A Helping Hand Chapter 6
A/N: YAY another chapter! I apologize for the long wait, but hopefully this chapter can make up for it =). Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Maria-sama or its characters.
Yumi decided to walk to Yoshino's since she lived about fifteen minutes away, and she thought that walking would give her a chance to think about things with Sei. 'I wonder if Yoshino can help me with this.' Yumi thought about all that has happen over the last few days, and before she knew it she was in front of her friends' house. Yumi was about to knock on the door when it opened very quickly. Yumi look completely shocked when her best friend Yoshino yanked her inside.
"It's about time you got here!" Yoshino said almost like she was freaking out.
"What do you mean it only took me ten minutes to get over here." Yumi said looking at the time on her cell phone.
"Exactly ten minutes was way too long for you to get here." Yoshino said crossing her arms over her chest.
Yumi was really confused, but she thought it was better to just let her friend rant a little. "Okay Yoshino, sorry it took me so long to get here, so what did you want to talk to me about?" Yumi asked sitting down on the couch looking up at her friend. The brunette felt like she was a child in trouble with her mom, with the way Yoshino was staring at her.
"Right, so why didn't you tell me you are dating Satou Sei?" Yoshino said looking upset and a little hurt. Yumi stared at her best friend in shock; she didn't know what to say. Her and Sei weren't dating, so why did Yoshino say that they were? So many thoughts were going through Yumi's head at that time. All she could manage was a few incoherent words.
"Wha- who told, who told you I was dating Sei?" Yumi said half screaming.
Yoshino was about to speak when she was interrupted by another voice in the house.
"Sorry Yumi, I told her not to hound you about this, and you'd tell her when you were ready, but she doesn't listen to me." Yumi looked up to see Rei walking into the room, and sat down at the computer chair.
"Why should I have listened? I should have been informed, she's my best friend." Yoshino said now getting a little irritated at her girlfriend.
"All I'm saying is that you should give Yumi time before you start asking her questions." Rei said calmly.
"Guy's I'm still here, you know." Yumi said waving her hand slightly. "And who told you that Sei and I are dating, Yoshino?" The brunette asked again.
"A coworker of mine said that she saw you the other night walking with a tall blonde man and that you two looked pretty cozy walking next to each so closely. Since I know that you don't know any men besides Yuuki and his friends, and there's no chance that you would be with any of them. So I wracked my brain to try and think of anyone else you would be seeing then I put two and two together, and Sei came to mind since she's the only tall blonde, besides Rei of course, and I know you wouldn't be with her. "Yoshino said taking a deep breath. "And then I remembered how friendly you two were in school, and I know you had a little crush on her, so I just figured you two were dating, and you didn't tell me, so am I right?" Yoshino asked, now sitting down next to Yumi.
Yumi was in shock at Yoshino's little rant, she didn't even know how to answer this. "No… Yes… Not really, I don't know." Yumi stammered, and put her face in her hands.
Yoshino turned and looked at Rei, who nodded and left the room for the two girls to talk. "Okay Yumi, tell me what happened." Yoshino said trying to calm her friend down. Yumi looked up at her friend and nodded.
"The other day I was at the coffee shop and Sei saw me, we started talking and she mentioned that she was back in Tokyo to stay, but she didn't have a place to live, so I offered to let her share my apartment since I have an extra room. After she moved in we started getting closer, she'd cook dinner and breakfast. That surprised me the most, and then one night she asked me to go out with her, so we went out to dinner and karaoke. All I could think about that night was how nice it was being with her. When we got back to the apartment, it was kind of awkward because neither of us knew what to do at that moment, and after a couple of minutes of standing there, and then I kissed her…"
Yumi stopped her story there to see how her best friend was reacting so far. She looked up to see Yoshino looking like a deer caught in headlights, and a grin to top it all off.
"Yoshino… Yoshino, stop grinning like that you're scaring me." Yumi said.
"Sorry Yumi, but you can't tell me you finally made a move on Sei, who you've had a crush on since school, and not expect me to grin like an idiot." Yoshino said chuckling. "This is huge news Yumi you and Satou Sei are officially a couple now."
