A/N: Guys I'm shipping trash. Send help.

Also Here's the last one-shot. I vaguely remember what I wanted to do with this, but I also can't as I am half-asleep as I write this. It's been 3 years guys and finally this show comes back, haha.

R I P.

Meeting the Family

It had all started after they were forced to practice maneuvering through the forest in the rain. For some reason, the past few days had been stormy and it didn't help that their supervisors pushed them to their limits.

Azusa had noticed that something was off about Yui, but figured that if something was wrong, she would speak up. She had finished up running her laps with Mio, Mugi, and Ritsu, but that was because Yui was always surrounded by her entourage whenever they did any sort of activity.

As they had neared the edge of the forest, the sudden shouts and gasps had led their entire group to stop. When they had made their way over to see what had happened, Azusa had felt her heart stop momentarily as she saw that Yui was lying face down in the mud.

She stood frozen as Yui's fans chattered amongst each other about what had happened. They'd all been running when their 'idol' had suddenly collapsed. Azusa watched as Ritsu and the others ran over to their fallen friend before she tried to move to join them.

Her mind was in turmoil. If something horrible had happened to Yui without her realizing it...she would be to blame.

"Alright everyone, head back to the camp! We'll take of Hirasawa," the supervisor that was closest to them said.

Azusa watched as a group of grownups picked Yui up and trekked back to the cabin. As they moved Yui away, Azusa frowned and glanced down at the ground.

She should have noticed it earlier…no, she should have noticed it a few days ago. Yui hadn't been her usual self for at least 3 days. It should have been especially obvious during breakfast that day when Yui didn't touch her plate.

So now here Azusa was, bearing the guilt for not watching over her friend. Well, no, Yui would never blame her for it, it's not like she was designated as her guardian or anything...it just felt like a personal debt.

It had been Yui that had basically saved her from the titan threat. After she'd been separated from her mother, Azusa had almost stopped moving, but Yui had appeared and urged her to keep going.

The wait to find out what was wrong with Yui was almost agonizing. It wasn't until two hours after the incident that they notified them that she was suffering from pneumonia. Upon entering the infirmary and looking into Yui's face, Azusa hadn't noticed that the girl was in so much pain.

When she was younger, she remembered her mother making her bathe in hot water after being out in the rain in order to avoid getting sick. Since they were in a training camp, everyone here did not have that luxury mainly due to saving resources. Having pneumonia was almost a death sentence for most of the trainees because oftentimes medicine could not be spared to treat them.

"Goddamn it Yui...if you were sick you should have said something," Ritsu growled before furiously scratching her head.

The four of them peered down at the sleeping girl in silence.

"You have four minutes left before you must leave...I don't understand why this one is so popular," the nurse said absentmindedly as she strode out of the room.

Azusa peered outside of the doorway and scoffed when she saw a bunch of Yui's fans hanging around. They were probably waiting around in hopes of being there when Yui first woke up from her slumber.

"Well, there isn't much that we can do right now except hope for the best," Mio sternly stated before glancing around at all of them. She then frowned and added, "Now you know for next time to let someone know if you aren't feeling well. Make sure you keep yourselves warm when we're out in the cold for too long."

"Ahh, Mio-chan, we shouldn't be too hard on Yui-chan. She probably thought it was something that would pass...hopefully it gets better though. If there is indeed a shortage of medicine right now and it worsens...well, we need to be prepared for that," Mugi calmly replied.

Azusa saw a look of guilt cross Mio's face before the tall girl stared down at the ground. They all knew that Mio meant no harm with her words, but in the situation they were in, it was already stressful just with Yui being sick.

The pigtailed girl walked over to Yui's side and took her hand in her own. She gently squeezed it before whispering quietly so only she could hear it.

"You dummy, you promised that you wouldn't leave me…"

Azusa sighed before letting go of Yui's hand and taking the rag off of the girl's forehead. She then dipped it into the bowl of water near the side table and and wrung it before placing it back on Yui's forehead. She heard the girl shiver the moment that the washcloth touched her head, but other than that she was deathly still.

It hurt Azusa to see the rosy hue and sweat on Yui's face. Her body was working quite hard to push the illness out.

