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Here's chapter 5 :) I'm finally able to update. Anyway I hope you enjoy.

Again refer to Season 2: Ep.18 (3:31), Ep.25 (19:33) and the movie (15:30) to know who Saeki Mika, Satou Akane and Taki Eri are.

"Ritsu! How long are you going to sleep? It's already 10:30, come down and eat your breakfast!"

Her mom called from downstairs that Monday morning. That was the fifth time Ritsu's mother called for her. She heard the wake up calls and was awake since the very beginning. In fact, Ritsu had zero sleep remembering Mika's confession.

"Because I…I like you!"

"…What?..."

"I like you! I really like you Ricchan!"

"EH?! Huh? Uh…B-But I…I – "

"Don't say any more. I know you only want to love Mio-chan so it's fine. I'm fine…I just wanted to let you know, that's all. So…now…please forget what I said!"

"What? That doesn't make any sen – "

"I'm sorry!"

"Whoa! Mika wait!..."

I couldn't possibly forget what she said. I wanted to talk to her more about it, well it's not like I'd know what to say if ever, but…*sigh*…then she just ran away…and boy can she run. Chasing after her was definitely a bad idea. And I thought musicians can match up to an athlete's stamina…"Ritsu!" her mom called again, but she lay on her bed and just turned to her side; ignoring her mother. She's not hungry anyway, what should I do? She thought worriedly.

At Mika's room

What should I do? Just like Ritsu, Mika spent all night thinking about it as well. I want to know what she has to say but at the same time I'm too scared to hear it. She didn't go to practice that morning due to everything had happened yesterday; their horrible defeat, the fight of Mio and Ritsu and lastly her confession – it's even harder to focus now.

*Knock!* *Knock!* "Mika? It's us, can we come in?" a familiar voice called outside her room.

"Akane?...Come in."

"Hey…what's up?" Eri said as she came into the room with Akane.

"We came by because you're not at the gym and you're not answering our calls. We thought maybe you're sick," Akane explained.

"I'm fine guys. I'm sorry if I made you worry," Mika said.

"You don't look fine to me. I knew it! It's still about the game yesterday, isn't it?" Eri said. "I know! There's a new pancake café that just opened near the station why don't we go there now?"

"That's a good idea! You like pancakes, right Mika?" Akane excitedly said.

"I already went there yesterday with Ricchan. It was good," Mika said forcing a smile.

"EH?!" the two friends said in unison.

"So you guys had a date yesterday? What happened? Come on! Tell me the deta – " Eri was stopped when Akane gave her a nudge on the arm. "What? What is it?"

Akane didn't answer but just sat with Mika on the bed. And from that moment Eri noticed what Akane was trying to tell her. Mika was with Ritsu yesterday but her happiness and excitement were nowhere to be found. Pancake + Ricchan should equal to a 'very happy Mika' but that's not what's happening here, Eri thought and sat on the bed as well. "What happened, Mika?" Eri asked and this time, she sounded concerned. After a bit of hesitation, Mika told them what happened. From the gym locker to the convenience store but she didn't give the details about the reason behind Ritsu and Mio's fight.

"And you just ran away?!" Eri said feeling a bit frustrated by what Mika did. "How could you just run away?! You should've listened to what she was going to say! I mean she even ran after you, didn't she?!"

"Eri yelling at her and telling her what she should've done is not helpful. We can't do anything about that now," Akane calmly said and faced Mika. "So what do you plan to do now, Mika?"

"I…I don't know…"

Akane put a hand on her friend's shoulder and said, "That's fine. You don't have to think about it so much right now. You said it yourself; you can talk to her when you're ready – when she's ready. That's why…"

"That why we should just play volleyball right now!" Eri continued. "That's nothing a few sets of VB couldn't fix."

"She's right. Come on, we'll set and you spike. I'm sure you need you it," Akane said.

"But…what about the others? Are they mad about yesterday?" Mika asked still bothered by her poor performance.

"Nope. Actually, everyone's waiting for you. They want to let you know that it's okay," Akane said.

"Besides, it was just a practice match," Eri reminded.

"B-But coach Uehara – "

"Doesn't matter," Eri cut her off. "Don't think about her so much. Whatever she thinks about you and/or us won't change the fact you, captain, lead us to victory for two years in a row. Every one in the team will never forget that, and this year will be our third win, I'm sure of it."

"So you don't have to worry about it, okay?" Akane comforted.

"Y-Yeah…you're right. Thanks you guys." And with that Mika was already convinced that sulking further in her bed wasn't going to help. "Let's play!"

"Alright! To the gym!" Eri shouted. "But let's stop at a ramen house first, it's almost lunch anyway."

"Jeez Eri! Fine wait for me downstairs, I'll just change."

And so, days have passed and it was already Thursday, the day before the game. Nothing has changed since then, Mika has been venting out all her worries in playing volleyball while Ritsu was still sulking in her bed. Both haven't stopped thinking about each other but none of them initiated the fist move to talk. And Ritsu has yet to resolve her issue with Mio.

At a supermarket

As Ritsu thinks about Mika's confession to her, Mio is still waiting for her best friend's call or text saying that she's ready to talk. Ah if only I told Ritsu sooner…how could I put her and Mugi in this kind of stressful situation? I feel like Ritsu's going to make choose…no way she won't do tha – that's very highly possible!

"Waahh! What should I do?!"

"Oh my…Mio-chan?"

Mio turned around and saw a familiar middle-aged lady behind her, "Auntie…? Long time no see!" Mio composed herself upon seeing Ritsu's mother.

"I can understand you're reaction Mio-chan."

