If You Leave Me Behind {2. I Can't Lose To Her}
Part Three, chapter two, peoples!! Read and review and as always, enjoy!!!
Yumi bit her lip and ducked her head as she saw her onee-sama standing at the statue of Maria-sama. For some reason, Sachiko-sama had been avoiding her the entire week, or so it seemed. Yumi was sure that it wasn't that- she was sure that her beloved onee-sama was just busy with something but that's what it seemed like.
"Yumi-chaaaan!"
Yumi let out a giant, 'monster' squeal as Satou Sei, the previous Rosa Gigantea, leapt onto her favorite plaything and rubbed her cheek against Yumi's. "S-Sei-sama!" Yumi cried, struggling slightly but not nearly hard enough to shake off Sei.
"Really, Sei? Did you come to Lillian only to harrass my petite souer?" Sachiko had noticed, of course, given Yumi's terrified shreak. Her eyes were fierce, but Sei didn't seem to notice or just didn't fear the wrath of Ogasawara Sachiko because she continued cuddling Yumi, teasing Sachiko mercilessly.
"O-onee-sama!" Yumi cried helplessly from Sei's arms. And that was all it took to discard the entire week's worth of avoidance or business or whatever it had been anyway because in the next second Yumi felt herself being pulled from the 'old man's' arms. The moment Sachiko had completely recaptured Yumi, the younger girl wrapped her arms around her onee-sama's waist and buried her face in the taller girl's shoulder, taking in the scent that had been gone for so long.
Luckily, Sachiko was better at controlling her emotions than her distressed petite souer and kept one arm around Yumi's waist while continuing to stare icily at Sei for a moment before turning away. Sei flashed the peace sign before heading towards the office. "I actually came to say hi to my own cute little petite souer! See ya, Sa-chan!"
Sachiko sighed, annoyed by Sei's use of her very personal nickname but it couldn't be helped, so she merely closed her eyes for a moment before looking down tenderly at Yumi, who had finally let go of her waist. The beautiful girl struggled to hide her dismay as Yumi smiled up at her from about a foot away. "Thank you, onee-sama," she said shyly.
"Sei should harrass her own petite souer," Sachiko said in reply, though her tone was much warmer. And then, involuntarily, she drew Yumi tightly to her once again, her eyes narrowing as she caught sight of the wavy caramel hair.
"Yu- oh, good day, Ogasawara-sama," Yamato corrected as her eyes took in the scene. Inside, she was positively ecstatic but on the outside she kept the pleasant smile. "Yumi-chan forgot her lunch," she explained, holding out the bento. Reluctantly, Sachiko loosened her hold on her petite souer so that Yumi could retrieve her lunch. Yamato's eyes glinted as she handed Yumi her lunch and then pulled her in for a quick hug. "You're so forgetful, Yu-chan!" She ruffled Yumi's hair affectionately just to feed the fire which was rapidly growing in Sachiko's eyes.
"Thank you, onee-chan," Yumi replied, blushing with embarrassment. She really was forgetful.
That was the last straw for Sachiko, who was now fuming. "Excuse me, but I would like to know exactly what you are to my Yumi-chan," she spat, unable to keep her lady-like stature at the moment.
Yamato raised her gaze to Sachiko's innocently, not failing to notice that Rosa Chinesis's hands were clenched into fists. Yumi, on the other hand, cringed when she saw how angry her onee-sama was, but at the same time wondered why. "I am Yu-chan's half-sister," Yamato replied coolly. "I've been studying in America for the past two years but I'm spending the rest of my high school years here at Lillian." She cocked her head sweetly. What are you going to do about it?
Gathering the last amount of calm that she had, Sachiko smiled tightly at the confident girl and replied, "While I'm glad that you chose to attend Lillian and hope that you enjoy your stay, I must ask that you respect my position as Yumi's onee-sama." Look closely at her neck and see whose rosary Yumi's wearing, her eyes challenged Yamato, who only nodded her head, attempting to hide the victorious smirk.
"Of course, Sachiko-sama," she replied courteously. "Now if you'll excuse me, I promised my sensei that I would be to class early today. Good day!"
For a moment, there was silence as Yumi gazed up incredulously at her onee-sama- Sachiko had never been so clear, not even with Rosa Gigantea when she was still at Lillian. After a minute, Sachiko looked down calmly at Yumi, though her eyes were clouded over with something new. "Yumi?" she asked, stroking one of her petite souer's pigtails.
"Y-yes, onee-sama?"
"Do you think I'm horrid for asking such a thing?"
The question shocked Yumi- there was no change in onee-sama's expression but now she could clearly read the emotion in Sachiko's eyes: fear. It was something Yumi had never seen in her onee-sama- around Sei, it was more anger or annoyance. "O-of course not, onee-sama," she replied quickly. "Why would I?" The speech had shocked her, but if anything it only made Yumi's heart stop for an extra beat. She was used to her onee-sama's temper and protectiveness (so much so that Yumi didn't even recognize it anymore, which was a shame because she was resultingly blind to what everyone else could so plainly see), but fear... that was something else entirely.
"Perhaps I should not have been so direct," Sachiko mused as she took Yumi's hand, somehow either completely unfazed by the events just minutes earlier or just extremely good at hiding it. Yumi didn't respond- she had a lump in her throat that was blocking all words but three and those three would ruin everything.
Sachiko couldn't see this, however, and wondered for a moment whether she had done the right thing. But in the end it didn't matter, not really- in the end, the same truth would have shone through no matter what. I'm sorry, Yumi, but I can't lose to her.
