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Girls of a Feather Purr Together	By : Spiritmonk Category: +G through L > Gravity Rush Views: 1913 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 2:

The hall of the largest court building in Vendecentre was bustling tonight. Located in view of Freedom Square, it was one of the older structures left in this part of Hekseville. Surrounded by skyscrapers, the court hall was the last, solemn vestige of a time that remembered the horizon. And tonight, that vestige had cast aside its solemness for the time being, and had donned its party hat with pride. Banners hung across it in colorful fanfare, bright lights streamed out from the windows into the air, and a throng of people loitered outside, chatting and laughing loudly. Engaged in their reverie, no one noticed the two faint streaks of light that were hurtling like meteors through the night toward the hall.
A few seconds later Kat and Raven touched down lightly and noiselessly on the roof of the court building, in exactly the way that meteors don't.
Raven's body faded from astral blue back to normal, and she stood with her arms crossed over her chest, looking down at the people gathered below. Her black and red hair fluttered in the breeze that had begun to pick up. Despite her uncharacteristic white dress, she looked more to Kat like the Raven she was used to than she had all night.
"Wow, look at all of these people," Raven said. "What did you say this party was for, again?"
"It's for the government or something?" Kat stepped forward to stand alongside her. "I think Syd said it was to celebrate the new leadership and moving on from past mistakes? Anyway we were both invited. But when I found out that you were willing to come out drinking with Newt and Echo…"
Kat's eyes flickered over to Raven, and she wondered how the other girl was going to be reading into what she was saying. Finding out that Raven was a lesbian had somehow totally thrown her off her stride. Mostly it was that the feelings of admiration that Kat held for Raven now felt somehow… unrestricted. Like there was a new door that was open…
No, Kat realized, it wasn't a door. It was more like up until now she had been on the top of a cliff that she hadn't even realized was a cliff, watching Raven from far away. And suddenly she was keenly aware that there wasn't any guardrail, and all it would take were a few steps to fall… fall…
Kat smiled. How fitting that she use a metaphor about falling to describe her situation. The truth, though, was that she really didn't know what she wanted. Or rather, she hadn't had the time to sit down and think about what she wanted. Even if she had the time, Kat wondered if she'd just avoid it anyway. But maybe…
Gahh, ok this, this is the problem! This circle that her thoughts were caught in, spinning around and around. This is what had been happening, ever since she found out, defeating her every attempt to come to any straight conclusions.
Why is this so difficult? Kat thought, Why is my heart beating so hard that I can barely tell if my feet are touching the ground? Why is this only happening now? So Raven's a lesbian, so what?! What does that really change? Can't I just spend time with her now without my hands shaking? I'm don't like girls, not in that way…. so… it's fine. Nothing to worry about. Nothing to get so flustered over.
Raven put her hands on her hips, still looking out over the crowd of people thoughtfully. "You sure we were invited? I don't remember any invitations."
"Huh, what?" Kat asked, broken from her thoughts. "Oh, right, umm, did you check your mail?"
"Mail?" Raven asked, glancing back at Kat, an eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, your…!" Kat paused, and then slowly threw a hesitant look at Raven. "Wait do you… not know what… mail is?"
Raven scoffed, hit Kat on the shoulder, and said crossly, "Honestly, what do you think I am? I just meant that if I've been getting mail I don't know where it's been going."
Kat rubbed her arm and hopped back a little, "Ow, sorry I just… uh, hmm… actually that's a good point. Can you even send mail to a hotel room?"
Raven shrugged. Raven had actually hit Kat pretty hard, but Kat was glad Raven wasn't apologizing or being extra gentle with her. That would be too weird. It seemed like Raven was able to interact with her totally normally so maybe it was just Kat that was flustered…
No way, a small voice in Kat's head said. You remember the way she leaned against you. The way she reacted when the topic came up. What if she likes y—
Kat kept talking, to distract herself. "Well anyway, it doesn't matter. We were invited, so we can just head down. Everyone's gonna know who we are anyway."
Raven shook her head, looking neutrally at Kat. "Nope, don't wanna. I never got an invitation."
Kat looked at Raven, feeling confused, and kind of let down. She said, "Oh, ok… so… you wanna… go, then? We could just go home, it's getting late anyway."
Raven's face broke out into a sly grin, "No way. We came to crash the party, right?" She jabbed her thumb towards the huge, protruding window behind her. "Well that's exactly what we should do."
She stepped forward and grabbed Kat's hand. Kat felt suddenly lighter, and she didn't think it was Dusty this time.

A few moments later Kat and Raven were crouched inside the building, in the corner of the window's outcropping (luckily it had been easy for Dusty to unlock), peering down at the brightly-lit, absurdly huge room. The court benches had all been removed, which left a very large floor-space that mostly seemed to be designated as a dancefloor. There was a group of musicians located behind the judge's bench, playing a quick, lively melody that had the dancers kicking up their heels in the line-dance. There also seemed to be a bar underneath Raven and Kat's window, where the party guests were ordering wine and other alcoholic beverages. The party was fully underway and it looked like the government workers were enjoying themselves.
Kat was glad to see that. Having D'nelica as mayor had been hard on the town. They entrusted their safety to his confidence and power, and ended up sacrificing more of their town, well-being, and liberties than they had been ready to part with. And it seemed that the police had been worried about merging with Jellyfish, the special task-force assembled by Bolney that had been allowed special legal immunities in their pursuit of the Nevi.
