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1 Dreams Part 1
2
3 By Amazoness Duo
4 Amazonessduo@hotmail.com
5
6 She smiled gently as she ran a hand through the other girl’s long blonde hair. Bright aquamarine
7 eyes looked deeply into beautiful violet ones as if they were in a world all their own. She felt the other girl
8 push a lock of her dark brown hair away from her eyes. She felt as if the other girl could see right through
9 her, as if she could see into the depths of her soul. That feeling sent shivers through her, the feeling that the
10 other girl truly knew her better than she knew herself. They didn’t need to say anything. They both knew
11 the other far too well to need any words right now. She let out a contented sigh as those soft, sweet lips
12 brushed gently, almost cautiously against her own. How she longed to kiss her lover deeply, passionately.
13 But she could wait, and that was part of the joy in this moment. The leisure of spending this time with her
14 one true love. It felt boundless, as if they weren’t confined to this world or to any other, a feeling that they
15 could just bask in the glow of the others warmth.
16 Bringing a hand up gingerly to the other girl’s warm cheek, she tilted her head to the side as if to
17 ask ‘You or I?’ Who was it to be this time? Who would be the one to begin their endless dance again.
18 Before she knew who had begun this time, she felt the other girl’s lush lips push against her own. This time
19 the kiss was longer, more drawn out, evoking a gasp from her lover. She brought her hands to the sides of
20 the other girl’s head, watching the other girl smile sweetly back at her. Her fingers slowly moving across
21 her lover’s silky skin, she gently caressed her soft lips with her own.
22 If her entire life had been leading up to one specific place, one specific time, this would be it. But
23 that was not the case. ‘We’ll be together, you and I, no matter where fate leads. No matter what path we
24 take, we take it together.’ Pouring her entire being into one kiss, she tried to convey every feeling she was
25 having to the blonde girl. The other girl matched her point for point as they stood together, both needing the
26 other to be whole.
27
28 Kumiko stretched luxuriously, basking in the warm sunlight that filtered through her bedroom
29 window. She opened her blinds wide to let in the coming day. She smiled at the sounds of the birds
30 chirping outside her window. She froze when she heard a groan coming from her bed. Turning quickly, she
31 caught sight of long blonde hair peeking out from beneath one of Kumiko’s pillows.
32 “Turn off the light, okay?” Megumi’s tired voice sounded muffled from underneath the pillow.
33 “Megumi-chan? What are you doing here?” Kumiko asked surprised.
34 “You don’t remember last night? I came over here late last night because I wanted to see you and
35 you told me not to go after that. I didn’t.”
36 Kumiko laughed. “I thought it was a dream.”
37 “I never have dreams that nice.” Megumi smiled sweetly over at the brown haired girl, watching
38 her try to adjust her pony tail.
39 “Megumi-chan…” Kumiko said quietly, crossing the few feet between them with a couple steps.
40 Leaning down, she kissed the blonde girl for a few blissful moments. “You really better go before my
41 parents catch you.”
42 “Kumi, what would be wrong with that? I like your parents. They’re very nice. I’m sure they
43 would be happy for you,” Megumi said.
44 “Yeah, maybe, but I still don’t want them catching you in here,” Kumiko gestured to the bedroom
45 around them.
46 A knock at the door startled both girls. “Kumiko-chan, breakfast is ready, dear. Hurry up before it
47 gets cold,” Kumiko’s mother yelled.
48 “Hai, mom. I’ll be right there.” Turning to Megumi, Kumiko pointed to her closet. “You can
49 borrow one of my uniforms and I’ll pack a lunch for you.”
50 Megumi nodded. “Thanks. Today’s cheerleading practice, though.”
51 Kumiko thought for a moment. “You should have thought of that before you came over,” she said,
52 sticking out her tongue at the other girl. More seriously, she began to think again. “Could we stop off at
53 your house on the way to school to pick up your cheerleading uniform? You live close enough that if we
54 get going soon we should be able to make it in time.” Walking to her closet, Kumiko put her own
55 cheerleading uniform in her backpack.
56 Megumi smiled happily. “Thanks, Kumi. I’ll try to get ready quickly then.”
57 “Okay. See you in a minute.” Giving the blonde girl a soft kiss on the lips, Kumiko picked up her
58 backpack and hurried out of the room.
