Trigger Warning! [Self-Injury]
The pair stood awkwardly facing the Glee club, hand in hand. Not a single pair of eyes in the room weren't trained on the unlikely couple. Marley smiled crookedly at the club, waiting apprehensively for a response to the announcement she had just made. Her girlfriend, however, still maintained the HBIC attitude that kept the students of Mckinley in constant fear.
"Listen up, Gleeks. What Marley said is true; she and I are officially dating. From what she's told me, most of you aren't THAT unfamiliar with a same-sex relationship, so I'm expecting to get nothing less than a pat on the back for having the courage to out myself. You all know this can end one way or another; you can accept that Marley and I are dating and deal with it, or you can have your life become your own personal hell by my hand. Your choice."
Marley shot a glare at Kitty's harsh words, but Kitty merely shrugged. Marley rolled her eyes at her girlfriend and continued to address her friends;
"Guys, I know this is a lot to take in. We didn't mean to spring it on you; it just sort of happened. And I know a lot of you personally, and hope that this won't change our friendships in any way. I really hope you all can accept this and love us unconditionally." Marley finished, adding a tight-lipped but determined nod. Kitty kept her eyes trained on the group, expecting some sort of reaction.
"Yay! I'm so glad you two finally worked things out! Kitty can be such a happy unicorn, but only if another unicorn or bicorn is around. That's what I am, Kitty. A bicorn. But we can still be friends and hang out. Lord Tubbington loves bicorns. You know, cause I'm a bicorn."
Brittany rambled, her point (as usual) not reaching it's destination. Kitty rolled her eyes and made an annoyed hmph but Marley giggled and smiled at Brittany's words, causing Kitty to smile in response. Finn's expression still mimicked a gassy infant, but he finally managed to shake the confusion.
"Well, thank you Marley and Kitty. That was really cool what you guys did. In our year, Santana struggled with coming out to anybody, and it ended pretty badly. I'm proud of both of you, and very happy for you. So, today's lesson..."
Finn's words drawled on in the background as Marley and Kitty took their seats. Marley seemed to be intently grasping at each and every one of their subs words, but Kitty was more focussed on Marley's expression.
We did it. We finally did it. Everyone knows that I'm gay, and doesn't seem to be disproving. Not that I'd care, I would just hate school until the day I graduated. But she's finally mine; mine and mine alone. I can't believe I'm this lucky...
Kitty continued smirking like an idiot at Marley, and was finally caught.
"You can't keep your eyes off of me, can you?" Marley teased, wrapping an arm around Kitty's waist.
"What can I say...my girlfriend is flawless." Kitty mused, unfazed by her leering being noticed. Marley absolutely beamed at her girlfriend, and laid her head against Kitty's shoulder. Kitty leaned her head against the top of Marley's, allowing them a half-cuddle position.
Marley began to absentmindedly scratch at the top of Kitty's leg. After several minutes, Marley happened to run her nails across Kitty's fresh cuts, causing her to jump roughly and whimper. She felt Marley lift her head from her shoulder and stare at her. Kitty nervously locked eyes with Marley, studying her features. Marley looked confused, but her attention was drawn away by another outburst by Finn's enthusiasm.
Whew...that was close.
Kitty managed to tug Marley's hand away from her leg and lock fingers with her, preventing the event from recurring. Suddenly, Blaine was at the front of the classroom singing a Freddy Mercury song, and everyone had joined in, including Marley. When Marley sang, it was obvious that she focussed on nothing else. Kitty sang harmony, intently focussing on her girlfriend's smiling face. Marley placed her other hand on Kitty's other shoulder and forcibly made her sway back and forth with the rapidly-increasing melody. Kitty laughed loudly and followed her girlfriend's lead, forgetting all about her leg.
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Kitty followed Marley into her room, dropping her backpack just past the door. She watched Marley twirl effortlessly around the room and couldn't help but wonder why she hadn't wanted to become a cheerio herself; for such a clutz, she sure could dance. When Marley's twirl finished, she was facing her girlfriend, smiling in adoration. Kitty chuckled.
"What?" she asked cutely, tilting her head to the side. Marley laughed in response.
"Come here." Marley said, fluttering her eyelashes. Kitty trotted to her girlfriend, gently taking hold of her waist.
"Whatcha thinkin' 'bout?" Kitty said, absentmindedly rubbing her girlfriend's hips. Marley blushed slightly and wrapped her arms around Kitty's neck.
"You, silly girl." Marley stated, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. She leaned down and slowly captured her girlfriend's lips, bringing one hand around the front of her to cradle Kitty's face. Kitty eagerly gave in to the kiss, feeling as though it had been an eternity since they had done something this romantic. Marley pulled back slightly from the kiss, making Kitty whimper at the loss of contact.
