A/N: I realized I haven't posted this one yet. Sorry to make you waiting. I've been so busy my head is spinning already with having to deal with a lot of things at the same time :( Work and personal matters (I am attempting to organize my life haha ;) are taking most of my time that I hardly have time for anything else.

Chapter 5

Sachiko and Yumi stared at each other, stunned. They were so focused on each other and on the matter at hand that they were very surprised when an unexpected loud sound enveloped the room.

They turned their eyes on the source of their surprised – the ringing mobile phone.

Still shocked, Sachiko turned her eyes back to Yumi and asked worriedly, "Yumi, are you alright?" Her unintentional pushed coupled with Yumi's sudden jerky movement had resulted to Yumi sliding down to the floor.

"Yes, I'm fine," Yumi said, still trying to gather her wits. What in the world just happened, she asked herself. One moment she was in the clouds, and then the next moment she was lying flat on the ground. She was more shocked rather than hurt since she was lying on the soft carpet in the floor. Her senses were in a riot because of the quick turn of events.

"Are you sure?" Sachiko asked as she extended her hand to help Yumi get up from the floor.

"Yes. Um, maybe you should answer the phone," Yumi suggested as she stood. She gazed at the blasted phone and wondered who had the worst timing in the world. On second thought, she had a guess who it was. Cursing someone seemed to be right thing to do at the moment, she thought as she watched Sachiko who picked the phone without taking her eyes off her.

"Ogasawara Sa…"

Sachiko stopped talking when she heard commotion on the other line. Familiar voices debating on who should speak could be heard. She tightened her fingers around the phone as her annoyance from earlier came back in full force. She impatiently waited, wondering what would be the lame excuse this time for the unwelcome disruption. She waited until finally someone she didn't want to talk to at the moment spoke.

"Hey, Sachiko. How are you doing?"

Sachiko inhaled and exhaled as she tried to calm herself. She wanted to scream to the person on the other line but thought against it. Sei might become deaf if she did. Though at the moment she believed Sei deserved it, she wouldn't do it.

"Sachiko, are you still there? Did you and Yumi arrive safely? We heard that an accident happened in…"

Sei proceeded to describe what they heard as Sachiko listened half-heartedly. Her irritation might have subsided and she might have been grateful at the gesture had it not been for the laughter that she could detect in Sei's tone. Her eyes turned into slits.

Yumi watched the emotion played in Sachiko's face. By Sachiko's expression, her suspicion was confirmed. Who else would call at this late hour to make Sachiko annoyed except Sei?

Frustration built inside Yumi to unbelievable heights. How come she was being tortured this way? And on her birthday no less! What had she done to deserve this? Sei and the others really deserved some retribution. Yes, they were a playful bunch of people, but there was just a handful that a person could take. And she was teetering at the edge of her patience.

A frown appeared on Yumi even as she continued to watch Sachiko, though she wasn't really paying attention on her anymore, not listening Sachiko anymore. She was wondering what she and Sachiko should do against the others to prevent some of their antics in the future. However, even as she thought about giving some kind of payment on the others, a sudden thought came into her mind, dissolving her frown into a blush. There was no doubt in her mind. The others were aware of her and Sachiko's unspoken plan. That was why there was the unexpected, and unwelcome, call. They were doing it on purpose. Again.

Yumi blinked and then brought her focus back on Sachiko. Her blush intensified when she noticed what she had missed before. The robe Sachiko hastily wore was in disarray. Her breathing became ragged once again when she saw the exposed cleavage. However, she didn't look away. Instead, she watched as Sachiko's barely controlled angry breathing showed and hid a particularly tempting flesh. Her throat ran dry.

"Answer me, Sei-sama. Do you and the others have a death wish?" Sachiko asked with gritted teeth, trying to be as calm as possible. She was contemplating again about her thoughts earlier about killing someone. She was really tempted at the moment.

The person on the other line chuckled and said, "Scary, really scary. Did we interrupt something?"

"If you don't want to…" Sachiko's angry retort turned into a startled gasp when she felt a feather light touch on her neck. Her gripped on the phone loosened until she dropped it. Wide eyed and gasping for breath, she watched as Yumi trailed a finger from her face down to the valley of her chest, pausing at her stomach. She let out a moan of protest when the finger left her skin to pick the discarded phone.

Ignoring the annoying call and laughter that she could hear from the other line, Yumi turned off the phone, before she turned her full attention to the subtly and sexily protesting woman in front of her.

