The rest of the evening at the Schnee family beach house had passed by without much fanfare. No one really felt in the mood to party or socialize, and so, small groups had split off to talk amongst themselves or work on trying to find and recover whatever security camera footage may have been saved before the power was cut. Willow had found herself sticking close to Kali, and the two had talked about a myriad of topics over a late dinner and the ensuing process of finding places for Team BASS to sleep. Throughout the duration of their efforts, there was still only one thing on Willow's mind. In fact, it hadn't left her mind since her time on the beach with the other girls. Willow had never been so inundated with sexuality in her entire life, and the sheer freedom she felt exposing herself to the elements along with her friends was something she hesitated to even consider giving up.
And so it was that as the hours dragged on, she and Kali had retired to the jacuzzi on the deck to try to relax and get their minds off of the potential break-in. Despite the goal being to unwind, the huntresses had agreed to bring their weapons along and rest them on the edge of the hot tub along with their scrolls. Neither of the women had bothered to check their devices, and Willow had completely lost track of time as she and Kali soaked in the warmth. The moon was high overhead, fields of stars stretched as far as the eye could see, the lights on the bottom floor of the beach house were all out, and only a single bedroom light upstairs was still on. All signs pointed to the idea that it had gotten late enough for almost all of their friends to be asleep- a signal that it was finally safe for Willow to speak her mind to her faunus friend, assuming she could muster up the courage.
"…are you awake?" Willow asked hesitantly as she looked over at her friend.
Kali's eyes were closed as she leaned her head back, and sometime unnoticed by Willow, she had removed her bikini top to once again show off her breasts. Willow couldn't help but stare at Kali's chest, especially since she knew that no one was watching... including Kali. There was a pang of jealousy that crept into her mind as she compared her own bust to that of the faunus, as well as the sudden thought that she almost want to reach out and touch her friend. After all, Willow reasoned that the odds of Kali objecting were basically nonexistent. With a furious blush, she quickly did her best to shut the notion away as deeply as she possibly could while Kali made a noise of affirmation.
"Mm. Yeah," the faunus answered, not bothering to open her eyes. "What's up, Wil?"
Willow didn't answer immediately as she weighed her options. She could remove her top once again to fit in, but what if one of Team BASS was still awake and came outside? What if Qrow came outside? What if talking about what was really on her mind led to a decision she would later regret? Why had she suddenly started caring so much about something she had never really given thought to before that morning in the first place?
"…Wil? You good?"
Willow snapped back to reality to find Kali staring her way. The faunus' yellow eyes almost seemed to glow through the darkness. It was an effect that acted almost like a siren song, drawing Willow ever closer.
"I…" Willow began, her heart hammering in her chest. "…Kali, I'm… glad that you're here. With me."
It wasn't a lie. It also wasn't all of what she was thinking.
"Yeah?" Kali asked, her feline ears perking up as her teeth flashed in the starlight. "Even though this vacation has been kinda shitty thus far?"
"It has," Willow agreed as she ran a nervous hand through her hair. "But… still. That's how I feel, right now, among many other complicated feelings. Being here with you all, having you in particular as a friend… it's changed me in ways I don't think I can properly explain. I think of you almost as family, now. You've taught me so much, whether you know it or not. I'm know I'm rambling, but… thank you, Kali. I truly appreciate you just being… you."
Kali moved through the water to sit next to Willow, their bare shoulders touching as the faunus rested her head upon the heiress' shoulder.
"Someone's feeling sentimental tonight," Kali pointed out. "We really have been through a lot, huh?"
"Quite a bit, yes," Willow agreed as she intertwined her fingers with Kali's beneath the bubbling water. "And I feel like… this is all just a prelude to something greater. As though what we're dealing with now is a series of small matters in comparison to what we're destined to encounter later."
"You sound like Summer," Kali teased. "Prophecy this, destiny that. Why not just enjoy the moment? We're here, right now, together… and with no dickhead boys around causing drama. Just you and me…"
"You're not worried about Roman?" Willow questioned with a raised brow.
"…of course I'm worried about Roman," Kali said flatly. "But I wanted to sound like I'm too cool for him because I'm honestly a little hurt right now. Fall for my obvious charades, damn it."
Willow wordlessly scooped Kali into a hug and let out a sigh into the cool night air.
"He'll come back to you. He always does…"
"Yeah, I know," Kali grumbled as she flattened her ears. "Still sucks, though. I just hope he's okay, and not feeling as shitty as I do about all this. He just… we were fine, and then he just up and left."
"I'm sure he's alright. Roman's smart when it comes to taking care of himself out on the streets," Willow reassured as she stroked Kali's ears, only to be caught by surprise as they sprang back upright.
"Hey, I almost forgot! You wanted to talk about sex!"
Willow froze, her hand resting atop one of Kali's velvety animal features. They locked eyes for a moment, and all she could manage to do was deepen her blush and offer up a nervous grin.
"You didn't think I'd forget, did you?" Kali asked. "Come on, it's in my top three favorite things to talk about."
"…what are the other two?" Willow asked, both out of genuine curiosity and to try to delay the inevitable.
