Heaven's Yuri Feel: Freedom and Love
By Major Mike Powell III
To say that Sakura's life has been like a wonderful dream the past couple of months would be a massive understatement.
She finally got what she always wanted: a peaceful, wonderful, loving family and a life without any hurt in it. It took incredible effort and she had to tap into a supremely dark part of herself to reach this point, but she made it work. She, Sakura's beloved Sempai.
Hakuno-chan achieved the borderline impossible. When the odds were stacked against her and her family of Servants, Hakuno-chan stepped up to the challenge and reached Sakura's heart when nothing and nobody else could.
It felt like a distant dream, all the events that led to this point in her life.
"Sakura? Are you Ok?" Her voice snapped the precious purplenette out of her inner reverie.
"Ah! Sempai...yes...yes, I'm Ok. I'm more than Ok, hehe...sorry, I was just...lost in thought." Sakura looked at Hakuno-chan as the brunette made herself comfortable on the built-in balcony of the window Sakura was staring out into the star-spangled sky and bustling capital of Nero's Empire lit up by gold, red and white lights.
It was another night in the city of Rome, the heart of Nero Claudius' Empire. A gentle breeze soothed the slight heat at this time of the year. Sakura smiled, her gaze once again lost to the beautiful night landscape.
"It still feels like a dream, Sempai..." She said oh so very softly, earning a gentle smile from the soft-spoken brunette she loved more than anyone else.
"Yes, it does. It still does, Sakura. In this world, everything feels like a dream..." Hakuno-chan then let her gaze join Sakura's as they looked over at the city and night sky. There was a comfortable silence for a minute before Hakuno-chan smiled and moved off of the cushions of the balcony and took Sakura's hand, earning a smile and curious look from the younger girl.
"Sakura. Let's go on a date tomorrow, you, Saber and I...and this time? We're going back. We're going back to the world we left behind." Hakuno-chan said with confidence.
Sakura's beautiful eyes widened slightly in sheer surprise. The world they left behind. The "real" world.
"I see...wow...Sempai. The real world, huh? My goodness...how much could have changed...?" Sakura said in wonder, squeezing Hakuno-chan's hand brunette smiled and nodded, gently tugging Sakura towards her, the two beautiful girls in love embracing and sharing a soft, gentle, unhurried kiss on the lips framed by the window and the beautiful landscape beyond it.
"We'll find out. I know how we can go back. Come see me in the throne room tomorrow morning." Hakuno-chan said softly and Sakura nodded happily, squeezing her Sempai in her embrace again.
"Yes, Sempai! It'll be wonderful! I'll go tell Saber-san, Ok?" Sakura offered and Hakuno-chan smiled, moving a hand to pet the purplenette on the head like a puppy.
"Ok, Sakura. Thanks~ Tell her to get her tailors to prepare a nice outfit for you both, and then go to sleep. It'll be a big day tomorrow." Hakuno-chan instructed and gave Sakura another sweet kiss before gently patting her on the lower back to usher her towards Nero's room, which had long since become theirs.
Nedless to say, Nero was plenty enthusiastic about the prospect of visiting the world her beloved Praetor and wife once called home, the place where she came from. The blonde nearly bounced where she sat on their big bed of purple and gold sheets, looking like an excited child almost.
"UMU~UMU! That's my Praetor! She has incredible ideas! Ohhh this is going to be wonderful! Come, Sakura! We have to get my tailors to work quickly~! UMU!" The blonde's enthusiasm made Sakura giggle and together, holding hands, they headed off to the respective part of the palace to get their outfits for the next day made.
The night went by almost in a flash and Nero and Sakura were out like a light by the time Hakuno-chan was finished with the necessary work to return to the real world, the two curled up and cuddling close, Nero snuggled against the crook of Sakura's neck.
It was a sight that melted Hakuno-chan's heart and the brunette made herself at home spooning Sakura from behind, giving her a kiss on the back of the neck, oh so softly to not wake either her or Nero with the motion.
Hakuno-chan too was out like a light shortly after getting settled yet she woke up earlier than either of her two beloveds at the crack of dawn to wait for Nero and Sakura in the throne room.
However, just as she stepped out of the bedroom, there was somebody waiting, arms crossed under her kimono-clad bosom.
