Valeria Villanueva is a trans girl. And yeah, that's not all she is. There's so much more to her. She's Mexican, her parents are divorced, she's the youngest child, she absolutely adores reading... But that's the only thing she has on her mind when...
Once we made it inside, Mamá left, leaving us to face the grand hall ahead on our own.
We continued to have our arms linked, my siblings guiding me along, up until we reached the ballroom, where we then parted ways, each of my siblings going to find their own friends in the crowd. They smiled as they left, still supporting me. Except for Celestina.
She lingered for a bit, awkwardly, with a smile on her face, seeming like she had something on her mind. She approached me, an awkward yet warm smile on her face, before asking, "Hey... Do you want to go meet my friends? I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to... But... they're pretty cool- and you don't really know anyone-"
"-Sure," I replied, beaming. I'd love to meet Celestina's people.
"Ok, great!" She grinned, back to her confident self after a very vulnerable moment. "Right this way!" She pulled my arm, searching the crowd for a moment before leading me to where they were, my heart racing all the while.
We approached a group of two who were waving at Celestina. One appeared to be dressed as a wolf, with a grey suit, tail and pointy ears, and one as some sort of tan, tailed animal. As we reached them, Celestina began to introduce us.
"Hey, guys!" She grinned. "Val, this is Léone Beaufort, the lion, ironically." She gestured to the girl in the tan, cutout dress, giggling nervously, then turned to the other person, the guy in the wolf costume. "And Aidan Takenaka, the... wolf?"
"Silver fox, actually," he answered coolly, one eyebrow raised, a grin on his face.
"Oh, yeah, 'cause you're such a catch," Celestina jokes, punching him lightly on the arm, making him blush.
"And you're a... lion, right?" I interrupted, glancing at Léone.
She sighed, pushing her head back, feigning anger, saying, "Ugh... It's not that obvious?! I knew I should have worn the ears... Ughhhh..." She pushed her head back down before looking back at me, her mood seeming to change. "Nice to meet you, by the way. What did you say your name was?"
Celestina laughed nervously before pushing back a strand of hair. "Valeria," she said. "She's my little sister." She smiled awkwardly, blushing a little.
"Ah." Léone pursed her lips, which seemed to only emphasize her gold lip ring, before turning her blue-eyed gaze on me.
I felt like I was melting under her glare, my self-confidence evaporating, but she only did this for a moment. Seeming to evaluate me before coming to the conclusion that I was okay, seeing as she smiled moments later, exclaiming, "Cool!"
Celestina and her friends began chatting, catching up about their summers, future plans, etc. and I wanted to chime in. They seemed pretty nice. Cool. Accepting. But I didn't know them very well, and I was generally more of a shy person, so it wasn't easy for me to talk to people I'd just met. Besides the fact that at that very moment, I saw the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my life.
That's the end of this chapter. Oh, btw, here's what Léone & Aidan look like. 1st- Léone:
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But w a lip piercing bc she's hot, lol :D. & the dress is more along the lines of something like this:
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Then there's Aidan, of course:
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