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1 A Pretty Sammy Story
2 By The Amazoness Duo
3 And Yosho Masaki
4 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
6 As the battle settled to a finish, Pretty Sammy stood as the victor. Pixie
7 Misa levetated not to far from the battle scene and watched. She often
8 wondered who Pretty Sammy was. Even though she didn't really know her own
9 identaty she would at least like to know her enemies. Maybe, just maybe if
10 she found out before she was reverted back she would remember who Sammy was.
11 Just as Sammy started reverting back to normal Misa did as well.
13 Pixie Misa was engulfed in a bright white light and her outfit disappeared
14 and she was there in the middle of the sky glowing white and nude. Her hair
15 then reverted from blonde to black as her street clothes reappeared. Misao
16 got up off the ground. Her headache was now gone. She walked around and
17 wondered how she had gotten in the alley that she was in.
19 As Misao walked around the corner someone knocked her down. The person
20 stopped and it was Sasami.
22 "I'm sorry Misao." Sasami said, "I was just looking for you. I
23 heard that
24 there was a battle going on in this area of town and I had gotten worried
25 about you."
27 "Thank you, Sasami. I'm fine though. I just don't remember how I got
28 back
29 here. I'm sure that I'll remember though."
31 Elsewhere...
33 "Damn that Pretty Sammy! She is always getting in my way!" a
34 shadowed
35 figure yelled in anger. "It doesn't matter though. I'll get you when you
36 least suspect it. Be warned Pretty Sammy, you will not be a thorn in my
37 side for much longer. You can count on that."
39 "Master." Ramia said.
41 "What is it, Worm!"
43 "If my warrior was allowed to stay in her other form a little while
44 longer,
45 She could find out who Sammy is and Kill her before she can turn into Pretty
46 Sammy."
48 "Your 'WARRIOR' should be greatful that she is even able to turn into
49 Pixie
50 Misa. I'll give you and your 'warrior' one more chance. But be warned, If
51 you fail me THIS time I will show NO mercy!"
53 "Yes Master. I am very grea"
55 "SHUT UP AND LEAVE!!!!"
57 On that note Ramia vanished fearing what would happen to her if Misa failed
58 agian.
60 A few days later on the Afternoon News.
62 "This is the third day in a row that monsters have been constantly
63 attacking the city. The Super Soldier Pretty Sammy Has put a stop to every
64 attack to this point. Police are baffled and can not detect any connection
65 between any of the attack sites. Some people have began to wonder, that
66 with all the constant attacks, just how long Pretty Sammy can keep this up.
67 This is Sara Ulrich with WKBM News at 1:00. Signing off."
69 'Yeah. Just how long can I keep this up? Not long, I know that much. I
70 can't even get a good night's sleep anymore.' Sasami thought to herself.
71 This was the 3rd day that she has gone without any sleep at all. Just then
72 a little grey rabbit looking creature was hopping across the school yard.
73 'Oh no. Not AGAIN.'
75 "Sasami! More Luvluv monsters have been spotted. You must hurry."
77 "I can't do this much longer Ryo-ohki. I'm about to collapse as it is
78 already."
80 Elsewhere...
82 'My plan is working. With Pretty Sammy exhausted, she won't have the
83 strength to fight much longer. I just need a little more time.'
85 "Ramia! The Master want's to see you right away."
87 "Thank you Rumia. You may leave now." On that note Rumia changed
88 into
89 bird and flew off.
91 Back in Japan..
93 The battle raged on anf for a little while it had seemed that the LuvLuv
94 monster had an edge over Pretty Sammy. With her last bit of energy she was
95 able to launch her ultimate attack, Magical Resolution, and was able to put
96 the LuvLuv monster at peace with it's inner self.
98 "Finally!"
100 "I'm proud of you Sammy. I"m glad to see that you can still
101 fight."
103 "Ryo-ohki! Did you have doubt?"
105 "Well... no but you looked very tired."
107 "I am VERY tired. By the way you are a terrible lier. I also had doubt,
108 but I knew that I had to beat it."
