All the characters belongs to Jun'ichi Sato and Gonzo.
I still need to check some mistakes but I hope you can still enjoy it.
To NaniFC and all readers of Another Wing: I won't give up on this fic no matter what. I'll do my best to update sooner. I don't want to rush it but I can't work forever on the same fic either. I want to write a lot of stories about these two.
13 o'clock, the artists of the Kaleido Stage were preparing themselves for the next play, in less than thirty minutes. The spectators bustle around the outside scene while Ken is looking for the main actors in the dressing room. But when he took the corridor that followed the wings of the inside stage, he heard some noise that intrigued him. He immediately recognize Sora's voice.
"What is Sora doing on stage? Is she training? Alone? It's dangerous!-" He walked in a hurry inside the scene ready to help her but the sight in front of stopped him suddenly. He hid behind the curtains like a thief or in this case like a voyeur. But what are you doing Ken? It's just Sora and Layla.
Yes, but when he stared at the radiant Japanese girl's smile, her head resting on Layla's lap, make him feel strange, almost stupid. After all, he still was in love with her. He couldn't remember seeing Sora so smiling, so lively, so...happy than in this moment. And it makes him happy too. At least, the Japanese's girl did not seem upset by his previous confession. Yet, he can't prevent a twinge in his heart and it wasn't because of his physical condition. He never was able to make her smile like that. And he probably never will. He didn't follow their conversation from the start but it seemed they were talking about Layla.
"It can't be! I don't believe it!" Sora looked incredulous. She thought Layla was making fun at her. And Layla's malicious smile did not make her think otherwise."
"I'm not lying. I can't drive a car. A bike, yes. But driving a car is a disaster." Even if she had drivers and could pay a taxi whenever she needed it, the blond woman wasn't proud of it. So she used to avoid the topic but with Sora it wasn't an issue anymore. Everything was so simple. Her fears, her weaknesses, her bad sides, she felt she could tell her everything. Because she wanted Sora to accept all of her flaws. She wanted her to accept everything. The good and the bad. Because that how Sora was. Caring, understanding and open-minded. Unlike her, you could say. But what she liked the much was Sora capacity to push people surrounding her to do their best, to try again even if they fail. Because for Sora, there was only one limit to her dreams: her own will. And Layla could not resist to that. "You could stop laughing or pretend to not."
"Sorry." Her apologizes could not be more false. But she stopped to laugh and lifted her eyes to look at her girlfriend with a more sincere smile. "But I'm the same so maybe we could learn together?"
"Maybe..." said Layla as she took strawberries from the picnic basket to feed Sora who didn't complain at all. As could show her wide smile.
Ken sighed silently before leaving. There was no pint to disturb the two girls. If they were here alone then that meant they didn't want any company. And he understood Sora wanted to enjoy those last moment with Layla, before her departure. He was now outside when a vision of Sora came to his mind. She was in the same potion as earlier except that this time she was with Leon. He shook his head quickly to get rid of this image. What am I thinking? She wasn't with him. Yet, jealousy was consuming him. He promised himself to stay her friend or at least act like one but wasn't easy. And today was the day of his return.
"Ken! Hey Ken!"
He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around. It was Vince and Jy Sung who were obviously also heading to the outside scene. "Ah, it's you. Sorry I was elsewhere."
"We saw it." replied the Korean boy.
"What's wrong?" The black technician was surprised to see his friend with such a bad face.
Ken hesitated at responding him, a little ashamed of his negative feelings. But Jy Sung forestalled him. "It's obvious, isn't it. You're still enamored with Sora. You're a man after all!" The Korean artist put an arm on his friend's shoulders to show his sympathy.
"Hm. Yeah, I guess it's not easy. But it could be worse!" Ken and Jy Sung looked at Vince a little suspiciously, not following his reasoning. How could it be worse? He laughed at their expressions. "Let me explain, guys. If Sora wan to keep her secret lover...secret then you won't have to see them all lovey dovey." He made a pause to go further in his reflection. "And, you know, if you're feelings still there and it's not working for her...well my grand-mother used to tell me that being a couple wasn't just about feelings. You need to work on the relationship. And I don't know why Sora is so reluctant in telling us who she loves but a secret is not a good start."
"I agree with you bro'" said the Korean boy while they clapped their hand together. "But why such a secret? Is she in love with someone ugly?" He asked laughing out loud, followed by Vince.
