Into Your Arms

Rena sat beside Mariah on the beach, laughing. She had finally brought Ria, her Ria, out of her shell a little. Giggling, Rena leant over and licked some of Ria's ice cream, getting a blob on her nose. Ria laughed and carefully wiped it off with her thumb while Ria went cross eyed trying to get it, before Ria licked it off slowly. Rena bit her lip, unable to take her eyes off of Ria.

 

Rena was knocked out of her daydream when the bell went for fourth period. She happily grabbed her books and raced out of the classroom, pushing past people in an effort to get to her next class. Both students and teachers alike were shocked; no one had ever seen Rena move so fast in order to get to a lesson. The only reason Rena had was that it was English, and English meant Mariah.

 

Rena sped through the halls, eager to get to English and not caring that she was barging piddly little year seven's into walls. Honestly, they deserved it for getting in her way! The red head slowed down as she reached the beginning of the English corridor, flattening down her hair. She was suddenly rather conscious of the fact that she looked slightly flushed and was a little out of breath. Serena took a few deep breaths and slowly walked down the hallway, regaining her familiar, seductive sway. Pushing the door open, Rena looked around the practically empty classroom and frowned. Damn, she really was early. 

 

Rena looked around again before she saw Mariah tucked into the corner. She grinned and slinked over to the brunette girl, leaning on the edge of the table. 

 

"Hey there," She smirked, "Mind if I join you?" Mariah looked up at Serena and blinked slightly, confused for the second time that day. 

 

"Um...sure?" The smaller girl said hesitantly, taking her bag off the seat beside her and moving up her books. Rena smiled warmly at her.

 

"Thanks." Mariah nodded in acknowledgement, before ducking her head down and shifting her chair along slightly, away from Rena. The red head frowned as she sat down, Mariah not noticing the change in the other girl's demeanour. Rena let out a quiet sigh as she sat down, wondering why Mariah kept closing herself off. It wasn't right, the way Mariah locked everyone out. Shaking her head slightly, Serena shrugged her blazer off and dumped it on top of her bag on the floor, crossing her legs. She tapped her red nails on the desk, wondering if Mariah would ever talk to her willingly. 

 

Mariah bit her lip and glanced at the other girl through her hair, noticing how the red haired girl seemed to be almost annoyed with her. A wave of guilt came over her. She hadn’t meant to upset the other girl - she never meant to upset anybody, ever. That’s just the way Mariah was; she never intentionally hurt or upset anyone. Hell, most of the time she never did it unintentionally! She was just too quiet and shy to say a word to anyone, let alone upset them.

 

Tentatively, Mariah reached out and touched Serena’s arm, her fingers feather-light against the other girl’s pale skin.

 

“I’m sorry if I seemed…” She paused, thinking of the right word. “Stand-offish. I’m just…not used to being approached by girls like you.” Mariah smiled slightly, one corner of her mouth turning up a fraction. Serena smiled back in response, a wide grin spreading across her face. Finally, Mariah was making a move towards her! Though her comment, ‘girls like her’, confused her a little. What was that supposed to mean? Shrugging it off, the red head answered,

 

“That’s okay, I get it.” Actually, she didn’t, but pretending to in order to get closer to Mariah was fine by her. Serena glanced away as the class filled up and then back again, straight into Mariah’s unblinking hazel eyes. She inhaled sharply; they were beautiful. Mariah looked straight back into Serena’s bright, emerald green eyes, biting her bottom lip gently. Their eyes swept over each other’s faces, mentally tracing every plane and contour. Serena couldn’t keep her eyes off Mariah, flicking them down over the other girl’s body. She could just make out the shadow of a plain white bra underneath Mariah’s blouse. Suddenly, she felt overwhelmed with the desire to kiss Mariah, right there and then, other people be damned. She didn’t realise that Mariah wanted to do the exact same thing. The brunette was blushing, breathing heavily. Rena’s gaze on her body was causing a puddle of desire to pool between her thighs.

 

“Good afternoon class!” Mr Sheridan said loudly as he entered the room, causing the two girls to break their gaze from each other. Serena glared at their English teacher for interrupting, whilst Mariah simply ducked her head down again, thoroughly embarrassed. She felt so…dirty. But at the same time, so good, and it was confusing her, and then to top it off, her underwear was now soaked through and she was incredibly frustrated.

 

Rena’s attention was diverted yet again when a handsome boy walked through the door.

 

“Sorry I’m late,” Toby said with a charming grin. Mr Sheridan simply waved a hand for him to sit down as he started writing up the lesson’s work onto the whiteboard. The dark haired boy made a move towards his usual seat, before frowning. He glanced around, before spotting Serena with Mariah. Serena smirked, angling herself away from Mariah slightly and towards Toby, stretching her long legs out in front of her seductively. He shook his head and fell into the seat opposite her, not noticing Mariah beside his friend.

 

“Hello gorgeous,” Serena purred, still smirking.

 

“Hello yourself,” Toby answered, finally noticing the brunette girl tucked into the corner, scribbling away. She was one of very few people in the room actually doing the work. “Why are we sitting here again?” He continued, quirking an eyebrow and glancing towards Mariah. Serena shrugged.

 

“I fancied a change of scene,” She answered playfully. What she really meant was ‘I wanted to talk to this girl cause I think she’s cute’ and Toby knew that. He could read his ex-girlfriend like an open book.

