Ruby had assumed that the one sake she had had made her feel so dizzy and made everything seem so blurred, but it occurred to her that it was actually just the panicking feeling that was making everything like that. Really, Dia was right when she said that college parties weren't "all that". In fact, Ruby didn't think they were much of anything except trouble. Ruby wanted a ride home, but she had stupidly decided to let Yoshiko drive her instead of driving herself. The last Ruby saw of Yoshiko, she was "impressing" a couple of clubgoers with her fallen angel spiel (which was ten times worse when influenced by alcohol). Ruby looked around and saw students from her school all around her, but nobody that she trusted to drive her home; rather, nobody that she felt like she knew well enough to bother. Oh, onee-chan...why did you have to go to school so far away...?

Vibrations from the blaring music tickled the soles of Ruby's feet. She almost felt like she could dance, as if it were old Aqours days...but she wasn't that drunk, and besides, before she could even really consider getting onto the dance floor, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Dia had warned her about creeps like that, drunk and looking for some girl to grab. Doing just as Dia had taught her, Ruby quickly jutted her elbow backwards and then whirled to face her attacker, fists clenched as she prepared to land another blow. However, she quickly found herself regretting her brash actions; behind her, clutching her chest and wincing, was none other than Kanan Matsuura. Grimacing, but with a small smile, Kanan said, "At least you know how to defend yourself. I'm sure Dia'd be happy to know that..."

"K-Kanan-senpai," Ruby said, astonished. Kanan was dressed casually, in a sleeveless navy blue hoodie, similarly colored skinny jeans, and black sneakers. Ruby felt slightly over-dressed in her white cropped jacket over her lacy pink dress, worn with brown cowgirl boots. Kanan looked laid-back and cool, as always. Ruby never dared to speak it aloud, but Kanan always had this aura that Dia didn't have, something less...tense, something more...cool. It was admired by many, but Ruby seriously felt like she was gravitating towards Kanan. "I'm so sorry! I-I thought you were a creep."

The second the words left her mouth, Ruby regretted them, but Kanan doubled over in laughter, putting her hands on her knees to catch her breath. Ruby pouted, and when Kanan stood up straight again, she wiped a tear and said, "I'm sorry for laughing. What the hell has Dia been telling you, anyway? Must be some pretty scary stuff, for you to nearly break my ribcage." Ruby tensed up at that. Every time she tried to do something, she ended up messing up! However, Kanan immediately raised a hand and shook her head. "No, no, Ruby, I was just kidding. I'm fine. More importantly, what are you doing in a place like this? All of this alcohol and god-knows-what else. This isn't your type of crowd."

"Yeah, well...I don't know," Ruby admitted. "A-a change of scenery, I guess...? Wh-why are you here? This doesn't strike me as your type of place either."

"It's not." Kanan shrugged. "I was at the place down the street, but it wasn't as lively as usual."

"There's another club, right? Dia told me about it when she visited," Ruby said. "She said it was for people with special interests."

Kanan seemed to freeze up, and Ruby wondered if she had said something wrong. Did Kanan have the "special interests" that the club harbored? Did she not like people referring to it as such? Kanan scratched the back of her neck with her hand and murmured, "Well, if Dia didn't tell you what it was, then she probably had a reason not to...heh. Not like she would have a reason not to tell you, with the way she clings to Mari."

"What does that mean?"

"...It's a lesbian bar, Ruby," Kanan explained.

"Oh. What were you doing there...? Oh...o-oh!" Ruby felt like an idiot. I wish the ground would swallow me up right now! The world kind of spun on its axis. Kanan had always been...Kanan. Ruby hadn't ever imagined her with a guy, but lesbianism never crossed her mind either. But, even though Ruby hated to judge by stereotypes, Kanan did seem like...the type. Ah...sorry, onee-chan. I don't mean to judge a book by its cover... Noticing that Kanan was staring oddly at her, Ruby began, "I-I-"

"I-if that makes you uncomfortable, I don't mind-"

"No," Ruby interrupted. She was blushing furiously. Kanan...Kanan was a lesbian?! Ruby tried to imagine Kanan holding hands with a girl, kissing a girl, smiling at a girl...well, she couldn't think of any generic girls to pair Kanan with at that moment, so she just imagined Kanan doing those things to her. For a second, it looked weird, but after that, it looked...pleasant. Ruby snapped out of her daydreams and noticed Kanan staring again, with an eyebrow raised. Ruby shifted her stance and said, "U-um, it's fine. I just didn't expect it..."

