Authors Notes: Chapter 8 is up and ready for the readings! Not much to talk about right now but how do you feel about swearing? I can see Sachiko swearing if she were in an extreme emotion (anger/scared) but Yumi? Hmmm…I could see her letting one slip here and there along the way but nothing hard core like an "F-bomb". So be aware that there MIGHT be some unlady like words possibly in this chapter or in future ones – haven't decided yet!

I am glad though that everyone is enjoy the story so far and I am so happy, dear readers, that you agree with me in that a confession of love doesn't instantly lead to hot girl loving. Well in some situations sure but I didn't want the story to end just yet. I have read a lot of very good fics that show struggle between these two until a confession then the story ends or they have a struggle to confession, have sex, and then the story ends. There isn't anything wrong with that (I did say they were good fics) but I wanted to write a story that seems 'real'. By real I mean that environment and other sources always affect relationships everyday and I wanted to see what these two would look like in such situations. How would they grow in their relationship with fear, sexual tension, given situations, and of course their own sexuality – is that too complex? I don't think so; I think our girls can handle it…right?

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Thoughts by the characters are italicized and between two of these * little guys.

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I don't own any of the characters, I wish I did because they are amazing, but a girl can dream XD Though I do own any character I make up, no matter how short lived their cameo is :P

"So what do you think?"

Sachiko looked from the top of the hill they were on down into the village. It was quaint, not at all what she expected, but was glad for it. Big crowds weren't to her liking and as it stood right now all she wanted was to spend time with Yumi.

"It looks perfect." Sachiko smiled softly as they began walking again.

They were walking for few moments enjoying the early afternoon sun before Yumi reached out to take Sachiko's hand in her own, a shy smile on her face, as she looked up at her Onee-sama. The soft smile that met her own made her stomach flutter and heat fill her body.

"You…you don't mind do you?"

"About holding your hand? No, it's something I enjoy very much." A tiny blush appearing on Sachiko's cheeks.

As if to prove her statement Yumi felt Sachiko's fingers intertwined with her own and gave a gentle squeeze. It was the truth, Sachiko did enjoy holding Yumi's hand, to feel the younger girls' warmth and soft skin against her own made her feel happy. Then again Yumi always made her happy.

Yumi's heart was fluttering so hard with her fingers being locked with Sachiko's long elegant ones. A part of her found it hard to believe that a woman as beautiful as Sachiko could love or even find someone like herself attractive.

*Are you going to question it or are you simply going to accept it?*

Yumi chose to accept it because to not accept it would mean Sachiko was out of her life, something she did not enjoy the thought of. Earlier in the day she had thought Sachiko would leave after the 'sunscreen incident' but in fact it had been the opposite. Yumi had been so relieved, so thankful, that her mistake hadn't upset Sachiko – even after she had admitted to enjoying it.

A blush swept through Yumi's face as she remembered the feeling of her 'parts' against Sachiko's behind. Brown eyes couldn't help themselves as the moved to look at the back of Sachiko's jeans since the older girl was walking a bit a head of her even as they held hands. Yumi was mesmerized by the gentle sway of her Onee-samas' hips, the way her jeans hugged her, and how they left nothing to the imagination if she were to concentrate hard enough. If it were possible Yumi would have a nosebleed just watching Sachiko walk. All she could think about was touching that part of Sachiko, to feel how it moved when she walked, wanting to run her hands over its curve, maybe even giving it a bit of a…

"Yumi?"

Yumi went rigid with embarrassment instantly as she was caught and her eyes instantly went from the back of Sachiko's jeans to meet with blue eyes, her face aflame.

"Hai!" Yumi all but screamed.

"Is everything okay? You were starting to be very far behind and I didn't know if I was walking too fast?" Sachiko turned to the side look at Yumi.

"Fine! Everything is fine! I wasn't looking at anything I swear!" Yumi grabbed the front of her shirt with both hands as she tried to control her embarrassment.

"Looking at anything? Are you sure you're okay?" Sachiko asked a little concerned as she studied Yumi.

*What could cause such a reaction? Did I do something?*

"Yes I'm okay, Onee-sama, I wasn't looking at your…!" Yumi threw her hands over her mouth to stop what she was about to say but she couldn't control where her eyes went.