"My darling Husband, please tell me you're not leaving on your date with Sakura-san and Saber-san without having a good breakfast!" Tamamo no Mae gently scolded Hakuno-chan after the brunette left her and her beloveds' bedroom, having intended to be on her way to the throne room.
"Caster! Oh my goodness, sorry, I was still a bit sleepy. You're right." Hakuno-chan smiled gently, appreciating the fox woman's responsible reminder
."Of course I'm right~! Now, Husband, please go back to bed and rest some more. I'll call you all when breakfast is served. I know you have big plans, but please wait till you have my cooking in your belly before that, hm?" Tamamo smiled and winked, and then off she was to the royal kitchen to prepare a wonderful breakfast for her family.
Hakuno-chan giggled and said to herself "Well...I guess some more rest won't do any harm~" and she quietly snuck back into bed with her wife and mistress.
A short little while later saw everyone seated at the big table in the center of the royal dining hall, with Sakura and Nero giving curious looks to Hakuno-chan, who sweatdropped and scratched her cheek with an index finger.
"Caster is right, you two. We need a good breakfast. There's no rush, I may have been a bit over-eager, you see." Hakuno-chan explained to the blonde and purplenette while Tamamo no Mae seemed to beam with pride at her Husband's praise.
"Mama Tama, what does Master mean? What's happening today?" Then, came the sweet voice of the little one of their family, the one and only Altera Lily, who looked back and forth between her "mama" and Hakuno-chan with adorable, curious crimson eyes.
"Hehe, please finish eating first, Lily, then I'll say what we're doing today, alright?" Hakuno-chan explained to the little one and Altera Lily straightened and smiled, eagerly returning to her absolutely delicious meal made with love by Tamamo.
"Yes~! Mama Tama's food is amazing!" Altera Lily replied and looked at the fox woman with a gaze full of admiration, making Tamamo blush slightly and cup her hands to her own cheeks.
"Awwww Altera Lily, sweet child! Praise your Mama more~! You're so cute!" This got a good, hearty chuckle from Sakura, Hakuno-chan and Nero, and they only stopped laughing to enjoy their breakfast.
Afterwards, Hakuno-chan stood up and clapped her hands to get everyone's attention back on her.
"Ladies. Sakura, Saber. Caster, Lily. What I plan for today is a date with my wife and my mistress, and after doing some research, I learned how to create a portal that will connect this world with the world Sakura and I left behind so long ago, the world where there are no Servants, no Masters: the real world." Hakuno-chan explained with confidence.
"Whoa...oh my goodness, my Husband, that's incredible!" Tamamo's eyes widened and she swooned at the sheer accomplishment of Hakuno-chan.
"The real...world?" Altera Lily repeated and tilted her head adorably, and Hakuno-chan smiled gently.
"It is a world where there is no fighting, where humans like Sakura and I live their lives as best as possible. It's very similar to here, Rome, our home. The real world is...my old home, Lily. Today, I'm taking Saber and Sakura to see it, and another day, I'll take us all there to enjoy it together, alright?" Hakuno-chan made her way over to Altera Lily's seat and squatted down to be at her level, and offered her pinky finger.
"Woooow...that sounds amazing! Ok! I'll wait with Mama Tama till then~!" Altera Lily smiled and hooked her pinky finger around Hakuno-chan's, receiving a tender smile and a head pat in return.
"That's a good girl, Lily." Hakuno-chan nodded and petted the little sweetie a bit more and then, stood back up.
"So, today, Caster, I leave the palace to you. We'll be back in a few hours, alright?" Hakuno-chan said to Tamamo and the fox woman smiled and nodded.
"Yes, my darling Husband! This place will be spotless, like you never left~!" She pumped a fist and picked up Altera Lily in her arms as Nero signaled for her regular servants to enter the hall and start cleaning out the table.
"Ok. Now, Saber, Sakura. Come. I'll show you what I learned." The brunette then turned to her beloveds and together, they made their way to the palace's throne room.
Thus, once they reached the room, Sakura and Nero, the two looking absolutely gorgeous with their respective, beautiful and casual outfits, stood in awe in front of Hakuno-chan, who too looked beautiful and ready for their outing, as the brunette waved her hands this way and that, moving holo-screens left and right and around her.