Maybe I really AM to blame...if anyone knew that I had known about Yui not feeling well…

Azusa's garnet eyes unfocused a little as she glanced down at the ground. Two days ago, after everyone had eaten dinner, she had caught Yui throwing up in the bathroom. When she had felt the girl's face, it had been a bit warm, but Yui had told her that it was just a passing cold and that she would fine. The older girl had given her a hug and reassured her that she was okay, but now that Azusa thought about it...Yui's eyes had been slightly dazed since that day.

"Okay, everyone out, no more visitors! Depending on what kind of pneumonia this girl has, it could be highly contagious, out, OUT!" the nurse said in irritation as she opened the door for them to exit.

Azusa could hear Yui's group of fans whining about her statement, but it was the wisest thing for the nurse to do. She was right. No one knew if Yui was contagious or not. All they could do now was wait.

The instant that they were all outside, Ritsu sighed and began to head back to their dorm.

"Hopefully Yui gets better soon...if she gets better after we start the training with the maneuver gear, then there's no way that she can really catch up. She's going to end up going to the landfills," Ritsu bluntly stated.

"You don't know that Ricchan, Yui-chan is a quick learner!" Mugi retorted.

The amber-eyed girl and blonde stared at each other for a few seconds before they both looked away. An awkward silence consumed them as Ritsu's words slowly sank in.

"If she doesn't get better soon...then it was all for nothing," Mio softly said.

Azusa clenched her fists and then glared up at all of them. They HAD to have hope. If Yui could overcome being left behind in Wall Maria as the titans roamed around when she was nine years old, then of course she could overcome sickness.

"No, she IS going to get better! She's related to the Hirasawas. Imagine the outrage that would break loose if they allowed her to die?! Soldier or not, Yui-senpai is still worth something to them!" Azusa shouted.

The three girls stared blankly at Azusa for a few seconds before Ritsu broke out in laughter.

"Haha, you're right, but next time try to be quiet, shorty. You're attracting a lot of unnecessary attention," Ritsu teased which caused Azusa to glance around and see that the people around them were staring at her.

She felt her cheeks heat up before she took off running toward the dorm room. The moment that she entered, she collapsed onto her bed and glanced over at Yui's empty one.

She HAS to get better...she's worked too hard for this to let a sickness stop her from doing what she wants…

-Attack on K-ON!-

4 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes.

That was how long it had been since Yui had fallen terribly ill. Not only had their hopes of a quick recovery been dashed, but Yui's condition had worsened. She would spend most of the time coughing and while they found out that the kind of pneumonia she had was not contagious, hearing her cough was possibly one of the most painful things yet.

Whenever they were not training, Azusa spent her times at the infirmary watching over Yui. She had been alone when Yui first woke up and was able to talk to someone. It had been when the girl asked her for water and Azusa had helped her drink it. The memory of the coughing fit Yui had mere seconds later was one that had permanently seared itself into her memory.

The worst part of it was, that there was talk among the higher-ups of possibly just sending Yui out of the camp in order to recover quickly. Azusa knew that they were hesitant because her senpai was good and managed to pick up on things quickly.

If they let Yui go, Azusa wasn't sure how her fans would take it. At this rate she was sure some of them stayed around just because of her presence boosting their morale.

Azusa sighed before walking out of the infirmary. It was almost time for dinner, but the past few days she hadn't had much of an appetite and had ended up giving away her food. Mio constantly scolded her for it, but there was no point in arguing.

She was halfway to the mess hall when she heard the whinnying of horses and squeaking of wooden wheels. Azusa glanced up and saw at least three carriages heading toward where she'd just left.

She moved out of the way and kept her gaze on the door as the passengers exited. Azusa's eyes remained drawn to the tall chocolate-haired woman and bespectacled man that exited the vehicle.

"Where is she? Where are you keeping her?!" The woman exasperatedly called out.

"Now, now, calm down Miko, we will find her soon," the bespectacled man said.

The woman, Miko, approached one of the nearby trainees and put her hands on his shoulders. The boy nearly jumped out of his skin in shock at the action.

"Excuse me, do you know where my daughter is?! I heard that she was sick!"

Wait, could she be…Azusa remained in her place, but watched the continuing interaction.

