"I've missed you Onee-Chan", the pink-haired girl said over the phone.
"I've only been gone for a few weeks, Matsuri," Yuzu responded.
"Yet you haven't called me once," Matsuri spoke in a childish tone. "I'm coming to visit soon, so you better make time for me Yuzu!"
"I'm sorry Matsuri. I kind of got into some trouble when I got here, so I've been busy...dealing with that," Yuzu said, getting quieter by the end of her sentence.
"Well, you'll have to tell me all about it once I see you," the younger one said excitingly.
As the two continued to speak, Yuzu finally made her way back home. "I've gotta go now Matsuri. I'll talk to you later."
"Aww, but we didn't get to talk that long," Matsuri whined. Yuzu could picture the girl on the other side pouting, as that's what she always did when she couldn't get her way with the blonde. The younger girl was very protective and clingy with her, but she didn't mind since they grew up together.
"Don't worry, I'll try to make time for us to hang out, okay?" Yuzu assured the girl.
"Fine, but you better not forget Onee-Chan!", Matsuri responded.
Yuzu chuckled and hung up the phone as she unlocked the door to the apartment.
"I'm home!" Yuzu shouted out. The lights were all off and the place was completely silent. "Hmm, I guess mama isn't home yet."
She walked over to the cabinet to make food for dinner. 'Ugh, I'm starving...' Just as she thought that, she heard the front door open as footsteps followed.
"Yuzu, I wasn't sure if you'd be home or not already," Ume said in a tired voice.
Thinking back to what happened earlier, the blonde began to blush. "Uh, we got done studying early, so I decided to head home," she responded nervously.
The brunette smiled, "I'm proud of you kiddo! You should be lucky to have someone like Mei to help you out."
"Yeah...lucky," Yuzu mumbled.
"Oh, I almost forgot! The Chairman called me earlier. He wanted to set up a time to evaluate how everything is going, so I invited the two of them over for dinner tomorrow."
"What?! Do we really have to do that mama?" Yuzu groaned in annoyance.
Ume gave her daughter a saddened look and sighed, "If it weren't for them, you would be expelled right now, Yuzu."
Plopping down in the dining chair, Yuzu looked back at her mother with pleading eyes, "Why can't he just ask her himself?" she questioned.
Ume walked over to Yuzu and put her hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry Yuzu. It will only be dinner. Besides, I thought you girls were getting along?" the older woman assumed.
"I'm just tired of talking about school and studying. I haven't been able to hang out with my friends," the blonde said as she stood up.
Sighing, Ume brought her daughter in for a hug. She knew Yuzu was tired from the past few weeks, but also knew it was for the best. "Maybe if you kept your grades up and didn't get in trouble, you wouldn't be in this situation. For now, this is how it must be. Sorry bub."
"I know, I know mama. I've heard it a bunch." Yuzu released from the hug and headed back into the kitchen to get dinner finally. "I'm going to make something to eat for us."
Ume smiled, as Yuzu began getting ingredients out. After dinner, Ume decided to drink a few beers before passing out on the couch.
"Goodnight mama," Yuzu said as she kissed her mother on the cheek and headed to her bedroom.
With tomorrow being Friday, Yuzu was glad that the weekend would be arriving soon. She just had to get the awkward dinner over with, but she knew she'd be dreading it for the whole day. Falling asleep became difficult for the blonde. All she could think about was the events that happened earlier in the day. How was she going to face Mei with her now knowing the raven-haired girl was fully aware of whatever feelings Yuzu had? No matter how hard she tried to just keep her eyes shut and think of anything else, the violet-eyed beauty kept appearing in her mind. 'Ugh, this isn't good' she thought to herself.
Yuzu spent most of the night tossing and turning in bed, until eventually sleep took over her exhausted body. It wasn't long before she heard her phone alarm go off.
*beep beep beep beep
Yuzu groaned as she rolled over to shut it off. "It's already morning? Ughhh, I'm still so tired."
Memories of the day before began flooding her mind once again. A reminder that she'd have to deal someone she'd prefer to keep a distance from. Since sleep did not come easy last night, all she wanted to do was stay in bed all day, but that just wasn't an option.
Getting out of bed, she headed to the kitchen to see her mother.
"Morning mama," Yuzu said as she groggily walked over to dining table to eat breakfast.
"Good morning Yuzu," Ume greeted the tired girl with a huge smile before realizing how Yuzu looked. "Are you feeling okay? You don't look very well," she then said with a frown.
