deep in the sea (I give you my heart) // jenlisa

Chapter 26: Goodbye Old Friend

Lisa woke up slowly, her consciousness becoming vaguely aware of her surroundings. She could feel the soft sheets against her half naked skin, the flex of the mattress as Jennie shifted next to her, the cool skin of her lover- despite the fact that Lisa is literally a space heater -pressing against her every once and a while.

Eyes still closed, Lisa rolled in place onto her back, stretching her arms and legs out with a tiny noise coming from her throat. She blinked up through fuzzy sleep, doe eyes meeting feline straight away. Seeing Jennie so domestic- hair up in a messy bun, no make-up, a big shirt the only thing covering her naked body besides the bed sheet over her legs –always made a wide smile pull at her lips.

"Good morning," Jennie whispered, smiling back. Lisa wordlessly rolled over to wrap her arms around her girlfriend's waste, pulling her in so she could bury her face into her side. Jennie was sitting up against the headboard, reading a book while Lisa slept after their night of 'making new memories' as Jennie called it in the previously negative inn.

She smiled, slouching closer to her lover to gently rub her back. The softness of the touch made her almost fall right back asleep, but Jennie's voice vibrating in her chest woke her up a little more.

"We should start getting ready. The sun's almost completely up."

As if one cue someone knocked softly at the door. "Captain Manoban, if you're awake your crew is ready to depart... And uh... With all due respect, Captain Athena- we're also ready." The voice of Kyuhyn was cautious as he spoke, clearly afraid of how either captains were going to react.

Suddenly Jennie was out of the bed, and at the door in two long strides. She opened it, only popping her head outside while the rest of her was hidden behind the wall.

"Who else knows?" Her voice was cold and authoritative, and Lisa didn't even need to see her face to know she was glaring.

She was just able to see Kyuhyun's face, noticing the flash of fear cross over it. "I- oh- uhm.... E-everyone, ma'am... At least I think- you're looks towards Captain Manoban is very affectionate s-so a lot of people figured it out..."

Jennie went silent for a moment, the gears visibly turning in her head as Lisa stared at the back of her. "If anyone tells any outsiders about this I will personally walk them to hell- kicking their ass the entire way."

He was nodding vigorously, his dark eyes glancing over to where Lisa sat in bed with the covers pressed to her chest. "O-of course, Captain! We would never consider betraying you- or Captain Manoban!"

With an irritated sigh, Jennie sent the second mate away, turning to shut the door behind herself. For some odd reason Lisa felt strangely calm, unable to feel the clear stress and annoyance the witch was going through.

It wasn't like when Jisoo found them out; that was sudden and rather scary, because she was so worried that Jisoo was going to be upset with them. This time she was calm and kind of satisfied that they didn't have to hide anymore.

She trusted Jennie's crew, as well as her own; she'd spent the past seven plus months getting to know these people, and knew most of them weren't the back stabbing type. "Well, at least they won't question why we're staying in the same room now?"

She tilted her head, looking at the stress on her lover's face, frowning slightly. "But what if they say something?... I can't protect you from their word if we get captured..." Jennie put her face in her hands, leaning back against the wall next to the door as she groaned.

Tossing the blankets off of her, Lisa stood and strode over to her girlfriend. She gently took her hands away from her face, lowering them as she intertwined their fingers. "Nini, when's the last time you lost a battle?"