A/N: Even if I want to update as quickly as I can, there are things that get in the way. Hmm...for example, I'm feeling lazy haha just kidding ;)
Chapter 4. Dirt
"Where are we going, Onee-sama?" Yumi asked, breaking the silence that had enveloped the car for a long while because she was busy being embarrassed and Sachiko was concentrating on the road. She was relieved, though, that even if they were still going fast, the speed was slower compared before they were caught in the traffic jam.
"Hmm...I thought we'd have a picnic at the Ogasawara Estate. Is that fine with you?" Sachiko said, glancing at Yumi.
"Sure! It's fine with me," Yumi said eagerly. A picnic alone with Sachiko? That was something she was looking forward to. They would talk and laugh, and eat, and enjoy the scenery. And then they would rest. If she would be lucky, she might be able to lie side by side with Sachiko, or just sit beside each other, their sides touching, their fingers...
"Are you okay, Yumi?"
Sachiko's voice brought Yumi out of her daydreaming. Smiling, she turned to Sachiko.
"I'm fine, Onee-sama. In fact, I'm more than fine..."
The bright smile in Yumi's face made Sachiko smile too, though she wondered what brought the bright smile from the younger girl.
"I'm glad. You're excited then? No, don't answer that."
Yumi flushed. Was she that obvious?
'Of course. Duh! Yumi, you can't be poker faced even if your life depended on it!'
"Pardon?"
"Huh?"
At Yumi's confused expression, Sachiko sighed.
"Weren't you saying something?"
"Um...that I'm fine?"
Sachiko sighed again, much to Yumi's disappointment.
"Really, Yumi. What would I do with you?"
Sachiko asked it with resignation, though there was a smile in her lips that eased Yumi's worry.
"Eh...sorry, Onee-sama. I was just..."
"Thinking. Should I ask if you are thinking about me?" Sachiko asked with certainty and a teasing smile.
Catching on Sachiko's teasing manner, Yumi pouted and said, "Should I? I mean, there are other people out there who are worth my attention, too."
Sachiko raised her brows.
"Really? Pray tell me who are worthy of your attention other than me?"
Yumi sported a thoughtful expression as she pondered about Sachiko's question. It was hard to be nonchalant, though, given her nature and the playful and challenging expression in Sachiko's face. She wanted to say that there was no other person worthier of her attention other than Sachiko, but held herself. They were not being serious here so she should reserve it for later.
"Let me think. There is the show I am watching. I really like the story. And the protagonist is really hot."
Sachiko almost choked with surprise at the word Yumi used.
'Hot? Since when did Yumi start talking that way?'
Sachiko was almost jealous to the protagonist Yumi was talking about, whoever was that.
"And then there was this movie I watched with Yuuki. He said it was boring but I think Yuuki was just being..."
Sachiko's laughter cut Yumi's babbling. She grinned.
"I understand. There are a lot of people worthier thinking rather than a conceited Onee-sama."
Yumi nodded feverishly while laughing. They both knew that what she said wasn't the case. If there was a person who frequently occupied her mind to the point of making it a habit, then it was Sachiko.
"It's still early so we have spare time. Do you want some ice cream, Yumi?" Sachiko asked after a while. She laughed again when Yumi's face brightened.
"Should I answer that, Onee-sama?" Yumi asked when Sachiko stopped by an ice cream parlour.
"Too late for that, Yumi."
Once they were out of the car, Yumi reached for Sachiko's hand and intertwined their fingers. She looked up to see Sachiko smiling softly at her. Fingers intertwined, they went inside the parlour and ordered some ice cream.
"How about you, Onee-sama?" Yumi asked when she realized that Sachiko only ordered some drinks for herself.
"I don't need to cool down unlike someone I know."
"Huh?"
Sachiko's answer confused Yumi, though she didn't have time to wonder when her ice cream was set in front of her.
Sachiko watched with amusement as Yumi ate the ice cream with gusto. Her amusement turned into something else when she realized what she was seeing. Yumi licking her lips which had ice cream. Suddenly, unbidden yet exciting thought entered her mind. An image of Yumi and...
"Does your head hurt, Onee-sama?" Yumi asked, pausing halfway from her feast when she noticed Sachiko shaking her head.
"Watch out," Sachiko warned. Too late, though. The melting ice cream fell on Yumi's shirt.
"Oh..."
Quickly, Yumi ate the ice cream. She blushed faintly and smiled with gratitude when Sachiko reached out and wiped her shirt with a tissue. Her blush increased in shade and her smile turned into a quiet gasp when she realized just where exactly the ice cream dirtied her shirt. Her eyes flew on Sachiko who was busy trying to remove the unclean substance in her, which was just a little above her left breast. It was making her feel warm. If it were not for her bra, the barrier that separated Sachiko's fingers from a sensitive part of her body would have been thinner. As it was, she could almost feel the softness of Sachiko's fingers behind the force she was applying to clean her shirt. At that moment, the red hue in her face quickly spread on her ears and neck. Sachiko didn't seem to notice her predicament, though, even when her breathing became a little erratic.