"I just didn't get much sleep last night," Yuzu spoke while yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"I'll be okay though," she finished and gave Ume a smile in return.
"If you say so bub. Eat up and get ready for school."
The walk to school was as slow as ever. Yuzu wanted to get the day over with and was hoping to do so without seeing a certain black-haired girl. Of course, that wouldn't be the case, as the first pair of eyes she set on were in fact Mei's. The two made eye contact for what seemed like an eternity before Yuzu finally turned her head to look away.
Yuzu rolled her eyes and sighed, 'Of course I couldn't avoid her, she's here before anyone else'
Heading to her locker, she eventually saw Harumin waiting for her.
"Hey Yuzu! It's about time you got here," Harumin said.
The taller girl noticed her best friend seemed a little down today. "What's wrong with my poor Yuzzuchi?" she asked while giving her a childish pouty face.
Leaning her head into Harumin's chest, the chestnut-hair girl patted her back softly. "I didn't get much sleep last night. On top of that, I have to have dinner with Mei AND the Chairman," Yuzu responded.
Pushing her back slowly, Harumin gave Yuzu a surprised look. "Why? Don't you see the prez enough as is?" she asked.
"Yeah, tell me abou- "
Before Yuzu could finish her sentence, she heard a familiar voice call out her name.
"Onee-Chan! I found you!"
Yuzu's eyes went wide at the sight in front of here. "Matsuri, what the hell are you doing here?" the blonde spoke in a hushed tone. "You're going to get me in trouble!"
"Aww, I wanted to see you silly!" the pink-haired girl responded. "It took me a while to find out which school you went to."
"Uhh, Yuzzuchi ... Who is this?" Harumin questioned as she looked Matsuri up and down.
"It's just a friend from my old town, who NEEDS to leave now," Yuzu stated firmly.
"Yes, she does. It is against school rules for you to be here without a pass. Leave, now," a monotone voice spoke from behind Yuzu and Harumin.
Yuzu perked up, "Damnit...," she mumbled.
Matsuri showed off her devilish grin. "Oh, who's this?"
"That would be the infamous student council president, kid," Harumin said.
Mei began walking closer to Matsuri, giving her the same look that she gave to Yuzu on her first day. Matsuri didn't budge nor didn't break eye contact with the black-haired girl.
"I can see why Okogi is friends with you. You're both delinquents," Mei said all without changing her expression.
"Who are you calling a delinquent? You bitch!" Matsuri's anger began to rise. Yuzu quickly cut in between the two and slightly pushed the middle schooler back.
"Matsuri, let's just go," Yuzu pleaded.
Huffing out a breath of air harshly, Matsuri turned around and began walking away. Yuzu followed behind quickly, but before making it out of the doors, she looked back at Mei. She still had an emotionless expression. Was she angry? Yuzu was never able to tell.
"Who does that girl think she is? Trying to act all intimidating and shit!" Matsuri yelled out loud as she kicked the air.
Sighing, Yuzu grabbed Matsuri's arm and pulled her over to the side. "I'm already in enough trouble right now. You can't just show up here," the blonde said while putting her hand over her own forehead.
"You were always getting into trouble with me before, what's so different now?" Matsuri asked.
"The difference is I'm one mistake from getting expelled and I really don't want to piss Mei off."
The pink-haired girl smirked, "So, her name's Mei, huh?"
"Just don't come here anymore, okay? We will have to meet somewhere else," Yuzu said.
"Fine, Fine. Come see me after school then!" the younger girl said while clinging onto Yuzu's arm.
"I have to have dinner with Mei and the Chairman today, so I can't today. Sorry Matsuri," Yuzu said in an apologetic tone.
Rolling her eyes, Matsuri let go of Yuzu's arm. "You never have time for me anymore Onee-Chan!" the girl whined.
Yuzu started to fill with guilt, realizing she hasn't contacted any of her friends in weeks. It's not that she hasn't wanted to, she's just been too busy.
"Okay ... you can come over to my place for a little bit. You have to be gone before they get there though, got it?" Yuzu was hoping she wouldn't regret this decision.
"Yay! I can't wait," Matsuri spoke cheerfully as she pumped her first up in the air. "See you later!"
Yuzu watched as her troublemaker of a friend left through the school gates. Shaking her head slowly, she sighed, "What am I going to do with her?"
Yuzu was able to get through the day, luckily only seeing Mei once or twice.
