A/N: Hey here is chapter 7 I hope you enjoy it. This chapter was really about one point and one point only so I got to that point. :) Sorry if this one was a little slow.

Sachiko and Yumi

"You mean like a date?" Yumi asked a bit shyly as she walked towards the gates of the school with Sachiko in hand.

Sachiko blushed, the question wasn't easy to ask the first time and having to repeat herself only added to her embarrassment. "I guess you could consider it a date." Sachiko replied, really she had just asked if Yumi would like to get something to eat instead of going straight home, they both had little homework to do and they both wanted to spend more time with each other.

"Well, I want to but I don't have much money, I used it for lunch today at school." Yumi admitted putting her head down a little, if only she had known that Sachiko was going to ask her earlier she would have completely skipped lunch.

"I will buy it for you then, Yumi." Sachiko stated with a smile as she squeezed Yumi's hand a little tighter.

Yumi turned her head quickly to Sachiko looking almost distressed. "You don't have to do that, Sachiko. It's your money after all." Yumi said, she knew Sachiko could afford things much more expensive without even giving it a second thought, but she still felt bad.

"I know I don't have to and I know it's my money, but you are also my girlfriend, Yumi." Sachiko couldn't explain why saying things like this made her feel awkward, especially after the kiss the two had just shared in the council room.

Yumi blushed as she put her head down, she thought about arguing it but knew it would do no good and honestly she also felt a little weird saying things like that to Sachiko. She was baffled at how she blushed at telling Sachiko she loved her, but when her hand brushed across Sachiko's backside this morning she hadn't felt nearly as embarrassed. "Thank you, Sachiko." Yumi finally said.

"How about here?" Sachiko asked as they walked towards a nice sit down restaurant, definitely an improvement over the various cheap fast food places Yumi was thinking of, she was going to let Sachiko choose though because she was paying.

"Y-You're sure?" Yumi asked in awe that Sachiko would casually point out a place like this.

"You don't like it?" Sachiko asked looking at Yumi, she had originally planned on getting something to eat but when Yumi asked if it was a date she had started to think that maybe this would be a good opportunity even if they really weren't dressed for the occasion.

"N-no that isn't it, I just wasn't expecting such a nice place." Yumi said as they walked in and were greeted by a person behind a small podium. Once seated a waiter brought them their menu's and got their drinks. Yumi opened her menu, her eyes going wide when she saw the prices. "Sachiko, are you sure we can eat here, it's so expensive, I won't be able to pay you back for a week at least." Yumi said lowering the menu in front of her.

Sachiko set her menu down on the table and glanced around to see if anyone was paying attention to them. "Yumi, you don't have to pay me back." Sachiko reassured Yumi as a blush made it's way to her face. "I am just buying my girlfriend dinner after all." She muttered barley loud enough for Yumi to hear.

Yumi lifted her menu back up instantly hiding her red face, Sachiko was buying her dinner, her girlfriend was buying her dinner. Yumi took a deep breath trying to calm her mixed feelings about this situation, on one end she felt bad about it, but on the other she had a growing desire for Sachiko. The thought sent tingles through her body, which was a new sensation for the younger girl, she liked it but at the same time it made her take a breath and sent a slight shiver through her body.

Thankfully for Yumi the waiter had come back and interrupted her thoughts, she was sure she might attack Sachiko if her thoughts continued, which wouldn't be good, even though they had kissed quite passionately and shown a little affection physically they were not ready for what Yumi had in mind. She would keep this to herself though, she was afraid of scaring Sachiko and honestly she wasn't sure she would even be able to tell Sachiko if she tried.

"Yumi, what is it that you want?" Sachiko asked after a moment of the waiter waiting for Yumi's order.

Yumi shook her head and cleared her throat, her daydreaming had taken her mind somewhere else. "Uhm, I'll just get what you are having, Sachiko." Yumi replied, she had no idea what Sachiko ordered, but it was better than not having any idea after staring at the menu for so long, admittedly the menu was the last thing on her mind.

The waiter wrote down the order with a nod and left the table as Sachiko turned her attention back to Yumi. "So what were you thinking about Yumi?" Sachiko asked with a smile.

"N-nothing." Yumi stuttered turning her eyes to Sachiko's.

"That is the first time I've ever heard of someone blushing from nothing." Sachiko stated as her smile widened at Yumi.

