Mary and Ririka started dating at the end of the student council elections, Kirari continued as president, but incredibly Mary wasn't caring so much, because she realized she took a much better award than the presidency chair, now she had Ririka Momobami by her side.
Mary liked to do couple things with her girlfriend, like walk in the park, go to the movies, go to the mall, they even visited the biggest aquarium in Tokyo and saw dolphins. But this weekend, Mary wanted to do something different with her girlfriend, so she invited Ririka to visit her house, her parents would be out traveling. She wanted to show her cooking skills to her girlfriend.
Mary prepared everything, tidied up the house, wore her best clothes, perfumed herself and waited for her girlfriend to arrive. When Ririka knocked on the door of her house, Mary was out of breath, Ririka was as beautiful as ever, she couldn't complain about her girlfriend's beauty, she was very beautiful, she was lucky.
"You can come in Ririka, make yourself at home," Mary said with the best smile she could. Ririka answered "Thank you Mary". Ririka noticed that Mary's house wasn't very big, but she couldn't tell if it was small or the standard size for apartments.
Ririka always lived with very wealthy people who lived in mansions or large apartments, and for her this would be her normal, but when she looked at her girlfriend's house and realized how cozy her home was and said "yours house is very beautiful Mary" and kissed her girlfriend.
Mary was nervous, she realized that the more she stayed with Ririka, but she was in love, she had never stayed like this with anyone, and this frightened her, she was afraid that something would get in the way of her dating, or a special person, Kirari Momobami, Mary's sister-in-law was not very happy for their relationship, but at least Kirari did not get in the way. She told Mary when they were alone that her sister was too much for her, that she was not worthy of a Momobami, Mary wanted punch her, just did not do it for Ririka, as she would explain that punch her girlfriend's sister.
"You can sit down Ririka, I'm already finishing lunch, I'll be back soon, do you want to watch TV?" Mary asked, "No Mary, I'm fine, you want me to help you with lunch," asked Ririka even though she didn't know how to cook
"No need Riri, today you are my guest waiting here," said Mary smiling at her girlfriend and returning to the kitchen.
What I do now, thought Ririka, I think I'll turn on the TV, but I don't even know what to watch, I haven't seen TV in a long time. She turns on the TV and tries to find something interesting to watch, but she can't find anything that pleases her.
Suddenly Mary came back saying that lunch was ready and they could eat.
"What did you think of the food?" asked Mary, "It was great Mary, you cook very well," praised Ririka.
"My mother taught me how to cook, she talks if a woman wants to hold a husband needs to cook well," Mary said this laughing "My mother is a woman of yesteryear who thinks a man holds himself by the stomach, if she knew that I prefer girls, I think she would be at least surprised."
Ririka was happy with Mary's words, holding a husband by the stomach, Mary was doing it with her, showing her culinary skills.
Mary liked her so much that she was going to the kitchen to please her? Ririka blushed with the thought.
"You cook very well, if one day you get married your husband will be very lucky," what I just said, Ririka thought.
Mary looked at Ririka unbelieving, marrying a man, she knows I like girls, she knows I love her, right? An embarrassing silence arose in the middle of the two girls' lunch.
"I'm sorry Mary, I think I said something silly, it made me nervous," said Ririka get embarrassed, "I know you like girls".
Mary agreed with Ririka and complements "I really like you", she speaks feeling a blush rise up her cheek.
Mary couldn't deny it, every day she spent more and more she felt in love with Ririka Momobami and that was new.
"Let's go to my room, Ririka", asked Mary "I want you to know where I sleep". Ririka nodded positively and got her face all red.
These were the little things that Mary liked about her, that shy, introverted way, sometimes pissed her off, but most of the time, it was that way that Mary liked about her the most, and because of that her fell in love
Mary was going to her room and noticed her static girlfriend in the "Ririka aren't you coming?", asked Mary
"yes, Mary, I'm sorry", replied Ririka.
"Ririka stops apologizing all the time, this is boring," said Mary looking at her girlfriend. "Okay," replied Ririka.
