It has been a week since Carol started plotting how to deal with the situations put forth by reading Leni's journal. It had given her a lot of insight on why her girlfriend acted the way she did. The week leading up to this Friday was fantastic, and now Mick Swagger with was making an appearance (Her father offered him free international hotel stays at any hotel her father owned if he came to the Royal Woods High assembly). If someone didn't know Carol before, now they knew her as the girl who was able to get a superstar to perform at her local event.
The Anti-Bullying Awareness campaign had been more popular that Carol thought - - but then again nobody would want to openly seem like they actually supported the demeaning of another person. Still, Carol was fueled by the fire of the treacherous deeds Leni had to put up with; the diary only went from her second semester in tenth grade to the moment she met Carol but it still contained too many things that Leni shouldn't have had to go through. The very first thing Carol dealt with was the whole yearbook thing. She told her dad Sunday night after she took Leni home that she wanted Photography Club shut down. On the following Monday the very next morning, it was announced that Photography Club was no longer. Carol was impressed by the promptness - Pingrey's would always get what they want.
Next thing was on Wednesday, everyone who was on yearbook staff this year that directly had a connection to the fiasco last year? Removed from the club. There was a lot of outrage and suspensions that day. Now that all the small-fries were done with (or at least some of them), it was on to the one of the bigger fish. Carol would've dealt with this Karen person sooner, but she was in it for the long play, and a simple three day school suspension wouldn't have been enough for the plethora of wrongdoings Karen had done. Carol had done some digging and found Karen was pretty popular in the eleventh grade, funny, pretty, and her grades above average. Carol liked to think Karen was pressured by the need to fit and that's why she did those things to Leni - - not because she was born a bitch.
One of Carol's favorite entries in Leni's dairy pertaining to Karen was earlier this year and followed as such:
"October sixth,
Diary, sorry if you wanted a happy entry. So like, today in english we were learning about the horror genre and had to write about something we feared. So totes obvious I chose Royal Woods Asylum. People like me get sent there all the time and the rumors of the weird doctors and patients are scary, especially since in two-thousand, more people were admitted to the asylum than ever before, and the next year more people died in the asylum than in Royal Woods Hospital any year, like, ever. The only thing I didn't know is we had to pass our papers around to other students. Side note: Karen's fear is getting sent to the school for bad kids, because then no college would take her. After school when I was going home they stopped me in the hall. They said 'Oh, scared of the Asylum? It's not that bad.' And then locked me in the supply closet, since that was how the asylum was. They said they would come back after the football game and let me out. The game ended at ten tonight. No one could hear me crying for help. Only when the tall janitor with the long hair made his nightly cleaning visit at like, eleven or twelve was I let out. He drove me home but my parents weren't happy. They just got done yelling at me a couple of minutes ago about responsibilities and how I shouldn't be staying out late like that on a school night, and they never gave me permission to even go to the game. I wish I could tell somebody but every time I try the think I'm exaggerating or don't know what I'm talking about. If only Karen could get a taste of her fear then maybe she wouldn't be mean to me.
It's sad we have school tomorrow. I'm always wishing as hard as I can that I won't wake up the next day, like, someone breaks into the house and I'm the only one they kill, or a random brain aneurysm takes me away but I'm always disappointed. I wish I had the courage to do it myself . Goodnight Diary."
Carol had been spooked when she read that last part. Of course she came into the writing with the forward knowledge Leni would eventually find the courage to kill herself, but hadn't gotten to that part yet in the dairy - the written words documented Leni's descent into depression with each page, and some parts made Carol feel uneasy. Today was a good a good day though. Karen Tauscher was going to be a long con, but due to some of the problems the girl's parents were going through things were happening faster. A little bribing and evidences of Karen's crimes brought the girls parents to Carol's side with ease. Today would be the day Karen got what was coming to her. Carol hated her.
Of course Karen didn't know that. The girl only knew that her day was going to be amazing. On Wednesday some of her friends were kicked off the Yearbook Staff but that was negated by the fact that it was the same day that it was announced that a girl named Carol Pingrey had got Mick fucking Swagger to perform at the school. Karen had been so damned hyped for it; she was a huge fan.
