A/N: Hey! So it's been awhile and uh, yea. I'm actually working on three story things here, but I wanted to post this one. Mainly You Did What is being worked on, but that story takes me time for reasons that are too long to type out here in the A/N. And this is Isolation so let's talk about this!
As I was writing this chapter, I realized something that may be pretty obvious to everyone, but these characters are a bit OOC, which I guess in most of my stories they are a little off because they talk the way I talk sometimes. Especially Eriko in this chapter. That being said, I wasn't sure how to pull this story off without changing their personality much, but I think those that have been around my stories for a long time know that they have always been a little bit off. Shimako is a tough character though in this story because she really is the evil doer here.
Anyway I liked the way this chapter turned out, I did most of it in one sitting and didn't really tweak anything, pretty rare that it goes that way. I hope you enjoy this chapter, because I think so far this was by far my favorite to write for this story. Then again, out of the stories I'm doing right now, this one has my interest peaked the most. Anyways I hope you enjoy!
Sachiko took a deep breath as she looked to Rei who was sitting in her desk up front completely ignoring her. She knew her friend was against this, but every time she actually saw with her own eyes that Rei didn't care if she was there, she felt saddened. Out of all of her friends, she had thought Rei would be one of the few more open to the idea, she had often wondered about her and Yoshino. A thought that now didn't seem possible.
"Checking out other girls while your girlfriend isn't around?" One of Sachiko's classmates asked as Sachiko's eyes moved from the back of Rei's head to the girl standing next to her.
"No, I was wondering how my supposed friends found it so easy to turn their back on me." Sachiko answered as the two girls chuckled.
"A lesbian and stupid, you're going to live a rough life. She obviously knows like the rest of us that what you and Yumi are doing is disgusting. You should do us all a favor and drop out." The girl replied as Sachiko's eyes met hers with a cold fury.
"I would rather be a stupid lesbian than an intolerable hate spewing brute like yourself. I suggest going back to your desk and talking amongst yourselves."
"Ha, why? Is it because the truth hurts? You know how to stop it, though this decision will still haunt you for the rest of your life." The girl went on as Sachiko's gaze became colder if possible.
"The truth does not hurt first off. I am in love with Fukuzawa Yumi and I always love watching you hate mongers squirm when I say it. As for leaving me alone, I must remind you that I have more money than both of your entire families combined and quadrupled. If you enjoy attending Lillian I would adjust your attitude towards me, money is a very powerful thing." Sachiko explained as the girls gave her a somewhat dirty look but turned away from her. Sachiko scratched her forehead as soon as the two had turned, she felt dirty using her wealth as a weapon. Then again the other girls used anything and everything they could to hurt her.
"Hey, Fukuzawa is being pushed around downstairs, come look!" A girl called out as she stopped in the classroom doorway. Sachiko eye's widened as she felt a surge of anger and worry course through her.
Rei watched her friend get up and leave the classroom faster than she had ever seen her move before. She sighed when she looked back to her desk and tried not to care. It would last about ten seconds before she rose from her desk and made her way downstairs.
Sachiko could hear voices from the hallway that Yumi's room was in, but when she got closer she was hearing a voice she didn't expect.
"Get off of her!" The voice called out as Sachiko's pace quickened along with her heart.
"Get out of our way!"
"Don't tell us you support her to?"
"She's a stupid lesbian, what do you care?" The girls called out at this unknown person as Sachiko approached. When she got to the outside of the crowd she poked her head up and saw an opening where Sei had Yumi sitting on the ground behind her.
"Yumi!" Sachiko called out as she pushed her way through the crowd and dropped to her knees at Yumi's side. "Are you alright?" Sachiko asked as she lifted Yumi's head and saw a tear in one of her eyes.
"I-I'm fine, I just bumped my elbow." Yumi explained as Sachiko inspected it but saw no signs of scraps or cuts. "I-I'll be fine, it just really hurt."
"You can't tell us you support this?" A girl called out again as she took a step forward and Sei held an arm out protecting both Sachiko and Yumi.
"Don't you dare lay a finger on either of them!" Sei growled as the girl stepped back. "They are human beings just like you and me."
"They're lesbians!"
"So am I!" Sei yelled back as the crowd went silent and Sei shook her head at all the disbelieving faces. "Did any of you think being a lesbian was something you could cure?! Did you really think, I just gave it up and suddenly became attracted to guys? How stupid do you have to be?"
"You have a boyfriend though, everyone knows that!" A girl said from the crowed just as Rei arrived and looked around noticing Sei in the middle of the girls.
"That's because I wanted you to think that. I was sick of all your bullshit. Everyday, I was harassed for being in love with a girl, everyday, I was brought to the edge wondering if living was even worth it. Everyday, I tore myself apart, telling myself that what I was doing was wrong, that it was immoral and disgusting like you all would have me believe. The only option I had was to lie and say that I had realized what I was doing was wrong. Claiming to have a boyfriend was just to get all of you off my back." Sei explained as Yoshino finally pushed through the crowd and joined her at her side blocking Sachiko and Yumi from the other side.
Sei glanced to Yoshino with question on her face before receiving a nod telling her that she was an ally. "I won't stand for this anymore. These two girls are my friends and I will not stand by any longer and let you tear their lives apart like you did mine. I regret nothing more in life than listening to all of you and living a lie. No more, from this day on I will not live this lie. I'm a lesbian and always have been. It's not something you just cure by saying you like men, only idiots truly believe that."
