A/N: Here is chapter 5, I'm sorry for the delay 2 of my friends are in town until next weekend because one is getting married. I can't say how frequent I will be able to update the next week or so because of this :( MY profile is updated daily though to let you know where I am and such.
Sachiko and Yumi
Sachiko and Yumi had went back to the greenhouse to get the rosary, which Sachiko did the honors of putting around the younger girls neck. "Please, don't ever return this to me Yumi." Sachiko said with a smile as her eyes wandered from the rosary to Yumi's eyes.
"I won't, Onee... Sachiko." Yumi said correcting herself part way, which caused Yumi to blush a bit, she wasn't used to calling Sachiko by her first name and it almost felt like saying something forbidden.
"You're cute when you blush like that Yumi.." Sachiko said blushing a little herself, it was still new to her showing affection like this to Yumi and it brought with it a surge of feelings.
The greenhouse went silent for a moment, the air holding an awkward tension. They had made their feelings obvious for each other, but it was still a little nerve-racking. They didn't know what to say or do as they stood staring at each other, which they were both content in doing after all, they were only thinking about one another. That was until the sound of Yumi's phone filled the room, which made her jump at first before she nearly fumbled the phone trying to answer it.
"H—hello?" Yumi said still a little flustered.
"Hi, how are you today, Yumi-chan?" Youko asked curiously.
Yumi raised and eyebrow in confusion, it wasn't odd that she would receive a call from Youko, but it was odd that she called just to see how she was. "Fine?" Yumi asked in a questioning manner.
"So nothing happened today...?" Youko said trying to fish for answers a bit indirectly.
Yumi glanced up at Sachiko quick before looking back down at the phone, she knew she shouldn't mention anything about what had happened between them. "No, nothing in particular, why?" Yumi replied as Youko sighed.
"Yumi-chan, did anything happen between you and my Petite Soeur?" Youko asked trying to be a little more direct without saying it. She was going to tell Yumi if Sachiko didn't, but she wanted to try and figure out first if anything had happened.
Yumi blushed as she looked down at the ground hiding her smile from Sachiko. "Was I supposed to expect something?" Yumi finally said after a long pause.
"Yumi-chan is Sachiko there with you right now?" Youko finally asked, realizing that Yumi was never going to give her a straight answer.
"Yes, why?"
"Put her on the phone." Youko said as Yumi held the phone out to Sachiko who had a confused look on her face."
"Hello?" Sachiko said as she put the phone up to her ear.
"Did you tell her yet?" Youko asked a little impatiently.
"Yes, I did." Sachiko said a little embarrassed after a long pause.
"Give the phone back to Yumi." Youko said as Sachiko handed the phone back to Yumi.
"Alright Yumi-chan, I want to know exactly what Sachiko said to you today." Youko said a little demanding.
Yumi blushed a bit uncontrollably as she recalled the kiss. "W—well, she apologized."
"Tell me about her confession Yumi-chan, what did she tell you when she confessed?" Youko said as Yumi's eyes went wide, how had Youko known?
"Uh, well... She said, things like...love and she wanted to be with me and that was really all she said." Yumi replied shyly feeling quite embarrassed.
"That was it?" Youko asked expecting Sachiko to pour her heart out like she had the other day.
"No, that wasn't it." Yumi mindlessly said before instantly going silent as she shared a blush with Sachiko.
"Yumi, you don't have to tell her, she only wanted to make sure I confessed." Sachiko said which Youko could barely hear.
"Put the phone on speaker I want to hear what she is saying, Yumi-chan." Youko said as Yumi put the phone on speaker.
"Alright, it's on." Yumi said knowing that things would probably get a little embarrassing soon.
"Sachiko, tell me what else did you confess to Yumi-chan? What she told me was a little shorter than when you told me what you felt for her." Youko said with a smile knowing that if Sachiko hadn't been blushing she would be now.
"I told her how I felt and that was all." Sachiko said as firmly as she could, hoping that Youko would stop questioning them.
"Sachiko, I am your Onee-sama, I can tell when you're hiding something." Youko replied matter-of-factly. "Now, I think it's only fair that you two tell me everything after all you both asked me for help with this."
Sachiko looked at Yumi a bit surprised as the younger girls eyes went wide, it was true that not long ago Yumi had gone to Youko for advice on Sachiko. Both girls remained silent for a moment trying to figure out if they should tell Youko.
"I guess I will just have to let Sei know." Youko sighed as both Sachiko and Yumi looked at the phone.
"We kissed." Yumi admitted knowing that if Sei got involved things would get go badly, Youko knew this too and really had no intentions of telling her, but knew her name being mentioned would get her answers.
Youko gasped excitedly even though she had an idea something like this might have happened. "See, now that wasn't hard to admit was it? I'm happy for both of you, I have to get going though, I just wanted to call and make sure Yumi-chan knew how you felt Sachiko. I will call you both in a day or two." Youko said cheerfully, she was really happy about this after all.
