A/N I hope you guys enjoy this…I really want to finish up the Halloween arc before the premiere…so cross your fingers and to CiCi what is life if not one long ramble
Previously: She came within breathing distance and lowered her mouth to the back of the girl's ear and whispered softly, "are you my angel?"
"Excuse me?" Paige began turning around to confront the voice in her ear when she was stopped in her tracks by one of the most beautiful sites she had ever seen. It was dark and the only source of light was the random flashing of the strobes, but Paige could make out the figure before her. Paige eyed her from top to bottom and was completely taken aback. The girl had gold boots that went up right below her knees and a skin tight blue and red leather leotard, with a gold belt and gold wrist bands. Paige's eyes then met the owner's and in that moment her breath stopped and her mind went completely blank.
"Ok I am so sorry that was completely lame but your costume it's the phantom of the opera right?" Emily was so nervous and her heart was nearly beating out of her chest. Paige finally got her thoughts together enough to respond, "Yeah, but how did you know most people aren't really into theatre?" Paige knew she had to keep her cool because if Emily found out it was her she didn't know what would happen. As much as it pained her, Paige knew she was going to have to lie if she wanted any chance of knowing the truth.
"It's a funny story actually my girl…" Emily stopped mid-sentence. She knew how she was going to finish it, girlfriend. It was Paige who had made her watch it 10 million times because she thought it was the best love story, but this random stranger didn't need to know that especially if Emily wanted any of chance of getting with this random stranger. She tried to find a better way of phrasing it but all that came out was word salad, "well you see not my girlfriend, actually my ex-girlfriend, well we're not ex she just is kind of gone, and ummm..." Paige began grinning and she couldn't help but to think how familiar this rambling was to her.
"I am making a complete full out of myself aren't I?" Emily put her hands over her eyes and let out a frustrated sigh. Paige took one of her hands and a shockwave went through their connection. She made Emily look at her and smiled. "I am going to go over there now and pretend this didn't just happen?" Emily looked petrified and put her hands back to her face. She could not believe how incredibly stupid she had just been. Just then, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and was greeted by the masked phantom again.
"Hi I was standing over there and could not help but notice how great your costume is. Wonder Woman right?" Emily began to laugh seeing what the girl was doing. "Yes and you must be the Phantom of the Opera." Both girls started to laugh together. Emily reached out her hand to the phantom, "Emily Fields." Paige shook her hand. "Are you sure it's safe to give me your true identity it might put us all at risk." Emily motioned for her to come in close and whispered in her ear, "Who said that I did." Both girls laughed again. Emily hadn't felt this close to someone in the longest time. "So do I get to know your name or is phantom good for now." Paige knew this moment was coming but she couldn't bring herself to admit the truth. "Let's stick with phantom for right now. Anyways, once you know my real name then you're never safe."
"Well in that case…" Emily pretended to walk away but Paige caught her arm. "It's Piper, my name is Piper." Paige didn't know where she came up with that but it was the first name that came to mind. "You see Piper how hard was that." The room was getting crowded fast and they could feel the bubble they had created being invaded.
"You wanna get out of here?" Before Emily realized how lame that sounded Paige began laughing hysterically. "Ok I know I am two for two on bad pick-up lines thank you from the peanut gallery." Paige stopped laughing and grabbed Emily's hand. "Obviously your charm is to much for my weak mind to handle…" Paige dramatically put Emily's hand over her own heart. "Take me I'm yours!" Paige dropped Emily's hand and couldn't stop that tears that now leaked from her eyes. Emily face did not mirror her humor and was stone cold in protest. "Ha ha ha, now can we seriously go somewhere?" Paige nodded and they made their way through the crowd of slutty nurses and dead zombies. Emily led them back to where originally entered the train because she remembered the open seating area. When they made it through the door their eyes had to adjust to how bright it was. In the dance room, the flashing lights hadn't done much to illuminate the whole place and now that they were in the light they each got a better appreciation for what the other one was wearing.