Sachiko raised an eyebrow in curiosity and confusion at how Yumi was acting but before she could say anything, Yumi bowed before she all but ran the short way to the village. Sachiko watched her go but didn't chase after as it was apparent she needed a moment to herself. As she was walking to where she saw Yumi go she stopped dead in her tracks as a rampant blush came over her face.

*Kami-sama, Yumi was staring at my…*

The older girl moved her body to try and get a better look behind her, her hand touching her own bottom. A thrill ran through her at realizing how that part of her body had been affecting Yumi but it made her heart skip a beat to know it was her that had been in Yumi's thoughts – thoughts she knew that were very unlady like. A grin came to her lips as she went to go find Yumi.

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*Oooohhh Yumi you stupid girl!

You were practically drooling when she caught you…*

Yumi groaned as she fought an internal battle of drowning herself in such wonderful feelings and hanging herself in embarrassment. In the end all she could manage was a sigh against a tree next to the little shop she had bought groceries from a few days before.

"I might as well have been wearing a sign that said 'Hello my name is Yumi and I'm staring at your backside, Onee-sama! 10 out of 10!'"

"If that is something that would please you, Yumi, then I would be honored to see that sign." Sachiko said with a faint chuckle at seeing Yumi all but dig a hole to bury herself in it.

"Ooonee-samaaaa…" Yumi whined with tears in her eyes.

*Could this get any worse?*

Sachiko stifled her chuckle at seeing Yumi let tears fall though remembering how she whined her name for a later date. She pulled Yumi into her arms for a hug to try and comfort the girl.

"Gomen Yumi, for teasing you, I am very happy that you were staring…" Sachiko began to say but was cut off by Yumi's hand over her mouth, blue eyes going wide, so many tingles going through her body at her lips being against a part of Yumi – even if it was her palm.

"Don't say it, please; I am embarrassed enough as it is." Yumi stated as she moved her hand and rested back in Sachiko's arms.

"Why would you be embarrassed? Isn't it normal for g…g…girlfriends to do or express such things?" Sachiko stuttered out when it came to that word almost unsure if she should have used it.

*Are we girlfriends?

We confessed to one another our feelings, yes, but we've never said anything more about it...*

Yumi's eyes went wide as she moved her head from Sachiko's chest to look up at her.

"G…gg…girlfriends? We are? I mean, you want to be?" Yumi was suddenly very nervous but excited all at once at what her Onee-sama would say.

"Well I thought…I mean…since we said…" Sachiko blushed horribly as she turned her eyes away from those intense dark ones as she tried to control the color on her face.

Sachiko wanted to be her girlfriend? Sachiko wanted to HER girlfriend! Yumi couldn't have been any happier in that moment as she raised both her arms in victory before wrapping them around Sachiko's neck to pull the taller girl down enough to…

Sachiko saw Yumi's reaction and couldn't help but chuckle. Yumi was always so honest with her expression and reactions, it was one of the things she adored most of the younger girl, though the excited hug she received a few seconds later wasn't so bad either. Sachiko felt herself being pulled down until she was face to face with Yumi and she gasped at the feeling of the younger girl's lips against the corner of her mouth.

At the sound of Sachiko gasping Yumi instantly stopped what she was doing and pulled back.

"Gomen, I wasn't thinking, I just was happy and reacted..." Yumi began to berate herself at how she didn't use her brain on anything when she was once again in Sachiko's arms.

"It's okay. I was surprised but that doesn't mean it was wrong for you to k..k..kkiss me. My gasp wasn't a bad one Yumi; I look forward to any affection you wish to share with me." Sachiko didn't think the blush would ever leave her face but her body was on fire at Yumi's kiss so close to her lips.

Yumi just snuggled more into Sachiko's hug, her arms around the taller girl's waist, and just squeezed her tightly as she could. She loved the feeling of Sachiko so close and the scent of her perfume she always wore, something about its scent – especially this close – made heat travel from her face to between her legs faster than she could process it. Since her Onee-sama came into her life Yumi was beginning to learn so many things about herself but one of the most intense thing she had learned was how scent affected her. No strike that, how the different scents from Sachiko affected her.

