There were things that he knew were no brainers. That the first three Star Wars movies were so much better than the "prequels." The fact bread tasted better with nutella on it. That he was going to ace his biology test tomorrow because he'd double and triple checked the chapters.
Other things were a little less certain. Like why other kids in his school were so obsessed with being the first to notice a good band, movie, or book. Like what it was like to travel outside of Vancouver. Like what it felt like to kiss a girl.
The great mysteries of life, this is what Kaidan was pondering in home room on a Thursday in the middle of the school year when his teacher announced that they were going to have a new student. He had been half daydreaming and only heard the tail end of the introduction. "…. Shepard, please make her feel welcome."
The girl named something Shepard was pretty with messy red hair and she was walking right toward him. Kaidan started to panic because one of life's great mysteries was how to talk to girls. She was looking down at her feet while he was counting her freckles and she looked up and stared at him with striking green eyes.
Kaidan felt the blush coloring his cheeks.
"Hey." The new girl said casually - right to Kaidan.
"Uh… hey." He said, hoping the blush had faded from his face.
The right side of her mouth pulled up ever so slightly in a smirk and she took her seat in front of him.
He had some trouble focusing on his Biology test that day.