59 “There you are, Kumiko-chan,” her father said as she walked into the kitchen. “We thought you’d
60 slept in.”
61 “No, I’m up. I just had to finish some things before I was ready,” Kumiko explained, taking a bite
62 of the fresh pancakes. They tasted marvelous, but she didn’t have the time to savor them. She made her
63 way to the refrigerator. Taking a brief look inside, she started grabbing food for two lunches.
64 Her mother laughed when she looked over at her rushed daughter. “You must be hungry today.”
65 “I’m making lunch for Megumi-chan, too. Sometimes she forgets,” Kumiko said, wrapping some
66 leftovers.
67 “That girl’s sweet. You’re lucky to have a friend like that,” her father said.
68 “Yeah. She’s the best.” Kumiko smiled. She almost dropped the lunch she was making when she
69 saw Megumi standing next to her mother in the kitchen. “Megumi-chan?”
70 “She was right outside. It looks like some people can wake up early,” her mother laughed while
71 she ushered Megumi inside. Megumi just smiled and waved to Kumiko. “Would you like to stay for
72 breakfast, Megumi?”
73 “She’d love to, mom, but we’ve got to get going. Thanks anyway!” Taking a hold of Megumi’s
74 arm, Kumiko headed for the door. Her parents sweatdropped as they watched their daughter hurrying off.
75 “Goodbye!! Arigato!” Megumi said to Kumiko’s parents before heading out the door.
76 “How’d you get there?” Kumiko asked as they started off towards Megumi’s house.
77 “I climbed out your window and knocked on the front door. Your mother let me in after that,”
78 Megumi smiled.
79 “I know what you’re thinking.”
80 “I like your parents. They’re really nice,” Megumi said.
81 “So are yours.” Kumiko smiled.
82 “When they’re home.” Letting out a sigh, Megumi looked over at Kumiko. “Besides, I thought
83 you said your parents liked me, too.”
84 Kumiko laughed, brushing some hair out of her eyes. “As another daughter, yeah. You are over at
85 our house enough to be.”
86 “See? Your parents should have started guessing with that. And I’m always going places with
87 you. When you and I are going places Friday nights, you dress up for it. Last time there was a dance, your
88 parents asked you for over a week who you were going to go with but you kept saying you didn’t know
89 until you wound up going with me as ‘friends’.” Turning to Kumiko, she grinned. “So maybe they already
90 know. Or they have to have guessed a few times.”
91 “Oh, stop it. That’s not funny,” Kumiko said. “Anyway, we better hurry if we want to get to your
92 house and school on time.”
93 “Thanks.”
94 Starting to walk faster, Kumiko blinked as her eyes adjusted to the bright day. “For what?”
95 “For lunch. That was sweet of you,” Megumi said happily.
96 “That? Oh, that’s alright.” Kumiko winked at the blonde girl. “Just make sure you eat all of it.”
97 Megumi giggled. “Of course I will. You made it.” Stopping in front of her house, Megumi pulled
98 out a house key and unlocked the door. “Would you like to come in, Kumi?”
99 Kumiko looked at her watch nervously. “No, that’s okay. Just be quick.”
100 Megumi nodded and headed swiftly into her house. A few moments later, she came out the door,
101 putting her cheerleader uniform in her backpack.
102 “Is that everything?” Kumiko asked worriedly as she took another glance at her watch.
103 “That should be.” Grabbing Kumiko’s arm just above the shoulder, Megumi looked into her eyes.
104 “Kumi, don’t worry about it. If anything happens, we’ll tell your parents that it was my fault because I
105 forgot something at home.”
106 Kumiko shook her head. “No, I wouldn’t say anything like that. Let’s just try to get there on
107 time.”
108 “Hai.” Megumi made sure the door was locked before she and Kumiko started running to school.
109
110 “So why did you both show up so late?” Asahi asked, pulling on her shoes. She was eager to get to
111 cheerleading practice so she had dressed hurriedly.
112 “Oh… We…” Kumiko started. She turned to Megumi and shrugged helplessly. She busied herself
113 with fixing her pony tail.
