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The full blush didn't go unoticed by Lauren. "I like the little bit that I know of you." She smiled a bit. "I DO remember repeatidly saying 'You're pretty'... and...you are."

With a little hesitation, Lauren reached her clawed hand out to touch Nita's hand. "I'm not good at this." She admitted. Suddenly it was so hard to talk and usually Lauren was uninhibited.

Lauren looked into Nita's blue green eyes, her own softening more towards yellow then the bold orange they normally were. Could a human like anyone as far along as Lauren was? Of course, Nita was going to turn into something as well but it still had not happened yet.

Nothing seemed right to say, maybe because there was nothing to be said but something to be done. Lauren leaned in towards Nita at first hesitantly. She didn't want to scare the girl away. But then, Lauren found herself kissing Nita's lips softly.

A rush of excitement ran though Lauren, a purr sound escapeing her throat. She wanted more, but didn't want to offend Nita. Her lips slowly parted Nita's as her hand reached up to caress her face. "I'll remember that one." She said with a smile.

Sudenly the world felt much happier than it had been. Lauren giggled a bit, revealing a little of the Lauren behind the bitchy punk girl mask she normally wore. "Seems like something just snuck up on us."

Lauren looked at Nita mischeviously, "Another one then just to make sure." She leaned in to kiss the red headed girl again, glad that the beginning tension was mostly over. This time was a little more sure, and lasted as long as Nita would allow.

Lauren was at a near constant purr right now. She lifted herself up from the chair and sat herself on Nita's bed right beside her, wrapping her arms around Nita. "So... tell me more about yourself. I kind of remember you telling me where your from... Ohio?" She kissed the top of Nita's head as she sat to listen to anything she said.

Everything felt warm and right. Lauren never thought anything could feel this good, this peaceful but exciting at the same time.

Lauren just now realised that Nita had been a college student. She hoped age wouldn't be an issue but decided to leave it out of the conversation until Nita asked. She was nearing closer to eighteen lately as it was. Not that it mattered on the island. And Lauren had been through a lot so was very mature for her age, in some aspects.

She laid her head onto Nita's, "English? Wow, what were ya going to do with that?" She had no clue what you could do with an english major, "Did you want to be an author?"

Lauren sighed, "I never finished high school, but Moreau has taught me more about science then I had ever learned. So I think in a way, I'm in college." Her thumb rubbed Nita's hand as she spoke.

Lauren rubbed Nita's arms a bit, snuggling as close as she could without squeezing the girl, "Sorry, didn't mean to sound like everyone else. But I would love to see some things you've written. Do you have anything with you?" She smiled a bit, "Hey! I love to draw, maybe we can do a comic together or something fun."

The island was something hard to get away from, "Yeah, I'm just starting to learn some of that science. It's complex though. I've not been studying as hard as Moreau would like me sometimes and it was his idea in the first place." Lauren sighed a bit, "Mostly, it's something to do on the island and it makes me feel like I've gotten more of my past back. You know the stuff I left behind when I ran away."

She suddenly found herself licking Nita's hair as she stopped for a second, "Oh... sorry. Mongeese must do that when they cuddle." She fell back into cuddling mode, slightly embarrassed.

"Comparitive studies?" Lauren also had no clue what the hell that was. "Ooh! I want to see them!" Lauren wiggled at being tickled, a small yelp being emitted from her lips. "Yeah, kind of like a puppy kitten antelope thing" She lifted moved herself into a laying down position, her head in Nita's lap as her hands contined to play with Nita's.

Lauren was sure the subject would come up eventually, but she knew she would never be ready for it. Talking about that part of herself was never easy. Sometimes it seemed easier to talk about her dad. "Well, it's a long story. Lots of things can happen in a year."

Her eyes grew a little cold as she tried to detach emotion from her thoughts, but that was impossible to do in such a loving situation, especially for a scorpio. The pain welled right back into her eyes.

"I was sure things would be better, but I don't know if they were. I learned quickly money doesn't go very far. And you can't find a job when you've just ran away. I would of gone for help if my dad didn't have such close ties with the local law enforcement. He was a police officer." She went on with her story, her hands grasping tighter at Nita's. "And well when I rode that bus, I don't know what I was thinking. But things just turned into survival mode. Little by little I did things I swore I would never do. But soon I found myself running from some cops after stealing food from a gas station."

Lauren went on with her story. "I mean, but then this couple showed up and they helped me. They squated in an abandoned building, took me in. The guy protected me... for the most part. Skull... but I had to pay for that protection." Lauren's mind wandered, tears welling into her eyes. "People, they are like animals. The guys there were like wild dogs. I mean, me and Fire..." She knew Nita would grasp the connection there, remember that name from the first time they met, "Fire were lovers, but so were Skull and Fire. And Skull had me pay to stay that way too." She burried her head into Nita's lap, curling into a fetal position. "I... had lots of things happen to me, we'll just leave it at that. And since then, I don't really find myself likeing men much. Cept Moreau and maybe Rex, the Dude before he had problems with his serum. Not really been attracted to men since then."

She found herself wipeing away tears, "Sorry... there's more but you'll find out eventually I'm sure." She gave Nita a forced smile.