ACT 21
Katarina grumbled while her eyebrows furrowed in irritation, not wanting to wake up from her sleep. She felt something shift in her arms, something cold yet soft. Normally, she would have told her curiosity to just leave and fuck off, but it won over her this time.
She cracked her eyes open and found nothing but the color white. Well, that's what she found at first before she fully opened them, only to discover that she's currently spooned against someone. Or to be more specific, she's actually spooned against Ashe from behind.
As soon as she realized who it is she has in her arms, the memories from last night flashed and flooded back inside her mind. She pondered about the idea of pulling away, but it was dismissed without hesitance within a few seconds.
Instead of putting a fair distance away from Ashe, she gently moved her arms until it was encircled around Ashe's stomach. With a light tug, she pulled Ashe against her and slightly lifted herself up, placing herself on top of Ashe halfway.
Her legs remained tangled with Ashe's pale ones, while she had half of her torso on Ashe's left shoulder. While finding the position she considered comfortable, she didn't notice the discarded boxers at the foot of the bed.
As soon as she made herself comfortable, she buried her face in Ashe's neck, softly inhaling the ever refreshing scent of peppermint she always possessed.
'If I have to wake up, I want my mornings to always be like this.' She thought as she closed her eyes.
Her vixen side came again and practically ordered her to touch Ashe 'til her heart's content, but her rational side seem to be succeeding in winning. But, that didn't mean her vixen-self was fully suppressed. If she were the one to call the shots in these moments, she probably would have agreed with her 'playful' side whole heartedly.
So, of course she succumbed to it. Even if it's just a little bit of succumbing.
To test the waters, Katarina placed a soft and quick kiss on Ashe's neck. After doing so, she leaned her face away a bit and audited Ashe. Her girlfriend remained unconscious, still wandering around Dreamland.
She repeated what she had just done, but this time, she place two kisses. Again, she pulled back and waited for a reaction, or an objection, from her lover.
Nothing.
All she heard was the calm and steady breathing of the female against her. She could feel her vixen-self nod proudly and usher her to continue, and maybe, go further.
Oh, how tempted she is to do just that.
So, she did.
She brushed Ashe's hair aside, now fully revealing Ashe's neck to her. Leaning down, she resumed kissing the flawless, and not to mention, tempting, neck of her girlfriend. At first, it started in a slow pace, taking one second every time she planted a kiss against the smooth skin.
Every kiss she gave made her bolder and no sooner did her pace increased. She was so sure that she had probably kissed every inch she could currently reach in Ashe's neck.
But like what is mentioned earlier, she grew bolder every single time her lips touched Ashe's neck. Closing her eyes, she lowered her lips onto Ashe's neck for the umpteenth time and parted it. She began sucking on the skin, shyly at first. But, as unsteady heartbeats passed, her sucking became more pronounced.
She sucked on the skin for a few seconds and pulled away to lick the spot she was sucking on before attaching her lips onto it again. This process repeated for more than five times, before Katarina became too absorbed in the act.
Too absorbed that she didn't notice her legs suddenly wrapping around Ashe's own. She, without her conscious knowledge, moved her body until she could feel Ashe's hip between her thighs.
Obliviously, she started thrusting her hips, grinding her clothing-covered core against her girlfriend's hip, which is actually bare. But, Katarina didn't know that.
Her breathing became a tad bit ragged, but she took no notice of it. She was too engrossed in sucking on her sleeping lover's neck. Her right hand, which was wound around Ashe's waist earlier, now clutched the sheets to give her some sort of leverage of control, while her left hand had disappeared under the blankets and was now caressing Ashe's flat stomach.
"Ashe..." She breathlessly whispered against the other female's neck before she resumed sucking on it.
In midst of her lust-clouded mind and rather lewd gestures, she didn't notice the fact that Ashe was beginning to wake up from her slumber.
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Ashe had been woken up by many things and in different ways. She was woken up by an alarm of a car, was woken up by Anivia's screeching, was woken up by Sierra either suddenly pulling or pushing her off the bed, and was woken up by her usual buzzing alarm.
But, never had she been pulled out of her slumber because of someone sucking on her neck.