But Ken wasn't in a good temper to laugh with them. "I think- I think it's Leon." He said in a low voice.
"No way! Why is she hiding it then?"
"Hm." The black guy was thinking of his friend's statement. "It's true that being the two top stars of the Kaleido might bring media attention to them. Maybe they don't want to be harassed." The two other guys nodded. "But I wonder... why didn't they take vacation together, then?"
"He has a point. Anyway, I think she's playing for the other team. And I can understand why." Jy Sung stated with a little grin.
"What does that mean?" Ken was in a puzzle.
Vince did a face-palm while Jy Sung smile widened. "You shouldn't have ask, man." He shook his head as if it was the worst would come.
The Korean artist stared at their surroundings. They were still at a good distance from the scene and the crowd. "Listen. Lats night, a little while after you left, Sora brought Layla to her room. And she was still there on the morning!"
"I did warn you." said Vince after sighing. "He's in delirium since yesterday."
But Ken looked still confused at his friends. "I don't understand. Why is it an issue?"
The Korean and the Afro-American stared at each other for a while before laughing. Ken was not pleased, sensing they were mocking him and asked them to be clearer instead of making fun at him.
"Sorry, man. It's just- Ha! Ha!- Sorry." Vince finally stop to laugh and looked at Ken more seriously. "Jay was talking about sex Ken. Lesbian sex." He precised by whispering.
The honey-haired boy opened up his eyes. What were they thinking? Sora and Layla were close but not that close? "You're disgusting! Layla was a friend for Sora. I put her in an embarrassing position that why they were together."
"Huum." JY Sung was not convinced at all.
Vince saw that he wouldn't try to explain himself so he explained it to Ken. "It's not that I agree with him and we're not talking about a serious relationship or something like. No, it's more about friendship with benefit. It's happening more than we think."
Ken could understand his friends' fantasies about two girls being together but not when the said girl was Sora. A sudden image from before came to his mind with Layla and Sora enjoying their meal together. But he quickly rejected it. There was nothing wrong to it. He can't let Jay's perverted thoughts trouble him. It was impossible that- "You should be ashamed! Not only it's false but Kalos would never allow that. The Kaleido Stage is a family show. And it would be bad press for us. Do not spread a false rumor like that or Sora's career will suffer from that." And he left them preferring to walk alone until the outside scene.
The Korean put his hands behind his head like he didn't care. "It's predicable. The girl he loves prefers girls. He's in denial."
Vince was amazed by his friend reaction. "Please, Jay! You know what? Even if Sora was inclined to it -and believe me I wouldn't be surprised by it since she always admired Layla even when she wasn't nice with her- it's Layla Hamilton we're talking about. The only heir of the Hamilton family. I'm sure her family already chose her the best bachelors to marry later."
Jy Sung stop walk while they were in front of the backstage and turned to the black man with a more serious face. "I know how it works. My parents have a big business in Korea. There are just me and my little brother by only a year. And...I'm here enjoying freedom while he's studying harder than anyone to please my father. He's already engaged to a girl he never met and will probably never love but...I don't know. He seems to only see it as little price to pay. Unlike me he loves business and power." He made a pause and sat on a stair leading to the scene. He glanced at Rosetta who was stretching in the backstage with lovely eyes before smiling. "Maybe I'm less mature. Maybe I'm an idealist. And I don't know her well but Layla seemed like a passionate artist to me. Am I wrong?"
Vince opened his mouth and leaned his head to the left, hesitating a little before agreeing. And then he thought about the time when Layla defied her father to make the Legendary maneuver with Sora. And also the time when she trained for Swan Lake just so Sora could beat her and feel more confident. All for Sora's sake. Would you do it even for a friend? "I don't know man. But like Ken said, it's better to not talk about it. It didn't work well for the last gay couple of the Kaleido Stage."
"O-Ok." He was intrigued but they were already in hurry. He could ask later.
In the audition room, Layla and Sora were having some fun with a strange game. While they finished they meal, ignoring they had a visitor, Sora came with an idea. She led her girlfriend until this room with a mysterious grin. Alone inside, Layla tried to catch Sora in her arms but the Japanese girl escaped her having other ideas. But she was smiling.
"Do you remember our first meeting?" Sora asked.
