Hey, so here's another update. We're starting right where we left off last time. Enjoy!

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"About what?" Sakurako asked standing up.

"Uhh..." Kyouko said turning and looking at the group of girls in her living room. She placed a hand next to her mouth and whispered "Himawari."

Sakurako glared and blushed at the older girl. "What about her?" She asked through her teeth.

"Follow me." Kyouko said and walked down the hallway, in the opposite direction of the living room. Sakurako followed questionably. They arrived at a door and Kyouko opened it wide. They stepped through the doorway and found themselves on Kyouko's back porch. It was a large screened in room with a couch at one end and a two person swing at the other. Where the walls weren't just unpainted wood there were black screens to keep the bugs out. In the center of the longest wall was a door that led outside to the back yard with a set of five stairs that lead to the ground.

"What is it?" Sakurako asked crossing her arms over her chest.

Kyouko took a step away from the girl with a bad temper. "Look I just wanted to know if you like her."

"It's none of your business!" Sakurako yelled balling her hands into fists at her sides.

Kyouko frowned. "If you like her why don't you just ask her out already?"

The tsunderes face was a dark red. "I said I don't like her!"

"I'll go get her and you can ask her out here in private, okay?" Kyouko asked smiling.

"No!" Sakurako yelled. "Don't do that!"

"Why not?" Kyouko asked tilting her head to the side. "You like her, right?"

"No!" Sakurako yelled at the top of her lungs, her face still red.

Kyouko, unfazed by the yelling, stood there smiling. "But she likes you."

"No I-" Sakurako cut her yelling off. "She does?"

"It's kind of obvious..." Kyouko said scratching the back of her head.

Sakurako turned around so Kyouko couldn't see her face. She was smiling from ear to ear; small tears of joy were forming in the corners of her eyes. "If other people see it... it must be true!" Sakurako thought cheerfully. "Go get her... please." Sakurako said without turning back around.

"Okay." Kyouko said bowing. She could hear the happiness in the younger girl's voice. She left the cheerful girl on her porch and went to go get Himawari.

She entered the living room and saw all the other girls sitting around talking to each other.

Back on the smaller couch Akari was sitting with Rise, holding a small black device. Ayano, Chitose and Chizuru were sitting on one couch talking about the student council and pickles. On the other couch was Chinatsu who was holding on to Yui's arm cuddling up to her senpai's side, trying to get her face closer to the older girls'. Himawari sat next to them.

Kyouko walked over to Himawari, but stopped in front of Chinatsu and Yui. "What did I tell you before Chinatsu-Chan?"

Both girls looked up at her confused. "What do you mean Kyouko-Senpai?" The pinkette asked.

"Yui loves me!" Kyoko announced. "So leave her alone. But you can come play with me all you want China-Chan!"

"I don't want you." Chinatsu said dully.

With a defeated look on her face, Kyouko looked to Himawari. "Sakurako wants to talk to you. Follow me."

"Sh-she does?" Himawari asked standing up.

"Yeah. Come on." Kyouko said as she led the blue haired girl out of the living room and down the hallway to the back door.

"Do you know what it's about?" Himawari asked.

"I think so, but I'll let her explain." Kyouko said opening the door and motioning for her to go out it.

"Th-thank you." Himawari told the older girl as she stepped out. Kyouko just nodded and left the two girls on her porch and went back to her party.

Himawari looked around the small screened in room. It wasn't dark yet, but it would be soon. The sun was just beginning to set as she noticed Sakurako sitting, not on one of the seats, but on one of the stairs. She walked over and looked down at her. "May I join you?"

After a short silence Sakurako answered. "Whatever."

Himawari dusted off the stair and sat down next to the chestnut haired girl. Silence followed as the two girls just sat there looking up at the sun watching it disappear behind a mountain far off in the distance.

Himawari looked over at her so called rival; the dimmed light caused the shorter of the two girl's hair to glow a beautiful shade of gold. "She's so cute..." Himawari thought, tilting her head to the side a bit.

"She's staring at me." Sakurako said to herself, not giving into Himawari by looking at her. She just kept her eyes cast upwards towards the sky.

Himawari turned her attention back to the sky and resumed watching the sun set. The shades of yellow, red and orange lined the sky causing the trees at the top of the mountains to turn a light pink. "It's beautiful. Isn't it?" Himawari asked, looking back over at Sakurako.

After a short silence, and a small sigh, Sakurako replied. "Yeah, it is." She turned her attention to Himawari now, making sure to look the blue haired maiden directly in the eyes. She smiled gently. "I really like you." She thought, wanting to say it out loud, but couldn't bring herself to do so.