Yumi's blush deepened, she knew she had been caught, why she ever thought she could fool Sachiko the one person she spent most of her time with was beyond her. "I was thinking about what happened in the council room." Yumi said, it had been a lie but she knew she couldn't tell Sachiko what her thoughts really were, Yumi herself were a bit uncomfortable with them.

Sachiko could only blush herself a bit in response at Yumi thoughts. "Did I go to far?" She asked a little worriedly, recalling how deep the kiss became.

Yumi's eyes made their way down to the table she wouldn't be able to say this while looking into Sachiko's eyes. "N-no, I...liked it." Yumi said quietly as the table went silent.

"I'm glad, Yumi, because I did to..." Sachiko admitted a moment later, if Yumi was going to feel embarrassed about it then she might as well also, hopefully it would make the atmosphere between them less awkward.

"Here you are." The waiter said as he returned with two plates in his hands, setting one down in front of each girl. Yumi and Sachiko both thanked the waiter and then started to eat their food, the conversation at the table had died down quite a bit and they both hadn't even realized it as they retreated into their thoughts.

Yumi set her fork down as she swallowed the last bite of her meal, she was stuffed to say the least. "Was it good?" Sachiko asked as the waiter went and got the bill.

"Yes, very good." Yumi said looking from her plate to Sachiko. "Thank you for the meal, Sachiko."

Sachiko glanced over to see where the waiter was before turning to Yumi and smiling. "Yumi, you don't have to thank me I wanted to buy you dinner, especially after you considered this a date." Sachiko explained as the waiter came back a few seconds later handing Sachiko the bill which she easily could afford, Yumi on the other hand felt terrible after seeing the price.

"Are you sure you won't let me pay you back, Sachiko?" Yumi asked again as they started walking towards a stoplight to cross the street.

Sachiko sighed, she knew if she didn't say something Yumi would never let it go. "Yumi, if you really want to pay me back that badly then how about..." Sachiko trailed off trying to think of something she knew Yumi could easily do. "How about you give me another kiss like in the council room then." Sachiko said blushing a little avoiding eye contact with Yumi, she had tried to think of something else, but that thought had been on her mind all afternoon.

Sachiko was brought out of her thoughts as she felt Yumi tug on her arm lowering her down a bit as Yumi's lips briefly touched her cheek. "That will have to do for now, after all I can't do something like that in public." Yumi said a somewhat shy smile on her face, she was embarrassed but also overjoyed that Sachiko had enjoyed that kiss and wanted another.

Sachiko had blushed all the way to the point where they would have to go their separate ways to get home. "Have a good night, Yumi, I love you." Sachiko said as she gave the younger girl a hug, no one would suspect anything from seeing a hug.

Yumi smiled as she returned the embrace. "Have a good night and I love you to, Sachiko."

-X-X-

Yumi and Youko

"Y-youko-sama?" Yumi asked surprised to see the woman talking with her parents when she entered the house.

"Welcome back, Yumi-chan, we were just talking about you." Youko said with a big smile that made Yumi a litter nervous, Youko wouldn't tell her parents about her relationship with Sachiko, would she?

"Yumi we want to let you know that you can go if you want to, it's alright with us." Mrs. Fukuzawa said giving Yumi a smile, which only confused the younger girl.

"Go where?" She asked as Youko stood up and walked over to her.

"Let's go talk about it in your room, I'm sure your parents don't want to hear this twice." Youko said as Yumi nodded and brought Youko up to her room where they could talk privately.

Once the door was closed Youko gave Yumi a mischievous smile. "Has Sachiko been taking good care of you?" She asked causing Yumi to blush as Youko laughed a little, Yumi had been surprised by Youko's odd behavior it was more resembling Sei's then the Youko she usually knew. "I take that as a yes and I also assume that is why you were so late getting home. You're parents said you were going out to eat for dinner with a few friends."

"Yes, I went out with Yoshino-san, Touko-chan, and Onee-sama." Yumi explained hoping that Youko would leave the situation alone.

Youko gave a knowing smile. "Yumi, you don't have to lie about going out to dinner with Sachiko. I already called Yoshino-chan and Touko-chan to get their answers and they were both home. The only two I haven't been able to reach until now are my Petite Soeur and the girl she confessed to the other day."

Yumi blushed heavily as she put her head down, her lie had been shot down immediately. "Alright, so it was just me and Sachiko." Yumi admitted shyly.