Sachiko all but felt herself merge with Yumi at the smaller girls' tight embrace, shivering at how much strength the smaller girl had, but biting her lip to keep from moaning out how much she liked it. She was very aware of every single muscle in Yumi's arms and just as aware that if she were to move her head down just an few inches… Sachiko shook her head to clear her thoughts.

"Are you ready to go see the village and the festival, Onee-sama?" Yumi asked as she looked up at Sachiko, a smile on her face only to widen when Sachiko nodded.

"This is the little shop where I bought our groceries the other day and if you don't mind I would like to go in and talk to the shop owner for a moment before we go further into the village."

"Of course, lead the way." Sachiko said as she took hold of Yumi's hand.

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"Everything taken care of that you needed?" Sachiko asked after they had left the shop where Yumi spent a few minutes talking with the shop owner and she looked around.

"Yes, thank you for waiting for me. I had to take care of a few things but we can start having fun now!" Yumi smiled wide as they walked into the middle of the village full of vendors and lights.

Sachiko loved it when Yumi was happy and excited. She couldn't help but find it infectious as she took in the traditional village and all of their paper lanterns hung everywhere. Everything smelt so good as well.

"It's not a traditional festival since it's not a major holiday but it's the celebration of the village becoming, well, a village. Each year around this time everyone will contribute in their own ways to celebrate. People will come out and cook recipes handed down to them over the years, handcrafted items will be sold, and there is one game they do happen to play each year." Yumi explained to Sachiko as they walked around enjoying the sights and smells.

"Oh?" Sachiko asked as they sat down at one of the communal tables outside while they shared some homemade fried noodles together that had drawn Yumi's attention while they were talking.

"Hai, Arm Wrestling! The men of the village put it on but it's not your typical tournament type game of elimination to win the prize. There is a champion each year that will pick someone to challenge out of people who entered the contest. If the champion wins then he wins the prize but if the challenger wins they become the new champion and win the prize."

"Where you here last year for the festival to see who was the champion?" Sachiko asked as she tenderly wiped sauce out of the corner of Yumi's mouth, it being an unconscious habit.

Yumi frowned as she nodded.

"His name is Touka-kun and I am not a fan of him."

Sachiko could tell by the tone of Yumi's voice that there was a past with this Touka and not a good one either. She was extremely curious to know about this person but she didn't want to push Yumi either.

"Our family has known Touka-kun for a very long time since we used to spend our summers here when our grandparents were alive and then when they passed. Yuki and I would play with him and the rest of the children in the village sometimes. As the years passed Yuki and I began to notice a change in Touka-kun and it wasn't good. He turned out to be an arrogant bully and it only continued when he was able to get a very prestigious school in the next city." Yumi took a drink from the water they had purchased as she remembered old memories.

Sachiko's eyes followed the bottled water as she listened to Yumi speak. She was suddenly parched as if she had spent years in a desert as she continued to look at the rim of the bottled water. She watched as Yumi was in thought as she ate but her eyes eventually went back to that damned bottle. Control was an issue Sachiko was having trouble with as of late, something in her 17 years she always kept in check, but…that bottle…it was taunting her. Blue eyes narrowed at the challenge as she reached for it.

As Sachiko brought the water closer to her face there was a part of the rim where water had collected from where Yumi had taken a drink, such a thought shot heat and tingles directly to her core as she fought the urge to squeeze the bottle tightly. Like with the grape she knew it was inevitable that Yumi's saliva would be in the water that had collected as well as on the plastic itself – an indirect kiss – as she remembered some of her classmates saying once. The idea thrilled her as she put the bottle to her mouth feeling the collected water spill across her lips, a bit warmer than the water that eventually came from the bottle, but she made sure every last drop on the rim was hers.

The minute Yumi caught Sachiko moving to the bottle she watched enthralled, her mind reeling at knowing her saliva was about to touch her Onee-sama, though unbelievably jealous that it was a bottle instead of herself. Color came to her cheeks as she saw Sachiko's eyes close as the bottle touched her lips and began drinking. Each swallow made Yumi blush all the more as she followed the muscle movements of Sachiko's throat with an uncontrollable desire to kiss every inch of her neck while she drank.

