If We're Meant To Be

The Beginning

2 years before....

          God, what time is it already? When we started this war, the sun was still shining brightly, but now, it's starting to set. Well, time does really move fast when you're having fun.

          Playing paint war is really fun, isn't it? We just gotta keep this fast pace of dodging those sticky colorful goodies. And most of all, run away from ADRIAN CALIX MEYER!!!

         Speaking of Calix, where is that little punk?! Now I am getting suspicious. Hmmm... No signs of him means trouble.

"Hey Princess!" Here comes trouble!

"Who says you're allowed to call me that? You surely know that only my parents and Andrew can call me that."

"Oops! My bad." People are just sarcastic nowadays, aren't they?

 "My queen, watch out!" That was the last sentence I heard before he grabbed my wrist and pulled me close. Too close for my liking.

          I could feel his breath fanning my face. I stared at him wide-eyed of what the hell is happening right now.

         Well, THIS IS AWKWARD!!!

         I felt his hand moved, this is my fate! It's now or never. I closed my eyes as I expected myself coming home with colorful stains on my clothes. I could feel him leaning closer. This will be the time that I'm going to be covered with red paint.

         Let me tell you this, ADRIAN CALIX MEYER is one surprising guy. Why? He surprised me by not pouring loads of paint onto me, but he surprised me when he did the most sudden and unexpected thing to his best friend, making me open my eyes in shock. He claimed my lips. His lips were soft and felt warm. MY BEST FRIEND IS STILL KISSING ME!

         He's a good kisser, I see. I don't mind losing my first kiss to my him. I know him since our diaper days. BUT HE IS STILL KISSING ME!

          His right hand held my waist tightly as his left hand made way its way to cup my face. Oh God, this would be weird after. I say, enjoy it while it lasts, my subconscious whispered. Maybe I'll do that. Let us think about the consequences later.

          I closed my eyes as I let myself give in to this mind-blowing kiss. When I responded to his kiss, he pulled me closer as I tilted my face for his accommodation.

          It was overwhelming. I didn't bother trying to breathe, neither did Calix. Everything around me seems to stop. There were fireworks inside me. My heart was burning though it's a good kind of sensation. It was was beating so fast that I can't keep up. It was like my heart was racing with a horse. The things that I'm feeling were similar to what my mother answered me when I asked her on how will I know if I met the one for me, like her and dad. Right then, even now, I knew I love this guy kissing me.

         I have fallen in love with this certain guy named ADRIAN CALIX MEYER. I was aware that I love him before, but now, I was in love with him. It wasn't brotherly anymore.

         It was slow and passionate. I did not regret any of this. Well maybe for mow... It's surprising that we are not suffocating with this damn kiss. To be honest, I'm breathless, whilst I enjoyed it. 

         We were still at it when... SPLASH!!!

        The gang were taking the opportunity to have all the fun for themselves. Can't they see I'm enjoying here?

        We pulled apart with flustered faces and swollen lips. Awkward, my subconscious muttered. It's your fault! You told me to enjoy it. Look at what happened?! The lunatics are laughing their asses off and I could even cut the thick tension between us with a knife! Don't blame it all on me. I did tell you to do that, but I ain't the one controlling your body. Fair point. God help me! I kissed my best friend. The gang witnessed everything. And I am talking to myself. Maybe I should just slip off and go to an asylum.

"What about we continue sucking each other's faces when we reach home?"

          Calix looked at me and gave me a small smile. He took a step closer and kissed my forehead before he left with Ethan and Blake.

          Elise grabbed my hand and pulled me with the rest.

"What was that all about?" she asked.

"I-I don't even know."

"You don't know? Your best friend just kissed you! He freaking kissed you!" Karylle hissed.   

          Seriously, this girl should know how to calm herself.

"Hmm... I think he likes you." Marissa stated.

          I gaped at her. Really? Of all reasons on why he kissed me, she came up with that?

"I really don't think so. Maybe it was just spun of the moment kind of kiss. I mean, we were  caught within the moment and everything seems right."

"Ari, not all things looks the same as it seems for you!" Kaye hissed again.

"Well, first, you have to calm your nerves. And, well, all of it was new to me."

"How 'new' are these?" Eli asked.

"Very new to me. I mean, I never felt this before or to anyone. Have you ever felt like time seems to stop? It's just you and him? My heart was beating. Beating for a guy. Beating for him. Someone who seems to be forbidden from me. It would be like incest. I hate the feeling. I hate myself that of all the boys who tried to court me, I fell for someone who did not court me."

          They looked at each other and laughed at me as I stood there dumbfounded. Can't they see that I'm serious and troublesome? You should've just kept your feelings to yourself.

           "Guys, stop laughing at Ari," Tiana defended me. I love this girl, calm and understanding. "It's actually most likely to happen. It her first time to be kissed by a guy. Don't embarrass her than she already is." Okay, I take back what I said.

"You know what? While you're laughing your asses off, I'll just go ahead to the car. Don't want to anger my cousin and your 'Blakey-baby', right Marissa?"

"Yeah, you should, so you can continue what you were doing with Calix." Isa replied.

"And if you decided to go further, please wear protection. I'm too young to be a godmother." Eli said dramatically.

"Shut up!"