Authors Notes: This fic is written with all of the girls past history up until Season 4 Episode 5: The Red Rose's Sigh. I really loved this episode because it focused on Sachiko and Yumi so wonderfully not to mention it seems they are becoming a bit more open with their 'feelings' toward one another (as it shows more and more in the 4th Season).

So, this fic takes place on that Date Day and instead of rolling on as it did in the 4th Season I chose to expand more on how that day affected them and…possibly…where it could lead them. So it follows the storyline, sorta hehe, and then it veers off and a bit OOC. Not entirely sure how long this story is going to be either, I guess I'll just write until I can't anymore! This isn't a fic I have written a head of time so expect the updates to be not set like my Sailor Moon Fic. I will do my best though :)

Thoughts by the characters are italicized and between two of these * little guys.

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There are spoilers in this if, you haven't watched that season yet, so you have been warned!

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I don't own any of the characters, I wish I did because they are amazing, but a girl can dream XD

Sachiko laid in bed thinking about everything that had happened that day. It had been a date between herself and Yumi, the Amusement Park their destination, though ultimately it led to her being here – in her bed.

"Is something the matter?"

"I was jealous of Kashiwagi today."

"Oh my…"

A faint blush made its way to Sachikos' cheeks remembering the conversation she held with Yumi before she left. She had never known anyone to have jealously involving that aspect of her life. It was a new feeling but one that she didn't mind experiencing. Yumi always made her feel new things and showed her new things, if anything she had learned as much from her petite soeur as she learned from Sachiko.

Sachiko rolled over in her bed to look out of her window into the night sky, the moon shining brightly and the starts twinkling in chorus. A smile came to Sachikos' face as she continued to play the memory in her mind.

"Because he easily does things that I cannot do, even if I wanted to. And he knows things so well about you that I do not."

"How silly. There are also things that you can do that Suguru cannot. For example…"

"For example?"

Sachiko looked at her hand that Yumi had held in the car as she slept on the way home. She loved to touch her petite soeur and knew that any chance she had she took it. A brush of her hair, a moment to fix a part of Yumis' uniform, a hug…

With a groan of frustration Sachiko rolled over on her back to gaze into the top canopy of her bed, the moonlight casting shadows over the fabric. This wasn't the first night she couldn't sleep because she was thinking about the day though those thoughts always went back to Yumi. One thing she couldn't get out of her mind…

"Or should Sacchan and I cordially wait for you?"

"NO! I absolutely do not want that!"

After Yumi and Suguru shared that dialogue they made their way to the roller coaster ride while she stayed with Yumis' brother, Yuki, on the bench. Sachiko had watched her petite soeur and cousin while they waited in line and it was Yumis' body language that puzzled her. Yumi almost seemed standoff-ish towards Suguru, not that Sachiko could blame her, nothing good ever came from Suguru when Yumi had ever interacted with him but something seemed…different. She had continued to watch as Yumis' expression filled face shifted, it was like something had saddened her, but what could it have been? Sachiko hadn't thought about it at the time because hearing Yumi scream with delight during the ride made her extremely happy.

Yumi did make her happy, she made her the happiest she had ever been, and that is something Sachiko truly treasured above all else. A sigh escaped her lips as she saw the time on the clock.

*Well thank goodness there isn't school tomorrow because I'm getting no sleep tonight.*

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"What I wanted to see right now was your smile. It was your hand that I wanted holding mine in the car. Is that bad?"

"Bad? Hardly!"

"How much he knows about me is bound to differ, because of the amount of time you and I have known one another is different. By that argument, I would have to be jealous of Yuki too."

Yumi let the hot water pelt her body as she stood in the shower her mind going over the day she shared with her Onee-sama. She loved going out on dates more than anything in the world because she was able to spend all of that wonderful alone time with Sachiko. She couldn't believe her luck when Sachiko asked her to go to the amusement park especially when it had been made clear, after a fumble on Yumi's part that it possibly very well could have been…

"…a date!" Yumi said as she couldn't help herself nor contain the excitement she felt still, even though the date was over.

It had been such a lovely day, that is, until Yuki and Kashiwagi had shown up not to mention when her Onee-sama had taken ill. Yumi felt a tightness in her chest suddenly thinking about the aforementioned and closed her eyes until it stopped.

*What was that?*

She dried herself off after getting out of the shower and got ready for bed wondering for the millionth time if Sachiko really was going to be okay. While she was worried about her Onee-sama she couldn't help but smile in remembrance to what she had been thinking in the shower. It made her happy that she was wanted and needed by her Onee-sama, so very much so that she almost felt giddy inside, but it had eased her heart in so many ways to feel Sachiko's touch against her cheek.

Onee-sama's touch always makes me feel so much better, so much more confident.

