Three Empty Words

by FF2400

It's an art – to forgive someone so unforgiven. This is a futanari story. "First love might be your last one and your last love might be your first one. Still, if only you have the strength to withstand every single pain that comes with love, who knows? Maybe you can find both in just one person." - Scarlet

7. The Locket

Disclaimer(s): K-On! rightfully belongs to Kakifly © Alternate Universe.

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Part 7: The Locket

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Mio's POV

"Hey, Mio," Kai greeted me as he held open the door to the assembling room for me and I returned his smile in a bit. "Did it start already?" I asked whereas he shrugged right away at my request.

"Please be punctual in the future, you two," Mrs. Teiko squinted her eyes at us before we bowed apologetically all together as we seized our designated seats. "Alright, now that everyone is–"

I then looked forward spontaneously once I heard her familiar raspy voice. You don't know anything – I felt as if the world around me disappeared as we exchanged our gaze soundlessly.

"I'll start outlining my draft on ways to renovate this building," she picked up where she left off afterwards whereas she turned her back on us – on me at the same time. "I'll support every cost."

How could she be a Kotobuki? Is she married? I felt my chest tightened out of nowhere and all at once, I also felt my tears were threatened to fall over. In the end, am I the only hopeful one?

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Ritsu's POV

"Thank you for your great team work, everyone, I hope we could get along well from start to finish," I held before they clapped all together and I shook their hands out of courtesy. "Thanks."

I prolonged my hold on her hands as she unheeded me understandably by looking down at our entangled hands. Even so, I could tell that she was not bearing the locket I lent her anymore.

Toujours?I let her hands go for the second time in three years whereas the memory of her struggling to say the prayer embossed on that locket resurfaced in my mind straightaway.

I could have tried to keep hold of her even for a second longer, still, it was not my intention. I came here only to represent the Kotobukis then I might as well, set it as my foremost priority.

"Mrs. Kotobuki, can we talk more?" I nodded spontaneously to Mrs. Teiko while I struggled to kill my guiltiness. Did she deliver our baby safely? Did she have any complication all along?

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To Be Continued

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Author's Notes: Thanks for reading.