Chapter 42: Staying the night

Yuzu watched as Mei slowly walked back into the house, being met in the lobby by Willow.

"So you decided to stay?" The question was directed towards Mei, who took the question rather bitterly.

"Yuzu pointed out that despite our history things might have changed. So you have her to thank." Mei said as she hooked her coat and pointed towards the lounge again.

"Well, at least you found a girl that knows how to keep you under control." Willow laughed as she followed Mei, noticing her fists clenching and several words from her girlfriend to calm down. The exchange was one that Willow couldn't help but smile at.

She had grown up for years with the young Aihara and viewed her as her younger sister. She had more love for the cold younger girl than nearly any other person on earth, she just didn't always show it.

"C'mon, I'm kidding Mei. I've missed you, its been years since I've seen you and you wouldn't reply to any of my emails or letters so since you are twenty one now I thought it was about time I came to see you again." Smiling as she sat down opposite the couple on the plush cushioned couch, Willow couldn't help but be amazed at the young woman her 'sister' had become. That and her girlfriend sitting beside her.

"So ehh... sorry if this sounds a little rude, but em how old are you? I mean it's not that you look old or anything, but you speak to Mei like she's younger than you so..." Yuzu asked, hoping she wasn't coming across too inappropriate. This girl looked just as young as Yuzu was, and she was clearly full of energy but Yuzu felt like she had to be sure.

She was rewarded with a laugh and a wave of her hand. "You're right. I'm a little under two years older than Mei is. I'm just about twenty-three, so Mei's like my baby sister!" Grinning with excitement, Willow flashed a wild smile as she pushed her luck by so informally addressing the youngest girl.

"No way? Mei's younger than me too!" Yuzu exclaimed, not really sure why she found this so amusing, but it seemed that Mei wasn't quite as enthusiastic about the conversation.

"She is only a month older than me so it doesn't really count. And I have asked you not to call me that." Mei said as she shifted in place, being called out for the youngest in the room almost felt like being belittled. Obviously Mei was aware that is not what the two were trying to do -well at least she knew it wasn't Yuzu's intention- but she felt it all the same.

"Oh calm down Mei, I came here to see how you were doing not to start trouble. Yuzu was telling me you are learning the Piano, you never showed any interest in that when we were younger?" Trying to steer the topic in another direction that would force Mei to participate in the conversation, Willow smiled as she pointed to the grand piano that was placed in the corner of the room.

"I started lessons several months ago, and you never saw me take an interest as you could already play when I first thought of starting, beginning then would only be asking to be in your shadow... yet again." Again the room was put into an awkward silence as Yuzu nor Willow knew what to say, but it didn't last long before Yuzu perked up.

"So... Maybe you can tell me about you and Mei when you were younger?" Smiling nervously as she glanced between the two girls to see if one, Willow wanted to and second, if Mei would allow it or shut it down like she seemed to be doing with every other conversation starter.

"I would appreciate it if you kept stories to yourself while you are here. Speaking of, when are you planning on going home?" Mei was quick to intervene in the conversation, Yuzu could ask her directly what she was like as a child, she didn't need to ask Willow such questions. She instantly received an elbow in the side and a questioning look from her girlfriend while Willow laughed bitterly.

"Ouch Mei. I only got a one-way ticket, so I'm here for as long as I want. But it seems like you would rather I cut my visit short?" Laughing as she seemed immune to Mei's coldness, Willow continued.

"My boyfriend is arriving tomorrow, we thought it would be a nice excuse for a holiday so probably a few weeks minimum. Besides, this is our chance to get to know each other again, I mean I'm sure you aren't still into the same stuff as when we were kids. Your Grandfather told me where you two are studying at the moment, so we decided it would be best if I rented out an apartment near you while I was here so we can reconnect." Willow was practically beaming as she spoke, the idea clearly being something she was proud of and looking forward to.

Yuzu, before Mei could butt in and once again put a downer on the conversation and reject her cousin again, piped up with a smile that stopped Mei from countering her.

"That's great! I know I would love to get to know you better and I'm sure Mei would too. All our friends live there too so you can meet all them too,"

"All your friends live there you mean, Himeko still lives here." Mei pointed out, her voice making Yuzu sit up straight and shut her mouth.

"You mean that really short, annoying girl from when you were in elementary school?" Disbelief and amusement were evident on the Europeans face as the image of a petite over-protective young girl sprung into her mind. Every moment that girl was with the two of them she was always stuck to Mei's side, never letting a single comment go without a remark. Evidently, the exact way she treated Yuzu.

