Chapter 56 – Confessing is Stressful
Miharu's POV
"PLEASE HELP US! WE'RE BEGGING YOU!"
This was yelled out by both Yui and Ui as they had come to school acting more like their normal selves than yesterday. Before that, Mugi and Azusa had finally explained to Mio, Ritsu, and me what was going on with Yui before. And it was extremely mind-blowing.
Never would've thought Yui would have romantic feelings for her own sister. I thought Ui was the only freak in the family…
Anyway… now they were begging and pleading with us because now she has another problem on her hands. And on a worse scale, too.
"So, all this time, you never bothered to tell your parents that you're dating another girl?" Himeko asked.
"That is a rong taim tū keep such a big secret." Zoé added.
"I'm sorry, Himeko. I really am." Yui said. "It's just…our parents are the type of couple that love to go on romantic trips and such. So, we rarely get the chance to tell them anything. Much less the fact that we're gay."
"Zoé-chan, you know I love you way too much to keep you a secret." Ui said before going silent for a bit. "B-But, you know…telling your parents that you're dating a person of the same gender isn't really the easiest thing in the world."
"*sigh* I can at least get that." Ritsu said. "Telling your parents that you're dating, in general, is already hard enough."
"How can you relate to that when you're still single?" Mio asked.
"As if you can talk, Mio. I don't see you flaunting around trying to get a boyfriend."
"A-As if I would "flaunt" around! Quit being stupid!" Mio gained a blush of embarrassment.
"They're supposed to come in tonight at 8." Yui continued. "Both of us are panicking and we don't know what to do."
"So…we're hoping to get some advice." Ui said. "Primarily on how we should tell them."
"I see…that does sound like a huge issue." Mugi said.
"I don't see what the big deal is." I said. "I mean, do you REALLY have to tell them? Why is it any of their business?"
"They're my parents, Miharu-chan! I gotta tell them eventually!" Yui yelled.
"Yeah, but…it wasn't until my parents walked on me kissing another girl while having a boyfriend that they found out that I was bi."
"And it was not unnutiru mai parentsu found me me faire ravager ma petite chatte serrée par une grosse bite bien charnue pendant que je dévore complètement une chatte délicieusement humide jusqu'à ce que nous jouissions d'un plaisir absolu that they rearned that I was attracted tū both genderus."
"Z-Zoé…" Mugi and Azusa said in complete shock after hearing what Zoé had just said.
"What did she say?" Ritsu asked.
"Uh…" Though neither of them wanted to translate it. And I don't blame them.
Zoé can be REALLY bold when it comes to sex. More so than your average French person…
"Anyway…" I continued. "…if you really want to tell them, why should it matter what they think about it? Love is love no matter who you're with."
"I admire your equality-based thinking, Miharu-san…but this isn't France." Mio-chan said. "Same-sex couples aren't as easily accepted here as they are in The Love Capital of the World."
"Discriminating close-minded simpletons…" Mugi mumbled to herself.
"Mugi…save your grudges for a later chapter." Ritsu said with a sweatdrop.
"Hmph. Well, that's a load of crap." I said. "If it were me, I would tell them and not give a baise volante on what they think. It's my life and nobody tells me how to live it! Not even the people who brought me to this world!"
Especially with how it was done with FOUR people instead of the usual two…
"Well, if you're so confident, Miharu-san, then why don't you tag along and help us out?" Nodoka asked.
"H-Huh?"
"It's pretty obvious that these two are going to struggle with the whole ordeal and resort to not telling them. I'm going with them to push them on…but romance isn't my strong suit."
"Plus, we'll need someone to translate Zoé-san's random French inserts." Himeko added.
"Prease, Miharu." Zoé begged me. "It wourd rearry mean a rot tū me if mai best friend herped me stay togetheru with the one I rove."
"Well…" I thought for a moment. "…why the hell not? It would be dishonoring my duty as a French girl to not spread the love all across the world."
"When the hell was that your duty?" Mugi and Azusa both gained sweatdrops.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Miharu-chan!" Yui cheered as she hugged me greatly.
"You truly are a lifesaver, Miharu-senpai! I'll be FOREVER grateful for this act of kindness!" Ui cheered as she did the same as her sister.
"Hehhehheh…no problem, guys. Anything for my friends." I replied while rubbing the back of my head.
This should be too hard. I mean, what's the worse that could happen?
And so after school, I tagged along with Yui, Ui, and Nodoka to the Hirasawa residence to wait on their parents. Himeko had to work after school and Zoé was meeting up with Maddie. And both would come over at a later time.
It didn't really change the tense atmosphere the two sisters were creating, though. Both were still nervous wrecks. And it took Nodoka multiple different times to calm them down.
"You guys are really tense about this." I said. "Is coming out of the closet in Japan really that frowned upon?"
"Well…in most cases, yeah." Ui said. "We live based solely on traditions and morals. As in upholding family traditions and abiding by Japanese morals. Stepping out of line can cause some serious life changes. Often bad ones."
