My computer keeps shutting down on me, randomly. So I send it to the repair shop, and they tell me that it can take a week to replace the computer fan and the CPU. Thank God it's still on my warranty so I won't need to pay extra to replace them. Hardware's going to be okay, so thank god on that one as well cause I didn't back up any files before I hand them over my baby. So until then I have to settle with my sister's old laptop. Anyway, what bad timing cause I am currently in a writing mood, and what do you know all the other fanfic that I was working on was on my computer. So until I get my computer back we just have to settle with this short piece. Anyway on to the topic, this is my first attempt on a K-ON fanfic, I hope you all enjoy it.

Disclaimer: K-ON belong to Kakifly and Kyoto Animation

The Drummer and Her Bassist

Chapter 1 – That's the Mio I love

Ritsu is Mio's best friend. There is no doubt about it, people can tell from just looking how good they're getting along. Sure there have been some arguments and pains inflicted from one to another, but no matter how bad it can be the friendship is still there. But that's not what's important right now, Mio is in a bit of a pinch. Her parents are out of town for a day, and one of the worse things for being an only child, you're left home alone. On the up side, for having a best friend since childhood can also be someone to rely on. Today, Akiyama Mio will test that loyalty when she approached to her best friend Tainaka Ritsu.

It's 5 o'clock in the afternoon at Sakuragaoka High, most students by this time should be leaving home. But to the girls who take after school cub activities stay behind, this include the light music club. Practice session was just over, and the girls are packing up their equipment along with the used tea sets of the day. During the end of the day moment, Mio decide to pop the question.

"Hey Ritsu, what are you doing after this?" she asked.

"Huh?" she turned towards Mio. "Nothing I guess, why you asked?"

"I was... wondering... if you would like... to... come... and sleep over," she said getting quieter with every word she make. Ritsu is finding difficult to hear what Mio is trying to tell her.

"What?" she asked feeling confused.

"Come over and sleep over at my house..." she repeated again feeling embarrassed and in an even quieter tone.

"Huh?" Ritsu asked with a dumb smug.

"Come and sleep over at my house!!" Mio lost her cool after seeing that stupid smug Ritsu plastered all over her face. The sudden shriek from the usual quiet girl give Ritsu a step back, along with the other light music club members.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scream," she apologized after realizing her outburst. The girls begin to calm down and regain their composure once they see the embarrassed blush on Mio's face.

"You want me to sleep over?" Ritsu asked back to the topic. "What for?" Ritsu knows Mio well, and one thing she knows for sure is that Mio never asked her to come and sleep over. With high school coming to an end soon and college to prepare, Mio just can't waste time to mess around with Ritsu anymore.

"My parents are out of town for a relative's wedding," she replied. "And I was wondering if you can accompany me for tonight." Ritsu stared at her old friend blankly, she then turned towards the other band members, they're all watching their conversation intently. Mugi has that shining look on her face with a sleazy-looking grin, she's obviously is thinking something kinky.

"Really?" Ritsu turned back to Mio. That tone on her voice doesn't sound like excitement, it sounded more like sarcasm. "What happen to 'I can't mess around with you anymore Ritsu, I have to work on our new song'?" Ritsu is trying her best to mimic Mio's voice, though she seem to add a hint of arrogance tone in it. "Or 'not now Ritsu I'm busy, I don't want you to bother me right now'?"

Mio at first look shocked, and then she appeared guilty. She turned her eyes away from Ritsu, the music room floor seems like it took her interest. The other members of the Light Music club looked a Ritsu, it didn't seem like her to treat Mio like that. In fact, they've never seen Ritsu talked to Mio with that tone. But Mio knew what Ritsu is talking about, she can't blame her to be angry. After all they can't remember when the last time the two hang out just like the old times.

"Ricchan," Yui decide to step in. "That's not a nice thing to say to Mio-chan."

"Yeah Ritsu-senpai, that does sound pretty mean," Azusa joined with her fellow guitarist.

