Hello, my dear friends and many Citrus fans out there. I've had this idea for a while now and I've been a fan of the Yuzu/Harumi ship even longer. So, unable to get it outta my head, as well as the fact that there's not that many Yuzu/Harumi stories out there, I decided to just go for it. Just so you all will know, this will follow the anime storyline but will have a few elements from the manga. And if anyone has some ideas for me, feel free to send them in a PM or review. Anyway, enjoy the 1st chapter of Love of the Taniguchi step sisters, my dear friends.
New Step sister and a stolen 1st kiss
17 year old Yuzu Aihara was preparing for her 1st day at her new school, having moved to a new town because of her mother Ume deciding to remarry. But it was who she decided to marry that was surprising to her. She'd married a woman named Sakura Taniguchi, who was her mother's age, having discovered years ago after her father died that she was a lesbian. The other woman seemed to be very kind and after going on a few dates, having great times that slowly developed into romantic feelings for each other, which eventually escalated to sexual intimacy for a few years. And she'd even spent time with Yuzu and had been very kind to her, like a 2nd mother, which earned Yuzu's fondness and eventual love to the point where she encouraged her mother and Sakura to marry, which they did. And after much talking, Yuzu agreed to move to Sakura's hometown, where she'd be transferred to another school, which was for girls. Sakura also told her after the wedding that Yuzu would be getting a nice surprise after the 1st day of school, which got her curious, but also excited.
After getting ready, she looked at herself in the mirror. "Pretty damn hot!" She said with satisfaction before she went to check her subjects for her new school. "Mmm…I haven't learned any of this stuff yet." She said before shrugging. "Ah, it doesn't matter. High school girls only need to know fashion and friends."
Then she walked up to the nearby table and saw that a launch was prepared for her, with a note that said: 'Yuzu, Good luck on your 1st day at your new school! And remember, there's a wonderful surprise for you tonight when you get home! Your loving Moms.'
Yuzu was very happy to see that her mother and new stepmom had prepared a launch for her. "Wow. Thanks, Moms!" She called out before heading to the door. "I'm heading out now!" Before closing it behind her, taking the elevator down and leaving the building to head to her new school. 'The summer of my freshman year, my mom met this kind lady named Sakura and they hit it off quite well, until eventually, they got romantically involved and married, though mom did still love my dad. But, knowing he'd want her to be happy, she married Sakura and, after much discussion, Mama and I agreed to move to her hometown, meaning I had to start life all over at a totally different high school. But my stepmom told me all about the rules being strictly followed there, but told me to never let its influence get to me and to be myself, which is exactly what I plan to do. And if I wanna be on top of the social food chain here, I've gotta crack my cuteness up to 11!' She thought to herself before arriving at her new school, which was named "Aihara Academy Girls High School Division, as many girls her age, all wearing matching uniforms and looking at her because she wasn't dressed up as they were, walking in groups up to the academy. 'Of course, it doesn't matter how much I pump myself up about it, my new school is an all girls school. My stepmom did give me a heads up about it, but I have a feeling it's gonna be downhill from here!' Then she remembered her friends from her hometown and got out her phone, seeing a text message from her 2 friends. 'And the truth is, I've never really been in love before…not with any boy anyway. But when I do get my 1st kiss, I hope it's like in a romance manga."
But before Yuzu could move further, another girl said to her. "Excuse me. I'm sorry to bother you, but could you please show me your student I.D?"
"Oh, yes, here." Yuzu said before showing her her ID.
The other girl, with the clipboard in her hand, looked at her I.D. "Yuzu Taniguchi. The use of cell phones is prohibited here. So I'll have to confiscate yours now please." She said, reaching out her hand.
But Yuzu stepped back and put her phone in her skirt pocket. "No way! I literally just transferred here. How about you let me slide this time?"
But then, another girl, with black hair tied up in two short twin ringlets, spoke out. "Sorry, we don't make exceptions. That sets a bad example for the other girls."
And when the clipboard girl told her that her entire appearance was a violation of the school dress code, Yuzu let out a loud gasp that made everyone stop, including a plum-haired girl, with her hair styled in low twin pigtails with perfectly straight bangs that cover her forehead while she has somewhat longer bangs on the sides of her head and ears, with hazel eyes and had a voluptuous figure where she hid stuff that were banned by the school regulations.
And when she saw the new blonde girl stand up to the student council member, she gave a smile, as this girl was just like her. She then walked up to her. "Well said. I really like your style." She said, getting Yuzu's attention as the blonde stared at her beautiful figure with astonishment.
"What's your name?" Yuzu asked.