Yumi flopped down on her bed, finally fully giddy, as she curled herself around her extra pillow. Her brown eyes caught an image on the wall and all she could see was Sachiko. It was the image that changed her life forever. There was their first meeting where the most popular upperclassmen fixed her scarf, giving a reminder to always be tidy, and walk off. Had Yumi known that day she would be that beautiful girls' petite soeur she would have…

*Wait…Beautiful?*

Yumi frowned for a moment as her eyes went back to the image on the wall. Yes, her Onee-sama was beautiful and very well explained the large group of girls that always seemed to follow Sachiko. With a slight smirk Yumi couldn't blame them because she too had been a part of that group – a Sachiko Fan. She hugged her pillow tighter to her until there was a knock at the door.

"Yumi? Are you decent? Can I come in?"

"Hai, Yuki, I was just getting ready for bed." Yumi said as she rolled over to greet her brother as he walked in.

"Mom wanted me to give you these." He said with a smile as he tossed his sister a set of keys.

Yumi squeaked as the metal came flying at her, which led to Yuki laughing, but her eyes went wide as she saw just what the keys went to.

"The Cabin?" she nearly choked on her own words.

"Mom said that since you were going to be at the house alone for the break after exams that you should at least get away for awhile."

"Demo, the cabin hasn't been used all year and…" Yumi began to sputter.

"You could invite Sachiko-sama there." Yuki interrupted her, enjoying so very much watching his sisters' face go completely red.

"Onee-sama…" she whispered and dared to look at her brother.

"Why not? It would give you two some time alone and there is always the lake there, not to mention you could always camp or hike if it got to be too boring. Either way, you should go and just unwind." Yuki said as he walked out the door smiling to himself thinking about his sister and Sachiko finally alone together.

Yumi watched her brother leave her room but her eyes eventually fell to the keys in her hands, looking at them as if they were the most precious objects in the world. So many thoughts filled the girls head until she clutched them to her chest, anxiety and nervousness overwhelming her.

*The Cabin…

Would Onee-sama come?

Would Onee-sama have the time to go?

We would be alone…*

A blush covered Yumi's face at that thought and gave her the courage needed to pick up her cell phone. She had never used the number Sachiko had given her, telling herself that she should never bother her Onee-sama after school save a dire emergency. Brown eyes drifted up to the clock.

*Would it be too late to call her?

Yes of course Yumi, baka, but how about a text?

Yes! A text could be read at leisure…*

Before she could realize what she was doing her fingers were flying over the key pad of her phone.

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*This is absolutely ridiculous, it is nearly one in the morning, and any decent person would be…*

Sachiko's inner monologue was interrupted by a strange sound from her night stand. With a slight frown she listened carefully to hear it again.

*What is that noise?*

Sitting up in bed she turned on the lamp and gazed down at her cell phone.

"1 New Text Message: Fukuzawa, Yumi."

Sachiko's eyes widened for a moment as she just stared at her phone. A text message from Yumi? She had never received anything of the sort from anyone and to get one now from Yumi? With quick fingers she opened up the message.

"Onee-sama, forgive me for the late message. I was given the keys to the family cabin and was wondering if you might be available to spend the rest of the break with me there. I was planning on leaving around 8am if you wanted to meet me at my home. Yumi."

"Yumi has a cabin?" Sachiko said aloud after reading the message.

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"Baka, baka, baka!" Yumi slapped her forehead with her palm each time she spoke a word.

*How could I have been so stupid?

I should have called her in the morning and gave her all of the information properly.*

She fell back in bed, holding her cell phone in her hand, as she suffered in her embarrassment at failing to act as a proper lady like her Onee-sama had taught her.

*I will call her in the morning and apologize.*

Yumi sighed, whimpering slightly, until an alarmingly loud squeal of surprise left her lips at the vibrating movement in her hand. Within moments Yuki burst through the door.

"Are you alright?" he asked concerned for his sister, whose room was next to his, at her making such loud noises at that time of night.

"Yuki!" she squealed again as her phone vibrated once more, dropping her phone as if it were on fire.

Yuki walked over to his sisters' bed and picked up her phone seeing it had a message waiting for her from Sachiko. The look in his sisters' eyes told him she was terrified at what the response was to whatever she messaged Sachiko about but at the same time there was so much hope.

*So she DID ask Sachiko if she wanted to go to the cabin.*

Yumi nodded and closed her eyes as she heard Yuki pressing the keys to her phone to read the message. Silence filled the room for the longest time until one by one Yumi opened her eyes, wondering why Yuki didn't tell her what was in the message.

"Well?"

Yuki turned the phone for Yumi to see and was instantly knocked to the floor in an embrace from his sister, squeals and happy laughter filling the room, as he just laid there once again looking at the phones screen…

"I'll be there. Sachiko."

Authors Notes: So there you have it the beginning to my first Maria Watches Over Us Fic. I'm a huge Sachiko and Yumi fan so I wanted to write something about them. I find it a challenge to write considering Sachikos personality but I am going to give it a good effort! *strikes a determined pose*

I plan to take these lovely girls a bit out of their character securities and I hope that I can pull it off somewhat realistically but be prepared to see 'different sides' to each of them - publicly and/or privately.

So enjoy!

Chapter 2 hopefully to come sometime in the coming weeks.