Susie was playing video games and eating chips for hours later. Susie had died many times from the game and at one point, Noelle thought Susie was going to throw the controller out of her bedroom window from frustration. Luckily, nothing happened and Noelle's item and window were both safe. By the time the sun was setting, Susie had finally got her character off of the tutorial area. Finally.. she got Link off of the Great Plateau!

That took forever... Noelle thought to herself. She wasn't going to lie: She found it a little painful to watch at times. She never knew someone could be so bad at a video game! Sure, this wasn't the easiest game, but it sure as hell wasn't the hardest either! Link landed on the mainland and Susie drank some pop out of a can that was on the ground next to her. Noelle picked up her phone to check the time.

5:00 pm.

Noelle's mother was going to be home soon, and Noelle didn't know if her mother approved of having the school delinquent over. Shoot.. "Um.." Noelle spoke up, but her voice trailed off when she saw how much fun Susie was having.

She felt bad for kicking Susie out of her home, but her mother could be back any minute, and she really did not want to get in trouble for multiple things: Ditching school, multiple boxes of snacks being stolen and eaten, all topped off with having Susie over.

"Susie?" Noelle asked, her voice was soft and nervous.

Susie had moved her character around and she began to fight a pack of monsters in a camp, but the weapon Link was using broke in his hands. "Ah, Shit!" She groaned out and paused the game. "Yeah?" She asked, turning herself to look at Noelle who was still lying on her bed.

"My mother will be home soon. I think you should um.." Noelle brought up as she began playing around with her fingers. Her already soft voice trailed off and her head slowly hung down to look at her fingers. Susie's mouth curled to a grin, and she let a laugh out. "Nah.. I get it. I should leave. It's getting pretty late.." Susie said to the other girl and began to press buttons on the controller and tried to do something with the different menus and columns in the menu. Noelle looked up to see what she was doing. She seemed to be looking for the save function but she couldn't seem to find it and the larger girl quickly gave up her search. She placed the controller down at her legs and scratched the side of her hair with her nails. "So uh.. how EXACTLY do I save and leave this game?"

Noelle let a small giggle out and motioned her hand for the controller. Susie grabbed it and handed it to her. Noelle pressed a few buttons, and Susie could see the menu move, and suddenly the game was saved!

...What the hell did she do? Susie thought to herself, trying to remember what exactly Noelle did. There were so many menus, screens and items moving around that Susie couldn't process for the life of her, and it gave her a headache.

After the game was saved, Noelle pressed another button, and the game exited, and with the press of a few more buttons, the game closed and the system turned off. "There.." Noelle lightly smiled, and she pulled herself off of the bed, holding the controller. She coughed out as she did so, and Susie stood up from the ground.

The larger girl was about to say something, probably to ask if the deer was alright, but Noelle quickly regained her breath and walked over to the TV stand and placed the controllers into the system.

"Hey.. Uh.." Susie spoke up, but her voice trailed off. Noelle turned around and cocked her head to the side. "Yes?" She asked quietly. She didn't know what Susie was going to do.

A hug?

A kiss?

Noelle would love for Susie to kiss her again!

Oh my god, what is she going to say? Noelle thought as she tried to keep a blush from appearing. Is she going to kiss me? I would.. absolutely love that! She slowly placed a hand on the side of her cheek, and Susie's voice broke her out of her thoughts.

"Can I uh.. come over again sometime? This game is pretty fucking fun and I can't wait to kick Ganon's ass." Susie grinned and let out a laugh.

Noelle went silent, definitely not expecting that. She expected at least a hug, maybe even a kiss. "Oh.. um.. sure. Of course! Hehe!" She let out a chirpy giggle, and Susie turned away to walk out of the room. Wait..! Noelle thought, clearing her throat. "Wait." She called out, following Susie over to the door and grabbing her hand.

"What?" The other girl asked, a slightly rude tone in her voice.

"U-Um..." Noelle moved her hands around with one another and fought the urge to look down. "I have a question. Do you remember what happened this morning between us?"

"Yeah, I remember." The larger girl let out a small sigh, trying to get rid of her attitude. I have to stop acting so rude. Susie thought to herself, It's not like she is rude or judgmental to me..I have to fucking cut it out already!

"Are we um..." A blush appeared onto Noelle's cheeks. "D-Dating now?"

Susie didn't say anything for a moment, and for a short second, Noelle could almost see a bit of pink show up on Susie's freckled cheeks. For a second, anyway. Or maybe Noelle just hallucinated it? "Sure. If you want." Susie said calmly, that rude tone disappearing. "Is that all you wanted?"

Still keeping the urge to look away from the other girl, Noelle shook her head back and forth. "N-No.." She quietly said, "I also.. would like a kiss."

Susie paused for another moment and slowly nodded. "Fine." She walked close to Noelle, filling the distance between the two and leaned in towards the reindeer monster.