"...bed" Marley rasped, making Kitty's stomach do a somersault. She nodded vigorously, locking lips with her girlfriend once more.
Kitty gently pushed Marley on to the bed, allowing herself to be dragged until she was level on top of the brunette's hips. Their heated make-out session continued, and Kitty couldn't help but grind down on top of her girlfriend's center, making them both cry out at the contact.
Marley roughly grabbed the side of Kitty's neck and pulled it down to her lips, locking on to a spot just below Kitty's ear lobe. She began nipping at it, causing Kitty's moans to become increasingly loud. Eventually, she allowed herself a rough bite causing Kitty to gasp in pleasure. She pulled away from the spot and kissed it gently, breathing out a puff into Kitty's ear. Kitty could feel herself becoming wet with arousal, and began to grind down again in search of a release.
Marley quickly gripped both of Kitty's grips and flipped their positions, thoroughly startling her girlfriend.
"God, Marley you are so beautiful." Marley simply smiled down at her girlfriend and began to trail kisses down Kitty's jaw, along the side of her neck, finally reaching her shoulder. Kitty's eyes fluttered shut, reveling in the feeling of her girlfriend being all over her body at once.
Marley reached down Kitty's side and began to unzip Kitty's cheerio skirt. Kitty was too aroused to notice that Marley was being too gentle with her movements, and continued rocking her body in sync with Marley's. Suddenly, she felt cool air meet the red, irritated skin that she had sliced open. Kitty hissed at the sudden temperature change, and her eyes snapped open.
Marley was glaring at the new cuts and frowning.
Damn it thought Kitty.
"Marley..." Kitty began. Her voice sounded so small in this moment; of course Marley had known that Kitty had cut herself. Her girlfriend was smarter than she let on. Marley gently placed a hang on the side of Kitty's face, gently tracing her thumb over Kitty's swollen lips.
"Shh...it's okay." Marley said, smiling sadly at her girlfriend. Kitty's eyes began to tear up; the pity in Marley's expression was too much to see. Kitty tilted her head to the side in shame, avoiding eye contact with her girlfriend. Marley quickly grasped the other side of Kitty's face, turning it back to face her.
"Kitty, it's okay.." Marley cooed, softer than a mother.
"You promised you would try to stop, and you've been doing really well. You know I still love you, and I'm not disappointed. I just...I hate to see you hurting like this. Let's just get it sterilized, okay?" Marley pieced together delicately, afraid to hurt her girlfriend's feelings. Kitty couldn't find her voice, so she simply nodded. Marley placed a broken, still beautiful kiss on her girlfriend's lips. The feeling broke Kitty's heart.
Marley clambered off of her girlfriend and headed to the kitchen where they kept the first aid kit. Kitty looked down at the cuts and noticed the swelling and redness; she had been pretty foolish not to sterilize them when she made them.
Marley returned at kneeled at the side of her bed, gently pushing Kitty until she laid on her side. Marley gently ran her fingers over the inflamed skin, seeing Kitty flinch at the contact.
"Sorry.." Marley mumbled, reaching into the first aid kit. Kitty still wasn't sure what to say, so she simply laid there, silently accepting the apology. Marley found some Neosporin and squeezed some onto her finger.
"Take a deep breath, sweetie." Marley said, knowing that the contact would sting. Kitty already knew what was coming, but took a deep breath anyway.
Marley's fingers smeared the cream delicately across the cuts, earning a low-pitched and pathetic whine from her girlfriend. Marley felt herself tear up at the action, but managed to keep her own sobs at bay.
"Shhh.." was all Marley could manage. Kitty allowed her tears to flow free; the physical and emotional pain of today being too much to bear. Marley found some fresh bandages in the first aid kit and smoothed them over Kitty's inflamed skin, feeling Kitty shy away at the contact.
"I'm almost done" Marley said carefully, retrieving some gauze to wrap around Kitty's torso. When she had finished, she placed a feather-light kiss over the place where the bandage was, and climbed into the bed next to her girlfriend. Mimicking their session at the hospital and their first sleepover, Marley wrapped a protective arm across Kitty's stomach, feeling Kitty sigh gently at the action.
"I love you." Marley stated, placing a kiss against the back of her girlfriend's head.
"I love you m-more." Kitty choked out, causing Marley to tighten her grip defensively around her girlfriend. Kitty felt Marley continue gently caressing her abdomen, and allowed the motion to lull her into a much-needed sleep.
Hey kids! So, it's been a while since I last update. Sorry about that! School and work keep me pretty busy. I'll have to apologize for the angsty-angst of the chapter; like I stated in the previous chapter, Kitty's continued self-injury problem needed to be addressed.
Anyway, rate and review! You know I always welcome ideas :).