Kanan patted the top of Ruby's head, something that Ruby usually reserved for Dia. Ruby didn't oppose Kanan's touch at all, however. She felt a tingling sensation as Kanan touched her and a cool sort of emptiness where Kanan's hand had been. The entire action only lasted about a second, but Ruby played it over and over again in her head, her cheeks warming. "Alright, then. I just wanted to make sure. Dia'd kill me if I ever even looked at you the wrong way, you know? How is she, by the way?"

"Good. Busy with school, but we still talk often," Ruby said quickly, smiling. She didn't want the conversation to stray towards Dia, she wanted to know more about Kanan liking girls, she wanted to know what kinds of girls Kanan had been with, she wanted to know if any of them were like her. Ruby panicked, wanting to bring the conversation back to Kanan. "T-take me to the club, please? If you don't mind..."

Kanan snorted, shaking her head. "Ruby, I don't think you would like it. Besides, are you even...?"

"I don't know...I-I just wanted to go. I didn't really think about it. I'm sorry..."

Kanan patted Ruby's head again, smiling complacently. "No big deal. If you feel that passionately about it, I suppose we can go. It's a bit too high-energy here for both of our tastes. Right?"

Ruby nodded, captivated by Kanan's gorgeous grin. She didn't know why she felt so inclined to go to that bar, but as long as she was going somewhere with Kanan, it didn't really matter to her; so, smiling back at Kanan, she texted Yoshiko to let her know she was leaving and went on her merry way.

The bar was dimly-lit, everything tainted in a wood-like brown. Ruby felt some kind of warmth radiating off of the bar, something home-y and comfortable. Kanan was definitely at home; the moment she walked in, a couple of people said hello, referring to her by name and even recognizing Ruby from Aqours. One older woman kissed Ruby once on each cheek as if she were her granddaughter. Kanan sat down at a table with two other women, but Ruby didn't recognize them until she took a seat.

Ruby felt her face heat up when she noticed the two women sitting at the table, their shoulders brushing against each other. "T-Tojo-sama?! A-and Ayase-sama?!" Ruby squeaked, nearly trembling with excitement.

Nozomi looked up, then smiled. "Yup yup, that's me! You can just call me Nozomi, though. My, my, Kanan, you never told me that Ruby was a fan of us! Kanan's shown me videos of your performances. You always looked great!"

For a second, Ruby thought she was going to pass out, but she became sure that she would flat-out die when Eli seconded, "I agree! You're very cute, Ruby! And just call me Eli, okay?"

"Jeez, jeez," Kanan chuckled, waving Ruby over to sit. Ruby sat down next to Kanan, wondering if Kanan would mention how close Ruby was to her. Kanan didn't, and Ruby felt her heart race. Kanan was warm, warmer than what she felt from the bar. Kanan said, "You're going to give her a heart attack if you keep that up."

The fact that Eli Ayase and Nozomi Tojo were at a lesbian bar didn't set in until a few seconds later, and when Ruby took into account how close they were to each other, she put the pieces together: they were dating! They did have a lot of chemistry, Ruby wouldn't forget that. Oh, and whenever they sang together, it was just magical. Ruby wondered what it would be like to sing a gorgeous duet with Kanan, where their voices just...clicked. Ahh! Why did I automatically think about Kanan...? So embarrassing! Ruby murmured, "I'm a big fan...! I-I'm kind of nervous..."

"Don't be," Eli said, and Ruby immediately felt comforted. "Besides, μ's broke up years ago. We're just regular college students now."

"But you're studying something music-related." Kanan pointed out, and Eli "hmm"d in thought. "You're doing dance, right, Eli? And Nozomi is working on becoming a singer? It's all one and the same."

Before Nozomi or Eli could reply, a waitress came over and they all placed orders for drinks. Eli, Nozomi and Kanan all ordered sake while Ruby decided to go for a soda. She didn't like the sake that she had had earlier, most likely because of the overwhelming guilt that she felt when she drank it. There's no doubt that Dia would flip her lid if she knew Ruby had drank, so she decided that one time was enough. After their orders were placed, Eli looked at Ruby and spoke up, smiling. Ruby wondered how Dia would act in such a situation...well, she probably would have fainted. "So, what brings you here, Ruby? Are you just tagging along with Kanan? She's a regular here, you know."

