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- This Story has been BETA-ed by Zaraenis - v^^v
WARNING: Yuri, BETA Version (by Zaraenis)
Summaries: Love has its own ways to talk, to come and to go. But what if those 'Love' you felt to your own best and childhood friend with the same gender as you? Will you let it flow? Will you tell her?
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own K-ON! Characters or etc.
Ritsu's POV
I stood there, frozen to the spot. I tried to snap myself out of my trance, but only succeeded after a few minutes. I should probably go home now. I'll think about all the confusing stuff after I get home.
I walked over towards the music room, seeing that my stuff is still there. Yet as I approached, I heard a guy's voice, and a familiar voice, talking.
"O-okay… Matsumoto-san" stammered the voice I recognized as Mio's "Are you sure, Matsumoto-san?"
"I'm dead sure about this!" exclaimed the male voice "I really love you, and want you to be my girlfriend! If you agree, please accept this flower, and even if you want to reject me, please take it. You can do whatever you want with it!"
I hid myself around the corner. Wait, why am I hiding? Man I feel like a stalker… Either way, that guy confessed to Mio. What will Mio say? She already made it blindingly obvious to me that she might not be straight. I kind of feel sorry for the guy…
She took the flower, then let go of it, allowing it to slowly fall to the ground.
"I'm terribly sorry, Matsumoto-san" she apologized, bowing down
"That's alright, Akiyama-san… I can understand, but… can you please tell me something?" he asked, his expression, hurt
"U-um… A-alright…" she answered, unsure
"Are you dating that drummer?"
Scratch that… I don't feel sorry for him. He doesn't even know my name!
"W-why would y-you t-think that?" she asked nervously
"Well, I heard it from a friend, that you were going out with the drummer. I didn't want to believe it…" he answered "That's why I wanted to ask you directly. So, are you really going out with the drummer?"
"I… I'm not… we're not like that…" she answered, looking almost disappointed with her own answer
"That means I still have a chance yet!" he exclaimed "I hope to be able to charm you into being my girlfriend someday!"
At that point, I couldn't take it anymore. I walked around the corner, pretending I didn't know about what they were talking about.
"Mio?" I asked, then pretended to notice the guy "And… who are you?"
"I'm Kaguya Matsumoto" he said, bowing "Nice to meet you"
"Anyways, what are you guys doing here together?" I asked, then turned to Mio "Is he your boyfriend?"
"What makes you think that that's it, baka!" she shouted, smacking my head
Oww…
"Sadly, Akiyama-san and I aren't like that. Sorry for talking in front of the clubroom" he said
"Hm? I don't mind" I said, turning to the clubroom "Now, if you'll excuse me, I just want to get my stuff from the clubroom"
I walked inside, and picked my stuff up, then picked Mio's stuff up and handed it to her.
"Are you going home with me today?" I asked
"Thanks" she said, taking her bag "I'll go if you don't mind"
She blushed brightly, smiling. However, I noticed that guy notice the blush as well.
"Let's go now" I said, leaving the clubroom and going down the stairs
I turned to the guy, and gave him the most unpleasant smile I could.
"The 'Drummer' you mentioned has a name" I said, just loudly enough for him to hear "It's Tainaka Ritsu"
He replied with a chuckle, and I knew that he would become an annoyance in the future.
As before, it was silent as we walked home. I hated this eerie silence! Neither of us started a conversation, and it was a painfully long way home. The feeling was made worse by the dark cloudy skies. It's going to rain soon. On a different note, I wanted to know why she rejected him. I know that she didn't know him, and that it was too sudden for her. Reason tells me that those are the reasons, but emotion tells me otherwise.
"Hey, Mio…"
"What?"
"Why did you reject him?"
"W-what? Reject who?"
"The Matsumoto guy"
"What are you talking about?"
"He confessed, didn't he?"
"N-no…"
"Don't lie to me, Mio" I said calmly "I heard all of it. All of it after he asked you to be his girlfriend"
"I rejected him because I don't know him, and never even met him before… It's normal to reject a stranger who confesses all of a sudden, right?"
Her answer was just as I expected. Yet, I somehow knew that that wasn't it.
"There's more to it than that, isn't there?"
"How… How did you know?" she asked
"…I just… know" I said, then closed my eyes
Suddenly, I could feel a drop of water fall onto my nose. I looked up, and saw several drops of rain coming onto my face. I smiled, seeing that it's been ages since we've played in the rain.
It's been too long…
"You know it's been too long since we've played in the rain, huh?" I muttered, looking at her, smirking
"Wait… don't tell me yo-" she started, but was interrupted by my arm, pulling her into the heart of the rain.
It was exactly like when we were younger, and I don't care anymore, because we're back to the way we were before.
We arrived at her house soon after we were done. Our uniforms were soaked, but it was worth it. It was the most fun I've had in a while, and I'm sure she had a lot of fun as well. Of course, I hadn't thought things through when I forced her to play with me in the rain. Though things worked out quite well, seeing as it was, Saturday tomorrow. We both took turns for the shower, and I only quickly showered, not taking too long.
"Geez, Ritsu, my uniform is wet now" she muttered, drying her hair "Be glad tomorrow is a Saturday"
"Sorry~" I said, grinning embarrassedly "but then that's why I don't care about uniform! Tomorrow is a weekend!"
