A/N: Hello ? :) This is my very first story. so please bare with me.
I would like to thank Slayer0109 for being my Beta-Reader, i owe you a lot :D and to ATE Maldytah thanks for the support.
Disclaimer: Just like everyone else here in FF. I don't own Maria sama ga miteru :)).
Here it is please enjoy :)))
Chapter 1
MUSIC, Do you ever wonder how a certain music can point out the feeling that you can't say through words alone? Did you ever notice that there's a certain line in every song that
sticks out because it reminds you of a person that you just can't forget? If you ask me then, my answer is yes. Every time I make music or listen to one, it reminds me of the person that gives me reason to make music that everyone will enjoy and when they listen to it the only thing that they could say is "Wow, the best song I have ever heard".
Well enough about this, I'm pretty sure that you already understand what I'm trying to say.
Let's get started with the story, my story, I Fukuzawa Yumi will now tell you about it, how music change my life and how it will change the life of the person that I dearly loved.
It all started when I was still in middle school, Me and my three friends Hime, Yuka and Akino-chan decided formed our own band, we got this idea when we watched a live concert at the mall. The performers were not known, though are eyes were caught by a group of female students, actually four girls to be exact. They looked a bit older than us and they were quite beautiful as well, but that's not the issue here, what caught our interest is how they played their instrument. It's like listening to a group of professional musicians that just got their album in platinum. It's was absolutely stunning, every bit of it.
So yeah we got to start our band at school, we turned it into a club so we can focus on both our school work and club work at the same time. It didn't take long for our club to get popular, we got to play at the school festival two times and some of our performance was organized by our own fan club. Everything was memorable until one night, everything changed, but in a good way. When I got home from school I was shocked to see an old man wearing a black suit sitting in our living room with his head down and his arms cross over his chest. He must be sleeping. I thought so I approached him silently, wanting to get a better look at his face. I was definitely surprised when I heard him speak "It's been a long time Yumi-chan" that's what he said, once hearing that I ran towards him and gave him a big hug. I couldn't believe it, Grandfather was here.
"Ohh, how I miss you grandfather"
"I missed you too, princess"
After our little reunion, Mom, Dad and Grandfather talked for a while, leaving me and Yuuki wondering what it is they were talking about. Mom and dad called us both and told us everything about the conversation they had with grandfather, it turns out that he's an owner of large recording studio in U.S and he's planning to build one here in Japan. What more is that, he planned to make my band official. For me, I only want to have a low profile and not just be a star. Being popular at my school was enough as it is, but it's different with my friends. They were so excited when I told them about the record deal. Since it was 3 against 1, I didn't really have any choice. So we've accepted it but under one condition, I wanted this whole rock star thing to be a secret and up until now. I still haven't told anyone about this including the Yamayurikai and my very own Onee-sama. After our graduation from middle school, we made our debut and made it fast to the music industry. Yuuki was then named our manager, since he is the only one capable of handling the four of us together. He also wants to learn the business and at the same time look after me. Sometimes I do wonder if I'm actually the older one, even so I'm still proud to call him my brother.
That's about everything I guess, everything that has happened to me, how all of this started.
Well it's about time for me to end the concert; I shouldn't keep the fans waiting for too long.
Wish us luck; hopefully this is going to be our last concert for this year. I really want to spend some decent time with my friends, without making lame excuses not to attend the meetings.
This is it for now! Well till next time bye.
-End of recording.