"U-um, yeah...I'm just c-coming to s-see, and, um..." Ruby tensed up. It was probably a bad idea for her to go to a lesbian bar when she wasn't even sure that she was...well, she had definitely thought about it. And the recent thoughts about Kanan that had plagued her were certainly startling. Oh, they're not just recent. I've looked up to Kanan for a while now...I think it's more than just looking up to her at this point!

"Don't be nervous. Elicchi was so scared to come with me at first," Nozomi said, a far-off look in her eyes. "I remember when she first came in with me, she looked like she was going to puke. It was so cute!"

"N-Nozomi, that's not the cutest thing I can think of," Eli stammered, her cool composure being worn away by Nozomi's antics. "But, anyway...Nozomi's right. It's alright to come here if you're figuring yourself out, or even if you're just a little curious." Ruby could've sworn she heard Nozomi mumble "you mean bi-curious", but she wasn't too sure. Eli added, "Everybody here is nice and won't push you to talk about that kind of thing. I doubt you'll be a disturbance, so just hang around if you'd like."

Ruby smiled, trying not to cry. She always was such a crybaby. When people were angry with her, or sad, or even pleased, she always felt the urge to cry. However, she suppressed her tears and happily said, "Th-thank you, Ayase-san! I mean...Eli. Thank you!"

Nozomi grinned mischievously. "Besides, you're obviously not one of those womanizer types like Matsuura-san...we don't have to worry about you breaking hearts, now, do we?"

Ruby was confused by the comment; not because of what Nozomi was saying, but because of how it made her feel. Something twisted in her throat, her stomach...it made her whole body tense. Some bitter feeling. Ruby didn't like it and she didn't know what it was from, but when a flash of Kanan grinning at some girl and leading her out of the door went through her mind, she felt a bit of bile threaten to come up her throat.

Ruby wanted to say something. She looked over at Kanan and saw that her face was a bright pink, her cool demeanor temporarily abandoned. "Heh. Isn't Ruby the cutest?" Kanan nervously said, reaching up and pinching Ruby's cheek playfully as a distraction. Kanan's hand was cool against Ruby's warm, flushed skin, and Ruby tried not to lean into her. Kanan's hands were softer than Ruby had imagined, and Ruby felt the touch long after Kanan released. "Too bad her sister's not around, Eli. Dia is absolutely ridiculous. Sometimes, I could swear she's downright in love with you."

After ordering some food, the conversation drifted back and forth between school, music and random oddities, and for once, Ruby felt herself piping up in the conversation often. Eli and Nozomi were quite inviting, but most of all, Kanan seemed to be silently nudging Ruby into the chat. If Kanan wanted Ruby to comment, she would wrap her arm around Ruby's shoulders and jostle her gently, or just bump their shoulders. It seemed to progress as the night went on, and Kanan got more and more physically affectionate with Ruby, fiddling with her pigtails or pinching her cheeks again. Eli and Nozomi seemed to be entertained by the entire spectacle, giggling and smiling at Ruby about something that Ruby couldn't comprehend. All she knew was that she felt like she were in some wonderland, as if everything were so vividly unreal. Ruby wondered if that was what being drunk felt like; she was so elated that she almost felt dizzy, giggling and smiling constantly.

In fact, she was so happy that she didn't even realize that Kanan was so happy because she was drunk.

The thought didn't appear until Kanan raised her arm for the waiter and Eli warned, "Kanan, I think you've had enough. You can't even drive at this point..."

"Yeah, yeah, maybe you're right," Kanan mumbled. Ruby personally thought that the slur in her voice was unfathomably...attractive. Ruby blushed at the very thought, just as Kanan turned to her. "Damn it, Ruby, I got carried away. I was going to drive you home..."

"Maybe you guys should catch a cab," Nozomi suggested. "Elicchi and I always take one if she out-drinks her designated driver status."

Suddenly, Ruby piped up, "I-I can always take Kanan to her house and use her car...I don't mind." Ruby usually only stayed in bus or walking distance of her apartment, so she didn't have a car, but Dia insisted that she get her license no matter what.

"Really? You'd do that? Oh, Ruby, you're just the best," Kanan said, mussing Ruby's hair. "You're just the best." They all paid for their drinks and walked out to the parking lot, with Nozomi stumbling into the passenger seat and Eli getting into the driver's seat of her car. They drove off, and that left Kanan and Ruby in the dark lot by themselves. Kanan tossed Ruby the keys, and they climbed into Kanan's clunker of a car. When Kanan caught Ruby inspecting the car curiously, she shrugged and declared, "She works."

