Day 25 - A selfie together

Bertholdt frowned at his phone screen. "That's no good," He sighed. "Again."

Turning to look away from the ocean Annie looked at him "What are you going on about this time?" She asked.

"Oh," Bertholdt blushed, unaware that Annie had heard him. "Nothing really." He said putting his phone in his pocket.

"What was it?" Annie asked more firmly.

Sighing Bertholdt gestured to the view in front of them. They had been on the beach now for nearly two hours and while everyone else was having fun in the waves or had gone to get ice creams and food Bertholdt and Annie had volunteered to stay behind and look after their spot on the beach.

Taking out his phone Bertholdt pouted. "I wanted to take a picture of the sea but I couldn't get it to come out right."

"Give it here," Annie sighed snatching the phone from his hand. Looking through the screen Annie lined up the perfect shot and took several photographs of the shoreline. "There. That should be good enough right."

Bertholdt took his phone and scrolled through the pictures Annie had taken. As he expected they were amazing. Capturing the sun's sparkling reflection off of the gentle ocean waves the pictures made Bertholdt think back to how he met Annie in the first place.

As a student Bertholdt greatly enjoyed the arts in all their forms, he could often be found in his studio covered in paint and pastels. Over time Bertholdt came to love the camera yet despite the many hours he spent looking through a lense he couldn't capture a photo he was happy with. That was when somebody new joined the photography society.

Annie Leonhardt was a natural when it came to taking pictures, no matter the situation she could always capture a still in time in all its beauty. No matter the weather or environment Annie could always take a photograph that stole Bertholdt's breath.

Holding his phone in his hands Bertholdt bit his lip as he looked to Annie. "Um… Thank you," Bertholdt mumbled. "But there's something wrong with it."

"Hmm?" Annie hummed. "What is it?" She asked looking at Bertholdt's phone. With a sudden flash Annie stumbled back slightly. "What the hell was that?"

Bertholdt blushed. "I… I just wanted to take a nice picture," He said smiling down at his phone. "You just looked really nice with the wind in your hair so…"

"So you tricked me and took a selfie of us?" Annie sighed. "Let me see it."

Reluctantly Bertholdt handed over his phone to Annie. In the picture he had taken Bertholdt was smiling like a child on Christmas however, Annie had no smile or grin. Instead she was simply scowling at the camera. Sighing she held the phone up again and grabbed Bertholdt's arm.

"Annie?" Bertholdt asked an instant before he was blinded by the flash of his phone.

"There," Annie said handing the phone back to him. "That's much better. I'm going for a swim now, look after my stuff."

Before he could stop her Annie was jogging towards the ocean. Looking down at his phone Bertholdt found himself smiling.

Annie had pulled him close to her a second before the picture was taken and unlike before Annie wasn't scowling, instead, she was smiling. It was a small grin compared to his beaming expression but nevertheless, it was a smile. And while Annie would have denied it Bertholdt swore he could see a blush on Annie's cheeks.