110 "Bonjour Pretty Sammy. You look very tired. Do you think that you have
111 enough strength to defeat me?"
113 "PIXIE MISA! I don't know if I have the strength but I know that I can
114 always defeat you!"
116 "Oh come now. Even I know that you can't defeat me in your weakened
117 state.
118 However it wouldn't be any fun if you just up and surrendered. So get
119 ready Sammy."
121 Misa charged at Sammy and hit her with unbelievable power. Sammy knew that
122 she was no match for Misa now but she just couldn't give up. No. She
123 wouldn't give up. When Misa had was getting ready to give the final blow,
124 Sammy was surrounded with a bright magical light.
126 'No. Not now. I.. I can't change back now!' Sammy thought to herself in
127 panic.
129 At the same moment Misa was confused and blinded. Ryo-ohki saw this and
130 told Sammy to run for it but she was too weak to make a move. The light
131 disappeared and there lay, in Pretty Sammy's place, was a nude Sasami. Her
132 clothes soon materialized in place of where the Sammy outfit used to be.
134 Misa regained sight to see Sasami laying where Pretty Sammy was at just a
135 second ago.
137 "So this is who you are. Get ready to die, Sammy! Pixie Blade!"
138 Suddenly
139 a short bladed sword appeared in Misa's hands and she thrust downward.
141 "NOOOOOOOOOO! I can't, no, won't do this!" The blade disappeared
142 and Pixie Misa Stood up and turned around with tears forming in her eyes. She,
143 too, was then Surrounded in a brilliant flash of light as she started to
144 revert back to Misao, Ramia appeared.
146 "What do you think that you are doing?! You will kill this
147 annoyance!"
149 "No! I can't do this to my best friend! You knew this all along didn't
150 you! You knew that Pretty Sammy was my best friend!" The reverting
151 stopped and she retransformed into Misao.
153 "So. She will eventually betray your friendship. It's best to destroy
154 her now, I mean, you will destroy her anyway. It is better to get rid of her
155 befor she can hurt you."
157 "Never!" With that said, Misa took Sasami and left.
159 Two hours later...
161 "Uhhhhhhh... What happened?" Sasami said still drowsy and begining
162 to come around.
164 "Don't worry, you are safe now." Sasami knew this voice but couldn't
165 place it. Her vision cleared after a few moments and she looked around for her
166 rescuer. After another moment she found someone and jumped up ready for
167 battle.
169 "Pretty Mutation Magical Re..."
171 "You don't have to transform Sammy. There is no one else here. I saved
172 you." Suddenly Misa was covered in a brilliant flash of light and a few
173 minutes later the light was gone and Misao stood in Misa's place.
175 Sasami's eyes watered and she started crying. Crying for her friend and
176 crying for herself. The whole time that she was having fun with her friend
177 she was also fighting against her friend. Fighting in battles that could
178 kill her. She could have hurt Misao. She could have killed her. Misao meant
179 too much to her to lose like that. She couldn't stand the thought of hurting
180 her.
182 "Sasami, what's wrong?" Misao asked concerned. She blinked a couple
183 times, confused about what was going on. The last thing she remembered, she'd been
184 having another headache and then everything had faded away. Now she was with
185 a very distraught Sasami. She quickly realized they were in her room, but
186 she couldn't make out how she had gotten there, or when Sasami had arrived.
188 Sasami through her arms around the black haired girl, throwing Misao off
189 balance. Misao fell back onto the bed with Sasami still clutching to her.
190 "Oh Misao… I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" Sasami sobbed. "I should
191 have known. I should have done something. I'm so sorry."
193 Misao hugged Sasami, trying to comfort her. She didn't know what to do.
194 Sasami was always the one who made her feel better when something went
195 wrong. She wasn't sure how to calm her friend. "Sasami, its alright. I
196 don't know what you're sorry about, but there's no reason to. I'm fine.