Ruby nodded slowly and started the car, ignoring the sputtering, choking noises it made as Kanan directed her to her apartment.

Ruby had to help Kanan into the apartment. It was dark, so Ruby fumbled around a bit before finding a light switch and flipping it on. They both made their way to the couch. Ruby helped Kanan sit, feeling almost nauseous from the smell of sweet liquor on Kanan's breath. "Thank you, Ruby," Kanan said, grinning. "You can stay the night, 'kay? There're some clothes that are too small for me in the bottom left drawer of my dresser. Go ahead and use those clothes if you want a shower."

The statement hadn't really left any room for debate, and Ruby was too tired to walk back to her dorm, which was a good distance away from Kanan's apartment. "Alright. I-I'll go get some clothes and have a shower...thank you!"

"No problem. You're a friend," Kanan said, smiling just a little too big. Jeez...she's really out of it. "I'll just relax here while you do all of that. Wake me up if I fall asleep, okay?"

Ruby nodded dutifully and went back to Kanan's bedroom. A light giggle escaped Ruby when she saw all of the sports posters on the walls, along with a basketball hoop on the back of the door. The room was painted a deep, relaxing blue. A peppermint-like scent surrounded Ruby, a scent that she recognized to be Kanan's. Ruby felt the urge to jump in the bed and never get out...

However, as she was told to do, Ruby rifled around in Kanan's drawer and found some pajamas that seemed to fit her. They looked hardly worn, and Ruby went into panic mode. What if Kanan didn't want Ruby wearing those new-looking pajamas? Ruby decided to ask Kanan about it; she needed to ask about a towel and cloth anyway. Ruby grabbed the clothes and went out into the living room and whispered, "K-Kanan-senpai?"

"Eh?" Kanan stood up from the couch and walked around, but Ruby didn't see exactly what she expected.

"Your-your top," Ruby sputtered. "It's gone...!"

Indeed, Kanan had removed everything above the waist except for a bra. Ruby had seen Kanan like that before, having changed in the same room as her, but...it was different when they were alone! And, by god, did Kanan have that six pack when they were in Aqours? Ruby wanted to just...reach her hand up, and-

Oh. She was reaching up.

When Ruby realized what she was doing, she began to withdraw her hand shakily, but Kanan chuckled and grabbed it with both of hers. "What, would you like to touch it? Go ahead. I didn't put in all of those hours at the gym for nothing, y'know?"

Ruby gulped and nodded, even though she was too afraid to move. Kanan shook her head and sighed a little, still smiling. She brought Ruby's hand to her stomach, and Ruby ran her fingers over the beautifully defined abdominal muscles, blushing furiously. It felt really nice, feeling every ridge of Kanan's skin. "I like them." Ruby was anxious and didn't know what else to say, but that was the first decent thought that came to her mind.

"Really? Thanks," Kanan said. She released Ruby's hand and looked down at the hand that held pajamas. "Oh, you're wearing those? I grew out of them before I could even wear them. Keep them."

"Th-thank you!" Ruby said, bowing slightly. "I wanted to ask...where are your towels and washcloths?"

"In the closet in the hallway. The bathroom's right across from it." Kanan smiled and hopped over the back of the couch, settling in as Ruby went to take her shower.

Ruby took a shower after spending a couple of awkward minutes trying to find out how Kanan's bath worked, and came out smelling fresh and clean. When she put on Kanan's clothes, she blushed; Kanan's scent was all around her. Once she got back to the living room, she saw that Kanan was asleep just as she had suggested. She looked so peaceful and gorgeous, even though she had probably passed out from being wasted. The same pretty flesh that Ruby had ran her fingers along a couple of minutes ago looked twice as tempting now that Kanan was unable to watch her every move. Ruby found her hand moving towards them again, but she immediately shook her head and made a change of course, instead shaking Kanan's shoulder gently. Kanan lazily pried her eyes open, then smiled. "A-all done," Ruby whispered, trying not to startle Kanan.

"Alright. I'll go take a bath, then," Kanan murmured, sitting up and stretching. She wavered a little bit, and when Ruby looked into her eyes, she could see they were glassy with intoxication. "Thanks, Ruby."

"For what?"

