My first girlfriend was my current best friend Nami
When we met I was in 6th grade, she was in 8th, and we started dating like 5 months after becoming friends
I asked her out (prepare yourself) by drawing her her favorite anime characters holding a banner that said "we can be something"
She still has it, and it's cute
We lasted about a year, and then we realized we'd be better off as friends (which was 100% right)