Henry and Margaret were 12 years old and had become close friends.
They clearly liked each other and were constantly teased by their friends, who would jokingly call the two "love birds".
In actual fact Henry did like Margaret as more than a friend and secretly hoped she felt the same about him.
One day Henry and Margaret were in Henry's tree house just chilling and chatting to each other when the subject of first kisses popped up.
"So, who was your first kiss?" asked Margaret. "just some girl I didn't even Know. She kissed me in the cloakroom at school. I never saw her again after that so I don't really count it" Henry replied "what about you?" he asked assuming Margaret had kissed lots of boys by now.
Margaret looked down sadly and replied "I've never had a first kiss". Henry couldn't believe it. Margaret, the girl he thought was the prettiest girl in his class, had never been kissed by a boy.
"How have you never managed to get a kiss from a boy?" Henry asked in disbelief. "They all think I'm ugly, they even say so" Margaret replied sadly.
Henry moved closer to Margaret. "They don't know what their talking about" Henry told her. "I think you're beautiful"
Margaret looked up at Henry, surprised at what Henry had just said to her. "Did you just say I'm beautiful?" she asked. "Yes" Henry answered "and also I like you as more than a friend" Henry confessed.
Margaret couldn't believe that Henry was saying all these sweet things to her. She liked him as more than a friend as well, but was afraid that Henry would just call her ugly like the other boys. The fact that Henry just told her he liked her in that way made Margaret want to kiss him right there and then.
Margaret gave Henry a big hug. "Thank you Henry. I like you as more than a friend too" Margaret exclaimed. Henry hugged Margaret back and said "your welcome".
As the two got closer they realised their lips were incredibly close and they shared an awkward giggle. Then, out of nowhere, Henry pulled Margaret closer and locked lips with her.
Margaret was surprised at first, but in a few seconds she started kissing back. His lips felt amazing against hers. They both kissed for 10 whole minutes before stopping for air.
"Wow" Margaret exclaimed after catching her breath. "That was really good". "Yeah" agreed Henry who was still trying to catch his breath. "And you're a really good kisser for your first time".
"So I guess we got to be each others first kiss" said Margaret. "Yeah" said Henry. "And I bet it's just one of many more to come".
