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Girls of a Feather Purr Together	By : Spiritmonk Category: +G through L > Gravity Rush Views: 1914 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Gravity Rush, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1
- 2
Author's Note:
This is a story of two girls falling in love. Its not a quick one-off fling. It's awkward, cute, slow, and, on occasion, sexy. Just like young love.
Which is a roundabout way of saying: if you've come here for the purely sexual content, you're going to have to skip to half-way through Chapter 3!
I HIGHLY recommend you don't skip, though. Part of the magic of two people becoming intimate for the first time is the flirting that leads up to it, how much anticipation is behind every move, and how long they've been waiting for it. This counts double for the reader, I think. ;)

Hope you enjoy. <3 ~Arcturius

Chapter 1:

Kat stood in front of the fountain in the city-center of Pleajeune, her eyes scanning the night sky. Lit up from the sparkling lights of a city that never knew quite when to call it quits, the air was bright and alive with music and the noise of a plaza of merrymakers and students embarking to enjoy their first night of the weekend. Surrounded by this crowd of people talking and laughing, Kat alone stood quietly, occasionally joining in with the conversation of the two people standing next to her, but mostly just watching the bright darkness above the surrounding buildings, as if waiting for something.
Her odd feline companion, Dusty, jumped up, landing light as a feather on Kat's shoulders, and rubbed against her neck. The boy next to her patted her lightly on the arm, startling Kat out of her reverie.
"She's definitely coming, Kat." Newt smiled at her. "Take a note from Dusty, and don't worry! She probably just got held up."
Echo, standing with Newt's arm across her shoulders, piped up, "Yeah, she seemed excited to join us. This is the first time she's going for a night out in our city right?."
Kat nodded at the pair. "Well it's only like my third time with you guys too." She looked back at the sky with a troubled look. "But it's already 15 minutes after we said we'd meet. I just hope something bad hasn't happened to—"
"Hey," came a voice from right behind her.
Kat spun around and found herself staring right into Raven's bright blue eyes. She jumped and exclaimed "Raven! Gosh you scared me."
Raven looked at the three of them apologetically. "I'm really sorry I kept you waiting. I'm still bad at judging how long it will take to get places on foot."
Newt looked surprised. "You walked? Why didn't you fly?"
"Yeah where's your…" Echo looked as if she was about to use a word that she decided mid-sentence might be inconsiderate. "….friend?" She finished, rather uncertainly.
Raven jerked her thumb up, and Kat could barely make out a small black avian form perched atop one of the nearby buildings.
Then the dark-haired girl looked down. "I… didn't want to draw attention to myself." She glanced up at Dusty, curled around Kat's neck and said wryly, "But I guess I didn't need to bother."
Dusty mewed softly at Raven and then dropped upwards off of Kat and fell towards the raven sitting above.
Kat took no notice, however, as she had finally realized what had been nagging at her mind every since laying eyes on Raven. She looked, in fact, totally different from usual. Her long hair was done up in an elegant bun, that was somehow devoid of its usual red, leaving just a dark, deep black. She had changed from her usual flowing, revealing black outfit, into a pure-white dress that covered her chest tattoo modestly, with dark blue accents and trim, and a skirt that reached to just above her knees that fluffed out lightly. Her long, pale legs extended beyond, drawing the eye, and on her feet were cute white flats with little blue bows.
Kat hadn't even realized the guarded, headstrong girl she'd fought both against and with had such a cute side to her. But here she was, looking both drop-dead gorgeous and adorable in a way that made Kat a little jealous. She suddenly, acutely felt that her simple black shirt and shorts weren't anywhere near sufficient in comparison.
Raven noticed Kat staring and suddenly looked at her feet, shuffling them a little.
Kat felt a bit stunned and didn't know exactly what to say first, so Newt was the first to comment. "By the way, Raven, that getup's awesome. Don't think anyone would even recognize you. But you'll definitely still be drawing a lot of attention you know. Just of a different sort."
Raven smiled and said, "Thanks, Newt. Also call me Sachya, okay? I want to try avoiding being the girl who helped save Hekseville for tonight."
He grinned. "Sure. You did mention before that was your real name. Sorry, old habits die hard, but I'll try. Echo, you helped her pick the dress out, right? Great job."