"Goodbye." Sachiko and Yumi said in unison as they hung up the phone and took a deep breath. Both girls went back to their shy silence before Yumi picked up her bag that was by her feet.
"It's getting late, we should start heading home." Yumi said as she put out a hand for Sachiko to grab, which Sachiko grabbed without even thinking about it. The seemingly innocent move on Yumi's part caused them both to blush a little as they left the greenhouse hand in hand.
-X-X-
Yoshino and Rei
"Rei, we have to go back! Yumi-san said Sachiko-sama was taking back her rosary today, we have to go knock some sense into that woman!" Yoshino said as Rei practically dragged her down the street knowing that if she loosened her grip Yoshino might just run back to the school.
"Yoshino, I told you, they need some alone time right now." Rei said wondering if Sachiko had confessed to Yumi yet, of course Rei had promised not to tell anyone, so Yoshino still had no idea.
"How can you be so calm about this?" Yoshino asked in exasperated confusion looking up to Rei. "Sachiko-sama is taking her rosary back from Yumi-san." Yoshino said loudly and very slowly, unsure if Rei understood the situation.
"Yoshino, I'm calm because I know Sachiko, she wouldn't take that rosary back if Yumi threw it at her. I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding, Yumi-chan is probably just blowing things out of proportion again." Rei said trying to hold back her knowing smile. "Just promise me that you will give them some space tonight, they probably need some alone time." Rei said to Yoshino. That is unless they plan on being alone together. Rei continued in her mind as a smile made its way to her face.
This did not go unnoticed by Yoshino as she glared at Rei. "You know something, don't you." Yoshino said as Rei immediately straightened her face and glanced down at Yoshino to see if she was still watching.
"No, I was just thinking how silly it is that Yumi-chan actually thinks Sachiko wants her rosary back." Rei said as Yoshino looked away from her, Rei's lie hadn't been noticed. "Yoshino, promise me that you will leave Yumi-chan and Sachiko alone for tonight, alright?" Rei asked giving Yoshino a very serious look as she let out a sigh.
"Fine, I will leave them alone tonight, but Sachiko-sama better have not hurt Yumi-san or tomorrow will be hell for her." Yoshino said as she turned away from Rei and made her way towards her house.
Rei chuckled to herself as Yoshino disappeared into her house. "Well, I'm sure Yumi-chan will be acting a little weird tomorrow, but I don't think hurt quite describes it."
-X-X-
Touko and Youko
"Hello?" Youko asked not expecting to get a phone call from Touko.
"Hello, I don't want to keep you long I just wanted to ask you a quick question." Touko said with Yumi in mind.
"A quick question?" Youko asked curiously, it was odd that Touko had called her in the first place.
"Do you know why Sachiko-sama is acting so oddly? I am afraid that she plans on breaking her bond with Onee-sama." Touko said a little quietly, it hurt her to say that.
Youko smiled, of course Touko couldn't see that through the phone. "Touko-chan, I don't think Sachiko will break her bond with Yumi-chan, those two are closer than you may think... Just give them a little time to sort out their issue, I'm sure everything will be fine." Youko said reassuringly.
"What if you're wrong though?" Touko asked, she didn't like to argue against Youko but after seeing Yumi in tears she couldn't help it.
"Touko-chan, trust me, everything will be fine. If they are still fighting in three days from now give me a call." Youko said knowing that this phone call would never happen.
There was a long pause before Touko let out a heavy sigh. "Alright, I will give it a little more time, but if I see Onee-sama in tears before three days, I'm calling." Touko said with finality, which Youko was alright with, after all Yumi and Sachiko's problem had been dealt with.
"That sounds fair, but I have to get going Touko-chan, I'm sorry to cut you off so soon." Youko said looking at her computer screen, an unfinished document open on it.
"That is fine, I will talk to you soon, I'm sure." Touko said thinking that whatever Sachiko and Yumi were going through wouldn't be solved so easily.
"I wouldn't count on it." Youko said a smile returning to her face. "I'll talk to you later, goodbye."
Touko pressed the end button on her phone as she shook her head in disbelief. "How can she be so calm about this? Perhaps she would have understood the seriousness if I mentioned Sachiko-sama crying?"
-X-X-
Minako and Tsutako
Minako let out a heavy sigh as she looked at how much work was left for the next school newspaper. "Alright, let's see here.." Minako said to herself as she looked through some of the things the other members of the newspaper club had come up with, she did have her own sections but her job mainly was putting it all together. "It's missing something..." She said looking at a few blank pages before realizing what it was as she quickly made her way over to her desk where she had a little mail bin. After a minute of looking through the papers she found what she was looking for and began reading it immediately as the door to the room opened.
Tsutako had stayed hidden but watched Sachiko and Yumi leave the school hand-in-hand before making her way back to the newspaper club, she had told Tsutako she would meet her later to see if they needed help yet. "What are you reading?" Tsutako asked as she shut the door and took a seat, Minako not taking her eyes away from the paper.
After another moment a smile appeared on Minako's face as she looked up to Tsutako, setting the paper down on the desk near her. "I was reading the letter that just filled in my last few pages." Minako said looking back at the blank pages, visualizing what it would look like in her mind.