Kanan paused, then laughed and shook her head. "I forgot. Waking me up, I think...but I think there was something else I wanted to thank you for? Hm...I'll probably remember at the worst moment, too...stuff like that happens all the time, right? Remembering things at the worst time. Especially when you can't do anything about it." Ruby only vaguely grasped what Kanan was drunkly rambling about, so she just nodded and smiled. Dia always told her to do that when she didn't know what to say, or when she was nervous: nod and smile. Kanan grinned spectacularly and patted Ruby on the head again, going off to take her shower. She called over her shoulder, "You can get in bed or watch some television if you want."

Ruby nodded and decided upon the latter, sitting on the couch and turning on the television. Ruby watched a couple of kids' shows before realizing that Kanan had been inside of the the bathroom for a while. Furrowing her brow in worry, she stood and went down the hallway, standing outside of the bathroom. She hadn't realized until she got close to the door that Kanan had music playing. Ruby couldn't hear the running of a shower, so she knew for sure that Kanan was soaking in the bathtub. Then, an idea hit her: Kanan had probably fallen asleep in the bathtub. I don't want to bother her, but-but what if she drowns?! Then it'll be all my fault, since I just left her! I have to do something! Ruby gently rapped on the door, then said, "Kanan-senpai? Are you alright?"

She couldn't hear anything over the music, so Ruby just turned the knob and slowly opened the door, peeking in. It wasn't until then that she realized she would see Kanan naked, but she was willing to ignore the embarrassment of the situation if it meant saving her friend. Once she looked in, though, she realized that Kanan didn't need to be saved from anything. Just through the crack Ruby had made in the door, she could see that Kanan was awake, her hand moving furiously beneath the water. For a split second, Ruby was confused, but she opened the door wider and was able to clearly see that Kanan was moving her fingers in and out of herself, trying to reach her climax. Ruby was both shocked and enticed, watching as Kanan grabbed at her own breasts and arched her back in pleasure. Ignoring all thought processes, Ruby opened the door even wider, but still went unnoticed. Kanan's hair was out of its ponytail, sticking to her face from the humidity of the room. Ruby pressed her own thighs together, trying to quell the throbbing sensation that was forming in her groin. She had felt odd pangs like that before, but never so strong...

The feeling grew even stronger when Kanan released an uncharacteristically high-pitched noise, sharp, as if she had been struck. Kanan began to quake, her hand moving in jerking motions instead of quick, fluid ones like before. Another sharp yelp came from her, and then, to Ruby's utter surprise, a guttural moan of her name. The way "Ruby" rolled off of Kanan's lips had never been so sweet, so raw, so-

"Ruby?!"

Yanked out of her stupor, Ruby's eyes widened. Kanan was staring at her in shock, her chest heaving. "Kan...Kanan..." Ruby didn't know what else to say, so she stood there, staring shamelessly.

Kanan broke eye contact first, pointing her eyes to the floor of the tub. "Wait for me in the living room."

Ruby almost fell asleep on the couch, but she perked up when she saw Kanan standing in front of her, dressed in a tank top and sweatpants. Her hair was pulled back into its ponytail. She had a serious expression on her face. "Ruby," she began, sitting down, "why were you watching me?"

"I-I'm sorry, Kanan," Ruby said, bursting into tears. She was shaking. Kanan probably thought she was a pervert. "I thought you might have been drowning, so I went in, but I saw you, and I...please don't tell onee-chan!"

"What? Why would I tell Dia? Ruby, I'm not mad at you. I just want to know why you watched."

"I don't know! I'm so sorry. P-please forgi-give me!" Ruby really didn't know why she stayed to watch Kanan. She just couldn't take her eyes off of her. The throbbing between her legs seemed to tell her a lot, but how could she tell Kanan that watching her touch herself made her...like that? Ruby thought about it again, and she felt a strong pull in her groin. Ruby began to shake. She crossed her legs, shutting her eyes tight. "Kanan, please, I'm sorry, can we forget about-"

"Ruby," Kanan said softly. Her hand raised up and fell on Ruby's knee. Ruby jerked away, but Kanan advanced on her. That touch felt hotter than any other one that Kanan had given her that night. Kanan laughed. "Ruby, did you watch me because you liked the way it made you feel? Because you wanted me to make you feel the same way?"

Green, tear-brimmed irises revealed themselves as Ruby pried her eyes open. Kanan was smiling as if nothing was wrong, as if this weren't the most embarrassing situation ever. Ruby couldn't respond. She was frozen, unsure. Kanan hummed a little bit and cocked her head. Without any further hesitation, Kanan leaned forward and planted a kiss on Ruby's lips. It was nothing but a small peck, but Ruby still felt her heart pound against her ribcage. "Yes," Ruby finally said, almost dizzy from anticipation. "Please make me feel the same way...Kanan..."

