Going All Out to Make a Proud Girl with a Nice Face Submit: A Yuri Story - Chapter 4 Part 2

Chapter 4 Part 2

 

Thursday morning, third week of November. The weather was nice today, but you still couldn’t just go around without a scarf at least. I was on the train when Rui suddenly texted me.

 

By the way, the school prohibited us from using our phones in the school grounds, so I could only use it whenever I was commuting or on the way home. So, uh, what did she say again…?

 

‘Can you spare some of your time after school today?’ Hm…

 

Lately, it was getting harder for us to spend some time at school together. Even after the committee meeting, it was doubtful that we could spare some time anymore. After that, she sent a follow up text, ‘We can do it on another day if you’re busy.’ By the way, was she texting me from her car or what?

 

I didn’t need to think much to answer her. Just needed to type ‘Sure,’ and there, all good and done.

 

After receiving her word of thanks, I wondered what exactly she was up to this time.

 

She even went out of her way to text me about this. Maybe she was trying to get her revenge for the whole Catgirl Rui thing that I did last week? Speaking of, she was so cute back then. I shoulda took pictures of her, ugh…

 

I let out a sigh as I let my mind wonder.

 

In the past month I spent with her…

 

I’ve come to become fond of her…

 

No, no, it wasn’t love or anything of that sort. It was the strange line between friend and lover.

 

One thing for sure was that I liked her as a girl, but that wasn’t really something worth noting. I’ve always been attracted to her due to how pretty she was, and now that I knew she was such an attractive girl on the inside as well, there was no reason for me to be less attracted to her.

 

Also, the voting for the Belle Fleur would start in a week.

 

I looked out of the window, trying to steel myself for what was about to come.

 

‘I’ll do my best for today too,’ I hyped myself up.

 

Immediately after I left the station and entered the school gate, someone already found me and stopped me. It seemed like the vice-president of the committee would be busy today too.

 

*   *   *

 

After another day of hard work, finally after school came. As I’ve predicted, the committee members were too busy with their respective classes’ and clubs’ preparations to even hold a meeting.

 

It was already five in the evening when I was finished with my errands. If Rui hadn’t contacted me earlier this morning, I woulda gone home.

 

There was no one else in the meeting room, and the sky had gotten dark. Since Rui wouldn’t just go home without telling me anything, I assumed that she just hadn’t arrived yet. After turning on the light, I sat down on one of the chairs and waited for her.

 

Ugh, I felt more tired than usual today. It felt like all the energy I had from this morning had run out already. Makes sense since on top of my own errands, I had to help out the Drama Club today. Now I could add nailing props to the list of my skills. Feeling the fatigue washed over me, I leaned on the back of the chair…

 

And before I knew it, my consciousness left me…

 

…

 

After around five minutes, I could feel someone stroking my hair, rousing me awake.

 

“…Mm…?”

 

I got up. Something on my shoulders fell off; a blanket. When I looked up, I saw Rui in front of me, letting out a peaceful smile.

 

“Good morning, Sara-san.”

“…Rui? Ah, sorry, I fell asleep…”

“Don’t be. You didn’t bully me when you were sleeping, so if anything, it was a blessing to me.”

“I just woke up, you know…?”

 

I picked up the blanket, folded it and placed it neatly on the table. Then, I stood up, leaning my face closer to Rui’s, who was sitting nearby.

 

“Good job for today, Sara-san, you’ve worked hard. What a good girl. Maybe I should have given you a wake up kiss as a reward, hm? Or do you prefer something else?”

“As long as you’re with me, I don’t care.”

“…Huh?”

 

Oh, cr*p, I was still half-asleep, so I ended up answering her question honestly. Now I’ve done it. Ugh, so embarrassing…

 

“I-I see…”

 

Rui’s face reddened as she averted her gaze. The atmosphere turned strange, a perfect mix of sweetness and awkwardness, but that didn’t matter! This wasn’t the kind of atmosphere I wanted to experience right now, so I pulled Rui’s hand towards me. As she forcefully stood up, I held her waist, slamming my lips against her, starting the roughest kiss we had yet. While I was doing this, Rui just accepted my kiss without making a lot of fuss, as if it was the most natural thing to do.

 

“…Mmh…”

“Ahn…”

 

Our tongues intertwined for a while as we exchanged our saliva. Smacking sounds came out from our lips as we did. Her tongue tasted like the black tea she had once offered to me.

 

When I finally let her lips go, she stared at me with a dazed look, still basking in the afterglow of that kiss. She moved her hand that had been caressing my back in a gentle manner, as if she was trying to pamper me.

 

“Sara-san…”

“Yes?”