Ashe snapped her eyes open, the feeling of her body registering in her brain. The first thing that she felt was the warm and wet feeling on her neck, which sent various sensations that made her track of mind fluctuate for a few moments.
"W-Wha...?" She breathlessly gasped.
As she became more and more conscious with her surroundings and most especially her body, it made her realize where she is, why she's there and who it is with her.
"Ka... K-Kata...-!" She couldn't even finish her lover's name as the said female sucked on her neck.
She could feel something on her hip. Right now, her left hip felt awfully warm, and with Katarina's 'assault' on her neck and lazy thrusting of her hips, a wild blush appeared on her cheeks when she discovered exactly what it is that made her hip so warmer than the rest of her body.
Ashe managed to stop herself from letting out a loud and breathless gasp as soon as she felt Katarina suck on a sensitive spot on her neck. Using her right hand, she covered her mouth to prevent herself from releasing any lascivious sounds.
'Ohh... What is this feeling...?'
She began squirming in Katarina's grasp, the heat that had formed between her legs becoming a bit of a nuisance to her.
"Ashe..."
She stretched her neck slightly to attempt in looking over to Katarina, and there, she found the redhead lightly panting as she practically ravished her neck with her lips and tongue.
Ashe wanted to say something, but her words got caught in her throat when Katarina suddenly bit her neck.
"Ah!"
It wasn't painful. Not at all. In fact, it was absolutely pleasurable, so pleasurable that it invoked a loud and clear moan from Ashe herself, which only fueled the lust Katarina has for her.
The thrusting of Katarina's hips became more pronounced, and her hands no longer roamed Ashe's body or clutch the sheets. Ashe could feel Katarina wrap her right arm around her waist from below her and pull her tight against her, while the redhead started moving her own hips in a much faster speed.
The cloth of Katarina's shorts between her legs became damper, based from her feeling of it. Ashe so badly wanted to let her own hands explore and sate her mind's rather... indecent curiosity, but she controlled it and managed to just settle in trying her best not to moan out.
While she used her right hand to try and muffle the groans and whimpers of pleasure she gave out, her left hand went downward and clutched Katarina's right forearm, which is hooked around her waist securely. Initially, she merely wrapped her hand around Katarina's forearm, but soon, she had begun digging her nails into its skin as the sexual pleasure she felt increased each needy thrust Katarina made.
"Kaaaat...!" She dragged out Katarina's unfinished name for a second or two before she clenched her eyes shut and lightly bit her hand to stifle her own voice.
The thrusting quickened, just like hers and Katarina's breathing. The burning need between her legs was becoming unbearable. She had never experienced a sensation as breathtaking as this, so she can honestly say that she's completely new to the feeling of being entirely aroused in a sexual way.
"Ashe...!"
Katarina's hips stilled, her grip around her waist became tighter, her body trembled and lastly, she bit Ashe's neck again. Ashe's nails dug deeper into Katarina's forearm as soon as she felt her lover bite her for the second time, while a constricted yelp left her lips.
She didn't know how long she and Katarina stayed as frozen as a stone statue, but eventually, Katarina started loosening her grip around her body. And as soon as it started loosening, Katarina's body became slackened on the bed, looking totally exhausted from what she had just done.
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Katarina lazily slung her left forearm over her eyes, while she just left her right arm beneath Ashe's form. Her mind was still a sexual blur from what she had did, so she was still taking some time to recuperate.
All her life, she had never experienced a pleasurable release that fully satisfied her, until now. The way Ashe's body against her seemed oh so right for her. Oh, how she presently craved for the moment where she and Ashe are in each other's arms, both not having any barriers of clothing getting in the way.
Finally, she got her ragged breathing back to its normal and steady pace and her mind on the right track.
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'Oh my fucking...! What the fuck!? I just...! I just...!'
Katarina abruptly became rigid as soon as she felt Ashe shift from her right. Based from the way she had shifted, she assumed that Ashe had took up a sitting position. In all honesty, she didn't want to take her forearm off of her eyes and check if her assumption is right, knowing she'll see the person she had shamelessly humped without permission.
'I sexually harassed her!'
