A/N: Hello, so I realize this isn't my other story that I just recently started (Coming Out). I was about halfway through chapter three of that story when it just kind of hit me that it wasn't the story I wanted to write. I had made mention in every authors note that the characters might be a little different and I think part of that was because I wasn't sure what I was doing. I started this one the day before Valentine's Day and had it ready to go on Valentine's day. Then I realized the ending of this chapter was very very rushed and I didn't want to break it into two chapters. I deleted the ending I had and kept going but that delayed it until today so I'm sorry I missed the Valentine's day mark that this story begins with :(. I am terrible at ratings so I will put this story at M for language reasons mainly. I have many scenes for this one already planned out, I just kind of think about it all the way to work and back in a silent car (My life is thrilling). I won't comment on how long this story will be because at the moment I don't know. I have most of the story in my head and how it should flow and where it will end. As far as Coming Out goes I will probably take that down for now so I don't have yet another unfinished story on my account (I feel terrible about all of them that already exist).

Thank you for the reviews on that story, I may fix it up (I wasn't happy with most of it thus far) and post it again at a later day (long time from now), but I think my focus will be on this story. I also wanted to say sorry for the delays, I know that isn't anything new from me, but I am quite busy as of late with this new job and all the training that is going along with it.

I hope you enjoy the start to this story, I am not quite sure I've done one like this before on my account.

Valentine's day. . .

Four years ago I was convinced this was a dumb holiday only good for chocolates. As I write this, I am watching my Valentine sleep soundly in bed. Her name is Fukuzawa, Yumi and she is the only Valentine I have ever wanted. She single-handedly made this holiday one of my favorites and it isn't just because of these chocolates that I cannot stop eating.

We've just made love again. . .

That will be a note for your future self. I know you won't forget this moment so enjoy the memory every now and again. Then again maybe I will forget it, I have so many wonderful memories with her. I never could have guessed that giving her my rosary would lead to real true love. Unfortunately describing what I feel for her wouldn't fit in this diary. Just know that at this very moment you are… bursting…? Your heart is swelling with love for her. That sounds more accurate.

She is sleeping in your bed, her clothes are on your floor, but she is covered by the blanket even though she never minds if you see her like this. There are no walls between you and her. She is completely open to you just like you are to her. I just wish I could live in this moment for ever. Unfortunately, we are going out to dinner with our friends later tonight. It's been a yearly thing for so long now that it would feel awkward if we decided that we just wanted a romantic night with each other. We have the rest of the year for that, one night won't hurt us.

My only hope for today is that Yumi understands how much she truly means to me. It may sound stupid, but I know I will never love anyone as much as her.

I love you Fukuzawa Yumi.

Sachiko took deep breath as she looked at the last thing she wrote for a moment before glancing up to Yumi's still sleeping form. There was a certain serenity she just couldn't quite explain enveloping the room. It was so silent a pin drop could be heard, but Sachiko didn't notice that. She was in a particularly good mood this morning. For some reason, as she had put it, her heart felt like it was swelling with love for the girl in her bed. Almost ready to burst she thought which made her smile and glance back down to the diary still in her hands.

She wondered what she had wrote the year before on this, there had been so many entries since then. Sachiko had made it a note to do an entry daily so that one day she could look back on this and smile. It had been almost two years since she started and though she had already filled one diary, she kept on going and started another which she was getting pretty close to done with. These diaries had become a precious possession to her, one she hoped one day she would share with Yumi. No one had ever read her entries, then again, she was pretty certain Yumi was the only one that knew about the diaries.

It was one of the many secrets the two shared, something Sachiko had remembered noting in one of her entries.

Knock, knock, knock…

Sachiko glanced to the door for a moment before glancing back to Yumi who moved a little the noise. Sachiko quickly closed her diary and left it on the desk she was sitting at before quickly going over to the door hoping to open it before another knock. Even on the way over she couldn't help but note how peaceful of a morning this had been for her so far.

"Good morning," her maid bowed as Sachiko opened the door and smiled. Normally she didn't like the maids bowing for her, but this morning she said nothing, she just simply let the maid in to collect the laundry that she had to.

Of course while her maid did this Sachiko went over and gently sat on her bed where Yumi slept. She didn't want the maid to know Yumi was wearing nothing and she also didn't want Yumi to wake up and accidentally expose that fact.