When Syd had been explaining the repercussions of that whole year of D'nelica's reign to Kat and Raven, Kat had found herself paying close attention. It wasn't the kind of thing Kat normally considered herself interested in, but somehow the concept of a ruler using their authority to take power over their citizens just irked her deep inside. Raven however, really didn't seem to care that much. Kat had noticed that Raven seemed very anchored in the present, not dwelling on the past. And after their conversation on the top of the building earlier tonight, Kat thought she could see why. Suddenly the sensation of Raven pressed against her, flooded back to the forefront of her mind. The warmth of Raven's head pressed against the crook of her neck…
Kat swallowed and realized that Raven hadn't let go of her hand since they had crawled in the window. She looked over at Raven and felt herself turning beet red. I wonder if Raven can tell that my hand is sweating…
They sat down together, since the inside window-ledge was large enough for them to do so if they let their feet dangle off the edge.
Raven looked at her and grinned, her blue eyes bright, and incredibly close. "See? Easy as pie. Told you we'd crash this party. Isn't this fun?" She was squeezing Kat's hand.
No, stop… You're too… Kat was sure that, in the bright light from the dance floor, her blush was evident.
"Well I must say it's very you, Raven," Kat said, as her fingers jerked open on reflex, and while she didn't pull her arm away or anything, from the way Raven's smile faded it seemed like she might as well have.
Raven let go of Kat's hand and looked back at the crowd, biting her lip. Kat felt a little ball of thorns grow in her chest. She hadn't really meant to pull away from Raven's touch. She just felt overwhelmed being so close to her.
What a hypocrite. The scene of them sitting together, holding hands on the roof flashed through Kat's mind. Followed quickly by her words to Raven: "I want to go as that. That, just now."
The ball of thorns grew and twisted. What in creation am I doing? What do I want? Raven…
Raven turned back towards her and she realized she'd said that last word out loud. Kat panicked slightly, searching for words and realized she didn't have any. Her mind raced. She knew she had to figure it out now. Now or never.
What do I want?
"I want to go as that … that, just now …"
The warmth of Raven right next to me … Her smell…
"I can see that you don't swing that way, so … As friends right?"
The feeling of home … a soft touch …
"I'd rather be here right now anyway …"
Raven's words.
She'd rather be with me.
I'd…
Thump, thump.
Kat had felt Raven's pulse through their entwined fingers on that roof.
Her heart was beating quickly.
Thump thump thump.
Kat realized it might have been her own pulse she had felt back there.
"I let myself get a little too comfortable. Don't worry, I won't get the wrong idea or anything."
That image of Raven's face set firm, her eyes looking away from Kat.
I cant … this feeling … this confusion … Think, Kat, you dummy!
"That's actually … not really my thing. Cute boys, I mean."
Newt's face flashed through Kat's mind.
Oh. I see.
All she could hear in the music and laughter-filled room was her own heartbeat.
All she could see was Raven's face looking at her.
What I want ….
Thump thump thump thump.
What feels right …
Raven was looking at her, her blue eyes…
I want…
...
Kat felt something soft and warm against her lips. A pleasant, familiar smell. She opened her eyes and pulled her head back.
Time froze.
Slowly, ever so slowly… like sunlight seeping through the cracks between buildings… like the last drop of rain falling from the gutters… like the first step off a cliff with no railing…
Slowly, it dawned on Kat that she had just kissed Raven's cheek.
Raven's eyes were wide, blue saucers, staring at Kat.
Time cleared its throat and started up again.
The song being played down below got to the really good bit.
The ball of thorns in Kat's chest exploded, and every inch of her insides was filled with the feeling of pins and needles. She felt tingly all over, out of breath, and like her face was about to burst into fire.
She whipped her head away so fast that she was afraid she was about to fall right out of the window and down into the crowd below. She couldn't bear to look at Raven right now. She might explode, or fall to pieces, or die or… Something bad.
Silence reigned as the song played on and the laughter and conversation drifted up loudly from the crowd below them. She heard Raven breathe out. Then in quickly, as if drawing breath to say something. Then out again, slowly.
A couple more seconds later, Kat risked a quick glance.
Raven, Savior of Hekseville (one of them), sat only a couple feet away, dressed in a beautiful, delicate white and blue dress, with matching white flats. She was looking down at the people below. Her long black and red hair cascaded down her shoulders and back, hiding half of her profile. Her right hand was curled in her lap, and her thumb was picking at her nails absentmindedly. Her left hand was raised, resting lightly on her cheek, right around where Kat had k-k-kiiiiiii—
Kat's eyes darted away as the memory flashed though her, her heart still pounding.
Woah! Ok… That is going to take some getting used to.
What Kat had realized during those eternal seconds of manic introspection, was that she didn't like girls.
She had never thought of girls the same way that she had thought about boys. Ever since waking up in Hekseville with no memories to speak of, she had found herself looking at men, interested in the idea of a partner. She had been alone… had really felt isolated. Dusty was great to have around but it was actually partially the cat's fault that she felt so alone. The powers that Dusty gave her had set her apart from everyone else (Everyone else except… well… you know who).
And ever since that moment earlier tonight when she had seen Raven in that dress, looking at Kat for her opinion with those surprisingly bashful eyes, Kat had had this feeling in her chest every time she looked at Raven.
It had taken Kat so long to realize what that feeling was. But it finally clicked. It was the feeling she had had when she first met and spoke with Newt. Probably even stronger.