Yumi bit her lip and ducked her head as she saw her onee-sama standing at the statue of Maria-sama. For some reason, Sachiko-sama had been avoiding her the entire week, or so it seemed. Yumi was sure that it wasn't that- she was sure that her beloved onee-sama was just busy with something but that's what it seemed like.
"Yumi-chaaaan!"
Yumi let out a giant, 'monster' squeal as Satou Sei, the previous Rosa Gigantea, leapt onto her favorite plaything and rubbed her cheek against Yumi's. "S-Sei-sama!" Yumi cried, struggling slightly but not nearly hard enough to shake off Sei.
"Really, Sei? Did you come to Lillian only to harrass my petite souer?" Sachiko had noticed, of course, given Yumi's terrified shreak. Her eyes were fierce, but Sei didn't seem to notice or just didn't fear the wrath of Ogasawara Sachiko because she continued cuddling Yumi, teasing Sachiko mercilessly.
"O-onee-sama!" Yumi cried helplessly from Sei's arms. And that was all it took to discard the entire week's worth of avoidance or business or whatever it had been anyway because in the next second Yumi felt herself being pulled from the 'old man's' arms. The moment Sachiko had completely recaptured Yumi, the younger girl wrapped her arms around her onee-sama's waist and buried her face in the taller girl's shoulder, taking in the scent that had been gone for so long.
Luckily, Sachiko was better at controlling her emotions than her distressed petite souer and kept one arm around Yumi's waist while continuing to stare icily at Sei for a moment before turning away. Sei flashed the peace sign before heading towards the office. "I actually came to say hi to my own cute little petite souer! See ya, Sa-chan!"
Sachiko sighed, annoyed by Sei's use of her very personal nickname but it couldn't be helped, so she merely closed her eyes for a moment before looking down tenderly at Yumi, who had finally let go of her waist. The beautiful girl struggled to hide her dismay as Yumi smiled up at her from about a foot away. "Thank you, onee-sama," she said shyly.
"Sei should harrass her own petite souer," Sachiko said in reply, though her tone was much warmer. And then, involuntarily, she drew Yumi tightly to her once again, her eyes narrowing as she caught sight of the wavy caramel hair.
"Yu- oh, good day, Ogasawara-sama," Yamato corrected as her eyes took in the scene. Inside, she was positively ecstatic but on the outside she kept the pleasant smile. "Yumi-chan forgot her lunch," she explained, holding out the bento. Reluctantly, Sachiko loosened her hold on her petite souer so that Yumi could retrieve her lunch. Yamato's eyes glinted as she handed Yumi her lunch and then pulled her in for a quick hug. "You're so forgetful, Yu-chan!" She ruffled Yumi's hair affectionately just to feed the fire which was rapidly growing in Sachiko's eyes.
"Thank you, onee-chan," Yumi replied, blushing with embarrassment. She really was forgetful.
That was the last straw for Sachiko, who was now fuming. "Excuse me, but I would like to know exactly what you are to my Yumi-chan," she spat, unable to keep her lady-like stature at the moment.
Yamato raised her gaze to Sachiko's innocently, not failing to notice that Rosa Chinesis's hands were clenched into fists. Yumi, on the other hand, cringed when she saw how angry her onee-sama was, but at the same time wondered why. "I am Yu-chan's half-sister," Yamato replied coolly. "I've been studying in America for the past two years but I'm spending the rest of my high school years here at Lillian." She cocked her head sweetly. What are you going to do about it?
Gathering the last amount of calm that she had, Sachiko smiled tightly at the confident girl and replied, "While I'm glad that you chose to attend Lillian and hope that you enjoy your stay, I must ask that you respect my position as Yumi's onee-sama." Look closely at her neck and see whose rosary Yumi's wearing, her eyes challenged Yamato, who only nodded her head, attempting to hide the victorious smirk.
"Of course, Sachiko-sama," she replied courteously. "Now if you'll excuse me, I promised my sensei that I would be to class early today. Good day!"
For a moment, there was silence as Yumi gazed up incredulously at her onee-sama- Sachiko had never been so clear, not even with Rosa Gigantea when she was still at Lillian. After a minute, Sachiko looked down calmly at Yumi, though her eyes were clouded over with something new. "Yumi?" she asked, stroking one of her petite souer's pigtails.
"Y-yes, onee-sama?"
"Do you think I'm horrid for asking such a thing?"
The question shocked Yumi- there was no change in onee-sama's expression but now she could clearly read the emotion in Sachiko's eyes: fear. It was something Yumi had never seen in her onee-sama- around Sei, it was more anger or annoyance. "O-of course not, onee-sama," she replied quickly. "Why would I?" The speech had shocked her, but if anything it only made Yumi's heart stop for an extra beat. She was used to her onee-sama's temper and protectiveness (so much so that Yumi didn't even recognize it anymore, which was a shame because she was resultingly blind to what everyone else could so plainly see), but fear... that was something else entirely.
"Perhaps I should not have been so direct," Sachiko mused as she took Yumi's hand, somehow either completely unfazed by the events just minutes earlier or just extremely good at hiding it. Yumi didn't respond- she had a lump in her throat that was blocking all words but three and those three would ruin everything.
Sachiko couldn't see this, however, and wondered for a moment whether she had done the right thing. But in the end it didn't matter, not really- in the end, the same truth would have shone through no matter what. I'm sorry, Yumi, but I can't lose to her.