BETA worked by Hephaestus1923
"Stay"
"Without you, I'm nothing." -Anonymous
Chapter 1: Sick
"Sorry, but all the appointments for today has been cancelled. Thank you" A man said, as he dials another number on his cell.
"Dr. Crane's speaking, who is this?" The doctor says on the other line.
"Doctor, can you come to Tainaka-san's apartment tonight? This is an emergency"
"I'll be on my way."
Tokyo University.
"Hey, Mio!" Minamoto Isshi, the head of the student council in Tokyo University calls out.
A certain girl with silky black hair, named Akiyama Mio turns around to the direction of the caller. Ri- Uh, no. It was Isshi. Mio sighs in relief.
Isshi walks towards Mio. He snaps his fingers twice to bring Mio back to reality. "Day-dreaming much, Mio-chuan?"
"Please, don't call me that," Mio warns, as she tries to walk away. But then, Isshi gets in her way.
"Okay, sorry. I just need to tell you something here"
"What is it?"
Isshi nervously scratches the back of his head, making Mio flinch a bit regarding his actions. "Well... I was wondering if you wanted to... hang-out with me or something after class...?"
I would like to, but I don't think Ritsu would allow me. Mio takes a deep breath. But when she was about to say something, she stops. She senses a bit of hesitation. Isshi is a good-guy, and Ritsu will be home over-midnight like usual, so this would be fine.
"So? What do you say, Mio?" Isshi asks again, but this time with a frown drawn on his face.
"A-alright, but make sure I'm home before ten"
He grins at Mio, "That wouldn't be a big problem~"
••••••••••••••••••
Afterclass.
"Where is he?" Mio looks around, searching for a certain guy.
Then a man with a motocross stops right in front of her. Mio frowns, but then she sighs in relief, when the guy takes off his helmet. "Hop on, Mio!"
Mio has never been on a motorcycle before, immediately, nervousness crawls through her. "Is t-this safe?" Isshi laughs at Mio's response.
"I guarantee the safety, Akiyama-san~" He grabs his extra helmet and hands it to Mio. "Just make sure you have a tight grip on me"
Mio puts the helmet to her head, and slowly gets on the bike. When Isshi turns the machine on, Mio jumps in surprise and puts her arms around Isshi.
God, please, I don't want to die yet.
On the corner of the area, a pig-tailed girl frowns at the sight. "Is that..." She keeps looking from a not-so-far distance, "...Mio-senpai?"
Tainaka's Apartment.
"This kid is really big-headed. He's never taking any rest, isn't he?" The doctor chuckles as he packs his stuff.
The man, who has been standing next to the bed, looks worried at the unconscious Tainaka. "When will he recover, Doc?"
"Soon," Dr. Crane stands up. "But I need someone to look after him all the time. I want him to take a rest for three days straight."
"That will be impossible, Doc. I don't think there's anyone who can stop him from working. He's-"
"I heard he's not single anymore. Try asking his girlfriend to look after him," he sighs, "He's condition has gotten worse than last time, so this is a must."
"Alright, I'll try to make him rest. Thank you, Doc." The man bows down in front of the Doctor.
Dr. Crane nods, and then smiles. "Sure. Tell him to introduce me to his girlfriend next time," the Doctor says as he walks to the door of the apartment.
Somewhere in Tokyo.
"Ha ha ha!" Mio and Isshi were laughing as loud as they walked outside McDonalds. "Did you see that guy's face? Ha ha! EPIC!"
Mio keeps on laughing, almost uncontrollably. "Oh God~ I've never laughed that loud for quite a long time" She takes a deep breath, and smiles at Isshi. "Thanks, Isshi"
"No prob~ considering how I like your smile just as much as your laugh" That makes Mio turn away, blushing a little. "Anyway, there's one more place we gotta visit before I take you home"
Without waiting any reply from Mio, Isshi grabs Mio's hand and asks her, again, to get on the bike.
••••••••••••••••••
Isshi takes Mio to a small hill, wherein a breathtaking view could be seen. They could almost see the whole City from up there.
"This is so beautiful, Isshi" Mio turns to Isshi, a disbelief look on her face.
"Yeah, like you." Again, Mio blushes at Isshi's compliment. "Has anyone ever told you that you're beautiful?"
This time, Mio lets out a proud smile. "Yes," Then followed by a smirk. "Other than my parents, another person has told me that. Anyways, how did you know such place?""
