This series of one-shots is part of my "The Mixed Tape" story-verse. Each one-shot will be in a different timeline, so consider it as a prequel, in-between, and sequel to the Mixed Tape. It can be read as a stand-alone definitely, but it'll probably make more sense when read together with the longer story.

Characters: Warren/Amelia (Mia), Layla/Will, Ethan/Gabriela(OC), Zack/Magenta, etc.
Genre: Romance/Humor/Friendship/Drama/Action/Adventure
Format: One chapter, one story

Enjoy!

Waterside Kisses

The adults didn't know it then, but Sara Peace would have won their wager 3 years later and the accompanying 100 dollars with it. Only they didn't see. The two children, however, just continued playing, oblivious to the complexities of one little kiss by the waterside.

June 28, 1995

Maxville beach was packed during one hot summer day, with people of all ages, parents and their children, enjoying the lake's cold waters and the occasional breeze. A group of families were camped out near the lifeguard's shack close to the diving docks, with about a dozen beach blankets laid out and chairs with large umbrellas shielding them from the harsh rays of sunlight. Two 7 year old boys were playing catch with a beach ball near the edge of the waters, three teenagers joined a beach volleyball game at a neighboring camp, and two young children were in the middle, making poorly constructed sand castles. The children's parents were all talking amongst themselves on their mass of blankets and chairs, glancing towards their kids occasionally to make sure they were alright.

The two boys who were playing catch eventually got tired of playing and ran over to their parents to tell them they were going for a swim.

"Hey mom, can Luke and I go swimming?" Andrew Landall asked his mom, who was speaking to four other women. One was her sister-in-law Sophie Greene, Luke's mother Rebecca Powers, Sara Peace and Joanna Borden.

Elizabeth Landall looked over at her son and saw his eager face, "Okay, but don't go too far, if you can't see us and we can't see you that means we're coming over to bring you back right away."

"Yes mom, see ya bye!"

Dragging Luke with him after getting permission from his mother as well, the two ran towards the water, but were stopped by a little 3 year old girl who stood up and called after her brother.

"Drew! I wanna swim too! Me and War want to!" she hanged on to him but he pried her fingers off his arm.

"Sorry Mia but only me and Luke can go, you have to wait until the adults take you," he said as he tried to walk away but his sister only pouted at him.

"Don't look at me like that, I promise mom and dad will take you later," she finally relented and slumped down on the sand, while he ran towards his friend and splashed about in the water.

"I wanna go swim," Mia repeated to her friend, who was punching down on the water-soaked sand in his red bucket. He finally upturned the bucket on the ground and got a perfectly molded sand tower. He blew a strand of long brown hair off his face and turned to his friend.

"We can go later after we finish, look! We're almost done!" Warren said as he began shaping the pointed turrets.

Mia looked at their sand castle, and grinned, he was right, they were almost done. The sand castle might look like a mess to a passerby but to the two builders it was the best looking castle in that beach.

"Well what do we have here?" a friendly voice said as he walked up to them, Mia looked up to see her dad smiling at the two.

She stood up and grabbed his hand, pulling him down to sit beside her so that he could admire their handiwork.

"Wow, you and Warren are really good sand castle makers."

"Really dad?" she asked and he nodded enthusiastically.

"Done!" Warren said as he carved out the last finishing touch on their sand castle, grinning at the two.

"Very nice," James Landall commended him. "And look, your dad is coming to see the masterpiece. Hey Baron, isn't this great?"

Baron Battle walked up to the group and smiled at the castle, ruffling Warren's hair affectionately as he crouched down beside him.

"Wow, what a sight. Are you sure you two didn't get any help from the others?" he joked and the two kids shook their head quickly.

For a few minutes the two dads joked around with their kids, admiring their work, and they all eventually went back to their camp to get some lemonade.

Warren and Mia sat under a large umbrella sipping their drinks and drawing on pieces of paper which they compared after finishing. Their parents and the other adults looked on them a few paces away, chatting to one another.

"Selena said she and Hill are going with Scotty to the stores," James said to his friends, referring to the three teenagers who were playing volleyball before. The teen's dads, Mike and Ron, as well as their moms Joanna and Rebecca, nodded at him.

The adults kept talking, and after a while their conversation was led to the subject of Warren and Amelia, as they looked at the two working together on their drawings.

"It's funny how those two are so different yet the same, and they're simply adorable when they tell people what great friends they are," Sara said about her son and Mia.

