PACING YOSSY
Foot steps echoed in a predictable rhythm through out the room with a random shuffle here and an infrequent stumble there. It had been going on for quite a while now and quite frankly everyone was getting either bored or annoyed by it. Thoughts and emotions were now in restless activity; anxiety had started a consistent rise along with its two evil siblings, nervousness and worry. She glanced at her watch for the umpteenth time, trying to relax her self. Sadly though, it had the opposite effect.
“Yocchan, if you don’t stop pacing… I’m leaving” Miki was sitting on the floor up against a wall, her legs sprawled out and her head resting on Ayaka’s conveniently available shoulder.
“Leave her alone” The Coconut scolded. “You were nervous too” Miki hastily lifted her head, face demonstrating a glare.
“
That was different” the Hokkaido girl defended herself. “and for what it counts, I did not…” she pointed at the still
pacing Yossy “Pace”
“No” the eldest agreed “You kept cussing and punching random, innocent, by standing objects”
“Those objects got in my way” Miki gritted her teeth.
“All I’m saying
is that when you’re about to make a love confession you get violent… Yossy gets… well…pacy”
“Can you two please
shut up?! I’m trying to think straight” she placed a hand on her hip. Miki and Ayaka stared up at her, wide eyed, like children who had just been reprimanded for eating desert before their dinner. “Guys, don’t look at me like that” they widened there eyes even more “Seriously stop” they decided to make their eyes water “Moouuuu~ Yamete… you two know I’m a sucker for puppy dog eyes”
“Ok, we’ll stop Yocchan” Miki’s voice was child like. “But you’ll have to give us something to stop” Ayaka nodded along.
“That’s extortion!” Yossy rightfully identified. Tears had now developed in both of her companions’ eyes, at any given moment they could start crying. “Ok, ok, ok, ok, ok” she desperately moved her hands “What do you want, just please don’t start crying” her ex sub-leader whispered something into the English speaker’s ear. They both nodded and giggled conspiratorially. The way they communicated with such evil delight made Yossy fear the possible outcome. Finally, they both nodded in agreement and looked up to a fearing Yoshizawa.
“1, Stop pacing” Ayaka stated
“And 2, let us eavesdrop on your conversation” Miki smiled.
“That’s what I have to do to make you stop crying?!?!?!” Yossy couldn’t believe it.
“Mmhmm” the groper nodded. .
“Oh… well… in that case… CRY!!!” Yossy got mad. “I should’ve never asked you two to come. Instead of helping me… you’re making things worse on me” she stood stiffly.
“Hey now, Yoshiko” Ayaka stood up and placed a hand on Yossy’s shoulder. “We were just playing. Relax, ok” she hugged her tensed friend.
Miki reluctantly stood up as well “Yeah, yeah, no need to get your panties up in a bunch.” She crossed her arms, shifting her weight onto her left foot “We were just joking around… unless you’re gonna do it” she grinned.
“Gah” Yossy sigh. “You’re unbelievable sometimes” she shook her chuckling.
Aisu kuriimu to my purrin~“Um… Miki” Yossy pointed to a black purse on the floor “Your phone is playing the song where your girlfriend looked like she was trying to audition for the American PlayBoy mansion” Miki looked down at her purse.
Hami dasu bubun wa crazy night baby“Ahh yes, that fun, fun, fun bunny suit” Childish glee came over Miki “Crazy night indeed, baby” She giggled at her private thoughts.
Aitsu to atsuku maiodoru “Stop grossing me out and pick up your phone” The uncommon moody Yossy demanded.
Dakishimeraretara crazy night suteki“Shut up, you’re just jealous I get to play with a bunny girl and you don’t” she bent down and took her phone out. “Moshi Moshi…. Hey there Hot Pants, did you pick her up already?” Yossy and Ayaka waited with anticipation. “Oh you’re here already?” Miki glanced over at Yossy. “Okay, you remember the plan, right Honey Bunny?” she giggled and suddenly stop “No… of course not” she looked serious.
‘
What happened?’ Ayaka soundlessly mouthed to Miki. The sub-captain of Gatas looked at both for them and made a shoo-shoo motion with her hand. Then turned towards the wall and spoke as low as possible.
“No, I understand, and I’m sorry. You know I wouldn’t say demeaning things like that about or to you, just to show off” though she tried her best to say this as hushily as possible, Ayaka and Yossy heard it just fine. An audible snort of laughter ripped through the room, originating from Yoshizawa. Thankfully her laughing was quickly muffled by Ayaka’s hand. “No baby… I know… I won’t… I promise I wont… ok… you’re not mad at me right?... good… blow me a kiss to confirm you’re not mad at me anymore… there you go… alright now returning to the plan” she raised her voice back to normal “You and Mai tell her to come in and wait for you guys in here. You forgot something in the car. Me and Ayaka are now leaving Yossy by her self. Alright, you got it?…. Great, oh and remember, I love you, Smooth Bottom………hello?...Hello?...Rika?!?!... Shit, she hung up” she snapped closed her phone. Miki glanced over to where Yossy and Ayaka were standing a few moments ago, they were now on the floor banging their fists on it while holding their nose and mouth shut trying their best not to laugh out loud.
