She could feel her feet freezing. Rocking back and forth didn't warm them.

Brit could already hear the mocking voices of her peers as she stood in the cafeteria where practically the whole affair began. She nervously took ahold of her spoon to take a bite out of some yogurt and nearly dropped it with her shaky grasp. Normally, eating strawberry yogurt calms her nerves. But those nerves were usually rattled by popularity issues, not romantic problems. All the yogurt did to her was to make her stomach churn and leave a weird strawberry taste in her mouth. She quickly ditched the half-eaten cup into the nearest trash can and placed her hands in the pocket of her lavender coat.

Wednesday. The dreaded day. Brit had thought the weekend would be enough for her to be ready to finally come out in public a as lesbian robosexual. But the encounter with Tiff over the weekend and further talks with her cousin during the two weekdays only continued to make her feel like the whole thing was going to end up being yet another giant embarrassment for her. Didn't help that Brit stood in the same room where she got embarrassed the last time around.

And yet, Jenny's happy little giggle and bouncing was reason enough for Brit to come out and admit the truth.

So adorable ~

Thus Brit arrived at a crossroads, and not one with just two roads. One road lay straight ahead: come out in public as per the plan. Jenny would cheer and the whole world would be decorated in a giant rainbow. But the possible consequence…Brit knew them and didn't want to bring them up again. The road that went to the right would make Jenny unhappy: delay even longer to a later date when Brit could work up the courage. A little rough path, but manageable. But there's the left road that Brit had sadly put some thought into: outright deny it out in public or even break it off with Jenny in private. The left road would avoid any future problems all right…

…but a sad Jenny would make anyone sad. And Brit wasn't that cold-hearten. Going left had been considered, but wouldn't be used at all…unless she got forced into a corner.

And god, she didn't want to be in that corner.

Honestly, Brit would have preferred eating on the roof. Wait until after lunch to do the reveal. That way, Brit could enjoy the nice breeze on the rooftop and actually discuss a plan with Jenny. As it stands right now, they would strike up an conservation in the middle of the cafeteria and come out in the crowded room. No big song and dance number…not that this situation required such a event, but Brit wouldn't minded if the whole thing had more flair to it. A one-act play would have given Brit the bravado she so desperately needed right now.

She pulled back the cuff of her coat to look at her watch. It read 12:34:21. Jenny said she would back by around twelve-forty, after she did a patrol around the world to make sure the announcement would go without a hitch. Of course, nobody could predict the unpredictable, but Jenny wanted to at least have enough time for the two of them. Plus, the New Cluster had been quiet since Jenny smashed their Great Lakes base.

So Brit had five minutes to burn. That's enough time for her to freshen up again in the nearest bathroom. Try to at least look decent for Jenny. Hide all the worrying wrinkles and that. Practice funny faces. Act out her 'lines'.

And all she did those last remaining minutes was to stare at a dirty mirror in an equally dirty restroom. Thankfully, nobody came in and made a passing comment towards her. She didn't let go of the edges of the sink. If she had the strength, she would have ripped the damn thing out of the wall and smashed into bits. Yet another method to calm her down. Destruction of public property. Fun for the whole family.

Suddenly she felt very fragile; like very loose strings were holding her whole body together. Brit tried to focus on something to calm her down, anything. She thought about how the new line of designer clothes by Majestic looked really good. She thought about all good times she experienced up to now, obviously not bothering to recall all the embarrassments. Good food, great entertainment…

…and Jenny.

Yes. That thought alone brought a smile to Brit's worried complexion. While they had only been seeing each other for nearly two weeks, the two did share some happy moments. Playing in the leaves, enjoying lunch alone on their private rooftop, Jenny taking her around town…

Jenny really had become a positive influence on her life. Only been a short time since the two started to be friendly instead of antagonistic, but Brit felt easier when Jenny came around her. True, that feeling went away when people came around them, but if they made the big announcement…Brit would feel fine going out in public with her girlfriend. People might mock them, sure. People might assault them, sure. (Or just Brit.)

…and that nearly killed the growing bravado. Brit worryingly sighed. This wasn't going to work…

"Muffin?"

Brit broke away from her little dream world to see Jenny holding a warm blueberry muffin up to Brit's nose. Smelt fresh and even delicious…but then Brit took in the scintillating smell of an unkempt public high school bathroom deep into her nostrils. She would have gagged if not for Jenny quickly releasing a thick stream of aroma of rose through the air. Once Brit could feel her fingers again, she ravenously devoured the muffin with two quick bites. "Thanks." She said after swallowing the last bit.

"Had a feeling you would be in here…or in a different restroom." Jenny shrugged. "I grabbed the muffin about two minutes ago while walking throughout the school looking for you."

