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—I told you; I don't need any more- Ouch!
—Sorry but I'm going to ignore your whining, I'll put one more band-aid on you.
—These are just small scratches.
—Well, they're a lot so let me finish please.
Jinx made her face pout and still didn't stop her friend from putting another band aid, this time on her nose. She snorted with annoyance combined with embarrassment as she felt the delicate fingers brush against the skin of her face.
—I think it's done.
—Did you leave me looking like those idiots who appear in hospital advertisements fresh from a preventable accident?
—...
—Give me that fucking mirror —She roughly searched inside the redhead's open backpack until she got what she wanted, looking at her reflection with a frown.
Jinx had band-aids of different colors all over her face, none of them matched red hair, but the worst part was that they were literally everywhere. It didn't take her long to rip some off before Lux's hands stopped her.
—Don't do it, please.
—This is ridiculous, he didn't hit me that hard, I hit him harder, on his pig face!
—I have no doubt but please don't take them off.
—Agh! Why are you so namby-pamby! —She faced her with a latent anger that faded with the passing of the seconds as Lux's hands were on her already hot cheeks, looking away when she didn't know what to say anymore.
—He was a stranger who didn't share the same opinion about my favorite ice cream.
—And I love your favorite ice cream! I mean, it's not my favorite, the pistachio with sprinkles and cookie will never be topped, but the strawberry with vanilla is delicious, soft and nice, just like yourself. I couldn't let that fool belittle your refined tastes.
—"Refined."
—Yes.
Lux was unable to contain the small laugh barely covered by the back of her fingers.
—What?
—Do you think I'm delicious, soft and nice?
It was only then that the red-haired guardian realized what she had just said, although unlike other occasions here she was not bothered by her friend's mocking tone.
—Maybe —She looked at her with a serious and stoic expression that to her surprise caused an adorable blush on the other's cheeks —There's no denying the obvious.
—And... and what would be the obvious?
She did not miss the change of atmosphere in the conversation and especially in the behavior of Lux who now avoided eye contact by looking to the side of the empty classroom, on the opposite side of where the evening light was coming in through the windows. The lack of other people established an overwhelming silence that made them more anxious about the unexpected direction of the conversation.
The mage's hands fiddled nervously in her lap and Jinx's hands opened and closed, both sitting in their respective chairs facing each other. One of the shooter's legs was between the pinkhead's thighs, with no lewd intent since that was how they sat in the first place, but after Lux's not at all subtle hesitation, her mind worked on thoughts less and less correct for what would be called friendship.
And the conditions of their birth over time complicated the perspective they both had on their bond, as much as they refused to accept it, the omega part of Lux felt a certain attraction to the alpha part of her partner. She went so far as to talk about it in a superficial way once or twice with her other friends seeking advice and all she received were warnings of how much she had to be careful being so close to an alpha.
Nor did she expect more considering how young they all were and the teachings instilled in them from a young age, especially the omegas like her, watching their heat cycles and never lacking inhibitors.
Even as she protected the universe from cosmic entities seeking to spread darkness she could not afford to neglect the rest, as much as deep down she wanted to someday start a family.
An intense heat formed in her chest beyond her control.
—I think your face will be fine now, just don't get into fights like that for me again.
—If it's for you, it's worth it, little light.
There it was again, that nickname that was born as a game and that every time she hears it her heart races. One of her hands ran to cover her mouth without daring to look up again, nervous about how red her face felt and the trembling in her knee touching Jinx's knee.
—It's already late, we should go.
—Yes, we should!
She found it curious that the redhead was as distressed as she was.
—I can't come back so late, otherwise my sister will give me another one of her boring sermons.
—I thought Caitlyn was the one with the sermons.
—And she was the only one! Until she gave that to Vi and now she's checking up on me.
—I know she only cares about you, and with today's incident you proved her right.
—Ahhhhgh! I insist that sometimes you are very namby-pamby —She got up from her chair with her backpack in hand, being imitated by her classmate —There's nothing important for tomorrow, is there? Sports class, not falling asleep in history.
—The chemistry exam in second period.
—...
—Tell me you didn't forget.
—Aaaaaaave Mariiiiaaaaaaaa-
—Jinx! I've been reminding you all week!
—And what was I going-!
—And last week too!