He chuckles, "This is my hide-out place, my secret place, the only place where I could be... alone" Mio catches a bit of hurt in his words.
"Why did you take me here?" was all that Mio can ask. He must've had a good reason to take someone to his hide-out place.
Isshi lets out another chuckle. "One and a half years ago, there was this girl that I love with all my life. Her name was Himeko Mia, other than the name, she looks a lot like you" He put his arms on the metallic hold. "She's my girlfriend, but she no longer exist in this world..."
"I... I'm sorry..." Mio lowers her head. For some reason, she feels guilty that she had asked him this in the first place. "I shouldn't have a-"
"No, I want you to know about this. So don't blame yourself for anything. I've planned to tell you this story" Isshi gives her a smile before he continues his story. "She died in an accident with me. I wanted to take her to this place, but before we got here... We both got in an accident that I really don't remember how... The next moment, I woke up in the Hospital. I totally freaked out and without thinking, I stood up from the bed and shouted Mia's name over and over. The doctor gave me another sleeping pill forcefully, but when I woke up again, I lost all my strength to get up. I was afraid that I won't be able to see her again; afraid that I will not be able to hear her voice again, and afraid that I won't be able to feel her touch again..."
Isshi buries his face in his arms. Mio rubs Isshi's back ever so gently while he sobs hard. "You don't have to tell me more... That's enough, Isshi..." She says, as she keeps on stroking Isshi's back.
"Please, I need to tell you all the things." He takes a deep breath, then, he continues his story. "Well, my biggest question has been answered with my biggest fear. The doctor said she didn't survive in that accident. Before she was taken to the Hospital, Mia was no longer alive. At that moment, I fell on my knees and I blamed myself for her death. I could never forgive myself..." He turns his head to face Mio. "...until I met you, Mio..."
Mio was stunned when she heard Isshi's words. She frowns and suddenly responds, "...Me?"
"Yeah, you. Ever since I met you at the Uni, I couldn't help myself. I can't stop thinking about you. You... remind me of her, and meeting you... it made me think that maybe God has given me a second chance to fix my mistake. I promised to myself that I'm gonna take the person I love to this place..." He takes a deep breath. He, then takes Mio's hands with his. "...I love you and that's the reason why I took you here, Akiyama Mio"
He... loves me? No, I can't... I don't like him that way... I like him the way a sister loves her brother. Not more than that. Mio slowly takes her hands back from Isshi's. "I'm so sorry, Isshi..."
Isshi lowers his head in disappointment, but he smiles afterwards. Somehow, he knew it would turn out like this. "No... I... I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have told you that. I guess I'm moving too fast..." He laughs nervously.
"It's not that. There's something else," Mio puts on a smile, because she knew that Isshi had been through something that she herself had been in. "I know how it feels... to lose someone you love... especially when they're the only one you have in this world..."
This time, it was Isshi's turn to frown. He lets the girl tell her story.
"I lost my parents in an aircraft accident. Before I got into Tokyo-U, I had a sudden-muteness. The doctor said I had hit on something hard, that it led me losing my voice and a crack on both my throat and head. I felt that there's nothing more to live for, since my parents were the only one that I have in my whole life. Hearing you tell me your story, has reminded me of my parents. I also remembered how unfair God was and what have I did that He took away my parents. In the end, I realized that I really am alone without them..." Mio closes her eyes to hold her tears from falling. After a while, she opens her eyes and turns to Isshi.
"...like you can't live without them, right?" Isshi asks with a gentle voice. "Weird. I thought I was the only human that felt those feelings. Anyway, no one knows about your story?"
Mio shakes her head lightly, "No, only my close friends." The two was blanketed with silence for a while. They watch the sunset, as their old memories with her beloved people floods their minds.
"Hey," Isshi breaks the silence. "Again, I'm sorry if I told you that you reminded me of Mia. It's just that... I've always wanted to see her one more time; so that I could tell her that I love her. Even for the last time..."
Mio smiles at Isshi. She then takes Isshi's hands with hers. "Let's just say that God really had given you a little chance to meet with Mia." Isshi frowns at Mio's silly idea. "So...?"
"Mio, you gotta be-"
"Mia. I'm Himeko Mia. Now, what are you gonna do? We only have a small moment to meet." Isshi pulls Mio into a tight hug, as if the girl really was his girlfriend.
He started crying on Mio's shoulder. "I don't know if you're kidding or not, but please... don't leave me, Mia... I love you... I always do... please..."
"I..." Mio stops, but then she hesitated for a moment. "I love you too, Isshi. You're really a great guy. It is also hard for me to leave you, but I can't go back... Please, be happy, I'll always be with you. So don't you be afraid to fall in love with another girl. Even though she doesn't look like me. Remember never to judge people from their looks, okay?"
Isshi nods slowly and by the looks of it, he doesn't have any intention to let go of her. "Alright, but I have one last request...And even though I'm not really sure if this is really you or not,my heart will always believe that this is you, Mia."
I want to feel her. Please, let me do this. He pulls back from the hug, and leans closer to Mio's face. Mio's face heats up. She was about to push the guy off her, but then she stops when she feels Isshi's lips on hers.
Not long, Mio slowly backs away. "I guess that's all the chance you had, Isshi", she says, feeling weird. For some reason, Mio couldn't remember what she had done and said earlier.
"Yeah, that's okay; every bit of it was worth it. Thanks, thank you so much for doing that, Mio" He says, smiling. A lot of satisfaction can be seen on his face.
Mio replies with a smile. "Yeah, it's good to be-" Mio was cut by her cell phone ringing. She frowns when she sees the caller. She presses the green button. "Akiyama Mio speaking, who is this?"
"Akiyama-san, something has happened to Tainaka-san. If you're not busy, can you come to his apartment immediately?" The man says on the phone.
Mio's eyes widen s in horror. Negative thoughts start filling her mind. "W-what's wrong with-?"
"I'll explain everything later, please come here as fast as you can." Then the phone call ended. Leaving Mio stunned. Sudden news from a guy on the phone, who wouldn't be scared?
This makes a certain guy who was with Mio frown. He panics when he notices Mio's eyes getting teary. "H-hey... Why are you crying, Mio?"
"Please, I have to go now-" Before she has finished her sentence, she already ran away from Isshi.
However, Isshi feels like Mio is his responsibility tonight. So, if Mio wants to go back now, Isshi should take her back. "Wait!" He grabs Mio's hand. "I'll take you back, okay?"
Again, without any reply, Isshi drags Mio to his bike and asks the girl to get onto it.
Mio closes her eyes as she tries her best to brush all those negative thoughts away. What if she- No. Is she- No. No, please, don't let anything bad happen to her.
In front of the apartment's lobby.
"So uh, was that your boyfriend who called you back there?" Isshi asks curiously, with a teasing tone.
Mio shakes her head a bit, "No. I don't know who it was, but I'm sure it's one of Ritsu's business relatives..." She mumbles the last part.
"So his name's Ritsu? Wait," Isshi thinks, trying to remember where he has heard the name. "Ritsu... Ah! Yeah! I remember now~ So you're..."
"What?" Mio glares as she speaks. Does he know about Ritsu?
He moves closer to Mio's ear so that he can whisper something. "So you're Tainaka Ritsu's girlfriend?" Mio was shocked that he could figure it out so easily.
Mio goes silent, because she has no idea how to say it. Their relationship should be a secret. But Isshi had made a good guess so it's hard for Mio to ignore Isshi's question. "Uh..."
"Akiyama-san!", the man wearing a black-tuxedo walks toward Mio and Isshi. "Finally you're here, Akiyama-san", he sighs in relief.
Mio also sighs, noting that this guy just saved her from Isshi's question. "Where's Ritsu?"
"He's in his room. He's... still unconscious..." Then the guy notices Isshi, who had seemed to be talking with Mio earlier. "And who is this guy?"
"Oh, sorry. Uhm... This is Minamoto Isshi, one of my friends in College". She turns to Isshi. "And Isshi, this is... Uh..."
"Aldrich Sebastian. Tainaka-san's agent. Sebastian for short." Sebastian offers his hand to Isshi. Isshi takes the hand and smiles.
Aldrich Sebastian? Are most of Ritsu's business relative foreigners? Dave-san is a foreigner, too, though. Mio shakes her head. "Anyways, I really need to go now. Thanks for the ride, Isshi"
"Uh... Sure, no prob~ I guess I'm going to see ya tomorrow at the Uni. Bye~"
"He's a good guy." Sebastian simply says as he turns his head to Mio. "Shall we go to Tainaka-san's room now?"
Ritsu's bedroom.
Staring... staring... she keeps on staring at the unconscious girl in front of her, lying on the bed.
"Tainaka-san has never allowed me to tell this to anyone. But I guess letting you know will be the right thing to do, because you're his girlfriend."