Yuzu all but nipped the bridge of her nose as she listened to the words come from Willow's lips; If she wanted an excuse for Mei to get up and leave she certainly succeeded. And just as the thoughts ran through her mind, she watched as Mei straightened in her seat, only just staying seated as Yuzu grabbed her arm and kept her down. Though she wasn't holding on for long before she let go, after all, Yuzu didn't want to be in Mei's bad books either.

"Please do not speak about her like that. Himeko is my best friend and has been an excellent support for me in the past years. I won't sit here and listen to you two talk slander about her." Mei's words were harsher than ever and as she continued to speak she felt her discomfort rise. Pulling away from Yuzu's grasp as she stood and left to the door, slamming it shut on the blonde's words.

"What did I say?!" Swivelling around on the seat as she watched Mei leave the room, Yuzu was left with her mouth hanging agape when she got no response from her girlfriend. Though at least Yuzu knew she wasn't leaving as she wasn't ordered out to the car as she had been earlier, Yuzu assumed she had just gone to cool off in either the gardens or her old room.

"Yeah, that probably wasn't the best thing to say," Yuzu gave an awkward laugh as she turned back to Willow who was currently sitting in shock at the quick exit.

"I think she was just looking for a reason to leave. She probably just needs some time to think and let it settle in that I'm here, I guess I'll see her again at dinner and apologise. I honestly don't know why she dislikes me so much, I have always been kind to her and treated her like my own family! She is just cold to me, but it seems that I can't take a hint as here I am ten years later still asking her to be my family." Giving a pitiful laugh of her own, Willow leaned back in the chair and tried to let some of the stress go.

Little did she know that Mei was standing on the other side of the door listening to every word. Her hands making fists in her skirt as she listened to the older girl talk about her. She truly was here to try and make peace, not that Willow had ever done anything to Mei, in fact, she had only ever tried to help her when they were younger; Helping her with her studies, inviting her out with her friends, showing her how to do things she hadn't quite grasped. Being the big sister every child could ask for.

"Anyway, you must tell me the trick for it as it seems you've got Mei right where you want her. Never would I have thought that Mei would be the submissive one in her future relationships." Willow laughed as she moved across the room to be closer to Yuzu who blushed furiously at her words.

"Ohh no you've got that wrong. Trust me Mei is anything but wrapped around my finger, she calls the shots. And she's definitely not submissive... Well unless she wants to be," Cheeks the colour of the flames that were flickering in the fireplace, Yuzu glanced to the door where Mei had left.

On the other side, Mei was refusing to let her smile tug at her lips as she ear-wigged a moment longer. She didn't know where she stood in this argument, she thought she called the shots in the relationship, but then again Yuzu always seemed to get what she wanted. Here Mei was standing back in her grandfather's house unable to leave all because the blonde wanted to stay to make friends.

Maybe she was becoming too submissive, maybe she did need to put her foot down more when it came to the blonde getting her own way. Anyway, she couldn't stand to listen to where the conversation was heading now, only wishing Yuzu had a mind to keep their private life, private. Making her way down the hall before ascending the staircase to her room where Mei thought she would think things through until she would eventually be called down for dinner by the maid.

The next Mei heard of either the two blondes was Yuzu knocking gently on her door. It had been well over several hours since they arrived, Mei assumed Yuzu had spent that time getting to know Willow better and had most likely already had lunch. Mei, still thinking, had had hers brought up to her room as she wasn't quite sure she wanted to go back to her conversation with her distant cousin.

"Mei are you in there?" Yuzu asked softly as she knocked again. She had only just finished an awkward lunch with Willow and their grandfather, when she was told that Mei had asked to eat alone Yuzu was instantly stuck with worry as thoughts of Mei crying in the car came back to her. Maybe this was all too much for her and she really did want to go home.

"Yes, come in." Though she got a quick response from Mei that showed no signs of sadness from the room, and so Yuzu opened the door and peeked her head around the entrance before completely stepping into the room once she saw Mei waited for her to come in. Closing the door gently behind her, Yuzu moved over to where Mei was standing, a somewhat nervous grin on her face.

"Everything okay? Your butler said you didn't want to come downstairs for lunch so I thought maybe something was wrong," Smiling as she came to stand in front of her girlfriend, Yuzu reached her hand out and took Mei's in her own before lightly swinging their arms.

"I'm quite alright, thank you for coming to check on me. I hope you have had a nice morning, but it seems that we might be forced to stay the night if she is planning on coming up with us tomorrow. I heard from one of the staff that she is only staying here tonight and her partner is arriving tomorrow morning to take them to their new flat where their stuff is being shipped to. I suppose grandfather will want us to drive up with them, I hope you don't mind and you don't need to be at work until five so you will have plenty of time to get ready." Mei asked as she allowed the blonde to kiss her knuckles lightly, the sensation making her smile.