114 “I was waiting to walk to school with Kumi, but by the time we were on our way, I remembered I
115 left my uniform at home.” Megumi gestured to the cheerleading uniform she was now wearing.
116 “No wonder. Well, at least you got here. Chisa was betting you wouldn’t and Akari thought one of
117 you was sick.” Picking up her baton, Asahi checked to make sure everything was perfect. “But I thought
118 Kumiko-chan just wound up sleeping in again.”
119 Megumi nodded. “Kumi must have been tired after last night. I did want to get up myself.” She
120 smiled mischievously at the brown haired girl.
121 Kumiko blushed and nudged the blonde none too gently. “Megumi-chan…”
122 Megumi merely giggled and stepped to the side. “Your cranky, Kumi. You didn’t sleep much last
123 night, did you?” She winked at Kumiko while their friend looked on in confusion.
124 Before anyone could say another word, a woman in her early twenties entered the room, her dark,
125 shoulder length hair offsetting calm blue eyes. “You girls almost ready?” She asked.
126 A faint blush spread over Asahi’s cheeks. She clutched her baton tightly and nodded. “Yes,
127 Coachie.”
128 The older woman smiled gently at Asahi. “Good. I’ll be waiting for you.” She paused for a
129 moment before she turned to leave the room.
130 Asahi slowly let out a sigh. “Coachie…” she said dreamily. Without looking back, she hurried
131 after the other woman.
132 Kumiko turned to Megumi. “That still frightens me.”
133 Megumi shrugged, looking after their friend. “Coach is really nice, and Asahi’s seemed to like her
134 since the first day she showed up for gym class. I’m just wondering if they’re going out or if Asahi-chan’s
135 still pining away,” the blonde girl said thoughtfully.
136 Kumiko eyes widened. “Going out? But the coach is so much older than Asahi-chan. Do you think
137 they might be?”
138 “Maybe, I’m not sure yet. And age doesn’t matter, anyway, so that’s not important.”
139 “Well, if they’re not together, I wish Asahi-chan luck,” Kumiko said, taking Megumi’s hand in her
140 own.
141 Megumi smiled. “Me too. For now, we better get out there before they start worrying about us.”
142 Kumiko nodded agreement and the two girls headed outside.
143
144 “How did you do on the test, Kumi?” Megumi asked as they walked vaguely towards Kumiko’s
145 house. It was a beautiful cloudless day and they had the whole weekend in front of them.
146 Kumiko slung her backpack on one shoulder. “I did okay, I guess. It helps that we studied for it. I
147 wouldn’t have been ready at all otherwise.” She rolled her aquamarine eyes. “They could have at least
148 tested us on something we already knew.”
149 “We could try to study more next time,” Megumi suggested.
150 Kumiko thought for a moment. “No, that’s alright. I did pretty well and we’d probably just get off
151 track next time we study anyway, like we usually do.”
152 Megumi smiled at the other girl. “That’s true.”
153 The two girls walked along for a few minutes, talking about this and that. Megumi came to a halt
154 when she spotted something. “Hey, looks like they’re selling some antics over there.”
155 Kumiko turned to where Megumi’s gaze led. “See anything you want?”
156 “Maybe…” The blonde said before walking over to the items spread before them. The items were
157 all set up in front of a large metal gate. Behind the gate lay a rather impressive mansion. The sight of the
158 mansion sent a chill through both girls.
159 Kumiko rubbed her arms, the feeling she got from the house almost physical. “Can we go,
160 Megumi-chan?” She felt odd seeing that place.
161 “In just a minute,” Megumi said quietly. Many of these items, these personal belongings of
162 someone long gone, seemed familiar to her. Some she could nearly remember. Try as she might, she
163 couldn’t stop the familiarity she felt.
164 “Cool! Megumi, look at this,” Kumiko said, her gaze settling on a small video camera.
165 “Wow! It looks pretty old.” Megumi walked over to the desk on which it lay, side by side with
166 Kumiko.
167 “It would be great to have it, wouldn’t it? I’d love to record you with it.” Kumiko laughed as she
168 picked it up, pretending to video tape Megumi. The other girl giggled and posed for the video camera.
169 “You girls find something you want?” A girl around their age walked up to them, seeming to
170 come from nowhere. They had been so caught up in the house and the items that they were both startled by
171 her arrival.
