Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN STRAWBERRY PANIC OR ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS.
WARNING: Lemony fresh.
"Could you pass me the tea please Tsubomi?"
"Here."
"You coulda passed it a little nicer. And when you respond you should say, 'Yes sempai, allow me to pour it for you.' You need to work on your manners."
"Well, excuse me sempai, please, allow me to pour that for you."
"See, now that wasn't so hard, was it."
"Not at all, sempai."
The edge of Tsubomi's lips twitched as she smiled, she was clearly pissed. Yaya sipped her tea quietly, hiding her own amused smile behind her cup. She just loved riling her underclassman up. Hikari looked from one to the other, smiling at their playful banter. She giggled.
"Ara, what a cute face! You best be careful Hikari, showing such a cute face to others. They might just want to eat you all up! Haha—"
She'd meant it as a joke, it even sounded like a joke, but Hikari had read too much into it. Her giggling immediately ceased, a somewhat unsure look gathered on her face. Yaya's face suddenly grew serious.
"You know I was just kidding Hikari. A joke, that's all."
"I knew that! It's nothing; I just remembered something that I need to do later, really." She picked up her tea, sipping it silently.
"Yeah, sure." Yaya looked down at her own cup.
Tsubomi looked from one to the other; she didn't know what to say. She knew something had happened between them a long time ago, she didn't dare ask either of them, but she knew that whatever it was, it was painful enough to shut even Yaya up.
Knock Knock.
Yaya got up and went to the door. She put her ear to it.
"It's us."
"Geez, what took you guys so long?!" She answered back, opening the door to let them in. They came in quietly, taking a seat at the table as Yaya closed the door, taking her seat again. Nagisa was first to answer, her voice a bit shaky.
"Sorry, sorry. We almost got caught by the Sister. We had to hide in a closet for the longest time, thought she'd never leave! Haha. What?"
Yaya was staring at her funny. "Your face is really red Nagisa, you feeling alright?"
Nagisa brought her hands up to her cheeks. "Huh? Oh, we just ran back here as fast as we could, guess my face is still a little flushed from it."
"Hmmm, really? Tamao's face looks fine."
Tamao picked up her cup taking a sip. "I'm just in better shape than Nagisa here, that's all."
"Geez, you didn't have to say it like that Tamao." Nagisa said playfully. "I'm not that out of shape."
"Well, you do like to eat a lot."
"Tamao!"
Everyone laughed.
Tsubomi sighed. Thank Goodness. They'd come back at just the right time. The atmosphere was no longer stifling.
Hikari was the next to recover. "By the way, was Chiyo feeling any better when she lied down?"
"Yes, she just needs some rest. She's been studying pretty hard lately. She passed out earlier today; I should have been more attentive of her."
"Don't beat yourself up about it Nagisa, we're just as much at fault as you are. She'll be fine though, she just needs to get some rest."
"You're right." She sighed.
"Oh yes, I heard you were in the nurse's office for most of the day Nagisa. Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. A muscle in my wrist was pulled a little, but the nurse said it'd be fine in a couple of days—"
"She means a week," Tamao interjected. "The nurse told you a week Nagisa. You are not to use that wrist at all for the next week, got it?"
"Yes Teacher."
Yaya started in before Tamao had a chance to retaliate against that teacher crack. "Well, you're going to love the stories that are spreading around about what happened to you. So far the best that I've heard is that you were cornered in a classroom and nearly gang-raped. Of course, the one about you fighting off Eva and her hired thugs single-handedly, while somehow managing to save a kitten isn't too bad either." She stated matter-of-factly while drinking her tea.
Nagisa and Tamao just gawked at her. "Are you serious?! That's what they think happened to me?!"
Yaya laughed. "Just pulling your chain. Hahaha! You shoulda seen your faces!" Tears started leaking from the corners of her eyes she was giggling so hard. "Everyone knows that Eva and her two flunkies bullied you some. Sorry, I couldn't resist teasing you two, you're both just too easy."
"That wasn't funny, geez." Nagisa breathed a breath of relief. At least the story was correct.
Tamao picked up her cup of tea, hiding her mouth as she whispered so that only Nagisa could hear, "Well, she was right about the part with you being easy."
