Okay this is a new chapter just leading up to something that I've been thinking about for like a few minutes. I actually don't know how to put it together but the thoughts in my head are cool.

Marimite isn't mine.

Sei's POV

Does anybody know exactly what is going on? I sure as hell don't. Bearing in mind that we are roses, and, are meant to be pure maidens of a catholic girl's school... we aren't actually anywhere near pure.

We're back in school and we have been for about a month. My parent's disappear every Wednesday so Shimako spends the night with me, as well as spending the weekends with me unless her dad wants her at the temple. I like it, and the... I would say grin but I don't think her elegant face can form a grin... the coy secret smile on her face every Thursday morning tells me that she likes it too. Yeah so that's Shimako and I... Not pure at all.

And then you get Rei and Youko... Do you have any idea how surprised I was to find out that they are going out? My jaw has never hit the floor with such a hard, loud, thud before that day. Oh, and get this... Yumi and Sachiko have been actually dating on and off for quite a while. They keep getting together and then falling out and getting back together again. Who'd have thought that could be possible? To be truthful I honestly thought that they would just angst around each other for years and then have an everlasting loving relationship after Sachiko got married to Suguru. Ooooh, no, that can't happen. Of course Sei can't be right about two women and their relationship. Well at least I was right about Eriko. She is most definitely straight. I'm not even going to make a guess on Yoshino because that will likely get thrown back in my face. I think she might be straight but I can't know for sure.

Anyway I digress. We are all back in school and Youko, Eriko and I are rushing around revising for our upcoming exams. I'm not overly bothered about it to be honest. It isn't as if I'm moving away so I don't have anyone to miss. I'm going to be next door. Unfortunately, for Rei... Youko is going abroad to college. The brain box is going to Harvard of all places. Rei is keeping a strong face as always but I notice the moments when she forgets to be strong. It's a split second here and there but I see it. When her eyes darken and her lips become taught in something like a pained scowl. Those split seconds tell me that she's hurting. Youko has changed a lot. I don't even think that she realises it. She doesn't get as involved in my business anymore, or anyone else's for that matter. Eriko isn't all that perturbed about the upcoming graduation. What would she care anyway? She doesn't have anyone that she loves here. I actually feel sorry for her.

"Oneesama..?" Shimako's gentle voice enters into my hearing and I turn my head to look at her. We're sat taking in the grounds of the school from the benches. Every girl that passes us just sees us as the Giganteas sat having a peaceful moment. Actually that is exactly what it is, but every now and again, the arm that is wrapped over her shoulders somehow manages to make my fingers stroke her neck. It's such a bad arm making my fingers do such indecent things. Then again she's just as bad because she unfastened a few buttons of my blows when we sat down. I smile at her and she smiles back at me as a group of girls stop in front of us.

"Good day Rosa Gigantea, Rosa Gigantea's en bouton." The girls bow and I smile.

"Yo," I grin and they squeal like excited teenagers. Then again isn't that exactly what they are.

"You're so cute Rosa Gigantea." They giggle at me.

"Oh no, you flatter me." I feign embarrassment. I slip my arm from around Shimako's shoulder with a flutter of my fingers against the fading love bite on her neck. I'll have to give her another one to show that she has someone. I shouldn't push it though. If one of the nuns notices then she'll get into trouble. I slip my eyes over her with a smile before I huddle with the girls and give them my attention.

"Will I see you at the dance next week?" I ask them all as I place inappropriate hands to each and every one of them. They all blush. I like not having to ask them individually. They all answer as one anyway which makes it easy.

"Well then you have to let me have at least one dance with every single one of you." I say and they all agree with such a force. My eyes slip back to Shimako who is hiding her smile behind a dainty hand. I grin and pull the closest one up against me and swing her around as if we are in a passionate tango.

"Oneesama you are being inappropriate again." Shimako says in a soft voice as the girl I am holding does a very good impression of a beetroot.

