Hello! This is the first chapter for my first story (Yay!), I'll try my best to make this a good story and I hope you enjoy it.

I might be changing the order of some events in the story to better suit my ideas, but I don't think I'll be making any "drastic" changes any time soon.

I was also thinking of making a Harem like story, although I'm still trying to figure out how to do that *shrugs* I'll try my best!

Disclaimer: I do not own Citrus or any of the characters. Or the cover image (I wish I did though)

Harumi stared across the cafeteria table at her closest friend, who was once again in a depressed mood. To everyone else it looked as if she was staring at her, but she had actually just drifted off into her subconsciousness. How did she know that? Well for one she hadn't touched her food at all, and while someone else would have dismissed it as her simply not being hungry she knew better than that, it was curry after all which was Yuzu's favorite. She would also occasionally take quick glances around the cafeteria as if she was trying to see if a certain person was around, quickly slumping her entire body onto the table when she gave up. She had been doing that since Yuzu told her that there was someone she liked. At first Harumi had wondered who the lucky guy that had captured her friend's entire being was.

It turns out, she recently found out, that it probably wasn't even a guy.

I mean who would be dumb enough to think Yuzu liked a guy? Well as a matter of fact she was. She really should have seen this coming a mile away, they attended an all girls school after all. Even if Yuzu did have someone that she liked from another school, it would be next to impossible to see that certain person let alone spend any time with them at all. The school did have a bunch of rules after all, not that she cared anyway. She had never said anything specific about who she liked, never told her what they were like, what they looked like, or if they had similar interests.

Absolutely nothing.

She had her suspicions as to who it was- No... she knew who it was, but she didn't want to admit it... didn't want to be right. She never thought that Yuzu would fall in love with another girl. She was even more surprised when she found out that girl was Yuzu's...stepsister... of all people. At first she didn't want to make any assumptions, but she knew there couldn't be anyone else. That was what she wanted to tell herself, but she had seen how even the mere mention of Mei would make her flustered and smile when she thought no one else was looking.

She had noticed how Yuzu would stare at Mei when they passed each other in the hallways. The way her eyes lingered on Mei when she walked around the classroom handing back assignments. Or the way Yuzu would jump at the opportunity to spend a few extra seconds with Mei, even when the brunette clearly didn't care whether or not Yuzu kept her company...and there were also those sister love-manga that she had seen Yuzu secretly place on her backpack when she thought no one else was looking, she assumed that she had just recently purchased it.

It had fully proved her suspicions.

She hated that. Yuzu didn't deserve that. Mei didn't deserve her love. She was a kindred spirit, selfless and caring. Mei was uncaring, self-centered and cold-hearted.

"What's wrong Yuzucchi?"asked Harumi despite already knowing what was troubling her friend.

"Hmm? Oh, nothing I just didn't get enough sleep last night that's all." Yuzu sighed, while trying to cover it up with a fake yawn.

"Same response as always" Harumin thought, frowning.

She needed to do something cheer Yuzu up. She didn't want to brag, but she was very good at cheering her up.

She was afraid that she would have to do something...drastic... in order to get Yuzu to smile again. She loved to see her smile, especially when she was the source of Yuzu's happiness.

She needed a gesture...a promise... something for Yuzu to look forward to.

"Hey Yuzu, we should go on a date today."

Yuzu's head snapped up, their eyes locking together making Harumi's breath hitch.

"Yeah... we should go on a date tonight - I'll even take care of everything!" she said with a slightly forced smile, Yuzu still staring at her in surprise.

Yuzu stared at her for a few more seconds, biting her lower lip. Harumi was watching her closely while she unconsciously mimicked her, wondering what her response was going to be. She was pleasantly surprised at how much consideration Yuzu was putting on her suggestion.

Pleasantly surprised... and terrified. If Yuzu said no, she could play it off as a joke - but it would devastate her. She didn't understand why... they were just friends and nothing more. She was only trying to cheer her up... Yuzu loved someone else anyway so it wouldn't matter.

"Just a... friendly date, right?" Yuzu double-checked

She grimaced at the word 'friendly'.

"Absolutely! You just need a nice 'friendly' date." Harumi said, nodding her head enthusiastically.