"Yeah, I did," Echo said, smiling at Raven. "It looks even better on you than it did on the mannequin. What do you think, Kat? Is she going to be getting all the guys or what?"
Raven glanced back at Kat awkwardly, and Kat noticed the usually unaffected, stoic girl actually seemed to be shy.
Raven said quietly, "Yeah.. I know… It's a bit different."
Kat shook her head, and said falteringly, "Wow, no, I… wow. You look, like, really killer. Honestly… Just, wow." She cleared her throat, and said truthfully and a little more clearly, "You look gorgeous, Raven."
Raven smiled at her a smile that would have charmed the heart out of any young man's chest. Kat wasn't a young man herself but she realized she understood where they'd be coming from on this. She kicked herself for calling the girl Raven again though.
Newt slipped his arm off Echo's shoulder and dropped it down to hold her hand. "Alright, now that we're all here, let's get going! To the bars!" He started off, waving the two girls to follow.
Raven stepped after him, ignoring the many stares from passerby that she and Kat were getting. Kat had a sinking feeling that in her company they might still recognize the dark-haired girl as the renegade-turned-hero, Raven. She hadn't even thought about it, but she realized Raven must still feel guilty about having been a wanted criminal in Hekseville. Kat had tried to reason with her that it was all that awful D'nelica's fault, that he had tricked and forced her into acting against the best wishes of the town, but Raven still felt bad. Even though public opinion was more than willing to forgive her early attacks on their city and protectors. Anyway, that's probably why she had gone through the trouble to dress up and wear clothes that were so unusual for her.
Kat glanced up at the two strange animals up in the sky, and tried to motion for them to stay out of sight and above the ground, but also to follow after them. It probably ended up looking like she was trying to fend off a swarm of small bugs from around her face. But the bird hopped on Dusty's back and the cat bounded off the rooftop towards where Newt, Echo, and Ra—Sachya were walking. So maybe her strange motions worked. Or maybe the odd creatures were just better at understanding people than Kat felt she herself was.
Sachya looked back and said "Coming, Kat?"
Kat smiled and shouted "Yep!", skipping after the dark-haired girl. She caught up and grabbed Sachya's arm in hers. They walked side by side, arms linked, following their two friends.
Kat leaned close to Sachya as they walked through the streets full of people and said in a low voice, "I'm really glad you came. I've been out with Newt and Echo a couple times before but they're always so.." She rolled her eyes and inclined her head at the two lovebirds, who were holding hands and engaged in conversation about which of the various bars in the area they should be heading to. "So very…That. It's hard not to feel like the odd one out or something."
Sachya glanced at the two and said, "I see what you mean. They're really good together, huh?"
Kat faked a yawn, "Yeah, well, childhood friends turned lovers when they discovered their long-coveted feelings for each other were mutual and they were made for each other. Blah blah."
Kat had pretty much gotten over her initial crush on Newt, to the point where she was able to poke fun at herself about it. She turned back to Sachya and said brightly, "But now I've got you! So I don't have to be the third wheel." She squeezed the girl's arm tightly.
Sachya smiled at her and said, "Yeah. And thanks for inviting me. This is all new to me."
Kat gasped and exclaimed "Oh my gosh, I just realized, we should totally try to get Yunica to come sometime!"
Sachya laughed out loud at that, "Hah! No way, she wouldn't come. She's too formal, and, now that the military's in restructuring, really busy too. I can't imagine her setting aside her hand-cannon of a lance and the rest of that 'Sea Wasp' getup to dress up for a night out."
Kat nudged her, "Well look who's talking. You're here, and dressed up even, I might add! Seems to me like anything is possible at this point!"
Their banter continued until the four friends reached their destination. They entered, sat down at the bar, and ordered a round of drinks. Newt and Echo filled them in about the recent goings on and gossip at Arquebus Academy, and their personal plans for next year. Rounds of shots, and glasses of the fruity, exciting alcoholic concoctions of Pleajeune went by in a whirl. Kat realized that she'd probably had enough to drink when she started hiccuping every time she laughed. She also considered herself pretty well-acquainted with gravity at this point, but when she got up to use the restroom it seemed the dang thing was pulling on her in all the wrong ways; she could barely walk straight. Echo was flushed a bit and kept absentmindedly twirling her finger in Newt's hair, which was in turn distracting Newt some from his recounting of the effects that the recent Sea Anemone debacle had had on the Academy's class schedule.