"My name's Harumi. And I think the same thing: the dress code affecting your grades is silly." Harumi said with a smile.
"No, it's not!" Another voice called out before they turned around and saw 2 other girls coming towards them, 1 had raven hair and purple eyes and the other, the exact same hair as Harumi, but styled in a bowl cut reaching the height of her chin with a longer bang on the left side of her face just long enough to touch her shoulder. "You should know that our rules are extremely important. They prepare us not just for school, but for the real world."
And every student at this academy will be held at this exact standard. And if you have a problem with that, perhaps you don't belong at this school." The raven haired girl added.
Harumi got between them and the blonde, telling them. "Easy, Mitsuko! She didn't know, okay?" Before turning to Yuzu, whispering in her ear. "Give me your phone and I'll tell you how to get it back a bit later." Before Yuzu, feeling that she could trust this girl, agreed and did just that, giving it to Harumi before she gave it to the raven haired girl. "There." She said whispering in the other purple haired girl with a bit of venom. "Now…take your girlfriend and get outta here."
"I'll deal with you later, little sister. Mei and I have more important things to do." She said before walking away with Mei.
"We expect this won't happen again tomorrow." Mei warned them.
Harumi glared at them before turning to Yuzu. "Come on, I'll show you to the bathroom." She said, making Yuzu follow her.
A bit later in the bathroom
Yuzu was washing off her makeup with annoyance. "No makeup? This blows."
"Big time. It was the same thing for me when I 1st got here. I started here in high school, so I'm pretty much in the same boat as you." Harumi said.
"Well, you've been here a bit longer. Care to explain?" Yuzu asked.
"Hey, girls!" A man's voice said from behind them, who Harumi knew. "It's time for homeroom." Making them turn to see Mr. Amamiya.
"I'll take her there myself. The last thing she needs is you trying to hit on her!" Harumi said before taking Yuzu by the hand all the way to her homeroom, which was a bit of a walk away but they got there and Yuzu wrote her name on the board, introducing herself, turning around and thinking she could make new friends before she saw Mei and Mitsuko, making her stop and just go to her seat.
Later
After the homeroom class was over, Yuzu looked and saw Harumi, who gestured with her head to follow her, which she did. "Listen, Yuzu, that's not how people make friends here. I'll explain for you, though. This school's part of an escalator system, so all these sheltered flowers here have been classmates since elementary. But as I said, I started here in high school, and I know you just started, so how about you just start making friends with me?"
"Well, you did stand up for me today, so I guess that's possible." Yuzu said with a grateful smile.
"Point is, these girls have been trained to watch their Ps and Qs since day 1. And the Chairman, Mr. Old ruthless and most of the time, unforgiving asshole, keeps a tight shift. In other words, it's the only way they know." Harumi said with sympathy for the other students being trained like they were.
"What about those other 2?" Yuzu asked curiously as she saw Mei and Mitsuko together talking.
"The 1 with the raven hair: she's Mei Aihara, Student council president and the granddaughter of the chairman himself. She's a real brainiac who became president during her 1st year of high school partly because she left that position to her, with And she's engaged to 1 of the top teachers here. And the 1 next to her…is my older sister Mitsuko. She's a graduate, but she stayed here to teach. And while here, she and Aihara, because of their similar personalities, Aihara's brains, they…fell in love with each other and have been together for years."
"Wait! She's engaged but she's in love with your sister?!" Yuzu asked with surprise.
"Yeah. And because they've been together for years, with my mom and grandma knowing about it, they hit it off like a fucking bullet." Harumi said with a glare.
"You don't seem all that happy about it." Yuzu noticed.
"I'm not. Because whenever they're here, they act all cold and strict but when they're in private, they're all lovey-dovey and passionate with each other, especially around the school grounds."
"You mean…they've kissed?" Yuzu asked with a blush.
"Oh, they've done a hell of a lot more than that. When Aihara was 17, 1 night while my grandma was away and my mom was visiting her girlfriend, she came over and they fucked each other like bunnies, with me still at the house! I couldn't sleep the whole night. And since then, whenever they get the chance, they go at it like crazy. And despite her being engaged, she continues to be all lovey-dovey and passionate with my sister, and that just makes them big fucking hypocrites." Harumi explained.
'Shit. It must be really hard for her to deal with those 2 together.' Yuzu thought with sympathy.