"She is around this tall and has brown hair like mine. She has my husband's eyes, but she definitely got my looks-" Miko babbled away before the man put a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry to frighten you, lad. My name is Hayao Hirasawa," the bespectacled man stated before the boy gasped and then quickly pointed to the infirmary.

"Your daughter is over there, Mr. Hirasawa and may I say that it is an absolute pleasure to meet you! Your daughter and I are good friends, you know, we usually always practice together," the boy said confidently.

"Ah, I see...thank you," Hayao said idly and strode past him.

Azusa watched as team of medics ran into the building after him before she smirked at the sulking boy. It was his own fault that he had embarrassed himself. Though Azusa felt a little bad, not a lot, but a little just because of the authority that the Hirasawas seemed to carry themselves with.

I can't believe Yui-senpai came from this family. Azusa sweatdropped.

She looked toward the mess hall and then back at the infirmary. The curiosity in her won and before she knew it, Azusa was by the entrance of the building. Once she was there, she saw the two adults standing next to their sickly daughter.

They were quiet for a few minutes before Hayao sighed. She watched as one of the Military Police officers put a hand on his shoulder and it was then that Azusa realized that the family had probably come from wall Sina when they heard of their daughter's illness.

She heard them all muttering to each other before Miko suddenly stood up.

"If you inject MY daughter with that, Hayao, I refuse to talk to you," Miko shouted before storming out of the room.

Azusa remained frozen as Yui's mother walked out of the small cabin and toward the carriages. What had happened in there that led her to get so upset?

"...Are you really going to go through with it…?" The officer softly asked before Hayao nodded.

"It might be the only thing that can save her at this point...with all that she's been through, Yui is going to need it," Hayao mumbled.

"If you think that it's right...go ahead...but if anything happens to her, I won't hesitate to kill you. It doesn't matter if we're related by blood," the officer added.

"I understand...now please go comfort Miko...she's going to need it," Hayao sighed.

Azusa pressed herself against the wall as the police officer walked out of the building. She watched Yui's relative head over to the carriages before she heard the cabin's inhabitants speak again.

"H-huh, dad...is that you…?"

The raven-haired girl sharply sucked in her breath when she heard Yui speak. She walked around to the side of the cabin so that she would no longer look like she was creeping by the front and climbed up so she could see through the nearest open window.

"It's been a while, Yui," Hayao whispered.

"I'm so tired, dad...everything hurts…" Yui whispered so faintly that Azusa had to strain her ears to hear.

"I know, I know, but after I inject this needle, the pain will go away, I promise," Hayao said.

The moment that Yui suddenly sat up and began to thrash about led Azusa to almost fall from where she was. She knew that Yui had a fear of needles because of the many injections that she had received when she was younger, but she hadn't expected it to be this violent.

"Yui, please, stay still, it will only last a second," Hayao pleaded.

"N-NO! Get away from me!" Yui shouted as she quickly stood up from her bed only to collapse onto the floor and break into a coughing fit.

"Yui, I'm begging you, PLEASE. If you don't you might die," Hayao continued.

"I'd rather die. No, dad, please, no," Yui cried as some of the medics that had entered the room with Hayao helped her back up onto the bed.

The room was silent for a bit, the only sound that followed thereafter was Yui's sobbing. Azusa had never felt more disgusted in her life. How she longed to break into that room and beat them all up for making her senpai cry. But she couldn't do anything so she remained frozen in her spot as she watched the scene continue to unfold.

"I'm sorry," Hayao weakly said before he snapped his fingers.

Azusa watched in horror as the medics pinned Yui's arms and legs down to the bed to prevent her from thrashing further.

"N-no, no, no, no, NO, dad, PLEASE," Yui pleaded, but to no effect.

Azusa remained deathly still as Hayao motioned for one of the nurses cover Yui's mouth with the cloth to prevent her from attracting more attention before he brought out the syringe. His hands were shaking as he wiped the spot on Yui's arm where it would be inserted.

"I'm so sorry," Hayao cried as he inserted it and quickly injected its contents.

Azusa felt tears stream down her cheeks as she watched Yui thrash around a little bit more. Even from where she was, she could see the tears streaming down Yui's cheeks. Though Azusa couldn't bring herself to hate her senpai's father...he was only trying to help her…. right?

