Meeshell wandered down the hallways of Ever After High. She was slowly learning all of the little twists and turns that EAH had to offer, and she was starting to grow more confident around the students too. As if to prove her point, Briar Beauty waved to her from across the hall. Meeshell slowly waved back before hurrying to find her locker. Yes, she was getting more confident out of water, but to their standards, that still meant incredibly shy. She finally got to her locker, and after she had grabbed her books, she realised that she had a few extra minutes before class actually started. "The perfect time for a swim!" She thought as she ran to the pool. But upon arriving, Meeshell quickly found out that she was not alone. There, sitting on the tiled floor, in the most secluded area of the pool, was Hopper Croakington, looking incredibly depressed and miserable. Meeshell sighed. She knew that she only had a few minutes before she had to go to class and she could either spend it swimming and singing her heart out or.... "Hey Hopper... You seem down, are you okay?" She asked shyly as she sat down beside him. "Yeah... Not so much.." He replied sadly. "What's wrong?" "It's kinda a long story.. " "I have time." She didn't. But she could afford to be a little late, right? "Okay.." He took a deep breath before continuing. "For as long as I can remember, I've had a crush on Briar Beauty. But, for some reason, no matter how hard I try, she never notices me.." Meeshell thought this over for a few moments. She had never been in a situation like this before, and right now, the only thing she could think about, was how adorable this boy was, and how anyone could not have a crush on him. She scanned his face for any clue of how she should respond, with no avail, so she slowly opened her mouth and just let her heart take over. "Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, you're trying too hard?" No... That sounded wrong... And a little accusatory... She blushed before attempting to fix her comforting words. "What I mean is... Um.. Maybe you shouldn't need to try so hard?" He looked at her questionably and so she pushed forward before he had a chance to respond. "You said that you try and try to get Briar to notice you, right?" He slowly nodded and she continued. "Okay.. Well have you ever thought that it might just not be... Ummm... What's the word? . Right? Like maybe it's just not meant to be?" Wow.. She really was failing at this whole "comforting" thing.. It might help if he wasn't so damn cute, but that's not really an excuse.. Okay.. She was starting to lose him.. Last try. "Maybe, you would find it easier to be.. I don't know.. With someone else? Someone who cares about you the sane way? Someone wh-- She was suddenly cut off by his lips crashing into hers, and then, just as suddenly, they were gone. A quick, chaste little kiss which had made her heart race and had sent sparks flying between them. She, not so shyly, looked up into his eyes afterwards, and saw different emotions playing in them, she saw confusion, excitement and joy along with many others, but none of them were the sadness and loneliness that was there before. She softly touched his hand before slowly getting up to leave. "I really have to get to class.. " She told him gently. She turned around to go, but stopped when she heard. "Wait--" She turned her head back towards him just in time to see him rush over to her, wrap his arms tightly around her waist and tilt her head slightly as he kissed her again, this time a little longer, and a little more breathtaking. She broke away just enough so that they were barely touching and whispered "Now I really have to go to class.." He let his arm fall from her waist, only to grab her hand instead. "I'll walk you." He told her as he led her to the door.
