K-ON! Encore

Chapter 4: Setup

A couple of days had passed since Emi joined the club, now my second week at Sakuragaoka had started. We spent the first few days of the week just drinking tea, while talking about trying to find a drummer for the club. Today was Wednesday and I was a bit late going to the clubroom since I had lost my bento box, but in the end I didn't find it and I decided to look for it after our meeting. I opened the door of the clubroom.

"Sorry for being late, I lost my bento but I'm going to look for it later..." My tone slowed as I looked into the room.

Rei was in the back making tea and Emi was laying on her back on the couch while scrolling through her phone. Although something quickly caught my attention... Both of them were wearing... maid outfits?

I sighed while walking into the room "What... what are you two wearing?"

"Oh! Well, since I was serving tea, Sawako-Sensei said this would be appropriate. Like a uniform, you know? And anyways I look pretty cute, right?" Rei said while doing a spin and striking a pose.

"Very..." I looked at her, unimpressed. I changed my attention to Emi, who quickly noticed my gaze upon her.

A smirk appeared on her face, anticipating my question. "I just thought it was funny."

"You really shouldn't be wearing those at school, you know? Just change into your school unifor-" Before I could continue, I heard someone else enter the room.

"Oh, Yumi, great timing, I found one that I think is your size," Yamanaka-sensei said. I looked behind me to see her holding a hanger with the outfit she was talking about.

I frantically waved my hands against what sensei was saying. "M-Me?! Nonononono, I'm not going to wear one of those."

"Aw come on! It'll be fun!" Rei looked at me with eyes that just said 'pleaseeee!'

"I already said no." Her pleading couldn't convince me.

Emi briefly looked away from her phone to frown at me. "Yumiiii, just put the outfit on, what's the issue?"

"I don't think we should wear that kind of stuff at school," I said, still refusing to put on the outfit.

Yamanaka-sensei hung her head low. "It was pretty hard to find this, you know?"

"Come on Yumi!" everyone started saying around me.

My annoyance grew and grew until—

"Ok, fine!" I grabbed the hanger from sensei's hands and walked out of the room towards the small music room beside it.

A few minutes later I returned to the clubroom. I walked in and everyone looked at me.

I looked down sheepishly at my clothes. "Hm... I kinda hate to admit it... but I do look pretty good in this." I mimicked Rei from before and posed towards the rest of the club.

Before anyone could comment on my new look, the sound of the door opening made everyone look towards the entrance.

Manabe-sensei entered the room carrying the box I had lost during the day. "Doujima-san, you left your bento at the classroom, so I brou—" her voice came to a halt when she saw us.

The calm and composed smile she had disappeared in a second, the light from one of the windows to her right hitting her glasses and hiding her eyes behind the lenses.

Her face remained expressionless as she looked directly at Yamanaka-sensei. "Sawako-san, may I have a word with you in private?" An attempt at a smile appeared on her face, looking more menacing than comforting.

Yamanaka remained still, a clear look of fear on her face. "G-Girls, don't let her take me, I'm begging you..." she whispered frantically at us as Manabe-sensei approached her.