Pretty 75: Ikaruga x Yomi II

"Wh-what is this?" Yomi looks down at the outfit she is wearing: a pink, long dress, fancy-like, with a blue jewel on the chest area and the other accessories Yomi is wearing include pink high heels, white thigh-high stockings with garter straps that attach to a garterbelt around her tiny, perfect waist, and white elbow gloves.

The blonde twirls around one more time as she looks down at the dress.

"Wh-who gave this to me? I just got this delivered for no reason." She looks over at the small table where she had put down the dress before. Inside a small plastic bag is a small golden crown. "E-eh? W-wait a minute! I…wh-wha!?" She cannot understand what has been brought to her.

Somebody wants her, Yomi, the shinobi from the slums, to be princess-like? This just doesn't make any sense.

Hikage peeks from around the corner.

"Yomi…are you okay?"

Startled by the voice, the blonde jumps and turns to see the greenette just staring at her.

"Oh, it's you, Hikage-san. Someone just…delivered this to me without writing their name on it."

Hikage looks up and down at Yomi's appearance and nods.

"I think I know who bought you these clothes."

"Really!? Who?"

"Someone who is able to afford this. Could be either Shiki or someone else."

"Shiki-san?" Yomi rubs her chin in thought. "Come to think of it, she DOES have a taste in fashion. But…something like this…I have never seen a dress like this before in any store window I've passed by."

"Shiki must have been lucky to see it firsthand," Hikage says, shrugging. "Listen, I honestly don't know who delivered it either, but whoever it was, they must be very nice to give it to you."

Yomi smiles as she glances down at the dress, lifting up the skirt a little.

"Yes…they certainly were." She really wants to know who this mysterious special person is. Then, as if on cue, a messenger pigeon flies near her room and touches down on her window sill. She definitely knows that's Ikaruga's pigeon that just flew in. She walks toward it and gently takes the slip of paper from its neck.

Yomi-san. Hope you liked your gift. If you want your second one, come meet me at Hanzo Academy.

—Ikaruga.

Yomi blushes deeply after reading it. She knows that Ikaruga can't resist giving her lover the most wonderful gifts. She can let Ikaruga off the hook with this one since she thinks she looks beautiful in that dress anyways. She grabs her things and exits the hideout, on her way to Hanzo Academy's dorms to meet her beloved.

Later

Ikaruga looks in the mirror as she twirls around one more time, admiring her outfit.

She is wearing a light-blue elegant dress that goes all the way down to the floor with long sleeves with a yellow star in the chest area, blue high heels with light blue stockings with garter straps underneath, along with a gray crown. She puts the crown on her head and nods in satisfaction. She is sure that her girlfriend will love her wearing this outfit.

Yomi might think this is too much, to be dressing like princesses for a day, but she'll never know until she hears the comment from her girlfriend herself.

After a few minutes of checking herself, she hears a couple knocks on the door. Ikaruga walks toward the door and opens it. She is greeted by her girlfriend wearing the pink princess-like dress she bought her.

Yomi smiles as she does a curtsy. Ikaruga does the same and lets her inside. After closing the door, Yomi twirls around and faces her girlfriend.

"Ikaruga-san! This dress you got me…it's lovely~!" she exclaims.

"I'm very glad you liked it," the dark haired girl says.

"And you…look lovely in that dress, too."

"Why thank you, Yomi-san." Ikaruga walks over to her lover, caresses her cheek and kisses her. "Now then, since we're both wearing these dresses, come with me."

"Where are we going?" Yomi asks.

Ikaruga turns and winks. "We're going to have a limo pick us up and take us to a special place, for just the two of us."

"Eh? A limousine? A special place?" Yomi can't believe her girlfriend is going through all the trouble to do something special for the two of them. Despite all that, it makes her very happy.

The limo arrives just in time as the girls exit the dorms. Ikaruga lets Yomi in first and then gets in second before the driver closes the door. Then, the ride begins. The dark haired girl scoots closer to Yomi and gently takes her hand, grabbing the blonde's attention. Ikaruga's gentle smile soothes her. She relaxes and rests her head on her lover's shoulder for the rest of the ride.

When they arrive at their destination, the driver opens the door for them. Ikaruga gets out first and offers her hand to her lover. Yomi smiles as she gently grips it and gets out of the car. Ikaruga pays the limo driver and then they look up at the tall building before them: A fancy hotel. But…why a hotel while wearing princess-like outfits?

"You'll see in a second," Ikaruga says, as if to answer Yomi's unspoken question.

The two girls enter and walk downstairs toward a long hallway that leads to big double doors. Ikaruga opens them, revealing a ballroom, with a spotlight pointing at a table for 2, consisting of a single candle, two plates across from each other and neatly folded napkins. Not only that, but there are different colored lights moving around with slow, beautiful piano music in the background.

Yomi is stunned by all this and turns to her girlfriend with beautiful, comically wide eyes.

"I-Ikaruga-san…" she breathes.

"You like it?" Ikaruga says. She beckons over a butler and the two sit down to take a look at their menus.