Nagisa's face flushed. She quickly picked up her tea to hide her cheeks some.
Luckily the others had started a new topic of conversation.
"…and so you see, I'll just see you in class tomorrow. Ok?"
"Yeah, sure, fine." Yaya said as she got up.
"Yaya?" Everyone was looking at her now as she walked towards to door.
She turned to face them. "I think I'm going to turn in early tonight guys. You enjoy yourselves, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ah, wait Yaya—!"
The door closed behind her, Hikari hadn't even gotten to finish what she wanted to say. They were all still staring after her. Tsubomi suddenly rose as well and ran to the door.
"I think I'm going to go ahead and turn in too. Night, thanks for the tea!"
The door closed behind her again. Nagisa was perplexed.
"What just happened?"
Hikari had a sad look on her face. She rose as well.
"I guess I'm going to go too. Thank you for the tea, it was delicious. I hope we can do this again soon. Goodnight."
"Pleasant dreams." Tamao said as the door closed for the final time that night.
Nagisa looked from Tamao to the door. She was still confused.
"Wait, Tamao, do you know what all that was about? Why did they all leave like that?"
Tamao smiled a little. "Really now Nagisa, you notice when the recipe for the cookies is different, but when it comes to matters of the heart, you don't notice at all."
Nagisa puffed her cheeks out in mock anger. "Well excuse me." She turned the other way.
Tamao chuckled. "But…" Nagisa felt two arms wrap around her midsection pulling her back against something soft. She turned her face to look at the one suddenly right next to her own. "That cluelessness of yours is one of the things I love about you."
Nagisa's cheeks tinted slightly, "Tamao."
The light on the table flickered, the two shadows on the wall completely connected now into one. Although the night outside was cold, the temperature in the room was steadily rising.
Knock Knock. "Yaya-sempai, can I come in? Yaya-sempai?" Tsubomi's voice whispered. She had her arms wrapped about her. Why was the hallway so much colder than the rooms? She shivered.
"Fine, forget it, I'm coming in anyway." She opened the door and immediately noticed the figure sitting hunched with her back against the wall, face buried in her knees. She didn't even move as Tsubomi closed the door and sat next to her, bringing her own knees to her chest.
"Don't get the wrong idea; I'm not worried about you or anything. I just don't feel like having to deal with my roommate's bothersome inquiries as to where I've been tonight."
Again Yaya didn't respond.
Tsubomi stared at her. Minutes passed. Fine, if she was going to be like this.
"You know what? On second thought, I'll just tell the brat to shut the hell up and mind her own business for a change." Tsubomi moved to get off the bed.
A hand gripped her sleeve tightly. She looked back to see Yaya's hand holding it tightly.
"Please…" Her face still buried in her knees. "Stay. Don't go." Tsubomi sighed, smiling.
"That's all you had to say you know." She moved so that while sitting on her knees, they were on both sides of her form. She gently pulled her into a comforting embrace. Yaya gasped a bit from surprise, her form stiffened slightly. "I don't know what happened between you and Hikari-sempai in the past to make things the way they are now, but what I do know is that time heals us. I lost both my mother and my father when I was 7. They were on their way to my brother's soccer game when my father lost control of the car. They fell off a cliff. Both died from the impact."
Yaya couldn't believe what she was hearing. Some where during the story, she had allowed herself to relax into the hug. Tsubomi kept going. "My brother insisted on going to a boarding school out of the city, the soccer program at his old school wasn't good enough for him. He knew mom and dad wouldn't be able to come to all of his games, but this was a big one. His team had made it to the finals in the upper-league high school championships, or something like that. I would have been in the car with them too, if I hadn't had exams that day."
She paused. Unknowingly tears had started to form in her eyes.
"For the longest time I blamed my brother for their death. I thought if it weren't for his selfishness, they would have still been alive, but now I realize how wrong I was. It wasn't his fault. All parents want to see is their children happy and growing up strong. They wanted to see him and see how much he'd grown since they'd last seen him. Their death was nobody's fault. My brother still blames himself. I don't know if he'll ever to get past it."