If she remembered? Of course! It's changed her life. She used to hate her own flaws and refused to lean on somebody. But Sora changed her. Step by step and despite all the walls she had put, she opened up to Sora. She lost all of her principles acting in a selfish way. Deceiving her father...But that meeting was preciously kept in her memories. Even if it didn't started that well. "I wasn't nice at that time, was I?" She came closer to Sora who was leaning against a chair. She examined each trait of her face. At that time, she had no idea of how important she would become to her. Of the upheaval she would provoke in her life. Both professionally and personally.
Sora's smile softened when Layla caressed her face. She closed her eyes for a moment to enjoy the feeling and think before opening them again. Still smiling. A smile now precious to the blond woman. "You know, I still have some regrets about that day. I never had the chance to pass the audition. I know I can thank Kalos for believing in me but..." She glanced at the little scene at the end or the room and lead them to it. "But I wanted to be chosen like anyone else. I wanted to be chosen by you." She took Layla's hands and stared at her intensely. "I admired you for a long time. I still admire you today. I wished we could be partners for a longer time. Much longer." She whispered. Then she stood on her tiptoes to put a chaste kiss on Layla's cheek. "Forever and ever, my Kaleido Star."
Touched by these words, Layla didn't know where to put herself. She was blushing and couldn't do anything for that. "I...It's...Hum...I mean-" And now she was stuttering!
It was surprising to see Layla hesitating like that but Sora found this charming and laughed lightly.
A beautiful laugh that brought back Layla's strength. She made a more serious face and said. "Well, well Miss. Naegino, why not show us some of your talents? But I warned you. There's no place for mediocrity with me!"
Sora stopped to laugh. The woman in front of her wasn't her girlfriend anymore. It was the old Layla. The one she would have never dared to kiss fearing the consequences. A severe face, a firm voice and crossed arms. Yes, it was the woman she wanted to look like a long time ago before she learned to know her better. She smiled again and jumped on the scene. Then she bowed, like she really was auditioning. "My name is Sora Naegino and I come from Japan. I hope you'll like my performance!"
Layla, on the other hand, just sat on one of the seat in front of the scene while Sora Started a little show with her favorite movements. Somersault, back handspring, cartwheel, etc. But to stay true to herself at that time, she purposely missed her landing at the end. And of course, Layla is merciless as always and announced that she failed. Sora may have protested saying she would work harder but the blonde didn't care at all. She then started to leave the room just like two years ago when she felt a hand on her writs. Sora forced her to tuned around. Surprised, she looked at the girl with a questioning look. The Japanese girl had a strange smile while she came closer.
"Threats won't-" Layla warned at first but stopped when she saw what Sora was actually doing. After forcing her to sat down, she pulled her skirt up a little higher and it was hard for Layla to not look at her legs. Then she unbuttoned one button of her tight top showing more of her cleavage. The American woman swallowed and the lilac-haired girl smiled from her little victory. Finally, she sat on her, a knee on each side of Layla's laps. They were only a few centimeters apart with Layla breathing heavily while Sora kept her smirk. For a second the blue-eyes tried to regain a cool countenance. "I'm pretty sure these kind of tricks couldn't work before...nor toda-" But she couldn't finish her sentence when Sora started to titillate her right ear with her tongue.
"At that time, everyone thought I made some charm to Kalos. Maybe you're the one I should have seduced." Sora whispered in her ear in a sensual voice.
Despite the rise of her body temperature, Layla tried again to be impassive. "That wouldn't have worked for sure. Even now it wo- ahh!...Oh my!"
Sora just removed the other two buttons of her top. Her white bras were totally revealed. And to be sure to knock-out the blond woman she took one of Layla's hands to put it on her tight, under her skirt, bringing it up slowly.
Layla knew that a Sora freshly arriving from Japan would never dare to do such thing. What she didn't know was that her actual girlfriend was able to behave like that. Seducing asked a lot of self-confidence. Right now, it was that confidence more than anything else that made her so attractive in Layla's eyes. "I made a mistake. You're perfectly suited for that scene."
Victorious, Sora smiled when a movement from Layla surprised her.
"But you still have a lot to learn. Several lessons are needed...in private." Explained Layla while her hand was now under Sora's top and her lips aimed for Sora's neck.
"Private lessons with Layla Hamilton...I always dreamed of it."
While the show has ended few minutes ago, Sarah came in Kalos office wishing to see him. But, only Yuri was there working with the computer on the only desk of the room. He stopped his work at Sarah's arrival, glad to be interrupted. The English came closer at his side to look at his work.