James chuckled, "Remember the tantrum Amelia had when Warren started school and she couldn't go with him?"

Baron grinned along with the others, "And Warren didn't want to go without his best friend of course."

"Wouldn't it be funny if those two ended up together?" Rebecca remarked smiling.

"Yeah, and when they get their powers they can work together on missions," Ron chuckled.

Sara only smiled, "That does sound terrific."

Elizabeth saw the look on her friends' face and giggled, "It would be really cute if they did end up together. I bet they'll get together when Amy's 18 and about to graduate high school."

Sara laughed, "You know what Liz? I'll take that bet. And I bet they'll have a childhood romance, when Amy's about 6 and Warren 8."

Soon the others were betting on when the two would get together. James shook his head laughingly as they urged him to take on a bet.

"I don't think I should, you go on ahead," he said politely but his wife only placed her hands on his shoulders and gave him a playful squeeze.

"He doesn't want to bet on his little princess' love life, don't you honey?" she smirked.

"Not really no," he replied, but the corners of his mouth was upturned into a small smile.

But the others said their 'no's and their 'go on's laughingly and in the end he relented.

"Alright alright," he said putting his hands up in surrender. "My wager is that they'll be in their mid-thirties when they get together."

The rest of the adults roared with laughter at his bet, and Baron clapped him on the back, grinning madly.

Warren and Mia looked over at the commotion and back at each other.

"What do you suppose they're laughing at?" Warren asked curiously and Mia shrugged.

"Laughing about adult stuff I guess..."

The two went back to work on their drawings and paid no more attention to the adults' laughter. What they found so funny was none of their concern, and soon the two children went back to play on the sand, playing tag.

3 years later, the same set of families was camped out at Maxville beach once again on a warm summer day. 6 year old Amelia and 8 year old Warren were running around on the sand as they had done countless of times over the last 3 years, but this time they were flying their kites. The rest of the children were scattered about the beach in groups, and the parents occupied their same spot near the lifeguard's shack.

"It's getting really high up Warren, do you think I should let it down a bit?" Mia asked her friend Warren as he too, held onto the end of his own kite.

"Try tugging on it a bit, that should help," he replied casually, sounding as if he knew what he was doing.

Mia tugged on the line, but the wind was too strong, in the next second the line slipped off her fingers and the kite flew off downwind, towards the docks.

"Oh!" Mia exclaimed as she watched after her kite.

Warren quickly reeled in his kite, made much easier because of a sudden loss of breeze. He could see Mia's kite land at the side of the docks.

"Come on Mia, we'll get it back," he said comfortingly as he took her hand and ran with her towards their parents to tell them where they were going.

"Alright, but don't be long okay?" Sara told the two and they walked away quickly towards their fallen kite.

"Look, it's right there," Warren pointed out, and Mia tugged on his hand as she quickly made her way towards it.

When they got to the kite at the end of the dock, Mother Nature stepped in and blew a strong breeze around them. The kite that was stuck on the railing untangled quickly and flew off towards the water.

"Aww..." Mia said sadly as she placed her hands on the railing and looked towards the waters. "I have the worst luck."

Warren was beside his friend and held out his kite to her, "It's okay Mia, look, we've still got one more kite to play with, here," and he put the kite in her hands.

Mia smiled up at him, "Thanks Warren, you're the best."

Warren smiled at Mia to cheer her up. He then leaned down towards her and quickly kissed her on the lips. Mia looked at him in wonder as he took a step back. He looked at her for a moment and thought that by giving her a kiss he made her feel better. After all, he had seen some of the adults and the teens he knew do the same thing, and they all seemed happy after they kissed.

After a few seconds he took Mia's hand again and the two ran back towards the sand, trying to get their kite back up into the air.

If their first kiss had been involved in the adult's bet, Sara Peace would have won 100 dollars because her bet was exactly on point. But they never saw what had taken place, and if they had, they would soon realize that the two kids' relationship in the next few years would actually be classified as a childhood romance, which would then fall back into friendship in their pre-teen years.

That particular moment might have been missed by the adults, and in years removed from Warren and Mia's memories, but it was nevertheless a simple mark of a friendship that was to last a lifetime, but not without its own struggles.

A/N: And there's the first chapter! Hope you guys liked and I would love to get some feedback :) Any suggestions for future moments are also welcome.