Once they have ordered their food, the butler walks away to have it all prepared and delivered. Yomi decides that this is the perfect time to shoot out the question that has been on her mind since receiving her gift.

"Ikaruga-san?"

"Yes, Yomi-san?"

"Why…why did you do all this?" the blonde asks. "I mean…I mean, ummm…this is amazing, but…doing all this for me is just…"

"I know what you're thinking and no. It's not going overboard," Ikaruga reaches out to gently take her hand. "It's something completely different." She smiles at her beloved the best she could. "You'll see after we eat, okay? For now, enjoy the moment."

Yomi cannot believe it. She's still trying to wrap her head around the fact that both of them are wearing fancy dresses inside a hotel and she's baffled, flattered, and just overwhelmed by Ikaruga's kindness to boot. About 15 minutes later, their food is served and both of them dig in. Yomi has never seen a plate this big with this much food. Back in her hide out, all there is to eat most of the time are just little amounts. She starts to take a couple bites of her roasted chicken and her eyes widen at the taste.

"It's…amazing!" she exclaims. "It's so tasty! I can hardly believe it!"

"I'm so glad~" Ikaruga giggles.

Yomi takes another bite, this time her mashed potatoes. "Mmmm! The potatoes with the gravy are heavenly!"

Ikaruga smiles at Yomi's praises of the chef's she hired...and the blonde's cuteness. She has never seen her beloved this happy in her life, and that's just what the rich girl wants. Yomi has lived an unhappy life for so long. It's about time she could turn things around.

They eat, share indirect kisses and then enjoy the rest of their food until their bellies are full. Yomi rubs her tummy with a happy smile.

"I'm stuffed~" she says. "But the food was so good~!"

"You've forgotten the second part of your gift~" Ikaruga says. She stands up and extends her hand to her. "Come…Yomi-san. Let us dance the night away."

"I-Ikaruga-san…!" the blonde's hand is shaking, just barely mind you, as she reaches out and gently takes her beloved's.

With that, they go to the center of the room where the colored lights are pointing, but one big spotlight shines upon them, leaving the table they just left. Ikaruga gently wraps an arm around Yomi's waist and takes the blonde's hand to the side.

From there, once the piano plays a new song, a slow, beautiful song, they start to waltz.

They sway this way and that, with their long skirts fluttering from the movement along with their beautiful, silken manes of ebony and gold following their motions, and both of the girls gaze into each other's eyes.

Yomi has never seen Ikaruga look this beautiful in her life, especially on this occasion. The dark haired girl's smile makes her swoon and blush, and she can't help but slightly turn her head away.

"Yomi-san~" Ikaruga coos.

The blonde looks back at the rich girl, who kisses her on the forehead and the two continue to dance. Yomi rests her head on her beloved's bosom with Ikaruga embracing her and stroking her long blonde tresses. It's only a few minutes before Yomi speaks up again.

"Ikaruga-san…" she says softly. "Tell me again…why did you do this? I appreciate everything you've done, but…"

The dark haired girl chuckles. "You want to know why I'm doing this? It's because you deserve to be called a Princess too."

Yomi gasps, jolting her head up. "I-Ikaruga-san!?"

"Well, why not? You were always calling me 'Princess' before, but back then? That was out of jealousy and hatred towards me and my station. But now, look at us. We're even now. I can call YOU Princess." She gently pulls her beloved a bit closer. "I want you to be happy, Yomi-san. Even if you are living hiding in a cave and I know you're satisfied with such a humble life, that's not good enough. You derserve more than that. That's why I love you so much."

"Ikaruga-san…" Yomi's eyes well up in tears. She can't help it. Ikaruga's just too kind and caring. "Ikaruga-san!" Finally, she let's it out and buries her head in the blue-clad bosom of her beloved.

The dark haired girl embraces her tightly, stroking her hair for comfort. "Yomi-san…I love you. I love you so much."

"I-I love you too, Ikaruga-san!" Yomi sobs. "You have no idea…no idea…how much you mean to me!" She sniffles.

The crying lasts for about 10 minutes before it ceases and only sniffles remain. Ikaruga pulls her away and wipes the remaining tears with her thumb while caressing her cheek.

"Yomi-san…" she whispers.

"I-Ikaruga-san…sniff…I'm sorry. I'm just so happy…so happy you're so kind to me. After all that…"

"I know," Ikaruga kisses her on the forehead. "But it's all water under the bridge. We can be in love now. We're free."

"Yes…we're free~" Yomi says.

They share another passionate, heartwarming kiss, just a brief caress, before pulling away.

"Now then, let us continue…Yomi-hime~" Ikaruga coos.

"Sure thing…Ikaruga-hime~

~The End~

Yuri-chan: I just love this couple, though I don't know why I don't write more of them. I just don't. XD Those outfits? They are just borrowed from Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros." franchise's Princess Peach and Rosalina.

Honestly, I had this one sitting for a very long time. It WAS the 19th Pretty but didn't know where to go from there. So I finally picked up where I left off since I was trying to decide what to do next for the Main Cast.

This is all me once again. XD Just before going to the big stuff. Hehe~!

Hope you all enjoyed this Pretty and have a nice day~!