When they entered Mary's room, Ririka noticed that the place was small, but it seemed very personal, as every detail was chosen by Mary very carefully. It wasn't like hers, that all the architecture and decoration was from years in Momobami mansion.
"Did you like it?", asked Mary, "Yes it looks like you", answered Ririka timidly.
"Ririka lay down here with me", asked Mary, let's talk. Ririka became nervous and shy immediately, should she do that? But what was the problem they weren't going to do anyway.
"Sit here, you don't have to be afraid," Mary said. "I'm not scared, Mary," Ririka answers with a straight face.
Mary realized that her girlfriend was nervous, she wasn't having ulterior motives, but she couldn't stop thinking if finally the two of them made love, wouldn't it be good?
Ririka lay down and put her head on Mary's chest who hugged her, Mary started talking for a long time, she talked about her parents, her childhood, her whole life outside school and Ririka, well, she didn't talk much, she never talked much at all, it annoyed Mary a few times, but it was one of her charms, a quiet and intense girl. Mary defined her that way.
Throughout the conversation the two started to kiss, with long and intense kisses. Mary began to kiss her girlfriend's neck and bite, Ririka became more panting at every moment and returned Mary's affection.
Until in a moment of passion, so Mary defined for that embarrassing moment, she looks at Ririka intensely and speaks the words she never imagined speaking to another person in her life, "Ririka, I love you".
Ririka was clearly surprised by her girlfriend's statement, her eyes widened with that intense blue that Mary learned to love, she was flushed and quiet for a few moments and when she finally said something she said "I know".
Mary was surprised, nervous, disappointed, upset, it was a sea of feelings that she could not describe, she thought, I know, she told me only one, I know, what the fuck was that! Why didn't she say she loved me too? I wonder if I precipitated myself.
Mary tries not to show her frustration and disappointment, smiling at her girlfriend. She turns her face which was probably red with shame for saying her first I love you or because Ririka gave the worst answer she could hear.
Her brain kept processing the answer over and over again: I know, I know, I know ... I know, I know..., she only answered me one I know, what does that mean? She loves me, she doesn't love me.
Suddenly Ririka says she had to leave, gives a kiss girlfriend and says goodbye. "I'll talk to you at school, Mary".
When Ririka left, Mary felt like burying her head in the sand and disappearing from the face of the earth, and asked herself, does she not love me?
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What just happened at Mary's house, Ririka thought, she told me, I love you. Because she told me that out of nowhere, I know she loves me. What is the need to tell me something that I know.
She wanted me to answer, I love you too, is that it? And because I didn't answer, where did that one come from - I know - she questioned herself.
Mary's face of disappointment, that's not good, will she break up with me? Stop it Ririka, she loves you, she won't break up with you, but because I couldn't answer I love you for her.
That I love you hasn't left my mind for every weekend, I need to talk to someone, and ask for advice of what to do, and the only person closest to me is Kirari, I don't know if she is the best person to ask this kind of advice, but that's what she has, I will talk to her.
Ririka was stressed with that situation, she needed to adjust things with Mary, to correct her mistake. Mary had opened her heart to her, and she spoke only one - I know.
Entering the student council room she found Kirari and Sayaka talking. She said good morning to both of them and said, "Kirari, do you have a few minutes to talk with me?"
Kirari was surprised that her sister wanted to talk to her so early, she had noticed Ririka restless at the weekend, but she didn't want to meddle in her older sister's life, and she had a feeling that her restlessness was caused by a impetuous blonde girl.
"Yes, of course. Sayaka could excuse us for a few minutes," kirari replied.
"of course president, excuse me," said Sayaka leaving the room
"Okay Ririka, what was it. I feel like you're tense," says Kirari with a smile on his face.
Ririka was always happy that her sister could read her so well, making things easier, especially at times when she didn't know where to start the conversation.
"Yes, I'm nervous, yesterday I was at Mary's house, in her bed," Ririka began to explain the situation to her sister, but Kirari interrupted her, "In bed with Mary, did you have sex?"