After a few moments, Yui began to stop moving and it was then that Azusa realized that the girl had passed out.

The medics in the room remained silent. Some of them had looks of disgust on their faces after seeing what they had done. The nurse who had been helping out was huddled in a corner and looked as if she was fighting the urge to cry.

Azusa did not move from where she was until the door the infirmary burst open and Yui's mom along with the guard walked in. The younger girl then glanced around the nearby area to see if anyone else had heard what had happened, but found it to be abandoned.

"D-did you really...inject her with THAT again…?" Miko shakily asked.

Garnet eyes turned to glance back into the room and she watched as the woman picked up the syringe. Without a moment's hesitation, Miko threw it onto the ground and Azusa watched it shatter into numerous glass shards.

"I'm so sorry, Miko, it's the only way that we could help her," Hayao cried.

The two of them embraced as the police officer merely stood still and took in the scene. Azusa immediately stepped down from where she was and ran away from the building. She could feel the bile building up in her throat at the act of inhumanity she had just witnessed.

Yui's parents…. her flesh and blood...had just forced her to get an injection while she was awake to feel and witness it. Not only that, but she had to be held down and gagged in order for it to work.

Just the thought of it was nightmare fuel. Azusa couldn't imagine what her senpai was feeling.

Azusa sprinted into the restroom and ignored the confused looks she got. The moment that she was near the toilet, she released the contents of her stomach and began to cry.

-Attack on K-ON!-

Surprisingly, Yui managed to get better by the following day.

Azusa woke up and entered the mess hall expecting it to be quiet, but once she got in with the rest, she was surprised to see a giant crowd gathered around one of the tables.

Her heart had jumped in her throat the moment that she saw Yui with the rest of them...but something seemed even more off than before. She tried to get a better look at the older girl, but her short height worked against her when a wave of tall people blocked her view.

"Well, the good thing is that she's up and kicking again!" Ritsu grinned before pumping her fist into the air.

Azusa weakly smiled before they all walked over to the line in order to get their meal. She blankly stared down at the ground as they moved closer to the serving station. She hadn't told anyone about what she had witnessed...well, how could she?

They would all just tell her that it was a doctor doing his duty in order to save his daughter, but they didn't witness the cruelty of it.

From the way that Yui had talked about her parents from the days that she was younger and what she did with them throughout their little interactions, they had sounded kind. Azusa had always envied Yui for that. Though now, she felt a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach that told her something was not right.

"Everything okay, Azusa-chan? You look a little bit pale," Mugi said and interjected her thoughts.

Azusa glanced up and saw that her friends were eyeing her worriedly. She quickly smiled and told them that she was fine. She knew that they knew something was wrong, but luckily they chose not to push her about it.

The second that their backs turned, Azusa felt her smile drop. They had a long day of training ahead of them...perhaps that would help distract her.

The four of them made their way over to their usual table in the corner. As they walked over, Azusa felt a pair of eyes on her. When she turned and glanced at Yui, she just barely saw the girl turn her head away.

Yup, something was definitely off. Now she had just to figure out what it was.

Breakfast went by a lot quicker than she had expected, but as they all moved over to the training area where the maneuver equipment was, Azusa spotted Yui's parents along with the Military Officer standing off to the side with the main instructor, Keith Shadis. The old man, who had terrified the crap out of them when they had first started, seemed nervous as Hayao spoke with him.

Azusa remained as still as possible when they strapped her into the gear. From the corners of her eyes, she watched as they strapped a large group of people on. She saw Yui two people down from her and caught a glimpse of the vacancy in the girl's eyes. She was so surprised to feel a hollow feeling in herself at the sight that she almost fell forward when they lifted them up to test the gear.

Immediately Azusa began to focus on the straps as they tried to fight against her. She carefully moved her arms and then realized that the movements felt almost natural. She slowly swung herself and smiled when she realized that she had gotten it. Though at the last second when they were about to lower them, she got too confident, moved her arm too quickly and faceplanted.

The small girl could hear the laughter of the others as she picked herself up from off of the ground. She quickly rubbed the dirt off of her face and fought back the tears that had welled up in her eyes.

