5. Open Feelings

I do not own Azumanga Daioh.

The next day, Tomo woke up early. She didn't mean to, but she couldn't go back to sleep, and she went to the kitchen for breakfast.

However, she noticed an envelope on the table addressed to her, so she grabbed it.

Just then, her mom walked in.

"Hi sweetie! Want some breakfast?"

"Sure."

"What do you want?"

"Uh...eggs please."

"Ok."

Her mom then noticed that she was holding the envelope.

"You noticed that, huh? It was in the mailbox this morning, and it didn't have a return address."

"I noticed that you didn't open it."

"I didn't want to spy on you."

"Thanks."

…

"Well, time to make some eggs."

Her mom then walked into the kitchen, and sounds of pots clanging was soon heard.

Tomo then turned back to the envelope, and she noticed something. All that was written on it was her name, but she could recognize the handwriting. It was Yomi's, and she instantly knew due to all of the copying she did over the years of Yomi's homework.

She tore it open, and she pulled out the letter inside. Tomo held her breath, and she began to read.

_Dear Tomo, _

_I'm sorry about my reaction the other day. I just wasn't expecting you to come out and tell me that._

_I want to talk to you. Meet me at my house today at noon._

_Love Yomi_

The last part got her attention. "Love Yomi"? Tomo's heart skipped a beat.

Her mom then walked out with a plate of eggs.

"Here you go dear."

"Thanks Mom."

Tomo was in a hurry now, so she started to shovel the eggs into her mouth without thinking.

"Tomo! You'll choke that way!"

"*Gulp* Sorry Mom."

After finishing the plate, Tomo ran up to her room, got out of her pajamas, put on clean clothes, and ran out of her house. Nothing was going to stop her now.

Tomo walked up to Yomi's front door, incredibly nervous. She was surprised that Yomi actually decided to talk to her again. However, she wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.

Yomi's mom answered it, and she let her in.

"Hello Tomo! I haven't seen you in a while!"

"Hello Miss Mizuhara."

"Let me guess: you came over to see Yomi?"

"Yes."

"She's up in her room. I don't think she's busy, so go right on up."

"Thank you."

Tomo then slowly walked up the stairs, bracing herself for anything that could happen.

When Tomo got to Yomi's door, she knocked.

"Come in."

As she walked in, Yomi was sitting at the desk, looking out her window. Tomo closed the door.

"Thanks for coming, Tomo."

"Well, it's not like I was going to ignore you."

She sat down on Yomi's bed. Yomi turned the chair around to face her.

"I'm sorry that I've been ignoring you. It's just that...you surprised me. I didn't see it coming, and I didn't have a response to it."

"It's ok. I just figured that I should tell you soon, and that seemed like the perfect time to do it."

"I know. I think one reason I was so surprised was that no one, boy or girl, had ever done that to me."

"I guess. By the way, was there anything specific you wanted to tell me?"

Yomi stood up, and she looked down.

"No."

"Ok. Well...I guess I'm going to go now."

Tomo stood up, and she started to walk to the door. However, before she could open it, she felt Yomi grab her arm.

"Uh...Yomi? What are you-?"

Before she could finish, Yomi turned her around and cut her off by pressing her lips to Tomo's.

Tomo was initially in shock, but she soon relaxed. She wrapped her arms around Yomi, and she began to deepen the kiss.

Yomi, however, had one purpose behind the kiss: to discover if she liked it. And, almost immediately, she began to really enjoy it.

The kiss lasted for about thirty seconds, until the two ran out of breath. Now it was time for Tomo to get some answers.

"Ok...what was that for?"

"I've been confused since you told me your feelings, and not just confused about you, but also about my own feelings. So, I decided that I needed to see if I liked you or not."

"And this is how you decided to do it?"

"Yeah."

"Ok...and? What did you find out?"

Yomi smirked, and she answered with another kiss, which Tomo happily accepted.

They tried to make this kiss last longer, but to no avail. Both ran out of breath quicker than last time.

"So Yomi...does this mean we're together?"

"Definitely."

Tomo smile grew even wider.

"How about we go and get something to eat? I'll pay."

"Sure, I could go for some lunch."

Tomo started for the door, but she stopped when she realized that Yomi wasn't following her.

"You coming?"

"Yeah. I just have to do something really quick. I'll meet you downstairs."

"Ok. See you there."

As soon as Tomo left, Yomi walked to her closet.

"The coast is clear."

With this, Kaorin opened up her closet and walked out.

"So, I see you found your feelings."

"Yep. Thanks again."

"No problem. Just don't forget our deal."

"Got it. I'll grab something next time I'm over at Sakaki's house."

"Great!"

"Oh, and one more thing: Use the window to get out. I don't want any questions from my mom or Tomo."

"Got it."

Kaorin walked over to the window, opened it, and climbed out to the ledge. From there, it would be easy to get down.

"Good luck Yomi!"

"Thanks!"

Then, Kaorin closed the window, and she disappeared.

"All right. Time to go meet Tomo."

And there you go: one pairing. There will be another one soon, but I'll leave it up to you to guess.

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