197 Everything's okay."
199 The sound of Misao's voice in her ear sent shivers down Sasami's spine. She
200 was locked in a close embrace with the black haired girl, Misao whispering
201 soothingly to her. Sasami blushed a deep shade of red and tried to
202 disentangle herself from her best friend. Sasami's emotions overflowed as
203 she sat there. The fear of what could have happened to her best friend. The
204 sadness that she'd almost hurt her, the relief that maybe now they wouldn't
205 have to fight anymore. And something else. Some other feeling flowed through
206 her. It was deep and warm and enveloped her like a soft blanket. 'What's
207 going on?' she thought to herself. Her torrid emotions had ripped down a
208 barrier inside her, pouring forth emotions she'd hidden, even from herself.
209 Things she'd pretended not to notice, not to care about. She sat up and
210 stared at the wall of Misao's room. 'Why do I have to pick now to fall in
211 love?' Sasami asked herself angrily. 'And with Misao? How could I be in love
212 with Misao?' Sasami took a deep breath while Misao looked on, confused. 'I'm
213 just being over emotional right now. I'm sleep deprived and I'm just happy
214 she's alright.' She looked back at the black haired girl. Misao was looking
215 at her worriedly with her gentle aqua eyes. Sasami turned back towards the
216 wall.
218 "Sasami? Are you okay?" Misao asked nervously. "What's going
219 on?"
220 The blue haired girl smiled warmly at her friend. "I'm fine. I'm just glad
221 things are working out now. I'm sorry I can't explain what's going on right
222 now, but I will. Someday I'll explain. I promise." Misao nodded weakly.
223 "I should go for now. I'll call you tonight. Be careful, Misao." Sasami hugged
224 the other girl tightly before smiling and heading to the door of the room.
226 Misao wrung her hands, still worried. "I will, Sasami. I hope you feel
227 better."
229 "I think all I need is some sleep and I'll be back to normal," Sasami
230 said. She waved to Misao and headed downstairs to the door. Sasami sighed deeply
231 after she got outside. She squinted as her eyes adjusted to the sun light.
232 She wanted to go back in, to see Misao again, but she needed to get some
233 sleep. She tried to ignore all the thoughts invading her sleep hazy mind.
234 After what seemed an eternity, Sasami reached the house she shared with her
235 mother and brother. She stumbled up the stairs to her room. Ryo-ohki looked up in surprise when
236 Sasami collapsed on the bed.
238 "Sasami? You're okay?" Ryo-ohki hopped over to her side happily.
239 "I was so worried about you!"
241 "Thanks," Sasami mumbled, her eyes half closed.
243 "Where were you? I saw Pixie Misa take off with you, but I couldn't catch
244 up in time. How did you escape?"
246 Sasami yawned and tried to make out what Ryo-ohki had said. "Oh, no. I was
247 fine. Misa wouldn't have hurt me. She saved me." She lazily unbuttoned her
248 shirt and threw it to the side, trying to pull the blankets up around her.
250 "She saved you?" Ryo-ohki asked incredulously. Sasami just nodded and
251 rolled over. "Sasami…" Ryo-ohki nudged the blue haired girl after
252 waiting for an answer.
254 "I'm sorry, Ryo-ohki, but I'm tired and I'm confused. I need some sleep
255 after all this. We can talk later, okay?" Sasami smiled tiredly at the
256 cabbit, trying to keep her eyes open.
258 Ryo-ohki sighed. "Sure. You deserve some sleep after all those LuvLuv
259 monsters you stopped. Goodnight, Sasami." Ryo-ohki waited for a reply, but
260 Sasami was already asleep.
262 ***
264 Sasami yawned and stretched as she woke up. She felt a lot better after the
265 non-stop fighting she'd dealt with over the past couple days. It was dark
266 outside now. She had a hard time remembering what had been a dream and what
267 was real. One thing stood out above all else, Misao. Her mind centered on
268 the thoughts of her dark haired friend. Misao smiled at her in her mind's
269 eye. Suddenly, the image shifted, the dark hair was now blonde. The
270 beautiful aqua eyes were now pink. Sasami let out a silent sigh, remembering
271 that her best friend was her worst enemy. But was she? She had saved her
272 life. Maybe it showed just how deep their feeling were for each other,
273 strong enough to get past the magic that cause Misao to be Pixy Misa.
