Lux spilled everything to Fang. She talked about when she first met Shorter, how she snuck out with him once, the way he climbs up to her balcony every now and then just to talk. She expressed how she started to have these weird feelings that she didn't understand, like getting upset over another girl for pretty much no reason. "I don't know what's gotten into me." Lux groaned into a throw pillow.

Fang chuckled to herself. The answer was so obvious and she found it cute that Lux couldn't figure it out. "It's called jealousy." She replied. "Shorter said he didn't like you that way, then you see him with another pretty girl and you're probably thinking to yourself 'Why her? Is it because I don't look like that?'"

Lux was embarrassed at how quickly she was called out. Never has she compared herself to other girls, envied their looks, and then feel insecure about her own. It was all new and she hated it. Lux slumped her shoulders, "Am I stupid for thinking he liked me?"

"No!" Fang brought her legs in, criss cross style. "He admitted to flirting with you so he clearly thought you were pretty."

"Marginally pretty, maybe." Lux rolled her eyes, "I'm clearly not the type of girl that he's into."

Fang tilted her head and analyzed Lux's look. The girl had on a long burnt orange skirt and a black blouse tucked in with a shiny black Gucci belt to pull the whole outfit together. "Hm... well for starters you can try showing some more skin. You're 17. You don't need to wear a skirt that goes down to your ankles. Oh! And a top that shows more cleavage. Your tits are a nice shape for being on the smaller side. So accentuate them."

Lux's jaw fell agape. "What?!" She slapped her hands over her chest, "No way! I would never lower myself like that to get a guy to notice me!"

"Oh god. You're one of those prudes."

"I'm not a prude." Lux huffed, furrowing her brows. "I respect myself and don't feel like I have to show off my... "assets" for validation."

"Let me guess. Your parents scolded you for wearing a skirt above your knees once and ever since then you think anyone who shows their shoulders and legs are whores."

"I never said that!" Lux pointed out in defense. "I think girls can wear whatever they want for whatever reason. I just don't feel comfortable doing it to prove to whoever that I'm pretty. I'm worth more than my looks and I thought that was why-!" Lux trailed off and pouted, "I thought that was why Shorter liked me." She sighed, and leaned against the armrest of the couch. "Him and I are so different." She explained, "And somehow I felt like I connected with him. He pushed me out of my comfort zone. Made me feel like I could just be myself and not have to live up to a standard. And I really liked that." Lux thought back to some of the moments that she and Shorter shared together. The concert. Getting on the back of his motorcycle. Even being able to joke around and not take herself so seriously.

So many of Lux's classmates saw her as nothing more than a teachers pet who's only interests were what was inside of a textbook. That the only pro of being her friend was that she was a hell of a tutor. Outside of that, her personality was just... eh.

The truth was that Lux presented herself that way on purpose. She was taught from an early age that the only important thing was making good grades, getting into a good school, and becoming a nurse. So whatever other interest or hobbies she had, she told herself that they didn't matter and to not acknowledge it.

Playing with her moms make up stopped being fun when she was told that getting messy isn't lady like. When Lux was twelve, Oz gifted her a Polaroid camera for her birthday which led into her discovering that she loved photography and scrapbooking. Then once again, was told that taking amateur photos and taping them into a book wouldn't pay the bills when she got older. Even something as simple as watching dumb reality shows  was looked down upon because it taught bad behavior. Lux was raised to never talk back, but because of her quick wittiness and brains, she always had smart remarks to make but held her tongue. Which was why she surprised herself when her and Shorter would go back and forth teasing each other sometimes with harmless insults and roasts. She'd never been able to joke like that freely before.

Fang was familiar with girls like Lux. She found them so fascinating considering she herself never had an authoritative figure in her life and always did as she pleased. Regardless if her life had been messy, she was definitely happy now. And with that thought in mind, she figured what harm would it be to continue to push Lux to do something new and act how she was always told not to.

"Get your shoes on." Fang pulled the girl off the couch and grabbed their bags.

"Where are we going?"

"Trust me. It'll be fun."
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"I can't do it!" Lux whined from inside of the fitting room.

"Oh come on. I doubt it looks bad."

Lux peaked her head out the room, hiding the rest of her body behind the wooden door. "It's so skimpy though!"

"Good! That's what we want!"

