It isn't that easy

Alex held her breath, trembling despite herself, as she listened to the other voices in the room. They were saying nothing of consequence, just idle gossip, but they were so close; only the thin material of the order separated her from them.

She looked nervously at Kelly and swallowed. Kelly's eyes meanwhile darted from her to the door.

Objectively speaking, Alex knew that there was technically less material protecting her modesty when she was dressed as opposed to hiding behind a door. Still, it didn't feel it. It was so much easier for a door to open than for her clothes to vanish (or at least she'd assumed so before today). She listened nervously to the sound of footsteps and movement, jumping as someone bumped into the locked door.

And then it went quiet, the door to and from the toilets opening and closing, and the people stopping talking. Alex bit her lip, ears filled with the sound of her own breathing.

Eventually, Kelly broke the silence.

"I think they're gone," Kelly said.

"From in here," Alex said. "They're still all outside, we can't leave."

"I know," Kelly said.

She looked down, realized that just meant looking at Alex's chest, and looked up again. It lasted all of a second before her eyes dipped again.

"So," Kelly said. She hesitated. "I'm sorry."

"You keep saying that!"

"I know," Kelly said. "I am. I just don't know what else to say."

"How about not spanking me in front of an audience next time?!" Alex said, still never bringing her voice above a whisper.

"I just really couldn't face needing to run home like this," Kelly said. She crossed her arms, embarrassment renewed as she talked about their situation. "I'd have done anything if it meant not showing everyone my..."

Her voice trailed off. Alex interrupted sharply.

"And you think I wanted to?" Alex said. "I wish I was just home again too, but I wasn't going to humiliate you to do it!"

"Right," Kelly said. "I know. I... I was wrong, I just convinced myself you could handle it better. If this sort of stuff happens, I thought you'd be more used to it, DEO and all."

"This is a first for me!" Alex said, bright red. "We don't have weekly streak-offs!"

She raised her voice to a normal speaking tone, and promptly regretted it, falling silent and nervously waiting to hear if anyone reacted. Her heart pounded in her chest.

She was hyperaware of every detail, her own breath, her heart, the warmth of Kelly's skin not so far from her...

"Although," Kelly said.

Her voice was quiet, as if testing the water.

"I did, um, notice your reaction," Kelly said.

"The mortified squirming, you mean?" Alex shot back.

"That and..." Kelly said.

She gestured vaguely down. Alex glanced after her hand, saw the spot between her legs that Kelly was talking about, and promptly went a deeper red than she ever had in her life.

"I wasn't- That's not- That doesn't get you off the hook!" Alex protested.

"I'm not saying it does," Kelly said. "Just, for when we get home, is that something..."

"Not being seen by people!" Alex hissed.

"Not that, but the... spanking," Kelly said. "If you want to experiment with anything in less... magical circumstances."

"When we're home," Alex said. She bit her lip. "And that's not to say I am into that, or anything like that!"

Kelly eyed her for a moment.

"What?!"

"Just a theory," Kelly said. "Therapist, remember? You spend so long in charge, making decisions, it makes sense you'd want to unwind every now and again by giving up control. Even if that means..."

It was honestly impressie just how deeply Alex could blush.

"We are not talking about this here!" Alex whispered. Her butt prickled.

"Okay, okay," Kelly said. She nodded.

They fell silent for a moment. Alex shook a little, panting, and tensed as she heard more people coming in. She looked at Kelly, eye comtact helping to steady her nerves as they waited in tentative, embarrassed silence for them to leave.

And then the toilet door behind them was blown open.

Alex gave a panicked cry, turning around and hastily covering with her arms, as Kelly slipped down off the toilet and crouched behind Alex's back.

They weren't the only ones to scream. The half-dozen girls, who were swiftly distracted by the nude couple (and by their judging glares, had an incorrect idea of what the two nude women were doing together at the cubicle) also cried out at the sudden appearance of a man in the bathroom.

Alex felt a sinking feeling as she recognized Mxy.

"Well this is just dull," the imp said. "I give you a whole park to run around in, and you cuddle up in there? No movement, no running, just standing around and having heart-to-hearts? Eurgh!"

Kelly rested a hand on Alex's side, trying to be comforting. Alex wasn't sure what to say.

"You expect us to run around like this?!" Alex said.

"Well, yes, that would be the game," Mxy said. He sighed. "This is just boring."

"Well we're very boring people," Kelly chimed in. "You should give up on us, find some other people to torment."

Mxy eyed them for a moment. Then he smiled.

"No," he said. "No, I don't think so. I think this just means I need to get a little more... creative."

He lifted a hand and clicked his fingers, and suddenly the nude duo were gone.