Even Rave—Sachya looked like she was having a good time. She wasn't talking much, but she was quick to smile at Newt's jokes and was keeping up with them all drink-wise. Kat watched her out of the side of her eye. The way the dark-haired girl laughed and the way she sat… it was all so alluring. Kat found herself scanning the bar for men more than once, not so much to look for cute boys, but more to check to see how many of them were looking at Raven. Maybe it was the light, but the bottom half of her hair seemed to be somehow slowly regaining its bright red hue. Kat wondered how long it took her to do her nails like that, and found herself imagining Raven sitting alone in the hotel room that the government had provided, wrapped in a bath-towel, her long legs tucked against her chest as she applied the polish. While she was lost in thought, Raven happened to notice Kat staring, and Kat looked away quickly. It seemed to Kat that this bar was a couple of degrees too warm, even for a summer night such as this.
Time seemed to lose track of itself somewhere between the blue of Raven's eyes, the fiery red of Newt's hair wrapped around Echo's finger, and the laughing of friends. Kat was really glad she had a group of people she was able to spend days off with. She recounted for them her adventures in Gabe's rift planes, although she left out the odd old man himself and the fact that he would have her jump into a spinning star-hole under his jacket to get her there. Raven joined in then, talking about Kat of all things, telling them all about how the two of them had fought under the boiling red walls of the Inferno realm.
"This girl here handed my ass to me, although I didn't admit it to myself at the time. You've got one hell of a kick there, Kat" Raven grinned slyly at her, resting her head on her hand, her blue eyes hooded with alcohol or mischief. Kat wondered how much of a difference there was.
"I said I'm sorry!" Kat protested. "And I didn't beat you that badly or anything. If anything it was a tie…" Raven raised an eyebrow and smirked. "…That I guess I kinda sorta won a little," Kat finished grudgingly.
"So that's actually where you recovered parts of Pleajeune from, isn't it?" Echo looked amazed. "Well I can't pretend to really understand what you mean when you talk about Rift planes and Magma-walls, but it all sounds very exciting."
"Yeah," Kat added thoughtfully, "But you should have seen Boutome. The village they had set up there is really cool. And that's where Ra—Sachya and I really started working together."
Sachya nodded, but it seemed to Kat like her smile faded ever so slightly.
"Oh, look, Echo!" Newt said excitedly, "It's Polgara and Draft!" He was pointing at a tall girl and a dark-skinned boy standing with her, who looked decidedly drunk. Newt turned back to the table and explained, "They're in our class at Arquebus." He waved and when the girl named Polgara noticed him, she tapped Draft, who smiled when he noticed the table, and the two started making their way over.
When they got to the Kat's table (Draft almost forgetting to stop, and looking dangerously close to bumping into it), Polgara said "Hey Newt, Echo. Fancy meeting you here. And who are these tw-"
Draft piped up, interrupting excitedly, his eyes bright behind his glasses as he looked at Kat. "Oh wow! Is that the Gravity Queen?! You weren't kidding Newt, you really do know her!"
Kat glanced sideways at Newt, who sort of shrugged and grinned guiltily. He held up a finger in a gesture of pacification and said, "Note that I don't go around bragging about it or anything, Draft's just a good friend."
Kat smiled shyly, "Hey, no problem. I don't mind. Nice to, uh, meet you."
Draft adjusted his frames and then noticed the other girl sitting next to Kat. His mouth fell open a little, "Oh my gosh, and you.. aren't you that other shifter? Raven? Wow, I can't believe two of Hekseville's famous saviors are here together!"
Newt's eyes got a little wider and Echo punched him in the arm lightly. Raven was staring at the drink in her hand. Newt cleared his throat and interjected quickly, "No, hold on Draft, this isn't… Her name is—"
"Yeah, I'm Raven." Raven interrupted, looked up at Draft and nodding. Kat tried to figure out what she was thinking but the girl's face was mild and expressionless.
"Gosh!" Draft said, "That's specular. Spectacular! You two were really something, going up against that crazy military thing. I news it! I mean, I saw it on the news!"
"Thank you, by the way," Polgara added, looking from one girl to the other kindly, "I don't want to think about what state our city would in right now if it weren't for you two."
