She does. Just as planned.

The moment Mia closed the door to head to class Natalie instantly felt her anxiety spike. What the fuck had she just agreed to do. Get naked, in front of her lifelong best friend? For what reason? To prove Fyre wrong?! What was she thinking?! Natalie hyperventilated for a few seconds, trying to halt her spiraling thought process.

- Ok. It will be ok. I'll play some horse valley and everything will be ok...

So she does as she jumps into her bed, booting up her laptop and logging into the game she's been perfecting for years. Like usual, the hours fly by as the day goes dark. Before she even knows it there is a loud knock on her door. She closes her laptop and opens the door. Somehow having forgotten what was about to happen, that is until she is met with Mia's face.

- Hey Nat. Sorry if i'm a little late. I uh...picked up some supplies. Figured if we're doing this we might as well do it properly.

Mia holds up a plastic bag containing a very small canvass and some basic painting supplies.
- Since I have never painted professionally before I guess this will be a first for both of us.

Natalie swallows as she shuffles awkwardly. Every fibre of her body is telling her to abort. Find an excuse to not do what they were about to do. Looking at her best friend however she knows that Mia won't take no for an answer.

- We...we're really doing this then?
- Only if you want to. There is no obligation here.
- I don't want to...

Natalie squirmed as she paused. Mia looked on knowing Na wasn't quite done with her reasoning.

-...but there are plenty of things that would be good for me that I don't want to do...
- I know. But this is quite a step beyond a normal boundary for most friendships.

Natalie paused again. Fighting the miriad of conflicting thoughts and feelings in her head.
- Yeah...but I trust you Mia. I really do. Throughout the years you've been more than patient and always done what you feel is best for me...
- Thanks nat. One day I hope you will get more used to knowing what is best for yourself too. Anyways lets not dwell on it too much. The faster we start the faster it is over, no?

Natalie nodded. Might be better to simply rip off the band aid and be done with it. The two of them clear some space in Natalies small apartment. There is barely enough room for Mia to sit on Natalies bed, with the canvas on her lap. She preps the various colours of paint onto a palette, after having proofed the immediate surroundings in newspaper should she accidentally spill some during the session. Meanwhile Natalie had stripped down into her bra and panties. An ordeal that usually was easily done but had taken a surprising amount of willpower. Mia had seen Nat in a bikini countless times when they've gone to the local beach or gone to the nearby pool. Yet the circumstances made Natalie feel so much more vulnerable than normal.

- Alright Nat. I'm all set up. Don't dwell on it too much and i'll focus on painting. And don't expect a masterpiece!

Natalie smiled awkwardly. Mia always tried to lighten the mood when she was about to face something she didn't want to do. She swallowed as she stood on a carpet right in front of Mia. Reaching up, hesitating, she eventually reaches behind her back and unclasps her bra. It felt safest to start with her top. As the piece of clothing is dropped on the floor, Mia looks up on Natalies pasty white caucasian skin, bejewelled with the occasional freckle or blemish. Her eyes wander up aiming to meet Natalies face to give a reassuring smile. As her gaze travels however they inadvertently lock onto Natalies naked breasts. The pair that had never before been looked upon by anyone else.

They were. Unremarkable. Mia guessed they were at least B-cup. Perhaps if a bit generous a pair of C-cups. Nothing to write home about. Slightly perky as the nipples trended upwards, creating a faint slope. They didn't hang or sag much at all, which would be expected of someone at that age and size. It took a couple more seconds of active analyzing of Natalies chest before Mia realized she had completely zoned out.

- M-Mia? You're kinda staring...

The question brings the asian right out of her minor trance as she brings her attention to the canvas. Trying to find an excuse.

- Well I am supposed to no?
- I mean...you're supposed to paint...

Mia had not done a single stroke onto the canvas yet.

- I dunno if I want to keep doing this Mia...this is kinda...
- Sorry! I just...nevermind me. I'll paint!

The asian had no idea what had gotten over her as she focused onto the canvas, using her fairly lackluster artistic skills to paint as broadly as she was able. Every now and then she took another peak at Natalie from behind the canvas to remind herself of how her best friend looked. Every time, her gaze kept being drawn to Natalies breasts. There was something about them she simply could not place. In their youth Mia had been the adventurous one. At least compared to Natalie. During their teens she had a couple boyfriends here and there, but nothing super serious. Most of them she had told Nat about. There was however one encounter she had never shared, a drunken one night fling with a woman at a sorority party. It had not gone further than french kissing and some less than kosher groping, but it had cemented some very bicurious thoughts in Mias brain. Now she couldn't help but continue to ponder her own sexuality. Each time she peeked to check her reference she felt herself getting warm inside. She simply didn't want to take her eyes off of Natalie. Especially her breasts. Fuck. Was she really falling for her best friend? This is bad. This might ruin their lifelong friendship.

Natalie tried her best to stay still, as Mia painted she noticed her best friend looking a little flushed. However as mia seemed to concentrate on the canvas Natalie relaxed bit by bit. After a few minutes she almost forgot that she was standing there naked, her mind having wandered as she was started theorycrafting how to optimize the friendship value of her newest horse she bought in the game.

- Done! Promise not to laugh...alright?

Natalie was pulled back to reality. She dropped down and picked up her bra, putting it on before doing anything else. She strangely noticed that this caused Mia to wince, but she brushed this off as her friend being embarassed of their artistic creation.

- Okay...lemme see. If I don't recognize myself...

Natalie sat down on her bed besides Mia and looked upon the amateur creation. The painting was not recognizable as being of Natalie. It was a woman, but the facial features were not of high quality. The body however seemed to mostly track, but the part that caught Natalie off guard was the strange emphasis on her chest. Clearly Mia had spent most of her time drawing Natalies breasts. The attention to detail was surprising, focusing on the size of the areola and the stiffness of the nipples. Natalie didn't know what to say. She wanted to be angry. Why did she agree to this? And why had Mia decided to basically draw porn of her tits? Yet for some reason she couldn't help but feel a little flattered. The painting was much better than she was expecting and the fact that Mia hadn't just made some silly caricature was nice. Sure it was weird to focus on the breasts but to be fair that was the only part of her that Mia had never seen before.

- Well? Whaddayathink?

Mia looked at Natalie, expectantly. She felt herself unnaturally giddy, kind of wanting a compliment for capturing Natalies form.
- It is uhh...not bad. Honestly. I was sort of thinking you'd make some cheap joke or something...but you seem to have managed to paint my body. My face could use some work though. Also...you kind of...nailed my breasts somehow.
- Yeah I don't know what got over me. I guess I just figured i'd focus on the part I have never seen before, you know?

It made sense. Sort of. Natalie nodded slowly.
- Mhm...I guess...I uhm...can we throw this away now? I don't want anyone to accidentally see it for any reason.

Mia nodded as she stood up with the canvas, leaning it up against a wall.
- Of course Nat. Just lemme clean up the palette and brushes first.

Natalie smiled faintly as Mia walked into the small kitchen.
- I think I'm gonna take a shower actually. No need to wait for me.

Natalie felt dirty after the entire ordeal. Sure it was her best friend. But cleaning up felt like the right thing to do. She stepped into the shower. In the middle of shampooing her hair she heard Mia loudly exclaim.
- Alright! Taking this canvas to the trash and heading home! Don't worry! I'm gonna shred it to pieces!
- Thanks Mia! See you tomorrow!

By the time she exited the apartment was empty, yet Natalie felt an even emptier feeling inside of her, something that wasn't even filled by playing more of her horse game before heading to sleep.