A/N: Yay, another day, another chapter! I almost left it but when I started I had to keep going. This chapter is just Effy and Naomi, I have big plans for both of them. I've been using Effy's point of view a lot since she's the one who sees everything, so this chapter is developing on her a little more. Forgive me for any grammatical errors, I'm worn out after wedding shopping all day so I'm not checking it sixteen times before uploading. Hope you all enjoy!

Disclaimer: As if Skins was created by a sixteen year old.

Effy

"Have you seen Em yet?" Naomi asked when I joined her outside for a smoke. I shook my head and lit up,
"I've seen Katie though, we had philosophy together, she seemed perfectly fine but still didn't talk to me. She looked like she'd been crying though, I could see it when she looked at me, her makeup was just like normal but her eyes didn't sparkle in the same way."
Naomi looked at me suspiciously,
"I thought you were with Freddie? You seem more at peace when you're with Katie though, and the way you talk about her.."
I smiled and shook my head again,
"no, Freddie's lovely and we cuddle while we're in this place but that's mainly so we don't get pestered by those people who think we'll be interested in them. Katie's just, well she isn't like Em."
"So you like her?"
"No, don't be silly, Naomi. I love her."
Naomi stared at me for a moment then gently wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me.
"Oh Eff, it must be killing you," she whispered into my ear. I pulled away and smiled at her.
"There are some things you don't know, Campbell, and now isn't the time for me to share them with you. Plus I've been sure of my feelings for her for years and still been with guys, I can manage. We need to make sure our Fitches are alright before we even think about anything else."
"Well we don't need to look hard to find them.." Naomi pointed over my shoulder, I look of disbelief on her face.
There they were, walking side by side down the front steps, laughing together carefree and as far from conflicting as they could get. I looked at them for a second before I felt a smile form on my face, Katie really could surprise me sometimes, I never expected her to wave the white flag so soon and so suddenly. I turned to Naomi and grinned.
"Well, it looks like they don't need us after all, never underestimate team Fitch or you'll never keep up. So, your house or mine?"

Naomi

"Tea Naomi? Oh, you've brought Effy! Would you like a tea dear?"
I rolled my eyes at my mother as she popped her head through the kitchen door to greet us. I put my bag down on the stairs and went through to the kitchen, opening the tea cupboard and turning to Effy.
"What do you like? We have PG Tips, Numi, Zhena's Gypsy, and Rishi."
Effy raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
"I'm not fussed, just tea me."
I pulled out a pot of Rishi Earl Grey and had barely shut the cupboard door before my mother swooped in and took the pot from me.
"I'll sort it love, you girls go upstairs and I'll fetch them up in a few minutes."
I rolled my eyes at her and sighed, ushering Effy towards the door and up the stairs. No point in arguing with a Campbell, they always win, especially if it happens to be my mother.

I sat on the edge of my bed and kicked my shoes off, Effy perched next to me and slipped her own shoes off before shuffling back and crossing her legs.
"Your mum's nice."
"She's a cliché."
"She's a nice cliché."
I shook my head at Effy and laughed.
"So, Stonem, is it time yet? Or do I have to sit wondering for days?"
"Maybe, but I want my tea first."
I smiled, stood up, picked up our shoes and put them by the door, then I heard footsteps on the stairs so I opened the door.
"Mu- oh, hey Kieran, shouldn't you still be at college marking and shit?"
"Ah, Naomi, no, I managed to get away early even though I was late in again. That guitar string you ordered came this morning."
"Great, where is it?"
"I put it on your desk, I'm surprised you didn't notice."
"I got in about five minutes ago, I haven't noticed anything, Effy's round."
Kieran leant round the door and gave Effy a quick wave.
"Right, you girls have fun, I have a very important nap to attend."
I laughed at him and shut the door before going to my desk and picking up the guitar string packet.
"Brilliant."
"Need a hand fitting it?"
I frowned at Effy as I pulled a string from the pack.
"Yeah if you know how to do it, it always takes me ages, new strings are always miles out of tune when you attach them and my tuner is very temperamental."
She jumped up off my bed and took the string from me.
"Guitar." She said, smirking as she held out a hand. I quirked an eyebrow at her and moved to pull my guitar from under my bed, I gave it to her and crossed my arms.
"Go on then, amaze me."