"What is it? Why didn't he allow you to tell anyone?" Mio pushed off her questions.
Sebastian took a deep breath. "He has been suffering because of his Anemia. It's getting worse, mostly shown whenever he collapses all of a sudden. The doctor has always told him to take at least three day-offs, but Tainaka-san never did. Right now, there are only Tainaka-san's brother, Kotobuki-san and you who know about his Anemia. The Doctor said maybe you can make him stop working for three days, because no one has ever made Tainaka-san's skip for at least a day."
"Why do you think I can? What if he doesn't want to?"
"No. I, one-hundred percent believe that he'll listen to you. Before he met you, he has never cancelled any appointment, but for you, he cancelled it all. He did that just to look after you, Akiyama-san. Please... this is for his best and I can't let his father know about his condition." Sebastian lowered his head.
Mio nodded in agreement, "Alright"
"Ritsu, why did you have to be so careless?" Soon, Mio feels sleepy. She slowly drifts off to sleep while holding Ritsu's hand with hers.
Thirty minutes later...
Ritsu slowly opens her sleepy eyes and finds Mio sitting on the chair, sleeping beside her, with her head by her side. "How long was I-" She grabs her cell and groans. The clock says 7.30 AM.
"Hm..." Mio shrugs and wakes up, rubbing her eyes. "Morning, Ritsu..."
"Mornin', Sleepy-head~" She grins at Mio and leans in to kiss her.
Mio stops her like usual. "No no no, go take a brush first!" Ritsu pouts and dashes off to the bathroom.
The brunette finishes taking a bath in no time. Mio could only roll her eyes, and she takes her turn to take a bath. After taking a bath, she watches Ritsu put on her shirt and tuxedo.
She stops Ritsu. "Take it off, Ritsu" Mio simply says as she helps Ritsu take her clothes off.
"W-what are you trying to do, Mio?" Ritsu's eyes went wide, as if Mio was going to do this and that to her. "Y-you're not gonna... strip me, are you?"
WHACK! The shy girl's fist lands on Ritsu's head. "You think I'm a pervert? Of course not! I want you to go change into casual clothes"
"Casual clothes? I'm going to wo-"
"No, you're not." Mio cuts Ritsu easily, as she searches Ritsu's wardrobe, she then pulls out some clothes. "Wear those clothes instead and drink those medicines on the bedside table, got it?" Then she walks out the bedroom.
Ritsu holds Mio by the hand, "Wait, why am I not going to work today?"
"Get dressed and I'll tell you", was all Mio's reply to Ritsu. She takes her hand away from Ritsu's and sits on the couch.
Not long, Ritsu walks out of the bedroom, dressed casually and plops herself next to Mio. "So? Explanation?"
Hearing Ritsu, Mio turns to face her. "Why didn't you tell me that you've been suffering from Anemia?" Ritsu raises an eyebrow towards the straight question.
"How did you know about that?" Ritsu asks back, looking away. Damn, this shouldn't be a big deal!
"Don't answer me with another question. It doesn't matter how did I know, but why do you have to hide it from me."
Ritsu groans in annoyance, "It's not a big deal, okay? I'm fine and please... don't bring up that topic. I'm not in the mood..." she mutters.
The shy girl didn't bother to let the brunette sit next to her. Why do you have to act so annoying? Don't you know that I'm worried about you? Mio pulls her feet and wraps her arms around it. The two remains silent.
As if hearing the other girl's mind, Ritsu tries to take a little glance but then decides to just keep silent.
Finally, Mio stands up from the couch, feeling no longer comfortable sitting next to a careless person. "I'm getting ready for College. You can do anything you want, I don't care..." She says coldly.
"Wait," Ritsu also stands up and holds Mio by the wrist. "I'm sorry to hide that from you. You're my girlfriend, so you should know about this better than anyone else."
Mio was taken aback for a second. She missed it when Ritsu touches her wrist and squeezes it. Mio sighs and lets Ritsu pull her to sit back next to her, but with a closer distance.
"You see, there are only a few of people who know about this. They're Satoshi, Mugi, my agent and my private Doctor. I don't think this is a big thing to begin with, so I told them not to tell anybody. Even my parents don't know anything about this. I hate it when people treat me like a sick-person... I hate it when they give advices... I just hate it when I see those worried expressions written all over their faces..."
"But they just wanted you to take a rest... You've been working like 355 days every year. And almost with no rest at all. You're not a robot. You're still a human who needs sleep and rest..." Mio softly says as she runs her hands through Ritsu's hair, stroking it every so often.