"Oh my, calling her by her first name...? You two must be close." Youko joked as Yumi lifted her bright red face realizing her mistake. "Yumi was this dinner planned for just the two of you?"

Yumi thought back to what had happened after the council room and how they decided they wanted to spend more time together. "No, it wasn't planned, it just happened."

"Where did Sachiko take you?" Youko asked curiously.

Yumi sighed. "We went to a sit down restaurant not far from the school, I don't remember what it was called but it was really expensive and I couldn't afford it." Yumi said before covering her mouth with her hands, she had let the one part she didn't want Youko to hear slip out.

Youko grinned as she watched Yumi's reaction. "Does that mean that Sachiko payed for your dinner, Yumi...?" Youko asked as she watched Yumi's face turn even redder. "You know, Yumi, that almost sounds like a date."

Yumi couldn't say anything she just shook her head in disagreement trying to cover her face as best she could with her hands, she was very embarrassed about it all, especially because the thought of the kiss she owed Sachiko still crossed her mind.

Youko could only laugh at Yumi's reaction, she had loved this side of Yumi and she was surprised that she could get this embarrassed over something so silly when they had already admitted to sharing a kiss. "Yumi, it's alright to go on a date with the person you like. Who knows maybe you could even ask Sachiko to be your girlfriend."

Yumi's expression went blank, why did Youko keep asking these questions Yumi knew she would react to.

"Yumi, did you already ask her?" Youko asked after a moments silence noticing Yumi instantly settling down at her previous suggestion.

"N-no, I haven't asked her that yet. We haven't even said much since that day, it's to embarrassing." Yumi said throwing Youko off, Yumi could be lying but at the same time with how Yumi worked and how Sachiko had been reacting it was still possible they had only confessed and then become to embarrassed to talk to one another.

"Well, I will be sure to talk with Sachiko about this." Youko assured Yumi shaking her head, she decided that Yumi was telling the truth, this was one of the very few lies Yumi had ever gotten past Youko, thankfully Sachiko's recent behavior was what convinced Youko. "Anyways, Yumi I came here to invite you on a trip next week, since we all have a break from school. I already talked with your parents and they already told you could go, we will be staying at a hotel and spending the week doing whatever we want!"

"Is Sachiko going?" Yumi asked curiously, she had already made plans to spend time with the other girl and if Sachiko was going then so was she.

"I am going to talk to her after leaving here actually, I think she will though if you go, after all what better way to become closer than to spend a week away sleeping in the same hotel room?" Youko said a bit playfully towards the end as the room went silent for a moment.

"If Sachiko goes, I will go." Yumi said clearly even though she was thoroughly embarrassed, the thought of spending a week away from home with Sachiko almost seemed like a dream come true.

"Then I will go talk to Sachiko and she can tell you in the morning, I will give you a call also tomorrow night to assure you're going." Youko said with a smile as she made her way over to the door. "Have a good night Yumi, I will talk to you tomorrow."

-X-X-

Sachiko and Youko

Youko had made her way over to Sachiko's house from Yumi's, she had decided to go to Yumi's earlier because she knew Sachiko's family better and knew visiting later wouldn't be an issue. Sachiko's mother had let Youko in and guided her to Sachiko's room.

"It's open." Sachiko called hearing a few knocks on the door.

Youko bowed to Sayako as she entered the room and closed the door behind her. Youko grinned at Sachiko, noticing the dresses she had laid out on her bed. "Deciding what to wear for your next date?" Youko asked as Sachiko looked up at her in surprise, how did she know?

"No, I was just...reorganizing my closet." Sachiko said obviously lying.

"Yumi-chan seems to be breaking your usually strong mask Sachiko. It's a nice change, honestly." Youko said with a smile.

Sachiko sighed, anyone would have seen through that lie. "How did you find out about the date?" Sachiko asked, Youko seemed to know, so there was no point in trying to hide it.

"Yumi-chan told me." Youko replied.

"You talked to Yumi?" Sachiko asked a little confused, it had only been about forty minutes since they parted.

Youko smiled at Sachiko. "Jealous?"

Sachiko confused expression went away and was replaced by a slight blush. "No, I'm not jealous, why would I be jealous if you talked to my g..." Sachiko froze as Youko looked at her very surprised before a grin appeared on her face.

"What was that Sachiko, what were you about to say?" Youko asked as Sachiko looked away from her, she had really messed up this time, honestly both Sachiko and Youko were surprised by the slip up, usually Sachiko never made mistakes.