Oh, Katarina could feel it now. She may have been satisfied in more ways than one, but she knows she has something coming for her.
The consequences.
'Shit! She's never going to trust me again! Hell! She might even break up with me! Scratch that, she WILL break up with me!'
"Katarina...?"
Half of her was wishing that what had just happened was a dream and she was still in this said dream. But, when a smooth hand suddenly touched her right shoulder, she knew nothing that had recently conspired was a fantasy.
"Katarina...?"
'Sleep, Katarina. Pretend you're asleep, or maybe you passed out. Yeah, sounds like a plan, stupid.'
"I know you're not asleep."
'My soon to be ex-girlfriend can read minds. Probably should have expected that.'
Slowly, oh so slowly, Katarina pulled her left forearm away from her eyes and let it slide to the side until it made contact with the sheets. The first thing to greet her was Ashe's rather troubled look.
'She looks like she has a problem. Shit. She's thinking of a way on how to break up with me. She wants to end this...-!'
"Can I use the bathroom?"
Katarina stared.
And stared.
And stared.
And stared.
And tried her best not to look down at Ashe's stark naked torso.
And stared.
And stared.
Katarina was out of words. It's like her vocabulary was suddenly wiped out and erased from the face of the earth. Since she couldn't express anything through words and syllables, she settled on lifting a hand and pointing a finger at the door of the bathroom.
Ashe, who has been avoiding her eyes the whole time, nodded timidly before shuffling out of the sheets and off the bed. Katarina turned away from Ashe as soon as she saw her girlfriend pick up a pair of boxers that had fallen to the floor.
'I should at least give her some privacy.'
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'Yeah, sure, give the person you just sexually harassed some privacy. That'll save the day.'
Katarina slapped both of her hands on her face, looking like a kid not wanting to see her parents kissing. As soon as she heard the two soft clicks of the bathroom door being closed and locked, Katarina flopped her arms and legs back onto the bed, occupying most of the space on the mattress.
She stared at the ceiling, trying to come up with ways that can salvage their 'going to be destroyed' or 'already destroyed' relationship.
An image of Ashe in the bathroom, silently crying and trying to wash off the shame she had done to her popped inside her head, and she almost screamed in horror at that.
She got up and jumped off the bed, fast-walking towards the closed door of the bathroom. She halted as soon as she was in front of the door. Staring at the wooden material called door, she found herself speechless. What could she even say that can make everything between her and Ashe less awkward?
Nothing, is the only word that came into mind.
'You just dry humped her! Do you really think everything's just going to go back to normal!?'
"Umm, Katarina?" Came Ashe's voice from the inside.
"Yes!?" She practically shouted. She shook her head frantically before clearing her throat and asking back in a more reasonable volume. "Y-Yes?"
"Can I use one of the towels here?"
"Use anything you like." She replied, trying to keep her anxiety out of her words.
"Okay."
Once again, the atmosphere became uneasy, especially for Katarina. She truly doesn't know what Ashe's vibe about this, and she was admittedly scared and fucking nervous to find out.
The only thing she could hear right now is the sound of the shower, and it didn't do any justice with her tensed nerves. The more time passed, the more she grew anxious with the impending future.
And just like that, no noise can be heard. For Katarina, the muffled chirping of birds outside doesn't exist. All she could hear was the deafening and frenzied beating of her heart, each beat ringing in her ears as seconds passed.
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Click!
Katarina instantly stepped back as soon as the door was pulled open by the occupant of the bathroom. Ashe stepped into view, already dressed in the clothes she wore the night before. Of course the fact that Ashe eluded her gaze from her own didn't escape her attention.
The time she was given to think of something to say was too short, and she still could not conjure up any words that could help her now. Once again, it was Ashe who spoke first.
"I'm going to go home to change my clothes," Ashe glanced at the bedside clock Katarina has at the side. "I'll be back in an hour to pick you up for school."
"Uh... Right."
'Right? That's it? That's the best answer you could think of!?'
Ashe mumbled an 'excuse me' as she made her way to the door to leave. As soon as Ashe walked past her, she instantly snapped back into her senses. She spun around and immediately called.
