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CHAPTER 7

"Whats with the smile?" Yuzu had a puzzled look on her face as she very rarely saw Mei smile.

"I just thinks its funny, as usual you left the whole room speechless because you asked the maid her name." Meis smile slowly turned into a sad expression as she continued to talk "I actually feel a little bad now, I have known these people my entire life and never once bothered to ask them for their names. But you Yuzu ask them their names within 10 minutes of meeting them" Mei tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Dont stress over it Mei, we had totally different upbringings and im sure that they all know how amazing you are" Yuzu gave Mei a wide smile, they locked eyes, awkwardness filled the air as both girls were not sure what to do next. "So ummm do you have a spare Futon or something Mei?" Yuzu was the first to break the silence, Mei got her composure back as she replied. "We can share my bed Yuzu, we have shared a bed before. That should be fine, right?"

Yuzu tried to act normal. "Yeah your right"

After the awkward exchange both girls got changed into their pyjamas and got ready for bed.

"Goodnight Yuzu" Mei turned her back to Yuzu. "Goodnight Mei" Yuzu also turned her back. Both girls fell asleep fast due to the events of the day.

The next day Mei woke up to a empty bed she quickly sat up and scanned the room "Yuzu?" the only reply she got was silence, Mei made her way into the hallway where she saw the Maid "Ahh good morning Aihara-san" Bec bowed respectfully "Good morning B…Bec" Mei also bowed, Bec was lost for words, a smile grew on the older womans face. "Are you looking for Yuzu?" Mei looked to Bec and nodded. "She woke up very early this morning, about 3am. I actually thought it was an intruder" Bec lightly laughed as she continued. "She looked a bit lost so I gave her a tour of the Mansion, I believe she was in the gym when I last checked in on her 30 minutes ago" After thanking the Maid Mei made her way to the Gym, she slowly opened the door, Yuzu was there holding a handstand, with her back facing door, her body was completely still. Mei could feel herself getting warm as she eyed the half naked blonde. All Yuzu was wearing were short shorts and a sports bra, Mei held her breath and put a hand over her mouth as Yuzu slowly moved her right hand and was now balancing her entire body just on her left hand. Beads of sweat were falling off Yuzu and onto the mat. "She holds the company record you know" Mei jumped as Yamato gave her a fright and was now standing next to her, Yuzu heard Mei gasp but as she tried to look up she fell causing Yamato and Mei to run to her side. "Cap are you o.k? Sorry that was my fault I gave Mei-san a scare by accident."

"Ow..ow..ow" Yamato yelped in pain as Yuzu quickly grabbed his ear and was pinching it. "Why are you late? You know training starts at 5am, you also know its not nice to keep a lady waiting" Yuzu then looked at the raven haired girl and gave a soft smile "I;m ok Mei, you dont need to look at me like that" Mei then gave Yuzu a concerned look "should you be training with your injuries?"

"Dont worry Mei, I'm feeling much better, plus you heard everyone yesterday, I'm a fast healer"

Mei walked over to Yuzu and placed a hand on one of the wounds "everyone has their limits Yuzu, even you" They both got lost in each others eyes "ahem….ummm Cap are we training or-" Yuzu quickly snapped her head around to Yamato "Yes, of course start with the usual warm up" Yuzu then turned back to Mei. "Sorry Mei we will only be a couple of hours then we can do whatever you want or need to do today."

"Thats fine Yuzu, I have some things I need to attend to anyway, i'll be in the study when your finished"

After a 2 hour training session with Yamato, Breakfast and a shower, Yuzu was now relaxing on a sofa as she would look up to Mei every few minutes. Mei was intensely reading through the folder that Kai had given her.

"Say Yuzu" Yuzu looked up and was captivated by those deep violet eyes that she felt could always draw her in. "Yes Mei?" Mei now felt like those bright emeralds could take all her pain away. "Can I ask you something?" Yuzu sat up as she felt like this was going to be a long conversation. "Of course, i'll try to answer it the best I can" Mei then took a deep breath as she went to ask her question "Why did your uncle single you out yesterday about having no problems with this Alpha team that is coming?" Yuzu let out a loud sigh "ahhh I knew you would ask that" Yuzu now lent back in the sofa with her head leaning back "Well I guess to put it simply, the Leader of Alpha and I have a bit of history together and we dont really get along that well" Yuzu let out another sigh "Can I ask you something else?" Yuzu looked at Mei "I thought we were going to talk things out later?" Mei could hear the slight irritation in Yuzu's voice, but she wanted to, no she needed Yuzu to hear her out and she was ready to take any anger that Yuzu had towards her. "I know what we agreed on Yuzu, but I need you to know what I feel an-" Yuzu cut Mei off as she spoke holding eye contact with Mei "You already told me didn't you? Your in love with me and decided to fight for me right?" Yuzu stood up and went to turn her back to Mei when she felt soft hands grab hers and turn her around. Meis eyes widened as she saw tears running down Yuzu's face "Yuzu I never wanted to hurt you I-"

"You have no idea what I have been through over the past 5 years, since you wrote that letter" Yuzu was trying to stay strong. "Then tell me Yuzu. I know you said you wanted a clear head while all this was going on. But dont you think it would be better if we cleared this all up now so that there is no chance for your mind to wander? Don't you want a peaceful mind?" Mei took another step closer to Yuzu as she spoke. Neither of them breaking the eye contact. "Drink" Mei looked confused as the one word left Yuzu's mouth. "If you really wanna do this then im gonna need a drink, and im not talking about Tea" Yuzu gave a small smile "Thats fine with me, but do you think that will be a good idea? will your uncle allow it?" Mei started to feel a bit worried as she seen how the blonde acted around her uncle and she was pretty sure that he isn't going to want them drinking at a time like this. "Dont worry about uncle, he trusts me. Plus they will be busy planning with Alpha" Yuzu started to walk away. "Where are you going Yuzu?"