"Whoa, Sempai, so cool~!" Sakura gushed at the sheer confidence and dance-like motions of Hakuno-chan as the brunette moved the holo-screens around her, eventually, settling them all together to form a ceiling-to-wall square that then glowed an ethereal blue and white.
"That's our~Praetor! She's a virtuoso, leading the orchestra to her tune~! Umu!" Nero, ever the poet said with a big and confident smile, and then the purplenette and blonde looked in awe as the square of holo-screens that Hakuno-chan just formed before them stopped glowing and then, it took on the form of a portal like an ethereal window displaying a humble traditional Japanese-style house's living room.
"Ok...there we go. We're good to go, Sakura, Saber. It may be a bit chilly, though, so keep that in mind. The season there is different to here." Hakuno-chan turned around to face her wife and mistress and she extended her hands out to them.
"Got it, Sempai!" "Umu~!" The two said and they stepped forth to gently yet firmly take Hakuno-chan's offered hands and together, they stepped closer to the portal, and then, they made a little leap into it.
There was flash of colors like a rainbow, they had a glimpse of a bridge-like structure, before their feet touched down on the tatami mat of the living room of the house they saw in the portal.
"Whoa...Umu...that was quite something!" Nero said to herself as she regained her footing.
Hakuno-chan and Sakura giggled and the purplenette hugged the blonde.
"Now, you two, listen. Today, out there, we'll need to call each other by our given names. Alright, Saber?" Hakuno-chan gently put a hand on Nero's shoulder and the blonde's eyes shot wide open.
"W-Wha?! Really?! I...I...I'll get to call you...Ha...Hakuno?!" Nero found she really liked how the name rolled off her tongue.
"Yes...Nero. Yes you do. Same goes for Sakura~" Hakuno-chan turned to her sweet, precious mistress and the girl smiled wide, hugging Nero a bit tighter.
"Yes, Sempai! Nero-chan!" Sakura said with a smile that melted Nero's heart and the blonde could only say "UMU~!"
Hakuno-chan gave a soft smile.
"This house...used to be my own home." She suddenly revealed and her wife and mistress let off twin gasps of pure shock and surprise.
"Whoa...this...this was my Pr-I-I mean, Hakuno's home?! This is where she grew up?!" Nero's eyes sparkle and then, she gets a headpat from her beloved Master.
She gave a soft giggle and then she softly moved her palm over the nearest wall.
"Yes...and, well, I still have some clothes left here in this house, and I say that because..." She then eyed Nero, who blinked twice and tilted her head adorably.
"Nero, your clothes are...a bit too grandiose for this world. I'm afraid you'll have to put on something different. Just hang on, leave it to me~" Hakuno-chan explained and Nero pouted adorably, crossing her arms over her ample chest and huffing. Sakura giggled.
"Puu...umu...Ok, Pra-I-I mean, Hakuno. Sure, I'll change into whatever you have for me to fit in better!" She puffed out her chest and placed her fist over it.
"Oh Nero-chan, so cool~" Sakura cooed.
A few minutes later saw Hakuno-chan walking out of the house, mistress on one arm and wife on the other, now the three of them looking beautiful for the chilly fall weather of Tokyo and Nero still pouting a bit.
"Ok, now, at the end of the day, we'll return here to use the portal. This is the only access and exit point I was able to acquire. Now, let's go shopping! Nero, we're going to the mall~" Hakuno-chan informed them and then, she gave a gentle tug and stepped ahead, Sakura attaching herself further to Hakuno-chan's arm while Nero tilted her head and asked "The mall? Umu! This is a mystery! I want to see it~!"
And as they made their way through the busy streets at this time of the year, the three ladies received a myriad of praises and flattery from people, young and old, turning heads with their every step.
"Whoa...that girl is beautiful! The brunette! She's gorgeous~!"
"You kidding me? The blonde is absolutely adorable! Is this her first time here in Tokyo? Look, her eyes are beautiful and that child-like wonder!"
"Nerds! The purplenette! The cutie with purple hair! Oh my goodness she's the cutest little thing! I just wanna hold her and protect her~!"