She pulled back from the embrace. She grasped both sides of Yaya's face and lifted it slightly so that tear-filled eyes met tear-streaked face. Telling that story always made her chest hurt.
"It's going to be ok sempai. Time numbs the pains of our past." Tears spilled from her eyes. "But I guess it doesn't erase them completely, huh?" She smiled through the tears.
Yaya brought her hands up to her face, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Tsubomi-chan." Her face clearly showed care and concern on it now.
"Sorry," Tsubomi said, dropping her hands from Yaya's face and pulled back slightly. She brought her own hands up, rubbing her eyes a little. "Haha, I'm so stupid. I was supposed to be comforting you, but here I am reminiscing about the past. Haha, sorry, I don't even know if I was able to help you any—"
Two arms wrapped around her head bringing her down. Her face met chest as her hands landed on the wall behind them to steady herself some. She felt something soft and warm land on the top of her head, but it was gone as quickly as it had come. Did she just kiss the top of her head?
Yaya spoke up clearly for the second time since Tsubomi walked in that night, "It's ok Tsubomi, everything's going to be alright. Thank you, you have helped me. I'm truly grateful."
Tsubomi flushed. All previous thoughts of her past vanished as new sensations filled her. The position she was suddenly pulled into was definitely comfortable, but the two mounds of flesh pressed against her face seemed to be causing a strange reaction in her. She couldn't help but allow herself to be pressed against them more.
Yaya felt Tsubomi completely relax into the embrace. Her arms wrapped around Yaya's midsection. Yaya smiled down at the little one between her legs. She flushed a little at realizing how intimate their position was, but immediately berated herself for having such thoughts. Ok, stop there you perv. She doesn't need that kind of comforting. She took a deep breath. A wonderful scent filled her nose.
"Hey, Tsubomi, what kinda scent is this; lilies and… some kinda fruit? Oranges maybe?"
Tsubomi brought her face up. "Lilies and Tangerines. You like it? It's a new shampoo."
"Yeah, lilies and tangerines huh? They mix well. Let me use some next time, it smells really good."
Seeing the smile dawn on her sempai's face made her suddenly realize just how close their faces were. She quickly turned her head to the side, resting it over her heart. She could hear the steady beat of her sempai's heart. It was very soothing.
Yaya was a bit perplexed. Why had she suddenly turned away? Was her smile that frightening? Or maybe—oh! But was that even possible? She thought the little spitfire had a thing for Hikari. Was it possible that she had feelings for her too? More importantly, did she even feel anything for the little one? She scrunched her face up in thought.
Several minutes passed. Neither moved.
Tsubomi was becoming interested. She'd been listening to Yaya's heartbeat for the past few minutes. It would speed up rapidly, slow back down, then speed up again. This was the third time it had sped up. She stayed in her position though. She liked hearing her heart. She could feel her own beating faster.
Yaya's thoughts swarmed in her head. Yeah, ok, she did like to tease her and mess around with her a lot. Could she see herself fucking the little tease though?… Yeah, she could, she could actually see herself being with this squirt. She chuckled a bit at her realization. Now all that was left was to see if her assumptions about Tsubomi feeling for her were right.
Tsubomi heard Yaya's chuckle. She's laughing? She looked up into Yaya's face only to be left with her mouth slightly open in surprise. She was staring at her with an intense, serious face. Why though?
"Yaya-sempai?" She questioned uneasily pulling back from the embrace just a little.
"Tsubomi-chan, I made the mistake of not acting on love once before until it was too late. I don't plan on making the same mistake twice."
She closed the distance between them softly. Their lips met in an innocent, love-filled kiss. Tsubomi's eyes widened at the sudden declaration from her sempai and the sweet kiss that followed. Sweet? Yes, that was the right word for it. She allowed her eyes to droop closed as she returned the kiss with even more pressure. Her cheeks flushed, not knowing if she was doing it right. Yaya's eyes opened slightly to see those cheeks. She knew that this must have been her first kiss, she could feel her inexperience. Well, she was her sempai; it was her job to guide this underclassman. She pulled back from the kiss slowly, allowing her to breathe.
"Hmmm… not bad, clearly a beginner, but it wasn't bad for your first attempt." She smiled slyly.
