A/N: Wow, so it's been far to long, I am terribly sorry. I plan on making this story my main focus again now that I got my little spurt of stories out. I am planning many more and even slowly working on others though :). I want to give my attention back to this one though. I have mentioned it a bit but, I was feeling quite unsure about this story. I still am and this chapter was by far the hardest one for me. I will explain why at the bottom. Anyways I want to thank everyone who asked me about this story and I would like to thank Claine24. You helped me a lot with wanting to focus on this again. I never planned on giving up on it though for anyone curious but, like 15 days without an update is just too much for my liking. (I didn't count the days I just know it's a lot haha.) Anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter and I will explain a little more as always in the bottom A/N.
Sachiko, Yumi, and Shimako
Sachiko and Yumi had changed back into their clothes and decided to talk with Shimako a little as they sat down for a quick drink at the malls food court. Sachiko and Yumi both knew they could trust Shimako with a secret like this, but Sachiko still needed to know more.
"You said that was your second time catching us? When was the first?" Sachiko asked curiously as she looked at Shimako.
"Well, besides the fitting rooms... I saw you in the council room at the Rose Mansion. I was quite surprised honestly and still am, especially after this morning's conversation." Shimako admitted as Yumi and Sachiko looked at her confused.
"What did we talk about this morning?" Sachiko asked as Shimako looked up at her a little embarrassed.
"Well, about you and Yumi... sleeping together." Shiamko said a bit hesitantly, mainly because it was embarrassing.
"T-That is just a misunderstanding." Yumi blurted also feeling embarrassed. "I.. We never slept together... Well I mean we did because we slept in the same bed but not like what your thinking." Yumi tried to explain but her frantic way of explaining seemed like she was trying to hide the truth, which didn't help her case at all.
"It's alright, Yumi... Sachiko is your g-girlfriend and I assume it's only natural that you two would want to do something like that." Shimako explained a little shyly as both Sachiko and Yumi's faces went red.
"N-no, Shimako-san, Yumi is telling the truth we never slept together, we are just sharing a bed, Onee-sama got us a room with only one bed." Sachiko said a little desperately, she couldn't figure out how Sei's morning teasing had gotten so out of hand, what did the others think... What did Rei think?
"Well, it doesn't matter what happened. Your secret is safe with me." Shimako reassured Yumi and Sachiko. "We should probably get back soon though, the others are probably starting to worry." Shimako said still a bit unsure of whether Sachiko and Yumi were telling the truth.
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, and everyone else
"Wow, what took you so long?" Sei asked sarcastically as Sachiko, Yumi, and Shimako approached about fifteen minutes late.
"We got caught up in the fitting rooms, they were quite busy today for some reason." Shimako said with a smile as Sachiko and Yumi faintly blushed.
"Well at least you got your swimsuits right?" Sei asked as the three girls nodded and Yumi held up the bag as proof.
"Good, then let's get out of here, I want to look around town." Yoshino said excitedly as the girls all nodded in agreement, they had nothing else planned and figured it could be fun to go out and see the town, perhaps they would find something to do.
Youko approached Sachiko and Yumi as the other girls started walking, she told them they would catch up in a second. "Yumi, how much did your swimsuit cost?" Youko asked curiously.
"I-I don't know, Sachiko bought it." Yumi admitted though it was a little embarrassing, she still felt quite guilty that Sachiko was buying her things so willingly without asking for anything in return.
"Good, I just wanted to make sure my Petite Soeur is taking care of her girlfriend." Youko said with a grin as Sachiko blushed a little.
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, Touko
Sachiko and Yumi had decided after a few hours of walking around with the group to go back to their hotel room, which was really just their excuse to get away from the rest of the girls and spend some time alone. Unfortunately for them Touko had decided that she had enough of walking around also and decided she would tag along back to the hotel.
Sachiko and Yumi couldn't refuse Touko, first off she was close to both of them and second they couldn't say no we are doing something else or Youko would surely catch on, she had already given them both a suspicious look wanting to leave for the hotel.
"I think the hotel is that way." Touko said realizing that they were heading the other direction.
"I know, I just want to get some ice cream quick before we go back. You don't mind do you Touko?" Sachiko asked as the three continued walking.
"No, I don't mind, I honestly was just bored of walking around the town so I figured going back to the hotel would be better, I could find a movie to watch or something to do, I think it has an indoor swimming pool." Touko explained as the three entered the ice cream shop.
