You'll Never Know Until You Try It
Chapter 1. She Kissed A Girl, And She Liked It
Author: twin who likes to travel
Rating: PG-13
Summary: This is a sequel to "More Than A Statement?". In this chapter, Nikki confronts Kerry at school the following Monday.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Reviews: I would like them. Constructive criticism is ok.
Author's notes: Feel free to mention anything and/or everything you might like to see happen in this story. I can't promise I'll use it though. Any ideas could possibly increase the length of it. The rating will probably change as well. Since we didn't learn much about Nikki, I'm making her an only child of upper middle class parents and an excellent student. Nothing that happened after "The After Party" episode has happened yet. Thanks to MaxximumRide66 for help with story and chapter titles.
That following Monday morning, Kerry and Bridget's bedroom
As Kerry woke up for the start of another school week, she tried to forget the dream she had twice since Nikki had kissed her. The dream began with Nikki getting her alone in a janitor's closet. Nikki had told her it was just so they could talk in private. It had started out like that, but it hadn't ended that way. The talking had led to kissing before she woke up. The second night had gotten slightly more heated as Kerry was groped a little before waking up.
"What?" Kerry growled at her sister.
"Have a nice dream?" Bridget asked her with a smirk.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Exactly what you think it means."
"I didn't have a dream."
"Oh, so I was imagining you calling out Nikki's name the way you did?" Bridget answered with an even bigger smirk.
"And in what way was that?"
"That apparently you did more than talk."
"You don't know what you're talking about," Kerry insisted as she climbed out of bed.
"I think I do. You had the same dream the other night, and I know what caused it too," Bridget informed her as she got out of bed as well.
"Even if I had a dream, which I didn't, you wouldn't know why," the redhead said in an unconvincing tone.
"She kissed you after I left, didn't she?" Bridget questioned with a slightly raised eyebrow.
"What gave you that idea?" Kerry inquired as she tried to appear unaffected by her sister's attitude.
"By the way she was looking at you before I left," her sister confessed as she held back a smile at the redhead's attempt of denial.
"How exactly was that?"
"That she wanted you."
"I don't want to talk about this anymore right now," Kerry responded as she turned away from her with a frown on her face.
"Whatever," the blonde replied as they continued to get ready for school.
Later that morning, the high school
Kerry was standing at her locker and preparing for her first class when a certain senior walked up behind her.
"Hi, Kerry," Nikki said cheerfully and watched as Kerry quickly closed the locker and spun around to face her.
"Uh, hi, Nikki," Kerry greeted as she nervously backed up against her locker.
"Something wrong?" Nikki assumed as she took a step closer and gave the short redhead a smile.
"No, nothing's wrong," Kerry told her as she looked around to see how crowded the halls were at the moment.
"So then you're not uncomfortable about what happened during your party the other night?"
"What are you talking about?" Kerry muttered as she tried to control the emotional struggle going on throughout her body.
When the older girl noticed that they were alone, she placed her hands on Kerry's locker just above her shoulders and whispered into her ear, "I'm talking about the kisses, mostly the one where you said you felt nothing after it."
"I still don't feel anything," Kerry denied as the struggle seemed to be getting a little harder.
"Well, from the way you're acting, I think that you're in denial."
"I've got to go," Kerry decided as she ducked under Nikki's right arm and almost ran to her first class.
For the rest of the morning and at least half of the lunch hour, Kerry avoided the other girl the best she could. This began to frustrate Nikki, who worked on a plan to get her alone to talk. She followed the redhead, who had ducked out of the cafeteria after eating a quick lunch. As Kerry began to walk past a janitor's closet on her way to the library, Nikki saw her chance and took it. She quietly opened the door, pulled Kerry inside, and closed the door behind them.
"Ok, whoever did this, turn on the light and let me out right now."
"We need to talk first," Nikki claimed after turning on the light, locking the door, and leaning up against it.
"What is there to talk about?"
"About us."
"There is no 'us', Nikki. We're not a couple. We're just friends. Actually, we're barely even friends. I mean we get along, but that's it."
"If that were true, you wouldn't be acting the way you did earlier today."
"And how is that?" she murmured as she noticed the beautiful girl walking up to her and making her back up against the wall.
"Like a girl who claims to be open-minded and is in denial."
"I'm not in denial. I'm not gay, but I do believe gays and lesbians shouldn't be excluded from something due to fear and ignorance."
"Well, I think I want another shot at kissing you."
'We've already been through th…," Kerry tried to say before being caught up in a third kiss from the same girl.