Pre-Calculus was her last class before the students would be called to the gym by grade level. The Seniors had been called first, and Juniors would be in just a few more second.
"Teachers at this time please release all Juniors to the gym. Thank you."
There it was. She did not agree with Carol's message about eliminating bullying from the school, but she had the give her upperclassmen a glimmer of admadmiration. One of these days Karen would have to make friends with her.
"Hey Karen you excited?" Her friend Jenny asked as she walked up.
"You know I am. How did Carol manage to get Mick here of all places?" Karen replied.
"Her parents are stupid rich. Daddy's girl gets whatever she wants. Does this mean you're taking her anti-bullying campaign to heart?"
"Of course not," Karen laughed. "If my little jokes hurt someone's feelings then that's too bad."
Jenny shook her head and smiled. "Karma's going to be a real bitch to you. Take these words as an early rest in peace."
Neither girl knew Jenny's joke was real. They saw the school Resource Officer was talking with some girl by the gym doors. When he spotted her, he stopped her and addressed her.
"Hey Karen. Just received word you're needed in the guidance office. Might want to hurry if you want to see the show." He said. Karen rolled her eyes.
"Thanks Officer Ramirez; It's probably about my classes. Now of all times am I right?"
The girl beside him smiled.
"I'm on my way there too." The girl said. She extended a hand and Karen shook it. "Carol Pingrey. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." Karen said. She said goodbye to Jenny and began walking with Carol. Maybe Karen could play her cards right and get in the girl's inner circle. Having rich friends had its benefits.
The first few moments were walking in silence, until Carol broke it.
"What do you think of my campaign. You think it's effective?" Carol asked. Karen almost laughed at the irony. Karen was on the opposite end of the spectrum.
"Oh I don't know. I usually stay away from the bad kids, with my own little circle of friends." Karen answered.
"Oh. I heard you were very popular in all your classes so I thought you would know something. Anyways, I think it's all a bunch of bullshit." Carol said. Now Karen's interest was definitely peaked - - it made sense she was a stuck up rich kid. Karen learned that Carol's kind never had any regard for what they thought to be lesser people.
"If that's so then why did you get Mick Swagger to perform here?" Karen jested.
"My best friend suggested it because her sister loves him so I said 'I said why not?'" Carol answered. A few more moments spent in silence. "I read this book with some Israel guy who said something about the strong crushing the weak because they bring down society. I agree with that but this whole anti-bully thing is just for good rep. I don't personally care about it."
"Well I heard around that people are being nicer since you spoke against it if that means anything. But I agree with you. Sometimes we need to show everyone who's boss. Like there is this one girl named Leni who's so lame. Its so funny to impose jokes on her." Karen chuckled and Carol laughed.
"I like imposing jokes. Do have any plans for a new prank anytime soon?" Carol asked.
"Maybe. Depends, you want a part in it?" Karen asked.
"Not this time. There's a girl I hate so I'll be dealing with her. It will be interesting to see her squirm." Carol smiled. Karen was amused with how dangerous the older girl looked with that smile.
"We're pretty similar aren't we?" Karen asked. To her, Carol was just another basic bitch. They turned a corner and the door to the guidance office came to view.
"No, we aren't, really." Carol said. For a brief moment Karen was taken aback. Carol stopped smiling now. "My plans ruin people for the rest of their lives. You play the short game, your tricks have been going on for a while but only hurt people a lot for a short amount of time. In the end they're meaningless."
Karen shook her head and laughed. "How do you know that, didn't we just meet."
Carol was good at keeping it in, but she wanted to beat the girl standing beside her into the Earth. Soon Karen would go from admiring Carol to hating her.
"Because," Carol said. She paused while she opened the door to the Guidance office to get dramatic effect. "The name of my best friend is Leni Loud."
Karen laughed. "Now way, what are you gonna do, turn me in?"
"Ha, yeah totally." Carol joked. Then just as suddenly as she started chuckling she stopped. "But seriously I am. I read Leni's notebook and checked facts. Apparently Janitor Clark played witness to your 'imposed jokes' more than once. The whole shutting her in the storage. Physically hurting her…. Even more than that."
