Sarah glanced at the sleeping girl in her bed sleeping so peacefully, she didn't dare move for fear of waking her. Sarah's light blue eyes, which sometimes changed colors depending on what she wore, kept their gaze upon this angelic figure deep in slumber and a smile passed her ruby red lips. The girl who looked about 13, had short boyishly cut auburn hair that was probably a lot redder in the summer time, very deep blue eyes that could pierce you if you let them, and was small like Sarah was.
Sarah left her friend sleeping for a few more hours and took a walk down a winding path outside her house. The sun beamed down upon Sarah who welcomed its radiance as the December wind huffed and puffed on her. She sat upon a rock at the bottom of the path lifting up her skirt and closing her eyes. She thought about her past, of the city she once lived in and how difficult it was adjusting to this small community she now lived in. She hardly knew anyone and when she tried to get close to the young women in town they didn't seem interested in being her friends.
Did she look too punkish? Her short blonde hair was sometimes styled spiky and she did love wearing leather on occasion but she also enjoyed wearing long flowing skirts. She was lonely but then she unexpectedly met Jodi.
Jodi had come to her door on Halloween dressed in a torn Sex Pistols shirt, ripped jeans and a fake nose ring. Sarah was so tickled by Jodi's costume she felt compelled to start a conversation in between shelling out some Halloween candy to her.
"So how come a big girl like you is out on Halloween? Was the costume your idea??"
"Yes totally my idea! My parents were punk rockers back in the day! I'm not the only big kid out here either and I think Halloween is my favorite holiday."
"Mine too!"
So that's how it had started and they had been fast friends ever since. Sarah didn't mind that her best friend was a kid and found their conversations had been more stimulating then ones she had with some adults. Jodi was mature for her age and was very open with her feelings about her parents, friends and life in general.
Sarah used to come around to pick Jodi up to go to movies etc, but was met a few times on the front porch of Jodi's house by some steely stares from her mother. Jodi's mother was a tall red haired woman in her forties who didn't believe in beating around the bush. She asked Sarah why she kept hanging around her daughter and Sarah simply told her that Jodi was her friend. Sarah didn't like the way this woman blankly stared at her and eventually started meeting Jodi at the local diner.
Sarah thought of her parents far away in New York, her cold inaffectual father who showed no affection only hostility and her very affectionate yet controlling mother. They were at opposite ends of the spectrum and it could drive Sarah crazy at times. She missed her mother but felt her life had been monochrome aside from the friends she had back in New York and now her life finally had some color back in it.
Sarah envisioned herself jogging alone and everything around her looked like an old B&W TV show. She suddenly saw Jodi who had a big smile on her face sauntering towards her in slow motion wearing a black t-shirt with black denim jeans and a smile crept over Sarah's lips. The younger girl suddenly put her hand down the front of her jeans seemingly reaching for something and pulled out a black object focusing it directly on Sarah. Jodi's smile disappeared and she squeezed the trigger forcing a stream of water to squirt Sarah in the face. Sarah burst out laughing and Jodi laughed hysterically. A splash of color appeared followed by more as the two approached each other.
"Sarah, am I so happy to see you!"
"Jesus, Jodi! you scared me for a second there! Why do you have such a thing for guns anyway?"
A sound of a truck disturbed Sarah's daydream bringing her back to reality. She was breathing heavily, sweat upon her forehead but it wasn't from the sun's rays.
"Shit..." she muttered under her breath and expelled her breath. She stood up and headed back to her home...to her friend Jodi. Nightime loomed in the sky and Sarah arrived home to see Jodi stirring.
"Sarah? Sarah is that you? I'm hungry..." Jodie sleepily murmered with one eye closed.
Sarah sat beside her and was amused by the girl's twilight state. She leaned over putting her lips to Jodi's closed eye and very softly kissed it.
"Just who do you think it is, silly girl?! Hungry, are you now, sleepyhead?" Sarah softly said gazing at Jodi.
Jodi nodded and rubbed her tummy for emphasis. Sarah burst out laughing and so did Jodi.
Jodi looked upon Sarah's face thinking how cute she was and how beautiful she was all at the same time but felt embarrassed even thinking it. Usually she could confide in Sarah completely without fear of ever being judged but somehow these feelings were different and made her fearful of sharing them with her friend. Sarah returned the gaze but couldn't bear to hold it for too long.
Jodi had a way of looking at people who were unaccustomed to her piercing eyes that completely disarmed them. Sarah, although very used to Jodi's eyes, found herself very disarmed at that moment and it left her wondering why.
Jodi frowned, "What's wrong Sarah?" and abruptly sat up.
Sarah quickly shook her head dismissing her action and pushed Jodi back down. "Nothing Jodi," Sarah said suddenly smiling and smirked at the child.
"What are you up to Sarah?" she suspiciously said watching Sarah's face and knew when her friend was up to no good. Sarah loved to tease Jodi, playing games with her and making her laugh. She had a very playful nature and loved sharing it with her friend who delighted in it.
Sarah quickly lifted up Jodi's top and blew a raspberry on her tummy causing gales of laughter to escape Jodi's mouth. Jodi continued to laugh as Sarah's lips sucked and blew on her bare stomach but Sarah wouldn't relent.
"I don't hear you begging for mercy Jodi!" exclaimed Sarah, giggling. "If you give up now then I will stop!"
