections. "It's amazing what one doesn't notice when their significant other is showering them with love…oh well, may as well sort the things in here out as well." Azusa whispered to herself as she opened it up.
She was hit by all sorts of emotions at first when the table drawer opened, first off she was surprised that there wasn't much in here, second she was shocked to find a tiny black box, then curiosity began to claw into her like an angry cat. She looked around for any witnesses before looking back at the tiny box.
"If Yui didn't want me looking in here she would have told me…right?" Azusa asked herself as she reached towards the box. "I shouldn't…but then again…" She swallowed hard and picked the object up in the palm of her tiny hand before opening it to see what was inside. Her garnet colored eyes went wide as she looked at the very expensive looking ring inside. She could feel cold sweat on the back of her neck as she continued to stare at the piece of jewelry as her mind began to overwork itself with insane conclusions.

This…is a really expensive looking ring, what is Yui doing with a ring? I've never seen her wear any jewelry before. Maybe…m-maybe this is for me…but it looks like an…

She quickly closed the box and stuffed it back into the table and shut it before placing a hand over her heart. She didn't realize she was holding her breath until she inhaled as deeply as she could as eyes darted back and forth.

S-She can't be thinking about that yet…can she? Does she…is she really going to ask me to…m-marry her? I'm not even out of high school yet!

Azusa couldn't stop herself, she quickly got up, put on her own clothing and grabbed her things, she put on her shoes at the door before she bolted, she wasn't sure what just happened, but she needed to get away, needed to clear her mind, she was once again too lost to think. She needed someone to talk to and badly before she did or said something really stupid.

What am I going to do?

"Welcome!" Yui called from behind the counter as she bowed to the new customer. She was working cashier today and was in a very good mood, no matter how sketchy the person looked that came in, she greeted them with a smile and a bow. She felt like nothing could ruin such a wonderful day.

"Oi, look who it is Mio~" Yui perked up as she noticed to of her best friends walk in the entrance.

"Oh, I didn't know you were working today Yui." Mio said as she and Ritsu walked up to the counter, both of them were smiling brightly before averting their eyes as Yui smiled back, obviously her smile was so bright they had to look away.

"Oh, welcome! Would you like a seat near the window today?"

"Yui, you don't have to be in waitress mode when we're around." Ritsu said voice laced with annoyance before Mio glared at her.

"I think it's good manners for Yui to be like this, even if we are close friends."

"Whatever, so Yui, are you and Azusa going to be coming over for drinks later this weekend?"

"Oh, that's this week? I thought that was next…I've been so busy I've lost track of a lot…"
Mio and Ritsu exchanged looks before turning back to Yui giving her sympathetic looks before Mio spoke once more.

"You over worked yourself getting that ring didn't you?"
"H-Hai, but it was worth it, Azusa is going to love it!"

"You do realize you have to explain that it isn't an engagement ring right? She's going to think it is after how much it cost you to get it." Ritsu said as she rolled her eyes.

"Well…yeah of course, but I haven't told her about it yet…I want it to be a surprise."

"It'll be a surprise alright if she finds it while you're here at work."

"She won't find it, I hide it in a place she never looks at." Yui stated before she turned her attention to a customer and began to ring up his bill and gave him his change. While she was doing this Mio shrugged her shoulders and pulled Ritsu aside to talk to her while Yui was busy.

"Are you really that worried that Azusa is going to freak out about a simple ring?" Mio asked as she looked over her girlfriend curiously.

Ritsu gave her a flat look.

"Think of it this way, how would you feel if you suddenly found a very expensive ring hidden in our apartment?"

"…Okay good point, but this is Azusa we are talking about, how badly can she freak out?"

Jun rolled on her bed as she looked over the music sheet Azusa had given her to practice on over the break, her violet eyes scanning each note slowly as she tapped the beat with her foot against her wall. She was pretty much in deep concentration mode when she heard her doorbell ring. She was home alone and wasn't expecting anyone so she ignored it, however when the person began ringing it over and over again she growled in frustration and quickly got up from the bed to hurry to the door.

"Who the hell...Coming!" Jun yelled out as she quickly made it to the door and just as she opened it a pair of arms wrapped around her tightly and the person that had thrown herself at the stunned bassist was shaking pretty violently. "W-What the…Azusa? What's wrong? Aren't you supposed to be with Yui? Why are you still in your school uniform?"

"N-Never mind that, I n-need to t-talk to you, now." Azusa said firmly as she quickly took off her shoes and placed her school bag near the door.

"Sure, come in, make yourself at home." Jun whispered sarcastically as she shut the door and locked it and followed the obviously distraught girl up to her room. "Okay, what's going on? You're freaking out more then usual."

Azusa sat down on the floor and began to try and regulate her breathing. She was close to hyperventilating and she didn't want to have that happen while she was at Jun's place.

"J-Jun, I think…I…ah…s-sorry, let me catch m-my breath." Azusa swallowed back a few choked noises, trying to hold back sobs and tears all at once before she turned to see Jun looking at her worriedly.