"Phew, today's classes lasted forever," Yuzu said to Harumin as the two walked out of the school.
"Tell me about it, Yuzzuchi. I thought it would never end! At least it's the weekend now," the taller girl cheered out with a wide smile.
Yuzu frowned, remembering what the rest of the day held for her. "Yay..." she spoke in a saddened tone.
Harumin placed her right hand on Yuzu's right shoulder and pulled her in, giving her body a slight tug. "Don't be so sad, you get to hang out with her," she said while pointing at Matsuri who was waiting by the gates for Yuzu.
"Hiya Onee-Chan!" Matsuri yelled out. Yuzu lowered her head in embarrassment as she noticed a few people around began staring at her.
"Why does she call you that?" Harumin asked.
"I've known her since we were little, so we pretty much grew up together...like sisters," Yuzu responded, still feeling slightly embarrassed.
Matsuri ran up to Yuzu and wrapped her arms around her body tightly. "We finally get to spend time together!" the younger girl said excitingly.
Harumin giggled, "Looks like you've got a lot on your hands Yuzu."
"Geez Matsuri, calm down!" Yuzu said while attempting to break free from the hug.
"We should go to the arcade before going home, kay?" Matsuri said while grinning and finally releasing the blonde.
"Sure, we can't be out too long though. I bet mama will be happy to see you again anyway," Yuzu responded as she was about to walk off.
"Are you coming too Harumin?" Yuzu asked.
"Sorry Yuzu, I promised my sister I'd be home right after school. Rain check?"
"Aww that's too bad. I was hoping I'd get to get to know Yuzu's new friends!" Matsuri pouted.
Harumin pulled Yuzu to the side, turning their backs to the pink-haired girl she whispered, "Try to stay out of trouble..."
"Yeah, yeah. Don't worry about me Harumin," Yuzu whispered back.
Smiling, Harumin began walking the opposite direction while waving to the two. "Bye Yuzzuchi, see ya later!"
The other girls waved back while making their way to the arcade.
"So, what's with the whole pretending to be good act, Yuzu?" Matsuri questioned as she turned to the girl with her hands behind her back. "You said something about being one mistake away from being expelled..."
"About that..." Yuzu gave off a nervous smile. "On my first day, I got into some trouble with the Student Council President. Things didn't end well."
"That's that one girl, Mei...right?" Matsuri smirked. "What? Did you get caught doing something dirty?"
Yuzu's eyes widened, quickly shaking her head back in forth. "Why do you always assume things like that?" The blonde groaned, "It's just that I graffitied the school's doors and my punishment is to study and learn to act more responsible with the help from Mei."
"Hmph, that doesn't sound like much of a punishment to me. You don't seem too upset by it anyway." Matsuri concluded.
Yuzu sighed. 'It's not that I'm upset by it. I've gotten so used to being around Mei...and now tonight I'm supposed to have dinner with her. She thinks I'm some perv...maybe I am. I keep thinking about her'
"Yuzu, hello?" Matsuri said while waving her hands in front of the blonde's face.
"Huh? Sorry Matsuri," Yuzu apologized.
"Stop acting so weird Yuzu. What's gotten into you?" the younger girl asked as she grabbed onto Yuzu's arm.
"I've just got a lot on my mind. Don't worry about me. Looks like we're here," Yuzu said as she pointed to the doors.
Yuzu was seemingly spacing out, as her friend was absolutely killing it while they played a zombie shooter game.
"Yuuuzuuu! You suck at this game," Matsuri playfully teased. "You've died every single time!" Tell me what keeps bothering you."
'Would she even understand? I keep acting like this, of course she'd eventually wonder what's going on.'
Sighing, Yuzu figured she'd be better off telling Matsuri at this point. She kept bothering her about it after all.
"You see..." Yuzu paused for a moment, not sure how to put into words just exactly what she was thinking. Before she could explain, Yuzu's phone began to ring. It was her mother.
"Yuzu? Where are you?"
"Hi mama, sorry I'm not home yet. I met up with Matsuri," Yuzu said.
"Oh, tell her I said hello, will you Yuzu?" Ume said excitingly.
"Sure thing. Uh, I'll be home so- "
Suddenly cut off, Ume spoke once again, "You should bring Matsuri for dinner tonight as well! I'm sure our guests won't mind. How about it?" Ume asked.
"What? Are you sure that's a good idea mama?" Panic began to arise in Yuzu. There's no way she could go the whole dinner without Matsuri suspecting anything. It was always like the younger girl to call her out and embarrass her.