—What was I going to remember if I had crucial things to do?!
—Tell me what crucial things...
—Number one, playing at the new arcade at the mall, I spent too much time there.
—How much time?
—Too much, Lux, T.O.O.M.U.C.H. Number two, shave my little hairs down there because they itch.
—For God's sake Jinx!
—And damn number three, taking on damn space monsters on another damn planet for the damn peace of our lives, you're welcome.
—Every member of the team had to fight and that didn't mean they neglected their academic responsibilities.
—Yeah, but-
—Janna had to study for geography, Lulu for math.
—I understand Lux but I can't...
—What's more, Poppy had a gym exam the day after we finished with the dark matter dragon! The day after! And with a sore body she gave it her all.
—Well, I'm not the others!
—I'm not asking you to be one, just don't forget to study, it's basic —She folded her arms, ignoring the redhead's narrowed eyes.
—...Anyway, I've just been reminded that we have an boredchemistry exam tomorrow and I won't even have time to study fifteen minutes before, what's the plan?
—Study much earlier, at my house, you're coming with me.
—MMMMMMMMMMMHHHHH!
—The only way you'll be able to review the concepts and information to get at least a passing grade is if we leave now and I help you with my notes.
—Fuck.
—I'm not interested in your crying Jinx, call your sister and let her know you'll be with me until late —Lux grabbed her wrist and pulled Jinx as she headed for the school exit, organizing everything in her mind for a perfect study plan.
…
The perfect study plan was not going as well as she thought.
When she got home and explained to her parents what she would be doing with Jinx she locked herself and Jinx in her room and left all the chemistry books and notebooks she had on the table, prioritizing the less dense ones for her friend.
Right now, they were sitting facing each other writing down and reading things on Lux's small study table, with the latter remaining in her uniform almost intact except for her jacket and shoes, replaced by slippers. Jinx for her part chose to imitate her friend with the detail of not taking the slippers offered by the pinkhead, in addition to also removing her tie and unbuttoning the first two buttons of her white shirt, feeling relieved to be able to let her collarbone breathe.
Unfortunately, an action as simple as that ruffled Lux's hormones that were already stimulated enough by the weird moment in the classroom, that and by something else that started to bother her since they entered her room.
She put a fist to her lips to hide the frustrated sigh that escaped her closed mouth as she rubbed her thighs together in her seat, praying that Jinx wouldn't notice that her omega nature was coming out.
—This sucks.
—Wh-what? —Lux moved her startled gaze to the girl next to her who was not ashamed to show her dissatisfaction with the reading —Ah, yes this is...a bit slow.
—Slow? It's torture, the only good thing about this subject is the reactions of elements that can be done in the lab and we're not even allowed to have freedom in that.
—Because you would blow everything to pieces.
—Exactly! It would save us from dying in such tedious exams.
—Maybe you need a more leisurely explanation of the information.
—Are you calling me a fool?
—No, not at all.
—Because I am, but you shouldn't call me that.
—...
—I'm sensitive.
Lux shook her head at her friend's witticism and shifted her chair so that she was next to the redhead, shoulder to shoulder, ready to support her learning at any cost.
—Look, the most important thing is that you know the elements of the periodic table.
—I already know them.
—Let's practice then -She used one hand to hold the book open and the other to point to the letters in the picture —Name those in the second line.
—The two on the left confuse me…
—They are Lithium and Beryllium, one being an alkali metal and the other an alkaline earth metal.
—Those, of course, I already knew.
—And the next ones?
—Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen and... Phosphorus?
—Fluorine.
—Shit, it looks like Phosphorus.
—Yeah, I was wrong at first too. There's one missing.
—Neon.
—Excellent.
Lux smiled as she watched her make a superb gesture while pretending to clean dirt in front of her.
—Now let's continue the next row.
—Mmmmh!
…
—Then to calculate the molecular weight of sulfuric acid I need to multiply the atoms of Hydrogen, Sulfur and Oxygen by the molecular weight of their respective elements, which would be...2 atoms of Hydrogen multiplied by 1 when making the approximation, 1 of Sulfur multiplied by 32 and the 4 of Oxygen by 16, and add all the results, giving as an answer...let me calculate it... 98 units!
—...
—Lux?
—Ah...yes, the molecular weight is 98.