275 The blue haired girl blushed deeply. What was she thinking? Her heart beat
276 had quickened while thinking of Misao. Just what was happening to her?
278 Stretching as she stood up, Sasami hopped off her bed. She glanced around
279 for Ryo-ohki, but the cabbit was nowhere to be seen. She shrugged her bare
280 shoulders and padded across the floor to her dresser. Pulling on her
281 pajama's, she couldn't help but feel a stab of worry for her friend. Was she
282 alright? What would happen to her now that she betrayed that strange lady
283 she'd been working for? Sasami bolted upright and grabbed for her phone. She
284 pushed the speed dial button and paced nervously as she waited for an
285 answer.
287 "Hello?" a gentle voice answered.
289 Sasami smiled at the sound of Misao's voice. The other girl had always been
290 her very dear, best friend. She felt so relieved to know that she was okay.
292 "Hello?" Misao repeated.
294 "Oh! Hi, Misao," Sasami said quickly. She leaned down, picking up her
295 discarded blouse.
297 "Sasami? How are you? I was worried about you…" Misao said softly.
298 Sasami fell back on her bed, a blush on her cheeks and a smile on her lips.
300 "Thanks, Misao. I'm just fine. Actually, I was worried about you."
302 "Me?" the purple haired girl asked in surprise.
304 Sasami giggled. "Yeah. Don't worry about it. I'd protect you if anything
305 happened, anyway," she said, her voice suddenly sounding serious. She
306 promised to herself she wouldn't let anything happen to her friend. If she
307 wasn't Pretty Sammy, then her friend wouldn't be in such danger. Misao never
308 would've been used as Pixy Misa. She owed it to her friend to watch out for
309 her. And she couldn't live with herself if anything happened to Misao.
310 "Thank you, Sasami," Misao said after a short pause. "I really
311 hope you're doing better."
313 "Yeah, I am. I got some sleep after I got home. I feel a lot better,"
314 Sasami replied.
316 "That's great. You were acting kind of strange," Misao said
317 concernedly.
319 Sasami sat up on the bed, crossing her legs. "Strange?" she asked
320 worriedly. 'Am I acting strange around her? Did she notice I was?'
322 "I think you were probably just tired," Misao said thoughtfully.
324 "Yeah, that was it," Sasami agreed hurriedly. 'That was all it was,
325 right?'
327 "I'm sorry, Sasami. I have to go," the blue haired girl could hear
328 the regret in Misao's voice.
330 "That's okay. I'll see you tomorrow, Misao. Maybe we can go someplace
331 after school," Sasami said hopefully.
333 "I'd like that," Misao answered happily.
335 "It's a date, then," Sasami heard herself say. She blushed as soon as
336 the words were out of her mouth.
338 "Sure. Bye, Sasami!" Misao said, seeming not to notice her friend's
339 odd behavior.
341 "Sleep well, Misao," the blue haired girl said reluctantly. "I
342 love you," she added as an afterthought.
344 "What?"
346 "Nothing! Nothing! Umm… Goodnight, Misao!" Sasami hung up the phone
347 quickly before she could say anything else. After a glance at the phone, she tossed
348 it to the side as if it were diseased. "What's going on?" she said
349 aloud.
351 The next day....
353 "Sure you can ask me anything Sasami."
355 "Thank you Mihoshi. What do you do when you love someone but you aren't
356 sure if they love you in the same way?"
358 "Love? Oh! I'm SO happy for you Sasami! Who is it? Has he said anything
359 to you? Have you two gone out on a date yet?"
361 "I'd rather not say who it is now and not for the other two. Would you please
362 answer my question."
364 "What question was that?"
366 "What do you do when you love someone but you aren't sure if they love you
367 in the same way?"
369 "Oh. Well I'm not." Mihoshi stopped in midsentence when she heard the door
370 knob turn and the door start to open. Reflex had taken over when she reached for
371 her gun and had it armed and ready, aimed for the spot right beside the door.
