2.0 - Edited by: Rellawing, AlliterativeArts, Raleon, Trismegistus Shandy - 9/4/2020
Time passed and Quinn, Sarah, and Leona all went back to school. Goonie spoke with the Principal in advance, since it was Leona’s first day as a Freshman. Special provisions needed to be made for her. Thankfully, he cooperated and agreed that he and any of the other staff who knew would keep Leona’s transgender status a secret. In other words, she was granted privileges to help conceal it.
Quinn took it upon herself to introduce Leona around. As a result she got some borrowed social credit from her sister’s reputation. Sadly, Leona’s old friends wouldn’t be going to her high school so if it weren’t for her sister’s help, she’d have started from a completely blank slate and no friends.
Leona’s relationship with Sarah was delicate and had been a bit odd since the confession.
Her parents maintained that she should maintain a proper distance between herself and Leona from that point on. They were still best friends in name, but there was a distance that belied how Sarah embraced Leona in the backseat of Quinn’s car at the drive-in.
Leona confronted her about it one day and asked her, “Hey, why have you been kind of avoiding me?”
Sarah sighed and tugged Leona into the girl’s bathroom with her. She checked around to see if it was empty before locking the door and looking directly into Leona’s eyes. “I’m so sorry. My parents told me they don’t want me to get a reputation… they’re just thinking about me. I mean, you know they forced all the details out of me… but no matter what happens, you’re still my best friend and I still love you.” Sarah suddenly seized Leona’s shirt and kissed her. Leona’s eyes widened, and she melted. She wouldn’t have expected this from her, but Sarah sometimes did some pretty contradictory things.
After breaking the kiss she smiled warmly at Leona. “I’d love to sneak more kisses with you soon, or maybe a nice hug.” Sarah flushed and smiled.
Leona didn’t know what to think, except she had feelings for this girl, no matter the circumstances. She couldn’t visit Sarah’s home nor the other way around.
To fill the gap in her heart, Leona decided to move forward and make some new friends. This worked out until Sarah saw her spending time with others, at which point she affably inserted herself into the freshly formed group as well.
The worst thing she had to face from having new friends was that, for some reason, they were constantly trying to fix her up with interested boys, of which there seemed to be a never ending supply. She gently turned them all down and her friends eventually caught on and began to instead act as her protectors. Being in a group with them more often meant fewer incidents.
“Justicon? Are you kidding? Really?” Leona practically exploded with enthusiasm she hadn’t expressed since she was small. She bounced up and down.
Justicon was one of the bigger Superhero fan conventions and Sarah serendipitously scored an extra ticket.
“Yeah!” She smiled. “Seaside isn’t too far and I saved up… I didn’t tell my parents I was inviting you, so don't tell them, okay?” Sarah laughed.
“Of course I won’t! I normally have to watch things like this remotely! I just didn’t have the money, and even though Goonie makes a decent amount for us, it wasn’t certain that we’d be able to afford a ticket for me. Does this mean you’re going too?”
Sarah nodded slowly. “Yeah, I decided I wanted to go to something like this with you, knowing what you like. I like Superheroes too, just not as much as you seem to.” She giggled. “You know how I’ve been treating you lately… doesn’t that hurt you? I’d understand if you didn’t want to go with me.” Sarah’s smile faltered.
Leona shook her head and snatched the ticket quickly and then took Sarah’s hand as she said, “I wouldn't go there if you weren’t going to be there too! I’d have taken you, too!” They blushed together, but after a moment, Leona wrenched her hand away, remembering Sarah’s prohibition.
Flustered, Leona turned her eyes down to the ticket and her eyes widened as the blush faded as she realized what she was holding. “Oh gosh, these are…”
“Yes!” Sarah bounced and giggled, announcing what she’d gone and done, “GAMMA TICKETS! They’re the ones that last all weekend and come with all the extras!” Leona blushed, touched by Sarah’s gesture. Leona fidgeted and looked down with a little smile. Uncertain, Sarah leaned forward and whispered, “I mean, it’s exactly what you’d want, right?”