"You want to hear what's mean?" Ritsu turned to her fellow members. "My own best friend won't even make the time, not even a measly thirty minutes, to go with me to check out the new cake shop downtown."

"There's a new cake shop downtown?" Yui chirped up upon hearing the word associated with sweet. Azusa turned towards her senior with a discomfort look on her face, Yui picked up the signal and focus more to what Ritsu just said.

"But Ricchan," she said. "Mio-chan is always busy, you're as her friend should know and understand about that." Though she can be ignorant and slow at times, Yui has an amazing sense of focus. Ritsu sighed and look over to Mio, she doesn't seem to be trying to defend herself. What Ritsu must have impacted her worse than any can predict.

"I do understand, but it's just that…"

"And now Mio-chan is going to be home alone," Yui interrupted again. "She can stay alone and do her work by herself. But instead she asks you to come over and accompany her for the night. She didn't ask me or Azu-nyan or Mugi-chan, she asks you." Ritsu stared at Yui, a disbelieved look is pasted on her face. She then turned to Mio, who is now zipping in her bass into the case.

"If you ask me, I think Mio-chan wants to use this time specifically to be with you," Mugi smiled while expressing her opinion. "Maybe to pay for lost time." Ritsu never really thought of that, she turned to Mio who is already going for the door. Ritsu hasn't even answer Mio's question.

"Mio wait!" she called approaching to her. "I'll sleep over." Mio faced away from the door and smiled to her, small but sincere.

"Thanks," she answered after a while.

"You know it's hard for me to say no to you," Ritsu scratched her head while giggling sheepishly. Mio shrugged and just looked back to her friend again, she really can rely on her.

"See isn't that better?" Yui smiled. "Ah! I just remember!" She quickly slipped her guitar over her shoulder and bolt right through the door without a second thought. "Bye guys, I'm going to go find Nodoka-chan at the student council and then we'll go and find that cake shop Ricchan just mentioned." Not a minute go by, and Yui still can't stop thinking about sweets. Her impression left a funny look from her fellow band members.

"Anyway, I guess I'll go home first and grab some of my stuff," Ritsu said to Mio. She's about to leave when Mugi unsuspectingly stopped Ritsu by grabbing her shoulder.

"If I may suggest," Mugi said facing both Mio and Ritsu vice-versa. "You guys should go to Ricchan's home first and then to Mio-chan's place together." The two friends looked at each other, questions marks are hovering on their head.

"You think so?" Ritsu asked. "Why?"

"Well I think it would be best if Mio-chan explain to Ricchan's parents personally why Ricchan is sleeping over on a school night," Mugi explained her theory. Ritsu raised her eyebrow impressed by the deduction, she shrugged approving of the thought. Mio probably agreed too given the circumstances Mugi just pointed out.

"Want to walk home together Azusa-chan?" Mugi asked to her younger friend.

"Eh? With me?" Azusa stared. "Sure, why not." Azusa grabbed her guitar case and walked right out of the door bidding farewell to her seniors. Mugi followed Azusa out of the room afterwards not long after grabbing her bag, she give the two friends a final wink before leaving off. Both Ritsu and Mio find Mugi a bit odd and mysterious from that day on.

After locking up the music room, the two friends walked their path towards Ritsu's home as suggested by Mugi. The trip to the home is a quiet one and not many conversations are thrown around from now and then. Usually the two friends would talk random things ranging from music to recent headline news. But after the awkward conversation trailing in the music room earlier that day, it's hard to act normal afterwards. Eventually, they've finally arrived at Ritsu's home, that trip must have been the quietest trip the two ever did.

"Well, we're here," Ritsu said breaking the silence. Mio nodded lightly, the two then enter the home with Ritsu's spare key.

"I'm home!" Ritsu called out loud inside. She checked the shoe rack and notice that her brother and mother are home.

"Welcome home!" Ritsu's mother called from the living room.

"Hi nee-chan," Ritsu's brother monotone reply followed along. Judging from the sound of both voices, Ritsu can guess that both of her family members are in the same room. Ritsu waste no time and enter the living room with her friend in tow.

