A/N: Because I couldn't help myself but write and write. Here's the interruption to Yumi and Sachiko's plan, their torture ;) It's nothing special actually, just thought that since the others messed with the two in Part I, then there should be some messing in Part II, too ;)
Chapter 3
Yumi looked at her left, and then to her right, and then back to her front. She let out a quiet sigh.
"You look bothered, Yumi-chan. Are you not happy to see us?" Asked by the smiling Sei.
"I did not say that," Yumi denied, pouting. How could she explain it to the others? They showed up when she least expected to see them, when her mind was already fixed into something. After they had all apologized and said that they were busy on her birthday and couldn't come when she had asked them, everyone started turning in.
"Why are you here?" Sachiko asked, interrupting Sei's retort.
"What? Are we not allowed to dine here? Do the Ogasawaras own this place?" Sei asked in return.
"I didn't say that!" Sachiko said with annoyance. When she and Yumi arrived, she immediately saw Sei, Shimako and Noriko inside the restaurant. She decided that to avoid spending more time away from what she and Yumi's unspoken plan, they should dine somewhere else. However, luck wasn't on their side because before she could say something more to Yumi earlier, Youko together with Touko had arrived and asked them to come inside. They couldn't say no to their older and younger sisters so they found themselves sitting with them and the others.
"But you looked like it. That's what your eyes said," Sei continued.
"I thought you were busy?" Yumi asked, interrupting the impending argument.
"We finished our task early. We decided to have a get together and then invite you here because it's your birthday. We've been trying to reach you since earlier but we couldn't."
"I left my phone."
"Oh. Didn't want to be disturbed, eh."
"When I asked everyone before, everyone said they were busy," Yumi continued, ignoring Sei's comment.
"We were hoping you would at least try harder but you easily agreed. Seemed you don't really like to be with us on this day so we decided to celebrate your birthday even without you," Sei teased.
"T-that's not true! I would love to be with everyone but..." Yumi said with wide eyes, before she was cut by Sachiko.
"Were you following us earlier?" Sachiko asked Sei with a frown.
"No I wasn't."
Sachiko looked at the grinning Sei unbelievingly.
"It was coincidence. I was planning to buy something when I saw you and Yumi-chan coming from a boutique. So, did you two follow my advice? Did you buy ribbons there? Or maybe sexy lingerie?"
Both Sachiko and Yumi flushed. They didn't buy anything like that. Nonetheless, they couldn't help but feel a tinge of embarrassment because of their thoughts earlier when they saw the ribbons and the sexy underthings.
At Sachiko and Yumi's flushed face, Youko raised her brows, Shimako, Noriko and Touko smiled, and Sei laughed. More or less they had an idea on Sachiko and Yumi's thoughts.
"Aha! You did buy! Can we see it?" Sei said triumphantly.
"We did not! Honestly, Sei-sama, do you exist to torment us?" Yumi asked, still blushing.
"You forgot something. I live to please Youko, too," Sei answered with a cheeky grin.
Before Yumi could retort, she was interrupted by a slightly breathless Eriko.
"Am I late?" Eriko asked with a smile.
"No. You're just on time," Sei answered.
"Really? I'm glad. Yumi-chan, thank you for inviting me."
"Eh? I did not," Yumi answered, a little taken aback.
"You did not? Am I not welcome here?" Eriko asked, her smile disappeared and replaced by a questioning look.
"N-no, no, that's not it," Yumi said, waving her arms for emphasis. She wouldn't want Eriko to think that way. However…
"What Yumi is trying to say is that, she didn't have an idea that there's a gathering here today," Sachiko answered in Yumi's stead. Yumi nodded in agreement.
"I see."
At Eriko's arrival, the topic of conversation shifted to her much to Yumi's relief. Sachiko, however, wasn't still pleased.
"Excuse me. I'll go to the comfort room," Sachiko said, standing from her seat.
"I'll come with you," Yumi said as she too, got up from her seat. However, Sachiko's hand on her shoulder stopped her.
"There's no need, Yumi. I won't take long."
"Oh. Okay then."
As soon as Sachiko left, Sei handed Yumi a small paper bag.
"What is this?" Yumi asked, eyeing the bag suspiciously.
"Our gift of course. Or would you have preferred if we wrapped Sachiko in ribbons as a gift instead?" Sei teased, making Yumi flush and glare at her.
