Hey guys! I apologize for not updating two weeks back like I promised. But I did explain my predicament. I don't exactly have these chapters written down anywhere except my head. That being said I do hope you enjoy this chapter, even if it's a short one. Things are going to take a turn for the worse from now on.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tomb Raider

Warning: Loads of fluff and Lesbian themes ahead.

Request: Please read the Authors note that follows the chapter, as it is really important to the story.

"I'm not going to wear this Sam!" Lara croft whispered heatedly, a blush rising to her cheeks as she stared at the dress which her best friend had given her.

"Why not sweetie? Besides, black will look great on you." The filmmaker asked staring at the red cheeks of the Croft and barely reigning in the impulse to lean over and kiss them.

"Because it is….well it isn't….it's a dress!" Lara replied, finally looking up sheepishly. The older girl gave the Croft a playful scowl.

" Out of all the excuses you could come up with, you are refusing to wear this awesome piece of clothing because it is a dress?"

"Well…" the archaeologist began.

"No no no no no, I am not taking no for an answer. You are going to go in there, try it on and I'm going to decide whether you are going to wear it or not." Sam said pushing the croft towards the dressing rooms. Sighing and nodding slowly the Croft closed the door.

As soon as Lara locked the door Sam sighed and put her head in her hands. It was becoming too much for her. The promise she made to herself to stay away from Lara and not messing up her life was becoming too hard to keep up. With every friendly gesture and smile she sent her, the filmmaker's stomach would clench knowing that she would never be able to go a day without seeing them. She contemplated leaving and not returning, ever, but soon wiped the thought away from her mind, after realizing that Lara loved her, as a friend, and would be devastated if she did that. Slowly wiping the tears which threatened to fall, the filmmaker wandered back between the isles of the clothing store to pick up a pair of boots for Lara.

Inside the dressing room, the archaeologist wasn't faring very well. Having tried on the dress and looking at the reflection, she smiled softly imagining Sam's reaction. She couldn't deny that she looked okay, maybe even good, in the dress which her best friend had picked out for her. But when the thought crossed her mind, sadness filled her.

She thought about the previous night and wondered if she could ever move on. Once more she considered telling Sam what had really happened that night. She remembered the kiss they had shared. Her fingers traced her lips. She couldn't have imagined it, could she? Sighing and pushing all the confusing thoughts away from her head, the young Croft looked back at her reflection. She imagined herself going shopping again with Sam. The thought almost seemed, domestic. Her heart did the tugging again. Shaking her head furiously she muttered to herself.

"Not a chance, Croft." Her phone buzzed, and picking it up she was greeted with a picture of Roth and her holding up two huge fishes. She wondered why Roth was calling her. Pressing answer she held the phone up to her ear.

"Roth?"

"Lara, it's good to hear your voice girl." Roth's gruff voice answered. "How is all that studying going? And how is Sam?"

"It's all fine Roth. She's fine" the croft replied, pushing away the fact that, she was not fine. Not really.

"I have some news, which you'd be happy to hear. Were setting out on an expedition. In about maybe a month. Seeing as your exams get over, I was thinking it could be your first real one."

A strange sense of excitement filled the archaeologist's heart. She had to tell Sam.

"One of your idols is the one financing it. Whitman, isn't it?"

"You are not kidding, are you Roth?"

"Trust me girl, id never kid about a solid expedition."

A strange calm filled Lara's heart and she thought of her parents. Nodding more to herself, and realizing Roth couldn't see her, she spoke into the phone.

"Where are we going?" she asked

"Yamatai"

And there you go. Again, a short chapter but an important one. I will try to update as soon as I can, but a really important thing I want to stress on is that, Tomb Raider 2013 the game in its entirety takes place in the continuity of this story, with no changes made. But I will not rewrite anything which happened within the game. If you want my take on Lara's first kill, I have written a story, Change, which details just that. If you want to be really in continuity, Tomb Raider: The Beginning comic, also falls into this time line. The next chapter will take place on the cargo ship which rescues the Lara, Sam, Jonah and Reyes. So there you go. Some really important stuff which I really hope you have read, so you aren't confused by the next chapters. Now that that is out of the way, I hope you liked the chapter. If you did, please review and if you didn't, please let me know how I can improve. Peace! Happy Reading!