Hello~ If you're reading this please allow me to start by saying thank you for continuing to read this story! I truly hope you enjoy it~

And now for a few notes before we begin. First and foremost, thank you very, very much to everyone who left reviews! It warms my heart, seriously! The next note, which is a rather technical thing, is on Akari's speech style. Akari always speaks in the 3rd person, it is very rare for her to use personal pronouns unless she is making an effort when speaking with someone she doesn't know well. For this reason, in chapter one she speaks the way she does. But, considering it's a pain to read (and write), I've been toying with the narrative style so that she can stay in character while not being obnoxious to understand! I hope that you like the result.

I don't own YuruYuri. I forgot to say that earlier...

My final note, very important, is that I have changed the rating of this story to "M". The characters do not have sex in this chapter. Chances are, they won't in any chapter. I have absolutely nothing against yuri sex, I simply do not feel as though I could write a scene that does it justice. However, (Spolier Alert!) they will make out in this story, and I'd rather be safe than sorry with the rating. I apologize in advance if anyone finds this offensive.


Legs entangled, bodies pressed against each other, pink hair fell over violet eyes. Both girls had a charming rosy hue over their cheeks. Chinatsu was the one who broke the silence, "A-akari-chan…"

"Yes, Chinatsu-chan…"

"Would it be alright if I kiss you now?"

Akari looked up into azure eyes and released a breath she did not realize she had been holding. Her reply passed softly over her lips, almost as if it wasn't meant to be heard, "Yes…"

Chinatsu shut her eyes and leaned forward, closing the gap between her lips and Akari's. Unlike their first kiss from so long ago, which was forced and rather rough, this kiss was much softer, lighter. Chinatsu's lips lingered on Akari's for a moment before pulling back.

Chinatsu opened her eyes and looked down at Akari, whose eyes were still shut tight. After a few seconds, Akari's eyes opened, holding a mixture of confusion and wonder. Her face was currently a darker shade of red than her hair, but the slightly bemused expression she wore suited her somehow.

Chinatsu began to speak, keeping her voice rather low, "That was…"

"…soft." Akari murmured.

Chinatsu was relieved that Akari wasn't disgusted or afraid. After all, it would be much easier this way. Last time, Chinatsu had ended up chasing Akari around her entire house for a kiss. Although she had gotten what she wanted, it was rather tiring, and she'd prefer not to waste her energy for a peck, even if in the end it was for her precious Yui-senpai. Yes, a willing partner was much better.

Chinatsu leaned in once more, this time more quickly, and pressed her lips to Akari's. Surprise flashed briefly in Akari's eyes, but her eyelids soon fluttered shut and she found herself pressing back, ever so lightly.

Akari's reciprocation was all Chinatsu needed to take the kiss to the next level. Chinatsu ran her tongue along Akari's lips, requesting entrance. Akari hesitantly parted her lips and Chinatsu hastily darted inside. Chinatsu explored the inside of Akari's mouth with her tongue and couldn't help but feel excited at the thought that perhaps one day she would be doing this with her beloved Yui-senpai.

Akari, on the other hand, was trying to keep her head from spinning. Ever since Chinatsu had kissed her, Akari had been feeling weird. She couldn't quite understand what the feeling was or what it meant, but somehow she could tell it wasn't bad. If anything it was good, very good. Something bad certainly couldn't feel so good, could it?

At some point, Akari's body began to react on its own. Akari's hands, which up until now had been awkwardly at her side, came up and around Chinatsu's neck, pulling the pinkette in closer. Akari's tongue was ran itself along Chinatsu's teeth and then began exploring the depths of the pinkette's mouth. Soon after their tongues began to twist themselves around each other and Chinatsu moaned despite herself.

Chinatsu hastily pulled back and tried to catch her breath. Akari, thinking she'd done something wrong, immediately apologized.

"S-sorry, Chinatsu-chan!" Perhaps it was Akari's gentle nature, or the way her face was flushed from kissing, but for some reason Chinatsu was mesmerized.

"N-no, Akari-chan. You didn't do anything wrong. I just, um, wanted to make sure you're okay with this?" Chinatsu gritted her teeth. She hadn't really meant to ask anything. She just couldn't come up with a reason for what had just happened. Why had she just moaned? Why was she letting herself get worked up? This was Akari she was pressed up against, not Yui-senpai.

"It's fine, Chinatsu-chan. After all, it's just practice, right?" Akari smiled up at her friend, hoping to reassure her. For some reason, Chinatsu seemed a little different than usual. When they had "shared" their first kiss, well, needless to say it was not Akari's fondest memory. But this time, Chinatsu seemed so considerate of her. Akari loved her pink-haired friend, but she had never really thought of her as a pillar of thoughtfulness. Perhaps she had misjudged the pinkette?

"Okay, just making sure…" Chinatsu glanced away for a moment and then shook the previous thoughts out of her head. What happened before didn't matter. This was all for Yui.

Chinatsu kissed Akari again, but this time the kiss quickly turned heated. One of Akari's hands was running along Chinatsu's back and the other was entangled in pink locks. Chinatsu's right hand moved from Akari's face to her chest and Chinatsu took the soft mound into her hand. Akari gasped, but it was swallowed by the kiss they were currently engaged in. Chinatsu slowly began to knead at Akari's right breast and Akari arched her back to the touch. She moaned into Chinatsu's mouth, which Chinatsu took as encouragement to go further.

