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When Lilith arrived in class, what she had not expected was her usual seat not occupied by the ginger nightmare. She walked to it hesitantly but decided last moment to sit next to it. A few people tried to sit there but she scared away everyone. If she couldn’t have it then it would be Zelda’s and no one else’s.
Where was she anyway?
The lecture started and there still weren’t any sign of the ginger. Her brows furrowed, watching the door. With a discreet hand, she pulled out her phone. No new message.
Zelda Spellman was nowhere to be seen.
As she chewed on her pen, she decided that the ginger wasn’t important enough for her to think about. Lilith listened carefully to the teacher as she was babbling about some history facts. Her thoughts slowly slid away again anyway, rehearsing her last conversation with Diana in her head. What did she even mean by ‘it doesn’t change anything between us?’ Would it really have ended their relationship if she hadn’t apologized to Zelda? She squeezed her eyes at the thought. Diana had never been like this. Was it the influence of this Edward guy? She remembered Diana was supposed to have a date with him, as Zelda had mentioned earlier, but having never seen him before made her feel uncomfortable. Diana was acting really weird, and the fact that it may be because of the Spellmans made something burn inside her.
Three knocks on the door and the door swinging open made her snap out of her thoughts. Zelda Spellman sure knew how to make an entrance.
“Sorry, I was-“ “Take a seat Ms. Spellman. I’ll see you after class.” Mrs. Meeks cut her off coldly and went on with her lesson.
Lilith was chewing her pen as she watched every single detail of the ginger. She wore her hair down, and it fell near her waistline, forming delicate curls at her ends. She had a white blouse, which looked quite masculine but left little to no imagination at the clearly toned body. She’d cuffed her sleeves to her elbows and she wore simple black slim jeans.
All of this and Lilith had only one word sticking to her mind: hot.
She saw Zelda raise her eyebrows at Mrs. Meeks and could almost read “I’m in trouble again” in her mind. But then she made eye contact with Lilith, and she smirked. It looked like she was proud of it, whatever she did. When she walked to the seat Lilith had saved for her, she looked at the brunette with that annoying smile only her could make. And it pissed off Lilith.
“Thank you.” She’d simply whispered and Lilith rolled her eyes in deep annoyance.
“I prefer this seat anyway.” She hissed discreetly not to be reprimanded by the teacher. “Sure” Zelda chuckled and Lilith wanted to strangle her again so she just followed the lesson instead. She tried at least, while she felt the gaze of the ginger on her profile. She eventually turned to her with a deadly look to which Zelda just rolled her eyes away and focused on the lesson.
While Lilith was chewing her pen nervously she couldn’t help but let her thoughts slip away again. Did Zelda still want to have dinner with her? What should she get them then? Maybe she was on a special diet... Vegetarian ? Lactose intolerant ? How was she supposed to know? Ask her?? Surreal.
Oh, how she hated having people in her house except Diana. At least they had their habits together and she knew staying silent with the blonde would not make them uncomfortable. But Zelda Spellman was a stranger, an annoying stranger, so what if the evening turned out to be weird? What if Lilith ran out of subjects to talk about or if Zelda found her awkward..
The brunette straightened her back with a frustrated sigh.
What am I thinking, it’s just a dinner.
She glanced at Zelda who was doodling her boredom away lazily. She looked pretty, Lilith thought. Despite the hate she felt for her, she definitely had to give her that. Her hair was falling gracefully on her back, and the sun made it look like it had gold strands.
Suddenly Zelda raised her head and her eyes met the frustrated blue ones. She smiled, but for the first time it wasn’t in a provocative way, it was just soft. Lilith felt her heart beating slightly faster and she smiled awkwardly in shame as she was just caught spying on the ginger. She looked away and didn’t dare to glance at Zelda until the end of the lesson. This was truly embarrassing. But it also made Lilith furious. The ginger was confusing her, making her feel all sorts of feelings and it infuriated her. She hated not being in control of her emotions, and therefore she very much disliked Zelda’s presence in her life.