"Well, now that we've got them outta the way, I'll tell you where your phone is: if they haven't given it back, it's probably in Mineko's room. But, if you're going there, I have to give you a big heads up: she's got a mushroom shaped hairstyle and she's feared because she gives students very long ass sermons about school rules and regulations." Hasumi warned before walking away. "Well, I gotta get going. Mom said that she has a great surprise for me later on. But I'll see you later. And…if you see my sister and her lover somewhere private making out, don't be too surprised, okay?"
"Okay."
"And also, if you wanna keep bringing your phone, hide it here like I do." Harumi said as she opened her vest and shirt a few buttons, revealing her cell phone between her breasts. "Last place anybody here'd think to look."
And after a very long sermon from Mineko, who Harumi had been 100 percent right about, she finally got her phone back. "Fuck. That was brutal. Hope I never get that way when I'm old." She said with annoyance before cheering up. "At least I got my phone back!" But when she tried to do what Harumi did to hide her phone, it dropped because her shirt wasn't tight enough to hold it. But then, as she picked it up, she saw Amamiya was walking by. 'Hmmm…I wonder why Harumi was in such a hurry to get me away from him? I'll just have to talk with him.' She said before running after him. But when she turned the corner, she saw him…forcefully pushing Aihara into the wall and forcefully kissing her lustfully, much to her shock as she hid behind the corner. 'So…that's why Harumi didn't want me near him!' She thought to herself before seeing him walk away from her, leaving Aihara disgusted. But after he was gone, with Yuzu hiding, she saw Harumi's sister, who'd hid behind the next corner running up to Mei and hugging her.
"Mei!" Mitsuko said with concern and worry. "Oh, my baby, I'm sorry."
Mei returned the embrace as she began to cry. "I'm so…sick of that bastard! He's a sexual predator towards me, and I…don't even love him!"
Mitsuko pulled Mei's head up by her chin and looked into her eyes. "Don't worry, baby. When we leave from school, my grandma will be visiting her friends and my mom's moving tonight. So, I'll have the house to myself for tonight. Plus, Harumi will be gone tonight. Meet me at the house and I'll make you feel so much better."
Mei embraced her secret girlfriend and lover, wrapping her arms around her neck and her right leg around her waist. "Fuck me tonight, Mitsuko. Please… fuck me like crazy all night."
"I promise, love." Mitsuko whispered before they leaned in and shared a passionate and lustful tongue kiss that turned into a make out session with open mouthed kisses. "Mmmmm. Mmmm. Ahhh."
"Mmm. Mmmm. Mmmm. Ahh. Ahhh." Mei moaned lustfully before reaching down, touching and rubbing Mitsuko's ass.
Yuzu, so freaked out and blushing at this scene, quietly and carefully ran away. 'Holy shit! So Harumi was right, about all of what she told me!'
Later that evening
After school was over, Yuzu was walking home, thinking about everything that happened today. 'What a day. That was so crazy.' And after she got inside her apartment building and to her house, she called out to her mother and stepmom. "I'm home!" And saw boxes that said "Hachiware Moving Services." "That's kinda weird." She said.
That was when Ume and Sakura, carrying boxes appeared, with Sakura having very beautiful purple hair and ocean blue eyes. "Yuzu!" Ume called out. "What took you so long, sweetie? We've been waiting forever."
"Sorry, something came up." Yuzu said while putting down her bag and trying to pick up a box.
"You promised us you'd help us clean up after the move." Ume reminded her daughter.
"Yeah, I know. I will." Yuzu said as she struggled with the box.
Sakura came and helped her. "Here, I'll help you with that, sweetheart."
"Thanks, Mama." Yuzu said with a smile before asking. "So, what's my surprise for tonight?"
"Oh, it won't be here for a little while, so we have time to go buy some groceries and stuff." Sakura answered.
"Okay. I hope it's a really good surprise." Yuzu said with hope.
"You'll enjoy it, my beautiful sweetheart. You and my wonderful Ume." Sakura assured her stepdaughter.
And after they went to the store, got groceries and returned home, Yuzu said. "This is a lot."
"Maybe. But growing girls need plenty of nourishment, right?" Ume asked.
Yuzu then asked her mothers as they entered the building and walked up to the elevator. "Mamas, are you both happy? You know, about finally living together?"
"Why, of course we are, sweetie. I mean, I still do love your dad, but Sakura has been so kind and loving to us that I realize that I wanna spend the rest of my life with her. And I'm sure he'd want us to be happy." Ume answered, both happy and sad.
"And I'm happy that we're finally together, Ume. Being with you and Yuzu has been the happiest I've ever been and I'm really blessed to have you as my wife and daughter." Sakura added with a smile.
"Well, if you're both happy, then I'm happy." Yuzu said with a happy smile as they walked out of the elevator and to their apartment.