"Beautiful," Yumi whispered. Her fingers were trembling even as goose bumps appeared on Sachiko's skin. She was still almost afraid to touch Sachiko except for the light caressed.

"It's okay, Yumi…" Sachiko encouraged huskily when she was able to utter something other than moans. Her skin tingled at the light touch Yumi made.

Slowly, Yumi leaned over and kissed Sachiko's lips once again, her hands moved back on the latter's shoulders. This time, she steeled herself to win against her nervousness and shyness. After all, it was Sachiko who had been doing all the initiative earlier. It was her turn to do her part and she wouldn't be able to do it if she would be so timid. She moved her lips on Sachiko's neck, just as her hands moved to Sachiko's side. When her lips descended on Sachiko's left breast, her left hand went on the right breast. She slowly trailed burning kisses across Sachiko's chest down to her stomach.

Another annoying phone rang, Yumi's this time, but neither Sachiko nor Yumi heard it. Or probably they did but chose to ignore it. In any case, there was a great chance that it was just a teasing call made by their annoying friends.

Sachiko let Yumi did everything that the latter wanted. She stayed her hands on Yumi's shoulders. Her body arched every time a part of Yumi brushed on the sensitive parts of her body. Her lips kept on gasping Yumi's name and a shudder ran down along her spine from time to time.

Yumi felt drunk when she inhaled the sweet smell of Sachiko's sweat mingled with another enticing scent. By that time, her mind was filled with nothing but of the feel and taste of Sachiko. She brushed her finger tentatively to the peak below Sachiko's navel. She shivered and moaned at the same time when Sachiko's hips jerked upwards and she groaned out her name. Satisfied and excited with Sachiko's reaction, she repeated the action, brushing lightly for several times, each rewarded with delicious moan. Later on, she decided to move her fingers lower to the source of the enticing scent.

As Yumi gently brushed her fingers continuously to the most sensitive part of her body, Sachiko's head started to spin. And when a tormenting finger decided to enter her, she let go of Yumi's shoulders and clutched the sheets tightly. She arched her back with the touch, the tension in her body increasing.

Yumi slowly moved inside Sachiko, fascinated and aroused by Sachiko's reaction. She, too, when she wasn't busy kissing or nipping, was moaning Sachiko's name over and over as she pleasured her beloved. When Sachiko started to buck against her, she increased her pace. When Sachiko was about to reach the edge, she leaned down and licked the sensitive peak.

It was the last straw for Sachiko. She moaned Yumi's name loudly as shudder after shudder racked her body.

Yumi gazed at Sachiko tenderly and smugly. She was the one who did this. It was her touch that made Sachiko like this. And no one, no one would ever touch Sachiko like that except her, she thought possessively.

As Sachiko's mind was clearly lifted to somewhere colourful and bright, Yumi moved upwards and hugged Sachiko tightly, placing soft kisses in her face.

Sachiko had her eyes closed as she basked in pleasure. For a moment there, she thought her soul had left her body.

When Sachiko finally opened her eyes, Yumi shuddered at the determination and desire she saw there. And when Sachiko smiled at her, she caught her breath. Anticipation and excitement soared within her, doubling what she was already feeling.

"It's my turn, Yumi," Sachiko said with gleaming eyes.

Yumi grinned wickedly at those words. It was disconcerting as it was exciting. Sachiko had never seen Yumi grinned like that.

"You really are becoming more and more like her," Sachiko muttered, remembering Sei's comment before.

"What? I didn't quite catch that," Yumi asked, the grin still plastered in her lips. She was more relaxed now, and very much happy and contented. She could hardly remember being nervous earlier. It all disappeared with the satisfaction she felt for what she had made Sachiko feel, and of what she had felt. In fact, she was a little annoyed that she took her time earlier and acted awkwardly. If she didn't act such a coward, then she would have experience this blissfulness earlier. However, no matter what, she couldn't change what had happened so she blocked the thoughts away and focused her attention back to the confident, beautiful and sexy woman beside her.

"I said it's my turn now," Sachiko said clearly, huskily, gazing at Yumi with blazing eyes.

"I doubt it. You can't, Sachiko, not yet," Yumi replied in equally husky voice. Sachiko's demeanour was making her want to kiss the latter again and again until Sachiko couldn't think of anything anymore except her, until she couldn't think of anything anymore except of Sachiko.

"You're so naughty, Yumi," Yumi thought aloud. She blushed when Sachiko looked at her questioningly. "Ah…nothing, nothing."

