Hey all! I wanted to get this chapter up sooner but I got distracted a bit. I started Orange is the New Black and that's all I could think about for a while. I also started watching Torchwood for the first time a few days ago and I became hooked and emotionally destroyed *sobs over Children of Earth* Alright so the barbecue at Emily's house wanted some more action so this I'm calling BBQ part 2. As always thank you for your lovely reviews/ follows you are all amazing.
P.S. If you aren't already doing so I highly suggest going over to wedonite1113 story "It's So Fragile." It's amazing and beautifully written with a great story and perfect build up. The last chapter had me screaming. If you need more after that (which lets me honest, we all do) You NEED to go read "Resting on your Laurels" by the amazing scriptmanip, no words are needed.
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Chapter 12
Naomi's POV
I follow Emily into the house, still a bit flustered at the entire situation, perplexed that Anne was even able to make me draw blood, the only explanation being that I was totally distracted by the redhead dancing with me. Can you blame me?! Still, the fact that she was able to make me bleed is astonishing. And if Emily were to kiss me like she did every time I bleed then I'll be sure to bleed around her more often. I come across the doorway and see Emily in the kitchen putting some ice in a towel. She grabs my hand, pulls me further into her house and brings me in the bathroom, putting the towel with ice in the sink.
"Sit." She points to the toilet and starts to rummage through the cabinet.
"Emily if you wanted to be alone we could have used like a bedroom or something."
She scoffs. "As if all of our friends being here would have stopped me from jumping you." She pulls out a first aid kit and places in on the sink which is right to next to the toilet.
"Alright Campbell, let me look that nose and lip." I reluctantly let her grab me underneath my chin and inspecting my nose and slight cut on my lip.
"That bitch hit you pretty good."
"Fucking cow... I was a bit distracted or she would have never got that punch in." Emily brings up a wet towel to wipe the blood around my mouth and nose. She gently wipes the dried blood off of my face, all the while getting closer and closer to me. Eventually her legs are on both sides of mine, almost straddling me. She puts the dirty towel down and picks up an antiseptic wipe, gently pressing it to the cut on my lip. I wince at the stinging that the wipes brings about.
"You big baby." Emily smirks at me, continuing on with the process, eventually ending up sitting on me fully, with both legs on either side of mine.
"I'm starting to think that Anne punching me was really just a plot that you two hatched up so you could corner me in a bathroom. How very forward of you Emily Fitch." She chuckles and pushes the wipe into my cut causing me to wince.
"That's for having a laugh." She smirks at me, throwing the wipe into the garbage, never leaving my lap. We both look at each other, the mood shifting without notice. I look into Emily's eyes and I'm overwhelmed by the emotions that I see in them. She runs her fingers on the side of my cheek, starting at my jaw and working her way up towards my eye. I close my eyes without even realizing it, relishing the feeling of her hands on me. It's like the simplest touch from her ignites a fire within my stomach and I'm powerless to fight it. I was stupid to even try for so long.
"Naomi, I'm sorry." I open my eyes and look at her directly.
"For what?" I bring up my arms and wrap them around her, my hands rubbing patterns on her back. Both of us relaxing in the arms of the other and for the briefest of moments I was terrified by this. Technically we aren't even together, we haven't been on a date and yet it's like we simply fit, like we were built for each other.
"For Anne punching you... and for Anne in general really." Her face is full of remorse.
"Emily, don't be silly. If anyone should be apologizing it's me. Everything that happened is my fault. I just..." My voice trailing off.
"What Naoms?"
I take a deep breath, building up the courage to let Emily in just a bit. She's quickly chipping at my walls and I wasn't even aware of it.
"I was afraid. Afraid of what would happen if you said no to me... and even more afraid of what would happen if you didn't. Ems, it's just... my life is messy and complicated and there is some things that I can't tell you right now."
