React and Interact
Pair: Marie and Sarah (romance)
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The only person who knew was Jimmy. He was the only person Sarah would ever think to confide in. Not to mention the only person she had to confide in. As freshman, they were the underdogs of the school. No upperclassmen would go near them and all other underclassmen were wrapped up in their own problems. She and Jimmy had come to think of it as "them against the world," and they rather liked it that way. It made them feel dangerous. In fact, that was how Sarah had come across her.
Sarah remembered Marie from when she and her sisters were still terrorizing the cul-de-sac kids. However, the rivalry had cooled off when most of them had left middle school for Peach Creek High and Sarah hadn't seen much of the girl since then. Now, hanging out at the edges of the lunch room and on the periphery of most school events, Sarah saw more and more of the social renegade. The senior's hair was a bit longer and choppier, her makeup was darker, her ears had more piercings, her clothes were more tattered, and, to Sarah, she looked absolutely tantalizing.
There had always been something about the Kanker sisters that Sarah secretly admired. Sure, they had terrified her when she was nine (they still did a little, actually) but they knew what they wanted and they went for it. No one messed with them. And Sarah liked that, even if it meant the object of her desire was that much further out of her reach.
However, facts had never stopped Sarah before and Jimmy, though a little worried about the whole crush, was obligated to encourage her as her best friend. So the red-headed girl found the guts to approach her target during lunch one day. Meaning she simply walked up to the table Marie was occupying, smacked her lunch tray down in a fit of nerves, and sat in one of the vacant chairs. She then slowly began to eat, willing herself not to choke- she hated how nervous Marie made her, but it was an oddly addictive feeling. "Uh… Can I help you?" Marie asked, raising an eyebrow and frowning.
"Nope. Just eating lunch." Came Sarah's short reply- "play it cool," had been Jimmy's advice.
"Uh huh. Nowhere better to sit?" Marie continued, still with a mildly offended look on her face.
"Not really."
"…Ooookay, then."
There was awkward silence after that. Then Marie's lunch period ended and she left the table without a word. Not exactly the encounter Sarah had hoped for, but it would do.
After that, she began walking up to Marie whenever possible. Sometimes she would try to talk, sometimes she would just stand there in silence. After a little while, Marie began to make begrudging conversation with her. Soon after that, the conversation became less forced and they actually attempted to share interests. Once, Marie had even offered Sarah a cigarette, but it had nearly made the younger girl throw up. However, the blue-haired teen had been there next to her, smacking her on the back and telling her the first was always the worst.
Before either knew it, a couple of months had passed. While talking, Sarah had unwittingly followed Marie home. She blushed and said her goodbyes to her friend, and was stunned into utter paralysis when Marie leaned over and pecked her on the cheek before heading inside. "See ya tomorrow, Squirt!"
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Author's Note: Don't shoot me! This was difficult… I know it was pretty light stuff, but I've never written femslash before. I don't look forward to other female/female pairings involving the Kankers… it'll be hard.