A/N: I actually got nothing to say~ *sigh* Okay, gotta be honest here! I haven't got the people who can BETA this story! If you can, PM me, kay?
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WARNING: No BETA Version (in-progress), Yuri, OC
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!, K-ON! Belongs to Kakifly/Kyoto Animation©
-Mio's POV | Flashback-
"Hi there, Mio-chan"
"Oh, dad?" I answered "What is it?"
"Nothing much" he said, smiling "I just wanted to talk a bit"
"Really?" I asked "Is something wrong?"
"Do you … by any chance… have a boyfriend?"
"W-wha-what? Boyfriend?" I stuttered, "What's that supposed to mean, dad?"
"Nothing" he replied "I'm just curious. Ever since we came back, we hear you giggling and sleep talking about someone. I just thought maybe you liked someone"
"S-s-sleep talking? R-really? W-what do I say in my sleep, dad?"
"I don't know, something like "I like you so much" or "Please, don't go there!" before you start twisting around and about"
"I-I-I really said t-that?"
"Just what have you been doing while we were away, Mio-chan?"
"N-nothing happened, dad… Everything went on as usual"
"Did Ritsu-chan come over for the last few days?"
"Mom told me to ask her to come over"
"Mom sure trusts Ritsu-chan a lot, huh?"
"…Dad?"
"Mio-chan, you can tell us once you're ready. Remember that, alright?" he said, smiling warmly "Now, go or you'll be late to school"
"What do-" I tried to speak, but he had already left
-Ritsu POV-
"Mio-chan~ Are you okay?" murmured Yui, zooming in around her face
"Huh?" she asked, snapping back into reality "Oh, umm, I'm fine, Yui…"
"Really?" asked Yui "You don't sound so sure, Mio-chan"
"I'm perfectly fine, Yui" said Mio, forcing herself to smile "No need to worry"
"Oi, Mio" I muttered
"Y-yeah?" she stuttered
"You sure you're okay?"
"O-of course! I'm just… thinking about stuff, that's all"
"Okay then" I muttered
She's lying and I knew it.
"Tainaka-san, Akiyama-san, are you done chatting in my class?" asked Sawa-chan, her hands on her hips
"Y-yes, sensei"
"Yeah, we're done"
-Afterschool-
Mio spaced out rather a lot, in class, at lunch, and when we're practiced. Sure, she didn't mess up during rehearsal, perfectly playing as always, even if her thumb was wrapped in bandages. She's really good at hiding her wound. No one noticed it at all. Of course, her spacing out was another matter.
"Mio-chan?" asked Mugi
…
"Mio-ch~an" asked Yui rather loudly
…
"Mio-senpai?" asked Azusa, waving her hand in front of Mio's face
…
I knew that if I did the same thing, she wouldn't snap back to reality. So, instead of calling her out, I decided to put my face right in front of hers, only inches away from hers. The others seemed shocked that Mio didn't try to push me away.
"Oi" I muttered
"H-huh? Ritsu?" she asked, finally snapping out of her thoughts
"Are you done spacing out yet?" I asked, frowning
"W-what?" she muttered, before realizing how close we were, and pushing me back rather lightly "Don't get so close, Ritsu!"
I sighed, sitting back down onto the seat I was in before.
"Is something wrong, Mio-chan?" asked Mugi in a concerned tone
"N-nothing's wrong, Mugi"
"Don't lie, Mio-chan" said Mugi "This morning you said the same thing, but you're still spacing out"
"I'm j-just tired… yeah…"
"That's unusual, Mio-senpai" said Azusa "Did you get enough sleep?"
"I'm just tired from thinking about something… don't worry" she said, smiling "A little rest and I'll be fine"
She avoided my eyes for some reason, and I don't like it when that happens. I couldn't do anything now though. It's not the right time to talk with Mio about anything involving our relationship, especially when no one here knows about it yet. She wouldn't want anyone else to know just yet.
"Hey, Ricchan…" whispered Mugi "You didn't do anything bad, did you?"
"What?" I gasped in surprise "You think I'd do something? I didn't do anything!"
I sighed. Why does everyone have such a low opinion of me?
"M-Mio-senpai, what happened to your finger?" asked Azusa, in a surprised voice
"A-ah… Umm… I accidentally cut it" she said, looking away "Don't worry… It doesn't hurt much, and Ritsu already too care of the wound"
I knew that she was trying to make me look better, but I just felt even guiltier when she's covering for me. I just couldn't take it.