"Of course, sweetie. After all, I've got my beautiful and kind wife, and we've got our 2 beautiful girls here with us." Ume said.
"2?" Yuzu asked with confusion, wondering what she meant by that.
"That's your surprise, my sweet Yuzu! You get to have a new sister!" Sakura said with an excited tone.
But before Yuzu could ask anything, the door opened, having been stopped before it could close all the way, revealing none other than Harumi, who was just as surprised as Yuzu when she saw her. "Yuzu?" She said with a gasp as the door closed, having written her name on the listing before she entered the house.
"Harumi?" Yuzu asked with great surprise. "What are you doing here?!"
"Because…my mom…said…that I'd be living here." Harumi answered with equal surprise. "She told me that I'd be getting a surprise tonight, but…I wasn't expecting this. I'm…Sakura Taniguchi's youngest daughter." She said before noticing her mother and new stepmom. "And…she must be…my new stepmom. Hello, it's an honor to finally meet you."
"Harumi. You're…mom's Sakura?" Yuzu asked.
But Ume came up to them and held Harumi's hand. "Oh, there's no need to be so formal with me, honey. We're all family now." She said sweetly to her new stepdaughter. "I see you've already met Yuzu."
"Yeah. We met at school today." Harumi answered. "We're actually in a few classes together." Before she noticed her Mom. "Mom. Is this the surprise you told me about?"
"Yes, sweetheart. You have another mom and a sister now." Sakura answered. "I…hope that it doesn't bother you, does it, dear?"
"No, no, of course not, Mom. It's just a little bit shocking is all, for both of us." Harumi assured her Mom.
"Don't worry, dear, you both seem to be on great terms already. So, I think you'll both get along well with each other." Sakura said before noticing Yuzu. "Yuzu, sweetheart, would you like to prepare dinner with me while Ume gets to know her new daughter better. I've told her some of the important things about her and it's time I told you now that you know."
"Um…sure. Mom." Yuzu said with a small smile.
And while Yuzu was helping her new stepmom cook a good dinner for everyone tonight, Sakura told her many things about Harumi, about how she was a kind, humorous, easy-going, mature and responsible girl who had a similar mentality to Yuzu and enjoyed doing things that she did. She also possessed a strong fashion sense and loved to go shopping and that she could be very defensive, empathetic and thoughtful of others' feelings despite the fact that she usually avoided trouble.
But it was when that was over that Sakura began to speak a bit more seriously. "And it's usually due to the fact that she was born with a very rare condition that greatly affects her dating life. And it's also because of that condition and its effect on that social part of her life that made her pick up a bad habit."
"What do you mean? What condition and bad habit?" Yuzu asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, it's difficult to explain her condition, which I want her to reveal to you whenever she feels ready to. And as for her bad habit, I think you'll see it in the next hour or so." Sakura answered with a bit of sadness. "But Ume knows about them because I didn't wanna keep them a secret from her. But the reason why I don't tell you is that Harumi made me promise that I'd let her tell anybody she wants to let her secret in on."
"Oh. I guess I get that." Yuzu said. "Well, I'll try to accept her, no matter what. For your sake and mom's, mommy. I promise."
Sakura kissed Yuzu on the cheek and said with a smile. "Thank you so much, sweetie. That means the world to me."
And as the family was eating dinner, Ume asked Harumi, who sat beside Yuzu. "So, Harumi, sweetie, I understand that you have an older sister, right?"
"Yes. But…our relationship's been a bit strained for a while." Harumi said with sadness.
"I see." Ume said with sympathy. "Well, maybe 1 day, you'll both find a way to work things out."
"I hope that, too." Sakura said with hope.
"And I heard that you and her live with your grandma too, right?" Ume asked.
"Well, since I'm moving here, it's just gonna be her and grandma. Though, being a teacher of the elite schools in the city, and her relationship with her girlfriend, she makes great money to provide for her and me, though I do show great ideas for fashion to professionals and I am working on getting a part time job." Harumi explained.
That got Yuzu thinking to herself. 'Wait. Harumi's sister's girlfriend is the chairman's granddaughter. And he owns that famous mansion. Fuck, they must be rich!'
"Yuzu, sweetheart, how about you go take a bath while Harumi gets settled in?" Sakura asked her stepdaughter.
"Sure." Yuzu answered before seeing Harumi help with the dishes. "Harumi, I'll see you in a bit."
"Sure. I'm looking forward to it, Yuzu." Harumi said with a smile.
