A/N: Hey, so I want to apologize for taking a few weeks on this, it may become normal. School has started once again for me and I've got two classes that are 8 weeks long meaning lots of homework and tests along with a new job and such. That and I've been sick for the past few days, though I'm feeling better today, possibly from the ridiculous amounts of medicine I'm on. Anyways, that is just a small update that I felt necessary. The other reason is that I may or may not have been working on a one shot for a day or two, which isn't done at all, but it could be soon possibly. I'd rather focus on this story than another one, but sometimes I just get in the mood for a one shot and if it turns out by the time I'm done then I post it, but this one did not so I haven't yet and I also haven't touched it for a week or so. Who knows it may come around, it's about 3-4k words atm so /shrug.
Here is chapter 15, I just realized how long this story is getting, but oh well. I hope you like this chapter, and again, I'm sorry about the wait and future waits between posts.
Touro stood in the doorway as he looked from the teacher towards his daughter and Yumi. He could see Yumi was holding her hand. His look was stone cold, probably where Sachiko had gotten it from as he took steps forward towards his daughter.
Even the teacher felt a chill as he grabbed a chair off to the side of Sachiko and looked at her for a moment. Sachiko could feel the hair stand on the back of her neck as she kept her eyes forward, she had been disciplined by her father before, but that was when she was a child.
"Why don't we start from the top." Touro said as he sat back and looked at the teacher who just nodded.
"Certainly, I called you in here today. . ."
"I want to hear it from my daughter first." Touro interrupted as he looked to Sachiko not even caring that the teacher looked a little offended. He had a commanding presence that told her she was not in control of this conversation. Touro was a lethal business man, he had no cares if someone was offended.
"Sachiko, please tell me, why did you hit this girl?" Touro asked as Sachiko glanced to him momentarily as she swallowed the lump in her throat. Her whole body was filled with fear right now, she didn't want to say anything, but she also knew that would only make matters worse.
Sachiko cleared her throat as she looked to her father who looked like a displeased mob boss wearing his business suit and staring her down with his arms crossed.
"I. . . I was defending, Yumi." Sachiko started trying to ease some of her nerves.
"From what?" Touro asked calmly, which didn't bode well as the look on his face said he was anything but calm.
"The other girls were looking at her like they were going to hurt her. We went to a teacher, but they could not help us and the staring wasn't stopping. . ." Sachiko trailed off as she hit herself mentally knowing she would have to fess up to this. "So we. . . We decided that it may be best to skip a class or two so she would be safe. . ." Sachiko continued slowly as her father took a deep breath, which all of them took as a dissatisfied sigh.
"Continue. . ." Touro said still not hearing a word mentioned about the girl his daughter had hit.
"We got surrounded by a group of girls once we left the school building and they started accusing Yumi of doing things she did not do." Sachiko said as she sighed. "They called her something that I would not tolerate so I. . . I slapped her."
"What did she say?" Touro asked as Sachiko remained silent for a moment. ". . .What did she say, Sachiko?"
"She called her a. . . She called her a whore." Sachiko said with a sigh as she put her head down, she would usually never swear in front of her father.
"Is this true, Yumi?" The teacher asked as Yumi frowned and nodded.
"Yes, they called me that and said other things."
"What types of things did they say to you, Yumi?" Touro asked as Yumi felt her heart stop for a moment, she still wasn't entirely sure of his position on their relationship.
". . .They said I cheated on Sachiko." Yumi said as she put her head down. "They never leave us alone, they always call us names and pick on us, I just wish they would stop." Yumi continued as Sachiko put an arm around her.
Touro just simply looked to the teacher who looked a bit surprised. "I take it by the look on your face, this is not why they are sitting in this office?" Touro asked as the teacher shook her head.
"No, I was not informed of anything other than the slap." The teacher admitted as Touro sighed and stood up.
