Disclaimer: I do not own Citrus.
Another disclaimer: This chapter is rated M.
Chapter Two:
Yuzu felt her heartbeat quickly thumping and throbbing as Mei closed the space between the two at an alarming rate.
"M-Mei! What's gotten into you?" Yuzu stammered, backing up into the wall as Mei only got closer. The anger that filled Yuzu had quickly melted into something else. Lust. 'No... Not now. I can't get distracted..!' Yuzu quickly stopped Mei from touching her. She grabbed Mei by her shoulders, a soft blush on her face.
"Mei, please answer me! This isn't the right way to communicate! Talk to me." Yuzu pleaded. Mei looked into Yuzu's eyes, thinking of what to say.
"Yuzu.." Mei's demeanor had definitely softened, but something was off. Yuzu frowned.
"What? Mei, I promise nothing happened between me and Harumi." Yuzu sighed, dropping her hands. As soon as Yuzu said Harumi's name, Mei went cold again, her expression changing and warping into a more annoyed one. It was worse when Harumi was around Yuzu. Yuzu rubbed her temples.
"What is up with you hating Harumi?! You never used to dislike her this much! She's my bestfriend for crying out loud! Mei, you can't be that jealous!" Yuzu shouted, angry that she still wasn't getting anywhere with Mei. Mei quickly retaliated.
"Yes I can! I am!" she shouted back, her eyes watering. Yuzu's eyes widened at what she heard.
"Mei… I-" Yuzu was quickly cut off. Mei had silenced her with a kiss. A deep kiss that conveyed emotions her words couldn't. Yuzu felt her face heating up, her senses heightening. This wasn't right, yet it felt so good. Mei quickly grabbed Yuzu's arms, and pinned them against above Yuzu's head.
"You're mine, not hers." Mei purred in Yuzu's ear as she pulled away for a second. Yuzu heard Mei and opened her mouth to say something, but moaned when she felt Mei's tongue fill her own mouth. The two exchanged saliva, their moans filling the air. Yuzu felt herself melting every time Mei's soft lips grazed over hers. 'I want.. I want more…' Yuzu naughtily thought. Mei seemed to read Yuzu's thoughts and did just that. With curious hands, Mei explored Yuzu's body. Her hands traveled up and down, finding the right spot that would make Yuzu moan louder. Yuzu felt like she was going to overheat with pleasure. She felt Mei pull away and opened her eyes, panting uncontrollably. Yuzu looked into Mei's eyes and saw the raw emotion. Mei was being more explicit than ever. It made Yuzu freeze with a feeling she couldn't describe. 'So this is her way of expressing her feelings…' Yuzu concluded.
"Yuzu, do you love me?" Mei asked as she started to softly plant kisses on Yuzu's neck. Craning her neck so Mei could get more access, Yuzu nodded, a bit off-guard.
"O-Of course I do M-Mei.. I love you with all my heart." Yuzu tried to focus on getting her one sentence out, but Mei was enough to make her woozy with clumsiness. Mei's actions seemed to be fueled by Yuzu's response. She didn't let Yuzu take a breather.
Fueled with lethal lust, Mei let her hands snake up onto Yuzu's chest while her mouth worked on suppressing Yuzu's moans. Yuzu felt her bra being taken off. She gasped and moaned at the same time, not sure how to react. The two had never really gone... this far. Still, Mei proceeded as if it meant nothing. Mei cupped both of Yuzu's breasts and started to grope her, causing the older girl to nearly collapse in pleasure. Yuzu had to pull away, she couldn't breathe. Sexual desire traveled throughout her body, making her accept Mei's actions more than ever. But what had happened to the self-control that Yuzu was so dearly trying to hold onto earlier? 'I don't know if we should go this far..' Yuzu finally thought, still panting and blushing. But Mei was like a machine. She didn't stop, and had no plans to. Her feelings now, compared to the kiss in the beginning, were different. Completely different. They lacked the emotion that made Yuzu starstruck. Now, Mei's actions seemed to have a different...goal. Yuzu had to say something- do something. She was uncertain now. But before Yuzu could object and get her thoughts together, Mei slowly dragged her tongue from Yuzu's belly button straight to her chest. Gasping, Yuzu felt herself running her hands through Mei's soft hair as Mei licked her. 'My body is moving on its own..' Yuzu thought, moaning loudly when she felt Mei repeating her actions. Stopping right below Yuzu's hip bone, Mei looked up at Yuzu, her face flushed. She tugged on Yuzu's pants, warning Yuzu what she was about to do. 'Now's my chance to stop this. I'm just, not ready.' Yuzu thought, holding in a frown.