Karen couldn't tell if this girl was joking or not, but ice was creeping through her veins.
"Your clean record is going to be fucked up." Carol said. They were standing in front of the door Karen was called to.
"Now I know your joking." But Karen was lying. She didn't know what to believe.
"I hate jokes." Carol said. She opened the door to the conference room and revealed another police officer, Janitor Clark, Mrs. Hewitt the eleventh grade Guidance Counselor, the principal and the vice principal; most important was the appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Tauscher. None of the occupants looked happy. Karen's face fell.
Carol, on the other hand, could not stop smiling.
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Leni skipped the assembly in the gym, choosing to instead spend it in the serenity of the library. It was amazing Carol had actually got Mick Swagger there, and Luna was really going to like Carol a lot more after that. It seemed as if Carol's campaign against bullying was really working. No incidents has occurred thus far, and it was already Friday.
Leni was in the far back corner blocked by bookshelves. She put two chairs together so she could sit on one and rest her legs on the other. The thing about the Library was not many kids came around anymore so it served as the perfect safe haven for her.
The warm lighting, the sweet aroma filling to room (it came from one of the Librarian's out candles, which really weren't allowed to be lit on school property), but the silence was really what attracted Leni to the library. The silence; it used to enticed Leni to fall asleep here the days she to came here crying to herself. It seemed crazy but she considered the library her second home (formerly her first) now after Carol's house, but still before the Loud House.
Leni was planning on reading her book the whole time the assembly was going on, and finish the last third after all these weeks of slacking. After the whole part about finding the Priest tied up and subsequently dying, the main character died the next chapter. Leni admitted to herself she cried like a baby - but it made her realize death was permanent, and her family might act just how Leni did towards a fictional character. That's what Carol meant when she said thing got worse in the story.
But it did get better. The protagonist found the Priest again in the afterlife, and know they were seeing how the side characters react to news of the Kings death. Their bromance adventures continuing in death blossomed a new hope in Leni that she and Carol too could find each other if for some reason they both died.
Leni got the book out of her bag, and tried to find where she left of - - her bookmark was prone to falling out. After a few minutes of reading she zoned out and entered a state of blissful flow, completely tuning out the cruelty of the real world in exchange for the interests of this fictionalized world.
She didn't know how many minutes had passed, nor did she care, but her pastime was ground to a halt when some kid tossed his books on the table with a loud bang, scaring Leni.
She looked up and immediately she felt sick. It was a young man in the grade above her. Leni hadn't seen him since October, and she hoped she would never see him again since then. Her skin grew cold and clammy even though the room was warm.
Nick Lambert.
He was your average kid. His hair was dark, contrasting with his pale complexion. There was nothing memorable about him - except he was one of Lori's friends. He hurt Leni more in a single night than everyone else had ever.
There was no ignoring the fact this was the man who had assaulted her sexually (more than just sexual assault, but Leni didn't really like the other 'r' word) and had the audacity to record it. He had sent Leni the original, uncut video (Nick was confident she's never show anyone, and he was right, Leni was pretty sure she deleted it off her phone). Later he showed her the edited version, and made it seem Leni asked for it, like she consented to something she begged against. He committed a serious crime against Leni, but the only video proof made it seem like two reckless kids consenting to a sexual act. Long story short, this was the boy who had raped Leni, and Lori took his side without ever getting the full story.
She tried to tell Lori what he had done to her, but as soon as she said his name, Lori shut her up and couldn't be bothered to hear any more. Lori didn't want to hear (or rather let Leni inform her) of the horrible thing he did to her; that drove Leni crazy, that Lori would choose her friend over her sister. To this day Lori had no idea what transpired back on October twenty-eighth, so for that Leni chose to forgive her.
Then again Lori had Bobby to protect her, and was strong enough herself that she wouldn't have been in that situation. Leni let Lori convince her to go to that party she didn't want to go to. Leni wasn't strong enough to stop him. Leni convinced herself that happened, was her own fault and she deserved it, and once she met Carol, she tried forgetting entirely.