She hoped she didn't make Yuzu uncomfortable.

"Ok... that actually sounds fun. I'll get to see what you're like on a date."

The bell sounded in the background, alerting the students that lunch period was over and that it was time to head to the afternoon classes.

"Here Yuzu, have a cookie," she said, picking up her uneaten dessert off of her tray and extending it to the blonde, who accepted it excitedly.

"Thank you, Harumin!" the blonde responded as they made their way towards the hallways.

They started walking towards their next class and while Yuzu was happily munching on her dessert.

She slowed her pace when she saw how happy Yuzu was, she smiled to herself eager for their date to begin.

"Oh no! I need to plan out everything, I have no idea what to do!" Harumi started panicking internally flailing her arms around behind Yuzu.

Yep. Today was going to be a good day.

When the final bell rang announcing the end of school for the day, Harumi quickly gathered all of her belongings and rushed out the front doors.

She was hoping to spend some more alone time with Yuzu, but her mood instantly went down when she saw the rigid girl that was standing beside Yuzu near the front gates.

Slowing her pace down to that of a snail, she had just found herself in no big hurry to reach the pair, or in reality - Mei.

Being alone with Yuzu was probably one of her favorite things in life, but spending time with Yuzu and Mei made her want to puke.

"Hey Yuzu!... Prez," Harumi greeted cheerfully and not so cheerfully the two different girls. "Didn't expect you to go home so early, Prez."

Mei had raised an eyebrow at the difference in her tone when she was addressed compared to the one used on Yuzu, "There was no need to stay any longer, we finished everything that was necessary early today." Mei replied stoically. Harumi mere hummed in slight acknowledgement before turning her attention towards Yuzu again.

"So Yuzu, are you excited for tonight?" she asked, noticing that the blonde's mood was once again fluctuating in the strange limbo of happy and sad that would always appear in the presence of Mei.

Thankfully Yuzu smiled at Harumi's question, giving her hope that Mei hadn't completely ruined Yuzu's mood... again.

"Yeah, I'm really curious as to what your plans might be!"

Smiling, Harumi thought about her "master" plan she had just put finishing touches on moments ago. It wasn't anything spectacular because she didn't want their evening to be to outrageous. It probably didn't help that she kept on second guessing all of her ideas. She instead had ended up settling for a more "traditional" date, but improved with her awesomeness. She just wanted Yuzu to have fun and a good time, if she achieved that then she would be beyond happy.

More than anything, she wanted to Yuzu to see that some people could.. and would...treat her as more than just a hindrance. Maybe that would help Yuzu give up on her feelings for Mei... well maybe not... but the unyielding robot didn't seem to care that Yuzu had plans for the evening, opting to walk beside them in stone dead silence instead.

Harumi pushed the statue like girl out of her thoughts, trying her best to imagine that Mei wasn't even there at all.

"I think I planned the perfect evening for you" she said, reverting her attention towards Mei when she noticed the girl throw a miniscule glance at her.

Harumi smirked when she saw this, " So, the statue is curious after all..." Harumi's smirk grew a little more," Perhaps I could... provoke... her a little more"

"I'll pick you up at 6 for our date!" She commented gleefully when they reached the point where they headed their different ways. She looked back once more, giving Yuzu a beaming smile which only widened when she noticed the veiled look of shock on Mei's face before rushing home to prepare herself for later.

She just couldn't wait for her date with Yuzu to begin.

So there we are! The first chapter for my very first story, I hope you guys like it! Just so you know I love most of the characters in Citrus, so don't think that I don't actually like Mei for whatever reason that it may look like I do in how I wrote the first chapter. You have to remember that I am planning to somehow make this into a small harem like story, no matter how tough it is.

There may be a few grammar errors, but that's only because I don't have a really good computer and it usually ends up missing a few things I type.I'll probably end up uploading the second chapter by or hopefully before the end of the week since I've already started working on it.

I also understand that it may be a little short, but it is my first chapter and I didn't want to write the date in this chapter but trust me when I say that I am very excited to write it.

I would love it if someone would leave a review and tell me what they think and if anyone has any suggestions on how they think I can continue or improve this story then feel free to PM me anytime and I would be glad to consider anyone's suggestions.

See you later!