We hid our hands between both of our hips. I could tell she was surprised and a little uncomfortable due to the whole situation. I know neither Tavi nor Gwen noticed, but I could care less even if either one of them did. I cocked my head toward the bedrooms, pulling her along into her room because it was the most private out of all the rooms. Hey, she is the leader of the team afterall. No one ever dared to enter her room due to what was truly at stake, and, let's face it, it wasn't worth it, ever.
I pulled her into her room and held her close. I wrapped my arms around her back and pressed her body against mine and brushed her bangs the the left side of her face a little more since it did block my view of her olive eyes. I put my hand on her face which was devoid of color with the exception of a bright red. "D-Dew…" she said. I brought face so close to mine, even to the point where our noses were touching. I made small movements with my mouth. They were a little disjointed, but I made it there. I felt every muscle in her body contract upon making contact with her, so I had decided to rub her body gently to ease the tension in her body.
She had begun to relax her muscles a bit and pushed herself into me, even to the point where our breasts made contact with one another. She had wrapped her arms, gently but securely, around me. I had withdrawn from the embrace, but she quickly locked me back into another one. I pressed my tongue against her lips much like a neighbor who'd welcome the newcomers to the neighborhood. Much like the newcomers to the neighborhood, she gladly welcomed me in. Though this embrace was merely a miniscule, fleeting moment, it meant so much more. This was the mark of my victory. I broke myself free from one set of chains finally.
After pulling back from the last embrace, I had pulled back again, allowing the small trail of saliva form a temporary bridge between the two of us. We both wanted this for a long time. We never had to mention it; we both knew how we felt, so there needed to be no word exchange; we could just let things happen as nature intended us to do. I stared directly into her eyes, letting my forehead touch hers. She smiled meekly, but I could tell she was also fed up denying it. She gladly accepted into her heart without a single shadow of a doubt anymore. Behind closed doors, we had ceased to care anymore.
She pulled her scroll out to check the time since we had lost power at some point during the night and didn't even bother to reset the digital clocks we had from Vale. "Almost time to go," she said in an almost whisper kind of way.
"Alright," I replied proudly. She opened the door to leave the room. That was the moment my heart sunk into my gut. I wasn't joking about the whole closed door thing. I was so secure in the sense of privacy and security the door being closed guaranteed to both of us, but now that it's open, we were both vulnerable. She noticed the discomfort, so she gestured me out much like a mother holding her child's hand and telling the child that everything was okay. It felt like I was taking a leap of faith, but I trusted her.
It looked like Octavia and Gwen were just getting everything together and packed for the day as usual. It seemed like I had forgotten something so basic and almost essential to privacy and secrets. Outside, beyond closed doors, life goes on as if nothing ever happened. Nothing so foul or impure ever happened behind those doors. Nope. Not a damn thing. Normally I don't say ever say this, but ignorance is bliss. I'm not hurting anyone. She's not hurting anyone. We're not hurting each other. Who the hell cares? Even if somebody cared, who says they need to know? That's right: nobody. It's none of their damn business.
I pulled my things, already packed, and chimed, "Morning, Gwen! Morning, Tavi!" This is it. I can finally hold my head up high for real this time. This isn't some facade. No, this is real. It can only continue to be this way only when the doors are shut.