"I will be taking both of them with me for the rest of the day. I trust Yumi's parents have already been in contacting giving me permission." Touro said as he stood to his feet, which Sachiko and Yumi followed. Touro put an arm up telling them to walk as he turned to the teacher. "I don't want to hear of anything like this happening again." He said before leaving the office and joining Sachiko and Yumi who had their heads down in the hallway. He could only assume they felt ashamed.
"Come on girls, let's head to the car." Touro said as they started following him out of the building. It was a silent walk that kept their nerves high.
Touro climbed in the back seat of the limousine waiting outside the school gates and faced the girls with a serious look on his face. "Take us back to the mansion." He said before closing the window between them and the driver who started the car.
Sachiko cleared her throat after a moment, she felt something needed to be said. "Dad, I wouldn't normally do that, but what she did was stepping over the line." Sachiko tried to explain as her father listened still unmoving in his emotions.
"So you are serious about this relationship with Yumi-chan?" Touro asked as Sachiko looked at Yumi before nodding and putting her head down, to which she could hear her father sigh at. ". . .If anyone called your mother a whore, I would make them disappear."
"Dad. . ?" Sachiko asked as she lifted her head and looked at her father who smiled.
"That girl had it coming as far as I'm concerned." Touro answered as Sachiko just kind of stared in disbelief. "I may not know how long you two have been more than sisters, but even without her being your girlfriend, I would have done the same." Touro continued as he looked to Yumi who was speechless with an awkward look on her face deciding if she should be flattered or confused.
"Does this mean we are not in trouble?" Sachiko asked hesitantly as Touro smirked as he looked out the window.
"You are in a world of trouble, I just wanted you to know that we are trying to accept your relationship." Touro simply replied as both girls felt there hearts sink.
-X-X-
Sei lifted her head from her phone as she saw Yoshino walking towards her with an unusual look. The girl usually held a joyful smile full of energy, but today she looked like there was a storm cloud above her.
"Hey, is everything alright?" Sei asked though she could already guess the answer as Yoshino shook her head.
"Can we talk for a little bit?" Yoshino asked as Sei glanced to the time on her phone before putting it in her pocket and nodding.
"Yea, I've got about thirty minutes, we can talk." Sei said as Yoshino gave her a thankful smile. "Come on, let's go somewhere more private." Sei continued as she started to walk with Yoshino. "So what's up?"
Yoshino sighed at the question as she thought about where to start. "Well, it's about Rei. . ."
"I figured as much." Sei said with a smile as Yoshino nodded, it was common knowledge that she really only got like this when Rei was involved. "I'm guessing you're upset that she has been quite neutral on this matter."
Yoshino shook her head with a sigh as she looked from the ground to Sei. "She hasn't been neutral at all, I'm just the only one she will talk to. She doesn't want to support Sachiko and Yumi because she is afraid we will be labeled the same as them."
"Well the other students have been avoiding us since we protected those two." Sei mentioned as Yoshino nodded knowing that Rei was right when she had said they would be treated the same. "Do you regret your decision?" Sei asked curiously as Yoshino quickly shook her head.
"No, I don't regret it at all. . . I wanted to be by their side because they are my friends, but also because I have feelings for Rei that confirm to me that I'm different." Yoshino explained almost a little ashamed sounding.
"You mean a lesbian?" Sei asked as Yoshino nodded slightly.
"I ignored her at first because I was upset over Sachiko and Yumi, but she wanted to talk and that is where she found out I was like this." Yoshino explained as Sei listened. "Since then I hadn't really talked to her, so she came over to my house. She told me she had feelings for me too and then kissed me."
"That is great." Sei said with a smile as Yoshino looked at her with a sad look. "I mean, it should be great."
"I told her to leave, she still cannot accept what I am." Yoshino continued as Sei frowned at her before sighing.
"I hate to ask this then, but you seem to have a fairly strong stance on this situation, so what exactly is the issue?" Sei asked as Yoshino looked up from the ground with red eyes and the warning signs of tears. "Hey, hey, hey, everything is fine." Sei said as she pulled Yoshino into a hug trying to comfort the girl who couldn't hold back and started crying. "Shh, just tell me whats wrong."