372 "FREEZE!" Ever since her and Kiyone had been robbed while they were sleeping,
373 she has been training hard and improving her senses.
375 "Mihoshi, it's me, Kiyone. Now put the gun down."
377 "Sorry Kiyone. Did you have any luck?"
379 "No. Neither I nor the police have been able to find anything. I honestly don't
380 think that we'll see any of that stuff agian."
382 "At least none of our stuff for the store was stolen." Mihoshi then returned
383 her attention back to Sasami. "As I was saying, I'm not sure what to do. I would
384 tell that person how I felt and then do something special for them."
386 "What are you guys talking about?" inquired Kiyone.
388 "Little Sasami here is in love. She wants to know what to do so she came here
389 to ask for advice. Do you have any Kiyone?"
391 "Sasami all I, or anyone else for that matter, can tell you is to do what your
392 heart tells you to do. The only other thing we can do is give you ideas."
394 "Thank you Mihoshi. Thank you Kiyone. I'll tell you how it turns out." With
395 that Sasami left. Still as confused about her situation as ever.
397 As she walked down the street she heard a load explosion to her left. She ran
398 as fast as she could to the next cross section and looked to her left. There were
399 flames and smoke everywhere.
401 Sasami looked around her and saw that no one was around. "Pretty Mutation
402 Magical Recall!" A bright flash of light engulfed Sasami and out came Pretty
403 Sammy.
405 At the scene of the explosion....
407 "Where the hell is Pretty Sammy!" Ramia shouted.
409 "What do you want, Ramia?"
411 "Ah, Pretty Sammy. I want you to DIE!"
413 Sasami sweatdropped. She really didn’t need this, especially not now. She was
414 having enough trouble with her love life to worry about a maniacal magical person
415 trying to kill her. “Is there anyway we could possibly do this some other time?” the
416 blue haired girl asked pleadingly.
418 Ramia furrowed her brow angrily. “How dare you mock me, Pretty Sammy.
419 For that I’ll have to make sure your death is drawn out. And very painful.”
421 The magical girl sighed. Things just never could be easy for her, could they?
422 Pulling her wand up in front of her, she prepared for the attack. A flash of light
423 appeared in Ramia’s hand, quickly hurtling her way. The blue haired magical girl
424 raised her wand in the air. “Pretty Coquettish Bomber!!” Energy surrounded
425 Sasami as she used her strongest attack, trying to force her concentration on this
426 rather than a certain dark haired girl that had been the focus of her thoughts as of
427 late. The attack flew straight at the red headed woman. Sasami smiled
428 triumphantly, but the victory was short lived. Sasami’s smile faded away as she
429 saw her attack rather than hit the magical woman, head right through her. Her
430 mind reeled with the implication. “And illusion?” Sasami whirled around, her
431 eyes wide in horror, but it was too late.
433 “Die.” Ramia grinned, energy lashing out at the bane of her existence. She would
434 finally get what she wanted, the end of Pretty Sammy.
436 Sasami stood trapped like a deer in headlights, the energy seeming to move in slow
437 motion towards her. She closed her eyes tightly, her arms going in front of her in
438 reflex. She knew it would do her no good, but she also knew there was nothing she
439 could do. Before the blast could hit, two arms wrapped around her waist and leapt
440 off with her. The energy hit right were Sasami had been standing. Her eyes slowly
441 opened when she realized she was still alive. She took a deep breath, her hands
442 going across her body, making sure she was okay. Looking up to her rescuer, she
443 was shocked by the sight. The girl was slightly taller than her, long feathery
444 blonde hair falling to around her shoulders. Sasami could feel some of the dark
445 purple, almost black leather of the girl’s costume against her. The girl’s hands
446 were still around her waist, holding her close. The background seemed to fade
447 away for Sasami, everything gone except this beautiful girl that rescued her.
