Hello. This is a story which takes place when Toki is 6 years old and still living in Norway with his parents. This is an adventure he goes on, as he likes to run away for short periods of time to get away from his house and his parents.

And I know they wouldn't be speaking English... Just pretend they aren't, and that you have a Babel fish in your ear, translating what they say... If you've read The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, you'll know what I'm talking about... But it is irrelevant to this story, so don't be alarmed if you haven't read it. :)

Enjoy:

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It was very late at night, or possibly very early in the morning. Toki couldn't stand to be in the house with his parents for a minute longer, and since they were asleep, now would be the perfect time to sneak away. Each day he spent with his parents was more horrible than the last, but being able to sneak off provided some escape from their tyranny, though they were even more cruel when they learned of any of his adventures.

Therefore, Toki would time his outings, and try to avoid staying out longer than he dared. He knew when his parents usually woke up, and he was sure to always be back in bed when that time came. Of course there were times when they'd wake up sooner than he expected, or he would lose track of time, but they were few and far between, and Toki needed to be able to escape the wretched house and his silent, cruel parents. He knew what risk he was taking, and it was worth it.

Nearly every night Toki would sneak off somewhere. He would sometimes even sneak off during the day if his parents went away from their home for the day for some reason. There were times when he accidentally lost track of time, so he went ahead and stayed gone for a day or two, because he knew it was too late for amends, so he might as well make the most of it.

Tonight, Toki was going to try to make it to the town which lay a few miles away from their house. It would take him probably two hours to get there, and two to get back if he walked quickly, so he figured he'd have about two hours to hang out in the town once he made it there. He hadn't been to the town in some time, so he was understandably excited for the adventure that lay ahead of him.

Toki put on the warmest coat and boots that he could find, while still wearing his pajamas. The coat reached his knees, so he figured it should be warm enough for the walk. He slid out of a small window of the house, and quickly ran off toward the town.

After a few minutes of running he had become tired and decided to walk the rest of the way. Lately he had been going out every single night, and he was quite sleep deprived. In fact, Toki figured that he hadn't slept at all during the past three days. It was no wonder that running had tired him out so quickly.

After walking for about a half an hour, Toki noticed a house along the dirt road along which he walked. He hadn't noticed the house ever before, and there was a light on inside. Did people really live that close to his own house? The thought of neighbours being more close than he thought made him quite excited. He would have to meet them. Being only 6 years old, and not entirely logical, he decided that now was a good time to meet his new neighbours, even though everyone in Norway should have been asleep at the present time.

Toki walked up the sidewalk to the front door of the house, and knocked three times. He patiently waited at the door, and after a minute he knocked again, once, twice, and as he prepared to knock a third time, the door opened.

Toki looked up at the man who had answered the door. He smiled and introduced himself, "Hi!" he said, cheerfully, "I'm Toki. Whens did yous move heres? I nevers noticed yous befores."

"I've been living here for about a month," the man replied, looking down at Toki, "what are you doing out so late? Shouldn't you be at home, asleep?"

"Nope," Toki simply responded, "I's goings into da town. I gots importants things I gots a do. In da towns, you know. You evers beens in da towns?"

The man looked skeptically down at Toki, "It's a long way to walk for you, isn't it?"

"I dones it befores," Toki informed him.

The man could see that Toki was very young, and suspected that he had probably run away from his home, "Where do you live, Toki?" he asked.

Toki laughed nervously, "Nowheres," he said, "I justs goings a go now. I sees you laters," he said, turning to leave.

"Well, hold up," the man said, "I'll drive you to town. I wouldn't want you walking the whole way. It will save you time also. It would take an hour for you to walk, but only a few minutes for me to just drive you there."

"Okays," Toki agreed. He followed his new neighbour to his car and got in the passenger side door.

The man got into the car and glanced over at Toki, "So, what have you got to do in town?" he asked, as he started the car and began to drive toward the town.

"Oh, it's a secrets," Toki said, knowing that he had nothing specific to do there.

"I see," the man said.

They sat in silence for a moment, and then Toki thought up a more clever lie, "I lives dere. In da towns. I lives in da towns. I don't has a families. I lives in da towns, by myselfs."

"How do you live all by yourself?" the man asked, though he figured that Toki was lying, "I've only lived by myself for a few years, and I get scared sometimes, even though I'm grown up. You're just a little boy. How could you stand to live all alone?"

"I's nots such a littles boy," Toki responded, frowning up at the man, "I's six years olds."

The man smiled as he pulled into the town, "Do you have a house here? Or do you just live on the streets?"

"I don'ts has a house," Toki lied, "Just hangs outs in da towns."

"Do you mind if I hang out with you for a while?" the man asked, as they both stepped out of the car. He didn't want to leave Toki alone in the town. He was so young, and could likely run into danger.

"Okays," Toki agreed, "Whats you want a do?"

"I don't know. Whatever you normally do," the man answered.

Toki hesitated, "Umm... Well... We cans, walks over heres..." he said, walking aimlessly down the sidewalk. He was unfamiliar with the town, and had no idea where he was going, but didn't want his lies to be discovered.

Before long Toki noticed that the only thing in the direction that he had chosen to walk was a liquor pub and some closed stores. He turned around, bumping into the man who had been walking behind him, "I guess we cans... just goes... dis ways..." he said, walking back the way he came, with worry evident in his voice. Most of the stores were closed, and he didn't really know what he could claim that he did on a regular basis in the town, as he didn't know anything about it.

It didn't take long before Toki gave up. He sat down on a bench and looked up at the man as he sat down beside him, "I has a confessions to makes," Toki admitted, looking down, "I don'ts lives heres. I just runs aways heres... But I's nots goings to goes back homes. Not yets. I runs aways all da times. Just nots heres very much."

"Don't you think your parents might be worried about you?" the man asked.

"No," Toki answered, "Dey hardly ever knows dat I'm gone. And if dey do finds out..." he hesitated, "when dey knows I has been runnings aways... dey's not worried... dey's just mad."

"They probably only seem angry because they were worried about you," the man assured him, trying to convince him that he should return home.

Toki didn't really want to talk about his situation with his parents, so he didn't argue much more, "I just wills goes home laters. Not yets. I just wants to has adventures sometimes, in de towns, and in de woods. Wheres evers I can goes."

The man nodded, "Do you mind if I stay with you until you go home then? Just to make sure you don't run into anything you'd rather avoid? The town can be scary at night."

Toki smiled up at the man. He appreciated his concern and the town did seem somewhat scary, "You cans stays withs me if you wants," he agreed, "let's goes finds a stores dat's open."

The man nodded in agreement and walked with Toki down the sidewalk. As they walked Toki grabbed ahold of the man's hand. He smiled as he thought to himself, he wished this man was his father.

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I'm sure I'll write at least another chapter... I really have no idea where I am going with this story, and it might turn out to be a complete failure, as I have absolutely no plan of what to include in it to make it exciting... We'll just see what happens. I was just bored and wanted to write another story where Toki is younger... I seriously don't know at all what will happen in the next chapter...

Anyway, I hope you like it so far, and please review so I can decide whether or not I should even continue this story at all.

And, to quote Murderface, "Could you do me one little favour? Could you have a great day? Could you do that for me?"

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