"Of course I don't mind Mei, but are you sure you want to? I mean as long as you want to we can, but nothing is keeping us here if you decided that you want to go home now." Smiling as brightly as she could Yuzu inched closer to her girlfriend, their noses now grazing each other. The green eyes were so warm and comforting Mei couldn't think of denying her of what she wanted. They would be staying the night and she would be at least try to make friends with Willow. After all, her dislike wasn't for the girl herself more at her ability to master any task she tried.

Leaning in she captured the blonde's lips in her own for a second before pulling back. "We can stay, after all, she seems like she wants to get closer so one night can't be that bad." Smiling briefly before she leaned back into the soft lips, Mei sought comfort in the warmth she got from them and received plenty more when her girlfriend deepened the embrace. Her arms coming to a close around her.

"As long as it's what you want." Breaking the embrace Yuzu turned to look at her surroundings.

"I see your room is still as boring as it was when I was in here years ago." She joked as she looked at the plain walls lined only in a bookcase and a desk, all of which were filled with neutral colours.

Choosing not to respond to the comment, Mei opted for sitting on her freshly made bed as she watched the blonde inspect the room for any signs of life or colour or something she would find interesting about the younger girl. Mei knew every item in that room, nothing in there could bring her embarrassment so Yuzu was free to browse all she wanted.

"What are they doing now?" Mei asked as she eyed Yuzu pulling books from the bookcase and reading the titles.

"Emm I think she was talking to her boyfriend when I left, Gramps said he had a meeting or something and left straight after lunch. He said to tell you that dinner is already planned and if he isn't back, start it at normal time." Yuzu said as she mindlessly placed the book back on the shelf, in the wrong place might Mei add. Her heels bouncing as she made her way over to Mei before jumping over her thighs.

Now straddling her legs, Yuzu grinned mischievously. "Which means we are alone..." Twirling a strand of black hair between her fingers, Yuzu leaned down for a kiss, confident that she would make contact. But she didn't. Instead, she found her ass making contact with the wooden floor of the bedroom as her loud, and sore sounding, landing echoed through the room.

"Oowww!" Crying out as she grabbed her aching cheeks and stumbled to her feet, Yuzu shot several glares to the girl still sitting on the bed. "Why the hell did you push me off?!" Still rubbing her butt as she tried to rub the pain away, Yuzu narrowed her eyes at her girlfriend who didn't flinch at her words.

"You are getting too cocky, I heard Willow saying you had me 'right where you wanted me' and it made me think that I do let you get away with far too much. This is a perfect example, a year ago you wouldn't have dared to do something like that. It's time you learned your place and how to control yourself." Mei said as she brushed her skirt, seemingly uninterested in her girlfriend pain.

"Learn my place?! I'm not a servant or below you!" Yuzu snapped back, her voice rising as the pain in her ass continued to linger. The hardwood flooring had done a number on her soft flesh, that combined with the belittling she had just received made for the snippety comment.

"Lower your voice, you know fine well that's not what I meant. Now settle down before I change my tone." The words came harsh as Mei narrowed her stare on the blonde and raised her voice.

As told, Yuzu lowed her voice slumping down into the desk chair as she crossed her legs and folded her arms. "Sure you didn't mean it like that. What you meant was that I have to listen to everything you say because you are the boss and I'm not allowed to do anything out of turn. That's what it sounded like. All I was going to do was kiss you, it's not like I would have taken it any further." Huffing as she finally turned to Mei, to meet her just as cold stare.

"Oh stop it! All I meant was that you push it sometimes and you know I am right. Stop acting like a petty child before I lose my temper." Mei replied as she rolled her eyes at the tantrum, perhaps her wording could have been better but she knew Yuzu knew what she meant and was only being pissy because she had pushed her off of her.

"Fine. Sorry for raising my voice and trying to kiss you." Through a bitter voice, Yuzu got the sentence out as she turned to the desk so she wasn't still glaring at her girlfriend. But make no mistake she was definitely still glaring.

"This wasn't supposed to be an argument Yuzu, I only meant for you to see that you do push the boundaries sometimes. Please don't make this out to be more than it needs to be... I'm sorry for saying that I didn't mean it." Guilt swarming her as she saw the pout of her girlfriend's lips and the scowl she was giving the desk instead of her.

Instantly the frown was gone and Mei saw the life jump back to the blonde's face at her words; This was a perfect example, here she was giving in to the blonde yet again. It was almost impossible when she looked so cute.