Tsubomi's face reddened with both embarrassment and anger. "Wha-what do you mean a beginner?! First attempt?! I'll have you know that—kyaa!"
Yaya had grabbed her by both shoulders and flipped them so that their heads were at the top of the bed, herself on top. She still wore that sly smile.
"You're so much fun to tease. Don't worry though, not everyone is good at it at first. But, luckily for you, you have a caring sempai that is ready, willing, and able to instruct you on these matters." Her smile widened as she brought her lips but a mere inch from hers. Tsubomi's eyes widened as she whispered ever so lightly, "As one who has experienced it all, I will be able to teach you everything. By the time I'm done with you, your grade will be nothing short of an A ."
She was about to close the distance when a finger on her lips stopped them short. "Wait a minute." Stern eyes met confused ones. "Yaya-sempai, do you mean to say you're not a virgin?"
"Geez Tamao, did you have to put it in so hard. Owww… I'm not looking forward to using the bathroom anytime soon." Nagisa groaned as she rolled over on her side to face Tamao.
How had the night escalated to this? They had just confessed to each other earlier. Sure, they'd agreed that since everyone had left early they could have some fun. Nagisa had no idea that Tamao's idea of fun was a bit kinkier than she'd expected. But she had to admit, she didn't exactly say no to the dildo. Well, after it was in that is. She heard a dull thud as Tamao placed the 'object' on the floor, returning to lie back on the bed.
Tamao smiled sweetly. "Now, now, no need for complaints. After all, you sounded like you enjoyed it… thoroughly." Her smile widened slightly as she closed some of the distance between them. "Let me see."
"T-Tamao, wait, stop!"
Tamao swiftly grabbed both Nagisa's knees spreading them. She brought her face down to where her core was but an inch or two away. Nagisa's hands weren't fast enough to stop her next course of action.
"Hmmm…" She used her tongue, taking one long, slow lick from bottom to top, earning a short gasp, followed by a moan from her lover as she covered her mouth with her hands, trying in vain to stifle herself.
Tamao licked her lips a little. "Well, just as I thought, you did enjoy our last session. You're still wet from it." She spread her knees ever further apart. Nagisa's heartbeat was picking up as she heard and felt Tamao. "Shall we play a little game? Hmm… let's see… ah! I know!" She glanced up at Nagisa's fearful face. She knew Tamao's 'games' were not to be taken lightly. A playful smile accompanied by mischievous eyes made Nagisa's heart thump even harder. "How many orgasms can Nagisa take before she passes out? I believe the count so far is 2?" Tamao was clearly enjoying this.
Nagisa's face flushed even redder. "I am not your toy—ahh!" Nagisa's words were cut off as Tamao had returned to her previous actions of stroking her core with her tongue.
Nagisa covered her mouth once again in an attempt to silence her moans; they didn't need an audience for this show. She could feel Tamao's tongue delve into her, moving about as she used her nose to push against her bundle of nerves. She could feel that sensation building again as she felt her core pulsing in a rhythm.
Her legs inadvertently spread further apart, allowing Tamao more access and the use of her hands. She removed her tongue and replaced it with a finger. As moved her mouth up a little she began sucking and licking her as she pumped her finger in and out of Nagisa's core.
Nagisa's stifled groans grew loader, her body began to twitch and tremble slightly in anticipation. The pulsing increased rapidly, she could feel herself becoming even wetter, and then she felt it. She felt her walls close around Tamao's finger as her back arched off the bed. She heard her shout Tamao's name into her hands as she orgasmed for the third time that night. As Nagisa laid back down on the mattress, she brought her hands down allowing herself to breathe properly. Tamao removed her finger from inside her, cleaning it thoroughly before moving up so that she was lying on top of her, their breasts pressed together. She could feel Nagisa's rapid heartbeat winding itself down little by little. Tamao loved seeing her like this, seeing her floating in such a blissful, pleasure-filled state.
She trailed her hand from her ear to her cheek, bringing Nagisa out of her drifting state. She smiled dreamily at her making Tamao chuckle. "Say, Tamao, what do you think Chiyo thought we were doing earlier in the nurses office today?"