*She makes drinking from a bottle look elegant…

…and sexy…*

Sachiko finished the water that was in the bottle with a satisfied feeling inside of her stomach before she opened her eyes to see Yumi looking at her, those brown orbs holding something in them that made Sachiko want to throw the bottle aside and jump over the table at Yumi. She went to say something but stopped short as movement caught her eye behind Yumi.

Yumi saw her Onee-samas' eyes move and her expression change so she turned herself around to see what was going on. Regret. Instantaneous regret filled her bones as she saw who was there though knowing full and well the risk of coming to the festival would hold.

"Yumi-chan!" a deep masculine voice filled the space between herself and the body that it came from.

"Touka-kun." Yumi stated with less enthusiasm than how her name was said, standing up from the communal table, to draw his attention to her instead of Sachiko who was also standing.

"Long time no see and who is that next to you?" Touka asked as he walked passed Yumi to be standing next to Sachiko.

Yumi fought the impulse inside of her as she ground her teeth together. What she had failed to tell Sachiko about Touka that made Yuki and herself not enjoy Touka's company beside what was said was that Touka loved pretty girls. He loved pretty girls so much the rumors of his behavior at school traveled fast even to the Fukuzawa household. Yumi had seen Touka's magic for herself, not that he used it on her or would she be taken for a fool by him, but other girls had fallen prey to his good looks and smooth words. If such things weren't bad enough his favorite game was to take girls who already had boyfriends, a horror story Yuki had told her one year when he and Touka had spent the day fishing. If Touka knew Sachiko was 'taken'…

"Forgive me; this is my Onee-sama Ogasawara Sachiko. Onee-sama this is Yoshida Touka." Yumi stated as both people in front of her bowed to one another.

"Onee-sama?"

"It is a custom where we both go to school for an older student to take a younger student as their 'sister' to mentor and guide through school." Sachiko stated, Yumi noticing instantly that the older girl had reverted to her 'at school' personality to try and cover up the fact she was incredibly uncomfortable around the strange male.

"I see, well Yumi-chan, I am glad you have a very attractive Onee-sama." Touka flashed his most dazzling smile at Sachiko who was clearly unimpressed.

"So, Touka-kun, is there something we can help you with?"

Yumi just wanted him gone in the quickest of manners because his dark eyes wouldn't leave her Onee-sama and to make Sachiko feel better.

"Yes, once I saw you I wanted to catch up but I see you have company. Perhaps both of you would care to see the reigning Arm Wrestling Champion work his magic tonight?" he said flexing his arms.

Yumi's eyes went wide as pure panic assailed Sachiko as the two sizes too small t-shirt Touka was wearing stretched and pulled to reveal his masculine body. Yumi knew she had mere moments to resolve this situation as she moved quickly to grab Sachiko by the shoulder, pushing her down at to the seat she had occupied before, and then grabbed Touka by the arm to drag him away. She turned her head to give Sachiko a 'stay there, get better, be right back' look.

"Yumi-chan, what are you doing?"

"Listen here and listen well. Onee-sama is here visiting me at our cabin to get away from the things you are trying to do. She is from a very prominent family and you will do well to remember that. Stay away from us." Yumi seethed as she made it very clear in a very unlady like manner to Touka.

Touka raised an eyebrow and glanced back at the raven haired girl with an increased interest.

"If you come to the Wrestling Match, I'll leave your friend alone."

"Fine, we'll see you when it starts but until then, stay away." Yumi spat as she walked back to Sachiko.

I will have that girl; just you wait and see Yumi.

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Sachiko got herself under control as quickly as she could as she watched Yumi drag away the barbaric brute that had thrust himself into their conversation. She watched what was going on and while she couldn't hear what Yumi was saying it was plain to see the younger girl was furious. The longer she watched them talk she realized there was also something Yumi wasn't telling her, while this stung, she realized there must be a reason…right? A few moments later Yumi was walking back to the table and Touka turned away.