"Mom, Mio's here and there's something we need to ask you?" Ritsu asked her straight to the point.

"Hi Mio-chan," Mrs. Tainaka smiled to the familiar girl. "And whatever it is, the answer's no." She said it bluntly to her daughter.

"What?" Ritsu asked taken back. "You don't even know what I was going to ask you!"

"It's either a late night concert, or something to do with you and Mio-chan going out late isn't it?" Ritsu's mom takes her eyes off the tube to face the two girls.

"Not really but sort of," Ritsu shrugged embarrassingly. Mio stood there fiddling with her fingers innocently still not saying anything.

"Actually," Mio spoke this time. "I was wondering if Ritsu can spend over at my home just for tonight." This is definitely a first for Mio to request of permission in regard for Ritsu directly to Ritsu's parents. Most of the time Ritsu asked her parents directly, and it's common for a rejection because it's her parents. But if a guest who requested, that's a different story.

"Really?" Mrs. Tainaka asked raising an eyebrow of suspicion. "Did you put her up to this?" Ritsu's mom asked her daughter again.

"Ugh! Mom!" Ritsu looked away disgusted. "Of course not! How dare you! Can we have one conversation without you accusing me of something bad? I thought you would've trust me after seventeen years of parenting."

"Well I trusted you for the first thirteen years, until you've been corrupted with today's society the next four years," Mrs. Tainaka exclaimed with confidence. Ritsu rolled her eyes irritatingly, her brother looked away from his magazine to examine the mother-daughter quarrel.

"She didn't Mrs. Tainaka," Mio defend her friend. "I actually propose of this myself." Mrs. Tainaka never believes Ritsu right away after hours of nagging, but if Mio who said it, she believed her straight away with no questions asked.

"Really?" Mrs. Tainaka asked her with an honest tone. "Why Mio-chan? It's a school night, and wouldn't your parents mind?"

"Hey, I'm not a handful or anything!" Ritsu objected to that.

"Hush dear!"

"Actually, my parents are out of town for the day," Mio explained. "And they wouldn't mind if I have someone to accompany me for the night." Mrs. Tainaka stopped staring at the girls and looked away to stare at the ceiling; Ritsu knows that's a move that her mother usually make when she's in thought.

"So can I?" Ritsu asked impatiently.

"Well it's kind of hard to say no to Mio-chan," Mrs. Tainaka mumbled. Ritsu took a nod on that. "If it's for just one night, I guess I can let that slide." Ritsu nodded on with excitement, Mio's face is also beaming. "But you girls are not going to go out drinking or anything are you?"

"Mom!" Satoshi called out suddenly. "You know that nee-chan and Mio nee-chan are not like that!"

"I know, I know," Mrs. Tainaka faced the TV again. "I was just kidding. Just don't sleep too late okay."

"Yatta!!" Ritsu grabbed Mio suddenly. "Thanks Mom! Let's go Mio!" With no further due, or before Ritsu's mom changed her mind, Ritsu ran up to her room upstairs with Mio on hand.

"Thank you Mrs. Tainaka," Mio managed to thank her before Ritsu dragged her out of the living room. Ritsu's mom waved them lazily before sighing.

"Satoshi," Ritsu's mom called out to her other child. "Do you think I made the right decision?" Satoshi just shrugged as a response, but he also try his luck.

"Can I sleep over..."

"No!"

Ritsu doesn't need to pack much; she just filled her backpack with clothes and a few electronic goods. Once she finished packing, she just bolted out of her home with a quick goodbye to her mother and brother. The walk to Mio's home is more joyful compared to Ritsu's, now that the silence is broken more laughter and fun conversations are pitched in. Ritsu is the usual lovable loud girl, but Mio is not as her usual self. While Ritsu throws in the usual talk that would usually irritate Mio, she's not responding as hard as she used to.

"Mio, what's wrong?" Ritsu asked noticing how quiet she is. "You're not criticising me or saying something about those stupid things I've just said."

"Hmm..." Mio turned towards Ritsu. "Oh I just don't think they're... stupid. That's all." Ritsu knows well when Mio is lying, she can spot it immediately.

