As You Wish

Hello, my name is Fariha. For those of you who don't know, I'm a 2nd generation of Arabic decent, with olive skin, brown eyes, and a... shorter stature than some... When I was in college, like many girls, I started exploring my sexuality with... some unexpected help from an acquaintance named Kat. Kat was a bit of a punk, and 'bad girl' and I'm easily characterized as reserved. I'd even opted into wearing a hijab, partially because I like the look, but confidence was not a strong suit of mine. How Kat and I came to be... whatever we were is all something I've covered in a previous story Caught_Red_Tongued, so I won't get too into it here.

About a week or so after Kat and I shared our night together, Gwen asked me to a party. Seemingly out of the blue. I liked Gwen, she was always nice to me, but it wasn't like we were super close. She was a good acquaintance, but I don't think we could really call each other friends. Her invite to the party was very informal, as I recall. Her pitch went something along the lines of "Some of the girls are coming to my place to hang out, chat, and play some games if you're interested. We're even going to have some booze, but that might not be much of a selling point for you." She was right, but Gwen had a habit of thinking I was a stereotypical Muslim girl. My Dad and Mom both drank wine from time to time and Dad drank beer a little more frequently than Mom wanted. I just didn't care for it. "And if you go, I promise, I'll keep Kat well behaved." She added.Kat had become something of a sore point for me around this time. She had bathed with me, toyed with my body, and we had sex. In fact she was the first and only person I'd had sex with. She even promised me two dates, but hadn't lived up to that promise. In fact, in the time between our one and only night together and this point, Kat had been avoiding me. I was a little hurt by that, I liked the version of Kat I had in my apartment that night. She was beautiful, , and romantic... even if she didn't know it. Oh how I wanted to have that version of Kat back.

I had thought about Gwen's offer, probably longer than I should have, before accepting it. Gwen seemed excited at the time. It did make me a little nervous, like I said, I didn't party much. How was I expected to dress? Well Kat was supposed to be there, so I wanted to look enticing. That Saturday I wore a white dress with my pink Hijab. I don't normally wear pink, my skin is a hair too dark for it to work, but I thought it would tick the 'innocent, but approachable,' box. Hopefully that would be what I needed to get Kat back? Part of me wondered why I was trying...

The party was small and intimate. I think there where 6 girls in total when I arrived, most of which hung out at work. I was vaguely aware of who was who, but didn't know all of their names, and it's been long enough now I've forgotten some of those names entirely. Most of the girls were nice though, and even tried to make me feel included. To my initial disappointment, Kat wasn't there. The whole reason I dressed up. Part of me lamented getting my hopes up. Part of me berated myself for wanting to go to bed with another woman again. Part of me just wanted to spend one more night in her arms. We wouldn't even need to have sex, although I wouldn't be opposed, I just wanted her to hold me.

Then it happened, oh I remember it well. Kat walked in as I was at the snack table with two other girls. She had on a denim jacket, ripped white denim jeans, and a black tank top with matching choker. Her eyes met mine as she took off her jacket. Of course, her red bra straps where showing. "S-Sand Viper? What are you doing here?" She asked, looking a little embarrassed.

I blushed "G-Gwen invited me."

She suddenly looked annoyed "Gwen huh? I see." She walked up to me. Something about the way she moved sent chills running down my spine. Like a big cat heading towards a cornered lam. "You look very tasty tonight. Like one of those pink and white chocolate mints." She licked her lips and...

Gwen grabbed her by the ear. "Don't you dare! She's a guest, and I don't want you harassing her!"

"Damn it Gwen, hear me out at least!" Kat argued back

"No! What ever you did to her in the changing room looked like it mortified her, I'm not letting that happen again!" It was cute that Gwen wanted to stand up for me, but a little annoying too. I kind of wanted Kat to be a little domineering. Something about it made me feel wanted, and sexy. Unfortunately tonight wasn't a night for sexy. Much of the night went the same way, Kat would wait until Gwen was preoccupied, or I looked alone, she'd try to wander over to me, Gwen or one of the other girls would stop her. Rinse and repeat. It was getting a little old.

After a couple hours though, the other girls had settled into a game. It was a horror board game of some kind, looked fun but I was too nervous to play. Instead I was gathering up some plates of snacks, and serving the other girls snacks and drinks while they played. I was on my 2nd run, when Kat walked up to me. "What are you doing?"

"Serving snacks and drinks?"

"You're not some damned maid. Sit down and at least watch the game." She sighed. It sounded like she was straining herself. I wasn't sure why.

"Are you alright?" I asked.

She rested on the table and watched the other girls play a moment. "You broke me... I just don't feel myself right now." I wasn't sure what to say. She looked over at me and smiled "You really do look pretty. Pink wouldn't be my first choice on you, but I think it works."

I giggled a little "Thank you. You look nice too."

Kat blushed a moment before looking away. "Hey... could I ask you a favor?"

"Sure. What do you need?"

She took a deep breath. "Do you have any plans next Friday?"

Pretended to think it over "Let's see... I have classes till two that day. But I should be free after that."

"Please," She half muttered, sounding nervous, "Please give me one chance to prove to you I can be romantic. Let me take you out on Friday. We can go to the park, have a nice romantic walk, and then to a restaurant..."

"Pineapple" I cut her off, going back to getting a plate ready.

"...you're not interested?" She sounded disappointed.

"I won't accept you spending money on a restaurant. If you want a meal on our date, either I'll cook it for you, or you'll cook."

She shook her head, looking a little annoyed "I can't cook, and what kind of romantic date makes YOU do all that work! I want to treat you like a princess!" She was getting heated, and I was partially aware that the others probably heard that last part.

But I stood my ground, cooking was a matter of pride "You told me to cut you off when you went too far, I believe cooking is an expression of love."

She squared off with me, scowling "FINE! You think I'm going to back down?! I don't think so! Friday is 6 days away, and in that time I'll make you something so delicious it'll knock your pretty pink panties off! I'm Katherine [I'm censoring her last name for privacy reasons]!!! I can do anything!!!" She started to walk away, leaving me feeling confused, until she came back grabbed me by the face and kissed me full on the mouth. She's a pretty good kisser. "Consider THAT an appetizer!" She then marched over to the front door, and struggled to get her boots on... ruining her dramatic exit slightly. She eventually gave up, grabbed her boots and walked out.

Around this time I noticed all the stares of confusion from the others. I didn't know how to respond, and could feel myself blushing and starting to panic. For the first time that night, Gwen actually did come to the rescue when she got up "Fariha, let's talk in my room." All I could do was nod. Gwen was just heading my way when she paused and glared at the coat rack "Damn it... Kat left her jacket here. Ugh, I'd better call her about that."