"Ashe!"
Much to her surprise and expectation, Ashe turned around and faced her. This time though, she was the one who can't meet the Avarosa's gaze. But, what she did do is that she took notice of the mildly dark mark visible at the left side of Ashe's neck.
Her eyes literally focused onto the mark she had left, and it didn't take long before Ashe realized where her attention was directed to. Conscious of her appearance, Ashe lowered her head a bit and used her hair to hide the hickey the redhead had given her.
Katarina's cheeks turned red, knowing she was caught red-handed.
'Why is she looking at me?'
'Um, duh. You called her name, remember?'
She resisted the urge to slap herself.
'Right, I forgot. Stupid.'
The moment she opened her mouth to explain the actions she had done earlier, the words that exited her mouth was...
"See you later."
Ashe stared at her for a moment.
Katarina wanted to throw herself through the window, not really wanting to believe that she is sounding like the most idiotic, and not to mention, awkward, person in Runeterra.
After what seemed like hours, Ashe nodded her head.
"In an hour, Katarina."
"Uhh, yeah, yeah. In an hour."
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Cassiopeia had an evil grin on her face as she walked down the hall in a fast pace. While walking, she held a blow horn with one hand, which is the heart of the prank she plans using to wake up her sister and their little visitor.
She stopped directly in front of Katarina's room. With the mischievous grin still on her face, she reached for the door knob. Her hand was just a few inches away from the knob when it began lightly rattling.
Cassiopeia took a step back and raised the blow horn to her head level, the item pointed at the door.
'Looks like I'll have to settle in using it here. Hmph. She never wakes up this early. Well, not since the past few weeks.'
She refocused on her task, her finger itching to just blow the horn right then and there. The door was pulled in a moderate speed, and she was about to blow the horn when...-!
"Cassiopeia?"
"Oh!" Cassiopeia snatched her hand away from the air and hid the blow horn behind her back. She laughed, albeit awkwardly, while she smiled sheepishly. "Good morning, Ashe."
"Good morning to you as well."
"Leaving already?" She asked, striking up a casual conversation to avoid conversing about the 'almost blow horn' incident.
"Yes, but I'll be back in an hour to pick up Katarina."
"Oh, I see, that's nice." Cassiopeia was just about to look over Ashe's shoulder... when she suddenly noticed the dark mark at Ashe's usually pale and blemish-less neck. "So... You don't want to join us for breakfast?"
Despite her being much more discreet than how Katarina had practically gawked at Ashe earlier, the white haired female still noticed what she was looking at and blushed a light shade of red, but uttered nothing about it.
She had to resist the smirk that threatened to occupy her lips. Cassiopeia's quite sure that Katarina will be getting an earful of teasing from hers truly.
"Umm, thank you for the invitation, but I must go." Ashe politely declined before making a motion of leaving.
Cassiopeia gave her way and gestured down the hall. "Go ahead. See you later."
Ashe gave her a small smile before she began walking off, but not without waving and murmuring a goodbye to her.
She returned the farewell with a wave of her own and waited until Ashe was out of sight. Once she was sure that their visitor was gone, she stepped into her sister's room and closed the door behind her.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Directing her head to the direction where the thumping noises were coming from, she found Katarina hitting her head on the dry wall over and over again. It wasn't hard enough to destroy the wood, but it was enough to make a few thumps to sound.
"Has my dear sister finally lost her marbles?" She teased, placing the blow horn at the nearest flat surface, her prank long forgotten.
Katarina continued hitting her head onto the wall, stopping after a few hits to reply. "I blew it, Cass."
"Blew what? Ashe's horn?"
Katarina spun around around and glared at her menacingly, a clenched fist raised as a form of threatening. "No! It's not that!"
She quirked an eyebrow.
"You of all people already know that Ashe doesn't have a penis!"
"Are we here to discuss your girlfriend's sexy body?"
"No!" Katarina snarled. "I blew it, Cass! I blew our relationship!"
Cassiopeia opened her mouth to say something, but Katarina suddenly shoved a 'threatening' finger at her direction.
"And don't think I haven't been noticing that you've been checking my girlfriend out!"