"No, it's nothing like that, we were talking, just talking, it's all of a sudden, Mary said she loved me," Ririka explained all embarrassed
Kirari started laughing and asked "was this your problem Ririka? I thought I'd have something hotter in this story".
Kirari watched his shy sister and how mortified she seemed by his comment, but she kept laughing and said "sister what made you worry about - I love you - Mary".
Ririka gets thoughtful and says "My answer to her, it wasn't good," Ririka shyly confessed to her sister "What do you mean it wasn't good? what did you answer Ririka," Kirari asked.
"I said, I know, just one, I know, for her, and I realized that Mary was expecting more, she was expecting you know what," Ririka spoke looking sad and disappointed with herself.
"I didn't understand the problem of one - I know - it's a good answer for me, you know she loves you, isn't it good?", asked Kirari, I don't understand what was the problem with Ririka's answer
"It seems that to Mary it's a terrible answer, you didn't see her face Kirari, it was all red and I felt a certain frustration in her look, what would you do in my place?", asked Ririka
"Well, since she wants to hear an I love you, tell her that", concludes Kirari
"I can't, I already tried," replies Ririka
"What do you mean, you've tried?" Kirari asks in surprise
"I tried to imagine Mary in front of me and started to train an I love you, but the sentence doesn't come out, I start stuttering," says Ririka with shame
Kirari starts laughing again "have you trained an I love you? You always surprise me"
That was the stupidest thing Kirari ever heard, to train an I love you, was at least hilarious to hear, but Kirari decided to stay would be since she knew her sister very well, she could get offended and what she didn't want was to hurt Ririka's feelings.
Ririka responds with a straight face and upset by her sister's disdain "that's right, these words don't come out, when I try to imagine saying this to Mary, it just doesn't come out that damn sentence!"
Kirari realized that her sister was the reddest face now, Kirari always found Ririka too sensitive to have been born in the Momobami clan, she always tried to help and protect her sister, even if many times she had nothing to do but see her unhappy sister inside the clan.
This was one of the reasons she didn't like Ririka's dating Mary Saotome, the blonde girl was very explosive, Kirari was afraid that she could hurt her sister, and as she knew Ririka it wouldn't be difficult.
"Do you love Mary?" Kirari asked.
"Yes, of course, I'm in love with her, but I can't speak these words, they seem to get stuck in my throat," replied Ririka, frustrated
"Ririka, let's train, look at me and say you love me", says Kirari
"What?", Ririka spoke in surprise
"That's right, says that love me", confirms Kirari
Ririka looked at Kirari unbelieving, to say that she loves her sister, that would be weird to say the least, but she had nothing to lose.
Ririka took a deep breath and said the words "I love you, Kirari" she was surprised by the ease with which she said them, but if she could tell her sister why she couldn't tell Mary
"repeat again" says Kirari
"I love you Kirari, I love you Kirari, what happened, I'm not embarrassed when I say this to you", says Ririka surprised
"Ririka, why did you say you love me so easily?" Kirari asked.
"I don't know, I think it's because I know that you love me, and you are my sister, it doesn't seem strange to say this to you", Ririka concluded
"now imagine I'm Mary and say you love me," Kirari ordered
"Mary, I, I..., I..., I..., I..., I'm sorry, I can't complete the sentence, it seems strange when the words come out of my mouth," said Ririka frustrated with herself
"Ririka, I think you have a problem," Kirari says with a broad smile on his face
"Besides me, for whom have you ever said I love you?"