Tsutako raised an eyebrow in confusion, she didn't know what the newspaper club was up to usually, she just came by when they requested and helped out. "Want to fill me in?" Tsutako asked looking at Minako.
"We just got the OK to interview the Roses and their Petite Seours, I think Shimako-san and Noriko-san will make a good front page, after all this will be Noriko-san's first newspaper interview as Rosa Gigantea en Bouton." Minako said giving an approving nod as she looked over to Tsutako to see if she liked the idea.
Tsutako sat silent for a moment thinking about the picture she had just taken. "I think it's a good idea, but I may have one better." Tsutako said as Minako raised and eyebrow in confusion. "Let's just say I have something, but I need to get the permission from the two people in it first." Tsutako said with a smile.
"Can I at least look at the picture?" Minako asked curious as to what it was.
"Nope, not until I get permission, though I'm not sure how easy it will be." Tsutako admitted, knowing that Yumi would be hard enough to get a yes from, but Sachiko, Tsutako could only shiver at the thought of asking her.
Minako let out a sigh as she turned her attention back to her paper. "Well if you are not going to show me then we are done here, because I have a paper to start planning."
"Alright, but just be ready to switch that front page if I get the alright." Tsutako said with a smile as she stood and made her way for the door. "I'm going to go put the equipment away then get going, I'll see tomorrow."
Minako didn't say anything she just put a hand in the air and waved it letting Tsutako know she heard.
-X-X-
Yumi
"Yumi, you haven't even touched your food, are you alright?" Yuuki asked noting Yumi has just been poking at her food all night, never actually taking a real bite.
Yumi's head perked up in attention as she glanced at Yuuki. "Y-yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking about today." Yumi said looking down at her plate to hide the tiny blush that appeared on her face.
"What happened today?" Yuuki asked curiously.
Yumi lifted her head looking at Yuuki for a moment before standing from her seat. "Nothing happened!" She said failing to hide the blush on her face. "I am just not hungry, I think I will go to bed." Yumi continued as she walked away from the table and made her way upstairs to her room.
What was that all about...? Yuuki wondered as he dismissed the thought and continued his own meal.
Yumi shut the door behind her and let out a big sigh as she looked at her bed, her mind going over everything that had happened that moment Sachiko grabbed her wrist. Even though it was only brief, the kiss they shared felt like an eternity and every time Yumi thought about it she felt overwhelmed by joy and something else though she couldn't quite figure out what it was.
Yumi just smiled as she ran over and jumped into her bed staring at the ceiling. She still couldn't believe that Sachiko had confessed to her today, it was like a dream come true, after all Yumi has had a crush on Sachiko for quite sometime now.
As Yumi lay she could only help but wonder what tomorrow would bring, would Sachiko go back to her normal cold self to keep their feelings hidden, or would she act as though nothing had happened? Yumi sighed dismissing that thought and going back to a more pleasant one, the one where her lips met Sachiko's, Yumi closed her eyes and smiled at the thought.
"Please don't let this be a dream." Yumi said to herself still smiling at her memory.
-X-X-
Sachiko
Sachiko laid in her bed touching her lips still in disbelief that she had really kissed Yumi. It had felt so good and thinking about it only made her desire more. Sachiko took a deep breath to calm herself a little, she had to take things slowly with Yumi, she didn't want to scare the younger girl, after all they just confessed today.
Sachiko had been really surprised to hear the words "I love you" from Yumi's mouth when they were in the greenhouse. She never knew Yumi thought of her like that and it made her heart come to life when she thought about it, though she could help but wonder if she loved Yumi more. In fact she had no idea how much Yumi loved her and that made her a little uneasy, she figured the best plan of action would be to let Yumi decide how fast they should go, though she wondered how well this would work. Sachiko's desire for the younger girl had been growing and growing and now today they took a huge step in their relationship.
Sachiko took a deep breath and rolled over in bed closing her eyes, she could only wonder what tomorrow would bring. Surely Rei would want to know what happened, but what would she think if Sachiko told her that Yumi and her were in love? Sachiko smiled before her eyes opened a thought crossing her mind. "Should I call her?" Sachiko asked herself now staring at the phone on her end table.
Should I call her? Would it be awkward to tell her I love her before bed? Sachiko stared at the phone a moment longer before resting her head back down on the pillow. I'll tell her tomorrow and ask if it's alright to call her. Sachiko shook her head a little, it was not like her to be torn over something so silly, then again she had never thought about calling someone to tell them she loved them.
A/N: So there it is chapter 5! Nothing really happened in this chapter it was really just the rest of day 4. I hope I got Sachiko and Yumi portrayed how I wanted this chapter... I guess I will find out soon. I don't have much else to say for this because this was kind of a setup/continuation of a problem that is starting to grow as well as a love that is starting to grow :).
That is all I have for now, again I'm VERY sorry that I have taken so long to update this. (They are in town for 9 days still so I can't say how much time I will have to write.)