Back on solid ground, Azusa kept still.
"Azu-nyan, are you okay?" Yui asked, grasping her shoulders. Azusa looked up. As the shock of everything had happened sank in, she began breaking down.
"Yui-sempai... I... I..."
Yui wrapped her arms around her friend. "It's okay, Azu-nyan. You're safe now."
Unable to take it, the kouhai clutched the guitarist, then with a loud cry, burst into tears. Mio watched her junior club member let go. She then heard footsteps approaching. Ritsu and Mugi appeared. "Mio, what's..." Mio put a finger to her lips, silencing Ritsu. Azusa's cries echoed around for several minutes. Yui held her tightly, happy that her dear friend was safe, but sad that she had been the cause of all this.
Soon, Azusa began to calm down. "Are you feeling better now, Azu-nyan?" Yui asked.
"Yes... (hic)... Yes, a little bit." the kouhai replied. Yui pulled her up to look at her. The sight wasn't particularly pretty. There were tears and mucus everywhere. Pulling out her handkerchief, Yui began cleaning her up.
"Azu-nyan, I'm sorry. I feel terrible about all this. I can't believe I was going to just blindly start dating people without considering your feelings." She plugged Azusa's nose. "Blow." Azusa blew, then Yui wiped it away and put her handkerchief back in her pocket. She then grasped Azusa again. "Azu-nyan. Please promise me you will never do something so dangerous like that ever again."
Her friend nodded, but avoided her gaze. "I'm sorry too. I should have had more faith in you. I immediately jumped to the worst conclusion without getting all the facts."
Yui smiled. "Well, you have them all now, don't you?"
Azusa still refused to look at her. "You really called it off with that Maya girl?"
Yui then took hold of Azusa's face and gently turned it towards her. "Yes, we both agreed to just be friends." Her eyes bored into Azusa's. "Besides, there's only one girl in this school that I want."
"You mean...?" Yui pulled Azusa's head closer and joined their lips. Slightly surprised, Azusa slowly closed her eyes. Mio blushed at the sight while Mugi's eyes sparkled.
"Well, it's about time." Ritsu said. The setting sun threw its rays across the sky, coloring the group vividly.
Yui and Azusa then separated. "I love you, Azu-nyan. I know we don't have much time left before graduation, but let's try to enjoy it as much as we can, okay?"
Azusa smiled. "Yes." With that, she grabbed her bag and followed the seniors inside. She only had about half a year left to spend with Yui, but she was going to use every minute possible.
THE END