Learn To Trust and Love Again
Pairing: Yumi x Miyabi
Genre: Romance/Drama
Disclaimer: I do not own Senran Kagura or any of its characters.
Author's Note: Now, I'm making a multi-chapter fanfic with this pairing. So, I hope you all enjoy it. I feel that I need to write more about those two, so I thought I'd give it a go.
Enjoy~!
"Our pet hamster died yesterday," a teacher said one day. "Apparently, it had ate something it shouldn't have. Care to explain to me what happened?"
There was silence for a bit when one girl speaks up.
"Yes!" she said. "I saw those three girls doing it! They were goofing around the cage yesterday"
One girl stood up and approached the teacher. "W-well, that was because…Yumi-chan…she said it'd eat anything. We should try to feed it something."
"We said we didn't want to, but she made us do it!" another girl said.
The girl, Yumi, just stood there, petrified. "N-no…" she said softly. "I didn't do it. Honest."
How can they blame all of this on her when they were the ones that did it? To top it all off, she had finally made some friends. However, it ended up in betrayal.
"Why are you all doing this…?"
**10 Years Later**
A gray haired girl wakes up one morning with the sun shining from the window next to her. She had that dream again. The dream that she wanted to forget. She climbs out of bed and gets herself ready for school. She washes herself, gets dressed in her school uniform and heads downstairs to make herself breakfast.
She lives alone after her parents died 2 years ago. She felt very lonely after that, but she didn't mind. After all, she hadn't made a single friend since that incident and vowed herself to never get too close to anyone again. Yumi felt that being on her own is fine with her. No one would bother her anymore nor pick on her.
After eating, she washes the dishes and heads out the house after locking it. She then heads down to the train station while listening to music. It's about 10 minutes away from her home. Every day, she walks there, listening to her favorite songs on her mp3 player, minding her own business.
After arriving there, she waits for the train to arrive, although, there are other girls that go to the same school as her are there as well. The school she goes to is Gessen Girl's Academy. It's a good school, but as always, Yumi keeps to herself. However, this makes other girls gossip about her because of this.
Like right now, the girls sitting on the bench take notice of her and whisper things to each other while pointing at her.
"Look, it's the silent girl!" one says.
"When will she ever speak?" asks another.
"Probably never!" the third one answers.
And all the girls laugh. Luckily, Yumi's ears are plugged with her ear buds, so she couldn't hear them over her loud music. She looks ahead and imagines herself in her very own world. A world where she can be by herself where no one's around for the rest of her life. She wishes it could stay like this. However, her imagination is interrupted when the train arrives.
**Gessen Girl's Academy**
Yumi walks in the school halls when she is approached by three girls standing in front of her. She knows that they were the girls from her elementary school days.
"Hey, Yumi-san," one girl says. "Still single after all those years?"
The gray haired girl still can't hear them because of her listening to her music. She closes her eyes and casually walks past them.
"Oh, ignoring us again?" the second girl says.
"You know, you really shouldn't ask a girl about her love life," the third one says.
"Yumi-san is 17 and she hasn't had a single kiss!" the first girl laughs and the other two join in.
Yumi just keeps on walking. I haven't had a single friend for 10 years, she thinks. And I'm fine with that. Just to beat my record. Because to be honest…all they ever do is hurt and betray me. I finally figured it out. I'm way better off by myself.
**Meanwhile**
"Oh, boy, we're back to the same old routine," a honey-blonde girl sighs.
"I couldn't agree more," another girl with short white hair says with a nervous laugh.
"Geez, why do you get all the hot girls, Miyabi? You've been so popular lately that all the girls want to be all over you! And all I had to do is just stand there, watching you get pummeled with compliments and questions. They all worship you as their Prince."
The white haired girl, Miyabi, chuckles. "Sorry about that, Imu."
"So, did you get her number?" Imu asks.
"No, I did not."
