You and Kronii had been friends since before you could remember
Always hanging out with each other and enjoying your carefree childhoods
Playing in the park, jumping into leaf piles, snowball fights, you did it all
You grew up together, learning and changing as the years went by
Her chunni phase was particularly embarrassing for her, especially whenever she discovered a new anime or webtoon she’d read religiously
You weren’t that interested at first but after a lot of pressure from her and you began to read them as well, eventually becoming just as invested as her
You’d share a new webtoon or mahwa every week or so, blazing through the chapters
That had been going on for a while
You were both in your sophomore year of highschool, but you felt something had changed about your relationship
You noticed it at first during middle school
You’d get these weird feelings around her
She’d be huddled against you as you both stared at a computer screen
Then all of a sudden you’d get this weird feeling in your chest
Almost like butterflies in your stomach
It felt good, but so confusing at the same time
Your body would react more to her
You became more aware of how much she touched you and interacted with you
You tried to suppress these feelings but they always lingered at the back of your mind, taunting you every time you saw her
It didn’t help that Kronii had grown into quite the woman, in more ways than one
You had tried to ignore her chest at first, but it only worsened what you were feeling
They’d smoosh and press into you whenever she hugged you or tackled you from behind
Whenever she would talk you couldn’t help but blush
You shook your head, trying to clear away the intrusive thoughts
School was about to end, so you’d be walking back home with her
You waiting for her outside, ears and nose turning red from the cold autumn breeze
You turned your head as the front doors opened, smiling as Kron11 walked towards you with her backpack slung over her shoulder
She stood a head shorter than you, her large trimmed glasses framing her beautiful face as her shining blue eyes lit up as she noticed you
She was wearing one her treasured sweatshirts that did next to nothing to hide to voluptuous bosom
Joining you by your side, you walked in step with her as you made your way home
The wind rustled the trees along the sidewalk, scattering dozens of bright orange and yellow leaves onto your path
You couldn’t help but admire the beautiful fall foliage, getting lost enough in your thoughts you didn’t register that Kronii was talking to you
A sharp elbow to your side broke your line of thought as you stumbled forward
Kronii’s voice was harsh but teasing, “I asked you whether you joined the football team or not”
You rubbed at the pain in your side for a moment before responding, “Yeah, I did. What about it?”
”Nothing…”
She turned her head away from you, pretending to admire the falling leaves as she stuck her hands in her sweatshirt’s pockets
”Is this about cheerleaders again? I told you the whole incident with Fauna was a one sided thing.”
She puffed her cheeks slightly, making a pouting face as you continued
”Awww, worried some busty blonde is gonna take me away from you? That you won’t have a buddy to read webtoons or play video games with?” You teased
She gwaked in surprise as you ruffled her hair
”Because I seem to remember a certain someone trying out for cheerleading not too long ago.”
”F-forget it,” she mumbled as you removed your hand, not noticing the blush fading on her cheeks
You spent the rest of the walk talking about the latest webtoon your were reading, Kronii cheerfully laughing and joking with you the entire time
You were getting close to home, but Kronii suddenly took you by the hand
She ignored your questions about where you were going, dragging you to the park you used to frolic together as kids
It was your turn to blush as you gripped her soft dainty hand
She led you to one of the benches, motioning for you to sit down as she released your hand
You chuckled as you joined her on the bench, “Alright, what’s this about?”
She was staring at her feet, cheeks reddening as she fiddled with her hands
She’d gotten this far only to get cold feet
”Well, um I just wanted to say that um…”
You felt that tingling in your chest, your heartbeat quickly increasing as she mumbled out the last few words
”I-I like you--a lot. I j-just wanted to know if y--”
She stopped talking when you placed a hand along her back
Her eyes darting to yours, alive in surprise and panic
You were both breathing heavily from excitement and nervousness
This was it, the thing that had been bugging you for all this time
The one thing you’d both felt but never had the guts to bring up until now
You slowly inched you head closer to her, pushing her body closer to yours with your other hand
She resisted for a second, but soon began to lean in as well
You screamed internally as you came face to face with her, watching her lips quivering slightly before you finally closed the distance
Your lips met in a wet kiss, sloppy and inexperienced, but with all the fire and passion you could muster
Your tongue mingled with hers as you deepened the kiss, putting your other hand behind her head
You poured all your frustration and feelings you had pent up and let it flow through you and into your embrace
You finally broke off from one another, both panting and shaking from the cold
She was blushing incredibly hard, as were you, cheeks beet red as she stared at you in a mix of happiness and awe
She must’ve become self conscious again as she quickly looked away, adjusting the glasses you had jostled in your fervor
It took you this long to confess but goddamnit it felt good
You walked the rest of the way home, hand in hand, both smiling like the two dumb teenagers in love that you were
You dropped her off at her house and quickly walked down the street to yours
You unlocked the door and slammed it closed, leaning against it as you recalled the events of the past 15 minutes, reassuring yourself it wasn’t a dream
You’d really kissed her

She breathed a sigh of relief as she walked through the doorstep, rushing up to her room before setting her backpack down in the corner
She’d really done it, she’d kissed you
Another blush crept on her face as she threw herself onto her bed, screaming into her pillow in embarrassment as she kicked her legs up and down
It would be the start to a very intense semester