Emily had perfected the look of wonder woman with all accessories included. She had a lasso around her waist, a strapless leotard that was American themed, gold cuffs, a red flowing cape, and a golden tiara in her hair which was layered in perfect super woman fashion. When her eyes adjusted to the light, Paige was barely able to take in the whole image. Emily was truly breathtakingly stunning. Likewise, Emily was finally able to see the whole of Paige's costume. There was an air of mystery about every aspect of what she was wearing. She was in a stunning black tuxedo ensemble that was perfectly matched with a solid black cape and black rose boutonniere. Her hair was pulled back behind her head and her face was mostly covered by a white mask. What was not covered was tinted with make-up to make it seem like old scars. Emily couldn't stop staring at her. Over the years, she had enjoyed the slutty cops and nurses or even the zombie girls. Emily got this feeling in the pit of her stomach that she couldn't describe. As she stared at Paige, she was caught off guard at how sleek the girl looked. Every part about her was sexy. As she looked deeper into her eyes a sense of familiarity overcame her. Somehow, it seemed as if these eyes had been starring into her soul her entire life.
As they both continued to take in each other's image, a few awkward moments passed before one of them got the courage to speak. "You look amazing. I mean I have seen people pull off super heroes before but just…" Emily's face became flushed at the compliment. "Hey you aren't too bad yourself, I mean I can't stop starring at you." It was Paige's turn to blush and she was so relieved at the compliment. They made their way over to one of the private carriages and sat down on the adjacent seats. The whole seating arrangement reminded Emily of the Harry Potter movies. Above her was a compartment for storage, and to her left was a window to the outside. There was a full moon out and it was a breath taking sight. Emily honestly didn't know what to talk about because she was afraid she would lose the girl's interest.
"You know it's funny when I saw you earlier I thought you were Sherlock Holmes. I only saw the back of you and you were kind of covered by a few guys…" Emily stopped when she realized that Paige was giving her an incredulous look. "You saw me earlier?"
Emily's face turned blood shot again, thinking she had once again ruined her chance of a nice evening. " Oh my gosh so now I'm not only the one liner kind of a girl, but I just admitted to basically stalking you." She began to get out of breath and Paige slid over to her and grabbed her arm. "Hey…calm down I saw you too, you were with Hanna right?" Emily's head perked up at the mention of her best friend. Paige thought she had blown her cover but she tried to remain calm. "Yeah…how do you know Hanna?" Paige was trying to remember what Hanna had said to her earlier. I had math with her before I transferred schools." Paige couldn't believe how easily the lie had come out.
Conversation began to flow smoothly between them and they talked about everything that was going on that they were both interested in. Emily felt like a huge weight was being lifted off her chest. For one night, she was allowed to have a moment of guilt free fun with someone who seemed so interesting. Paige couldn't believe how ironic the whole situation was. She was getting to know Emily again without having to confront everything that had happened. Mid way through their new conversation topic Emily looked down at her phone and realized an hour had passed. "Oh my gosh we've been talking for almost an hour." They both linked eyes and smiled. " Is there a problem with that…because if you want I can leave." Paige was trying her hardest to sound serious but she was really hoping Emily wanted to continue their night.
As Emily was about to say something, the blonde jock from earlier opened the door to their compartment thinking it was empty. He and his latest conquest stopped what they were doing and started apologizing. "Woah, so sorry I didn't realize this was occupied….hey weird chick you found Emily. Damn I didn't think she would talk to anybody about that shit." Paige's eyes dilated and she tried avoiding Emily's stare. "Piper what is he talking about?" Blondie, realizing he didn't belong, slinked away and closed the door. "PIPPER…what is he talking about?" Paige met Emily's eyes and didn't know how she was going to keep on lying.
" I had heard about you before. I heard about that thing that had happened…so when I saw you earlier I wanted to know more…so I asked them. I'm so sorry…where I'm from people talk but I never knew what was true so I asked around." Paige kept her eyes down. Emily didn't know whether she should be pissed off or sad. "Why is it so important to you?"
"It's not, I just… when I heard about it I didn't think it was real that something like that could actually happen." Emily let out an unintentional laugh that was a mix between anguish and anger. "Yeah that would be my life…so this whole time talking to me you thought you were going to get some juicy gossip."