"Have to look good for the big announcement." Brit half-heartily stated. "I could save some face with a good face." She tried to make a joke, but the punchline, along with her tone, fell flat. Jenny had already predicted that Brit would falter today and wore a gentle smile to help calm Brit. A gentle pat on the shoulder got Brit away from the mirror and back to facing Jenny. "Can we…." Brit tried to force out the words.

"How about this?" Jenny sighed. "We confess today. After this, I'll take you out wherever you wish to go. Clothes, food, amusement park…doesn't matter where in the world it is, I'll take you to it." Jenny then wrapped Brit up in a huge hug. "No price is too high."

"You don't need to bribe me." Brit whispered.

"I mean it. Besides, a few stores have promised me some free stuff."

Brit took a deep breath, and confirmed to Jenny with a simple knowing look. Jenny almost wanted to kiss Brit on the forehead, but decided that Brit would more than likely overreact to that. Jenny tenderly broke off the hug and took Brit by the hand and lead out of the bathroom and back towards the cafeteria. The crowd, at first, paid no attention to the two until Jenny and Brit started to maneuver through them to go to the center part of the room. Jenny cleared her throat, and out from the top of her head came two speakers. Her left hand retracted and out came a microphone. After testing it with a few taps on the fabric head, she then spoke, "Attention. I got a announcement to make, everyone." Everyone stopped eating or talking and turned their attention towards Jenny and Brit.

Brit swallowed one last time. From this point on, she would power her way through this.

"Me and Brit…" Jenny turned towards Brit, extending her hand and heart out. Brit didn't hesitate and took it with a firm grasp. "…are going out!" And the two put on big smiles, Brit's more forceful. And they waited for the thunderous response. One of either hatred, acceptance, applause, laughter…

…but this response was one of apathy. Some people slowly clapped, some people just stated on, (Most likely not understanding?) and others just returned back to their lunch. Brit and Jenny took a minute of standing completely still, only blinking as they tried to compute what just happened, more so in Jenny's case. The speakers and microphone took their time retracting back to Jenny, almost if those objects felt embarrassment.

"…honestly not the reaction I was expecting." Jenny piped up. This apparently earned a verbal actual response from the audience.

"We already knew that. We kept seeing Brit and Jenny go up to the roof."

"Brad figured it out."

"Tuck then blabbed about it."

"Pretty obvious."

"I kept seeing you guys together."

"I'm a background character. My opinion doesn't matter."

"I read the title of the story. I know about the fourth wall."

And then everyone went back to his or her business. They treated the big secret of their hometown world-renown super hero and the biggest bully of the school like they found a penny on the ground. Jenny and Brit were left alone in the dull crowd without even a inkling of a idea as to what they should do next. As the bell rang for everyone to return to the class, everyone mechanically went back to their studies. Brit and Jenny continued to stand there.

"Huh." Jenny broke the silence.

"That simplifies a lot of things." Brit let loose several relieved breathes as she regained her usual demeanor. "And here I thought this would be a mistake!"

"Well now." Jenny returned the favor with a chuckle and elbow jab to Brit's arm. "Seems like someone made a 180." Brit started to pick up laughter as she endured Jenny's tender jabs. As the room had become empty, the two spent their time not running off to class but laughing out all their frustrations. Brit suddenly felt way lighter after that. Tonight she could go to sleep without having to worry about any problems now!

The two had to run to get to class in time, but they did make it. Brit took her seat next to Tiff, who had a weird and a conflicted look on her face. Possibly the only person in the entire school to be honestly surprised by the news. Brit waited for Tiff to start the conservation, running high on her bravado. Tiff finally broke the ice with a prompt, "What the hell?"

"Yes, I lied to you." Brit smugly declared. "I wanted to tell everyone on my own terms."

"You sidelined me." Tiff grunted. "Your bestest best friend."

"Only until I felt like coming out in public." Brit leaned back in her desk. "If I told you I was actually seeing Jenny, you would have used it to mock me or hold against me as leverage. But now it's public knowledge…" She held up her hands. "…we can add it to our topics of discussion."

"Filthy." Tiff put out her tongue.

"Take a bath then." Brit retorted with her own tongue wagging. But the teacher standing in front of the two cleared her throat to grab the classes' attention so they could get back to work on quadratic formulas. Brit and Tiff turned away from each other and for once, paid attention in class.

So things didn't explode or go into a full-blown riot as Brit dreaded. The only thing on her mind now was how people reacted when they first realized the truth. Then again, nobody confronted the two about the relationship nor posted anything online about it. Then Brit realized the obvious. These people lived in a world where technology is constantly doing all sorts of strange things to everyone, so the best human analogue dating a actual human isn't all that weird to them. Forgetting about the whole state or worriment she had spent several days in, she got back into her schoolwork.

But Tiff? She knew the truth, until Brit had convinced her otherwise. She honestly believed Brit. Brit honestly seemed so certain on that day.

Now Tiff looked down upon Brit…