"Oh! It's the cabaret project. Did Sora accept it?"
"No. She doesn't know yet. I had to talk to someone else before." Yuri explained while stretching. "I would like to have their approval but they refused." He added with a smile despite his disappointment.
Intrigued by his answer, Sarah asked for more but Yuri said he was afraid for his life if he spoke more while observing what was happening downside through the glass window. Sora, Rosetta and Marion were playing near Jonathan pool while Layla just looked at them with an annoyed face. Unfortunately for him, Srah benefit from this moment to surprise him by behind. She started to tickle him in order to force him to spill the beans. But he stayed strong despite the torment. A sweet torment. Then, Sarah noticed what he was staring at and decided she wanted to play too. But before leaving, she stuck her tongue out at him to show her displeasure. "Bad Yuri!"
The Russian man just laughed at her childish behavior. "At least she wasn't wearing a dangerous weapon this time." Then he touched the part of his body the English woman had tickled with a painful face. "Yeah. Bad Yuri..."
The sunset was almost there while everybody was gathered on the dormitory hall. The atmosphere was warm despite Jy Sung failed attempts to seduce Rosetta who was sitting on a table with Sora and Marion. Layla on the other hand was staring at the sliding glass door looking lost in thought. She reflected on her previous conversation with Yuri. Sora's seducing work on the audition room troubled her more than she wanted. She may admit that Yuri's idea could work if Sora was able to act that way in front of spectators. As long as her partner was someone she could trust. She needed to speak to Yuri about that. Since she shortened their discussion she didn't know who is supposed to be Sora's partner. Yuri? Leon? Someone new? She could trust the first two but a new artist...?
You're becoming crazy Layla. How can you be jealous of a role? That's not you. That's not cool. Said a little voice in her head. Yet she couldn't be sensible on this topic. She was also an actress for god's sake. She knew that it was just a play. At least she was supposed to know it. Her thoughts and her behavior were totally uncool. That's why, she preferred to avoid the subject with Sora. She sighed seeing May, Mia and Anna with her buddies arriving in the court quarreling. And she remembered why she mostly didn't having any regrets about the Kaleido Stage. Broadway was quieter.
Hanna and Berbera's laughs became noisier and so everyone turned around the new comers. Sarah is the first to welcome them while May slightly annoyed answered in a cutting way. "Who are you welcoming? There's no welcome. Obviously you didn't have to bear with this amateur joke!" She said pointing Anna who didn't the remark for her knowing May's character.
The short-haired girl chose to smile while Sora welcomed her with Mia, showing them how she missed her two best friends by hugging them. That was when Anna noticed Layla who had stayed apart. "Huh! Miss Layla? What's-"
Hearing Layla's name, May turned quickly. As incredible as it was, Layla was really standing there. "Miss Layla! What are you-? When are you-?" A lot questions crossed her mind but Layla simply answer her with a polite salutation.
So Rosetta explained the situation. And as expected at the end of Rosetta speech, May started to bark at Sora. She was a traitor for keeping Layla's arrival to her. Then she intended to run after her while the girl passed the door to escape her. Not looking in front of her, Sora run into Leon who was also arriving from the airport. And they fell together with Leon on the ground and Sora above him.
"Sorry. I'm so sorry."
But Leon just laughed with all his heart. "I wasn't expecting such welcome!" He said while Sora helped him to get up. Then she suddenly jumped on him. She was glad to be reunited with her partner again.
The sight calmed May who thought she better enjoyed the time left with Layla. The only person unhappy with the situation was Ken. Seeing Sora and Leon that closed didn't please at all. That sudden animosity was not missed by Mia who seemed intrigued.
Sarah, on the other hand, was still cheerful and organized a little party with drinks and foods. But despite the festive vibes, Sora can't hide her displeasure because of May still clinging on Layla. And the blonde woman did not seem bothered at all since she did not try anything to get rid of her.
Next to her, leaning on the wall, Leon is half-surprised. "You had a whole week alone with Layla. Can't you share her a little?"
Sora stared at him, frowning. "I am not sharing her!" She spoke with a low and angry voice at the same time.
Leon remembered Sora's anger the day he insulted Layla. It was almost a year since that day. He judged it was better to not suggesting sharing Layla again. Then he took some more time to observe Sora who was still staring at Layla and May. The Chinese was now proposing some foods the American blonde woman who gently accepted it. That's when he noticed a red mark on Sora's neck. It made him smile. He couldn't help but tease the girl. "If you want my opinion I think Layla would prefer some Japanese foods. Am I wrong?" He said showing one of her top button still opened.