"Hey, it's her first time using it! Don't laugh, most of you fell down when you first used it so you shouldn't be talking!" Ritsu shouted in her defense.

Azusa saw a hand being offered in her face to pull her up, she almost felt her heart jump with joy when she stood up, but then felt it drop like an anchor when she saw that it was just Mugi. As she glanced off to the side, she saw Yui walking away into the crowd of people.

Yui-senpai…

The entire group remained at the practice grounds until a good hour had passed. Then as they all went to disperse, Azusa walked by Keith Shadis and the Hirasawas. She couldn't help but overhear bits of their conversation.

"You will not regret the decision, Shadis. My daughter will make a fine soldier of the Military Brigade. She is already top of her group, it should come to no surprise for you," Hayao said.

"Yes, though I wish we could have her fully tested. Though she has shown prowess and skill, she's not super far behind from Ackerman's who is a year ahead of her. I am not surprised that this would come from a child of a former member of the Military Brigade," Shadis said.

A low rumble engulfed the area and then Azusa felt a drop of water hit her cheek. She glanced up at the sky and saw dark grey clouds looming over them in the sky.

"Everyone in the cabins quickly! We don't want to get caught in the downpour!" One of the supervisors said.

When Azusa and the others rushed back to their dormitory, she took the time to glance around. Upon seeing that Yui was missing, she felt worry overcome her. The raven-haired girl walked over to her friends and asked them if they had seen her, but they had told her that the last time that she was spotted was when they were practicing.

"That means that Yui-senpai's out there," Azusa shouted.

"Okay, but if she is, there's nothing that we can do, Azusa. We'll only get wet or lost," Ritsu tried to calm her down, but Azusa knew that she was also worried.

"Ritsu's right Azusa. Yui is probably in another cabin. She's smart enough to know to look for shelter when it's raining," Mio added.

"W-well, then I'll go check!" Azusa stammered as she made her way out of the cabin.

"Azusa-chan, wait!" Mugi called out.

The pigtailed girl turned and faced the blonde. Mugi seemed hesitant, but then she glanced up and met her eyes. The blonde walked over to her with a cloak in her hands before handing it over.

"Be careful out there, okay?" The blonde softly said.

Azusa took the cloak and quickly put it on. She then swallowed the lump in her throat, nodded, and then ran out of their cabin. She was in awe to see that it wasn't a drizzle anymore, but a downpour.

Of all the rotten luck…

She cursed to herself before pulling up the hood of her cloak.

"Darn it, senpai, you better hope that you're dead, because other than that I'm going to kill you."

- Attack on K-ON!-

It wasn't until the rain had slightly let up and she had decided to check the forest that Azusa finally found Yui.

The girl was sitting on the ground with her knees brought up to her chest. While she was running around, Azusa had stopped by her dorm and picked up a new cloak because her other one had gotten soaked and then picked up an extra. She quickly unwrapped the spare and covered Yui with it.

The older girl said nothing when Azusa sat down next to her. The two of them merely stared ahead and basked in the silence.

"Why are you here?"

Azusa turned to face Yui and saw that the girl was blankly staring at her. She let out a big sigh before looking away.

"Well, a big dummy decided to run off without telling anyone...so I had to run around for hours in order to find her," Azusa stated.

With her peripheral vision, she saw Yui place her forehead on her legs before she mumbled an apology. The two remained in the silence for a few more minutes before Yui spoke up again.

"I-I...don't know what to do, Azunyan."

"Hm? What's wrong?" Azusa asked.

When the smaller girl turned to face her, she saw the older girl suddenly launch at her and tackle her in a tight hug. Unsure of what was happening, Azusa remained still as she tried to ignore her body's warm reaction.

Be still, my beating heart.

"...My family finally came to find me," Yui mumbled.

"I-I know, they've been here for a few days...your dad gave you something to-" Azusa froze up at the memory of what had happened. It was then that she realized that Yui had begun to tremble.

"All, that matters is that you're better now…" Azusa whispered as she wrapped her arms around Yui to return the embrace.

"...They want me to go back with them you know," Yui sniffled.

"W-what?" Azusa asked.

