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Fair warning that this story gets off to a slow start; there isn't really much more than a little girl on girl kissing here. I wanted to spend some time introducing Amy, and also some of the side characters, since I plan on writing more chapters, which will definitely turn the heat up way more than this one ;)
** Every single character in this story is 18 or older **
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Delta Epsilon was known as
the
most prestigious sorority in all of Melkener College, or Melk as its students would call it. Delta Epsilon was known to have the hottest girls and its brother fraternity, Phi Delta, was known to have the hottest guys. That aside though, DE was also a fantastic career booster for its members; the sorority regularly handed out hefty scholarships to its distinguished members, and was rife with business connections, as most of the girls' parents were business tycoons of some variety.
And this was precisely why Amy Li was so keen on always impressing her hopeful soon to be sisters. She had managed to become a pledge solely because of her older sister, Katie, who had been one of Melk's DE representatives for the Panhellenic Conference three years prior. And though Amy was ever so grateful to her older sister for that, a part of her did feel a sting of resentment that she required her older sister's help to even be eligible to rush. After all, Katie hadn't required anyone's help to secure her bid.
Though she would hardly admit it to anyone, Amy was always a little jealous of her older sister. Katie Li was the talk of the school, at every school they had ever attended, even as far back as Stratford Middle. While Amy was smart, Katie was brilliant. While Amy was a
good
pianist, Katie was a
great
pianist. And while Amy was a rather fragile, petite young woman, Katie was a strong, athletically built,
sexy
grown
woman, though only 3 years set them apart. Strangely enough, Amy was proud of that last distinction between her and her sister; in school she had developed the reputation as the "cute one" and Katie had developed the reputation as the "hot one". Amy took pride in being the "cute one", and besides, she would never be comfortable being the recipient of all the gawks and gazes that Katie got everywhere she went. Though, she
did
sometimes dream about what it would be like. This latent jealousy and innate sense of competition Amy felt with her sister, had pushed Amy to rush for DE, a move high school Amy would never have been comfortable with.
Amy reflected upon all this as she rushed down the Ave towards the sorority circle. She couldn't believe she was already twenty minutes late.
God, I hope they're not too mad,
Amy thought frantically. She couldn't lose the opportunity of a lifetime, simply because she'd lost track of time binging
Terrace House
.
She arrived at DE's house at almost 7:30, and gingerly knocked on the front door. She waited with bated breath, silently going over her checklist in her head. Heels? Check. Lipstick? Check. Purse? Check. Sexy but revealing dress that she
did not
feel comfortable in? Check. That last one had been on Katie's behest.
The door in front of Amy slowly opened, and she was met face to face with Vanessa. Amy swore silently to herself. Of all the girls in DE, Vanessa was easily the bitchiest.
"Oh! Amanda right?" Vanessa said in her vaguely Southern drawl. Amy narrowed her eyes and she opened her mouth to retort, but she held herself back. They had
literally
gotten dinner three times this week, but whatever, it was okay.
"No, sorry, Amy. We got dinner together yesterday, remember?" Amy responded politely. Vanessa smirked.
"Well,
Amy,
if I can barely remember your name, you probably can't afford to be
thirty minutes
late," Vanessa sad delicately, staring Amy down. Amy flushed, but didn't retort. Truth be told, Vanessa intimated Amy more than a little. Vanessa was like the poster girl sorority girl; tall, but not too tall, leggy, conventionally attractive, blonde, Southern girl. Amy was a shorter, skinnier, black haired, Asian American girl. She felt insecure around some of the sisters, like Vanessa, and couldn't help but marvel at how Katie had not only managed to fit in, but become one of the most popular sisters.
"I-I'm sorry. I got caught up...w-with work," Amy said lamely. Vanessa rolled her eyes and beckoned Amy to come in.
"Follow me," she commanded. Amy obliged. Vanessa led Amy into the house. Though this was probably her millionth time in the house this week alone, Amy still marveled at the relative luxuriousness of the DE house. It was the largest frat or sorority house on campus, and thus, by definition, larger than all the other student houses. It was a three story mansion that sprawled over a large hill. If Amy remembered correctly there were 15 bedrooms alone and multiple kitchens and lounge areas.
"So
Amy
, do you know what we're doing tonight?" Vanessa interrupted Amy's marveling.
"Um, no actually. My big didn't tell me anything about today," Amy responded.
"I see. What a shame. Well, it's a...bonding event for the pledgees," Vanessa said, "Each sister gets a group of three or four pledgees and plans an event for her group. I'm surprised you weren't made aware of this. Actually, I'm kind of surprised you're not in your big's group..." Vanessa trailed off. Amy felt her panic rising again. She looked up at Vanessa, trying to discern if she was purposely trying to scare her. But, for once, Vanessa looked like she was being 100% genuine. Amy even thought she saw a flicker of sympathy in Vanessa's gray eyes.
"M-maybe Gina's trying to surprise me?" Amy said. Vanessa clicked her tongue.
"Naw, Gina already had four in her group. And they left fifteen minutes ago."
Amy's stomach dropped. DE's rushing and initiation process worked very differently from most sororities, in accordance with its higher statue. As with most sororities, each pledge is given a "big"; but, unlike most other sororities, one active sister could have up to four littles, and at the end of the initiation period, she chooses to keep only one of the four as her little. That girl is formally invited to become part of DE. The other three become fringe members if any other sister vouches for them. If no one vouches for them, then they have their shiny new membership revoked and are told to try again next year, which of course literally no girl does.
And Amy was one of Gina's littles. Gina and Amy didn't have the
best
relationship, but Amy was trying her damndest to change that. And she really thought she was starting to make headway. Amy knew the only reason Gina had picked her was because Gina was one of Katie's best friends and vice versa. And much to Amy's chagrin, Gina was supremely disappointed when she learnt Amy and Katie were more dissimilar than similar.
"Well, you're not the only one without a group today sweetie. A few other girls showed up late too so were disqualified for today's event. I was supposed to have the week off from sorority activities, but..." Vanessa said. Amy perked her head up. She held her breath, positively quivering with trepidation. Vanessa sighed.
"I
guess