DISCLAIMER: I do not own Strawberry panic! or any of its characters. This is merely another short story people thought would be a great "second season" for it. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Graduation
The squealing of tires was as loud as possible. "Where is she?" Tamao-chan wondered. A while later, she was walking up the steps of the school when she bumped into Sister, the principle of the school.
"Dear, I know you and Nagisa-chan are roommates so can you ask her to see me in my office the next time you see her?" Sister asked. "U-um… sure Sister, I will," Tamao-chan replied.
Walking up the stairs, Tamao-chan peeked into her and Nagisa-chan's dorm room that they shared. Disappointed, she looked in the forest to find the tree where Nagisa-chan fainted on her first day to the school. Sadly, she found herself alone. Thinking that there was only one other place left, she tried the old library. When she arrived, she could easily see that it was empty.
"Where could she be?" Tamao-chan asked herself. Warily, she returned to her room and waited for her missing friend to come back.
Meanwhile, Nagisa-chan was at the greenhouse. "It's amazing that very few people even know about this place, even less who can take care of it," Nagisa-chan said aloud while adding soil to a pot.
Hours later, when Nagisa-chan finally finished adding soil and watering plants, she returned to her dorm room to find Tamao-chan sitting in bed, crying. "Tamao-chan what's wrong?" Nagisa-chan asked. "Nagisa-chan, where have you been?" Tamao-chan asked. "I've been… at my club," Nagisa-chan said, "have you been crying because I was gone all evening?" "Nagisa-chan… please don't get me worried, but Sister wants you in her office…" Tamao-chan replied. "What, I've done nothing wrong since… since…" Nagisa-chan stuttered. "It's ok now, she graduated this morning, and… she wanted you to have this," Tamao-chan said as she handed Nagisa-chan a brass key on a string. "Oh… thank you, Tamao-chan…" Nagisa-chan says as tears stream down her face.
The next morning, Nagisa-chan found herself standing in Sister's office. "So Nagisa-chan, I've been wondering…" Sister started. "I didn't do anything wrong this time!" Nagisa-chan blurted out. "No, no, I know you haven't done anything wrong, but dear, I know you have been to the greenhouse," Sister said. "Then why am I here?" Nagisa-chan attentively asked. "Well, since I know you take care of the flowers so well, I would like you to decorate the ball-room for our annual Christmas Reunion," Sister finished. "Christmas Reunion?" Nagisa-chan asked. "Yes, we have one every year, so that graduated students can remember to come back and reminisce in old memories," Sister replied. "So go back to your room and I want you to think about how you will decorate it" Sister said while shooing Nagisa-chan out of her office.
"Excuse me!" Hikari-chan said while bumping into Nagisa-chan and slamming the door to her own room. "What was that all about?" Tamao-chan asked, her head peeking out of their room. "I don't know, but it looked like Hikari-chan is sad about something," Nagisa-chan replied.
During that time, Yaya-chan was just leaving the restroom when she saw Hikari-chan slam the door shut. "Hikari-chan, what's wrong?" She asked. "Oh Yaya-chan…" Hikari-chan said, tears on the verge of her eyes. "Yaya-chan…" Hikari-chan whispered, and then launched herself onto Yaya-chan kissing her forcefully. "Hikari-chan what are you doing?" Yaya-chan asked, while finally pushing Hikari-chan off of her. Yaya-chan tripped and fell onto her bed, but Hikari-chan pounced on her and was holding her down. "Yaya-chan, I'm so sorry," Hikari-chan whispered, and planted another firm yet forceful kiss. "Hikari-chan, stop it!" Yaya-chan said as she pushed Hikari-chan onto the floor. "Yaya-chan… I'm sorry," Hikari-chan whispered with tears on her face and staggered into the bathroom.