172 Regaining her composure first, Kumiko turned. “Yeah, we’re interested in this video camera. How
173 much is it?”
174 “You are? No one else has even looked its way yet.” The girl stood in thought for a moment. “If
175 you want it, you can have it.”
176 “Really?” Megumi asked excitedly.
177 “Yeah, sure,” the other girl smiled. “My mom and I just moved in. We need to get rid of some of
178 the stuff that was already here.”
179 “Thanks!” Kumiko said happily.
180 “Don’t mention it.” The girl nodded to them before returning to watch over the sale.
181 Kumiko grinned as she held up the video camera again. “This should be fun.”
182 “We have to see if it works first, though,” Megumi pointed out.
183 “Yeah, you’re right. I hope it does.” Kumiko gave the video camera a quick glance to make sure it
184 looked like it was in working order. “It looks like whoever owned it took really good care of it.”
185 “We can check it out at my house.” Megumi smiled at Kumiko and brushed some of the other
186 girl’s dark brown hair away from her eyes.
187 “Looks like there’s still a video in it, too,” Kumiko said, still toying with the video camera.
188 “Good. Now, let’s go back to my house. This place is giving me the creeps.” Megumi took
189 Kumiko’s free hand with her own.
190 Kumiko waved to the girl who had given them the camera before they left. Neither Kumiko nor
191 Megumi understood the significance of the video camera they held or the history it possessed. Both tried to
192 push off the strange feelings they’d had while near the house as they got further and further away from it.
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194
195 As they approached Megumi’s house, Kumiko broke the silence that had been following them
196 ever since they left that scary mansion that had given them such odd feelings of déjà vu.
197 “This really is a cool camera, isn’t it?” Kumiko smiled excitedly, trying to be patient and wait till
198 they could see what was on the video tape.
199 “I guess so, Kumi, but I don’t see why you’re so amazed with it. It’s so old. They probably don’t
200 even make tapes that are compatible with such an old model video camera.” Megumi sighed, trying to
201 brush that scary feeling she got from the mansion away.
202 “Aww..” Kumiko frowned. “I’m sure that they’re sold somewhere.”
203 Megumi giggled and leaned forward, lightly kissing Kumiko’s lower lip. “I’m sorry. I’m just a
204 little shaken by the old building.”
205 When they stepped inside, Kumiko noticed that Megumi’s parents weren’t there. “Where are your
206 parents, Megumi?”
207 “They’re gone. Like usual. I don’t see why you’re surprised. They’re hardly ever here.” Megumi
208 sighed, angrily.
209 “Don’t worry about it, Megumi-chan. At least we have the place to ourselves. And we can check
210 out this video in peace,” Kumiko smiled, trying to cheer up her best friend, schoolmate, and girlfriend.
211 “You know that the video’s probably just an old empty tape left in by the owner a long time ago
212 and they never used it, right?” Megumi tried to let her down gently, noticing that Kumiko had such high
213 hopes for the camera and didn’t want to crush them.
214 “For some odd reason, I just know that there’s something on that tape. Like destiny’s calling for
215 me to watch it. Like there’s something or someone very important on it.” Kumiko shook her head trying to
216 clear away all of the overwhelming thoughts that rushed through her as she connected the video camera to
217 the television so they could view the contents of the tape.
218 Megumi laughed, hugging Kumiko from behind. “Kumi, its just an old tape. Probably of
219 someone’s birthday or family.”
220 “What if its for us?” Kumiko asked half seriously. She blushed when she thought about how
221 foolish that sounded. “Well, I still want to see what its about.”
222 “Want me to get some popcorn?” Megumi asked, still smiling.
223 Kumiko sat down beside Megumi, pulling her legs up to her chest. She felt the warmth of the
224 other girl sitting next to her. She could smell the sweet scent of Megumi’s long, soft blonde hair as it
225 brushed her cheek. Smiling to Megumi, she received a brief kiss from the blonde before returning her
226 attention to the television. Her heartbeat quickened as the video started.
227 Megumi sighed. She had an odd feeling about this. She wasn’t sure she wanted to see what was on
228 the video. She felt that maybe, just maybe, Kumiko had been right about the video being for them. That
229 thought scared her. What if it changed things? Maybe there were certain things they weren’t meant to know
230 about.