-x-x-x-
-Nippon Budokon
"woohhh" "woohhhh"
"Scarlet" "Scarlet"
"kyaaahhhhhhhhhhhh"
The sound of the adoring crowds screaming their head off along with the sound of musical instruments playing was the only thing that can be heard throughout the stadium. Everyone's eyes were focused on the four slim figures wearing matching outfits of a school uniform, playing their apparatus at the middle of the stage. Male and female FANS were merely mesmerized by the four women that look so captivating holding their instruments, Rina(Yuka-chan) playing the drums, Tomomi(Hime-chan) playing the bass, Mami(Akino-chan) playing the guitar, the crowds goes wild as they sing along with the lead female vocalist Haruna(Yumi), her hair cascade halfway down her back in a luxuriant cloud of waves and curls that shines like silver when washed by the flashing lights, she gave off a stunning aura playing her Guitar while singing one of the top hit song from their album, her melodious voice was perfect, though the music was pretty much Rock and a little bit of Pop, her voice was still intact with the rhythm of the music. The light started to flash brightly giving the stage a more dramatic effect and again the crowd went wild as the song was coming to an end.
( A Rocket to the moon- Like we used to )
Yuka starts to play the drums a little faster, along with the others playing a perfect harmony; then Yumi starts to sing the verse of the song.
Does he watch your favorite movies?
Does he hold you when you cry?
Does he let you tell him all your favorite parts?
When you've seen it a million times?
Does he sing's to all your music?
While you dance the purple rain
Does he do all this things? Like I used to.
Yumi stops singing for a moment, when the instrument solo come in. She starts singing again when her queue was on as Hime sings the second voice.
I know; Love
(Well, I'm a sucker for that feeling)
Happens all the time, Love
(I always end up feeling cheated)
You're on my mind, Love
(Oh, sorta let her when I need it)
That happens all the time, Love, yeah
Yumi stops playing her guitar, while she sings the last verse of the song. She closed her eyes, understanding the meaning of the song.
Will he love you, like I love you?
Will he tell you every day?
Will you make him feel like your invincible with every word he'll say?
Can you promise me, that this was right?
Don't throw it all away.
She held the microphone with both her hands; close her eyes then slowly opening it, looking at the crowd while reaching out her right hand.
Can you do all this things?
Will you do all this things?
Like We Used To.
The crowd goes crazy when the song ended perfectly. Some of the fans were even crying as the last part was sang beautifully, it was full of emotion. The rest of the concert ended successfully.
After the concert the four girls were sitting in a large couch drinking cold bottles of water when a good looking young man approaches them. He was wearing shades and a hat to go with a white V-neck shirt under a black suit.
"Congratulations girls that was one hell of a concert"
"Thanks Yuuki" the girls said in unison
"So are you done packing up? were about to leave"
"Yes were all done, just taking a little rest, were exhausted"Hime said resting her head over Yuka's shoulder, a woman with a black wavy hair that reaches her mid back.
"Yeah, can you at least give us a time to rest Yuuki?
"Well, I can Yumi, but we need to get you girls home, you still have classes tomorrow". Yuuki said.
"Urrggg, why do we have to go to school were rock stars, can't we just skip it?" Another woman joins the conversation.
"Technically you can Akino-chan."
"Really I can? then…" Akino was cut off when Yuuki spoke again.
"That is, if you want the paparazzi to find out your real identity." Yuuki said with a challenging look.
"Uhmp, you can do that?" Akino asked.
"Practically he can, he's the manager" Hime said while both Yumi and Yuka nod in agreement.
Akino hurriedly stood up, grabbed her stuff then looked at her friends signaling them to hurry up.
"Ohh! Akino-chan," they all thought sharing hearty laughter.
-x-x-x-
-Inside the limousine
Everyone is fast asleep except for a brunette woman staring blankly through the glass window, she couldn't sleep no matter what she does; she tried closing her eyes to see if it will work but sleep wouldn't come. So Yumi plug in her earphones and cranked up the volume, just so she can drain the night away. She thought that if she can't make herself sleep then let the music do its job, but tonight the only thing that could help her rest didn't help at all, because a certain black haired woman kept on running through her mind all day long.
( Jamich- You and I )
"Are you tired?" She thought to herself, "cause you been on my mind, running thousands and thousands of miles" she added.
"Sorry, I know that the lines out of style" closing her eyes, she lets herself get swooped away by the music.
But you
You look so beautiful on this starry night
Loving the way the moonlight catches your eyes and your smile
I'm captivated your beauty is timeless never outdated.