She pulled away slightly from Yui and stared at the poker face that showed on the girl's face.

"They're trying to convince...Shadis to let me join the Military Police early. My parents know of my skill so they're trying to exploit that and their social status in order to get me to quickly advance just to go," Yui said.

So that's why they're still here…

"...Do you want to go with them…?" Azusa softly asked, she was working hard to hide her frustration.

The brown-eyed girl pulled away from the hug and averted her eyes. Azusa could feel her heart jump to her throat at the action.

It's not like I can blame her...if it was MY mom...I know I'd be doing the same.

"I honestly don't know...they've changed...I mean they were barely in my life anyway, but...they told me…" Yui began to speak but then she started to sob.

"What did they tell you?" Azusa asked.

"T-they told me that she was alive," Yui cried.

"She…?" Azusa questioned.

Azusa didn't get to hear what Yui said because then a newcomer suddenly spoke up.

"And so...we finally meet after all of this hiding."

Both girls turned to face the newcomer and Azusa saw that it was the Military officer. Upon further examination, Azusa noted that the officer was a girl and she looked rather young.

"And who would you be?" Azusa coldly asked.

"You haven't changed much, have you, Azusa-chan?"

The newcomer smiled before giggling. It was then that Azusa and Yui both stood up. That giggle...was familiar.

"Could it be…?" Yui breathlessly murmured as she stood up to face the girl.

Azusa watched as Yui carefully pulled down the girl's hood and then gasped. Even after all of the years had passed, and she was believed to be dead by their group of five, there stood Hirasawa Ui.

"U-Ui!" Yui gasped before wrapping her arms around her sister's neck and breaking down, "So dad didn't lie about that."

"No, he didn't onee-chan...but believe me it was so hard to stay away knowing that you were alive after all of these years," Ui mumbled back before returning the embrace.

Azusa smiled as the two sisters celebrated their reunion. Something in her felt lighter now that she saw the happiness back in Yui's face.

"Onee-chan if you came back with us we could all live together as a family again! Ma and Pa have this really nice house back in wall Sina and sometimes we get to see the king!" Ui happily babbled.

At the mention of a happier future if she left, Azusa felt her smile falter. She should be happy for Yui, right?

Then why did she feel so upset?

Way to be a bad friend, Azusa. She mentally chided herself.

"It sounds wonderful, Ui and I'd happily go but..." Yui gently broke the embrace and backed up.

"But what onee-chan...? Don't you love us anymore?" Ui pouted.

"No it's not that! Well, I love you, but...I can't love parents that were never really... there for me," Yui softly stated.

"I see..." Ui whispered in an attempt to mask the hurt in her voice.

"Besides, I have a new family here too, Ui. Mio-chan, Ricchan, Mugi-chan, and Azunyan," Yui said as she glanced back at her.

Ui turned to face Azusa and slightly frowned. The small girl fidgeted uncomfortably under the younger Hirasawa's piercing gaze.

"Well, if it can't be helped, I'll tell dad," Ui sighed.

"...Thanks a lot Ui," Yui smiled.

The younger sibling tried to force a smile back but failed at it. Ui raised her left hand and fidgeted with her ponytail.

"I hope that dad lets you stay though...when he found that you were nearing death row, he rushed us all over here. He said something about not wanting the experiment to fail or something," Ui absentmindedly said.

Though the younger Hirasawa didn't seem to notice that her sister had suddenly tensed up, Azusa definitely did. Azusa walked over to Yui. She took her right hand in her own and squeezed it.

It was only then that Yui snapped out of her trance before apologetically smiling.

"Don't worry about it Ui. I'll tell him that his 'experiment' will be fine, but that if he tries it on anything else, I'll personally hunt him down," Yui stated in a tone so cold that Azusa felt a shiver run down her spine.

The only comfort she had at that instant was Yui squeezing her hand almost as if she was trying to make up for the harsh words. Ui remained silent for a few seconds before she beamed at her sister.

"I know that you'll make the right choice, Onee-chan. Just...be careful out there, okay?" Ui softly said.

"When am I not?" Yui laughed.

"You're never careful," Azusa grumbled.

