Chapter 1
Chapter 1 -
Lexa couldn't believe that her older sister Anya dragged her to a college party. She preferred to stay indoors with a good book and pillows nestled to her sides, surrounding her as if she were in a makeshift fortress. Instead she was forced to endure the harsh sounds booming from the party and the harsh, cheap smell of liquor around her.
She stood in her soft, blue camisole paired with an intricately woven cardigan and white jeans near the dancing crowd. She wanted to join in, but was anxious over whether or not her moves would look clunky even though she was very athletic, right down to her fluid gait.
Lexa was on her way to find Anya to tell her that she was absolutely ready to return to her safe haven when she heard a full boisterous laugh coming from what she thought to be the most beautiful girl at the party dancing. ‘Fuck,’ she thought, ‘ I am so gay’. She shook herself out of her reverie and headed towards the drinks when she found Anya. ‘Of course Anya would be on her way to getting hammered,’ Lexa mused.
“Hey An, I think it's time for me to head home and call it a night.”
“Woah woah woah. Hold up. You've only been here for 20 minutes. You haven't given it a full chance yet. Stay. Have a beer. It's your first year here and my last. I'm handing you the baton. Plus, the only thing you should be headed to is getting some head. Amirite?,” Anya said confidently while her eyes started to get a little glassy.
Lexa was grateful everyday that she had Anya, but not when Anya kept on pestering her about her about being with someone, even a quick someone for a night.
“That dear ole’ sis, was terrible. You're usually more fully formed than that. I think it's time to cut you off,” Lexa stated as she turned to reach for the bottle in Anya's hand.
What she didn't notice was the girl behind her stretching to get to the booze that Lexa was currently blocking. They ended up colliding into each other and some of the beer Lexa grabbed from Anya found its way to the girl’s burgundy long sleeved shift dress.
“I am so so sorry,” Lexa spluttered as she quickly turned to the person behind her that she bumped into when she suddenly came face to face with the girl she had been eyeing only a few minutes prior. The girl had some dots of beer on her dress, but Lexa took most from the hit with a stain already forming.
“Hey, it's okay. No harm no foul, right Babe? Maybe you can grab a bottle we can share to make up for the spill. We should give you a small pat down while we’re at it.”
Lexa’s eyes widened comically. The girl before her was forward. Lexa was at a loss for words. She was not used to this.
“Umm, you okay? I didn't run into you too hard did I?”
What felt like minutes went by as Lexa found out how to move her mouth again. “I…” ‘Talk. Yes, talk. Off to a good start Lex. You really deserve a pat on the back for that’ Lexa thought sarcastically. “I uh, I'm fine. Are you okay?,” Lexa asked as her eyes roamed the other girl checking for any sort of bruising.
“I'm good. Not a scratch on me,” the girl chortled, “I'm Costia by the way. And what can I call the beautiful girl standing in front of me?”
“Lexa. I'm a.. Lexa. You can call me Lexa” the brunette stuttered. She tried to reassemble her scattered thoughts, but all she could think about was Costia’s bright smile and deep brown eyes.
“You know, I think you're in my environmental science class. With Professor Pike? It's too bad he assigned partners in the beginning of the semester. I would've chosen you. You seem to know all the answers even when it's rhetorical question; although, Octavia isn't too bad so I'm not complaining. You got paired up with Lincoln right? Those two have been staring at each other for so long. I wonder when they're ever going to get it on.”
“I haven't noticed that. Lincoln has been a very attentive partner during labs. Perhaps he did mention an Octavia but I mistook it for Arkadia, the school that he transferred from. Maybe it is I who should be more attentive. Ugh, now I feel terrible.”
“How about we help them out then? Get them to ‘suddenly run into each other’ and then they'll start making out?”
“I think we could make that work. You probably skipped a few steps there, but it seems probable. I like it,” Lexa said in a playful manner as a smile worked itself onto her face.
“Great! Well Lexa, I should probably hand you back to the girlfriend. The one that keeps eyeing us,” Costia said as she pointed to Anya, who made herself scarce when she saw the two girls talking. She hid behind the curve in the wall while peeking over at the two, though failing miserably due to her slight intoxication. When Anya noticed that she'd been caught, she simply downed her drink and started talking to the person next to her as if she's known him all her life. Lexa was a little jealous over how at ease Anya was with conversing with people. Lexa felt like a bumbling idiot next to her.
Lexa quickly interrupted Costia. “No. Anya? Noo no, she's my sister, not my girlfriend.”
“Ahh, so it's okay if I give you my number then? I mean, we are planning on getting Octavia and Lincoln together. It's best if I were able to call you whenever to start scheming,” Costia stated.
“It's completely okay. Yes,” Lexa said as she internally winced for sounding too eager. ‘Calm yourself’ Lexa repeated over and over until her nerves calmed down a bit.
“Great. Use it sooner rather than later yea?” Costia said while she took out the phone that she spotted in Lexa’s pocket. She then grabbed the bottle on the table next to Lexa and left with a wink.
Lexa was left watching Costia get lost into the crowd when she felt Anya punch her arm.
“Oww! The hell was that for!?!”
“Never knew my baby sis had game. Nice. Better put that number to use,” Anya said as she ignored the way Lexa was staring at her indignantly while rubbing her arm.
“Whatever. I'm ready to go home now.”
“Fine fine. I've gotten you halfway laid Kid. Now you only need to make sure you don't muck it up. Come on, let's go home,” Anya said as she swayed from all that alcohol she consumed.
“Alright Boozy, let's get a move on then,” Lexa said while hooking her arm to Anya's, guiding them out of the party to their apartment near campus.