"Not just yet. Give me a few more minutes." I say and the other girls giggle.

"You know what blushes do to me Shi-Chan. Let me play a bit please?" I flutter my eyelashes at her with a pout that I know she loves. I drag my eyes back from her to the girl that has gone limp in my arms.

"Oops I think I broke her." I say as I pick her up bridal style in my arms and lie her down on the bench.

"Oneesama you're such a dirty old man." Shimako giggles behind her hand again. It's such a sweet and endearing thing it makes my heart skip a frantic beat or two.

"I'll have you know, I shower every morning so, less of the dirty." I joke with her. If it was anyone else they would have rolled their eyes at me but I don't think Shimako has that facial expression in her memory banks. I'll teach her. I'll teach her every single facial expression there is.

"Tokoto-Chan will you please fetch the school nurse?" Shimako asks a girl with her politest voice. The girl's eyes bug slightly as she looks at Shimako.

"Tokoto-Chan...?" Shimako steps towards the girl who backs off two steps and crumples to her knees.

"You know my name?" She whispers before passing out. I can't believe it. I mean, I know that most fan girls have it bad, but this is just ridiculous. We might as well be the Beatles because they're dropping like flies all around us. No that's an over exaggeration. Just the two are out of it at the moment. Shimako places a disbelieving hand to her forehead and as she does so she moves a lock of hair. One of the girls squeals and points and I grumble as I realise what has happened. Shimako has just revealed her neck and the almost faded love bite. Shimako blushes red this time and slaps her hand to her neck.

"Sei-Sama I'm going to the rose mansion. I'm sorry to leave you with these girls." She says before turning on her heals and walking away from me. What kind of girlfriend is she...? Leaving me alone with all of these beautiful catholic girls? It's down right sinful. I love her so much.

"Two of you pick her up I'll grab this one and we'll have to carry them to the nurse's office." I say with a sigh as if it is the most troublesome thing that I have ever undertaken. These girls will do anything for a sideward's glance so carrying their friend won't be that hard if I give them a big smile and bow. I do just that and as I raise my head I watch all of the girls falling backwards with blood shooting from their cute noses. I'm in trouble. I look down and realise that Shimako left me with the top few buttons of my blouse undone. The love bite she left me just above my left breast is on show in all of its glory along with an ample amount of my cleavage. I am so going to get into trouble for this. I pull out my mobile and find the school nurse's phone number. Boy, am I glad that I memorised this thing.

Shimako's POV

Why did Tokoto-Chan have to react like that to me? It's all her fault. If she hadn't fainted then the others wouldn't have seen my neck. I drag my hair around my neck so that Sei's mark isn't visible to anyone as I step into the mansion. I walk up the stairs and accidentally open the door to the meeting room without knocking. I stand there with my lips pursed and my left eye twitching slightly as Sachiko and Yumi argue passionately about something. They haven't even noticed me and I didn't notice their voices before because I was so preoccupied with my thoughts of Sei.

"How is that my fault?!" Sachiko shouts at Yumi with her hands in the air.

"How isn't it?! You can't just tape something like that and then willingly hand it over to your Oneesama!" Yumi shouts back. I've never seen the youngest rose this angry. I didn't know she could get angry. Sad...? Yes. Hyper...? Most of the time. Anger that looks as if it could turn violent...? Never.

"It is up to me what I do with them!"

"Did you not think to consult me on how I felt about it? Baka, there wasn't just you in those tapes. You've really done it this time Sachiko! I don't even want to look at you get out of my face!" Yumi shouts and my mouth falls open. Is this the same Yumi that I used to know?

"How dare you be so insolent to me?!" Sachiko shouts at her.

"You messed up that's how!"

"I never thought you would be this prudish about it!"

"You gave Youko a tape of us having sex!" Yumi shouts and my heart stops beating. They are both quiet and staring at each other with electricity running back and forth between their eyes. I daren't even breathe for them turning on me.

