A/N: Hey everyone, so I'm sorry this took awhile, the next one might also. I won't lie Destiny came out and I've been playing that on PS4, it's pretty fun. Aside from that as many of you know I am in college but what you may not know is most of my classes are only eight weeks long meaning it's already mid terms basically. I'm doing an IT program and on top of my other classes I have about 2 full chapters which have 3 assignments each in them to do on top of my final project which is this big 30 page website due in about 2 weeks. We're kind of just starting on it though thankfully I've worked ahead a bit. That has been keeping me extremely occupied though and I apologize. I have this story on my mind a lot. So there is an update for you on me.
I hope you enjoy this chapter as always!
Yumi sat down on the couch in the living room of her house as her parents talked in the kitchen for a moment. She knew what this meant, it wasn't good for her. Her brother was usually on the receiving end of this, but her time had finally come.
She remained quiet thinking of possible situations and things she could say to certain things, but when her parents finally entered the room, she forgot everything. She looked at them only momentarily before looking down to the floor, she knew she was about to be scolded, she felt terrible right now.
"Yumi, we would like to talk with you about what we've learned today. It's important that you understand what you're doing." Mrs. Fukuzawa said as Yumi sighed dreading the conversation that was about to take place.
"First thing is first though, we want to hear what happened at school today." Mr. Fukuzawa said as Yumi looked up at them and nodded.
"The other girls at school don't like that Sachiko is my girlfriend." Yumi started watching her parents reactions closely. "They call us names and tell us we don't belong anywhere. They always tell us what we are doing isn't right." Yumi continued as her mother sighed.
"How long has this been going on Yumi?" Mrs. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi shrugged and glanced off to the side thinking.
"I guess probably since we first announced that we were a couple." Yumi replied thinking back on the day Youko took Sachiko's rosary back. "Anyways, when we got to school today. . ." Yumi said continuing to tell her parents what happened that day which was basically what Sachiko had said. Her parents had worried that maybe something more had happened that the girls didn't want to talk about in front of all of them.
"That is when the teacher showed up and told us to come to her office." Yumi explained as her parents sighed.
"Well you won't have to worry about that tomorrow, you will be staying home." Mrs. Fukuzawa said as Yumi looked at her a little confused. "I'm going to have a word with your teacher tomorrow. . . However that doesn't mean you are off the hook." She continued as Yumi's father nodded.
"Yes, we are going to discuss your punishment, but we want to ask you some questions first, Yumi." Her father said as Yumi looked between them noticing the unease on their faces.
"Sachiko said that you had...slept, together this weekend. . ." Mrs. Fukuzawa trailed off as Yumi braced herself for the yelling she was about to receive.
"What did you, exactly do. . .?" Mrs. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi looked at her mother like she had just asked her to commit murder.
"W-What do you mean, what did I do?" Yumi asked nervously as her mother looked to her father.
"Yumi, I think what your mother is asking, is what do you think sleeping together means?" Mr. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi's face instantly turned red.
"I know what it means!" Yumi answered trying to avoid the question as she tried to avoid looking at her parents.
"Will you please tell us?" Mr. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi's face turned even redder if it could.
"I don't want to." Yumi replied feeling her body heat increase from embarrassment. Unfortunately when she looked up at her parents she saw that they didn't care if she wanted to, they were waiting for an answer. Yumi could only sigh as she looked away. "Fine. . . . . It means to...sleep with each other." Yumi answered as her parents sighed.
"Yumi, if you won't answer us directly, we will be more pushy with out questions." Mrs. Fukuzawa said as Yumi shrugged not wanting to explain anymore to which her mother sighed. "So you're admitting to having sex with Sachiko."
Yumi covered her face with her hands wishing everything would just go away, the embarrassment she was feeling right now was just too much.
"Yumi, please answer the question." Mrs. Fukuzawa said as Yumi Yumi shook her head never removing her hands. "So no, you didn't do that with Sachiko?" Mrs. Fukuzawa asked as Yumi shook her head again finding it easier to answer the question like that.
"Then you did do that with Sachiko?" Mr. Fukuzawa asked getting a little confused until Yumi nodded her head. He sighed as he looked to his wife who also felt the dread of the conversation they knew they needed to have now.
"Yumi, we need to talk about this." Mrs. Fukuzawa said thinking of what exactly to say considering Sachiko and Yumi were both girls.
"Mom, can't I just go to my room and be grounded?" Yumi pleaded as she finally lifted her face out of her hands only to see her mother shake her head.
"Absolutely not. We need to make sure you understand fully what you are doing." Mr. Fukuzawa said as Yumi looked to her dad with a sigh. "Now let's start with why you need to be careful. . ."
-X-X-
Sachiko sighed as she sat in the chair looking up at her parents who had been talking to her for about forty minutes now. Like Yumi, her parents had given her "the talk," and also like Yumi she had been embarrassed and not wanting to cooperate.
