A/N: Disclaimer: I don't own Strawberry Panic or its characters, all goes to its respective creators
Well here it is, my sequel to Loves Abyss, hope you all enjoy.
Chapter 1: Call Back Home
Tap tap tap tap
Eleanor sat in her chair tapping her finger against the hard wood desk as she watched through the window seeing all the red colored leaves fall from the trees and eagerly waited for the professor to be finished with his lecture. But truth be told Eleanor wasn't paying attention at all what so ever, instead she waited anxiously for class to be over so she could go be with Miyuki who was no doubt bored just as she was.
She had been in college since the early morning going from class to class listening to the same thing over and over, since they were now finishing the semester they were off to a well deserved break and their professors were bidding farewell to them. Of course every time they would start talking about the break Eleanor would almost always drift off in her mind, thinking about something else or rather someone else.
"It's been three years." Eleanor smiled as that thought came to mind, three years that she has been with Miyuki and the two of them were rarely seen apart. Three whole years ever since Eleanor got Miyuki's father, Hoshiro, to put an end to everything he was doing to Miyuki and finally brought a new sense of happiness in Miyuki's life. Together and with the help of Eleanor's family they got an apartment that was almost too large for just two people, thankfully Shizuma had moved in followed by Nagisa after she graduated from Miator and was now living with them.
Not only that but Yaya was only a floor away from where Eleanor lived so staying in contact and hanging out with her best friend was amazing since they lived in the same place. Yaya with the aid of her parents managed to get her apartment a floor above Eleanor's and Yaya has been living there alone till Tsubomi graduates who is now in her fifth year and she had to admit, Tsubomi really bloomed into a beautiful woman as the years went by, when Eleanor saw her she couldn't believe that was the same Tsubomi, she remembered Miyuki even caught Eleanor staring at her to which she received a soft jab at her side.
A laugh escaped Eleanor's mouth which quickly snapped her out of her trance realizing that everyone had heard her to which her professor had also caught.
-" if you find me so funny then perhaps you'd like to come up here and finish or maybe I can finish what I have to say and let you all leave a lot sooner."-
Eleanor lowered her head down her desk after slightly being embarrassed, -"Gomenasai."-
Once the professor dismissed the class Eleanor wandered around the halls waiting for Miyuki to be let out of her class, being that she had one more class then Eleanor did so she always had time to kill before they could go home together. Eleanor opened the doors outside as she felt a gush of cold autumn air and despite the chill it was still very welcoming since winter was fast approaching too so it wouldn't be long till the place is covered in snow. Eleanor was well bundled up too wearing a green turtleneck sweater along with her favorite black leather jacket and a pair of jeans with her boots.
Eleanor took a seat on the stone steps to wait for Miyuki seeing as how she was probably almost done with her class and eagerly awaited her beloved girlfriend. Even more so due to the fact that since it was starting to become colder as the days went by and Eleanor loved the cold seasons mainly because the two of them would watch movies together while they cuddled together wrapped in a warm blanket, thus Eleanor always loved to call it the 'cuddle' season.
That's not to say their relationship was perfect, there were times when the two would argue about certain things, sometimes it was Eleanor's fault and others were Miyuki's, such as the time when Miyuki's father came back into the picture for a bit to talk some sense into Miyuki which caused a bit a tension between the two though Miyuki always made her father back down, and another was when a girl in Eleanor's class had a crush on her which caused Eleanor to become really friendly with her but her crush on Eleanor was unknown to her and it made Miyuki a tad jealous when she found out and made life harder for her despite Eleanor not knowing why at least at the time, but the two of them managed to tackle there problems together and always forgave one another.
Eleanor quietly watched the other people passing by her as they prepared to head to their homes and it wasn't till a shadow loomed over her breaking off the silence she was in.
-"Well well look at what we have here."- Eleanor turned around her to see who it was.
-"Hey Momomi."-
-"Never thought I'd find you in a dump like this."-
Eleanor chuckled, -"Good to see you too."-
Now that was a friendship Eleanor would never thought possible of course and even though she knew who she was back then and what she had done in the past, Eleanor still befriended her mainly because Kaname had left her and she was heartbroken. When Eleanor saw her crying at a small café she just didn't have the heart to just walk out. So she sat down despite Momomi telling her to get lost but she didn't and actually helped her out during her crisis, Eleanor even helped her get Kaname back, though Momomi would never say it she was very grateful and welcomed their friendship but of course she would never tell Eleanor that.