'Please don't notice me... Please, oh please, oh please, don't notice me!' I think as my heartbeat begins to sound really loud.

"Baka!" Sachiko shouts and pushes Yumi up against the wall.

'What the hell just happened?!' My mind screams as I watch the two women with their hands all over each other and their tongues savagely probing each others mouths.

"Gaa." Yumi growls as she pushes away from the wall and backs Sachiko into the table. My eyes are glued to them. Then reality hits me as I see Yumi's hands pushing Sachiko's skirt up as they climb up until they are laid down and then.

'Don't have sex on the table I'll never be able to sit through a meeting without thinking about it ever again!' But they can't hear me because the words are in my head. I'm shaking like a leaf as I close the door quietly and walk back downstairs. I can't believe that they would do something like that.

'And what in Buddha's name were they talking about?' I think but I actually know what they are talking about. Yumi had shouted it out loud enough, but my mind just didn't want to admit that Yumi had said something like that. It is the same reason that Sei blew up at Youko last month. Youko has a tape of them having intercourse. How unfortunate for them. Actually... I honestly believe that if I hadn't calmed Sei down on our first day back at school, she would have turned violent. She explained to me afterwards that she wasn't bothered about her own dignity because she doesn't actually posses any. She was worried about how I would feel about it. That had settled the matter because I don't mind Youko having the tape. It isn't like I'm ashamed of our sexual activities. Plus... Youko is a trusted friend and I really have nothing against her owning the tape because... I'm a little flattered that she has an interest in it. I sit down on the bench downstairs and twiddle my thumbs as Rei walks in. She blushes at me and I smile softly back. She blushes every time she sees me these days because of that tape. Bless her she's so innocent it's quite cute. Then again... She's going out with Youko so how long can she stay innocent?

"Shimako-Chan why are you sat down here?" Rei asks me in a small voice as she shuffles her feet.

"Yumi and Sachiko are busy at the moment." I say and her eyes bug. I get to my feet and step towards her before I wrap my arms around her and press into her.

"Will you stop being so cautious around me Rei. I'm not offended that you saw Sei and I." I say as she stands ridged.

"I... I'm just embarrassed." She says as she fights to relax.

"Why...? I'm not."

"Shimako... What I saw was... I... I." She doesn't know what to say to me and I actually smile to myself.

"I nearly died from blood loss." She says after a deep breath. I step back from her and look into her eyes as she starts to shuffle again. I put my hand to my mouth and a giggle erupts from me.

"Oh Rei-San you do say the most amusing things." I giggle and she just blushes as she watches me without loosing eye contact. She's so cute!

"I'm happy you enjoyed so much." I joke and she stands ridged again.

"No it's..."

"Relax would you? You're going to have a heart attack if you don't. You really should be able to look at me without blushing. You didn't see that much did you?" I ask. I still don't know which night they got so I'm intrigued as to what it is that she saw.

"Erm... I... Ehhm." She clears her throat before putting a hand through her hair.

"You kept telling Sei... 'Not yet,' when she was behind you." Rei whispers and I blush.

"Oh, then... Oh." I say as I realise why she has blushed every time she has seen me since we got back to school. She had obviously been recording it from the window so she had seen every single angle of my body and my facial expression as I...

'Crap!' I think with a queasy smile on my face.

"Oh well. It isn't that bad." I give a real smile as I sit back down.

"How can you say that Shimako. Are you saying that there are worse things that I could have taped?" She asks me and heat runs over my face as my eyes drop to the floor.

"Yeah actually there are quite a few worse times that you could have filmed. That doesn't matter though." I say with a new wave of enthusiasm.

"Don't be embarrassed around me because it makes me feel bad. So then let's talk about something else." I say and she bows her head at me.

"Hai." She says and a smile spreads across my face.

"Well... are you going to the dance?" She asks.

"Yeah. It's the first one isn't it?"

"Sure is. Eriko and Youko went to see the head and she actually agreed to it. It's all the girls are talking about." She smiles.