“OH!! MY!! GOD!!! That was beyond funny” Yossy finally let it out. “Fujimoto Miki… where has your back bone gone” she clapped to her amusement.
“For real! You really got it bad… the only other people I’ve seen dominate you like that is Aya and your mom” Ayaka had stood up and was now helping a giggling Yossy stand as well.
The Glare queen could only glower and simultaneously blush vibrant red. “Yeah, whatever” she picked up her bag and walked towards the door, grabbing hold of Ayaka by the elbow to drag her out as well. “Yocchan, call us when you’re done” She slammed the door but not before Yossy could catch her best friend waving good bye at her. She followed their silhouette as it walked by the window. As she saw the last bit of their shadows walk off the blinds, she started searching the room for the best possible hiding place. She walked up to the table that was set in the middle of the living room and took out a letter from her pocket. Setting it on a visible spot, she lightly traced the name it was addressed to with her finger, smiling at the memories she had spent with her. She laughed at herself as her nail ran over the “a” in the name. She had decided to spell it out in Romaji as opposed to Kanji, taking into consideration the scenario, it only seemed right. “It’s been way to long” she pursed her lips “I hope nothing’s changed” she whispered to herself.
The sound of a key being thrust into its corresponding hole shocked Yossy into a stand. “Crap!” she scolded her self, realizing she hadn’t even searched for a decent hiding place. Due to lack of time Yossy chose the best spot she could at that moment, behind the couch. Just as she jumped over it and dove behind in a single swoop, Mai opened the door causing a stream of sunlight to fill the room.
“Oh no! Mai… I forgot something in the car?” the undeniable voice of Ishikawa Rika floated into the apartment. “Come with me, please”
“Oh, I’ll go with you” the voice of the girl, Yossy had been waiting for, spoke. Her heart skipped a beat.
“Nooo, it’s okay, I’ll go with Rika. You just go in and sit on the couch, we’ll be back” Mai quickly interject.
“Yeah, don’t worry… it is Mai’s car to begin with. She’d know where things tend to turn up” Rika saved the potential spoil.
“Yeah, I’d know where my car hides things” Mai smiled stupidly.
“Well….” Yossy’s object of desire sounded hesitant and confused. “Ok… I’ll just go in then… I am a bit tired” she laughed goofily.
“Good, just relax…nee” Mai shoved her in and closed the door. She stood there staring at the door for a while, before shrugging and walking towards the couch. The slap of her sandals against her heel matched Yossy’s breathing. Suddenly the spring’s twang informed the hiding girl that the other had sat down. Yossy, painfully slow, stretched her head up and peeked over the couch. She caught a glimpse of her crush’s hair, it was now medium length and its current color was brown. Some of the hair, somehow, ended up tucked in her collar; the girl ran her hands under the bulk and released it. Its light scent of squash flowed over to Yossy’s nose; the familiar smell set her senses a blaze. Her eyes rolled back and became half lidded as a silly smile spread ‘
Aa~ she still smells the same’ she internally squealed.
“What the….” The mystery girl sounded stunned. She had finally seen the sealed envelope on the table. It was a letter, a letter addressed to her specifically, a letter meant for
her, Ogawa Makoto. Yossy quickly ducked once more. The sound of the letter being opened made the hider’s heart race at full speed. “Dear Makoto” the recent returnee read out loud.
‘
She’s reading it out loud!!?’ The ex-leader of Morning Musume made a WTF face. ‘
No one who’s normal reads a letter out loud in a private room’ she shook her head. Truth be told though, under normal circumstances Yossy wouldn’t really care, but the fact that the letter was written by her and expressed some of her most intimate feelings changed the whole thing around.
“Hi, hope you’re genki.” Makoto continued “It’s been a while since we’ve spoken, too long to be honest. So long in fact, that I’ve had a lot of time to think about things, but before we get into that, I want to say the following: I’m so happy you’ve returned to Japan safe and sound and in one piece. I hope your family’s doing well and that everything has been running smoothing so far. Great, now that I said that… I can freely say what I want to say now.” She giggled at the last sentence “The day you left was one of the hardest days of my life and one of the most confusing. Seeing you walk through the gates that led to the plane that would be flying you away from me caused many different emotions to arise. At first I felt hate… I hated you. I hated you for all the addiction you had caused me, how our plans for the future suddenly shifted and changed when you decided to leave the country. I hated that plane for flying you… I wanted to break its wings off, but when I thought about the money I would have to pay to repair, I decided not to. Then I felt disappointment, I was disappointed in my self for having allowed my self get to that level. You know me, Mako-chan, I don’t let people get close to me, but the ones I do, I treasure my whole life. Then I felt sadness and loneliness. Knowing that your face would not be there to greet me every other day caused an unbearable amount of pain in me. I was missing you so strongly already and you hadn’t even boarded on to your plane yet.