Before Mei could take the authority again, Yuzu quickly kneeled down to Mei's level and pecked her.
"Mei.. I-I'm not ready to go this far." she confessed, a frown appearing on her face. Mei softly furrowed her brows.
"Don't you love me?" Mei asked, her hands now resting on Yuzu's back. Yuzu struggled for the right answer.
"I do. I always will." she replied, softly smiling. Mei went in for another kiss- but was stopped by Yuzu's hand.
"Mei. I can't. I need a break. I'm sorry." Yuzu exhaled, breaking away any contact that Mei and her shared. Yuzu took a few steps away from Mei, allowing herself to breathe. Her space was no longer being evaded by Mei and for the first time- Yuzu enjoyed it.
"I knew you loved her more than me." Mei said out of the blue, a dead expression on her face. Yuzu completely stopped, hearing Mei's words.
"What did you say? Her..?" Yuzu's eyes widened as she realized who Mei was talking about. Harumi.
"If it were Harumi, you wouldn't stop her." said Mei, gritting her teeth. Yuzu was in shock. 'She did not just say that… This is what she was thinking about the whole time?!' Yuzu fumed.
"You were really thinking about Harumi the whole time?! None of the stuff we just did mattered to you, because you were thinking about getting back at Harumi! You really wanted to know if I loved her more, eh?!" Yuzu shouted, tears quickly filling her vision. Mei watched Yuzu, her eyes widened. Regret seeped into her body.
"Yu-"
"No. I don't want to hear it! You went too far Mei! Too far with this rivalry! Harumi would never do anything like this... Maybe she was right about you." Yuzu's words shook with anger and sadness. 'My feelings really are a game to her.' Yuzu thought, snatching up her bra from the floor. Turning away from Mei, Yuzu took off her shirt and put on her bra in a rushed manner. The only thing that filled the room was Yuzu's constant sniffles.
"To think that what we were doing was actually important to you- Guess I'm the biggest fool in the room." Yuzu cried, her voice shaking. "How could you Mei? I thought you were more mature than this- I really did." she continued, wiping her eyes every so often.
Mei didn't dare say anything to Yuzu. She kept her eyes on the ground, letting the regret and guilt consume her. Yuzu began to pack some clothes, picking out whatever was in her dresser. She needed to get out, away from Mei. She felt too betrayed and hurt. After her clothes were packed, Yuzu grabbed her phone, looking at the time. 'It's almost going to be 10 o'clock. I can make it.' she thought, heading for the door.
"Where are you going?" Mei quickly asked, seeing Yuzu's hand on the doorknob. Yuzu clenched her fists. Mei had no right to know where Yuzu was going when she didn't even care about Yuzu's feelings in the first place.
"To Harumi's house. I won't get seduced there for a damn- a game to win me over. Harumi actually cares about my feelings." Yuzu answered, more disappointed than ever. With that, Yuzu quickly got out of the room, out of the house. She walked into Ume on her way out.
"Mama, I'm spending the night at Harumi's, I'll see you when I come back." Yuzu explained, quickly kissing her mother on her cheek.
"O-Oh! Do you need me to drive you there?" she asked, opening her purse to find her car keys.
"No, it's okay Mama. I can walk. Thank you though."
