Crush: A Sophiana Oneshot

= Crush | Sophiana Oneshot =
=== By Keeper of the Forbidden Cities ===
Everglen glittered into view. Sophie's felt like her heart was just about ready to blast a hole right out of her chest and completely abandon her. But she had her mind set on this. And this was what she wanted to do.
Even though she was terrified.
Because today, she was going to tell her crush that she liked them.
She knocked on the door, and to her surprise, Fitz opened it. "Hey Sophie!" he greeted her in his crisp accent.
"Hey," she replied awkwardly. Fitz used to make her heart flutter, but she was over that silly crush. There was... someone else. Someone with those same teal eyes.
"I didn't expect you to come over! Is everything okay?" Fitz gestured for her to come inside.
Sophie nodded her thanks. "Yeah, I told Biana I was coming," she tugged out an eyelash. "I wanted to talk to her about something."
"What is it, by the way?" Biana appeared behind Fitz. "You were super mysterious when you hailed."
"Um," Sophie glanced at Fitz. "Could we discuss this somewhere a little more private?"
Biana's smile faded. "Is it serious?"
"Not in the way you're probably thinking," Sophie assured her. "It's not like... bad news or anything. Just sort of personal, I guess."
"Uh, okay," Biana shrugged. "Wanna come to my room?"
"Sure," Sophie said, trying to sound casual. Her heart flipped to hummingbird mode. There was no turning back now. When they entered her room, Biana sat on her bed and motioned for Sophie to do the same. As if this couldn’t get more awkward. 
“Soooooo…” Biana said. “What did you want to talk about?” 
Sophie closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Biana, I like you.” 
“Well yeah,” Biana blinked. “We’re friends.”
Sophie’s face grew about a thousand degrees hotter. “Well, I like you as more than that. I… I’ve had a crush on you for a while.”
“A crush?” Biana asked. She furrowed her brow. “But… we’re both girls.” She said that last part so quietly, it was almost inaudible. 
“I know that’s not really a normal thing in the Lost Cities,” Sophie avoided Biana’s eyes. “But girls being with girls is fine. It’s okay. I like you, Biana, I really do.”
Biana didn’t say anything. It felt like hours passed by before either of them said anything, even though it was only a few seconds. 
“Sophie,” Biana said softly. “If girls can love girls, then I think I like you too.”
Sophie’s head snapped up. “Really?”
Biana nodded. “I’ll admit I’ve never seen any couples that are two girls or anything… But I’m willing to give us a shot,” she smiled. 
Sophie reached over and took Biana’s hand. “Then let’s start here.”
“I’d love to,” Biana moved closer to Sophie and laid her head on her shoulder. “Is this okay?” 
“Absolutely,” Sophie said softly. 
Sophie closed her eyes, enjoying the moment. 
Biana giggled. Sophie’s eyes snapped open. 
“Sorry,” Biana whispered, straightening. “I just… thought about what my family would do if they found out about this. It’s not really funny,” her smile faded. “I don’t know how they would react if they knew.”
“Well, maybe they don’t have to know. For now,” Sophie put a comforting arm around her. “We can just be ourselves. We can be… us.”
“I’d like that,” Biana whispered. 
“Me too,” Sophie agreed. 
“Are we… a thing now?” Biana asked. 
“If you’re okay with it.” 
Biana smiled. “I am. This might be the happiest I’ve been in a while.”
“You know… I didn’t think you’d like me back,” Sophie admitted. “Aside from the fact that I wasn’t sure if you liked girls too. You’re just… so beautiful, and confident, and perfect. Three things that I’m not.”
“For what it’s worth, you’re perfect to me,” Biana said. “And don’t try to argue,” she added when Sophie opened her mouth to do just that. “You need to see yourself through my eyes, for just a moment. If this is what love feels like, then I’ve been feeling it for a long time. When I first met you, I didn’t know how to deal with my feelings. So I was horrible to you. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t worry, I’m way past that,” Sophie smiled. “We’re here. Now. Let’s enjoy the moment.”
“Okay,” Biana decided. She closed her eyes, her lips curving up. “Let’s do that.”