But she would never try tell anyone again. Not Lori, not her parents, and definitely not Carol. God, Carol would probably be so mad at her if she found out.
"Hey, hey, hey, snap out of it." Nick kept snapping his fingers to get Leni's attention. "You alright? You look sick…"
His presence was what made Leni feel sick. Something horrible was probably going to happen. He chuckled.
"You've been happy lately... What's this your reading?" He said as he snatched the book from Leni's weak hands and examined it. "Interesting, seeing you read, something about self-help. Anyways back to why I'm here, why have you been so happy, I know I told you once before I don't like you happy."
Leni just struggled to keep herself from shivering. She had found happiness and peace within herself. Now this was happening.
"Of course you don't want to talk to me. But I just want to ask you one question that I already know the answer to. If you lie, I'll get very, very angry, alright?" He said. One of the few times Nick and Leni spoke face to face in the past (after the incident), He had told Leni he was crazy. It was moments like these that confirmed that. "Are you and the girl named Carol Pingrey dating?"
Being out of the closet was Carol's fear, Leni wasn't going to expose her. She started to shake her head 'no' until he started to do the same motion, warning her about lying.
"Yes." She croaked finally. "How?"
"You can't expect to make out in public spaces and expect no one to see." Nicks voice was soft - if Leni didn't know any better she would've expected sympathy from him. "It's alright though, I don't plan on doing anything bad, yet, as long as you help me alright?"
LenI nodded.
"I'm refining my plan, so be happy a little while longer. Carol has been busy dealing with people; especially my friends in photography club. I just heard Karen's parents transferred her to whatever the bad kid school is. Things are getting boring around here. I LOVE chaos, and Carol is order. When I come back your way in a few days, weeks, or even months, do what I say or that video…" He have Leni a knowing look and patted her hand. She nodded in agreement. "I don't think you know what I mean. In the end, it's just going to become a huge mess with you to take the fall every time."
"You better make Carol stop that snitching, or you might be the one to get stitches. That's your first mission. And, offiicially Carol and Bryan are still dating, tell her to give my bro Bryan some physical love it you know what I mean, and seriously though, from one friend to another…"
He emphasized the word 'friend' and got up to leave. "Enjoy your happiness you deserve it… while it lasts."
After he left Leni took a moment to get her extreme hyperventilating under control. Leni hated hating people but that man was number one on Leni's list of most hated people (even Lori wasn't in the top ten in that list). If he was murdered right in front of her - Leni wouldn't tell; but would she help hide the body? It was the nice thing to do. Not that she wanted that to happen, but if it did.
In the middle of the school day, Leni packed up her stuff and walked right out of the school to her house. Her parents would get a phone call but who cared anyways?
Nick told her to enjoy her happiness while it lasted. That meant she still had some time before anything happened. That's what she focused on, and once she convinced herself she could still be happy, Leni wasn't worried about their conversation much.
When the others got home, they were surprised to see Leni already home, but the fashionista wouldn't answer any inquiries.
Leni was going to be as happy as she could, and what made Carol happy made Leni happy. Her plan was shitty but Leni didn't care what Lori or her family was going to think, Leni wouldn't be there this weekend anyways. She would give Carol a quick introduction and be gone right after.
There was no school for students Monday, so that would be long enough for them to collect their thoughts about Leni's relationship… right?
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The same day. Leni told Carol to pick her up around seven; about the time the Louds had dinner. They were sitting around the table at the aforementioned time, but Leni was the only one not eating.
"Are you alright sweetheart?" Rita asked.
Leni was too caught up in what was to come to hear her mother's genuine concern. A knock at the door saved her from being forced to answer, but her silence was noted.
Lynn Senior got up to go see who it was but Leni shot up and beat him to it.
"I like, got it!" She sang.
Leni practically ran to the door. She opened in and the person standing there was indeed her girlfriend. This was the part where Leni had to act fast. She forgot to mention this whole thing to Carol.
"You ready to go?" Carol asked. Leni, without speaking, dragged Carol by the arm into the house, and over to the dining room. All eyes immediately zeroed in on them.