Amazing. Back to reality in an instant. Even though her body was still numb, her mind was back up to speed. This girl never ceased to amaze her. "Probably thought we were playing doctor."
"Haha, I doubt it. Chiyo doesn't seem the type to have such thoughts. She's such a pure and innocent kid. Such thoughts would probably make her—oh, well, you could be right actually. She did pass out red as a tomato. But still, she's so young. I didn't even think those kind of thoughts until recently."
Tamao smiled. "Well, we could test her to find out for sure."
"How? And don't suggest anything remotely related to tying her down and forcing her to watch us have sex, cause that is NEVER going to happen."
"Haha, no, not a bad idea though. No, just leave it to me. Don't you worry about it!" She smiled sweetly at Nagisa earning a skeptical look in return. Something tells me I should worry anyway.
Oh shit. Way to go smarty.
Yaya moved back off of Tsubomi enough so that she could sit up to face her. She sighed. This was going to be a difficult one to explain.
"Yes, I lost my virginity a while back."
Tsubomi was at a loss for words. Lucky for her, Yaya continued.
"It was the summer before I met Hikari. There was this guy I liked and had been best friends with since I was little. I'd been having doubts as to whether or not I preferred guys over girls for the past year or so. I was confused about my sexuality. Then one day he up and told me he loved me and had been in love with me for a long time. I wasn't too surprised, after all, we'd been close for so long. Such things are bound to happen. I loved him too, but as to whether or not I was in love with him was the question. I knew though that if I couldn't make it work with him, then I wouldn't be able to make it with any guy. So we decided to take our relationship to the next level."
"At first it was just dating and kissing and small touches of kindness here and there. It was nice, a bit awkward, but nice. I did care about him, so it wasn't terrible or anything. Then that summer, while on a hiking trip, a storm suddenly blew in and we had to take shelter from the rain in a cave nearby. We were soaked and it was getting dark. We decided to stay there for the night and just leave at sunrise. We made a fire and ate some of the emergency supplies. He offered that we stay close to each other for warmth in the night in case the fire went out. It sounded practical at the time. But one gentle touch led to another and before I knew it, it had already happened."
Tsubomi sat there, not moving an inch as Yaya told her story. She'd noticed as her story had progressed, her facial expressions had gotten sadder and sadder as her story winded down.
"I should have been happy, it should have felt good, but all I felt afterwards was emptiness. I started crying, he thought I was in physical pain or something. I felt awful, not just because it had no meaning for me, but for him. He had given me his heart, but I couldn't give him mine. He took the news better than I thought he would though. He said he knew; that he'd always had a feeling about my love for him. He said he still loved me, even after all that I had done to him; he was actually the one that helped me come out to my parents. He was there for me when I needed him the most. If only I could have loved him in the sense he wanted, then maybe I would have never fallen for Hikari and been hurt like that—"
"Don't say that!"
Yaya looked up, surprised to hear Tsubomi burst out like that and have such an angry look on her face.
"Wha—why are you so pissed? If I was with him then things may have turned out for the better. He wouldn't have been hurt like that! Neither of us would've!" She could feel her own anger rising.
"No, that's not it!" Tsubomi looked down. She tried wording her next statement carefully, "It's true, you may have been happier, but, I mean, if all that hadn't happened, I'm not saying that I'm happy that it did, but, we, well, might not have ended up together like we are now." She whispered that last part quietly, twiddling her thumbs in nervousness.
Her anger instantly dissipated, her heart flooded with warmth. "That's true." She reached forward to caress her cheek, slowly bringing her face closer. "At least now I'll be in a relationship where I get to be the dominate one. I didn't like the fact that since he was a guy, he got to lead."
"Woh, wait just a minute." For the second time that night Tsubomi had stopped her advances. "Who says you get to be—mrph!"
Yaya didn't like the fact that she thought she could boss her around. She held her face tightly to her own, making the kiss both passionate and forceful. Tsubomi didn't resist but for a moment before she allowed herself to relax into it, letting Yaya take the lead. She felt herself being pushed back down onto the pillow, her legs intertwined with Yaya's. She was surprised to feel Yaya's tongue touch her lips.
Yaya pulled back a little. "Open your mouth some."