"Don't worry bout it." At hearing the apology Yuzu was reverted back to her old self as she gave a winning smile to her girlfriend and spun back around to face her. "But I understand what you are saying, maybe I do get a little... cocky sometimes and I'll work on it, promise... I'm sure Willow will be off the phone now, and I'm sure she is dying to talk to you. It's totally okay if you aren't comfortable with it, but If you wanted some time alone before dinner I can just chill here." Swaying on the chair Yuzu asked as she gave a concerned look to her girlfriend. She still very much remembered the crying Mei had done several hours ago at the mention of the girl, but if they were going to stay the night she thought it best that Mei becomes a little more comfortable. Even now Mei didn't seem as reluctant to the offer.

"You are probably right, if I am to reconnect with her it is only right that I spend some time getting to know her again. Though I doubt much has changed. Will you be alright up here by yourself or would you rather come downstairs?" Mei asked, raising from the bed as she did.

"Um, I think I'll stay up here, as long as it's alright with you?" Yuzu grinned as a nervous blush began to creep up her neck.

"You are welcome to, but you aren't going to find anything apart from books, stationery and paperwork. I'll come and get you later then." Mei said as she gestured around her room, knowing exactly why Yuzu wanted to stay up here.

Yuzu could only give an embarrassed chuckle at being caught out, a quick nod before Mei left the room to go and meet with her cousin.

It was five o'clock before Mei came to get Yuzu for dinner. Seeming to have more of a jump to her step than she did earlier.

"Dinner is ready if you would like to come down, Willow is waiting and as you said Grandfather isn't back yet so it will just be the three of us." Walking into the room Mei saw Yuzu lounged over her bed with her face snuggled into the pillow.

When the blonde recognised the voice she sprung to a sitting position on the bed, giving a nervous laugh when Mei cocked her eyebrow at her.

"It eh, smells like you." Her cheeks flushed red at Mei catching her, Yuzu twiddled her fingers through the sheets and glanced back to the pillow.

"Right, and why does that mean you can sit and smell it. Nevermind don't answer that, will you just come down for dinner before it goes cold?" Mei asked as she shook her head, not wanting to hear the blonde's excuse for the act.

"Oh yeah, I'm coming." Yuzu smiled as she raised from the bed and followed Mei out the door, clasping onto her hand when she reached her at the stairs.

"Did things go okay this afternoon?" Placing a kiss to Mei's cheek as she bounced down the stairs, her fingers squeezing Mei's.

"They did," Mei answered blandly as she continued down the stairs and shook the blonde's arm to get her to stop swinging them.

"That's all you're gonna say?" Whining as she tugged on her girlfriend's hand, Yuzu smiled to the maid who opened the door to the dining room where a large table lay set out with three placemats.

"Well, you are going to ask her anyway so why bother." Letting go of the hand in her own, Mei took her seat at the table and instantly began reaching for food. Clearly not wanted to have the gossip Yuzu was looking for.

"We just talked about the last few years, what we've been up to and stuff like that. Nothing worth mentioning." Willow assisted as she watched the two come into the room.

"Whatever you say, but as long as you guys are friends again that's all that matters." Yuzu smiled as she grazed Mei's leg under the table with her foot, a soft and sympathetic smile graced her lips when Mei gave a small nod in response.

"We spoke and we sorted things out, perhaps we are a few conversations away from friends as you would define them," Mei said as she gave a small smile to Willow.

"Yup Mei realised that I'm not purposely great at everything I do, I can't help it." Willow laughed and got a frown from Mei in response.

"Yes, just because we have come to an understanding doesn't mean that boasting is attractive. Mei said as she sipped her water, knowing if she didn't say something Yuzu probably would have and it wouldn't have been as nice as she had just been.

"Yeah yeah, so what have you been doing the past couple hours?" Turning her attention to Yuzu, Willow asked, trying to make some sort of conversation.

"Not much, Mei's room is pretty boring so I just sat on my phone and called Harumi for a bit." Shrugging, Yuzu plucked a carrot from her plate, not seeing the look of confusion on Willow's face.

"Harumin is Yuzu's best friend, you will meet her no doubt if you spend more than a day with Yuzu at our home. She speaks to Yuzu just about as much as I do... And I live with her." Mei said, the passive-aggressive comment not being noticed by Yuzu as she nodded in agreement, not seeing anything wrong with the amount of time she spent with her friend.

"Right, well I'm sure I will then." Willow smiled and went back to her dinner, this was a nice change for her and she was more than happy that she was getting along with Mei for what seemed like the first time in her life.

Dinner pasted quickly and eventually, Mei's grandfather arrived home, but by this point, the plates were being cleared from the table as they three finished off their drinks. Having socialize enough for one night, Mei had decided to call it a night and dragged Yuzu along with her. Well, Yuzu had insisted she was going as well.

There was minor cuffuf with their grandfather about sharing Mei's bed, and he had insisted that Yuzu sleep in a guest bedroom. Though after an embarrassing argument from the blonde saying they shared a bed every night, she had managed to seek up the stairs behind Mei as their grandfather set off about her manners.