"Everyone, this is my totes cute girlfriend Carol. Carol, this is everyone. We're leaving now bye." Leni said. She turned Carol's head and kissed her on the lips. Everyone dropped their utensils.
"Hey g-" Carol tried to introduce herself but Leni forced her away. Just as they reached the front door the kids (and adults) erupted back in the dining room.
"Run." Leni said as they stepped outside. They did, and left in record time.
Leni's heart was pounding in her ribcage.
"What came over you Leni? That was super unexpected." Carol was saying it like it was a bad thing.
"Things are changing. I shouldn't like, care what others think."
Carol commended Leni for the bravery but was still concerned. "Did you see Lori's face? She wanted to murder you. I won't let that happen though."
Leni nodded. At first her older sister had literally jaw-dropped, before morphing to resemble medusa. Leni almost felt bad for leaving everyone there with her. Keyword: almost. Leni would receive the brunt of Hurricane Lori when she got back from Carol's.
"I think I can deal with it on my own." Leni said. The whole ride she couldn't help adjusting herself in her seat every now and then.
"What's up with you? You've been antsy the whole time?"
Leni shrugged. In her mind she was planning how she was going to approach the subject of sex. Leni's current mission: get Carol to stop mucking about in problems that weren't her's. Under no regular circumstances would Carol agree to that, so Leni concluded an early birthday present would seal the deal.
But Leni hated sex ever since that particular night. When Carol first mentioned doing it together, Leni was appalled. Leni was willing to 'assist' Carol at any moment if the older girl just asked, but Leni was too unhappy with her own body to want it for herself.
"Have you ever touched yourself and thought of me?" Leni blurted out. A direct question was the easiest way Carol nearly swerved off the road, but at least this particular stretch of road was lined with trees and devoid of any other cars.
"What did you just say."
"Like…" Leni had trouble putting it in to words. This kind of talk wasn't something she considered in her character (but then again, being able to freely talk wasn't something she wasn't really able to do often). "Have you ever had your fingers inside you, but instead like, you thought of them being my fingers instead that were making you feel good?"
Carol's nose was bleeding just as bad as Clyde's. She could not comprehend where it was coming from. Of course she wanted Leni's body but It was Leni who was strict about making Carol wait until she turned eighteen in just a couple more weeks.
"I refuse to answer that question, ever." Carol answered. The barely-visible red tint to her face told Leni everything she needed to know. "What brought that about?"
"I was just thinking about your birthday present."
"What about it Leni?"
"It's nothing. But I just remembered. Stop getting the kids at school in trouble. Please?" Leni asked. Carol laughed at the absurd remark.
"No. You gifted me with the dairy, so whether I deal with the kids or not is my choice now." Carol said.
"Then pull the car over." Leni tried to do the thing Carol did, the whole running fingers through the hair thing while staring intently. Giving Carol a taste of her own medicine.
"Nope. You're cute when you overreact." Carol really didn't stop. It looked like Leni was going to have to wait for the 'extra convincing'.
"So what about you Leni? Have you ever done what you just said but thinking of me?"
"Once or twice."
"Ooh, naughty. Now I feel obligated to say yes, I have. In answer to the question you asked."
'Good' Leni thought. Their mutual confessions just made everything easier.
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By time Leni decided jump in to the action of her plan, it was some time past eleven and they were both lying in bed. Carol, for probably the first time since she got it, forewent wearing the jacket Leni made her to bed, wearing nothing but her bra and underwear. Once the lights were off Leni removed her bedtime shirt. Mr. And Mrs. Pingrey were out of the city for the weekend, so the timing was perfect.
She rolled over to face Carol. The older girl slept with her blinds slightly open, allowing moonlight to fill the room when the lunar phases allowed it. Leni quietly got off the bed and twisted open the blinds more; she wanted Carol to see what they were doing when it happened. The room brightened considerably under the direct beams of the full moon. Looking back at Carol, Leni thought the girl looked like an angel. Leni padded back over to bed and crawled over to Carol a placed her head of Carol's waist. The moment was now.
Leni was giving the girl her early present, it could only end in in success. After Leni agreed to have sex with Carol, Leni looked up a few videos online on how two girls had sex and imagined it was her and Carol in those positions. Leni decided using her mouth first would be a good start.
