"Merrill! Are you in there?" a voice sang outside her door. She knew it was Isabela since she reconized all her friends voices, especially Isabela who she has pined over for quite some time now.
It started out as wanting to learn more about her and all her adventures. Merrill loved hearing about distant lands, exciting battles, and always looked forward to the next story.
After that Merrill started to feel strange around Isabela. Her heart would start fluttering and she'd just end up staring at her for a while. She started to realize how beautiful Isabela was, her long black hair, her golden eyes, and wonderful dark skin. Merrill would sit and think about how fantastic Isabela was and how she just wanted to always be near her. Merrill soon realized that she had fallen in love with Isabela and didn't know how to react to this.
Merrill had never been in love before since she never had the time for friends and didn't even know the basics of courting someone. What if Isabela didn't feel the same way? What if she laughed at her? What if she didn't want to be her friend anymore? These thoughts ran through Merrill's head as she heard the knocking on her door once again.
"C'mon Merrill, you can't open your door for your best friend?" Isabela said teasingly.
Merrill shook her head and took a deep breath before opening the door. "Oh uh h-hello welcome! P-please take a seat and uh…. Make yourself at home!" She said quickly.
Isabela giggled at the way Merrill was acting and took a seat at the table. "I don't understand how you can be cooped up in here all day" Isabela said as she looked around the small house.
"Well I guess it's safer in here. I doubt I'll end up fighting bandits or giant spiders in here" Merrill stuttered "I just have to shoo away the occasional rat".
"I guess, Kitten, but there's so much to do outside" Isabela turned towards Merrill "I hate to see you in here alone all day"
"Well… you often visit me and I also join Hawke for adventures" Merrill was shuffling her feet.
Isabela sighed and walked next to Merrill "Yes, but you should also get out and do something fun" She put a hand on Merrill's shoulder.
Creators, she's so close! Merrill swallowed. If she just turned her head just the slightest bit, their lips would be almost touching. Her heart was beating so fast and she could feel her face getting red. Isabela could obviously see how nervious she was.
Isabela moved her hand to hold on of Merrills "Kitten, are you alright?" She was still smiling but she was also worried.
"I-…" Merrill squeaked a bit and swallowed again. She quickly turned to face Isabela, grabbing both her hands "It's just that you're so beautiful and wonderful!" She blurted out It's now or never… "Whenever you're around I want to hug and kiss you. I've never felt this way about anyone else and I… I'm scared you wouldn't want to be friends anymore if I told you how I felt and I-" Merrill's words where cut off when Isabela leaned in and kissed her. Merrill moved her arms behind Isabela's neck to deepen the kiss and closed her eyes. Isabela teased her mouth open and slid her tounge inside. Merrill had no idea how long they stayed like that but Isabela eventually broke the kiss. She smiled at Merrill and cupped her face with both her hands.
"You're trying to say that you're in love with me" Isabela had a very warm smile on her face. Merrill nodded and Isabela pulled her in for a deep hug. "You don't have to be worried, Kitten" She whispered softly "I've actually felt the same way for quite a while now".
Merrill widened her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was hearing! "You… you mean?" She needed to hear Isabela say it.
"Yes, Kitten" Isabela kissed Merrill's forehead and whispered again, "I love you"