Lux pouted as she walked out revealing the blush pink lingerie set she had on over her actual underwear. The bralette was mesh with hearts stitched into it. The extra straps created a Y design on the chest which were attached together by a silver heart in the middle, creating a cutesy yet sexy affect. The bottoms also matched and had the same silver hearts piecing the panties together at the hips. "This wouldn't be comfortable to sleep in at all." Lux whined stretching the material off of herself, "The little metal hearts are pressing into my skin."

"It's not meant to sleep in. You wear it when your about to fuck. They're gonna get pulled off anyways."

Lux gasped and covered her ears. "Ah! Language! And doing that stuff is not my intention at all!"

Fang couldn't help but chuckle in disbelief. "Lux, are you a virgin?"

"What!?" The girl covered her burning cheeks.

"No shame if you are." Fang waved off the overreaction. "You've at least kissed a guy. Right?" Lux's silence said it all. Now it was Fang's turn to overreact. "No way! Are you serious?" Lux walked backwards into the dressing room and shut the door. Never kissing someone and being a virgin were never things she was embarrassed about until now. Fang knocked on the door, "Hey, I'm sorry. I'm not trying to make fun of you or anything. I just-"

"I know." Lux groaned as she got dressed. "I've always wanted those things to be special. So I never thought to rush it."

"That makes sense. If it makes you feel any better, Arthur and I have only ever been with each other. Not even we had the chance to have a hoe faze." Fang tried to make Lux feel better to no avail with the way she came out of the dressing room looking upset. "You looked really good in it."

"I didn't feel good in it." Lux sadly admitted.

"You're thinking too much. Here," Fang took the hangers and led Lux back to the sales floor. "Let's look through some more stuff and we'll head to another store."

"Oh great." Lux gave herself a face palm.
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"How did things go from bad to worse?!" Fang held Lux by the hand as the girl squeezed her eyes shut to shield herself from seeing the sex toys that were surrounding her.

"Just open your eyes. It's not that bad."

Lux cracked one eye open and gasped, smacking both hands over her face, "Was that a tentacle?!"

"Yeah." Fang laughed, "Those are great. Personally I prefer vibrators over dildos. But that's just me. We can start you off with the mini bullets. That'll be easy to hide in your room."

"No way!" Lux waved her arms out and shook her head, "I don't want one of these!"

"Oh?" Fang held her chin, "Guess I should have asked if you used your hands. Makes sense. Sometimes people like that better."

"Use my hands for what!?"

"To.... Masturbate?" Fang lifted an eyebrow. "Don't tell me you don't know what that means."

"I know what it means I'm not stupid. I've just never done it before." She confessed. "I've never been turned on or whatever. I've never watched..." Lux looked around if anybody was near by and then whispered, "Porn."

"That's crazy. I thought everybody watched porn."

"Even if I wanted to, my parents are able to check my search history."

"Well there's always the imagination." Fang pointed out the safest solution. "You don't have to admit it but I know you've thought about Shorter with his clothes off. That must have made you feel a type of way."

Lux gulped. The first time she imagined that was when she felt Shorter's abs and back muscles while they were riding his motorcycle. She'd wonder about how strong his arms were. And how small she'd feel wrapped up in them. On rare occasions she'd dream about Shorter laying her down, and softly kissing her neck which created an unfamiliar heat between her legs. Once she felt that, Lux would shake the dirty thoughts out of her mind and distract herself with studying.

"So what if I have?"

"No shame in it. Let yourself fall into your fantasies and see how good you can make yourself feel."

Fang was making a lot of sense according to Lux's innocent brain. This all seemed too lewd for her comfort but pushing boundaries like this was what Lux thought she needed. After all, she liked it when Shorter would encourage her to do new things.

"Fine." Lux agreed, "Something simple though. I don't want one of those octopus tentacles inside of me."

"Awww live a little!"
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Lux rushed into the house to find her parents putting away the leftover dinner into the fridge. She was so glad her backpack was big enough to hide the shopping bags containing "unholy items" as she called them.

"Study group again?" Her mother asked.

"Yeah. Algebra 1 quiz is on Friday. And people's anatomy projects are due next week. Which I'm sure you can guess that kids didn't start it until today." The quiz and project dates were true so Lux was able to tell herself that the little lie she told wasn't that bad in order to keep her conscience clear.

Her father pulled his attention away from the dishes he was washing, "What about that Sing boy?"

Lux perked up at his name, "He's actually doing really good according to his teachers. He hasn't even needed me to proof check his work."

"Well look at you! Turning juvenile delinquents into Einstein." Her father said.