And after Yuzu had prepared her bath, and was in the tub, she thought about everything that happened today. 'Damn. Everything's been crazy today. Seeing the Student council president being forcefully kissed by that pervert teacher, seeing her passionately and lustfully kissing Harumi's sister. And now, I find out that Harumi is my new stepsister, which doesn't seem all that bad. But…seeing Aihara and Mitsuko making out like that. Is that what kissing feels like? Wait! Why can't I get it outta my head, especially when I think about Harumi?!'
A bit later
After Yuzu had gotten out of the bathroom and headed to her room, she saw that Harumi had gotten settled in a bit. But she also saw Harumi, dressed up for bed, leaning out of the open window…smoking a cigarette, surprising and shocking her. "Harumi? You…you smoke?"
Harumi looked and saw Yuzu and was dumbfounded by her new step sister seeing her bad habit. But she quickly composed herself. "Yeah, I do. It's a bad and unhealthy habit, I know. But…when you've been going through what I have, you need something to relieve the stress."
"Because of your…condition, right?" Yuzu asked as she walked up to her and got on her knees.
"Yeah. But…mom didn't tell you the details, did she?" Harumi asked with worry.
"No, of course not. She only told me about the promise she made not to tell anyone about it. And that it caused you to pick up a bad habit, which I now know is smoking." Yuzu assured her.
Harumi took a drag from her cigarette and blew out the smoke. "That's a relief."
"Um…your condition isn't…life-shortening, is it?"
"Oh, no, it's not anything like that, honest." Harumi assured her. "It's…got something to do with my body. Physically. But…I don't wanna talk about it, okay? Not until I'm ready."
"I understand." Yuzu said. "So, how long have you been smoking?"
Harumi looked at her cigarette, taking a drag before blowing out the smoke from her nose. "A year. Mom, grandma and Mitsuko found out about it 6 months after I started and, as you probably know, they weren't happy with me about it. But I told them I didn't want to hear it and, as a result, I got grounded for 2 weeks, wanting me to stop smoking, which I didn't, as I was already addicted to them, even enjoying them. But after that, they calmed down, realizing that they couldn't force me to quit and that I had to do it on my own, but, as you see right now, I'm still smoking."
"Oh, I see." Yuzu understood.
Harumi looked at Yuzu and offered her cigarette to her. "You wanna try it, Yuzu?"
But Yuzu politely declined. "No thanks, I don't smoke."
"Okay." Harumi said before taking a final drag from her cigarette and blowing out the smoke, flicking it away before they both stood up. "Don't worry, I don't smoke a lot. Just twice a day. And…since it's probably gonna be really stressful for you at Aihara Academy, if you ever wanna reconsider smoking with me, the offer always stands until I eventually decide to start quitting."
"Maybe. I'll think about it." Yuzu said before telling her. "But…you were right about everything today: about that Amamiya teacher and about your sister, our sister and Aihara. He really is a pervert and your sister really is hopelessly in love with her. I saw them making out like crazy. They're sooo hypocritical."
"Told ya." Harumi said with a smile.
"But, seeing the kisses…really got me thinking about what it's like: having to kiss someone. I've always thought about it being something magical, like confessing your feelings and…" Yuzu said before she saw Harumi wrap her arms around neck. "Harumi, what are you…"
"Don't be afraid, Yuzu. I'm not your sister by blood. And…I've wondered what it would be like to kiss someone, too. In fact, why don't we see what it's like…together?" Harumi asked, her lips inches away from Yuzu's before she suddenly leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, but not being forceful on Yuzu, as she didn't want to scare her. The kiss lasted for a few minutes, with Harumi and Yuzu, after seeing that it felt good, despite Yuzu tasting traces of Harumi's cigarette, wrapped their arms around each other and began to kiss passionately until they both broke the kiss and Harumi backed up, feeling ashamed of herself. "Oh, God, Yuzu! I'm…so sorry. I shouldn't have done that." She said before quickly getting some clothes and going to the bathroom, leaving Yuzu alone.
Yuzu was dazed and very shocked as she touched her lips, thinking to herself. 'So, that's what…a 1st kiss feels like. And, my step sister gave it to me. Oh, God, it felt so…good. And despite the fact that I tasted the traces of her cigarette, I…really didn't mind.' Before she looked at Harumi's pack, seeing it open next to her lighter. 'Maybe. Just maybe…I might…take Harumi up to her offer of…having a smoke with her.'
Hope you all enjoyed this 1st start, my dear friends. As you've seen, many will be OOC but that's 1 of the reasons I love this site. But don't worry, I'll try to be as faithful as possible to the characters while also adding my own personal touches to them. Rate and review. See you all next time, my dear friends.