"Wait Yoshino, we're not a couple." Yumi said looking down at her lap.
"What do you mean you're not a couple?" Yoshino said in disbelief.
"Well… we haven't really talked that much about being in a relationship yet." Yumi said shyly.
"Do you want to be in a relationship with her Yumi?" Yoshino asked her best friend.
Yumi looked up at Yoshino and nodded her head yes. "I really like her, and I think it would be nice if we did give it a chance."
Yoshino smiled. "Then when you get home, talk to her about it. I think it would be great if you two got together."
"Thank s Yoshino." Yumi said as she hugged her best friend.
"No problem."
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Sei was sitting on the couch in her best friend's house, practically fidgeting with her hands, as she tried to find a way to explain why she needed to talk to her.
"Sei, what's going on with you? I've never seen you so nervous before." Her friend said handing Sei a cup of tea.
"Sorry Yoko, I didn't mean to worry you. The fact is though I am pretty nervous about something." Sei said taking a drink from her cup.
"So, what's going on?" Yoko asked.
"Well, I moved back a few days ago as you already know, and I didn't have a place to stay and I coincidentally saw Yumi in the coffee shop. We started talking and she offered to let me stay at her place since she had an extra room."
"That was nice of her, I still don't see why you're so nervous though Sei." Yoko said.
"You know, it's not nice to interrupt Yoko." Sei teased her friend before continuing.
"As a thank you I took her out on a date, and it went really well. When we got back home, Yumi kissed me." Sei explained.
Yoko looked stunned. "Wow… who knew Yumi was so bold."
"Yeah I know. I really liked it too, it felt right somehow." Sei said putting her cup down on the table. "I think I may be falling for her Yoko, I've never felt this way before, I like it and at the same time it scares me."
"Well, do you want her to be your girlfriend?" Yoko asked.
"I do, but we haven't exactly talked about going that far yet.
Sei could hear Yoko giggling at her remark. "Thanks Yoko, I spill my heart out to you and you giggle." Sei said dramatically.
"Sorry Sei, but when are you the one who lets things get in the way of what you want?" Yoko said smiling. "Maybe it's time you and Yumi sit down and talk about being in a relationship, maybe she wants to take that next step too."
Sei thought about it, and chuckled. "Yeah you're probably right Yoko."
"Of course I am." Yoko smiled.
"Alright, I'll get out of your hair now. But remind me later, to set you up with someone, it's about time you gave a relationship a try." Sei teased.
"Whatever Sei, see you later."
"Bye."
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When Yumi got back to the apartment she saw Sei sitting on the couch flipping through channels on the T.V.
"Hey Yumi, how's Yoshino?" Sei said smiling.
"She's doing well, her and Rei say hi." Yumi said sitting down next to Sei.
"Sei, can we talk about something?" Yumi asked shyly.
"Yeah sure, there's something I want to talk to you about too." Sei said shifting so she was looking at Yumi directly.
"Oh, well you can go first."
"Are you sure?" Sei asked, and Yumi nodded.
"Okay, well I've been thinking about this since the other night, and well I really like you Yumi, and that kiss was just amazing." Sei said pausing a little to work up some more courage. "So… I was wondering… if you would consider being my girlfriend." Sei said looking Yumi in the eye.
Yumi felt her chest tightened slightly, and her heart was beating very fast. She could feel a smile coming to her face and she didn't want this feeling to go away. Instead of giving Sei a direct answer, she leaned forward and pressed her lips against the blondes causing Sei fall backwards on the couch with Yumi on top of her. Sei moaned into the kiss as it deepened, then she pulled away slightly and smiled.
"Is that a yes Yumi?" Sei asked grinning.
Yumi giggled slightly. "Yes Sei I would love to be your girlfriend."
Sei closed the gap again and they kissed passionately.
A/N: There you have it. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I was wondering if you all had any ideas on who Yoko should be paired with if I decide to go that route, or if I should create a character for her. Ideas are always welcomed.
Don't forget R&R please!