Lux tensed her jaw. She hated how people would talk about Sing like he was a bad kid. All he needed was some guidance and encouragement. He was smarter than what people gave him credit for. "Please don't call him that, dad."

"You know, Lux. We looked into that boy." Her mother announced, putting Lux's food into the microwave. "Turns out he has an older brother."

"Oh really?" Lux acted like she didn't know about Lao.

"Mhm. Their parents died in a shooting a few years ago." Lux brought a hand up to her mouth to hide her shock. "Turns out the brother used to go to your school but dropped out. I'm assuming it was to help take care of Sing but it didn't work out too well."

"What makes you say that?"

"His brother Lao, well half brother, got arrested on an unpermitted gun charge and has had encounters with the police ever since." Her father answered. "You may be the only positive influence in Sing's life. Hopefully he stays on the right track and doesn't turn out like his brother."

"Maybe..." Lux responded quietly, "Wait, if Lao is Sing's guardian then who took care of him when he was in jail?"

Her parents shrugged. "They live in Chinatown. So maybe Sing was taken in by someone they knew."

That assumption really made Lux think. She remembered how Shorter said that he helps take care of a lot of his cousins and such. So maybe he was the one looking after Sing while Lao was gone. Then another thing hit her. Shorter said that he and Lao went to an early finishing school together. If he dropped out then Shorter clearly lied to her face. Why? She thought.

Lux's mother handed her the plate from the microwave to take up to her room. "Thanks." She said before jogging up the stairs.

Lux dropped her backpack at the corner of her bed and sat down at her desk, pushing her dinner around with a fork. She couldn't stop thinking about why Shorter would lie to her. He seemed so honest. "Maybe he didn't want to embarrass Lao." Lux said aloud to herself. "Yeah." She picked her head up from her palm. "That makes more sense. Shorter's a great friend. Obviously he wouldn't air out Lao and Sing's private life to me without their permission." She smiled softly, convincing herself that the reasoning she theorized was facts. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't see Shorter in a negative light.

After showering, Lux found herself in bed trying to sleep. Unfortunately, she had ran out of ZzzQuil pills so once again she was alone with her thoughts. Her eyes remained closed and all she saw was Shorter.

She thought back to the time where he playfully leaned in for a kiss and how she stopped it by shoving a sweaty palm in his face. His chuckle and smile were so cute. Then she remembered when Shorter helped her climb that fence to sneak into the rock festival. He lifted her up so easily. Lux allowed herself to finally fantasize about how effortless it would be for him to pick her up, and have her legs wrapped around him. How he could press her against a wall and-

Lux turned her head and eyed her backpack. She groaned, throwing the covers off and unzipped her bag to get out the mini vibrator that Fang had picked out. It was smooth and sleek, made out of a blue silicone material and apparently it was water proof according to the box. Upon taking it out, the vibrator was already pre charged and the instructions said it had 10 different vibrating modes. She cleaned it like Fang said and tried to remember the simple instructions she was told. "Just put it in." Were Fang's exact words.

Lux pressed the power button and jumped after feeling it start to vibrate in her hand. Thankfully the toy wasn't loud at all so she didn't have to worry about her parents hearing it. Lux got into bed and lifted up her over sized t shirt before releasing a nervous sigh. She closed her eyes again, thinking back on what she wanted Shorter to do to her.

She imagined him once again pressing her against the wall. Then her mind jumped to Shorter bending her over the desk, hiking up her skirt revealing the pink lingerie she had just bought. Lux imagined him slowly pulling her panties down and pressing himself against her.

Lux licked her lips and slowly brought the toy down past her panties and to her clit. The vibration was too strong at first so she set it to something more comfortable. Her mouth fell open as she slid the toy between her wet folds, wishing the toy was Shorter's fingers. The sensations felt so good and she refused to shake these dirty thoughts out of her head. Lux tilted the bullet down into her entrance, sliding it in slowly to experience every vibration as she increased its power. Her wrist moved back and forth, pumping the toy in and out of her cunt.

Her slow breaths turned into quick pants as she came close to her first ever orgasm. She pressed her lips against each other to muffle the whimpers that threatened to escape as she came. She gripped the bedsheets with her free hand and kept her legs separated, as the intensity of her lust rushed through out her body. Lux pulled out the toy slowly and set it beside her, trying to catch her breath.

The warm pool in her panties made it hard for her to concentrate so she quickly got out of bed to put on a new pair. Lux noticed that her backpack was still open and caught sight of the bag from the lingerie store. "Hm... maybe I could try it on again..."