Written for Weekly Quick Fic #2 on writerverse, with the prompt "She felt like a princess".
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"We ought to just leave," Gaia said with some distaste, looking at the school building. Sukhvinder had her head down, but she lifted it so she could glance at Gaia from beneath her hair, which had fallen down to obscure her face.
"What?"
"Just leave. Not go to classes."
"We couldn't do that," Sukhvinder mumbled and reached out for the door to open it, but Gaia caught her arm gently and pulled her down a few steps, away from the building.
"Come on," she said in a hushed voice. "We don't need to go to school. When was the last time you actually learned anything there?"
"I- I don't know," Sukhvinder stammered. "But if we get caught–"
"We aren't going to get caught." Gaia sounded so certain that Sukhvinder almost believed her. "Just keep your head up and act like you're supposed to be leaving, and no one will bother you. Believe me." She looped her arm through Sukhvinder's. "Come on, we'll go down to Yarvil and go shopping. I'll buy you something. It'll be fun, Sooks."
Sukhvinder glanced nervously at the door, then around her. "You're sure we won't get caught?"
"Absolutely positive," Gaia said, and pulled on Sukhvinder's arm again. This time, Sukhvinder let herself be pulled. "Let's go, before classes start."
Sukhvinder hesitated a moment longer, looking worriedly at the school doors. She thought about the students behind them, every single one of whom seemed dedicated to making her life miserable. She thought about Gaia, and how she was able to relax and smile when they were together, and how Gaia never ever hurt her – no, on the contrary, made her feel like a princess, special and wanted…
"Let's go," she said, and grabbed Gaia's hand, and the two of them dashed away from the school, Gaia grinning and giggling, and Sukhvinder feeling like her heart would burst with elation.
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Fin