231 The faint outline of a girl could be seen amidst the static as someone tried to fix the camera so
232 many years ago. After a short time, the silhouette started to come into view. She was a girl about their age
233 with long dark hair and dark stormy blue eyes. Her skin was very pale, as if made of alabaster. She seemed
234 to have a perpetual smile that followed her as she continued to check the camcorder. Both Megumi and
235 Kumiko caught their breath as they watched the dark haired girl on the video. A strange sense of nostalgia
236 filled the room. The dark haired girl winked at the camcorder after she seemed fairly certain that it was
237 working.
238 “Tomoyo-chan,” another girl called from offscreen. “You don’t have to worry about that.”
239 “It’s okay, Sakura-chan. Its working now,” Tomoyo said happily. The camcorder turned suddenly,
240 now being held by the dark haired girl. A girl with short brown hair and large green eyes stood in view of
241 the camcorder. She was wearing the same school fuku Tomoyo was wearing.
242 Sakura sweatdropped and put a hand behind her head nervously. “I just meant that you don’t have
243 to videotape me right now, Tomoyo-chan. I’m not even doing anything interesting like card captoring right
244 now.”
245 Tomoyo’s quiet voice spoke up warmly. “Sakura-chan’s always interesting. You know there’s
246 nothing else I’d rather videotape.”
247 Sakura sighed in defeat. “Okay. I just thought that we were going to go for a walk.”
248 “We are,” Tomoyo replied. “I wanted a video to remember it by.” Megumi’s hand absentmindedly
249 went to her left cheek as she watched the events unfold. This whole things seemed so familiar. She knew
250 these girls. She was sure she knew them.
251 Kumiko felt her breath catch in her chest. She felt like she was actually there, watching everything
252 as if it were through her own eyes rather than the camcorder. As the two girls onscreen talked, Kumiko
253 tried desperately to remember what happened next. Remember? How could she remember something she’d
254 never seen?
255 The dark haired girl behind the camcorder giggled as she ran to catch up with Sakura. Sakura
256 smiled brightly at her as she caught up. “I don’t think I’ll ever understand why you do that, Tomoyo-chan.”
257 “Because you are the most beautiful thing for me to record. Because you are the most interesting
258 thing for me to record. Because I love you,” Tomoyo explained.
259 Sakura smiled brighter and looked over at Tomoyo. “I love you, too, Tomoyo-chan.”
260 “Watch out…” Megumi whispered. Tomoyo was too busy following Sakura with the video
261 camera to notice the tangled root in front of her. Her foot got caught, throwing her off balance. The
262 camcorder tumbled from her grasp, but by now the images weren’t needed. They both knew what
263 happened. Sakura looked on in alarm when she heard Tomoyo’s gasp. She quickly lunged forward,
264 catching the dark haired girl around the waist and under an arm. They both stumbled the rest of the way to
265 the grass. The camcorder was on its side, pointing at the two girls holding each other. Both were breathing
266 heavily from the shock. They looked at each other for a long moment, passing a silent thank you between
267 them. Ever so slowly they leaned towards each other, their lips meeting passionately.
268 Kumiko gasped as the television turned off. For a moment she thought the video was over, but
269 looking up she could see Megumi had pressed the power button on the television. Megumi stood there
270 silently, looking off into the distance. She seemed to be thinking. Or maybe she didn’t want to think.
271 “Tomoyo…” Kumiko pleaded.
272 Megumi turned to the other girl, her eyes wide. “Why did you call me thatt?”
273 “Call you what?” Kumiko asked nervously.
274 “Tomoyo.”
275 “I meant… I didn’t mean you, Megumi-chan. I was caught up in the video.” Kumiko tried to
276 explain it away.
277 Megumi shook her head. “You can’t lie to me, Kumi. I know you too well. Why did you call me
278 that?” She swallowed nervously. ‘Please just say I reminded you of her, or that you were daydreaming that
279 was us. Anything. I’ll believe you, Kumi,’ Megumi thought to herself.
280 “I… I don’t know, Megumi-chan,” Kumiko said softly.
281
282 End part 1
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