"M-my...g-good friend, Yumi." Sachiko said stuttering putting her head down, a three year old could see through that lie, what had gotten into her perhaps Yumi really was breaking this mask she had thought to be a part of her.

"Your good friend, Yumi huh?" Youko asked with a knowing smile. "You know I suggested to Yumi that she try and ask you to be her 'good friend', but I see someone has already asked the question and received the answer. So tell me Sachiko, who asked who?"

Sachiko took a deep breath, again Youko knew the truth and there was no point in hiding it. "Yumi, asked me." Sachiko admitted after a moment of silence.

"Well, I think that is sweet and treating your girlfriend to a fancy dinner makes it all the better." Youko said smiling, Sachiko was her Petite Soeur and she was happy for her. "So did she give you a kiss as a thank you?" Youko joked knowing that the two would never even think about doing something like that in public, in fact she was sure they probably had only kissed that one time.

"No, she didn't, but she does feel bad about me paying for everything." Sachiko said this time without faltering like her usual self, the kiss Yumi owed her had been secret still.

"That isn't surprising, but if she won't drop it after a day or two give her something easy to do at least." Youko said trying to help Sachiko, she had no idea they already had an agreement. "Anyways I came her to invite you on the same trip I invited Yumi on. We will be leaving this weekend and spending the week in a hotel basically doing whatever we want each day."

"Is Yumi going?" Sachiko asked thinking about the time she planned on spending with Yumi over the break.

"Yumi said she would go if you go, I guess you two already had plans?" Youko asked.

"Yes, but they were nothing big, but Yumi planned them." Sachiko said wondering if she should go or not, would Yumi be hurt if she decided she wanted to go on this trip instead of dong Yumi's planned things?

"Yumi didn't seem to mind going, when I mentioned how much time you two would have together all week, especially sharing a hotel room." Youko said as Sachiko sighed, her mind had been made up just like that.

"I will tell Yumi in the morning that I am going then." Sachiko stated, she couldn't even imagine what spending a whole week basically living with Yumi would be like.

"Good, I'm sure Yumi-chan will be ecstatic to hear she gets to spend the whole with with her...'Good friend.'" Youko said laughing a bit as Sachiko blushed. "Alright, I will talk to you tomorrow night with more details, I will let you get back to choosing what to wear for Yumi-chan, personally though, I like the blue one." Youko said making her way out the door.

Sachiko opened her mouth but no words came out, Youko was right after all about her choosing a dress, that woman was always able to read Sachiko pretty well but it seemed that Yumi had been making it easier for everyone to read her lately.

-X-X-

Minako and Tsutako

"So have you gotten their permission yet to share the picture?" Minako asked Tsutako who was sitting in a chair across the desk from her.

"No, surprisingly they have been hard to keep track of lately." Tsutako said thinking about the greenhouse, why hadn't she checked there. She could have easily gone to the Rose Mansion during their meetings but there were a lot of people there and the Yamayurikai was very busy getting last minute things done before the break.

"Well, then I'm just going to have to go with Shimako and Noriko on the front page if you won't give me the picture." Minako said with finality, Tsutako had talked about this picture since she took it but never even hinted as to what it was about.

"Well, alright then. I am going to go home though, it's getting late." Tsutako said standing up and taking the camera off of her neck where it usually hung. "I am going to go put this away and head home, I'll see you tomrrow."

"See you tomorrow." Minako said with a sigh, the way that Tsutako had been praising this picture really had her curiosity sparked, she wanted to see it.

A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed it! The date thing was not planned at all but I think it turned out well and it also gave me something to give Youko to play around with. This chapter again somewhat heavily focused on only Sachiko and Yumi but honestly at this point, Touko and Yoshino are going to be saying the same things and I don't want to keep doing the same scene over and over with them just to include them so I'm sorry if you don't like their lack of involvement at the moment.

I've noticed the mood of the story changing a bit, which I think is for the better. (I will let everyone decide but after chapter 6, I think it's safe to assume that I do this mood a bit better.) Anyways the updates are going to slow down again, :( my weekend is over. Hmm what else.. I only have one day planned so far for this trip and I also have other things planned but, I can only do it so fast :(.

Well I hope you enjoyed Chapter 7, it's different because it doesn't involve really anyone else except the three characters that make it. Anyways until next time :D