Twenty Nine
"Oh my god! Today is the day! It's here! It's finally here!" Yoshino chanted happily as she tried her best not to skip around in circle in Shimako's and Yumi's room.
The three girls hadn't seen each other. No, that wasn't it. They hadn't spent a lot of time together ever since they had gotten so interested with being alone with either their new friends, or with the Onee-samas, though the latter wasn't in Shimako's case. So for them to spend their first Saturday morning with just the three of them had made them happy. They really had missed their times together.
Shimako was sitting quietly on her bed as she watched Yoshino lightly bounced on Yumi's bed in excitement. The blonde had a serene smile on her face and though she wanted to express her excitement like Yoshino, her eyes could only do it for her as they danced with excitement. Yumi, on the other hand, was giggling as her body was moving with the movement of the bed from Yoshino's excitement.
"Finally, I get to see Rei-chan wearing a tux!" Yoshino exclaimed happily.
"I thought she would be wearing a dress and you a tux, Yoshino-san." Yumi commented as she looked over at her braided-hair friend in curiosity.
Yoshino chuckled in amusement as she shook her head. "Nope! I'm wearing the dress and she's wearing a tux. I'm not letting her wear a dress if she doesn't want to attend the dance with me!"
"Oh my," Shimako giggled softly into her hand. "Wouldn't that mean you wouldn't be attending the dance with her too, Yoshino-san?"
"I can easily fix that." Yoshino stated as she stopped bouncing on her spot, and crossed her arms.
Both Yumi and Shimako giggled at their friend's antic.
"How? Who would you have asked to come to the dance with as an alternative?" Yumi asked.
Yoshino closed her eyes as she began to think. If the second youngest of the Yellow Rose' family wouldn't be able to attend the dance with her, then who would it be? It would have to be her new friends. Then again, her new friends consisted of Aoi Nagisa, Suzumi Tamao, Konohana Hikari, Nanto Yaya, Tsukidate Chiyo and Okuwaka Tsubomi. She couldn't bring herself to ask the two underclassmen to go to the dance with her, granted she didn't know them that well. Nagisa, Hikari and Yaya were all taken. Well, she couldn't tell with Nagisa since she couldn't figure out the girl's relationship with the Etoile. Even she had gone with Yumi to help her fellow Lillian student with Nagisa's French, she couldn't get an absolute answer from the red head regarding the silver hair beauty of Astrea. So the only person that was available was Tamao. She had come to like the blue hair girl but there were time that she felt uncomfortable under the girl's gaze. She didn't quite pay attention to the girl that much either.
'Come to think of it, I spend most of my time talking to Nagisa and Yaya,' Yoshino thought as she gave out a sigh. With Nagisa, the conversation just flowed since the red head was so full of life just like Yumi. It was so easy to be under Nagisa's presence, and befriending the girl wasn't much of an effort. With Yaya, they shared the same rebellious streak and she admitted that she had gone with Yaya to break some rules, or as Yaya'd love to call it 'Things You Should Do During High School'. Of course, she had never told Rei about it. She couldn't possibly imagine what kind of punishment she'd get herself under if Rei was to find out.
Another sigh escaped the braided-hair girl's lips as she opened brown orbs. Okay, so she couldn't fix it if Rei wouldn't go to the dance with her. In other words, she would have to go alone. In other other words, she would have to shut her mouth and accept that Rei being in a dress. Her dream of seeing Rei in a tux would shatter. Actually, it hadn't quite happened yet. Of course, the dance was just a few hours away so her dream might actually come true! Then again, she and Rei didn't quite have any kind of contract that Rei would have to show up in a tux.
"Alright," Yoshino finally said as she tightened her crossed arms across her chest. "I can't fix it." She admitted as she pouted, her face flushed in embarrassment.
While Shimako was trying her best not to laugh, she resorted in giggling while Yumi was laughing whole-heartedly at her friend. It was quite a rare sight for both of the girls to witness Yoshino's defeated form. No, it was a very rare sight for both of them to hear Yoshino admitting defeat.
"I'm sure whichever Rei-sama decides to wear, it will look good on her." Shimako said after her giggling subsided.
Yoshino just rolled her eyes. "Yeah, and gaining more fan girls as if she doesn't have enough!"
Yumi soon stopped laughing as she smiled at her friend. She then placed a hand on Yoshino's shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze. "Rei-sama only cares about you, Yoshino-san. I'm very sure that she doesn't even know any of the girls that seem to be flocking her way."
"Yeah, I know that," Yoshino said, sighing. "I'm still a little bit uncomfortable when I have to see her being surrounded with those girls."
Both of the other girls only smiled in understanding. Well, Shimako wasn't sure how she would react if that was to happen with Sei, her Onee-sama. If it was to happen with the older blonde though, she knew that she wouldn't have minded. After all, Sei was just being Sei; a flirt.