"You're starting to scare me Azusa, what happened?" Jun asked as she quickly took a seat next to her friend.

"O-Okay…first off…I-I'm still in my school uniform cause…that was the only thing I wore last night when I stayed over with Yui."
"O-Oh." Jun's face went red as she nodded understandingly.

"Second…I was cleaning her apartment today…you know as a present for being so wonderful to me…and I stumbled across something."
"Porn?"

"Y…Wait what? No!" Azusa yelled, face going red as well, but tears began to appear in her eyes. "Don't joke with me at a time like this!"

"I'm sorry! Why did you come to me when you know that's how I erase tension!"

"Jun! Please I just need you to listen to me for once!"
"Okay okay, calm down, continue then…" Jun whispered as she decided it probably was a bad time to joke around with the obviously very upset Azusa.

"Thank you…anyways I…I found a ring."
"….What?"
"I t-think…it's an engagement ring."
"…Oh wow…really? That's…really?" Jun couldn't seem to get her mind over that little bump as she stared at her friend in disbelief.

"I think so…it looked very expensive and it was in a black box…"
"She can't be serious right? You two have only been dating for what…a month?"
"Two and a half actually…"

"Most people wait until their year anniversary to pop the question." Jun said as she rubbed her chin in thought.
"W-What should I do? I don't want to shoot her down, but I don't think now is a good time for us to get married? I have entrance exams, she has work and exams…and I still haven't told my parents about us…" Azusa asked as she pulled her knees to her chest and buried her face into them. "What do I do Jun…I'm so confused about this, I know if I say no, she'll get upset and that may be the reason she's been slacking off…I'm so worried."
"Calm down, seriously, you don't think well at all when you're like this." Jun said as she put a reassuring hand on top of Azusa's and began rubbing it back and forth. "Look, just go about your business as usual…maybe ignore the fact that she has a ring and when the time comes when she asks you, maybe you'll know the answer then." Jun said as she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know, I've honestly never had to deal with something like this before."
"…Yeah, you're not even dating, that's why I came to you…"
"H-HEY! Who said I wasn't dating?"
"You are?"

"U-Uh…no…but still."

Azusa sighed softly as she leaned against the edge of Jun's bed and looked at her friend with unshed tears in her eyes.

"Jun…I don't want to hurt her feelings."
"I know, you said that like three times so far…you won't if she loves you like I've heard you say she does…she'll understand."

"You think so?"

"Yeah! I mean, she may be a ditz sometimes, but she seems to know you pretty well…so don't worry about it anymore…just go have fun with her and deal with the situation when it gets there."

Azusa nodded as she listened carefully to Jun, the worry slowly leaking out of her head as she began to calm down.

"Thank you…for listening to me Jun. I thought I was about to go insane."
Jun shrugged once more and patted her friend on the back.

"No worries, that's what friends are for right?...I have a question for you now though."
Azusa raised an eyebrow and turned to look at her friend curiously.

"Yes?"

"…H-How did you know you were…in love with Yu-senpai?"

The question threw Azusa off, why would her friend want to know that…unless…

"Jun, are you…falling in love with someone?"

"I-I didn't say that, answer my question!"

"…well…I honestly didn't know it was love until after she confessed to me." Azusa confessed as she blushed, remembering that time was a bit painful because of how she reacted to Yui when the girl did confess. "But after thinking about it, I just kind of knew it was love…"

"I see…maybe I should ask Yui-senpai then about it then."
"…Jun who do you think you love?" Azusa asked as she watched Jun began to shift in her spot nervously.

"…promise not to make fun of me when I tell you."

"I promise."

"I think I might be getting a small thing for Lynn…"
Azusa thought about this for a moment then chuckled heartily making Jun pout pathetically.

"You said you wouldn't make fun of me!"

"I-I'm not! I just think it's cute…but she's two years younger then you."
"Yet more mature then your girlfriend."

"Oi." Azusa puffed out her cheeks defensively before smirking at her friend.

"I'm just joking…good to see you smiling again, you really had me worried." Jun said as she put an arm around Azusa's shoulders and gave her a quick squeeze before letting go. "But maybe you should get back to Yui's place, if she sees you gone she might freak out herself right?"

"…Yeah I guess you're right. I'll just…pretend I didn't find that ring. Yeah…" She took another deep breath before getting up. "Okay, I still have to go get my stuff from home…she might beat me to the apartment, but not by much…okay thank you again Jun. And…I hope things work out for you."
Jun blushed and nodded a little before shooing her away.

"Okay, off you go. Give me a call later and let me know how you're feeling okay?"
"I will, thank you again."
"Yeah yeah, now get out of here silly, you'll make her worry."
Azusa smiled gratefully at Jun before waving as she began to run towards her house to grab her stuff. It shouldn't be too hard to ignore the fact that your girlfriend got you an engagement ring…right?

Author Notes: O_O! What is this chaos I have created! I'm evil aren't I? Since I'm not good at the really deep meaningful suspense, I choose to make my suspense amusing for others. I bet you're all curious as to how this is going to pan out. But trust me when I say you're in for a ride. And there shall be many turns. 8D

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