CHAPTER ONE
Two Lanterns
Her name was Lapis.
She watched the waves go back and forth, a dark blue color due to the evening sky. It was hypnotic.
She struggled to think. Then she remembered.
Something that she was extremely adamant that most people didn't like about her was her fixation with names. Specifically, last names. Her last name didn't matter much because she threw it away, except she would use it for forms and applications. She kept it for practical reasons. But if anyone ever asked her about her family, she would simply tell them that she was estranged. And if anyone ever tried to ask more, she would change the subject. If they persisted, she would stop talking to them.
She never liked the fact that people were insistent on family names. What did they matter? So the guy she was making out with last week was the son of a local shop owner. She didn't give a fuck. So someone was the son or daughter of someone famous or rich. That didn't apply to them at all, just the parent. The fact that family names carried such esteem angered Lapis. People didn't care about the actual person at all.
How many people were pushed away because of their surname? How many stupid things happened because you were related to someone?
She sighed long and loud until it became a growl.
"Lapis?"
She turned. She was lost in her thoughts again. An anxious girl looked at her with anticipation, holding two cheap beer bottles. They were open and foaming slightly. Lapis put on her best smile and held out a hand.
"Thanks."
The other girl sat by her. They sat and drank.
It was getting cold. Lapis was struggling to remember the reason she was out here on the beach, with this girl, drinking this terrible beer. Sand, gritty and intrusive, covered her everywhere. The waves lapped nearby – the tide would come soon, she could feel it in her bones.
Ah. She remembered. She was invited to a party. And yesterday was a quasi-date with her ex-boyfriend and his current beau. She couldn't remember much because he had given her some drugs. It was consensual. Everything that Lapis did was that way. Although she wouldn't have those drugs again.
She chugged the beer in an attempt to get rid of it. The girl was quiet and nursing her drink. Nearby, the rest of the party goers were struggling to keep the bonfire lit as they tried to make marshmallows. Lapis scowled.
She should just go home but—
The girl cleared her throat nervously. "Um, Lapis?
Lapis couldn't remember her name. "Yes?"
"Did-Did you want to—"
"What?"
The girl audibly swallowed and leaned in closer. Lapis could smell the alcohol, mixed with floral perfume and the scent of the sea. It was intoxicating. Lapis smiled once more and whispered to the girl.
"Did you want to fuck?"
"Y-Ye-Yes, yes."
Lapis chuckled. The girl fumbled and then grabbed her hand.
"We-we can go to-to-to my dorm. Is that ok?"
"Yeah, but can you lead the way?" Lapis asked in a flirty yet mean-spirited way. Luckily for her, the girl didn't notice and smiled a smile that the epitome of goofiness. They got up and left the rest of the party.
It was a shitty one anyway.
The girl's dorm wasn't so bad, at least she wasn't sharing a room with another person. It was a suite situation (Lapis chuckled to herself) and judging by the design, the girl was well off but not too snobby.
What was her name? She needed to remember it. Girls liked it when Lapis whispered, no, softly sang their name when they were together. It lent an elegant air to the sexual act that was otherwise…not elegant.
"He-Here, Lapis." The girl opened her door and grabbed Lapis' hand. The room was bathed in a soft, dim light by the string of lanterns above the girl's bed. "My roommates aren't here so—"
Lapis didn't let her finish. She knew this song and dance all too well. But, Lapis could tell, this was probably the girl's first. It was glaringly obvious. Unfortunately, Lapis was not going to be gentle. It was the cheap alcohol that was making her more aggressive and brash, moreso than her usual self.
She pulled back, a spit trail connecting both of their mouths. Lapis purred, "Perfect" and pushed the girl into the nearby bed. It was covered in a corresponding comforter set, a flowery design. This girl was all about flowers apparently.
The girl gasped as Lapis intruded her mouth, her tongue flicking and rolling in every possible way. The girl pulled away, only for Lapis to bite her bottom lip and tug gently. The girl let out a small moan and pushed into Lapis.
"Good, good."
The girl was already grinding into her, her panting growing heavier by the second. It was incredibly cute, Lapis mused, as her free hand wandered to the girl's shirt. She was wearing short shorts and a flowing shirt that covered her elbows and showed her small cleavage. Lapis' hand crawled underneath and grasped the girl's right breast.
The girl let out another moan.
"La-La-Lapis. Lapis. I-I-"
The girl struggled to get out of her clothes in a frantic manner. Lapis smiled and took off her crop top. Oh. She wasn't wearing a bra. Whatever. That was easier. The girl laid there, panting, distracted by Lapis' chest. Taking advantage, Lapis started unbuttoning and pulling down the girl's shorts. She was wearing floral underwear.
"You-you really like flowers."
"Huh? O-Oh, yeah, I, I do, hah…"
"Sit up" Lapis murmured, since the girl's position was wonky. She pushed the girl further into the bed, until her head was on top of the numerous pillows. Lapis crawled onto the bed and straddled the girl.
Without pause, Lapis pushed her lips onto the girl's. She whimpered and responded well, her hands already wrapped around Lapis' back. Lapis kept one hand on her chest, and the other on her crotch. Not surprisingly, they were wet. How wet had they been? Lapis cupped the girl and she moaned again.
They were like that for awhile, kissing hungrily and the girl grinding into Lapis' palm, as the older girl teased her nipple.
Usually Lapis would go longer with foreplay but she wanted to devour this girl. With a powerful motion, she ripped the panties off.
"Lapis!"
She shut her up with her mouth. She inserted two fingers and rubbed the girl's clit with her thumb. Lapis left a sloppy kiss on the girl's lips, and started kissing and biting her way down to her chest.
The girl was groaning much more loudly and her hips buckled as she struggled to find more pleasure from Lapis' fingers.
Lapis answered with stroking inside of the girl.
She shuddered and Lapis felt more moisture on her fingers. Before the girl could relax, Lapis crawled backwards and put her face between the girl's thighs. They were nice thighs – thick and soft. Lapis wrapped her arms around them. She tentatively licked the girl's clit and she reacted nicely, her knees drawing up into the air and her hands grasping at Lapis' dyed blue hair. Which she needed to dye again, now that she thought about it.
10 minutes passed. The girl must've came at least 6 times. Lapis gently lapped at the girl as she tried to steady her breathing, one hand over her forehead.
"La…pis…"
"Hmm?"
"I-I-I lo, I love you, I love you so much, Lapis."
Lapis was silent, closing her eyes.
"Lapis?"
Lapis looked up and smiled.
"Yeah, I love you too."
