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Estella felt the cool breeze gently blowing onto her skin, calming her nerves. Her heart was beating erratically, and a newfound feeling made its way to her stomach. Her head rested on Miguel Diaz's shoulder, his hand gently clasping hers.
It felt unreal to her, sitting outside Taco Bell with him, butterflies swarming her stomach as she held hands with him. If you told her about it a month ago, she'd have said you were insane. Now, she was the one insane. It felt like being around him turned her brain to mush, and she was still getting used to the feeling.
"We should go back inside," Estella murmured. Miguel let out a whiny sigh at her words, not wanting to go back. He was enjoying their alone time, and he never wanted it to end.
"You sound like a baby. Besides, you know Hawk. He'll probably jump to the craziest conclusions."
Miguel let out another sigh as she removed her head from his shoulder, getting up. She held her hand out to him, and he instinctively grabbed it, and both of their heart rates sped up at the small action.
Estella tried ignoring the feeling, dragging Miguel along as she entered the restaurant. They approached their shared table with Hawk, Moon, Demetri, and Aisha.
"Ah, there they are. Back so soon?" Hawk asked, a playful edge to his voice.
Estella playfully glared at him, the boy whose hand she was holding onto rolling his eyes teasingly. "Trust me, if it were up to me, we wouldn't have come back at all, but El insisted."
Estella shrugged, "What can I say? All those years of my mother teaching me manners have finally paid off."
The group of teenagers moved to a larger table before taking their seats. Estella and Moon insisted on the window seats, sitting across one another as their - (boyfriends?) sat next to them. Aisha and Demetri took their seats next to the couple, Aisha, next to Miguel and Demetri with Hawk.
Estella sighed lightly as they waited for their order, and she was surprised when she felt a hand gently, almost shyly holding onto hers. She looked up to see Miguel nervously smile at her, and her heart did a somersault. She gently squeezed his hand, making him smile brighter.
"So, how does it feel to be the All-Valley champion, Star?" Moon teased her best friend.
Estella smirked, "Amazing, Lunes. I'll be holding it over these loser's heads for the rest of our lives."
