A/N: Hey guys and gals! I know I said I would get this story out a little bit faster, but it is finals week at college and I've had quite a fw papers and such due in the past few weeks. Yada yada yada, you kow the routine :D! Anyways, terrible news is psyc and math finals are tomorrow and Thursday. Good news is Godzilla this weekend! Anyways, here is the chapter, I actually wrote it twice and realized that much didn't change, but I am trying to create a feeling that I'm a bit conflicted on. Anyways I hope you like, I've been doing this and You Did What together.
Youko sighed as she brushed her hand through her hair before taking a deep breath looking at the rosary laying in front of her. Why she had it here in front of her was still a little unknown to her, she knew she didn't want to take it back. What they were doing though was wrong, disgusting and...Youko shook her head as she saw Sachiko's smiling face in her mind. It quickly turned to a picture of her kissing Yumi, deeply, it just wasn't right.
She knew she had made the right choice taking it back, but if Sachiko and Yumi were to ever come around and realize their wrong, she may give it back. She didn't have time to find another Petite Soeur, but then again with Sachiko and Yumi out, she needed to find someone. No doubt the news of Sachiko and Yumi being removed from the Yamayurikai would be commonly known tomorrow, she imagined finding a new Petite Soeur may not be very difficult.
Bzzt.. Bzzt. . .
Youko glanced to the side of her rosary where her phone was buzzing against the wooden surface of her desk and lighting up with a message. She hesitantly grabbed it glancing back to her rosary and thinking that the message might possibly be from Sachiko. Even if she was gay, Youko knew she was someone who wasn't easily pushed around.
Thankfully, it was from Shimako, which was a relief to Youko who opened the message only to frown at it's contents. "Great. . ." Youko sighed as she closed her phone and glanced to the rosary one last time before turning and looking out the window. "This isn't good." She said to no one in particular as she thought of Rei and Yoshino.
The next day
Sachiko frowned as she lifted her head and looked out the car window at the front gates of Lillian. She remembered how this used to be the best part of her day, because Yumi was always waiting by the gates for her. Smiling as her clothes and hair blew in the wind holding her bag with both hands in front of her.
Now Yumi sat beside her with a worried expression as she saw students glance towards the car, it was no secret that it was Sachiko's ride. Yumi riding with her was something new though, a method to keep Sachiko worry free about Yumi being picked on while she waited. The students had been violent with their words and Sachiko would not stand by and let Yumi be put through that torment.
Yumi had agreed though that she should ride with her girlfriend to school from now. Things were getting bad and she wasn't sure she wanted to be alone around the rest of her classmates.
"Are you ready?" Sachiko asked with a sigh knowing that she was about to dread getting out of the car.
Yumi glanced away from the window with an almost worried question in her eyes. Sachiko's question really only had one answer, they couldn't stay in the car forever, but it would be nice. At least that was Yumi's thought process until she felt a hand turn her chin so she was able to receive a soft gentle kiss.
"You will be fine, I am here." Sachiko reassured her after the kiss which did wonders to calm Yumi's nerves.
"I-I think I'm ready, but please hold my hand." Yumi requested as Sachiko smiled with a nod, it was normal for them to hold hands anyways. She did worry about Yumi though with this request, was Yumi really truly scared of the other students? Was Yumi worried that the other students might do something to her? Sachiko hated wondering those questions, but they flooded her mind as she stepped out of the car and held a hand out to Yumi.
"You're not wanted here." A student called out as Yumi finally climbed out of the car and glanced over to the student.
"Yumi, don't listen to them, they are no better than us." Sachiko explained as she shut the door and took Yumi's hand, to her surprise feeling the younger girl give her own hand a squeeze.
"You're right and like I said. . . I have something worth fighting for." Yumi replied softly with a somewhat defiant smirk as Sachiko smiled and started walking with her towards the gates.
"Yumi-chan, Sachiko-sama!" A voice called out as they both glanced to their rights to see Yoshino running towards them waving.
"She seems different." Sachiko noted as the girl finally reached them with a deep breath trying to regain her composure.
"We're not breaking up." Yumi said defensively as Yoshino glanced up to her and smiled before shaking her head.
"Good, that is the last thing I want." Yoshino said with a deep breath as she glanced around noticing all the looks that they were receiving. Sachiko and Yumi shared a confused look as Yoshino smiled. "I'm glad you two are together, I am happy for both of you."
"You are?" Yumi asked as Yoshino gave a big nod before noticing the questioning look in Sachiko's eyes. She knew Sachiko would probably be skeptical about her suddenly having a change of heart.
"Listen, I know it's sudden and odd, especially since I didn't stand up for either of you yesterday. . . The truth is, what happened yesterday was the real wrong. I did not agree with what happened and I'm not happy that I didn't stand up for you at the time, but now things are different." Yoshino explained to try and ease Sachiko's mind and admittedly her own a little.
"What do the others think?" Sachiko asked as Yoshino put her head down a little and shrugged thinking of what she told Rei the day before.
"I-I don't really know and I probably won't, for a little while at least. I kind quit yesterday. . ." Yoshino explained as both Sachiko and Yumi shared a surprised look to which Yoshino scratched the back of her head to. "I-I just can't be apart of that, you two are my friends, I don't care if your lesbians."
"Thank you, it means a lot to hear that from you." Sachiko said as Yoshino smiled and waved her head, there were no thanks needed.
