Chapter 2

Yuzu got home late from the Club meeting. She slowly entered the apartment dragging her feet until she reached the kitchen "ahhhh i'm soooo hungry" Yuzu said out loud as she opened the fridge. She immediately grabbed the plate that had been wrapped for her with a little note on top reading 'Good work on your first day Bub, give your best. Love Mama' Yuzu smiled at her mum's kind hearted gesture. She took a seat at the table and the food was gone within minutes.

After cleaning her mess Yuzu made her way to the bathroom. After a nice long bath she tried to get into bed without disturbing Mei, she looked at the bed side table clock '10pm' Yuzu mentally scolded herself for losing track of time. Luckily she was able to get into bed without waking Mei and within seconds sleep took over her.

The next morning Mei woke up feeling a bit cold, she rolled over to see that Yuzu was already out of bed. Mei got up and dressed for school, she made her way into the kitchen to be greeted by Ume who was cooking a rather large amount for breakfast. "Good morning Mei, did you have a good sleep?" Mei sat at the table as she just nodded to her step mother, she couldn't help but notice that Ume had a huge smile on her face. Mei then looked at the clock it was only 7am "Mother where is Yuzu?" Ume answered Mei with excitement in her voice "Looks like she is getting back into her training routine, she left about 5am for a run. But dont worry she should be back soon and when she does…"Ume then gestured towards the huge breakfast she had prepared "I'm home" Ume and Mei both looked towards the entrance as Yuzu came walking in, she was wearing a light blue jacket and full leg black tights that clung to her body.

Meis throat got dry as she looked at the blonde, he hair was up in a messy ponytail and sweat was running down her face. Ume broke the silence as both daughters were in a staring contest with each other "How was your run?" Yuzu was still breathing heavy as she answered "It was really good actually, but i think it will take a little bit till i get into the rhythm of things" Ume then showed Yuzu the breakfast she was preparing "O.k, go get cleaned up and when you get back your breakfast will be ready" Yuzu quickly made her way to the bathroom. Mei tried to calm herself down 'why is my heart beating so fast' she wondered to herself.

After breakfast both girls made their way out the front door, after walking in silence for 10 minutes Yuzu was the first to speak "Hey Mei" Mei looked to Yuzu as she waited for the blonde to speak more "Umm I know things have been awkward between us since, well, you know. I just want to say that I hope that we can still become closer as sisters" Yuzu gave Mei a wide smile, it had been a while since she had seen Yuzu's actual smile, Mei was just about to say something when someone shouting from the other side of the road caught her attention "YUZZUCHI! Over here" Yuzu re-adjusted her sports bag as she gave Mei another smile "See you around Mei" Yuzu then ran over to Harumin and gave her a huge hug, they then walked together with their arms over each others shoulders. Himeko and Mei were walking behind Yuzu and Harumin when a tall girl with long navy blue hair had stopped Yuzu and was talking to her. Mei recognised her as the Soccer Team captain Izumi Shiza. Himeko spoke first "looks like Aihara yuzu is getting in trouble already, and she has only been apart of the Team for 1 day" Mei watched closely as the 2 girls were talking, she couldn't help but notice that Yuzu was smiling the whole time. Himeko gave Mei a concerned look as she noticed her childhood friend beginning to walk faster then stop right next to the 3 girls. "Ahh good morning President and vice President" Izumi bowed respectfully. Himeko and Mei both bowed as they greeted the Soccer Captain. Himeko was the first to speak out of the 5 girls "I hope Aihara Yuzu is not dragging the team down too much hahahah" Himeko was quickly silence as the reply Izumi gave her left her with her jaw on the ground. "No, actually she was a huge help yesterday, she gave us all many tips which I think are going to be helpful in our next game." Yuzu smiled shyly as she had her head down "Wow Yuzzuchi you really are amazing, arent you?" Harumin threw her arm over Yuzu as the 2 giggled. "I see" Were the only words that came out of the raven haired girls mouth, everyone now looked at her waiting for her to say something else. After a few minutes of awkward silence Izumi broke it first "o.k, well I guess I will see you at 3rd period Yuzu" Izumi then faced the rest of the group and bowed as she took her left. "President we have to meet with the teachers before class" Himeko quickly dragged Mei away.

Harumin and Yuzu were making their way to class when Harumin spoke up "Hey Yuzzuchi, is everything o.k with the Prez?" Yuzu gave Harumin a confused looked "I mean she seemed a bit off this morning, thats all" Yuzu scratched the back of her head as she answered her best friend "ahhh I just think she has a lot on her plate at the moment, thats all"

Class seemed to go extra slow for Yuzu, she spaced out for most of period 1 and 2. The bell rang for the end of 2nd period, Yuzu shot up and got ready to move to her next class, Harumin gave her a sad pout and a hug before moving on to her own class.

