When Y/n first found her starfish tattoo on the back of her neck,she was convinced it was a birthmark. When she told her mom,she simply laughed it off.
"Sweetie,that's a tattoo. You were born with it,everyone is."
"What's it for?"
"I'll tell you when you're older. You don't really like boys right now,huh?" Y/n shook her head profusely.
"Boys are gross," she said with a disgusted look on her face ,"they have cooties."
"Yes they do. But remember,never let anyone who isn't a family member look at the back of your neck. You wouldn't understand now,but just please listen...okay?"
"Okay."
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"And then I ran to your house to see if you found yours! Remember?!" Y/n said excitedly.
"How could I forget," Victor replied with a smile,"you practically tackled me when I answered the door." Y/n smiled at the thought. They were so young,so innocent,without a care in the world.
"Well,I should go find the guys. You wanna go to the diner after school with us?"
"Vic,you know I don't like hanging around them. And you know I don't like you hanging with them either,"she said with a friendly shove.
"I know,but they aren't that bad." He waited for her to respond,but she simply shook her head,and began to walk away.
"Leave your front door unlocked tonight!" He yelled as she headed for her next class. She waved without turning around,indicating that she had heard him.
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Slamming your textbook closed in defeat,you sighed to yourself. Summer was days away,and yet your teachers felt as if they still needed to hand out unnecessarily tiring assignments.
On the way to the bathroom,you heard a tapping at the front door.
Tap tap tappity-tap
"Come in!" You yelled,continuing the walk to the bathroom.
You started the shower,then took your clothes off. You grabbed your towel and stepped inside the tub,concealed by nothing but a clear shower curtain.
A few minutes into washing yourself,you were startled by your bathroom door bursting open. Out of instinct,you covered your private parts,and screamed.
"Victor! What the hell?!"
"Y/n,I'm sorry but I really needed to pee! Your mom was in the bathroom downstairs and was taking a long time! I tried to wait,but I had two large milkshakes at the diner and I really need to go."
You noticed he had a hand over his eyes and was tapping his foot profusely.
"Okay,go. I won't look."
You turned your head to the side,and it took everything in you both not to look. Once he was finished,he washed his hands,still with his eyes closed. When you heard the bathroom door close again,you finally turned and saw he was gone.
While he was waiting for you to finish,he felt really nervous and awkward. You guys have never had an encounter like that before,and the thought of you being naked with him only feet away made him blush like crazy.
He was glad you hadn't opened your eyes while he was washing his hands,or else you would've seen him peek.
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When you walked out of the bathroom in nothing but your robe,you found Victor sitting on the floor against your bed watching MTV.
You were nervous to bring up what just happened,so you pretended as if it didn't.
"Can you hand me my socks-"
He stood up.
"Look Y/n,I'm sorry about earlier."
"Don't apologize for something you can't help,Victor."
Confusion and embarrassment crossed his face.
"Wait,you saw?"
"Saw what?"
"My starfish. You saw my starfish?"
Y/n froze. She wasn't referring to his tattoo. She had never thought in a million years,that her best friend,not to mention her only friend,could be her soulmate.
"What..?" She said just above a whisper.
"You weren't supposed to see that!" He cursed at himself,hitting himself in the head. You grabbed his wrists and held them.
"Stop! Victor...I think we're..." She scanned his eyes,hoping that she didn't have to say it out loud. It was just all too surreal.
When his eyes widened,she knew he had figured it out. She eased her grip on his wrists,and as soon as she did he pulled her in a tight,passionate hug.
"That's not a bad thing...right?" He asked her. He looked down at her,and she looked up at him and smiled.
"No. Not at all." She gently planted her lips onto his,and both of them felt as if they were on top of the world.