"What are you going to wear?" She asks and I hide my smile from her.

"You'll have to wait and see. Not even Sei knows." I say.

Yumi's POV

What just happened? My head feels light and disorientated by the fact that... Our argument had gone from almost breaking up to... wow. I slip off of the table and fix my clothing as Sachiko remains on the table panting for a moment. She looks so beautiful like this. Her blouse is open, her skirt is racked up her legs, and she is gleaming with a light film of perspiration and...

"Yu-mi-Chan." She pants as she sits up.

"I'm sorry. I'll ask for the tapes back if you want." She says with a sheepish look on her face.

"It doesn't matter she can keep it. I was just angry at the time. It isn't worth us falling out like this." I say as I step between her legs and hold her.

"Even if the make-up sex is great." I whisper cheekily at her and she gives me that sophisticated chuckle that I love hearing.

"Get dressed before the others turn up." I say as I step away from her and wash my hands in the sink.

"Hey, Sachiko...?" I say and she turns around. I grin as I throw a damp cloth at her.

"Wipe the table down otherwise the others will know what's happened." I say and she smiles. I like it when she does what I tell her to do. It gives me a little thrill down my spine to know that I have a bit of a hold on her.

"Hey Yu-mi-Chan..." She pronounces the syllables just like she did when she was panting. I turn around and get the wet cloth in my face. She's stood giggling when the door opens and the others walk in with cautious eyes. She laughs harder as I take the cloth off of my face and drop it into the sink with a grimace on my face.

"Sachiko, stop laughing so hard you'll make yourself ill." I say to her as I wipe my hands and face on the dry towel.

"I feel fine." Sachiko says as she holds her sides. She stops in front of me and leans against me as she washes her hands in the sink behind me. I'm sandwiched with a blush on my cheeks.

"Well that's a change from the violent words that were running back and forth a few minutes ago." Shimako says and I blush harder. Sachiko chuckles against my ear as she turns the taps off and grabs the dry towel.

"Well now Shimako, how did you hear that?" Sachiko asks as she steps away from me whilst still looking at me.

"I was stood at the door."

"Eaves dropping..?" Sachiko smiles at me.

"Actually I walked in because I was miles away. I saw quite a bit of it before it got too heated and I walked away." She says and Sachiko's cheeks turn pink.

"Well that must have been fun for you. Now then how about we get onto preparations for this dance?" Sachiko turns and smiles at the other roses who nod. She alway manages to pull off the powerful look. I just love it. We sit around the table and the only person we are waiting on is Youko. Rei explained that she had an interview with someone and she would be here soon so we started without her. Ten minutes later the oldest Chinensis walks in dressed in a smart skirt suit.

Rei's POV

'Oh my dearest shmahskebds.' My mind turns to mush as Youko stands at my side and presses her hands onto the table.

"Shibby shibby ho, shibby hey, shibby ho." I sing to myself as I push back in my chair and look down her back. Everyone turns to look at me with confused eyes as I lean over backwards and eye up her rear end.

"Hmmm." I murmur. Youko turns back and looks at me and I blush as I realise what it is that I'm doing.

"Oh, erm sorry." I say. I almost lower the chair down onto all four legs but Youko bends over the table. Something that resembles a squeak leaves my throat as blood erupts from my nose and I unbalance myself. I end up on my back with an eye up Youko's skirt and blood almost hitting the ceiling. She's the kindest type of evil.

"You know I'm surprised she isn't anemic by now." Sachiko grumbles.

"Rei why do you insist on being innapropriate when we are with the others?" Youko stands above my head with a foot at either side of me.

"Holy mother o'pearls." I mutter before the world turns black.

Meh I don't know what's going on either but it should be fun. I just wanted to give Rei another nose bleed. I think I have an obsession with causing her problems.

Woo hoo to me cos I can. I'm thinking about the next chapter now so it might come together properly this time.

R&R