That was when I realized that she was staring at me, blushing.
"Is something on my face?" I asked
"N-no, i-it's just that… Did you lose your headband, Ritsu?" she asked, smiling ever so sweetly
My headband…? I quickly grappled with my hair, hoping to find my hairband, though to no avail.
"How did I lose it? I gotta find it! Help me, Mio!" I panicked
That headband held a lot of memories for me. I've been using it ever since I was a kid. And by ever since I was a kid, I mean ever since last year.
"I must've dropped it when I was running around" I muttered, sighing, and sitting down on the couch
"Well, it is your fault" she said, sitting down next to me
"I don't feel like me without it!" I muttered, burying my face between my hands "And I look weird!"
"No, you don't" she said, turning the TV on
"What?"
"I told you that you look good" she said, turning to me and smiling "You look better without your headband than with it!"
"Even if you say that…" I muttered, pouting "It feels like a part of me is missing~!"
"Well, we can't exactly get it back" she replied "We can get you a new one tomorrow though"
"Great idea!" I exclaimed, grinning "Alright, now…"
Suddenly, I sneezed loudly, causing both of us to jump. I guess it's just my fault for not thinking things over. Even if everything goes well, something's always going to go wrong. In this case, it's me catching a cold.
"You deserved that, Ritsu" she teased, smiling
"You're so cruel, Mio-ch~a-" I started, but was cut off by my sudden cough
"See? You should stop talking and take a rest" she said, getting up "I'll make hot chocolate and get you some medicine"
With that, she went to the kitchen. She'd make a great mother, wouldn't she? Does that mean I should try to be a great father figure instead? Come on, man I should stop thinking about this. I laughed at myself for such thoughts. From what she's hinted several times, it's not so far out of my reach, huh?
After a while, Mio came back with the hot chocolate, and the medicine.
"Here's the medicine, Ritsu" she said, putting a pill into my hand "Take it first, before you drink the hot chocolate"
I absolutely hate these pill things! They're so annoying because they're so bitter! What's worse is that if you don't swallow them fast enough, they melt in your mouth!
"Can I not take the medicine?" I muttered, pouting "I don't feel like taking a pill like that…"
Of course, then my cough acted up at this unfortunate time. I just hate my body for this.
"Don't be childish, Ritsu" she scolded "If you don't take the medicine, then you'll be sick tomorrow, and we won't be able to get your headband tomorrow"
"I officially hate this cold" I muttered, before taking the medicine
Of course, I had forgotten about water, and before I knew it, it had melted, and I almost spat it out, but I held it in.
"Ugh…" I muttered "That was horrible"
"That's payment for playing in the rain" she said, her hands on her hips "At least I'm not sick as well, so I can take care of you"
"If we both got sick, I'd have to take care of you while you take care of me" I said, laughing
We ended talking like that for a long time, until she asked me to take a rest. It was a good idea, since I want to be fine for tomorrow. That's why I have to recover by tomorrow. After a few minutes, I realized I couldn't sleep, and that I found my thoughts filled with the question I had asked earlier.
"Mio…"
"Hm?"
"You haven't answered my question yet"
"Which one?"
"Your real reason for rejecting that guy?"
"T-that's…!" she stuttered, looking away from my eyes and blushing deep red.
"Yes?"
"This is a bit… embarrassing to talk about" she said, looking away
"It's embarrassing?" I asked, forcing myself to smile "Do you already have a boyfriend?"
"N-no…" she muttered "It's not like I have a boyfriend… It's just…"
"It's okay if you don't want to tell me" I said "I'm pushing a bit too hard"
"B-but…"
"That's okay, Mio" I replied, cutting her off "Every person has their own secret and something they don't want to tell others. I shouldn't be pushing you too hard to get you to tell me anything. I should respect your privacy"
"No" she said firmly "It's not about privacy… It's just hard for me to talk about this…"
My heart skipped a beat. Is she going to tell me what I think she's going to tell me?
"I… I love you"
I stared at her blankly. I couldn't comprehend what she had just said.
"Can you say that again?" I asked, still trying to comprehend what she just said
"I… I love you, Ritsu"
Finally, I had realized what she had just said. Yet I wanted to hear it again. I want her to say it out loud.
"Can you say that a bit louder?" I asked, the blank look disappearing off my face
That was before I was able to add another cranial eruption to my collection.
Oww…
"Do you think it's easy to say it, Ritsu?" she asked, angry "It's not as easy as you think!"
She looked away, but I knew exactly what I should do. I stood up, and hugged her from behind.
"I'm sorry, Mio" I said "I just couldn't believe you really return my feelings! It just makes me so happy, and I just wanted to hear you say it to me more often"
"Ritsu…"
I could hear her heartbeat, and I knew she could hear mine. I felt hotter than ever. Hopefully, it was from the hug, and not the cold.
"Your body... it's so hot… Ritsu… you should take a rest"
I let go, knowing that she was right. Yet, before I knew it, I had fallen unconscious. I think that I fainted, but I'm not so sure. It might just be me falling asleep on the spot. Later that night, I could feel something touch my forehead, and I swear, it felt like a pair of lips.
I must be the luckiest girl in the world!
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