—I knew it! Ufff. That was intense.
—It's just an example; it won't necessarily be about that specific compound.
—Whatever, I already know how to calculate the weight of these fat fuckers, gg easy.
—...
—Is something wrong with you? You haven't been talking much for a while.
—N-no, there's nothing wrong with me.
—It's normal that you ask me a lot of questions while I'm thinking about an exercise, about if I'm doing well, about if I need help, if I think it's funny, which it never is, but out of nowhere you became mute.
—It's nothing Jinx.
—Your tone of voice sounds hoarser and more muffled, and you behave more reserved than usual, your cheeks are red, you don't look me in the eyes- I just noticed your eyes are glazed over, you keep rubbing your thighs-
—Please stop… —She pleaded apologetically as Jinx's remarks hit the nail on the head, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in her seat.
One of her hands never left her sealed lips from which nothing but purrs wanted to come out.
She perceived herself as a fatal wretch unlucky enough to have her heat start with the presence of an alpha in her room, and that alpha being her best friend made things astronomically worse.
Didn't want to go through the embarrassment of going through her inhibitors in front of Jinx, looking like an omega who isn't able to control herself for a while, at least until she was done with the study session. This was because of the redhead and her exam the next day, but as the minutes passed she was falling in fear that her pheromones would attract the attention of her partner.
If so, then they would have double trouble.
She turned her head just enough when the silence in the atmosphere became too heavy, seeing Jinx's hands still on the table. Lux thought that maybe she didn't notice her state, until she looked up a little more and then reality hit her squarely.
Jinx's eyes were slightly dilated, just enough to warn of what was going on, looking at her almost unblinkingly, and to further alert her mouth was ajar to audibly breathe both through there and through her nose.
Lux would swear that for a second the redhead's attention dropped to her lips before instantly returning to her eyes.
Jinx sensed it, the scent that betrayed Lux's heat, and her body was beginning to react.
—Sorry, I need something... —She got down from the chair forgetting how weak her legs felt from the growing excitement between them, falling painlessly on the carpet.
Crawled roughly to her backpack leaning against her dresser and reached for her pills to calm herself, first with self-control, then more desperately.
—Where is…? —Her whispers sounded broken, charged with unwanted emotion.
The more she went without her inhibitors the more scent her body emanated.
The sound of someone moving just like her across the carpet left her frozen in her kneeling position with backpack in hand.
—I love the way you smell like that, little light —Her mouth brushed the shell of her ear while her hands gripped Lux's sides, pulling closer to her.
If Jinx's husky voice near her neck made her shiver, the demanding touch she had to have her back pressed against the small breasts under the white shirt, being the only barrier besides the underwear, drove her crazy. That thought sent her into an intense dizziness of conflicting feelings, all battling to take control.
Common sense prevailed so that Lux tried to pull away.
—Jinx, I'm in heat...I didn't want to tell you so I wouldn't interrupt...ahhh....
—I know, your pheromones are very invasive —She gave her a wet kiss on her neck before biting lightly —I think I'm in heat too.
—The pills...Jinx...we need them.
—I don't want pills.
A choked moan escaped her as she felt Jinx's palms squeeze her breasts over her shirt, kneading devotedly and without stopping.
—Jinx! We can't-
—Yes, we can.
—My parents...they're at home...my brother...we're in heat...
—Then be quiet, like in class, like the good student you always were.
—Ahhh... —She bit the back of her finger with her eyes closed to contain the moans that were slowly coming out, her free hand clung to her skirt.
-Good girl -Jinx's fingers stimulated the redhead's neck to make her raise head, exposing her throat, likewise the other fingers sought to pull her tie off and throw it away before unbuttoning button after button of her shirt and thus opening it completely, revealing the soft white skin of her best friend.
One of the curious fingernails explored the valley between her breasts, tugging teasingly at the light blue bra that held them prisoner.
—I don't want to...Jinx-we can't.
—Shhh.
—We mustn't...
—We're not going to behave, Little light.
—Please, we must take care of ourselves- Ahh!
—That's just what I'm going to do with you.
A short click and the bra came loose, removed along with the white shirt, leaving Lux's torso completely naked.