"Are you guys hungry?" Yumi suddenly spoke up as she felt her stomach started to grumble.
"Mm, it is almost lunch time after all." Shimako commented as she checked the watch on her wrist. "Shall we go now or later?"
"I'm sure that everyone is already at the cafeteria." Yoshino said as she stood up. "Let's go!"
Yumi smiled as both she and Shimako stood up. The three girls then walked out of the room and toward the cafeteria. On the way there they didn't miss the look of admiration from the other students that they passed by. Yoshino was in front of the other two girls. Her head was held high as she walked graciously along the hallway leading out of the dormitory. The grace that she was carrying, along with the white uniform of St Spica, could easily put her into one of St Spica's most loved idols.
Shimako wasn't far behind with her checkered uniform from St Lulim. With just a short amount of time being in St Lulim, she could actually see that half of the students there wanted to be exactly like her. It was because that the checkered uniform didn't quite fit the serene and angelic aura that Shimako was giving off. If she was to wear the St Spica's white uniform, she would have been carrying out more grace than Yoshino ever could. But because she was wearing the checkered uniform, her grace was putting the St Lulim's uniform to shame. Only because of this that the St Lulim's students were starting to be a little bit more proper, and more gracious like Shimako and Chikaru.
Yumi wasn't far behind her other two friends, fortunately. With the black and green sophisticated uniform of St Miator, she really did feel out of place the first time she had put it on. When she stood next to Sachiko and Youko, she felt as if she was wearing the wrong kind of uniform. While Youko suited the uniform perfectly, Sachiko – just like Shimako – put the uniform to shame. As for her, the uniform put her to shame. She learned to get over it and had successfully made herself to fit in with both of her school and uniform. It had only taken her a week to feel as graceful as her two friends when she walked with them in her St Miator's uniform.
The three young roses were the talk of the three schools. When the oldest of the roses should be the talk of the schools, the student population didn't think that it was necessary to talk about the en boutons and the Rosas. Maybe it was because they could relate to the three young roses, in a way. Or maybe it was because the three young roses could carry with themselves so much grace that even they couldn't do so.
"Wow," Yoshino said as she seated herself beside Rei with relief washing over her face. "I did not think the walk from Shimako-san and Yumi-san's room would be so stressful."
Shimako and Yumi both giggled as they settled down beside their respected Onee-sama.
"Stressful?" Rei asked as she turned to look at her cousin worriedly.
"People were staring at us, Rei-sama." Yumi said as she picked up a fork. The three girls had gotten their lunch after arriving, and they weren't surprise that the rest of the Yumayurikai were there eating and chatting among themselves.
"I've never thought that the three of you would get so many admirers." Sei said in a playful manner as she chuckled. "It feels like I'm being left behind."
Yoshino puffed as she looked over at the older White Rose. "You can have all of them!"
Sei burst out laughing while Youko, Eriko and Shimako giggled. Rei could only sigh at her cousin's antic. She couldn't change her cousin's behavior as much as she wanted to. At least Yoshino hadn't gone crazy and started snapping at people for stressing her out just by looking at her. That much she was grateful for.
"You know, I'm curious to see everyone's dresses tonight." Eriko said with a glint of interest in her eyes as she looked at each and every single one of the Roses. "I wonder who is going to stand out the most."
It was then that all eyes turned to Sachiko, and she coughed under her hand before she looked up at them with a small frown. "I'm very sure that the position has already been taken." She then turned to look around the cafeteria, in hope that she could prove her point. Unfortunately for her, the silver hair beauty that she was trying to look for, wasn't even in sight.
"Well then, we will see tonight." Sei said, chuckling before she added a playful yet flirtatious wink over to Sachiko, successfully irritated the younger girl.
"I hope that is not all you want to see." Youko said, feigning a sigh as she looked over at her date.
"Oh don't worry, Youko," Sei said as she quickly scooted herself over to Youko before draping an arm over her. "There will be a certain someone I will be keeping my eyes on."
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"Do you need help with your hair, Yumi-san?" Shimako asked softly as she looked over at her brunette friend. The other girl was sitting in front of the vanity desk, her eyes were focusing on her hair as she had an undecided expression on her face.
"I don't know." Yumi answered as she ran a hand through her hair. "I'm not sure if I should tie it up as usual or let it down."
Yoshino quickly came over to where Yumi sat and grabbed a comb. "Let me help you with that."
Yumi smiled as she nodded. The three girls had decided to get ready and walk to the dancing hall together. All three of them looked absolutely stunning. Shimako's dark silky blonde hair didn't need much to prepare on other than having it resting on her left side of the shoulder. Yoshino had decided to make a loose braid and resting it on the side of her shoulder. Now, it was Yumi's turn and Yoshino already had something in mind.