Kat smiled somewhat nervously and Raven said, "Don't mention it."
Raven stood up slowly, her white dress sparkling faintly in the lights of the bar. "It's a little hot in here. I'm gonna step outside for a bit. Excuse me."
Kat watched her turn and weave through the tables, her bun definitely streaked with her signature red again. She hoped Raven was ok. Things were going so well tonight, she could almost have made it all the way through without being recognized as both the girl who saved Hekseville, but who also had, behind the scenes, been basically forced into fighting for its continued separation and dissolution. Not like it was Draft's fault… if anything, Kat felt like it was more her own fault. Maybe Raven should come out with Newt and Echo alone next time…
Draft and Polgara pulled up chairs and struck up conversation immediately. Draft looked like he wanted to barrage Kat with questions but Polgara, probably noticing the worried glances being thrown towards the door Raven had exited, thankfully nudged him and steered the conversation back towards Arquebus. A few minutes passed (it felt more like an hour to Kat), but Raven hadn't come back inside yet. Kat glanced back at the table and saw Echo looking meaningfully at her, trying to get her attention. Echo subtly cocked her head towards the door in a "Go!" motion.
Kat smiled gratefully and stood up quickly. A little too quickly, she realized as she gripped the table to steady herself. Apparently the alcohol hadn't completely worn off yet.
"I'm gonna go, um, check. On her. I'm sure she's fine but uh, yeah. It was good to meet you both." She added, looking at Polgara and Draft. Polgara nodded and Draft looked a little dismayed.
"Aren't you coming back?" he asked, plaintively.
Newt smiled, "I'm sure they are, but Kat, take your time."
Kat caught his wink, but wasn't totally sure what it meant.
"Yeah, um… right. Ok, back in a tick!" She stood more carefully, her balance under control now, and made her way outside.
A quick scan of the few groups of people standing outside the bar in the street told Kat that Raven wasn't anywhere around down here. Without hesitation, Kat called up into the sky, "Dusty! Come on down."
A few seconds later the star-flecked cat descended quickly from the sky above, and landed unnaturally gently with a meow right next to Kat's foot. Kat bent down and sat on her heels, speaking to Dusty earnestly. "Hey, have you seen Raven? You were hanging out with her bird right?"
Dusty purred confidently and flicked its tail toward one of the taller buildings viewable from their spot on the ground. Kat rubbed its head and stood up. "Great. Let's go."
She felt the usual sensation of her body growing weightless as she lifted off the ground, floating off the tips of her toes. She heard gasps and shouts coming from the people around her, and looking down at her arms she remembered that she always turned a dark, otherworldly, starry red whenever she used Dusty's power. She still wasn't sure how she felt about that part of using gravity. The rest of it, she'd come to realize, was pretty great.
Suddenly, the world flipped upside down, and Kat was hurtling upside-down towards the top of the building Dusty had indicated. She heard a shout of terror from behind her and as she glanced back she saw that a man walking out of the bar behind her must have accidentally gotten caught in her field, and was hurtling alongside her. His mass then broke out of her personal gravity and he flew toward the side of the nearest building. Kat yelped and her arm shot out, using a bolt of her powers to direct him into landing gently, if a little ruffled, in a nearby tree. She really had to work on not accidentally picking up random people when she fell around.*
When she reached the top of the building, she saw Raven sitting on the far ledge, leaning on her palms, legs dangling over the street many floors below them. Most people would probably feel some vertigo but both Raven and Kat had gotten more than used to enormous heights. Raven was still wearing the dress from before but her beautiful waist-length hair was down from the bun, and as Kat had suspected, was back to its usual two-toned color scheme. Raven's companion had been sitting on her shoulder still as stone, but turned its head toward Kat as she appeared, and cawed. Kat touched down on the roof, and Dusty scampered off to the side, Raven's bird joining, and they began to play fight.
Kat stepped forward towards Raven, who reached up and rubbed her arm across her face. But her voice was quiet and steady when she spoke.
"Hey," said, and patted the ledge next to her, without looking back.
"Hey Sachya," Kat said, as she stepped forward and lowered herself to sit right next to the other girl. She looked over and was about to continue but got interrupted.
"Nah, it's ok. You can call me Raven." Raven said, still looking out over the city skyline.