Leni put her lips to Carol's womanhood, a gave it a small lick. Carol wasn't fully asleep, and shifted only slightly. Leni did the same thing again, only harder, and now Carol shifted more. Leni moved towards Carol's face.
"Carol," Leni said. Carol opened her eyes slightly to see Leni's face inches from here.
"What is it?"
"Like, you've been a good girl, so you're getting rewarded." Leni said. Carol's tiredness was quickly leaving her.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"This." Leni moved back down, and held Carol's panties off to the side as her tongue made contact with Carol's bare parts, slipping in between the folds. While Leni took in the taste of her girlfriend, Carol tried slapping herself awake just in case this was a really realistic dream.
When she figured it was really happening, she moaned. It went on for several more moments, and Leni's moments became more animalistic - - reminiscent of the violent atrocities Leni faced back in October. Both girls we're too caught up in their hormones to notice.
Carol's body was quivering. Leni removed her mouth and Carol let out a small sound of annoyance. She took off her bra, and Carol did the same. Once that was dealt with, Leni pressed her chest into Carol's and leaned close to her face, kissing Carol near the ear and neck.
"Why now?" Carol moaned.
"Things are changing, like, we should make happy memories while we can." Leni said. She then removed her panties and started taking Carol's; the sirens were already going off in the older girl's head.
"What do you mean." Carol stopped and sat up. She put her hands on Leni's shoulders to stop her from continuing the kisses.
Leni gently moved Carol's hands out the way. She crossed her legs with Carol's and brought their waists together. Carol was going to object to any more sexual acts, but when their parts touched Carol lost her breath. Leni used this time to think of a good excuse.
"Like…" Leni said. The sensation of their clitorises rubbing against each other made any form of recognizable speech difficult. "Like, when you turn eighteen I'll be underage. Laws and stuff you know?"
Carol's back arced and she wrapped her arms around Leni as if trying to become one with her lover. Her nails dug into Leni's back, leaving small imprints that would remain there for days after. Leni toyed Carol's breasts with her mouth.
"Just. Don't. Tell. Anyo… Oh God!" Carol cried out. Carol's breathing was becoming increasingly laboured, and her whines drove Leni's passion up higher.
At least what Leni considered passion. Her moments were still rough, and almost uncomfortable… Almost. It wasn't Leni's fault she was so rough though. She'd only experienced something like this once before and in an unwanted situation - - her subconscious was subtly forcing her to mimic the horrible style of her attacker. But apparently it was working.
It wasn't only Carol who was experiencing the euphoria of sex. Leni's mind felt like it would shut down soon from the overload of excitement, and her genitalia were begging to release. This was different from that time with Nick.
They were both reaching their climax. Sweat coated their bodies despite the winter weather.
"Leni… I think I'm…" Carol started. Her moans and yelps were louder than ever before, and so were Leni's. Leni pressed their bodies as close as she could and hugged Carol tightly as they continued to fuck. The moment to finish was only a few seconds away. Leni kissed Carol's cheek and whispered in her ear.
"Come on Carol, cum for me." Leni whispered. Leni didn't let up, she pressed her clit harder against Carol's and continued to whisper seductively. "Come carebear, please cum all so I can get a taste of the real you."
Carol needed no more to be said. She let out one last loud moan as she released the built up pressure, soaking Leni and the bed. Leni moved a hand down to Carol's womanhood and rubbed it in several circular motions., making sure to get some of Carol's juices, and put it to her mouth. Carol watched as she caught her breath.
"You're too damned hot Leni. Who knew you were such a closet pervert." Carol said. "But.."
Carol made Leni lay on her back.
"You still didn't climax." Carol then spread Leni legs and put her mouth to the younger girl's sensitive area, and stimulated it with her tongue. Leni's mind nearly exploded as Carol's tongue entered her. The way it writhed caused Leni's walls attempt to contract around it for maximum pleasure. Leni wrapped her legs around Carol and grabbed her own breasts.
"I think it's coming this time. Fast." Leni moaned. "Carol! I'm like.."