After a good hour the bell finally rang. As expected, the angry brunette stormed off out the classroom to go to her locker. She put back in a few books and picked other ones. She shut her locker harshly as she felt a presence next to her.
“Yes?” She asked bitterly as her eyes met a way too familiar smirk. Zelda bit her lip, her eyes glowing of happiness.
“At what time do you want me to come tonight?” She teased and Lilith was even more angry at her. Well not angry, rather furious. Furious that this woman kept inviting herself in her life. Furious that she could get on her nerves within a second, that she could make her confused, lose control over her emotions.
Lilith took a step in her personal space with her bitch face on. She was not having any more of the ginger’s attitude towards her. Even if Zelda was slightly taller than her, she suddenly felt like a child in front of the icy blue eyes.
“I don’t want you to come, Spellman. I’ve never wanted to come, you invited yourself. I’ve been mean to you, I apologized and now I want you to stop stepping on my boundaries and get out of my life.” The ginger shivered at the coldness and inhaled to stop the tears from spilling. Lilith sure knew how to intimidate a woman. However Zelda raised her chin up, not wanting to seem weak in front of the furious brunette.
“I-“
“That is all.” Lilith said coldly and shoved Zelda’s shoulder as she left, even more angry. The ginger on the other hand raised her hand to her face to wipe off a single tear.
-
The whole day, Zelda had rehearsed the brunette’s words in her head. Had she really been stepping on boundaries? She was just trying to be nice... But maybe she shouldn’t have intruded in her life like that. Plus Diana had explicitly told her she was an extreme introvert, but she just couldn’t help herself. She loved, no, she adored teasing Lilith, it was one thing she could do for a whole life and never get tired of it. However, this little game was over now. She’d fucked everything up and it was driving her mad.
When she arrived home there was only Hilda and their companions in the house. Of course, Vinegar Tom was the first to greet her. She picked him up from the ground with a smile and scratched his little head lovingly.
“Hey good boy, missed me?” She said softly and he put his head on her shoulder. When she walked to the kitchen, Hilda was cooking biscuits.
“Hey.” Zelda tried to steal one one but the blonde was quicker and slapped her arms.
“They’re not ready yet.” Zelda pouted at her as the 15 years old watched her with a deadly look. She leaned against the counter and her look softened.
“So you’re not eating here tonight?” She tried to sound disinterested but deep down she felt excited for her sister. Edward has told they were both going on a date and even told her Zelda would go at Lilith’s as he couldn’t keep a secret even if his life depended on it.
Zelda put down her dog on the ground and crossed her arms.
“Edward told you??” She closed her eyes with a sigh. Of course he told her. She’d have to kill him one day. “I won’t be going anyway, I fucked it up.” She looked away and Hilda frowned.
“Why so?” She asked with a lot of concern. Zelda bit her lip to hold back the tears that threatened to spill once again. This woman was really making her emotional.
“I may have intruded her life a little bit too directly and she hates me for it.” Hilda got lost in her thoughts for a few seconds. “But... You like her don’t you?” Zelda was a bit caught off guard by the question.
“I think so.. Why?” She whispered and Hilda pointed at her chest.
“Then what are you still doing in my kitchen??” She then turned around to a box full of freshly made cookies and handed them to her sister.
“Go apologize and give her theses.” Zelda frowned as she took the box into her arms. “Thank you but...” she started but Hilda pushed her out of the kitchen.
“Go!!” She almost yelled and Zelda put her leather jacket back on.
“Okay, okay.” She left the house and jumped on her motorcycle, the cookies well packed on the back of the engine. She knew where Lilith lived as she once went to Diana’s with Edward. Before going to hers, she went to a Chinese takeaway. Diana had told her it was Lilith’s favorite food.
You gotta do everything you can to better your odds.