As the memories of that fateful night, came flashing back at her as the lines of the song passed through her ears. The night when she finally accepted Sachiko Ogasawara's rosary in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary,
I don't know why I'm drowned to you
Could you be the other one so we'd equal two.
And this is all based on a lucky chance that you would rather add then subtract.
You and I could be like Sonny and Cher, honey and bears
You and I could be like Aladdin and Jasmine
So let's make it happen, Like.
La la la la la la
The song keeps on playing inside her head, Yumi's starts to notice that her surroundings are starting to get blurry, and her eyes lids are getting heavier by the minute. She removed her earphones and took a glimpse at her friends. She smiled and thought "Goodnight, Hime-chan, Yuka-chan, Akino-chan and you too Yuuki," but before sleep could takes its course, she once again looked outside the window, gazing upon the moon that was shining brightly at her. Yumi then mumbled slowly but sweetly, "Goodnight to you too, Onee-sama". She then closed her eyes and everything went black like the night that covers Tokyo.
-x-x-x-
Rrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnggg!
Yumi woke up by the Deafening sound of her very own alarm clock, she reached out her hand and grabbed a hold of it. She was about to throw it, but somebody grabbed her risk to stop her from doing so.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" Yuuki said while holding Yumi's wrist.
He took the device from Yumi's hand and placed it back on the table.
"AHHHHHHHH," to Yumi's surprise! She immediately sat up from where she was lying, but fell out of the bed and hit the floor, hard enough to make a loud thud that could be heard throughout the room.
"Awwww". Yumi groaned, as she rubbed her backside to relieve the pain of falling.
Yuuki was shocked about what happened, so he hurriedly offered his hand to help his sister to stand up.
"Hey, Yumi are you alright?", Yuuki asked with a worried look on his eyes.
Yumi turned red; she just embarrassed herself in front of her brother, so she held her brother's hand and quickly stood up, to avoid being more embarrassed.
"Yeah, I'm fine Yuuki don't worry about it," Yumi stated, with her face still painted in red.
"Are you sure?" Yuuki asked, still giving his sister a worried look.
Yumi smiled and then gave Yuuki a slight nod, assuring sure she was fine.
"Alright then; Mom asked me to wake you up, she said you might break another alarm clock if I didn't," Yuuki grinned as Yumi again turned red.
If Yuuki, haven't been there to stop me, this would be the second time I have smashed an alarm clock against the wall. Well the first one happened about a day or two ago; I had a busy schedule that time and since then I haven't gotten decent sleep at all, how un-lady like it may seem but it's true, so can you blame me?, I'm a lady and a lady always needs her rest. I'd asked Yuuki to loosen up my schedule a bit but all I get from him was "I'll try," what the heck am I supposed to do with "I'll try?" He's my brother and he's also my so called manager, couldn't he at least give me a break? Hays! Well I guess this is also part of my whole secret Rock star life, I just have to make the best of the only time I have.
"I think I'm going to take a bath now." Yumi said shifting away from her brother's teasing gaze, making her way to her dresser.
"Ohh, breakfast is almost ready, you might wanna hurry up." Yuuki said, pointing at the clock.
Yumi took a glance at what Yuuki is pointing at, her eyes widen up as she saw what time it is, it's almost 6:45 AM.
"EEHhh, Yuuki Why didn't you tell-,? She couldn't finish her question, when she looked back at her brother he was no longer there.
"The heck!, I'm gonna be late, Yoshino-chan's going to kill me!" Yumi exclaimed as she hurriedly picked up all of her clothes and rushed to the bathroom.
Ten minutes later, Yumi got out of the bathroom fully dressed and wearing a towel on her hair. She dried her hair quickly, and then faced the mirror; she tied her hair up into a single ponytail, unlike the usual pigtail style. She didn't really have any reason for doing this at all; she just simply wanted to try something different once in a while. She looked at herself again in the mirror to see if it suited her.