So Kat had realized she didn't like girls that way.
But after that… kiss… she knew:
She did like Raven.
Like, like like.
And unfortunately now Kat seemed to be allergic to the sight of her. How ironic.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Kat heard Raven's voice from beside her, "I'm feeling a little too sober for this."
Kat choked out a laugh, and said hoarsely, "Yeah I could use a drink now too, actually."
Raven's hand stretched toward her from her peripheral, and she glanced down and saw that it was offering an empty wine glass to her.
Kat, forgetting her nervousness for a moment, looked over at her. Raven was still sitting next to her, and hadn't moved as far as Kat could tell, but was somehow now holding two empty wine glasses, and extending one to Kat.
Kat exclaimed, "Wait, how did you get those?"
Raven grinned, and Kat felt her temperature rise another degree. She loved it when Raven smiled. How could that girl be so pretty, and how had Kat gone so long without really noticing?
The black-haired girl reached out her hand, and looked down at the bar beneath them. Her hand started to glow the same astral blue that her whole body did when she shifted. She squinted her eyes slightly in concentration and a faint blue sphere of energy appeared around one of the unopened wine-bottles sitting behind the counter and the bartenders far below. With a flick of her wrist, the bottle fell upwards towards the two girls. Raven stretched her arm out and caught it neatly as it plummeted past them.
Kat whistled softly. That was impressive. It was hard enough for Kat to learn how to intentionally pick up multiple things that were near her to throw at her enemies (she could do… about 6 now? Depending on size). But to create a small localized gravity field around an object over 20 feet away… That took some crazy finesse.
Raven cocked an eyebrow at her as if to say, "Pretty damn cool, right?"
"Raven you're amazing! You've gotta teach me that," Kat said earnestly.
Raven glanced away and blushed, smiling. Kat made a mental note on how absurdly adorable Raven was when she blushed, especially in that dress. That was a side of the dark, mysterious girl that she wanted to covet.
"I've just been trying out new stuff. The Nevi seem mostly placated for now but who knows when they'll hit hard again," Raven said as she braced the arm holding the bottle and tapped the cork with her other hand. The cork glowed blue and shot out of the bottle with a loud pop, flying out into the room and arcing to land lightly next to one of the musicians, who played on unfazed. Raven leaned over and her shoulder brushed Kat's gently as she poured out some wine into Kat's glass, then she leaned back and filled her own glass.
"Well ok but still, you gotta show me. I've never isolated my powers to even a part of my body before," Kat said, sipping her wine. She didn't really know the first thing about wine, but this one was tasty enough.
Raven said, "Yeah sure, I'll show you sometime."
They lapsed into silence, sitting next to each other, letting their legs dangle down into the room, and watched the dancers spin around and around in slow circles. The line-dance had dissolved back into couples dancing together.
The two shifters drank their wine slowly, nervously enjoying the moment and each others company. Kat felt that if she let herself worry about what she should do next, or where things were going to go now, she'd panic and get overwhelmed, so she tried her best to push it all from her head.
They finished their first glasses and each started on a second. Kat started to feel the slightest bit fuzzy again, which took the edge off the tingly thorns inside her. She looked over at Raven, and bit her lip. Then she scooted closer to the other girl, her heart beating quickly again. Raven let her move close, so they were touching shoulders. She didn't turn or say anything to Kat though, and Kat realized she probably wasn't sure what to do either. The idea made Kat feel a little relieved.
She probably doesn't want to scare me off or something… Kat smiled. She had come to know that Raven was really sweet and kind beneath her cold and mysterious demeanor.
The two girls sat that way for a while more, their shoulders and arms touching, and their legs mere inches apart. Kat could feel her pulse still going strong, but it was a good feeling. She was nervous, but enjoying herself. She felt happy.
"Oh! Look, Kat. It's Syd!" Raven spoke up suddenly, and pointed down at the crowd.
"Hah, yeah, there he is," Kat said, spotting him without much trouble. He was standing by the wall, alone, looking somewhat out of place. He had his hands in his pockets and kept looking down at the floor and back up again into the sea of people. His white hair was as messy as ever, and he was wearing…
"Is that… oh my god it is!" Kat laughed as she explained to Raven. "That's his 'detective suit'. The same one he wore when we were trying to find Alias, that guy who was terrorizing the city. Don't tell me he only has one suit…"
Raven chuckled. "He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who'd have a ton of suits."
They both watched the figure of Syd below seem to make up his mind about something and start to walk determinedly through the room. He reached another figure and started talking to her.
Kat said, "Oh look it's Yunica too. Wonder what they're talking about…"
Yunica looked mostly the same as usual. She hadn't dressed up for the occasion at all, besides using a normal hand attachment on her right arm instead of a giant lance, and ditching her holstered gun, jetpack, and armaments.
Still though, Kat thought, if it's not broke, don't fix it.
Yunica's crisp military outfit looked really good on her. And when you took the huge intimidating lance out of the picture it was clear she was really rather attractive. She was talking to Syd who looked markedly more nervous than the always cool, composed Yunica. Syd gestured to the dance floor, running his other hand through his hair.
Raven gasped, "Wait, no way… Is he going to…"
Yunica seemed to think for a moment, then nodded. She held out her hand, metal wrist-guard and all, which Syd took gently, and he nervously led her to the dance floor.
