A/N: What do you do when someone crashes on your couch for about a week? Well, since it's a friend and she was in need (Yeah, I went there.) you drop everything and help. And then you secretly want her to just get the fuck out of your apartment, because she's messing up both the writing of new chapters of this and your school work. So the last parts of this is rushed. It's probably not all that good. And I'm posting it anyways.

Disclaimer: This chapter might make you late for work Es. I'm sorry. (Also, I still don't own Naomily or Keffy, which is why there was no Naomi episode in season 4 and there was no Keffy at all.)

One fluffy chapter? Coming up. Any mistakes you find, were not intentional and I blame fever for most of them.

Chapter 25: Where do we go from here?

Naomi hit the ground with a soft thump, hands still clasping on to Emily tightly. For the second time in minutes all the air was knocked out of her. Eyes still closed, she could feel Emily struggling to free herself from the vicelike grip holding her where she was.

"Oh God. Are you ok? Naomi?" Naomi felt the vibrations run through her body as Emily spoke. She couldn't really understand how anyone could think this was wrong. Love. She could feel her own body responding to the warmth above her, could hear the way her heart was beating rapidly, in perfect synch with Emily's. She sighed, air finally rushing back into her body as she opened her eyes. Concerned warm brown eyes were looking into her own, she saw the relief in them. Smiling slightly, she squeezed Emily tighter again.

"If you wanted to be on top, all you had to do was ask." She whispered in Emily's ear with a grin, before rolling them both over so they were side by side. Emily huffed and slapped her shoulder with a grin, while Naomi just laughed.

"You're the one that can't seem to stay on your feet around me." The tone was slightly annoyed, but Naomi wasn't fooled, those eyes were sparkling with playfulness. She pushed the strand of hair falling in front of the face in front of her behind an ear. The blush that followed the simple gesture didn't go unnoticed.

"Maybe I'm allergic to you? Would explain a lot…" She answered, raising an eyebrow, not quite managing to conceal the twitching of her lips. "…although, you're the one going beet red when I touch you." She smirked openly at Emily.

"Well…" Emily said, eyes twinkling. "We just have to test that theory then." She got to her feet and was moving away from Naomi. Naomi bounded to her feet in an instant and caught her hand.

"Oh no, you don't Miss Fitch." She said in a mock scornful tone. She felt their hands instinctively interlace, a warmth shooting up her arm. She grinned as she looked down at it in slight awe, before raising her eyes to meet Emily's. Her breath caught at the intensity she saw in them and her grin faltered. The flicker she had almost forgotten threatened to break through again. She swallowed and pushed it back down.

"I…" Emily started, breaking the trance they seemed to have fallen into, but she it looked like she was having a hard time dragging her eyes away from Naomi. The rest of her words got stuck in her throat and the silence continued, both just standing there looking at each other. Naomi was fascinated by the swirling colours in Emily's eyes, the flecks of gold, the dark brown, she just couldn't get enough. Her thumb started tracing patterns on their linked hands automatically and she saw the sharp intake of breath more then she heard it.

"Right." She heard her self say. "We should probably…" She lost her train of thought as Emily stepped closer. She couldn't quite remember what it was she had been about to say.

"Yeah, we probably should." Emily answered with a grin that softened into a smile, never breaking eye contact. Naomi smiled back, trying to reign the herd of kamikaze butterflies that had suddenly appeared in her stomach, back in. She couldn't find the words she wanted to say to her, couldn't think a single coherent thought.

Tentatively, she reached out with her free hand and traced her cheek. Emily's eyes fluttered shut and her breath seemed to hitch slightly again. She let her hand fall again, not quite sure why. Emily's eyes opened again, darker then before, the raw emotions in them made her almost want to take a step back. An abrupt feeling of need crashed through her, a need to be just a little bit closer. She couldn't quite shake the feeling of being pulled towards the other girl, wasn't sure if she wanted to shake it.

She drew a shaky breath, not realizing until her lungs started burning that she had held it for a while now. It was like that simple little act released something in Emily. Before Naomi had a chance to close the distance herself, Emily's body crashed into her. Her mind went blissfully blank as their lips met, hands trying desperately to drag the other closer, she could feel Emily doing the same.

The feel of Emily's skin under her fingers told her that she had somehow managed to slide her top upwards. She could feel the goose bumps forming on the skin her fingers grazed, could feel her own body reacting the same way when Emily's hand suddenly was on her bare skin, her other hand slipping up into Naomi's hair. When their tongues finally connected, Naomi felt like every nerve ending fired up at once, not just the ones Emily's touch had already made burn. All that went through her mind was red. It was all she could see behind her eyelids. It covered her, surrounded her and all it reminded her of was Emily. She tightened her hold, bringing them even closer. She could feel her own heartbeat, feel Emily's. She never wanted this to end, wanted this to go on forever.