"I should probably get going though, I want to look over something in the book before class starts." Yoshino said a moment later as Sachiko and Yumi nodded. "I-I'll see you in class." She continued before walking quicker towards school while Yumi watched her a little concerned.
"Do you think she is sincere?" Yumi asked a moment later as Sachiko's eyes went from Yoshino to Yumi.
"I-I don't know, but until we find out don't let your guard down." Sachiko replied as Yumi nodded before having a girl forcefully bump into her shoulder throwing her off balance a bit as she dropped her bag.
"Hey watch where you are going!" Sachiko said out loud as the girl turned with a grin as she saw Yumi picking her stuff up as Sachiko helped.
"This is a school for straight people. No one cares if you get bumped into and drop your stuff. You don't belong here and the faster you realize that and leave, the better all of us will feel." The girl said as Sachiko glared at her even more now.
"Shut up!" Yumi shouted surprising everyone around including Youko who for the most part was just trying to pass by unnoticed. No one had ever heard Yumi shout out like that, especially against another person. "If this was a school for only straight people we would have been kicked out, if you're going to try and insult us at least know what you are talking about!" Yumi told her in the coldest voice Sachiko had ever heard from her brunette lover. "Now if you will excuse me, I have more important things to do than waste my breath pointing out your glaringly obvious flaws." She continued as she took Sachiko hand and quickly pulled her past all the girls who stood speechless at what Yumi had just said.
Youko could only stand and listen off to the side as she let out a sigh, unaware that nearby another person had been listening to everything that had just happened.
Later that day
Youko pushed the door to the council room open as she set her things down on the floor next to her seat before making her way over to get a cup of tea. This morning and entire day for that matter had been a strange one. News of Yumi's outlash against the girls had spread like wildfire across the campus and even though it was minor it seemed to have a rippling impact. It was almost as if they had gained a little respect, but by the time lunch came around the insults flew again. Youko had witnessed it all during the lunch period.
Sachiko and Yumi being constantly insulted, looked down upon, and she was sure there was mild threats here and there, not that anyone would act on anything. At least she hoped they wouldn't. Would they really hurt Sachiko or Yumi? Youko sighed as she shook the thought out of her head and glanced down to her tea sitting on the table in front of her.
She couldn't help but let her eyes wander to the empty seat next to her. She felt bad, but she wasn't sure why. She didn't want the two to be hurt, but then again hadn't she hurt them the day before?
Thankfully the council room door opened to take her mind off these thoughts she knew weren't right. It wasn't easy when she noticed how many of the members showed up. Shimako, Noriko, Rei, and Eriko.
"Where is Sei?" Youko asked as the girls set there things down next to their seats and Noriko went to get tea for everyone.
"She said she had something to do, something about cleaning duties she skipped the other day." Rei said as Youko shook her head, Sei was always getting in trouble.
"I guess we will have to start without her then. . . First thing is first, you'll notice that there are quite a few empty seats now, Sachiko, Yumi, and Yoshino are no longer apart of the Yamayurikai. Sachiko and Yumi have made their decision and Yoshino has decided that she wants to support it for god knows what reason." Youko explained as Rei's eyes went from Youko to the table, she was a bit upset. "That being said, if any of you would like to join them, then you can leave now." She continued as all the girls looked around at one another curious to see if anyone would stand.
"You would have to be stupid to join them." Shimako finally spoke breaking the silence as Rei took a deep breath and glanced to Shimako momentarily. "It's gross what they are doing, they deserve everything that is happening to them. That's what happens when you stray away from a better path."
The room remained silent for a moment taking in Shimako's cold harsh words. They knew the girl to be religious, but they had never heard her speak so harshly about anyone, it was if Sachiko and Yumi were her number one enemies.
"As long as they are not hurt, I agree." Eriko said as Youko glanced to her slightly surprised. She hadn't known Eriko to have much of a thought on the subject because she figured Eriko didn't care.
"They already have been hurt." Shimako responded glancing to Youko who knew exactly what she was getting at.
"Physically, is what I think she meant." Youko confirmed as a way to get Shimako's glare off her, though she wasn't entirely sure why it made her feel guilty. She did the right thing yesterday.
"What's done is done, can we just move on with the meeting?" Rei asked with a hint of annoyance as she looked to Youko to take charge. There was an awkward tension in the air, Youko seemed to notice it while Rei seemed to be bathing in it.
"Yes, let's get started." Youko nodded as she grabbed the papers in front of her, she knew this would alleviate the tension in the room. She knew Rei was a little upset, but she figured it was over Yoshino. Shimako seemed almost hateful on this day, while Youko herself felt a little torn. Did they deserve everything that would be thrown at them? Perhaps, but that girl this morning hadn't even cared that she bumped into Yumi hard enough for her to drop her stuff. What if Yumi had been pushed to the ground and hurt?
Youko shook her head, these were thoughts she shouldn't be having now. Sachiko and Yumi were on their own, she didn't care. They had made their choice and if their choice caused them pain, they knew how to stop it. Break up and come back to the real world.
A/N: There is it! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm trying to do a few things at once in here and it's kind of tough, but most definitely intriguing. I just hope I can pull it off right! Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long, I have most of next week off, school will be done for a week (I'm taking summer classes) and I'm currently switching jobs. (Tour guide at mah school, probably the coolest thing ever!) Anyways, thats whats going on and I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Sachiko and Yumi one shot has been floating around in my head for a week or so now, so who knows that might make it's way onto here sometime. ATM I haven't started one, but who knows!