"I still love her!" Yoshino cried as Sei sighed figuring that was the answer as she squeezed Yoshino tighter. "Why do I have to feel this way?" She sniffled as Sei frowned and patted the back of Yoshino's head.
"Come on, I know it isn't fair that you can't control what you feel." Sei said as Yoshino remained the same, still crying into her. "Do you really want to not feel anything for her though. . .?"
"No, but how can I be happy if I know she can't truly feel the same about me?" Yoshino asked as Sei remained silent for a moment.
"Well from what you told me, she seems to be trying to. Perhaps she is just having a hard time accepting it, but confessing to you is definitely a good start." Sei explained as Yoshino sniffled and nodded.
"It is good, but how do I know when she is sincere?" Yoshino asked as Sei smiled at her.
"That is something that only you can decide unfortunately, but from what you have told me, I would guess she is already sincere. I think the thing she needs now is reinforcing that she is not making the wrong decisions and she is definitely not making the wrong decision alone." Sei explained as she saw Youko approaching them from down the path.
"Does that answer your questions?" Sei asked as Yoshino shook her head.
"No, but I think I have a start to what I should do now." Yoshino said as she wiped her eyes before giving Sei a hug. "Thank you for helping me."
"It's not problem at all." Sei replied as she patted the back of Yoshino's head and Youko finally arrived by them.
"Sachiko and Yumi are in trouble." Youko said as Sei looked at her concerned while Yoshino looked back and forth between the two confused.
"Don't worry, she is back to normal now." Sei said to calm Yoshino who looked to Youko oddly.
"I'm sorry for everything that has happened. I...can't really explain what I was going through." Youko said with a bow to Yoshino as Sei nodded.
"What happened with Sachiko and Yumi?" Yoshino asked as Youko sighed.
"The rumor is that Sachiko hit a girl today defending Yumi. Sachiko's father has picked them both up from their teachers office already. Unfortunately, that is all I know." Youko explained as Yoshino sighed in an annoyed manner.
"None of this would have happened if they would have just been left alone." Yoshino said as Youko put her head down feeling guilty about this situation.
"You're right, but getting angry will get you in the same boat of trouble that those two are in. You just focus on Rei for now and we can all try and figure out what happened with Sachiko. I can't imagine she would just hit a girl for no reason."
-X-X-
Sachiko and Yumi glanced towards the mansion as the vehicle came to a stop. They knew once they passed through those double doors leading into the house that there lives would effectively be over. Especially when she saw her mother standing in the open doorway with her arms crossed. It was rare that she ever saw her mother upset, and she knew if her mother was upset that her father was twice as upset though he had seemed odd about the situation thus far.
"Come on, let's go inside and discuss your punishment." Touro said as Sachiko sighed and opened the door helping Yumi out as her father joined there side. He felt more like a prison guard right now walking inmates to their cells. Unfortunately, Sachiko and Yumi were the inmates right now.
"To your fathers office now." Sayako said coldly as Sachiko and Yumi passed her with their heads down. Once they were out of sight she turned to Touro to get the full story from him.
Sachiko glanced to Yumi who had her head down not knowing what to expect. She knew Yumi was scared right now and worse, she probably figured this whole situation was her fault. "Yumi, you don't have anything to be worried about." Sachiko said to try and calm her down though she herself was nervous about her fathers wrath.
"I'm the one who hit that girl, though she deserved it for what she said." Sachiko explained as Yumi nodded slightly still keeping her eyes on the floor. "Yumi, my father may seem scary but he would never hurt us, you have nothing to worry about."
Yumi just shook her head with a sniffle before turning and wrapping her arms around Sachiko never looking up at her. "Those things those girls said, Sachiko. . . They aren't real, I don't know why they were saying them. I don't like Sei-sama and I've never been with her." Yumi explained as Sachiko frowned a little realizing how much this was weighing on Yumi.