Forever. The word rang in her mind and lifted the red haze she was in. It was too soon, not for her, but for Emily. She already knew that this was it, knew it was what she wanted, but Emily had only just figured it out. Reluctantly, she pulled away slightly, breaking the kiss.

"Jesus Christ." She managed to get out, her eyes still closed. She didn't trust herself to look into those eyes, they always dragged her in, fuelled the raging desire to just forget about being responsible and kiss Emily until they both were breathless and trembling. She exhaled slowly, untangling the grip she still had on Emily's hair. She took a step back, her knees trembling slightly before she opened her eyes.

"I… Umm…" Emily said, her voice so husky that it made Naomi almost swallow her tongue. Her eyes were still closed, Naomi's lips twitched into a smile, apparently she wasn't the only one who had been affected by the kiss. Emily's eyes opened slowly and Naomi's smile slid right off. Their normal warm colour was replaced by something that could only be described as a look of pure lust. It was like something hit her in the gut, she could feel her own pupils dilate, her heart thumping heavily. She licked her lips, trying desperately to regain some of her self-control.

"How the hell did you two get out of the fucking bathroom?" The voice came out of nowhere, making them both jump. Naomi whipped around and was suddenly face to face with Effy and Katie. Katie had a scowl on her face, indicating that she had been the one to speak. Effy had the ghost of a smile on her lips, but it was so small you really had to know her to see it was there.

Before Naomi had time to open her mouth and sarcastically answer a very annoyed looking Katie, a red blur shot past her with a growl. She saw the annoyance on Katie's face turn to horror, then panic as Emily was racing towards her. Even Effy looked slightly shocked when the two crashed to the ground in one big tangle. She soon got over it and joined Naomi who were now just staring slack-jawed at the pair now shrieking at each other.

"So how did you get out of the bathroom?" She calmly said to Naomi, ignoring the increasing volume of the twins. Naomi shook her head and looked back at Effy for the first time since the twins collided. She looked mildly curious, only the way she winced every time another unintelligible shriek came from the ground, told Naomi that she wasn't as unfazed as she tried to let on.

"Emsy! Just fucking stop will you?" Katie yelled, making Naomi flinch. She looked back at Effy who shook her head.

"We tied all the towels together and used it as a rope." Naomi answered, amazed that her voice sounded so calm. She looked over at Katie and Emily a bit nervously.

"Don't you Emsy me, you fucking cunt!" Emily shouted.

"Hmm… I should have known you'd find a way out of there. Did you at least work things out?" Effy was still calm, but she refused to look at the scene unfolding not that far from them. Naomi had enough when she saw Katie raise her hand to slap Emily. Effy just touched her hand and shook her head again. "They need to sort it out themselves, answer my question instead." Naomi sighed and stayed where she was.

"I was trying to help you! You've been moping around since you got back! Anyone could see you liked her! And how dare you call me a cunt?" Katie was fuming. Her hand was still raised, but instead of slapping Emily, she flipped them over so that she was on top. "You wouldn't listen to me! I had to do something, didn't I?"

"Yeah…" Naomi couldn't help the goofy grin forming on her face. "We worked things out." The grin became a frown when there was a loud yelp from Emily or Katie. It was a bit hard to tell which. She shot a concerned look at them, a brief look at Effy told her that she too was now getting a bit more worried. It turned out that Emily had flipped them over again and was now back on top. The concerned frown turned into a smirk. "Seems she does like it on top." She mumbled quietly, earning an amused chuckle from Effy.

"In what world is drugging someone and locking them in a fucking bathroom, helping someone?" Emily growled, menace pouring from every word. Effy actually looked slightly alarmed for a moment, so Naomi decided to distract her.

"Mum called when we were in there. She left a message for us." Naomi grinned as a plan formed in her mind. "I didn't hear all of it, it was a bit muffled by the door. We should take those fighting Fitches with us and listen to it." Another yelp made her look back at the twins, they were now side by side, both struggling to get the upper hand. "Ehh… When they're done killing each other that is." Effy just nodded, eyes still trained on the two on the ground.

"Are you saying it didn't help? The way it was done was probably a bit… sketchy, but you can't tell me it didn't work. Not with the way you were looking at Campbell when we came back." She must have seen something on Emily's face as she said it. "Hah! I knew it! You were all doe eyed and shit! See, I helped!" Katie suddenly sounded smug and triumphant.