“Um…there’s something I want to talk about…”

“Wait. Someone’s coming.”

“Ah.”

 

The sudden shift in atmosphere made even Rui panicked a little. Me too, but I was still composed enough to look around the surroundings. Noticing the nearby locker, I dragged Rui with me and entered the cramped space together. An action that I came to regret immediately. I shoulda stayed there, acting like a dignified young lady like usual.

 

Was it because I didn’t want anyone to see the faces we made after that kiss? …No, of course not. I was just unable to think clearly at the moment. There was no way I’d be making a big deal out of such a trivial thing. Besides, it wasn’t like we were real lovers or anything like that.

 

“W-Why are we hiding, though…?”

 

Rui whispered in an admonishing tone. Yeah I know, I blundered. Well, it was way too late to do anything about it.

 

The ones who came into the room were the familiar pair of underclassmen, Ryouko-chan and Rin-chan. I peeked through the gap in the locker to see them glancing around, one of them saying, “Huh? There’s no one here?” as they did. Right, we left the lights on.

 

“But, Senpai’s bags are still here.”

“Maybe they’re running an errand somewhere else? …Must be tough…”

 

If they were to find out that the senpais they were referring to were huddling up together inside this locker, there wouldn’t be any candidates for the Belle Fleur anymore.

 

Suddenly, Rin-chan tugged on Ryouko-chan’s sleeves. The latter gave out a “Yes?” but the face that she wore was different than usual. It was more mature, and there was a hint of mischievousness on it.

 

It felt off. Normally, it was Rin-chan who was the more mature one among the two, as she was the one who’d acted like a big sister to Ryouko-chan. Meanwhile, the latter was more free-spirited and childish, just like a spirited younger sister. Seeing this discrepancy made me feel a little bit uncomfortable.

 

But not only that…

 

I was familiar with this feeling.

 

Suddenly, Rui grabbed me by the sleeves. She didn’t do it because she had something to tell me, but rather because she was getting swept by the air these two created. And so was I…

 

Without hesitation, Ryouko-chan gave Rin-chan a kiss.

 

R-Really…? T-Those two were in that kind of relationship…?

 

This was the first time I’ve ever witnessed something like this directly, so my heart beat a little faster than usual. Not to mention that one of the people involved was that one underclassman who’d always fawn over me with an innocent face…

 

As their kisses went deeper, Rin-chan urged for more. Like she was soothing a needy child, Ryouko-chan indulged her partner, showering her with exactly what she desired.

 

“R-Ryouko-chan…”

“Seriously, Rin-chan~ You can’t just ask me for a kiss anywhere you want, you know~? What if the senpais were to see us?”

“B-But…I-I love you so much, Ryouko-chan…”

 

Seeing the passionate scene unfolding in front of me, I couldn’t help but to hold my breath.

 

So this was the kind of air that a real pair of lovers emitted.

 

I’d be lying if I were to say that I wasn’t envious of them.

 

At that moment, I felt a gaze coming from my side. It was Rui, staring at me with eyes filled with desire. Maybe, I held the exact same gazes as hers. I held out my hand, caressing her cheek gently. And just like that, I kissed her. Inside this narrow space, hidden from everyone, we once again intertwined our lips.

 

Both inside and outside this narrow space. A pair of fourth-years and five-years. Fake lovers and real ones. Each one of them yearned for their partner’s affection. Though their circumstances differed, all of them indulged in this precious moment.

 

The first ones that ended their kiss were the pair of fourth-year students.

 

“Rin-chan, why don’t we continue when we get home?”
“Mm…I’ll hold out…until then…”

“Hehe the face you’re making right now is so cute, Rin-chan!”

 

Both of them then left the room, arm-in-arm. Meanwhile, Rui and I stayed inside the locker for five more minutes. None of us said anything to each other. Instead, we indulged ourselves in each others’ body heat.

 

“…It’s time to go out.”

 

When I said that, Rui nodded in agreement, and both of us exited the locker. My eyes that were accustomed to the darkness, were momentarily blinded by the bright light. Somehow, I found myself standing in the same place where the two of them were standing just now. The heated air seemed to be lingering around still.

 

“Right, you had something to tell me, right, Rui?”

“Ah…yeah, but…it’s already late…”

“…True.”

 

I was curious about what she wanted to tell me, but at the same time, I was worried that someone would come barging in again. It would probably be better for us to call it a day for now.

 

But that didn’t stop me from feeling a little bad for Rui, so I gently squeezed her hand. And she responded, squeezing my hand the same way as I did hers. I knew it was all an illusion, but at this moment, it felt as if we were connected to each other.

 

“Rui.”

“Mm?”

“…No, never mind.”

“What was that? Your attempt at petty revenge?”

