Life is Strange: Proposal Pains
Chapter 1 of a new Life is Strange story, intended to be a prequel to the story I did last year titled 'Binding Our Souls'. But now I've realized it can potentially be seen as a sequel to my last LIS story 'Love Will Find a Way' although it is not necessary to read it to get this story. Anyway, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange or its characters.
Chapter 1
As the sun shone down, marking a rather beautiful day in the quiet town of Arcadia Bay, the nineteen year old young woman smiled as she entered the house before her. The house she entered was not in fact her own, but her girlfriend's house.
The young woman was still smiling as she closed the door, lost in thought. She was rather beautiful with long blonde hair hazel eyes and fair skin, she was slender but with definite curves and her clothing style was casual, consisting of a pair of ripped jeans, a black T-shirt advertising a music band, a red and black plaid flannel shirt which she wore unbuttoned and simple sneakers. She also wore a blue feather earring.
Her name was Rachel Amber and she was on a mission. The truth was, her girlfriend actually wasn't at home; and Rachel knew that, she was in fact here to see someone else, regarding something important she wanted to discuss.
She was in fact, lost in thought about her relationship. 'It's amazing, Chloe and I have just, if anything we're closer than ever before. I...I'm sure now is the time, I want to...Yes, but I need to talk to the right person first.'
So it was that Rachel found herself around at the home of her girlfriend, Chloe Price, seeking perhaps the person who knew Chloe the best, her mother, Joyce.
It did not take long for Rachel to find Joyce, the tall, blond haired, brown-eyed woman was currently relaxing on the sofa, reading a magazine.
Rachel smiled and spoke. "Hi Joyce."
Looking up Joyce smiled. "Rachel, hello, what a surprise..."
Rachel nodded and moved to sit down, Joyce put down her magazine; still smiling. It was indeed a surprise, but then Joyce had pretty much gotten used to the idea that Chloe and Rachel tended to come and go from each other's houses as they pleased.
Chloe had even given Rachel a key to their front door, and Rachel had done the same for Chloe.
'That is, when they bother to use the door at all.' Joyce recalled with a wry smile. 'Rather than climbing up the side of the house and getting into Chloe's bedroom through the window.'
"So, how are you?" Joyce asked after a brief pause.
Rachel smiled. "Pretty good, things are, things are pretty good yeah."
Joyce nodded. "How are you and Chloe doing?"
"Never better." Rachel replied without hesitation. "Actually, I came here to talk to you about something, something about me and Chloe."
"I guessed that." Joyce admitted. "So what is it?"
"Well, Chloe and I have been together for quite some time now, and I know we're still, young and all but, I feel like. I'm sure Chloe feels..." Rachel explained slowly.
Joyce raised an eyebrow, it wasn't like Rachel to be so nervous.
She shook her head and spoke softly.
"Rachel, you know you can tell me anything, okay, so, just talk to me." She tried to reassure her.
It seemed to work, Rachel took a deep breath and looked calmer.
Her smile was bright as she then revealed. "I was hoping...to ask Chloe to marry me."
Joyce looked stunned and Rachel wondered, for the briefest moment, if she had gone too fast. But then Joyce's face split into a wide grin and she suddenly moved over to the same sofa Rachel was on and hugged her.
"Rachel I couldn't, that would be wonderful." She said with a soft laugh. "Oh, I just remembered something. Just a minute."
Rachel nodded and stood, waiting curiously as Joyce hurried upstairs. It was only a short while later that Joyce returned and approached her.
"Have you told Chloe what you're planning yet?"
Rachel shook her head. "No, I wanna surprise her."
Joyce nodded. "Alright then, what I'm about to give you, will make that surprise even greater."
"Oh?"
Joyce nodded and then handed Rachel a small ring box, opening it Rachel took note of the engagement ring inside.
"Joyce, it's beautiful."
Joyce nodded. "It used to be mine, I wanted it to be Chloe's when she got married...now..."
Rachel understood and grinned, hugging Joyce.
"Thank you."
They both smiled and Rachel immediately began planning how to actually carry out her proposal; the fact that Joyce had entrusted her with her old engagement ring, just made it feel all the more special now.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