Kanan gently pried Ruby's legs apart, turning Ruby so that her back was against the arm of the couch. Kanan nestled herself between Ruby's legs, moving in for another kiss. Something wet and warm brushed against Ruby's lips firmly, and she opened her mouth compliantly, surprised but definitely not opposed to Kanan's tongue entering her mouth. She timidly did the same, her tongue teasing along Kanan's plump bottom lip and exploring her mouth. The kiss was tender, slow, sloppy, everything Ruby could have wanted in a real first kiss. She had never expected it to be with Kanan, but for some reason, she felt like she had wanted it all along. Ruby felt deliriously ecstatic when Kanan moaned softly into her mouth, but Kanan pulled away right after. "You're so beautiful, Ruby," she murmured, unbuttoning Ruby's pajama top. Feeling her chest being exposed really made the idea sink in: Oh my gosh. Me and Kanan are going to do it. We're going to have sex together. "Anybody would be lucky to have you...I guess for tonight, the lucky person is me."

For tonight. Oh. Right. Kanan was drunk and probably wasn't looking for anything but a quick go-round. Dia had mentioned something like that, too, talking about people who wanted nothing but pleasure from girls and wouldn't hesitate to throw them away afterwards. Ruby had always assumed that those people were filthy, brash, men, but she had never expected Kanan to be that type. Nozomi's words from earlier rang in Ruby's ears. Even then, Ruby couldn't pull away from Kanan. Her feelings were too strong to throw away an opportunity like that, even if her feelings were unreciprocated. Ruby shrugged the top off as Kanan hooked her thumbs in her pajama pants and slid them down Ruby's trembling legs. Ruby blushed at the thought of Kanan being able to see the wet, sticky spot on her panties. Kanan leaned down and kissed that very spot, her lips warm and soft even through the fabric of the panties. Ruby shifted when she felt it, but nothing else; however, her collected demeanor crumbled when she felt Kanan's tongue stroking her through the silk of the underwear, teasing and twisting. "Kanan, p-please," Ruby squeaked, biting her lip.

"You want it, Ruby...you want it a lot," Kanan said, grinning. "I want you, too. That's why I couldn't help myself..." Kanan did away with Ruby's underwear, leaving her fully-clothed while Ruby was fully exposed to her. Kanan kissed the inside of Ruby's thigh. "I couldn't stop thinking about you." Another kiss. "I haven't been able to stop..." Another. "For a long time." A trail of kisses, up Ruby's thigh, until Ruby could feel Kanan's breath tickling her groin. Ruby bucked her hips a little, and Kanan chuckled. "Ruby. You have no idea how long I've wanted to do this."

Ruby had no time to ponder those words. Her mind went blank when she felt Kanan's tongue slowly parting her slick, pink folds. Kanan was hardly moving, yet Ruby was digging her nails into the sofa cushions and whimpering helplessly. Kanan hummed pleasantly, obviously liking the taste of her new lover. The tongue strokes sped up. Ruby could hear the lewd noises coming from between her legs as Kanan lapped up Ruby's juices hungrily. One of Ruby's hands released the couch and moved to Kanan's head, clutching her. "Kanan-senpai, it-it feels..." Ruby couldn't find words to describe the burning excitement that Kanan's talented mouth brought her. The pleasure only intensified when Kanan moved her head upwards and began to press kisses onto Ruby's swollen clit. Just the light brush of Kanan's lips against her made her cry out.

Next, she felt the wet warmth of Kanan's mouth wrapped around her clit completely, her tongue flicking back and forth on Ruby's rosebud. The throbbing sensation got more vibrant, her eyes slipping shut as she tried her best to hold back all of the embarrassing noises she was on the verge of making. Kanan seemed determined to draw those noises forth, flicking her tongue faster and faster every time Ruby stifled another moan. When Ruby yelped, Kanan murmured her approval, an encouraging "good girl" that warmed Ruby's cheeks. Ruby let out more yelps and whines when Kanan started to suck hard on Ruby's clit, her tiny moans sending vibrations up Ruby's spine. At that point, Ruby was starting to disregard the shamelessness of her actions; if Kanan wanted her to make those kinds of noises, she would do it.

