First Post/ First Kiss

The three 5th grade girls backed the poor boy into a corner. Bethan, Gemma and the girl all looked seriously into his face.
"We've all decided that we like you. So you have to decide which on of us you want to make your girlfriend."
The boy searched their faces and gulped.
"Do I have to pick now?"
"No. But you have to pick by the end of the night."
"Ok."
The girls tried to contain their glee. They couldn't believe the plan had worked.

"I'll spend time with each of you tonight and decide who I'll go steady with. Bethan- would you like to dance?" Bethan jumped up and dragged him out to the floor to the beat of a Spice Girls song. Gemma and the girl gave a comforting smile to each other and shuffled off to find some Panda Pop bottles to nurse during their torturous wait.

In about 5 minutes, the boy came back panting.
"Gemma? A slow dance is about to come on." He held out his hand to her, and she took it- blushing beneath her glasses. They scampered off, leaving the girl alone.

She sat there quietly, twirling a piece of hair around her finger. The boy was cute. He had always would let her look at his pokemon cards and would give her the cute ones that he was too embarrassed to keep. But she didn't want to get her hopes up. She was still considered 'the new girl' and he had known Bethan and Gemma since he was little. What chance did she have with him?

There was a light tap on her shoulder. It was him.
"Can I dance with you now?"
"Sure."
They danced to Mambo number five and shimmied through the Macarna. They were about to dance to another song when Bethan found them.
"It's time."

The Boy grabbed one of his friends and they all filed out into the hallway. The music thudded behind the closed doors as the girls lined up- eagerly awaiting their fate. The boys muttered to themselves for a few moments and then turned to face the girls. And then- imatating a pokemon trainer catching a exciting new pokemon- the boy yelled-

"I choose you!"

He pointed at the girl. The girl was shocked. Bethan and Gemma tried to hid their frowns and scuttled off to find some other friends.

The boy's friend left- and the boy and the girl were left alone. The boy broked the silence first.
"So... want to go out with me?"
"Um sure... I mean what does that mean?"
"Well- we hold hands. And sit next to each other on the way to school trips. I carry your heavy books to class. And I will give you presents."
"Wow. I never knew having a boyfriend would be so cool!"

The DJ crackled over the loud speaker announcing the last dance of the night. A Backstreet Boys song floated into the hall. The boy smiled and led the girl to the dance floor.

And just as the song ended and before the lights came up- he kissed her on the lips.

That Monday the boy meet her at the drop off point and carried her books to class.