Crimson lips kiss purple ones
(Past) Cheronica- "But if you close your eyes does it almost feel like nothing's changed at all?"
Crimson lips kiss purple ones. That's the way it was. Before. Before Penelope Blossom caught them but it didn't matter because purple lips kissed crimson lips.
11
The Blossoms had gone to New York City for business and were staying near the Lodges, who had a daughter Jason's age, so naturally they spent lots of time together. Veronica and Cheryl had slipped away the first night to play with Veronica's fashion dolls. They were eleven. They had been playing out a story about a fashion model. Cheryl was pretending hers was on vacation in Bora Bora while Veronica's were in New York. Cheryl had put her fashion doll to sleep and was watching Veronica play when Veronica made her two girl dolls kiss. Cheryl had starred with her mouth forming a big 'O'.
"Girls can love girls?" Cheryl had asked Veronica.
Veronica looked at Cheryl with a weird expression. "Of course they can. And boys can love boys." Veronica giggled like it was dirty secret.
"Would your Mommy and Daddy still love you if you loved a girl?" Cheryl asked, tugging on her red pigtail.
"Yes. Would yours?"
Cheryl shrugged. Then Veronica got really close to Cheryl and kissed her. Veronica could taste Cheryl's cherry flavored chapstick mix with her grape one as she slid her lips across the other girls.
For two years after that day the only fruit Veronica would eat was cherries and grapes.
13
There was a business convention in Philly that Mr Blossom and Mr lodge had to attend. Since there was talk of arranging Veronica and Jason in a marriage the misses decided to bring the kids on a little vacation to Pennsylvania. It was summer and Cheryl was excited to get to wear her bathing suit somewhere other than her home pool and the river. She was even more delighted to find out Veronica would be there. While their moms gossiped and their dad and Cheryl's brother worked Veronica and Cheryl disappeared into a empty stairwell. They were fresh from the pool still dripping and in their bathing suits sitting on the floor of the dusty stair well.
"You look like a fashion doll," Veronica told Cheryl. "So pretty with perfect skin."
"So do you."
They looked at each other and this time Cheryl leaned in first and kissed Veronica. She felt her red tinted lip gloss smear as the other girl pulled her closer. Veronica felt brave and traced her tongue along the bottom of Cheryl's lip and the redhead shivered.
They spent the rest of the trip sneaking off to smear their lips glosses on each others lips.
14
By now the girls had had boyfriends (and maybe a fling with a girl) and had much more kissing experience but the fact still remained that Cheryl and Veronica were each other's first kisses. There was some fancy gala in Florida that the Lodges and Blossoms were attending. Cheryl didn't want to leave her life behind for four days to be stuck in sunny, humid Florida but Veronica was excited since her mother let it slip that the Blossoms would be there.
The first time they saw each other that trip was at the prime event. The Friday night gala. Veronica was wearing a tight, eggplant colored gown with a slit up to her thigh. And purple lipstick. She ran into Cheryl who was wearing flowing red dress with a corset top and lace cap sleeves. And of course red lipstick. They collided barely managing not to spill champagne on each other. When they looked up ready to curse someone out they realized it was each other.
They laughed about it and as soon as they could slipped out of the ballroom. This time isn't as innocent as every other time they met. This time was sloppily stuffed in coat closets and roaming hands.
That was until Sunday evening when Mrs Blossom went to the coat closet to get her nose powder and found her daughter pressed up against the Lodge heiress and was so shocked she nearly passed out. Cheryl knew her lips where a shade of wine by now and no matter how much her parents yelled she didn't feel regret.
16
Cheryl and Veronica hadn't seen each other since the fateful night Mrs Blossom walked in on them. Cheryl had learned to tuck away the memories and pretend she was straight while Veronica held onto them, dreaming of a day when she could kiss the redhead again. Until one day at school Cheryl walked up to her lunch table and almost dropped her tray. Sitting across from where she was standing was Veronica Lodge wearing purple lipstick and a necklace Cheryl was pretty sure belonged to her. Veronica looked up to see Cheryl Blossom standing in front of her looking absolutely shocked and of course wearing red lipstick. They both shot each other looks as if to say 'what are you doing here?'
Two days later Cheryl approached her table that now also included Veronica and looked at the brunette. "Mother put you on the list for JJ's memorial. I don't know you would be there but whatever. Don't steal the silverware we'll be checking bags. And sleepover the night before I don't want to be lonely the night before we bury my brother."
Veronica nodded.
They were laying on Cheryl's bed talking about the Kardashians when Veronica brought up the touchy subject.
"If you close your eyes does it feel like nothing's changed at all?" Veronica asked as she traced circles on the silk bed sheets with her fingers.
Cheryl nodded. "It can't happen again though, mother would have my head."
Veronica nodded sympathetically and then offered to do Cheryl's nails, an offer Cheryl accepted.
The last time Cheryl and Veronica kissed was while Cheryl was chilled to the bone in ice water on the Lodge's living room floor, holding a sup of hot cocoa with Veronica's arms wrapped around her.
After that they moved on. Veronica and Archie got together and Cheryl waited, biding her time until she found someone that made her feel the same way Veronica made her feel. She found her answer in Southside Serpent with pink hair.
Cheryl and Veronica were happy now. For themselves and each other. They were still close friends with healthy relationships keeping the secret the crimson lips used to kiss purple ones.