Hey! So it's been awhile. . . . Yeah. . . I'm sorry! Lot's of things have happened since Christmas, mainly a very busy work schedule and college schedule but I'm getting it under control. You did whats chapter is almost done, I don't know that I'm exactly happy with it though, but I don't want everyone waiting longer than they already have which makes me feel terrible for posting this. I've actually completely scrapped a lot of ideas in the past month due to not putting you did what out. I don't even remember half of them now, but after talking with Tigerbaby7 for a bit, I've decided to start posting. So this is the start of a shorter story and hopefully it won't take too long to post for this story. I actually got my work to give me another day off during the week, but unfortunately a lot of it will be spent on math and psychology. Sorry, no Valentine's day story again this year, though the last one was based around it so. . .? Yea idk, I thought about writing one, but I just ran out of time. Forgive me!

Sachiko grit her teeth and shook her head as she turned it away from the source of her annoyance. The man was incapable of listening to anything he didn't want to hear. He had no interest in his family or their well being. No, this man was in Sachiko's eyes the true definition of a monster, a soul-less, heart-less bastard that the world would be better off without. All he cared about was looking for the public and making as much money as possible. His family being simply a tool used occasionally to make him appear more personable and relatable to his customers.

However if they stood to help make profit then they would get all the attention they possibly could from this man. It's not that he hated his family, no far from it. He simply didn't have time for them with how busy he was running the company. At least that was the nice way he had put it when telling Sachiko he didn't have time to talk with her.

That was until she made a move that could possibly put a stain on his grand plan for her life. At least that is what she saw it as. She knew he didn't really have her life planned out, but he may as well have with choosing what school she would attend, what her future position in the company would be, and even who she was marrying when she graduated college. Sachiko's life had basically been planned out from the moment she was born.

Sachiko knew this first hand by being denied almost every right she had to her own life. A realization that sank in deep long ago, the same realization that was making her lose her patience lately. Ultimately, the same realization that finally pushed her to take a drastic step which would get her grandfathers full attention. His master plan had been messed with and he needed to know why.

He had been the one demanding Sachiko to his office on this day and that is exactly what she had been waiting for. Now as she stood here though, she realized this may be harder than she had anticipated, the old man was uncaring and now upset.

"What makes you think you have the power to call off the wedding?!" Sachiko's grandfather shouted as he slammed his fist down on the desk before glaring at her. "You will marry that man whether you like it or not, it's your duty!"

"To hell with your duties, I am not your property, you don't own me." Sachiko spat back as her grandfather huffed and looked at her square in the eyes.

"How dare you speak to me like that! I am your elder and grandfather, you will respect me at all times, do you understand?" He asked as Sachiko rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"I will not respect anyone who has no respect what-so-ever for me." Sachiko replied as her grandfather opened his mouth one more time but was stopped by Sachiko continuing. "With that said, I am not marrying that man, he is disgusting, stupid, and I don't like him, end of story. I already have the only person I need anyways."

"Yes and he is the same person I chose for you to marry many years ago."

"Wrong. She is the person I chose for me, because I'm capable of making my own decisions and don't need to be told how to live my life." Sachiko replied quickly as her grandfather just chuckled to himself and leaned back in his chair.

"That's cute. . . The problem is you cannot break this marriage agreement. You see I am the one in charge here. You. . . Well you are just a confused teenager who has nothing. Now if you are done wasting my valuable time with your pointless demands I would ask you to leave." Sachiko's grandfather said with a smug look on his face.

Sachiko stomped her foot and took a deep breath as he raised a hand and shooed her out of his office. Before she could completely storm out though one last sentence echoed in the room and in her mind.

"It was nice speaking with you, you can tell Yumi or whatever her name is all about your fiancee. Perhaps you could even invite her to the wedding." He laughed as Sachiko slammed the door shut and hurried outside to the car where her driver was waiting.

"Take me home." Sachiko said coldly as she climbed into the back seat and leaned her head against the window with her grandfather's words repeating over and over again.

. . .

When she finally arrived home she went right to her fathers office and entered without permission or care if she had any. "We need to talk." Sachiko said trying hard to keep her anger from making her shout, this wasn't entirely her fathers fault, he actually knew about her relationship with Yumi. He didn't know how serious it was though, in fact he thought all of this fuss Sachiko was putting up about breaking off the engagement was due more to the fact that she did not like Suguru.

"I take it things didn't go well?" Touro asked as Sachiko shook her head.

"No, the engagement is still on. . ." Sachiko said with a sigh as she looked to her father who leaned back in his chair and sighed with her. ". . .What do I do now?"

"You won't like my answer." Touro responded as Sachiko shook her head slightly, she knew coming to him wouldn't do anything. Even though he cared about her he wouldn't stand up to his own father.

"So I should just marry someone I hate and live a miserable life?" Sachiko asked as Touro looked at her for a moment like he was going to say something but he never did. "I might as well just be a slave, none of you people care about what I want to do with MY life." Sachiko said raising her voice as the door opened behind her and her mother entered worried about what was happening. "Honestly, I'd just be better off dead than a slave shackled by my families greed driven intentions. I wish I was never born into this family, at least as a poor commoner I have freedom to choose how I live my life." Sachiko continued as she turned and left the room.

"Sachiko, don't say that. . ." Touro tried to say before she could leave but it was too late the only person remaining in his office was his wife.

"Do you want me to talk with her?" Sayako asked as Touro sighed and slouched in his chair. He hated asking his wife to help with Sachiko. He knew though the only thing he could do was talk with his father which in his mind wasn't an option.

"If you wouldn't mind, but we both know the only thing that will fix this." Touro sighed as Sayako nodded. She knew just as much as Sachiko that Touro wouldn't stand up to his father and she knew she couldn't. Touro's father would just laugh in her face.

