Compromise

i wriggled my toes, enjoying the feel of the warm sand trickling like fine baby powder between them. Digging my feet even deeper into the dry, yellow-white sand I tilted back my head. It was such a beautuiful august afternoon . Nothing bad could ever happen on a day like today. And what made it even beter was the fact that I could share it-something rare and special in itself, as I knew only too well. I turned to the boy next to me, my face about to split wide open from the smile on it.

"Can I kiss you?" My smile faded. I stared at my best friend.
"Pardon?" I asked
"Can I kiss you?"
"What on earth for?"
"Just to see what its like," Harry replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world

Yeuk! I mean, yeuk. I wrinkled up my nose-I couldn't help it. Kissing? Why would Harry want to do anything so.. so feeble?

"Do you really need to?" I sighed
"Yeah I do," Harry shrugged
"Oh all right then," I cringed at the prospect.

Harry turned to kneel beside me. I turned my head up towards his, watching with growing curiosity to see what he'd do next, instead his face remained there staring at me, his nose touching mine.

"Urm... which way do girls usually tilt their heads when being kissed? he whispered
"How should I know?" I frowned slightly agitated he couldn't just get on with it "Just do it"

Harry licked his lips before he slowly came closer.

"Oh no you dont" I drew back " Wipe your lips first, I don't want our spit getting mixed up"
"Ok! Ok!" Harry wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, before leaning back in.

I kept my lips tightly sealed, i wondered what i should do with them. Purse them or smile to make them seem wider? I've only ever practiced with my pillow, and frankly my pillow never complained about my skills. Keeping my eyes wide open, I watched Harrys jade eyes cross trying to keep focus on my face and kiss me at the same time. And then his lips were on mine.
It was much different than i had expected them to be. Harry's lips were soft and velvety, unlike how imagined. Then his mouth opened making mine as well. His breath mingled with mine and it felt warm and sweet against my exposed tongue. Without warning his tongue was touching mine, making me pull back instantly.

"What do you think you're doing!" I sputtered, wiping my tongue.
"It wasn't that bad, was it?"
"I don't want your tongue on mine"
"Why not? Its supposed to, i read it in a magazine" he said smugly, obviously proud he had done extra research.
I considered this "Fine, you are lucky we are best friends."

Harry smiled, exposing his dimples. Thats the thing about Harry-he looks at me a certain way and im never quite sure if he's laughing at me. Before I could change my mind, his lips were on mine once again and his tongue flicked against mine. After a moment of getting over the disgusting thought of kissing with tongue, i found that it wasn't too bad. I closed my eyes and began to return Harry's kiss. His warm tongue continuously licked over mine as i followed suit of his actions, my mind wandered on how he had so much knowledge on this.
I began to feel a little strange. My heart was beginning to thump in a peculiar, unfamiliar way, that made me feel as if i was racing down a roller-coaster, and a strange sensation began to knot into my stomach.

I pulled away. "Thats enough."
"Sorry," Harry sat back.
"Why are you apologizing?" I frowned " Wasnt it nice?"
"It was okay" he shrugged

Okay. Okay. I was annoyed. I didnt know why, but I couldnt help it.

"Have you kissed any other girls?" i said the sting evident in my voice
"No!"
"Are you sure?"
"Jesus Anna im only 12, you're the first girl I've ever kissed. Happy now?" he huffed in exasperation, rolling his eyes
"Why did you want to kiss me then?"
"We're friends are'nt we? Harry shrugged.
I relaxed into a smile "Of course we are"
"And if you cant kiss you're friends who else can you kiss?" Harry smiled, making me burst into a fit of giggles.

I turned back to the sea. It shone like a shattered mirror, each fragment reflecting and dazzling. It never ceased to amaze me just how beautiful the sea could be. My familys private beach was my favourite place in the whole world. Kilometers of of coastline that was all ours, with just a couple of signs declaring it was private property. The only crack in this beautiful fairytale was the fact that my parents hated Harry. They absolutely hated him and his family, despite attempting to disguise it i wasnt blind. I never understood why, i could never comprehend the basic fact that someone couldnt be charmed by this wondrous boy. But these are problems to be solved in the future, when the world is not so much of an innocent place anymore. "Hey harry," I called trying to block out the thoughts running through my head. "Yeah" he said, rolling his head to the side "Happy twelveth birthday"

Notes

Hi how was the first chapter?. And Ive chosen Vanessa Marano, from the tv series 'Switched at birth' as the main girl. I know she doesnt look like a super slim, gorgeous model. But i wanted her to look like a normal girl, none of the people in here are supermodels, just normal people. Hope you liked it and thank you so much for clicking on my story please vote, comment and subscribe ir any of those three would make my day thank u so much xxxx