Nikki had made this attempt a little bit more passionate and was rewarded when Kerry opened her mouth. She slowly put her tongue in Kerry's mouth and was rewarded again as Kerry let her run her fingers through her red hair.
"So…still think you're not gay?" the older girl challenged after she broke the kiss.
"I'm not gay. I still like guys."
"But you like my kisses just as much as theirs," Nikki asserted as her tone indicated that it was more of a fact than a question.
"I g-guess I d-do," Kerry admitted as she briefly bit her lower lip.
"Then I guess that means you're bi," Nikki concluded as she leaned in to kiss her again and pinned Kerry's shoulders to the wall, "Besides, I know you dreamed about this."
"How do you know that?" the redhead gasped.
"You just told me," the older girl laughed. When Kerry groaned at letting that slip out, Nikki whispered, "Don't worry, I did too."
"Really?"
"Yes," Nikki confirmed before kissing her again.
The kissing continued for a few minutes. Nikki got more daring by pulling the collar of Kerry's shirt away from the lower part of the neck, and beginning to nibble on the now exposed skin.
"What do you think you're doing?" Kerry lightly snapped as she suddenly pushed the taller girl away.
"I thought that was pretty obvious. I thought I'd leave a little bite mark," Nikki stated before showing that the shirt did cover it up, "Didn't you like it? I mean didn't Kyle ever do that?"
"I liked it, and no, Kyle never did that," she confided before blushing at the smile she got from the other girl.
"That's his loss then. I enjoyed doing it."
"Hey, what time is it?" Kerry mumbled while adjusting the collar of her shirt.
"Let's see, it's…," Nikki started to answer as both girls saw they had less than five minutes to go to their lockers before the next class started.
"We need to get to our next classes."
"We could ditch them and stay here or sneak out and go someplace else."
When Kerry gave her a negative nod, Nikki sighed. The girls then made sure they looked alright before Kerry slowly opened the door.
"It's clear," Kerry determined before facing Nikki again.
"Would you like to meet me again after the last class? Maybe we could hang out together."
"Maybe," Kerry declared before taking another quick look around the hall and heading to her next class.
After Kerry was gone, Nikki headed in the other direction. She hadn't even gotten a few feet before coming eye to eye with their student body president.
"Uh…Hi, Bridget. You didn't see anything, did you?"
"No, I didn't see my sister come out of the closet before you," Bridget smirked at the joke before continuing, "And I didn't see you stare at her again like you did Saturday night."
"Please don't say anything," Nikki pleaded, "I don't think either of us is ready for anyone else to know yet."
"I won't say a word."
After school, Kerry's locker
For the second time that day, Nikki snuck up behind the redhead.
"Hi, Kerry," Nikki whispered seductively.
"Don't do that," Kerry warned as she whipped around with a slight frown.
"Don't do what?" Nikki teased.
"Don't sneak up on me like that. What do you want?"
"Can we talk in private again?"
"I've got to get home and start my homework before dinner and then finish it up after that. I'm sure my mom, Bridget, and Rory are waiting for me outside."
"Maybe you could tell them you have something that you need to do, and you will get a ride home from somebody else."
"I don't know," Kerry argued as she looked around at the quickly departing students.
"Please. It won't take that long, and I'll take you home right after that."
"Ok, fine, just let me go tell them. Wait here and I'll be right back."
"Sure,"
She waited by Kerry's locker and made sure nobody was watching before she watched the shorter girl make her way through the main entrance and into the parking lot. The thoughts of kissing her and more brought a smile to her face. When Kerry returned, Nikki began to smile more. She stopped after seeing the slightly uncomfortable look on the other girl's face.
"Something wrong?"
"No, n-nothing's wrong," Kerry answered nervously.
"Ok, let's go," Nikki requested before leading her to a red convertible that looked almost brand new.
"Nice car," Kerry mentioned as Nikki opened the door for her.
"Thanks," Nikki commented before closing the door, walking over to the driver's side, and getting into the car, "Buckle up."
"Ok," Kerry consented as she put on her seatbelt and watched as the older girl closed her door and did the same thing, "So where are we going?"
"I was thinking my house if that's cool with you," Nikki suggested before starting the car and made her way out of the parking lot.
Nikki smiled again at the positive nod she got from Kerry. As she pulled into the driveway of her home, she heard the small gasp from her passenger.
"THIS is your house?"
"Yeah," Nikki divulged before smiling at the girl she was becoming slightly infatuated with.
"It's pretty nice."
"That's the benefit of having successful parents," Nikki chuckled as she turned off the car, got out, closed the door, and helped Kerry with her door.
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"No, why mess with perfection?" Nikki joked as Kerry got out of the car and closed the door.