This and many other low-key flattery reached the girls' ears and Sakura and Nero smiled while Hakuno-chan kept it cool, not losing focus of her date with her two beloveds and no-one else.
Eventually, they reached the biggest mall in their immediate area and Sakura and Hakuno-chan shared a look and chuckle as they saw the sheer awe and wonder in Nero's beautiful, uber-expressive face and eyes.
"Umu! Umu umu! This is amazing! I don't know where to even look! Hakuno! Sakura! This is a mall! A mall~!" She even stepped in front of them and spread her arms wide, a dazzling smile on her face.
Hakuno-chan and Sakura's hearts melted and the brunette gently took Nero's hand, intertwining their fingers on pure habit and instinct, and began to lead the way towards the upper-end clothing store she wanted to spoil her beloveds rotten with articles from.
It took just a bit of a short eternity as Nero kept looking at the various combinations of clothing articles and especially looking at the different fabrics, clearly her mind running with ideas for her tailors back in Rome.
However, eventually they managed to buy new outfits and walk out of the store donning them.
Of course, they looked absolutely gorgeous and casual and practical: Hakuno-chan wearing dark-blue dress pants, a belt around her waist, a white turtleneck sweater and a dark blue coat over her. Nero wearing exquisite fishnet stockings that disappeared below the edge of her black plaid skirt, cute black high heeled shoes on her feet, and she donned a crimson jacket with a furry neck on it, and a big red beret-style hat with black ribbons in the back.
And of course, Sakura too looked breath-taking after that shopping spree: She donned a lovely, cozy soft-yellow sweater that exposed her collarbone and shoulders, and her black pencil skirt was held in place by suspenders behind her that crossed in an X shape. Below the skirt, she donned silky black pantyhose and on her cute feet were dark-brown flats.
"Thank you so much for these wonderful new clothes, Sempai~!" Sakura couldn't help but do a cute little spin where she stood, getting a cute giggle from Hakuno-chan and Nero.
"Yes, Hakuno! Thank you so much! We look amazing~! Now, where to? I don't know about you and Sakura, buuuut..." The blonde then gave an awkward little chuckle as she reached down with her hand and softly rubbed her flat tummy.
"...now that you mention it...yes, I'm quite hungry and it's lunch time here. So, c'mon, you two. I know the place." Hakuno-chan said softly, a dash of melancholy and nostalgia in her voice and face as she mentioned that. Her beloveds didn't question her, instead they just squeezed Hakuno-chan's hands and let her lead the way.
They went to a restaurant a couple of blocks down the road, a place specializing in grilling, with a cozy interior of rich wood mixed in with brick.
The three of them sat down at a perfect spot with a fantastic, mouth-watering view of the main grill where the chef was expertly handling at least four different meats for different tables' orders at the same time.
"Wow, Sempai! This place is wonderful! It's so cozy~!" Sakura said sweetly and Nero eyed the chef's work on the grill.
"Umuuu! Smells sooo goood toooo~!" Nero added and her wife and mistress giggled.
In due time, a lovely waitress approached and took their orders, and she couldn't help but giggle as she quietly added something to the notepad she had in her hand after taking the ladies' orders.
Hakuno-chan smiled serenely and Sakura gently placed her hand on her thigh.
"Sempai?"
"This place...has a special meaning to me, girls. Nero, Sakura. I...I used to come here so often with my parents. I have many small memories of this place. The food, the feelings that come with being with family here...there's much I can't remember from before...but the smiles I shared with my parents here? The wonderful feelings? I remember it all. I wanted to make memories of our own with you two here..." Hakuno-chan informed them, talking almost as if to only herself as she reminisced.
"...whoa...Hakuno..." Nero uttered in wonder, touched to her very heart, and Sakura couldn't help but let off a soft sniffle of happiness, being held in such high regard by her beloved Sempai.
"Sempai...I can't believe it...I'm so touched! I'm honored to be here with you in a place as important as this!" Sakura hugged Hakuno-chan from the side and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek while Nero pouted and went in for a hug from the other side.
"Mou, Sakuraaa, don't hog Hakunoooo! I'm here too! I'm honored as well~!"
The three girls gave a hearty chuckle and then, things quieted down a bit as their main dishes arrived and they had a great time sharing with each other bites of juicy steak, chicken and home-made duchess potatoes.