'She is literally giving me 'teasing ammo' to use against her.' Cassiopeia thought with an internal deadpan expression.
"Well, you just said that you blew your relationship with her, so," She feigned a flirtatious look. "Can I have the leftovers?"
Katarina growled and grabbed the nearest object she could find, flinging it at her. Cassiopeia was lucky, since it was only a couch pillow, which she caught and tossed back to the sofa.
"I'm kidding, Kata." She laughed before settling herself at Katarina's favorite chair in her room, the black La-Z-Boy recliner, and same time, massage, chair. As soon as she was comfy on the leather furniture, she turned her attention back to her sister. "I'm listening."
It took at least a full minute before Katarina calmed down and was now sitting on the foot of her bed.
"I blew it, Cass." She repeated, now sounding depressed as she buried her face in her hands.
"Yeah, I think we got over that. The question is, what did you do?"
"I... became selfish."
"Selfish?"
"Yes."
"How?"
"I... I... Uggghhh!" Katarina groaned in irritation as she started ruffling her red hair with her hands.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh. I get you." Cassiopeia sarcastically said, earning another glare. She raised her hands in surrender. "What do you want me to say, then? It's not like I can read minds, Kata."
Katarina rubbed her fave exasperatedly before she managed to compose herself, enough to at least tell her sister the 'story'.
"I let my lust take over."
Cassiopeia raised her eyebrows at her sister. "What, you raped her?"
"NO!" Katarina shouted. "Why the fuck would you even think of that!?"
"What?" She held her hands to her sides innocently. "It's your fault. The way you worded it, it's as if you raped her or something."
"I didn't rape her, alright? I..."
Cassiopeia sighed, getting a bit bored with Katarina's hesitance in answering. "You what, Kata?"
"I humped her."
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"Well, thank you very much for sugar-coating it, dear sister." She half-sarcastically replied. "So what? She's officially your girlfriend now, right? Was she alright with it?"
"Yes, she's officially my girlfriend, but... I'm not sure about the last one."
Cassiopeia had teased Katarina for countless times, but she has never seen Katarina looks so embarrassed and scared at the same time. Also, she had never seen Katarina become so flustered about something. She guessed that Love is actually her sister's 'weakness'.
"She's... not alright with it?"
"That's what I don't know!"
"How can you not know? Doesn't sex usually start with the participation of two people?"
"We didn't have sex!"
"My point being," She continued. "If you had humped Ashe, I'm sure she's quite alright with it. Not only that she's your girlfriend, but I'm sure she also gave you permission to do that in the first place."
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"Kata?"
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"Katarina,"
"..."
Cassiopeia leaned forward and looked at her sister. "You DID ask permission, right?"
Katarina stared silently into space for a moment before flopping down on her bed. "No! I didn't!"
Cassiopeia watched for a moment as her sister started had a mini panic attack. After a minute or two filled with Katarina internally panicking, she decided to resume the conversation.
"If you didn't get permission from her... Then, how did you manage to hump her?"
Katarina sat up again. "She... She was still asleep when I woke up. At first I just wanted to hug her and maybe cuddle a bit, but then, her neck looked so tempting! I was kissing her neck for a few times, but then, it evolved into sucking. While I was sucking on her neck, I didn't notice that I was starting to hump her. She woke up in the middle of it, but not much really registered in my brain. My lust had taken over me and I only realized what I had done when, well...! When... I finished..."
Katarina looked down, shame in her green eyes. Cassiopeia, who had remained frozen during the whole explanation, slowly 'unfroze' herself.
"I could have still understood the situation without the raunchy details, but, whatever floats your boat, sister." She shook her head to get the images her mind had created out of her head. "Did she try to push you off? Put up any struggle of some sort?"
"Not that I can remember." Katarina murmured before she suddenly remembered the nail marks Ashe had left on her right forearm. "Um, well, she dug her nails in one of my forearms. But, that's the only thing she had done that I noticed."
"That's it? What happened to her other hand?"
"I don't know. I told you, I was too... distracted."
"What happened after you humped her?"
"She asked if she could use the bathroom, and when I let her, she took a shower, dressed up in the bathroom, told me she was going to be back in an hour and that's it."