The honey-blonde gasps and throws her arms in the air. "What the heck's wrong with you, girl!?"
"I-it's not like I had to ask for it or anything."
"She's practically BEGGING you to ask for her phone number! What a waste!"
"You sure? She just looked like all the other girls I see all the time."
Imu smirks and rubs her chin. "Don't fool with me, Miyabi~! You look like someone who's waiting to be jumped by another predator."
"I-is that sarcasm?"
"Don't tell me those girls all look the same to you," Imu says as she points her finger at her.
"MIYABI-CHAN!" a girl calls.
The two turn around and Imu blushes and smiles at the same time at a sight of a girl with very long violet hair coming towards her.
"Good morning!" she calls.
"Ahhh~!" Imu puts her arms out and runs out to hug her. "Murasaki-"
However, the violet haired girl jumps into Miyabi's arms instead.
"I was so worried," Murasaki says. "You haven't called me."
"I'm sorry," Miyabi says. "I was just having dinner with some old school friends of mine."
The violet haired girl pouts. "Mou~! You should've called me!"
"I'll make sure to let you know next time," Miyabi assure her.
"You mean it!?" Murasaki smiles. "Okay~! Then…we should all go to karaoke sometime, too."
"Sure thing."
"Wonderful~!" The violet haired girl turns and happily skips away. "See you later~!"
After she left, Miyabi turns towards her best friend, who is still standing there with her arms wide up. "Um…Imu? What are you doing?"
Imu slams her hands down with a sigh. "Ahhh…who cares. Are you trying to take away Murasaki, too? My little sister?"
"Why would you think that?" Miyabi raises an eyebrow while putting a hand on her hip.
"She's MY angel, got that!?" Imu shouts. "And her huge breasts are amazing~!"
"Is that all you ever look at, Imu?"
"Of course not! It's not just her awesome, enormous breasts, girl! Murasaki is-" Before she can finish, she feels someone bump into her. She quickly looks back to notice a gray haired girl on the floor. "S-sorry about that…" Imu apologizes.
The gray haired girl turns her head and gives Imu a cold stare.
"T-take it easy," Imu says putting her hands up. "It was an accident. Honest."
Yumi stands up and just walks away.
"Who is she?" Miyabi asks.
"You haven't seen her around?" Imu says. "That girl is named Yumi-san. Got her in my class. But…the thing is: she always keeps to herself and rarely talks to anybody. I bet you 500 yen for hearing her voice. Not that I want to, but-"
"Interesting…" Miyabi says, softly.
"Huh?" The honey-blonde looks up at her best friend, who is rubbing her chin in thought. And then, Miyabi smiles.
"She's kind of…cute."
**Later**
Imu lags behind Miyabi, groaning. "Awww, man! What's with these morning assemblies anyways?" She then looks up and sees a couple girls walking up the stairs. "Ahhhh~! Gotta take a good look under that skirt!"
"Hey, Imu!" Miyabi immediately grabs her arm. "You know that's not nice to look under girl's skirts."
"Ah, don't worry~!" Imu waves her hand dismissively. "It's only a glance."
"But still…."
"Say, Miyabi-sama!" one girl says. "Were those girls really your old friends from middle school?"
"Yes," Miyabi answers. "We just happened to grab something to eat."
"But that's not faaaaiiiir!" another girl whines. "You should hang out with us!"
"O-okay. I will," the white haired girl assures them.
"Alright!"
"Keep that promise, okay, Miyabi-sama?"
Imu groans at the sight of the girls surrounding her best friend once again until she turns her head. There, she sees another girl walking up the stairs.
"Ohhhh~! Here's a new one!" she smirks. "I'm coming for ya~!" She walks over and reaches her hand over. "Who do you belong to, Mystery Girl~?" As soon as she touches it, the girl stops and Imu realizes who she just touched. She looks up and sees Yumi.
"Oh, you've got to be kidding!" Imu groans.
"Imu?" Miyabi looks up and sees the same girl she saw earlier.