"It's still a bit dirty but it won't be noticed unless someone takes a closer look," Sachiko said with mild satisfaction.
"T-thank you, Onee-sama," Yumi said a bit shakily. She quickly finished her ice cream, which Sachiko mistaken as her love for ice cream. The real reason, however, was that she wanted to be back in the car already where she wasn't facing Sachiko. She was feeling uncomfortable all of a sudden and despite the coolness of the ice cream, she was getting warmer by the second.
---o---
Sachiko grasped the steering wheel hard in an attempt to steady her shaking hand. She was still feeling a bit weak after the torrent of thoughts that entered her mind from the innocent gesture moments ago. How the wanting to remove the dirt from Yumi's shirt turned into something erotic had shocked her.
"Do you want me to take off my bra, Yumi?"
"Well? Do you want me to? In that way, it won't serve as a barrier. I'll make one of your wish come true."
"Really? Does it involve taking off brassiere?"
Those were her words that bit her back. Her teasing to Yumi returned to her, racking her. Her thoughts had really become naughty. She had become naughty.
She stole a glance to the flushed person beside her. It seemed she and Yumi had the same line of thoughts. She almost smiled at that. At least she wasn't alone in her predicament. Taking a deep breath, she started the car.
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By the time that they reached the Ogasawara Estate, the tensed atmosphere between Sachiko and Yumi hadn't dissipated yet.
"We won't take long here. We will just get..." Sachiko paused from talking and walking towards the entrance to Ogasawara Mansion when she realized that Yumi wasn't following her. "Yumi?"
"Um, Onee-sama, is it okay if I wait here?" Yumi asked timidly. She didn't want to be rude and left Sachiko from carrying the things that they were going to bring to their picnic. However, she wanted some time to be alone for herself. She wanted to calm her nerves, which she had been trying to do since they left the ice cream parlour but for some reason, she wasn't having luck.
"Alright. You can wait in the garden if you want. We will be going that way anyway," Sachiko agreed easily seeing the uneasiness in Yumi. Besides, she wanted to be alone for a moment, too. She needed to calm down. She wasn't very successful during the drive with Yumi so near her. A moment of having Yumi out of her sight was what she needed. More than that wasn't acceptable, though.
"Thank you, Onee-sama."
Once Sachiko was out of sight, Yumi let out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding.
"Why can't I be calmer? It's not like it's the first time I'm feeling like this," Yumi muttered as she walked towards the garden nearby.
"Do you want me to take off my bra, Yumi?"
"Well? Do you want me to? In that way, it won't serve as a barrier. I'll make one of your wish come true."
At the memory of Sachiko's words, a faint blush appeared on Yumi's cheeks.
"Maybe because of Onee-sama's words that I'm having a hard time. Normally, my thoughts about something like it would stop once I thought about Onee-sama's reaction. However, since Onee-sama doesn't seem to mind it considering her words earlier, I'm having difficult time in breaking out of my thoughts."
Yumi continued talking to herself as she walked, not paying attention to the beautiful garden around her. She was busy wondering where hers and Sachiko's words would take them. They had started from anatomy and then to brassiere. All those talks had ended with her feeling warm and embarrassed. It wasn't that she was regretting it, though. Amidst everything, she was enjoying herself. It was just that she was confused and still worried about her relationship with Sachiko. She hoped that amidst the teasing, Sachiko was...
"Ouch!"
Finally, the garden decided to get Yumi's attention by tripping her in one of the rocks that she didn't notice. Good thing she didn't fall flat into the ground.
"Stupid, Yumi. And what is this rock doing here?"
She glared at the rock as she stood up, as if telling the rock that its entire fault. That was until she realized that she was the one who had strayed from the path. Muttering about her clumsiness and inattentiveness, she cleaned her dirtied hands.
"There you are. I've been looking all over for you."
Yumi whipped around when she heard the familiar voice behind her.
"Onee-sama..."
Noticing Yumi's condition, Sachiko frowned.
"What happened to you?"
"Oh this," Yumi said, cleaning her hands. "I thought the rocks were beautiful and..."
At Sachiko's unbelieving look, Yumi smiled nervously.
"That was until they decided that they hated me and tripped me," Yumi finished with an embarrass giggle.
Sachiko's worry had lessened and she suppressed the smile that wanted to give way at Yumi's words.
"Come here, Yumi."
Placing the picnic basket on one of the stone bench, Sachiko then got a handkerchief and held Yumi's hands.
"Ah, don't do it, Onee-sama. Your handkerchief will get dirty," Yumi said, pulling her hands away.
"What am I supposed to do with this if I don't use it, Yumi?" Sachiko said, tugging at Yumi's hand. "Besides, I don't mind doing this to you so don't try to move away next time."
"Yes, Onee-sama," Yumi replied meekly. Inside her though, she was feeling warm and happy at Sachiko's gesture. She loved the fact that Sachiko took care of her all the time. And she loved the feeling of being touched by Sachiko, even if it was the handkerchief that was touching her skin. Even if that small piece of cloth was serving as a barrier to...