"No, when you whispered in my ear I had no idea who you were, I just felt something that was like something I've never felt. Before I even saw your face, I wanted to know you." That was the first truly honest thing Paige had said all night. Emily was taken aback at how raw her emotions were. "What do you want to know?" Paige couldn't believe that Emily was willing to share her story with a complete stranger. All she could respond was "everything."
Emily went through every detail up to her last day in the hospital. Paige couldn't believe what she was hearing, Emily had made her out to be some hero. "So you haven't seen your girlfriend this whole time?" Emily began to tear up and was only able to shake her head no. "But it's not like she wants to see me, she sent me this awful letter basically casting me off." At the mention of her letter, Paige was confused. Her letter had been sweet and was an apology more than anything else. Nothing she put in it seemed at all bad. Some of Emily's story wasn't adding up in Paige's head.
"Piper you are truly amazing. In less than two hours you have not only dealt with my terrible wooing but you also listened my entire life story including my near death experience with my girlfriend who saved my life like a super hero…If I were in your shoes I would have left the second I said 'do you wanna get out of here'." They both laughed but it wasn't free like they had previously done, it was the kind of laugh that is more serious than silence.
"So your Girlfriend she was pretty amazing?" Emily got a stupid grin on her face thinking of her memories of Paige. "She was incredible….it's funny because you remind me so much of her. Your quirks and talk is a lot like her. She used to do this thing when I am rambling where she would cock her head to the laugh and get this goofy look on her face that said 'I love you but I can't comprehend everything you're saying right now." As she was talking Paige slowly had tilted her head to the left without realizing it. "Exactly like that." Emily grabbed her hands and they both enjoyed the moment.
"Emily this has been amazing, and you are amazing but I have one question for you. If this Paige girl is so great why are you here with me right now?" Emily had been asking herself this question all night. It was a constant internal battle of guilt and safety. On the one side every time she began to enjoy a moment with Piper it felt like Paige was silently judging her, on the other hand this girl made her feel safe.
"Ok so I am about to say some things that are going to sound crazy but you have to promise to listen." Paige mimicked crossing her heart.
"There is something about you. I can't explain it I can only feel it. Every time, you touch my hand it's like this bolt of energy comes into my body and energizes my entire being. I haven't felt safe in a long time but being with you for a couple of hours has completely rebooted my system. There is something about the way you look at me and talk to me. It's like you go right through me and I feel so exposed…an…and I miss my girlfriend…I love my girlfriend, but she left me alone. She left me with this big empty space that I have had to deal with for weeks. I keep on filling it with school, and friends, and family but everything has fallen through until now. You fit. This may be the first time we have ever met but it feels like I've known you forever…it feels like my heart knows you." Emily was completely out of breath by the time she got out her last word. Her face was flushed and soaked with slow tears. Paige didn't know what to do. She didn't want to move, or speak or anything. She just wanted to feel. Everything she couldn't remember seemed to be locked behind this door, and as she sat there next to the most amazing woman in the world she realized that Emily was her key.
They finally made eye contact but Emily could only hold it for a second before she turned her head towards the window. Paige took her finger and turned Emily's face towards her own. "Don't look away." Their lips crashed together in a passionate battle of longing and need. As soon as their lips touched, a wave of emotions flooded their systems evoking untapped emotion. Paige moved her hand from Emily's side into her hair and deepened the kiss. Emily responded grasping at her Paige's arms pulling them as close together as possible. Flashes of memories made their way across Paige's brain, small snippets of information that had been lost to her for so long.
In the same instance, Emily's heart began to over flow with stimulus as every part of her being was on fire. She finally realized why this girl was able to fill her void. She firmly broke the kiss and looked into the girl's eyes, "Paige?" As their eyes were locked together, the carriage door opened again and Hanna, Aria, and Spencer were standing outside. "There you are Em we've been looking for you everywhere." In that moment Paige's instincts kicked in and she fled out the door past them leaving Emily in a pool of her own emotions.
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