Sachiko watched as Yumi locked away her anger before reaching her and to see the younger girl in such a way surprised Sachiko. She wasn't sure she had ever seen Yumi really angry, annoyed and irritated yes – usually around Suguru, but never like this. Instead of sitting down as Sachiko thought she would Yumi walked behind her and wrapped her arms around her neck. Sachiko instantly felt better and leaned against the smaller girl while her hand moved to hold her arm, taking in as much comfort as she could. No words were spoken for a moment while Sachiko felt Yumi's racing heart slow to its normal pace.

"Touka-kun said he wouldn't bother us any more if we watched his event. I know such a display would upset you greatly but I agreed. Forgive me for knowingly agreeing to make you uncomfortable over him constantly showing up at the cabin now that he knows you are here." Yumi shook for a moment and pushed her anger deeper inside.

With her sentence finished Sachiko then understood what it was Yumi didn't tell her and why. Touka was a conqueror of women and she wondered for a minute if Yumi had had her heart broken by this boy. In a few moments she felt Yumi move to go sit back in her seat, their eyes meeting.

"No." Yumi said suddenly as Sachiko looked surprised.

"Just like the day Kashiwagi came to dress rehearsal and we thought he did something truly terrible to you, I could see what you were thinking. I can see it now, again, and no I was not a girl to fall under his spell." Yumi said so seriously that Sachiko shivered at the tone and seeing such a side to the usual genki girl, almost as if she were a different person.

"Forgive me." Sachiko said with a slight blush.

"If the roles were reversed I would have asked the same thing." She sighed and shook her head.

"What do you say to seeing the rest of the festival? They always make a beautiful Koi pond towards the end of the village that you might like?" Yumi smiled at Sachiko as she stood and offered her a hand.

Sachiko nodded and took the offered hand, fingers entwined once more, as they made their way to the pond.

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"Thank you everyone for coming to our annual Arm Wrestling Championship! As you know our local Yoshida Touka has been Champion for the last 4 years in a row!" The announcer spoke loudly as the crowd cheered, Touka standing from where he was on the make shift stage for the event, waving to everyone.

"Now let's see who will challenge Yoshida-sama for the title and a 100,000 yen reward!"

Both girls watched as the announcer opened the wooden box that had been left out since the festival started for people to enter their name in to compete. A surprised look came across the announcers face as he turned to the crowd.

"This is a first folks, the entry box is empty!" The crowd gasped and murmurs began to fill the air.

"What happens now?" Sachiko leaned close to Yumi so she could hear her question.

"I'm not really sure because there has always been someone to compete." Yumi said with a frown, watching the announcer talk to Touka.

Touka then stood up and walked to the front of the stage tapping the microphone to get the crowds attention.

"Since there is no one to challenge me by the usual rules the idea has come up that I randomly pick a person from the crowd here tonight."

The crowd cheered louder than before but Touka silenced them to continue talking.

"The rules will have changed to the following: if the challenger I pick from the crowd agrees to the challenge then they have to either have a complete win of my hand against the table OR hold my arm in a 'win' position for a minute. If the challenger can do either of those, the title and reward are theirs!"

Fear went through Yumi as she realized that seeing Touka and this 'new event' wasn't just coincidence. The anger she kept locked away threatened to come to the surface as her nails dug into the bench until the wave passed.

"Then Champion Yoshida-sama, who do you pick as your challenger?" the announcer asked loudly.

"Fukuzawa Yumi." Touka said without the decency of pretending to think about it.

Sachiko's eyes shot open with shock as she turned to look at Yumi, a hand coming to her mouth at the anger rolling off of the younger girl. Sachiko then understood it was a trap.

"Fukuzawa Yumi, are you in the crowd?" the announcer asked.

Sachiko watched Yumi stand but she put her hand on the younger girls' arm, letting her know without words she didn't have to do this – that she shouldn't do this. Yumi just looked at her Onee-sama and motioned for her to follow her up to the stage. The crowd was going wild at this new turn of events.

"Welcome to the Championship, Fukuzawa-sama! Do you understand the rules to this years competition should you accept?"

"I understand and I accept." Yumi said as the crowd roared with excitement.

The announcer turned to begin setting up for the competition as Touka moved to Yumi and Sachiko, a smile on his face.

