Author Note: This is a one-shot. It's the first in a collection of one-shots. I got the idea as I was trying to get up and get moving in the morning, so that's why it's a bit strange. It is from when they were younger, about 14 maybe? Rima's point of view.

Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Knight and I make no profit whatsoever from this.

"Great!" Gustavo, our photographer for the day called. "Great, now can I get you guys to kiss?"

"I-... I need a small break." I walked away from the camera and Shiki followed me. I had never been asked to kiss someone on camera, not ever. I hadn't even had my first kiss!

"Rima?" Shiki followed me off into a corner. "What's wrong?"

Shiki and I had a growing connection to each other, had since we met. Where he was distant to anyone else other than his mother, he was warm and caring to me.

"I can't kiss you... not on camera..." I scrubbed at my teary eyes, no doubt smearing my makeup.

"Why? It's just a kiss right?" Shiki tipped his head to the side, looking like a puppy. Stupid boys.

"I haven't had my first kiss yet..." I lowered my voice to try and keep everyone else at the shoot out of this. "What if I don't know how to do it? What if I look stupid not knowing how to kiss on camera and it's immortalized forever in film?"

"Come here..." Shiki hugged me. "If you want I can give you a lesson. On how to kiss..."

I felt my face go crimson under my makeup. Did I want to learn kissing from Shiki? "A-alright..."

"Tip your head to the side..." He smiled as I tipped my head slightly to the left. "No, the right is better."

"I feel stupid." I sighed. "Really, really stupid."

"Just relax. Now put your lips like this..." He showed me. "Lean in a little..."

Then we were kissing. I was kissing my best friend, Shiki Senri. I closed my eyes slowly and tried to enjoy it. With my little experience, I couldn't exactly be sure, but it seemed like he was a really good kisser. There weren't any fireworks going off in my brain, but there was something really nice about Shiki kissing me. I didn't understand it at the moment, but I would soon enough.

I started to panic, was I doing ok?

Shiki pulled away, gave me a strange look, and then held my hands. "Are you ready to go back and finish the photo shoot, Rima?"

"Yes." I was beyond ready, I felt good, and warm all over. I wasn't nervous anymore. I mean, Shiki was my best friend and he would've said something before I embarrassed myself.

"Go get your makeup fixed." He gave me a gentle push towards the makeup table where the annoyed makeup artist, Tira was waiting.

When I finally returned to the photo shoot set, Shiki was watching me. As I came closer, a small smile perked at his lips.

"Are you ready, Rima?" Gustavo smiled at me. Shiki had clearly said something to him, but I didn't care.

"Yes, sir." I made my way over to Shiki.

"I want to see kisses like you're madly in love." Gustavo hid behind his camera.

I leaned in tilted my head to the right, just like Shiki had taught me.

After our lips met, I forgot everything about Gustavo and his camera clicking away. Shiki and I kissed, and then kissed some more, until Gustavo sighed.

Shiki and I pulled away from each other and looked at him in surprise.

"I got some really good pictures and all, but..." Gustavo walked over and wiped his thumb around my lips. "Shiki, you're messing up Rima's lipstick."

I couldn't help but blush, maybe we had gone a little overboard... but it was nice. It was beyond nice really.

"Sorry." Shiki mumbled, but he didn't look sorry.

After our photo shoot, we ended up at the park, sharing a box of pocky. It was early evening, we should've been asleep, but we'd rather be with each other than at home. We were both tired, but had unanimously and silently decided to hang out instead of go home and sleep.

"Shiki?" I asked on a whim. He looked at me. "Do you like me?"

Shiki froze, a pocky stick halfway to his mouth. "Why do you ask?"

I raised my left eyebrow at him. "Do I really need to answer that?"

"No." He paused and nibbled at his pocky. "I don't know... we shouldn't be mixing work and relationships should we?"

"It's a little late for that." I commented dryly. "So right now your choices for an answer are 'yes' or 'no'. Tell the truth."

"You're not going to give up on this are you?" Shiki shook his head but he had a smile on his lips. "You just have to know, don't you?"

"Shiki..." I sighed and rolled my eyes. "You're so difficult. It's like training a puppy being with you sometimes."

I hadn't realized that the pocky in his hand had mysteriously disappeared until he grabbed me with both hands and pulled me in, kissing me hard.

Maybe Shiki and I were meant to be more than friends, and that day, kissing on the park bench, I figured everything out that I needed to know.

Shiki was mine and mine alone. He liked me and I liked him, and that was definitely enough.

The last drop of sunlight faded away, leaving us in safety of sunburns, and we cuddled close to each other.

That was enough.

Author Note: Ugh this took forever! I kept getting sidetracked (think ooh shiny) and forgetting what I was doing! There will be more, I'm positive, so keep an eye out if you wish. Review or PM me about my stories, I love hearing from you! Lastly, thank you for taking time to read my stories, I appreciate you all greatly.