Life is Strange: Love Will Find A Way
Chapter 1 of my new Life is Strange story, the beginning of my Life is Strange story marathon, hope you are ready, enjoy :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange or its characters.
Chapter 1
Seated at the desk, looking out of the window right in front of her, the teenage girl smiled lightly as she took in the sight of Arcadia Bay, the town she had lived in the past few years. Said girl was of medium height with long blonde hair; hazel eyes and fair skin. She was slender but had definite curves and was quite beautiful.
Her name was Rachel Amber, the daughter of the local DA, yet she wasn't what everybody thought or expected her to be. That was something she was proud of, she was a free spirit after all and she refused to let other people's expectations rule her life.
'There was a time when I was...fake. When I acted the way people around me wanted me to act.' She remembered. 'I'd blend in just to, get peace. I still find ways to connect with practically everybody but...Here, in this room, I can be the real me.'
As she thought that last part she turned away from the window to the figure laying back on the bed. She wasn't actually at home, but at the home of her girlfriend, in said girlfriend's bedroom. A messy explosion of graffiti, junk, punk symbolism and there, on the oasis that was the bed, was the originator of it all.
A tall lanky girl with chin length hair dyed blue, crystal blue eyes and rather pale skin. Although not conventionally so, she too was rather beautiful and for Rachel, it simply took her breath away. This was her girlfriend, this was Chloe Price.
Rachel smirked as she watched Chloe reach for the ashtray she was had set on her stomach and lift up the lit joint that was there. As she watched Chloe take a drag and gently exhale, Rachel reflected on their relationship. They had been dating for some time now, just over a year actually, yet still they were rather, private about it.
She bit her lip. 'I don't, wanna push her, but I'm tired hiding in the shadows. I'm not ashamed of us being together Chloe, in fact, there's nothing I'd like more than the world to know we're together. But, how to explain this...'
Watching Chloe take another drag, Rachel at least found a way to break the ice. She got up from the chair and surprised Chloe by joining her on the bed.
"So...Chloe, what have we said?" She remarked teasingly. "About toking up while I'm here?"
Chloe laughed softly. "Um, not to, unless I'm gonna share?"
"Exactly." Rachel replied also laughing.
Chloe simply took another drag before handing the joint to Rachel. This was a good start and, once Rachel had taken her drag, they set the joint down in the ashtray and lay quietly for a while. Rachel wasn't sure what Chloe was thinking, but considered how to ask Chloe what she wanted to ask her.
She opened her mouth, about to ask, but then couldn't bring herself to do so.
"What are you thinking, Chloe?" She asked instead.
Chloe surprised her with her answer. "I was, just thinking about us. How cool it is we're together and all."
Rachel recovered well however and then explained. "Funny you should say that, so am I. I was also wondering...why we're still, hiding."
Chloe turned to look at Rachel. "Hiding, um, you mean…?"
"We've not exactly been open with our relationship and, well...I don't understand why, I mean..."
"Rachel, I..." Chloe stammered. "God, this, um, well..."
This surprised Rachel; it had been a long time since she'd seen Chloe this awkward. It was confusing, leaving her wondering why Chloe was acting this way.
"Don't get me wrong, that would be...awesome. But, I just..." Chloe continued to struggle.
Yet, seeing her face, the way she was tripping over her words, suddenly it made sense to Rachel.
"Oh, I get it." She replied. "That is...so sweet, yet so funny. You're actually being shy, Chloe?"
Chloe blushed yet, to her credit, did not deny it. "Yeah, there you have it."
Rachel nodded slowly, so this was why Chloe was struggling with the thought of them making things public. Rachel pondered the matter some more; yet she knew she couldn't take too long, Chloe was watching her anxiously, waiting for a reaction.
So she smiled and gently kissed Chloe before replying.
"Don't worry about it; you wanna take it slow, I can do that for you." She told her.
Chloe grinned. "Thanks Rach, sorry I just..."
"Don't be sorry. Just be ready, we may take it slowly, but I'm not giving up on you yet." Rachel encouraged.
Chloe couldn't help but grin at that and they once more let their lips lock. Chloe actually set her ashtray aside so she could move onto her side and pull Rachel closer.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