With that thought she found herself on Lilith’s porch, two boxes of noodles under one arm and one box of cookies ended the other. She could see the light coming from the living room and gulped. The brunette didn’t seem too keen on seeing her again the last time she spoke to her.
Maybe I should just go back.
But then she remembered Hilda’s words and the fact that she’d probably not let her into the house anymore if she didn’t at least try. She put the bags down and put on a dark red lipstick. She quickly did her hair and took the boxes again.
She inhaled and then knocked. Three times. Her heart was racing and she thought she was going to pass out. She heard soft footsteps and the door swung open. Lilith had her hair in a high ponytail and her face was clean from any makeup. She wore a black oversized shirt and black shorts. She looked really cute, Zelda thought. But not her look. Zelda’s heart broke at the deadly look back into her crush’s eyes.
“Hey, I just wanted to-“
But Lilith slammed the door shut. Zelda sighed in exasperation. Of course it was a bad idea. As she didn’t hear any footsteps walking away, she stepped closer to the door.
“I brought handmade cookies from my sister. They’re really good.”
No answer. Zelda rolled her eyes.
“Look, I’m sorry. I’ve lived with my siblings my whole life. Sometimes I forget other people have boundaries. I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable or if I made anything for you to hate me... I..”
Zelda waited, but nothing happened. She rolled her eyes.
“I brought noodles, too.”
She couldn’t contain her smirk as the door gently opened, Lilith’s head shyly popping out.
“I don’t hate you. You’re just so annoying.” Zelda chuckled and entered the house as Lilith stepped back to let her in. She followed the brunette to the kitchen and put the food on the kitchen counter. Then her attention turned to Lilith who shook her head as she untied her hair and Zelda’s heart missed a beat at the sight. She handed a box of noodles to the ginger and took her own, then went to sit on the couch, Zelda following her.
The living room was big, the roof was high and the furniture seemed quite expensive.
“You live here on your own?” Zelda wanted to slap herself. She was being intrusive again. Lilith finished to swallow the ridiculous amount of noodles she’d put in her mouth. She didn’t mind apparently.
“Theoretically I live with my father but he rarely comes here anymore.” She raised her shoulders. “I don’t really mind.” She put another big amount of noodles in her mouth. Zelda hummed, feeling the urge to ask about her mother but luckily she succeeded in repressing this need, and ate too.
-
They talked for a few hours until it got very late. Unexpectedly, Lilith had noticed how well they got along and shared a lot of ideas. Yet the time couldn’t stop, and Zelda had to leave. Lilith walked the ginger to the door and almost forgot to ask about a problem as they were laughing about something.
“About the gym’s schedule..” Lilith started, concerned. This was an issue they hadn’t been able to discuss and tonight was probably the last night they could before it’s too late.
“Oh, I’ve talked to Mrs. Meeks about it. I’ve convinced to let the football team train outside so you could have the gym to yourself.” Lilith’s heart started to race. There was no way the teacher would’ve allowed that.
“What? You’re.. You’re serious??” Zelda couldn’t contain her smile as the brunette couldn’t find her words. It was the first time she’d left her speechless. She was cute, Zelda thought and hopefully the night hid her blush. She simply nod at her.
“Oh my god.. Thank you so much.” Lilith threw herself at her neck, probably surprising herself more than Zelda. The ginger, caught off guard, mechanically closed her arms around Lilith’s waist. She couldn’t help but to smell her hair, and Hell, it smelled divine .
“Diana told me how important it was to you.” She said and felt Lilith pull back. She closed her eyes, still remembering the warm body in her arms. Her eyes fluttered open when she felt Lilith’s hand cupping her cheek.
“And she was right.”
Her heart missed a beat as her gaze fell into Lilith’s. She was smiling. Happily and sincerely. And then Zelda made herself a promise to do whatever she could to see that precious smile again.
“Goodnight.”
“Goodnight Spellman.”