Sachiko blushed faintly, having heard clearly what Yumi had said. No question about what the latter had said. Yumi definitely was naughty. Nevertheless, she wouldn't have it any other way. In fact, she had wanted to do the same and more to Yumi. She watched as her lover giggled uncomfortably at her intense gaze, before she decided that they had enough staring already and should move on. She raised her eyebrows in challenged and brought back the previous topic, "Why can't I?"

"I'll stop you."

"And how are you going to do that, my dear Yumi?" Sachiko asked, leaning closer to Yumi.

Yumi grinned cheekily and dropped a small kiss on Sachiko's nose, before she tugged at Sachiko's right hand.

Sachiko's eyes widened in surprise.

"When did you…"

"You are my gift after all, so I can do whatever I want, can't I?" Yumi asked innocently, before she grinned triumphantly.

"Yumi!"

Sachiko didn't know what to say. She hadn't noticed Yumi putting a handcuff on her. But one thing was for sure, intense heat was travelling all over her body again by Yumi's act.

"I am going to compensate the time we had been interrupted. You'll stay there as long as the time we had wasted doing karaoke and such," Yumi said with a smug grin.

"Yumi! That's so long!" Sachiko complained even as her heart beat erratically in her chest as excitement and desire assaulted her one more time. Tonight, there would be no sleeping, that was for sure.

"You got that right. Stay there and enjoy, love," Yumi said.

Some time later…

"Can you let me go now?" Sachiko asked breathlessly.

"I'll think about it," Yumi teased. She didn't know where she had gotten this nerve. Tomorrow, she might be shocked with her actions. However, at the moment, it wasn't important. Who could think of anything else when she had in her hands, willingly and sexily, the one she wanted the most for her birthday? This was just the way she wanted. Thinking of Sachiko and nothing else.

"You know you'll pay for this," Sachiko threatened, though it sounded more like a seductive whisper because of the desire laced in her voice.

"I know. That's why I'll do this while you're at my mercy. Who knows what you would do to poor me once you're free," Yumi teased as she blew gently to the proud peaks in front of her. She shivered and giggled at the same time as once again, the peaks stood even more proudly. She giggled all the more when Sachiko moaned both in pleasure and frustration.

"Let's do it again, my sexy gift."

----Wakas---

A/N: Well, I hope you are satisfied with that. Had to change some of the scenes as fast as I could so I'm not really sure how it turned out haha ;)

And yes, Yumi is really, really naughty in this chapter/story. I thought I'll make her the naughty one since I remembered that in Little By Little, it was Sachiko who was the naughty one.

As I've said, I'm really busy so after this update, you won't hear (read) from me for a while. (Sad?) I need a break from the responsibility of meeting the reviewers' expectation of me updating regularly (because the interval of my posts was getting longer and and if I can, I prefer that I don't make people wait just as I prefer that people don't make me wait long, too). Still, I believe I did my best up to this time so be nice if I'm saying goodbye for now ;) And after all, if readers are feeling lazy to review, then the author has the prerogative to feel lazy about posting, too, right? (grin ;) Related to this, those who had made me really happy (by reviewing almost all of my stories; or once had started, keeps on reviewing; or has been communicating with me in other ways), I'll give you something in the future. A minute or two spent in dropping something to make my day was very much appreciated and had been taken into account.

I might be inactive here for a few weeks (or months, who knows).

Once I come back, would you still remember me? Haha

I'll bribe you ;) either with 1. Excapade (B): Sexy and Dangerous; 2. Excapade (B): One Step at a Time; 3. Little By Little 2; 4. Excapade (A): Handcuffs – I wrote this hours before The Gift so at that time, my mind was really into handcuff thing. Naturally, it's kind of similar in The Gift, in an opposite way though; 5. Womanizer, plus its sequel – 6. Circus – because as I've also said before, I'm Britney's fan (yet I hardly collect anything about her haha) so the titles were inspired of her latest music videos (never mind the songs/videos though because they hardly had anything to do with the stories, just the titles). Anyway, all these stories still need revisions of some sort, which unfortunately, wouldn't happen yet so they are for when I come back ;)

"…"

I thought I am busy. How come the A/N reached this long?!

Okay, I'll say bye-bye for now! I have to leave for a seminar.

Review if you want, don't if you don't want ;) To those who will, thanks ;)

Until next time!

Have a nice time until then! ;)

---Arvendell---

04 March 2009

12:20 PM