She didn't even have time to cover herself when she was pulled, falling backwards on the carpet, though not roughly or painfully, and in a second Jinx's lips were on hers in a heated kiss.
It was a contact as intimate as it was intense since the taller one was not looking to fulfill a romantic fantasy, she wanted to satisfy the thirst of lust that was growing inside her and did not care when it came to devouring her poor friend who could not keep up with the kiss, this being the first of her life.
The only coherent thoughts that formed in Lux's mind were on the fact that she was kissing Jinx, of all people in the world, Jinx. Heat prevented her from breaking away, driving her desires as she entwined tongue with the other filling the corner of her lips with saliva. The most she could manage to demonstrate an attempt at resistance, not counting her hands pushing at the redhead's shoulders, were her eyebrows raised in anguish and embarrassment, complemented by flushed cheeks and lewd sounds.
As they parted for lack of oxygen a trickle of moisture connected their mouths, trailing down to lose itself on the mage's bare chest, panting desperate to breathe normally, feeling more nervous at the image above her of Jinx wiping her own mouth with the back of the hand without the wolfish grin leaving her.
Jinx's scent entered Lux's nostrils to increase arousal during the heat.
They resumed kissing at the alpha's demand.
Jinx's palms covered the soft flesh of her breasts without slowing down one bit, playfully crushing the erect nipples as that tongue bent her with ease.
They shouldn't be doing this, it was too dangerous, giving in to their carnal urges could lead them to a harmful scenario, but her body didn't reject Jinx's touch.
It felt so good, so delicious that her inner omega surrendered even though her mind kept objecting.
She tried to call out to her to come into awareness of her actions but only unintelligible babbling came out.
Lux thought she would have a chance to speak the moment her mouth was released and could only moan with her back arched; Jinx's lips had caught one of her nipples, sucking roughly. She moved from one to the other, and back again, giving equal attention to each and filling her heaving torso with saliva.
The area around her little pleasure buttons turned pink, almost as pink as her hair, and Jinx's constant stimulation stoked the fire in her intimacy, wetting the underwear to the point of feeling excessively sticky.
Jinx seemed to read her thoughts because next move was to unbutton her skirt and pull it down her legs until she threw it around, leaving the mage clad only in her school stockings.
She tried to push her thighs together and as expected was not allowed to do so to expose her flower clean of any pubic hair or imperfection.
A gleam of happiness appeared in the shooter's eyes.
—You were always so desired by everyone —She ran the tip of her finger between the moist folds groping the entrance, amused by the spasms it caused in the shorter one's hips along with the gasps.
Lux failed to engage in logical conversation, pleasure clouding her judgment with the pheromones crowding the atmosphere, arching her neck as she felt the thumb stimulating her clitoris in slow circles.
—Purrs for me.
—No...Jinx...I don't want this.
—You say you don't want it, and you fill my fingers with your wetness, for the smartest of us, you're quite contradictory.
Jinx's middle finger entered Lux, and she reflexively put a hand to her mouth to muffle the loud moan that escaped her, closing her eyes so as not to succumb to what her body was screaming for without realizing that exactly that was happening.
Jinx pumped nonstop into her inner walls, sometimes coming out until leaving only the nail grazing her entrance, at others going all the way into her knuckle and thus bending to reach her G-spot, unknown to her. She found it hard to breathe with so much bliss overtaking her system.
Eventually Jinx pulled her hand away from her dripping center only to rise, grab her under the armpits and drop her on her bed to pounce on top of it, changing position so that Lux was face down on the messy sheets.
No matter how much she pleaded and tried to get up she failed, one of Jinx's hands grabbed her by the hair and pushed her face against the mattress, as well as keeping her own weight on a good part of her body, although her mouth remained next to her ear to continue teasing her in a seductive voice.
—Now I understand, we are like chemical compounds.
—Ahhh —Jinx licked the contour of her ear at the same time spanked her with a sonorous noise that echoed between the four walls.
The ghost of Jinx's palm remained on her buttocks even when it was withdrawn, however, it returned with more force than before, drawing another mattress-blocked scream from her face.
Her ass burned, she could visualize how red the skin was under that hand now tenderly caressing her.
—If we are a compound, then we can generate a reaction, like an acid with a metal —She guided her fingers straight between the girl's buttocks, stimulating the small hole just as she had done with her entrance minutes before —The acid corrupts the metal, and changes it to something else.