Chinatsu's hand momentarily left Akari's breast as she used it to unbutton Akari's shirt and began to plant butterfly kisses along the redhead's neck.

"Ch-chinatsu-chan…" The name spilled forth from Akari's lips, hoarsely, huskily. Chinatsu involuntarily pressed her body harder against Akari's and-

"Chinatsu! I'm home!"

Chinatsu and Akari immediately separated from one another. Akari focused on rebuttoning her shirt and wondered who it was that had come into the house. Chinatsu did her best to straighten out her hair, which had gotten rather tangled thanks to Akari's fingers running through them.

"Chinatsu, I'm home! Are you- Oh, you have a guest. Hello!" Tomoko opened the door only to find Chinatsu and the wonderful Akaza-san's little sister sitting at opposite ends of the room. Is this some new sort of punishment game? Tomoko wondered.

"I just came back to grab a book and wondered if you were home. Well, I'm off again now!" Tomoko waved at her sister and then added while motioning towards Akari, "And it was lovely to see you again! You and your sister are so alike!" Tomoko tried to hide the blush that appeared with the thought of Akaza-san, and scurried back out of the room.

Once the older girl's footsteps faded away, Akari spoke up, "We're really lucky she called out as soon as she got home!"

"Yeah, we are…" Chinatsu agreed distractedly. What in the world is wrong with me? she thought to herself. Just how far am I planning on taking this whole "practice" thing? I basically jumped Akari! Well, it's not like Akari was against it… If anything, she was rather into it really… Ah, this is confusing! Wait, no. It's not confusing at all. Obviously the one for me is Yui-senpai. That's the only reason I'm so passionate about this, because in the end, it's for Yui-senpai!

Shortly after Tomoko's interruption, Chinatsu and Akari decided it was time to go to sleep, so Chinatsu went about preparing a futon for Akari. Akari had said that they could share a futon, but Chinatsu insisted that as a guest Akari should simply accept. Chinatsu knew that the offer Akari had extended was completely innocent, but even then Chinatsu declined. It was just… for some reason, she didn't trust herself to sleep with Akari, not anymore. The events of the evening, the way she had reacted to Akari's touch, only caused unnecessary confusion. Although a part of her would have liked sleep together – simply to prove that she had absolutely no need to be physical with the redhead, she told herself – her concern at the growing attraction overpowered her need to prove something for her ego.

I need to stay true to Yui-senpai.


Akari tossed and turned in bed. She could not remember the last time she had had so much trouble falling asleep. The guest futon that Chinatsu had pulled out for her was lovely… So why couldn't she get to sleep? Absentmindedly, her hand went to her lips. Somehow, they still felt as though they were being caressed, even though the warmth of Chinatsu's lips was gone. Then her hand fell down to her chest. Just as she thought, her heart was still beating wildly against it. For a brief moment, Akari feared that Chinatsu would be able to hear her heart beating loudly. Akari looked over at her friend's sleeping form and the shadow of understanding showed itself on her face.

It couldn't be…


In the Akaza household, Akane and Tomoko were diligently working on their report. It had been several hours since Tomoko had returned with the much-needed reference book, and they had really been making progress since. Akane locked her fingers together and stretched her hands over her head.

"Done!"

Tomoko gently placed her pencil onto the table and smiled at the redhead, "Nice work, Akaza-san."

Akane smiled back, "You too! But I can say for sure we wouldn't be done yet without that reference book you brought. I should get one myself!"

Tomoko blushed slightly and then pensively stated, "That reminds me, when I went back home to get the book, Akaza-san's sister and my sister were just sitting at opposite ends of the room, facing away from each other. I wonder if it's some new sort of punishment game?"

"Yeah, I wonder…" Although Akane's smile never faltered, she felt her stomach flip. Something must have happened! What if that girl tried something? Not that I can blame her, after all, Akari is cute and sweet and kind and cute and… I'm getting side tracked.

"Akaza-san?" Akane realized that Tomoko was staring at her with a mixture of confusion and concern. "Is everything alright, Akaza-san?"

Akane smiled at Tomoko and reassured her, "Everything is perfectly fine. Well then, what say you we get some shut eye?" Akane made a mental note to find out the full story from Akari later. After all, an older sister has her duties.


And that's it for chapter 2! From the pace of things, this might actually have 4 chapters? Oopsies?

Two more quick notes:

1. A punishment game is a game in Japan where the loser has to do something embarrassing (or in more harsh cases, painful). A punishment game can be a range of things. Honestly, the word describes the outcome more than the thing itself! Interesting, right~

2. Earlier in the story when Akari mentions how although she "loves" Chinatsu, she doesn't think of her as considerate, I meant this as the friendship sort of love. It should be apparent from this chapter that feelings are coming forth (thus the title), but at that point Akari meant it in a platonic, cute way.

As always, if there are any questions, comments, etc., feel free to PM me! I promise I'll reply~ Reviews are never necessary, but always welcome!

Thank you again so, so much for reading!

Until next time,

RuriLali