---o---
Sachiko gazed at her reflection on the mirror. Nothing looked unusual in her reflection. The same flawless features, the same frown, the same irritated look.
She was irritated. Things were happening out of her control. Was it some kind of punishment for waiting for so long to take some actions? Was it a sort of retribution for denying what she and Yumi wanted?
She had to think about something. She and Yumi had been waiting for this day, for tonight. She had to think a reason to leave early. Otherwise, knowing the others, it would be a long while before she and Yumi could leave. She knew that Sei would stall them for as long as she could. Sei infuriated her most of the times, no matter how much Sei cared for her and Yumi, no matter how much she too, cared for her as a friend. Sei always messed with her, always getting on her nerves with her endless teasing. And now, Sei had the others as backup. If it was Sei only, she could easily brush her off, pretend to get angry and take Yumi away. However, she couldn't do that with the others. She believed that they were forced to go along.
Wait.
That might not be true.
Sei might be the ringleader again, but the others might have gone along on their own will. She hadn't forgotten yet about what happened during her birthday. If they had gotten involved in abducting Yumi and presenting her as a gift to her, then it wasn't surprising that they were involved on what was happening in this restaurant.
What should she and Yumi do?
---o---
Yumi looked at the direction of the comfort room. Sachiko said that she wouldn't be long but several minutes had passed already and she wasn't back yet. Did something happen to her?
"Yumi-sama, is something wrong?" Asked Noriko, noticing the worried look in Yumi's face.
"She's been gone for so long," Yumi answered. Though she didn't mention any name, the others understood who she was referring to.
"I'm sure Sachiko's alright, Yumi-chan," Youko said.
"You should listen to Youko, Yumi-chan. Nothing's wrong with Sachiko. She's just currently being abducted and wrapped in ribbons for the highlight of the show tonight," Sei added.
"What?!!"
Yumi shot to her feet even as the others giggled.
"She's joking, Onee-sama," Touko said, pulling Yumi back on her seat.
"But..."
Yumi wasn't sure whether she should believe or not. Knowing the others, it wasn't a farfetched idea. And to make her suspicion grew, Rei and Yoshino weren't with them. What if those two were assigned to do who-knew-what to Sachiko for her birthday?
"Are red ribbons okay to you, Yumi-chan? Or do you like the lavender ones?" Sei asked with a grin.
"Are you serious?" Yumi asked with a frown.
"Well. Since it's your birthday, we're giving you a choice now. You can't do anything about it now. Rei and Yoshino-chan with Sachiko are surely on their way to Sachiko's house already. Why do you think those two aren't here? Yoshino-chan wouldn't miss something like this unless she's doing a more important role. Naturally, Rei wouldn't let her do it alone," Sei explained.
Yumi was still frowning as she gauged the truth in Sei's words. She was torn between believing and not believing. Sei was born a joker and thus, she might just be messing with her. However, since Sei really loved to play around, it wouldn't be surprising if what she said were true.
As Yumi pondered over, Rei and Yoshino arrived.
"How was it?" Sei asked.
"Success!" Yoshino answered with a huge smile.
"W-wait, Yoshino-san. You really did it?" Yumi asked worriedly, her eyes wide.
"Of course, Yumi-san. I helped Rei-chan. It was quite hard, mind you," Yoshino answered energetically.
"Y-you mean to say that Sachiko is in her house now and is..." Yumi paused. She didn't think she could say it.
"What do you mean?" Yoshino asked, her smile replaced by a look of confusion. However, at Sei's subtle wink, her smile returned. She didn't understand yet, but knowing Sei and since the joke wasn't on her or Rei, it was okay. She would trust Sei.
"You...you wrapped Sachiko in ribbons?" Yumi asked. She was incredulous, yet a blushed appeared on her cheeks once again as an image of Sachiko in bed covered in nothing except ribbons played on her mind. Suddenly, she was feeling warm all over. She wanted to go home now!
"See? I told you, Yumi-chan. So, is it red or lavender?" Sei asked.
"Red," Yumi answered absentmindedly, her ears reddened when fit of giggles erupted again.
"Something wrong, Yumi?"
Yumi's neck hurt when she suddenly turned to see the owner of the voice.
"S-Sachiko?! What are you doing here?"