"He was mad," Laughing, Yuzu flopped down on the bed remembering the look of shock on the older man's face when they had went to bed together.

"I believe he had the right to be, he is not so used to seeing us together. I have clothes here so you can borrow some pyjamas." Mei said as she pulled two pairs of clothing from the wardrobe and chucked one to Yuzu as she began getting changed into the other.

Still very much infatuated with her girlfriend's body, Yuzu watched in silence as Mei undressed with her back turned to her.

"You're perfect,". The words escaped Yuzu's mouth without her thinking, her tone soft and gentle. Though she wasn't wrong, Mei was perfect to her, her everything. The curve of her spine; The dimples on her back; Her smile; Her voice. She was Yuzu's everything.

Yuzu watched as she saw the tips of Mei's ears turn red, clearly visible in the mists of her black locks. After pulling her shirt over her head Mei turned back around to face Yuzu, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

Perhaps she wasn't good enough to best Willow or make her mother love her enough to stay, but that didn't matter because she had Yuzu; Someone who thought she was perfect in every way. Who showed her love every day and never let her forget it. And she always knew what to say to make her happy.

Walking over to the bed, Mei sat over the blonde's legs, much like Yuzu had done earlier, and brought her into a tight hug. It took moments for Yuzu to bring her arms up and around Mei, making the embrace that much tighter as she closed her eyes and focused on the girl in her arms.

"And you are far from perfect, but you are everything I want and all I need," Mei said as she drew her face into Yuzu's neck. Yuzu could only smile at the comment, a compliment and an insult all in one but it filled her with all the happiness she needed.

It must have been over ten minutes before Mei decided to move off Yuzu and onto the bed.

"I think I'm just going to read for a while before bed, what are you going to do?" Mei asked as she took her book she had brought earlier and slipped under the covers against the headboard. Yuzu after losing the warmth of the embrace pried her shirt over her head and after changing in record time snuggled under the covers beside Mei. Her head coming to rest on the girl's shoulder, her legs tangling around Mei's.

"I think I'm just going to sit with you." Opening her phone, Yuzu began scrolling through social media as she snuggled further into Mei's grasp, grateful she had not been pushed away for being too cocky. Mei was right, a year ago she probably wouldn't have been able to cuddle up to her girlfriend so easily. But that wasn't exactly a bad thing.

Scrolling through her phone Yuzu smiled as a text came through from Matsuri, full of laughing emojis.

'Hahaha guess what! Just told Harumin I was preggers as a prank and she almost passed out! She shit herself'

The message made Yuzu laugh, but shudder at the same time. Matsuri as a mother was not something she saw in her friend, no matter how much she loved her.

After replying, Yuzu sat there for a moment considering the consequences of her next move but decided it worth it all the while. After putting her phone down on the covers, she tried to play it cool. Still sitting as she had been, Yuzu moved a hand to Mei's book and slipped her hand over the pages until she found the younger's fingers. Grasping them in her own, Yuzu took the hand away from the book, Mei's attention along with it.

Seeing Mei had taken her attention from her book to ask why she had done that, Yuzu kept her smile at bae to try and convey the importance of the situation.

"I have something to tell you," Keeping her face turned just out of Mei's sights to hide her guilty expression Yuzu spoke, giving a squeeze to Mei's rather cold hand as she did.

"What is it?" Replying quickly as it was obvious she wanted to go back to her book, Mei placed it completely on the bedsheets giving Yuzu her full attention for the time being.

"I'm... pregnant." Managing to keep her cool and serious tone, Yuzu said the big words. It was hard not to burst out in laughter as she felt the hand in her own go slack. When she heard nothing from her girlfriend, Yuzu glanced at Mei who looked as though she had just seen a ghost. Like she'd just shit her pants.

"Mei?" Yuzu asked as she shifted to look Mei in the eyes, seeing her mind work a million miles an hour. Then it stopped. Her eyes narrowed down on Yuzu.

"No, you...you can't be... I'm on the...With who's baby?" Mei asked her voice but a whisper when she started but growing cold the longer she had to think about what the blonde had said. Mei pulled her hand away from Yuzu then saw the confusion on the blonde's face and decided to elaborate.

"I'm on the pill and have been since we started sleeping together, you know that and you told me you were doing the same. So who has gotten you pregnant because it certainly wasn't me?" Mei demanded, having completely forgotten about her book now.

It was at this moment Yuzu knew she'd fucked up. She knew Mei was on the pill, why didn't she think of that before she made a fool of herself. It was true that she had been on the pill as a precaution when they first slept together to put Mei's mind at ease, but she had stopped taking it months ago.

