A/N: Hey so sorry about the slower updates on this chapter, I literally got like 3-4 hours of sleep the other day and have been trying to make up for it since.
Sachiko and Yumi
Sachiko crawled into bed and took a deep breath once her head hit the pillow, she was still slightly nervous about sharing a bed with Yumi. Sachiko blushed as she thought back to dinner where her eyes had feasted upon the sight of Yumi's... Sachiko let out a sigh, she knew thinking about things like that while in bed with Yumi might possibly lead to something she was a little afraid of. Admittedly, Sachiko had found herself fantasizing what Yumi would look like without anything on, but those thoughts were usually dismissed quickly when she realized what she was thinking of, had she really desired Yumi in such a way?
Yumi had been thinking about the dinner and the weird looks Touko had been giving her, she couldn't help but wonder if her Petite Soeur was starting to catch on. She knew eventually she would have to tell Touko about her and Sachiko's relationship, but she was still a bit nervous about it. She feared that if people knew Sachiko might not take it well and possibly leave her, after all she had the Ogasawara name to live up to and Yumi was sure that Sachiko being in love with a woman, let alone in a relationship with another woman could be problematic. Yumi hadn't really given that idea much thought, about how Sachiko's parents would take it if that day ever came. Would Sachiko stick by Yumi's side or would she leave her to keep her family's name in tact? Yumi sighed at the last thought as she felt her heart sink, she knew that there was a big possibility of that happening.
"Yumi are you alright?" Sachiko asked when she heard Yumi sigh, maybe Yumi didn't want to sleep in the same bed as her?
"I-I'm fine, Sachiko I was just thinking about something." Yumi replied a little hesitantly.
Sachiko was silent for a moment, she knew Yumi hadn't gotten much sleep the other night with her in the same bed and wondered if she was dreading another night of no sleep. "Yumi, I can sleep on the couch if you want." Sachiko offered, which surprised Yumi, she had no idea where that suggestion had come from.
"N-no, I want you to sleep with me, Sachiko." Yumi shyly admitted as she grabbed Sachiko's arm and snuggled closer. The older girl just froze as a shiver ran through her body, it still amazed her how the slightest touch from Yumi always felt so good.
Sachiko smiled a moment later as she turned her head and kissed Yumi's forehead which had cause the younger girl to raise her head. Sachiko could only gasp slightly when she felt Yumi's lips touch hers a moment later, it was soft, gentle, and full of love, Sachiko could only wonder what had brought that on. "I love you, Sachiko. Promise me you will stay with me." Yumi said almost a little sad towards the end, the thought of losing Sachiko was unpleasant.
Sachiko paused for a moment a little confused, she knew Yumi loved her, but that last part was unexpected, had she done something to make Yumi think she was having second thoughts about their relationship? "Yumi, tell me what's on your mind. I don't want to have you worried that I might leave you if that is what this is about. I love you, Yumi." Sachiko replied, she knew that there would be secrets, like the secret fantasies she had about her girlfriend from time to time, but if the secrets threatened their relationship, Sachiko wanted to know.
"What happens if your parents find out though?" Yumi asked a moment later. "Will you leave me if they ask you to?" Yumi continued.
Sachiko's eyes widened a little, she had not expected this to be about her parents. "Yumi, my parents are not going to find out and even if they did, I would gladly tell them and anyone else who asks that I am in love with you."
"What if they ask you to leave me though?" Yumi asked again, Sachiko still had not answered that question.
"That will be the first time I ever argue what my father says then." Sachiko replied, which caused Yumi to smile. "Yumi, I don't want you think about that anymore, I would never leave you even if they threatened to disown me... That thought is scary, but it's a small price to pay to be with the one thing in this world that truly matters to me." Sachiko said as she kissed Yumi on the lips one more time before smiling. "You are that thing, Yumi. I love you and want to be with you. Nothing will ever change that, I promise."
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, Youko, Sei, and Touko
Sachiko yawned as her eyes slowly open, she was delighted when the first thing that came into view was Yumi's sleeping face cuddled close to her shoulder. After her somewhat long confession the night before Sachiko had held Yumi in her arms and unknowingly fell asleep. She was amazed that she had been able to get to sleep at all, the day before she had been so nervous, but the only thing that crossed her mind now was how good Yumi felt in her arms.