"Geez…"
No wonder Mom moved…
"*whine* Just thinking about what they'll say is making my head pulse! I think this was a mistake…"
"Yui, calm down." Nodoka said to her. "We just need to have you two practice saying it and you'll be fine when your parents get here."
"Practice saying it? I can say it, no problem. It's the "confessing" part that we're panicking about."
"We can admit it to you guys and everyone else we encounter." Ui said. "But when it comes to our parents, it's a whole different level…"
"I see…" Nodoka said before turning to me. "Miharu-san, I know you already explained how you came out. But was there any seriousness to it all?"
"Seriousness?" I thought for a moment. "Well…now that I think about it, my mom wasn't all that thrilled about me being bi at first."
"She wasn't?" Ui asked in shock.
"It took her a while to fully accept me for who I am. Mainly because she feared that I would have multiple lovers at the same time. She even had a word for it. What was it again? Uh…ha…hāremu?"
"Hāremu? You mean "harem"?" Nodoka asked.
"Is that what it means? Wow…it would've been a lot easier to understand if Mom just said it. No need to make up words."
"B-But it's not…*sigh* whatever. So, what got her to fully accept you being bi?"
"Well, it's because..." I was going to explain it...but then went dead silent as I had just remembered what exactly caused Mom to accept my current way of life.
And it's...kinda heartbreaking.
"I-It's, uh...w-well..."
"Miharu-chan? Are you okay?" Yui asked.
"You're...crying a little." Ui added.
"I-I'm fine, really. I-It's just...i-it's just...ugh..."
I...I-I might as well say it...
"I-It's because...I-I promised my mom that I would stop jumping from person to person if I found my one true love. And I did that by meeting Azusa. But by then..."
"O-Oh...right." Nodoka said.
"That does make sense." Ui added.
"Wait, what are you guys talking about?" Yui asked. Being the only person in the room who doesn't know about me and my mom.
I might as well tell her...
"L-Listen, Yui...the thing with my mom is...she died from an illness and me coming to Japan was her final wish that I'm fulfilling. I don't bring it up much because of how...s-sensitive of a topic it is."
"W-Wow..." Yui gained a shocked look on her face. "...I'm sorry to hear that, Miharu-chan."
"I-It's fine, Yui. Just...don't tell the others about it. I'll tell them myself when I'm ready."
"Um...sure, Miharu-chan. I can keep a secret."
"No, you can't." Nodoka and Ui said with straight looks.
"Wh-Wha?! I can too keep a secret! What makes you think I can't?!"
"Well, there was this time back in middle school where you blabbed about a classmate's chest size during physicals." Nodoka said.
"W-Well...she was bigger than me! I was impressed!"
"And you would often talk about the multiple secret romances going around at the time." Ui said.
"L-Love gets me excited, that's all!"
"And let's not forget the most infamous slip-up when you sat up and asked our homeroom teacher "Why do you have an erection?"?" Nodoka said.
Wh-What?!
"W-Well...I just happened to notice that." Yui said with a light blush. "I was only trying to help him out."
"You were 14, Yui. That was something you shouldn't have even been aware of."
"Yeah, but..."
"Uh...are we just gonna gloss over the fact that your TEACHER had an erection in the middle of class?" I asked.
"It was nothing major." Ui said. "He was just thinking of the blowjob he was getting from his wife after school."
"THAT'S not major to you?" I gained a huge sweatdrop.
And who the hell tells their students such a thing?! That's so TMI!
"A-Anyway...let's just start off with some practice scenarios. If you two can say it to your reflections, then you can say it to your parents."
"Our reflections, huh?" Yui said. "Well...it's a start, I guess."
"I'm still nervous about all of this...but it's worth a try." Ui added.
Hours passed with us helping the Hirasawa sisters with their confessing problem. There were times when they panicked about the outcome. But after being reminded of Himeko and Zoé (especially after they came over), their confidence was brought back up again. And were more determined than the last.
And now...8:00 P.M had come at last and the now 6 of us were waiting for Yui & Ui's parents to come home. I'm not really sure why I stayed. I could've gone home after 8:00 P.M came and hoped for the best. But something inside of me was telling me to stay. As if it was some kind of nerve or something.
I hope I don't end up regretting this...
"Aw, man...it's already 8."
"They'll be here any minute now...the end of it all is near..."
"Will you two calm down already?" Nodoka said to the two panicked-stricken sisters. "You've done all you could."
"Nodoka's right." I added. "With my training regement, there's no way this could fail."
"B-But what if we mess up at the last minute?" Ui asked. "What if our parents really don't accept us?"
"What if some unpredicable third thing happens and makes this situation ever worse?" Yui asked.
"Well, that last one is possible..."
"Miharu-san!" Himeko yelled at me before turning back to Yui. "Look, Yui...I fully believe that you can do this. Our love for each other is too strong for it to end like this. Don't you agree?"
"Himeko...of course, I do. You're the most important person in my life and nothing's ever going to change that."
"It's the same for us, Zoé-chan." Ui said to Zoé. "I love you way too much for it to end here and now. I won't let it die out this way. I promise."