"It would be no problem at all hunny! I will see you two soon, okay? I've got to finish getting dinner ready!" the line dropped before Yuzu could respond.
Dropping her arms, Yuzu sighed in defeat. "Looks like mama invited you to have dinner with us."
Matsuri's eyes gleamed with joy as she grabbed onto Yuzu's hand and pulled her out of the arcade. "Yay! That means I get to spend more time with my Onee-Chan!"
Gulping loudly, Yuzu knew this also meant Matsuri would be around Mei and the chairman." Just try not to cause any trouble, got it Matsuri? I know you and Mei got off on the wrong foot, but I really can't have you doing anything bad around her grandfather!"
Matsuri tightened her grip around Yuzu's hand as she smiled, "What are you talking about? Everything will be fine!"
The older girl was especially regretting her decision to hang out with her troubled friend. This was not going to end well...
The two girls walked into the apartment; the smell of Ume's amazing cooking flooded their noses.
"It smells great mama!" Yuzu told her mother as she headed to her bedroom with Matsuri. "I gotta change, we will be back in a second."
"Thanks Yuzu! You two don't be too long. Our guests will be here soon. Oh, and it's good to see you Matsuri-Chan!" Ume shouted out while she continued cooking.
"Good to see you too!" Matsuri yelled back as Yuzu pulled her out of the room.
"Hey, c'mon Yuzu, be careful!" the pink-haired girl pulled her arm free.
"Promise me you won't do anything stupid when Mei gets here?" giving Matsuri a pleading look as she clasped her hands together.
"You act like I'm going to ruin the whole night. I get trying to impress the chairman, but why do you care so much about what that girl thinks? She doesn't seem very nice from what I've seen." Matsuri rambled on, "And besides, it's just dinner." The younger girl noticed Yuzu had a sad look in her eyes. "Fine. I'll try to be nice."
"Thank you Matsuri!" Yuzu leaped forward and hugged the shorter girl.
Shortly after changing her clothes, Yuzu heard a knock on her door.
"Yuzu, Mei and the Chairman are here. Come out for dinner you two." Ume said on the other side of the door.
'Okay Yuzu… you just need to remain calm. Act like nothing happened or try to avoid looking at her. Matsuri's right, it is only dinner', the blonde put her hand over her chest, before reaching for the doorknob.
"Come on Yuzu, I'm starving!" Matsuri suddenly shouted out as she rushed in front of Yuzu and pulled the older girl out of the room.
"Wha-woah, slow down Matsuri."
Matsuri went ahead forward, releasing her friends' hand. Yuzu slowly walked behind her.
"Thank you for inviting us to dinner on such short notice Ms. Okogi," a deep voice was heard as Yuzu came into see the two guests who had just arrived.
"Oh, don't worry about it. We are happy to have you," Ume gave off a smile as she waved kindly, inviting the two to the dinner table.
Yuzu had her head down, but she knew she'd have to look up eventually. Once she did, Mei's eyes were staring into hers.
'So much for avoiding looking at her,' Yuzu whined and looked down again while blushing.
Matsuri seemed to catch on quickly and grinned, glancing between Yuzu and Mei. Walking closer to Yuzu, Matsuri whispered into the older girl's ear. "Why is your face so red hmm? Do you have the hots for your tutor?' Matsuri chuckled, "I didn't know my Onee-Chan was into girls."
Yuzu looked up abruptly, her face blushing deeper as she knew Matsuri was in fact right for once. In any case, denying it now, the pink-haired girl would know she's lying.
"Stop it, Matsuri. It's not what you thi- "
"Yuzu, could you grab an extra chair for the chairman, please?" Ume asked.
"S-Sure thing mama!", Yuzu responded quickly.
Ume sat next to Mei, Matsuri next to Yuzu who was across from Mei, and the Chairman sat at the end of the table.
The five sat in silence for a moment, before the Chairman finally spoke up. "I've been hearing good things so far. It seems your daughter has been studying successfully with Mei."
"Yuzu actually studying is kind of funny," Matsuri blurted out. Yuzu elbowed her side and glared at her.
The older man cleared his throat, as he straightened his glasses. "The exams will be here shortly. I take it you've been preparing her, correct?" he asked Mei, who only nodded in return.
"Very well then. Everything is going accordingly. Good job, Mei."
Yuzu kept quiet, playing with her food. She wished the dinner would just be over with. Looking up from her plate, she saw Mei had barely touched her own food.