"I'm guessing this whole mess was your idea?" Naomi was surprised to see a slight blush on Effy's cheeks, as if she was slightly afraid of what kind of reaction she would get. Guilty eyes met her own for a second before they suddenly seemed to find something highly interesting on the hem of her shirt, fingers twisting the material slightly. It was as close to fidgeting as Naomi had ever seen her come, it was actually a little unnerving.

"That's not the point Katie!" Emily seemed to have calmed down a little, some of the wind had gone out of her. She still sounded a bit exasperated though. Her eyes briefly met Naomi's and Naomi smiled softly at her, Emily deflated all the way when she saw that and smiled back.

"You and Katie owe us a bunch of towels by the way." Naomi stated to Effy, eyes still locked with Emily. She wanted to walk over to her, drag her to her feet and just kiss her senseless. She dragged her eyes away reluctantly when Effy started laughing. "What?" She said indignantly. "We had to get out of there somehow. Just because you two were too busy shagging each others brains out, doesn't mean you could just leave us in there forever." Effy's laugh stopped suddenly and she went back to looking guilty, the blush much deeper now. Naomi smirked at her and raised an eyebrow. It seemed she'd had the right idea about how the other two had spent their time while Emily and herself had been locked in.

"Did you tell Emily?" Effy looked up at her, fear in her eyes. Naomi almost wanted to abort the half-assed plan she'd thought out, but she saw the dangling towel rope from the corner of her eye.

"No, I didn't tell her." It wasn't a lie, she hadn't told Emily a thing. Well, not really. Confirming what she already knew wasn't telling, was it? Effy looked relieved for a moment, before her face fell and she looked impassive again, her eyes firmly on Katie and Emily. They were now hugging, the act caught Naomi off guard. Apparently she had missed something in their conversation.

"I told Katie they should stay here and have a drink." Emily said to her as soon as they came up to Effy and Naomi. Her hand twitched towards Naomi, but she never touched her, she missed seeing the same twitch from Katie towards Effy.

"Maybe we should make them tea." Naomi's lips quirked upwards. Effy chuckled lightly, while Katie huffed. Emily just smiled at her, making her heart skip a beat. She could fought down another urge to walk over to her and kiss her.

"When you two are done eye fucking each other…" Katie let the statement hang in the air as Emily and Naomi ripped their eyes away from each other. "That's what I thought." She said and strutted towards the backdoor. Naomi just shook her head, while Effy actually smirked, before they all followed her in.

"I can't believe you did that!" Effy huffed, shoving Naomi roughly. They were both standing in front of the window watching the retreating forms of the twins. "That was not how I wanted her to find out, damn it!"

"Well, I never planned on spending the day in a goddamn bathroom, so I guess we're even." Naomi smirked, feeling the flicker that had almost broken through when she was around Emily, flee into the back of her mind. "Besides, I was only trying to help." She quipped as she ignored the feeling the vanishing flicker left behind, she was after all, getting kind of good at it.

"Yes, but having the girl you love finding out you love them through your… your…" Effy waved her hand in the air, obviously trying to figure out what Gina was to her. "Whatever the hell Gina is to me… And on a damn answering machine. Jesus Christ!" Naomi raised an eyebrow at Effy's rambling, this was a day for firsts with her.

They were still at the window and saw Emily shove Katie and laugh. The sight made both of them grin like idiots before catching each others eyes and then they both blushed. Regardless of the tension, they still stood there and watched the two girls round the corner.

"So when are you gonna tell Emily?" The question sort of blindsided Naomi and she wasn't too sure what exactly Effy meant. "About the flickers." Effy clarified as she saw the confused look on Naomi's face, Naomi grimaced.

"Oh, I can just see that conversation…" Naomi answered. "Just imagine it: Oh, Emily… I meant to tell you sooner, but I've been have these things I call flickers. I have some idea what they are, since I see you all the time in my head, feel you, hear you. I doesn't mean I'm crazy though, it just means I'm special… That would be the conversation of a lifetime." She lifted a hand to her head, rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"Give her some credit, she might understand it better then you think. Well, maybe not if you explain it like that…" Effy grinned at the crestfallen look on Naomi's face.

"Damn it Stonem! What do you know?" She growled, making Effy grin even wider. "You are so fucking annoying sometimes." She threw her hands up and walked out of the room.

"I know more then you think, Campbell!" Effy shouted after her, laughing when she heard Naomi let out another growl of frustration.

"You're still buying new towels!" She shouted down the stairs, grimacing over the faint chuckle she could still hear from below.