Carol's mouth worked with double the expertise, and slowed down to let Leni climax at her own pace. Carol running her tongue in between Leni's parts was too much for the younger girl to it came, Leni let out a high-pitched squeal and arched her back before collapsing. When the episode was over, Leni laid back against the bedding and Carol lethargically crawled over.
"You're too great Leni. I mean, generosity wise for letting us do it tonight, kinda rough for my taste but if it's what you like…" Carol said.
"I'm like, not really experienced, but I tried. What are we supposed to do now?" Carol dragged Leni off the bed and removed the sheets and covers.
"I'm gonna throw these in the washer, and then we should shower… together?" Carol asked. Leni smiled and nodded.
"Sure. I got sweaty." Leni answered. While Carol carried the bed covers downstairs to the laundry room, Leni walked through the dark upstairs to the bathroom and started the shower. She retrieved towels, and a change of clothes for them - - for Leni only a shirt would suffice for the night.
"Alright. You got everything?" Carol asked once she came back. Leni nodded. Leni waited for Carol to enter the shower before getting in.
"I like this new you Leni. You're awkwardness disappeared, you're more confident…" Carol took a moment to put some shampoo in her hair. "I would never have expected you to come out to your family and have sex the very same day. What's your secret?"
Leni shrugged. "I just compartmentalized, or whatever the word is, all my bad thoughts when we started dating so you didn't feel forced."
Carol laughed. "I told you keeping it inside only hurts you in the long run, I like you for you. All your emotional baggage is something I'm capable of dealing with."
"Like, it's working now so it works for me."
"I swear Leni if it all catches up to and you kill yourself I'll be pissed."
Leni smiled and lathered the body wash across herself, and Carol helped rub her back. "Like, as long as you keep being a good girl and leave the kids at school alone, I'll be good. And you keep getting rewarded more often."
"I'll try but no promises." They were quite for a moment. "Have you had sex before?"
"No." Leni said. She didn't believe it to be a lie if she actually expunged most her memory of the event into her subconscious. Another technicality was Leni never consented to any sexual acts she was a part of, so there were two reasons right there.. "Never. You were my first. I won't ask about your sex life though."
"Good. I feel like me being your first brings us even closer."
It was a strange feeling, that was growing in Leni's chest. Even after dating Carol for a couple of weeks now, this feeling of love was great and was still new to Leni.
"You're too skinny. If you lose a any more weight I'm telling your parents to get you help. Why don't you eat much, or at least, enough to not look like that?"
"My family's huge, the cost to feed everyone is even bigger. I just let everyone get theirs before I get mine."
"Liar, every time we go out to eat, you get either the smallest and cheapest thing, and even then you don't finish it all. It was the bullying wasn't it?"
"I see you've been reading."
"Yep. And I also thought you should know Karen was withdrawn from school earlier. Her parents, after learning some of her actions, decided to move her to the school for delinquent teens. Whether it's Karen or other assholes, you don't have to worry about being called fat ever again." Carol said.
"We already just went through this, no more of that. Like, I think they deserve second chance. So no more of that."
Carol was going to bring up the fact that people who pushed others toward suicide didn't deserve a second chance, but held her tongue. Leni was just too sweet. Now Leni was helping lather Carol with the body wash.
"It was totes sweet of you though. No one ever stood up for me before."
"Yeah, Why didn't Lori ever stand up for you? There's no fucking way she's ignorant enough to not notice something was bothering the person she shares a room with."
Leni started rinsing her hair. "We just kinda grew apart and I got good at hiding it. They only think I get fashion problems, because I made them think that way. Less of a burden."
"If you or your family ever have financial trouble just hit me up, you don't have think of yourself as a burden and make serious cutbacks that hurt you health."
"Alright. Thanks." Leni said. Carol didn't look convinced.
"Your never gonna take me up on that offer are you?" Carol asked. Leni smiled and shook her head. "Of course not. We'll figure something out. You can be my fashion designer and I'll pay you, how about that?"
"I guess. Don't pay me though."
Carol turned off the shower. "Remember your rule about relationship equilibrium: Not receiving without giving. It works both ways."