Yumi stands frozen for a second and clenches her fists. Anger builds up within her as she turns around, lifting up her leg. She sees a white haired girl standing in front of her, thinking she's the one who touched her and then roundhouse kicks her. It sends Miyabi falling back and then hitting the floor on her behind.
"Oh, my gosh! Miyabi-sama are you alright!?" one of the girls cry.
"Miyabi!" Imu rushes to the white haired girl's aid while Miyabi just stares at the gray haired girl.
"Another accident…" Yumi says, quietly to the white haired girl. "Isn't that right?"
Miyabi just keeps on staring at her.
"KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF!" the gray haired girl shouts. "GOT IT, JERK FACE!? I HOPE YOU DIE!" She then runs off.
"Gosh, she's so mean!" one girl says. "Imu-san is the one that did it! Are you okay?"
Miyabi smiles a little. And then, she bursts into laughter. Imu raises an eyebrow in confusion.
"Um…did you hit your head or something?" she asks.
The white haired girl stops laughing and stares at the direction where Yumi had ran off. Yumi-san, she thinks.
**After School**
Yumi casually packs her things and then heads out of the classroom. Three girls frown as they watch her go.
"What's her problem?" one asks.
"Who does she think she is anyway?" another says.
Yumi doesn't care about what anyone says. All she wants is to be alone. She decided this on her own and she is going to keep on living this life. She goes up to her shoe locker, but finds a note stuck on it. She rips it off to read:
"It's really screwy to kick someone who hasn't done anything! Apologize, you witch!"
Yumi just reads it like any old note. She had received nasty notes before, but she just took them like they were nothing important to her. Just then, a voice snaps her into reality.
"Yumi-san?" a deep female voice calls.
"Eh?" Yumi turns and sees the girl from this morning with a bruised palm.
"C-can we call it a truce, please?"
Yumi then realizes that this white haired girl had tried to block her kick with her hand. She sighs heavily and turns around.
"Okay," she says, softly. "What do you want?"
"I'd like to apologize," Miyabi answers.
"Apologize? For what?"
Miyabi gives her a nervous smile. "My friend back there was a little immature. My friend, Imu-san, she's the one who touched your skirt. She says your in her homeroom."
"I…haven't noticed," Yumi says. "I don't really talk to my classmates that much."
"She's kind of girl crazy, but she's harmless," Miyabi assures her. "If you know what I mean. Not a lot of fun for you, though. But…I just want you to know…I'm sorry."
Yumi gasps at this girl's apology and turns toward her. "Y-yeah. Well, I'm sorry for accidentally kicking you." She crumples the paper in her hand in the process.
Miyabi looks at her and then bursts into laughter, making Yumi gasp in surprise. "S-sorry!" the white haired girl tries to stifle her laughter. "Th-that was one heck of a roundhouse! Hahaha~!"
Yumi did not think it was funny and is on the verge of crying. Thankfully, Miyabi takes notice and stops immediately.
"I-I'm sorry," she says, putting her hand up.
"Can I go now?" Yumi turns around again, having her back towards the white haired girl.
"Well, you know," Miyabi says. "You're pretty fun when you think about it."
The gray haired girl stops and clenches her fists. "Define fun. Fun to pick on and reticule?"
"No, of course not! I just think it'd be fun to get to know you better."
"I don't understand…"
"What I mean is….how do I put this…"
Before Miyabi can finish, Yumi just walks away.
"Please leave me alone," she says, softly.
Miyabi is left standing there and rubs her chin in thought.
**Outside of School**
Yumi keeps on walking around the school just for the heck of it. She doesn't understand why this white haired girl is trying to talk to her. She's too afraid that she'll make fun of her, just like the old times. She doesn't want to go through something like this ever again.
"Yumi-san," Miyabi says, startling the gray haired girl.
"Hey! I told you to leave me alone!" Yumi cries.