Unlike the rough kiss in the morning, this new kiss Susie gave was gentle and quick. Their lips pressed together for a few moments, and Noelle enjoyed every single moment of it. She wanted to put her small hands onto Susie's muscular arms and feel around her, then down to her waist--

The next thing she knew was that Susie pulled away, and Noelle's fantasies unfortunately went away. "Thank you." She whispered out as Susie stepped away from her. "Uh.. yeah." The larger girl cracked a small smile back. "I gotta go now, though."

"Bye. See you tomorrow?"

"Sure." Susie said before leaving Noelle's room and walking down the stairs. Noelle stood in silence in the middle of her room as she heard the front door slam shut a few seconds later.

Noelle let out a soft sigh before placing her hands on her cheeks. I did it... She thought to herself, We're dating now! Noelle couldn't believe it! She had gotten Susie to date her, and she couldn't help but to let out a squeal. She walked over to her bed and fell on top of it, landing on her stomach.
"Oh my god! I can't believe it! Susie and I are dating!" She giggled to herself.

Noelle was happy, beyond happy in fact. She had never dated anyone in her entire life and this had to be one of the best days ever for her!

Noelle happily laid on her bed for a few moments before turning onto her back. "I hope... I don't die in the end. I hope I get better." She whispered out as she looked straight up to the ceiling.

Noelle was about to push her body up to a sitting position so she could do her homework, but she forgot that she skipped school for a moment, so... no homework! She whispered a small yes to herself and thought of what to do next, since most evenings she always did homework and studied for future tests. She didn't want to continue playing Breath of the wild without Susie.

The front door slammed shut and Noelle heard her mother call out to Noelle from downstairs. "I'm home!" Noelle jumped off of the bed and went out of her room, looking down at the foyer. Her mother was there, taking off her jacket and putting it in the closet. Oh, maybe I can ask her about letting Susie stay? Noelle thought as she stepped a few stairs down.

She hoped this plan would work, but the thought of her mother saying no lingered at the back of her mind. She would probably allow a normal friend to stay, but not someone like Susie. It's not like she had the best reputation around town anyways. Susie had already gotten herself banned from many events around town, including Free Ham Sandwich Day.

She showed up one day and ate every single ham sandwich before anyone else got a chance to eat anything. Now that Noelle looked back at it, she was probably eating all the ham sandwiches because she was simply hungry and didn't want to starve.

"Welcome home." Noelle greeted her as she walked down the stairs some more, grabbing onto the railing, "How was work?" She asked, groaning slightly from her chest pains.

So far, Noelle's mother acted normal with her, meaning she didn't seem to have gotten any calls from the school during the day. Noelle let out a small breath of relief, some of the stress on her chest going away.

"My day was tiring as ever, honey." Her mother let out a yawn and covered her mouth with a hand. "How was yours?"

"Oh.. It was good!" Noelle cheerfully said, feeling a lump in her throat. She gulped, becoming nervous and scared to ask about Susie staying. What if she says no?  The girl thought to herself, what would happen then? Would.. Susie just stay outside during the cold winter? The thought of her girlfriend freezing and hungry in the winter months scared her. Then again, she was living like this for a while already, so she must have ways to deal with the winter. Noelle shook those thoughts away. No.. she won't stay out in the cold. No matter what my mother says, I will make sure she doesn't go hungry and cold!

The girl opened her mouth and took a deep breath. "Mother.. I um.. have a friend who is going through some issues, and she doesn't have a home at the moment. Can she stay here?"

"Oh? Let's sit down and discuss this." The mayor said and gave Noelle a tired looking smile and walked down the hall into the family room. Noelle followed her closely behind, absolutely terrified for the answer. Her mother gave her a smile, so maybe that meant something? Noelle was taking a real 50/50 chance with this.

The two of them walked into a large family room with wooden paneled walls and wooden floors. There were three cream coloured Victorian couches facing a large stone fireplace. There was a matching coffee table in front of the fireplace with a plant and a few coasters on top of it. Around the room were a few other furniture pieces and paintings in the walls to make everything a little nicer. Noelle went over to one of the couches and sat on it while her mother walked over to the fireplace and placed a log inside of it. She grabbed a lighter that sat on top of a mantle on the fireplace and she lit the log. It began to crackle and the fire quickly engulfed it.

Noelle let a happy sigh out as she began to feel all warm and cozy from the nearby fire. Her mother put the lighter back down where she found it and walked over to the couch Noelle was sitting at and she sat down next to her.

"So, who is this friend of yours?" She asked.

"Um.." Noelle looked down at her fingers and they began to fiddle and play around with one another again. Noelle clearly had a habit of doing that when she was nervous. "Her name is Susie, and she goes to my school. She doesn't have a home, and I...I want her to stay here for the winter so she can earn money to get her own place!"

