"Do you ever remember being in kindergarten? How you'd meet a kid and know nothing about them and 10 seconds later you were playing like you were best friends? Because you didn't have to be anything but yourself? - Gabrella Montez, High School Muiscal
First Meet
Nina Salazar-Roberts was comfortable with a lot of things, she usually took new things in sride even though she was only six, but kindergarten can be a lot even for someone how's comfortable with change. She was standing outside the classroom door holding her moms hands. "I don't want to go."
"I know change can be scary kiddo but it might be fun too." Dana said the six year old looked unsure. "It's only for a few hours honey, it will be over before you know it."
"I don't know… can't I just stay home?"
Carol looked at her daughter "I know this is new, but it will be ok I promise. You can be brave right?"
She managed a small smile. "I guess so.."
"Ready?"
Nina nodded "I think so."
She hugged her moms goodbye and stepped inside the classroom. The two watched her go. "That's our brave girl." Dana smiled
She stepped inside taking it all in, there were kids everywhere. Nina tired to look for a place to join in or just a little quiet spot to take everything in for a while. Seeing a cozy corner with a bookcase and beanbags she went to it and sat down. "Hi."
Nina looked around in a corner there was a little boy sitting in one of the beanbags. "Hi" she said back. "Are you hiding too?"
Nina nodded.
"I miss my mommy and daddy."
"I miss my moms."
"You have two moms?"
Nina waited for the question that everyone always asked her anytime a kid found out that she had two moms the next question was always "who's your dad?" the question always stung even though she knew the kids who asked weren't trying to be mean, they just wanted to know.
It still hurt. Nina truthfully had no idea were or who her dad was, she had asked her moms about it once and they said it was a nice stranger, so she still had no idea. Ether that or some people freaked out that Nina had two moms. She had no idea why, they were in love what was so wrong about love? Other people got married and no one cared, what would some people care if her moms were in love?
Nina waited to see what the boy would say. He smiled "cool."
Cool. He thought having two moms was cool. Nina started to like this boy. "Oh! I'm Nina."
"Nini."
"It's Nina."
"That's what I said."
Even though she was only six Nina could tell this boy was having trouble saying her name. "I'm Richard."
Nina wrinkled her nose "that's an old man's name." she thought for a moment "Can I call you Ricky?'
"Ok. I can't really say your name that well, i'm sorry.." he trailed off embarrassed
"If I call you Ricky you can call me.. What was it you said?"
"Nini"
Nina smiled "Nini. I like it."
The idea came to me when I realized that Nini and Ricky had a lot of history but since it spaned so many years a lot of it happened off-screen, so this is my version of how I think they met. Also, i called Nini 'Nina' for this chapter only because until she met Ricky she never had that name before. I hope you guys like it so far!
