Prompt #48: First Kiss
Warren/Freeze Girl
Word Count:360
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): None
She could feel herself blush. Who knew the boys could be so without tact?
It wasn't as if it was the biggest deal in the world, at least not to them but for her it was something that was hers not theirs to dole out.
"Is it all right with you?"
She looked forward and didn't let her gaze cross into his.
To Will she stated with stiff shoulders and much too much pomp, "He can kiss me on the cheek."
Layla tittered and gave her a look that asked the same thing Warren had already.
She nodded and he kissed her cheek delicately, a peck, but a kiss and she coughed roughly in her throat.
Warren Peace appeared completely nonplussed by the dare once he had gone through with it but shook it off, pinning the reason for it down to everyone having at least one shot in them apiece around the backyard fire pit and marshmallow celebration.
Later when they sat on opposite sides of the fire minus the one official couple, the one unofficial couple, and the official single nerd he asked her why she added the cheek only stipulation.
"Because I haven't kissed anyone before."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh."
"When I was eight I learned what French kissing was from a movie and tried it on my aunt, not knowing that you weren't supposed to try it on certain people."
She laughed, loud and for a long time.
"Why haven't you kissed anyone before?"
She got quiet and thoughtful and looked off at something past him.
"Because I haven't ever wanted to kiss someone before."
"Never?"
"Well…there is this one guy."
"Oh, yeah?"
She rolled her eyes and smirked.
"Yeah, he's really brooding and tough and he likes to read and shit, and he has really pretty hair, and he likes to set things on fire. But not things like cats. He likes cats. He's a real softie on the inside, once you get past the leather jacket."
"Asshole."
"You kind of missed the point."
"Which was?"
"I want to kiss you."
"Go for it."
"The story about you trying to French kiss your aunt killed the mood."