Shutting the door to her bedroom, she let out a sigh and leant temporarily on it. She could still feel the flicker in the back of her mind, but it was like it was meant to come at another time. Like she was meant to have it in front of Emily. The thought made her exhale softly, it terrified her. She had finally made some sort of progress with her and now she stood to lose her and all over something she had no control over. Well, at least she thought she would lose her.

"Cause who would believe it? It all sounds too crazy to be true." She said quietly to herself. The thought stirred something in her. She pushed herself off the door and went over to her desk. She rooted around under the various scraps of papers, lifted some books out of the way, before she found it. "You would believe it, wouldn't you?" She said to the business card, flipping it over to read the note on the back again.

Call me when you find out
-Wes

Before she could dial the number on the front though, another flicker snuck up on her. She didn't know how she knew it was different then the one that had threatened to overpower her when she was around Emily, but she did. She placed the card and phone back on top of her desk, before closing her eyes and letting it in.

*Flicker* Her fingered hovered over the call button. This shouldn't be too hard, right? Emily was the one that told her that they were going to spend the next two years around each other, so why shouldn't they go out to this quiz thingy? Taking one last deep breath and another swig of the vodka bottle in her hand, she pushed the button before she had time to reconsider.

She answered after two rings. "Hey!" She sounded cheerful, Naomi could practically hear the smile on her face. She swallowed, images of a drunk and happy Emily in a bouncy castle invaded her mind.

"Hi!" She fought back the groan, she sounded like a freaking teenage boy, her voice breaking. "It's me. Erm… Can you talk?" She cringed, this was not going well. She should have planned this better.

"I know who you are, you twat. I have your number." Naomi could picture the smirk on her face, the hair falling in front of her eyes. She took another drink of the bottle, felt the burn down her throat. It took her mind of Emily for a second, but Emily wasn't done talking. "So… why did you call?"

"I was wondering if you would like to come to the quiz at Keith's tomorrow?" She closed her eyes briefly, that had sounded too much like she wanted to ask her on a date, crap. "I mean… Erm… The boys were talking about it and I just thought it sounded… fun." She finished lamely.

"Sure." Emily answered and Naomi could actually feel her heart soar at that one little word.

"Great. Cool. It's at 5. We can meet there? Or if you want to meet somewhere else, we could do that." She almost groaned again, this was not the way this conversation was supposed to go. She was supposed to have casually mentioned that she was going and that was that. Not ask her to come, not sound like she was asking her on a date. And she was not supposed to be this nervous.

"Naomi?" Came the hesitant reply.

"Yes?" She closed her eyes again, she could hear the question she didn't want to answer in the way Emily had said her name. She wished she could rewind the entire conversation.

"Is this… I mean are you…?" Emily hesitated.

"I just thought about what you said the other day." Naomi interjected, trying to fend of the inevitable. "You know, the thing about us getting along?" She didn't give Emily a chance to answer. "So I thought we should do something together. You know, like normal people do. Like friends do." She said the last part with an air of finality, hoping Emily would catch on.

"Friends." It sounded defeated. "Yeah, sure. I'll meet you there. 5 was it?" Somewhere in the last sentence, Naomi thought she could hear a resolve. It scared her.

"Yeah, 5." She answered, putting the bottle down. "So I'll see you there then?" The last question sounded weird in her own ears, needy and almost hopeful. She rubbed her hand through her hair.

"Yeah, I'll be there." Emily answered, sounding a bit more cheerful again. There was a muffled shout somewhere behind Emily, Naomi couldn't make out what it was, but she got her answer only a second later. "I should go, dinner is ready. See you tomorrow, Naomi." The way she said Naomi, made her insides tingle, she shuddered.

"Good, I'll see you tomorrow." She croaked out and waited a few moments before hanging up, but Emily didn't say anything else.

Finally groaning out loud, she slumped down on her bed. "Great!" She told the darkened room. "That wasn't awkward at all." She snorted, covering her eyes with her hands. "It's not a date, even if she might think it's a date, it's not. Just a friendly outing, nothing special. It's not like I want it to be a date, it's not like I think about her all the time, or think about how soft her lips were, or how I want to… Nope, not going there." She didn't even manage to convince herself. Sighing, she got back up and walked out of the room. *Flicker*

She found herself in her room again, sitting on her bed. Effy was standing in her doorway, looking at her. She lifted her eyes and found concerned ones staring back. Offering a small smile, she got back on her feet, walked over to her desk and picked up her phone.

"I know I should tell her, Eff, but I need time. I need her to not judge me before she hears the full story. If I lose her, if she won't talk to me, it will break me." She lifted her head and looked at Effy again. "And I don't think it'll be as easy as drugging her and stuffing her in a room with me the next time." She smiled sadly at Effy and fidgeted with the phone.

