Sonya crossed her arms and looked down at her, “Twelve seds, you’re improving bit by bit. It’s almost a shame I have to go to Europe week,” Sonya said with a small smile, reag down to her, “Need some help?”
Lillian shook her head and pushed herself to her feet. A knee buckled a little and she put her hand on it to stabilize it. “N-no, I’m fine,” She grunted, fixing her fa a determined frown.
Her teacher tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, “Oh? Aren’t you tough?” She said with an admiring smile before taking a quick step back, resting her hands behind her bad swaying a little, “Going to be a top hero in no time at all.”
“Maybe,” Lillian grunted and looked at her hands, the golden fmes appeared on her fiips before retrag, “If only I get a handle on it. Miss Bck Lotus says I have a long way to go, but she’s been a big help,” Lillian said, gng up a bit hesitant at Sonya. She wasn’t blind, there was something going oween Bck Lotus and Sonya and it wasn’t a happy thing. “She’s done a lot for me.”
Sonya pursed her lips, “Has she? Well,” Sonya reached up and flipped her ponytail over her shoulder, “Keep listening to her. If anyone help you, she ,” Sonya said befng up and past Lillian, her expression ged from one of mild disio curiosity and then amusement. She raised an eyebrow, “That’s iing.”
“What is?” Lillian asked, gng over her shoulder. There was nothing there but the operao the dojo. She frowned, fused, damn I missed it. She scratched her short hair and looked back at Sonya who was fixing her with a stare. She was really, really close, nearly o nose. Lillian shifted back a bit, C-cologne? She blinked and staggered bato her butt. “Huh? What was that about?”
Sonya quirked a lip at her from above, “Oh, just making a social observation,” Sonya said with a chuckle and walked past her, “Hit the showers, Landrey!”
Lillian scrambled back to her feet and watched the woman sashay out, hand raised in goodbye. She rouhe er around the entrao the dojo and disappeared. Lillian stared at the spot she’d just been and frowned, scratg her head, “What the heck was that all about?” Lillian mumbled with a sigh, rubbing her arms and cheg for any marks. “No fresh bruises at least,” She muttered before taking the woman’s advid making her way towards the on building.
Uhe showerhead she rest her forehead against the wall, Twelve seds, still nowhere near a passing grade. I know I’m only a few weeks in but still, I feel like I’ve hit a wall, She sighed and shut off the shower, drying herself off aing dressed. She scratched her head again, Maybe I should try a different approach? Direct blows don’t seem to do muow that I’m past ten seds. Maybe I ask Bck Lotus to teach me some feints. She smiled, Yeah that’s a good idea!
Freshly determined and blessedly she stepped out of the shower and rouhe er just in time for a soft hand to nd on her shoulder. She gnced bad saw pink eyes staring at her with slightly unhinged mirth, “Uh… Hi Miss ovna?” She babbled as the woman got closer and gri her.
“Hi to you too!” Sonya ughed and ed her arm around Lillians, “Walk with me,” She ordered and started to lead Lillian towards the on area, “So I was thinking,” Sonya said, tapping her lips, “We should talk a little about the design of your hero outfit, it’s oo early, I think. You like e, right?” She said pyfully.
Why is this happening? Lillian groaned inwardly as the woman dragged her along. “Uh, I mean sure, I guess,” She rubbed her neck, “I like e a lot but it doesn’t have to be the whole thing. Should we be talking about this out in the open, I thought we were supposed to be keeping it on the down low, c it up for now,” It was true, Sonya was a bit of a flirt and an etric but she was definitely off today. What was her game?
Sonya gnced in one dire and smiled impishly, even going as far as to shoot a wink. Lillian started to turn in that dire when Sonya pced a finger on her abs and she looked down with surprise, “Now Lillian, I would never cover all this up! That would be a terrible business decision! I have a desighat I’m rather close to who would be ecstatic to have you as a subject. I’m pnning oing up with her in Europe actually, I bring her a few of ygestions.”
Lillian stared down at the hand and then up at Sonya, “I have a question.”
Sonya tilted her head and smiled ily, “I’m here to listen!”
Lillian’s face went a little deadpan, “Why are you flirting with me?”
Sonya gasped and put a hand over her heart, “Lillian, I never! I am an instructor!” She snorted and grinned before patting Lillian’s arm, “I’m just messing with you, you are so cute, holy it’s a shame you haven’t found a belle yet, seems to be a fad these days at the camp,” Sonya said looking a little sad for a moment, gng off to the right again and grinning. “You know, if someone doesn’t bite soon, I might have to take even more drastic a,” She tilted her head forward and looked straight into Lillian’s eyes, “You’re smart but…” She leaned up and put her lips to Lillian’s ear, “Perhaps you could try to be a bit more decisive?” She whispered and pulled away with a slightly manic ugh.
Lillian bliwice, staring at the mischievous woman as she took another pyful step back. As she did, a blur moved between them and a hand grabbed onto her wrist. Sonya barked out anh a ughing as Lillian ulled down the hall and towards one of the side rooms. She hadn’t even realized she was being tugged along until she gnced down and saw a bck hoodie in front of her. She gnced over her shoulder at the crazy woman who gave her a wink and a thumbs up before turning away again with a ugh.
That crazy…
She ulled into the side room and the door smmed shut behind her. She looked down into a pair of white eyes that looked into hers with frustration. There were little tears there. Bits of bd white television-snooked out from beh Snow’s hood and she was gripping her long baggy sweater tightly enough that her shorts could actually be seen for once. Lillia her shoulders slump a little bit, “Y-you- I-” She hesitated as the girl looked up at her even more ily, “We-” She cleared her throat. She wao just piow up and hug her, she knew what Snow wanted her to say right now. It was just embarrassing.
Snow frow her, she didn’t pull out her phone.
Lillia out a breath and forced herself to rex, letting an easy smile cross her face. “We’ve beey inseparable since we met, huh?” Lillian said, trying to figure out what to do with her hands and just letting them rest at her side helplessly.
Snow’s hard face rexed a little and her frown quirked a little bit towards a smile, just a little.
“You-” She cleared her throat and flushed, “Me-” She swallowed and stumbled a bit. “Dang it this is hard,” She scratched her head. “I’m just better when-”
Snow threw her head back with a noiseless groan and whipped out her phone. She reached up and grabbed Lillian by the sleeve and tugged. Lillian crouched down a little while Snoed furiously on it for a moment with one hand. She shot Lillian a petunt look before shoving the s in her face.
Lillian rexed, “I do that,” She said and looked up into Snow’s pale eyes, “If that’s alright with you.”
Snow’s face fell, thehrough a whole litany of emotions as her hand trembled against Lillian’s jacket. She pulled herself forward a her head against Lillian’s chest, giving it otle punch food measure.
“Yeah I deserved that, sorry,” Lillian said and ed her arms around Snow’s trembling shoulders. She rest her on Snow’s head as a message appeared tht.
“Yep.”
“Hey now, not dense, just didn’t know how to-”
Snow pulled bad grabbed her by her face. Her hands were delicate, soft, a little small, but the young woman didn’t hide that she’d grown a little strohrough her ditioning training. She turned Lillian’s head towards hers and gave her a gentle kiss before pulling back with the biggest smile Lillian had ever seen.
Lillian stared at her for a heartbeat before ing an arm around Snow’s waist. The smaller woman blinked and Lillian gave her a hard look.
“e here.”