"hmpf, I look good." Yumi smiled as that thought popped out her mind. "I wonder what Onee-sama would think, if she saw me." Yumi's thought started to drift as she imagined what Sachiko might say if she indeed saw her.
"You are so beautiful, Yumi, your hair suits you well," Sachiko said looking at Yumi tenderly.
Yumi blushed at Sachiko's statement, "You...You are more Beautiful, O-Onee-sama," Yumi smiled sincerely then hugged Sachiko tightly never wanting to be separated from the arms of her beloved Onee-sama, when she felt Sachiko hug her back. Yumi couldn't help herself any more not to tell Sachiko what she truly felt for the latter. Yumi looked at Sachiko who was looking back at her, Mocha eyes met Blue eyes, they both stared at each other lovingly, they stayed like that for a few minutes, until Yumi broke the silence that enveloped the room and finally managed to say something.
"Uhm, Onee-sama I need to tell you something, Will you hear me out?"
Sachiko smiled fondly at Yumi as she answered "Sure, Yumi, what is it? I'm all ears."
Yumi closed her eyes and took a deep breath before looking back at Sachiko straight in the eyes.
"O-Onee-sama I . . . I . . . l...Lo...Love you. I'm in love with you O-Onee-sama," Yumi stammered from her sudden confession, she felt like her heart was about to explode as those five little words escaped her lips. Those words that seemed so little, yet it meant so much to her, those words that kept on haunting her even in her sleep. Now that she finally said it, she looked back at the person who captured her heart completely, waiting for those exact same words to come out from her own Onee-sama's lips.
Sachiko opened her mouth and started to speak, "Yumi, I lo….!
"Yumi "
"Hmmmmm? What is it Onee-Sama?"
"Yumi"
"Onee-sama?"
"YUMI?"
-x-x-x-
Yumi finally stepped off the bus; she was kinda relieved that she was able to make it in time before the meeting. Yumi was standing in the front gate of Lillian Girls Academy, the school that she had grown to love, the place where it all started. The place she met the most admired and loved student in all Lillian, Ogasawara Sachiko, the goddess like beauty that seemed to be so far from everyone else because of her social standards. Her beauty that was merely compared to Aphrodite, skin so white like the winter snow, hair as black as a crows feather and those blue eyes that glimmer like the sun shining in the horizon, but those blue eyes can be so cold sometimes that she was named the "Ice princess." She was indeed a goddess trapped in a human's body. For Yumi she was the luckiest person ever born on the face of the earth because someone like her became Sachiko's imouto, she may not be the first person that Sachiko had asked but she will always be the last.
As Yumi made her way to the Rose Mansion, she was greeted by several female students that walked past her.
"Gokigenyou, Rosa Chinensis en bouton,"the girls offered Yumi their sweetest smiles.
"Gokigenyou," Yumi greeted back with a sincere smile, as the students made their way to their own classes.
"Hey looked at Yumi-sama she looks so beautiful." the girls smiled as they took a quick glance of Yumi.
"Yeah, I know right Yumi-sama looks good in a ponytail," the female students started giggling.
Yumi couldn't help but blush by the compliments that she has been receiving by the whispering girls, the moment she set foot on the school grounds.
She stopped momentarily in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary; she stands firmly like a proper lady should always do, closed her eyes, intertwined her fingers and offered her silent prayers to the Idol, just like everyone else who passes here.
-x-x-x-
Yumi, finally reached the Rose Mansion with a little bit of time to spare; She prepared herself for what she may receive from the other side of the biscuit door. As she was about to turn the door knob, the door flew right open and there came out an annoyed Yoshino looking at her with murderous eyes.
"You are almost late, Yumi-chan", Yoshino said crossing both of her arms.
Yumi rubbed the back of her head as she answered "Yes, I know Yoshino-san, I'm sorry". Yumi said with a smile before proceeding to her designated seat. She then greeted everyone else, "Gokigenyou, Everyone." Everyone smiled at Yumi and did the same.
"Hays, but what if you were late?"
