Gaton. Gaton. Gaton.
The rhythmic sound of the train that typically lulls out all the other sounds was no match to the fiery trance Harumin was in. Just then, a blur of green trees flashed by the window, and Harumin's thoughts couldn't help but drift to a different shade of green.
Mesmerizing emerald eyes, looking straight at her with mouth agape and panting heavily, as the blonde inserted two fingers into her. The intense sensation in her core heightened, with every push and pull. The pants, the moans and the name she couldn't help but shout over and over as ecstasy flooded her being, kept ringing in her ears.
She could still remember the feeling of Yuzu's body aligning perfectly with hers, and the sensation of Yuzu's hot breath as she whispered sweet nothings on her ears.
Harumin's brain short circuited and she blushed profusely at the images that invaded her mind. She hid her face with her hands, leaning her head back for support. What in heaven's name did just happen? Yuzu and I just.. we just… made love. What the actual freak?!
Harumin groaned at the late realization. Oh my God, I can't believe Yuzu did that to me. And I can't believe I did that to her! OH. MY. GOD.
"I can literally see smoke coming out of your head." Matsuri snickered.
Harumin whipped her head towards the sound, and shocked that she actually wasn't alone. "What?! What are you doing here? Were you following me?" she finally said, as if she was drenched by cold water.
"Well, I WAS with you since we left Yuzu-onee's apartment." Matsuri said, giggling at the confused Harumi. "And I asked if I can come with, and you said yes. Apparently, absentmindedly" Matsuri laughed seeing the disbelief on Harumi's eyes. "You are SOOO out of it."
"Ughhh, tell me about it" Harumi groaned, as she remembered what happened when Ume oba-san and Matsuri almost walked in on her and Yuzu naked.
"Hey Mama! Ughh, I thought you won't be home until tomorrow?" Yuzu greeted, going over to her mom for a hug, trying to act natural.
"I wasn't, but our boss finally decided we can have the day off, since we've been working overtime the past few weeks." Ume said, hugging back her daughter. "It smells good here; did you cook something?"
"Oh, uhm Harumin actually cooked Zosui." Yuzu said, scratching her neck as she spoke. "Are you hungry Mama? Do you want some?"
"No dear, it's okay. I had lunch before I headed home." Ume answered, arranging the groceries she had just purchased in the cupboards.
"I'll run you a bath if you want, you look tired." Yuzu gently offered. The past week Ume barely had time to relax, so having a day off was a miracle.
"Aww, that's sweet of you, Yuzu. Yes, I would appreciate that." Ume said while putting a couple of beer cans on the freezer.
While Yuzu and Ume were busy with the groceries, Matsuri propped herself up on the couch, observing Harumin. The plum haired girl knew she was being watched, but she busied herself with fixing the pillows strewn on the floor. If she so as sneaks a peek at Matsuri, she would definitely hound her with questions or tease her to death.
"Was it good?" Matsuri asked, grinning.
"What?!" Harumin's head snapped up, looking at Matsuri. That question, she did not expect. At all. This little shit stirrer never fails to stir trouble.
"Ugh. Why are you here anyway?" Harumin whispered, trying to change to topic. She was still shocked that of all people to walk in on them, it had to be this pink devil. Our timing sucks.
"I went to your home this morning, but no one answered. I figured you'd be here, so I came." Matsuri answered, matter-of-factly, as she rubbed her hand on the armrest. "Guess I was right, huh."
"You could have just called, you know."
"Aww, but where's the fun in that Taniguchi-senpai?" Matsuri pouted leaning in, obviously enjoying the situation.
"Hmm, a lot seemed to have happened since our talk last night." Matsuri teased, looking at Harumin pointedly.
Harumin blushed at the inference. When she thought about it, a lot DID happen in such a short time. She looked at Yuzu who was still talking to Ume. Her heart started beating faster.
Why did this happen? Yuzu seemed like she cried herself to sleep the night before, but then THAT happened between us. Is she really okay? Does she feel the same way I feel about her? Or was it just a heat of the moment? I want to know what happened, but why is it that a part of me is scared of knowing the answer.
She held her hand on her chest, lost in a myriad of thoughts when she felt a hand hold her arm.
"Harumi-chan?" Ume said, looking worried at her.
"Huh? Sorry?" Harumin asked
"I asked if you were staying for dinner. But you didn't seem to hear me at all. Are you alright dear?" Ume said, gently stroking Harumin's arm.
"Ah yes, sorry Ume oba-san, I was just thinking about something." Harumin blushed and quickly looked away. "Uhm, I'd love to stay, but I, I actually need to go home in a bit. Sorry." Harumin suddenly said, quickly stealing a glance at Yuzu.
Truth be told, she really didn't need to go home, but with everything that happened, she needed to clear her thoughts. The boldness she felt not too long ago now losing steam, with the many questions on her mind.
Yuzu was standing by the dining table arms crossed, her hip resting on the edge. She was quietly looking at Harumin as she saw the different emotions running through Harumin's face.
Yuzu sighed. I wonder what she's thinking right now. Is she regretting what happened? Yuzu thought sadly. I guess it can't be helped. Before me, Harumin hadn't been in a relationship. And I suddenly sprung this on her. Yuzu shook her head lightly. I didn't think this through. Crap.
Matsuri watched silently her two closest friends, she sighed. It was clear that something happened between the two, with the after-sex glow on both of them shining like a "we did it" blinking neon sign. It was definitely hard to miss. Well, except maybe if you are Ume, bless her pure heart.
What's bothering Matsuri is the awkward aura now enveloping the two. I guess I need to watch out for these two. Matsuri thought, deciding to make sure that Harumi gets home safely.
"Will you be okay?" Matsuri asked as her stop nearing, breaking Harumin's thoughts. "I could walk you home."