Sora immediately blushed. "That's not it! That's not it!" She whispered still embarrassed.
"Oh! Really. Then it's must some mosquito. Must be impressive!" He joked while Sora hid her face with her hands. That's only made his laughs higher.
Ken on the other hand wasn't amused at all. He was a few meters away from them with his two buddies, Jay and Vince. So he couldn't hear their whisperings. But he was seeing everything. He was seeing him smiling and he was seeing her blushing. And his heart was about to stop. He always had been there for her. Why choosing him? Ok. He may be greater and more handsome but Sora wasn't a superficial girl. So what does she like about him?
"Ok, everyone. How about a poker? Looser will obey to a dare." The Korean boy put a card game on the table a little grin on his face.
Everyone is looking at him a little bewildered. Did they hear well? But Layla seemed to appreciate the challenge. "Why not?" She said while taking a seat, still followed by May who was sticking to her better than glue.
"It'll be fun!" Sarah said with enthusiasm while taking place in front of Layla. Sora and Leon sat beside her.
Anna brought a chair to sit next to Mia and Vince put his seat at JY Sung side.
"Ken? You're not playing?" Sora asked seeing he was staying apart.
"Yes! Yes! Of course." He quickly answered. But there was not any free seat.
"It's ok. Take my seat." Rosetta said while she sat on Sora's laps. "We're on the same team?" She said in a cheerful way.
"Of course." replied Sora with a smile.
"Ok. Let's start!"
Anna and Vince who are beginners are two left on the first game. Anna won and Vince has to amuse everyone with a dance that must be sexy and ridiculous at the same time. The second game is confronting Layla and Jy Sung since Mia also gave up fearing to loose. None of them is revealing their thoughts. The tension is high. Certain to be the winner, Jy Sung showed his Ace quads. Layla seemed a little pissed off and ask him what his dare was.
The Korean boy glanced at her with a mischievous smile before peeking at Sora with more perverted eyes. Anticipating his friend's foolishness, Vince hid his face. He can't dare? But he seemed to give it a second thought while everyone is waiting for his words. His stare finally stopped at Leon. "A french kiss with a french man!" He proposed laughing at his own wordplay.
While the two concerned people stayed coll-headed, May and Sora were far away from being quiet. They both protested heavily. "No way! No kiss!"
"Completely agree! What french kiss! We're not in France! That's disgusting!" shouted May while she stood up putting her hands on the table with strength, eying the Korean boy, almost threatening him.
Rosetta who was surprised by Sora's strong reaction fell on the ground. The said Japanese girl was trying to communicate discretely with her girlfriend with her eyes.
But Layla just smiled back while she examined Leon. "Are you a good kisser, Leon?"
Surprised at first, Leon entered in her game. "No one complained. You won't be deceived." He promised with a wink.
The members of the Kaleido Stage didn't believe what they were seeing nor hearing. Leon and Layla were joking together about a potential kiss. May, still upset, stared at both of them. "But...Miss Layla...you can't kiss-...He does not deserve you!"
Layla chortled. "Calm down May. It's just a kiss. Not a proposal."
But for Sora it was too much. She never kissed anyone except Layla. She couldn't bear it. She couldn't see it. Even in a game. She stood up from her chair to leave the room.
"Sit down!" Layla ordered.
Sora looked at her girlfriend with confusion. "W-Why..? I don't want to see it. You know it!" She shouted while she was about to cry.
Seeing her game came too far, Layla sighed before revealing her poker hand. Straight flush. "You really thought I would let that idiot win, do you?" She said with a wide smile.
Sora's face brighten while she sat back, relieved by events' turn.
In front, May behaved as if she knew everything from the start. "It was obvious. Miss Layla always wins. Really Sora, you're always overreacting."
This last remark made everyone laughed. Everyone expect Jy Sung who just understood he would have to pay a forfeit.
Layla turned around him with an evil smirk and echoed his own words. "A french kiss with a french man."
"Huh?" He asked, a little puzzled while everyone was mocking him. "No! No! No! Yurk."
"Are you sure?" asked Leon with the most serious face in the world. "I swear I'm a good kisser."
