Hey everyone! I just recently watched Flipped, and it was so cute... I just had to write something on it! This is going to be a long one probably. This first chapter is just a brief over view of the movie from each characters pov, but the next chapters will be about afterwards and the ups and downs of first love. Will Bryce and Julie's relationship survive? Will they be willing to make sacrafices for one another? But most importantly, will they get that first kiss...? Enjoy!

First Kiss

Bryce POV

Julie Baker. She'd always been right in front of me, but I'd never actually seen her for who she truly was. At first, I'd kept my distance. She was stubborn and pushy and couldn't take a hint! Throughout school, she'd stalk me. Staring at me, sniffing me. Yeah, that's right, sniffing me. But all of that had blown over, and she'd learnt how to control herself by eighth grade. By the time the "Bryce and Julie sitting in a tree" jokes had faded away, I was just about getting a grip on things. Ignoring someone their entire life can be tricky, and I didn't always make a lucky escape. She'd blab on and on about her chickens, those god forsaken chickens that had stolen the science fair! Her sycamore tree, her dad's paintings… I got the whole story. Some could say I really disliked Julie Baker. But, that was before I got to know her, before my granddad helped me realize how special she was. And I don't mean "special" as in the way Garrett was taking the mick out of her that one time, I mean beautiful and unique. I had it bad, real bad. But when I could admit to myself that I proudly liked Julie Baker, it didn't seem too bad. I'd screwed up though, big time. Throwing her eggs away at the risk of salmonella and insulting her yard, how stupid can you be? Julie did a great job of maintaining her chickens, or should I say hens, and making sure the ground wasn't littered with their turds! She really loved those chickens. I guess they were OK, even if my erupting volcano was far more impressive… Besides those things I'd said to her, I'd just been a real jerk, plain and simple! Who purposely avoids someone for no apparent reason? I could see why she'd suddenly hated me. But I hadn't given up! Since the day I'd realized how much I liked Julie Baker, I was determined to make her mine. She wouldn't have any of it, of course. I'd spend hours banging on her door and even knocking on her window, but there'd never be any reply. Until one day, an idea had just wriggled itself into my brain, and I had it! The perfect way to earn Julie's forgiveness! Her father didn't protest, and soon I was digging up her garden. I kind of felt bad about tearing up all of Julie's hard work, she had spent weeks clearing up her yard because of what I'd said after all, but it would turn out fine in the end! When she came outside to see what I was up to, I really couldn't understand why I'd tried to run away from her, she was beautiful. The sycamore was exactly what I needed, and just as I'd hoped, she'd sat down beside me and helped me plant it. Our hands touched, and we exchanged a shy smile, and I knew that we'd always be close from then on…

Julie POV

The first time I saw Bryce Loski, I flipped! Those dazzling eyes just got to me… When he held my hand that first day and smiled, I knew that he'd be my first kiss. For a moment, I thought that we were about to do just that, but then his mum came outside and ruined it. He went bright red, it was adorable! He was clearly emotionally constipated, so I thought there'd be no harm in helping him out. I gave him plenty of opportunities! Sitting by him at lunch time, hugging him in class, chasing him in the playground; we were practically an item! But he was so shy… In eighth grade, it was exactly the same. Those feelings I had towards him had stayed strong since we were little, and weren't going anywhere. Until the day everything changed… When Clyde had surprisingly laid a couple of eggs, and officially turned into "Clydette", I started my own little business. Mrs Steuby offered to buy some of my eggs if they were going spare, so I hatched the plan to start selling my eggs to the Loski's as well, free of charge of course. That way, the issue of "overflowing eggs" in our house would be resolved, and I'd be able to talk to Bryce every morning as well… Not a bad deal! One day, when Bryce had taken a particular interest in me not riding the bus, I'd caught him throwing my eggs out with the rubbish. My eggs! He came clean about the risk of salmonella and how his family thought our yard was a mess. I was so embarrassed… Work on the garden started straight away, despite a little family dispute over dad's brother, Daniel. To my surprise, Bryce's granddad, Chet, came over to help one day, and we just started talking! It was really great, I learnt loads from him. I started having my doubts about Bryce, and whether I felt the same way anymore. When he came over to apologise, and I was staring into the once dazzling eyes, I realized that Bryce Loski was less than the sum of his parts. Then in the library, when I actually thought that he might have had feelings for me, I heard him and Garrett insulting my uncle Daniel. From then on, I no longer liked Bryce Loski. He tried to talk to me; he even tried to kiss me at one point, which was really weird… But I wasn't going to let him walk all over me! Then I saw him digging in our garden. I was furious! I mean, what did he think he was doing?! But then I realized that he was planting a tree, a sycamore I guessed from the shape of the leaves. When I went out to see him, he looked up at me with a genuine smile on his face, and I believed that he'd changed for the better. Our hands touched, and there was that spark again! He eyes seemed dazzling once again, and I knew that he was still walking around with my first kiss. But not for long…

Sorry it looks so intimadting! There's just massive blocks of writing with no paragraphs or speech... But the next chapters will be different, I promise! I really hope some people will read this, even though there's not many fanfics for Flipped! Anyway, bear with me. Next chapters coming soon... ~ Amber