Today started out like any other Monday morning. I got up, had breakfast and went to school. I meet my friends half way so I don't walk by myself. We always meet at the local park, which is the perfect distance between our houses and school. When I got there, Aqua the oshawott and Purry the cat were already waiting. They were sitting side by side looking at their phones. When I approached them, Aqua lifted his head. "Oh hey! Good morning!" he greeted. He put his phone down and Purry did the same. She nodded her head in greeting. They both shuffled over and I sat down next to them. "Good morning," I said back. "How are we?" Purry lent back, her grey and white tail swishing in the air. "Oh, you know!" she said. No, I do not know. What's that meant to mean!? She gave me a cheeky grin so maybe I wasn't meant to know. Aqua told us about his weekend and he appeared to be in good spirits. I was about to make some conversation when we had some little paws running towards us. "Sorry I'm late!" their owner yelled. It was Amelia, the cute rabbit girl! She came running towards with her paw in the air waving and key-chains on her school bag rattling. She skidded to a halt and her pink skirt waved in the wind. "Don't worry about it," Aqua said. "Ricky only got here not too long ago." She shuffled her feet and held on to her school bag tightly. "Oh, I don't feel so bad then," she smiled. She had a kind smile, the sort of smile that leaves your heart racing. Or maybe that's just how I feel? You see, for the longest time I've had a crush on her. She has no idea, of course, and I hope to keep it that way. I don't even think she would feel the same way about me. She's too good to settle for me. But one day I'll work up the courage to ask her out. Yeah... One day. Purry jumped off the bench and sent me back to reality. She swished her tail and turned her head to look at us. "Should we get going then?" she asked with a smile. Aqua got off the bench too and put his bag over his shoulders. "We better," Amelia said. "Or we'll be late!" We then walked to school together, talking about this and that. There's surprisingly a lot you can do over one weekend.
We managed to get to school on time. The bell rang as we finished putting our stuff away in our lockers. The four of us got to class where the teacher, Miss Loveheart, was waiting. We sat in our usual seats, third row from the front. After the usual announcements and things, we were allowed to talk with each other before homeroom was over. Amelia was called out of the room. I think she was helping Miss Loveheart with something? Since Amelia was gone, Purry shuffled her seat over to where Aqua and I were. I loudly sighed. "What was that for? Something bothering you?" Aqua asked. "No. Well, yes." He laughed and looked right at me. "Are you going to tell us then?" he said. Purry looked at me with her bright yellow eyes. She had her usual pink eye-shadow on. I thought for a moment about what I was going to say. "Well... Do you guys have a crush on anyone?" I asked. Purry sat herself upright and threw her paws on to the desk. "Oh, I'm so glad you asked!" she squeaked. "Do you see that boy over there?" She pointed towards the back of the classroom. Staring out the window, sat a dewott wearing a long blue scarf. If I remember correctly, his name is Ayo. We've only spoken a few times and he tends to keep to himself anyway. "He is soooo cute!" Purry squealed. She blushed a deep red and her eyes looked like they were shining. "Uh, I guess so..." Aqua chuckled. "Anyway, somehow I feel like he wanted to talk about someone he has a crush on." Purry gave me a smug look and raised an eyebrow. "Ahaha! N-no!" I shouted. I rubbed the back of my head out of embarrassment. Purry put her face closer to mine. "Oh really?" I nodded. She didn't seem too pleased with that. "You can tell us. We won't tell anyone," Aqua said. Purry nodded and sat down properly again. I crossed my arms and looked away as my cheeks started to blush. "Alright, fine!" I yelled. I looked to the floor. "It's Amelia." They were both stunned for a moment. Then Purry grinned. "Ooh~ Interesting~." Aqua shuffled in his seat. "Are you going to tell her?" he asked. I pulled the chair back out of shock. "No way! I can't tell her that!" I shouted. "Why not?" he asked. He blinked a couple times. "Because it's..." My eyes shifted around the room. I wonder when she will come back? "It's complicated okay?" I said. Aqua shrugged. "What are you guys talking about?" Amelia's back! When did she get there!? Our jaws dropped and we then scrambled to act like we weren't talking about her. Purry laughed. "Oh, we were just questioning Aqua's sexuality!" she squeaked. Amelia titled her head in confusion. "Ahaha..." he laughed. A dark shadow fell on to his face and he gritted his teeth. "Purry, I am going to kill you!" She made a surprised squeak and jumped off her seat, her tail gently flowing in the air. Aqua followed pursuit and said all sorts of curse words at her. They chased each other around the classroom until she hid behind Miss Loveheart's legs. As expected, they both got in trouble for causing a disturbance. Amelia looked a little shocked at this but she turned to look at me. A cute smile appeared on her face and I immediately blushed.