Any questioning from Lux about what Jinx was saying died the instant two fingers entered her anus and a scream combined with a soundless moan rumbled in her throat.
All she could think of doing was cling to the sheets near her head, gritting her teeth through the shameful pleasure she felt with each thrust of the shooter's onslaught into her virgin hole. In fact, every corner of her is virgin, she was always careful not to give herself to anyone who wasn't the ideal person, which makes this experience feel even more wrong. Jinx is her friend, her best friend, the only one besides her brother and parents that she would trust with her life without hesitation, she shouldn't let herself be touched by her and tarnish the bond that for so many years they were forging.
Her insides quivered uncontrollably from a particularly hard rubbing and, out of nowhere, her forefinger came out to be replaced by her ring finger, now using her whole arm to deepen her pumping.
To her surprise her head was pulled upwards, pulling her hair from behind but keeping the rest of her body attached to the bed.
—Remember they can't hear us, be quiet, do it for me.
Unconsciously she heeded Jinx, biting her lip with narrowed eyes clouded with tears of overstimulation.
She felt an orgasm building and panicked about what it implied.
The more she thought about how bad this situation was the more the inconsistencies of her denial grew.
She shouldn't get aroused and her body was responding, of all the people to give her virginity to Jinx was the most logical considering the trust between the two of them, there was no need to be afraid because Jinx would keep the secret.
The redhead's increasingly aggressive grunts and movements added to the insistence on making her climax pushed her mental resistance to the limit, surrendering with a guttural moan.
Jinx pushed her head quickly to muffle the noise, and had it not been for that she would have been heard throughout the house.
The first orgasm of her life brought on by someone else numbed her legs, shook hips and sent pinpricks of pleasure from belly to her chest and instantly to her brain, making her see white through closed eyelids, moaning endlessly against the mattress. The feel of Jinx's fingers in her anus became much more powerful as she cummed, staining the contours of her crotch like the sheets and blankets underneath and feeling her inner walls clench into nothingness.
She struggled to withstand the rumbling in her nervous system but the dizziness proved too much, almost as if she would pass out, breathing with extreme difficulty.
Lux registered Jinx's halting voice as an echo in the distance until she lifted her head and some consciousness returned to her, gasping with drool running down her jaw before she moaned soundlessly at the redhead's fingers being pulled out. She collapsed back onto the bed with no energy to pull away, though her hands tried by clutching the edge of the mattress to propel herself off, but even then Jinx held her in place.
She had no escape from what she guessed was about to happen.
The same fingers that were inside her before roamed her ass with sleepy caresses, as if seeking to relax her in contrast to the bombshell that exploded inside her.
—Ahhh —Felt the touch on her highly sensitive womanhood of those fingers spreading the wetness in her folds at the same time Jinx's lips dedicated soft kisses on her neck going up to behind her ear.
The mixture of sensations led her to turn her head slightly to connect their mouths to quench the heat of her heat, though she also longed to kiss, to entwine her tongue with hers, to gasp at the hot breath crashing on the lips.
Jinx rolled her over in desperation to have her on her back without taking their eyes off her exhausted face, a few stray pink locks stuck to her temple.
Jinx's arousal unleashed the growth of her clit which she was able to keep at bay so far, pulling down her underwear so that the erection grew. She had no intention of prolonging this any longer, grabbed the shaft and guided the tip to her friend's soaked entrance, letting out a gasp at the contact of both parts.
No lubricant or any other liquid was needed for better access, the new member entered smoothly and slowly worked its way into the tight passage. She was forced to cover the pinkhead's lips with one hand to prevent her from screaming.
Watching her so vulnerable and in pain as the inner walls enveloped her member was a delight.
Once she was fully inside took a few seconds to look her in the eyes, her hand left the mouth to caress the red cheek with the backs of her fingers and, while still making eye contact, she intertwined her fingers with hers to keep hands still next to her head on the bed, upright above her but as close to her body as possible.
She began the thrusts slowly at first, biting her lip with the bliss of thrusting in and out of Lux's pussy, oblivious to the girl's teary, frightened eyes underneath, gritting her teeth to keep from going mad.