The attention on her clit ceased when Kanan moved back down to the source of Ruby's nectar, noisily drinking up the sticky juices that had accumulated there. The hunger that Kanan seemed to have for Ruby only made Ruby more aroused. Ruby couldn't help looking down, watching as Kanan teased her entrance, her eyes half-lidded. Ruby jumped a little when she felt Kanan's tongue trying to wriggle its way inside of her. The feeling was so explicitly lewd. Never having felt such carnal pleasures before, Ruby couldn't help but lose control of herself, pulling Kanan even closer to her. Kanan didn't show any signs of complaint, instead raising her hands up to clutch Ruby's thighs and work harder. Ruby's legs raised and wrapped around Kanan's head instinctively, and her hips began to buck into Kanan's mouth. A tiny bit of guilt filled Ruby; she was so shameless, giving into her selfish urges like that; but she couldn't control herself. Being able to get such pleasure from Kanan after imagining having her for so long...Ruby could no longer deny that she had had those kinds of feelings for Kanan for longer than she cared to admit. Every time she looked down and saw Kanan's face, she felt the urge to smile, and not just because Kanan was making her feel so good.

Suddenly, Kanan pulled away, panting. Her head tilted sideways, with her temple resting on Ruby's left thigh. "Ruby," she whispered, her voice thick. Ruby had never heard Kanan like that, had never heard such desperation and emotion in her voice. "Ruby, I want to do something different, okay?"

Kanan climbed off of the couch, and Ruby wanted to scream, cry, yell, beg Kanan to keep doing what she was doing, but the thought was swept away from her when Kanan picked her up, bridal-style, and carried her to her bedroom. It felt like a scene from a romance movie, but Ruby knew deep down that it was nothing like that. Kanan placed her on the bed and began to remove her own clothes, flinging them haphazardly around the room. Ruby wondered if the other clothes from the floor were from other girls, maybe girls that Kanan had taken home from the bar just like Nozomi said. Ruby tried to ignore the niggling thought as Kanan climbed on top of her and pinned her to the bed by her wrists, squeezing gently as she claimed Ruby's mouth again. Her kiss was rough enough to leave Ruby's lips swollen and pink. When they pulled away, Ruby was breathless. She panted, "You taste different..." There was something tangy about Kanan's taste. Ruby smacked her lips softly, then blushed when she caught Kanan staring.

"That's your taste, Ruby. Do you like it?" Ruby nodded, mesmerized. Kanan leaned in and gave her another kiss, albeit more relaxed. When Kanan pulled away, she licked her lips and purred, "I like it, too." Ruby swore she could feel a blush all the way up to her ears. Kanan leaned in and began to kiss and suck on Ruby's neck. Ruby was sure she was leaving bruises, but Kanan felt so good that she didn't even care. Ruby found herself not caring about a lot of things when Kanan was around.

Kanan's hand roamed Ruby's body, stopping at her breasts to run a thumb over her perked nipples. Next, it trailed down and moved to Ruby's hip, caressing her carefully. Finally, her hand reached the apex of Ruby's thighs, the place where Ruby felt as if a fire were being kindled. She longed for Kanan's touch there, and when Kanan's fingers brushed against her clit, she began to shake. "Kanan...Kanan-"

"I know, Ruby. I know you need it. I want to try something. Lay back and let me make you feel good." That last sentence made Ruby twitch. She relaxed into the bed as Kanan told her to, shutting her eyes. She re-opened them when she felt Kanan spreading her legs. Kanan was pulling Ruby towards her a bit, climbing on top of her, and-

Oh...that's what she's doing. Ruby clawed at the sheets as Kanan lowered her own pussy down to Ruby's, sighing in relief as she did. A lewd expression was on Kanan's face that only encouraged Ruby's arousal. Kanan had her arms wrapped around Ruby's leg, bracing them together as she began to roll her hips smoothly. Ruby yelped as she felt the warmth of Kanan's crotch against hers. She knew that Kanan was soaking wet, but she couldn't tell where Kanan ended and where she began. Ruby felt like it was an intimate position, or maybe it was just her feelings for Kanan that made her feel that way. It didn't matter to Ruby anymore. All she wanted was for Kanan to move faster, to give her more.

Ruby felt a ticklish kiss pressed against the sole of her foot, but she couldn't laugh through all of her moaning. Kanan kept pressing feather-light kisses to her ankle, her toes, her foot. Through pleasure-narrowed eyes, Ruby could see that Kanan was blushed, biting her lip and panting like a dog. Her hips kept a steady rhythm, but Ruby could see that Kanan was feeling immense pleasure just as Ruby was.

