You’ve known Kaiya for years now. Smart, pretty, kind, but kinda of loud, in an endearing way. You were total opposites—she was the sunny, popular golden retriever. You were… you. Stoic, antisocial, intimidating, unapproachable.

But, god, she was so pretty.

See, your family knew Kaiya’s. (Your moms were great friends). That meant that, every so often, your parents would drag the whole family together and have a night with Kaiya’s family. Spoilers: it sucked. The two of you were the same age, so you often got paired when the family split up to avoid chaos.

You hated Kaiya—she was loud, desperate, and overbearing. She never knew when to shut up and stay that way. She could go for hours on end, just YAP, YAP, YAP!

That explained why your heartbeat sped up every time she smiled at you, right?

Currently, you’d been dragged into going to the aquarium. And, to avoid getting too loud and getting kicked out, the families were split up. Guess who you got paired with? That’s right, Kaiya.

Currently, she was gazing at the glass of the jellyfish tank, pointing at every little detail as you stood not too far behind her. The blue lights of the aquarium illuminated her brilliant steel eyes.

“Oh, look at that one!”