"Do you understand why you are being grounded?" Touro asked as Sachiko sighed again as she looked away from her parents.
"Because, I slept with Yumi. . . Not that it should be a big deal, I told you when we came out that we had done it." Sachiko said with a shrug as she looked to the floor.
"Are you asking for a longer grounding?" Touro asked as Sachiko lifted her head quickly and shook her head. "I let it slide that time because I figured it had only happened once and I wanted to decide how I felt about your relationship before talking about this."
"I think what your father is trying to say is that we didn't want to possibly harm what you had with Yumi. We weren't fully sure how fragile your relationship was, but after what you did today, we have a much better idea of where you are at." Sayako explained as Sachiko nodded.
"Your mother is right, now unless you have anything else to say, go to room, we will send for you when dinner is ready. Leave your cellphone on my desk before you leave." Touro said as Sachiko sighed wishing her father would forget about that.
-X-X-
Sei paced back and forth shaking her head as Yoshino sat on the couch with Youko in their living room. The news of Sachiko's and Yumi's ordeal had spread like wildfire throughout the school, but unlike most girls who thought it was funny, Sei and a few others were upset. Youko on the other hand felt terribly guilty. She felt like this was all her fault.
"So what are we going to do?" Yoshino asked as Sei put her hands up in surrender basically saying she had no idea. She really didn't though, none of the girls had heard a word from their friends and none of them dared show up at the Ogasawara mansion at a time like this. They all knew Touro and none of them wanted to experience even a little of what they figured Sachiko was experiencing.
"I don't get why Sachiko hit that girl. It's just not like her." Sei explained out loud as Yoshino nodded and Youko remained still trying to think if she had done something that could have led to this.
"Someone must have finally crossed the line." Yoshino replied thinking it to be the only possible solution as Youko glanced to her.
"She didn't mean you." Sei said noting Youko's mood throughout this entire conversation they have been having.
"We can't count her out." Yoshino said looking to Sei and causing Youko to put her head down.
"Yoshino!"
"No, she is right." Youko said interrupting Sei from going on. "What if I did something earlier that has been building? This still could be my fault." Youko explained as Yoshino nodded.
". . .Fine, but leave her alone Yoshino. She feels horrible as is, she doesn't need you telling her she is a terrible person to her face. She made a mistake and realizes it, you need to learn to forgive or at least realize when they are trying to make it right and give them a chance." Sei said as Yoshino looked at her deeply offended before standing from the couch. Sei immediately put her hands up to try and stop her but sighed when Yoshino turned and left the room without a word. They could hear the front door slam a moment later as Sei put her head down and joined Youko on the couch.
"I shouldn't have said that." Sei said hitting her forehead with her palm as Youko put an arm around her shoulder.
"You were upset, we all are upset." Youko said as Sei shook her head.
"No, I was fine until she attacked you." Sei said as she stood from the couch. "I think I'm going to get some fresh air." She continued before grabbing a zip up sweater and heading for the door.
Youko could only sit and watch as Sei left the house, she knew she needed her space, but somehow she felt almost happy that Sei had just done that. Then again, she knew her standing with Yoshino was terrible and now Sei's might be also. Not to mention Sachiko and Yumi's situation is up in the air still. Youko sighed thinking of everything that she had done to Sachiko and Yumi. She just wished she could take everything back and that no body had an issue with their decision.
She couldn't help but feel disappointed in herself with that last though, if it hadn't been for her, they might have avoided much of what she had just wished away. Then again, she couldn't help but feel that Shimako may be connected to why Sachiko did what she did.
-X-X-
Sachiko laid on her bed staring at the ceiling it had only been a few hours, but already she was bored. She usually talked with Yumi over the phone or on the computer at this time, but tonight she would have to suffice with looking at Yumi's picture while she wondered how she was doing.
Yumi's parents were always so nice, even when they came out, she honestly wondered if Yumi even got grounded. Sachiko frowned realizing she might be the only one grounded, then again she felt a little odd. She had only ever been grounded once before and it was when she was little. Her friends would no doubt tease her about this, which already annoyed her. She hated being teased about being with Yumi.
Thinking of only being able to see her only at school though wasn't a very pleasant thought. "This is stupid, I'm an adult, I can make my own decisions." Sachiko told herself as her thoughts changed and she started thinking about after high school. Those monstrous girls that constantly make fun of them would no longer be an issue. She would be in college. She could ask Yumi to move in with her and then she would never be grounded again.
Sachiko smiled as she closed her eyes and let her mind wander. She could picture Yumi's reaction when she would ask her to move in with her. She would be just as excited as Sachiko, especially when they arrived at the house and saw it together for the first time.
It seemed perfect and made her excited for the future, unfortunately, she was sitting in her room grounded with nothing to do. "I guess I can just finish my homework, even if I'm not going tomorrow." Sachiko decided with a sigh as she climbed out of her bed and went over to a desk she had in her room. Her parents made it clear that the Fukuzawa's and them would be having words with their teachers tomorrow.