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"Wow... You really are selfish. You didn't even return the favor to her."
"THAT'S NOT THE FUCKING POINT!"
"I know, I know," Cassiopeia waved a dismissive hand lazily. "So, that's that? You two didn't even talk about what had happened?"
"I was too... nervous to talk to her about it. She didn't bring it up..."
"You know, you're acting like a wuss right now. I thought you were the 'I don't give a single fuck about anything' type of person."
"I can't help it, alright!? This is my first relationship! And, in my whole life, I've never humped anyone!"
"Well, you've humped Ashe now. So, point one for you."
"You're not helping, Cass!"
"Listen, Katarina. Based from your story, I think Ashe is confused."
"Confused?"
"Yep. After all, you're also her first lover, so this is all new to her. And, the fact that her first day at VU was the first time she set foot on a school is enough proof of that."
"Do you think she's angry?"
"No, I just think she's just confused. You should probably talk to her about this."
"Ugh... I feel so... so... ashamed. I feel like I violated her."
"'Course you didn't. Like I said, she's just confused. She probably took that shower to clear her mind and think of some answers, you know."
"You think so?" Katarina now looked a bit hopeful.
"Yeah."
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"Either that, or she feels really really REALLY violated."
"Cass!"
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Ashe exited her car after turning off the engine, swiftly walking up the steps of the front door of the Du Couteau mansion. Her morning had been... eventful, to say the least. She had never thought that she'd find herself being awoken from her sleep because her girlfriend was grinding against her.
Just the thought of it made her face a tad bit warm. She wanted so badly to ask questions about that and about the sensations she had felt in that very moment, but she found herself too... shy to converse with Katarina about it.
And, based from Katarina's reactions after the 'incident', the redhead seem to be on the same boat as her with the shy thing. But she can confidently say that she's not angry at her girlfriend.
She's just... confused. And curious.
Yep, mostly curious.
Not with their relationship, but with the possible outcomes that can come from it and the intimate acts they would... participate in.
Ashe was never really given 'The Talk' by her parents. All of her knowledge concerning sexual intercourse came from the lessons in Science that Braum had thought her when she was in the elementary level.
She didn't really have any friends to 'pollute' and 'corrupt' her mind with any pornographic intelligence, due to the fact that she was home-schooled.
Now, she can see why her father had been a little nervous for her when Sierra had permitted her to finish her last year of college in a school. She silently assumed for a moment that even Lux, who acts all innocent and what not, is more knowledgeable with matters involving sex.
Ashe shook her head lightly to clear her head. She made sure she looked appropriate, arranging her school blazer and dusting her pants, before she pushed the doorbell of the mansion.
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"She's here! What do I do?" An awfully familiar voice came from the other side of the door. It was a bit muffled, but Ashe understood the words, loud and clear.
"Just act natural, Katarina. I'm sure you can handle this just fine." Another not so foreign voice originated from inside.
"What if...! What if she wants to break up with me?"
"Listen to yourself. You sound, and not to mention, look, pathetic. You're a Du Couteau, Kata. A Du Couteau is never pathetic. Now go on! Don't keep her waiting."
"But, Cass...-!"
Click!
Ashe instantly straightened her posture as one of the double doors opened, revealing a... rigid Katarina and an amused-face Cassiopeia.
"Oh, hello, Ashe," Cassiopeia greeted. "Here's Katarina."
Cassiopeia pushed, no, shoved her sister forward with one of her hands, and Ashe quickly moved forward to catch Katarina, who was caught off-balance.
"Are you alright?" She automatically asked Katarina, who was as still as an unmoving rock in her arms.
"She's fine." Cassiopeia reassured her. "She's just scared that you're angry at her and you'll break up with her, leave her, replace her and all that."
Katarina, who was frozen just a moment ago, whipped her head and looked over her shoulder, sending thousands of daggers at Cassiopeia.
"Cass!" Katarina snarled.
"Oh..."
"Talon and I will see you both at school. Have a safe trip!" The other Du Couteau bid with an 'innocent' smile before closing the door.