"I'm glad you accepted the challenge Yumi-chan. Care to make a side wager?"

"No." Yumi stated.

"Oh come on, it will be fun. I'll even let you know what it is before we start. If you win I'm out of your hair the whole time you're here but if I win, your Onee-sama has to go out on a date with me."

Blue and brown eyes opened wide with shock but it was the brown eyes that filled with rage.

"That kind of contract is null and void, Onee-sama is her own person, and I make no deals as to where she goes or whom she spends her time with." Yumi ground her teeth together.

"Too bad, it would have been a beautiful date." Touka said, getting all the information he needed.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, the stage is set, so contestants take your places!"

Yumi and Touka sat down at the table while Sachiko stood beside Yumi.

"You both know and understand the rules, on my mark – go!" the announcer yelled as the crowd went silent.

Touka let his arm go lax to see what kind of strength Yumi had and he kept a chuckle in as he felt the 'girl' strength she had. This was a joke and all he wanted to do was shame Yumi, to show the beauty at her side that he was by far the better choice in any situation. He could tell by the anger in Yumi's eyes that the she felt something for the other girl and what would make the victory even sweeter than to steal something precious from her? This was going to be easy.

Yumi wasn't a fool, she knew what Touka was capable of, but she had an Ace up her sleeve – Touka didn't know she wasn't as weak as she once was. No, she was stronger not over the top strong but not as pathetic and weak as her opponent assumed she was. She could use this to her advantage and so she made a very big show of being weak.

Sachiko was unhappy and furious, her temper barely being kept in check as she realized everything going on. She realized she couldn't help Yumi in this situation either except being there to support her by being at her side. So she watched as each of the opponents tested one another out and it being obvious that Touka was underestimating Yumi, it was all over his face. Sachiko was expressionless to not give anything away as Touka turned his head to smile what he assumed to be a 'killer' smile.

"You know, Yumi-chan, your friend is very beautiful. Her eyes so are beautifully blue, her hair so long and soft, I would love to feel what it feels like to run my fingers through it." Touka doing his best to distract and anger Yumi for a truly shameful lose for the girl, grinning widely as he could literally see Yumi's temper snap, and he began to push against her harder.

That was all it took for Yumi to let her very rare and almost nonexistent anger flare up to its full height. She knew she had one chance and one chance only to end this but if she did it wrong she knew the unspoken repercussions would be immense. She watched as Touka began laughing while the announcer was playing his part in commenting on the match. Yumi felt Touka push against her harder as her once straight arm was now nearly reaching the mark for the one minute counter to begin, he was toying with her, and it infuriated her. A few seconds later she felt a hand on her shoulder and dared a quick glance at her Onee-sama to see the infamous "Sachiko Temper" flaring in those blue eyes.

"Yumi…"

That was all she needed as her eyes went back to Touka who was smirking at her, mocking her.

Yumi locked her feet around the stool legs she was sitting on, met Toukas' degrading gaze, and released her anger completely.

Sachiko noticed Yumi's body language changing and moved her eyes to the arms in the middle of the table. Within moments it was over as Yumi lessened her grip on Touka's hand so he would fall into her trap. Sachiko could see the boy's hand flex but it wasn't enough as Yumi twisted her wrist to manipulate his hand bursting all of her strength into her wrist and forearm to slam his hand against the table.

There was silence in the crowd but Yumi jumped up and pumped her fist in the air, the crowd storming the stage to congratulate her. Sachiko looked at the defeated Champion to see rage as he stared at Yumi who was being given her reward and presented to the calmer crowd. Sachiko walked over to Touka.

"She won fairly and I would appreciate it if we did not see you again while we remain at the Fukuzawa cabin."

"Oh? What are you going to do about it if I don't?" Touka asked as he reached out to quickly grab Sachiko's arm and pull her against him.

Sachiko froze in utter horror at feeling Touka against her as he pressed her harder to him unable to protect herself.

