Fic: Eyes On Fire 1/3 'A Shooting Star'
Title: Eyes On Fire 1/3
Part: A Shooting Star
Pairing: Katie, Naomi
Rating: PG
Summary: Set after S3. Summer has ended, and Katie has changed.
A/N: This was written for reddawg82 for the Skins Big Bang Creativity Tag (woah that's a lot of words.) I actually started with the prompt, 'Pillow Fight' when I realized the potential for a series.
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With a bottle of vodka clutched in one hand, Katie pushes the sliding door open with the other, stepping out into the night away from the “End of Summer Party.” It was a good time with everyone all together again, but it wasn’t the same anymore. Things felt different. She takes a seat on a bench, and sighs heavily. A sudden gasp escapes her pink lips as she watches in amazement when a star shoots across the night sky.
“Beautiful innit?”
She turns around and sees Naomi leaning against the opened door, a pack of fags in one hand, and a lighter in the other. For once the blonde is dolled up and looking quite… good. Normal, Katie decides. She then questions why it is that for once she isn’t annoyed with her sister’s girlfriend.
“Yeah,” Katie replies.
Sitting down next to Katie, Naomi offers her a fag to which she declines. “First time I ever saw a shooting star.” Katie nods in agreement. The two sit together in silence. It’s strange, but she finds sitting next to Naomi quite comforting.
“What time is it?”
“Almost ten o’clock.”
She thinks it over before asking Naomi, “Think anyone would notice if I left early?”
“I would.”
“Yeah cause I’m telling you now.”
“Why do you care?”
“I don’t.”
Naomi says nothing as she takes another drag from her cigarette. “This is fucking odd.”
“What is?”
“You. Me. How we’re having a normal conversation. And you’re-“ she pauses, as if to correct herself, “How we’re both not being utter cunts to one another.”
Katie laughs quietly. “Yeah well, things change.” She gets up, and offers Naomi the bottle of vodka she almost forgets that she has. Naomi takes it, and nods in thanks.
“See you around.”
She turns and walks away as the taller girl bids her farewell. When she’s far enough so that no one sees, Katie does a quick look back and smiles. She decides that she no longer hates Naomi, and that being nice to her feels kind of all right.
end of part one.
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Part Two