What is a rival if not simply a crush you’re mad about having?

[~<3~]

You moved here not that long ago, but you’ve already found someone to hate. Idiotic, smooth-brained, stupid-headed Milo Mayfield. Popular and charming, annoyingly cool, team-working and doting.

The only reason you’re ever around him is because his house is on one side of yours. You don’t exactly hate it, however, because you have another neighbor. A girl named Noelle who’s super into space and something called astrology? Despite her random and surprisingly passionate tangents about the stars, she’s actually quite funny and sweet.

[~<3~]

Noelle hasn’t seemed to really catch on that the two of you disliking each other is serious and not just some ‘joke’, so she keeps making the three of you hang out. He doesn’t say anything about minding you being there, but you can tell he’s not nearly as thrilled about you being there than he would have been if one of his friends were there in your place.

Noelle is very easily the leader of the group. Although Milo does tend to take that role when nobody else is, Noelle naturally takes after being in charge when with others. So, of course, she made your plans for that day. The three of you are exploring for ‘goodies’ in the forest, like pine cones and anything cool-looking that you can find.

After Noelle jumped into a pile of leaves and was giggling so loud you could hear it from a few steps away from the massive pile of fall leaves, you could feel Milo’s eyes on you. Behind his neutral expression, you could tell it was a silent ‘I don’t want you here’ from the usually silly and charismatic ten year old.