Thankfully the maid didn't say anything, she just simply collected what she needed and left the room. Just as her bedroom door closed she felt two arms snake around her stomach followed by a head pressed again her back.

"Good morning," Yumi said in a low raspy voice that Sachiko knew was only present when she was still waking up.

"Did you sleep well?" Sachiko asked as Yumi let her go and stretched uncaring that when she shifted she wasn't fully covered anymore. Sachiko couldn't help look for a moment before standing to go lock the door. She didn't want any intrusion if Yumi was going to be up and about like this even if was just to put her clothes on.

Yumi smiled thinking about the night before, "very well," was her simple response. Sachiko could hear by the loving tone in her voice and the bright smile on her face that she had enjoyed the night before just as much as Sachiko had. "How long have you been up?"

Sachiko glanced to her diary for a moment which went unnoticed by Yumi who was climbing out of bed and making her way over to Sachiko's dresser. Sachiko had given her the top drawer exactly for days like this.

"About half an hour maybe," Sachiko said as Yumi pulled a shirt over her head. "I was writing about you in my diary," she admitted as Yumi glanced over Sachiko's desk where the familiar book rested.

"I hope it was good," Yumi said knowing by now that Sachiko never gave her any real specifics. When she turned she saw that Sachiko had that loving smile she knew only she had seen before.

Sachiko thought about those last few lines of hoping Yumi understood how much she truly meant to her. "It's always good when it's about you, one day when I let you read them you will see that."

"I guess I will just have to make do with your love letters."

Sachiko's smile grew as she made her way over to Yumi and placed her hands on her hips before leaning down and giving her that morning kiss neither of them could go without. "What if I told you my diary was essentially a daily love letter?"

Yumi smiled this time. "I guess I would wonder how I was lucky enough to be the one you write about," she said as Sachiko pulled her body close and wrapped her arms around Yumi fully.

"I've always thought that I was the lucky one by having someone so special to write about," Sachiko said as Yumi breathed in that familiar scent that was her girlfriend. Again that feeling of serenity was present, but Sachiko knew she wasn't the only one experiencing it this time.

"Happy Valentine's day," Yumi said a moment later never letting go of Sachiko who just smiled a little.

"Happy Valentine's day," she replied before taking a deep breath and forcing herself to let go of Yumi. "We should probably go get breakfast before it gets cold and you have to leave."

Yumi nodded as she bit her bottom lip with a guilty expression on her face. "I maybe have sent my professor an email saying I wouldn't be there today. I know you told me not to skip class for you, but it's Valentine's day and I wasn't sure we would be up yet and…"

"Good," Sachiko interrupted as Yumi stopped speaking and looked up to her surprised. "I may be selfish, but I wanted to have you to myself all day today and now I do. . . I-I mean if you want to be with me all day that is."

"Sachiko, I want to be with you always. I skipped class specifically so I could be with you before dinner," Yumi said as she took Sachiko's hands in her own and smiled. "Let's go get breakfast, then we can decide what we want to do for the rest of the day."

Later that night. . .

Yumi made an awkward face as she looked at herself in the mirror while holding a dress up. She let out a frustrated sigh before turning to Sachiko who was simply watching her with an amused smirk on her face and her laptop in her lap.

"Which one?" Yumi asked as Sachiko shrugged.

"They both look good," she replied as Yumi grumbled.

"You're no help," she complained before looking back at the mirror. "I guess I'll just have to go naked— "

"The blue one," Sachiko said quickly as Yumi glanced back with a victorious smile as Sachiko focused back on her laptop. She knew that would get an answer out of Sachiko. "However, if you did want to be naked, I could call Onee-sama and tell her that you are ill and that I need to be by your side."

"As much as I like the sound of that, I am hungry," Yumi said before picking up the other dress option she had and walking it back into Sachiko's big walk in closet. It had been awhile since Yumi had started keeping clothes there for when they had sleep over's. "I don't have class in the morning though. . ."

Sachiko frowned, "I have to be up at seven for class though."

Yumi thought for a moment as she leaned against the doorway to the walk in closet. "You could always stop by my dorm room after class."

"Will you be awake?" Sachiko asked as Yumi smiled.