The youngest Yellow Rose gave Yumi's hair a few more strokes of the comb before setting the comb down. She then picked up a curler and started curling the girl hair. She didn't curl the whole head. She only curled a few strands of the girl's hair just to make an impression. Once she was done, she put the curler down and ran her hand through Yumi's soft hair with a smile.
"Do you like it?" She asked, her eyes watching the other girl's expression from the mirror.
Yumi turned her head to the side, then to the other side, reviewing her now new hairstyle before smiling widely. "Yes! I love it! Thank you, Yoshino-san!"
Yoshino grinned as she moved back. She then watched her two friends putting the final touch to their dresses before they turned to her with a smile.
"Shall we go?" Yoshino asked before receiving a nod from two of her friends.
They arrived at the dancing hall and was absolutely excited to see all the girls and boys, all dressed up for this event. The boys were looking very smart and handsome, while the girls looked as beautiful as ever. However, the three young Roses weren't there to admire everybody. They were there to admire their dates, and it didn't take them long to find them as well.
Yumi smiled when she caught sight of her Onee-sama, Sachiko. She was grateful that the other Roses were there with her since by the pale look of Sachiko's face, she could tell that the latter was having a hard time calming down. However, despite the fact that Sachiko was looking pale, the raven hair beauty really did stand out from the crowded dancing hall. The raven hair heiress was wearing a simple dark purple dress that stopped just to show the matching purple heels that she got on. The left side of her hair was being held up by a purple hairpin, while the rest of her hair was curled down on the right side. If Yumi could she would just stand there and admire the beauty that was Ogasawara Sachiko.
Yoshino was grinning from ear to ear when her eyes focused on her date, also known as her Onee-sama and cousin. She didn't expect the older girl to wear what she wanted her to wear, which was an overall white tuxedo with a black tie to finish it off. Yes, she had been telling – or rather lecturing her – to wear the tux to the dance since it would match what she was wearing, which was a black and white cocktail dress with a black bow tied at the waist. She wore a pair of white heels to go with the dress, but even if the heels didn't match, what Rei was wearing surely would.
Shimako's cheeks were caressing a soft hue of pinkness when her eyes locked onto the Saintly Chorus' star. She actually did not expect Yaya to wear a tuxedo at all! While the Lillian Angel was wearing a light pink strapless satin cocktail dress with a black ribbon tied around her waist, Yaya was wearing a black tuxedo, a white vest and a white blouse underneath, and topped it off with a beautiful red bow as a tie. However, instead of the usual long pants, Yaya sported a pair of crimson red short shorts to show off her slender legs. She wore a pair of white knee length stockings and a pair of black, polished leather shoes. Her hair was the same, although it had a slight curl to it. Overall, Yaya couldn't look any more charming than she was now to Shimako's eyes.
Without a word, the three girls split off to walk over to their dates.
Sachiko's demeanor seemed to relax when Yumi walked over to her, and she couldn't help but let her deep sapphire eyes wandered from Yumi's beautiful face to the blue cocktail dress that she was wearing. Just from a small glance from the other two younger Roses, she knew that they planned to be wearing the same style of dress apart from the design. And while Shimako and Yoshino's cocktail dress stopped above their kneecaps, Yumi's dress stopped below hers. She also wore a pair of black heels and for a second Sachiko feared that Yumi might fall just by the look of a small struggle coming from the girl that was approaching her.
"You look beautiful, Yumi."
Yumi blushed under Sachiko's soft gaze as she managed some courage to look straight into the deep sapphire eyes with a shy smile. "As do you, Onee-sama."
"Well, the gang is here except for Shimako." Sei chuckled as she glanced over to where her angelic petite soeur was. When she caught sight of Yaya, she raised an eyebrow before she let out a small whistle in disbelief. "Is that Yaya-chan?"
Youko turned to the direction that Sei was looking and smiled. However, the smile quickly disappeared when she felt her companion's movement. It wasn't long until she knew exactly what her companion was up to. "Sei, I'm very sure that they do not need to hear your playful teasing."
Sei rolled her eyes. "It won't hurt." And then she was off toward where Shimako and her date were standing. Youko sighed and shook her head before she excused herself to follow her date.
Yoshino turned to look at where the White and Red Rose gone off too. When she saw what Yaya was wearing, she giggled. "I guess I know why she's dressing like that."
Yumi turned to stare at her friend in confusion and curiosity. "What do you mean, Yoshino-san?"
Yoshino just shook her head and replied Yumi's question with a smile. She then leaned against Rei when the latter placed an arm around her shoulders. All she knew that Shimako was going to get one pleasant surprise from her date. And who knows, the Lillian Angel might like it.
A/N
I know, I know, I'm mean for finishing the story off like this. I'm not sure whether I should apologize or not since I enjoy being mean...Haha, anyway, I did say that there will be a sequel right? Well, in the sequel I'm going to try my best to...write about Shimako and Yaya relationship ~ Oh I can really tell it's going to be fun, ehehehehe.
Well, see y'all around next time ;)