There were no more words between the two, perhaps because there was nothing to say to each other at that moment or because Jinx didn't want to break the silence interrupted only by the short moans of both.
Several drops of pre-seminal fluid escaped from the tip inside Lux which was a preamble to the seed ready to come out.
A twinge of doubt was born in Jinx as she realized that if that happened there was a possibility of something serious, something she was not ready for and did not want to be ready for, and she imagined her friend felt the same way. However, the rhythmic movement of the body beneath her plus Lux's legs hugging her hips removed any intrigue for the distant future and allowed her alpha nature to take over, increasing the onslaught without restraint.
She needed to cum and the thought that it would be inside Lux brought her over the edge in seconds.
Jinx's forehead landed on the mage's collarbone and the latter arched her back along with her neck as the two reached the blissful climax. The semen shot out inside her as the member contracted along with the shooter's body, breathing in great gulps of air.
Slowly her clitoris was shrinking out of the vaginal canal and back into the little bundle of nerves at its center. Lux on the other hand felt a few strands of semen trickle out of her to stain her thighs and mingle with the wetness on the sheets.
At no time did the hands of both friends stop being joined.
As she came back to herself, Lux felt Jinx's breath on her neck before she started to give her lazy kisses in that erogenous zone.
—I want to mark you...
Those words registered late in her mind, realizing what that implied.
She was going to refuse until a choked cry followed by a hiss was the only thing that came out of her mouth.
Jinx had just sunk her teeth into the section between the neck and left shoulder, applying a bit of force until she drew tiny drops of blood at the place corresponding to her canines.
The pinkhead no longer had any resistance to oppose her partner, only to tighten her grip on their hands and sob with equal parts pleasure and fear.
They lay on top of each other without moving or paying attention to the time.
…
—What do you mean she's pregnant?!
The new high-pitched scream contrasted with the previous one, but generated the same anxiety and tears in the young mage sitting in front of the two individuals arguing over her guilt, one being her brother.
—What you heard, and it was your sister.
—What?! —Vi turned her head to look with shocked eyes at the girl, but realizing the horror that was taking over her expressions she tried not to panic, for her sake. Returned her attention to the boy standing in front —How did it happen?
Garen didn't answer, so Vi imitated what she did seconds before and now they both fixed their eyes on the young pinkhead whose knees were trembling in her seat with eyes glued to the floor, ashamed of everything that was happening.
—Tell us, Lux, how it happened.
—I don't know, Garen.
—How could you not know?!
—I- I don't know, it just...it just happened and...
—And that's it?! Just like that?! —You got pregnant by your schoolmate and you can just say it happened without you knowing how?!
—Garen, stop it —Vi intervened when she noticed that the girl covered her face with both hands to avoid being seen crying, but without being able to hide the wailing in her voice.
—Your sister is responsible.
—Excuse me?
—She is alpha, isn't? She must control herself, take care not to let her hormones run free, how can she go around getting any woman pregnant?!
—Stop talking as if they can control it, they're still children!
—That's why they can't-!
—I didn't stop her.
They both looked with shock at the young woman who spoke so softly that she was barely understood.
—Lux?
—I didn't stop it from happening, I had my heat just when- when I was with Jinx and…and…it happened.
All that could be heard were the girl's terrified sobs without daring to look anyone in the face.
Garen sighed with his fingers clutching the bridge of his nose and Vi ran a hand through her hair to rest it on her neck, thinking.
—What's next?
—First of all, keep it a secret, in a small circle. Luckily Lux informed me of her pregnancy as soon as she found out and thank goodness because our parents would cause a problem.
—I understand, although eventually everyone will know.
—Let's take it one step at a time, the most important thing is to talk about it-
—Look, if we visualize it well the situation is not so terrible —She had to explain herself better when she saw the guy's frown —We can deal with this, with Caitlyn, all of us will take care of Lux during the pregnancy.
—It's more serious than that, Vi.
—What are you talking about?
—Jinx bit her.
Her eyelids opened so wide that it seemed as if her eyes would pop out of their sockets. She immediately turned to the girl who was still very embarrassed with her hands on face, only now she could see her lips tense in a line that she struggled to break into tears again.
The taller girl could not believe what had just been revealed to her.
Three knocks on the front door and two more people entered the Crownguard house which was unlocked for the moment.
