The most powerful words in the dictionary

Sunday 16th of July 3018

Nyco woke up but couldn’t remember what he had dreamt that night. That’s something that would normally bother him, but not this time. Thanks to what happened last night, he was now living his best dream.
He went to sleep thinking of Emma and he woke up thinking of her. He closed his eyes and relieved that moment when their lips touched. If someone ever dared deny the existence of magic on this Earth, Nyco would just explain what he felt at that moment.

Emma woke up in a similar fashion. The first thing she did was touch her bottom lip remembering that kiss. She rolled all over bed in pure happiness, they had finally had the perfect kiss.

She checked her E-Cube, it was 8:24 in the morning. “Is it too early to send him a message?. I don’t want to seem clingy” she worried.

Nyco on the other hand, celebrated when he saw she hadn't sent him a text yet. “Girls like to get a good morning message, this is my opportunity to start things right”.

-Good morning. Em. Did you sleep well?-, he wrote, proud of himself. “Boom!, simple and straight to the point. That’s the way to go”, he celebrated.

Emma heard the notification and read the message. “Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! He wrote first. And he is asking if I slept well. So nice. I wonder if he has a romantic side to him. Aaaaah! So dreamy”, Emma celebrated in her head.

They wrote to each other for half an hour. Then, Emma suggested they could meet at 15:00 in order to study for his exam next week and for her flying lessons. Nyco agreed.
The shy and professional overthinker known as Emma, debated if she should send him a kiss emoji or if it would be too corny. She ended up sending it and hiding her face in the pillow scared of his response. When the notification of a heart emoji came through, she screamed in delight. They were already acting like a couple and she loved it.

When she finally got out of bed, she started thinking about what to wear. She was going to go casual at first but later realised this was their first date. She had to look amazing since they would probably take pictures and she had to make the best memories ever. After half an hour of thinking she decided on the white dress she bought with Nyco when they went shopping the other day, she knew he would love it.

When she arrived at the meeting point, she was pleasantly surprised by his outfit. He had a dark blue polo shirt with black short pants. Simple but effective. Emma wondered how she should greet him. Should she go for the typical kiss on the cheek or should she go for the mouth? She ended up letting him decide. She just leaned forward waiting to see what he did. She was delighted when she felt his lips in hers.
“I remember that dress. It really looks good on you”, he praised making her feel glad she chose it.

The first stop was a coffee shop. They ordered a couple of sandwiches and went straight to studying. Emma took her tablet out and started revising chemistry with him for his upcoming test.

-Ok, one last question-, Emma announced after what seemed like an eternity of questions to Nyco. -How does a “teleportation negator” work?

-Mmmm, interesting one… A teleportation negator is a small microchip made of Quaridum, an element that can’t mix with Liridum. They are both elements that were found on the same planet. Liridum is the element needed for teleporting. Since these elements repel each other, when you insert a small “teleport negator” made of Quaridum in an object, this object can’t be teleported-, Nyco explained.

-Well done. I can see you had a great teacher-, she joked praising herself.

-I got most of the questions right so… Do I get a price?

-Mmmmm? Price? Like what?-, Emma asked. Nyco said nothing and just pointed at his lips. -Pfft, you are so silly. You don’t need to ask for one-, she told him, giggling. Emma got closer and gave him his price.

Nyco saw a flash over the corner of his eye. It was Erix, one of Lasson’s friends. The boy just took a picture of them kissing. He was probably sending the photo to the bully so they could gossip and laugh at their expense. Nyco would not let that slide.

Erix was sitting at the end of the cafeteria with someone Nyco didn’t know. He told Emma he was going to the bathroom and went to the punk’s table to confront him. “Good evening” he said as he sat down. Erix was left in shock, he did not expect him to come over there.

-Sorry about this, but I have to teach some manners to this dude right here-, Nyco told the stranger as he pointed at Erix, leaving him perplexed. -Have you sent the photo you took of us?-, he asked Erix with an unfriendly tone. Erix was a pushover, without Lasson he was harmless, Nyco knew that perfectly.

-Yes-, he answered with a trembling voice. Nyco felt his anger growing inside. He did not want people to know they were a thing, especially Lasson. This would only bring problems to her. He took a deep breath in order to relax. If he made a ruckus now it would only spoil their date. He would have to deal with it later.

-Now you listen to me. You are going to pay for what you ordered and get the hell out right now. Make sure Emma doesn’t see you on your way out or you’ll regret it. If you ruin this day for her, you are going to have big big problems. And you tell Lasson the same thing. Don’t bother us ever again.-. After saying that, he got up and went back to his table.

Erix did as requested and left the coffee shop without Emma noticing. Nyco started thinking about all the possible consequences of Lasson knowing about them. Would he start targeting Emma now in order to hurt him? The whole school will probably know they were together by tomorrow. Given his reputation that would only mean more headaches and gossiping.

-Are you ok?-, Emma asked him, seeing as his usually bright personality had shaded.

-Yeah yeah, sorry. I just got distracted for a second. What were you saying?

-I said that we could go to this beautiful cat themed bakery and then we could go to the arcades. There’s one with a “Rocket Boots” experience, that way I could also practice for a bit-, she said excitedly. She was really enjoying their date. -After that we could go to this shop where they let you try all kinds of sweets and…

Nyco got lost in her words. All his worries flew away as he saw her talk with excitement. “I could hear her talk for hours. Gosh, she is so beautiful… Her green eyes go perfect with that golden hair of hers. How did I end up in this situation? I’ve never noticed it before but her little freckles look like a stars in the sky… Wow… so gorgeous”, the amazed boy thought.

-Hey! Are you listening to me?-, she asked, noticing how distracted he was.

-Yes sorry. Go on-, he apologized with a grin.

After spending the whole day together, Emma thought of the perfect place to end their first date. The place where they first met.

They sat on the same bench Nyco had seen her crying all those years ago.

-So… this is the place we met-, he said as they held hands. -I remember you were crying about your dad but then didn’t want to admit it. You gave me the most ridiculous excuse too. Agh! I can’t remember. What did you say!!

-I thiiiiiink… I think I said that I was sweating, not crying-, Emma remembered.

-Oh yeah!! Hahahaha. I remember thinking you were so cute lying-, Nyco laughed. -Who would have thought that… that in a few years… Wow.

-And you also gave me this-. Emma took out a sea shell from her pocket and showed it to him. The sea shell had a little cord going through it, making it a necklace.

-Oh yeah!! I remember! I loved collecting those… And you kept it? All these years?

-Of course I did-, Emma said in a sweet voice. -Could you put it on me?-, she asked, handing it to him.

-Sure-, Nyco agreed. Seeing how she had kept his little present all those years made his heart beat faster.

Emma turned back and moved her hair to the side so he could tie it on her neck. She felt his caring hands as he put that special necklace. When he finished, she turned around and touched it with her hand.

-It’s perfect-, she said as she looked at him with the brightest of smiles.

The look on Emma’s face. The beautiful starry sky. The sound of the waves breaking on the beach. The memories of them as kids in that same place… All of this together made Nyco’s words come out without him even thinking about them.

-I love you…-, Nyco confessed as he looked into her eyes. The girl's smile was brighter than the morning sun.

-I love you too-, she answered.

The teenagers came together in a warm and passionate kiss. A kiss that cemented their love for each other for all eternity.