Maria Sama Ga Miteru
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The Return Of The Red Roses
By Miracles79
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Chapter 5: Part 1
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters they belong to the amazing Oyuki Konno who brought Maria Sama Ga Miteru into our lives.
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It had already been a week since the notorious 'Water Resort Park incident' and Yumi was trembling slightly as she stood in front of the ominous looking gates of Lillian High School. She had been there for several minutes carefully deliberating on her next course of action while greeting various students passing bye who seemed delighted to see the Rosa Chinensis en bouton back after so long.
Eventually she decided to enter through the large gates and headed towards the Rose Mansion where her friends would surely be waiting for her imminent arrival. She continued to greet student after student offering a warm smile or a casual wave to each and every student that greeted her who responded with excited squeals and murmured whispering among groups of friends.
It's still hard to believe…
That use to be me last year…
Before I ever meet Onee-Sama…
How times have changed.
Yumi continued to walk down the cobbled street as the bare trees above her cast demonic shadows across the pavements surface, at least in Yumi's imaginative mind, mirroring the unease that crept into her thoughts. Eventually she arrived at her desired destination, the Rose Mansion, a place which brought both sad memories as well as her most treasured and prized memories.
She grasped the handle of the front door and opened it slightly to allow herself entry while not allowing much of the cold air to seep through the open door. She could clearly hear voices from up above and the unmistakeable sounds of Yoshino-San's raised voice followed by Rei's feeble attempts to calm her hysterical Petite Soeur.
Not much has changed I see…
Yumi giggled slightly at this thought and began to walk the stairs up towards the biscuit door while she silently prepared herself to see the one person she had longed to see for an entire week. Lillian's Rosa Chiensis, her Onee-Sama and most importantly, to Yumi, Ogasawara Sachiko.
It's been so long…
I've really missed her…
A week without seeing, hearing or touching my Onee-Sama…
A week…?
Is that all it's been…?
I should have more restraint than this…
If Onee-Sama knew about this she would have scolded me without a doubt...
Onee-Sama wouldn't have these selfish thoughts.
As Yumi gradually moved closer and closer to the door she suddenly realised that the once raised and energetic voices from behind the biscuit door had abruptly ceased. Yumi felt slightly apprehensive as she approached the door and with a great deal of courage she turned the handle and opened the door of the meeting room.
"Yumi" the members of the Yamayurikai said in unison as they quickly sat up from their chairs to greet Yumi properly. Yumi was about to approach them with a greeting of her own when she heard another voice in the corner of the room which belonged to someone extremely precious to her.
"Onee-Sama?" Yumi turned around fully taking in the sight of her Petite Soeur who approached her in a quickened walking pace which left Yumi momentarily confused before she felt the Younger girls arms wrap around her waist in a tight embrace as Touko purposely rested her head against her Onee-Sama's abdomen. Yumi's moments of confusion where completely forgotten as she completed the hug drawing her Petite Soeur closer while holding Touko's head against her bosom in an almost protective fashion.
"Yes…it's me Touko-Chan…I'm sorry for not seeing you till now" Yumi whispered for the sole purpose of the little girl she adored so much. However, Touko-Chan's reply was to be expected of the temperamental young actress as she replied "Baka, Baka, Baka…why are you apologizing? You have no reason to apologize to any of us…I'm just glad you're here Yu…I mean Onee-Sama".
At this response, Yumi merely smiled warmly at her Petite Soeur as she cupped both sides of her face looking into the beautiful blue eyes of Touko-Chan. She graced her Petite Soeur with one last radiant smile before returning to the task of greeting each member of the Yamayurikai individually.
The degrees of care seemed to vary from person to person as the calm and collected Shimako-San hugged her briefly with words of comfort and gratitude to the slightly more energetic and slightly bossy Yoshino-San who held Yumi's hands in hers as she began her thorough interrogation "Are you alright? Are you sure you can attend School today? Have you been sleeping well…" Yumi attempted to reassure her close friend that she was healthy both physically and mentally which didn't seem to be sufficient enough evidence for the detective of Lillian High, Shimazu Yoshino.
As Yumi began to reassure and explain to the group of her whereabouts since last week she couldn't help but sense a very noticeable absence from the room which caused the previous nerves to return in full force as she anxiously awaited the arrival of her Onee-Sama.
