This is my Second K-ON fanfiction. This story takes place during the girls senior year.
The Cursed Guitar! To Save Ui! Into Brane's World (Nodoka's Arc)
Chapter 38: Brane VS Ritsu (A Short Battle)
(Takes place after the events from the end of Azusa's arc)
"I will be gone tomorrow, I'm heading out to the city to visit someone. You are going to stay here. I will make sure my minions keep a close eye on you. If you try to escape, you know what will happen. Do I make myself clear Ui Hirasawa?" Brane looked at Ui, straight in the eyes. Figure guards were watching Azusa.
"Yes sir." Ui nodded.
"Good. Now go to sleep." Brane ordered. Brane then leaves the room and made sure that his guards were on task with Azusa. "Good men. Make sure she does not lure Ui. I do not want them to see each other...not yet anyways."
"Yes sir. We will make sure Azusa is in her cell until you get back." The guards saluted.
"Great. Now I will see you later. Good night." Brane headed to his room as Azusa finally fell asleep. The next morning came, and Brane headed out to the city where the group of girls were. Brane had a black coat and hood on him as he made his way to the city. Ui had awoken and was being watched by Brane's minions, while his guards kept a watchful eye on Azusa in her cell. Nodoka and the others had breakfast at a cafe. Yui looked out the window and saw a mysterious figure. Who was it?
"Girls. Look, who is that?" Yui pointed at the large figure. Brane was walking in the middle of the street.
"He should be here by now." Brane said to himself. The man he needed to see, came up to him. Everyone walking around the street had entered buildings, knowing that Brane was in the city. They also covered their windows, but the group decided to watch. Ritsu reaching for her weapon. Brane removed his coat.
"It's Brane! What's he doing here?" Mio gasped.
"Let's watch what he does." Ritsu said. The man went on his hands and knees.
"Your majesty." He said.
"Where is it?" Brane asked.
"I lost it my king. I'm sorry." The man said. Brane got mad and lift the man up and formed his shard arm.
"You what!? He shouted.
"He needs help!" Ritsu exclaimed and got her weapon out and ran out the cafe.
"Ritsu! Don't do it!" Mio shouted.
"I'm not giving you a second chance!" Brane yelled. Just before Brane could kill the man, Ritsu jumped in and saved the man, she slashed at Brane's shard arm and the two blades collided with a loud clang. The man decided to run and never look back.
"So Ui was right. She did bring you here." Brane said to himself. Ritsu backed away from Brane.
"So you do have Ui." She said and grinds her teeth.
"I knew it!" Yui shouted and leaped out the door and slammed her staff onto Brane, who blocked it with his shard arm. Ritsu ran to Brane and swung her blade at Brane. He blocked the strikes as Yui stood there, unsure on what to do.
"Stay back Yui! I got this monster!" Ritsu gripped her weapon tighter and kept slashing at Brane. The other girls stepped out of the cafe and watched on. Brane kept blocking all the strikes. He formed another shard arm and struck Ritsu, she ducked in the nick of time and kick Brane in the gut. He groaned and growled as he slams his shard arms down onto Ritsu. Ritsu blocked it but went down to one knee, as Brane pushed.
"You're a waste of my time!" He said. Ritsu groaned as she was sliding on the ground. Brane stopped and kicks Ritsu in the chest, knocking her down.
"Ritsu!" Mio shouted.
"Stay back!" Brane yelled at her. Mio growled and reached for her weapon. Ritsu charges Brane and slashes at his chest. The strikes did nothing.
"What?" Ritsu was shocked. Brane smirked and cuts Ritsu in the stomach and then punches her in the face. Ritsu goes down. Before Yui could strike at Brane, he teleported behind her and smacked her down. Brane then vanished.
"Ritsu!" Mio ran to Ritsu and helped her up to her feet. Yui got back up and met with the others.
"Are you ok?" Mugi asked Ritsu.
"I'm fine." Ritsu responded.
"No you're not! You're hurt. I told not to do anything." Mio scolded her.
"And let that man die!? I had to do something! Now we know that he has Ui. That's all that matters now." Ritsu said and groaned in pain.
"We need to get her to a medic. Come on." Nodoka lead the group to a medic building and they entered inside. Brane had returned to his castle.
"How did it go sir?" A minion asked.
"The man I visited lost what I told him to get me. And I had a little fight with Ui's friends. They are now aware that she is here...but they don't know about Azu-nyan yet. I know they will figure it out that she is in my grasp again. Perhaps, I send them a message." He told is minion.
"Good idea sir. Well both girls were good while you were away. Ui did not meet Azusa at all."
"Fantastic." Brane smirked. He sat at his throne chair, stroking his beard. "I will see Azu-nyan later. I will also reward her for being good this morning." Ui was in her room looking out the window, she heard that Brane was back. The minions watching her left her room and same with the guards in the prison room down at the basement watching Azusa. She was awake and drinks her water. Her back was still hurting bad from yesterday. Brane soon came in. Azusa looked away from him, as went closer to her cell. "I heard you were being a good little kitty. I will reward you." Brane smirked and stepped inside the cell. He closes the door behind him and looked down at Azusa. "Look at me Azu-nyan." Azusa slowly turned her head and looked up at Brane. He crouched down and touched her face.