Jodi's face suddenly turned serious. "I like it...please don't stop," she said her voice barely above a whisper.
Sarah's giggling promptly ceased. Sarah stared back down at Jodi not sure what to say and pulled Jodi's top down.
Jodi moaned a disapproving sigh. "Hey! why did ya do that for, Sarah? All I said was that I, umm well... liked it!" said Jodi who was pretty annoyed at her friend and was confused.
Sarah shrugged so many thoughts racing through her mind. She stared into Jodi's blue eyes and mumbled something about curing her hunger with loads of pizza. This didn't pacify Jodi's question to Sarah's surprise and she found herself trying to think of some excuse to use.
"Well, I will torture you later I promise!" said Sarah trying to sound sinister. "Now, do you wanna have pizza or not?" Sarah teased but Jodi didn't stir.
Sarah with a devilish grin on her face started to pull up Jodi's top again but this time with deliberate slowness. Centimeter by centimeter Jodi felt her top being pulled up and her heart began racing as she looked up at Sarah. Sarah didn't return the look and kept her gaze on Jodi's midsection as she moved with the quickness of a snail lifting up her top. Jodi felt the cloth moving along her skin and the sensation of the air blowing through the cracked window upon her skin. Unable to stand it anymore she was about to speak but then Sarah lay beside her.
Sarah quietly looked down at Jodi and playfully grasped tufts of Jodi's hair. "Are you ever gonna let it grow long or you content to look like a very cute boy?" she said to which Jodi smirked at her.
"I don't look like a very cute boy! I look like a girl with short hair!" Jodi exclaimed glaring up at Sarah but she knew Sarah was only teasing her and giggled.
"Maybe you want to look like a very cute boy," Sarah teased Jodi and quickly moved away from a near slap from Jodi's hand.
Jodi reached out playfully to claw at Sarah and Sarah grabbed Jodi's hand holding it a bit before letting go of it. Sarah smiled at Jodi while examining the freckles on her friends face for a bit and then buried her face into the younger girl's neck.
"Jodi, I just feel like cuddling with you is that ok?"
Jodi nodded and didn't object. Both lay motionless for a second. Jodi could hear the sound of Sarah's breathing and her own heartbeat. Sarah affectionately hugged her little friend while encircling her arms around her waist, holding her close to her. Sarah could smell the delicious lotion Jodi had put on herself earlier and breathed it in a bit.
"Mmm... you smell good, little girl," she said in a whisper.
Jodi looked at Sarah's face giggling while holding on to her friend, "So do you!" Jodi said laughing.
Sarah bestowed a very soft kiss on the side of her neck. "You are my best friend, Jodi," Sarah said with a smile.
Jodi was very pleased to hear her words as her fingers glided up Sarah's neck to her soft blonde hair which she proceeded to lazily play with. Sarah playfully pretended to reach down the front of Jodi's trousers.
"What? No gun today Jodi?" she teased the girl.
Jodi shook her head. "No gun today but be careful because next time I will be packing a big sleek black 9mm..."
Jodi was cut off by Sarah who clamped her hand over her mouth. "You're a dangerous little girl!" Sarah exclaimed and Jodi only chuckled. Should I tell everyone about your gun fetish Jodi?" Sarah teasingly said.
Jodi shrugged. "I don't care if you do," she said her fingers running through Sarah's strands of hair.
"Gun...gun..guuun, big sleek black gun," Sarah softly said watching Jodi's reaction.
Jodi's eyes squeezed shut and opened back up suddenly. She looked into Sarah's eyes her heart starting to beat faster and pretended to aim a gun at Sarah's face with her hands.
"Bang bang you're dead," Jodi whispered staring up at her.
Sarah stared back at Jodi taking her hands and softly kissed them. "You would never hurt me Jodi," Sarah said and Jodi silently shook her head.
"Sarah, why am I your friend? Don't you want an older friend?" asked Jodi quietly staring into Sarah's eyes.
Sarah smiled at her and shook her head no. "You are my best friend and I don't care how old you are. We get on so well and I have a lot of fun with you so that's all that matters, right?"
Sarah looked down at Jodi's face and watched a big smile cross the tomboy's face lighting up her pretty face. She then lay her head over Jodi's shoulder holding on to her affectionately and felt Jodi roughly grab her hair, lifting up her face towards her. Sarah, surprised, looked at Jodi who had a teasing look in her eyes and held on to Sarah's chin. Sarah pulled her chin away but Jodi held it in her hand again forcing her to look at her. Sarah looked into the girl's blue eyes silently.
Was something happening here?
Sarah buried her face into Jodi's neck feeling Jodi's arms circling her waist and rocked slowly against her. Jodi's breath quickened causing Sarah to stop cold, ignoring everything at that moment. Sarah rolled over for a moment and stared at the ceiling. Sarah jumped to her feet running her hand through her hair.
"Jodi... lets get some pizza ok?"
Sarah hoped that her young charge wouldn't look at her weird. Jodi didn't but only gave her a thumbs up and sat up, pulling down her top.
"I gotta leave in two hours or my mother will freak out," Jodi muttered slipping on her boots.
"Now, I'm the one who's hungry," Sarah said.
Jodi smiled back but her heart was still beating fast.
The End