"Yuzu, are you alright? You've been crying…" Ume noticed, taking a good look at Yuzu with a concerned look on her face.
"I just, I was thinking about some things. I'm okay now. I promise." Yuzu said, forcing a smile.
"Okay, you be sure to text me when you get to her house, it's dark out." Ume said, a bit suspicious. Yuzu nodded, and waved before walking away.
Yuzu walked outside in silence, still trying to comprehend what was happening. 'I should probably call Harumi to tell her that I'm coming… Hopefully she isn't mad because this is so unexpected.' she thought, pulling out her phone and calling Harumi. The first ring passed, no answer. The second ring passed, no answer. 'Please pickup…' Yuzu pleaded, walking faster. She was cold and a bit scared.
"H-Hello? Yuzu?!" Harumi answered, more confused than ever.
"Harumi? Hey.." Yuzu felt like crying as soon as she heard Harumi's innocent voice. "Can I spend the night at your house? I'm already walking over there.." Yuzu asked, holding in the tears. Harumi audibly gasped.
"Of course! I'll open the door so you can come in!" An audible crash could be heard from Harumi's line. Yuzu panicked.
"Harumi? Are you alright?!"
"Yeah.. Hehe.. Just dropped all my nail polishes. I was painting my toenails." Harumi explained, a bit embarrassed. Yuzu smiled, hearing Harumi.
"I'll be there in a bit." Yuzu said, then slowly hung up. Yuzu walked faster than ever, her urge to see Harumi at its max. 'I can't let Harumi know that I was crying… She'll have a hissy fit if she finds out what Mei did.' thought Yuzu as she wiped her eyes and sniffled. 'I really do hope Harumi doesn't try anything like Mei did- no. Harumi isn't like that. She's my bestfriend. She'd never go that far. I'm sure of it.'
When Yuzu did finally make it to Harumi's house, she felt like a boulder had been lifted off of her. Mostly because it was night and Yuzu did not like the dark, and because she would be away from Mei for awhile. Yuzu quietly opened the gate that led to Harumi's house and walked up to the door. Yuzu took a deep breath, preparing herself to see Harumi. Slowly, she knocked on the door quietly. She didn't want to wake anyone else that might have been sleeping in the house. Harumi quickly answered, opened the door and pulled Yuzu inside.
"Yuzu! Why did you want to spend the night out of the bl-" Harumin stopped when she got a full view of Yuzu. Yuzu's eyes were puffy and red, she looked a bit disheveled, and she looked more emotionally broken than ever. 'What the hell happened?!' Harumi thought, her eyes wide. Yuzu looked down, sighing.
"Harumi I don't feel like explaining right now." Yuzu frowned, avoiding eye contact. Harumi clenched her teeth.
"Was it Mei? It has to be Mei.." Harumi was jumping to conclusions, but this time she was right. When Yuzu didn't answer, Harumi got more irritated. "Yuzu, you can't come into my house like this and not tell me why you're feeling like shit. It isn't fair for me. Just tell me, is it because of Mei?" Harumi asked, her voice getting softer at the end. Yuzu finally looked up at Harumi, tears quickly welling up and falling from her face.
Before Yuzu could say anything, Harumi pulled Yuzu into a tight hug, rubbing Yuzu's back.
"Oh Yuzucchi… What did she do to you?" Harumi whispered, holding onto Yuzu for dear life. Yuzu's body shook with sobs. Harumi felt herself breaking, seeing her friend so broken. She never saw Yuzu like this, even when Yuzu was depressed over Mei in the past.
"It's okay.. I won't let her hurt you anymore." said Harumi, wanting to protect Yuzu from every drop of pain she was feeling. Yuzu nuzzled her face deeper into Harumi's neck. She wanted to escape the world, but her cries over Mei brought her back to reality.
"It's okay.. It's okay.. I promise it'll all be okay Yuzucchi.." Harumi cooed, calming down her bestfriend.