Sera walked to the library and as she passed through the halls everybody glared at her. She could feel their eyes boring into her back, into her soul. She knew they could see right through her pathetic disguise. She turned the corner, walking faster than she had before. Still they stared, and she couldn't escape them. She broke into a run, trying to leave them behind, but still they followed. She could feel the sweat running down her face, and the library door seemed to be getting farther and farther away with every step she took. At long last she came to a stop outside of the library. The eyes were still fixed on her every movement, telling her that she was inadequate, different, that she didn't belong. She slipped into the library. As soon as she had stepped through the doors the staring stopped, she was safe in her own little refuge, her island of calm in a sea of despair. She walked over to Aarya and dank into her embrace.
"They staring again?" She asked in a quiet voice. Sera nodded before burying her head into Aarya's neck. Aarya pet her hair slowly and whispered words of endearment andencouragement.
"You know they're wrong, and I know they're wrong, so don't worry about it. I love you. That's all that matters to me, I'll give you all I have, but I can't make them stop staring," She began rubbing Sera's back after stopping running her hand through her hair. Sera leaned into the touch. "I'm sorry, but you know they'll always stare because we're different, they'll never understand untill we tell them. Even then they still may scorn us, but we must hold our heads up high and not be afraid, ok?"
"You're right, being with you is worth it all, and even though it hurts, and even though I know we'll be looked down on for the rest of our lives, let's continue to walk this road we're on, and keep on walking it untill we are torn asunder," Sera lifted her head from from Aarya's neck and smiled at her lover. "Come on, let's walk."
This is the first of a few stories with these characters in it, review if you want to see more.