A/N: This is supposedly my 3rd fan fiction story but my 2nd has been deleted, well I'm the one who deleted it because something went wrong with my file.
By the way this chapter has been edited and revised.
So here it is, and like always please bear with me and review please.
Happy reading! ^_^
I
Yumi's Daughter?
A beautiful woman with long brown hair walks slowly on the path between the ginkgo trees that afternoon and stops in front of the statue of Maria sama.
"Ah! How long has it been? I miss this place" the woman thought and joined her hands to say a prayer and glance behind her when she heard footsteps coming, with a smile she turn around and saw two people she knew too well coming.
"Konichiwa Yumi san" the polite and beautiful Todo Shimako greeted her.
"Konichiwa Shimako san" Yumi greeted back and glance at the woman next to Shimako "and to you as well Yoshino san"
"It's been a while Yumi san" Shimazu Yoshino said with a smile and three of them hug each other tightly.
"I've missed both of you" Yumi whispered to her friends "and it's been ten years since the last time we've seen each other" Yumi added teary eyed.
Yumi had left Japan right after her graduation from Lillian and stayed abroad with her brother Yuki and continued her studies there, and the only person that has visited her frequently was Matsuradai Touko her petit soeur. And speaking of soeur her onee-sama Ogasawara Sachiko was the very reason why she had left Japan, and since the day she left the country she never heard any news from her, and never asked Touko either about the woman.
"Same here!" Shimako and Yoshino replied happily.
"By the way I'd like you to meet a very special someone into my life" Yumi said after freeing herself from the embrace of her friends.
"Who?" Shimako asked excitedly.
"A new lover maybe?" Yoshino asked teasingly.
"Of course not!" Yumi answered and let out a soft laugh "come with me, she's waiting for us in the car"
"She?" Yoshino and Shimako asked in unison but Yumi ignores them and walks ahead of her two best friends.
"My daughter" Yumi answered and stop on her tracks when a hand grabs her shoulder from behind, she glance back and saw two pairs of questioning eyes.
"Could you repeat what you just said?" Shimako asked one eyebrow raise.
"My daughter?" Yumi asked confused and the two women look at each other.
"You have a daughter?" again Yoshino and Shimako asked in unison surprised.
"I do and like I've said she's waiting at the car outside the school" Yumi answered patiently and started to walk again.
"How could that be? You never mentioned anything about you getting married or got yourself pregnant by a man!" Yoshino exclaimed.
"I'll explain everything later" Yumi answered and the three of them walks silently to her waiting car, where a small girl with long brown hair and big round brown eyes like Yumi's exited the car and run towards them "you shouldn't run like that Yukiko" Yumi said and rushes to the small girl who almost fell on the ground.
"Sorry mama" the small girl said and hugs Yumi's neck and gave the woman a kiss on the cheek, when Yumi looks up at her friends their eyes were wide while staring down at them "mama, who are this ladies?" the small girl asked while looking up at the two beautiful woman standing in front of her.
"Ah they're my best friends Shimako and Yoshino" Yumi said introducing the two women after carrying the small girl in her arms "and this is my daughter Yukiko" Yumi said looking at Shimako and Yoshino who are still staring at the girl in disbelief.
"Konichiwa Aunt Yoshino, Aunt Shimako!" Yukiko's sweet little voice said and gave them a smile, which has woken up the two women from their deep thoughts and smiled back.
"Konichiwa Yukiko chan!" Shimako and Yoshino greeted back in unison and Yukiko laughs at them with her sweet little voice that made the three women smiled broadly.
"How old are you Yukiko chan?" Yoshino asked.
"Four!" Yukiko chan answered showing her four fingers.
"How clever" Shimako said happily.
"Mama always thought me whenever she has time!" Yukiko chan answered proudly and Yumi just smiled at her daughter.
"You better explain yourself to us!" Yoshino whispered to Yumi.
"I will when we arrive to my house" Yumi said and opens the door of her car "does the two of you brought your cars?"
