Prologue
It was the last day of school and Delphine had a plan, she'd been building up the nerves to actually carry out the plan for weeks. She tried to ignore her surroundings, the sounds of fellow sophomores excited for summer, and began to reason with herself. What's the worst that could happen? She's your best friend. She'll always be your friend, regardless of how she reacts. The bell rang and her classmates, now juniors, left the classroom loudly. The blonde rose and followed, she looked into the hallway and saw her friends at the other end, with Cosima, now a senior, in the very middle. Delphine took a deep breath and made her way towards them, steeling herself more with each step she took. Cosima noticed her when she was about fifteen steps away, she smiled, at ten steps away, Cosima noticed her best friend's tense demeanor, she cocked her head to the side, at five steps away, she opened her mouth to speak,
"Is something wro-" Cosima was cut off by the blonde girl grabbing her face and pulling her into a kiss. Cosima stiffened in surprise, but only for a fraction of a second, before returning the kiss with equal fervor. They pulled apart after what seemed like minutes. Cosima leaned her forehead into Delphine's, "You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that," She breathed, grinning widely. Delphine smiled back. They were pulled back into reality when Alison cleared her throat to remind them of their surroundings. The two turned towards their friends, now holding hands. Everyone, except for Felix, who looked somewhat pained, was staring, gape-jawed, silent. Sarah was the first to speak,
"Fucking finally."