"It's ok, Naomi. You guys will be ok." Effy stepped in to the room and stilled her movement. "Trust me. I'm the all-knowing one, remember?" She smirked slightly and carefully wrapped Naomi in a hug.

"Thanks Eff." Naomi mumbled, feeling a bit foolish all of a sudden.

"I actually came in here to ask if Katie could stay the night, but I can tell her not to come over if you want." Effy stepped back and the look on her face almost made Naomi laugh.

"Don't be daft. Of course she can stay here, just don't repeat the kitchen performance and we're good." Relief flooded Effy's face. "And do try to keep the noise down." She stuck out her tongue at Effy and got a punch on the shoulder in return.

"So we're good? You know what to do?" Effy asked, the double meaning wasn't lost on Naomi.

"Yeah, we're good and you need to get the hell out of my room, because I'm going to call Emily and ask her out. And no, I don't need an audience for that." She grinned. "Now get! Go call Katie and invite her to the house of madness." Effy smirked and walked out the door. "Oh, and Eff?" Effy stuck her head back in. "Tell her to bring towels." Effy flipped her off and Naomi laughed.

She smiled at the phone when she found Emily's number, she'd gotten it only hours ago. Of course, she had already known the number, but she hadn't exactly known how to explain that to her. So she had just neglected to mention it. She hit the button and lifted the phone to her ear.

"Hey, miss me already?" A husky voice answered, making Naomi grin. The flickers were nice when she had no way of seeing Emily or talking to her, but now that she did have a way, they really paled in comparison to the real thing.

"You wish." She said in what she hoped was a flirty manner. Emily chuckled lightly on the other end. "I was thinking that we should go out tomorrow. If you don't have any other plans that is."

"Didn't get enough of me today?" The tone was light and slightly hesitant. Naomi frowned, trying to think of what she had done wrong, it all suddenly clicked in her head.

"So you're saying it's too early for me to ask you on a date? Or are you trying to say that you got enough of me today?" She joked, crossing her fingers on her lap. She really hoped she had read Emily right.

"So this would be you, asking me on a date?" Naomi smiled like an idiot at the question.

"Yes, Emily Fitch. This is me, asking you on a date." She held her breath waiting for the answer.

"Well, Naomi Campbell, it depends on where you're planning on taking me." The husky note was back in her voice and it made Naomi picture just the ways she did want to take her. "Naomi? Are you still there?" Naomi let out her breath, trying desperately to dispel the pictures in her head.

"Yeah, I'm still here." She managed to get out. "Just trying to figure out if I should answer your question or say it's a surprise."

"And what did you settle on?" Emily asked, grin evident in her question.

"I'm gonna go with… It's a surprise? I promise it won't involve climbing out a bathroom window though." Emily laughed.

"Well, when you put it like that. How can I resist?" Naomi's heart fluttered and she wanted to run around the neighbourhood screaming that she had a date with the hottest girl in Bristol, she settled on an incredibly goofy grin instead.

"Yeah? You're coming? Great! I'll pick you up at five." She got up from her bed and did a little victory dance around her room.

"Can't wait!" Emily sounded giddy.

"I know, I can't wait either." She still had that grin on her face when she caught sight of herself in the mirror. "So, I'm going to hang up now and go to bed."

"Where is the logic in that?" Emily asked, sounding a bit puzzled.

"The sooner I go to bed, the sooner it'll be tomorrow. I don't think you can fault that logic, Ems." She answered, well aware that it made her sound like a love-struck fool.

"Ahh…" Emily said, with an air of understanding. "I guess this is good night then."

"Yes it is." Naomi said. "So, good night Emily."

"Good night, Naomi. Sweet dreams." Naomi had no worries about what her dreams would be about. It was probably the same thing all her dreams had been about lately.

"Sweet dreams." She answered. "I'm gonna go now before we start the whole 'you hang up' thing. Cause that might be a little bit too sappy, even for me." She grinned at Emily's sudden laugh, she wished she could spend her life making her laugh like that.

"Alright then. I'll see you at five tomorrow. Bye Naoms." The line went dead, but Naomi's smile only got bigger.

"Yeah, you will." She told the empty room, grinning madly.

Next chapter? I don't know when it'll come. I have a plan though (yay!) so not too long. (I hope!)

Anyways, If you want to read something fun and new... Try Per Ardua Ad Astra by Darthcaiter. I promise you it's good.

Do your thing down here, tell me I'm killing you with fluff. Complain about the lack of retaliation from Naomily towards Keffy... Or just tell me to update soon. :P