'Is she okay? She looks sad', the blonde wondered.
A phone began ringing and the chairman apologized as he got up and walked away to answer it.
Instead of waiting in silence, Ume decided to speak. "Matsuri, how have your studies been going?"
Ume wasn't aware of the youngest girl being such a bad influence. She always thought highly of her and was happy that Yuzu had a friend to hang out with when the two were younger since she always had to be gone for work.
"They're going great," Matsuri responded with a smile that didn't convince Yuzu at all.
As the two continued their own conversation, Yuzu noticed Mei had no interest in what was going on.
'Maybe she feels just as awkward as I do?' Yuzu wished she knew what was going inside Mei's mind. 'She is the one who caused it to be awkward though...'
Coming back over to the dinner table, the chairman apologized for the interruption. "I had to take a business call. It seems they need me there for final touches on paperwork."
"Aw, that's too bad," Ume said with a frown. "I was hoping the girls would get to spend some more time with each other."
Mei and Yuzu both looked over to Ume.
"If Mei has no issue with it, she may stay," the chairman suggested. This caught Mei off guard, but she knew better than to be impolite towards her Grandfather.
"Huh?" Yuzu said seemingly just as caught off guard.
"Wouldn't that be great girls? You can have a sleep over again!" Ume seemed ecstatic.
Matsuri was giggling to herself, knowing Yuzu must be freaking out.
The blonde was too shocked to speak. Why the hell was this happening? It was only supposed to be dinner, and now Yuzu would have to suffer through another night sleeping in the same room with the girl.
"With the change of events, it would make it quicker for me to go where I need to," he finally said.
Mei sighed quietly before nodding her head, "Okay, if this makes it easier for you, Grandfather."
"I'll have someone pick you up tomorrow morning. Thank you for dinner Ms. Okogi," the chairman said as Ume walked him to the door.
"It was no problem. Drive safely!" the brunette waved him off.
"Will you be staying over too Matsuri-Chan?" The older woman asked.
Yuzu pushed her chair back abruptly, "I'm sure she has other things to do mama!"
Matsuri smirked, being aware that Yuzu wanted alone time with her girl crush.
"I'd love to, but my parents wouldn't be happy with me staying on such short notice," Matsuri responded.
Ume gave a disappointed look to the girl, "Maybe next time then."
Feeling relieved, Yuzu let out a breath. 'God knows she'd make the night even more awkward anyway.'
"I'm sure Yuzu-Chan wants to be alone with Aihara-San," Matsuri unexpectedly said giving a daring look over to the raven-haired girl.
Matsuri saw Mei's eyes widen, then quickly changed her expression to be unreadable.
Yuzu took a hold of Matsuri and began pushing her to the door. "Okay, that's enough from you!"
"Aww, but I was starting to have fun," the younger girl huffed. "Why don't we have a threesome?" Matsuri said quietly while arching her eyebrow.
Yuzu's face screamed with embarrassment. "Stop that Matsuri! You said you wouldn't cause trouble." Yuzu scolded her friend, but she knew this was going to happen.
"You're no fun! Fine, I'll go home. I'm sure my parents are wondering where I am anyway," Matsuri responded.
From behind, Mei was watching as Matsuri and Yuzu kept bickering to each other.
"Have fun you two," Matsuri said while winking at Yuzu.
"Grr, that girl...I swear," Yuzu mumbled to herself.
The blonde turned around; Mei was staring directly at her with her typical stoic eyes. Blushing, she put her head down while walking towards the dining table to pick up the dishes.
Ume had gone to take a shower, leaving the two girls alone. Silence remained, as Yuzu washed the dishes.
'Geez, if I don't say anything, things will continue to be weird between us,' Yuzu thought.
"I guess since you're staying here, we should get along," the green-eyed girl spoke up finally.
"I wasn't aware we were fighting," Mei replied coolly.
Finishing up the dishes, Yuzu walked over to Mei and put her hands on her hips. "We should talk about yesterday," Yuzu spoke in a nervous tone, "You know...about the whole thing you found in my notebook."
Mei looked up to Yuzu, "There isn't anything I have to discuss with you."
Yuzu scoffed at this response. "Why were you even looking through my things anyway? Ever heard of a little privacy because I thought the Student Council President would know that more than anyone? Just because you were forced to tutor me doesn't mean you have the right to touch my things!"
Mei continued to stare at the blonde, giving no indication to what she was about to do next.
