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originally posted in:The New Dojo
8/13/2017 1:36:34 AM
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"W-Well...I don't own it, so no. I'm sorry, but I can't give you a place to stay, buuuut...."
The rain stopped falling on the girl all of a sudden.
"I can stop the rain from touching you!...At least it's something. I'm not perfect at this whole being good to people thing."
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"No, I have a place. An abandoned 7-11, down the street." She pointed down the way she was walking before. "Was just wondering if you wanted to get under a roof, is all."
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"Oh...well, thank you! I'd love to if you're willing to let me. Come on, you should probably get inside, dry off, and get in a blanket or something." V began to walk towards where she pointed.
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Christina would hastily lead Victoria towards the abandoned 7-11 in question. It was a dilapidated place, with once-clean walls mossy and cracked, windows having been smashed in a bit. The single light inside it was dully flickering on and off. After arriving inside the 7-11, Christina would take the scarf around her neck off, squeezing water out of it. She would also reveal her face–it had an unnatural beauty to it. Pale skin going along with her snow white hair, with angular features, and small, perky nose and thin lips. "Anyways, this is my place," She said, her voice soft even after being unmuffled by the lack of a scarf. "Sorry about the lack of grandeur."
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"Why be sorry? It's honestly better looking than some of the places I've crashed in." Victoria glanced around the abandoned building, walking around a bit before returning to Christina with a smile. "Hey, want me to help dry you and keep you warm? It's the least I can do after making you stand in the rain because of my ignorance."
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"With your fancy magic? Sure, I guess," She replied as she sat herself down at the counter, rainwater dripping down onto the ground around her. She squeezed her skintight suit, getting some of the water out as she waited for Victoria to do whatever Victoria would do.
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Edited by Stitch: 8/13/2017 4:11:57 AM"Magic? Huh...I guess it is magic." Victoria used one of her large wings to fan Christina and dry her off. When she finished drying her after only a few flaps, V sat beside her. "You could also use my wing as a blanket. They're really warm."
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"Sooo... you're basically suggesting to cuddle?" She smiled slightly, the corner of her mouth pulling up in good nature. "I wouldn't mind cuddling. Sure."
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V blushed a little, but attempted to hide it with her long hair as she wrapped her wing around Christina and held her close. The wing easily kept in the heat of the two girls, warming them up in no time. "I-It's not cuddling."
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"It IS cuddling!" Christina protested with a slight giggle, scooting herself an inch closer to Victoria's side and gently setting her head down against Victoria's shoulder. In close proximity, Christina's young age was apparent; she couldn't've been any older than 16. Her body was still shivering slightly from the cold, but the warmth was helping with that. She slowly tilted her head to looked at Victoria, inquisitiveness in her expression. "Say, I never got your name," She said a little tiredly. "Mine's Christina. Most call me Chris or Tina."
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Victoria's face turned even brighter red from Christina resting her head on her shoulder and her heart felt like it was going to pound out of her chest, but she somehow managed to keep herself together without showing any sign of stress in her voice. She turned her blushing face to Chris and grinned. "Call me V. My full name is Victoria, but it's too long for my taste."
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"Victoria? I like that name. But I'll call you V." She smiled to herself, gently shutting her eyes. As she did so, her head being against Victoria's neck and shoulder would feel her pounding heartbeat. "... what's up with that?" She asked, referring to said heartbeat.
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"What's what? I think you should just get some sleep. You look really tired and I'll make sure to keep you safe during the night. I can go extended periods without sleep." Victoria knew exactly what Chris was referring to, but she didn't feel like having to explain that cuddling this close with such a pretty girl makes her freak out because she has no experience with this sort of thing.
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"I'm not THAT tired," Christina would respond, opening her eyes and looking up at Victoria once more. Her body had stopped shivering, having warmed up sufficiently, but Christina made no move to slide away. "I'd rather stay awake and talk to you." She smiled kindly at Victoria, before looking out the 7-11's window and the pouring rain.
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Victoria smiled widely at that, thinking back on how much she was normally ignored. To have someone that genuinely wanted to hold a conversation with her was relatively new. "Thanks, Chris. I'd like to talk some more too....Are you still not warm?" V now folded her second wing around Christina, the heavenly soft feathers feeling like the comfiest material to ever grace Chris' skin.
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"Yeah... yeah, I'm still cold." It was a complete and utter lie, and it wasn't as though Christina was trying to hide that fact–she just wanted to keep cuddling, if she was to be honest. She would gently wrap her arms around Victoria underneath the blanket of her wings, letting out a sigh of comfort and–at least temporary–happiness. A rare emotion to feel in the slums. "So anyways... where ya from? And what's it like there?"
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V didn't protest Christina getting closer and actually secretly squealed with joy on the inside to have a girl like Chris so close to her. "Brooklyn. It's alright, I guess. I live with my uncle in a very small apartment...I sleep in the closet. It's a decently roomy closet though! Umm...I don't always have food, but usually I find a way to make sure I don't starve to the point of needing medical attention."
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Christina smiled to herself, happy that Victoria wasn't protesting Christina's being so close. Normally, she'd expect to be turned away at this point by a girl like V, but she was happy that this wasn't the case. "Sounds like Harry Potter, really," She admitted with a small laugh.
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Victoria giggled a little and nodded. "I guess it kind of does sound like Harry Potter, huh?" V fell silent, getting lost in the warmth of Chris and the feeling of having someone beside her. She didn't normally get to feel things like this so she was trying to soak in as much as she could while she can.
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The silence was not awkward, rather it was a quite comfortable one, as Christina simply relaxed. Her smile would soon fade, though, as her thoughts took a slightly darker turn. "... when do you have to leave?" She asked, looking up at Victoria.
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Victoria recoiled for a second, surprised by the question and not having a plan already figured out. She thought about whether or not she had anywhere to be, but that train of thought was inturrupted by the thought of possibly staying the night. Her teenage mind raced with hormone filled fantasies before she managed to gather her thoughts back together and say an answer. "Uh....I don't have to leave really. I don't have anywhere I need to go."
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"So you can stay here for a while? If you don't mind the shittiness of the location," She said, her voice full of hope as her hands gently ran across the feathers of Victoria's wings. It was clear that Christina had grown... extraordinarily lonely in her years of living in the slums of Lumen Solis, not having any reliable friends and certainly never having anybody actually stay with her.
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Victoria squirmed when Christina ran her fingers across her wings and let out an involuntary laugh, obviously ticklish on the wings. The angel looking girl nodded with a smile, happy to have someone to spend time with. "I can stay as long as you need me, Chris."
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Christina grinned as she found out Victoria's ticklish spot, gently tickling her feathers with her hands. "That might be a while," Christina would admit with a slightly sad tone and expression, sighing as she stared straight ahead once more.
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Victoria giggled cutely and squirmed some more from the tickling, leaning on Christina a little for support as her body moved against her control. "Y-Yeah?...You're gonna abuse the fact my wings are ticklish, aren't you?" V didn't mind the tickling, actually finding a lot of joy from it somehow.
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"You bet I am," Christina said with another laugh, her tickling growing faster. After a short bit, she stopped, her hands falling to her sides as she slowly lifted her head from Victoria's should, turning her face to face the other girl. It looked as thought Christina wanted to do something, but just couldn't find the courage or was scared of how Victoria would react.