"Oh, whew. Ok," Kat smiled at Raven. "I was having trouble thinking of you as Sachya. Honestly, to me, you're probably always going to be Raven…
"A-and I think that's good!" Kat quickly added. "Everyone loves you now. They know you saved the city, so the rest shouldn't matter."
She looked for some sort of confirmation from Raven. "Uh… right?"
Raven smiled back wryly, meeting Kat's eyes for the first time on the rooftop. They were the same brilliant blue as ever, perhaps even more bright from the lights illuminating the city below. But they also looked a little red around the edges, underneath her eyeliner.
"Yeah, I'm actually ok with Raven. I've been Raven so long that it's… just who I am." She brought her hands in front of her and, in an uncharacteristically vulnerable way, starting absentmindedly picking at her nails as she stared down at nothing in particular.
"If anything, it's just that… It's 'Sachya' that I'm not comfortable with being yet."
Kat thought she understood that. They sat in silence for a little while until Raven spoke again.
"Thanks for not asking me about my past down there, about how I got from Boutoume to Hekseville, and all. Everyone else was sharing their stories at the bar and I… I guess I'm not quite ready yet."
Kat nodded, and scooted closer, placing her arm lightly around Raven's waist. The summer night was gentle and warm, so the gesture was more out of comfort than anything else. "Hey, yeah. It's ok. I figured you might need some time. No worries."
Raven, seeming to accept the arm around her, nodded. "When Newt was about to introduce me as Sachya to those two other students, I found myself wondering if that's really how I wanted to be called by the people of this city. I tried it out tonight, but… It's no good. It's still so foreign to me. I mean, yeah, Sachya used to be me, but now…"
Raven trailed off, her voice sad. Kat squeezed her a little. Raven paused, then sighed deeply, and continued, "When you mentioned Boutoume too, it reminded me. About… Zaza. And the others."
Kat saw the other girl's eyes flick toward where they both knew the Ark was being held safe, surrounded by a team of scientists working diligently trying to find a way to open it and free the children locked inside. Even Kat, with her gained ability to see into the realm beyond, to view what wasn't there before, had been unable to open the door. It seemed like something about the trip through Gabe's portal during the fight rendered the Ark inert somehow. Gabe didn't know what happened, and whatever Cyanea had to say on the matter was as cryptic as always.
"So that's why I came out here," Raven concluded. "Although it actually did feel hot in there too, I wasn't lying."
Kat said, "Ah, I'm stupid. Sorry, Raven. I shouldn't have brought up Boutoume. You know, everyone's working as hard as they can to find a way to save those kids. They'll get them out. Zaza too. Just wait and see."
Raven sighed again, interlacing her fingers in her lap, the black and red of the polish contrasting with the white of her dress.
"But what should I do when they finally get it open? What should I tell Zaza?" She said, looking lost.
Kat took a deep breath, "Well, I mean, Zaza really misses his little sister… And it sounded like he blames himself for her disappearance. He showed me the picture he had too. I know he'd be overjoyed to find out that she was still alive, not to mention that she's been looking out for him and his little makeshift village all this time."
"But you just said it yourself," Raven said. "He misses his little sister. For him, Sachya disappeared one day and never came back. How can I go up to him now and tell him that I'm Sachya? I'm older than him!"
She was talking more loudly now, the words sort of spilling out. Her eyes looked like they were watering a little and she clenched her fists in her lap.
"I'm older than my older brother, Kat. How messed up is that? All that time I spent here, searching for some way to get them all home, all those years… And it was just days for them! And as for me, I've been Raven here in Hekseville for so long… Longer than I've ever even been Sachya, actually. You saw the picture! Do I look like that now?! Zaza himself didn't know who I was when he saw me… It hurts, Kat, when your big brother looks at you and can't even recognize you. Maybe I'm just a different person now. Maybe Zaza's Sachya should just stay missing…"
She stopped, trying to recompose herself a little. Kat rested her hand on Raven's fist, gripping it gently. She wasn't sure exactly what to say, but she knew she had to say something. That was the most Raven had ever opened up to her in the weeks they'd known each other.
"Listen, Raven… I don't know what it's like to have siblings. I don't remember anything about my life before I found myself on Hekseville. So I don't really know what you're going through exactly. But… you should have seen Zaza when he talked about you. He loves you, Raven. And that's not going to change no matter how old you are. You guys are family. And that's important. Everyone needs… people to rely on. It's hard to be alone, we both know that. Our little astral buddies are great, but you need people."