"It was my fault," I admitted
"Ritsu-senpai! What were you thinking?" asked Azusa
"I'm really sorry" I said, lowering my head
"How did it happen?" asked Mugi
"She didn't, Mugi" said Mio, making me turn my head to her
"But Mio-chan, Ricchan said it was her fault" said Yui
"Well-"
"Stop it, Mio. It's true," I said, looking away "It's my fault. I scared her before looking to see what she was doing, and she accidentally cut her finger"
"Ritsu…"
"Why did you try to cover Ricchan, Mio-chan?" asked Yui
"I… I just don't want her to keep blaming herself," said Mio "What's done is done, and there's no point regretting it"
Everything fell silent. It was a feeling that I hated a lot.
"So, you two really are going out, right, Ricchan, Mio-chan?" asked Mugi suddenly
"Wh-what?" I stuttered "Mio and I? You must be kidding, right?"
I only denied it because I'm pretty sure Mio doesn't want everyone to know.
"M-Mugi-senpai! Why did you ask her that? There's no way that they could be g-"
"But we did, Azusa" said Mio, silencing everyone
Everyone stared at Mio. I did too, very confusingly.
"I knew it was true~!" squealed Yui
"Mio…" I muttered, looking at her
"I don't think it's any use hiding it, Ritsu," she said, closing her eyes "Everyone of us should know about it. Please don't tell anyone else though"
I sighed, then smiled, turning to the others
"Well~ If Mio wants to tell you guys, I guess it's no use to hide it" I said, grinning more widely than before "Mio and I are officially going out"
"I… still can't believe it… Mio-senpai and…" muttered Azusa, almost in a trance "Ritsu-senpai… dating…"
"Why, Azunyan? Isn't it cute seeing Mio-chan and Ricchan together?" asked Yui, pinching Azusa's cheeks
"Yui-senpai!" cried Azusa, halfheartedly trying to get Yui off her
We all laughed at Yui and Azusa's little exchange. It was a relief from our unusually serious conversation. After Azusa managed to remove Yui from her, we continued our conversation due to Mugi's questions.
"So, mind telling us how it went?" asked Mugi, smiling widely
Up until this point, I had almost forgotten that she was a Yuri Fangirl with shipping glasses. I turned to Mio, who nodded, allowing me to go ahead.
"Well… It started when I confessed to her"
"Ricchan confessed first? Whooaa~"
"Crept it didn't end up too well"
"Did Mio-senpai reject you?"
"No, I didn't get a chance to answer. Ritsu told me to forget about it"
"Why did you do that, Ricchan? It was so unnecessary!" asked Yui
"Hey! I was more worried about our friendship than developing it into something more, alright?"
"I can understand that" said Mugi
"What else?" asked Yui, almost bursting to hear more "Continue~!"
I swear, these shipping glasses must've duplicated or something.
"Well, Mio started acting differently" I continued "There was a bit of distance between us, but I made it up to her afterschool"
"What happened?"
"Mio confessed to me after I got sick from playing in the rain"
"…Ritsu-senpai…"
"Say no more!" I snapped, staring at Azusa "I thought we were genre savvy partners!"
"…Ritsu-senpai, please stop breaking the fourth wall" whispered Azusa
"Fine, fine" I muttered, turning to the others "That's how we made up"
"So… your plan to make up with Mio-chan was to play in the rain?" asked Yui, frowning
"That was a plan?" asked Mio, frowning as well
"U-uh… yeah~ I couldn't think of anything else at the time, so thanks to the rain, huh?"
"How cute~! Ricchan~! Mio-chan~! I'm happy for the two of you!"
"You know, I just get the feeling that you already knew about us before we told you" I muttered
Never underestimate the shipping goggles, huh?
"A~nyways, you two went on a date yesterday, right?"
"H-how did you know that?" stuttered Mio
"Were you spying on us?" I asked, giving her my deadpan face
"Eh? It's true?" asked Azusa "You two went on a date? Where?"