"Just wait until Rosa Chinensis hears about this." The girl smirked as Sei remained silent for a moment thinking about Youko and feeling a sense of loss.
"You can tell her whatever you want, she never even liked me in the first place. . ." Sei said as she felt a stab at her heart, she knew this wasn't the place and time for this though. ". . .Even then, she is not as much of a monster as you girls, she has a heart. She would not stand for watching you physically hurt any of these girls. She may not agree with Sachiko and Yumi's relationship, but she is still closer with them than she is with any of you." Sei continued as she looked to Sachiko and Yumi with a small smile.
"Like she cares about any of you. She has more important matters to attend to." A random girl from the crowd said as Sachiko helped Yumi to her feet.
"It does not matter what she thinks." Sachiko stated as she straightened Yumi's shirt before turning to the girl. "I do not tolerate you hurting my girlfriend and furthermore, the school certainly does not tolerate it. So I have to ask, who hurt Yumi? I'm sure your parents will be proud when you get kicked out for bullying a lesbian."
"Is she serious?"
"We could get kicked out?"
"I won't, I didn't push her."
"Whatever, we don't need to deal with your empty threats, come on let's go back to class." The girls finally decided as whispers still spread around the crowd rapidly.
Sachiko sighed a sigh of relief as the crowd started to thin. The only person remaining after the crowd had thinned was Rei who had her head down a little as though she was guilty of something.
"If you have something to say just say it." Yoshino spat as Sachiko, Sei, and Yumi looked at her surprised.
"I. . ." Rei spoke before choking on her words and feeling a burning sensation at the corner of her eye as a tear formed and ran down her cheek. "I'm sorry." Rei spoke as she grit her teeth and turned away walking down the hall briskly as she felt more tears coming.
Sei glanced between the three noticing the uneasy looks on their faces, especially Yoshino who looked broken at the moment. "Come on, let's go to a place that we can be alone and talk for a bit." Sei said as the three nodded and followed. Yoshino glancing over her shoulder one last time to see if Rei was still their, when she saw an empty hallway she sighed inwardly.
-X-X-
"It seems our little lesbian lovers are causing quite a stir, wouldn't you say?" Eriko asked with an amused smirk as she looked between Youko, Shimako, and Noriko. The meeting today had been quite empty missing, Rei, Sachiko, Sei, Yoshino, and Yumi.
"If they would just quit this stupid game, none of this would be a problem." Shimako vented as she looked to Eriko who was still making the same amused face despite her obvious frustration.
"Is it so hard to accept that they are in love? What's it harming really?" Eriko asked as the other three looked at her. "Whoa, hey before we start spewing venom, I'm not on anyone's side, I'm just simply asking. It's not like they are physically hurting us in anyway. We still go home and go to sleep as if nothing happened, so what's the big deal."
"Where do I begin?" Shimako asked as Eriko sighed and shook her head.
"Nowhere, I don't want to hear whatever beliefs your going to force down my throat. I'm more interested in hearing your side of this anyways." Eriko said looking directly at Youko who had remained silent for most of this meeting.
"W-who me? What does it matter what I think?" Youko asked as Eriko shrugged and leaned back in her seat.
"Because I've known you for a long time and I know you are not as strongly invested in beliefs as she is, not that it's a bad thing of course. I just want to know why you are so against this when you don't exactly have a reason to be."
"I have plenty reason!" Youko responded as she looked to Eriko. "Those two girls are breaking all the rules, it's not right. Two girls should not be allowed to be together, society will chew them up and spit them out. They are condemning themselves to a life full of hate for what they think is love. . ."
"So they shouldn't be together because society may not like it...interesting." Eriko thought out-loud before smiling. "You know what I think. . ."
"Enough! I think she has made her point perfectly clear, it's wrong, all of society knows it! I am not going to sit here and listen to you argue that it is different. If you don't think it's wrong then go join them. Just remember as soon as you walk out that door, you're done here." Shimako interrupted as Youko and Noriko looked at her surprised while Eriko rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Alright, obviously someone is a little wound tight." Eriko said grabbing her bag as she stood. "Youko dear, when your dog calms down maybe the adults can talk?" Eriko asked with another amused smile. "Until then, I am going to go someplace where my braincells won't die."
"You're out of the Yamayurikai then!" Shimako barked as Eriko chuckled.
"That's alright, I have plenty of other things I can do than listen to you bash Sachiko and Yumi all day." Eriko said as she opened the door but stopped before leaving. "...You know, when you first joined us you were so sweet and caring. . . What happened to you?"
"My beliefs have been attacked, I fight for what I believe in." Shimako said as Eriko paused for a moment and gave a nod.
"Fair enough. I'll talk to you later Youko."
A/N: So Sei did what and Eriko isn't on anyone's side?! I hope this chapter kind of threw kinks into the future of this story, especially Eriko. For those that have read my stories from day 1, you probably realize this is the first time I think I have ever used her in a story. I am not very fond of her as a character and I don't feel she had much place in the show either, but meh. Her personality is whatever I shape it to be and I often think of her as a rational thinker that is involved in the Yamayurikai but very disconnected at the same time.
I hope you liked it, now that I've got this itch taken care of, it's back to Wildstar! For those wondering about updates taking so long, I am a pretty big gamer and one that I've been waiting for (Wildstar) for a long time has just released. So that has taken up a bit of my time, but the FF itch got the better of me last night and I typed this whole thing out haha.