Then, came an unexpected time for dessert: the waitress smiled and said "This~one's on the house! Couples' Special~!" as she placed down on the table a tall glass with a parfait in it...and a heart-shaped double-pronged straw on it.
"Oh my goodness!" Hakuno-chan said in awe and Sakura and Nero smiled.
The girls giggled and readied their spoons as they moved in to enjoy their dessert, sitting comfortably side-by-side-by-side, taking spoonfuls and feeding each other, with a "carousel" of sips from the double-straw, one girl taking a sip and then, the next and afterwards, another taking a sip, their lips touching the same straw each time for an indirect kiss.
After some sweet giggles, the girls decided to take their leave, Hakuno-chan happily insisting on paying for everything. This was her treat for her beloveds. She wouldn't allow them to pay a single yen coin.
Of course, they gave their due congratulations to the chef before taking their leave. The food was fantastic in more ways than one.
Then, Hakuno-chan once again squeezed her beloveds' hands to get their attention. The sun was getting close to setting.
"Nero. Sakura. Come with me. There's one last place I want to take us to before head back." She said and her beloveds nodded happily, trusting their wife and mistress, knowing she would take them somewhere wonderful.
However, before the girls reached the destination Hakuno-chan desired...something caught Nero's eye.
She tugged on Hakuno-chan and Sakura's hands, bringing them to a halt.
"Nero?"
"Nero-chan? What's up?"
"...Um...hehe, Hakuno? Sakura? Excuse me, but...what is that?" Nero then pointed to something, a little machine outside of a little locale that rung with loud electronic sounds.
Sakura and Hakuno-chan looked at each other and smiled. The brunette nodded.
"That's a crane game, Nero-chan~!" Sakura said and she tugged the other two girls towards the skill-and-luck game.
"Umu...umu! Look at all those prizes! Hakuno! Sakura! Please, teach me! I...I want to try this! Please! I won't take long, I promise!" Nero first planted her face against the glass between her and the insides of the crane game, and then she looked back at her beloveds, who just didn't have it in themselves to say "no" to such an innocent, amazed, child-like request.
"Sure, Nero-chan. Let me teach you~!" Sakura offered and Nero nodded with an "Umu!" and then, Sakura proceeded to give Nero a tutorial albeit without actually putting in a quarter.
However, she was very thorough and when she was finished explaining what to do and how to do it, there was a fire in Nero's eyes quite like her fire sword.
"UMU! I got this! Just you watch, you two! I'll get you~a prize! Please, currency~!" Nero then...extended her hand, palm up and open. Hakuno-chan giggled while Sakura gave a loud chuckle as she fished out of her pocket a little yen coin to insert into the machine.
"Thank you~" Said Nero and then, she slapped her cheeks and leaned in close to the crane game's controls.
Concentration.
Absolute concentration and determination were the only emotions visible on Nero's face and eyes, her beautiful eyes following the movements of the crane down to the millimeter, her hand moving like she handled her blade: deliberate, elegant, with one single purpose in mind.
Hakuno-chan and Sakura kept quiet, not wanting to break Nero's focus.
And then...there was the celebration chip-tune as the most adorable little teddy bear with a red ribbon wrapped around it's left ear was placed in the winning basket and Nero retrieved it, a dashing smile on her face as she handed the stuffed toy to Sakura.
"A gift, Sakura. Thank you so much for teaching me and being with me and Hakuno! I love you~!" She said and Hakuno-chan's heart melted and she burned to her memory Sakura's face surprised, then overjoyed face and tender smile.
"Oh my goodness...Nero-chan...! Thank you~! I'll treasure this forever! I love you too!" She cooed with a voice filled with emotion.
"Teehee, Sakura, Nero, you two are so precious. Now...can we go now~?" Hakuno-chan then stepped in and gently took her beloveds' hands, all their fingers intertwining immediately, asking politely.
"Ah yes! Yes, Sempai! Let's go, Nero-chan~!" Said Sakura and Nero nodded.
"UMU! Lead the way~!"
Then, just a rather short walk later saw the three lovers sitting on a tiny hill tucked away in a nigh empty park, a hill where a single cherry blossom tree stood proud and all, partially in bloom.
