The Kissing Challenge Bonus #1: When Did You Know?

Y/N’s POV

“When did you first know that you liked me?” Wanda asks me as she continues hugging me while we lay down cuddled together in bed the day after everything that happened. I smile and look down only to see her already looking at me with a curious look on her face as she rests her head on my chest. I look away from her and look back up at the ceiling as I think about my answer carefully before looking back at her. 

“To be honest, I think that I always kind of had a crush on you ever since we met in middle school. I remember thinking that you were so pretty, but I didn’t want to say anything since we had just met. You always made me so nervous and I hated how I couldn’t act normal around you, and it only got worse as we grew up because you just kept getting prettier every time I saw you. Honestly, I was such a disaster that I’m not quite sure how you didn’t realize I had a crush on you sooner.” I chuckle as I answer honestly as I think back to how nervous and mesmerized I was by her when we first met as kids. 

She giggles at my response and has a soft smile on her face as her eyes twinkle with adoration and she says, “Okay fine then when did you know that it wasn’t just a crush and that you had actual genuine feelings for me?” I take longer this time as I try to recall when was the exact moment that I realized I had real feelings for her and slightly from when I think of the moment when it all clicked for me. 

“I’d have to say that it was during our senior year of high school. It was around the time that prom had rolled around and I remember feeling so excited for all of us to go together and have a great time together. It was like a month before prom and you had met up with the rest of us at lunch and you had been so excited. I remember thinking that you looked so cute looking all smiley and happy, but then you told us that David Shepherd had asked you to be his date to prom and you said yes. All the girls were so happy for you and I just remember freezing up and feeling so upset by the news but not knowing why.” 

I pause for a moment before continuing, “I mean you were my friend and I should have been happy for you like the other girls were, so why was I so upset that you were going to prom with someone else? But then it suddenly hit me, I hated the idea of you being someone else’s date and I hated the idea of someone else being on the receiving end of your affection. I hated the idea of thinking that you would be dancing, laughing, holding, or even worse kissing him! I just had this awful knot in my stomach just thinking about it and I remember thinking that it should have been me that you were going with to prom and not him.” 

I take a deep breath before finishing off by saying, “After the last thought crossed my mind it’s like everything came to a complete stop, I had always thought that you were pretty but I had never wished that you’d be with me. That’s when everything fell into place and I realized that I didn’t just have a crush on you but I had actual genuine feelings for you and wanted to be with you.” 

I finish recalling the memory and then look over at Wanda only to see her sitting up with a surprised yet confused expression on her face. “You were upset that I said yes to David but the only reason that I had said yes to him was that I had heard that you were going to prom with Shelby Matthews!” After hearing her say this I quickly sit up and give her a confused look before shaking my head at her. “Shelby? I was never going to go to prom with Shelby. She had asked me if I wanted to go with her, but I said no because I didn’t want to go with her.” I shrug my shoulders as I explain what had happened back then and her mouth drops open in disbelief. 

“You mean to tell me that I literally wasted a whole night having to listen to David talk about himself for no reason?!” She screeches out in despair and a smile tugs on the corner of my lips as I shrug my shoulders at her which makes her groan before flopping back onto the bed. I shake my head at her antics and I chuckle as I watch her grab a pillow only to slam it onto her face and groan into it before throwing it back onto the bed. I smile at her as she stares up at the ceiling with a pout on her face before looking back over at me and saying, “I literally wasted my prom night by spending it with that idiot for no reason!” 

Her whining does it for me and I start laughing at what she said which only makes her pout even more as she says, “Y/N that’s not funny! I could have spent my prom with you and the girls but instead, I had to suffer!” My laughter begins to die down and a smile makes its way onto my face as I see her continue to whine and pout like an absolute child. “Aww, baby it’s okay don’t pout. At least now you know that I’ve liked you for a very long time. And now we can spend all the time that we want together since we’re dating now.” I grin at her as I say this and she perks up a bit before her pout disappears and a blush appears on her cheeks as she sends me a shy smile. 

“Did you just call me baby?” She says in a questioning tone as she sends me a teasing smile and I blush as I realize that I had in fact called her baby. “I’m sorry it just kind of slipped out of my mouth without realizing it.” I nervously say as I rub the back of my neck and she smiles softly at me as she says, “It’s okay I don’t mind. Besides I kind of like the sound of you calling me baby.” She smiles at me and I can see the happiness and love in her eyes as she sits up to kiss me softly. “Okay well, now you officially know when I realized I like you. So…when did you first realize that you liked me and had genuine feelings for me?” I quirk an eyebrow at her as I ask and she sits in her spot quietly thinking for a moment before smiling and looking back up at me. 

“Well, I realized that I had a crush on you a week after we met when you stood up for me when someone was trying to be mean to me in the hallway in between classes. I had thought that you were so brave and I was so grateful that you were there for me that day. I remember you asking to walk with me back to my class so they wouldn’t bother me again and then you smiled at me once we got to my class and I was a goner. I couldn’t stop thinking about you for the rest of the day and I would blush whenever you would look at me any time after it happened.” She smiles at me as she pauses for a moment before a small frown takes its place. 

“And then I realized that I had real feelings for you during our junior year of high school when you were telling us about this girl that you had met over the summer. I remember feeling so upset that you had met someone during summer and you seemed so smitten with her. I hated hearing about all of your little adventures with her and how much fun you had with her. I hated the idea that some other girl had your attention and I hated the fact that she was the reason why you were smiling so much. I remember thinking that I wanted to be the only one who made you smile and laugh the way that you were, and I wanted to be the one who went on fun adventures with you. I was so irritated every single time that you brought her up and I just felt so jealous because I wanted you to be like that with me and not her. I knew that I had a crush on you but when I realized that I wanted to be the one in her place, that’s when I realized that I liked you for real and that it wasn’t just a crush.” 

I grin at her the entire time that she is talking and when she is finally done, she looks back at me and sends me an embarrassed smile. “You know that Jessie and I were never actually dating right? We were genuinely just friends.” I curiously ask her and she sends me a shocked look before opening and closing her mouth a few times and then slapping her hand against her face. I laugh at her response before gently pulling her over to sit on my lap and holding her in my arms before kissing her forehead. 

“Baby, the only reason why I entertained other girls was because I thought that I’d never have a chance with you. The reason I stopped dating once we got to college was that I realized that no one else could ever compare to you. I’ve quite literally always been hung up on you and had I known you felt the same way then I would have asked you out sooner. I love you Wanda Maximoff, and it’s only ever been you for me.” I confess to her and she looks at me with tears in her eyes as she sniffles and smiles at me before kissing me again. “I love you Y/N Y/LN and it’s only ever been you too.” She says softly to me and my eyes grow misty as I smile widely at her before going in for another kiss. God, I really do love this girl. She’s my everything and I’m so glad that I finally get to call her mine.