Sachiko smiled at the smaller girl before glancing over at the clock, if they got up now they would still make breakfast, which sounded good right now. Sachiko went to shake Yumi but hesitated when the thought of waking Yumi with a kiss crossed her mind. After a little debating Sachiko decided to go through with her idea and placed a gentle almost shy kiss on Yumi's forehead.
Yumi's eyes opened almost instantly as she looked up at Sachiko a little surprised, had Sachiko just woken her with a kiss? Yumi could only smile a moment later when she saw the faint blush appear on Sachiko's face, that was all she needed to know. "Good morning." Yumi said still smiling.
"Good morning, Yumi." Sachiko replied after a moment of getting over her slight embarrassment, it was the first time she had done that and it seemed to be taken quite well. "Do you want to go get something to eat? We still have time."
"Yes, that sounds good, but I have to use the bathroom first." Yumi said before crawling out of Sachiko's embrace and making her way to the bathroom.
Sachiko and Yumi made their way out of their room and down to where the hotel was serving breakfast. Sachiko looked around the room for a place to sit when she saw Sei waving at them from a table she was sharing with Youko and Touko. Sachiko and Yumi made their way over to the table that the three girls were sitting and greeted them before taking a seat.
"Somebody seems happy, did you have a good night?" Sei teased noticing that Yumi was smiling brighter than usual, which was due to the heartfelt confession and morning kiss she had received from Sachiko.
"Yes, I had a very good night." Yumi replied still smiling as Sei and Youko snickered. Touko's eyes just went wide and Sachiko just turned her head towards Yumi blushing fiercely. Yumi looked around the table noticing everyone's reactions. "Did I say something wrong?" Yumi asked in confusion, Sei's teasing had gone right over her head.
"No, you didn't do anything wrong. I'm just glad to hear Sachiko is finally taking care of you at night." Sei said with a wink as Yumi's face went beet red.
"I-I didn't mean that Sei-sama!" Yumi exclaimed as she lowered her head in embarrassment, she had fallen right into Sei's trap.
Sachiko was at a loss for words, she had wanted to say something to Sei but couldn't. The thought of taking care of Yumi at night had brought forth a few thoughts about what that could possibly mean and Sachiko found it hard to think straight.
"What's wrong Sachiko you seem... Lost in thought, perhaps there is truth to what I said?" Sei teased with a grin.
Sachiko immediately looked up to Sei with the normal icy look she usually carried before meeting Yumi. "Of course there is truth in it, I always take care of Yumi, just not like you want to think I am. Yumi is my Petite Soeur, it's my job to take care of her." Sachiko replied to Sei. She had so badly wanted to call Yumi her girlfriend and the fact that she couldn't dampened her mood a little.
The girls were silent for a moment as they saw Sachiko's expression soften a bit after she got done speaking, it was easy to see that something was bothering her, but only Youko would know the answer to that. Sei smiled dismissing Sachiko's somewhat mild reply, she had honestly expected to get a nice long speech about how she shouldn't suggest such things. "So Yumi, how exactly does Sachiko take care of you? Does she use her hands or her lips?" Sei asked causing Yumi to almost spit out the water she was drinking as her eyes went wide.
"Sei, that is enough!" Sachiko said as she grabbed Yumi's hand and stood from the table. "We are not going to sit here and be teased by you. Let's go Yumi." Sachiko said before turning towards Yumi to see her nod as they walked away from the table.
"Sei, why did you that? You know Sachiko doesn't like to be teased especially about Yumi." Youko commented as she gave Sei a serious look.
"I know she doesn't and I find that odd. Why is she so bothered when she is mentioned doing things with Yumi, it makes you wonder if something is going on." Sei said as she watched Sachiko and Yumi go out the door and out of sight. "I've seen the way Sachiko looks at Yumi from time to time when she thinks no one is paying attention."
"You're delusional." Youko sighed.
Touko raised an eyebrow as she watched Sei start eating her breakfast again, had she been telling the truth? Perhaps the idea of them being in love wasn't as farfetched as Touko thought, after all she knew Yumi was in love with Sachiko, but she still had a hard time believing that Sachiko would also be in love with Yumi. The conversation this morning was a bit surprising for Touko too, she had expected a much harsher reaction from Sachiko and had noticed how the older girl seemed like she was almost day dreaming. Touko shook her head, she couldn't be sure yet and still didn't want to jump to conclusions though she had more evidence supporting her idea now.