-"Now what brings you here Momomi?"-
Momomi placed her hands on her hips and cocked her head to the side, -"Well seeing as how the semester is over, I'm looking for a different school to attend as the one I was in before sucked."-
-"I see."-
Momomi nodded her head, -"So what are you doing sitting out here in the cold Eleanor."-
-"I'm waiting for Miyuki."-
-"Ah of course you are."-
-"What about you? I don't see Kaname anywhere with you."-
Momomi crossed her arms, -"Well in her words she said she couldn't be bothered wasting her time doing something like this and I expected she'd say something like that."-
-"I'm amazed on how you can put up with her sometimes."-
Momomi let out a sigh, -"Well no arguments there, but we need each other that's the best way I can put it."-
-"So what are you two going to do now?"- Eleanor asked.
-"I'm not sure, to be honest Kaname has been really training hard to be professional tennis player and I rarely see her."-
Eleanor stood up, -"I'm surprised you aren't doing the same."-
Momomi laughed, -"Please, while I did enjoy the sport it wasn't something long term for me plus I really don't like getting all sweaty."- She paused for a bit, -"Besides, Kaname drove me away from it."-
-"How so?"- Eleanor asked waiting for Momomi's answer.
-"Well remember when Kaname lost to Amane those years back."- Eleanor nodded, -"Well she never really let it go and she'd been training hard ever since and then once we finished spica she continued to train with me until she really started crossing the line with me."-
-"What happened?"-
-"Well let's just say she said things that were beyond forgiving."- Momomi closed her eyes, -"Yeah I know, me being hurt by words is a very rare thing but Kaname has a way with them that made me feel horrible so after that I never once played tennis."-
-"Sorry to hear that Momomi."-
-"Save it, I don't need your sympathy or anyone."- Momomi stopped herself, -"but... Arigato."-
-"That must have hurt to say."- Eleanor teased causing Momomi to laugh.
-"Maybe so."-
Momomi looked behind Eleanor and smiled, -"Anyway Eleanor I got to go, so I'll see you around."- She waved her hand as she walked away from Eleanor.
Momomi headed off and just as Eleanor was about to sit back down she felt a pair of arms slide under her open jacket and lovingly embrace her from behind.
-"Hey sweetheart."- Miyuki cooed into Eleanor's ear as she wrapped her arms around her warm body, -"Sorry to have kept you waiting."-
-"Don't worry about it."- Miyuki drew Eleanor's face in for a loving kiss, -"Goodness Eli your freezing, your lips are cold."-
Eleanor gave a crooked smile, -"Well why don't you warm them up for me."- Miyuki continued to lock lips with her till they heard someone clear their throat.
-"If you two didn't forget we're still in school so perhaps we can go home first and not attract attention and you two can continue groping each other, I'm freezing out here."- the two girls turned to see it was Shizuma with Nagisa in hand both smiling at the two to which Eleanor and Miyuki both agreed they should go home as the cold was starting to be uncomfortable due to dusk slowly approaching.
Thanks to Eleanor's parents they had bought her a simple but great looking silver car for her to get around and go to school with, even Miyuki had a car thanks to her mother and the two of them would take turns driving each other to school. Eleanor got in her car with Miyuki in the passenger seat as did Shizuma in her black sports car with Nagisa and all four of them began heading home.
The drive back home was a long one but they finally made it with no trouble and Eleanor parked her car in front of the large building that was their apartment. Their apartment was everything they wanted, it was in the fifth floor and was extremely large even for four people but regardless they still loved it. It had 3 bedrooms but they only used two of them, it also had a large living room with a kitchen right in it and the girls would always watch flicks at night or just pass the time with simple games.
Eleanor rested her head on the head rest of the car seat and let out a long exhale.
-"Long day?"- Miyuki asked.
-"Yeah…but on the bright side we finally get to relax."-
-"Well after having spent the whole night studying you deserve it."-
Eleanor turned to look at Miyuki, -"Yeah having tests right before the semester let out was brutal."-
Miyuki giggled, -"Well you survived so that's good news."- Eleanor softly laughed and unbuckled her seat belt.
The moment she did however Miyuki quickly straddled on top of Eleanor surprising her and despite it being a bit of a tight fit began passionately kissing her.
