Miyako's Opinion
Disclaimer: I do not own Sasameki Koto/Whispered Words or any of its characters.
Genre: Yuri-themed with dashes of drama, humor and romance. Pretty tame.
Chapter 1: Opinionated
A familiar touch to her pigtails pulled Taema Miyako from her thoughts.
"There she goes." Tomoe whispered, lifting her chin towards the tall, bespeckled girl walking to the front of the auditorium.
There you go again, Tomoe-chan, Miyako threw a knowing smirk back at Tomoe. She didn't have to sit in the same row to know her girlfriend was up to the usual. Plotting.
Hachisuka Tomoe just could not help herself. When the power of girls loving girls compelled her, she had do something. When and where were of no consequence, their graduation day being as good as any other time and place.
Scanning the auditorium, Miyako picked out their friends. No one was safe from Tomoe's good intentions, but no matter how much it irked her, the truth was the babies were all stuck in their feelings. Neither of them wanted Koino to implode from gravity of her feelings for Mayu once the upperclassmen were gone. Thoughts of kissing Kazama Ushio still sent Murasame Sumika into a nosebleed induced coma. A little - or maybe a lot - of release was probably all Aoi Azusa needed to openly declare her own love for girls. And Kiyori. Even if Kiyori's closest friends were oblivious because they were too busy secretly crushing on each other, the band fanatic totally tripped off Tomoe's gaydar.
If anyone could shape up these misfits, Tomoe-chan can, Miyako popped her strained neck. When she continued to think about it, she wasn't altogether sure that's what she wanted.
It had been over a year since she and Tomoe caught Murasame Sumika and Kazama Ushio kissing in an empty classroom, "practicing" for a real first kiss, they had said. Who were they kidding? Even with one good eye, a person could see Sumika was head over heels for the girl. But Ushio only liked cute, feminine girls. At the time. Sumi thought she didn't have a chance.
They looked so pathetic back then. And against Miyako's opinion - Let them figure it out, she had said, Are you sure you want to do this, she had asked -, Tomoe turned them into her pet project. Be it a suggestion here or a nudge there, it took so much energy to not shake some sense into them. Too many nights Tomoe fell asleep complaining to her about them. Even after Tomoe accidentally told Ushio how Sumi felt, thinking she had confessed, they still found a way to overthink it. Those two really did need all the help they could get.
Miyako stared ahead, arms crossed. Progress had been made, thanks to Tomoe. It wasn't like Sumika could be left to her own romantic devices just yet, her parting words to their graduating class being an unfortunate example.
Valedictorian "Violent Murasame" stumbled to the stage. Miyako hid a wicked grin. Kicking off her speech, she was already in a full blush. To say she was distracted was an understatement.
"Kissing, huh?"
Miyako's jaw hit the floor along with the rest of the school. Sumika had sighed right into the mic, clearly focused on Ushio, who froze as if her thoughts had been exposed. Miyako could feel Tomoe celebrating the breakthrough, mind racing into end game mode.
Ceremony over and done, Miyako stretched, watching and waiting. She glanced over to see Tomoe rubbing her chin. Precious minutes were slipping away while Student Council President Kazama and Valedictorian Murasame were stuck making small talk with anyone in arms' reach.
Miyako figured Tomoe would make her move once the graduation party ended. Who knew Clueless Kiyori would tap in to help? No longer in the dark about the feelings swirling between her two friends, Kiyori approached Tomoe with a plan.
Finally, it was go time! Tomoe couldn't have conjured up a better setup. In a flash, all of their classmates decorated the classroom board according to Kiyori's grand vision, the heart between Chibi Sumi and Ushio adding the perfect touch. Now, they only needed the pair to show up in the "empty" room for everything to fall in place. Before hiding with the others for the surprise, Miyako watched Tomoe casually leave behind one piece to checkmate the game.
Author's Note:
'Sup! I'm JQ. I've had so many ideas after binge watching a ton of yuri anime, and I'm trying to get them on the page. Please read and review. I'd love to get your feedback. Peace & blessings!