"He DID!" Raven hooted. "And she agreed? Oh my Creator. That is a pair I would never have imagined."
The two started to dance together far below, Syd awkwardly leading Yunica though the basic steps of the ballroom dance, Yunica, dutiful as ever, was managing just fine despite her thin metallic prosthetics.
Kat hadn't ever imagined it either. She had felt an odd feeling inside ever since Syd had approached Yunica. It wasn't jealousy exactly… but Kat realized that somewhere deep down she had been pretty sure Syd had a bit of a crush on her. She had never really stopped to think about it; unlike with Newt, Kat's initial feelings toward Syd were far more platonic, and she still considered him like her best friend. But it's not like she didn't like Syd… So the idea that he was into her had been kind of nice to entertain.
But seeing him dancing now with Yunica… took that feeling away. Kat knew it was selfish for her to want Syd to like her when she hadn't really thought about him that way, but everyone wants to feel liked.
Another example of me not knowing what the hell I want… Kat thought, feeling kind of sick of herself. Here I just decided not 10 minutes ago that I wanted to give this thing with Raven a try and now I'd getting all disappointed about Syd? Come on, girl. Get a grip.
She looked over at Raven, who was drinking her wine and looking down at the pair below, smirking and commenting occasionally about Syd's awkward movements and pointing out every time he almost stepped on Yunica's tiny feet ("They're so small, but he's almost stepped on them like 5 times! He must be trying at this point.").
The bad feelings in Kat's chest slowly dissipated as she watched Raven. She really did feel at home by Raven's side. But Kat had realized that her feelings for Raven ran deeper than just friends. That chaste kiss on the cheek wasn't the result of a decision, it was the decision-maker. A selfish one, maybe, but it had worked. After that kiss, Kat really realized where she was at. She… wanted to be with Raven. She wanted to see what would happen. It was electric and exciting and… she wanted more.
Raven noticed Kat's gaze on her and smiled at the blonde-haired girl, her blue eyes sparkling with mirth.
Kat downed the rest of her wine in one gulp, stood up in the window, dusted herself off, and held out her hand. Raven's smile didn't fade as she looked up at the hand extended toward her, but she looked puzzled as well.
Kat grinned at Raven and said, "Let's dance."
Raven's smile faded abruptly and her eyes went wide. She leaned back, away from Kat's hand as if it was going to attack her, "Woah, uh, no. No way, Kat. Sorry but that is not gonna happen."
Kat switched her grin to an exaggerated sad face, "Aw, come oooon. It'll be fun!"
Raven shook her head vigorously, then gripped the window ledge tightly as the shaking seemed to have dislodged her balance a little.
"Nope, nope, no." She pointed down at the dancers below. "One: I'm fine with laughing at people messing up but I'm not about to go about it myself."
She brought her pointing finger up and added another. "Two: I don't really want to go down there. It'll just be a mess of people talking to us and asking for who knows what. Just like that Dirt kid back at the bar."
"Okay," Kat said, "No problem. We'll just do it up there, then." She pointed up at the center of the ceiling, which was mostly flat and would have more than enough room for the two of them to dance. "Why not?"
Kat realized she didn't think she'd ever seen Raven look this nervous before. Ever. But she was not about to be deterred.
Raven looked up at her, looked to the ceiling, and back to Kat. She finally said, quietly and pathetically, "I… Listen, if there was anyone in the whole world I would dance with right now it would be you, Kat… But… The truth is… I can't dance. At all."
"Oh, what, that's all? Come on girl, I'll teach you. You'll like it. Take my haaand." Kat waggled her extended hand comically.
"Pleaaaase, Raven?" , she added.
She could see Raven's resolve trembling, so Kat thew the cherry on the top. She resorted to puppy eyes.
"Oh no, don't you…" Raven held Kat's gaze for a few moments, then closed her eyes, groaned and reached out and clasped Kat's hand, pulling herself up with Kat's help. She looked away huffily. "If you look at me like that… damn it, Kat. One day those red eyes of yours are going to be the death of me I swear."
Kat giggled, and squeezed Raven's hand. "I will only use my power for dancing and hugs and other good stuff. I promise."
Raven shook her head, smiling despite herself. "You say that now, but I don't think you realize what kind of power you really have over me."
Kat's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly was extremely curious about how long Raven had been harboring feelings for her, but decided it could wait. What she really wanted to do right now was dance with this girl.
Leading Raven by the hand, Kat's skin turned that deep starry red as she flicked her gravity with the help of Dusty (who had been chilling with the bird outside the cracked open window for a while now). Raven turned her similarly astral blue and the two shifters fell lightly up from the window to land, unnoticed by the party-goers, upside-down on the ceiling.
Kat pulled Raven to the center of the ceiling, right above the dance floor. They were both so skilled at shifting by this point, and their stamina so high, that Kat knew they didn't have to start worry about running out of power for at least 15 minutes. Plenty of time.
Raven was looking nervously up at the people below them, but Kat reached up and gently tipped Raven's glowing blue chin back downwards towards her, and Raven's now-glowing eyes, bright and breathtaking, met Kat's.
"Raven. Don't worry about anyone else. No one's looking up, " Kat let her thumb trace Raven's jawline slowly. "It's just us, you and me. All you have to do is follow my lead."
Raven nodded, the nexus of bright lights from her forehead and chest pulsing slightly with her heartbeat, which was evidently pretty fast right now.
