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Chapter 14, "Today's Date: Tomo and Yomi".
"You really think so?" Yomi asked, having been informed by Kagura of Tomo's likes and dislikes. "Yeah, play everything out right and it'll go perfect!" Kagura assured her. "What's going on here?" their target asked, forcing herself between them. "Ah…nothing, Tomo. We're just messing around…" Yomi blatantly lied. "Messing around? I've known you for years. I know for a fact that you do not EVER mess around." Tomo emphasized, remembering her girlfriend's serious attitude for as long as she'd known her. "No you don't! Anyway…go away, I'm talking…" Yomi waved her off, and then froze. "…You just told me to go away because you were talking in private with Kagura, didn't you?" Tomo asked, her voice thickening. Yomi didn't reply, but looked at her fearfully. "Perhaps I need to refresh your memory." Tomo stated, keeping her voice plain but was no doubt intent on malice, or at least Yomi thought so. "Tomo, no! I was trying-"Yomi attempted, but began screeching as Tomo took her by the collar and dragged her from the room. "Hehehe, I'm going to go watch." Yukari cackled, and left after them. "I think I just killed Yomi…" Kagura sighed. "It wasn't your fault. They'll work it out," Sakaki comforted her, but her face contorted when she heard an agonizing scream, "…eventually." She finished after a pause. "They really need to trust each other more." Chiyo stated, standing with Osaka. "It ain't about trust, Chiyo; Tomo's gettin' revenge for all the times Yomi freaked out on her." Osaka replied, and an awkward silence followed. "Yes, well, anyway…when are you two gonna go out?" Kagura asked Osaka. "Ah…I don't know. We'll find somethin' out soon. Right, Chiyo?" Osaka answered, and looked to her small girlfriend. "Right!" Chiyo replied. About that time, Yukari brought in Yomi, who was writhing in pain from being pounded numerous times by an overzealous Tomo.
Tomo sat away from Yomi at lunch, and would back off whenever Yomi approached her. "I'm sorry, alright?" Yomi tried. Tomo gave a contemptible huff at her, but other than that she didn't acknowledge her. Instead, Tomo left the room to go eat somewhere else. "What did I do?" Yomi asked herself, slumping into her seat. "Well, for starters, you totally erupted on her when we would talk alone." Kagura said from behind her. Yomi leaned her head back. "I…did?" she asked, truly clueless. "…YES! You yell at her and pout whenever we talk. You can't expect her not to do it to you." Kagura informed her. "But I apologized to her!" Yomi complained. "And so did she each time you freaked out. She's probably gonna keep this up for what it's worth, unless you can do something to convince her otherwise." She was told by her friend. "…Why do you know so much about this stuff?" Yomi asked, curious. "I-I've dated before! Who said I didn't?" Kagura suddenly defended, walking away and grumbling. "No she hasn't, she's working her own problems out through us." Yomi chuckled slightly, and decided to follow her own girl. She found her outside, eating alone away from the other students there. Not wanting her to charge off again, she snuck up behind Tomo. "Damn Yomi! She's gotta lot of freakin' nerve, saying that to me after what she does all the time!" Tomo rambled. "…S-sorry." Yomi said aloud, causing Tomo to jump. "AH! What're y-you doing back there?" Tomo wailed, backing away from her. "I'm sorry, alright! I do get protective, and I'm sorry about that." Yomi apologized, and Tomo reluctantly moved to sit by her. "I think 'protective' is an understatement." Tomo said. "Don't push it!" Yomi growled. She took Tomo's hand, and they returned to the classroom.