"Hmm?" Harumi turned to her. "Oh, yeah, yeah. I'll be fine. Don't worry about me." Harumi smiled.
Just before Matsuri was about to step off, Harumi grabbed her hand. "Matsuri, uhm" she started. "If I need anyone to talk to, can I call you?" she asked in a whisper.
Matsuri smiled and ruffled Harumin's hair. "Of course. Anytime Taniguchi-senpai." she said, and got off the train.
When Harumin got home, she laid herself on the bed, her mind still going back to Yuzu. It was already five thirty in the afternoon, and she found herself absolutely tired.
She was about to doze off when her phone rang. Reaching for her phone, she saw that Yuzu was calling her. Her heart skipped a beat at the name blaring on her phone screen.
"H-hello?" Harumin answered, apprehensively,
"Hey." Yuzu said on the other line. "Did you get home already?"
"Yeah, I just got home." Harumin said, quietly sighing at how Yuzu's voice could always calm her down.
"Harumin" Yuzu breathed, but unable to say anything more.
Harumin heard Yuzu sigh, and Harumin wished she hadn't impulsively made the decision to go home. She wanted nothing other than to hug Yuzu at that moment.
"What are you thinking?" Harumin asked, lying on her side putting the phone on speaker as she hugged her pillow.
"A lot." Yuzu answered lying down on her bed, holding her phone in front of her, looking at Harumin's profile picture. "Can we do a video call?" she suddenly said.
"Why?"
"I just want to see you when I talk to you." The line went dead just as Yuzu finished her sentence. Yuzu abruptly sat up, confused at hearing the dial tone. She was about to dial again, when Harumin's face popped up. Yuzu swiftly accepted the video call.
Harumin was lying on her right side, a big fluffy pillow covering her half of her face, as she angled the phone. "Hey"
"Hey back" Yuzu said, plopping back on her bed, holding the phone in front of her.
"Yuzu"
"Hmm?"
"I like you." Harumin said in a voice so low it was almost inaudible, hiding her face on the pillow.
"Ouch!" Yuzu said, as her phone fell from her hand and hit her face.
"Yuzu?" Harumin asked wondering why the video turned black. Did the line cut off? But I can hear Yuzu grunting. "Hello? Are you still there?" she checked.
"Yeah, sorry. My phone slipped and hit my face." Yuzu said, clearly in pain, when she re-positioned the phone.
"Why? What happened?"
"Ah, nothing, don't worry about it. That's not what's important." Yuzu said, blushing. "Uhm, what did you just say?" Yuzu asked, trying to confirm what Harumin said.
"Hmm?"
"Just now, you said something. What was it?"
"I didn't say anything." Harumin said, cheeks now like cherry pops.
"No, no. You said something, I just didn't quite hear it." Yuzu insisted, nearing the phone to her face, strays of blonde hair falling on her face, as she tried to wiggle on her bed.
Harumin giggled at the screen showing just half of Yuzu's beautiful face.
"Haruminnnnnn" Yuzu mouthed, eyes wide.
"Hmmm?" Harumin hummed, her heart beating like crazy.
"Say it again." Yuzu said, going under the covers of her blanket. "No one else can hear us. Just one more time please"
"I. Like. You." Harumin finally said, in a hushed tone, her eyes twinkling with adoration, and her cheeks blushing like a tomato.
Yuzu inhaled sharply at the confession, her heart doing a somersault. Hearing the words out loud was a different experience. Usually it was Yuzu who would confess first, or who would put more effort in showing how much she cared about a person. She got so used to being the giver, that this feeling, somehow, was so foreign to her. She didn't know how to react. All the times that she fought for Mei flashed before her eyes.
"Yuzu?" Harumin said, worry settling in when she noticed tears forming on the blonde's eyes. "Are you okay?"
When Yuzu still was silent, Harumin patiently waited. "I like you Yuzu." She said again, wanting to assure Yuzu on how she felt. This was the first time she felt like this with anyone, and she's not exactly sure how she would go about this, specially with how other people will judge her. But she can't deny how she felt.
"Just like you said, we don't need to rush things. I just wanted you to know how I felt." Harumin gently said. "I don't want to pressure you Yuzu."
Tears rolled down Yuzu eyes, and Harumin's worry grew. "Talk to me, please?"
Yuzu wiped her tears, and cleared her throat before she spoke. "Sorry, please don't mind the tears. I was just.. just.." the blonde couldn't continue her words.
"Ahh, wait, I need to explain." she cleared her throat again. "I was caught off guard, and you just took the wind out of me." Yuzu smiled. "What we have, I wouldn't ever want to trade it with anything in the world. As I said before, and I'll say it many times over, you are an important part of my life Harumin. I don't want to rush things, and ruin this."
"I know. I don't want to rush things too." Harumin said
Yuzu paused, before she spoke again "I need to tell you something."
Harumin held her breath when she heard the seriousness in Yuzu's voice.
"I have dinner meeting with Mr Stevenson tomorrow night." Yuzu started, watching closely the expression on Harumin's face. She didn't want Harumin to hear it from anyone else.
"Okay. I haven't seen him in a long time. Please send my regards." Harumin answered, perplexed on why they were talking about this.
"It's a meeting with Mei." Yuzu finally admitted, as she bit her lips, waiting for Harumin to respond.
"Hmm, I see." Harumin said, looking at Yuzu. "Can I drop by?"
Notes:
Hello! Thanks for the reviews from everyone! （*´▽`*) It took me so many days to make the smut, had to dig deep. LOL
I'm not sure when I can make another update, since I'll be travelling in a few days with my girlfriend. But I greatly appreciate all the comments you made. And I take into them into account when I write.
Making this story has been a real stress reliever, and outlet for my frustrated writing career (as if I had one). So, again, thanks to everyone! Love you all!