After having looked Himawari in the eyes for over a minute now, Sakurako couldn't take it. She tore her eyes away and went back to watching the sun set. It was almost over now, the sky was just about black, except for the one line of color that could be seen on the top of the mountain. "Just do it!" Sakurako told herself. "She likes you... Just do it!" Sakurako was yelling at herself on the inside. "Do something before you run out of time!" Sakurako just swallowed her pride with a gulp and slide her hand along the wooden stair. She kept going, her hand shaking a bit, until it met with Himawari's. She slipped her hand under the blue haired girl's and laced her fingers delicately with the other girls.

Himawari didn't move, but she did allow her hand to stay entangled with Sakurako's. For now, this was good. She smiled to herself, feeling the warmth of the shorter girls palm against hers was the best feeling shes ever felt.

As the sun took its final dip, causing the entire sky to become black, the two girls realized there were no other distractions to keep them from talking about what the clearly needed to.

The moon and stars gave them all the light they needed as the turned to face each other, their hands still together, with no intention of letting go anytime soon.

The looked at each other, holding their gaze for a moment before Sakurako leaned in and gently placed her free hand on Himawari's hip.

The blue haired girl's hand gently squeezed the other hand it was holding. Giving a sign of approval, and the sign to continue. Himawari then reached up and delicately placed her hand on Sakurako's burning red cheek. She led the shorter girls face to her's, the two, still holding their loving gaze. Sakurako was close enough now to place her forehead against Himawari's, which she did. She smiled gently, as if asking for permission one last time. She was granted the permission she was seeking when Himawari's hand pulled her face closer and gave her a warm smile back.

Sakurako closed her eyes and tilted her head ever so slightly and placed her lips upon the lips of Himawari. Sakurako's hand went up and around Himawari's back, holding her up from behind.

Himawari's hand that was resting on the cheek of her admirer was now making its way down Sakurako's neck, coming to a rest on her shoulder.

The kiss was nothing more than just the touching of lips, but it meant so much more to both girls. The split apart, and resumed their gaze, their hands still together, their bodies and faces still close to each others.

"I love you..." Himawari said looking away, blushing.

Sakurako sat there, Himawari still in her arms. "I love you too." She said in a slightly scratchy voice. She then pulled Himawari into a hug, her chin rest on the blue haired girl's shoulder.

Himawari hugged back, tears of joy forming in the corners of her eyes, a huge smile spread across her lips. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yeah." Sakurako replied without hesitation.

The two girls sat in silence, just holding each other. After all those years of fighting with each other, they were now together as a couple.

"H-himawari?" Sakurako asked, her arms still wrapped around her new lover.

"Yes?" The blue haired beauty asked.

"You won't break up with me when I beat you and become the student council vice president, right?"

"Shut up."

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"What are they doing out there?" Ayano asked as Kyouko walked back in the room.

"Well, they've been alone for about 20 seconds now... so... probably making out!" Kyouko said cheerfully with her stupid grin on her face.

"You're and idiot." Yui told her.

"But Yui~!" Kyouko wined as she dropped down next to her on the couch. "I'm your idiot!"

"And you're proud of that?" Yui asked dully.

"Kyouko-Chan." Akari said to get the blondes attention.

"Yeah?"

"Uhh... well..." Akari squirmed in her seat a bit. "Did you know you can see your porch from this window?"

Kyouko immediately jumped from her seat and ran over to the window Akari had pointed to. "You can!" She said excitedly. She peered through the glass to see Sakurako and Himawari just sitting there on the stairs, looking up at the sky. Kyouko grinned from ear to ear. "Hey, you guys wanna watch a romantic comedy starring two tsunderes?"

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Chinatsu: Hey! I was hardly in this chapter at all! Akari-Chan got more screen time than me! This was supposed to be my chapter!

Kyouko: How do you think I feel? I'm the main character and I got a very small part as well.

Akari: Kyouko-Chan isn't the main character! Akari-Chan is!

Kyouko: I'm pretty sure I am.

Chinatsu: I think China-Chan should be the main character...

Kyouko: That's wishful thinking Chinatsu-Chan!

Chinatsu: Hey!

Akari: What about Akari-Chan!

Yui: Stop fighting.

Chitose: Hello reader, here's a notice about this fan fiction.

Kyouko: We're cutting it off here!

Yui: What? No we're not! Chitose finish reading the notice!

Chitose: 7 Minutes will continue with Chinatsu and Rise in the next chapter. This chapter would just be too long to add in anything more. Sorry for the inconvenience. Also, you should review! ^_^