Leni rolled her eyes - Carol could be complicated sometimes.
They dried thoroughly and dressed themselves. Leni donned Carol's spare nightshirt and waited for the older girl to get her undergarments on.
"You're only gonna wear that shirt?"
"Yeah. It like, comfy like this."
"You're so cute. You should let me take a pic."
Leni had one digital video of her already posing a potential threat. She didn't need two. "I don't think it's a great idea."
"Aw, pretty please? I want to remember our first time forever."
Leni mulled it over before begrudgingly, agreed. She silently curse her need to make people happy. "Fine, but if it gets out I will hate you more than you and Lori hate each other, alright?"
"Deal. When we get back to the room I'll take it."
Once they finished freshening up and went back to the room, Carol got out some clean bedding. Leni laid on the bed and struck a sexy pose for Carol. Once Carol took several shots of Leni's different poses, she got in the bed too.
"I'll keep it safe." Carol turned off her bedside lamp. A couple of seconds passed before either of them said anything.
"I think I'm going to try and make up with Lori one of these days."
"Like, Why now?" Leni asked. If Leni was honest, she didn't want her to. If she was really, really honest, she would have straight out objected, since if the two made up then Leni would be the only one in the entirety of Royal Woods against Lori.
"Your so adamant about second chances, that it made me think I should make up with her. I mean, we used to be best friends, but she always tries to outdo me…"
"I think you should go for it." Leni said. Her heartbeat picked up a few paces with the lie.
"What if we became best friends again? Would you get jealous?" Carol said. Just thinking about Carol being taken by Lori made Leni feel sick.
"No. I just want peace. As long as you find time to hang out with me still I'll be totes fine."
"You're my girlfriend, we literally just had sex, I'm not giving you up."
"But like, I'm just saying, if you do make up, we can break up if you want to spend more time away from me, and just be friends who have sex." Leni said. She wanted it to be clear to Carol that options were available.
"I can't imagine willingly leaving you. You are more important than my hypothetical make up with Lori scenario." Carol said. Leni was sweating more than she liked, she really felt sick at just imagining it, every time Lori's name came from Carol's mouth. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah. Just a little cold." Even in the moonlight Carol noticed Leni's paling complexion. The older girl pulled Leni close and they snuggled. Leni calmed down at the close contact.
"You like the sex right? Was I good?"
"Yeah Leni, you were fine. I get to take control next time though, whenever that is." Carol demanded.
"Well, I think you can have a treat in the morning." Leni obliged.
"Then let's get to bed." Carol jested.
The woman holding her was the only thing keeping Leni's life from falling to shambles. It scared her to think what would happen if the older girl left her. It would be worse than the days leading up to the time she tried to commit suicide - and those days were worst of all of Leni's bad days. Leni never cared much for sex but she would become Carol's sex slave if it meant preventing that.
"You're shaking like hell, are you sure you're fine?"
"No, I'm going losing the hold on my mental bottle and going crazy."
"Oh shit, really?" Carol asked. Leni laughed.
"No, I was joking. It's just still cold I'm here." Leni tried consoling. Carol on the other hand thought it was a bit warm in here. Leni's next words did nothing to alleviate Carol.
"I swear, I'm not going totally crazy."
But really, though, she was.
A/N: I must deeply apologize but this was a shitty chapter. I rushed and hardly reviewed it, and said this chapter would be here faster but fan art got in the way. I'll try hard for weekly updates, as well as getting better in quality depth; I wrote out more details of the storyline and edited it some. This chapter and the ones before it will never written after the story's conclusion.
Yes, the episode Selfie-Improvement will be incorporated in this story. Yes, that does mean that things will be worse off for Leni later so I added Paranoia as a trigger warning since its going to appear, but we have some happy times before it gets bad. Things have been happening fast and just thrown out, but it will slow down now as the story getting more fleshed out. Here is my deviantart were I post Leni x Carol fan art. Feel free to use any of the pictures as covers for fanfics (Hopefully Leni x Carol, I want this pairing to grow), I'll be adding more art often, and also message/review me with art ideas of this pairing. There may be some 'M' rated art down the line. Don't forget to add .