I'm New Here

I sat on the ground with my legs tucked under me. Typically I wore skirts or dresses but it was getting colder so I opted for black leggings. I typically would go for brighter colors but I’ve been around Lyra a lot obviously so I’ve been finding a newfound appreciation for darker colors. Lyra sat next to me eating her lunch while Vinyl and Octavia did the same. Derpy was laying on her back watching the clouds and drinking from her straw in her water lazily.

“So uhm Men In Black came for ya?” Lyra asked Octavia hesitantly. We all four wanted answers about who those guys were. All we knew is her mom sent them. Vinyl bet it was security, Lyra said ninja assassins from the Men In Black movie franchise. I’ve never seen any of those movies so I’m trusting her on this one. I had the most logical one and assumed it was detectives from the CPD. At least Derpy agreed with me on that.

“Yes. Mother was less than happy with me. Especially for leaving my cello behind at your house and for wearing your clothes,” Octavia nodded at Vinyl. “Father came home though. He sent me to my room and they had a.....discussion. Apparently she is going to stay with family out of town for a bit.” The way she said discussion made me think it was anything but that. “Those men work for Mother. Or well, worked.”

“Damn,” Vinyl sighed. “Your life is probably the most complicated I’ve seen, even more than Lyra’s.”

“What does that mean?” Lyra shot her a look.

“Means you guys both have lots going on in your lives,” I quickly jumped in to save Vinyl from some awful prank. Lyra was surprisingly fond of pranks and quite good at them. I never was a huge prank person. Lyra relaxed a little with her thigh pressed against mine. Vinyl and Derpy looked at each other and back to us with raised eyebrows.

“Hey Octavia and Lyra,” Derpy smiled at the two. “Come with me. I want to go look at books and get to know Octavia a bit better. Lyra might be able to recommend us some fantasy books.”

“Okay,” Lyra shrugged as the three girls stood up. “I’ll be back soon Bonnie.”

“Okay. Have fun,” I watched her leave.

“So. You two do anything physical yet?” Vinyl got my attention and I turned bright red at the implication.

“N-no, nothing like that. We’ve slept in the same bed but that’s about it. Why?” I asked nervously.

“Huh interesting. Cherry Crash and her got busy like three weeks. Lyra honestly put up with a lot of shit that I personally wouldn’t have. Just making sure the same isn’t happening here is all,” Vinyl reassured me. Lyra never really talked about that relationship so I didn’t know much. I’ve never really thought about sex either to be completely honest.

“Is that why Derpy took the two to go look at books?” I asked.

“Yeah. So we could have this conversation alone. I figured you’d want it private. Plus, Derpy does wanna get closer to Octavia so this is a perfect time for that,” Vinyl answered.

“Oh okay,” I replied. “Does Lyra know you’re asking me about this?” She might have asked her to maybe. I’m not entirely sure. Might have been less awkward in her mind to have her friend bring it up.

“Nah she has no idea this conversation is happening. We like you. That’s why it’s happening because we were making sure you weren’t you know,” Vinyl waved a hand around in the air.

“Taking advantage of her?” I suggested.

“Yea that,” Vinyl pointed a plastic knife at me. “Thank you.” I glared at her and she slid back a bit.

“Seriously? I’ve been dating her half the year. A little over seven months. If I was going to take advantage of her, I’d have done it by now.” Vinyl gave a nervous chuckle.

“Fair point.”

“So why exactly do you like Revenge of the Sith?” I asked Lyra as we sat on her couch. “I’ve seen the movie now so you can tell me.” We had just gotten done watching it and it was a trip, let me tell you.

“Well for starters, the environment and attention to detail. If you look at the clouds in the first three movies, in The Phantom Menace, it’s sunny and happy reflecting the mood of the planet. In Attack of the Clones it’s slightly overcast, once again reflecting the mood of the planet. Nervous but still happy. In Revenge of the Sith though, it’s dark and stormy out,” Lyra answered as she sipped her whiskey.

“That was good I agree,” I nodded.

“And the clones. Super sad story. They are the true victims. They had chips put in their head at a young age to force them follow any order and lose all their individuality. That’s why they so willingly executed their jedi generals and killed almost all of them off,” Lyra sighed.

“Seeing Commander Cody, Appo, Bly, Bacara and Neo execute the order so willingly hurt me inside,” I admitted. I had wanted to cry when Aayla got gunned down. She was my favorite jedi. The clones I named were the few of my favorites. Rex didn’t appear in the movie he didn’t qualify. “Why are you drinking? Are you nervous or something?”

“No silly,” Lyra laughed as I drank my own whiskey. “You don’t have to be sad or lonely or mad to drink. Sometimes, you can drink because you’re happy and in a good mood like I am right now.” We had been drinking light all night. My head was kinda spinny though. Dizzy as heck too.

“Makes sense,” I agreed. I inched closer and gave her a quick kiss. Lyra gave a content sounding sigh as she kissed me back eagerly. This was probably our favorite shared pasttimes. I lost track of how long we were kissing as I slid a hand under her shirt. Lyra quickly separated to my displeasure.

“I think we’ve had enough to drink for one night,” Lyra chuckled nervously as she slid my hand out from under her shirt. I pouted and stared at her.

“Can we at least kiss again?” I asked hopefully.

“I think we should go to bed tonight. Maybe tomorrow,” Lyra flashed her trademarked grin my way.

“Okay.”