"What's bothering you?" she asked. "You're not usually this quiet." Mio looked over to Ritsu, her eyes looked serious and show some concern to her.

"It's about what you said, in the music room," she said softly. "You were right."

"Oh," Ritsu looked shocked. "That. I guess I did go overboard there. I'm sorry."

"No," Mio said looking back at her. "Don't apologize. You were right; I was too caught up with many things and have been pushing you away lately."

"Is that why you didn't say anything when I said all those mean things back in the music room?"

"I was actually going to have a say on that," said Mio. "But then I stopped when I see how upset you are because of me." Noticing that look on Mio's eyes, Ritsu looked away refusing to look into those sad forgiving eyes.

"I didn't mean to make you feel guilty," said Ritsu. "That's the last thing I've ever wanted to do to you."

"But you were right," Mio said pulling Ritsu's shoulder so she would face her. "You have every right to be mad at me, and for that I'm sor..."

"Stop!" Ritsu covered Mio's mouth with her free hands. "There's nothing for you to apologise. Don't say sorry if you didn't do anything wrong." Mio moved Ritsu's hands still wanting to apologize for making her friend feel unwanted. But Ritsu's quick enough to move her hands back to Mio's mouth. Mio moved her hands again, and again the process is repeated. Soon enough the actions were keep repeating and repeating with faster movements and a lot of body moving that looked quite silly.

"Ritsu stop!" Mio raised her voice little bit. "Knock it off! This isn't funny!"

"Don't say you're sorry!" Ritsu tried to hold to Mio's mouth. "Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry!"

"Ritsu!!" Mio wrestled with Ritsu's hands trying to push them off her face. "You're starting to piss me off!"

"Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry!"

"Ritsu! You're really starting to piss me off!"

"Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sorry! Don't say you're sor..."

"RITSU! SHUT UP!!" The constant jabbering and annoying hand movement is too much for Mio to bear. Acting upon impulse, and as ten years of knocking Ritsu out, Mio lost her patience and land a big smack to Ritsu's head. A big swelling immediately appeared on Ritsu's head, the poor girl grabbed her head in pain.

"Owww..." Ritsu groaned. "Mio, that hurts."

"Yeah?" Mio relaxed. "Well you deserved it. I told you to stop." Seeing Ritsu withered in pain is never a pretty sight, Mio felt that maybe she hit her a little too hard. But to her surprise, Ritsu stops her whimper and begin to laugh. Mio couldn't see what appears to be funny over a bruised head, but whatever it is that laugh of her is contagious.

"I'm glad you're smiling now Mio," Ritsu smiled releasing her injured head. Mio, realising herself is laughing, closed her mouth and looked away embarrassingly. Ritsu took a note of that blush and released her arms all over Mio's shoulder, clinging onto her affectionately. "That's the Mio I love!"

"Watch what you said!" Mio scolded Ritsu while hiding her blushed cheeks. "And let me go! You're heavy!"

"No! Make me!"

"You asked for it!" Mio clenching her hand to a fist. Ritsu immediately released her laughing uncontrollably while pointing at her friend accusingly.

"You're funny Mio," Ritsu wiped a tear away from her eyes. "Come on! Let's go to your place."

Mio looked over to her smiling friend; she smiled back and walked with her side by side towards her home. It's as she predicted, best friends are always there for you. Whenever you need someone to accompany you for a night, or to make you laugh and brighten up your spirit. She knows that she can always leave it to her best friend to make her day a little better.

HMMM... NOTHING SERIOUS YET, FOR NOW IT'S JUST SOME FRIENDSHIP THING. WELL THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO WRITE K-ON, SO FORGIVE ME IF IT'S KIND OF CRAP. ANYWAY, THANKS FOR READING AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO REVIEW OR SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. NEXT CHAPTER, WILL BE TAKING PLACE DURING THE SLEEPOVER AT MIO'S HOME. SO LOOK FORWARD TO IT SOON! THANKS GUYS!