"Yeah, I know... but," Ritsu lets out a sigh, taking a deep breath afterwards. "Remember that night? When I promised you that I'll make it up to you?"
So after all this time... She still remembers it! I thought she forgot that. Mio feels like a sharp thing just struck her mind. She nods slowly, "Y-yes, I remember..." She lowers her head, "I thought you forgot that promise..." Mio adds, mumbling. She feels her face heating up.
Ritsu chuckles, "How could I forget that? I made a mistake. So, I thought that the only way to make it up to you is to spend three weeks with you and my friends before Christmas and New Year's Eve. In order to have those precious three weeks, I gotta finish everything this week. That's why I can't skip three-days earlier now..."
The only thing that Mio can think of is that she has been acting selfish towards the other girl. After all, Ritsu didn't forget her promise, instead Ritsu is doing her very best to really make it up to Mio. The shy girl puts on an unconscious smile. "But how can you spend three-weeks with me, if you're sick?" Mio chuckles before she continues. "Please, just three-days, Ritsu... I don't mind losing three-days from our three weeks, you know..." Mio starts to make that pleading face, almost pouting her mouth. She knows that Ritsu could never resist this.
Gosh, why does she have to make that face? That pleading face? Ritsu protested in her thoughts, but then she sighs in defeat. Three-days earlier wouldn't hurt, would it? She thinks, as Mio jumps on her.
Suddenly, Mio pulls back and glances at her cell's clock. "Oh no! I'm late!" Ritsu frowns as she watch Mio stand up and gets dressed.
Minutes later...
"Ritsu, I'm going n- Mhm!" Mio's eyes widens as Ritsu crashes her lips against hers.
The brunette slowly pulls back, arms around Mio's waist. "You're gonna leave me? What is this? A punishment?"
Mio groans at Ritsu's childish questions. "I still have College to attend to, and you know that..." She whispers.
"Why can't you take three days off, just like me~" Ritsu pouts her mouth as cute as she can.
"I can't, Ritsu. Please, I'm running out of time!" Finally, Ritsu lets her go, but then she asks Mio to wait for a few seconds.
Ritsu walks back, wearing jeans and a black-hoodie jacket. She grins when she notices Mio blinking rapidly. "C'mon, I'll take ya there!"
"Wha- ? Ritsu- Wait!" Before she could respond, the other girl's already dragging her by the hand.
In front of the lobby.
"Here's your key, Tainaka-san. Have a nice day." The man says giving Ritsu the key.
Ritsu grins, "Yeah sure, Thanks." She grabs Mio's hand with hers and stops in front of a vehicle with two tires.
Mio watches Ritsu get on the vehicle. She gasps when she noticed that it was a racing bike. "R-Ritsu... What are you doing?"
"Hm?" She puts her helmet on, raising an eyebrow towards the stunned girl. "Mio? Hop on, you said you're runnin' outta time, so let's get goin'~!"
"This bike... is yours? You... You ride it?" Mio asks, disbelief raining over her. Why did I never know about it? We're dating for months, and yet... I'm jaw dropping here.
Ritsu simply nods, "I'll tell ya later, kay? Now, just get on and we're off to Tokyo-U. Now," Mio sighs, gets on the bike and puts the extra helmet on.
"Please, don't go full-speed..." Mio whispers as she wrap her arms around Ritsu.
Ritsu smirks at Mio's warning, "Alright, Mrs. Scaredy-cat~"
Ritsu is being Ritsu; never riding a two tired vehicle slowly or normally. She puts the vehicle into high-speed and pulls on the break when the lights give a color of red, meaning that she has to stop.
On the other hand, the girl behind her was clutching on the rider's jacket. When Ritsu stopped, Mio had instinctively hit Ritsu's arm in protest. "I told you to slow down, Ritsu!"
"What? Don't blame me~ this is a racing bike, it doesn't go slow, y'know~" The lights turn to green and Ritsu ignores Mio's reply as she keeps on driving the bike.
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Tokyo University, front gate.
Ritsu stops right in front of the gate leading to the inside of Tokyo University. Mio gets off the bike, takes the helmet off, and then hands it to Ritsu. "Seriously, what part of 'slow-down' don't you understand, Tainaka Ritsu?"
"Ssh!" She shushes her girlfriend using her hands to cover Mio's mouth. "Don't say that out loud!" Ritsu warns with a whisper.