"I don't care Naomi... just promise me that you'll tell me when you're ready?" I nod, not trusting my voice because I don't know if I can ever tell Emily the truth, I don't want her to be dragged into that world. She leans in and her lips meet mine, gently at first but eager. Both of us intending for it to be a quick kiss but both of us getting carried away. The kiss becomes more urgent, more passionate as she slips her hands around my neck, pulling at the base of my hair. I moan into her mouth, getting more turned on by the moment. I take her bottom lip between my teeth and gently nip and pull, resulting in a deep growl from Emily. She pushes into me even harder, both of us pushing our hips into each other, trying to get as close as possible. Emily pulls away from my lips and attacks my neck with vigor, working her way up and down my neck, biting and licking along the way. My hands find their way underneath her t-shirt, searching for as much skin as possible. I scratch down Emily's back, Emily rewarding my efforts with a loud moan. I hear a loud knock on the door, both of us jumping at the sound.
"Come on lezzas, take your hands off each other for two minutes. Eff's got a new song she was working on and wants our opinion. Come out to the yard when your get yourselves together bitches." I hear the unmistakable sound of Katie's heels walking away. We both look at each other and burst out into a set of giggles.
"Well we can't keep her majesty waiting then can we?" I say jokingly. I open the door to the bathroom and mockingly bow.
"After you m'lady."
"Why thank you kind sir." Emily chuckles and walks out of the door with me following closely behind.
We make our way outside into the yard and see that most of the people who were here earlier have left, the only people left being those in our group. I see Effy with her guitar in front of our gang. It's something that we always look forward to, a new song from Effy. She's incredibly talented and we've grown used to being her guinea pigs before her performances, which she does regularly. Effy first started playing after Freddie died, both of us finding her singing soothing and since then she hasn't stopped. She's even gathered quite the following around the city, most people knowing her in underground clubs and of course at open mic night at Goldz.
"I didn't know that Effy could play the guitar."
I smile at Emily. "Just you wait Ems, you're in for a treat."
"I was a bit inspired for this song. Let me know what you think." Effy smiles and winks at me and starts the song, gently playing the guitar and silencing the small conversations that were still going on.
This is the first day of my life
I swear I was born right in the doorway
I went out in the rain suddenly everything changed
They're spreading blankets on the beach
Effy's voice is soft and raspy, somehow deeper than when she talks. She captivates everyone with her voice and presence when she performs, not all that different when shes not performing. Everyone is always drawn to Effy. Effy looks up to me in between the her words, a mischievous smile on her face. She looks back down at her guitar and continues.
Yours is the first face that I saw
I think I was blind before I met you
Now I don't know where I am
I don't know where I've been
But I know where I want to goAnd so I thought I'd let you know
That these things take forever
I especially am slow
But I realize that I need you
And I wondered if I could come home
I look over at Emily, completely moved by these lyrics, unable to shake the feeling that these two verses were meant for Emily and I. Knowing Effy and seeing her smirk, I realize that I'm right, this was meant for Emily and I. Emily looks at me and smiles gently, grabbing my hand and pulling it into her lap, letting Effy say the words that neither of us are brave enough to say just yet.
Remember the time you drove all night
Just to meet me in the morning
And I thought it was strange you said everything changed
You felt as if you'd just woke up
And you said "this is the first day of my life
I'm glad I didn't die before I met you
But now I don't care I could go anywhere with you
And I'd probably be happy"So if you want to be with me
With these things there's no telling
We just have to wait and see
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck
Than waiting to win the lottery
Besides maybe this time is different
I mean I really think you like me
As Effy sings the last two verses she looks up with a small and content smile on her face as she looks over at Katie, making it clear that these words are about them. Leave it to Effy to make our lives into a beautiful song. It's soft and yet aggressive, full of feeling and raw emotion. I feel Emily grip onto my hand tighter, obviously feeling the emotion within the song as well. Effy finishes the song with a bit of beautiful guitar rifts which always blow me away. The song ends and we all clap enthusiastically for her. Cook yelling for drinks, obviously seeing this as a means for celebration.
We all drink considerably more than we intended to, which if I'm honest always happens. We stumble into the house to our respective sleeping spots, Cook falling asleep outside underneath a table, Panda and Thomas on their parents bed, JJ on the couch, Effy in Katie's room, which left me alone with Emily and her room. I eye the bed, looking at the spot were we will both be sleeping for the night and I can't help but be afraid. Afraid because I'm not sure if I can share that little of space and keep my hands off Emily, especially knowing that no one will interrupt us this time. As much as I want to sleep with Emily I don't want it to be with the rest of our friends in the house and as corny as it sounds I want it to be special. Emily climbs into the bed, pulling down the cover for me to enter as well.