-X-X-
Sachiko and Yumi
"Sachiko, are you alright?" Yumi asked as she sat on the bed, she couldn't help but notice that Sachiko seemed a little bothered by something.
"I'm fine, Yumi, I was just bothered by what Sei said." Sachiko admitted as she brushed her hair in the mirror.
"You mean about taking care of me?" Yumi asked a little hesitantly as she lowered her head, if she would have realized sooner what Sei was getting at the whole situation could have been avoided. "I'm sorry, it's my fault for not realizing..."
"No, Yumi, it's not your fault." Sachiko said interrupting Yumi as she put her brush down and made her way over to Yumi's side and took a seat. "I'm not upset, Yumi, I..." Sachiko paused glancing up at Yumi who was listening intently. She could see her girlfriend felt bad about everything that had happened and after what Yumi had asked her last night she didn't want to leave any doubt so she took a deep breath and continued. "Yumi, it bothers me because there is times that I have thought about taking care of you as Sei put it." Sachiko finally admitted though she turned her head away immediately, she thought that Yumi would be grossed out by her thoughts.
Yumi eye's went a little wide, she had not expected to hear that from Sachiko especially. Yumi was speechless for a moment as she let the thought that Sachiko thought of her like that sink in. It wasn't easy for her, mainly because now her thoughts of Sachiko would be fueled more with the knowing that she could possibly do that to Sachiko, it was just too much for her to process. "Sachiko, do you mean that?" Yumi finally asked after taking a deep breath, her mind was starting to go a little crazy as her recent fantasies rushed back to her head.
"Yes, I mean it Yumi. I'm sorry if you think it's gross and I understand if..."
"Sachiko look at me." Yumi said cutting Sachiko off, she knew what she was getting at and that wasn't the case, like Sachiko she didn't want to leave any doubt in her girlfriend that something was wrong. "I don't think it's gross because... I have those types of thoughts, too." Yumi said a little shyly as her cheeks turned pink.
Sachiko took a breath, this was unexpected for her just like it was for Yumi. She really would have never thought that her adorable little Yumi could think such impure thoughts, she even thought it bad that she was having such thoughts. The room remained silent as both girls sat next to each other, their mind filled with multiple ideas and the fact that they were sitting on the edge of the bed only made them worse.
"We, should see what the others are doing." Yumi finally said breaking the silence after a rather inappropriate thought crossed her mind, she was starting to feel the effects of them though and knew if she didn't move soon that she might attack Sachiko.
Sachiko just nodded as she stood from the bed and Yumi grabbed her hand. The simple touch made Sachiko take a deep breath and she could feel her heart beating faster within her. She had never had the urge to be with Yumi so bad before and even though she admitted these thoughts and feelings to Yumi, she knew that acting on them would still be a bad idea.
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, and everyone else.
Sei sighed as she approached Sachiko with Youko pushing her by the shoulder, she had gotten a nice little talking to when she and Youko had gone back to their room after breakfast. "Sorry, Sachiko, I didn't mean to imply that you and Yumi were sleeping together." Sei said as Sachiko and Yumi both blushed a little, admittedly they still had some impure thoughts on their mind.
"I-it's fine, I had already forgot about it." Sachiko said stuttering a little at first. Touko and Youko both looked at Sachiko a little oddly. Touko was just observing her cousins odd behavior and Youko was starting to wonder if Sei's word actually did have some truth to them.
"Shimako are you alright? You like you saw a ghost." Yoshino commented as everyone turned their attention to Shimako. She had her wide on eyes on Sachiko, she knew that her and Yumi had kissed but what was this talk about them sleeping together.
Shimako shook her head and smiled as she looked around at everyone before apologizing. "Sorry, I was just a little surprised by what my Onee-sama said." Shimako admitted, it's not like saying that would let everyone know that she saw Sachiko and Yumi kiss.
"Yes, it was indeed a little odd, I wonder what conversation we missed this morning." Rei said giving Sachiko a bright smile, which only caused Sachiko to look away and start feeling really embarrassed.
"We should get going, we don't want to stick around here all day talking about something that didn't happen right?" Youko finally said stepping in to save Sachiko and Yumi.
