Amy couldn't believe she was actually attending another one of Shane's parties. The last one almost converted in a catastrophe. She didn't know how she would cope with faking a relationship with Karma with all of those feelings that weren't faked.
How did she end up here? Did Karma hypnotize her? The thought of Karma dragging Amy into something she didn't want to do just because she maybe liked some boy saddened her to the core.
No, Karma would never do that. She wouldn't, right? A sudden wave of insecurity overwhelms Amy. She had to find Karma and tell her she's going home because she's not feeling well. It wouldn't be a lie, though.
"I hate high school. It's even worse at night when it's been drinking", Amy thought as she stumbled over empty alcohol bottles, tripping into wasted students.
One of the boys crashed into her, almost spilling his drink all over her shirt. Apology was nowhere to be heard. He put on his best sleazy smile, asking if she was looking for someone, slurring his words.
"Not you. Have you maybe seen Karma Ashcroft? Green eyed with auburn hair, a little shorter than me."
"Oh yeah, I've seen her in the bathroom a while ago. If she's not there, we can try to find her in one of the rooms together", He tried his best to stand calm, holding on to a couch on his side.
"Thanks, and no thanks", Amy mumbled, already heading upstairs to the bathroom, hoping she'd find her there.
The door was locked. Instead of Karma, she finds Lauren who looks absolutely furious. Amy doesn't want to play with fire so she directly asks her if she's seen Karma.
"Lisbeth, you've been puking for an hour now! Open the fucking door!" Completely ignoring her question, Lauren banged on the door so strongly that Amy thought she'd break in.
"Where's Karma?" Amy asks calmly, but Lauren continues banging on the door with even more force.
"Lauren, where the fuck is Karma?" She didn't have time for this. She needed to find her.
"Oh my God, she's in one of the rooms, I think she was going to look for her coat or something. Now fuck off." Amy and Lauren's relationship was very weird and interesting. They hated each other's guts the moment they met, but after some time, they've grown so it's possible for them to be in the same room together, not wanting to snap each other's neck. Back at home, Lauren often invited Amy to watch movies together when Karma wasn't there. She always thought spending time with Amy was fun. Still, their deal was different outside the house. They behaved like worst enemies, because Lauren had a social status to maintain, and well, Amy didn't really have one.
Amy tries first two rooms, they were both locked. She didn't want to know who and what was actually going on there. She just wanted to find Karma.
"Oh God, Shane. You live like a fucking Paris HIlton. How many rooms are there?" Amy thinks as she continues walking through the hallway, not being able to open any door.
Just when she thought she'd had to try looking outside for her she manages to open the last door. She enters a dark room, her hand roaming over the wall, trying to find the light switch.
She finds Karma, but not in expecting circumstances. She definetely didn't expect she'd find her naked best friend underneath the panting Liam Booker. Suddenly, her heartbeat becomes louder than Karma's moans and then everything hits her. Amy knew she shouldn't get her hopes up because all of the tender stories that Karma told her; her soft kisses placed on Amy temple when she thought she was asleep, her hugs that were often too comfortable and too long, her strong arms wrapped around her body, protecting her from all the nightmares.
So she lets it all out. She screams at her, expressing her betrayal and hurt, serving Liam with all the profanities she didn't know if they even existed, she screams how much she hates him. But the last thing breaks Karma into pieces she believes she'll never be able to pick up again.
"I love you."
Karma grabs Amy firmly by the shoulders, shaking her so hard it would even wake up Captain America. The blonde opens her stormy green eyes, looking at Karma like she's a ghost, with an expression of pure shock. Her body relaxes when Karma gently wipes off the sweat of her brow with her sleeve, their eye contact never breaking. Nobody has ever looked at Amy the way Karma was in that moment. Her hazel eyes revealed worry, protectiveness, curiosity and something Amy couldn't decode. If she continued looking at her so daringly, Amy's walls would crash down and she wasn't so sure if Karma could accept that in a way she wanted her to.
Karma confused her, she confused her so much. All those stories would keep Amy up all night, trying to analyze every single detail if she wasn't in Karma's warm embrace. One thing was absolutely sure - Karma loved her. She just had to discover in what way.
The sound of her name coming out of Karma's lips brings her back to reality.
"Amy, are you okay? What did you dream about?" The heaving of Amy's chest didn't go unnoticed.
"I'm still kinda confused, but I'll be fine. Oh, nothing, just that Lauren tried to kill me", Amy puts on her best poker face, hoping she won't be see-through.
"I can tell when you're lying." If Karma wasn't so worried, it would sound almost like she was dissapointed.
Amy really wasn't the lying one, yet she wasn't usually the brave one either. She was terrified of Karma's reaction, but still decided to risk it. She deserved to know.
"Alright, I'll tell you. But please, promise me one thing. Don't leave me", Amy knew she sounded desperate, but the thought of losing Karma in her dreams and reality scared her to death. Sure, she had other friends, but no one was her Karma. She was irreplaceable.
"I will never do that", Karma places her hand over Amy's, giving it a squeeze to let her know she's here and that she's not going anywhere.
"Okay, so...I appeared on Shane's party, all by myself, with you nowhere in sight. I wanted to find you, tell you I'm going home because I wasn't feeling well. I go upstairs and try opening the rooms, but they were all locked. When I enter the last one, I find you sleeping with Liam Booker", She decides to keep it simple, without details, being afraid that she'll cry if she pictures it again.
"Oh, Amy." Karma pulls her in a tight hug, burying her nose in the crook of Amy's neck, taking in her sweet scent. "That was so terrible. If I had dreamt about it, I'd find it gross, too. No wonder why you're so upset." Amy's nervous laugh fills the room. That was such a Karma thing to do.
"But, let's talk serious now. I don't know on what we'd had to be on to even come again to a Shane's party. I would never sleep with Liam Booker, especially in those circumstances."
"Really? But why? Liam is the hottest guy in school and I saw you two flirting", Amy shoots her a confused look, so she continues.
"Because I want my first time to be special. With someone who loves me. And whom I love, too. He means nothing to me", Karma gives her a reassuring smile, lighting Amy up.
"Is that the end?" Amy wants to tell her everything, but she just can't find the strength to do it. Instead of continuing, she slightly nods, looking down at her fidgeting fingers that were suddenly more interesting than Karma.
But Karma knew it wasn't. Amy was unaware of confessing her feelings out loud, but Karma heard the words she's been longing to hear for so long.
A/N. This is a part AU Faking It fic. Karma and Amy never faked a relationship and Karma isn't crushing on Liam Booker. I just wanted to create this story to express their journey of skinny love without making a lot of mess between the characters.
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