Onee-Sama…?
Onee-Sama…where are you Onee-Sama…?
But before she could continue her previous lines of thought the door to the meeting room swung open and revealed the presence of Yumi's Onee-Sama, and the current Rosa Chiensis of Lillian High, Ogasawara Sachiko in all of her splendour as her hair seemed to flow all around her as if being blown by god like wind.
Yumi spun around quickly as she saw this happen in front of her very eyes and was left open mouthed and wide eyed by the majestic sight before her. The blush that adjourned the younger girls face was becoming increasingly noticeable as she tried with all her might to greet the most important woman in her life, her Onee-Sama, Sachiko.
However, before Yumi, or anyone from the Yamayurikai for that matter, had a chance to greet the current Rosa Chiensis she had altered the direction of her walk, quickening her pace in the process, and tenderly embraced her Petite Soeur while her bag fell to the ground in her hurry to hold the most precious woman in her life.
Many members of the Yamayurikai attempted to avert their eyes from the pair while Touko hurriedly busied her friends by asking whether they would like tea or biscuits. Yumi however was still frozen on the spot as Sachiko continued to hold Yumi tighter and tighter drawing her closer to her own more mature figure.
Yumi's brief moments of surprise where replaced with overwhelming feelings of joy, happiness and all other kinds of positive emotions as the younger girl completed the hug in a tender motion returning the sentiment of her Onee-Sama's protective, yet secretly longing, actions.
"Onee-Sama"
"Yumi"
The pair whispered into each other's ears as they continued to embrace each other openly for the first time since the water resort park incident of last week. Eventually the pair willingly parted from the hug all the while continuing to look longingly into each other's eye before returning their attention to the smiling audience which greeted them.
Sachiko couldn't help but notice the smug smiles from her friends and was left feeling slightly bemused by their strange response to such a natural act such as hugging her Petite Soeur and…and saviour. It took one trademark Sachiko glare for the members of the Yamayurikai to return to their seats for the pressing matter at hand.
Sachiko had managed to return to her former self before the events of the water resort park had occurred which was both remarkable and deeply admired by all members of the student council but left Yumi feeling slightly concerned for the true welfare of her Onee-Sama.
Carefully, Yumi looked up to meet her Onee-Sama's gaze with a look that failed to hide her obvious concerns for her Onee-Sama's wellbeing as they conveyed her worry and anxiety in absolute clarity. The Rosa Chiensis of Lillian high registered this worrying look and responded by offering her kind Petite Soeur a warm hearted smile and a tender stroke of Yumi's long sleeved arm.
Her Onee-Sama's reassuring actions managed to calm Yumi's overly active and anxious mind and instead brought a feeling of relief after Sachiko's casual yet tender response. Yumi's mood picked up in this instance and her smile seemed to brighten the dimly lit room, at least in Touko and Sachiko's mind.
If Onee-Sama can move on from that experience…
Then so can I…
Onee-Sama needs me to treat her respectably…
Not worry over her every action…
Or analyse her every move…
She needs her Petite Soeur…She needs Yumi…
I will support her like I always have…
And treat her no differently merely because of that incident.
The slightly nervous and tense atmosphere within the meeting room eventually lightened and returned to the usually lively and expressive environment that the members of the Yamayurikai where so used to but this was perhaps, embarrassingly, due to Yumi's stomach which rumbled loudly most likely brought on by a lack of food.
In truth, Yumi was in such a hurry to get back to Lillian High and more importantly to her Onee-Sama, Ogasawara Sachiko, that she skipped breakfast this morning and instead opted to head directly to School without any nutritional supplements aiding her during the school day.
The Yamayurikai, unsurprisingly, howled with uncontrolled laughter at not only the loud rumble from Yumi's stomach but also the horrified look which spread across her face. However, what surprised most members of the room was that Sachiko who would have usually scolded students, whether student or Petite Soeur, on their undignified behaviour was instead laughing amongst everyone else with tears of amusement in her eyes.
At this response, Yumi's blush deepened and she attempted to look further embarrassed then she actually was because she was secretly very happy to once again see her Onee-Sama laughing and enjoying herself like she always used to do which further reinforced Yumi's initial belief that Sachiko had not been affected by the incident at the water resort park what so ever.