Everyone nodded in agreement as they started walking towards the train, they decided today that they didn't feel like driving and instead would take the train to the mall, after all it was only a short walk to the mall from the station.
Sachiko and Yumi followed the rest of the girls onto the small train car and started taking their seats until only one was left. "You can have it, Yumi." Sachiko said as she grabbed onto a pole to help her keep her balance.
Yumi shook her head. "No, you can have it Sa – Onee-sama." Yumi said glancing around hoping no one noticed that she almost slipped up.
"Yumi I offered it to you, so please take it." Sachiko insisted as Sei let out a sigh.
"Alright, why don't you just take the seat and have Yumi sit on your lap Sachiko? That way you both have somewhere to sit." Sei suggested unknowingly causing Sachiko and Yumi to share a nervous glance. It would solve their issues of who gets to sit there and they were girlfriend's after all.
Without a word Sachiko took the seat and gave Yumi a slight nod, telling the younger girl that she could if she wanted to. Yumi glanced around at everyone and noticed Rei and Youko giving her a slight grin, they knew she wanted too, but was afraid and the fact that Sachiko was offering made the decision all the harder. Yumi swallowed as she took a deep breath and hesitantly made her way to Sachiko and slowly took a seat on Sachiko's lap.
The girls went silent as both Sachiko and Yumi fought hard to hide their blushes, it was a new experience for them as girlfriend's and a slight step farther with their relationship doing this in front of everyone.
"Wow, I didn't expect you would actually do it!" Sei exclaimed as she watched in awe that Sachiko would allow Yumi to take a seat on her lap. "Here Yumi, you can have my seat, I just wanted to see if you would actually do it." Sei said standing up and grabbing the pole as Yumi and Sachiko stared at each other a little longer, almost oblivious to everyone else. "Yumi?" Sei asked again as the younger girl turned her head a little alarmed like she had just been woken from a deep sleep.
"T-thank you." Yumi said as she slid from Sachiko's lap to the seat next to Sachiko where Sei had been sitting.
The rest of the train ride was pretty quiet as the girls talked amongst themselves. Sachiko remained silent though, she couldn't help but think about what it felt like having Yumi sitting on her lap like that, it was only brief but it had shaken Sachiko to her core and she would never forget the feeling.
"Sachiko, can we talk for a minute?" Youko asked once the girls arrived at the mall.
Sachiko took her eyes away from Yumi and looked at Youko with a nod. "I'll be right back Yumi." Sachiko said as she followed Youko to a less populated area.
"What is it you wanted to talk about Onee-sama?" Sachiko asked glancing back at the group of girls who were waiting by a fountain in the center of the mall.
Youko sighed noticing that Sachiko was looking over towards the girls, she could only imagine she was staring at Yumi. "Sachiko, this isn't easy for me to ask, but you have seemed a bit out of it all day." Youko said pausing a bit to collect her thoughts. "Did you... Take care of Yumi as Sei put it?" She finally asked as Sachiko immediately turned her attention back to Youko with wide eyes.
"Onee-sama...?" That was all Sachiko could say, she had no idea how to respond to that, was she really acting that odd today?
"So, that is why you have been acting so weird today..." Youko concluded as Sachiko snapped out of her thoughts.
"W-what? No, Onee-sama I didn't... Take care of Yumi." Sachiko said a bit embarrassed, it wasn't easy for her to even mention doing something like that with Yumi especially since her mind had been wandering around the idea most of the day.
"If you didn't take care of Yumi then what is bothering you Sachiko, I don't want something to happen between you and Yumi because you're afraid to speak your mind." Youko explained as she looked at Sachiko who was again looking over towards Yumi.
"I keep thinking things about Yumi and she admitted to me that she thinks the same things about me." Sachiko weakly admitted, Youko had the same effect on her that she did on Yumi. It was almost a powerless feeling against her Onee-sama, she knew she could trust her though.
"So you have been thinking about taking care of her?" Youko asked as Sachiko blushed and put her head down.
"Do we have to talk about this? It was hard enough telling Yumi." Sachiko said as Youko sighed.
"We don't have too, but if you want to I'm here, after all you two are sharing a bed an you both obviously seem to lose yourselves around one another. I wonder how long the tough Ogasawara can resist the cute little Fukuzawa." Youko teased which only cause Sachiko's face to turn much redder. "Sachiko, I'm just kidding. I already know you can't resist her."
