10.Your (Sha'lain'a's) first kiss
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She's twelve and was going off to the academy. Her friend throughout primary was a little red haired girl, that played with her often. To be truthful, they were best friends and always did everything together.
Except when it comes to the Academy. People are sometimes under the impression that there is only 'one' Academy that trains all the children. No there were several of them that were scattered throughout the kingdom itself.
Unfortunately, her friend would not be attending the one she was. Her friend's family were rather…high up in things and she could go to a prestigious one that wasn't as hard on the students as the one that Sha'lain'a would attend.
Today was the last day they would see each other.
It had occurred to Sha'lain'a, over the years they had been friends, that her feelings towards her friend wasn't…platonic entirely. It was a strange feeling, one she didn't quite have a grasp on yet and was afraid that if she told her friend of it, it would ruin their relationship forever.
But today was the last day she'd see her. She doesn't know if they'll ever meet again.
She swallowed her fear, looking into her friend's eyes that were warm and sad at the same time. Without warning, twelve year old Sha'lain'a hugged her tightly and kissed her, feeling the rush of heat to her cheeks and gills.
"I..I wanted-" She started, stuttering a little. "I have always-"
"I have to go." Her friend gave her an odd look but smiled back. "Maybe we will meet again, Lain'a."
disappointment, sadness, these feelings course through her as she watched the girl swim away.
Later on, she'd learn that the girl had grown up and died giving birth to her daughter: Tula.