"Has that ever stopped you before?"

Sachiko grinned, "I'll be by tomorrow then. For now let's just worry about dinner."

Dinner. . .

Yumi glanced to Sachiko for a moment staring at the way her dress hugged her form so perfectly. She only looked away when she realized Sachiko caught her staring with a glance towards her followed by a grin. They often had silent communication like this when they were alone. Sachiko had become very good at picking up on what Yumi was thinking by the look in her eyes.

"If you keep looking at me like that we may not make it to dinner," Sachiko said as she slowed the car down to stop at a red light.

"Would it surprise any of our friends?" Yumi asked as Sachiko thought for a moment before shaking her head. Their friends had known about their relationship since just before Sachiko graduated high school.

"Do you mind getting a talking to from Onee-sama?" Sachiko asked curiously as Yumi thought for a moment before frowning. Youko always gave them such motherly speeches when they skipped out on things like this for obvious reasons.

"I mean it is Valentine's day," Yumi pointed out as Sachiko tapped a finger on the steering wheel for a moment contemplating whether she should turn around or not.

"My parents are still home, it would be awkward if our dinner was short and we spent the night in my room," Sachiko said as Yumi nodded before thinking.

"We could tell them it was cancelled; it would be the perfect excuse to go back to your house early," Yumi said as Sachiko nodded thinking about how that would play out before being interrupted by her phone ringing.

"I swear she can read our minds from long distance," Sachiko groaned before answering her phone and turning onto the street the restaurant was on.

"Are you and Yumi still coming?" Youko asked as Sachiko thought about it for a moment again. "Oh, never mind I see your car."

Yumi frowned as she could overhear the conversation, she was starting to hate that Youko had a habit of waiting outside for her friends to arrive.

"I guess that ruins those plans," Sachiko said after she had hung up her phone.

"You could skip class tomorrow and I could spend the night again," Yumi said as Sachiko glanced to her and thought about it for a moment. "You haven't skipped a class all year, one won't hurt you, Sachiko. Besides, your grades are about as high as they can get."

"You're right," Sachiko agreed before sighing and giving in. "How about we play a little game. I'll give you until we leave here to convince me that is a good idea. If I am convinced, I will send an email tonight explaining that I won't be there."

Yumi grinned a little, she was pretty certain Sachiko was just playing with her, but then again Sachiko did take school pretty seriously. Actually, in Yumi's mind and most of their friends a little too seriously. She had been known to cancel plans just to study for a test she was basically going to ace without studying.

"I'll play that game," Yumi said before leaning over dangerously closed to Sachiko's ear. Sachiko's entire body tensed before jumping as she felt Yumi's hand on her thigh pressing against the fabric of her dress to go further. "If I win this game, we will play another game later that might resemble this," she finally whispered as sexy as she could before pulling away from Sachiko and stepping out of the car to greet her friends.

Sachiko took a deep breath as she felt her heart race, she knew Yumi had already convinced her. She shook the thought out of her head. If this is what she was going to do to try and convince her she was going to play along for a bit longer.

"You coming?" Yumi asked a minute later startling Sachiko who finally realized she hadn't even taken her hands off the wheel. She grinned again as she saw that very uncharacteristic way that Sachiko was moving. It was almost as if she didn't know what to do, her thought process had halted due to Yumi's teasing. Yumi loved it.

Sachiko finally forced herself to nod before grabbing her things and stepping out of the car. If only her friends knew how torturous Yumi could be sometimes.

"There she is," Youko said as she made her way around the car to give Sachiko a hug. "Are you alright?"

"F-Fine," Sachiko replied with a quick glance to Yumi who just shot her back a smiled before turning her attention back to Yoshino who was going off about something as usual.

"If you insist," Youko said knowing there was probably something going on between Sachiko and Yumi. She just didn't realize what it was, she figured it was an issue they would work out on their own eventually. "Let's get inside, we have a reservation."

All the girls started moving to follow Youko as they entered the restaurant and led to their seats that were waiting for them. Youko made it a point for Sachiko and Yumi to be sitting next to each other. She knew Sei loved to try and sit between them.

As soon as they sat down Yumi leaned over and placed a kiss on Sachiko's cheek getting a few raised eyebrows from the friend's that noticed.

