Author Note

I put off releasing this chapter for a bit since I wanted to make sure it was ok. I'm not awfully good at proof reading and I don't have anyone to help me out. Regardless, thanks to several spell-checks and a few read overs, I decided it was ready.
Thanks to those who have already reviewed or put this story in their favourites., it really means a lot to me and I hope that the length of this chapter makes up for how short Chapter one was. I just hope it's of a decent quality.
Again, I'm learning so please give constructive criticism and please leave a review.
Thank you.

Karin slowly made her way to the school changing rooms, completely lost in thought. Cavalcades of emotions were sprinting through her mind, further aggravating her situation. She knew she had to do something. She knew that if she didn't nip these feelings in the bud then they would just cause trouble later. She knew these feelings were just an obstacle, standing in her way of true success. But she also knew that the more she thought of Sakura, the more her body yearned to be embraced, touched and ultimately loved by Sakura.

"I'm gonna beat you!"

Karin's meditative state was momentarily shattered by a voice that was all too familiar. A somewhat scruffy, brown haired girl sped past her recklessly. Sakura.

"Whoops! Sorry Karin!"

The wind generated by her run made her uniform flap around, including her skirt. Karin gasped softly as she saw Sakura's red and white striped panties. She had seen underneath that skirt countless times before but Sakura's sports panties were all she saw before. Her sports panties, while tight, were ultimately only for practical use. These casual panties however helped to show off Sakura's well rounded and flawless ass. Karin felt a tingle down in her crotch and she returned to her thoughts.

"No! I will not succumb to these feelings here! I must control myself."

A slightly neater girl with long brown hair calmly walked in front of Karin. Karin was oblivious to her presence at this moment in time, due to her mental trance. It was Kei Chitose, a friend of Sakura's.

"Geez, it's not a race Sakura!"

Kei's voice was unable to reach Sakura, who was already at the changing room; having won 'the race' she had invented.

Karin's heart was beating hard, as if something was punching her from the inside. That quick glimpse of what her true feelings called 'perfection' was making her body go crazy. Her face was heating up, her breathing was getting heavier and her hands were clasped tightly round the rim of her skirt, both trying to hide the mess in her panties and resisting the uncontrollable urge to rub herself.

She had only just fully realised Kei's arrival as she was staring at Karin with her eyebrow raised. She also had only just noticed how hot her face had become.

"Wh- What are you staring at plebeian?"

Karin attempted to regain her usual, elitist demeanour, hoping that Kei wouldn't notice her out of character behaviour. Kei's only answer was a dismissive shake of her head. With this she continued walking.

"That was close… she didn't seem to have suspect anything… but I must be careful!"

If anyone found out then who knows what would happen. If Kei found out then the other pupils would find out, if the pupils found out then the teachers would find out, the teachers would then tell her father and then…

Karin couldn't bear to think of what would happen if her father found out that the one and only heir to the Kanzuki family… was a lesbian. Her father expected her to produce children so the Kanzuki name would live on. This was why she knew she had to do something. But now she wasn't so sure what…

Everyone around her had busied themselves with getting out of their school uniform and into their gym clothes but Karin just sat on the bench, her expressionless face giving the false impression that there was nothing wrong. She resisted the temptation to look round in order to behold Sakura's stunning physique in case this fed her currently uncontrollable emotions. Karin felt a gentle tap on her shoulder and heard a cheerful voice.

"Hey Karin. You ok? Kei mentioned you were spacing out earlier."

Karin wasn't surprised at Sakura's random display of concern. While they had never called each other friend, it was part of Sakura's friendly and approachable nature. This welcoming nature was one of the features that attracted Karin towards Sakura, maybe as it was something that she found hard to do herself, thanks to how she was raised. Karin often spoke to others with a tone of superiority which made her very unwelcoming.

"Don't be absurd… Of course I'm alright. A member of the Kanzuki household should always be at their best!"

She again tried to recover her snobbish disposition.

"Ok, just wanted to make sure. Wouldn't want my rival going soft on me!"

They both chuckled lightly. Karin couldn't help but turn her head a little. She was sure her heart was going to jump out of her chest when she saw Sakura's bare belly in front of her. She tried not to make a spectacle and swiftly turned her head back round.

"A-Actually, please tell the teacher I'll be a little late… I have a slight headache…"

"Really? Well… Ok!"

With that Sakura returned to her side of the changing room and Karin just stared at the wall until everyone had left. She couldn't go out there now… not in this state. Before she left she would need to calm herself down.

As for how she would eliminate these emotions, she had run over several plans in her head. None of them appealed to the part of her brain that was feeding her obsession. She could repress her feelings and lie about loving a male… no. She could ask father if she could be home-schooled, thus taking her away from Sakura… no. Anything that involved her never getting to be with Sakura gained an instant refusal as did anything that involved her just accepting it.

The changing room was silent, aside from the soft footsteps of Karin dawdling around. Neither side of her brain was receding. It was as if her thoughts themselves were having a fight inside her head, both combatants putting up an impenetrable defence. Karin grabbed her head in pain. Now she really was getting a headache…

"DAMMIT!"

Karin's fist flew into a nearby locker with full force, causing it to dent slightly. She reeled back, rubbing her hand which was now bleeding faintly. It was just then that she noticed something on the bench. A pair of panties lay solitary on the bench. Red and white striped.