Beatrix had been living in the academy for a month now, and Lila was at a loss with what she was feeling. She wasn't certain if she was just happy to have a true friend for once, someone who would go to the park with her, listen and dance to records in their room, and stay up all night with, or if she actually liked her.
Now that Beatrix's schedule was becoming more involved, her classes were different than Lila's so there were times when they were apart, and Lila felt almost empty when she wasn't with her. She felt ridiculous to even feel this way about someone, but again, she didn't fully understand what she was feeling.
While Bea was in Latin class with Cordelia, Lila made her way into the greenhouse, knowing that Misty was in there at this time of day.
"Hey, Momma," Lila said as she walked into the room.
"Hey, sweet-pea. What's up?"
"Can I ask ya some questions?" she asked as she sat across from her mother.
"Sure."
"How do ya... how do ya know when ya like someone?"
Misty looked up from her book with a raised brow. "Why?"
"Well, I think I like someone, but I ain' really sure if that's what I'm feelin'. How did ya feel when ya first liked someone?"
Misty already knew this was about Beatrix, but she acted like she didn't. "Well, I didn' really like anyone until I met ya mom."
"Really?"
"Really, no one stuck out to me, and no one ever seemed to like me either."
"What was it like?"
"Well, when I first met her, it was nothin' I had ever felt before. It was like my heart stopped momentarily. When she smiled, I thought it was the most gorgeous smile I had ever seen before. When she first spoke, I thought she sounded like an angel. After that, every time I saw her I felt giddy and happy and kinda nervous. I couldn' help but smile around her, and I was so thankful she was blind for a while." Misty explained with a smile. "When she got her sight back is when we started... dating."
"Why was it then?"
"Before that, I don' think she realized how much of an idiot I was around her. I mean, I defiantly thought she liked me back because when I was around she was the same way; always had a smile on her face, and giddy, sometimes nervous. But, when she got her sight back, she saw I was the same way, and then... one day I just kissed her, and it all started there."
"Ya made the first move?"
"I sure did," the necromancer said proudly.
"Ya didn' like... say anythin' first?"
"Well, she started to say somethin', then I just kissed her, and it went from there... do ya get what I mean?"
"Yes... I didn' need that image." Lila laughed as she shook her head. "So you dated after that?"
"Yes, but I don' suggest ya start kissin' people. At ya age, ya need to take this slow, and talk it out instead of doin' what I did. Especially if ya ain' certain if the other person likes ya back."
The girl sighed and nodded, "Yeah."
"Do ya like a girl?"
"What?" Lila looked up from the table.
"I mean, there ain' no boys here except Kyle, and unless ya met someone at the park, it's gotta be a girl."
"I uh... yeah."
"Is it Bea?"
"How'd ya know?!"
Misty couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "Ya look at her the same way I look at ya mom."