—We're here —Caitlyn reported, leaving the bags she was carrying next to one of the armchairs, followed closely by Jinx, both oblivious to the tension in the room —Vi, what was the important thing Garen called you about?
Her girlfriend didn't answer as she was lost staring at the floor with her hands on her hips and a completely distressed expression. The younger sister noticed that plus the presence of Lux on the verge of tears not looking at anyone and the eldest Crownguard son threw sharp knives through his eyes, folding arms next to the nearest armchair.
—Jinx, tell me you didn't bite her.
Vi didn't even observe Jinx when she asked the question, Caitlyn did when she heard it, dumbfounded not knowing what to say about it. Suddenly all pairs of eyes were pointed at her like lasers, yet the ones she was most concerned about dared not move away from the trembling hands that covered.
—Show them.
This time it was Garen's voice and after several heavy seconds of silence the young mage lowered a hand to the collar of her shirt, tugging just enough to reveal the traces of a bite on her left shoulder and another on her right shoulder.
Caitlyn held a palm to her half-open mouth, Vi shook her head, letting out a curse in a whisper, Garen sighed again, and Jinx froze standing in front of Lux.
An anxiety like no other gripped her and she tried to handle the situation as best she could.
—Okay but- but by tagging her we're just linked for life, we're schoolmates, we're teammates, we're teammates, we're Star guardians, we can carry a high closeness without needing to be together if Lux doesn't want to, only if she decides whether to be together I don't mind and we can study together and eat vanilla pistachio ice cream and play at the arcade and all the cool things that couples do and we wouldn't have reason to-
—Jinx, I'm pregnant.
The shooter's already hysterical expression declined to a more shocked one and then to a sad one, shaking her head from side to side believing that if she said nothing else those words of Lux would disappear from space time.
—Is... are you sure? One hundred percent sure?
The magician nodded to Caitlyn without looking at her, without looking at anyone, just with hands clasped in her lap remembering that experience with her friend in the bed.
—I'll take care of it, it's my responsibility.
—Sis, we can...
—Don't say something like get rid of him...or her, I won't do it.
—But-
—Garen, listen to her.
The brown-haired guy put a hand to his face but allowed his sister to continue.
—As I said before it was my lack of determination in a complex situation that triggered all this, and I will take responsibility, the weight of my actions. I cannot abandon a helpless being that I will bring into the world. I'll find a way to explain it to mom and dad, I will come up with a plan to continue studying and...maybe I will leave the Guardians for a while.
—Lux...
—But I will have this baby, I will —Tears streamed down her red cheeks, her eyes denoted pain in contrast to her mouth that formed a hopeful smile as she looked at the hands.
Her head rose to look at them one by one until she stopped at Jinx, who looked at her with doubt and fear without stopping the spasms in the features of her face.
—You don't have to worry, this will be a lot of work and I imagine how difficult this revelation must be for you too, I'm not going to force you to-
—Ohh of course she will!
She went from sadness to shock at the cry of her sister who with long, quick steps came to her to hold her arm, no strength, but demanding, with sharp eyes.
—You will be the other mother of that baby.
…
—Are you sure you don't want to join us? We're going to eat nachos at the mall!
—Yes Lux, you must come please.
—Sorry, I really need to stay today, I must talk to Jinx about something.
—Does that mean neither of you are coming?!
—That's not cool.
—Girls, leave them alone —Janna calmed the pinkhead girl sitting on the bench outside the school with a smile —Next time, no need to worry.
Poppy and Lulu grunted with closed eyes but instantly regained their usual calmness, copying Janna's serenity.
—Okay, it's not every day you can, but you'll come to the next meeting! Yes? Please?
—Yes! please please.
—Of course, I'll come, and Jinx too.
—Yeah! —Poppy shouted to the sky with her fists raised.
Lux shook her head amused by the behavior of her companions.
—Bye, see you tomorrow!
—Bye.
—Bye Lux.
And then she was left alone, sitting with no one to keep her company or provide a topic of conversation, anything to distract her from the sea of anxiety of waiting for her friend and now lifelong bond.
Unconsciously she brought one hand to the places where evidence of the bite lingered and the other went to her still normal belly.
Her knee began to tremble as the wait took forever.