Effy sat on the edge of the desk, guitar on her lap, and quickly unfastened the broken string before looping the new string on and pinning it down, tightening it so it wasn't slack. Then she held it properly and closed her eyes, repeatedly plucking the string as she tightened it, stopping and opening her eyes with that Effy smirk on her face as she begun playing.
"Well you're the real tough cookie with the long history, of breaking little hearts like the one in me. That's okay, let's see how you do it, put up your dukes, let's get down to it."
I grinned and joined in.
"Hit me with your best shot. Why don't you hit me with your best shot? Hit me with your best shot. Fire Away!"
My mum appeared with a tray and a huge smile on her face.
"That's great! I didn't know Effy could play too, you've got to play together more often. Oh, I brought your tea and some Garibaldis."

We lay on my bed, feet on the pillows and the tray of food just in reach on the floor at the end of the bed.
"I never knew you could play, you're really good."
Effy looked at me,
"I never knew you could sing, you're really good."
We blinked at each other before bursting out laughing.
"That string change was impressive. How did you tune it so easily without a tuner though?"
"Woman's intuition," she winked at me and took a sip of her tea, "my brother, Tony. He could play guitar for as long as I can remember, he just never did anything with his skills, I used to sit for hours just watching how his fingers moved from about six months old. He taught me some chords when I was only four and I picked it up quickly so he let me have his guitar since he was losing interest. I just learned from there, playing on it whenever I wasn't with Katie and Emily, by the time we were through primary school I could play all sorts."
I nodded as I munched on a Garibaldi.
"I started about a month into high school after seeing some guitarists busking at a protest my mum took me to, I already wanted to learn to play since I've always loved music, and they inspired me further so I begged my mum for a guitar and when she gave in I spent pretty much all of my spare time playing. Anyway, enough about guitars, you owe me information now you've got your tea."
"Yes boss," she smirked at me and rolled onto her back, "high school prom, Katie had just broken up with her boyfriend because he had cheated on her, so me, her, Panda, and Em all went together and I asked Freds and the boys to give us four some space since Katie doesn't like people knowing she's upset. Cook managed to sneak some vodka in and gave us half of it, Panda and Em were too busy dancing together to be interested so me and Katie hid under the buffet table as it had a table cloth over it and that side of the room was dark. We huddled up together and she told me she wasn't bothered about the break up so we drank a vodka toast to nights with friends without any guys and hugged for a while, letting the alcohol haze our minds a bit though we didn't have much. Then Katie pulled out of the hug and before I could even see her properly in the dark her lips were on mine. It was the most passionate kiss I've ever had to this day, gentle yet powerful and I knew at that point that she felt something too. The only problem is, a few days after the kiss, her aunt came out and her mum went ballistic, it scared her so much she denied ever kissing me and I never brought it up again."
I took a moment to take in what Effy said as I finished my tea, then rolled over to match her position.
"Don't you ever want to talk to her to see how she feels now?"
"I catch her looking at me the way I imagine I look at her, but Katie's stubborn, this is the only thing I can't get her to talk about. Maybe she'll be less defensive now she knows about Emily or maybe knowing about Emily will make her even more stubborn about being straight. Only time will tell, and until it does I'm fine being best friends with her. Now, you and Emily, another night out is all I need to get Em out of her shell."
"Eff, I don't want to push her too far or end up fucking it up."
"Rubbish. It'll be great, just leave it with me."

A/N: How was that? I know not everyone ships Keffy but I think they're adorable, however I plan to focus mainly on Naomily for the next few chapters, though most of my ideas go straight out of the window as soon as I start typing. Reviews only take a minute to write and I spend hours on each chapter so please humour me and leave a few words to keep me going. Thanks for reading!

Chapter Title – So Close by Jennette McCurdy (another of my recommendations, do give it a try!)
Effy's Song – Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar