K-ON!: Shattered Dreams

Chapter 22: Destiny Written In My Face

When she was focused in her studies, she did well, nearly acing it.

When she was focused in music, she could play her guitar with no problems whatsoever.

So it was no surprise that Yui Hirasawa's focus came into play, as she continued to parry, dodge and continue to clash with every single one of Akiyama's attacks. She wasn't about to let herself get hit, as it would only lead to a definite fatal end for her. This only frustrated Akiyama as she kept attacking Yui, aiming a downward slash right at her, but Yui once again blocked it with her battle fans.

"Tch! I knew Nodoka was wrong about you, that stupid useless girl!" Akiyama yelled, the frustration only building up from here as she pushed to win the deadlock. However, Yui was having none of it. Hearing the woman in front of her insulting her best friend, it wasn't about to go unpunished.

"And you're wrong about EVERYTHING!" With a resounding shove, she pushed Akiyama right off of her, breaking the deadlock. To add to that, she shot a lightning bolt from her hand right at her. Akiyama had no time to react to it and ended up getting hit, which sent her flying into the wall on the opposite side of the room. Yui wasn't going to let anything stop her now. She continued the assault, dashing right through and attempting to hit her while she was pinned to the wall. Akiyama deftly got out of the way, with Yui hitting the wall hard enough to crack it. This was Yui's rage at its full extent. Akiyama, cunning as she was, quickly managed to get out of the way in time, then pulling Yui away to attempt an assault of her own. She punched her hard, but Yui managed to block it, and out of sheer frustration, she swung her sword sideways. Yui backed away, but got nicked right on that same arm. She squinted a bit, but it wasn't much to write home about.

"Tch... just DIE ALREADY!" She shrieked, franticly dashing right for her adversary, swinging her katana madly at her. Yui backed off quickly, getting out of the way of the blade's range. When she got back in her comfort zone, she continued clashing with Akiyama's blade using her fans. Though back to square one, Yui wasn't going to lose at all. Her determination wouldn't let her. She held Akiyama in another deadlock, staring right into her eyes. She felt every bit of hatred coming from Akiyama, but she wasn't about to be intimidated. Akiyama, however, just let her actions do most of the talking, and that smirk wasn't about to leave its place. Both of them used all their strength to win the deadlock... apparently, TOO much, as they inadvertently sent each other's weapons flying into the distance. They just watched as their weapons landed close to each other. Yui turned her head to glare at Akiyama.

"Hehehehe... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Akiyama laughed maniacally. Yui only clenched her fist, preparing herself for anything. "Hehe... ooooooh when was the last time I've had so much fun like this, huh? Not even that idiot Nodoka can keep me entertained..." Before she could finish that sentence, she had blocked a straight punch from Yui, clearly stating that she should stop talking at this point. "Ooh... someone's pissed." She then pushed her right off. Yui almost fell on her back again, but managed to regain her composure to retain her fighting stance.

"Tch... you've gone completely mad, Akiyama." Yui said, wiping her mouth. "But I guess that's just you then. Here's what's going to happen. You release Mio, I walk out with her, and you can go back to wherever you came from."

"God, are you THIS STUPID!" Akiyama screamed. "There's no way in HELL I'm going to release her even if you ASK! But what I AM going to do is beat the living Hell out of you, get that guitar from you and giving it to Number I. And then... I get to play around with your dead body once I kill you."

"Like that's going to happen, Akiyama." Yui disagreed, getting into her battle stance.

"Oh it is, Yui. I'll make SURE of it!" Without wasting any more time, Akiyama dashed straight for her and launched her attack. The moment Akiyama got close to her she unleashed a whole flurry of punches and kicks. However, just like their armed standoffs, Yui dodged and weaved through them, launching her own counter-offensive and sending wave after wave of punches and kicks. Once again, it mostly ended in stalemate after stalemate as each combatant continued dodging each other's strikes. This lingered on for quite some time...