Yumi saw movement out of the corner of her eye and turned from the crowd to see Touka holding a paralyzed Sachiko in his arms. What happened next was pure reaction, pure survival instincts to save the one she loved. Yumi's fist connected with Touka's face with such force his nose exploded in a fountain of blood all over Yumi as she moved Sachiko out of the way. Stunned silence went through the crowd as two adults rushed to the bleeding boy now on the ground, Yumi standing over him panting, and poised to hit again if needed.

Yumi noticed it was Touka's parents as his mother tended to him while his father turned his attention to Yumi.

"What is the meaning of this Yumi-chan!" he roared in his sternest business man voice.

"Tell your son to stay away from me, my cabin, and the girl he just tried to forcible take." Yumi said as pointed to the shaking Sachiko on the ground.

Mr. Yoshida turned to look at who Yumi was pointing at and instantly blanched as he recognized who the girl was. Mr. Yoshida had had several business encounters with that girls' grandfather and knew the power that family held, he knew what that family was capable of. His eyes turned back to Yumi, visibly shaking before the girl.

"You will not see Touka while you are here because he is going back to school tomorrow morning, he will not bother you or Ogasawara-sama ever again." He said as he stood to bow to each of the girls before walking back to his wife who was still visibly angry until he spoke to her. It was her turn to turn white and scuttle away.

The crowd had disbursed once the 'event' was over and Yumi turned her attention to Sachiko. Her heart broke into a million pieces as she saw the older girl shaking and tears falling from her eyes. She went to her Onee-sama but stopped when she noticed that she was covered in blood. Yumi took off the long sleeved shirt she was wearing and gave herself a quick once over to see if the tank top she had worn underneath had blood on it. Finding none she was instantly at Sachiko's side.

Sachiko saw Yumi coming and threw herself into the younger girls' arms, wrapping her arms tightly around Yumi's neck, as she shook uncontrollably trying her hardest to be strong. She couldn't, feeling Touka against her wasn't something she had been ready for – something she hadn't foreseen happening. Sachiko felt sapped of everything but she felt a change in the gentle rocking she had felt Yumi doing. Opening her eyes she could see the village beginning to fade into the background and began to move but found she couldn't very well. She looked down to see herself in Yumi's arms…

"Y…Y…Yumi…?" Sachiko could barely whisper out.

"Shhhh, just rest." Yumi whispered back and softened her gaze as she turned to look at Sachiko, hoping with all of her heart she would be okay.

Yumi gently carried her Onee-sama as gently as she could back to the cabin, her mind working a mile a minute along her walk, but she felt too drained to be angry anymore. The hand she had used to punch Touka was on fire to the point where she thought perhaps one of her fingers were broken but she knew it was nothing to the pain Sachiko was feeling. Under normal circumstances Yumi might be ecstatic to be carrying her Onee-sama like this but right now all she wanted to do was make the older girl forget what happened tonight.

Sachiko didn't even think as she followed Yumi's instructions, curling herself tighter against Yumi, and closed her eyes once more losing all sense of her surroundings until she felt Yumi's arms move under her. Her eyes opened once more to see Yumi opening the door to the cabin, shutting the door with her foot, and begin her ascent up the stairs. Sachiko felt herself being laid down on the bed as Yumi removed her arms from under her.

Yumi used that last bit of her strength to put Sachiko in her bed but could feel the older girl not release her neck. She turned her head to look at Sachiko who shook her head softly, the tears falling from her eyes again telling her all she needed. Yumi had removed her shoes when she entered the house carefully kicking them off but she manipulated Sachiko's legs to remove her shoes since she refused to release her hold on Yumi's neck. Once removed she moved her body next to Sachiko's, maneuvering herself to hold the taller girl as best as she could, her fingers running themselves through long dark hair soothingly.

Sachiko's face was nestled against Yumi's neck as she felt fingers run themselves through her hair. She never knew something that could be so comforting and she moved her arms from Yumi's neck to be able to be closer to the younger girl before finally falling sleep.

Authors Notes: Honestly I have no idea what to say...except that once again, this story has taken on a life of it's own. I didn't plan for this, I didn't plan on a Touka, I just started writing and didn't stop until I realized I was editing. Though there were a few 'hot' parts of this chapter lol.

Thanks for sticking with me!

Chapter 9 to follow in the days/weeks.