Choni One Shots

Climbing Out Pt. 3

Remember TW for abuse

The next morning Cheryl woke up in the same position she had fallen asleep in, on Toni's chest, legs still intertwined. She felt warm. Not just from the girl sleeping next to her, but her heart felt warm. She felt like she could breath. The music from last night was still playing, and the redhead moved a little so she could get a better look at Toni's face. How beautiful she was.

After a few minutes, Cheryl realized that she needed to pee, so she got up to use the bathroom, quickly grabbing a purple flannel of Toni's that was resting on her desk chair. She buttoned it up and quietly opened the door, peeking out to make sure no one saw her. She wasn't embarrassed to be there or around Toni, she just didn't want to get interrogated by Kevin and she didn't really know Fangs. Or his parents for that matter.

She very quietly walked down the hall to the bathroom. She did her business and as she was washing her hands, she caught a glimpse of her face in the mirror. Taking a deep, shaky breath, she gently touched the bruise that had formed overnight, as well as the cut on her cheek. A beat passed and she rinsed her mouth out with some toothpaste and water before heading back into Toni's room.

When she came back, the Serpent was already awake. "Hey. I was wondering where you went. Hoping you didn't leave. I like your shirt, by the way." She smirked.

Cheryl blushed, "Sorry, I just grabbed what I saw first." The redhead started taking the shirt off to put something of her own on when Toni stood up, stopping her. The Serpent put her hands over the redheads.

"As much as I would love for you to take this off, you can keep it on if you want. You look good in it." Toni said as she stared into dark brown eyes.

"What are you thinking about?" Cheryl breathed.

"Just how beautiful you are." she whispered.

"Toni, I literally have a bruise on my face."

"And? You're always beautiful, Cheryl." Toni placed a hand to an unbruised cheek, gently moving her thumb across it. "Can...can I kiss you?"

"As if we haven't made out multiple times?" The redhead chuckled, getting a goofy grin from the girl in front of her. "But yes. You can." Toni leaned in with her hand still on Cheryl's cheek as she moved the other to the girls waist. Cheryl moved her hands to the shorter girls neck, and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Both girls let out a groan as Toni rolled her eyes and walked over to the door.

She opened it just enough to see who it was. "What do you want, Fangs?"

"I was just seeing if you wanted breakfast. Kevin is making french toast."

Toni looked behind her, getting a shrug from the redhead. "Sure. I'll be down in a minute." Fangs walked off and Toni shut her door. "So, what should we tell them?"

"What do you mean?" Cheryl asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"As to why you're here?"

Cheryl sighed, "Oh, right. Can't we just be two friends hanging out? Maybe tell them you needed a ride home last night?"

"But my bike is here, not your car."

"Crap, you're right. What if...if we just tell them the truth? I mean, it's kind of hard to hide my face. Oh, and we're supposed to go to Pop's tomorrow." She groaned, facepalming herself.

Toni moved closer to her, resting her hands on the girls hips, "What exactly is the truth, Cheryl?" she spoke softly.

She looked to Toni's honey eyes, then to her lips and eyes again. "That...my mother is a monster, and that you're my knight in shining leather?" She teased, raising an eyebrow. "Or...we can tell them that we're girlfriends?" She asked, looking at the floor.