"What do you mean?" Sachiko asked with a frown, confused with Yumi's question and demeanour.
"..."
Instead of answering, Yumi turned to glare furiously at Sei who grinned back.
"Yumi-chan, here," Rei said, drawing Yumi's attention from Sei to her.
"Wha..."
Yumi eyed the huge box in front of her.
"You can open it if you want," Rei said with a smile.
Still confused, Yumi opened the box. Her eyes widened and her mouth watered when she was treated by a beautifully made cake.
"Happy birthday, Yumi-chan. We got late because I had to finish that first," Rei explained.
---o---
Yumi glanced at Sachiko helplessly. What did they have gotten themselves into? The two of them had been dragged to a karaoke, much to their disappointment.
"The night is really long," Yumi said with a sigh. She wanted to be alone with Sachiko as soon as possible, but the others made it impossible. Did they know about her and Sachiko's plans? Or was it just coincidence that they wanted to do a lot of things in her birthday? Whatever the reasons were, it was slowly driving her crazy. She had been waiting for this day since last week. No doubt, Sachiko, too, had been waiting for this day.
It was pure torture for Yumi. She was sitting beside Sachiko, and every time their skin touched, she shivered. She was having a hard time focusing on the matters at the room except of how good Sachiko's skin felt on hers. She wanted to feel more, but couldn't do it. She couldn't just ravish Sachiko in front of the others, could she?
---o---
Sachiko sighed at how the day turned out. Hopefully, later it would be good already. Surely it would, she thought as images of her and Yumi together played in her mind. She wanted to strangle the others for the game they were playing on them. Did they have any idea what they were doing to her and Yumi? Maybe they did have an idea and that was why they were currently in this place. First, her birthday. Now, Yumi's birthday. Were they really testing her patience? She didn't think she could still last sitting in this place with Yumi so close she could smell her scent, she could feel her soft skin on hers. Pretty soon, she might just lost her cool and drag Yumi out, which she didn't want to do. She didn't want to give Sei the satisfaction of seeing something like that.
"The night is really long," Yumi whispered to herself, drawing Sachiko's mind from wondering.
"You can say that again," Sachiko whispered.
"Hey, what are you two whispering about?" Sei asked.
"Nothing that concerns you, Sei-sama," Sachiko snapped.
"Ooh. Sachiko's really scary. Yumi-chan, you should calm her down," Sei continued, not bothered.
"A kiss would do it, Yumi-chan," Youko teased.
Even if she was blushing at the suggestion, Yumi leaned in and dropped a chaste kiss on Sachiko's lips before she glared at the others.
"Happy now?" Yumi said, scowling, much to the amusement of the others.
"My. Yumi-chan is even scarier than Sachiko. Have we interrupted a secret plan tonight?" Youko asked.
"You got that right. I think Yumi-chan wants to undress Sachiko already. Don't mind us, Yumi-chan. We will turn our backs and pretend that nothing's going on," Sei teased.
"We're not exhibitionist!"
"Aha! So you really wanted to undress Sachiko. Really, Yumi-chan. I'm so proud of you. You're turning more and more like me," Sei continued, chuckling at the flustered and annoyed look in both Sachiko and Yumi's faces.
"We're going to leave," Sachiko said, standing from her seat.
"Really?" Sei asked with a mischievous grin. "I was wrong. It seemed that it was the other way around. Go for it, Sachiko! Have fun!"
With those words, the others greeted Yumi some more before they all turned their attentions away from Sachiko and Yumi, leaving them confused.
"W-what just happened?" Yumi asked, confused. Just like that? The others wouldn't mind if they leave already?
Sachiko didn't comment and started walking towards the door. She was furious. She wanted to strangle them. She was also furious with herself. If she had spoken something earlier, she was sure that she and Yumi wouldn't have stayed long in this place. The others would have let them go. She understood everything perfectly now. Aside from wanting to really see Yumi, they wanted to play with them and test their patience.
If killing wasn't a sin, the others would be dead by now.
A/N: As I wrote this chapter, the story kept on getting longer. From only two chapters for Part II, now I have 5 haha. You know what that means? Two more chapters left ;)
I promise the next one is better...for Sachiko and Yumi ;)
And, yes, I really love Sei messing with them, as always ;)
---Arvendell---
18 February 2009
2:20 PM