"Nuh-uh,' Kali denied, flinging a few droplets onto Willow's chest as she raised a finger out of the water to waggle it at her. "C'mon. Spill. What do you want to know? Just how it feels, or how to get it going with Qrow, or…?"
Willow let her hand drop and squirmed to put a slight bit of distance between herself and Kali. The barrage of questions was one she had anticipated, and yet considering each of them still managed to make her feel uncomfortable. With no way to slow her friend down, Willow simply decided to speak the truth.
"…everything," Willow confessed. "I want to know everything. I want to go in prepared, I want to know what to expect… I want to know how not to be a disappointment."
"Wil…" Kali began, only to get a few splashes to the face herself as a pale hand came up out of the water to call for silence.
"But… I feel as though this is one of those things where you just… you have to experience it to understand it. I'm sure you could tell me countless stories and I would be equally enthused and embarrassed to hear them. That being said, I don't know if any of it would help at all. Maybe I should just… dive in? Let Qrow take the lead?"
"If he's ready and willing, himself," Kali pointed out. "That's honestly not the worst idea in the world, but you've gotta keep his feelings in mind, too. I'm sure he'd be equally as hesitant to start something physical up with you, too, if he feels the same way you do about him."
"But he's so confident…" Willow protested.
"Yeah. In normal situations," Kali replied. "Sex is something totally different… though he sure as hell isn't shy."
"What makes you say that?"
"Nothing," Kali answered quickly. "Not a thing."
Willow rolled her eyes in reflex as she let out a sigh.
"I suppose I haven't been thinking about Qrow being a… person with feelings like mine," Willow said as she scrunched her nose. "Does that make me a bad person?"
"Nah, it just makes you horny as hell," Kali answered with a shrug. "You're so repressed I'm not even surprised you're not thinking straight. You could always just rub one out to get it out of your system for tonight. It's good for ya."
"I've never…" Willow started, biting her lip as she once again looked at Kali's chest.
"Or… there's a more fun option," Kali teased. "You could let me do it."
Willow's mind shut down as she felt a gentle hand rest upon her thigh beneath the water and begin to rub in a slow, repeating motion. Part of her wanted to stand up out of the jacuzzi, pick up her scroll and sword, and hurry back into the house. Part of her wanted to seize Kali's hand and talk things out before they went any further. A large part of her wanted to simply open her legs as her heart raced hard enough that she could feel the blood running through the veins in her neck.
"We… that isn't…" Willow fumbled as she bit her lower lip. "We can't…"
"Can't we?" Kali asked, her grin growing wider.
Willow couldn't think of a reason not to indulge the faunus. She could think of several reasons to just let Kali take control.
"H-here?" Willow asked as she looked up at the beach house. The only bedroom window that had been lit up before had gone dark, and there was no visible movement within the house. "We could be seen…"
"Doesn't that make it so much more exciting?" Kali whispered into Willow's ear. "Do you think I'm hot, Wil? Do I turn you on?"
It was a question that, despite everything and how obvious the answer was within her mind, Willow had never really considered outright. Kali's bluntness emboldened her, and so, the heiress was quick to answer.
"…I… look at you, sometimes," Willow admitted as Kali's hand traced closer to the edge of her bikini bottoms. Her beath hitched in her throat as the faunus kept her touch light, just barely brushing the skin. "But I've never really considered doing anything about it…"
"Are you considering it now?" Kali asked as she leaned in, letting her breath dance along Willow's neck. Upon receiving a slow, quiet nod, Kali reached her free hand around to Willow's far shoulder as she turned to fully face her friend. "Do you trust me?"
Willow knew that she was a simple word away from kicking off an experience unlike any she had ever had before. One simple, truthful admission would set her on a path she had never seen herself on, and one that, had someone suggested it to her before that day, she would have balked at. In that moment, though, looking into Kali's eyes as the girl's trimmed fingernails rested at the edge of her bathing suit just below the navel, something within Willow changed. She decided to give no verbal answer at all- it was time to show her adventurous spirit rather than simply talk about it in circles.
Kali's ears once again shot up in surprise as Willow pulled her sideways. Before she could even react, the faunus found her friend's lips pressed hard against her own and a cold hand around her upper back. Kali's response was to swing her leg up and over Willow's hips and begin to straddle her friend as she reached around to undo the other girl's top. The upper half of the bikini fell away into the water almost immediately, and Kali leaned forward to press her chest to Willow's as the lip lock came to a natural end.
Willow was breathing hard as Kali gave her a predatory look. There was an obvious, overwhelming sense of need in Willow's expression, and it was one that the faunus was only too happy to indulge. Willow gasped in surprised as she felt a hand slip down into her bathing suit and slide through the neatly trimmed strip of hair beneath the cloth. She tried her best to stifle a groan by covering her mouth as a single finger began to rub gently at a part of her that no one else had ever touched.
"Relax," Kali commanded as she applied a bit more pressure and slid her finger up and down. "I've got you…"
Author's Note:
Roman's missing out.
Or is he…
-RD