"To your room, I have 2 bottles of Tequila in my bag." A few moments later Yuzu comes down with the 2 bottles "How about we sit on the beach? its always nice to drink while watching the waves" Yuzu gave Mei a soft smile "Yamato?!" Yamato appeared within seconds of Yuzu calling him "Yes Cap?"

"Look Mei and I will just be going down to the beach to talk and relax a little, i'm taking my radio with me so ill call if anything comes up. also just to be safe radio in every hour from now" Yamato stood straight as he listened eagerly to Yuzu "roger that Cap, leave it to me and have fun" Yamato gave Yuzu a wink which caused her to give him a quick death stare.

Both women made their way to the beach, Yuzu laid out a soft blanket for them to sit on, she pulled out 2 double shot glasses, filled them to the top and passed one to Mei. "What are these they are huge" Mei looked at the large shot glass. "they are double shot glasses, they are so handy because you dont have to fill them up so often" Yuzu smiled while she put her glass up to 'cheers' with Mei. "Down the hatch!" Yuzu downed hers in one go, she immediately looked at the younger girl, Mei didn't flinch once and her glass was empty as well. "well i gotta say im impressed, no one has ever done one of those with me with a straight face, although i wouldn't expect anything less from the ex student council president" Mei looked at Yuzu it had been so long since she had alcohol, she was started to feel warm inside and she wasn't sure if it was from the alcohol or from being so close to Yuzu right now. Yuzu leant back on both her hands as she tilted her head back to look up at the sky " I wish I could have more days like this Mei" Mei held her gaze on Yuzu as she spoke "It is calming isn't it? I missed this so much" Yuzu brought her head back down and turned to face Mei. "What exactly did you miss Mei?" Yuzu now poured another shot and handed one to Mei, which she happily accepted, they clinked the glasses together and the liquid was gone. "Being with you Yuzu, just doing things with you. Anything, we could just be sitting in silence here and that would be enough for me" Mei now grabbed the bottle as she finished speaking, she poured 2 more shots, handed one to Yuzu and they down them together. Yuzu let out a small sigh as she started to talk, her eyes not leaving the ocean as she watched the waves rolling in "You know i was broken Mei, sometimes I think that I am still broken. That letter you wrote tore my heart out, I went to a dark place and sometimes I still feel like im there." Yuzu quickly poured another 2 shots and they downed them easily. Mei looked out to the waves as well as she spoke "Yuzu, i know i hurt you. Im such an idiot, i love you and I dont know why it took me so long to say those 3 words. I wish i had never wrote that letter. i thought i was doing what was best for us both, then when my father cancelled the wedding you were the first person i wanted to see. After i found out that mother had sent you away i felt as though my whole world turned black, i didn't know what to live for anymore" Mei poured 2 more shots and down again. "Wait, you came home after the wedding was cancelled? how come mama never told me?" Yuzu turned her attention to Mei. Mei let out a small sigh as she started to talk "I asked her not too. when i went there that day you were already gone for about 7 months, mama told me you were starting to do well over there. So i thought that if you were happy that would be enough. i didn't want to cause you anymore pain."

"Sakura…" Mei felt her whole body tense as Yuzu spoke that name, she waited patiently as Yuzu continued. "Hina, Uncle and Aunty, they were the ones they pulled me out. I did and said so many hurtful things." Yuzu stopped to pour them another shot she downed hers then poured another one straight away. Mei could see the hurt in Yuzu's eyes, she wanted to take the pain away, she knew she had no right being jealous or angry because she was the one that put them in this position. "How did they pull you from spiralling out of control?" Yuzu looked down at her hands as she answered "Fighting" Mei was confused. "I know you probably dont think that it sounds like the best way to do things but releasing my anger and frustration in a positive way really helped me and i believe it saved my life." Mei grabbed one of Yuzu's hands "but you got hurt Yuzu" Yuzu squeezed Mei's hand back as she smile "These were because I was reckless, im reminded of that every time i look at them. But I-" Mei cut Yuzu off as she held another shot for her before she downed her own one "You probably hate me" Mei had her head low as she spoke. Yuzu put the empty bottle to the side and opened the second one, she poured 2 more shots, they quickly drank them then Yuzu softly grabbed Mei's chin and guided it so that their eyes locked. "Mei, I could never hate you, even if i tried. and trust me i did try " Mei tried to turn away as she spoke but Yuzu held her in place " But you dont love me anymore or should i say in love with me anymore" Mei could feel that tears were going to fall soon but the next words that left the blondes mouth shocked her "I never said i stopped loving you or stopped being in love with you Mei" Yuzu went to grab the bottle but Mei's soft hands stopped her " But you love her now dont you?" Yuzu could hear that Mei's voice was cracking. "i…i do..yes" Yuzu quickly took a shot "Liar" Yuzu was shocked by what Mei just said she turned to look at the raven girl when all she felt were soft lips touch hers, within seconds Mei inserted her tongue to explore Yuzu's mouth. Yuzu was trying to keep her composure, she was starting to think that the alcohol was a bad idea, she could feel herself losing self control. Mei broke the kiss so they could both breathe, the the next words she spoke sent Yuzu over the edge "I love you Yuzu, i'm all yours and only yo-" Mei was cut off as Yuzu pushed her down and laid a passionate kiss on her lips. Mei could feel tears forming in the corner of her eyes but this time it was not because of sadness but because she was happy.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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