Ashe directed her attention to the female in her arms, who now has her head lowered, but it wasn't lowered enough, since she could still see Katarina's blushing face.
"Umm... Katarina?"
Katarina slowly, almost hesitantly, held her shoulders and lightly pushed against it to get herself back on her feet.
"Ahem," Katarina arranged the strap of her backpack and smoothed out the wrinkles of her own blazer. "Um, let's go."
Silently, Ashe nodded. They both made their way towards the white sports car, and when they arrived at the front passenger seat, Ashe opened the door for her girlfriend, who mumbled a low thanks.
No sooner was Ashe back at the driver's seat and the car was driving down the main road, heading to the direction of where their school is.
The whole car ride was 'conversation-less', much to Ashe's disappointment. She was somewhat hoping Katarina would open up a topic, but it looks like her girlfriend was avoiding her glances and just focused all her attention outside the window.
They were more than halfway to school when Ashe decided to start the conversation by herself.
"Vi texted me. She told me since I'm part of the basketball team, I'm excused from my morning classes and last class within the week."
"Huh? Oh," Successfully, Ashe had snapped Katarina out of her distracted trance. "I almost forgot about that. There's a game next week, right?"
"Mm-hm." Ashe can't help but smile as Katarina began relaxing a bit, but of course, the tension was still there.
"Will you... walk me to class?"
She spared a glance to Katarina and found her girlfriend trying to hide behind her red hair.
"Do you want me to?"
"Never mind."
"No, it's fine. Do you want me to?"
"You don't have to." Katarina murmured. "Forget what I said."
Ashe slightly frowned when Katarina became silent again. The rest of the drive was consumed with silence yet again, but fortunately, it didn't take long before she was sliding her car in a parking space.
She had just turned the engine off and pulled the emergency brakes up when Katarina had already unlocked the car door at her side.
Click!
The car doors all locked again as soon as Ashe pushed one of the buttons beside her. It was obvious that Katarina was a bit surprised, due to the fact that her shoulders slightly jumped. Katarina made a move to turn to her.
"Hey, unlock the do...-!"
Katarina's words were interrupted as soon as Ashe leaned forward and kissed her.
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Katarina expected a few things when she turned her head to face Ashe, but being kissed was not one of them.
No, it wasn't a full blown French kiss or any of that sort. Although, Katarina would have probably be in favor with that kind of kiss. But, it was far from that. It was just a gentle chaste kiss on the lips... that sent her heart racing in a speed she didn't know it could go.
Katarina stared wide-eyed at Ashe, whose face hovered just three inches away from hers. A sweet and alluring smile on her lips.
"Don't worry," Ashe whispered fondly, a light blush on her cheeks and a soft twinkle in her eyes. "I'm not mad."
"You're... not?"
"I'm not."
Click!
Katarina watched as Ashe pulled away and exited the car with both of their bags, each bag having one strap slung over her right shoulder.
She was still staring at the now empty car seat, until she heard a low thump from her right. Facing the direction where the sound came, she realized that Ashe had opened the car door for her.
A pale and smooth hand was offered for her to take, and as she expected, she traced it back to Ashe. She accepted it and exited the car with her lover's assistance.
She anticipated that once she was outside of the vehicle, Ashe would let go of her hand. But, apparently, Ashe is full of surprises when it comes to her.
The car door was gently kicked close by the owner herself before said female suddenly pulled her in to an embrace.
"I'll walk you to class." Ashe murmured in her ear, which almost made her bite her lip.
Ashe broke the embrace but not their entwined hands. Her lover raised their joint hands and placed a quick kiss on her forehand.
"Y-You don't have to." She practically sputtered out, blushing as soon as Ashe's lips brushed against the skin of her hand.
"No, I don't have to,"
With a charming and heart-quickening smile, Ashe gently tugged her towards the school entrance.
"But, I want to."
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Author's Note: *sighs dreamily* Can you just imagine it? The chaste kiss? The way Ashe smiles at Katarina?
I love this pairing so much! Kyaaa~ 😍 (insert fangirling moment here)
Oh, I hope you readers aren't disappointed with the, ehem, 'fluffy' parts at the beginning. :3