"What kind of question is this Kirari," asked Ririka
"just answer Ririka", says Kirari
"For no one, this was the first time I said an I love you to someone," says Ririka disconcerted
"I had imagined this, I also never told anyone I loved, I think this can be considered abnormal for most people, but not for us Momobami", kirari laughed when he realized how the two didn't deal very well with sentimentality
"I love you Ririka", kirari said laughing again "These are really words that seem strange when they come out of my mouth"
Ririka answered "Yes, I told you. Because I have to say I love her, she doesn't know, Mary should know, I always listen to what she says, I always have time for her, even laughing at her graceless jokes, I'm always available when she wants to go out and have couples meetings, even if many didn't want to, like visiting the Tokyo aquarium, I hate aquariums! Isn't that love?" Ririka gets nervous and asks herself, knowing the answer
"Yes it's love, sister" Kirari says, "but I think it's important for her to hear one, I love you, coming out of your mouth, it's that for certain people to talk is more important than to demonstrate, that may be the case with Mary".
"What do I do?" Ririka asks discouragedly and without hope that she could fix the disastrous weekend she had with her girlfriend
"well, you can train an I love you with someone other than me," says kirari smiling to sister
"Who would be Kirari?", Ririka asked curiously
"Sayaka", Kirari responds by looking directly into the eyes of her sister
"forget it, Kirari, I won't do it", Ririka kept looking at her sister and thought about her phrase, train I love you with Sayaka, that seemed like a bad idea
"why not, do you love Sayaka?" Kirari asks with a straight face that could be confused with a trapped animal that was about to attack if it felt threatened
"Of course not," replied Ririka, intimidated by her sister
"so, no problem, tell Sayaka, I love you, if you can talk to her, you will talk to Mary too", Kirari concluded
"I'm going to call Sayaka, stay here," Kirari says.
"Kirari no, no chance", shit my sister can only be crazy, thought Ririka
Kirari returns to the room with Sayaka and says "Sayaka my sister wants to tell you something".
Ririka sits on the sofa looking at Sayaka and Kirari, as I got into this, talking about how she loved Sayaka seemed like a nightmare.
"Ririka stands up and tells Sayaka what we talked about," Kirari orders with that smug smile on his face.
Sayaka looks at the president's twin, she looked uncomfortable and nervous, not that Ririka Momobami could be considered a normal girl, since she wore a theatrical mask on her face most of the time, even if the whole school already knew she was president Kirari's twin.
I have never felt so ashamed in my life, Ririka thinks "well, Sayaka, what I wanted to talk to you is...is...is.... is that I...I...I...".
"Speak up Ririka, you're making Sayaka nervous," says Kirari already impatient
Sayaka answers "I'm not nervous, president, just curious, because of the vice-president's discomfort".
After 15 minutes Ririka was still trying to speak the most difficult sentence of her life to Sayaka.
Kirari bored said "sister we are here 15 minutes and you do not leave the I..., please be brief".
"I'm trying to Kirari, but it's hard," said Ririka looking at her sister
"So give up Ririka," Kirari said caused by waiting for Ririka to finish a simple sentence
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Mary had just had her last class before lunch, she hoped to find Ririka left her class as usual, but Ririka was not expecting her.
She wondered where her girlfriend was, did Ririka not want to see her after I love you. Mary knew she had done something foolish, she shouldn't have said that to Ririka but she felt so in love, that she wanted Ririka to know. But it's if she messed up, and if Ririka didn't feel the same way and was avoiding her. Just thinking about it Mary got sick.
Mary decided to go to the student council room was the last place she wanted to be, but there she could know where her girlfriend was and try to fix things with her.
Arriving at the student council room she realized that the door was between open, and that door was always closed, she decided to go inside soon and ask Kirari where Ririka was, but when she was opening the door, Mary heard the words that she dreamed would be spoken to her, but Ririka told to another girl, Sayaka Igarashi.
"Wait I can" said Ririka nervously "Sayaka I ... I ... I... I love you," she finally spoke the damn phrase, but ended up saying it in a louder tone than she wanted, it sounded like the whole school was listening, and now she could tell Mary, Ririka smiled with the possibility.
Ririka was confessing to Sayaka what the fuck was going on here, Mary thought
Sayaka was static and with his face all red "do you love me vice-president?", Sayaka said with his eyes wide open.
Suddenly they realized who was in the student council room at the time I love you from Ririka, it was Mary Saotome "What the fuck, Ririka! You said you loved Sayaka," Mary shouted to anyone who would listen.