That idea was only confirmed when Ruby heard a ragged moan from above her. When Ruby looked up again, Kanan looked as if she were in pain somehow, her face twisted. "Kanan...Kanan-senpai," Ruby choked out.

"Ruby. Ruby. Ruby," Kanan chanted, moving her hips faster. They both jerked when their clits glided across each other, and Kanan yelped, surprisingly girlish.

"P-please make more of those noises, Kanan..." The plea slipped out before Ruby could even think about it, but the heated voice of Kanan turned her on beyond words. Kanan moaning Ruby's name was beyond Ruby's wildest fantasies. It was almost surreal, watching Kanan grind against her desperately in an attempt to reach her peak.

Kanan obliged; willingly or not, she started to whimper and moan, her cheek resting against Ruby's foot as she moved her hips even faster. She kept moving so that their clits were getting wet with the other's juices and rubbing against each other, amplifying the pleasure for both of them. "Ruby, I'm close," Kanan hissed. "Fuck..."

The curse word that slipped from Kanan's pink, plump lips surprised Ruby, but made her moan under her breath nonetheless. Kanan seemed to be rutting against Ruby wildly at that point. Ruby's sweat-slicked body was thrumming with a sensation unlike any other, and Ruby could tell that she was getting close too. She couldn't even form words, only able to pant and moan her approval. Ruby began to see stars, her body getting warmer and warmer as everything around her ceased to exist except Kanan. Another kiss was pressed to her foot, and the tickling sensation that she had felt before changed to a hot, burning sensation that set off every part of Ruby's body at once. For a second, Ruby became frightened, unsure of what it meant: the tense feeling in her bones; the unstoppable shakiness of her body; the unquenchable thirst she felt, the thirst for Kanan.

And then, it stopped.

Ruby climaxed hard and Kanan stilled atop her, only able to grind in short, choppy motions as she, too, reached peak. It felt as if Ruby was no longer in Kanan's room, in her bed; she was somewhere else, somewhere higher, unable to touch the ground as her body pulsed with unspeakable gratification. Kanan had leaned over her, and Ruby could hear Kanan's screams and shouts in high definition, curses and pleas amidst utterances of Ruby's name. Finally, they both quieted; Ruby didn't even realize she was moaning so loudly until she fell silent, save for her heavy pants.

Kanan had collapsed on top of Ruby after releasing Ruby's leg, trying to catch her breath and still twitching from the aftershocks of her orgasm. Ruby experimentally lifted her arm, wrapping it around Kanan a bit selfishlessly. Kanan responded by planting a lazy kiss on Ruby's temple, slightly open-mouthed and affectionate.

That kind of situation always seemed awkward in the movies Ruby had seen, a silent, tense regret after a spur-of-the-moment rapid lovemaking session. However, all Ruby felt was some kind of relaxed peace, a sleepy, magical nirvana that she never wanted to leave. Ruby wondered if that was just some kind of post-orgasm happiness, or if it was...

Love...

"You don't mind if I fall asleep, do you?" Kanan mumbled. Her voice still sounded a bit alien to Ruby, far-away. "If I'm too heavy..."

"Can we roll, please? If you're comfortable, we don't have to."

They both felt heavy-boned, but Kanan nodded, and together, they switched positions, with Ruby laying on top of Kanan. Kanan was soft and warm, and Ruby snuggled into her without any reservations. All skepticism that Ruby had had about Kanan, about the other girls that Nozomi had mentioned...it was thrown out of the window. No, the feeling that Ruby had...there was no way that Kanan had just given that to other girls. There was no way that Kanan told other girls that she couldn't stop thinking about them, that she's wanted them for a long time. Or was there? I don't even know...I should want to know. I should ask, I should ask if I even mean anything.

But she couldn't.

She was so happy, just being right there, not worried about what they were or how they would turn out afterward. There was nothing but Kanan, nothing but the cool blue of her room and the smell of peppermint mixed with sweat.

Kanan, just as she had earlier, had fallen asleep quickly, her eyes shut tight and a light snore coming from her. Ruby lifted her arm, her hand near the switch of the lamp. For a second, she watched Kanan sleep, wondering if she had done the right thing. Her other hand reached up, cupping Kanan's cheek in her hand; subconsciously (or perhaps not), Kanan nuzzled Ruby's hand.

Ruby turned out the light and dreamed sweet dreams.