Raven's hand unclenched and Kat smiled, weaving her fingers slowly in between Raven's, trying to comfort her friend. "Besides, we did the hard part already. We found a way to get them all here. So while the capable people of Hekseville work on opening the Ark, you have time to figure out what you want to say to Zaza."
Raven nodded and smiled a small smile, "Yeah, I know. And really, I'm so relieved. I was so worried I could never save them." Her eyes met Kat's again, and softened. It dawned on Kat how close they were sitting. Kat could even smell Raven's perfume. It was dark, sultry and mysterious; perfect for her, but somehow in contrast to the cute little white and blue dress she had on.
"You know, I don't think I would have been able to do it alone. So… Thank you, Kat. Really. For everything"
Kat smiled at her, blushing a little despite herself, "Oh, it was nothing. It's not like I could have done it alone. We make a good team."
"Yeah.. You know, I'm really glad I have you around, Kat. I haven't had to be alone ever since that moment with Nushi on the Ark."
Raven closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and sighed for the third time, but this time Kat was totally surprised when she leaned over and Kat felt Raven's body rest against hers. Her fingers were still entwined with Raven's, and her arm was still wrapped around the girl. Raven let her head fall on Kat's shoulder.
Kat sat there, holding Raven, not quite sure how she'd gotten into this situation, and also wondering why the world was still spinning a little. Had it always been doing that?
Raven was quiet too, but then she said, "Also… I'm… pretty drunk."
She giggled then, which to Kat seemed even more surprising than having her lean up against her, and added, "…In case you hadn't noticed."
Kat smiled, and admitted, "Yeah, I'm still drunk too, I think. I'm pretty sure Dusty's not doing anything but my insides feel totally upside-down."
Raven's voice came faintly from her shoulder. "Yeah, I know the feeling…"
Kat couldn't really turn to look down at Raven but she leaned her head over and rested her cheek against Raven's hair. She was so warm, and still smelled really good.
The two girls sat just like that for a while. Kat stared out over the city the two of them had helped to save, and she was glad she had someone like Raven that she could rely on. Being this close, holding her, feeling Raven breathing in sync with her, and the girl's incredibly soft and warm body against her own… it just felt right. It felt like home in a way that Kat hadn't felt since she had put together that little makeshift tent in the sewers. This might even beat that out, Kat reckoned. She wondered if this is what having a sister felt like. Or maybe this was different. A best friend, perhaps.
Raven broke the comfortable silence first. "I feel kind of bad about ditching Newt and Echo. Not enough to move, mind you… but still."
Kat said, "Nah, don't worry about those two. They have all they need in each other. And besides, they also have Draft and that other girl, Pol…gara, to chat with. I don't think they expected you back any time soon."
"Mm, good." Raven murmured as she nuzzled her head closer into Kat's neck. "I'd rather be here right now anyway. That 'Draft' kid looked like he was about to explode with questions about gravity and whatever."
Kat laughed, "Oh my Creator, you're totally right, he was! He sat down after you left and I could tell he was just about to drop them all on me. Thank goodness that date of his pulled him out of it. I'd like to be able to go one night without someone asking me how I don't go splat when I fall from the top of the clocktower."
"Called it," Raven chuckled.
"Speaking of dates…." Kat segued slyly, poking Raven playfully in her side. "I saw many a cute boy back in that bar that seemed really interested in the beautiful, mysterious girl with black hair in the cute little white dress. You sure you don't want to go back, take a look at your pickings?"
Suddenly Kat felt Raven's body stop moving and go kind of rigid against her. Kat lifted her head, glancing down at Raven's head and paused, suddenly unsure what she'd said. She couldn't see the expression on Raven's face.
Raven didn't say anything for a few more seconds, and when she did speak, Kat got the feeling she was trying to choose her words carefully.
"You should know, Kat, that that's actually… not really my thing. Cute boys, I mean. I had a good time at the bar, but I wasn't paying attention to the guys…"
Kat said, "Oh, well, that's cool, tonight wasn't really about that anyw—" Then something occurred to her. Her eyes flew wide and she gasped in realization, and Raven flinched almost imperceptibly.