 

She giggled as she said that, while I could only shrug my shoulders in response.

 

Eleven days until the voting began. Until then, we should refrain from talking about the future. And I felt like if one of them ended up becoming the Belle Fleur, our relationship would no longer be able to continue as it was.

 

I knew about this already. From the very beginning.

 

This was inevitable. I had long prepared myself. The one who’d become the Belle Fleur would be me, and that was final.

 

That was also why I was confident to say something like this.

 

“If you give in, I promise I’ll pamper you as much as you want, Rui. Just like Rin-chan from earlier.”

“Sorry, I have to refuse. I won’t give in, Sara-san. You’re the one who should give in to me.”

“So you said, but what you’ve been doing lately was the total opposite of that.”

“That was all on purpose! All for your sake, Sara-san! Besides, am I not a ‘pure saint’? There’s no way I— H-Hey, stop poking my sides!”

“Hahaha.”

 

Yeah, that went exactly as I predicted.

 

After talking a little more, we went on our way home.

 

Both of us had been working for this since we were in grade school, there was no way that we’d yield and give up on everything at this point.

 

That was why, the future where our relationship would end was inevitable. It was inevitable…but that didn’t mean that it didn’t hurt…

 

On the train, on my way home. Rui suddenly sent me a LINE. ‘I put something inside your shoe box, please read it tomorrow.’

 

‘Oh my, is it a love letter?’ I asked her, in jest.

 

For some reason, I could hear her giggles.

 

‘No. You need to write that kind of thing yourself.’

 

Huh? What did that even mean?

 

*   *   *

 

The next day. When I looked inside my shoe box, there was a cute looking envelope with a letter inside. There were no names written on the envelope, but the letter was written with Rui’s familiar handwriting.

 

‘I was the one who asked you to be my lover, wasn’t I? Well, this time I want you to confess to me. I’ll be looking forward to your love letter.’

 

It was pretty cute, but at the same time, I realized that this was her last move.

 

The reason why she did this was to make me utter how fond I had become of hers in a letter. Quite a bold move, if I may say so.

 

To some extent, she must have considered the possibility where I’d just state my clear rejection in that letter.

 

In any case, everything had to be settled before next Thursday came.

 

Four days before the voting began.

 

During that period of time, I had to make her realize her love for me, realize that I was an important person to her, so important that she wouldn’t be able to live without me and make her promptly withdraw from her candidacy.

 

To achieve that, I had to write quite the masterpiece for her. I placed the envelope in my bag.

 

At that moment, the thought of how badly Rui yearned to become the Belle Fleur crossed my mind. What was wrong with me? Why did such an unnecessary thing even come to my mind?

 

Still, was I that desperate to become the Belle Fleur myself?

 

…Yeah, I was, but why? There should be a reason why, right? Oh no, I shouldn’t think about this. I discarded those thoughts and started walking away.

 

I felt a prickle in my chest.

 

This reminded me…of the pain of my first love…the pain that I desperately tried to forget…

 

*   *   *

 

At night. I handed out a printout for the Aitan Festival to my parents.

 

“Oh my, the president for the committee is Mareshino-san?”
“You know her, Mom?”

My mom, the person whom I inherited good looks from, was an active carrier woman. Both her and my dad worked hard together for our family’s finances, including paying for my school’s tuition. After all, Mizugahara Academy was still a private school, and the tuition was especially expensive.

 

After dinner, I would always study in the dining room instead of going back to my room. Mom nodded after hearing my words, then she caressed my long hair.

 

“I see, so she also went to Mizugahara, hm?”

 

Why didn’t you know that though? We were in the same grade, so you should have seen her parents or the person herself a few times during the parent-teacher interviews, right?

 

“It feels romantic that both of you ended up becoming the president and the vice-president of the committee.”

“How so?”

 

I casually asked. She probably didn’t know that we were the only candidates for the Belle Fleur left— Wait, maybe she knew? Ugh, I don’t know.

 

What came out of her mouth next was something I was unfamiliar with.

 

“Didn’t you two become the ‘Tsubomi’ together when you were kids?”

 

Huh…?

 

I stared at my mom’s face in disbelief.

 

“…She was also a ‘Tsubomi’ back then?”

“Yes, did you forget about it already? Well, you were still a child back then…”

My mom let out a smile as she went down the memory lane.

 

She said that it was back when I was in the third grade of grade school.

 

But, she was wrong. I didn’t forget about that day…

 

‘Some day, let’s become the Belle Fleur together!’ I still remembered the promise that girl uttered so innocently.

 

…I was just trying so hard to forget about what happened that day.

 

 

TL: Iyo

ED: Iyo

 

 

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