Everyone in the room was paralyzed looking at Mary, it wasn't hard to imagine that it was about to form a big mess.
Ririka became static and white as paper, she looked like she had seen a ghost, Mary heard this she thought "Mary this is not what it seems," Ririka said immediately
"So what was that Ririka, that's why you didn't say you loved me, right?" Mary questioned with a crazy look
"And you Sayaka, I will beat you! Hitting on my girlfriend!", Mary yelled with Sayaka who looked like a child who was afraid of his mother
"What! No, there was a mistake Mary, I don't know what's going on, do you love me vice president?", said Sayaka uncomfortable and surprised with Ririka's confession
"No, Sayaka, I don't love you," replied Ririka
"Mary this is a mistake and it's Kirari's fault," Ririka says nervously, "she asked me to say that I loved Sayaka"
"Blame my sister, you come to me for help, and put the blame on me, I have nothing to do with it, I just gave you advice, I didn't force you to do anything, Ririka", Kirari replied the sister
Ririka seemed to be going into a nightmare, how would she explain this to Mary, because she had to enter the student council room right now.
Mary out of nowhere goes over Sayaka, "I will punch you Sayaka", Ririka stays between the two "stop it, Mary, all this is a mistake, a big mistake, stay calm please", says Ririka trying to calm down her girlfriend and meanwhile Sayaka feels her life for a thread, she knew that Mary Saotome was nervous, but threaten her life, that was already too much, and just now that she wasn't with her taser to defend herself.
"What do you mean, Ririka I heard, you saying you loved Sayaka, I happen to hear things? Mary asks furious looking at her girlfriend.
"No Mary, you didn't hear anything wrong, but it was a misunderstanding let me explain it to you", Ririka defends herself against Mary's accusations
Sayaka shrinks and gets behind President Kirari "Stay calm Mary, violence never leads to anything" says frightened Sayaka
"Mary don't even think about laying a finger on my Sayaka," says Kirari nervously. "And there's a misunderstanding here," she adds.
"My sister was just training an I love you with Sayaka, that's all," Sayaka and Mary look at the younger twin with surprise and disbelief at her speech
"Training an I love you, what the fuck! kirari", asks Mary
"Training an I love you with me", questions Sayaka not understanding the president's phrase
"Yes, let me explain. Mary my sister came to me, worried and restless," Kirari says quietly.
"What's wrong with that, she's restless, Kirari! She always has been," Mary says nervously
"Mary please," speaks Ririka all ashamed of the situation
"Stay still Ririka, let me talk," says kirari fighting with her too "how I was trying to talk, before you two interrupt me, Ririka came to me, saying that you said you loved her, she answered one - I know - for you, didn't she?" Kirari asks, sounding more like a mockery than anything else
"Yes, it's true," Mary replied with shame that her feelings were being exposed that way.
"She said she realized that you were upset by the answer she had given you, and she came to talk to me, and we realized that she has trouble saying I love you," Kirari added.
"Apart from the times she speaks, I love you to me, she simply stutters with those words to anyone else. So, I told her to train with Sayaka, if she could talk I love you to Sayaka, she would talk to you", kirari said all proud of herself as she had a brilliant idea
Mary can't believe what she just heard from her girlfriend's twin, it was the stupidest idea she had ever heard and the worst Ririka agreed with this craziness?
Mary answers "Are you two idiots?"
Sayaka also answers "I'm sorry president and vice president, but this time I have to agree with Mary, this idea of you two is ridiculous".
The twins look at each other and say "we idiots".
Mary complements "yes, two idiots! This idea doesn’t make any sense". She looks at her girlfriend still wanting to punch her, Ririka notices in her killer look.
"I'm sorry, Mary and Sayaka didn't mean any harm," says Ririka embarrassed
"All right, Ririka, let's talk outside and the next time you ask your worm brain sister for help, talk to me first, and even more if the advice and about our dating, okay?"
"It's okay," replied Ririka embarrassed by the situation she's in.