"I didn't, Yoshino picks me up from my place" Shimako answered.
"Please ride with us" Yukiko chan said to Shimako and extended her two small arms to Shimako "Aunt Shimako carry me please!" Yukiko chan said with pleading eyes that amuses Shimako and with a smile she gladly accepted the child into her arms.
When Yukiko chan was securely place in Shimako's arms the child looks back at Yumi "mama, Aunt Shimako will ride with us right?"
"Of course!" Yumi answered and glance at Yoshino who nodded with a smile.
"I'll meet you all at your house" Yoshino said and left them to go to her own car, while Yumi and the other two gets in her car and they left Lillian Girls Private High School.
When they reach the Fukuzawa house Yumi's mother took Yukiko chan from Shimako's arm that already falls asleep.
"Come on inside dinner is ready, I'll come down later after I put Yukiko chan to bed" Yumi's mother said and left the three of them.
Yumi leads her friends to the living room thinking that they could eat dinner after they had a talk and the three of them took a sit in the couch.
"Now tell us about this daughter of yours" Yoshino said.
"Yukiko isn't my real daughter, she's Yuki's daughter" Yumi started that surprises the two women.
"But Yuki san died three years ago and he doesn't have a wife or a child!" Shimako said in a low voice. Fukuzawa Yuki her twin brother had died in a car accident three years ago when he pays a visit to their parents.
"True" Yumi answered hiding her sadness "and that's what we thought too but two years ago a nun from an orphanage approach me and told me about Yukiko, the child was left there by its mother which name is unknown but Yuki's name was indicated in a piece of paper with my address so the nuns decided to talk to me and when I saw Yukiko the first time, I knew right away that Yukiko was Yuki's daughter and I decided to adopt her, and when my parents saw Yukiko they said that Yukiko was the split image of me and Yuki" Yumi explained.
"That woman whoever left Yukiko chan doesn't have the right to be called a mother!" Yoshino said in controlled anger.
"Calm down Yoshino" Shimako whispered and the three of them looks at the door when Yumi's mother appeared in the door way.
"Yumi chan, you and your friends should have dinner now" Mrs. Fukuzawa said and the three of them stood from the couch.
"How's Yukiko?" Yumi asked.
"She's fast asleep but she mumbles your name like always" Mrs. Fukuzawa answered with a smile and Yumi just nodded.
"By the way how is everyone?" Yumi asked Yoshino during dinner.
"Well everyone was alright and doing just fine" Yoshino answered simply and Yumi didn't say anything anymore.
"Then why not just meet everyone I'm sure they'll be happy to see you and they will surely be surprise about Yukiko chan?" Shimako suggested and Yumi considers Shimako's words before she answered.
"You're right I should see them" Yumi agreed and didn't notice that her two friends shared secret glances "ah I miss everyone!" Yumi said out loud while staring at the ceiling dreamily.
"You shouldn't do that Yumi chan in front of foods" Mrs. Fukuzawa said.
"I'm sorry"
"Then we will spread the news to everyone tonight!" Yoshino said excitedly "but where should we meet tomorrow?"
"Why not in my onee-sama's house?" Shimako suggested.
"You mean Sei sama?" Yumi asked in confirmation.
"Of course, onee-sama owns a condominium now and it is big enough to occupy everyone"
"I see then you should be the one talking to her about this"
"I will!" Shimako said excitedly.
After dinner Yoshino and Shimako didn't stay long in consideration to her because she just arrived that day in the country and she still needs some rest and Yukiko chan might woke up and look for her "see you tomorrow then Yumi" Shimako said.
"Bye Yumi" Yoshino added.
"Ah! see you all tomorrow and Yoshino be careful on driving, don't drive like a mad woman" Yumi said teasingly.
"No worries! I'm nothing like Sei sama!" Yoshino replied that made the three of them laugh, after her two friends had left, Yumi returns inside the house and met her waiting mother at the bottom of the staircase.
"How do you feel now?" Mrs. Fukuzawa asked with concern.