"You're pretty sure of yourself, aren't you?"
"Nothing wrong with it."
Both girls could feel their hearts beat a little faster as they entered the home.
"Would you like a tour before we talk?"
"Yes, that would be great."
"Want something to drink?" Nikki offered.
"No thanks."
Nikki started with the family room. She noticed the impressed look on Kerry's face as she stared at the big screen TV before they headed into the kitchen. The look stayed on Kerry's face as she glanced at the nice kitchen table, granite tops of the counters and the small island in the middle of the cooking area, and the decently sized refrigerator/freezer. Then she pointed to the sliding glass door just past the kitchen table that led to a pool. Kerry could see what looked like a hot tub and small changing room/bathroom beside it. Nikki then led her to a couple of closed doors and indicated that the first was her parents' office. She opened the other door and showed her a game/exercise room with a pool table and some exercise equipment inside. She slowly and gently grabbed one of Kerry's hands. When the redhead didn't pull away, Nikki led her upstairs.
"This is the guest bedroom and right beside it is a bathroom," Nikki described as Kerry smiled at the size of them before moving along to a third door, "This is my parents' bedroom, and at the end of the room is a door to a connecting bathroom with two sinks, a tub, and a shower with sliding, frosted glass doors."
"Everything is really nice," the redhead complimented.
"Yeah, my parents work hard and know how to manage their money pretty well," she explained before they left the room and stopped in front of a fourth door,
"What do they do for a living?" Kerry interrupted as she wondered what she would see on the other side, which was probably the older girl's room.
"My mom is a lawyer, and my dad works at an investment firm. And this is my room," Nikki revealed as she opened the door and let Kerry walk in first before closing the door. She held in a laugh at hearing the redhead gulp softly at the sound of that, "You can sit down on my bed if you like."
"No, I'm f-fine," Kerry stuttered as she scanned the room that seemed to be at least twice the size of her and Bridget's room.
"Relax, nothing has to happen if you don't want it to," Nikki affirmed as she sat down on the queen size bed and patted the spot to her right.
"Is that another connecting bathroom?" Kerry guessed as she pointed to the left after sitting down.
"Yes, want to see it?"
"Alright," Kerry agreed as they stood and walked over to the open doorway.
"I have both a tub and a shower. I mainly use the tub to relax on a stressful school day. The whirlpool jets always do the trick. Maybe you could check it out some time." I hope she can. I bet she looks great in a bikini or less. Slow down, she was nervous before she even got into your car.
"Maybe," Kerry conceded before going back to the bed and sitting down.
"And to your right is the door to my walk in closet."
"Must be nice to have all this room," Kerry tried to say with sarcastic humor, but Nikki could sense slight jealousy.
"Yeah, it is. I can tell you're possibly a little jealous, but you don't need to be. I didn't bring you here to show off."
"Then why did we come here again?"
"To talk, remember?"
"We could have done that downstairs," Kerry reminded her as she felt a little uncomfortable at how close the other girl was to her.
"If you want to, we could go back downstairs."
"No, it's fine," Kerry assured her as she tried to relax a little bit more, "So what do you want to talk about?"
"This weekend."
"What about it?"
"Do you have any plans yet?"
"No."
"Ok, would you want to go out with me this weekend?"
"Do you mean as friends or an actual date?"
"An actual date. We could do the traditional dinner at a restaurant and a movie or we could do that here."
"You know how to cook?"
"Yes, if you're not up for that, we could find something else to do."
"I don't know."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I'm not afraid of anything."
"Then it's a date?"
"I don't think so."
"Let me get this straight," Nikki chuckled before continuing, "You don't want to go on a date with someone who could treat you the way you should be treated."
"How should I be treated then?"
"Like the beautiful girl that you are, inside and out," Nikki exclaimed before pausing at the blush and small smile Kerry was trying to hide, "Just because you say you're not gay or bisexual."
"Right," the redhead stated as she had a little trouble looking at the older girl.
"You can't even look at me for more than fifteen seconds before looking away. You say that gays and lesbians should be treated equally, but actually you're afraid of what people would say if they knew that you liked kissing me and that you might be bisexual, which is a little bit hypocritical."
"It's not true."
"Then prove it."
"How?"
"Go out with me on at least one date. If you honestly don't have a good time, I won't ask again. If any of your family asks about it, you can tell them it's just as friends."
"Ok," Kerry relented softly after thinking about it for almost a minute.
"I promise you'll have a great time."
"Sure," Kerry said as it appeared that the redhead was actually thinking about how it could go.
At seeing Kerry smiling again, Nikki slowly leaned in to kiss the girl beside her.