Kat's mouth had stopped working, "Oh, wait do you mean… OH. Ohhhh. No, wait… Do you mean…"
Raven didn't say anything, still rigid and unmoving against Kat.
Kat tried to finish the thought that was suddenly taking up most of the space on the roof. "So you… like… girls, then?"
Raven removed her hand from Kat's, and quickly stood up, lifting herself out from under Kat's arm. Dusty and the bird, who had been standing together on the chimney cover nearby, looked at the two girls, startled by the sudden movement.
Kat looked up in dismay at Raven, who wasn't looking back at her. Raven's face was turned away from Kat.
"Yeah, I do, actually. And I just made things weird. Sorry Kat, I didn't mean…" Raven shook her head slightly, and looked down at the street below them. Her blue eyes looked hard. "It must have been the alcohol, I let myself get a little too comfortable. Don't worry, I won't get the wrong idea or anything."
Kat stood up too, too shocked by the revelation and the rapid turn of events to put cohesive words in her mouth. "No, Raven, I…"
Raven took a deep breath and interrupted, "Ok, I should probably get home. Drink some water, sober up. Thanks for coming up here after me."
She still hadn't looked Kat in the eye. The bird left Dusty and flapped on to Raven's shoulder, and Raven's body glowed a deep, bright blue. For the umpteenth time that night the thought of how beautiful Raven was flitted through Kat's mind. She suddenly desperately reached forward and called out the girl's name as she grabbed her arm, just as Raven was about to step off the edge of the building.
Raven finally looked back at Kat as she stepped back on to the roof, her body's hue returning to normal, the white dress again sparkling in the light from Pleajeune. Kat met Raven's eyes and in their bright blue depths Kat imagined she saw confusion, and a bit of shyness. She had the distinct and weird impression that if Raven was a turtle**, she'd be about to pull back into her shell.
Kat cleared her throat, not letting go of Raven's arm, and said, "No, Raven, really. Listen. You know… the night doesn't have to end here. And I don't mean going back to the bar. Syd told me about this military party thing he's going to tonight, and…
Kat took a step back, letting go of Raven's arm, suddenly feeling very self-conscious. "It, uh, sounded pretty fancy… Do you want to… umm… stop by and take a look at it… with… me?"
What the heck am I saying? Kat thought, wildly. She realized that at some point during that invitation she had been the one to look away this time. When she looked back into Raven's eyes, they were still looking at her, but the confusion and vulnerability seemed to be mostly gone.
Raven studied her carefully, and said, "You sure, Kat? I can see that you don't swing that way, so… Just so we're clear… As friends right?"
Kat realized that Raven was trying to get it all out into the open now, to leave no misunderstandings, but Kat found that she just wasn't that sure about what she felt or what she wanted. Looking at the other girl standing in front of her, Kat just kept remembering the way Raven had smelled, and the softness of her body.
Kat swallowed, realizing she was now blushing furiously. "I, uh… Raven, I don't know. This is all so… I just…"
She grasped for some way to try to explain how she was feeling. Then one came to her.
"I want to go as…" she continued, and then gestured with her arms down at the ledge they were standing on, where they had been sitting curled together just a couple of minutes ago.
"That. I want to go as that. That, just now. And I… " She looked away, feeling terribly embarrassed. "And no, I don't know what that means, really… Sorry. I just know that that felt really nice and… And I think this night is going really well so far and I don't want you to think you've ruined it," she finished in a rush.
Kat took a few breaths, and then looked back at Raven and saw that she was smiling. It was a soft, warm smile.
Raven took a step forward and reached her arm out slowly, catching Kat's hand, and Kat again felt the warmth of another person's hand in hers as Raven entwined their fingers like Kat had done earlier.
"Yeah, ok," Raven said, still smiling. "Sure, let's go crash this party."
Kat grinned, still feeling red in the face, and squeezed Raven's hand gently. Then, as one, the two girls took a step off of the roof, and fell together, upward, into the warm, bright, Pleajeune night sky
Continued in Chapter 2!

Footnotes:
* Picking up random townspeople by accident as you lifted off and throwing them alongside you into the abyss as you rocketed through the air was one of my favorite parts of this game so I had to include a reference.
** I'm not sure turtles exist in Hekseville, but whatever. :P
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