Mio grabs Ritsu's hands from her mouth. "What are you talking about?" She notices that Ritsu doesn't have any intention of taking her helmet off while they're talking. "And why do you still have this on?" She says, poking the helmet.
"Don't do that," Ritsu pushes Mio's hand, quitting her from poking the helmet. "Anyways, I don't think telling you now would be a good idea. Did you hear that bell?"
"Alright, you're right. Well, see you-" Again, Ritsu interrupts Mio by holding her hand. "What now?"
"How can you leave me without giving me a 'goodbye' kiss?" Ritsu says. She opens her helmet a little bit, pulls Mio closer to her, and kisses her right on the lips. "Kay, you can leave now~ I'll pick ya up later!"
Mio rolls her eyes, as she walks away to the University.
Well, I guess that went well. No one has interrupted nor noticed us. Ha ha! Ritsu starts the engine and heads back to her apartment.
"This afternoon, Tainaka Ritsu has been caught kissing a girl when he took her to Tokyo University-" Ritsu's eyes widens as she watch the newsflash on TV. It was right after she took Mio to the Uni. "What the hell? I thought no one noticed us! Dammit!"
"-As you can see on the screen, the girl with long-black hair has made an intimate contact with Tainaka Ritsu before leaving. This could only be mean one thing. Tainaka Ritsu is no longer single."
Ritsu grabs her cell and calls her agent. "Sebastian? Did you see the newsflash just now?"
"Yes. I didn't know that you and Akiyama-san decided to go in public." Ritsu groans at Sebastian's statement.
"No! We haven't decided anything yet! Dammit, I want you to take care of this gossip, kay? Don't let Mio know about it, she won't be happy. Do you understand?"
"A-alright. I'll try my best to clear it today. I-Is there anything else, Tainaka-san?"
"No," She says, sighing, trying her best to calm herself down. "Well, sorry I yelled at you. I lost myself for a sec there... Anyways, thanks, Sebastian."
"It's okay. I don't take it personally, so you shouldn't have to worry. Take a good rest during your three-non-working-days, Tainaka-san." The phone call ends.
Not long after, her cell starts to ring, for a couple times. She flips it open, noticing that she got like more than five messages from her friends.
From Mugi: "Ricchan, did you watch the news? Mio-chan's on TV and both of you are the headlines today's news~ I can't believe you're finally going public!"
From Sawa-chan: "Wow, haven't seen you ride that bike for a long time... I guess those paparazzi sure have a close eye on you, Ritsu... You two just make a bomb in the morning"
From Azusa: "Ritsu-senpai! What's up with all the gossip about you having a new girlfriend? It sure spreads around in no time!"
From Ui: "Jun and I have seen the news just now and they're talking about Mio-san and you. Did they finally found out?"
From Ichigo: "YOU GO PUBLIC WITH HER? Moreover, since when did you own a bike?" Ritsu rolls her eyes, "Does it really matter for you?"
From David: "Ritsu-san, you and Mio-san are almost in every channel this morning. Go check on Google now, everyone keeps on questioning the identity of the girl you just kissed."
From Yui: "Ne, Ricchan, why does everyone in my Uni keep on talking about you and a girl with long-black hair? Who is this black-haired girl, Ricchan? Are you cheating on Mio-chan?"
Ritsu almost choked hard when she read the word 'Cheating' on Yui's message. "Dammit, Yui... That girl is Mio!"
Meanwhile...
"A-Azusa... Why are people looking at me like I'm such a delicious meal?" Mio stutters as she walks down the corridor, towards Mio's locker, with the kouhai.
Azusa is trying to act as calmly as she can. Being stared at by many people is a normal thing for her. "I bet Ritsu-senpai has something to do with it," Right, Azusa is in a band, a quite famous one. So getting more attention is not a big thing for her.
For Mio, though, it was all a different thing. Mio never liked to be the center of attention, especially if it is a large number of people. "Whatever it is, I hope they stop staring at me... This is really disturbing me, Azusa..."
A/N: This is for chapter 1. Gyahahha! Sorry if I made Ritsu kinda SICKLY -Lol- Y'know, she's lost in her workie-place so I just had to punish her! Gyahahaha! #SillyMe and uh... I made a slight of MioxIsshi, Gyahaha! I hate to do that, but it's gonna be no fun, y'know... Isshi is such a poor thing~! - Anyways, much love and thanks for Hephaestus1923 for the BETA! :D
PD, sign off~!