After a moment, Leona straightened and hopped and giggled giddily. “Are you kidding? This’ll be my first time going to it, let alone Seaside City!” Leona squeed. “I’ve ALWAYS wanted to go in person!” When she was younger, she loved superheroes and was intrigued by supervillains in equal measure. Young Leona had asked her mother and father several times to go to a convention, but her mother was always busy with work. Leona’s memories didn’t go that far back, except she did remember her mother had a wonderful smile. Her father obviously didn’t seem to like superheroes, since he’d wrecked her Vanguard figure, which she also remembered. She still had that figure, but it was a little melted from being thrown into the television set. Leona swallowed hard. “I… I just don’t know what else to say…”
“As long as you say ‘yes,’ that’s all I want,” Sarah said, grinning. “So, it’s the first week in December and, this being California, I’d guess we’re not going to get any snow so I think it’ll be fun… at least I hope.”
“Neither he would divulge her s*x to anyhow nor any of the staff who knew.”-> maybe “Neither he or any staff who knew would divulge her s*x to anyone.”?
"Leona didn’t know what to think, except she had feelings for this girl, no matter how she had to treat her. " -> maybe "Leona didn't know what to think, except that she had feelings for this girl no matter how she had to treat her."? Except the end is still a bit iffy. Maybe "even if they'd have to hide their relationship."?
"To fill in the gap in her heart, Leona made friends, except when Sarah saw her spending time with others, she inserted herself with warm smiles, introduced herself." -> maybe "To fill the gap in her heart Leona made other friends. However, when Sarah saw Leona spending time with others she inserted herself into the group and introduced herself with a warm smile."
"boys, which frustratingly there were plenty of them." -> "boys. Frustratingly, there were plenty of them."
"Of course I know where it is! I wanted to go! I watch things like this constantly! I just didn’t have the money, and even though Goonie makes a nice amount for us, a living anyhow, it wasn’t certain that we’d be able to afford a ticket for me. “Does this mean you’re going too?” -> where is the dialogue supposed to stop here? Should the quote before "Does this mean" be removed? Is Leona saying all of this out loud or just thinking it? If she's thinking it then the quote mark before "Of course" probably should be removed
"She took Leona’s hand and then wrenched her hand away, remembering Sarah’s prohibition." -> Sarah's hand, but then wrenched...
This “relationship” is just going to end in disaster for everyone involved unless Sarah's circumstances change a lot and she does a lot of self reflection and introspection. If nothing changes I think Sarah herself will either end up a bitter repressed lesbian or resentful and rebellious once she gets older and may overcompensate the other way after she moves out from her parents' house. Poor Leona is going to be heartbroken once she realizes that Sarah doesn't really see Leona as a girl, but as a disguised boy and is using that as an excuse to avoid confronting her sexuality.
It doesn't help Sarah is sending all of the mixed signals-saying they're just best friends but then going for a kiss.
Maybe it's just bias based on negative experiences in the past, but the parts where it says Sarah inserted herself into whatever groups of friends Leona joined just screams that Sarah is being controlling of Leona...that and all of the extra stuff she wants to keep hidden because of her parents like-"wrenched her hand away, remembering Sarah’s prohibition."....
Nya! That's so true! It's not healthy to cling to something like that, nya. Yush... definitely Sarah got in the middle of things!
Love, teenager time, and understand themself and your tendencies is ... hard. And messy at best.
So yeah, many possibility to explode and become a big mess but ... well, who as not feel and live that ? Hearbroken and relation who end bad is just part of the life, for most of people. I find all of this realy well writen and realistic. Teenager time are a total f*cked-up time for "normies" already. So for the one who are outside the setting the society want us to be ?
And i'm one of the "normies" (more or less, my problem don't come from sexual orientation) so yeah.
@Ombre37 Nya! Loss teaches best in my experience!
This can't go well...
*purrs* I wonder what?
"let's go to this thing that definitely won't spark a major plot advancement!"
Can't wait to see what you've got in store for us !
You're too clever This! <3 *grins*
Maybe im to cynical and distrustful but i just can't see sarah loveing her but geting to gether for somthing she wants or to spite her parents
Nya! It's not to spite her parents. Her family aren't blacklisted by them yet. But what gets her is why her parents would send her there to start with. >.< Wouldn't you be outraged for someone you loved?
@Rellawing maybe? Cant really say i dont understand her issue and dont really love anyone
@QA_shard You will someday!
thanks for the chapter as always
Thank you very much too! *purrs* <3