This has something to do with Amane-sama, Yaya-chan thought. When Hikari-chan finally left the shower, Yaya-chan looked straight into her eyes and asked, "What happened between you and Amane-sama?" Hikari-chan looked away, finding something interesting on the floor to stare at. "Please, tell me what happened… Hikari-chan, please…" Yaya-chan begged. "Can you promise me that if I tell you… you'll forgive me?" Hikari-chan asked. "Hikari-chan, I've already forgiven you for that, but I-" Yaya-chan was interrupted by knocking at the door.
"Hello? Who is it?" Yaya-chan answered the door. "It's me, Nagisa-chan and Tamao-chan, we saw Hikari-chan crying, is she alright?" Nagisa-chan asked. "Nagisa-chan, can we have a tea party tonight? I'll tell you about it then… if we can, Ok?" Yaya-chan asked. "Uh… sure…" Nagisa-chan replied, having the door shut in her face.
"Well what happened?" Nagisa-chan asked Hikari-chan and Yaya-chan. "Hikari-chan… she broke up with Amane-sama… Amane-sama got involved with… guys… and well, Hikari-chan broke up with her…" Yaya-chan replied. "Oh…" Tamao-chan sighed, with a look of depression on her face. "Hikari-chan, are you alright?" Nagisa-chan asked. Hikari-chan barely made the effort to nod her head. "She had such a good love life…" Tamao-chan started. Tamao-chan hadn't realized that Hikari-chan had tears in her eyes. "I-I'm so sorry, Hikari-chan," Tamao-chan apologized. "Hikari-chan, I know your heart can be a block of stone-cold ice, but you just need someone to show it spring…" Nagisa-chan said. Without realizing it, she had tears in her eyes as well. "Just like… like…" Nagisa-chan started, "just like Shizumi-chan." Tamao-chan was clearly sad and asked, "B-but Hikari-chan, who do you love now?" Yaya-chan looked slowly into Hikari-chan's eyes and finally replied, "Alright, go ahead." Suddenly, Hikari-chan pounced on Yaya-chan and forced a deep kiss onto Yaya-chan's lips. The tea party was finished, and so were their words.
After they were in their own rooms, Hikari-chan asked Yaya-chan, "Yaya-chan, can… can I sleep with you?" "Eh? Oh… well… alright… its fine I guess…" Yaya-chan replied, clearly surprised.
"So what will happen to Amane-sama?" Nagisa-chan asked Tamao-chan. "I don't know," Tamao-chan replied with ease. "Hey Tamao-chan…" Nagisa-chan started. "Hmm-" Tamao-chan was muffled by Nagisa-chan's warm lips. "That's for sleeping with me on these cold nights," Nagisa-chan said. "Uh… um…" Tamao-chan stuttered, clearly blushing.
"Hey, Yaya-chan…" Hikari-chan whispered. "Yes, Hikari-chan?" Yaya-chan said as she was about to lie down on her bed. "Before we left, Nagisa-chan told me something… I want to try it… but… if I tell you will you do it too?" Hikari-chan asked. "Well, I guess it depends on what you want me to do…" Yaya-chan replied. Hikari-chan hung her head down and was clearly saddened by this. Seeing this, Yaya-chan quickly changed her mind. "Well, sure, as long as you don't make such a sad face… I can't stand it," Yaya-chan said. "Oh thank you Yaya-chan!" Hikari-chan replied with a cute smile. "So what did Nagisa-chan tell you?" Yaya-chan asked. Hikari-chan, leaning into Yaya-chan's ear whispered, "It's warmer to sleep with a close friend naked…" Hearing this, Yaya-chan was clearly nervous.
"Yaya-chan…" Hikari-chan whispered. "Hmmmm?" Yaya-chan asked, finding that it was 12:42 a.m. in the morning. "Your…your chest burns with so much passion… can you make my chest burn with passion too? Please Yaya-chan?" Hikari-chan asked while looking pleadingly into Yaya-chan's eyes. "Oh Hikari-chan… sure I will…" Yaya-chan replied, and smuggled Hikari-chan's face closer in her bare chest.