Kat wasn't quite sure where her own sudden boldness was coming from but she decided to just roll with it. Also she wasn't quite sure why she knew how to ballroom dance, but she had the confidence she was good at it.
Maybe it has to do with my past before Hekseville… Kat wondered, but didn't stop to contemplate further.
She took her left hand and positioned Raven's right in it so that they were lightly clasped in the right way. The dark red of Kat's shifting skin contrasted seductively with the deep blue of Raven's.
"I'll take the leading role as the guy, so rest your other hand sort of on my upper arm, like so… " Kat lifted Raven's hand up, and she felt the warmth of it through her black shirt.
Those thorns were back in spades, tingling Kat's skin wherever Raven was touching her. Kat let her right hand lightly snake around Raven's waist, pressing her hand firmly but gently against the small of Raven's back. With her fingertips Kat could feel the blue girl's soft, yielding skin beneath the light fabric of her dress.
The foot of space between the two as they locked eyes was charged with electricity. It was harder to tell Raven's exact expressions when she was shifting and her facial features were this dark and blue, but at this distance, so close, it was easy for Kat to tell that Raven was as excited and nervous as she was herself. Looking into Raven's eyes now, as she was shifting, was like staring deep into space, into the fantastic magnificence of the cosmos. It made you feel small, but also incredibly lucky to be alive and there to experience it. It made you wonder what was further, deeper in the dark recesses of the universe, of Raven herself.
Kat felt if she let this stare go on much longer she would melt, so breaking their gaze, Kat looked down at their feet.
Her hand squeezed Raven's.
"Here, I'll show you the steps. Just follow along after me."
"…Ok, Kat. I'm yours."

A few minutes later and the two of them were swaying, stepping, and spinning across the vast expanse of the ceiling with ease. Raven had caught on really quickly, and while Kat had stuck to showing her the basic steps, she could tell Raven was a natural. Kat herself was surprised at how easily the knowledge came to her. It really felt like this kind of dancing was something she'd been doing for years. However the confidence to show Raven through it, to be a leader and be decisive… that felt new.
Raven was still mostly looking down, concentrating on her steps and trying to not make mistakes. Kat knew by now that Raven was the kind of person that wouldn't allow herself to screw things up. Probably because she had taken on the mantle of responsibility for helping the rest of her friends and everyone that had been stuck down in Boutoume.
But part of Kat was glad Raven wasn't keeping eye contact throughout the dance. It was already so… intense. Being this close to Raven, holding her body and hand as they moved together, following the music coming from below hem… She could feel Raven's heartbeat through their hands, feel her skin move underneath the dress. It was a lot to take in, and having Raven's gorgeous blue eyes to contend with right now too felt like it would be too much.
They danced together, touching lightly, with still some space between them. Both too nervous to make another move, to go any further, but enjoying the contact. Enjoying each other.
"You've really got the hang of this," Kat said, with a smile.
Raven rolled her eyes, "I can tell this is like, the most basic of basics. So it's nothing special that I'm managing."
"No, really, it's not that easy. You saw Syd," Kat said.
Their steps were in sync, their smiles reflections of the galaxies of their faces
"Hah, ok, I guess I can say I haven't stepped on your feet yet, so that's something. You're on a different level though, Kat…" Raven added. "You've got this down. How do you know how to dance so well?"
Kat led Raven through a slightly more complicated spin. The dark blue girl followed without a hitch. I'm such a goof, showing off, she thought with an internal sigh.
"I don't… really know, honestly. Maybe I was a dancer before I landed in Hekseville."
Raven laughed, "Well I don't know about that, but you're a good teacher. I'm having a better time than I thought I would. How about I'll teach you how to do that trick with the wine bottle if you keep giving me dance lessons?"
Kat wasn't sure if she was seeing a reflection of her own skin or not but Raven's midnight blue face appeared to become slightly redder in hue.
"I'd… be happy if this wasn't the last time we did this," Raven finished.
Kat smiled, feeling redder herself, if that was possible.
"Of course, I'd love that. I'm just… sorry that our first time has to be when I look like… this." She nodded towards her glowing dark and red body. "Sometimes it doesn't feel like me, you know? Like this form is some sort of costume."
Raven smiled an azure smile and looked at Kat gently, "Kat… you're always you. Doesn't matter if you're borrowing Dusty's power or glowing red or what. It's always you and I…"
She paused, seemingly biting down what she was going to say next, but she said, "Well I think you look beautiful."
Kat's heart skipped and she sputtered, "Raven, I…. Uh… I really don't know what to do when you say stuff like that…"
Raven grinned, "But really though. Leading the dance like this, glowing like a stormy night sky, you're like some sort of royalty. A princess… Or…. Or a Queen."
Kat's finger's twitched a little. Why did that seem…. so… familiar?
Raven's glowing eyes got a spark more mischievous. "One could even say… a Gravity Queen!"
Kat groaned. Duh, that's why it was familiar, "Gravity Queen" was the name that all the reporters had been using for her since she'd started helping out in Hekseville.
"Oh no Raven, don't start calling me that. It's too weird."
Raven giggled as they kept up their dance together, both stepping lightly and easily now, "Aw, but Kat, what can I call you then?"
"You can call me Kat, silly!" Kat said, keeping up the flirtatious banter.
"Yeah, but that's the name Syd gave you, right? And I know that's your name now and all, but…" Raven said, thoughtfully. "Can I choose a name for you?"
Kat raised a starry eyebrow, "Oh, and what name would you pick, oh mighty name-giver?"
