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Chapter Twenty-Eight
Loving Being Together
Mildred and Ethel were sat under the big tree, having a mini picnic, they knew there was a chance someone would see them but hopefully with the cold weather they wouldn't.
"Where did you get this food?" Ethel asked pulling a disgusted face
"The kitchens obviously" Mildred replied sarcastically.
"Well, it tastes like someone put soap in it," Ethel said swallowing it and grabbing her water to wash it down.
"Well sorry, I can't cook myself so this will have to do" Mildred smiled knowing her girlfriend was fussy.
The girls had been dating a few days now and we're loving every minute of it. They had agreed to hide it from the majority of people though, Maud and Enid would freak out about it and Felicity, even if she accepted it, would end up spreading it around the school, even if she didn't mean to, and if the whole school knew it could easily get to the Hallow parents. Therefore only Esmerelda and Sybil knew and Mildred had told Julie, all three were supportive and happy for them.
"You are cute when you try to be sarcastic" Ehtel told her. Mildred turned red and laughed happily but then realised what she had said.
"Hey! I succeed at sarcasm, maybe I am not a queen of it like you but my attempts are good enough" Mildred told her.
"I have heard worst attempts" Ethel replied not admitting her girlfriend was good at it but not bad either.
Mildred put her arm around her, it was strange, Mildred had been scared to try because Ethel hated physical contact, but she didn't flinch when she put her arm around her and seemed to quite like it, it seemed something she just naturally was okay with.
"I still say you have lost your mind, after everything I have done to you, you fall for me," Ethel said, cuddling into the embrace.
"Yes I think I lost it years ago, but you fell for me, the person you are meant to hate, I think we both are as crazy as each other" Mildred told her closing her eyes, enjoying this moment. Hugging Ethel, talking gently and just enjoying been together, she lived for moments like this.
They stayed like that for a while, not talking just enjoying each other's company, until Mildred started to shiver.
"We best go inside, it is starting to freeze," Ethel said sadly not wanting the moment to end but knowing it must. The two girls stood up and Mildred grabbed her hand but Ethel suddenly let go of it quickly as if she was electrocuted, Mildred sighed wondering if it was too early for hand-holding but when she turned around she saw Ethel kneeling on the floor holding a little brown mouse.
"He has a little cut I need to heal him, come on do you want some cheese?" Ethel said cooing at the mouse. Mildred snorted, god she loved her so much.
"Come on vet in the making, I will sneak us past HB," Mildred told her as she led her inside, another animal needing treatment.
Later on, the two girls were sitting on Mildred's bed, Mildred was trying to teach Ethel how to draw, the blonde threw the pencil down frustrated.
"I am so bad at this," she said hating she was not naturally talented at it like she was most things.
"It just takes practise," Mildred told her trying to teach her how to shade properly.
"Well I will never be a famous artist," Ethel said giving up.
"Can you teach me to sing?" Mildred asked wanting to be able to sing like her
"Mmm," Ethel said "Well you have hope, you aren't tone-deaf like Enid," Ethel said. Normally Mildred would cut in and stop Ethel insulting her friends but there were a few things that stopped her, she wasn't getting on so well with them at the moment and everyone in the entire school knew Enid was tone-deaf.
"How she can be so bad..." Mildred commented looking up and gazing into Ethel's blue eyes, losing all train of thoughts, Ethel stared into Mildred's brown eyes and lost herself, they were sitting so close it was hard not to grab her and kiss her until her lips hurt. She was so lost in Mildred's eyes she didn't even realise she had been leaning forward, closing the gap between them more.
Mildred stared at her seeing her lean towards her but she didn't think Ethel realised she was doing it, Mildred saw how close she was getting to her and closed the gap, letting their lips meet for the first time in a kiss.
They kissed for a few seconds, trying to get used to the new sensation of each other's lips before pulling away looking at each other.
"Mmm you taste sweet" Mildred said smiling at the feeling, she loved it.
"And you taste...clumsy" Ethel said not thinking before she spoke
"How can someone taste clumsy?" Mildred asked her confused
"I don't know but you do, though I like it," Ethel told her. With that the girls smiled and kissed again, for longer this time, allowing the kiss to deepen, they opened their mouths turning it into a snog, realising how much they loved to kiss each other.