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Teto had just come home, she’d just kicked off her shoes, hung her coat and thrown herself on the couch when she got a notification. It was a text. From Yi Xi. She raised an eyebrow, reaching for her phone and opening the message:
“Can you let me in please?”
What?
Teto looked over at the door, getting back up and unlocking it cautiously. Behind it stood Yi Xi, standing awkwardly in the cold, a huge grin on her face. Teto fully opened the door to take a better look at her, she took in her appearance; hair dishelved, clothes dirty and messed up and a butcher knife in her left hand. Teto’s eyes widened, she grabbed Yi Xi’s shirt and dragged her inside her house, slamming the door.
“Are you out of your mind??? Someone might see you, Yi!”
She whisper-yelled, peaking behind the curtains of the window near the door to see if anyone was around.
She breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of no one to be found. Yi Xi’s smile faded, looking down at herself; Teto was probably right: she was soaked with blood from head to toe and was casually holding a huge knife — but she still shrugged.
Teto facepalmed, reaching for her knife and setting it down on the nearest table,
“Come on, let’s get you washed up”
she stated, grabbing Yi Xi’s sleeve and dragging her towards the bathroom.
Teto turned on the water in the bathtub, sitting Yi Xi in front of it as she prepared some stuff for her to wash, every so often looking over at her just to find her staring at the water with wide eyes. She set down a bathrobe in the sink in front of the tub, before facing Yi Xi again, her eyes soft as she watched her: it felt like Teto was taking care of her and it made her feel a weird warmth inside.
Suddenly, Yi Xi stood up, starting to shrug off her jumper before reaching for her top, sliding it over her head.
Teto’s eyes widened, she turned her back on Yi Xi, her face as red as her hair, she buried it in her hands, feeling her own flesh burn on her fingers,
“WAIT, YI XI IM STILL HERE!”
Teto screamed but Yi Xi seemed unfazed, she let out a low chuckle, getting closer to her and taking her shoulder with a soft grip,
“Teto, don’t be shy..”
she whispered, tilting her head slightly,
“I’m not uncomfortable with you. You can watch.”
Teto slowly let her hands drop to her sides, her eyes still huge and blinking systematically while she turned to face Yi Xi again, her throat suddenly dry,
“See? Wasn’t so hard, huh?”,
Teto stood like a wooden doll, her entire body completely stiff as Yi Xi reached for her face, cupping her cheek and smudging some blood on it,
“Teto?”
she started, her voice low. Teto leaned unconsciously into the touch of Yi Xi’s hand, her eyes darting up to her face as she pronounced her name,
“Hm?”
Teto’s voice was small, she could barely let the sound out of her mouth, she could still feel her face burning up, especially now that they were that close to one another. Yi Xi tossed her clothes on the ground, leaning even closer to Teto’s face,
“Why do you deal with me?”
she asked: a genuine, softspoken question… from Yi Xi. Teto blinked, still almost entirely blocked in her spot, her eyes flicked away as she talked,
“Don’t think too much of this, I only felt bad for you and don’t want you getting caught.”
she brushed off all the actual reasons she was helping her, gently pushing her shoulder away from her to get by her,
“We both know that’s not true,”
replied Yi Xi, grabbing her wrist to stop her,
“There’s more, isn’t there? Is Miku stopping you from telling me?”
Teto stopped in her tracks,
“Miku has nothing to do with us, Yi”
she explained, setting herself free from the taller girl’s grip and reaching for the tub’s faucet to turn it off.
Yi Xi moved closer to Teto, tilting her head as she looked down at her. Teto sighed,
“It’s much more complicated”
she explained, turning back to look at her, leaning slightly against the tub. Yi Xi closed up the space between them,
“Well, what is it? We can simplify it together, no?”
she suggested,
“You’ve been so weird lately, almost like you’ve been avoiding me purposefully. It pains me.”
Yi Xi’s voice got softer as she spoke, her hand reaching for Teto’s,
“Please, Teto”.
Teto averted her gaze, she could feel her face burning up again with every word she heard.
“Yi, I…”
she started, barely whispering,
“I’m so sorry…”
Yi Xi squeezed Teto’s hand, her eyes filled with worry and concern,
“What’s bothering you? We’ll fix it, I swear. We can ask Kaito for help, even Luka, or—“
“I like you, Yi.”
“Huh..?”
Teto turned to look at her, building up the courage to repeat her words louder,
“I like you, Yi.”
Yi Xi froze, then her gaze softened, she gently pulled Teto towards her, making her stand properly,
“Seriously?”
she whispered, genuine confusion showing on her face at her statement.
Teto blinked,
“Why would I lie?”
Yi Xi took a step back, showing herself to Teto,
“I’m a cannibal, I eat people, Teto. How could a girl like you like a girl like me?”
her voice cracked and Teto could almost feel her pain, she blinked, stuttering slightly,
“W-what? Are you… being for real?”
her mouth opened, not letting out any sounds as tears filled her eyes,
“Do you think it… wouldn’t work? Yi, you don’t scare me…”
Teto reached out to take Yi Xi’s hand, bringing it up to hold it while looking up in her eyes,
“I’m not afraid of you. Nothing you do could ever scare me. Not enough to make me stop… loving you”
Yi Xi gulped, averting Teto’s gaze as she reluctantly sighed,
“Are you… sure..?”
she whispered, her voice suddenly tiny and high-pitched, something Teto had never heard from her before; she’d usually be all high and mighty, free minded and unbothered, but now? It was different. She was scared Teto would view her differently knowing she also liked her, even if she was sure her idea of her wouldn’t change.
Teto nodded, taking a step closer to Yi Xi sympathetically, she blinked her tears away, letting them fall onto her cheeks, slightly staining them.
After a couple seconds of pure silence, Yi Xi finally worked up the courage to cup the other girl’s face, setting herself free from her soft grip on her palm. Teto could feel the warmth of her lover’s hands on her face, she leaned closer, tilting her head slightly as they just stared at each other longingly until Yi Xi whispered a quick, “Fuck it..”, leaning towards Teto, pressing a deep, loving kiss to her lips.
The shorter girl’s eyes briefly shot open before closing and melting into the delicate kiss, her hands reached to rest on Yi Xi’s arms, slowly rubbing them up and down on them soothingly.
Yi Xi’s hands reached down to Teto’s waist, pulling her flush against her, she knew she could feel her body against hers and hoped it wouldn’t make her uncomfortable; she truly wanted this: feeling her skin against hers, their lips crushed together, flushed cheeks and warm breaths landing on each others’ flesh.
After what felt like an eternity, their lips parted, their faces still close as they panted against each other’s mouths,
“That was…”
“Awesome. Fucking…
…awesome.”
They breathed out. A short silence stretched between them before both of them broke into soft giggles.