Yumi's eyes widened.
"Well? Do you want me to? In that way, it won't serve as a barrier. I'll make one of your wish come true."
Yumi started to blush, that intensified when she remembered the scene at the ice cream parlour. Suddenly, she wanted Sachiko to stop wiping hand. And yet at the same time, she wanted it to last.
'Yumi, get a hold of yourself. Just how long do you plan to take advantage of her in your mind?"
Noting the chastised tone from Yumi, Sachiko decided to make things lighter.
"You don't have to feel so sorry, you know. It was nothing for you to be so worry about. Besides, it gives me reason to touch my beloved petite soeur, doesn't it?" Sachiko teased.
Hearing the light tone from Sachiko, Yumi smiled, albeit nervously.
"Y-you just gave me a reason to have this happen to me all the time, Onee-sama," Yumi teased back, faltering at first.
"Aren't you doing it already?" Sachiko teased back.
"W-well, you l-love me for it, don't you?" Yumi stammered. She cursed herself for it.
Sachiko pondered Yumi's response, before she said, "I knew it. The ice cream incident was intended."
"N-no of course not. It was you who caused it anyway," Yumi accused bravely.
Sachiko raised an eyebrow in response, before she said, "Alright then. I will accept that. However, you didn't have to go as far as tripping yourself to have me doing this, Yumi. You could have hurt yourself."
A dark shade of red covered Yumi's face as she denied Sachiko's accusation.
"I...I didn't do it on purpose, Onee-sama!"
"Convince me," Sachiko teased, giggling at Yumi's indignant and embarrassed expression.
"I'm telling the truth. I was walking while thinking and then before I knew it, I was falling," Yumi explained hurriedly, pouting when Sachiko continued giggling.
"You didn't do it on purpose?" Sachiko asked, though she knew the answer already. She couldn't help herself from teasing Yumi now that she was sure that the latter wasn't hurt from falling. She enjoyed the many expressions Yumi was sporting. And though her hands were shaky again as her earlier thoughts returned, the thoughts about Yumi's lips and brassiere and about Yumi's admission that she wasn't only having not-so-innocent thoughts about her but had also been acting on it, she still couldn't stop herself from teasing further. She tightened her hold on the handkerchief and applied more forced in cleaning Yumi's hands as warmth travelled in her body. Oh how she wanted to hug Yumi to herself and enjoy the feeling of them so close to each other. Ever since she realized that she had been paying more attention to Yumi, well, more than she usually did, and that it involved a lot of physical things like Yumi growing up and becoming more beautiful, her heart was doing overdrive.
"I've been telling you, I did not. Onee-sama, you're teasing me again," Yumi complained, trying not to cringe at the force Sachiko was applying on her hands.
"Oh. Your shirt has some dirt, too," Sachiko said as she wiped Yumi's shirt.
"Oh. I must have touched it with my dirty hands," Yumi said, looking down at her shirt. This time, when Sachiko applied more force than necessary, she didn't mind it. She was busy concentrating on feeling the heat that seemed to radiate from Sachiko's hand on her stomach despite the shirt that covered it.
When Sachiko noticed where she was cleaning Yumi, the movements of her hand slowed down. She glanced at Yumi and noticed the faraway look on the latter's face.
'Is that because of me?'
The warmth that Sachiko was feeling had increased. Before she could do something she hadn't done before, however, she regretfully stopped wiping Yumi's shirt. She wasn't ready to take further steps yet, despite the words that had came out of her lips and despite of her thoughts.
"T-thank you, Onee-sama," Yumi said when she noticed that Sachiko had stopped wiping her shirt. Well, she noticed it several moments later.
"You're welcome, Yumi," Sachiko said automatically. She, too, hadn't noticed that it was a while already that she had stopped. She noticed, though, that Yumi was blushing and by what she could feel in her cheeks, she was the same.
"Let's get going, Onee-sama," Yumi said with a smile. She picked the picnic basket and grasped Sachiko's hand with her free hand as the latter directed where they were going. Although both had rioting thoughts about each other, one thing was for sure. They were glad how the dirt, a substance that supposed to spoil the cleanness of something (6) and would usually irritate people, had brought them something enjoyable.
"Just to be clear, Onee-sama, I didn't do it on purpose," Yumi said with a pout.
Sachiko turned at Yumi with a quizzical look, having forgotten what she was teasing Yumi about earlier as unbidden but pleasurable thoughts of involving taking off not dirt but clothes appeared in her mind.
"Nothing. I said it's nice be with you," Yumi said with a smile, moving closer to Sachiko, their sides touching. She wanted to tease Sachiko about spacing out but held herself. Surely if she did, it would backfire on her. She had been embarrassed already for the rest of the day. Enough for now.
(6) Ibid (1)
A/N: I'm trying to delay the inevitable between Sachiko and Yumi because this story has a long way to go. I mean come on, this is only the 4th chapter and if my plan will be pursued, it has still 22 chapters left! But, there might be a confession next chapter unless my ever changing mind decides otherwise ;)
---Arvendell---
01 June 2009
11:20 AM