The three girls all decided on ice cream cones and had taken a seat at one of the circular tables. Sachiko had been enjoying her ice cream cone when her wandering eyes had caught a glimpse of Yumi licking her own ice cream. It hadn't registered to Sachiko at first but soon she found her eyes going back to Yumi's ice cream cone more and more. She couldn't help but eventually stare at the ice cream cone like it was the luckiest thing on this planet. Sachiko's mind was wandering all over the place as her own ice cream cone melted in her hand, unfortunately she had been too lost in her own fantasies to notice. She felt her breathing becoming a little heavier as she watched Yumi lick around the cones edge to stop it from dripping.
Sachiko was lost in her fantasy world as her mind became consumed by desire, which was only fueled more each time Yumi licked her ice cream cone. Sachiko couldn't help but imagine Yumi doing that to her and that thought alone was making it hard for her to even focus on Yumi's ice cream cone. She was losing control quickly and this ice cream cone that Yumi was eating innocently had been driving her insane. Sachiko was trying hard to hold her composure but the loud breath she let escape caught the two other girls attention.
"Sachiko-sama are you alright? Your ice cream cone is dripping." Touko said as Sachiko snapped back to reality and realized her hand was completely covered in melted ice cream along with the pants she had been wearing.
"Here let me help you." Yumi said as she grabbed a napkin and started wiping the ice cream off Sachiko's pants. Sachiko gasped as soon as Yumi's hand touched her thigh, it had felt so good that Sachiko almost gave into her desires, but she held on by just a thread of sanity.
"This won't do, let's go back to the hotel. I need to change." Sachiko said as she looked at Yumi with her lustful eyes. This look had not gone unnoticed by Yumi and she was almost as afraid as she was excited. She had seen this look on her girlfriend before but never this intense and the slightest touch making her gasp was a sign to Yumi that Sachiko had been thinking about her.
"I-I agree, we should go back now. We don't want the pants to stain." Yumi said with a hint of urgency, keeping her eyes on Sachiko's.
Touko was at a loss of words, she had no idea exactly what had just happened, but she could tell the look in Sachiko's eyes was different, it was almost needy. She didn't say a thing, all she could do was stand from the table and follow Sachiko and Yumi who were walking a little fast.
-X-X-
Sachiko and Yumi
Touko had struggled to keep up to Sachiko and Yumi, she never knew that Sachiko would and could walk so fast. Touko couldn't help but wonder why it was so important to change her clothes, but in the end she didn't want to walk as fast as them so she decided not to. Touko sighed as she walked past Sachiko and Yumi's hotel room, that was until she heard a slight thud on the door. Touko raised an eyebrow in confusion, but decided to ignore it and continue to her own room.
On the other side of the door Sachiko had Yumi locked in a passion filled kiss that was quickly satisfying her desire to be with the younger girl that she loved so much. The thud on the door was from Yumi tripping over a shoe when Sachiko had taken her lips by storm. It wasn't long before Sachiko broke the kiss and stared into Yumi's eyes breathing a little heavy, her mind was racing and all she could think about was that ice cream cone. Without a second thought Sachiko started walking backwards pulling Yumi with her while still stealing kisses from her.
It was only a minute later that Yumi found herself thrown back onto the bed with Sachiko hovering over her. Like Sachiko, Yumi's mind had been going crazy with a mix of fear and excitement, she had never felt this burning desire so intensely before, but it didn't matter right now. Her body seemed to be acting on it's own and soon enough she found her self lip locked with Sachiko as her arms wrapped around the older girl.
-X-X-
Touko
Touko sighed as she flipped through television channels until she finally settled on a movie about a secret love. Touko sat an watched it for awhile as her mind wandered, she had been thinking about Sachiko and Yumi. The way Sachiko had gasped when Yumi touched her at the ice cream shop was just too weird. Perhaps Sachiko had just been frightened, but then again that wouldn't make sense because Sachiko had been staring at Yumi so intensely. There was no way Sachiko couldn't have seen it coming, it had to be something else, Touko was sure of it.
Could she really assume love though? Touko wasn't sure herself, but all signs in her head pointed to it, first the way they reacted at school, the mall, and especially how Sachiko reacted in the ice cream shop. Sachiko's staring had not gone unnoticed, Touko had noticed it pretty quickly but decided not to say anything just in case she was wrong. Then again though, she swore Sachiko's eyes were following Yumi's every move today, it was as if Sachiko were afraid to look away from her. That same look though had a different meaning in the ice cream shop, Touko couldn't say what though, she had never seen it before. Touko shook her head as she turned the television off and stood from her bed, it had been a little while, she was sure Sachiko had changed by now. Then again if she was going to change why did Yumi go with her?
-X-X-
Sachiko, Yumi, and Touko
Sachiko hovered over Yumi breathing heavy as she gazed into the younger girls eyes, she hadn't even realized that Yumi was wrapped around her. The kisses they had been sharing were more lustful than their usual kisses, which were usually loving and gentle. Sachiko had never felt this way before though, she had desired Yumi in the ice cream shop but now that she was here with Yumi, she couldn't even begin to describe how it felt. She was nervous, excited, and a little afraid all at once, but that didn't stop her lips from meeting Yumi's repeatedly.
