Chapter 4

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The sunset was beautiful that evening. Penny stared at it as she leaned on a railing, beyond which a grass-covered hill descended to the shore of a river which was now lit up in brilliant orange and red colors. She then turned to the figure standing next to her. Velvet looked radiant as she, too, was covered in the sunset's multicolored light. She was so beautiful. Velvet. Her friend Velvet. Her friend. Penny lowered her gaze. Friend. There was a time when that word would cause incredible joy within Penny. That's still true most of the time, but when it comes to Velvet, the only emotion that word triggers is...disappointment. It just didn't seem to be enough to describe what Velvet meant to her. The sight of her would always make Penny's heart race. Her voice sounded like a beautiful choir. The mere thought of her was enough to put a smile on Penny's face.

To Penny, Velvet was far more than a friend.

"Penny, hello?" Penny was ripped out of her train of thought by Velvet's voice.

"Hm, what?"

"I was asking if we should go. It's getting late."

"Oh, yeah. I guess we should." I don't want to. I don't wanna go. I wanna stay here, with you.

She then noticed Velvet giving her a strange. "Is something wrong?"

"Wrong? No. Why do you ask?"

"You just...look so sad."

My face must be reflecting my thoughts. "I'm fine," she replied as she forced a smile onto her face.

Velvet took a step forward, narrowing the distance between their faces to a minimum. This startled Penny and made her take a step back.

"Penny, if something's wrong, you can tell me. That's what friends are for."

Friends. This time, Penny could feel the shape her face. She then suppressed it and forced another smile. "Really, I'm fine." She then turned and tried to walk away, but was stopped as Velvet placed her right hand on Penny's left shoulder.

"Why are you lying to me?" Penny felt a sting go through her heart. "What is it that you don't want to tell me?"

You're wrong, Velvet. I want to tell you. I want to tell you so badly how much I like you. How you're all I ever think about. How you're the first thing I want to see when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I want to see when I go to bed at night. All I want is to be able to tell you that I...that I...

Penny suddenly felt a tug as Velvet pulled her back to face her. In a reflex, she struggled, which threw them both off balance. Somehow, they managed to fall over the railing and Penny tightly gripped Velvet as they rolled down the hill.

They finally came to a stop on the shore, with Velvet lying on top of Penny. It took a while for her to process this. She was lying on top of her, in her arms so close that she could currently hear and feel her heartbeat.

Velvet just held her head pressed against Penny's chest. After a few moments, she pulled her head up to look into Penny's eyes. What Penny saw in there, she did not expect. There was a desire. The same desire that Penny had unknowingly had for quite some time now.

Velvet lowered her head as Penny raised hers, both now with a slight blush on their cheeks. Slowly, they closed the distance between themselves before their warm lips met. Penny closed her eyes to take in every ounce of pleasure she could get from this.

After a while, they broke the kiss and looked at each other.

"So," Penny finally spoke up, "guess we're not friends anymore."

"No," Velvet answered as she smiled gently. She then lowered her head back onto Penny's chest and closed her eyes. "We're not."

Penny let her head slump back to the ground and smiled as she closed her eyes and just held Velvet. Her girlfriend Velvet.