Part One: Reid's first kiss
When Reid was 10 he had never been kissed.
His farther had been kissed. Even if he hadn't been filled in by his mates about the birds and the bees the long line of women that paraded through their home kissing his farther goodbye while Reid stood by the stairs was enough to tell him his farther had been kissed.
Of his three best friends Reid didn't think any of them had been kissed either. At least they had not spoken to him about it.
So on the day after he turned 11 Reid took a chance and went into the closet under the stairs. While the 50 odd kids at this party danced and played games around the house.
A small group including Aaron, who he'd never really liked had decided that particular closet would be the kissing closet.
Reid normally stayed away from anything that Aaron had a hand in but his mind had been on the issue of kissing for far too long. So Reid waited in the near darkness for which ever girl they choose to put in with him.
When the door opened enough to let a person in Reid only had chance to glimpse of long dark hair before who ever it was stumbled in and the door shut closed behind them.
For a moment there was silence except for his and her breathing then Reid heard the counting outside the closet.
Realizing his time was almost up he quickly lunged towards the dark shape of the girl and aimed where he hoped was her mouth. His hands grabbed her arms. And though she struggled a little and his aim was ever so slightly off, Reid got his first kiss.
He never wanted it to end.
Suddenly she pushed him away, off balance he fell to the floor. The door opened and Reid squinted up at the light. He could hear laughter outside, but he could not see who he hoped was the girl that he had just experienced his first kiss with.
Aarons head popped around the door. "Well stud how does it feel to be a boy who scares girls with his kisses?" Aaron laughed then disappeared from sight.
But Reid stayed where he was touching his own lips with his fingers.
That night Reid couldn't sleep, his birthday had been the best. He replayed the kiss over and over in his head, her smell, the feel of her lips on his, the tingling sensation. He wished he knew who it had been, but in order to find out he had to ask Aaron and his group which was the last thing he wanted to do.
So Reid came up with a plan. He would kiss them all if he had to, all the girls in his year, until he found the right one. It worked for Prince Charming and his glass slipper lady, it would work for him.
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7 years later and Reid no longer thought about the first girl he had kissed. It wasn't like he'd forgotten, it just wasn't as important to him anymore. Enjoy life, his farther had told him, sooner or later you die so what's the point of regretting any of it?