Ignoring the cold seeping inside the car they continued to kiss, their breathing growing heavy with every passing moment, Miyuki couldn't wait anymore she wanted her more than usual causing her to bump her head on the roof of the car making Eleanor chuckle which only made Miyuki a bit more feisty.
-"If you two want to freeze out here be my guest but wouldn't you both want to continue that inside… where it's warm."- Shizuma was knocking at their car window to get their attention they even saw Nagisa giggling behind Shizuma.
-"She has a point."- Eleanor laughed while Miyuki buried her head in Eleanor's shoulder letting out a small chuckle, -"Well let's get inside and continue this upstairs."-
It was a tight fit but the two managed to get out of the car and headed inside the building, pushing the button for the elevator and waited for it to arrive. While in the elevator Miyuki and Shizuma were conversing with each other while Eleanor rested the back of her head on the wall all the while Nagisa herself was looking very drowsy no doubt college has been an exhausting experience.
They opened the door to their home to be greeted by the warm air along with the scented vanilla candles Nagisa loved to have around to make the place feel more like home.
"Home sweet Home." Eleanor hung her jacket inside the closet that was right by the door all the while Miyuki was staring rather lustfully at Eleanor's body while she did some small stretches and how her sweater clung to her body so nicely.
-"Geez Miyuki why don't you take her to your room already."-
-"What!? No I wasn't, I uh…"- Shizuma always managed to catch Miyuki in whatever act she was doing and tease her about it just because she enjoyed seeing her get all embarrassed and Miyuki knew it but it was all in good fun but Shizuma was still right about it, all Miyuki wanted to do was to take her to their room and not let her leave till morning.
-"Is that so, well Miyuki I'm flattered."- Eleanor walked up to Miyuki and inched her face closer till their lips almost touched but before they even met one another Eleanor couldn't help but yawn deeply.
Eleanor buried her head on Miyuki's shoulder near her neck and chuckled softly, -"Gomen, I guess I'm more tired than I thought."-
Miyuki laughed alongside Eleanor, -"That's alright, but I did tell you to go to sleep when you were studying late at night."-
-"Yeah sorry, I just didn't want to fail."- Miyuki ran her fingers through Eleanor's short black hair.
-"So once I get some rest I promise you that I'm all yours for as long as you want."- Eleanor said with a wink.
Eleanor slowly separated from Miyuki and headed towards the couch in their living room, turned on the television and laid down on her side hoping that whatever was on would help put her to sleep.
Shizuma began preparing a meal with Nagisa, Miyuki couldn't get over the fact that Shizuma had started taking classes on how to cook after she nearly set the kitchen on fire and proved herself when she surprised everyone with the best tasting thanksgiving dinner leaving everyone in awe including Nagisa.
Miyuki also started to yawn while she stretched her limbs realizing that she too was tired from everything she had been working on in class and headed right for the couch to cuddle with her angel.
Miyuki crawled right behind Eleanor with her back right on the backrest, and placed her hand on Eleanor's waist.
-"Anything good on?"-
-"No just the news."- Eleanor placed the remote on the arm rest so Miyuki could switch the channel if she wanted too.
Miyuki's hand slid from Eleanor's waist to the hand Eleanor had close to her chest and held it while caressing it with her thumb while Miyuki's free hand started to slowly rub the top of Eleanor's head in a messaging fashion with her fingers.
Hearing Eleanor softly moan told Miyuki that she was feeling very relaxed, -"Miyuki…if you keep doing that it's going to put me to sleep."- Eleanor always loved when Miyuki would do that to her as it was indeed relaxing, it also reminded Eleanor of a time when she was younger and would take naps on the couch while her mother would watch TV and she would do the same thing to her.
-"I thought that was the point."- She cooed softly in Eleanor's ear and after Miyuki said that she felt Eleanor's hand go limp and then started to hear her slowly breathing which told her that her angel had fallen asleep.
It wasn't too long that Miyuki also joined her in a peaceful sleep, Nagisa and Shizuma retreated back into their rooms quietly with their meals so they could watch a movie in their room so as to not disturb them. Nagisa came back to the living room with a blanket to keep them warm and placed it over them, she could only smile as she saw Miyuki instinctively pull Eleanor closer to her softly as they slept.