"You seem happy, Yumi-chan," Shimako said referring to the kiss as she sat down across from the two with Noriko.

"It's Valentine's day, I just want to be with Sachiko today," Yumi said hugging Sachiko's arm closest to her. Sachiko smiled, but in reality it was melting her heart especially after she had wrote her entry this morning in her diary.

"Do you two have any plans for after dinner?" Rei asked as Yumi looked to Sachiko with a knowing smile.

"I don't know, do we, Sachiko?" Yumi asked curiously as Sachiko glanced to Yumi for a moment trying hard not to smile herself before looking to Rei.

"I'm not sure yet," she answered simply.

"Sachiko, it's Valentine's day, the day of love, and you are questioning whether or not you are going to spend the night with girlfriend?" Sei asked as if Sachiko was considering committing a crime later on tonight.

"She is right, Sachiko," Youko said to everyone's surprise. "Enjoy your night together, in a few years you will be working tomorrow and unable to have the fun you can tonight."

Sachiko frowned as Youko looked at her with a raised eyerbrow.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" She asked curiously, the happy expression on Sachiko's face had changed in an instant. Even Yumi seemed a little down at the mention of the future.

"Suguru," Yumi replied though anyone who heard her say it could feel the hate behind that name.

Youko shook her head, "I don't know why he is even still a worry. Sachiko, you need to speak with your parents about breaking off the engagement, and soon. You aren't far off from completing college and…"

". . .I know," Sachiko interrupted in that ice princess of a way that she used to always do. "I don't want to talk about him right now. I want to enjoy my Valentine's day with Yumi and my friends."

Youko was about to say something but just let out a frustrated sigh instead. She couldn't wrap her head around why Sachiko still hadn't gone to her parents about this problem. She had been with Yumi for years.

"Let's just order," Yumi said as she picked up her menu. Her friends just simply nodded in response. They could tell Yumi seemed annoyed by even the mere mention of Suguru, but they couldn't blame her. He would soon take Sachiko away from her if Sachiko didn't confront her parents. Unfortunately, Sachiko's reaction to the situation was pretty much always the same.

Once the food came, the tense atmosphere had relaxed and the conversation had started up again as if nothing had happened. The game between Sachiko and Yumi had been forgotten though, if anything Yumi was being pretty quiet until Sachiko made it a point to talk to her.

After a few words from the heart, Yumi was handed a folded piece of paper with her name on it which caused her to smile the way only Sachiko could make her do. It was a love letter and also the key to bringing Yumi's mood back up as she leaned over and kissed Sachiko on the lips uncaring that she had stopped some of her friends from speaking for a moment.

"I love you, Sachiko. Thank you for the letter," Yumi said before leaning in to hug her but also whisper in her ear, "I hope you will let me give you your Valentine's day present tonight."

"I made that decision in the car," Sachiko finally admitted as Yumi pulled back from her with a bit of a surprised expression before seeing Sachiko smiling at her. Before she could speak Yoshino cleared her throat and it became obvious that their friends were watching them.

"Would you two like to share?" Sei asked as Sachiko shook her head.

"Not at all, we were just making plans for the rest of the night," Sachiko replied as Youko smiled excitedly, this was one of those rare times where she wanted Sachiko to miss out on school for something.

"Do tell," Sei said as Sachiko rolled her eyes.

"Just know that it will be better than yours," Sachiko simply responded before taking another bite of her food. All of their friends snickered as Sei tried to fight her own laugh. She could definitely take a joke and instantly found the humor in what Sachiko said over any offense it might cause. Then again that was basically their relationship. From the outside they seemed to be dealing with each other, but their friendship was much deeper than that, especially because Sei was such good friends with Youko.

Sachiko did despise Sei touching Yumi though, she hated that with a passion. She was also sure Sei only did it to get a reaction out of her these days though.

"Well I'm happy for you two. I was going to give you a speech in the parking lots about knowing when to take a day off, Sachiko."

Sachiko glanced to Youko with a smile, she always seemed to have Sachiko and Yumi's happiness in her mind somewhere.

"Your parents won't find out will they?" Shimako asked always playing the role of the worried one.