The two Hirasawa sisters turned to look at her before bursting into laughter. The small moment of happiness gave Azusa a glimpse of the life she would have had if that Titan hadn't broken through Wall Maria.

She sadly smiled at the thought before she felt Yui pulling her forward.

"Let's go back to camp now, Azunyan. We don't want to worry the others more than I already have, ne?" Yui said in an endearing tone.

A light blush crept onto Azusa's cheek as she pulled her hand away and moved ahead.

"Wait, Azunyan, what'd I do wrong?" Yui called out after her.

"Oh Onee-Chan... You just don't learn," Ui softly said as the three of them walked back to the camp.

-Omake-

"So you finally talked to Yui's dad?"

"Mhm..."

"And you found out he's a total whack job?"

"Well, I wouldn't say that, but he's... passionate about his work."

Ritsu chuckled before sitting down next to Mio. The five girls were in a clearing of the forest. They had decided to hide out there with Yui after she and her father had gotten into an argument.

"Mou, I wish he had at least brought a present. Maybe that would have swayed me," Yui whined before plopping her head down onto Azusa's lap.

The small girl poked the older girl's cheek and glared at her,

"You would leave us for food? Well, that says a lot about our relationship."

"You two are in a relationship?!" Mugi half-shouted and leaned forward. There was a sparkle in her blue eyes that unnerved the garnet-eyes girl.

"N-no of course not!" Azusa shouted back.

She watched Mugi's smile deflate before she felt Yui's hands turn her face to face hers.

"Wait, so we aren't in a relationship?" Yui pouted.

Azusa's face felt like it was on fire and the heat only increased when she heard Ritsu snicker.

"No, of course we aren't!" She retoreted.

Once she saw the hurt in the older girl's eyes, she felt her stomach pang.

"But Azunyan, we kis-" Yui began to say, but Azusa immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

"You two what, Azusa?" Ritsu asked as mischievous grin grew on her face.

"We did nothing!" Azusa retorted.

"There's nothing wrong with it, Azusa," Mio said.

"But Azunyan... Does that mean my promise is invalid and I could have left?" Yui sadly asked.

Azusa frowned down at the girl in her lap before angrily asking,

"So you WOULD have left if I didn't make you promise."

Yui sighed before sitting up and glancing into her face.

"Actually, I would have stayed anyway because I care about all of you," Yui said.

At the intensity of the girl's words and the fact that Yui's eyes didn't waver from her face, Azusa felt guilty.

"Okay, okay, I lied. We did kiss...but it was only once!" Azusa shouted before glancing away.

"If you guys don't remember they kissed in front of us too...that was such a joyous day," Mugi said in a dreamy voice.

"You two might as well be together," Ritsu teased.

"Well, what about you and Mio-senpai! Why aren't YOU together?" Azusa angrily asked back.

The older raven-haired girl and tawny-haired girl glanced at each other before glancing away.

"Uh well, you see," Ritsu mumbled.

"The thing is...that, well," Mio whispered.

"The two are already together?" Mugi interjected.

"N-no we aren't Mugi!" Ritsu shouted.

"I'm more like her mother than her lover, Mugi!" Mio added.

"Ew, that means I kissed my mom...twice," Ritsu said as she shivered.

"You know what I mean, idiot!" Mio said.

While Mugi was distracted in observing Mio and Ritsu's banter, Azusa turned to look at Yui.

The look of longing on the girl's face made her heart jolt before Yui smiled. The older girl slowly tilted her head up before giving her a quick peck on the lips.

"That's so you don't forget," Yui mumbled before Azusa closed the gap between them again.

Their faces were pressed against each other's for almost a minute when their friends realized what was happening.

"Ohohoho, so THAT'S why you didn't wanna go with your parents. You didn't want them to find out about your secret loooover- AH Mio, it hurts," Ritsu started to tease but then hissed in pain.

"It all works out for the best," Mugi said as she collapsed onto the ground.

"Oh no it's happening again," Mio said as she face palmed.

Azusa sighed as she went to move and help Mugi with her nosebleed, but felt her movements restricted by an arm around her waist.

She turned and saw Yui giving her that look of longing again. Azusa merely shook her head as she leaned against Yui.

If the older girl was going to be selfish, she might as well enjoy it too.