448 ‘Misao and Pixy Misa are the same person. She must really care about me, too,
449 then.’ The thought that Misao had come to her rescue in a sense sent a tingle up
450 and down Sasami’s spine. Before she knew what she was doing, the blue haired
451 magical girl leaned forward, her soft lips brushing against her rescuers. That
452 moment, those soft lips against her own, the whole moment felt truly wonderful. It
453 was more magical than anything magic she’d done as Pretty Sammy.
455 Pixy Misa’s eyes went wide as saucers as she felt Pretty Sammy kiss her. She froze,
456 unsure of what to do for once in her life as Misao’s other personality. Her hands
457 tensed against Sammy’s sides, but that just spurred the blue haired girl on, making
458 her kiss the blonde deeper. Misa’s eyes started to fall closed, not knowing how to
459 stop what was happening. Not wanting to. Misa barely shook herself from her
460 trance in time to drag Sasami out of the way of another attack. The blonde feigned
461 anger as she turned to the blue haired girl, too confused by what had happened to
462 actually deal with it right now. “What are you trying to do, Sammy? Get us killed?
463 You want to kiss, you wait till we’re not about to die. That does put a damper on
464 my plans for the day, you know.”
466 Sasami looked down, blushing profusely. What had she just done? Why? She just
467 hadn’t been able to help herself. It had felt so good, so right. Even if this was her
468 former rival, she was just as much in love with her as Misao. They were the same
469 person, even if she did act differently as them. “Sorry…” she said sadly, barely in a
470 whisper.
472 The blonde grinned reassuringly. “Worry about it later, Sammy. And if we do
473 make it out of this alive, maybe I’ll let you try again.” She winked, drawing a
474 blush from the blue haired girl. She laughed as she looked around for Ramia. She
475 always did enjoy teasing the other magical girl. As long as she didn’t have to
476 worry about the implications of the kiss. It wasn’t half bad. Kinda good, actually..
477 Misa’s mind started to wander back to it before she spotted her former master.
478 “Pixy Sexy Fire!!” She yelled, the blast flying towards Ramia.
480 Ramia faded out of the way just in time. Reappearing further off, she scowled.
481 “You traitor! I’ll kill you as well.” After a moment, she added, “The next time we
482 meet.” She turned around, fading away again.
485 The two magical girls stood in silence for a long moment. Now that the battle was
486 over and done with, Sammy’s little kiss earlier came to the surface in both of their
487 thoughts. Pretty Sammy turned to Pixy Misa, hoping to find out what the blonde
488 girl thought of it. But Misa had a trump card to play. Besides, this wasn’t her
489 problem. She was the happy outgoing one. She’d let her other side deal with it,
490 even if she wouldn’t remember. Dipping backwards, the leather clad magical girl
491 fainted.
493 Shifting back to normal from Pretty Sammy, Sasami sighed miserably. It figured
494 that it would turn out like this. Things never could be easy, could they? Of course,
495 Tsunami wouldn’t have chosen her as the earth’s champion if she didn’t believe in
496 her. But then again, this scenario probably wasn’t something she’d been chosen
497 for. “Misao-chan? Misao-chan, are you alright?” Sasami asked, shaking her friend
498 softly.
500 “Hmm?” Misao blinked her aquamarine eyes tiredly, trying to focus. It took her a
501 moment before she could make out Sasami’s worried face looking down at her.
502 “Sasami-chan? Owww….” She held her head as she tried to sit up but Sasami
503 pushed her back down.
505 “Wait until you feel better first. I don’t want you to hurt any more than you already
506 do. I know how sick you can get.” Sasami bit her lip as she watched her dark
507 haired best friend lying on the floor with a pained look on her face. She really
508 wished there was something she could do about Misao’s poor health. They had
509 first met when Sasami had helped her get to the nurse’s office. Even after all this
510 time, it still scared her to see the poor girl wracked with pain like that.
512 “I love you, too.”
514 “What?” Was her mind playing tricks on her? She had just heard Misao mutter
515 something, right? She really needed more sleep after all of the running around
516 she’d been doing lately. All this stress really wasn’t good for her. She was likely to
517 crack soon at this rate. “Did you say something?”
