A/N: This is for those who read my previous stories, especially those who took their time to drop some comments.
Of course, I don't own the MSGM characters.
Read at your own risk!
My 3rd story!
"The Kiss and the Bites"
---Arvendell---
Chapter 1. The Kiss
Fukuzawa Yumi stared at Lillian Girls Academy's grounds but saw none of the students, the trees or the school buildings. She was lost in deep thought…as she had been in the last few days. She had been thinking a lot about one and only one thing.
Or one person for that matter.
She hadn't seen her for more than a week.
Her Onee-sama.
Ogasawara Sachiko, her Onee-sama, had been busy with exams and preparations for college lately. In fact, they hadn't had time together for a few weeks now. They see each other in the Rose Mansion, but for only a short time. Sachiko and her classmate and fellow rose Hasekura Rei weren't the only ones busy. She and her friends and classmates Shimazu Yoshino and Toudou Shimako were busy too, with Yamayurikai activities plus she had just taken Matsudaira Touko, Sachiko's cousin, as her petite soeur. Not to mention schoolwork, her schedule was really tight. And yet she couldn't get Sachiko out of her mind. Soon, Sachiko would graduate high school and would be in college. Though Sachiko would be like Satou Sei, a former rose, who was in Lillian University, she knew that it would be more difficult for them to have time together.
Being not able to spend more time with her beloved Onee-sama wasn't the only thing that had been troubling Yumi. It was only part of a bigger issue. And that bigger issue, well…she sighed.
'How am I going to tell Onee-sama my feelings for her? That what I'm feeling for her is more than what a petite soeur should feel for her grande soeur?'
She sighed again.
'When did it happen? Or more precisely, when did I realize that I don't love her as a sister? No. That isn't really the issue. What would I do with this feeling? Should I tell her?'
Yumi closed her eyes as she tried to imagine how she was going to tell Sachiko and what would be the latter's reaction. She hadn't thought of anything definite yet when someone whispered loudly in her ears.
"Yumi-san, are you alright? Sensei is here," Takeshima Tsutako, her classmate, whispered when she opened her eyes in surprise.
---o---
Yumi wasn't paying attention to her surroundings as she absent-mindedly walked towards the Rose Mansion. She wanted to be alone. She wanted to think. The Rose Mansion was more likely the place to do so. The Yamayurikai didn't have a meeting today so she was sure she would be alone there.
Yumi walked inside the Rose Mansion, climbed the stairs and entered the council meeting room while in her own little world, and sat on a chair and dropped her book bag on the floor at her feet. She looked up when she heard gasps. At first it didn't registered in her dulled mind. She couldn't comprehend why Sachiko and Rei were there, staring at her with shock.
Sachiko?!
Yumi shot to her feet.
"Onee-sama!"
---o---
Sachiko and Rei were having an easy talk and a nice tea when the door at the council meeting room opened and a person very familiar entered the room.
Both Sachiko and Rei's greetings caught in their throat when they saw the look on Yumi's face. Yumi didn't even notice their presence at the room. They gasped when Yumi slumped on a chair and dropped her book bag uncharacteristically on the floor. Hearing the gasps, Yumi raised her head. They met a blank stare before recognition dawned and Yumi shot to her feet.
"Onee-sama!"
"Yumi, did something happen?" Sachiko asked worriedly.
"Onee-sama…"
Sachiko stood when Yumi just stared at her with shock. She didn't even seem to see nor aware of Rei's presence. Yumi's eyes were focus only to her.
"Yumi," Sachiko repeated as she movef towards her petite soeur. Yumi surprised her when she quickly moved and embraced her tightly. She hugged her back.
"Uhm, Sachiko, Yumi-chan, I'm going on ahead. Good day," Rei said so that Sachiko and Yumi could be alone together. She thought that the two needed some time to be together.
"Thank you, Rei. And good day to you, too," Sachiko replied before turning her attention back to her petite soeur who was now gazing up at her.
"Onee-sama, I've missed you so much."
She smiled.
"I've missed you, too, Yumi. How are you?"
"I'm fine now that you're here," Yumi said before burying her face on her shoulder.
They held each other for some time before Yumi slowly and shyly let go of Sachiko and settled back on her chair.
---o---
Yumi still couldn't believe that she was with Sachiko right now. She couldn't stop smiling as she gazed at the face she loved so much. The perfectly outlined jaw, the long dark eye lashes, the deep blue eyes, the proud nose, and the red kissable lips. She blushed at the last thought. She blushed all the more when she noticed Sachiko staring at her with an expressionless face.
"Uhm, do you still have exams, Onee-sama?" She asked nervously. She lowered her eyes when Sachiko continued to stare at her.
"Yes, I still have. Yumi, are you sure you don't want to tell me what's bothering you?"
"What made you think…" she started to deny but Sachiko cut her off.
"I know something is bothering you. You can't hide it from me, Yumi."
"I'm…I…Onee-sama…" She didn't know what to say. She hadn't expected to see Sachiko today so she hadn't thought about what she should do or say.
"I'm just feeling a bit lonely that soon I won't be able to see you as often as I want, Onee-sama, after you graduate," Yumi decided to say.
"Yumi…"
"But don't worry about me. I'll be fine. I'll do my best for the Yamayurikai and for Touko. I'll make you proud, Onee-sama," she said as energetically as she could.
Sachiko's face broke into a beautiful smile as she said softly, "I'm sure you will, Yumi."
Yumi smiled back.
For some time, silence ensued in the room until Sachiko looked at the window and said, "Shall we go home now? It will be dark soon."
Sachiko reached for Yumi's hand and thus, hand and hand, they walked towards the gate. They briefly let go when they prayed at Maria-sama's statue but afterwards, their hands joined together again.
When it was time for them to go on separate ways, Yumi, in a moment of bravery and daring, tiptoed and kissed Sachiko's cheek then hurriedly left, leaving Sachiko in shock.
---o---
It was evening. Yumi couldn't sleep. Her face was flaming hot. She didn't need a mirror to know that it was very red.
The scene this afternoon kept playing on and on in her mind like a broken record. All she could think was Sachiko's cheeks and how it felt so soft in her lips.
What should she do now?
What did Sachiko feel?
What if Sachiko hates her now?
She shivered at the last thought. She didn't know what she would do if that was the case.
Despite her worries, Yumi fell asleep and dreamed on Sachiko's soft cheeks and the kiss.
---o---
Sachiko threw the blanket to her feet. She didn't care if it was very unladylike. She sat up and gazed at the curtains swaying softly at the windows. It was already midnight. She couldn't sleep. Whenever she closed her eyes, all she could see was Yumi.
She gently touched the spot where Yumi's lips had been and closed her eyes as she remembered the scene this afternoon. She could still feel Yumi's warm breath and the softness of her lips.
She sighed for the nth time as she slowly opened her eyes. She was glad that Yumi quickly left after the scene. She didn't know how she would react at that time. Even until now, she didn't know how she should. But one thing was for sure. That soft kiss on her cheek made her heart skip a beat.
What now?
What would she do?
What if the reason Yumi left quickly was due to her lack of response?
What if she had hurt Yumi?
She couldn't take it if it she had hurt her. She didn't want Yumi to be hurt.
After much thinking about the stolen kiss, Sachiko made a decision. Now, she had to let Yumi know.
"Yumi."
A/N: Let's find out what happened next in Chapter 2, shall we? :)
22 January 2008