"Tokaku, come here!" shout her grandmother.
The blue haired girl was still in her bed when she heard her grandmother calling her. Tokaku stands up from her futon and get out of her bedroom. She headed to the living room, where her grandmother was waiting for her, with her aunt Mako. Her aunt seemed to be worried, while her grandmother was austere, like always.
"What do you want?" asked Tokaku, coldly.
She didn't really appreciate her grandmother, she was too much strict with her and she was always trying to control her life. Also, Tokaku disliked her attitude with Mako, her grandmother was always rude with Mako for some reasons. The old woman was the leader of the Azuma family. Her daughter, Karami, Tokaku's mother, was supposed to be her successor, but unfortunately, she died.
"I want you to take your responsibilities, as the heiress of our family" answered her grandmother.
"What that supposed to mean?" replied Tokaku.
"You need to think about finding a man, someone who can be a good father for your future children" said the old woman.
"Mother! She's only fifteen, I don't think it's the time…" tried to say Mako.
"You have not right to protest, you're a disgrace for this family!"
Tokaku looked her grandmother, who was trying to control is life, again. This time, the blue haired girl won't let her do this, she couldn't let her controlling her life anymore.
"I'm not interested in any man, and I already have someone" said Tokaku.
"You already have a boyfriend?" asked her grandmother.
"No, I have a girlfriend"
The way she looked her granddaughter, the old woman was clearly unhappy by what she heard.
"Tokaku, you can't be with a girl. It's immoral, I can't accepted this!" protested the old woman.
"Well, I don't care about what you think"
"Two girls can't have children, this relationship is completely unnatural, Tokaku!"
"I love her, this is what matters for me" said Tokaku.
"Love shouldn't be your priority. You have a duty as the heiress, you need to…"
"I don't care!" shouted Tokaku. "I never said I wanted children, and I don't want to be the leader of a yakuza family. It's my life, I do what I want!"
Without waiting an answer from her grandmother, Tokaku go back to her bedroom, pissed off. The old woman tried to follow her, but Mako stopped her.
"I think Tokaku-chan need to be alone for a moment" said Mako.
"No, she needs to be reprimanded. Be useful for once and go talk to your niece!"
Tokaku was sat on her futon, angry against her grandmother. How dare she saying that her love for Haru was "immoral" and "unnatural"? The blue haired girl couldn't accept her attitude.
"Stupide grandmother, who I love isn't of her business" she thought.
Someone knocked at her bedroom's door.
"Tokaku-chan, it's me" said her aunt.
"What do you want?"
"Just talk with you. Can I come in?"
"Yes"
Mako entered in the room and went sit next to her niece.
"You too, do you think I shouldn't going out with a girl?" asked Tokaku.
Her aunt put her arm around Tokaku's shoulder, smiling kindly.
"Do you love her?" asked Mako.
"Yes, I love Haru"
"Being with make you happy?"
"Yes, of course! I wouldn't be with her if it wasn't the case…"
Mako, satisfied by her answers, suddenly hugged her niece.
"Then, I can't complain. Love is the only thing who matter in a relationship" said Mako.
Tokaku was relieved. Her aunt was someone important for her, she really like her, the blue haired girl knew she was someone she could trust.
"What about our family? Is it right to think about myself first?" asked Tokaku.
"Tokaku-chan, your happiness isn't less important than our family business. Your mother wanted you to be happy, and she didn't want you to become the leader of our family. She wanted for you a normal life, far away from this yakuza business. You should do what you want, don't let anyone control your life"
Tokaku hugged back her aunt.
"Thank you, this really helps me. But what I going to do with grandmother? She will never approve…"
"Don't worry, I will never allow her to trouble your happiness"
Mako approached of her niece, with a smile on her face.
"I really want to meet her, your girlfriend. How is she?"
Tokaku didn't know how to begin. There have so many things she could say about Haru, it took her the entire morning to describe her girlfriend to her aunt.
The play "Romeo & Juliet" would be presented in two weeks. Tokaku and Haru practiced their sword fight, while Shiena was yelling at Haru. The red haired girl wasn't really good with swords, while Tokaku was quite skillful.
"Let's take a break. Ichinose, next time, do it properly" scolded the brunette.
Haru went sit on the bench, followed by Tokaku. The red haired girl blushed a little. There have something she wanted to tell to her girlfriend.
"Tokaku, do you have something tonight?" asked Haru.
"Huh, not really. Why?"
Haru hesitated before continuing.
"Haru will be alone tonight" she said. "And this scared a little bit Haru"
Tokaku stayed quiet, while Haru seemed to be embarrassed.
"It would be great if you, huh, you know…" began to say Haru, shyly.
"You want I come to your house tonight?" asked Tokaku.
"Well…yes"
"You and me, alone, in the same house?"
"…in the same bedroom" added Haru.
Tokaku began to blush. What were Haru's intentions? The blue haired girl wasn't really sure about it.
"If you're afraid to be alone the night, I can come to your house tonight. I won't let you alone and scared, Haru" answered Tokaku.
The red haired girl smiled cheerfully, obviously overjoyed by Tokaku's answer. Haru grabbed Tokaku's arm and snuggled on her.
