It was silent for a moment, a breathtaking, agonizing moment, before a soft click told Marley that the stall door had been unlocked.
Slowly, the door pulled back, and Kitty took a tentative step forward.
Marley had ever seen Kitty like this before. Her eyes were ringed with red and slightly puffy, her cheeks were glistening from the tears that had so recently been streaming down them, her lip had a small cut across it that looked suspiciously like a tooth mark, and her eyes…. Those dark hazel eyes were filled with a sadness that rivaled those of a widow, they looked pained, hurt…. betrayed. And it broke Marley's heart.
How does she look so broken, and so strong at the same time?
Whoever had done this to Kitty was a cruel sad excuse for a human. And Marley would see to it that they'd pay.
"Kitty…." She said again, her brow crinkling up in sad confusion.
This seemed to shock Kitty out of her daze. Her back straightened and she stood taller (not that she's very tall at her tallest…), and her eyes iced over, hardened; they did not look like they belonged to the same person any longer, this was a faraway Kitty, a guarded Kitty, and the fact that Marley's voice was what brought it only proved to break Marley's heart more than she'd thought possible.
"What do you want?" Kitty sneered, but it was a hallow sound, a snake lacking venom.
"I- Well-" Marley was at a loss, what happened to her Kitty? "Why were you-"
"Well if there's nothing I can do for you please get out of my way Walmart, there are people I need to ruin." Kitty cut in simply, shouldering her way past Marley who stood between her and the door.
Marley could just stand there, blinking. What just happened? Had Kitty only faked her emotions for Marley? No, they were too strong. Or at least they had been… Why was Kitty crying? And why was she pretending she wasn't? Before Marley could turn around and say something to stop her, Kitty caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, cursed at herself internally, and froze mid-step to the exit.
There was no way she could leave the bathroom looking like that. Everyone would know she'd been crying. Fuck! This is what Marley had seen when she'd left the stall?
Kill me now. She said to herself hopelessly. Why did life hate her so much?
"I'm sorry." Marley's voice was raw, stripped away of everything; hope, love, hate, confusion even.
Kitty's eyes softened as she stared at herself in the mirror. Why was Marley sorry? Kitty was the one who was being a bitch, an unforgiving stubborn hateful conceited asshole. Okay, so she was kind of upset at herself right now, but she wouldn't let that affect her, right?
"You shouldn't be sorry Marley. I should be. So just, forget about everything. Soon enough you won't have to worry about me anymore." The resigned tone that Kitty used almost frightened Marley.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Marley's voice proved to be steadier than she'd hoped for, but that didn't mean she was. What kind of words are those? They sounded…. threatening.
"It means I won't try to come between you and Jake anymore. You can, you can go out with whoever you want." Kitty sighed, dabbing at her puffy eyes with a wet paper towel she'd taken from the dispenser.
Marley's reply was soft, Kitty almost didn't hear it. "Can I?"
Puzzled, Kitty turned to ask Marley what she'd meant, but found she didn't have a lot of room to turn; Marley had drawn closer, so close Kitty could feel her breaths on her skin, and then Marley snaked a hand around Kitty's waist, pulling her closer still.
"What-?" Was all Kitty managed before Marley's voice washed over her calmingly.
"Shhh, don't talk, just, feel." She said softly, her free hand gliding over Kitty's, guiding her hand to lay over the smaller girl's ribcage.
Kitty flushed as she could feel, not just with her palm, but rushing through her ears that her heartbeat was frantic, a hummingbird's wing to her normal pace, and the knowledge that Marley could feel it too was, embarrassing? No, vulnerable.
"I-" Kitty tried again to speak, but was once again shushed.
"You feel it. The rush, the, the need," Marley whispered in her ear, she could see from the mirror that Marley's eyes were closed, and she looked peaceful, happy even. "It sets everything on fire, lights every fuse inside, doesn't it?"
Kitty could only nod, her eyes fluttering now too.
"I only want you Kitty. I only burn for you." Her final words were breathy, small, delicate, her lips inching closer and closer to Kitty's with each word, until finally, they met.
The kiss was soft, tender; not the passion filled 'I need you right now.' kind, but a, a 'Can I have you?' kind, a kind that didn't seem to end.
With every kiss that ended, a new one melted in, until it didn't seem like they were breathing, there was only one need, more.
Frantic hands roamed over longing skin until they were dangerously close to re-enacting their first night in West McKinley High's bathroom, and Lord knows that's asking for trouble.
"K-Kitty…" Marley breathed into their kiss at a tamer moment. "I- We, we need to stop Kitty." She warned with a giggle as Kitty's lips trailed down her jaw, tracing old patterns onto her skin.
"I have waited too long Marley." Kitty growled between kisses. "Asking me to wait longer is just cruel." She pouted as Marley finally succeeded in pushing her away, figures the one time she'd be completely fine with shacking up in a bathroom and some else decides to play responsible.
"I know," Marley replied with a small smile, "But you love me so you'll do it. But, I'll come over tonight alright? After your Cheerio practice?" Marley questioned, her arms still resting around Kitty's hips, hands dangling dangerously close to Kitty's behind.
"Screw Cheerios," Kitty breathed, eyes staring down at Marley's chest, finally realising what was different; it was unblemished, it wasn't covered in love bites from Kitty that she'd writhe at in the moment, and then grumble about having to hide with make-up, Marley wasn't covered in Kitty's love, and she just had to fix that. "I've got a better work-out in mind…."
Marley rolled her eyes at the smaller girl's intentions. "You've got to go to practice, and I've got to study with…" Marley trailed off, her brows sinking down in a defeated bout of sadness and realisation.
"With Jake." She finished quietly, avoiding Kitty's gaze.
Kitty jumped away as if burned, and ground her teeth to keep from acting more pathetic. "Right." She said steely.
"Kitty, I…. I love you, and you know that, but… Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't like Jake," She said slowly, this was so fucking hard! Why must things go wrong right after they've been so good?
"But, I'll, I'll break it off, I swear. T-tonight. I'll, I'll break up with him tonight." She said in a convincing tone, to Kitty or herself she wasn't sure.
Kitty looked at her, unsure but trusting, and placed a hand on her cheek gently. "I would wait forever for you Marley," She whispered, a small smile threatening to break loose. "But sooner would be nice." She teased with a wink before turning back to the mirror, doing her best to make sure no one would suspect she'd cried.
After all, Kitty Wilde doesn't cry.
But God help Marley; Kitty sure did look adorable when she did.
Hey guys! I am so so so sorry for the absence, I completely forgot to tell you guys ahead of time, but I went on a trip to Mexico for like a week, so... yeah... :P But! I tried to make up for it! I hope you enjoy.
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Anyway, yeah... I feel like I suck at writing smut... but, it's so much fun... i just, ugh, I danno. We'll see in the next chapter yes?