An AU that I can work on now that ED is finally over!
"What's stopping you?"
Chariot's eyes widened at Croix's words, and they both stared at each other for what felt like forever. The teasing in her voice was gone, causing the red head's heart to leap.
How did she get herself in this situation? Her face inches from hers, their eyes locked on each other.
Where did this come from?
Chariot had no idea what she was doing, or why she was doing it. Her hand found its way to the other woman's cheek, who immediately leaned into the touch. Her hand was shaking, so Croix put her own hand on it, and looked at her, waiting.
Why? Why did she have this urge to kiss her? Why couldn't she fight it? Why was her heart about to jump out of her ribcage and why did she want to stare forever into these emerald eyes?
After that, her brain and all these thoughts just shut down, and instead, she answered her heart's pleas, and leaned in, capturing her lips into a kiss and it felt like electricity.
They've done this before.
Croix kissed back, and her hands found their way to her waist, and all the background noises faded away. It was just the two of them.
It felt familiar, yet new. It felt like going back something you've always… loved, only to find out you have a newfound appreciation for it. It felt safe, it felt new, it felt warm, and it was great.
When Croix pulled away, Chariot realized that she was pressed against the sofa, and she was so into the kiss that she hasn't realized the change and their positions. The lilac haired woman was pressed against her, and for once, she did not want to push her away. Something has changed... Or was it always there, waiting to be rediscovered?
Croix looked at her, trying to look for any signs of hesitance or regret, and Chariot could only try to regain her breath.
Everything in her, her mind, her body, her heart screamed at her. They all told her that they've done this before, she's done this before, and yet it felt like the first time.
And before she could think more about it, Croix leaned down to kiss her again. Chariot's hands gripped the fabric of her clothes as she kissed back, grasping that feeling of familiarity.
Her hair turned different shades of red as she moaned into the kiss, growing more and more desperate with her lover's kisses?
Lover...?
No, they weren't that. They weren't lovers, and yet she never wanted to pull away.
Chariot felt as if she was lying to herself.
Unfortunately, the loud ringing of a phone made them pull away and fall off the couch.
"Oh my God, Croix are you okay?!" Chariot asked as she pulled away. She ended up falling on top of her, and Croix looked as if all air got knocked out of her.
"I'm fine… I've had worse…" Croix reassured her, and got up to look at her phone. She cursed Akko the moment she saw her name, of course it was her… always interrupting them somehow. Croix then looked at Chariot, who seemed deep in thoughts, and she was playing with a streak of her hair. The lilac haired witch chuckled. "I didn't think I'd have that kind of effect on you, Char." She teased, and Chariot looked at her for a second, before realizing what she just said.
"I… I… I'm going to bed, good night!" She quickly said before running to the bedroom.
The reaction caused Croix to chuckle once again. She lied back on the couch, prepared for another morning with filled with back pain. She could just share the bed with Chariot, but with her in that state? That would make things awkward.
She was about to close her eyes until Alcor landed on his personal nest that is her hair.
"What?" She asked.
"caw."
"You're… kicking me off the couch."
"Caw, caw!"
"Oh, you ungrateful old crow I raised you! Where am I supposed to sleep-"
"CAW!"
"OKAY FINE!" She answered, got up, and walked towards the bedroom. "Just you know, if she doesn't allow me, I'm using you as my pillow!"