Touko stopped outside Sachiko and Yumi's door, she had thought about the thud against the door, it hadn't been very loud, but there was no painful shouts like one would expect to hear. Touko shook her head, she could figure that out later and instead decided to knock on the door.
Sachiko immediately broke the kiss with Yumi and looked towards the door before glancing back as she tried to catch her breath. Both girls had a surprised look on their face, they had gotten so lost they didn't even realize their hands were all over each other. There was a long pause as both girls thought about what they had almost just done, if there hadn't been a knock at the door would they have gotten too carried away? When Touko knocked on the door again Sachiko finally broke the silence. "I should probably change my pants now." Sachiko said still gazing into Yumi's eyes for a moment before crawling off the bed and heading to the bathroom in a slight daze. Her head was still in a swirl from what she had just done with Yumi.
Yumi got up from the bed after Sachiko had gone into the bathroom and went to answer the door. "Touko, what are you doing here?" Yumi asked a little surprised, she had still felt the effects of her lover and she could only wonder if Touko had maybe heard them. Luckily for Sachiko and Yumi they hadn't made barely any noise except for the sound of gasping for air between passionate kisses.
"I was bored, so I came to see what you two were doing." Touko said as Yumi stepped to the side and let Touko enter. Touko walked into the room and looked around in awe, their room was so much different from the one she was sharing with Rei and Yoshino. The biggest difference obviously was the single bed, which surprised Touko, especially when she noticed the somewhat messy blankets and Yumi's ribbons laying on it. "O-Onee-sama, you only have one bed." Touko finally said as she stared at it and wondered why they would leave it a mess, which for Sachiko was very unusual.
"I-I sleep on the couch." Yumi quickly replied, she had been so lost in the thought of her previous actions with Sachiko that she had completely forgotten about the bed.
"Why are your ribbons on the bed then?" Touko asked in confusion as Yumi's eyes went wide.
"She was taking a nap and I told her she could use the bed." Sachiko said calmly as she walked out of the bathroom, she had heard what Yumi said and decided it was a good enough excuse.
Touko raised an eyebrow at Yumi, something still seemed odd, especially because Yumi still had an awkward look on her face. "Is something going on?" Touko asked a moment later, she knew Sachiko could hide her embarrassment very well where as Yumi was a different story.
"No, I am just embarrassed that I left Onee-sama's bed a mess." Yumi said a bit hesitantly a moment later as she quickly walked over and grabbed her ribbons before straightening the blanket. "Sorry, S – Onee-sama." Yumi said with a bow of her head before going into the bathroom, she needed a minute to collect her thoughts and calm down.
Touko watched Yumi leave the room in confusion before looking at Sachiko who had her head turned towards the door that Yumi had just entered. "Why did Youko-sama give you a room with only one bed?" Touko finally asked Sachiko who turned to her with her normal almost cold expression.
"I don't know. It is quite bothersome though that Yumi has no place to sleep. She wouldn't take the bed when I offered it to her." Sachiko explained which sounded like something that would happen between the two.
Touko saw this as an opportunity to test her love idea. "Why don't you just sleep in the same bed? You are both girls after all so it shouldn't be weird." Touko said as Sachiko paused for a moment, which was exactly what Touko was looking for. She knew that small hesitations like this were usually a sign that the mighty Ogaswara was feeling something different than what she showed.
"We never thought of that." Sachiko said as she looked away from Touko only momentarily. To Touko that slight move told her that Sachiko was lying, though she had no intentions of pursuing it at this time. She knew that Yumi would probably be thrown into a shy panic attack if she was asked to sleep next to Sachiko, after all Yumi has had a crush on Sachiko for a long time.
"Perhaps, you should ask her, she may like it." Touko suggested as Yumi walked out of the bathroom with her ribbons back in her hair.
"What would I like?" Yumi asked as she approached Sachiko's side.
Sachiko was about to say something, but thankfully a knock at the door saved her from embarrassing her girlfriend in front of Touko. "I'll get the door, excuse me." Sachiko said as she walked past Touko and to the door. "Onee-sama, why are you back so early?" Sachiko asked a little surprised to see Youko at the door smiling.
"Well, Sei needed to go back to the room and I just figured I would see if you had made a move on your Petie Soeur yet." Youko said as a slight blush appeared on Sachiko's cheeks. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about Sachiko. Yumi is your girlfriend and you are sharing a bed, it's bound to happen eventually."