“Mako-chan, when you left I entered a deep funk, I missed you so much it hurt. I’m sorry that I never wrote to you… I just could never bring my self to do it. I know that’s not an excuse but it’s the truth. There is an English saying, maybe you’ve heard it by now, but it goes: Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Meaning that when you are away from your most precious things you miss them deeply and acknowledge their absence, you acknowledge it so much that when you are reunited with it, you vow never to let it go again. Makoto Ogawa…I want to tell you that you are my most precious thing in this world… and I acknowledged you absence so much that I never want you leaving my side again.
“Last time we saw each other, there were several things left unspoken… when I got into the cab that day you left, I made a promise to my self. Next time I saw you I would say what I should’ve said 1 and half year?s? ago.
Yours always,
Yoshizawa Hitomi” A slight heaviness could be heard from Makoto’s voice. The crying Yossy had expected was there. It was such a typical trait for the ranks of 5gen members. “Oh Yossy” Mako whispered. Hearing the sound of her name made it feel like her cue. She slowly stood up and gazed down at the clueless gokkie. She leaned forward and covered the other’s eyes. “What the hell?” Mako shrieked.
“I missed you” Yossy spoke into her ear. Mako stopped moving.
“Yoshizawa-sempai?”
“Now, what have I told you about calling me that in private?” she felt as her Kohai’s face transformed into a smiling one.
“Hitomi-chan!!!” She jumped around and finally, for the first time in endless months, Yossy saw that smile she loved so much again. Mako pounced her, jumping over the sofa. “Hitomi-chan… it’s really you” She hugged her sempai as tight as possible. Yossy, with out hesitation, hugged her back. The sensation of holding her once more in her arms caused Yossy to inhale deeply.
“Damn, did I miss you” she whispered.
“I missed you too” Mako answered back.
After a few moments they let go of each other, Yossy ran her hands through Mako’s hair. “Makoto” she gulped “Now that I have you here, in front of me and alone, I want to tell you something important” Mako stared into her eyes with anticipation. “You…you forgot your house keys at rehearsal last time you were there” The anticipation changed to bemusement in a single blink.
“OK, that’s it… I’m leaving” Mako turned to leave but was pulled back at full force by Yossy. The moment their bodies collided back into an embrace Yossy quickly said what she wanted to say.
“Mako, I love you” Mako’s heart stopped. “I love you so much” For the first time in her life Mako was hearing Yossy cry lightly “And I never want you to leave again with out knowing that” Ogawa slowly slid her arms around Yossy’s waist.
“I never will” she confirmed “I’ll always remember”
Yossy let her go and stared down at her tenderly. “Mako…” the younger bit her lip “Mako I think…” she leaned down a bit
“Mmhmm” Mako stood as straight as possible.
“I’m think I’m about...” she leaned down closer.
“Yes?”
“I’m going to kiss you” and with those final words Makoto suddenly felt her body burst with electricity as the lips she too had wanted to kiss her were finally doing it. Just as slow as its initiation, the kiss was stopped. The recently arrived girl exhaled what felt to be tension away.
“I love you” Ogawa Makoto reciprocated. At that point, the front door bust open and four women fell on the floor on top of each other.
“You…you didn’t lock the door?” Yoshizawa asked.
“I didn’t think I’d have to” Mako innocently answered. The four women were now scrambling back up and dusting off the dirt.
“Well” Miki started, then abruptly dodged a flying shoe “WTF? Yocchan!!!”
“I told you guys not to eavesdrop” She reprimanded.
“No, I’m saying WTF at you wearing your shoes in Mai’s apartment. Shame on you!” Miki mocked “By the way, hi Mako… glad you’re back”
“I can’t believe this… everyone OUT” the tallest one shouted.
“What do you mean, out?” Mai spoke up. “This is my house!” she reminded Yossy.
“What ever, I was leaving anyways” Miki shrugged “After seeing that, me and Baka Mitai here” Miki pointed at Rika “want to spend some quality time together”
“Miki!!” Rika shouted, upset at that “baka mitai” reference.
“Yup, that’s exactly what you’ll be saying later today” Fujimoto winked at her. Out of the blue Rika just grabbed her and they both made a dash to the stairs. They had somewhere to be and something very intimate to do.
“Okay… that just creep me out” Ayaka nodded. “Mai, let’s go get some ice cream and leave these two alone for a bit” Ayaka glanced over to Yomako and winked at them.
“Bu-But this is my house” Mai pouted.
“I know, Maicchin… but I want some ice cream… so let’s go get some, nee”
“Fine…. But remember this is my house” the Country Musume stated. The Coconut Musume put her arm around her, forcing her to walk out the door.
“Yes, yes, I know… your house” She closed the door and left the still embracing each other couple alone. Mako, then, ran like a wild dog to lock the door, Yossy following close behind.
“Make sure it’s well locked” Yossy requested.
“It is” Mako turned to find Yossy extremely close to her, she slightly blushed.
“So… should we pick off from where it stopped?” Yossy suggested.
“No, let’s fast forward a bit” Mako grabbed her by the collar and dragged her down. They kissed once more… but this one was much naughtier and far from over.
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A/N: I forgot to mention, i wrote this in honor of Mako's return