Sachiko shook her head, "no, unfortunately or fortunately depending how you see it my parents barely realize I still live at home. We're under the same roof and I haven't talked with them in a few days," Sachiko explained as Shimako frowned at the situation a little.

"I'm glad you have Yumi then. It must be lonely at times," Noriko said as Yumi smiled, she knew it made Sachiko happy though. She would often complain during high school when her parents wanted her to do this and that when she got home. Now that she was in college her parents had given her almost too much freedom which was almost all spent on Yumi.

"Well since Yumi pretty much lives at her house, I think she manages," Yoshino said with a roll of her eyes. There had been more than once that Yumi had given a very weak, easily seen through excuse to not hang out. Yoshino was certain that those excuses most definitely involved going to Sachiko's instead.

"I don't live there."

"Not yet," Rei quickly threw in there as Yoshino snickered. "I'm surprised Sachiko doesn't give you part of her closet with how often you are there."

Yumi just simply nodded as if that was a foreign idea to them. She knew they would be made fun of if their friends knew that was already a truth.

"That isn't a bad idea," Sachiko simply said as Yumi looked to her and thought for a moment as if considering it. Yumi knew Sachiko had said that to get the attention off of her, neither of them liked being teased about how close they were.

"Well perhaps that could be your present to Yumi-chan," Youko said before leaning down to the bag she had brought with her. "Speaking of presents though, I brought Valentine's day gifts."

All the girls faces lit up with excitement as Youko lifted the first two heart shaped boxes above the table. Yumi took this as her opportunity to lean over and give Sachiko another unexpected kiss on the cheek. "You'll get your present later, and I promise you will not regret having to wait."

Sachiko blushed deeply as she put her head down a little hoping no one would notice, but she couldn't help notice that grin on Rei's face that told her she had seen everything. Thankfully Yumi had whispered that so Rei hadn't heard it.

Youko handed the chocolates around as the waiter brought them take out boxes and their bill. Sachiko couldn't help but notice that Yumi's hand had been resting on her thigh for a good five minutes now. If only Yumi knew what she was doing to her. Sachiko decided to tease back by place her own hand on Yumi's thigh. She immediately saw Yumi sit up straight before taking a sip of her water and trying to act as if nothing happened.

Sachiko smiled when she noticed her friends start standing up and grabbing their coats. She hadn't been paying much attention to the conversation. She was focused heavily on what Yumi was doing to her and what she was planning on doing to her later.

"Are you coming?" Sachiko asked as Yumi snapped out of her own thoughts and glanced around at their friends. She quickly got up out of her seat and grabbed her coat before taking Sachiko's waiting hand.

"So where are you two headed?" Youko asked once they were all out in the parking lot.

"Home," Sachiko said without thinking about its implications as Sei snickered.

"A good Valentine's day indeed," she said as the rest of the girls laughed and they blushed.

"Give them a break," Youko said though she had been laughing with their friends. "Sachiko and Yumi have been together a long time, it should not be news that they enjoy each other's company at night."

"That is an interesting way to say have sex," Yoshino laughed causing Sei to burst out laughing again. Sachiko just rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"We will be leaving now, unlike the rest of you we have a Valentine," Sachiko said getting the last laugh as she turned with Yumi and walked towards the car. Yumi just chuckled at Sachiko's comment before hugging her arm.

Later that night. . .

Yumi laughed as Sachiko pushed her back onto the bed before crawling over top of her and squinting. Yumi knew the look was because of the chocolates she had given Sachiko, well the fact that most of them had been eaten already.

"Laugh it up, you will pay with your body," Sachiko said trying to sound intimidating, which obviously didn't work considering Yumi started to laugh more. That was until the sudden feeling of Sachiko's lips on her neck made Yumi lose her breath and squirm a little.

Sachiko smiled at the sudden silence and the fact that Yumi had completely stopped resisting what was happening.

"That's better," Sachiko teased before kissing her neck one more time and letting her hand wander.

"There is another box of chocolates under your diary," Yumi breathed a minute later as Sachiko stopped kissing her and glanced over towards her desk where her diary rested on top of a heart shaped box.

Sachiko smiled, before turning back to Yumi and kissing her on the lips, "I love you."

Yumi smiled back before wrapping her arms around Sachiko's neck to pull her in for another kiss and the start of their Valentine's night, "I love you too."