Fuck

"Shit, emm I was only joking Mei. It was just a joke to see how you would react but I forgot about that." Nervously sweating, Yuzu pulled at the collar of her shirt as Mei watched her. It took a few minutes for her to say anything, but when she did Mei did it as she picked up her book and turned away from her girlfriend.

"Maybe you should sleep in a guest bedroom tonight." Saying it coldly as she turned back to her book. Mei couldn't deny the fear that had crossed her heart when Yuzu said those words. Then the panic of who had done it to her and the unimaginable relief that left her when she found out it was a lie.

"What?! You can't be serious?" Panic filled Yuzu as she watched Mei ignore her.

"Mei it was just a joke and your first reaction was pretty funny! Please don't kick me out because of that!" Practically bowing down on the bed to Mei, Yuzu cried as she hoped Mei would have mercy on her. Why did she think doing something Matsuri had done was a good idea?

Mei didn't give a verbal reply but moved over in the bed until she was practically against the wall. Her moving told Yuzu she didn't actually expect her to leave the room, but cuddling wasn't going to happen.

Gulping down her saliva as she tried to noiselessly climb back under the covers on her side of the bed, Yuzu froze when she heard Mei speak again.

"Don't ever do that again." Her eyes never left her book and her shoulder turned ever so slightly away from the blonde. Yuzu sat still, feeling guilty for making Mei so upset, and by her reaction shit scared.

"I'm sorry okay? Please don't be mad at me, I didn't mean for it to upset you like that and I didn't think that you'd think it was someone else's because I'd never do that. I just wanted to see how you'd react... Meiii?" Her voice almost song-like as she whined her girlfriend's name, Yuzu shuffled ever so slightly towards her.

She got a reaction and it wasn't a good one, but at least she wasn't being ignored.

"I just don't see how joking about something like that could be remotely funny for you," Mei said, nearly throwing her book down onto the sheets as she turned back to Yuzu. From her actions, it was clear to Yuzu that Mei was more than just upset with her, but was angry. Clearly not having the same sense of humour.

Not quite knowing what to say, Yuzu took her chances and jumped the rest of the distance between them and hugged her.

"I won't ever do it again! I promise, not even if I'm dared to!" Giving a tight squeeze as she spoke, surprised to see that Mei didn't push her away.

"Make sure you don't. Now let go so I can read my book." Mei said after a few more moments of Yuzu trying to hug the anger our of her. Yuzu quickly let go and sat next to Mei, making sure to leave a small gap between them for Mei's personal space.

"I love you." Yuzu said sweetly as she listened to Mei sigh, hoping it made her feel better.

"Evidently." It didn't.

Her words were still slightly bitter, but Yuzu assumed that that would be the case come tomorrow morning as well.

"Yup, I love you." It was still relatively early so after risking a quick kiss to Mei's cheek, Yuzu turned her phone to Netflix to leave Mei in peace. Turning on her side with her back to Mei, Yuzu moved a little further away to let Mei read but she felt the younger girl shuffle up closer until her hip was touching the blonde's back. Yuzu smiled to herself as she backed into Mei's legs, and brushed her feet up against Mei's.

It was an unspoken accepted apology, so the series played in the room while Mei continued to read her book. Before soon the lights were turned off, entertainment was put away and the two snuggled up in Mei's old bed.

It felt weird for Mei to be back again, for Yuzu it felt almost scandalous to be sleeping in Mei's room nevermind her bed. She had after all, only been in this room a couple of times in her life and never had she been under the sheets of the bed. Now, being able to have Mei lying on her chest as they fell asleep was something Yuzu felt she could cross off her imaginary bucket list.

When Yuzu woke the next morning it was to an empty bed. Mei and signs of her being there were gone. Yuzu suspected she had woken up early to be up when her grandfather was, meaning she had most likely been up for several hours as it was now eight.

Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Yuzu made her way down the stairs to the dining area where she assumed Mei would be. Well, that was the only way she would get breakfast as she wasn't allowed in the kitchen. Walking into the large room, Yuzu saw no one there apart from the butler standing next to the door to the kitchen.

"Good morning Miss Aihara, would you like something to eat?" Smiling, the older gentleman pulled a seat out for the blonde. Yuzu smiled brightly and nodded, "Yes thank you, emm so do you know where Mei is?" Sitting down at the table, Yuzu asked.

"Miss Aihara has already eaten and is in the lounge, I will tell her you are here. In the meantime what can I get you?"

"Oh em, just some toast and tea please." With the biggest smile on her face, Yuzu responded. Getting waited on was something she was not used to at all, but it didn't hurt.

Sitting swinging her feet under the large table, Yuzu inspected the oversized room. The walls were covered in a few paintings and a large clock sat on the wall. It seemed a bit much for the family of three that had lived there, but she should have expected no less from the well-off family.