"Relax Naomi, we're just sleeping. Come to bed." She obviously had seen my hesitation, I guess don't hide my emotions as well as I thought I do, at least around Emily I don't. I crawl into the other side of the bed, careful not to touch Emily, afraid that if I do I'll never stop. I lay on my back, not moving. I feel Emily turn on her side to face me.
"Naoms, relax. I promise I won't try anything... unless you want me to." She winks at me and I can't help the laugh that escapes my lips. I relax slight but still am on edge.
"Naomi..." Emily grabs my chin and makes me look at her. "Relax." She brings her lips towards mine and kiss me so gently its almost like she wasn't even there. I feel myself relax and push my lips into hers a bit harder but still keeping the kiss gentle and under control, afraid of loosing control in bed with her. Her kiss instantly relaxes me, she wraps her arm over my waist and I pull her closer, both of us breaking away from the kiss and simply holding each other. I'm surrounded by Emily's scent and it's where I want to be forever. We both fall asleep in each others arms, until the vibrating of my phone in my pocket wakes me up. I gently untangle Emily from me, both of us becoming a mass of entangled limbs as we slept. I pull out my phone and read Giles name across the screen. I turn on the bed, still sitting down but my legs hanging over the edge, feet touching the floor.
"Hey Giles. What's going on?"
"Oh good, you answered. I thought it might have been a bit to late. There's a group of traveling succubi that you need to take care of. They're causing a havoc around town."
"I take it that mean now yeah?"
"Yes, I'm terribly sorry but they might not be in town for a while and we need to take care of them now. I'll meet you at the graveyard." I hang up the phone. Of course it had to happen tonight. I look over at Emily and brush a stray hair out of her face, smiling at how cute she looks when she's asleep. I lift myself off the bed and begin to make my way to the graveyard.
"Let's get this done and over with. Effy and Cook will have a fit if they wake up and I'm not there."
"Yes, yes, lets get on with it. Now there appears to be three of them and they don't seem to be the brightest, but none the less, don't take any chances."
We make our way over to the succubi, the three of them totally unaware of out presence. I take out one of my favorite daggers, one that Buffy had given to me on a visit, and stab one of the in the back before they even had the chance to relax. Giles strikes quickly on the other one but wasn't able to get the jump on him. I focus my attention on the last succubus that has quickly regained it's shock and is now charging at me. It hits me full force and I fall to the ground, losing my dagger. I roll trying to deflect as much of the tackle and possible, whilst freeing my arms and landing a few punches to the succubus. I get back on my feet quickly, hands up ready to attack. I see Giles out of the corner of my eye, having the upper hand on the other succubus, he'll soon have him finished off. The succubus charges again but this time I'm ready. Right before it hits me I roll out of the way of the charging creature. I roll in the opposite direction of the succubus, towards my dagger, which I pick up mid roll. I rise quickly, turning around and seeing the succubus still thrown off from my sudden disappearance, his back facing me. I quickly throw the dagger and hit him in the back of the neck, he falls to the ground lifeless. Out of the corner of my eye I see Giles take care of the last one but that's not what draws my attention.
"Giles, did you see that flash?!"
"No, I'm afraid I didn't. What did it look like?"
I think it over for a bit. "Like a camera flash. Over there." I point to a grave farther in the distance.
"Should we check it out?"
I debate it over in my head. I'm probably just seeing things, I haven't gotten much sleep lately. In fact the only good sleep I've gotten was tonight, lying next to Emily, it was like she chased the nightmares away. Thinking of Emily, I desperately want to get back, not really having the energy to investigate something else.
"No, lets go get out of here, I'm sure it was nothing" I say this to Giles, but I can help but feel that someone is out there watching me.
Thought? Opinions? Reviews? ;)
Also the song in this chapter is First day of my life by Bright Eyes. For some reason this song just spoke to me and I had to have it in here. Just wanted to let you all know in case anyone wanted to have a listen. I highly suggest them.
Until next time.