Author's Note: Just a romantic FF I decided I'd try to write. This chapter is extremely brief, but there WILL be romantic to come. YOU BETTER believe that!

Dora Marquez was a very quirky eight year old girl. She preferred things most eight year old's didn't...and to be blunt, she was a little bit...behind on life in general. Most girls her age usually liked to stay in doors and play with dolls, but since Dora's parents couldn't afford said toys, Dora picked up a hobby as an explorer...or that's what Dora called it. Dora might have called herself an explorer, but she was far from one. Explorers KNOW where they're going, Exploerers KNOW how find things they need to get to, explorers KNOW how to count. And Dora didn't know how to do any of those things. Yet, she thought of herself as the superior explorer.

One day, Dora was walking through banana forest. It was quiet and dark. The small of the forest reeked of a combination of wild animals and bananas. Anyway, Dora was minding her own business. She was getting bananas because her family was making banana splits. After depleting the forest of all vibrant yellow banana's (the others were green or brown), she turned back, trying to get back home when she saw a monkey that looked like a bi-curious version of George.

"Hey...are you okay...?", asked Dora shyly.

The monkey did not respond, so she tried tickling his belly to help him stir. This startled him, but he quickly snapped out of it.

"Huh...where am I?", Boots asked.

"Oh, this is banana forest...I think", Dora answered. "You were passed out. I think one of the wild animals of the place knocked you unconscious.

Than Boots looks around. "Where are all the yellow bananas?", Boots asked.

"Oh, sorry. My parents had me pick all the good bananas. We're making banana splits!", Dora answered. "Say, can I have your name?", Dora asked.

"I'm Boots!", he answered Dora excitedly.

"Ah! Ah! I want banana splits! I WANT BANANA SPLITS!", Boots shouted in excitement.

"Okay, would you like to come with me back home", Dora offered.

"I'd LOVE TO!", Boots responded.

They walked hand-in-hand back to Dora's place, singing the usually song they do in their TV show. Stopped to explore some of the scenery on the way.

"Oh, you made a friend?", Mama thought.

"Yeah, his name is Boots", Dora said.

"Does the little cutie want banana a split", asked Mama

"I LOVE BANANA SPLITS! I LOVE BANANA SPLITS!", chanted Boots.

So, that's what they! Dora and Boots had such a fun time together that day that they vowed to be best friends and never lefted each others side. Since Dora had communication issues with other people, she only has animals for friends but no one seemed as valuable to Boots to her. There was just something about him that instantly taught Dora a thing or two about chemistry. Hell, Dora's parents let Boots have a sleep over with Dora that day!