Mei had a free period so she decided to spend it catching up on Student council work. Her mind kept wandering back to a certain blonde, she knew that Soccer training wasn't held until the end of school, so what was happening at 3rd period and that smile. Why did Yuzu smile like that when Izumi talked with her? Thats what Mei wanted to ask Yuzu. Mei quickly jumped onto the computer and brought up Yuzu's timetable "hmmmm 3rd period is…" Mei finally found it "Music class" Mei made her way down the hall and towards the Music hall, as she approached the room she was looking for, the sound of a Piano could be heard, getting closer and closer to the room Mei stopped just out side. She closed her eyes as she listened to the Piano play, it was being handled masterfully, then the sound of the voice of an angel started, Mei shot her eyes open immediately She slowly opened the door, the hall was dark except for the light on the stage which had Yuzu sitting playing the Piano and Izumi singing next to her.

Mei's heart started to beat faster and she put her hand over her chest trying to calm herself down, Yuzu had her eyes closed as she played the melody with ease. After a few minutes the teacher cut in causing Yuzu and Izumi to stop and Mei to open her eyes to see what was going on. "O.k class, now thats how you handle a Piano, these 2 have really great chemistry" Mei could see the blush forming on Yuzu's cheeks "Now for your first assignments I want you all to write at least one verse relating to a personal experience" The entire class groaned, but Mei's eyes didn't leave Yuzu, Mei could see that Yuzu was in deep thought about something. "Now it can be anything, a happy, excited or even a sad experience. But as long as it is your own, o.k" After the class all settling down Mei decided to leave before she was seen by the blonde.

The week seemed to go fast for both the sisters. Yuzu was busy with soccer practise after school everyday, plus doing her own training early every morning. Mei on the other hand was always busy with her Student council work.

Before they knew it Friday was already here. Mei had noticed that over the course of the week more and more girls would meet Yuzu at the entry gate.

It was now the end of the school day, Mei was in her usual spot in the student council room going over some papers when she heard Himeko and some over council members talking "huh really? you dont say" one girl said. "yes i heard that Yuzu is very popular with the girls now" Mei could feel anger raising in her body as they spoke. "I don't think that matters because her and Izumi are dating aren't they?" Mei gripped her pen tighter feeling like she was going to explode. Mei looked up to see the girls all looking out the window at something. "Wow I didn't know that she was that athletic. Oh no she's down, I hope she's o.k" Mei's head quickly jolted up and before she knew it her body had moved on its own and she was now standing at the window next to the other girls.

All the girls looked at Mei confusedly "umm is everything o.k President" Mei just ignored the question as she scanned the field for Yuzu, she wasn't hard to spot since she is the only girl with blonde hair. Yuzu had fallen over and landed in a puddle of mud and was now filthy from head to toe, Mei couldn't help but smile as the scene reminded her of when Yuzu pulled her into the water fountain. After confirming that Yuzu was o.k Mei went to sit back down when one of the girls screamed "ahhhh s…sh…she's taking her shirt off!" Meis whole body turned around and she felt a blush straight away, Yuzu had taken her sports shirt off and was only wearing a sports bra now. Mei couldn't help but stare at the blonde her mid section had gotten more defined, Mei was quickly brought back to the present as Himeko spoke "ahhh that Aihara Yuzu, does she have no shame? Im gonna go down there and give her a piece of my mind" Mei turned to Himeko as she spoke "No, its o.k Himeko i will go" Before Himeko could respond Mei was already out the door.

Mei quickly made her way down to the field, her pace fastened as she saw the blonde in the middle of the field surrounded by the entire soccer team and a few cheerleaders. Without speaking a word Mei pushed pass the group, grabbed Yuzu by the hand and was leading both of them back to the changing rooms "M…Mei is everything o.k?" Yuzu was confused as to why her raven haired step sister was dragging her away and not saying a word. Mei could hear Yuzu trying to talk to her but she had to keep moving, she tried to keep her eyes off the blonde. "Mei your hurting me!" Yuzu pulled her hand away from Mei. The younger girl was brought back to reality. Mei didn't know what was going on in her head or her heart, it was beating uncontrollably. Mei went to escape away from the blonde when she felt a hand grab her wrist and turn her around. "Mei what is the meaning of this?" Mei was looking at the ground she couldn't look the blonde in the eye. But before she could do anything Yuzu softly grabbed her chin and tilted Mei's face so that they were now eye to eye. "Mei, you know you can talk to me if something is bothering you" Mei wanted to grab the blonde and never let her go but was she entitled to that? She had never seen Yuzu so happy before, Yuzu's smile was brighter then ever and it wasn't because of her. Mei bit her bottom lip she went to speak "i….Yu-" Another voice from the distance cut in "Hey Yuzu you down here?" Mei quickly re-composed herself with her Student Council President image as she pulled away from Yuzu, she had her back to her as she spoke "Please ensure that you are dressed appropriately on school property" Before Yuzu could reply, Mei had already left.

TO BE CONTINUED….

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