 

“Oh really.” He retorted with a smirk. Serena merely nodded before glancing back at Mariah, holding back a giggle as she noticed the tip of the other girl’s tongue poking out in concentration. While writing, Mariah had been listening to every word the two of them had been saying, and she couldn’t help a small spring of jealously bubbling away inside of her at Serena and Toby’s flirting. Mentally, the brunette gave herself a slap around the head. Serena was not hers, and it was unlikely she had any roma-what was she thinking?! No matter what Serena wanted, or what Mariah herself wanted, she could not have it! Not now, not ever! It was wrong and immoral of her to even think about it!

 

Mariah went back to scribbling away furiously while Serena and Toby flirted and chatted casually. Toby was succeeding very well in keeping Serena’s attention diverted, but every once in a while the red head would glance back at her pretty little brunette and smile. Before long, the bell went, and most of the class rushed out of the room, eager to get to lunch. Mariah, however, hung back, taking her time to put her things away, like she always did. She preferred to wait until it was a little quieter before leaving.

 

Serena was halfway out the door with Toby before she realised Mariah was still in the classroom. Gently, she tapped her friend on the arm and murmured,

 

“I’ll catch up with you in a minute,” The tall boy merely nodded in reply and left as Serena turned around and walked back to Mariah. She jumped up to sit on the table, swinging her long legs idly. Mariah glanced up from the bag she was neatly putting books into and looked at her.

 

“What is it?” The sixteen year old asked softly, hair falling into her face. Serena said nothing, just leaning forwards to brush the curls away from Mariah’s freckled face, tucking them behind her ears. Mariah’s cheeks heated up at the gentle touch, her skin almost burning.

 

“I just wanted to talk to you,” Serena murmured, her voice almost husky. Her hand moved to cup Mariah’s cheek gently, causing the other girl to blush more.

“About what?” Mariah whispered, her heart racing. She swallowed nervously, looking straight into Serena’s green eyes, which had been dark with lust for the past fifty minutes or so.

 

“You’re a really pretty girl, you know that?” The red head said, not really paying attention to Mariah’s question. She had been too distracted just taking in the other girl.

 

“Um, thanks, I guess…” Serena smiled.

 

“No problem.” Her eyes continued to wander over Mariah’s body, taking it all in properly now that she was standing. She really did have a nice figure, underneath the over-sized, shapeless uniform. Serena could make out a lot of curves hiding under there.

 

“Shame you cover it all up,” She sighed, being a little over the top about it. Serena pouted, glossy pink lips just begging to be kissed. Mariah blinked. Was Serena flirting with her?

 

“I…” She faltered, not knowing quite what to say. She was suddenly incredibly aware of Serena’s proximity to her, and the hand still resting on her cheek. Serena smiled softly at her, gently rubbing her thumb across the soft skin. Mariah blushed harder, suddenly rendered mute. Serena leant forwards slightly, almost nervous about this whole thing. Mariah didn’t move, her breath catching in her throat. Serena had definitely been flirting with her.

 

“Cm’ere,” Serena murmured, gazing into Mariah’s warm, hazel eyes. Powerless to resist, the brunette took a step forwards, forgetting all about her things sitting on the desk beside the red head. Rena smiled, unable to stop herself. She leant in further, sliding her hand around to the back of Mariah’s neck  to pull her closer still. Mariah didn’t need any encouragement, moving forwards until she was standing directly in front of Serena, their chests almost touching. Mariah hadn’t even noticed that she was now standing in between Mariah’s spread legs, she was so caught up in Serena’s face and voice. The red head smirked, shuffling a little closer until their noses touched, her lips brushing against Mariah’s. Surprisingly, Mariah didn’t flinch away like Rena had been expecting her to.

 

“So beautiful…” Serena murmured, her breath ghosting across Mariah’s lips. The brunette blushed heavily, before answering in a shy whisper,

 

“So are you…” Serena smiled. Mariah could feel it against her lips, rather than actually see it. Nervously, she wet them with her tongue, the pink muscle darting out and touching Serena’s own glossed lips. The green eyed girl’s smile widened and she tilted her head to the left slightly, Mariah mirroring her actions. Gently, she closed the gap between them, pressing her lips to Mariah’s softly. The brunette almost moaned in gentle pleasure, her lips parting. Rena moved one hand to Mariah’s hips, pulling her sharply closer until their whole upper bodies were pressed together. She deepened the kiss slowly, her tongue swiping across her freckled beauty’s lips before darting into her willing mouth. Mariah was growing heady with pleasure, pressing her body against Rena’s with force and moving her hands to tangle in the other girl’s hair, tilting her head up slightly. Their tongues danced as they sought a closeness that was physically impossible - in a classroom anyway.

 

Suddenly Mariah realised just how wrong this was. She pulled away sharply, taking several steps backwards. Grabbing her bag, she shook her head as she spoke,

 

“I-I can’t - this is - I can’t - Sorry,” And with that, she ran out of the room, brown curls flying behind her and tears threatening to spill down her face, leaving Rena sat there on the table, dumbstruck. 

Reviews

[Wandering Violet]

Nice work so far. Keep working on your writing style and you will have a great book.

Good choice of setting, and well portrayed characters. I enjoyed reading the three chapters so far.