She was not surprised that the shooter sat next to her without announcing her arrival much less that she remained silent without taking her eyes off the front as she did the same.
—How was your last class?
—Bad, the teacher hates me.
—All your teachers hate you.
—I know, it's unfair.
—Did you get your chemistry test scores?
—I passed.
—I'm so glad-
—Barely.
—That's still good.
—...
—...
—How are you feeling?
—A little strange to be honest, the dizziness has increased, I have cravings sometimes or I just feel like throwing up.
—...
—And I suffer from panic attacks.
—Fuck.
—I'm sorry, I didn't mean to harass you with all this.
—No, no! —It was only then that they looked each other in the eyes —You're not harassing me, don't think it's like that.
—So?
—It's just that this change of reality is very... wow, you know? Not long ago we were just busy saving the universe from monsters as magical heroines and having fun outside of school.
—You missed the studying part, but I get the point.
—Right? And that was the status quo, and now we both have to prepare for the arrival of a little tadpole into the world, it's- it's- it's…?
—Jinx?
—Yes?
—Can I ask you a question? But answer it honestly.
—Okay.
—Complete honesty.
—Okay!…sorry, okay.
Lux took a subtle breath, preparing herself for the line she feared crossing in her new bond with Jinx.
—Would you prefer me to have an abort?
Just as she expected, the redhead said nothing for several seconds, returning her gaze to the front thinking as she looked outside, people crossing back and forth, a dog barking from the yard of a house, birds hundreds of feet in the sky.
—Yes and no.
—Why?
—Because...I know you wouldn't be happy to take the easy option with the baby.
The mage, who had returned her attention to the front, nodded silently, waiting for her companion to continue.
—At the same time, I'm aware that null potential must raise another human being, I couldn't even raise a Lux hamster, I suck.
—This is not a hamster, Jinx.
—I know, damn it, that was a bad comparison.
—Do you regret bit me?
—No!
Heat rose to her cheeks as she heard what she wanted so badly to be answered.
—Was an impulsive action, no doubt it and I wasn't in my right mind at the time, don't think I ever am in fact, but I will never regret it!
Lux's hands clung to the edges of the bench they were sitting on and Jinx imitated her without realizing it, which made it easy to leave her right hand on the mage's left, intertwining their fingers above in a contact as intimate as it was sincere.
—If I'm going to raise a tadpole with a person I bite, then I jump with happiness knowing that person is you.
The grip on her hands intensified as Lux's lower lip trembled and a solitary tear fell down her cheek.
—You don't have a belly yet.
—No, that will happen m-more on that later.
—Do you think you'll still look as cute with a mini version of yourself inside?
—You're the worst at giving compliments.
—...
—We'll have to tell the others what happened, so they'll be aware when the pregnancy prevents us from helping them on missions.
—I bet Lulu and Janna will fight over who gets to be the baby's godmother.
—Will be Poppy.
—Why?! She'll smash the tadpole with the hammer!
—She likes babies.
—It sounds a bit shady when you put it like that.
—Vi and Caitlyn call me almost every day to see how I'm feeling.
—I guess so, they lecture me every day, say are preparing me for when the baby is born and scream a lot.
—I'm afraid.
Jinx's hand moved so that it was under Lux's, interlacing her fingers more comfortably.
—I don't know if I can be a good mother.
—You will be better than me at least, think of the example I'll set for them, passing tests with the minimum grade, skipping school to go to play arcade, putting cookies in ice cream.
—I love cookie things.
—It's wonderful, I know.
Both laughed with blushing cheeks, letting the wind blow without interruption and warn them of the coming season.
—Thank you, you'll be a great mom, too.
—I find that hard to believe.
—Believe it.
—I can't teach the tadpole to kill monsters until at least 5 years old.
—That's not-
—I'll have to get a fanny pack, and a bottle with a cup holder.
—Mmh.
—Do you think them likes strawberry and vanilla ice cream like you do?
—I'd rather them have own tastes.
—If doesn't like pistachio with sprinkles I'm going to disinherit them.
—Jinx!
—I'm serious Lux, couldn't live with someone like that, I'd have a stroke.
—Shut up, now take me to eat ice cream, I'm craving ice cream, and cake, I want cake with pizza.
—I think I have enough for a cookie.
—I'll pay for everything, but you invite me.