"I'm fine mom"
"You might see Sachiko san again tomorrow?"
"I'll be ready" Yumi answered calmly "you don't have to worry about me every time, alright?" Yumi said and put her arm around her mother's shoulder "let's rest now" Yumi said and lead her mother back to her parents room, but when she passes Yuki's old room she felt lonely and shed the tear that escape her eyes "I miss you" she whispered and walk towards her room and opens the door where she found her daughter curled up in her bed.
Ten years ago...
Yumi confesses how she felt for Sachiko after her graduation but she was shocked at what Sachiko has said "I'm sorry Yumi but I can't return your feelings" Sachiko said avoiding the questioning pair of honest brown eyes "I will be marrying Suguru san" Sachiko added.
"Why?" was the only word that escapes Yumi's mouth after she heard Sachiko's answer.
"Because I love my family and I can't go against their will and you know that" Sachiko answered calmly.
"So you're saying that you're choosing them over me?" Yumi's brown eyes were now showing pain and Sachiko couldn't bear any longer to look at it.
"I'm sorry, please try to understand" Sachiko says and looks at Yumi using her stern and cold facial expression but Yumi knew Sachiko that it was also hard for the woman and even if it's against Sachiko's will she would follow her families decision, because that's how she was raise and Yumi understands it but what hurts her so much, was the fact that Sachiko doesn't want to fight for her, and to ease the burden to both of them she has to go away far from Sachiko, where she could no longer see Sachiko to the place where she could start a new, but it was a mistake because after she runs away it almost destroys her but she continued on living and tried to forgets about Sachiko, her friends and family has been very considerate and never mention Sachiko's name or any news related to the woman for the past ten years, but she has to come back to face her past to be able for her to move on her life because she has a daughter now, and she will never be alone again.
When Yoshino reaches her apartment after dropping Shimako into her place she called all of their friends for tomorrow's party and everyone says yes and she also told everyone that Yumi has a surprised for everyone so they better attend rather than miss it.
When she remembered another person which is the very reason why Yumi left Japan ten years ago and Yoshino was fighting her inner thoughts if she would call that person or not but in the end she decided to make the call, after five rings someone has pick up the phone from the other end.
"Ogasawara residence, how can I help you?" a woman's voice said from the other end.
"Ah! Good evening! I'm sorry to call so late this is Shimazu Yoshino an old friend of Sachiko sama, can I speak to her?"
"Madam was already sleeping so she cannot be bothered anymore"
"I see but can I leave a message for her?"
"Of course ma'am"
"Good! please tell her that Fukuzawa Yumi has returned to the country along with her daughter, please let her know"
"Yes ma'am, I will tell her tomorrow morning"
"Thank you then"
"You're welcome ma'am" the woman said and Yoshino says her goodbye to the woman and puts down the phone "now, that will surely gives her a headache early in the morning" Yoshino whispered maliciously and let out a soft laugh.
Sachiko came out of her room after fixing herself up and one of the maids approach her, on her way to the dining room "Madam, you have a message last night from Shimazu Yoshino sama an old friend of yours"
"What's the message?" Sachiko asked disinterested and continue walking towards the dining room and the maid followed her.
"It says here that Fukuzawa Yumi sama has returned to the country along with her daughter" the maid reads at the piece of paper where the message was written that stops Sachiko on her way to the dining room, and without a word she grab the paper from the maid's hand which a lady wouldn't do and read it to herself.
"Fukuzawa Yumi has returned to the country along with her daughter" Sachiko reads with a frown and rushes to the nearest phone and dialled Yoshino's mobile number but it was out of coverage "damn it!" Sachiko whispered and tried calling Shimako's number but it was also out of coverage that makes her frustrated and irritated.
"Is something wrong madam?" the Ogasawara's butler asked seeing her reaction.
"Call the driver I'm leaving" Sachiko ordered impatiently and the butler follows her order without any further objection "this can't be true!" she thought and walks toward the front door when she heard a car engine stops in front.
To be continued...