Noelle's mother placed her hand on her chin and she looked like she was getting lost in thought. Judging by the frown appearing on her face, Noelle was guessing it was going to be a big fat no.

Noelle waited for her mother's answer.

About thirty seconds passed and her mother spoke up: "No. I've heard terrible things about that girl. I do not want her to be staying here."

"But--"

"Noelle. No buts! That is my answer, and it is final!"

Noelle took a deep breath, about to say something back but nodded her head, feeling defeated. She couldn't change her mother's mind once she had her answer. Her mother was stubborn and always set in her ways. "Okay, mother." She sadly said as she stood up and faced the doorway.

She was definitely afraid to come out now.

The smaller deer opened her mouth to say something else, but shut it. I want to tell her I am gay, but I'm too scared. She thought to herself, feeling her chest tighten up. She let out a breath and turned back to face her mother, "Okay, call me down for dinner." I'll come out as gay later, maybe when she's calmed down. "I am sorry, mother."

"It's no problem. I am sorry for your friend. Dinner will be ready in a half an hour, okay?"

Noelle nodded and walked out of the family room and back up the stairs. When she made it to her room, she shut the door after herself and leaned against it. She pulled out her phone to text Susie that she couldn't stay over.

To: Susie
From: Noelle
Time: 5:15 pm

I asked my mother if you can stay here for a bit, but she unfortunately said no. It's hard to change my mother's mind once she has an answer.
I will make sure to do something to help you though, even if I to take my parent's money and use it to rent you a room somewhere.

Noelle sent the message before she walked over to her bed and laid on it on her back. She opened one of those game apps and began to play it, and about fifteen minutes later, she got a reply from Susie. I wonder what she said back? Noelle thought as she opened the messenger app and checked Susie's message. Hopefully she isn't angry or disappointed in me..

To: Noelle
From: Susie
Time: 5:29pm

Nah, it's fine. I actually had a feeling your mother would say no anyways, so I asked Kris if I can stay at their place.
They said sure.

Noelle read the message and felt something boiling up in her. Jealously? Sadness that Susie is staying at Kris' place? She didn't know or understand the feeling, but she definitely felt something while reading the message.

Just how close are her and Kris? I never see them hang out together, but I guess they are closer than it seems. Wait... This isn't fair for Susie! Why am I getting jealous over something like this! I should be happy for her that she has a warm place to stay now! It's not like Kris is going to do anything to her or try to flirt with her! And if they did, Susie would tell them that we are dating! ... Right?

Hands beginning to shake, Noelle wrote back to the other girl.

To: Susie
From: Noelle
Time: 5:30pm

Oh, have fun with Kris.

And....sent?

Noelle sent it off, then looked at the message again afterwards. I hope that doesn't make me seem jealous or anything. I don't want to make it seem like I'm being a bitch about it. I'm not trying to be a bitch, but what I just typed sure gave that feeling...

Maybe I should send another message...?

Noelle was about to send another message to say something a little more.. nicer and empathetic, but she noticed a little text appear next to the message she had just sent.

Read 5:31pm.

Darn! I can't send anymore messages to her! I just have to wait until she sends something back.

Noelle waited for Susie to reply back, hopefully not with any messages about how Noelle was acting like a jealous and insensitive bitch. Noelle waited for a reply, but after five minutes it was safe to assume Susie left Noelle on read. Okay. She probably didn't think I gave off a jealous bitchy feel because if I did, she would have texted something back. ....RIGHT? Noelle told herself and put her phone away next to her on the bed. She stared at the ceiling until her mother broke her out of her trance and called her to come down for dinner.

While Noelle was staring at the ceiling in her trance, she was really debating about coming out. If she were to come out, it would take off so much stress from the illness, and she might even be able to breathe a little better. She placed a hand on her chest where one of her lungs were. She pulled herself out of bed and took a deep breath. I'll do it. It will be better in the long run. The girl nodded to herself and stood up and slowly walked downstairs. There, she walked into the kitchen to her mother sitting at the table. There was some kind of pasta in bowls for the each of them, but Noelle didn't bother noticing what kind of pasta it was. She sat at the table and looked straight at her mother.

"Noelle?" Her mother asked, taking a bite out from her penne. She seemed to notice that something was off about her daughter. She chewed and swallowed it, wiping her mouth with her napkin after her bite. "Are you alright dear? Listen.. I'm sorry that your friend can't stay here..."

"Mother?" Noelle cut her mother off and took a deep breath. She placed a hand on her chest and clutched it.

This will help me in the long run. I'm finally letting this stress off of me. This will help me. The girl told herself in her head, making sure to keep the stare directly at her mother.

"I...am a lesbian, and the girl I like is Susie. I want you to accept that about me, okay?"

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Oops, I've fallen into Krusie hell. Apologies for not updating!

Also, I hope you are enjoying these longer chapters!