Sachiko's eyes went wide as she lifted her head only to see Youko already walking away from her, she was going to say something but was a little too late. Sachiko just took a deep breath and tried to calm down a bit before walking back towards the group where Yumi was waiting for her with a smile. Sachiko waited for everyone to stand and be in front of them a little before she took Yumi's hand so it wouldn't be as noticeable.
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, Shimako
"Alright, we will meet back here in thirty minutes." Youko said as Sachiko, Yumi, and Shimako nodded, the three girls didn't bring a swimming suit on the trip and had to go buy one.
"I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't bring a swimsuit." Shimako said as the three walked together towards the store.
"I didn't think we would go swimming. I am excited about it though." Yumi said glancing over at Sachiko as she blushed slightly.
"I didn't think we would be either, but I'm happy also." Shimako added with a smile noticing Yumi's slight embarrassment.
The three girls entered the shop and looked around there was swimsuits of all different colors and variety's lining the walls and shelf tops. Sachiko followed Yumi to the two piece swimming suits and immediately blushed when she imagined Yumi in the swim suit she was currently holding.
"Here, I think this one would look good on you, Sachiko." Yumi said before glancing over at Shimako realizing she just called Sachiko by her first name in front of her. Sachiko was too red in the face from Yumi's comment which she had completely taken the wrong way to notice her name being said.
"You're right let's go try these on." Sachiko said pushing Yumi towards the fitting rooms. Once inside her own room with the blue two piece swimsuit Yumi had picked out for her she took a deep breath, Yumi's comment had made her a little hot.
Shimako had been left behind a little bit surprised and confused at what just happened, though Sachiko's name being said had not gone unnoticed.
Yumi stepped out of her fitting room a moment later with her swimming suit on, she had wanted to see what Sachiko thought of it. "Sachiko are you changed yet, I want to see it." Yumi said from the other side of the door.
A moment later Sachiko stepped out wearing the blue swimsuit which fit her perfectly. Yumi's eyes instantly went wide as she stood speechless, Sachiko was more beautiful than she could have imagined and she could feel her body getting hotter by the second.
"What do you th..." Sachiko froze mid sentence as her eyes finally traveled from the floor to Yumi's waste where she realized the younger girl was also wearing her swimsuit. Sachiko immediately blushed as her eyes wandered farther up Yumi's body which was tempting Sachiko to the point that she felt her knees becoming a little weak.
It was only when her eyes met Yumi's and she saw that cute smile on her face that she lost control of her inner desires and pressed Yumi against the door of the fitting room and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
Yumi practically melted from the touch of their lips, it was soft and brief, but like Sachiko she had been dreaming about the older girl and was struggling to control herself when she saw her in the swim suit. Sachiko broke the kiss a moment later and looked into Yumi's eyes, she had half a mind to bring her into the fitting room, but that thought was soon dismissed from her mind when Yumi stole another kiss from the girl. This kiss was longer though and soon turned passionate when Yumi's arms wrapped around Sachiko's neck.
The kiss lasted a good minute before it was broken by Yumi when she noticed Shimako out of the corner of her eye. "S-Shimako-san!" Yumi exclaimed as Sachiko snapped out of her dreamy state and turned her head towards the stunned Shimako.
"I will explain, but only if you promise not to tell anyone." Sachiko said hastily trying to catch her breath as Shimako silently nodded, she knew there was no way out of explaining this and she knew Shimako wouldn't tell. Sachiko sighed as she took Yumi's hands in her own and looked back up to Shimako. "Shimako-san, Yumi is my girlfriend. I am in love with her."
The girls remained silent for a moment as Shimako thought about all the odd reactions the girls had today, she knew they had already kissed once but didn't expect them to be in a relationship. "I'm glad, because this is the second time I've caught you doing this." Shimako admitted with a smile as both Yumi and Sachiko's expressions went blank.
A/N: Alright, so this chapter is a little more focused on Sachiko and Yumi which is what I wanted. I hope you liked it. Sachiko and Yumi are taking small steps in their relationship but I think they are fun. I have an idea as to whats going to go around it may or may not be obvious at this point but I think it will be fun. I am already having fun though honestly.
Thanks to DarkShinji8003 for beta reading for this and The surprise.