Nagisa turned off the television in the living room and retreated back into their room where Shizuma was waiting for her to allow her friends to get their much needed rest.
Meanwhile in the outskirts of Japan, in a large home surround by a miles of beautiful wilderness and more so thanks to the season, Chikaru sat in her living room enjoying a bit of television while her girlfriend Shion was exercising on her treadmill in the adjacent room.
Chikaru let out a long exhale as she relaxed on the couch since she just had a very busy day, after she had graduated from Lulim she immediately enrolled in a university for a degree in teaching and at the same time working as an assistant nurse while also receiving training in the medical field at the same time. Chikaru always had a passion for it but she really looked forward in working with kids once she had her teaching degree and being a doctor was something else she wanted to do as she enjoyed helping others.
Shion on the other hand had been working with her family in a very prestigious law firm at least as her mother's assistant while she continues her education till she can really become a full fledged lawyer. Not much had changed in her life other than going to the same university as Chikaru and having a wonderful life with her.
-"Look at this Shion, the mall is going to have an event tomorrow; maybe we should go and have fun."- There was no reply, only the sounds of running on a machine with some heavy panting.
-"Shion?"- Chikaru walked in the room to see her dear girlfriend working herself to exhaustion on the treadmill.
-"Yeah…love?"- Shion turned to glance at Chikaru, panting heavily. Chikaru wondered if what her mother had told her was still bothering Shion.
-"There's going to be a special at the mall, I thought maybe we could go and have some fun."- Shion didn't stop running, she looked like she was contemplating either she should go or stay.
-"I think… I'm… going to stay here."- She spoke in between breaths as Chikaru rubbed two fingers on her temple.
-"Did my mother really bother you that much?"- Shion didn't reply again and with that Chikaru knew she was right.
-"Shion you can't let what my mother told you affect you like that sweetie."-
Shion met her gaze. -"She called me fat!" Chikaru couldn't help but giggle at her sensitive girlfriend.
It wasn't too long ago when Chikaru's parents invited the both of them to a family dinner. Everything was going fine, until her mother commented that Shion looked like she gained a few pounds. Chikaru didn't think shion would take it that far, even though she looked the same in her eyes, Her slim, sexy body didn't look like she gained an ounce at all, but sadly Shion didn't seem think so.
Chikaru pushed the button to make it stop, Shion slowly coming to a halt. She led her beloved girlfriend to the table and made her sit down. Then placed a glass of refreshing water, something Shion didn't hesitate to gulp down in one go.
-"You shouldn't work yourself to death Shion-koi."- Shion panting turned her head to meet her enchanting gaze.
-"But she called me…"- Chikaru placed her finger to her soft lips. -"but you're not love, you shouldn't let what my mother say affect you."- Shion knew she was right, she always has been.
Chikaru sighed, -"Remember what your father called me…"- Shion could see in her eye that she was remembering what had been said that day by Shion's own father, it went to the point that Chikaru was found crying afterwards in Shion's room. Shion was enraged by it that she even lashed out at her own father and it might have got them kicked out for the moment but Shion cared too much for Chikaru to let her father get away with it.
-"Yes…I remember."- Chikaru gave her the kindest smile to her girlfriend. -"But I never let it affect me, I mean it did hurt me a lot but it never stopped me from being who I am."- Shion didn't say anything, Chikaru always knew what to say to her to make her understand, and she was happy to have such an amazing girlfriend.
-"Now come on, take a shower because we're going to go out 'kay"-
-"Right now? Isn't it cold outside."-
-"Yes but I don't think that's a problem right?"- Shion nodded and stood up, her legs feeling like they would detach from her body at any giving moment as she headed towards the bathroom.
Once the door closed, Chikaru sat on the couch in the living room of their large house decorated with small lamp tables and a big screen television in the back along with several pictures of both of them and their families along with several handmade decorative cloths to make the tables look nice. Chikaru always tried her best to have their home looking amazing, as she always had pretty things to set all around their home to make it look nice.
She could hear the water running and figured she should do something to make the time go by. She stood up and headed to the bathroom herself to surprise her unsuspecting girlfriend by joining her in it.
-"Chikaru?!"- Shion pretended to sound surprised but she was never that good at faking it. -"oh come on, I've already seen you like this."- Chikaru giggled her way inside as she closed the door behind her.
