Note: Thank you for the reviews! To the anonymous D: Hmmm, well, I thought the fact that they were cousins was weirder than the fact that they were girls. And it's not because this is a MariMite-fic. :)

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Disclaimer: I do not own Maria sama ga miteru.

Chapter III

"So that's the real reason why we're all going on a trip together?" Shimako giggled. She was not the type of person to giggle, so Yoshino stared at her, surprised.

"What's so funny, Shimako-san?"

"It's funny how I thought the exact same thing. Yumi-san and Sachiko-sama do belong together." Yoshino eyed her friend, then noted: "Like you and Noriko-chan belong to each other now, huh." That remark left Shimako dumbfounded.

I knew it. I knew it all along. It was not like you were hiding it very successfully, Shimako, with all the blushes and the nervousness and the way you and Noriko-chan always seem to be out of breath every time we enter the meeting room.

"Wha… What are you talking about, Yoshi –"

"Oh come on, Shimako-san," Yoshino cut in. She stared at her friend intensively. Finally, the Rose sighed. "How did you find out?" Shimako asked softly.

Heh. Like it was hard not to notice. I think even Yumi must've noticed it by now. And if she hasn't, she will notice it during the trip. Like those two can keep their hands off of each other the whole time.

"Oh, you know. Because I'm your friend and all that. You really can't hide anything from me."

"Oh my, it seems I can't."

A silence fell between the two second-years. Then Yoshino spoke again.

"Rei-chan and I are together too."

Rei was right, it really doesn't matter if we're cousins. The only thing that matters is that we love each other.

Shimako looked a bit confused. "Together? Aren't you always toge… Oh!" A huge smile crossed Shimako's face now. "I'm so happy for you, Yoshino-san! Indeed, you are made for each other. Just like Yumi-san and Sachiko-sama!" She paused, glanced at Yoshino, then said with a great blush on her face: "Just like Noriko and me." Then the two girls burst out in very uncharacteristic giggling.

"Are you going to tell Yumi-san?" Shimako asked after they had finally composed themselves.

"Hmm." Yoshino was wearing a rather devilish grin. "Perhaps later."

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A few days before they would all go on vacation, Sachiko was sitting in the Rose Mansion, looking at some papers she had to fill in for school. Her mind was not really into it however, as she was thinking of the upcoming trip. She would be going away with everybody else and was really excited about it, although you couldn't see it when you looked at her. She was her calm and reserved self. But the real reason why Sachiko was excited, was because her adorable petite soeur Yumi Fukuzawa would be going too and they would be sharing a room together. Sachiko was delighted with the thought, but also a bit nervous and even a little bit afraid. What if she could not control herself anymore? What if she would do something to her petite soeur, just because she could not control her own lust? Until now she had managed to act pretty normal in front of the young girl, but it took a great deal of strength for her not to grab Yumi and kiss her gorgeous face, taste her delicious mouth, feel her cute little breasts… Wait, that was one step too far.

Sachiko sighed loudly (which she would have never done if there had been anyone else in the room) and forced her mind to concentrate upon her task. A few moments later, the object of her never-ending desire walked into the room, talking to Yoshino. The rest of the Yamayurikai followed a few steps behind.

"My, what are you all doing here?" Sachiko asked. "There was no meeting planned for today, if I'm not mistaking? Yumi?" She looked at her soeur questioningly.

"You're right, onee-sama," Yumi answered, "but we're here to go over the last things for the trip. We thought we might find you here, since none of us saw you walking past the Maria-statue."

"Yes, I came here because I had to fill in these," Sachiko pointed at the small stack of papers, "for the school."

"Oh!" Yumi said in shock. "I hope we didn't disturb you? If I had known you had something important to do for school, we could've discussed the trip some other time!"

"Yumi. You haven't disturbed me. You never disturb me, so as you know. Now sit down and let's discuss the last matters for our trip."

Yumi sat down opposite of Sachiko with a "Yes, onee-sama," and a nice colour on her face. Sachiko said she never disturbed her!

My, my, Yumi, you really need to pull yourself together, if you even blush at those words. Gosh, you're so slow. Look at the person opposite of you! I bet she wants to jump you right now. She's staring at you and her eyes are all glazed… Why can't you see what's there, only for you? Ah, whatever! Because when we're on this trip, Yumi, everything is going to change!

"Alright!" began Yoshino. "Let's go over through the last things, shall we?"

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Shimako, Noriko, Yoshino and Rei were already waiting with their luggage when Sachiko and Yumi arrived. It was still early in the morning. They would travel by train and then walk the last part to the hotel. Luckily, it wasn't very far from the station, but it was still located in a quiet environment.

After they had dropped their luggage in the special compartment, the six girls walked to the front of the train and sat themselves there. Of course, each Rose sat next to their respective soeur. As the train was set into motion, all of them were pretty much too exhausted to talk a lot or play games. It was really, really early in the morning. Yumi yawned and rubbed her eyes. She had been so excited last night, she had barely gotten any sleep! Not only was she going on a trip with her onee-sama, they would be sharing a bedroom too!

"Are you tired, Yumi? You can lean on my shoulder if you want. Here, go ahead." Sachiko offered a shoulder to the other girl.

"Thank you, onee-sama. I haven't gotten a lot of sleep last night, I was just so happy to go on vacation with you!" The younger girl snuggled against Sachiko's shoulder. She is so very warm, Yumi thought. And she smells so nice… Unconsciously, she grabbed her onee-sama's hand. She was at perfect ease and quickly fell asleep.

Sachiko, however, was not at perfect ease. Her petite soeur was cuddled against her shoulder, and she felt her warm hand holding her own. It was not like Sachiko was uncomfortable, quite the contrary; but she wondered if Yumi could not feel the warmth radiating from her body, as she was positively feeling hot now! I wonder what I have done to deserve such a beautiful girl. And with that thought, Sachiko leaned her head on Yumi's and fell asleep herself.

"Really, they would make such a cute couple," said Yoshino, as she turned her head back after watching the two girls fall asleep. "Don't you think so, Rei-chan?"

"Yes, yes, Yoshino, like I already said, they look adorable together. But I don't know… Should we really interfere in their relationship?" Rei looked a bit unsure. "I don't think Sachiko would appreciate it if she found out what we have in store for her and Yumi –"

"Oh no, you're not backing off now!"

Now that I finally have made up the perfect plan! Really, it's flawless! I'm so go-od.

"Rei-chan, please. I just want to give them the same happiness we share now." Without asking, Yoshino pulled in her onee-sama for a kiss.

I bet Shimako and Noriko-chan are doing the same thing now.

Rei felt her cousin smiling. She actually did not want to know what the younger girl was thinking. Instead she just pulled her closer, enjoying the proximity of their bodies.

The train was heading for Kobe.

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A/N: The next chapter will be much longer than the previous ones. I've almost finished it, so I'll probably update in a couple of days.

Reviews are always welcome. :)