"Huh?..."

"They've run out of packed eggs."

Packed…eggs? Mio looked beside her and saw an empty large basket. "O-Oh yeah…"

"Too bad huh? They were just 1 yen per pack."

"Y-Yeah…too bad…" They had those?!

"By the way Mio-chan…"

"What is it auntie?"

"It seems Ritsu has been down recently. She just stays in her room and just comes out if she's going to the bathroom or if it's time to eat. Are you guys, perhaps, fighting?"

"Eh?! Well…you could say that," Mio said and looked away.

"I knew it! Jeez you kids! You should learn to talk things over, if you're wrong apologize if not then learn to listen. Friends are very important you know? They're like you're siblings in this world that's why you need to appreciate them from time to time. Fights between friends are a no no, you understand? Simple arguments could turn into a big one, enough to destroy your friendship forever. That's why, you two need to fix your problem as soon as possible. 10 years worth of friendship will be wasted if you guys keep this up. No wonder Ritsu's been like that. Well Mio-chan I know you've been really patient with her all this time but whatever she did I'm sure she didn't reall – "

"Yes I understand auntie. I'll head over to your place and talk to her right now." Man! I forgot auntie can be really noisy…just like Ritsu.

"Oh that's good Mio-chan!"

Ritsu's room

Mio stood outside the door, feeling tired just from trying to turn the knob. She didn't hear me go up the stairs so she's probably asleep, Mio assumed. Wait if she's asleep then should I just come back tomorrow? No, since I'm here already I might as well…but she said that she's not ready to talk to me. But I want to talk now…what should I do? Whatever! I couldn't let this go any further.

And Mio opened the door, "Ritsu? Sorry for barging in but I need…to…talk…to…you…?" she was surprised that Ritsu was just sitting on her bed and awake.

"Oh…hey Mio…," Ritsu lethargically said.

WHA - ?! What's with that reaction?! "U-Um…I want to talk to you about the other day…"

"Oh right…we're fighting…"

She…she forgot?! "Um…did something happen? You know, other than our fight…"

"I don't know what to do Mio! Help me!" Ritsu said and suddenly bawled.

What the heck?! It's like the last day of summer vacation and her homework isn't done yet…only…different. "I get it so stop crying like a child and tell me what on earth happened."

Ritsu felt a little embarrassed at first but she went on and told her about Mika. How she doesn't know what to do with the confession and how she should respond to it – it's a big first for her after all. And while Ritsu was talking, Mio couldn't help but smile and feel happy. Because it seems everything's fine between us now…and she looks happy.

"Just be honest it's that simple," Mio said after Ritsu told the story. "Tell me…what do you think of Mika?"

"Eh?...Well…Mika is…Mika is…a bit odd sometimes…"

"Really? That's what you're going to say about her?"

"But she looks after people, I mean that's why she's the captain. Her ability to make composed yet daring split second decisions in the court is really impressive. Not only that, she's really mature too when it comes to serious matters." Ritsu stopped for a while and hugged her knees tighter. "Honestly…I have no idea how I'm supposed to answer her feelings but…being with her is always a lot of fun. It's like I forget everything else when I'm with her."

"Then there's your answer," Mio said.

"What?! How is that an answer?! I don't get it."

"Well just think about it some more, there's no rush."

"By the way…"

"What is it Ritsu?"

"You said you wanted to talk about our fight…"

"Huh? Ah…yeah…"

Awkward silence filled the room for a few seconds before they both suddenly spoke what's on their mind. "I'm sorry!"

"No I'm sorry. I lied to you about Mugi…"

"But I should've listened to your reason why you lied I'm sorry…"

And once again, there was awkward silence between them before they burst into laughter.

"But seriously, I'm really sorry Ritsu."

"Yeah me too…"

"So are we good?" Mio asked.

"Hmmm not really…"

"What?! I thought – "

"You have to answer all of my questions first," Ritsu said and smiled mischievously. "One! How did Mugi confess?"

"Eh?!...Well…she didn't…i-it was me," Mio answered and blushed heavily.

"What?! You're the one who confessed?! You?...the shy and scaredy-cat Akiyama Mio confessed? Wow I can't imagine that happening very smoothly."

"Shut up! I did my best!"

"So…since when?"

"We started dating last spring…"

"That long, huh?"

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I was really planning to tell you when I'm ready I thought you'd get mad if I told you about it."

"Why would I be? I'm your best friend…if she makes you happy then its fine."

"By the way Ritsu, Mugi told me about that talk you guys had at Max Burger after the party at Yui's."

"Eh?!" Ritsu then turned red. "She did?…well that's so embarrassing."

Mio gave a chuckle and said, "No wonder she was so worried that day…and no wonder you keep teasing me every chance you get back then."

"Yeah yeah could we talk about something else now?"

"I'm sorry I couldn't give you what you're looking for," Mio said in a serious tone.

"Nah! It's fine don't worry about it."

"But you know, you don't have to look too far."

Ritsu knew what her best friend meant and just looked away.

"Like I said there's no rush so take your time," Mio stood up from the bed and stretched her arms. "That's the best advice I could give you."

"What kind of advice is that? I don't get it."

"Oh yeah! Ichigo said the game starts at 10am tomorrow," Mio reminded.

"Game?"

"Mika's game," Mio smiled happily. "Mugi and I will watch tomorrow and I think everyone else is coming too."

And Mio left afterwards. She didn't ask anymore if Ritsu's coming or not because she knew her best friend is still going think about it. But I have a feeling she'll come tomorrow.

To be continued...

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Next up is the Final chapter :)