"Hmm…" Raven pondered, with a smile. The smile widened as she locked eyes with Kat again, her eyes twinkling darkly. "Ok. How about I call you Kitty? My little Kitty."
Oh… My… Kat hadn't been expecting that. She was about 80% sure her face had now actually burst into flames. She almost fumbled the steps as she found herself unable to meet Raven's eye. Her body was on fire, and her mouth was totally dry.
"Woah… I, uh… I dunno about that one," Kat's voice squeaked. "I don't think I could take it if you called me that."
"Mmm… too bad." Raven purred, her voice positively dripping with sultriness. "I kind of like it."
Kat swallowed. Eep. What have I gotten myself into?
Raven winked. "But ok, ok I'll stick with 'Kat'. For now."
Kat let out a sigh of relief, the raging inferno within her only slightly abated.
Then, as if on cue, the song below ended. The two girls disappointedly slowed and stopped, still holding each other at arm's length.
Raven looked up, "Is that it? Is the party over? Lame."
Kat shrugged but stopped halfway through the motion as the musicians picked up again. But they were playing a different kind of song from the lively waltz they had been doing earlier. Kat recognized the kind of music.
"Uhh, ok, maybe we should just stop for now." Kat laughed nervously, and let her arms drop from holding Raven. "Don't want to run out of energy and fall on the unsuspecting people below or anything.
"I can keep going if you can. I was just starting to get the hang of it, too!" Raven put her hands on her hips and frowned slightly, listening to the tempo of this new song. "Hm, it's… a lot slower though. Does it have different steps?"
Kat hoped she wasn't super obvious as she tried to wipe off her sweaty palms on her shorts. "Uhh, yeah, sort of… it's just a bit… different. You know, we don't have to…"
Why would they be playing this kind of thing at a government party? Hekseville is so weird, Kat thought.
But Raven was craning her neck, staring up at the myriad couples above as they started dancing to the music together. Then, her eyebrows raised as comprehension seemed to dawn on her.
Kat didn't have to look up to see what the dancers were doing. "Yeah it's… a 'slow dance'. That's what it's called. It's a bit of a different… feel."
Raven's eyes flicked down to Kat's. "Looks… easy enough. Can you show me?"
Kat bit her lip. This was more than she had accounted for in one night.
Raven noticed Kat's hesitation and backpedaled quickly, "No, wait, Kat. We don't have to. Another night maybe. Sorry, I just… I'm really having a good time so I got… greedy, I guess."
Greedy … Over me? That's so … I still can't believe a girl like this wants to be with me.
Kat swallowed dryly and took the leap.
"No, it's ok. Let's try it. Honestly, I'm having a really good time too. Too good, actually… I'm just… nervous. It's a lot to take in, " she admitted, shyly.
At the beginning of tonight, which felt like eons upon eons ago, she hadn't even thought about liking anyone, much less a girl, much much less dancing so intimately with one.
Raven smiled but gripped Kat's shoulders and looked at her seriously, "Hey, Kat, listen. I may not have seemed like it all the time, but I'm really nervous too. I do not want to mess this up. This… you… are really important to me. So much so that I don't know how to even express it. I don't want to lose my friend. And… I also don't want to lose the possibility that we could be… more than that? So… I'm really nervous too."
Kat could hear it in her voice, she really was nervous. It made her feel a little better to know that Raven was as unsure about what she was doing as Kat was.
"So if you want to…" Raven continued, taking a breath. "I'd always be happy to be close to you. But we can also take our time! It's not like we have to do everything tonight. I know I've already asked you to do a lot tonight. You've really stepped out of your comfort zone and that must have been really hard. And… creators above, you've done it for me no less. I'm… honestly I can't even say how lucky I feel."
The nebulae behind Raven's eyes and in her chest pulsed and shone brightly. How can she be so damned articulate right now? Kat wondered enviously. She was having a hard time processing it all. But she knew she trusted Raven. More than anyone, actually.
More than anyone …
Raven took a deep breath, and held the eye contact. "Because the truth is, Kat… I mean I think you already get the picture, but just so it's out there, because I want to say it:
"I like you, Kat. I really like you."
She said it … She…
Yes, Kat knew already how Raven felt about her. It was obvious up on the roof earlier and if she honestly looked back, there were signs even before tonight that Kat at the time hadn't even realized. Raven must have been trying to hide them so hard, worried about what her straight friend would think if she found out Raven had a crush on her.
But hearing the words still caused Kat's chest to almost burst. How the hell have I fallen so far for this girl already?
Kat realized she had to say something so she raised her hands and let them rest on Raven's forearms, which were still extended, holding Kat's shoulders. She tried to compose herself, paused, and then said,
"I… Raven I don't know how it happened… or when exactly… but I… I like you too, Raven."
Raven's hands were shaking just slightly but she was smiling, and Kat figured she knew how the other girl felt a little. Raven moved her hands to take Kat's. They stood there, holding each others' hands, upside-down, far above a room full of over a hundred talking people, as the slow music played on. But for Kat and Raven, they were alone. As far as they were both concerned, the universe was only filled with each other, and this conversation.
