It's finally time for an OsakaxChiyo, along with a little one-sided NyamoxYukari. Here is Ch. 8.
Chapter 8, "Love's Plan, Pt.1".
"Alright, everything's finally ready. As soon as I get permission from the Board, I'm gonna be hopping over there with them!" Yukari laid out to Nyamo.
"Why are you following them, anyway? There's no sense in it!" Nyamo argued, angry that Yukari would leave her stranded here.
"Mainly because I've been told that I have the potential to become a professor. That is, in a college. And, with a little organizing, I could have them all in a class once a day. Plus, this place is boring. I want to go to America; it's always been something I wanna do." Yukari told her, sincerely for once.
"But…you would just give all this up to follow them?" Nyamo asked, worriedly.
"Yes. Why are you so worried about it?" Yukari asked her.
"I'm not," her friend lied, "it's just…never mind! I don't care if you go or not!" Nyamo finished angrily and left, Yukari not knowing what was going on. 'She's just going to up and leave me here! She doesn't even care that I wouldn't be able to go with them. Well, fine then! I don't care either!' she thought, hurt about Yukari's insensitivity.
Yukari drifted to other thoughts. 'What is her problem? I figured she'd be happy for me. Did I say something wrong? No, I couldn't have! She's riled up over nothing. I'll set her straight later.' Yukari thought, and headed off to run her own class.
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"Miss Yomi? I have some more questions, if you're not busy." Chiyo asked Yomi, who was currently in Tomo's ironclad embrace.
"Yeah, sure Chiyo-chan. Get off of me, would you?" Yomi asked Tomo. Reluctantly, her girl let her go.
"What'll I do now?" Tomo asked her.
"I don't know. Go fight with Kagura or something." Yomi suggested.
"But I always do that! I need something more fun to do!" Tomo pleaded again.
"…How about you help me out with Chiyo-chan?" Yomi asked her.
"Alright, Chiyo-chan, shoot!" Tomo assured her.
"Well…how did you two get together? What did you say to each other?" Chiyo asked.
"Huh? Well…uhhh…Yomi, you tell her!" Tomo evaded.
"But why me? I don't have anything to say to her!" she countered.
"You're the one who decided to tell me first! Therefore, you obviously know more about what happened!" Tomo cornered her.
"Ack! Well, Chiyo…it's really confusing…I felt I needed to when Kagura started going easier on her. I took it as a sign, and I became more protective of Tomo. When you feel that way, it becomes more difficult to express yourself the way you want to. I just blurted it all out to her after school, and it turned out like this." Yomi finished, out of breath.
"Yeah! And I've loved her for years, but figured she didn't feel the same way. So, I hid it, and it started to slip after she forced herself on me after the Incident." Tomo interjected, catching Yomi's attention.
"What did you say? I didn't force myself on you! I was calming you down so you'd listen to me!" Yomi defended.
"Yeah right! It was your camouflaged way of expressing your great love for me!" Tomo beat her.
"Alright, so it was." Yomi answered, grinning. Tomo blushed, and didn't say another word. "So that's how it was, Chiyo-chan. Why were you so curious?" Yomi asked her.
Chiyo, who'd been speechless up to now, replied, "I have my reasons. Thank you!" she finished, rushing off.
"What a rock. She's totally got it for bubblehead!" Tomo smirked, and saw her off.
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"Miss Osaka? Could you…come here? For just a minute?" Chiyo called.
"Oh, sure, Chiyo-chan. What is it?" Osaka replied, her interest piqued.
"Well…I've been trying to tell you something for a while now, but I couldn't figure out how to say it." Chiyo elaborated. Although she didn't show it, Osaka was screaming inside.
'Yes! This is it! She's gonna say it!' Osaka told herself internally.
"Miss Osaka…I…I l-" Chiyo finally was able to begin that wonderful word, when Yukari charged into the room.
"Alright, in your seats! We have work to do!" she ordered.
"B-but, Miss Y-Yukari!" Chiyo protested, and received a pounding on top of her head.
"What part of 'in your seats' didn't you understand, Chiyo-chan? Do it!" Yukari commanded again. She gave Osaka a forlorn look, and left the older girl filled with hope.
'She's actually tryin' to tell me! This is great! When we can get somewhere in private…I think I'll tell her first. She's even cuter when she's surprised!' Osaka contemplated as she returned to her seat.
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Lunch didn't prove to be any easier. Tomo decided to have her fun with the two after she'd given up all her info to Chiyo. When Chiyo approached Osaka, Tomo would cut her off, grab her, and run away with her, and it was visibly angering Osaka after about 3 times.
"What are you doing, Tomo?" Kagura asked as she captured Chiyo again, the latter girl wriggling to free herself.
"I'm just having a little fun is all. What's it to you?" Tomo retorted.
"You're ruining it for them. Leave them alone, they don't deserve that." Yomi interjected.
"…Alright, but it's because Yomi told me to, not you, idiot." Tomo said to Kagura, who was fuming now.
"I suppose I should talk to Chiyo. You talk to Osaka, Tomo." Yomi instructed, and her girlfriend did as told. Yomi found Chiyo on the other side of the room, contemplating how to escape Tomo's clutches.
"Hey, Chiyo-chan. I wanted to help you, and Tomo's going to too." Yomi informed her.
"What? Really? That's great! What should I do, Miss Yomi?" Chiyo asked.
"First, you've got to find somewhere with atmosphere. And preferably somewhere without Tomo." Yomi smirked at the last part, hearing and audible 'HEY!' from the other side of the room. Yomi continued to educate Chiyo on the art, whilst Tomo had a little trouble with the denser Osaka.
"No, Osaka! You can't just come out and say it! You've gotta tease her, slowly show your affections!" she informed the clueless girl, and was actually taking this seriously. Unintentionally, she and Yomi would give the girls conflicting ideas that would result in more confusion and uncertainty than before.
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End of Chapter 8.
Pt. 2 will be released shortly.