After less than two minutes the door opened and Mei came through, fully dressed and wide awake. At the same time, the butler returned with a tray containing her desired foods and placed it down in front of her alongside several toppings for her toast. Yuzu had the biggest grin on her face as it was placed before her, Mei could only raise her eyebrow and pull aside smile.

"If you could leave us," Turning to the butler, Mei had to say no more before the man left the room. "You certainly seem to be enjoying the service," Mei said she came to sit opposite the blonde, smiling at her bed head hair.

"It's not bad." Grinning as she buttered her toast, Yuzu agreed with her her girlfriend without thought. Rushing to eat the toast while it was still warm. Mei admired the happiness the simplest things brought the blonde, how she was so grateful for a single task.

"I have spoken to Willow this morning as she got up alongside Grandfather and I. Her partner should be here in the next two hours and we are all leaving shortly after that. She has said he is bringing their own car across from Scotland so she will be driving with him. We are just to show them where our apartment is and then she said she will come around after she's finished unpacking at some point." Mei said as she took a sip of her girlfriend's tea, noticing the blush that spread across Yuzu's cheeks when she saw. Rolling her eyes as she placed the cup back on the table.

"Why are you still so childish when it comes to things like this? Getting flustered over an 'indirect kiss' when your lips have been pretty much everywhere, is silly." Motioning down her body when she said 'everywhere', Mei promoted Yuzu with a roll of her eyes.

"Hey! A kiss is a kiss, I can't help it if it still makes me nervous and excited!" Defending herself as she pointed her toast accusing at her girlfriend Yuzu eyed up her cup that Mei had just put down. Then her cheeks burned red when the words processed probably in her mind.

"Don't say something like that here, what if someone is listening!" Yuzu exclaimed as she scanned the room for any sign of life, glad to find none as she settled her eyes back on her girlfriend.

"You look nice today," Yuzu smiled as she looked over Mei; A cute little sweater along with her usual style of shirt, her hair down as normal and yet she looked so cute. The comment making a baby blush spread across her ears.

"Hurry up and eat then we'll go and get you dressed. I'm sure I'll have something that'll fit you upstairs." Mei said as she gestured to Yuzu's plate to try and brush off her complement. She got a sure nod from the blonde before she wolfed down the last of her toast and gave a final blush as she picked up her tea to drink.

"You can just leave it here, someone will come to clear it up for you." Standing from the table when she saw Yuzu finish her food, Mei stopped her from stacking up her things to take them away. She got an 'ohh' from Yuzu before she begrudgingly left her dirty dishes for one of the maids to clean up.

"So are you gonna be picking my outfit for today?" Smirking as she sat on the edge of the made bed, Yuzu watched as Mei browsed her closet for something Yuzu wouldn't say no to wearing. The thought of asking the blonde to wear one of her long skirts was almost enough to make her laugh.

"Yes, though it will most likely just be jeans and a shirt, you will no doubt have to roll the bottom of the trousers up a little but there is nothing I can do about that," Mei responded as she drew two pieces of clothing from the wardrobe and handed them across to Yuzu.

"Thanks." Taking the clothes from Mei, Yuzu didn't think twice about pulling the shirt over her head, seeing Mei looking right at her when her head popped out the top. A light in her belly lite as she watched Mei eye her bare chest, it growing stronger when the standing girl bit her bottom lip; Almost as if she was thinking about what to do next.

Seeing the inner debate Mei was having, Yuzu got butterflies in her core as she tossed her shirt from her hands and leaned back on the mattress with her arms fully stretched out behind her. Biting her own lips as she flicked her eyes up to Mei, the glossy look making her take a step towards her girlfriend layed out before her.

Yuzu had to wait only a few seconds more before Mei walked over to the door and just as she thought she was being left, Mei turned the lock and nearly ran back to Yuzu. Her body draping over the blonde's nude top as she pushed her down into the sheets and tool her in a rushed kiss.

Mei's hand ran up her side and gripped onto her breast, giving it a squeeze before she left the blonde's lips.

"Why didn't you have a bra on?" Mei asked as she lent back down to take her girlfriend in another kiss. Clearly more interested in continuing than actually getting an answer.

Gliding her hands down Mei's thighs and guiding them between her own, Yuzu wrapped her legs around Mei's waist and hold onto her.

"I knew we would come up to get me some clothes and I ... wanted to take my chances." Painting as she focused on the feeling of the fingers around her burning flesh, Yuzu pulled Mei down into another kiss. Something about having sex in Mei's grandfather's mansion felt so dirty and exciting Yuzu couldn't bare it. That and she just wanted Mei.