Kat continued with a shuddering breath, forcing the words out, "Gosh, I am so embarrassed right now I can hardly talk… I'm… falling for you so hard, Raven. Like, it's crazy. And it feels like it started all of a sudden too. Like I went from thinking of you as a friend to... something way more in only one night! And I… It's kind of scary, you know? B-but, don't get me wrong, I really like it! I… really like it… This is all just… really new, and I'm having all these feelings about a girl, which is something that I never expected, as dumb as that sounds. Love is love, I know bu—"
Kat's eyes grew wide as she realized what she'd just said. "Waitwaitwait forget that last bit I was rambling, I don't mean that I—"
Raven nodded, still smiling, her black and red hair waving out like a fan behind her, suspended in the reversed gravity, "It's ok, I get it. But let's just stop here then, yeah? It's been a great night. Basically the best night ever, actually. And this is all new to me too, so… It's ok. No rush."
Kat thought, but shook her head slowly, "No, I guess I'm not saying this right… I trust you, Raven. And I want this too, as hard as it still is for me to wrap my head around it. So…"
Kat lowered her eyes and her voice dropped to a whisper, barely audible above the music and the chatter from below. "H-Hold me, ok? Show me… that it's alright. To like a girl. To like you. I-I know I'm being selfish but… would you mind?"
Raven swallowed too, but she put on a grin, "Creators, you are just way too cute. Mind? Hell, I'd love to, Kat. But promise me... that if I go too far, or you feel uncomfortable, you'll tell me, ok?"
Kat smiled, really nervous. She felt like she was shaking a little. Maybe she had gotten herself too worked up about this. It was only a dance, right?
"Ok, I'll try," she said. "Then… alright, you be the guy this time. So put your hands around my waist, here…" Kat felt several tingles as Raven's hands found the correct place above her hips.
"And I…" Kat finished, stepping towards Raven, so their bodies were just inches apart, her nose almost touching Raven's. She was staring into Raven's eyes. Kat lifted her arms up slowly and wrapped her hands around around Raven's neck. It was… still a little intense. So she then… took another small step forward and rested her body against Raven's, her arms bending at the elbows, and her head coming in to rest almost on Raven's shoulder, their cheeks touching.
There was barely any space between them now, most of the entire length of their bodies in contact. Red and blue stars in perfect harmony. Strands of Kat's blonde hair were mingling with Raven's black.
Kat could hear Raven swallow again and realized her mouth must feel as dry as Kat's did.
Raven said, her voice a whisper right next to Kat's ear, because at this distance that's all they needed to talk, "This… Isn't this a little different than the dance most of the people down there are doing? …Not that I'm complaining, mind you,
"Mmmhmm" Kat murmured in agreement. "This is the advanced technique. You seemed like you had mastered the basics already. Besides… it's, uh, kind of hard for me to look at you right now to be honest. This solves that."
Raven chuckled lightly. They stood still, holding each other close in the embrace, neither moving beyond their breathing. Raven's chest was pressed against Kat's so she could feel Raven's deep breaths, and tried to breathe deeply herself to calm down. And Raven's heartbeat was going really fast. Kat was sure Raven could hear her own heart beating really quickly as well.
It felt really really good, having Raven's body against her own. She felt soft, warm, and inviting. Raven adjusted her hands slightly and almost imperceptibly pulled Kat in closer, pressing their bodies together more. It sent electric tingles throughout Kat's body. Raven still smelled really nice too. Kat wanted to ask her later what kind of perfume she used.
"So… are we supposed to move like this?" Raven asked, finally.
Kat blushed and smiled, burying her face into the crook of Raven's neck. "I dunno, I guess? Yeah. A little. Just kinda… sway to the music. I'll follow you."
Raven hands moved against against Kat's sides, sending shivers up her spine, and began to step lightly, slowly, from side to side. At first it was awkward, not having much room to move, but Kat didn't let go of Raven or move her face from Raven's neck. She liked the feeling of Raven's head touching hers, like it had earlier tonight on the rooftop. This was on a whole different level, though.
Quickly though, they found a rhythm together. Slowly, they rocked back and forth, feeling each others' breathing against one another and moving in synch. The music from below guided their slight movements. Really, Kat realized, this kind of dancing seemed almost just an excuse for two people to embrace together, to share the feeling of holding each other and to enjoy the moment. But if that was the case then it was an excuse that Kat needed, so she was happy.
Time slowed to a crawl. Kat wasn't sure how much time had passed since they had first stepped up here, anchoring themselves against the ceiling with their powers, but since she still felt like she could go a bit longer, she reckoned it had somehow only been less than 12 minutes or so. It had felt like at least an hour.
She could feel Raven's breath against her hair, and wondered if her own breathing against Raven's neck felt as good. She closed her eyes and basked in the feeling of having someone to hold her. Someone to comfort her and make her feel like she belonged. She kept her eyes closed, and snuggled closer into Raven, pressing her nose against Raven's collarbone. She could feel Raven exhale slowly at that, squeezing Kat's waist slightly.
That's something Kat had wanted for a long time, the feeling of belonging and now she had it, more strongly than ever before she could remember. She trusted Raven and was so happy to be sharing these new feelings with her. She hoped Raven felt as happy as she did.
Kat got a bold idea, smiled and moved her head up to place a lingering kiss of gratitude against Raven's warm neck.
Raven let out something like a quiet moan at that, which startled Kat a little.
Wow, she thought. That was… really… sexy.
Kat loosened her arms a little and moved her head back so that she could see Raven's face. Her eyes were closed, her mouth open, the bright nebula within her face sparking and glowing. Raven then opened her eyes slightly and looked away, embarrassed.
