Lucy placed a pot of water over the stove, enough to make hot water for two people. Entering the living room where Lucy saw Levy curled up on the brown couch, Lucy began to laugh.
Heading towards the desk that was covered in papers, Lucy shuffled through the overcrowded surface, searching for the chapter that she was working on. After a few minutes Lucy found the papers she was searching for, smiling to herself she turned around to find a sleeping Levy, curled up with her head in a book with a blanket wrapped around her.
"She sure does know how to make herself at home," Lucy mumbled as she walked over to the couch where a sleeping Levy now sat.
Lowering the papers onto the coffee table, Lucy sat next to Levy, not too close, for she was afraid of waking her. Levy's back gently rose up and fell back down, in sync with her breathing, as little mumbles escaped her mouth. Lucy watched Levy thoughtfully, observing the faint outline of her jaw, and the rosy shade of color that tinted Levy's cheeks. Lucy leaned in to tuck a stray strand of hair out of Levy's face, but Levy had turned her head, still asleep, so that her face was now facing towards Lucy's.
Unable to keep her thoughts in line, Lucy observed Levy's face once more, now looking at her long feathery eyelashes, how they brushed her skin gently. Then to her lips, where Lucy could see a hint of pink in them, with the light hitting her skin, Lucy saw a kind of shine to Levy's lips, making them seem as glorious as if she were an angel.
Lucy's eyes fell gentle, with her mind in awe, she couldn't as much grasp the lovely image of Levy. Lucy leaned in closer now, her face only inches from Levy's. As her eyes scanned Levy's face once more she leaned in even more, planting her own lips onto hers.
For a split second, Lucy thought that this was right, the feeling, the touch of her friends lips on her own. She was in awestruck , for now she felt like everything was wrong except for this one moment. Levy's lips, tasting like chocolate, was the sweetest thing Lucy had ever had, with it being both delightful and shockingly amazing.
Just as Lucy was about to pull away she felt Levy's lips start to reciprocate her movements, snaking her arms around Lucy's neck. Shocking Lucy, she pulled away at once, not sure if Levy was either awake or just not fully aware of where she was. Either way, Lucy felt her cheeks start to burn, the feeling of embarrassment and shock overwhelmed her, having her left taken aback.
A loud hissing sound started to rise from the kitchen, bringing Lucy back to her senses as she rushed to remove the pot from the heat. Putting the tea bags into the two tea cups that Lucy had set up, she replayed the image of her and Levy's lips moving together, but then thought regretfully of that image for her face felt like it could melt anything it touched.
Grabbing the pot of hot water, Lucy poured the water into the tea cups. Setting the pot aside, Lucy walked over to the kitchen sink, turning the faucet on for cold water, then began to splash her face with the cold liquid, trying to relieve some of the heat in her cheeks. After a few splashes more she turned off the tap and grabbed the closest dish cloth, dabbing her face till it was completely dried.
Lucy lowered the cloth, looking up to the ceiling she asked herself, "What are you doing Luce?", as tears slid down her face she continued, "What's happening to me?"
Wiping the tears away, Lucy headed towards the fridge in search for sugar cubes that would be put into the tea.
As everything was finished put onto a tray, Lucy headed out to the living room. Shocking her she saw Levy start to awaken as images of her and her own lips moving together flooded Lucy's brain, making Lucy feel a heck of a lot of embarrassment.
Placing the tray on the coffee table she handed Levy a tea cup, placing two sugars into the cup, Levy took it acceptingly. Lucy then added two sugars to her own cup, avoiding eye contact with Levy as much as possible, afraid of whether or not Levy would have any recalling of the kiss shared between them both.
"So," Lucy started, " H-how was your nap?" She asked Levy, as she raised her cup to her lips, to block the view of Lucy's quivering lips.
"It was alright," Levy paused,"I don't know why but I had a really weird dream." She said, then raising her cup also to take a sip of the chai tea in her spear mint colored cup.
Laughing weakly Lucy replied, "Oh? That does seem a bit weird. I didn't know that my best friend had a crush on someone and she didn't tell me one detail at all yet!", she said as the images of their lips on each others flooded her mind once more, as shades of pink started to rise on Lucy's cheeks.
"Oh, it's no one, really," Levy explained with a wave of her hand, while she chuckled at Lucy's uneasiness.
As the conversation started to fade, both girls sat in their places, sharing the comfortable silence between them.
"Hey Lu? Could I ask you a question?", Levy asked, looking down into her own reflection that rippled in her tea, also rubbing the side of her thumb against the cups' rigid sides. Levy felt unsure of how to ask Lucy her question.
"Sure, ask away my friend." Lucy said as happy as possible, to hide the uneasiness in her voice.
"Ok, well, I was wondering, just maybe, if you were," Levy paused, clearing her voice she continued,",in love, with me?" Levy asked falling silent as soon as she had said her question.
A sudden ringing started, as the once comfortable silence, was no longer one. The air felt as though it was hard for Lucy to breathe in, as Lucy stayed unresponsive for a few seconds.
"What?", Lucy asked in shock, her eyes wide from Levy's earlier question.
Lucy thought to herself, "How do I explain this now," as she felt her eyes close, not wanting to be here no more.