Miyabi slowly approaches her. "I think we should be friends."
"Huh?"
The white haired girl holds out her smartphone. "Let's trade, okay?"
In Yumi's mind, she's thinking of them switching their phones.
"Ummm…no thanks."
Miyabi giggles. "Just our phone numbers. Not the phones themselves."
Yumi shakes her head. "I don't want to do that either."
The white haired girl raises an eyebrow and then takes out a piece of paper from her bag. "Okay. Then, have this." She jots down something and hands it to her. "Contact me anytime."
Yumi gently takes it. "Hey…when I kicked you back there, I hurt your hand, right?" She digs into her bag and holds out a bandage. "Here…"
Miyabi immediately takes it. "Oh…thank you." She then giggles. "Although, I'm not sure if this would be enough to cover it up."
Yumi then holds a stack of bandages, much to Miyabi's surprise. "This should be enough."
"Ahhh…I-I didn't mean it that way…."
"I'm leaving."
The gray haired girl starts to leave when Miyabi calls her again.
"Yumi, thanks again."
Yumi stares at the girl, who just called her without the honorific. Since when did she have the right to call her that?
"I'll see you later," Miyabi waves at her.
"Uhh…Uh-huh!" With that, she quickly runs off.
Miyabi lowers her hand and frowns. "Maybe she doesn't like me?"
**In the Neighborhood**
I've never spoken to anyone in so long, she thinks to herself as she walks on the sidewalk. She stops and takes out the paper Miyabi gave her. And what's with this girl giving me her number? Her mind flashes back to Miyabi smiling at her, saying "Thank you!"
"I never realized anyone could smile like that," she says to herself. "And…not fake it." Just then, she realizes she's blushing and quickly shakes it off. "No way! There's no way on earth that I'm calling that girl!"
**Home**
Yumi lies on her bed, holding up Miyabi's number. I don't want to be dwelling on this, she thinks. She's just going to betray me. I just know it…
She then closes her eyes and puts her arm over her forehead. She just wanted to forget about today and move on the next day. She decided to avoid this girl tomorrow and do what she's always done: not talk to people.
**Next day**
"Hey! Yumi!" Miyabi waves, but gets no response from the soft-spoken girl. She gets discouraged a bit, but is determined to try again.
But later on, Miyabi gets the same thing: Yumi avoiding her. Miyabi had followed the gray haired girl the whole school day, from the beginning of the school day, to lunch time and when the school day ends. She quickly follows the gray haired girl from behind when they exit the school.
"Will you quit following me!?" Yumi cries.
"But I haven't heard you call yet," Miyabi says. "I'd love to hear your voice."
"No way! Why on earth would I call you anyways?"
"I…thought we could chat."
"I hate talking on the phone!"
"Huh?" Miyabi raises an eyebrow. "Don't you talk to your friends?"
Yumi stops in the middle of the hall and whips out her smart phone, showing Miyabi her list of contacts. It's completely empty.
"I used to call my parents, but they passed away 2 years ago," Yumi says. "So, I have no one to speak to." She lowers her arm and looks down at the floor. "The world is full of backstabbers and this high school is full of jerks looking for whoever they can victimize next. Ohhh, I know their game. They play nice with you for a while and then just toss you out like a dirty towel when they get bored with you. Well, Prince-sama, I don't want to be friends like that."
Miyabi shakes her head roughly. "There's no way you can possibly believe all that!"
Yumi just turns and smiles at her. "Of course I can. I don't need friends. Honest, I don't." And then she runs off, leaving Miyabi dumfounded yet again. She wonders why Yumi is acting like this.
"Miyabi-chan!" Murasaki calls.
"Hey, you look kind of spaced out," Imu says.
Miyabi turns toward the two sisters walking towards her and smiles. "I'm fine. Really."
"Hey! Let's go to that karaoke! Remember, you promised, Miyabi-chan?" Murasaki says.
The white haired girl nods. "Okay. Let's go."