"So…what now?" Tomo asked, school having just ended. "Well…would you…want to go out tonight?" Yomi asked quickly. "Of course! I mean…sure." Tomo replied enthusiastically. "I have a place in mind now, so…yeah." Yomi faltered, unable to find the words she wanted. "So, when do you want to go?" Tomo asked. Again, Yomi face-faulted. "…You didn't plan that, did you?" Tomo asked knowingly. "Well, no." Yomi admitted, blushing. "Don't worry about it. I suppose…maybe 7:00?" Tomo suggested. "Ah…alright." Yomi agreed. "Well, I've got stuff to do," Tomo said, and snickered at the memory from the summer house, "so I'll see you then, alright?" she asked. "Yeah." Yomi waved as Tomo went on her own. She headed toward her own home. "I have a bunch of questions I still want to ask her, too. I'll see if she wants to stay the night." She planned, hoping to find out some key information. She got home, and did work until 6:30, then began getting ready for their date. At 7:00, Tomo showed up. "You're on time?" Yomi asked. "…Shouldn't I be?" Tomo asked. "Never mind…come on, let's go!" Yomi said, and grabbed her arm. They went to a small café near their school. "Ah…I suppose I'll have...Yakisoba Noodles with Dumplings." Yomi ordered. "Wakame Seaweed miso soup please!" Tomo chose. "How did you know I go to these places? Or that I like the things they serve here?" Tomo asked, and Yomi sputtered. "Ah…I just know!" she avoided, and silently thanked Kagura. After that, they had dessert, and they talked a bit about things going on now, in the past, and about regular things. "Eating heavy, are we?" Tomo asked, and smirked as she poked Yomi in the stomach. "Stop it!" Yomi protested. "Settle down! I was joking! I don't know why you watch you're weight, you look perfect to me!" Tomo told her, causing her to flush red. After talking a bit more, they left. "So, ah, Tomo…" Yomi began. "Yeah? What is it?" she asked. "Well…would you mind spending the night?" Yomi asked quietly. "What…for…?" Tomo responded, suspicious. "Well, I just want to talk to you." Her girlfriend replied, blushing fiercely. "I guess I could." Tomo said, though she was hesitant. They walked back to Yomi's house.
Night finally came, and the two sat in Yomi's room. Yomi still had work to do, but she would glance at her girlfriend every so often. "Hey, Tomo. I had a few questions I wanted to ask you." Yomi decided to ask her." "Oh yeah? Shoot." Tomo responded, fiddling with a pencil. "Well…you said you'd loved me for a long time, right? Well…why?" Yomi asked, hoping it wouldn't offend her. "Why? Well, I suppose at first I admired you for being smart and stuff. Then I started to think you were cute. After that, I wondered about relationships. I started to think about you more often. That admiration became a crush, and then love. I figured you couldn't love me back, since you were…smarter and cuter, so I figured I'd stay with you through the years as a friend." Tomo elaborated, in one of those extremely rare moments of intellect and detail. She was blushing a deep red by the time she finished. Yomi sat, looking at her, confused, flattered, and speechless. "…R-really? You really thought all th-that stuff?" Yomi stuttered, trying to find words. "Yeah, I guess it sounds a little cliché, but I did." Tomo smiled at her. "I suppose I sh-should tell you, too." Yomi decided. "I…got a crush on you 3 years ago. I used to put you down, but it was because I couldn't be more like you. I had always figured that you weren't good at academic work, but you really surprised me when you got those incredible scores to make it here. That showed me you were smart when you wanted to be," Yomi laughed slightly at that, partly from Tomo shooting her a glance, "and I decided that it'd be nice if we could be more than friends. Things never seem to work out right, though, and I could never tell you because I was preoccupied, and mostly because I don't have that much courage to say those things. So…it was a quiet love for you, and I endured you." Yomi poured her heart out, catching her breath. It was Tomo's turn to blush and sit there unable to talk. "Yay!" she finally yelled, and jumped on Yomi. The latter was sitting in a chair, and so was knocked to the ground. Tomo was on top of her, apologizing frantically. "This seems familiar." Yomi said. Normally, she'd have clobbered Tomo. Instead, she began laughing. Tomo soon joined her. "Well…I suggest we go to sleep." Yomi said, coaxing Tomo off of her, and went over to her bed. She closed her eyes, and then opened them hurriedly when she felt Tomo embrace her. When she turned to speak, she found her lips together with Tomo's. It lasted for a moment, and they parted. "Crafty, aren't you?" Yomi asked. "It's my job!" Tomo told her, and almost immediately fell asleep. "…Unpredictable, another thing I love about you." Yomi whispered, and soon fell asleep too.
The next day went as normal, when Kagura decided to ask Yomi how it went. "Your advice really helped! It was perfect. I also got a few bonuses out of it." Yomi informed her, smiling. "Bonuses? Like what?" Kagura asked, curious. "That's for me to know!" Yomi countered, and diverted her attention to Tomo, who was currently trying to copy Chiyo's work. "Everything's working for us. Really, thanks, Kagura. I suppose we owe our relationship to you." Yomi said. "Me? What did I do?" Kagura asked. "When you would talk alone with her, I'd get jealous. And then I told her because I thought you two…" Yomi grinned, scratching the back of her head. "You thought…WHAT?" Kagura almost yelled. "Yeah, that was her reaction too." Yomi replied. "Hey. What're you two doing?" Tomo asked, approaching them. "Talking." Yomi replied. "I'll bet…" Tomo smirked as Yomi attacked her.
Here's the first of two. They aren't parts, but they're related in a way. RR!