Grabbing the hem of Mei's sweater Yuzu nearly ripped it off she was in such a rush, breaking their kiss was not what she wanted but what she needed. She needed to see Mei in her birthday suit.

Her hand being grabbed once it was off, Yuzu was left powerless as her arm was pinned to the mattress and Mei's lips moved down her chest and stomach. Using her free hand and with help from the blonde, Mei made quick work of Yuzu's pyjama bottoms and underwear, mindlessly flung them to the floor.

"We don't have long until Willow will come looking for us." Mei panted as she removed her own bottoms, doing the same to them as she had Yuzu's. When they where both completely revealed, Mei leaned back down to the blonde's lips and sent her hand down between her legs. Giving round rubs to her girlfriend's clit and longer strokes every few seconds.

As a rule, that was occasionally broken if Yuzu worked hard, Mei took longer or needed more attention than Yuzu did to reach her climax. And with potentially very little time, Yuzu as much as she could think through the groans that were leaving her mouth, knew Mei needed a little more work before they would be able to go at it together.

"Well, that means I need to work a little faster then." Squirming out if Mei's grip, Yuzu wrapped her legs around the back of the younger's thighs and flipped her onto her back.

"And to do that, you need to be on the bottom." Yuzu gave a quick grin before her lips were being used to suck Mei's hardening nipple, her hand like Mei's had moments ago, snaking down her stomach to what was becoming quite slick lips. Her teeth grazing over the nub as Mei's back arched in response, Yuzu feeling her pleasure from the tighter tugs on her hair when she sucked at just the right angle. Moans ripped unwilling from Mei's throat when Yuzu moved from rubbing her wettening lips to gently flicking her clit with just the tip of her fingers.

After several more minutes of this show, Yuzu's aching core finally gave and she moved so she directly until on Mei. When the first contact of the blonde's soaked lips brushed her clit Mei thought a little part of her floated away with pleasure. A load, encouraging, moan escaped her sealed lips, her hips rising from the bed to get the friction she craved.

Yuzu's hands now finding Mei's and interlocking their fingers, held them at either side of the younger's head while she began layering kisses along her neck.

Yuzu thought her slow grinds were enough to start with, but perhaps she had stirred her panting girlfriend more than she thought as Mei practically begged for her to move faster.

With their bodies pressed flush together and their lips gliding against the other, Yuzu had no disputes with speeding things up.

"Just go faster, mhnm... and don't stop!" Yuzu listened pleasantly as her girlfriend's voice shot up an octave when she pushed hard and long against her clit with her own. The motion doing as much for her as it obviously did for Mei.

As requested, Yuzu took a moment to position herself better between her girlfriend's legs and away she went. Using the endless moans and groans that Mei made to keep up her speed. That, and the unparallel pleasure she was receiving from this.

"Yuzu... I think I'm going to!" Mei panted through her heavy uneven breathing. Yuzu, as much as she loved those words and was feeling the same things deep down in her core was focused on her girlfriend's hands; That were fondling her own chest. Yuzu watched as Mei's eyes darted shut when she increased her hips a final time and lightly pinched her nipples.

"Uugh, I'm gonna cum Mei!" Falling down onto the mattress with a hand on either side of the younger's shoulders, Yuzu used this new position to steady herself as she rocked her slick entrance against Mei's.

With a final effort from both, Yuzu was soon rolling off Mei to lie on her back, chest heaving and legs still occasionally twitching.

"Mmmmm, thanks for saying yes; I needed that," Yuzu whispered in almost a moan as she moved to her side to snuggle into Mei's side.

"Don't thank me for having sex Yuzu, that sounds wrong," Mei said as sat up and pulled her hair off her back for ventilation. With her girlfriend having moved away from, Yuzu layered kisses up and along her hand trying to keep up the mood. Mei, however, wanted to hurry up and try and get dressed. They had already been too long and if someone came to the door with her like this she would have no coverage.

"Get dressed, we need to go and see Willow before she comes here looking for us." Fastening her bra and pulling her sweater back on, Mei fanned her cheeks to try and cool down the heat in them.

"But I need to shower," Catching the clothes Mei tossed at her, Yuzu tried to keep Mei's attention, but it clearly didn't work as she quickly stood and up pulled her hand from Yuzu's.

"I'm going to the bathroom to freshen up, you, however, can shower when we get home. No arguments." Taking her underwear and skirt along with her, Mei rushed into her on-sweet and closed the door behind her. Leaving Yuzu to get dressed and freshen up without the use of her girlfriend's bathroom. Well, until Mei came out as she lingered on the blonde's fingers.

After what was another twenty minutes, they where both unlocking the door and walking out the room. Leaving the fresh, untidy sheets for the maid and hoped the scene wouldn't be passed about among the staff.