Yuzu grunted, "Aren't you going to say something?"
Mei stood up abruptly, the chair screeched across the hardwood floor, the sound echoing throughout the apartment. Leaning in slowly, the younger girl grabbed Yuzu's shoulders pulling her towards her. As her right hand skillfully moved from Yuzu's shoulder to her face she continued to lean in until their lips crashed together.
Umph!
'Holy shit, what is happening? Oh my god, oh my god!'
Yuzu's eyes widened, on the inside she was screaming, but her body refused to back away. Their tongues collided as Mei deepened the kiss and the blonde girl slowly shut her eyes. She began to blush hard. Yuzu was taking in every sweet taste, every lingering scent that surrounded them, every breath she could barely grasp a hold of as the stunning girl in front of her was taking her breath away.
'Her lips are so soft...' her mind suddenly became flooded with so many emotions. 'She smells just as amazing as ever, especially being this close to her'
After what seemed like a lifetime, Mei finally pulled back. Yuzu was breathing heavily, trying her best to catch her breath. The black-haired girl still seemed as calm as ever.
"Wha-what did you do that for?!" Yuzu finally was able to shout out.
"You wouldn't stop talking, I figured that would shut you up," Mei responded back, not breaking eye contact.
Yuzu's mouth went agape, "What the hell! That doesn't mean you had to k-kiss me."
Hearing footsteps, the two were interrupted by Ume who walked in, not knowing what had just happened moments before.
"I'm surprised you two are still in here," the brunette said while smiling. She walked to the fridge to grab a beer. "Are you feeling okay Yuzu? You look a little red."
"Uh, I'm fine mama. It's just a little hot in here..."
'Not that Mei totally just made a move on me and now I can't fucking think straight!'
"Are you sure? Maybe you should go take a bath to cool down hunny," Ume said in a concerned voice.
'Yeah, I'll just go take a cold shower since I got all hot and bothered by another girl'
Still feeling overwhelmed, Yuzu agreed anyway. "I guess that might help," she said while looking over to Mei who had a slight smirk on her face.
"Aihara-san could join you too!" the older woman suggested.
'Ah god dammit, give me a break here! If I say no, that would just be weird...'
Yuzu sighed in defeat as she walked out of the dining room, Mei following behind.
The two entered the bedroom, Mei was back to being silent as ever. Yuzu walked over to the bed and sat down.
"I don't understand you. What kind of person kisses another one just to shut them up? You're totally unfair!" Yuzu complained.
"Isn't that what you wanted though?" Mei asked, not showing any actual concern for her actions.
Getting up, Yuzu marched over to the younger girl. "What are you talking about? How would you know what I want?"
The purple-eyed girl sighed, "Perhaps I do not know exactly what you want. Yet, with you staring at me all the time, acting weird, and then for me to find my name written in your notebook, I could've only guessed."
"You sure know how to make things awkward...," Yuzu spoke under her breath.
'Maybe she's right though. Maybe this is what I wanted. When she kissed me, it felt like my whole heart was about to explode inside my chest.'
The shorter girl was suddenly taken out of her thoughts by the other girl in front of her who spoke once again. "Don't think too much into it. It didn't mean anything."
Inside, Yuzu felt her heart breaking slowly.
'Can she hear it crumbling?', Yuzu wondered as she put her head down. Fearing tears would soon make an appearance, Yuzu turned to her closet to grab clothes.
"Don't worry about that. It didn't mean anything to me either," Yuzu responded in a monotone voice. She knew she was lying, but what was she supposed to do? Confess that the moment their lips touched; she knew she'd never feel the same?
"Would you mind if I took a bath alone?" Yuzu asked, not caring what the other girl said as she walked out before getting an answer.
Before closing the door, she'd heard Mei quietly sigh.
'Stupid Mei, stupid feelings, stupid...'
"Ugh, she's so stupid!" Yuzu furiously said as she splashed her hands against the warm bath water. Tears began falling from her eyes, the aching feeling in her chest returned.
"Don't think too much into it..."
"It didn't mean anything..."
The crying girl brushed her fingertips slowly across her lips. The feeling continued to linger within her body. The way she felt when Mei kissed her... how she wished to taste her lips again, the unbearable feeling that welled up inside her, it was taking over her entire being. She craved to have the beautiful girls' lips against hers once more. Yet, she'd have to act like it didn't mean anything because it had meant nothing to Mei.
'Is this what it's like to be in love...?'