"What will you reward me with?" Azusa asked as Brane stood back up.
"I'm still deciding on it." Brane stroked his beard.
"Maybe heal my wounds?" Azusa suggested.
"No! I will not do so!" Brane shouted. "Up on your feet." Azusa slowly got up to her feet and looked at Brane in the eyes. Brane looked at her from top to bottom. Brane chuckled and pulled out a cup of tea. "I know your friends must be worried about you. This is for starters." Brane said and Azusa took the cup and sipped it.
"It's good." Azusa said.
"Glad you like it." Brane said. Azusa finishes it and Brane takes the cup and places it inside his coat pocket. Brane went out and smiled at Azusa. "Be good all day and maybe I might treat you more human." Brane chuckled and made his way to visit with Ui. "Before I go, one more thing."
"Yes sir?" Azusa tilted her head. Brane then struck her in the chest with his shard arm. Azusa gasped and spits blood out. Brane pulled out and Azusa fell to the ground dead. But she started to breath again. Azusa gasped out and panted as she looked at her chest. No more hole.
"Just making sure it worked." Brane said.
"What did you do to me?" Azusa asked feeling her chest.
"I put you on a spell. I can harm you in anyway...without killing you that is. More fun for me darling." Brane laughs.
"You sick monster!" Azusa yelled out.
"Don't shout at me!" Brane said and punched Azusa in the face. She went down and groaned. "You have no right to yell at me pet! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR AZU-NYAN!? DO I!?"
"Yes sir." Azusa said and stood up.
"Good pet. Now I'm off." Brane said and went to go see how Ui was doing. Azusa then wept as Brane had hurt her.
"What other sick things will he do to me? Senpais...please rescue me." Azusa said and cried softly.
"Hello Ui. How are you doing?" Brane asked her.
"I'm doing well." Ui said with a smile.
"Good. I will go ahead and make an early dinner. And I want you to help me." Brane said.
"Yes sir." Ui nodded and went to the kitchen with Brane. Minion were talking about Azusa. "Is someone else here besides me?"
"No." Brane quickly said. "Dammit. I can't let Ui know that Azusa is here. If she did, she would rescue her and leave me. I can't let that happen." Brane thought to himself.
Back at the medic building, Ritsu got bandaged up and was with Mio. "Look Ritsu, I know what you did was the right thing. But I didn't want you to get hurt."
"I'm sorry Mio, but I had to do it. To save that man from Brane. And now we know that Ui is with him at the castle." Ritsu said, looking at her weapon.
"Once you are healed up, we will go and find Brane's castle and save Ui. And hope Azusa is there so we can save her too." Mio told Ritsu.
"Roger that Mio." Ritsu said and took a sigh. "I guess I'll be staying here for a few days. I'll be fine Mio."
"Okay. We'll be checking in on you for dinner." Mio said. "might pick you up something if you like."
"Sounds good." Ritsu gave Mio a thumbs up. "We will stop Brane. We stopped him before and we will do so one again. And we'll make sure to save Ui and Azusa and return home." Mio nodded and left to the rent house where the other girls were. They were training together. Jun with Mugi, Nodoka with Yui.
"I'm back." Mio said as she entered the house.
"We're training out in the backyard Mio." Mugi said. Mio made her way to the back to see Yui and Nodoka sparring. Jun attacking a dummy with her crowbar. "How's Ritsu?" Mugi asked Mio.
"She's fine. I told we pick up something for dinner for her." Mio replied.
"Ok. We can train if you like." Mugi smiled.
"No thanks Mugi. I'm ok."
"Alright. I'll go make some tea then." Mugi said and went into the kitchen to make the tea. Nodoka and Yui stopped practicing and took a break.
"You are doing great in combat Yui." Nodoka smiled and panted.
"Thanks Nodoka-chan." Yui said and panted as well.
"I could go for some tea right about now." Yui said and stood up.
"Well Mugi is making tea." Mio said.
"Yay!" Yui exclaimed and made her way into the kitchen as did the others, while Ritsu rested at the medic. Back at the castle, Brane and Ui and some of the Dark Figures, were making an early dinner. Azusa could smell the food. Her stomach growled.
"I hope he lets me have some." Azusa said to herself. A minion came to Azusa with a little snack. A muffin.
"Here." He said and Azusa takes it. "A snack from Brane." The figure then leaves as Azusa stared at the muffin. The minion went to Brane and whispered into his ear about giving Azusa the muffin. Ui wondered what it told him.
"Good." Brane whispered. He continued to make the dinner and told Ui what to do next. Ui chops up some onions and carrots and puts them in the pot. The early dinner is bacon soup.
"Is really smells good." Ui said and made a delightful sigh.
"It is. My minions love it." Brane said and stirred the soup. Dinner was gonna be good. Once it was finished Brane put in the fridge. Ui went back to her room and sat on her bed. Azusa was handcuffed again and Brane visited her during the afternoon. He gave some snacks before dinner and petted her head. She meowed at him and Brane loved it. Azusa then saw the key to her cell in Brane's pocket, perhaps she could steal them without him knowing. But how?