Hiiiiiiii I am glad you all seemed to like the last chapter! Sorry for the extra 2-week hiatus, I was at con, then Nationals (for fencing oh wow so cool yeah I guess) Now on with more pain, right?
Did I say pain? I meant plot.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the series about being stuck at home
Chapter 21
"Are you sure you're alright with this? I mean, we don't have to if you don't want to." Kanaya asked Rose for the twentieth time just on their way home from school.
The blonde nodded. "Absolutely sure. If she has an issue with it, I'll deal with that some other time, but I think she should know." She lifted the hand that was intertwined with Kanaya's own and kissed it, making the raven blush. "I'm finally happy, and I think my mom would be happy to know that."
"I suppose you're right." Kanaya smiled. When they reached the door, Rose unlocked it and stepped to the side, allowing Kanaya to step in first.
Rose followed, closing the door behind her. "Hey mom, we're home!" She shouted.
Roxy walked down the stairs, still dressed in pyjamas. "Hi sweetie. Hi Kanaya. How was your day?"
"Good." The younger Lalonde responded. "Hey, do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?"
Kanaya sat down on the couch, heart pounding in her chest. It doesn't make sense that I would be this nervous, would it? I suppose it's just natural. I don't really know how her mom is going to react. She played with the hem of her skirt, trying to avoid eye contact with anyone.
The older Lalonde sat down in a chair across from the two girls. "Alright. What's up?"
"Well," Rose started off, then paused to take note of how much Kanaya was fidgeting. She placed her hand on top of the raven's in an attempt to keep her still before continuing. "I just thought that I would let you know that as of today, Kanaya and I are dating. I know this may be a shock to you, but I hope you understand and accept that we love each other."
Roxy paused for a second, then slowly nodded. "Alright. So what is it you wanted to tell me then?"
Kanaya was confused. What does she mean? Is she denying it? Does she not like the idea of us dating? "Uh, Roxy, that was it. That's what we wanted to talk with you about."
Suddenly, the mother laughed. "Oh that was it? That's a relief. Listen, I've known you two liked each other practically since day one. It certainly took you long enough to get together. I'm happy for you guys. Good for you."
"Uh… okay then. Thanks for… understanding, mom." Rose said, clearly unsure of how to take this information. "Well, we are gonna head over to Kanaya's house now and wait for Porrim to get home. I'll see you later, I guess."
The two girls stood up, waved goodbye, then walked out of the Lalonde residence hand in hand. "Was that suppose to happen? That was weird." Kanaya asked as they strolled down the street.
"To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what just happened either." The blonde responded. "I mean I figured she would be chill with it, but I certainly didn't think she knew all this time. It's not a bad thing, just not what I expected to happen."
Kanaya and Rose arrived at the Maryam house, and walked in to find it empty. "Porrim's probably gonna be home in a bit. She said she was going shopping after work."
"Alright. No problem." Rose said, sitting down on the couch next to Kanaya. "Hey, are you okay? I mean I know this is like a big deal and stuff, but you look like you've seen a ghost or something."
The raven sighed. "I don't know. It's just that… what if Porrim doesn't accept me? What if she turns out to be one of those people that doesn't like that I'm not straight and tries to disown me or something?"
"That's not gonna happen, Kanaya. Seriously, your sister seems too cool to do something like that. Besides, she loves you, and I'm sure she would love you regardless." Rose placed her hand under Kanaya's chin and gave her a small peck on the lips.
"Yeah you're probably right." Kanaya responded. Immediately after, she heard the door lock begin to jingle. "Sounds like she's home."
The door opened, and Porrim walked in, carrying two bags of groceries. "Hey Kanaya. Oh, hi Rose. I didn't expect you here. How are you two?"
"Fine thank you. Happy Valentine's Day." The blonde said, clearly attempting to ease into the subject.
The older Maryam chuckled. "Yes, for what it's worth, Happy Valentine's." She put down the bags. "Kan, are you okay? You look pretty pale."
Crap, is it that obvious? Kanaya gave a nervous laugh. "I'm fine. Actually, could you sit down for a sec, I have to tell you something."
With a look of concern on her face, Porrim sat down. "Sure, sis. What's wrong."
"Uh, well, nothing's wrong per sey. Today at school, I… uh you see Rose had… the thing is…" Kanaya stuttered, her legs shaking. She felt a hand rest on top of her thigh, and looked to her left to see Rose give her a reassuring smile. She took a deep breath, calming herself down. "Porrim, today Rose asked me to be her… her girlfriend. And… I said yes."
There was a pause of silence that seemed to last hours for Kanaya. Oh God this is exactly what I feared would happen. She doesn't like it. She's just trying to think of a nice way to say how much she doesn't approve. She began to talk really fast. "If you aren't okay with it, we can figure something out. We can cool it or whatever. I don't want you to be uncomfortable or anything because of-"
"Kanaya calm down! I didn't say I wasn't okay with it." Her older sister explained. "It's just a lot to take in is all. I'm extremely happy for the both of you, I just kind of assumed you were straight. There's no problem with it. I guess us Maryam's were cursed with not being straight, huh?" She said, snickering.
The younger Maryam paused. "Wait, what? What exactly do you mean by that?"
"Oh, I suppose I never did tell you. Well, since it seems to be confession time…" Porrim trailed off. "You see, I have definitely been known to play multiple sides of the field. Most of the time, when I told you I was dating some guy but wouldn't bring them home, it was usually because that 'guy' was actually a girl. I have no problem with dating guys, but there's also something about girls that just tur-"
"And we're going upstairs now thanks for the talk Porrim I love you." Kanaya took Rose's wrist and beelined it to her room, shutting the door behind her.
"That was… something." Rose commented as the door was shut behind her.
Kanaya took a deep breath. "Yup. To say the least, I was not expecting that. Well, as long as she's fine with it, that's all that matters, huh?" She walked over and sat on the bed.
The blonde walked up to Kanaya, standing in front of her. "Of course. And hey, Kanaya." She took her girlfriend's head in her hands. "I'm proud of you for doing this." She leaned down and planted a small kiss on the other's lips.
The other girl smiled. "Yeah, well… I couldn't have done it without you there."
Rose flopped down on the bed, pulling out her phone. She saw she had a few text messages. I am so bad about answering these sometimes. Probably won't ever change, just something that is. She opened one particular one that caught her eye.
Sollux: hey ro2e. how ii2 that jack iinve2tiigatiion goiing?
Rose: Oh. I guess I totally forgot about that. I've been busy doing a lot of… other things recently.
Sollux: yeah? liike what?
Rose: Well, are you busy right now? I wanted to talk with you anyway, so why don't we skype chat for a bit. I could probably even get Karkat and Dave on and we can discuss all this stuff.
Sollux: nah iim not bu2y. 2ure that 2ound2 good. iill call you on 2kype.
Again, sorry for the extra two weeks. It will hopefully be back on a regular schedule now!
~Jane