Disclaimer: I do not own Maria-sama ga miteru. I don't even know Japanese.
It's just friendship
Chapter I
Sachiko looked up, surprised.
"A bingo night?"
Her petite soeur nodded.
"A benefit evening is being hold at the local church. Well, my parents can't come, but they would feel bad is none of us were coming, so they asked me to go instead of them. They said I should bring you…" The rest was no more than a murmur coming out of Yumi's mouth.
"Yumi. I did not hear that last part, could you please say it again?" Sachiko watched as Yumi turned a vague shade of red, but then the younger girl looked at her with her bright brown eyes.
"They said I should bring you with me, so you'd get to know more of us. I mean, know more of the stuff we do other than school and work… More of our daily lives, I guess." At that moment, Rei and Yoshino walked into the room, laughing. Rei plumped herself down next to the brown-haired, pigtails-wearing girl, paying little attention to the situation. But Yoshino looked at Sachiko's face, wondering what had happened before she and her cousin entered the room. Sachiko looked a bit flustered, her cheeks being a little red.
Hmmm, what has happened here? Sachiko-sama is looking all red and stuff, and Yumi is casting her eyes down. God, what has she done now? And why is that girl casting her eyes down? She won't notice the hungry look her onee-sama is giving her that way! Yumi, look up for Christ's sake! Look at your onee-sama! She's watching you as if she hasn't eaten for 2 weeks and you're some sort of delicious snack, waiting to be ravished by her!
As Yoshino was trying to get Yumi to look at Sachiko, purely by using her mind, the latter stood up, walked around the table to Yumi and put her hands on the younger girl's shoulders. "I'm so honoured, Yumi. I'd love to come with you."
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"A bingo night? That's great!" Yoshino was overexcited about the news. She was practically jumping up and down. Yumi looked at her like she was some sort of giant octopus tap-dancing on a bar table.
"We're just going to a bingo night, Yoshino-san. It's not like we're on a date…" Yumi looked a bit sad. "It's not like we are going to be the only ones there. It's a public event."
"Aren't you excited, then?" Yoshino looked at her friend expectantly.
"Of course I am! We're finally doing something with just the two of us again! But… I don't know… It's weird, you seem to be more excited than me, now!" Yoshino was wearing a mischievous grin now, and her eyes were small and glowing.
Of course I am excited. Who knows what'll happen to you and Sachiko-sama that evening? Even though you won't be alone, you won't be not alone all the time. And I sincerely hope that something nice will happen to you then, Yumi. But then again… You are so dense that you might ruin everything, even if the mood is right.
Yoshino merely shrugged her shoulders. "So, is there something nice to win at the bingo night?" she asked.
"Yes," Yumi answered excited. "It's really fantastic. First prize is a 2-nights-3-days trip to Kobe for 4 persons. My grandmother donated that prize to the church. She had won it at some quiz, but she can't use that coupon to go on the trip, since she had already booked her own vacation to Okinawa. She wanted to give it to us, but my mother thought it would be better if she just gave it to the church, so they could use if for their bingo night. With such a nice first prize, I think a lot more people will show up."
"What? Such a nice trip? You should have kept it for yourself, Yumi-san!" Yoshino was looking a bit disappointed, and seemed to be in deep thoughts.
Man, if her grandmother had just given the coupon to Yumi, that would've been an awesome occasion for… her relationship with her onee-sama to develop a bit more… But she'll be needing some help! God knows what would happen if she went together with Sachiko-sama… More likely, what would not happen between those two if they were to go on such a trip alone. I think Sachiko-sama is way too shy to tell Yumi her real feelings, which I'm quite sure are more than those of "friendship". I mean, if you notice the look she has been giving Yumi lately… It surprises me she hasn't jumped her petite soeur yet. ... That's it! They'll be needing my help! I need to win that trip, so I can invite her and Sachiko-sama to come with me!
Yumi was staring at Yoshino with a puzzled look. "Eh..? Yoshin-sa.."
"Alright! I got it!" Yumi was surprised by the sudden change of mood of her friend. "I'm going to go too!"
"Yoshino-san, where to?"
"The bingo night, of course!"
"Eh??"
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"I can't believe you actually won first prize, Yoshino-san!" The black-haired girl was grinning broadly.
I'm sorry to have disturbed your little date with Sachiko-sama, Yumi, but I'll make up to you by making sure this will be one trip you'll never ever forget!
"Me neither. Hey, I have a brilliant idea. I know it's only for 4 persons, but I really want Shimako-san and Noriko-chan to be coming with us too."
If Yumi sees how far their relationship has developed, maybe she'll think about her soeur-relationship a bit deeper too…
"So, my idea is, what if the six of us – you, me, Rei-chan, Sachiko-sama, Shimako-san and Noriko-chan – paid for another two-person bedroom, so we could go with the six of us? It's a bit unfair if only those two had to pay for their lodgings. I originally wanted to take you and Sachiko-sama with me and Rei-chan,
but then I realized I can't do this by myself, I need everybody's help
but then I thought it would be much more fun if we all could go together. And besides, if the six of us pay for one room, it won't be that expensive, right?"
"That's a really brilliant idea, Yoshino-san!" Yumi exclaimed. "I'm pretty sure everybody is going to be so excited about it! It's a really nice occasion for us to relax a bit after spending so much time and energy into setting up the school festival. I'm going to tell onee-sama, okay? Good day!"
And with that Yumi ran off, leaving Yoshino behind near the gingko-nuts tree. The girl was smiling a really big smile now. Everything was going according to plan.
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A/N: My first fanfic… Ever. I hope it wasn't too bad. I also hope people reading this story, will take the time to review … As it would seem useless if I kept continuing this story, not knowing if people actually read it. So please, if you want me to continue the story, say so! ... And yes, I know my story is not very original so far, but it'll become more interesting.
