"A hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people."

Semmy Carson

The bright sun peeked through the clear windows, making me squint my eyes as I slowly woke up from it. I slowly rubbed my eyes and raked a hand through my blonde curls.

I turned around just to see the best thing that I've ever seen in this entire world: River sleeping like a handsome king. He was laying on his stomach with his arm right under his chin as his head was slightly turned to the right so he was facing me.

His shiny eyes were closed and his long dark eyelashes were tickling his cheeks. His messy brown hair fell over his face and there was a small smile plastered over his face yet you could still notice the dark heavy bags underneath his eyes, probably because of what happened.

I could stare at this breathtaking view for days.

The urge to just reach out to his hair and softly play with the strands became so big, but not long after that, River started to wake up.

"Hey.." I automatically smiled at my best friend, come on who couldn't smile when he looked so adorable like that.

Last night when we arrived at my house, I grabbed a kingsize bucket of ice cream for the both of us and we've been watching 21 Jumpstreet so River could cheer up. I mostly put comedy movies on while we were eating all the unhealthy food in the world, until we ended up falling asleep. This was our usual ritual when one of us was feeling down.

It did seem to help him and it even almost looked like Lucy didn't effect him as much as you think she would have. I mean yes, he was sad for a moment, but not long during our men's night he already turned back into the old River.

As if Lucy didn't mean that much to him anymore.

Weren't you supposed to cry your eyes out as you felt like everyone was against you whilst your whole universe crumbled down in the ashes of your lost happiness?

"Hey Sem.." He grumbled low under his breath and had me to swooning over him with his sexy morning voice.

But when I have a morning voice I just sound like a dying giraffe.

"Hung over?" I laughed soft.

"Oh shut up.." He snorted and burried his head within the pillows.

"You're really a dork" I laughed and crawled close to his side to hug him for a second.

But he was my dork.

"Oh you love me" I heard River smirk and when I was about to break our hug, he took me by surprise.

He wrapped him arms around my waist and pulled me right back to his chest. My eyes widened in advance, because I was this close to him and let me tell you this:

I felt like I was on cloud nine! CAN YOU HEAR THE FANBOY IN ME SCREAM?!

"Hey don't leave! I have a broken heart, so you should cuddle me" River mumbled and buried his head in my neck.

My heart stammered so loudly against my chest. I was afraid that he even heard it. He was making me nervous and I tried to keep my calm while I mentally celebrated how I just lost my hug-River-up-close-virginity.

"You didn't say that last night when you were laughing over how Schmidt and Jenko were tripping on drugs" I smiled at the thought of how loud and pure he laughed at that scene.

It was like music to my ears.

River laughed soft and just continued hugging me, making me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

I remember the first day that River and I met from the back of my head.

"Hey! gim meh tha bwack!'' Little Semmy yelled while jumping up and down for his Superman lunchbox.

It was lunchtime, Semmy his bullies stole his lunchbox and told him that he didn't deserve it, because according to them, losers didn't deserve such a cool Superman box. They always had to bully the poor little boy each and every day.

''Ha! Little loser, go plway with ywour fwiends. Oh wait, you don't have any fwiends!'' One of them said as the rest just laughed along with it.

The lunchbox was from Semmy his dad when he told him that one day Semmy will be his dad's superhero. Semmy was so happy with it, because his dad knew how much Semmy wanted to be a superhero one day. But for now, dad was Semmy's superhero. Both of his parents weren't caught up in their work and Semmy only needed to deal with his bullies.

So saying that Semmy should just let them steal his lunchbox, made him feel sad. Semmy was attacted to it and always took it with him so he just wanted it back, but he wasn't tall or strong enough like Superman, Semmy thought.

That thought made his eyes water whilst his lips quivered in sadness.

''Oh lwook! The lil babwy is gonna cwy!'' They laughed at Semmy and left him behind.

He couldn't go after them, because they were too fast. Faster than Semmy could ever be, he thought.

The tears uncontrollably left his eyes as he sat down on the ground. Suddenly there was a shadow above him so he looked up with big teary eyes to see a brownhaired boy with gray eyes, softly smiling down at him.

Wow.. Semmy thought as he stared at him for a while.

''Hey.. Whwy awe ywou cwying?'' The unknown boy asked Semmy and sat down next to him as he started rubbing Semmy's back, making the cold inside of him fill with a new weird warmth.

''M-my bwullies s-stole my S-Superman lunchbwox..'' Semmy cried further and his lips formed a pout.

''Cwan't ywou just gwet a new one?'' The boy asked and looked at Semmy.

''N-no.. my dwad gave it two m-me cause I w-woul be his superhero.. I wanna be a hero..'' Semmy sniffed.

''Hwere'' The boy said and gave Semmy his lunchbox with literally all Marvel superheroes on it.

''Wow! Ywou got the premium lunchbwox?!"' Semmy gasped and looked at it in jealousy, not because the boy had a premium, but because Semmy's Superman box just got stolen.

''Kweep it!'' The happy bubbly boy just said.

''What bu this is the premium?!'' Semmy said surprised.

''Yeah, I dwon't want ywou to be sad and you dweserve the bwest lunchbox in the world!'' The boy smiled and nodded fast.

''Twhank you swo much!'' Semmy yelled and attacked the boy with a hug.

''Wanna be friends? I will awlays pwotect you!'' The boy giggled.

''Yes!'' Semmy agreed as the boy hugged him back.

''So what ywour name?'' The boy asked.

"Semmy.." Semmy replied shy and blushed.

''Oeh I lwike ywour name! Nice two meet you Semmy, I'm River!'' River smiled bright as he still hugged Semmy.

And in that moment, River was Semmy's hero.

"Thank you Semmy.." I suddenly heard River say from besides me which made me snap out of the good old memory that I smiled at.

"What?" I asked confused, honestly not knowing why he would thank me.

"People at school.." River sighed before continuing.

"I know people at school, mostly my other friends, give you a hard time just because you are yourself yet you always stick by my side till today. Even with Lucy.. You honestly told me that you didn't like her and didn't trust her from the moment I started dating her.. I didn't even listen to you and sometimes even judged you for it while you're my best friend.." River rambled fast.

"Hey hey.. Calm down Riv.. It's okay, I get it, really. You always give people a chance before you decide if they are worth it or not and that's a very good thing. It's not your fault, I totally understand" I smiled genuine and tried to make him feel at ease with this.

And I meant every word of it, it was really okay as long as I had River. I knew River would try to stand up for m as much as he could and he would also always be there for me, just like how he was just there for me when we first met.

"See? And that's why you're my best friend. You always understand me even when I act like a complete dick towards you. What I wanted to say is, thank you for being such a great best friend Semmy" He smiled back at me and had a glimpse in his eye that I couldn't quite pinpoint.

"Yeah.. Best friend" I murmered whilst looking at the ceiling.

If he only knew..