The meeting lasted 8 minutes and Sachiko informed the group that there would be another meeting later on after school which had to be attended by everyone as it was considered not only important but in Sachiko's words 'compulsory'. The group filed out of the meeting room for the beginning of homeroom except two individuals Ogasawara Sachiko and Fukuzawa Yumi.
Yumi had already begun to look through Yoshino's notes from lessons she had missed the week before as she noted down important information into her own notebook at frequent intervals. Yumi had been informed by her teacher that she had the whole period of homeroom to catch up on all outstanding pieces of work from lessons she had missed the previous week.
Sachiko sat in the corner of the room facing Yumi from a side view as she silently studied the younger girl for a while before deciding to stand up from her chair and head towards her own homeroom session which would begin in approximately 7 minutes and 43 seconds according to her own watch.
But before she left the room, Yumi had proceeded to stand up from her chair and rushed over to her Onee-Sama who turned towards her Petite Soeur with a slightly raised eye brow. "Onee-Sama…it's…it's great to see you again…I…I missed you" Yumi admitted as she blushed slightly at her own unintended admission.
At these words Sachiko's heart skipped and her inside squirmed at this obvious admission but her thoughts returned to a matter which was deeply troubling her since she had seen Yumi.
Onee-Sama…?
Onee-Sama…?
Didn't she call me by my name before…?
At the water resort park…
Was that my traumatised mind trying to comfort me…?
Or did that really happen…?
I don't want to ask because I'm worried that it was all my imagination…
I didn't think I would be this happy over meeting Yumi again…
A week…?
Is that all it's been?
Sachiko instinctively responded to Yumi's kind words as she embraced her Petite Soeur in a brief hug while whispered "I'm glad I was not alone…I missed you too, Yumi" Sachiko cupped Yumi's face one last time and placed something upon Yumi's open palm before leaving thus allowing Yumi to continue with her studies in the Rose Mansion, alone.
Yumi withdrew her gaze from her Onee-Sama's retreating back and refocused her concentration to her slightly shaking palm where she saw a beautifully wrapped bento with Yumi's name on it. Yumi smiled widely as she remembered her stomach rumbling loudly from a lack of food previously which could now, thanks to Sachiko's forethought, be quenched.
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Sachiko felt herself, once again, succumbing to her feelings for her Petite Soeur and had decided to leave the room immediately before she did something stupid or incredibly embarrassing. Meanwhile back in the Rose Mansion, Yumi continued to work diligently but was constantly interrupted by thoughts of Sachiko.
My heart was beating so fast…
What am I doing…?
I have to control myself…it's only been a week and I can't stop approaching her…
I've missed her so much…
I don't think I could go through something like that again…
But won't it be worse when Onee-Sama graduates…
No wait…
When Sachiko marries that undeserving man…
I can't…
Yumi's depressing thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she heard movement from within the room followed by a mixture of voices which belonged to the various members of the Yamayurikai. Suddenly Yumi was surrounded by her friends again who were chatting with one another over cups of tea and cookies.
Where did the time go…?
Oh no…I'm late I have to leave right now…
The next lesson is about to start in 15 minutes…
I don't see Yoshino or Shimako around though so I guess there already in the class…
Considering our home room is a floor below our next lesson I can't blame them.
At a frantic pace Yumi packed her things to leave and hurried out of the Rose Mansion without a single word to anyone which was seen by her concerned Onee-Sama, Sachiko. Sachiko walked to the window to catch one last glimpse of her Petite Soeur who was the occupant of her concerns as she believed that her nervous state before was due to Sachiko's attempts for closer physical contact between the two which had undoubtedly left Yumi feeling uneasy as she didn't desire the kind of skinship that Sachiko had begun to recently crave.
Yumi closed the front door of the Rose Mansion and began to walk down the cobbled pavement which was currently occupied, to a large extent, by other Lillian High students. Yumi walked off the previous path and towards her desired destination as the long pavement before her was surrounded by long overarching trees which created an almost mystical appearance to her path.