"Hooray~!" the violet haired girl cheers.
**Late Afternoon**
Yumi walks from a convenience store after buying a snack and starts to walk home. She needed some time alone, like, REALLY needed some time alone. Talking with the white haired girl has been enough. However, she begins to hear footsteps from behind her. She looks back and sees no one. Shrugging, she starts again until she hears the footsteps again. She looks back and sees nothing. Feeling afraid, she begins to walk faster and faster and the footsteps behind her are heard again. That time when she looks back, she sees a woman with black hair staring at her and quickly runs towards a nearby store.
She hides behind a shelf and whips out her phone, only to realize that she has no one to call. She feels so helpless now that there's a woman stalking her. Yumi takes a peak from the shelf and finds the woman on the other side of the street, looking at her phone, not moving a muscle.
Why isn't she going away!? she thinks. She can't be serious, right!? I mean, she's…she's creepy! I can't let her take me!
Suddenly, an idea pops in her head. She digs into her skirt pocket and takes out the folded piece of paper with Miyabi's phone number written on it.
**Karaoke Room**
"You rock, Murasaki!" Imu says after the quiet girl finishes her song.
One girl hands the mic to Miyabi. "Here, Miyabi-sama."
"Thanks!" However, before she can take it, she hears her phone go off. "Oh, hold on." She takes out her smart phone and sees a number on her caller ID. She presses the answer button. "Hello?"
"Um….Miyabi-san?" Yumi's voice says from the other line, making the white haired girl gasp in surprise. "I…I need your help."
"Don't worry! Just tell me where you are!" Miyabi says as she stands up, apologizes to the girls and quickly sprints out of the room.
"The convenience store on 4th," Yumi answers.
"Stay put! I'll be right there!"
The white haired girl runs and runs, hoping that Yumi will be alright once she gets there. Once she arrives there, she bursts inside and looks for the soft-spoken girl. She finds her hiding behind a shelf and approaches her.
"What's wrong?" she asks.
"There's this creepy woman that followed me tonight," Yumi says. Her body is trembling while she clutches her bag in her arms. "She's just standing there, hoping I would come out very soon! I'm so scared!"
"How long have you been in the store?"
"About 35 minutes."
Miyabi gasps and puts on a serious expression on her face. "That's not good! She's a real stalker!"
"I-I didn't know what to do, Miyabi-san! I had no one else to call but you!"
However, she hears the cash register go off. She then notices Miyabi buying something.
"Um…Miyabi-san?"
"Here." The white haired girl holds out some ice cream. "I got hot running here."
"Huh?"
"Let's go."
At that moment, Yumi feels Miyabi's hand on her shoulder. Miyabi then walks her outside of the store, where the woman notices the two exiting. Yumi shyly looks away for a moment while walking.
"It's okay, Yumi," Miyabi assures her.
The soft-spoken girl looks up at the white haired girl, who is wearing a serious expression on her face. The woman walks up to them frowning.
"Wait…who is this person?" she asks. "Your boyfriend?"
"I'm a girl," Miyabi corrects her.
Yumi's eyes remain focused on the ground. She wasn't really sure if this plan is going to work out. However, she feels Miyabi pull her a bit closer and she looks up at her, staring into her yellow orbs.
"Yumi," she whispers. "I love you."
"Eh!?"
Before Yumi can react, she feels Miyabi's lips come in contact with hers. The gray haired girl's light blue eyes widen in shock. She doesn't know how to respond to this, so she doesn't move a muscle. In all her years of not having friends nor lovers, she never experienced an actual kiss before. The woman grits her teeth at the sight of the two girls kissing. Miyabi opens one eye and furrows her eyebrows, telling the woman to go away. The woman does so.
She…kissed me, Yumi thinks. What's…going to happen to me now?
A/N: I apologize if Imu's a bit OOC, but you'll see why I chose Murasaki and Imu for this story. Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~! ;)