Rising Tension

"Don't have too much fun, you two~." Right as Lyra and I were about to enter my room, my mother called out. 

"I-I… No!" Without thinking, I grabbed Lyra by the wrist and dragged her into my room, slamming the door shut behind me as I couldn't handle anymore of my mother's teasing. 

"Your mother is fun, to say the least." Lyra let out an awkward chuckle, as we didn't even last 20 minutes before we were found out. I mean it was probably for the best, but I feel like my mother has accepted it quicker than I have. 

"I'm honestly surprised she was so cool about it... I was expecting her to be way more suspicious and wary of you." The scenario that played in my head was my mother constantly questioning Lyra and possibly exploding out of anger because she is a noble. 

However, it was the complete opposite and here I am alone with Lyra in my room. 

"Yeah, I noticed she was constantly watching me when I walked in, so it was a little intimidating despite how chill she was." Lyra took a seat on the bed and grabbed the stack of papers that I'd left on the bed. Wait, a stack of papers?

"Oi!" Realising that Lyra was trying to read my draft, I quickly lunged forward to snatch them out of her hand. 

"Oop." Lyra fell back to avoid my hands and continued to read it, but Lyra also put herself in a position where I could trap her. Without putting much thought into it, I straddled her and reached for the papers. 

"Someone is suddenly daring~?" Lyra looked at me with a smirk as I realised what I was doing, so in a panic, I placed my hands in between my legs out of embarrassment, which also caused me to indirectly touch Lyra's lower stomach.

"Ah~" Lyra let out a moan and ended up dropping my draft, which floated off the bed. I raised my hands out of panic and quickly turned my head to my door, panicking if my mother heard Lyra. Despite the room being relatively soundproof, I still felt paranoid that our voices could be heard. 

However, looking away was probably the worst choice, as I felt a pair of hands go under my shirt and around my waist. I felt my body freeze from the touch and I was trying my very best not to let out a sound. 

"Damn you~. I thought I was going to be the one to tease you." Lyra's face was completely red, but she continued touching me, slowly inching towards my chest. Her soft hands caressed my skin and despite not being very sexual, her hands still sent an electrifying pulse through my body. 

"N-ngh~ w-wait." I know we just started dating, but I don't know if I'm ready to go that far! I need at least 48 hours of mental preparation before I even make an attempt. 

"Ah shit, sorry." Lyra stopped what she was doing and retracted her hands, freeing me from my paralysed state. 

*huff, huff* "I-it's fine... I just don't think I'm ready to be that close." I couldn't deny that I was extremely turned on right now, but I felt like I was going to pass out from how fast everything was going.

"Okay… I got a little ahead of myself there since I haven't had a relationship before." Lyra had a look of disappointment, making me almost feel bad, but I didn't want to rush too many things at once. Mostly for my own mental health since it's crazy that this is Lyra's first relationship yet she feels so experienced. 

'It really must be in her nature then.' I was also reminded just how much Lyra loved to get straight to the point, as that was her only real way of getting closer to them. I have no idea how healthy that is, but I feel like for the sake of longevity, I should try to resist... for as long as I can. 

Knowing how much of a pushover I am, I may as well be saying 10 minutes until I cave in. 

"I should get off you, shouldn't I?" I was still sitting on Lyra, so I'm sure I wasn't helping with her ever so growing desire. 

"Y-you don't have to. If it isn't too much to ask, can we at least cuddle for a bit?" Lyra averted her gaze while asking the question, still trying to figure out where I draw the line. 

"I… don't see why not." It was a simple request, but it was tame enough that I didn't feel like my heart was going to escape my chest. Plus, if there was one thing I always wanted to do, it was to cuddle with someone, so this works out perfectly. 

"Thank you." Lyra's eyes lit up, causing my insides to suddenly feel all fuzzy, as nothing made me happier than seeing Lyra be happy. 

Although, now that I am actually about to do it, I would like to retract the statement about my heart jumping out of my chest. However, despite the nerves, there was no need to be afraid anymore. This will be good training to finally embrace the fact that I'm a woman now and get over this anxiety. 

'We are a couple now and it's okay to do this.' Prep-talking to myself while I stared intently into Lyra's eyes. Finally making my move, I gesture with my head to move positions, as it would be more comfortable if we rested our heads on my pillow. 

We both then laid on our sides and without warning, Lyra wrapped her arms around me, pulling me in close to her chest. I reciprocated the hug by holding her tightly, which felt incredibly warm and I could hear Lyra's loud heart beat. I tried my best to ignore the fact that my face was being smothered by Lyra's breasts, but I wasn't freaking out was much as I thought I would be. 

We were still in our academy uniform, so there were still quite a few layers, which probably helped my mind not freak out. 

'Crap, we are wearing skirts too.' I wasn't able to turn my head whatsoever so I was praying that my skirt hadn't flipped up, as I don't think I could handle the embarrassment. Luckily, I was wearing full stockings, but personally, that just adds another layer of lewdness!

'Urgh, why does it matter?' I was way too self-conscious of myself and I felt like I just needed to turn my brain off for a moment. 

I felt so comfortable while in Lyra's hold that I felt like I could go to sleep. However, I didn't want to sleep in my academy clothes and seeing as Lyra is staying the night, it's best to get comfortable before its too late.

"C-can I change clothes real quick? I swear, I'm not trying to get away, I-I just feel like being in something more comfortable will be nice." I was nervous about asking, as I didn't want to sound like I already wanted to stop cuddling. 

"Of course, I kind of forgot we were still in our uniforms." Lyra spoke gently, completely understanding how I felt. 

"Do you have any spare clothes?" Lyra had come straight from the academy so I doubted she conveniently had something in her bag. 

"Does my underwear count?" I took a moment to think about what she said, as if my ears didn't deceive me, did she just say underwear? 

"W-wait you just sleep in your underwear?" 

"Yeah, does that bother you?" I swear, I remember her wearing normal pyjamas and not her underwear when I slept at her house!

'I guess we are dating now and Lyra has no shame, so what is stopping her…' Thinking logically about it, it made sense that Lyra would be okay sleeping half naked, but once again I wasn't ready! This is way too lewd for me to handle and I feel like I won't be able to control myself. 

"N-no its fine."

 WHAT AM I SAYING, IT'S NOT FINE I'M GOING TO BLEED OUT FROM NOSE BLEEDS!!!

My thoughts and words were completely disjointed, but it was too late now. 

"Sweet." Lyra pulled away from a small cuddle session and began to undress herself. I freaked out as I didn't want to perv on her, but then I'm stuck with the stereotype that women change in front of each other all the time, so it isn't weird, we are also dating. I swear, dating has only just added to the list of justifications now!

Lyra was quick to throw away her clothes, revealing her dark blue and black underwear. My brain was getting too much stimulation, seeing so much skin and such nice undergarments that I was about to short circuit, but I just kept it together. 

"I-I'll be back in a second." Walking to my closet to grab my pyjamas, I was presented with a choice. I had my sleepwear, which was basically lingerie or I could put on some spare clothes. 

'I'm never going to win, am I?'' Every thought that wanted to fight against all these advances and hold back my desires was slowly crumbling, even more so now that Lyra is my girlfriend. 

'Just let it happen.' Taking a deep breath, I tried to let go of all these pesky feelings that have been plaguing my mind. Grabbing my usual sleepwear, I quickly retreated to the bathroom to get changed. 

'I hope I don't regret this.'