However, after several steps down the slightly deserted pathway she abruptly stopped. Something was wrong and at this though a tingle spread across the back of her spine causing a great deal of discomfort. Someone was watching her and had been watching her, for quite some time, ever since she left the Rose Mansion several minutes ago.
She was amongst a very small number of Lillian students who gazed at her in adoration. Even now Yumi still didn't realise her popularity amongst the student body of Lillian High, Lillian University and the boy's School of Handera. In fact many considered her the kindest, most open and caring student from all of Lillian who possessed both elegance and beauty in equal measure.
Yumi was idolised even before new leaked out of her actions during the fore mentioned 'The Water Resort Park incident' as the newspaper had unimaginatively entitled this traumatic, yet apparently heroic, incident. The news had spread to all corners of Lillian, and surprisingly Handera, as Yumi's reputation both increased and became more problematic for the sunect of said popularity.
So you could understand the reasons for Yumi's unease as she walked from the Rose Mansion to her lesson while apparently being watched intently and from afar. Yumi didn't like the feeling of being watched this closely and quickened her pace towards the building ahead of her while continuing to look straight ahead showing no signs of distress or weakness.
Suddenly, from behind her, Yumi heard hurried footsteps making their way towards her and an unidentifiable sound which caused Yumi's anxiety and fear to thrive inside her mind and body. In response to this unwelcomed situation, Yumi slowly turned her head in the direction of the noise when…
FLASH
Yumi reeled back slightly in surprise as a bright light caused her to feel slightly disorientated when her bearings returned she was relieved to be graced by the sight of her speckled friend Takeshima Tsutako which meant the unidentifiable sound earlier must have been her camera bouncing around her neck as she approached the Rosa Chiensis en bouton.
Tsutako held her camera aloft pointing it in Yumi's previously concerned direction as the former smiled warmly at her slightly bewildered friend but her smile was quickly changed to that of a shocked expression which eventually contorted to worry as she noticed the slightly bruised features of her close friend.
Yumi sensing where the conversation was headed reassured her friend that she was fine and that it looked far worse than it actually was. Yumi had applied a bit more make up then usual to hide her still bruised features but the keen eye of Tsutako had managed to see through such external appliances and saw the scars, not only figuratively, from her actions of last week.
However, Yumi still felt not only frightened but threatened because she still felt the presence of someone nearby who had been watching her closely. Yumi once again looked around for any sign of danger in her vicinity and Tsutako after a moment of confusion followed suit but, at least, from her perspective she couldn't see anything suspicious in the area.
However Tsutako still felt concerned for Yumi, coupled with the fact that they were in the same classroom, so she decided to accompany Yumi to their next lesson a little earlier than she had anticipated as she had in fact been meaning to visit the Milk Hall before the lesson began.
While they walked towards the building, Tsutako thought she saw a figure hiding behind a stocky yet well-paced tree but still couldn't be entirely sure of what she had seen, as she was unsure whether it was her worried imagination or reality, she didn't tell Yumi this however as she clearly had enough troubles of her own to deal with.
Tsutako continued to walk with Yumi through the buildings front door until they reached the entrance to their classroom where she informed Yumi that she needed to go the Milk Hall to grab a refreshing drink before the lesson began in 12 minutes.
Yumi apologized sincerely for taking up Tsutako's time but the latter merely waved it away and said "It was no problem, Yumi" before leaving the classroom behind her and casually walking outside stretching out her sore over worked muscles, busy day at the photography club.
What was that…?
Now I know that wasn't my imagination.
At this thought the photography ace quickened her steps towards a particular bush before yelling "Oi…what do you think you're doing?" Tsutako stood defiantly in front of the bush which momentarily halted its movement before a figure stood up from behind the bush before casually walking around Tsutako and staring up at the building in front of her.
"How is Yumi?" the shoulder length haired woman questioned as she observed the door to her classroom through a nearby window on the 2 floor. The woman in question continued to gaze up at the building ignoring the infuriated Tsutako who responded "How is Yumi? That's none of your business…I will ask again what do you think you're doing?".
"I saw her injuries…those vile bastards had not right to touch something so divine…something so precious" the mysterious woman whispered the last words in a sombre tone as her beautiful features sharpened slightly at the thought of Yumi being touched by anyone other than herself…her Yumi.