"Thanks, Tokaku!"
Tokaku was lying on a bed, next to Haru. They were both really nervous, they could barely look at each other. The blue haired girl suddenly grabbed the pyjama's sleeve of her girlfriend.
"Being afraid of being alone the night was just a pretext, you said this for bring me to your house, don't you?" asked Tokaku.
Haru blushed a little.
"It was true, Haru was afraid to stay alone the night. But this wasn't my only reason"
The red haired girl approached of Tokaku, hugging her.
"You want to do it, Haru?"
"I love you, Tokaku, and Haru want to share an intimate moment with you, if you want too"
Tokaku stroked gently her girlfriend's hair, smiling.
"Of course I want it too. I love you too, Haru"
They shared a long and passionate kiss together, hugging against each other. After few minute, they broke the kiss, blushing.
"We should…take off our clothes" said Tokaku.
The blue haired girl noticed that Haru seemed uncomfortable.
"What's wrong, Haru?"
"I have something I didn't tell you, about my body…"
Tokaku looked at her girlfriend, confused. What could be wrong about Haru's body?
"Haru has…scars. A lot of scars" she said, with some hesitations.
Tokaku didn't seem to be shocked.
"Show them to me" asked the blue haired girl, with curiosity.
Haru recoiled a little bit, worried.
"Haru don't want to disgust you"
Tokaku grabbed Haru's hands, looking her seriously.
"Don't worry, I will never be disgusted by you" said Tokaku.
Haru, trusting her girlfriend, began to remove her clothes, showing her multiple scars. Tokaku, even if she was surprised, remained calm. She gently touched one of Haru's scar with her fingers.
"Haru had an accident, and…" she began to say, shaking.
Tokaku hugged her, caressing her back.
"You don't have to tell me what happened if it's too painful for you"
Comforted by Tokaku, Haru grabbed her nape and kissed her, before pushed her on the bed. She was now on top of the blue haired girl, and began to untie her shirt, while Tokaku removed her skirt.
"Oh, Romeo, why are you Romeo?" said Hitsugi, playing as Juliet.
Chitaru and Hitsugi were practicing their role, supervised by Shiena. Since few days, Chitaru seemed to avoid Hitsugi. She wasn't mad at her, but she felt uncomfortable when she was with the shorter girl. Since she knew about Hitsugi's family, the tall girl didn't know how to deal with her. Their family were enemy, is it also the same for them?
The repetition was over. Everyone left the room, except Chitaru and Tokaku. The blue haired girl wanted to talk with her. Since they began to work together in the play, they both gradually became friend.
"Namatame, something seems to bother you, with Kirigaya" said Tokaku.
"It's complicated"
"What's wrong? I saw you kiss her the other day, and now you ignore her"
Chitaru didn't answer, she stayed quiet.
"You love her, don't you? What's the problem…?"
"It's a family problem, you can't understand" replied Chitaru.
On the contrary, Tokaku understood clearly. The blue haired girl suddenly remembered what her aunt had said to her.
"I don't know what's going on with your family, but you shouldn't let that jeopardize your relation with Kirigaya." said Tokaku.
Chitaru knew that Tokaku was right, but she was afraid. She knew that her family would never accept this, and she was afraid that if Hitsugi knew the truth, she would reject her.
"Thanks, Azuma. I will think about this" said Chitaru, before leaving the room and go back to her class.
Chitaru woke up, in her class. She was slept on her desk. Too much disrupted because of her love problems, she didn't sleep well these past few days. She looked at the clock, noticed that the school was finished. She stands up, but before she could leave the class, someone entered.
"You're cruel, you kissed me and after you avoid me" said Hitsugi.
Hitsugi closed the door and approached of Chitaru, who was terribly nervous.
"Explain me why, Chitaru-senpai! I want to know your reason"
"Your grandfather is the chairman of the Datura Corporation"
"And?" asked Hitsugi, confused.
"My family hate this firm, they will never accept if I'm with you, and your family either. There are lawyers in my family who try to prosecute Datura Corporation"
Chitaru thought that Hitsugi would be furious at her, but is wasn't the case.
"I thought that you was just messing with my feelings since the beginning, but it was just that" said Hitsugi, relieved.
"Huh? I would never do that! And it not "just that", our families are enemy" said Chitaru.
Hitsugi pushed gently the tall girl on her chair, forcing her to sit down.
"So what? If they hate each other, it's their problem, not our" said Hitsugi.
"But they will never approve…"
Hitsugi sat on Chitaru's thighs, looking into her eyes. She put her fingers in Chitaru's chin, with a seductive smile. Usually, Hitsugi had a childish expression on her face, but now, she looked more mature.
"I don't care, because I love you" she said, before kissing Chitaru.
Hitsugi began to play with Chitaru's hair, still kissing her, while the tall girl put her arm around her waist, hugging Hitsugi. Chitaru broke the kiss after few minutes.
"You know what? I don't care either, I love you, and the rivalry of our families isn't our problem" said Chitaru.
Hitsugi, overjoyed, snuggled against Chitaru's chest, while the tall girl was still hugging her.
Shiena was right, they were perfect for the roles of Romeo and Juliet.