"Interested are we?" I asked, winking and nudging her lightly
"Ritsu-senpai…" she muttered, deadpanning me
"Okay, okay" I muttered
"So… What's a date supposed to be like?" asked Yui
"Dating is spending the day with your lover, doing anything together. Just the two of them" said Mugi, smiling
"How do you know that, Mugi-senpai?" asked Azusa
"Don't underestimate the shipping goggles!" I whispered "Besides, you know quite a bit, don't you?"
"W-what are you implying?" stuttered Azusa
"No~thing" I said innocently
"Azunyan knows about that~?" asked Yui
"That's unexpected, isn't it?" I asked Yui, laughing
"Y-you don't have to laugh at her like that, Ritsu" protested Mio
"Don't tell me, you didn't know about it, Mio?" I asked, laughing harder than ever
"S-shut up!" she cried, giving me another cranial eruption "I know about that!"
"Oww…" I muttered, before adding in a whisper "It's from the shoujo manga, isn't it?"
"Pardon?"
"It's nothing~"
-On the Way Home-
For the third time, Mio had spaced out again, even though she was still walking side by side with me. I let out a long sigh, knowing she would snap out of it.
"Ritsu…"
"What's up?"
"I… was wondering about something… you know that, right?"
"Uh-huh~ Why did you space out so much today?"
"I was… thinking about… stuff…"
"And what stuff would that be?"
"My dad-"
"Huh? Your dad? You don't usually think about him"
"I'm not finished, Ritsu"
"Oh, sorry… Go on then, I'm listening~"
"Yesterday, my dad said I acted weirdly ever since they came back"
"Well, he's probably not just making fun of you about it, just… what's causing it?"
"I… don't know, Ritsu…"
"Wait, what does he mean by, 'weird'?"
"Dad said that I often smile while spacing out, and sleep talk. He thought I might have a boyfriend"
"Boyfriend? Well, he's right about half of it" I said, and started laughing, before she hit me in the head… again
"What are you laughing at? It's not funny!"
"Sorry, sorry" I muttered, rubbing my head "I wonder what you were sleeptalking about though… It's probably why he thinks that you've got a boyfriend"
I could see her face go red, and I could almost see what she was thinking, or at least, what she dreamed about. Of course, it probably wasn't exactly the most… uncorrupted dream, but rather a… naughty one, I believe. She only blushed more deeply, and looked away.
"I see" I muttered, grinning "You were having a naughty dream, weren't you?"
She didn't respond, but blushed even more deeply.
"I'm okay with it, as long as it was only me" I teased
"That's not the point!" she cried, hitting me again
"Oww…" I muttered, before going back to point "So, did your dad mention me at all?"
"Yes"
"What did he say?"
"He only asked if you slept over"
"And…?"
"I said yes, and that mom was the one who suggested it"
"Is that all he asked?"
"Yes, but something's bugging me…"
"Just tell me about it, and we'll see what we can do"
"He said, I can tell him about it once I'm ready. W-what do you think that means, Ritsu?"
There's only one thing that could possibly make her father tell her that.
"Mio, do you think… they know about us?"
"H-huh? H-ho-how? I...I haven't told them anything, Ritsu!"
"Yeah… I know you wouldn't have told them yet, but… They're really perceptive, huh?"
"B-but… what if they know about us? They'll probably stop you from seeing me… and… I don't want that…"
"Heh, don't worry, Mio. From what you said your dad told you, I don't think they're against our relationship"
"I hope you're right"
The problem isn't with her parents. It's with mine. I can't keep it from them though. Not by a long shot.
"Thing is… My parents don't seem to like our relationship, Mio" I said, looking away
"…Ritsu, I-"
Before she could finish her sentence, I had pulled her into my embrace.
"Don't worry. I'll tell them soon" I whispered
"W-what if they forbid you, Ritsu…?" she whispered
I could feel her tears slowly streaking down onto my shoulders. I knew I had to do something.
"I'll never let go of you" I whispered
Sure, we were in a tough spot, but we both knew that it would be like this. It wasn't going to be easy to have a forbidden relationship. We weren't 'normal' in the sense that others believed, and people would not like it. However, I'm not about to give up now. It took me a lot of effort and hard work to get our relationship to this spot. If I gave up now…
No, I can't.
I won't.
I'll never let go of her, no matter what it takes
Not as much as chapter 7~ -Lol-
My mind can't think properly!
Sorry for the LONG-DELAY!
Grammars? Sucks! I know~
I haven't got the person who can BETA this story!
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