"But, I'm not, right? So relax Yoshino-san"
"Yoshino-sama, will you please stop with your nagging. My Onee-sama just arrived in time, so please just stop and let's just get on with the meeting. We've wasted enough time already." Touko said standing up and interrupting the two en bouton from their exchange of words.
"Touko-chan is right. We should go on with the meeting before our class starts." Yumi said looking at Yoshino.
Yoshino sighed; she knows that she just got defeated by Yumi and Yumi's petite seour, Matsudaira Touko, so she just walked back to her seat.
"You know, you two are really perfect for each other." Said Yoshino
Yumi and Touko looked at each other sharing a small giggle.
Toudo Shimako, the former Rosa Gigantea en bouton, now Rose Gigantea, officially started the meeting. "All right everyone, as you may all know that the preparations for the Graduation ceremony of the third year students will be starting soon and we need all of your full cooperation to make this a success.
As the meeting went on, Yumi didn't pay any attention to anything at all. She just kept on looking at the vacant chair where her Onee-sama usually sits. Oh, how she loves it, every time she sees her Onee-sama working on some papers for the Yamayurikai or just seeing her Onee-sama having Tea makes her so happy. She's merely captivated in every slight movement that Sachiko does; the way Sachiko's simple gestures make her heart beat so fast, Sachiko fixing her perfectly tied scarf even though there's no need to but she never bothers to complain. She loves how Sachiko's simple touch has so much effect on her. Just being with Sachiko, her day was already complete. But now, Sachiko is nowhere to be found inside the Rose Mansion. She's been very busy preparing for the College entrance exam, so she hasn't got any spare time to come by for a visit.
So for Yumi, each day that passes seemed like minutes to her no-erased that! It seemed like seconds to her because the day of the final farewell is coming at close, and her beloved black heiress beauty will be leaving Lillian Grounds, though her Onee-sama will be attending Lillian College for girls which is only next door, there is still no guarantee that they will be able to spend time with each other.
In fact to Yumi, Sachiko, plus college, equals less time for Yumi. So Yumi couldn't help but miss her Onee-sama, well why wouldn't she right? After all, saying I miss you always means the same as I love you, because logically speaking; you can never miss a person if you don't love her and she already admitted that fact to herself after their date on Valentine's Day, though she never admitted it to the recipient of her almost undying love. She was certainly afraid that if she did tell her Onee-sama her real feelings, the latter might disgust her, hate her or even worst leave her. She never wanted that to happen. So no matter how much she wanted to tell Sachiko this wretched feeling. The only thing that she could do right now is to wait for the right time.
"Right time? What if the right time doesn't come? What would happen to you then, Yumi?" Yumi asked herself silently.
"You're a rock star, Yumi, use it." This thought merely repeated itself again and again in the Brunette's head. She couldn't comprehend what her brother meant by these words. "What exactly do you what me to do, Yuuki?" Yumi sighed as she tried to remember what she and her brother talked about earlier.
-FLASHBACK
"Yumi?"
"Hmmmmm? What is it Onee-sama?"
"Yumi?"
"Onee-sama?"
"YUMI?"
Yumi's daydream was interrupted, when she felt a hand over her shoulder and when she heard a familiar voice call her name, she opened her eyes to see Yuuki standing behind her. "Yuuki?, W-What are you doing in my room? Again? And how many times to I have to tell you to knock before you barge in here?" Yumi asked.
" Well first off, mom asked me to get you, she said you're taking way too long to get down, second I did knock 3 times in fact, but I didn't get an answer, so I just let myself in and when I called you the only thing I got from you was Onee-sama." Yuuki answered giving Yumi a knowing look.
Yumi's eyes widen as she blushed, she realized that her brother just witnessed her daydreaming state. "Wait, how long have you been watching me?" She asked curiously.
"Long enough to know that you are in love with Sachiko-sama," he blurted out. "Well I'm fully well aware that you love Sachiko-sama more than words, but I never thought it would be this much," Yuuki said naturally taking a seat on Yumi's bed.