Tsutako was exasperated by her words and replied angrily "Precious? What do you mean by precious…are you going to answer me or what?" the woman in question merely brushed aside the locks from her eyes and appealing face as she shifted slightly to get a better view of the room.
This is when Tsutako momentarily lost it and grabbed the woman's hands forcing this infuriating woman to finally acknowledge her presence. The woman merely scrunched her face up slightly in dissatisfaction before grinning sinisterly as she asked "Do you want me…is that it? Are you jealous or something?".
Tsutako instantly relinquished her hold on the woman who stood before her continuing to smirk triumphantly. However as Tsutako attempted to create a safe distance between herself and this unnerving woman the latter quickly grabbed Tsutako before pushing her and holding her against a nearby tree as she pinned her arms to her side. "Get off me" Tsutako said angrily to the girl who continued to grin mischievously.
"Oh…are you sure? Don't play with this girls feelings? Not that you could of course" the woman laughed at this thought and mumbled inaudible words under her breathe clearly thinking about something that troubled her. Before Tsutako could ask what was going on the woman wrapped one arms around the former's waist, pressing her body closer to Tsutako's, while she pressed her head firmly against the nape of the photographers neck.
"Excited are we? Didn't you want to feel me up? Jealous little girl," the woman moved her unoccupied hand towards Tsutako's neck drawing it closer as the mysterious woman pressed her body intimately closer to that of Tsutako's while drawing out her tongue and tasting the younger girls neck and nearby ear lobe.
"Well…you can't?" and at this the woman relinquished her hold of Tsutako who remained wide eyed and motionless as the former turned her back on the photography ace unafraid of being jumped what so ever. "I'm afraid jealous little girl…I only desire one person in the entire world…and only that one person can touch me like I just touched you…is Yumi"
Tsutako almost slid to the ground out of shock before she quickly propped herself up while her knees started to tremble slightly. "Yumi is so perfect…just the mere image of her can keep me up all night and stimulate my needs if you know what I mean…I want her and what I want I get…I will have Yumi…I will be her first of everything…she will love me the way I love her…it's so obvious isn't it jealous little girl…we were made for each other"
It was obvious to Tsutako that this woman was not only delusional but extremely dangerous and even her attempts to scare the woman away came to nothing and had in fact seemed to back fire on her.
"She deserves better than this…better than Touko…and," the woman's body suddenly tensed as her fists clenched out of sheer anger as she prepared to say the name that she detested the most in this entire world ", and better than that filthy bitch Ogasawara Sachiko…she deserves better and I'm going to give it to her…I'll give her what she desires and yearns for"
Yumi deserves better…
We will be together in the end, Yumi…
Our love will be shunned by these heartless vultures…
But Yumi, Misaki will always love you…Only you.
And At these words Misaki walked away from the horrified Tsutako and out of sight. It seemed Yumi once again had another stalker on her hands but there was something a lot more worrying about this one, Tsutako thought. Tsutako removed the creases from her uniform and decided to abandon her strawberry milkshake opting to instead return to the safety of her classroom away from Misaki.
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But…
When the cicadas cry…
This will all end…
hehehehe
It will end for us…my love…
My Yumi.
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Author's Notes: So Misaki is back and when I say back I mean back for good (At least in most chapters involving Yumi and Sachiko)
The next chapter will be up soon as it is a slightly shorter chapter than my usual ones. It was supposed to be used in this chapter but I thought it was too long for the readers so I decided to separate them into separate parts instead.
I've started to do a lot more research on Maria Sama and other Yuri, I think it's called Yuri sorry I'm new to genre terms, anime's and manga's. If you have any suggestions of good reading material I would be most grateful for the help as I am having trouble researching this unfairly limited subject.
I have thankfully read some amazing manga's such as Girl Friends (Loved it) Gokujou Drops (Probably my favourite manga in general, very good and surprisingly VERY intense and intimate) another I read was Chirality, Strawberry Panic (enjoyable but an obvious carbon copy of Maria Sama) and my absolute fav Octave which was very thought provoking.
I will leave you here and Begin to write the next part straight away even though it's 1 am here :O but I honestly can't sleep I'm so energetic tonight so I thought I should continue writing.
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