-"Dang it Yaya-baka!"-
Tsubomi sat on a chair as she watched a stunned Yaya as glass was scattered all over the floor. Yaya had accidently dropped a glass of soda on the floor, against Tsubomi's protest to dry her hands first and not hold it with wet hands.
-"…Don't worry, I'll get it cleaned up"- Tsubomi watched as she picked up the glass shards carefully and decided she should help her baka girlfriend. She mopped the places that didn't have glass all the while scolding Yaya for not listening to her.
-"I keep telling you time and time again, Yaya you should dry your hands first before grabbing anything that's made of glass cause it could slip."- Yaya stuck her tongue at Tsubomi when she wasn't looking at her.
-"you would think after three years, my little Tsubomi would be nicer and more tender, but noooo, she's still the same girl who would drive me insane on a daily basis… but you know what, I don't really care about that anymore. I love her with all my heart and I wouldn't want her to change for anything."- Yaya smiled at the idea of a gentle Tsubomi, that wouldn't scold her or get mad at her. But she knew that was never bound to happen, Tsubomi noticing the smirk on Yaya's features commented on it.
-"What are you thinking about?"- She asked, snapping Yaya out of her day dream, she paused for bit before saying. -"…You."- She smiled at Tsubomi as she collected the last glass shard. Only three years and Yaya was left speechless at the beautiful woman she was becoming and with quite the body.
-"Eh?"- Tsubomi didn't expect that response not one bit, she figured Yaya would lash back at her or something but Yaya only kept smiling while she finished picking up a few more shards.
-"What do you mean?"- Tsubomi became intrigued as Yaya sighed as she threw away the shards.
-"I don't know where I'd be without you, you know. If didn't have someone who cared about me as much as you I think I would be a complete mess."- Tsubomi's cheeks flushed red. She then felt Yaya's arms embracing her, when she was not noticing. Tsubomi let out a defeated sigh before embracing her baka.
-"You'd probably be more than a mess…"- She kissed Yaya in a deep passionate kiss before pressing their foreheads together.
Yaya took a small step back, feeling an intense sharp pain at her heel. She reeled back her foot in a whimper as she saw a few drops of blood dripping to the floor.
-"Yaya are you okay?!"- Yaya nodded, noticing that she had stepped on a shard she must have overlooked. Tsubomi quickly went and fetched the first aid kit.
-"I can't see…is it bad?"- asked the panicked Yaya. Tsubomi took a look at it noticing it wasn't even bad at all, it looked like a scratch.
-"Yaya it's just a scratch…"-
Her words fell on deaf ears. -"I'm going to die aren't I!"-
Tsubomi rolled her eyes; she then looked at her foot then at Yaya's enchanting hazel eyes which looked very calm as if she wasn't really worried about her wound.
-"Sometimes you can act like such a baka Yaya."- Tsubomi smiled as she went back to bandaging her dear girlfriend's foot.
The sound of an obnoxious ringing tone abruptly awoke Eleanor from the warmest and comfortable sleep she had ever been in. That same annoying ring tone Eleanor had set up as an alarm clock to wake her up so she wouldn't be late for her exams, that same ring tone she had forgotten to turn off seeing as she was on break now.
Eleanor was about to switch off her phone till she saw it was actually an incoming call from her father and very sluggishly rose to sit up.
She pushed the receiver button and answered, "Hey dad." She replied rather groggy and she could tell that her ringtone also woke up Miyuki as she could hear her breath in loudly and shift slightly to lift herself on her elbow.
"No don't worry dad, I was just waking up." Miyuki could slightly hear Eleanor's father through the phone, while she wrapped her arms around Eleanor's waist.
She heard more mumbling, "What? No way…" Miyuki tilted her head to look at Eleanor, "Oh my god…please tell me you're joking." Miyuki could hear the stress in her voice and sat upright as she held her hand and could feel Eleanor's hands trembling a bit.
"I'll be on the first flight out dad." Eleanor pushed the button to end the call and she looked horrified.
-"Eli what's wrong is everything okay?"- Eleanor didn't say anything.
-"Eli?"- She saw Eleanor's grip tighten as she held her phone.
"My mom is dying…"
End Chapter 1
So hoped you all enjoyed this first chapter, so i hope you all don't mind that i took some liberties with some of the characters so as to make it work for this story. So anyway I'm back and ready to post more of this story as i'm brainstorming so many things about this piece. See ya guys next time.
