They didn't think it was a big deal at first.

They always greet each other with a hello every morning when they walk to school. On rare occasions, they stop to do small talk like, "Hi, how are you?", "Great, and you?", "Great. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." Something this simple doesn't really define a deep friendship bond, does it?

This is a story of two teenagers named Chyna O. Hart and Jackson Dash. This duet has been neighbors for several years, yet never bothered to try to have a normal conversation. It's not because they're shy. It's because they don't see the need to.

That is until March 16, 2018.

Jackson drove up to a Starbucks after school and walked into the building. As he lined up with the other strangers, he noticed a familiar fawn-colored hair. He got his latte and went to sit next to her. The girl looked at him with questioning eyes but ignored him for a while. Then one of them decided to break the ice.

"Don't you ever think it's weird that we never hung out very often. After all these years as neighbors?" Jackson questioned curiously. The girl looks at him with curious eyes but silently agrees. "I guess so," the girl responded. Jackson was pretty interested in learning about his mysterious neighbor. Since he didn't have a lot of friends, he figured it couldn't hurt to make one more before he graduates. Jackson smiled in a friendly manner and said, "Well hi! My name is Jackson. What's yours?" The girl was a bit startled at his attempt to start a conversation. "M-my name is Chyna…" she replied. Chyna secretly was interested in learning more about him as well.

They both talked for an hour and a half, passing each other questions, jokes, all while also sipping on their coffee in the middle of the afternoon. They surprisingly have a bunch in common such as video games. In fact, they're about to talk about it right now. Neither of them knows this particular topic was going to be the start of all of this trouble.

"Sometimes all I want to do is just stay inside and play video games all day," Jackson joked. Chyna giggled and asked, "Well, what is your favorite video game anyway?" Jackson smiled with glee, he loved this exceptional video game that he was so excited to share it with his new friend. "I seriously love all of the Sonic the Hedgehog games! How about you?" Jackson inquired. The judgmental look that flashed across her face worried him a little bit, but not too much since he's eager to know her favorite video game. Any game will do, all except-, "Well, I've always been a fan of the Super Mario games ever since I was little." Chyna answered, feeling quite proud. Jackson, however, couldn't stop himself by questioning,"The fat mushroom-munching plumber, you're kidding right?"

Oh boy.

Chyna looks quite offended but quickly shook it off. "Is he? Nah, he wouldn't" thought Chyna, hoping that he wasn't a person who dislikes Mario games. "I mean, who in their right mind hates Mario games?" Chyna tries to stay calm but even she couldn't keep her mouth shut by sassing, "Well your freaky, blue, naked animal isn't all that it's cracked up to be either."

Oh boy.

Jackson's eyes widen. He wasn't expecting her to say something like that to Sonic. His favorite all-time hero! Jackson's teeth started to clench. His hands tighten into a fist, he stands up, and slams his fists on their table! "How DARE you say that!" This action catches the eyes of their surroundings. Chyna quickly grabs her coffee so it won't spill. Chyna was the one person that Jackson wants their attention the most. She was seriously going to pay for insulting Sonic. However, Chyna wasn't going to back down as he wanted. No way. Unless he apologizes, she was never going to forgive him for bad-mouthing Mario. "You, sir, are NO BETTER!" Chyna objected.

OH BOY

Chyna and Jackson glared at each other. Almost to the point where their eyes felt like daggers ready to strike when ready. The manager happened to be nearby, anxious at the thought of a furious fight over something as silly as video game characters. Not wanting to be on the sidelines, the manager stepped in between them. The manager was saying something to them, however, the two teens weren't paying attention to their surroundings. Their glares were so bitter, the people backed away to the end of the store just to avoid the fight as much as possible. The manager was getting peeved. He grabbed both of the teens' shoulders and forcibly pushed them out of Starbucks. The kids couldn't exactly blame the dude for doing that.

Even though they were beginning to like each other, their hatred for each other's games separated them the most. Why? Nobody knows. Will we ever find out? We will. But for now, they each went their separate ways. I'll tell you right now that when they cross paths again, there'll be a heck of a lot of fighting and arguing.

Will they ever make up? Well... at the end of their foreshadowing adventure, they'll make that decision then.