It was too much for Vince who couldn't prevent a chuckle. He had tried to support his friend but that was too hilarious.
Then a light hit the Korean boy. He knew exactly how to get out of his forfeit whithout looking as a coward. "Hey everyone! Leon and Sora are dating. Did you know it."
"Huh?" Sora was completely baffled while Leon just raised an eyebrow.
"What? Are you saying it false 'cause K-"
Vince interrupted him his hand on his mouth. "Ha! Ha! It doesn't know what he's saying. I apologize for him."
But Layla saw an opportunity with that. Sora earlier reaction about her kiss with Leon might have let some questions on people mind. That's was the best justification before someone put the thought further. She caught Leon's attention and made him understood her plan. The French was smart and quickly understood.
"It's true." Leon said while putting his arm on Sora's shoulders in a loving way. His soft smile also showed how proud he was to announce it publicly. "But we would like to keep it from the press and enjoyed some privacy."
Everyone was surprised. Even Sora who didn't know how to react so she looked at Layla. When she saw her self-satisfied smirk she finally got everything. Of course it was better if everyone believed that Leon and she were going out together. So she made an awkward smile when her friends congrated her. A smile that became more embarrassed when Ken suddenly left the room without a word.
"I guess that another reason why this relationship was kept as a secret?" suggested Sarah
"Oh my! I forgot about Ken." Mia almost shouted after putting a hand on her mouth while she glanced at Sora.
"It's okay. Ken confessed two days ago and Sora...Well you can guess how it turned." Rosetta explained with an uneasy smile.
"Oh..." Mia and Anna were lost at words. Apparently a lot of things happened on their absence.
"Pff! What a loser! He better keeps on working well. Lovesick is not an excuse!" May obviously didn't care of Sora love life or Ken's feelings. "Maybe Miss Layla would entrust the Kaleido Stage to
me now. After all Sora seems to have other preoccupations." The Chinese girl said while leaning on Layla so close that the blonde had to push her, a little to keep space and not anger her girlfriend.
"I'm sure Sora and Leon will put the Stage in their priorities no matter what. But I had to go now. I have a flight early on the morning tomorrow." She announced while she started to get up.
"But Miss Layla we hardly had time to talk. I wanted to show you some movements." May Complained.
Layla looked at her with an apologetic face. "I'll be back in a month. I promise to see it then. Is that ok?"
"Yes! Thanks Miss Layla!" May was almost jumping on her chair and Layla's face softened.
Then, after a last good-bye to everyone, she definitively quit the hall through Sora's eyes who was uncertain on what to do.
"I can't believe you didn't say anything about him before. At least to us." Mia complained. "Aren't we supposed to be friends?"
"We didn't know anything either. Just she had feelings for someone." Sarah explained.
"Well, I didn't even know that!" Mia was saddened thinking Sora didn't trust her enough.
"Huh…It's not like that. Everything happened fast. I…I-" Sora looked at Leon for some help.
And the French man pretexted a dinner to leave them. Like a gentlemen he showed his hand to Sora to help her to get up. Before leaving, Sora had to promise to tell everything to her friends the day after. How she discovered her feelings and how they became a couple.
"Did she say the day after?" Sarah asked. "Does that mean what it's supposed to mean?"
"I think we all know what that's actually mean." Jy Sung answered with a pervert smile. "Too bad I was wrong about Layla. That's would be so much hotter!"
"What's about Miss Layla?" Now May was interested unlike earlier.
Somehow, Jy Sung knew that he shouldn't play with Layla's reputation in front of May if he wanted to stay alive. His body temperature growth a little while she looked for an escape. "Huh…Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Layla is a perfectly respectable person. Perfectly straight. I do not have any disrespectful dream about her. Nothing. I-"
"What is he saying?" May wondered.
"Just ignore him. Jay fell on his head when he was born." Vince lied to help his friend. "I had told you were wrong. Now it's time to stop to seeing lesbians everywhere." He whispered to his friend.
"So what everyone think about Leon and Sora as a couple?" Sarah asked. "Isn't it a little surprising?"
"Yeah. I think we all are." Mia replied still a little pissed. "But…"
"But?" Anna repeated.
"I dunno. It's still strange to me. I mean. Do they look like a couple in love for you?"
"Well, they were separated for a week." Rosetta was also disappointed but she couldn't blame Sora for it.
"Exactly! Why would you go on vacation without your girlfriend?" Mia questioned.
