Yard of Blonde Girls
Nat realized she felt kinda tingly around Misty when she helped pick up cones with her one day. The way Misty’s hair would bounce back up every time she stood completely up. She noticed Misty wasn’t tall , it wasn't a problem for her but she never noticed before then. Her glasses barely slid down when reaching for the cone. Nat thought it was a bit odd but what did she know about glasses? She bet Misty knew a lot about glasses. Her slightly faded freckles along with her big brown eyes. She was a freak but so was Nat. Nat liked it. She liked it a lot actually.
Nat is a pretty shameless person and even though she barely has her limits , she was confused by her feelings for ….Misty Quigley? The concept of liking girls wasn’t new to her , she’s always known but the girls in question were models or characters on the tv. She’s never had a real life girl crush. She didn’t know what to do at all. She had to ask someone…But who?
When she told Van it didn’t go so well. Van made some comment about Misty being a loser and Nat flipped out on her , leaving with her middle finger in the air. Okay that was a bit much she admitted but at least it confirmed one thing. She definitely likes Misty.
She started by doing simple things like saying hi , she adored how Misty’s face would light up whenever she said it. After a while it sorta lost the spark. It became routine so Nat tried to compliment her. “I like your cat sweater” she said and Misty paused.
Wait, is this even a cat? What the fuck Natalie.
Nat tried to say something else before Misty beat her to it. “I like your fishnets , my mom says only strippers wear those but i think it’s a really cool fashion piece and goes great with how you look!” Misty blurted out , Nat barely understood her but at least she wasn’t wrong about it being a cat. Nat sorta giggled at the stripper comment , if it was anyone else she would’ve been pissed but she knew Misty meant no harm. “Thanks Misty” she replied and went to her class.
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Misty did not know what was happening. Nat was being weirdly nice to her. Was it weird or just how people who are liked normally feel? Misty was confused but she was happy someone was being nice to her. What if Nat has some secret evil plan with the other soccer girls? Misty thought about the terrible possibilities of why Nat was being nice to her.
When Misty got her first compliment, she was so excited about it !! Like someone as cool and pretty as Nat thinks her sweater is cool! Misty was losing her mind the entire day , replaying the compliment in her head over and over again. She barely paid attention to her lecture that afternoon , not that she had to because she already knows all the material.
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Nat walked into her shared dorm and immediately was meant with the sight of Lottie and Laura lee kissing. Laura jumped back and took a look at herself in her pocket mirror before even making eye contact with Nat. Lottie didn’t care as much , she turned to Nat “How did your class go” she asked nonchalantly.
“Fine I guess. Nothing new” Nat replied trying to sound calm but she had to tell Lottie about her “improvement” with her “very secret crush” and she couldn’t say that in front of Laura.
She liked Laura but Nat wasn’t exactly the holier than thou type. Neither was Lottie but she guessed she had some sorta pass. “Make any progress on your crush?” Lottie asked and Laura looked at Nat in shock , “You have a crush on someone ?” . Nat was screwed.
She ended up just telling Laura about her “secret crush” and to her surprise Laura asked the one question Nat wasn’t expecting , “Is your crush Misty?”.
Nat stared at her in disbelief. Lottie was a bit confused but she didn’t immediately make gagging noises , maybe it was because Misty and Laura shared a dorm so she guessed they had become friends. “Your crush is Misty?” Lottie asked , her tone not sounding mean or rude.
Nat just slightly nodded.
So the “get Nat and Misty together” plan was put into place.
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Laura Lee and Lottie pulled out every stop to get Mistynat together. Like EVERY SINGLE STOP POSSIBLE. Until they landed on the amazing idea of locking them in a closet and not letting them out until they confess. It was more of Lottie’s plan but Laura didn’t mind it after some convincing.
Misty was confused when Laura asked if she could go to Lottie’s dorm and get her textbook , but Misty likes doing things to help her out so she went anyway.
Misty walks in Lottie’s dorm , just letting herself in because any “friend” of Laura’s is a friend of hers of course ! When she gets in she immediately locks eyes with Nat , Misty has come to find that she finds Nat really really pretty. And funny. And cool. Misty tried to say hi but her throat closed up and she couldn’t get the words out.
she just settled on a wave and Nat waved back.
Misty looked around for the textbook until she saw it under a pile of clothes in Lottie’s closet. How do she and Nat live like this ?
She made her way over to the closet and started to move the clothes out of the way , then Nat’s phone pinged.
Misty didn’t pay mind to it until Nat started walking over to the closet as well.
She took the textbook and tried to make her way out until Nat asked her something , “Can you get that shirt for me?” she said.
Misty saw her pointing at a pink shirt she’s seen Lottie wear a few times , she grabbed it and before she could hand it over Nat fell on top of her and they both fell into the closet.
Before either of them could figure out what was happening before Lottie closed the door.
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What the hell is going on? Nat thought as her and Misty were pushed up against some of the shelves in the closet. Her ankle wasn’t in the best position and she felt like she could hardly breathe with how little the closet was and how close she and Misty were.
When she tried to back away her back hit the door and she heard Misty gasp at the sound.
“Sorry Misty , I'll um attempt to open the door or something.” Nat said and she felt Misty slightly nod against her , Misty is never quiet so she had to be kinda freaked out about the whole situation.
she could barely turn her body around to jiggle the doorknob, she felt her backside hit Misty’s front and she could barely control her body temperature anymore. God she felt like sweating.
She saw something pressed against the door but she couldn’t quite make it out between the cracks in the door , so she called out.
“Lottie! Open the door!” she said and even Misty knew she was getting pissed now. She was going to yell out again before she heard Lottie’s voice on the other side , “No one is getting out of the closet until feelings are confessed!”
What is she doing?
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Misty heard Lottie yell on the other side and immediately froze up. She could smell Nat from how close they were , she smelled like cigarettes and cherry perfume. Misty liked it.
Sadly Misty couldn’t spend her time smelling Nat when her head was racing about Lottie’s comment , what feelings ? Is this a prank the soccer girls are playing on her? Misty was freaking out until Nat moved her way back in front of her.
“So Lottie has completely lost her mind and I think when we get out of the closet we should kick her ass.” She said , her lips inches away from Misty’s.
Misty gave a breathless laugh and then the closet was silent. Should she say something ?
“You’re really pretty Nat.” she decided to settle on , even in the dim light she could see Nat’s expression change. She couldn’t tell if it was good or bad.
God it was probably bad.
“You’re really pretty too. And you’re smart and you’re funny even if nobody really laughs at your jokes. And I've been crushing on you since the first semester.” Nat said in one quick breath.
This can’t be real.
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Lottie was getting bored to say the least. It’s been maybe five minutes since she locked them in the closet and she actually did kinda want her shirt.
She didn’t hear any yelling or cussing , all she could hear was mumbling back and forth. Her and Laura Lee had a date in a few hours and she wanted to make sure she looked her best and looked at every possibility for her outfit that night.
She removed the chair from under the closet door knob and opened the door. All she saw was a blurb of pink and black falling down on to her.
Apparently being in a dorm closet improves your confidence while also making your balance ten times worse.