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Alea was knocking her fists against the door from the inside of the broom closet. “Sammy! Sammy! Let me out god dang it.” She panted from screaming so much. “Draco! I swear to the Talassiopia if you don’t let me out, I will personally remove your reading rights from your book shells!”
She stops again. She could still hear the music coming from the backyard where the party was still going on. The young mergirl sighed. Not much to do now. And she couldn’t even ask Thea for help, her sister had had to much alcohol for that.
Not that Alea had any less but being locked in a broom closet for what felt like half an hour had helped her sober up at least a bit.
“Alea?” Tess slightly drunk voice comes from the other side of the door. “Tess! Please, Sammy locked me in here, please help me.” When Tess spoke again her voice seemed clearer. “Alea!” Tess tried to open the door.
“I think he took the key, can you go find him?” “Yes give me a minute, I’ll be right back. Stay here!” Alea leaned against one wall of the tiny space she was in. “Haha, very funny.”
Tess was quickly making her way though the manor she lived in with her father to get back to the garden and find out where Sammy was, when the guy in all his glitter and glory walked right into her.
“Samuel Draco! Why in hell would you lock Alea in a broom closet?”
There was a mischievous shimmer in his brown eyes when he looked up to her. Despite being almost 18, he was still a bit shorter than the rest of the Alpha Cru, except maybe Isla.
He didn’t say a word. Instead he grinned, reached into the pocket of his skirt and dangled a key in front of Tess’ face, presumably the key to the broom closet Alea was locked in. Tess tried to grab it but even if her mind was clear, at least clearer than it was before, her body was uncooperative.
Sammy kept on grinning and moved out of the way. He started running in the direction Tess had come from. “Get back here you dumb dragon!” Tess started running after him.
Alea was still leaning against the wall. Tess would come get her soon, she was sure of it. Still Alea wondered about Tess, who hadn’t even made fun of her for letting herself get trapped by the personified chaos himself. She had immediately agreed to go and help her. She loved her for that.
She heard footsteps running towards her. Then a key in the door trying to unlock it. Alea let out a breath. “Finally, I feel like I have been in here for-” Sammy cut her off. “Oh no. Not yet my dear snow white. Trust me I have a plan.” The dragon snickered.
“Sammy! Let me out. Sammy!”
Tess came running towards them. She tried to grab Sammy, get the key from him, but then he just opened the door and shoved Tess into the broom closet too. Neither Alea nor Tess had expected that. Neither of them could react quickly enough to keep the door open.
“Don’t worry, I will let you out in like, half an hour. Maybe.” “For fucks sake Sammy, what is with you today?” Alea started banging her fists against the door again until Tess stopped her.
“Don’t waste your energy on him. I think he just thinks this is a funny thing to do at a party. And he’s probably already gone. Noting we can do about it now.”
Tess’ eyes slowly became accustomed to the darkness of the closet. “Soooo- What have you been up to since you got locked in here?” “Mostly just screaming for help.” “Oh.”
The quiet that followed was not quite uncomfortable but not calm either. Tess shifted as she tried to get them in a more comfortable position and with that just faintly touched Alea’s arm.
Alea’s mind was racing and the Elvarion mode would not set in. This was wild. They were locked in a closet together. And all she could think about was that one fateful day when they wrote that song. That back then meant so much to her because of Thea but since then and especially after she broke up with Lennox had become so much more. But she would never admit that.
That day when Tess misread Alea’s signals and kissed her.
Now they were again together in a similarly intimate moment, locked in a broom closet.
And all she could think about was how her best friends lips would feel now.
But she wasn’t gay. She wasn’t into girls. She and Lennox had dated for the longest time and she had been happy. She had been physically attracted to him. She was never attracted to other girls, no. Just- She looked up at Tess.
In the darkness she could see how Tess bit her lip as if she wanted to say something. “Do you remember-” Tess stopped mid sentence. Alea hoped Tess did not see how she had been staring at her. She could feel her face glowing. “Yeah.” They went quiet again.
This time Alea tried to shift her body to get into a more comfortable position. Tess tried to move out of the way just slightly but her plan backfired as she knocked her leg on a bucket and she stumbled right into Alea.
Alea felt like lightning was striking her. Goosebumps spread all over her body from where Tess had touched her. This was not how- Alea wasn’t gay.
Her breath hitched. An almost unpleasant heat spread over her body.
Almost.
Tess pushed her hands against the wall behind Alea trying to get off of the taller girl. “Sorry I-” Tess whispered against Alea’s skin.
That was when Alea’s body decided to work against her and she placed her hands on Tess’ hips. She stared down on the french girl leaning over her.
“Oh”
Alea slightly opened her mouth then closed it again.
Tess tried find something the focus her eyes on as she let out a small breath. Alea could feel the heat radiating from the other girls face.
Alea moved her hands slightly up so that she was touching Tess’ skin just above the black skirt she was wearing. Alea’s hands were hot where their skin touched. The shorter girl squeaked. She immediately got embarrassed and put a hand over her mouth.
Alea’s heart was beating as if she was running for her life. She liked the effect her body had on the other girl. And she hated that she liked it.
“Do you-” Tess looked her in the eyes finally. She was still half leaning over Alea.
“Do you want me to kiss you?” The mergirl shivered.
And Alea nodded. Just slightly. But yes, she did want Tess to kiss her. The french girl hesitated. Then Alea just went for it.
She moved her lips against Tess’. She was kissing Tess again. It was nothing like the first time.
There was a fire lit inside of her and she felt like she was in heaven floating on clouds.
Tess was a good kisser, no a great kisser. She knew what she had to do without having to ask Alea. She didn’t know how Tess did it. But that didn’t matter in the moment.
Alea wanted to scream. But she did not want this kiss to stop. Tess shifted her body so she could move her hands on Alea’s face and neck now standing in a more stable position.
Alea shivered. She moved her hands higher on Tess’ body which made the other girl break from the kiss and pant. Since she seemed to like it, Alea moved her warm hands around Tess, pulling her closer. “Please- please keep going.” Alea whispered.
Tess did just that. They kissed again and again and again. And Alea liked it.
When they paused Tess locked eyes with Alea again. “Are you okay?” She was now leaning over Alea who had sat down or at least tried to. “Yes.” Alea looked up at her best friend. Best friends kissed all of the time right? This was normal straight girl behavior.
Maybe.
Maybe not.
Alea want sure she cared anymore.
She just pulled Tess into another kiss.
Tess broke from the kiss. “Listen, if you… If the door opens any second now and we can get out and you want to forget this ever happened, that’s fine for me you know- I can deal with it.” Alea opened her mouth but no words came out.
The french girl sighed. “Just forget it ever happened.” Alea grabbed Tess’ hand and whispered: “I will never forget this.” Her heart was racing. Alea leaned in for another kiss.
Then they heard food steps coming down the hallway. Tess stood up quickly adjusting her skirt and hair. Alea was still trying to get of off the floor. “Help! Help! We are locked in here!” Tess started banging her fists against the door, just like Alea had done.
Alea moved her fingers gently over her lips. Then Tess offered her a hand to help Alea off of the ground but when Alea was standing again, she didn’t let go.
“Tess? Alea? Are you okay?” It was Ben's voice outside the door. “So far yes. But please tell your evil little gremlin of a sibling that he can not just lock us in a broom closet. And please help us get out of here.”