"Tell me that wasn't your intention when you gave us this room." Sachiko tried to say a bit coldly, but she couldn't be too angry because she was actually quite happy about it.
"No, I can't say that was my original intention, I just wanted you two to get closer. You know you both came to me for help with each other at one point and now you are a couple. I think you should be more trusting in your Onee-sama." Youko said as Sachiko gave a slight nod, she couldn't argue the truth after all.
"You are right, I'm sorry Onee-sama, I am just nervous sharing a bed with her still." Sachiko admitted before realizing there conversation was carrying on a little longer than she thought it would. "Onee-sama, would you like to come in for a little bit?" Sachiko asked remembering her manners.
"I suppose as long as I'm not interrupting whatever you were doing with Yumi." Youko said before walking past Sachiko into the room.
Sachiko just let out a small sigh as she shut the door. Youko had not interrupted them but Touko did and Sachiko still wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not. She was scared to go too far with Yumi, but at the same time she knew Yumi like herself had thought about going that far. Sachiko shook the thought out of her head as she turned around and joined Youko in the doorway to the room she and Yumi were sharing.
"I see, I didn't interrupt anything, Touko-chan did." Youko said almost frustrated as Touko raised an eyebrow to her.
"What does that mean?" Touko asked a little surprised at Youko's rude remark.
"It means we should be leaving." Youko said as she went over and grabbed Touko's hand.
"B-but I just got here!" Touko complained as Youko started to pull her towards the door.
"So did I, but Sachiko and Yumi both look tired, so why don't you come with me and the others and let these two get some rest." Youko said as she winked at Sachiko.
Sachiko couldn't help but blush as she turned her head away from Touko so the younger girl wouldn't see. "S-she is right, I am quite tired, sorry Touko-chan." Sachiko finally said, she really had wanted to just be alone with Yumi especially since they both were still a little flushed from their previous activity.
Youko pushed Touko out the door before poking her head back in the room and smiling at Sachiko and Yumi who were looking towards the door, it was an interesting sight, Youko pushing Touko out the door. "Don't make too much noise!" Youko said as both Sachiko and Yumi's eyes went wide before the door shut.
The room remained silent for a moment before Yumi glanced up to Sachiko. "Sh-she didn't mean.." Yumi trailed off as a blush crossed her face.
"I don't know, she is acting very strange lately." Sachiko said, though she knew exactly what her Onee-sama was suggesting.
-X-X-
Minako
"Ugh, this just isn't working.." Mianko said in frustration before letting out a sigh as she looked at the front page of her newspaper. She hadn't been satisfied with the way it was turning out and couldn't help but wonder what Tsutako had taken a picture of that was so front page worthy.
Minako glanced up at the clock, she had been working for hours and yet still felt as though she hadn't progressed any further than when she started. "That's it, I have to see what is on that camera." Minako told herself before leaving the room and heading towards the photography's club room.
Minako looked around before trying to open the door, which was locked. Thankfully the doors in the school weren't the best and could be opened by sliding a school library card in between the crack of the door. It was something that wasn't very common knowledge, mainly because most students had no reason to break into a room, but Minako had become a veteran of sorts over the years. Once inside she looked around the room that was lit by the light pouring in through the windows. The school had been practically empty seeing as though it was their vacation, but students like Minako would usually be here even on days off. She loved working for the newspaper and would often do it even when she had free time.
It didn't take long for her to locate the camera's sitting on a counter near the window. All of them were plugged in including the new digital camera that she had been looking for. Without a moments hesitation, Minako grabbed the camera. She immediately started flipping through the pictures, she had known that only Tsutako used this camera, so nobody else would likely know about this picture. She saw pictures of students, the school, the statue of Maria-sama, and eventually a picture that had surprised her at first before making her grin.
"So this is what you have been hiding from me." Minako said as she studied the picture of Sachiko and Yumi kissing. Minako looked up at the clock once more, she still had about an hour and a half before she had to be home. "You were right, Tsutako. This is most certainly front page worthy."
A/N: Alright so things to say about this chapter is first off. I am soooooo happy it's finally posted and done with, because I had no direction with this and it ended up being Sachiko and Yumi stuff, which I hope you enjoy... Then again the story is about them falling in love so I can't see it being hated to badly. Anyways decided after a long time of trying to think what I could with this chapter to just get it done with. I personally don't think it's a very strong chapter in this story, but I was really scratching my head on this one so I'm sorry!
Anyways I decided to get Touko mixed in, perhaps help Yumi and Sachiko along because I have an idea for them. Youko is here too and she is definitely acting a bit oddly, I wonder if Sei's attitude is rubbing off on her? Anyways, that is all I got. I am very sorry for the long delay. I hope you can forgive me!