"I told you, I don't believe them, Yumi. You were with me all weekend. What they said is not possible." Sachiko said trying to comfort her as the doors to Touro's office opened and Sachiko's parents walked in both glancing at the scene before them.
Sachiko just glanced to her parents with a serious look though she was still scared. The look told her parents that something was wrong. They could tell by the way Sachiko was trying to comfort Yumi, that whatever it was must be with her.
"Yumi, you're parents have arrived." Touro said as Yumi sniffled and hugged Sachiko a little tighter.
"Everything will be fine." Sachiko tried to reassure her once again as her father and mother went around Touro's desk and Yumi's parents entered the room.
"Yumi are you alright?" Mrs Fukuzawa asked as she went over towards Yumi with her husband. Sachiko felt better about her parents being more worried about her well being than yelling at her.
"I've been informed as to what happened, why don't you summarize it for the Fukuzawa's." Sayako asked Sachiko who just nodded never taking her eyes off of Yumi.
"First off, Yumi did nothing wrong. I take full responsibility for today." Sachiko started as Yumi's parents looked to her with raised eyebrows. "We were surrounded by a group of bullies, they kept saying Yumi did things that I know you didn't do, Yumi. I slapped one of the girls making the accusations."
"They said I cheated on her." Yumi spoke up as all eyes went to her. "They said I did things behind her back with another girl, they said I kissed Sei-sama, they said I slept with her!" Yumi explained as she looked at Sachiko with tears in her eyes. "They called me a whore. . ." Yumi added in a defeated manner as she put her head down.
"I would not allow them to say things like that." Sachiko commented in frustration.
"You still could have avoided hitting the girl." Sayako added as Sachiko looked to her mother with a bewildered look.
"She was spreading rumors that Yumi was cheating on me, that she was seeing another girl behind my back and kissing her when I wasn't around. She said that Yumi slept with Sei-sama this weekend, which simply isn't true because I slept with. . ." Sachiko immediately stopped talking as she put her head down realizing her mistake just a bit too late.
"Would you mind finishing that sentence?" Touro asked as Sachiko shook her head and he glanced to Yumi who was getting surprised looks from her parents. "I'm giving you one chance to avoid a world of trouble." Touro added as Sachiko lifted her head and sighed glancing to Yumi who didn't look mad, she just looked unsure of what to do.
"It isn't possible that Yumi could have done any of that because I was with her all weekend." Sachiko said as Touro gave her a look that told her she had to keep going. "Also. . . I...slept with Yumi, this weekend." Sachiko mumbled as her father put a hand to his ear causing Sachiko to sigh. "I slept with Yumi this weekend." Sachiko said louder as her parents looked around at each other.
"Is this true, Yumi?" Mrs. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi put her head down a little unable to look at them.
"I won't ground you for protecting your girlfriend." Touro started as Sachiko looked to him. "I will however ground you for this. Starting as soon as Yumi-chan leaves, you're grounded for a week. You are too young to be doing this type of thing." Touro explained as Sachiko sighed and looked to Yumi who was getting a similar speech from her parents.
"Let's go, Yumi. We can discuss your punishment on the way home." Mrs Fukuzawa said as Yumi looked to Sachiko with a sad expression. "Thank you, Sachiko, for protecting Yumi." Mrs. Fukuzawa said as Yumi joined her side to leave.
"I'll see you soon." Sachiko said as she went over and gave Yumi a hug. "I would give you a kiss, but our parents are watching." Sachiko whispered in her ear before letting her go.
"Thank you for picking up the girls." Mr. Fukuzawa said to Touro who just smiled and gave a nod before the Fukuzawa family turned and left the room to start for home.
"No telephone, internet, or leaving the house, unless it's for school." Touro said as Sachiko turned to him with a sigh before nodding. She knew there was nothing she could say to make things better and she certainly didn't want to annoy her parents and get an even longer grounding.