When she arrived at Sachiko's room she didn't even need to open the door to hear that Sachiko was crying and when she opened the door she was greeted with the sight of Sachiko wiping her eyes. "You don't have to be proper around me, you know this." Sayako commented as she made her way to Sachiko's side. "Now tell me what is going on." Sayako continued though she knew full well what was happening.

"You know full well what is going on." Sachiko replied even though she knew her mother was trying to comfort her. "My life is already planned out for me by men who could care less about me. I am merely the person who got trapped in this god awful body with a predetermined path that it cannot be swayed from. My body may be moving, but I might as well be dead on the inside, I can't even think for myself without asking if it's ok. . ." Sachiko explained as her mother frowned a little bit and put her arm around her shoulder.

"I know things seem bad, but they will get better." Sayako said as Sachiko shook her head.

"No, they won't with him around. The only way things will get better is if that man dies and leaves everything to father. Unfortunately that time could still be far off and I only have two years left of college. . ." Sachiko explained before shivering a little. "Ughhh. . . Just the thought of having to kiss that man makes me want to puke. I don't know why I'm being forced into a marriage I don't even want."

"For business reasons." Sayako said as Sachiko sighed. "I think things will change though. . . I mean Yumi has been your petite Soeur since high school."

"Girlfriend." Sachiko corrected before her mother started speaking again.

". .Yes, your girlfriend. You know me and your father support your decision and even your grandfather has recognized your relationship with her as of late."

"Yes, but he just thinks it's a phase that I will get out of or will have to get over once I'm married to Suguru. . . Just hearing his name makes me angry." Sachiko said as her mother chuckled a little bit.

"Yes, well I wouldn't mind hearing his name anymore either. For now keep your head up, I will keep working away at your father. Until then just enjoy your real relationship with Yumi-chan. One way or another we will get rid of this marriage." Sayako said with confidence as Sachiko smiled.

"I think I will go see her then. She can usually calm me down." Sachiko said as she stood from her bed and grabbed went over to her dresser where her car keys were.

"Have fun, call me if you need anything." Sayako said as Sachiko gave her a small smile and left the room. Once she was gone Sayako sighed, what she could possibly say to her husband to get him to talk with his father was something she had been trying to figure out for awhile.

She had known Sachiko preferred women as she liked to put it for a long time. It was probably sometime her early high school life that she started noticing Sachiko's hatred of men. Meeting Yumi and seeing the drastic change was all anyone really needed to fully understand where Sachiko's desires laid. Then again having her come out with Yumi at her side was a pretty big give away also, unfortunately the "puppet master" known as Touro's grandfather laughed in their faces.

It wouldn't be the first time in her life where she had taken a step in front of Sachiko and Yumi to defend what they had. She unlike Touro had no issues arguing with his father. He controlled Sachiko's life and unfortunately she agreed with Sachiko. He could careless if she was happy or not, money was his concern nothing else.

Sayako sighed as she looked down to the floor. "If only there was something we could do to change his mind. . ."

. . . . . . . . .

Ding, dong. . .

Yumi lifted her head from her book as she glanced to the door and back to her mother who just shrugged. "I'll get it." Yumi said as she stood from her seat and went to the door. She was pleasantly surprised to find Sachiko standing on her doorstep. Just like every other time she greeted her with a hug and a quick kiss.

"Hello, Yumi, how are you?" Sachiko asked as Yumi smiled and turned to let her in as her mother came out of the kitchen.

"Hello, I wondered if it was you. How is everything going?" Yumi's mother asked as Sachiko shrugged and sat down next to Yumi at the table. Their relationship was well known and accepted with open arms at this household. Sachiko felt more at home while at Yumi's than she did in her own house sometimes.

"They could be better. . . I talked to my grandfather and he says the marriage is still on." Sachiko sighed as Yumi frowned a little before putting her arm around her shoulder and pulling her close for a small hug.

"It should be illegal. I don't understand why that man gets to choose how you live." Yumi's mother said frustrated as she crossed her arms and leaned against the counter.

"I agree, but my mother promised me that she would do everything she can to fix it. We just don't know what would get his attention, the only thing he cares about is money." Sachiko explained as Yumi's mother nodded and Yumi sighed again.

"Yea. . ." Yumi said followed by a long pause before she finally put on a smile. "Why don't we forget about that for now though and go out tonight. It will be just me and you." Yumi said as Sachiko thought about it for a second, the thought alone bringing a smile to her face.

"I think that is a yes." Mrs. Fukuzawa commented as the girls both looked to her. "You two enjoy the night, it's a Friday and your welcome to spend the night tonight Sachiko. You know where everything is, our home is your home. Just try not to wake us up when you return home, especially if it's late. Your father has work tomorrow morning."

"We won't wake him up, don't worry." Yumi said as she stood from her chair and held a hand out to Sachiko. "Come on, let's go, we can head down to the mall for starters."

Sachiko smiled with a nod as she stood from her chair. The problem may not have a solution yet, but Yumi definitely was the simplest and easiest way to take the worst of Sachiko's days and make them the happiest. Tonight would just be about them and what they had together.

"I'll drive." Sachiko said as she made her way past Yumi waving at Mrs. Fukuzawa while Yumi grabbed her things.

A/N: So that is the end of chapter 1, I'm curious though, does anyone have an idea as to what will happen? Regardless I'm sticking with what I've got in my head, but I'm curious. . . I hope you enjoyed it other than that, I know not much happened, but I hopefully got the message across of where people stand on their relationship and the issue at hand. Yes, well that is all I had to say. . . PM me or leave me a review if you would like to get in touch with me, I like talking stories or anything in general really. Have a good week!