Episode 24: How they met

"Manny! Manny! Help!" A voice called. Davi was running toward him. Manny rolled his eyes with annoyance.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"I...I...I have a date!"

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, her name is Lynn and the problem is I have no idea how it's gonna go."

"I'm sure it'll be fine."

"Easy for you to say, you knew you loved Frida when you first met."

"Not true! I didn't know the first thing about love when we met."

"Hey how did you two meet?"

"Well, it went like this."

Leone Elementary School 11 years ago...

"I don't wanna go!" A 5 year old Manny Rivera said as his father was dropping him off.

"Now Manny, I know this is very new to you. But all children must go to school." Rodolfo said hugging his son. "Promise me that you'll be a good boy."

"I promise."

"Good. Now you have a good day at school while I try talk to your mother out of filing for a divorce."

Manny walked into the classroom. All the kids were playing with toys and running around laughing. He spotted a goth girl sitting in the corner she walked up to him and smiled.

"Are you new?" She asked.

"Yeah. I'm Manny." He said.

"I'm Zoe."

"Zoe!" The teacher called. "You need to go to the nurse's office to take your medicine."

"Okay." The teacher's helper took Zoe to the office.

Manny sat aganist the wall and watched the other kids play. Then he saw three older looking boys walk over to him.

"Hey stupid!" One of them called and he threw a rock at Manny knocking him down.

Manny stood up but the second one just pushed him down.

"I hear he's pantera's kid." Said the third.

"White Pantera's son? Then where are your powers?"

"I...I don't have any powers." Manny said.

"Then your just some Loser kid!"

"Alright class take a seat." The teacher said.

Later at recess Manny just sat on the bench and watched the other kids play. He was so shy and nervous about making friends. Then he spotted those three boys with a little girl with blue hair.

"Hey! Why is your hair blue?" One asked.

"Because she's a freak!" Said another.

"Quit it!" She said.

"Let's pull it!"

"Stop it!" The girl said swatting their hands away. "I'll tell my Daddy."

"Oh I'm really scared."

Manny got up and ran toward them.

"Leave her alone!" Manny said.

"Or what?" Said their leader. "You don't have any powers so back off!"

Then he started pulling on her hair.

"Ow! You're hurting me!" The girl cried.

Manny jumped on the bully and started punching him.

"Ow! Ow! Get him off me!" The bully said.

"Alright that's enough! Break it up!" Vice Principal Chakal said. "There is no fighting in my school! Detention for all of you!"

They were all sent to detention but Manny and Frida were in seperate rooms because of the age difference. Manny felt sad, he had promised his father he would be a good boy and now he had gotten into trouble. He started to cry.

"Boy, why are you crying?" The girl said.

"What?"

"Why are you crying?"

"Because I promised my Daddy I would be good and now I'm in trouble."

"You're a good boy, you saved me from those bullies."

Manny smiled.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Fridaniella Cristina Lorena Rosalina Suarez."

"Whoa! That's a long name."

"Oh really? And what's your full name?"

"Manuel Pablo Gutierrez O'Brian Equia Rivera."

"And you say my name is long."

"My friends call me Manny."

"Frida, that's what my friends call me."

"Why were those guys picking in you?"

"Because my hair is blue."

"Why did you dye it blue."

"I didn't. Before my Mommy had me the doctor had her take some medicine which was accidentally mixed with blue dye." She said. "Now everyone thinks I'm weird."

"Not me I think your pretty."

"Really?"

Frida fluttered her eyes at him. Manny blushed at this.

"Um well..yes."

"That's one of the nicest things a boy has said to me." She smiled at him. "I think I'll give you a kiss."

"Okay." Manny said holding out his hand. He was too young to know what kiss was or to know what it meant.

"Don't you know what a kiss is?"

"No."

"Well, It's something sweet."

"Is it candy?"

"No. It's this."

She leaned over and kissed him on his cheek. He blushed and smiled in a silly way.

"My Mom gives me those."

Frida giggled.

"I like you. You're funny."

"Wanna be friends?"

"Sure."

Not too far from them was Zoe Aves who had seen everything and was now filled with jealousy.

"Vendetta!" She whispered. "You will pay for this. Frida Suarez."

Later after school Manny's father came to pick him up.

"Manny, the vice principal said you got into a fight."

"I'm sorry but they were being mean to my friend. I was only trying to help."

"Really? Then in that case I'm really proud of you. What's his name?"

"Her name." Manny corrected. "It's Frida and she gave me a kiss."

"Oh boy! 5 years old and you're already a hero and a ladies man."

"I am?"

Scene changes back to the present.

"So that's how it went." Manny said.

"Wow! And you say it wasn't love at first sight."

"It wasn't! I think, huh...then again."

"Oh Davi!" Then a beautiful Asian girl came over and kissed Davi on the cheek.

"Hi Lynn." He said.

Manny's jaw dropped. Lynn was one of the three popular girls.

"That's Lynn?"

"Yep!" Davi answered.

"And you're dating her?"

"Yep! Let's go Baby." Davi took Lynn by the hand and they left.

"The universe has lied to me." Manny said.