519 Misao shook her head quickly, rolling onto her side. A scarlet blush colored her
520 pale cheeks as she looked off. “No, I didn’t say anything, Sasami-chan. I didn’t say
521 anything at all.” The nervous butterflies feeling in her stomach was so bad that she
522 thought she was going to be sick. She closed her eyes as the setting sun started to
523 hurt them. She wished that Sasami would just take her home soon so everything
524 could go back to the depressing way of things. Then she wouldn’t have to worry
525 about these things at the very least and that sick feeling would go away. Her eyes
526 fluttered open as a pair of arms encircled her waist and helped prop her up. Pretty
527 pink eyes and cute freckles along with a little light blue at the corners of her vision
528 greeted her. Her blush grew deeper as Sasami looked deeply at her. ‘She smells
529 wonderful. I feel so warm and safe in her arms. I always do. I wish she’d never let
530 go.’ Internally pushing those thoughts away, she continued thinking to herself. ‘I
531 hope she does let go soon. Otherwise I don’t think I’ll be able to pretend
532 everything’s the way it used to be. I don’t know if I could handle anymore
533 changes.’
535 Sasami noticed Misao stiffening up in her grasp after a moment. ‘Why’s she so
536 nervous all of a sudden? She was starting to relax just a moment ago. Am I scaring
537 her?’ Shaking her head, Sasami never took her eyes away from Misao’s big,
538 frightened aquamarine ones. Her soft body barely moved, feeling like a scared little
539 animal in her arms. Misao’s breathing was very slow, as if she was trying to not
540 bring any attention to herself. ‘If I heard right, she must be scared about the whole
541 thing. She’s always been kinda sad. And with how things are, this could risk
542 losing her best friend and what we already have. I’m not risking much because I
543 know she’ll understand. I know she’ll stay my friend. I know… So why am I so
544 worried?’ the blue haired girl thought to herself. “Misao-chan?” One hand went
545 higher up Misao’s back as she brought her into a better sitting position.
547 Misao swallowed nervously and nodded in acknowledgement. “Hai, Sasami-
548 chan?”
550 Licking her dry lips, Sasami tried to voice what was in her heart. “Misao-chan,
551 you’re my very best friend. You’ve always been there for me and I can’t remember
552 ever being happier than when I’m with you. I don’t want to fight against you
553 because I care too much about you. You’re very important to me. I just want to be
554 with you always. Misao-chan, I love you.”
556 Misao’s cheeks went a deep shade of crimson as words caught in her throat. She
557 was always so lonely, a scared little girl alone in the dark. But Sasami always filled
558 up that darkness for her. She took away that deep loneliness. She was the only real
559 important thing in her life. She was her reason to keep going, her reason to hope
560 when all seemed lost, her reason to look toward tomorrow when her mother wasn’t
561 going to be home and she had cram school to get to. But all that came out was a
562 meek, “I love you, too.” That was enough.
564 Sasami’s face lit up as she hugged Misao tightly. “Oh, Misao-chan!” A warm
565 feeling quickly surpassed any nervous ones that had been inside her as the girl in
566 her arms began to hug her back. All of her unfounded worries and the torment this
567 had caused her all melted away in the beautiful dark haired girls hands. She felt
568 Misao bury her head against the crook of her neck, an altogether pleasant
569 sensation. She held her close, still on her knees.
571 Close to tears, Misao clutched onto Sasami like a life preserver in the choppy
572 waters of her life. But now she could feel some of her faith returning. Things
573 would work out. Because no matter what happened, she’d be with Sasami.
574 Whatever else got thrown in her way wouldn’t matter as long as she could be in
575 her arms. “Thank you so much, Sasami-chan. I never thought..”
577 Sasami cut her off with a soft kiss, her eyes closed as she relished the soft feel of
578 Misao’s lips against her own. The dark haired girl just sat there shocked for a
579 moment, Sasami’s cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
581 No longer able to form coherent thought and drowning in a sea of emotion, Misao
582 returned the kiss. Yes, everything would be alright from now on. ‘Just never let me
583 go. Never set me free from you.’