The sun was setting now and the three beloveds had the most magnificent, perfect view, standing side-by-side-by-side, hands intertwined.
"Sempai...thank you. This day has been...it's been...Gosh, I don't even have the words! Teehee!" Sakura sweatdropped yet smiled.
"Hakuno, Sakura! I'm honored and privileged to have experienced this day, this world, together with you! I couldn't be happier~!" Nero said sweetly.
"And I couldn't be happier to have shared today with you two. Nero, I don't know what I would have ever done without you at my side. And Sakura..." Hakuno-chan then turned to the precious purplenette and the light of the setting sun made her look ethereal, almost like a purple-haired angel.
"You will never, ever be alone again. This is not just a wonderful dream. As long as Nero and I draw breath, this will remain a reality and you'll be loved and free of any hurt." Hakuno-chan said with sheer will and determination that left Sakura swooning.
"Sempai..." She breathed and she moaned sweetly into a soft, oh so soft and tender kiss Hakuno-chan pulled her into.
Nero smiled as she witnessed this tenderness, the gentle wind blowing past them, making cherry blossoms mix in with the purple and brunette manes of the two kissing young maidens, purple and brown tresses fluttering and swaying with amazing grace in the end.
Then...Nero pouted.
"Hey! Mou, Hakunooo! I'm your wife, remember?! We should kiss too!" Nero even puffed out her cheeks and the girls beside her giggled as they broke their kiss and pulled away, then the brunette gently cupped Nero's cheek.
"Don't worry. Don't worry. I would never forget you, Nero~" Hakuno-chan cooed and then, Nero immediately wrapped her arms around her beloved wife's shoulders and kissed her sweetly, passionately.
Then, Sakura smiled and leaned in, her big, beautiful violet eyes gazing lovingly into Nero's stunning golds.
"And you~would never forget me, right, Nero-chan~?" Sakura cooed and this caused the Emperor to blush hotly but she nodded with a soft "Umu!"
Then, right in front of a smiling Hakuno-chan's face, Sakura and Nero embraced one another and together they cooed into their own sweet kiss on the lips, the blonde of the two even bending her leg back in a very classic, womanly pose.
"I'm so blessed..." Hakuno-chan said to herself.
However, no matter how incredible the day had been, it had to come to an end. The sun had set and long since tagged in the moon for its shift in the sky.
It was time to return to their home that, even while in a different reality, was still their truest home.
Once they had stepped out of the portal back to Rome and the Palace's Throne Room, the three lovers were welcomed by Tamamo no Mae, who sat on the throne and winked at them, placing a finger to her lips, cradling a soundly-sleeping Altera Lily in her lap.
Sakura, Hakuno-chan and Nero shared a quiet giggle and walked closer to give Tamamo headpats and even a caress to one of her cute fox ears, and a kiss on the forehead for Altera Lily.
And then, the three ladies were back in their bedroom, back in their huge, cozy, familiar and warm bed, the three beloveds clad in absolutely exquisite silk and lace that Hakuno-chan purchased for them when they weren't looking, of course, leaving Nero and Sakura speechless at first as they saw the breath-takingly beautiful babydoll lingerie sets that would encase their bodies; black for Hakuno-chan, red for Nero and purple for Sakura. It was a beautiful trifecta of silk and warm, soft skin as the ladies cuddled closer to one another under the covers.
"I love you...thank you...for everything to...day...zzzz..." It wasn't clear which of the three maidens said that as exhaustion hit them all like a ton of bricks, but the sentiment was shared between the three of them.
They managed to share one last good night kiss before completely clocking out, satisfied, happy, more in love than ever before, dreaming absolutely wonderful dreams together, their fingers intertwined.
~The End~
Happy (belated by 2 days) Birthday, Yuri-chan. You deserve this and so much more, my sweet, sweet friend. "O"
And you fellas, girls and boys, if you're reading this and have not read Yuri-chan's own story, "Heaven's Yuri Feel: The Power BB", then you are absolutely doing yourselves a disservice. That story is AMAZING and it's mandatory reading to really, truly enjoy this story, so go do that if you haven't already!
Enjoy your present, Yuri-chan~!
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Semper-Fi! Carry on!