Disclaimer: I do not own How to Rock.

It was a warm spring day, with the sun shining brightly in the sky. The sound of laughter and birds chirping filled the ear of all who passed by the playground. Children were everywhere, up and down on the seesaw, chasing each other around the slides or playing in the sand box together.

Children walked hand in hand, in small groups or pairs. Well, except for one. The little girl walked along the outskirts of the playground alone. She kicked up dust where she walked, looking at the ground often. Then as she walked, someone ran into her, pushing her on to the grass. "Hey!" She cried out. But the person did not give her a second glance, and ran after his friend. She sighed, but looked up above her to see a tree. It was a small tree, but not huge, it was just...Medium? But whatever it was, it was perfect for a fourth grader to climb. So she stood up and dusted the dirt from her jeans. She then began to climb.

"Ha! Gotcha!" Zander said, slapping his friend on the arm. "Oh great, now I'm it" Nelson said. Zander smiled and motioned for Kevin to come over. Kevin ran up to his two friends. "Okay, now Nelson's it" Zander announced. "Ready, set-"Wait" Nelson interrupted. "What?" Zander asked with annoyance. "Um..." Nelson began, trying to come up with a good excuse. Kevin tapped his foot impatiently, "You're wasting time Nelson!" Zander complained. "You...should go apologize" Nelson blurted out. "What?" Kevin and Zander said in unison. "Yeah...Zander didn't you bump into that girl when we were running" Nelson asked.

So here they were, standing under an oak tree. "She was right here." Nelson said. "It's been a long time, maybe she left" Zander suggested. "Then we have to go find her, she deserves an apology" Nelson said. With that he gripped Kevin's arm and pulled him towards the swings. Zander sighed, he should start searching as well.

As he began to walk away, a rustling was heard from above. Zander stopped in his tracks, clearly confused by this unusual noise. He slowly back tracked and was back under the branches of the oak tree. He looked up.

Through the branches and leaves, all he saw was the sun. Maybe once in a while a bird's nest. He was on the verge of giving up, spending a long while looking for someone whom, he didn't even know. Then he saw it, sneakers. Black sneakers.

"Hello?" Zander called out, the person above looked down with surprise.

She looked down to see this boy, calling out to her. "What do you want?" she asked bitterly. "I came to apologize" he answered. She stared at him, slowly recalling previous moments. "So you're the one who pushed me" she said. "It was an accident" he told her. After a silent moment, "I'm sorry" Zander called out.

She looked down at him, "I don't accept your apology" she told him. "What is it going to take then?" he asked her. "Come up on the tree" she told him with a smirk.

And so he did, and as he arrived at her branch, he let out a large sigh. She stared at him. "Hi, I'm Zander" Zander introduced, "What's your name" Zander asked. "Stevie...Stevie Baskara" Stevie said softly. "Nice to meet you" Zander said with a smile. Stevie smiled back, for once she felt...That she was liked. And it was a feeling that was somewhat hard for her to find.

It was funny how fast time pasts when a person is having fun, but soon it came time for someone to leave. Stevie glanced at her watch, and began to scoot over to a lower branch. "Hey, where are you going?" Zander asked. "I have to go, my parents will be coming in a few minutes." Stevie answered. "Fine" Zander said and followed his new friend down to the ground.

As the two landed on the ground, Stevie stumbled, but was quickly caught by Zander, who held her arms. It was nothing much, just a small catch where both soon let go. "Well see you around Stevie" Zander said and waved goodbye. As he began to leave, she called out to him. He turned around and returned to her side. "Zander.." Stevie began uneasily. "Yeah, what is it?" Zander asked curiously. "Can you...can you make me a promise?" Stevie asked. "Sure" Zander agreed. "Promise me that, you will be a good friend, and not leave me alone" Stevie said.

With that, their pinkies wrapped around each others, both saying "I promise"...