Yumi blushed furiously; she couldn't believe what she just heard from her brother. "Yuuki knew that I have this kind of feeling for Onee-sama? And yet he's not even mad," Yumi thought to herself.
Yuuki smirked, seeing her sister's questioning look, so he took it as a way of answering her questions. "Yes, Yumi I know about your feelings,"
"Y-You knew? B-but how? I didn't even tell…" Yumi unable to finish her question for Yuuki cut her off.
"Yes! You didn't but let's just say that, your face says it all." Yuukireplied laughing at his own antics.
Yumi felt the flush spread from her ear to her cheeks; she ignored Yuuki's remarks and plastered a smile on her face. "You're not mad knowing your sister has this inappropriate feeling for another woman?"
Yuuki smiled at Yumi "Tell me, why I should be mad then."
"W-well, b-because this is all w-wrong, this feeling is wrong." Yumi's voice shuttered trying to point out her reason.
"But Does it feel wrong?" asked Yuuki.
"N-No not at all. I-I know that it's wrong for me to feel this way, but in my heart it just felt so right." Yumi could feel her tears threatening to fall, so she closed her eyes and looked up to stop them from falling.
"I know Yumi, I know," Yuuki said standing up from where he was sitting before hugging his sister.
"Do you know why I can never hate you Yumi?"
"No Yuuki. Why?" Asked Yumi still wrap in his brother's warm embrace.
"Because you are my sister" Yuuki whispered to Yumi, he then broke away from the embrace and held Yumi at arm's length. He looked at Yumi straight in the eye then continued "You just happen to fall in love your own kind but that doesn't mean that I should judge you based on how you feel or who you fall in love with. Neither I nor anybody else has the right to tell you how you should feel, that is your decision and yours alone; I could never hate you for just being you Yumi, remember that.
Yumi, was shocked beyond words as she stood there speechless. He didn't expect anything like this from her brother, her own brother! But deep inside, she was pretty happy for she knew that her brother accepted her feelings. She gave her brother a warm hug and told him how grateful she was for having him as her brother.
"Have you told her about this yet? I mean have you confessed? Yuuki raised his eyebrows in question.
"No. I haven't told her yet, but I plan to, I just don't know how to." Yumi said plainly.
"Have you tried telling her personally?"
"I tried to, but every time I open my mouth, the words I want to tell her just fail to come out." Yumi sighed as she tried to reason out.
"Oh! Yumi, you really are something" Yuuki thought smilingly. "If you can't say it, then sing it."
"Huh? And how am I supposed to do that? Yumi asked confusingly.
"Oh, come on Yumi, You're a Rock Star, Use it." Yuuki said turning his back, making his way out of Yumi's room, leaving a completely dazed Yumi.
-End of Flashback
-x-x-x-
"You're a Rock Star, Yumi, use it." This thought was basically engraved on the head of the beautiful brunette, she couldn't think of anything except for those words that seemed like music to her ears. Yumi smiled as she finally realized what her brother meant, by her being a Rock Star.
"Yuuki, I'm really lucky to have you as my brother." Yumi thought as the smile tightened at the corner of her mouth. Now there's only one question that needs an answer "How the heck am I going to do this?"
Unknown to Yumi, everyone else present in the student council room was watching her all throughout the meeting; the meeting had come to a stop as they watched Yumi get so caught up in her thoughts that she hadn't realized that she was being watched. They were all wondering what was going on inside the brunette's head to make her smile like that. Touko and Yoshino had their eyes on Yumi ever since the meeting started; they notice Yumi's sudden change of behavior, she's been in a deep thought lately and seems to be running late quiet often, and from the looks of it there's only one person and one person only that could make Yumi smile like that.
"Sachiko-sama" they both thought simultaneously.
A/N : So? what do you think guys? I'm sorry for the grammatical errors and some misspelled words. I will certainly do better next time, if there will be a next time :)))
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- Claine24.