School was over now and it was time for us to go home. Purry had arranged that she was going to have a study session at Aqua's house. They were going to stop by the library so I was told to go ahead. Which means I was left with Amelia. Alone. Before they left, we had a little chat. "Well, isn't that perfect!" Purry squeaked. "You can tell her how you feel~." I shook my head. "There's no way I'm doing that," I said. She gave me a pout. "You don't have to go that far," Aqua laughed. He had one paw on his school bag and the other over his mouth while he laughed. "Though you could try to drop her hints and something." I looked to the floor and absentmindedly kicked stones around. "I guess so..." Purry jumped up and swished her tail. "Quick, here she comes!" Amelia skipped around the corner and had a big bright grin on her face. Her pigtails bounced along as she moved. She came to a stop in front of us. "Are we ready?" she asked. I gave her a small nod. We said goodbye to Aqua and Purry and they left in the opposite direction. I started to walk with Amelia. We were silent, apart from the song that Amelia appeared to be humming. I looked at her face closely. Yep, still as cute as she was this morning. I felt myself blush and looked away from her. "H-hey..." I said at last. Her humming stopped and I felt her adjusting her bag. "Hmm?" "Um... Wh-what... What do you think about me?" I stuttered. It's a start at least. She stopped walking and I turned to look at her. She looked surprised. "What do you mean?" She titled her head. I darted my eyes around the place before deciding where I wanted to go with this. "I mean like... Do we think we'll still be friends in a few years? Or something like that..." Aaah, I'm so embarrassed! Her face turned into a friendly grin and she started to giggle. "Aw, Ricky!" she said. "You'll always be my friend!" ...Ye-ouch. I felt my heart drop out of my chest. For some reason, that hurt a lot. I smiled anyway and did my best to hide my tears. "Ehehe, yeah..." She then announced she had to go. We were near her house, after all. "See you tomorrow! If you call him, tell Aqua I said hi!" she waved and then skipped into her front yard. I couldn't help but wonder what her parents look like...
When I got home, I retreated into my bedroom. My sister wasn't there to bother me but I feel safest in there. I got out my phone and called Aqua's number. "H-" "I think I just got friendzoned." The other end went silent. It appeared Purry was also still there. "Pssh!" she spat. "The friendzone doesn't exist!" I heard her swishing her fluffy tail. Aqua cleared his throat. "Aww Ricky, I'm sorry... Maybe next time, yeah?" I fell backwards on to my bed. "But I don't want there to be a next time! I want there to be something now!" I whined. He let out a sigh. "Okay, well... What exactly did she say?" he asked. So, I told them what had happened when we were walking home. Purry dismissed it as meaning nothing but still... She's a girl, she doesn't know what it's like! "Aqua, what would you do if there was a girl you liked but she didn't like you?" I asked. He shuffled around a bit. "Uhh..." He sounded a little uncomfortable. Purry got closer to the phone. "Girl? AS IF! Aqua is totally gay, he just doesn't kno-" I heard a loud slap followed by a cry from her. I felt myself wince when it happened. "Hey I am not!" Aqua yelled. "Anyway, I think there comes a time when you have to let go. If she truly doesn't like you that is... She might even have a boyfriend already!" "She would have told us!" I shouted. "But... You do have a point..." I guess there isn't anything I can do about it. She's still my friend, at least. "Hey, um, you know..." Oh looks like Purry's back. "I could ask her if she's interested in anyone." I sat back up and started to smile. "You would do that? For me?" "Yeah, it's fine. She would take it as girl gossip~" she giggled. "Oh thank you so much!" I smiled. Afterwards, we talked a little more before she had to leave. I spent the rest of my night feeling happy with myself. Though out of my excitement I think I forgot to do my homework...
The next day, I was still happy. I met up with my friends as usual and Purry gave me a wink. That tells me she hadn't forgotten at least! When we got to school, she led Amelia away. Aqua and I went to class without them. We sat at our desks and he turned to me. "What are you going to do if she likes someone and it's not you?" he said. His face looked serious. "Then, um..." I stopped to think. To be honest, I hadn't thought that far ahead. In fact, I never thought of the possibility of us not being together. Maybe I got a bit too far ahead of myself. I gave a shrug. "We'll find out maybe," he laughed. I playfully punched his arm and he started to rub where I hit. "Don't say that..." The classroom door opened as the two girls came in. They both had smiles on their faces but gave nothing away of the conversation they had. "So, what did we miss?" Amelia asked as she sat down. Aqua and I awkwardly looked at each other. "We were just talking about homework..." he lied. She looked through her book and pulled out the homework sheet. She started to talk about it with him, who honestly didn't look like he wanted this conversation. While they were busy, Purry leaned in close. "So... She does like someone," she whispered. My heart sank and they only thing I managed to say was: "oh." She gave me a kind smile. "But you might still have a shot."
It was now lunch time and there were students in every direction. We were all glad to finally be out of class. I went to my locker to grab my lunch. Today I was having a ham cheese sandwich! I was about to leave when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I was expecting it to be Aqua, so I turned around. But no. It was Amelia. She sweetly smiled with her paws behind her back. "Can you come with me for a moment?" she asked. I put the sandwich back inside. "Yeah, sure." She moved her paw to get me to follow and lead me away. We went behind the gym where she started to pace back and forth. No one was able to see us here though. I watched her walk until she stopped in her tracks. She took a deep breath and turned to me. "I'm sorry if this is too sudden, but do you like anyone?" I stood there stunned and had no idea what to tell her. I gulped. "Y-yeah..." Her shoulders tensed up but her expression didn't seem to change. She kept smiling. "I see," she said after a pause. "Then I apologise in advance for what I'm about to do." "Wh-" I didn't have much time to guess what she meant. Because she soon had her lips on mine. Now excuse me for a moment... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Oh my god! She kissed me! It was only a quick kiss though because she soon let go. Her cheeks were now pink and she politely bowed. "I'm sorry..." She turned to walk away. Sometimes I like to think I'm cool. Like REAL cool. So, with that being said... I grabbed her by the paw and pulled her close. She squeaked in surprise and I kissed her again. She held on to my face and kissed me more. Now was that cool or what!? (Or am I just lame?) "Amelia," I breathed and let her go. Her dark blue eyes were wide and the pinkness of her cheeks had grown. "Will you be my girlfriend?" She gave me another kind smile, her paws held together on her chest. "I would love to!"