"Easy. I can answer with one word. Layla." Jy Sung couldn't totally forget his theory. Not when facts weren't all against it.
"Huh?" No one understood his statement expect Vince.
Now it was time for May to fully let out her anger. "That's Japanese bastard! I'm gonna show her my entire demon move on stage. She'll regret her betrayal."
"Betrayal? The word is a little strong. I can understand why wanted to pass some time alone with Miss Layla." Rosetta tried to defend her mentor but May didn't listen any word. Sora must be careful when she comes back.
Once outside, Sora started to run. She could catch up Layla if she was fast. But Leon stopped her and showed her Layla's bike close to the stairs leading to the beach behind the dormitory. Layla was there sitting. Sora sighed from relief before joining her. She surprised her from behind while she jumped on her back.
Layla simply laughed at her childish behavior. "How did you get out from there? I thought they would want to know anything about your cute new boyfriend." Layla said as she winked to Leon who was approaching.
"Don't say that. Now I have to look for lies about it." Sora lamented on Layla's shoulders.
"It's better that's way. Your friends are not the problem. Kalos is if the rumor is true." Leon explained.
"What rumor?" Sora was intrigued. The director wasn't the most sociable man but she couldn't believe he was some intolerant people. He created the Kaleido Stage after all.
"Nothing." Layla cut the conversation. She then tried to get up to leave the beach but Sora was a little too heavy. "Sora could you…?"
"No!" She protested. She was upset for a lot of reasons. First Layla was hiding something. But moreover she will return to New-York the day after and that's made her sadder than she would have thought.
"Ok." Layla used all strength despite the tiredness and stood up in a movement still carrying Sora on her back. "Let's go. I'm hungry. Want to join us?" She proposed to Sora's partner.
If Leon thought for a second of an affirmative response, he might change his mind because of Sora's glare. A threatening glare that didn't need any translation. "Actually, I'm supposed to eat with Yuri and I'm already late." He answered. Then he put a light kiss on Sora's cheek. "I'll miss you honey!" And he left them for good.
"I won't!" Sora shouted while she rubbed her cheek.
When they arrived at the top of the stairs while Layla's bike was waiting them, Sora finally accepted to get down. And they head to Layla's house avoiding the court and the others. Inside, Layla seemed a little sad to see that her father couldn't keep his promise to come back before her departure. Sora tried to cheer on her girlfriend saying the night didn't end yet. Or that he could surprise her on the morning.
Layla smiled slightly at her girlfriend's encouragement but she wasn't convinced. "Don't worry. I'm used at it. Even retired he'll still be the main shareholder of the Hamilton Group. At least he was there the first days." Then they both sat on the sofa while Layla ordered something to eat.
Sora was leaning on Layla's right shoulder while the American was stroking her hair casually. The lilac-haired girl was reflecting on earlier events. She liked Layla's new playful side but not when it was implying a kiss with someone else. "Would you have gone through the kiss if Jay had won for real?" Sora asked in a little voiced, almost broken.
Layla stopped to play with Sora's hair. "Would you?"
Sora parted herself from Layla to stare at her. "Of course not! You're the only one I kissed. I don't want to kiss anyone else."
Layla seemed to reflect on an answered that would calm her girlfriend. She was leaving tomorrow. It wasn't the time for a quarrel. She slightly touched Sora's face with her tiptoes. "No, I wouldn't have kissed him. I would never do anything against your wishes." And she sealed her promise with a loving kiss.
Sora enjoyed the answer as she deepened the kiss while she put her arms around Layla's neck after she sat on her laps. The Japanese girl was pressing the blonde woman for more aggressiveness and she executed herself. She laid Sora on the sofa still devouring her mouth. Then her hands started to wander around her body. First her thighs were she took her time. She loved Sora's thighs so much that she could eat them. And while her lips were attacking the girl throat, her right hand was slowly heading to her breast under Sora's blue T-shirt. Encouraged by Sora's moans and body reactions, she undone the Japanese girl bra with easiness. Released from the white fabric, Sora's nipples already felt hard under Layla's touch.
Despite her embarrassment from her lack of experience, Sora took joy in the moment. She never felt like that. She wanted to feel more. More of Layla's touch. Her back was arching from the pleasure when one of Layla hands came lower while she also licked her breast.
They were both so thrilled in happiness that they didn't hear the sound of the entrance door when someone opened it…