"Worm brain, is that Sayaka, that ogre called me dumb?", Kirari asks indignantly
"It seems that yes president", Sayaka answered discouraged
Kirari looked at Sayaka and realized how tense the girl was, she was threatened by Mary Saotome, she was supposed to be, her sister's girlfriend was explosive, but threatening to punch Sayaka was already too much. Mary was crazy by chance, questioned Kirari. She then called Sayaka and tried to comfort her and say that she would always protect her, but she didn't do very well "Sayaka, I..., I..., I..., I..., I...", what a difficult phrase to speak she thought, Ririka is right, they are hard words to confess "Sayaka, I want a tea, you can make me a tea".
Sayaka answers "of course president, I will make us a tea, after what happened here, I also want one".
"thank you, Sayaka", Kirari replied thoughtfully
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After leaving the student council room Mary and Ririka went to the school garden at this time it should be empty. Along the way the two did not speak at all.
Mary was still very angry, she couldn't explain if it was because her girlfriend had trouble saying I love you or because had said I love you to Sayaka Igarashi, it upset her.
Mary looked at her girlfriend when they arrived at the school garden and asked "Ririka, what is this de train an I love you with Sayaka, can explain me".
Ririka answers "well, I realized that you were upset because I didn't answer properly, yours, you know what" Mary completed "I love you".
"Yes Mary. So I decided to train, imagining that speak this to you, but the words didn't come out, I started stuttering, so I asked my sister for advice," confessed Ririka "And we realized that only I can speak I love you for her. And when it's for someone else, like Sayaka or you, the words stay in my throat and I stutter," said Ririka embarrassed.
"Mary doesn't feel anything for Sayaka, I consider her a friend, it was Kirari's idea to speak that phrase to her. I even talked longer it took about 15 minutes and I didn't do very well, I think the whole school heard it," she confesses as if she wanted to disappear.
"Can't you say you love me?" Mary confirms what she already knows, she is sad and frustrated to know that her girlfriend can't say I love you to her.
"I think so, or I have too much trouble with that to be honest," adds Ririka also upset about the situation.
"But can you say I love you to Kirari," this idea annoyed Mary like nothing in the world, Ririka loved her sister and did not love her?
"Ririka, do you love me?" Mary asks a direct question
"Yes, of course I...I...I...I...I...I...I'm sorry Mary, but I can't," says Ririka almost crying because she can't express her feelings. She wondered why an I love you seemed so hard to say.
"You already said I love you for someone, that is not Kirari or Sayaka" Mary asked.
"Mary, I don't think Sayaka counts," adds Ririka looking at her girlfriend
"Actually, Kirari and I realized that neither of us ever said I love you to anyone," confesses Ririka
"What?" Mary is surprised with the response of her girlfriend
"Ririka, besides me, someone has already said that he loves you," asks Mary, but already knowing the answer
"No, never. My family is not known for their affection, but I have never missed it or thought about it", Ririka answers with shame and fear that her girlfriend finds her strange
"Ririka, did your mother or father ever say they loved you?" Mary asks.
"My mother died when Kirari and I were born, and my father died before her, our grandmother raised us, and she was never known to be a kind or maternal woman if you understand me. Our grandmother never said she loved us and I don't think we ever miss, because we always had each other, and I know my sister loves me and she knows I love her, but we never had the need to say that," replied Ririka more embarrassed than ever
"I understand," said Mary, "All right, love," love what Mary expects with that love and to call it that too, thought Ririka, confused by this new statement from her girlfriend.
"You don't have to say you love me, if you're not ready, your family is more complicated than I thought, just one more thing, nothing of talk that you love other girls out there, understand?" ended Mary who was now calmer
"I'm sorry Mary, that won't happen anymore," replied Ririka with her head down and ashamed of all that had happened that morning
"All right, have you had lunch yet?" Mary asks "not yet," replied Ririka
"Let's eat before lunchtime ends, and your sister had the dumbest idea I've ever heard," Mary says laughing and wonders how these two twins are so misfits.