Tsubomi obliged as Yaya descended upon her again, this time slipping her tongue into her mouth. It was warm and some other feeling she couldn't quite place. Whatever it was, it was anything but bad. She felt Yaya's tongue explore her mouth, wrapping itself around her own, attempting to dominate it. This emboldened her some. She forced her own tongue into Yaya's mouth exploring it for herself, only to be drawn into a fierce battle with Yaya's tongue over dominance. They would've continued had they not needed oxygen. The kiss had left Yaya breathing fairly hard, while Tsubomi was gasping for air.
Yaya laughed. "I guess the next thing we need to work on is your stamina."
Tsubomi's face was already red from the kiss, but you could tell from her voice that she was embarrassed. "Leave me alone alright! Pant. I'm not exactly a pro at this you know!"
At least she was willing to admit it now.
Yaya saw something twitch out of the corner of her eye, only to see that the clock had just changed to 2:00am. She sighed.
"Maybe we should stop here for tonight. It's getting pretty late."
"What? But—"
"I know, I don't want to stop either, but we need to get at least a little bit of sleep or else we're going to be like zombies tomorrow." She said, nuzzling her nose with her own.
"Fine, but only under one condition."
"Ara, and what might that be?"
Tsubomi's face dawned a slight tint. "I get to sleep in your bed tonight." The seriousness in her voice made Yaya burst out in a fit of laughter.
"Don't laugh! I'm serious!"
Yaya gave her a light kiss. "Haha, alright, alright, but I'm a bit surprised. I would think you'd be afraid of me jumping you in the middle of the night. You know how wolves just love to eat up all the cute girls." She said with a mischievous look on her face.
"Hmph, it's not like I'd be totally against it."
This actually made Yaya flush. "Are you sure you're a virgin?"
This question earned her a pillow in the face.
"Tamao-oneesama!"
Chiyo woke up covered in sweat. What on earth was happening to her?! First she'd had that dream with Nagisa being overtaken by Tamao and now she just had a similar dream, but with the positions reversed! Intimidating, evil Nagisa was much more frightening than Tamao had been.
She shivered lightly, remembering the sly smile that had formed on her beautiful sister's face as she cornered Tamao in the shower and—ah! No, no, she wasn't going to relive that!
Why had she been thinking of these things recently? She was NOT a perverted girl; the thought of just holding hands with someone was embarrassing enough. She pictured herself walking down the street, hand-in-hand with Nagisa. She smiled dreamily at the blissful thought, allowing herself to slip into the daydream. Suddenly she realized her other hand was being held as well. She turned her head to see Tamao.
Tamao? She was brought out of it instantly. Well, her feelings for Tamao had grown over the past months; they were almost as strong as those she held for Nagisa. Almost.
She sighed. Another night with little sleep.
Swish
What was that? She sat up quickly in her bed, looking around to catch the cause of the sound. Was it a ghost? She cowered slightly. She was never good with ghosts and scary things in general. Just then her eye caught something white. She looked down on the floor in front of her door to see a slip of paper.
She got up, turning on her light. Oops. She quickly looked over at her roommate's bed only to find it empty. She sighed. Her roommate sure was a wild one. Picking up the paper she read it out loud.
CHIYO,
COME TO OUR ROOM TOMORROW NIGHT AT 11. REST WELL!
LOVE,
NAGISA AND TAMAO
Another tea party? So soon? Hmmm… strange. They usually held them once a week. Why was there going to be another one the day after?
'LOVE.' She brought the letter to her lips, kissing it lightly. Even though she knew it was just a closing and had no real special meaning, it still made her feel warm inside. The thought of being loved by the both of them… Ahh! No, no, stop this thought-train now, before it turns into one of those dreams. She sighed. Something told her tomorrow was going to be an interesting day. As she turned off the light and lied down to rest once more, her thoughts couldn't help but drift back to her two beautiful onee-samas and the meeting that awaited her tomorrow.
Just realized that each new chapter is at least 1000 or more words than the last. Go me. It's not on purpose though mind you. Guess I'm just goin with the flow, ya know? Oh and I realize "cluelessness" isn't actually a word, but it probably will be someday. Please R&R! Thanks!
Alice