"I berieve in yu, Ui." Zoé replied with a kiss. "If yu can insist on giving me youru virginity, then I knó that yu can easiry dó this."
"So, it was YOUR idea from the freaking start?" Yui stared at her sister with a highly exasperated look on her face.
"Uh...hehhehheh..."
"So, you're still sexually active huh, Zoé?" I asked her.
"Yes...but it is different this taim, Miharu. I onry share mai jolie chatte rosée with the one peruson i turrury rove. You shourd dó the same with Azusa in the nearu futsure."
"Th-That is none of your damn buisness." I said with a faint blush.
As we were talking, we heard the door slowly being unlocked and soon it even began opening.
"Crap! They're here!" Ui whispered.
"We can do it, Ui! No turning back!" Yui whispered back.
"Right! I'm with you, Onee-chan!"
The door had fully opened and in came a man with black fuzzy-like hair and glasses & and a woman with long light brown hair. Clearly resembling the two sisters to the T.
She's like an older version of them both. I kinda get why people often said that about Mom and me...
"WE'RE HOME!"
"MOM! DAD!" Yui and Ui cheered as they rushed to hug their parents.
"Oh, my daughters!" Their mom said. "It's been so long since I've seen you! I was so worried!"
"We really missed you guys too, Mom!"
"How long has it been since they last saw them?" I asked Nodoka.
"They're known for doing a lot of romantic travels. Oftentimes, they would come back for about a week or two and then go on another trip. It's something that they're used to at this point."
"I see..."
"Come on, Emi. They're teenagers." Their dad said. "I'm sure they could take care of themselves."
"I'm well aware of that, Yoshirou. But a mother's instincts never wear off. They were always in the back of my mind."
"I...guess that makes sense." Their dad then turned to the rest of us. "Nodoka-san...glad to see you're doing well."
"The same to you, Yoshirou-san." Nodoka said with a bow. "I'm glad to have you both return safely."
"Thank you for your concern." Then he turned to me. "And I'm guessing that you must be Miharu Neroni. The girl from France, correct?"
"Y-You know who I am?" I asked in shock.
"Yui would often tell us about her days here. She said that meeting you was a huge turning point in her life. A lot of things have happened since you two became friends."
"I see. Well...it's nice to meet you too, uh..."
"Please...you can just call us Yoshirou and Emi. I'm sure all these honorifics are hard to used to as a foreigner."
"Finally! Somebody gets it!"
"Miharu-san!" Nodoka yelled at me.
"What? That's been a major complaint I've had since I moved here. These "-sans" and "-chans" and crap make no damn sense. You agree with me right, Zoé?"
"Werru...they are haighry confusing tū use..." Zoé said.
"See?"
"*sigh* Foreigners are truly something else..." Nodoka said with a facepalm.
Well, EXCUSE me!
"Um...it's nice to meet you, Sir." Himeko spoke out. "I'm Himeko Tachibana...and this is Zoé Richelieu. We're both classmates of Yui and Ui."
"C'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer, Monsieur." Zoé said.
"She's French like me." I explained.
"I see. Well, it's nice to meet you both, as well."
"Hey, hey! Mom! Dad! Did you bring souvenirs for us?!" Yui asked excitedly.
"Souvenirs?" Emi went silent for a bit. "Oh, yeah! I almost forgot! We didn't get any souvenirs...but we did bring a surprise home~."
"Huh? A surprise?"
"Uh...Emi." Yoshirou said nervously. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"Ah, relax, Yoshirou. It's totally fine. It'll be like a reunion of sorts."
"B-But, honey..."
"A reunion?" Yui asked. "With who?"
"Hey! You can come in now!" Emi yelled at the door. And in came a boy with lime-ish colored hair in a style kinda similar to Yoshirou's. He stopped at the entrance to the living room and...honestly looked uncomfortable as hell to be here.
"H-Hey...Yui." He said.
"Sh...Shuichi?"
"Wh-What the hell?!" Ui and Nodoka yelled in both shock and anger.
"Can you believe it? We ran into him at the airport." Emi said. "Figured you would be happy to see your old friend again right, Yui?"
"M...Mom..." Was all Yui could say as her face was completely pale at this point.
"Uh...so, who is this guy?" I asked both Nodoka and Ui, who were still pretty pissed at the moment.
"Tch! His name's Shuichi Araki." Nodoka said. "The three of us went to middle school together."
"He's also...Onee-chan's ex-boyfriend." Ui added.
"S-Seriously?!" The three of us yelled in total shock as we looked back at this Shuichi kid...who looked even more uncomfortable to be here right now.
Holy crap...things really did get worse!
Author's Note: As if confessing to their parents that they're gay wasn't hard enough. Now, Yui has to deal with the sudden return of her middle school ex-boyfriend. She just can't catch a break, can she?
Sorry for the long wait with this one. It's been kinda hectic for me as of late. Making me have less time to just sit down and write. I managed to get this one done...but it took longer than it should've.
But I will try to update more often. We're already halfway through the year and I've only done 4 chapters. That's...actually disappointing. Honestly.
Thanks for reading. Later.