"You.. surprised me," She said, meekly. "I didn't expect you to do that."
"I liked the reaction, though…" Kat said, looking at Raven's gorgeous, bright face, just inches from her own. "I'll have to surprise you that again sometime."
Raven turned her gaze back and met Kat's eyes. Kat could see her red eyes reflected in Raven's blue ones.
Raven said softly, "It doesn't have to be a surprise you know. Feel free to do that whenever. Just, maybe not in public."
The two girls had seemingly forgotten that there was a crowd below them. They hadn't noticed that with the slow song, many of the people had started to file out and that she party seemed to be winding down.
There was a moment of silence as the two stared at each other, lost in each others' gaze. Kat bit her lip.
"Raven," she whispered. "When you said that this was new to you too… was that true? Have you never… Was there never anyone…?"
Raven eyes never faltered as she replied, "Nope, no one else. You're my first, Kat."
Kat could smell Raven's sweet wine-infused breath, and felt it brush lightly against her skin. Their noses were so close together that she could sense Raven without actually touching her.
"So… I was your first dance. And your first kiss…" Kat said quietly.
"Yeah," Raven whispered, then let out a shuddering breath that was halfway between laugh and sigh. "Although, that was only sort of a kiss."
"No, I mean…" Kat breathed, their noses past each other now, too close to maintain eye contact.
…This one.
Kat finished the sentence in her head, as she and Raven both moved the last few inches. Kat's eyes closed.
Their lips met.
...
The first sensation that actually registered in Kat's mind was how soft Raven's lips were. They were so soft. Kat was lost in the feeling. They barely moved, their lips just barely touching.
An eternity later, Kat pulled away to take a breath. It had only been a few seconds. Kat then realized she could have been breathing the whole time, she had just totally forgotten how.
Kat opened her eyes and saw Raven do the same. Kat licked her lips and breathed heavily for a moment, then said, "Wow, Raven, that wa—mmmfff!"
Raven had cut Kat off by leaning and stealing another kiss. This one was deeper. Raven pressed her lips harder against Kat. Kat, closing her eyes, barely registered Raven's arms tightening around her lower back, pulling her in and up, pressing their bodies together. Raven began moving her lips slightly and Kat, after figuring out the motion, tried to follow suit.
Kat barely had time to think, How is she so good at this her first time? …
Her whole body was alight, lost in the sparks from the nerves on her lips and all over her body as she reveled in the feeling of Raven against her. She realized that her hands weren't doing anything and so she snaked her fingers into Raven's long hair, pulling her head closer. Raven made a noise deep in her throat in response, and slipped her tongue out quickly, flicking it against Kat's lips. Kat's knees, already weak, almost buckled.
Kat slowly opened her mouth, and she felt Raven's open slightly as well, the other girl's rough tongue against her lips, slipping further, against her teeth. Kat shuddered at the pleasurable sensations. She slowly, cautiously, moved her own tongue out an—
TTSSSSSHHH! ~~
The sharp sound of breaking glass rudely snapped Kat and Raven from their kiss. They both pulled away and looked around for the source of the noise.
They looked up, and far below them, on the floor of the church hall, the music had ended and the dance floor was empty, which explained why the noise had been so loud. At least half of the guests had left the hall, maybe more, so it was easy to see who was left.
And they quickly saw what had made the noise. Or in this case, who.
Kat gasped, her hand flying to cover her mouth.
"Seriously," Raven growled. "Screw that guy."
Syd was staring up directly at the two of them from near the bar, so slack-jawed it looked like his chin could reach the floor. A broken wine bottle and glass lay at his feet, the wine seeping out all over the floor. But still he stared at Kat and Raven, unmoving, in a daze. Apparently the sight of the two shifters upside-down, on the ceiling of the party, locked in a passionate embrace… kissing… had just totally fried Syd's mind, rendering him speechless.
It was only a matter of time though before others realized what he was looking at, though.
We've got to get out of here. Now! Kat thought frantically. She grabbed Raven tightly, sensing that her stamina to hold herself upside-down was almost at its limit anyway.
She shouted, "Dusty, now!" She could sense the cat's consciousness as it flashed with power.
"Kat, what are you doing?! We've got to get out through the wind—"
With a flash of red, an astral orb the same color as Kat's skin appeared around the two girls, high above the dance floor. A second later when it shrunk with a quiet noise that sounded vaguely like "WLLAAARP" and vanished to nothing, the two girls were gone.
A few minutes later, a drunk and raving Syd was escorted from the party by a couple of good Samaritans. He kept insistently shouting something about the ceiling, cats and ravens kissing, and hanging upside-down like bats. Everyone around him agreed the best solution was to take the poor guy home for a good bit of rest to sleep it off.
Earlier, a few seconds after the red ball of power had appeared from the hall, a large amount of people who had recently exited the now-ending party were standing outside. They were mostly bidding farewell to each other or engaged in a last bit of conversation before heading home for the night.
If any of them had paused at that moment, and looked to the sky, they might have noticed two dark meteors, one red and one blue, almost invisible against the night sky, flying in a straight line away from the bespangled court building.
And if that person had incredible senses, or was paying extremely close attention, the thought might have occurred to them that the meteors were each vaguely girl-shaped, and they seemed to be holding hands and laughing as they shot through the skyscrapers of Vendecentre and off into the night sky.
But, since no one was looking up at the time, no one had any such thoughts.
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Continued in Chapter 3!
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