Hello everyone again ! :D

So after a while on hiatus (I blame the new jobs on Maple ._.) on all my stories, I've finally written a new one!

I really hope my skills, if any, didn't deteriorate while I was gone D:

A/N: Before you read, just note that Keima isn't a dual blade, and that the main character has not been introduced yet. Thanks :)

Well here goes~

Enjoy!

A dark-haired boy groaned as he shifted his weight slightly. He was sitting in between his two friends during a taxi ride to Lith Harbor and was starting to become uncomfortable due to the cramped space in the cab.

"Are we there yet?" he complained to his two friends while letting out a long sigh.

When he got no response, he looked to his left at one of his friends. She was fast asleep and slightly cuddling onto her backpack with a faint smile upon her face. Her pink hair fluttered softly as the ocean breeze blew in from a small opening in the car window. A wooden wand poked out from her backpack's pocket indicating that she was a magician.

"Ugh, Kristen's asleep," the boy muttered as he mentally facepalmed.

Sighing, he then looked to his right at his other friend. His friend was awake, but was staring out the window as the fields and trees whizzed by, completely oblivious to anything else. He had long brown hair that covered his forehead and had a faint scar that ran down from his eyebrow to his cheek. However, the most peculiar thing about him was his eyes. His eyes were bright yellow like a cat's and they seemed to glow whenever his gaze was fixed upon something. Twin daggers lay besides him indicating that he was a thief.

"So how much longer is this ride Keima?" the boy asked again, tapping his friend's shoulder this time.

"Five hundred…," Keima replied in an absent-minded tone as he continued to stare outside. "I've counted five hundred trees…"

The boy facepalmed again.

"This is hopeless."

It was hours later before they arrived at Lith Harbor. The sun was beginning to set; giving the sky a crimson glow as it descended down the horizon.

"Hey Kristen. Hey Alex. We're finally here!" exclaimed Keima, who had finally snapped out of his trance.

He looked sideways at his two friends. Kristen was still sleeping and had managed to flip upside down in her seat somehow, while Alex had an blank expression on his face as he stared at the roof of the car with his mouth agape. It seemed as though he had died of boredom.

'I wonder what happened to them...' Keima thought as he sweat-dropped.

He nudged Alex slightly as to snap him from his daze while he repeatedly poked Kristen's cheek over and over until she woke up. When Alex finally came to, he leapt from the cab and ran in circles around the area.

"I'M FREE! I'M FREE!" he yelled as he ran until he was tired and returned to where Keima was.

Kristen, on the other hand, did not make any overly dramatic motions, but instead just rubbed her eyes and got out of the cab. However, she still looked like she needed more sleep as let out a large yawn.

"Mmmm... I need more sleep... mana's still low..." she mumbled.

When the three finally got ready, they made their way towards a nearby shop vender to have dinner.

"Phewwww, I'm so stuffed!" Alex exclaimed as the group walked down the boulevard.

The night was peaceful as to cool breeze blew gently. The group was completely alone now; everyone else in the town had gone to sleep inside their homes. There were one or two streetlights on, but the moon illuminated the streets.

"So.. where are we going now?" Kristen asked as she glanced at the other two.

"You'll see Kristen," Keima replied walking slightly ahead of the group. "We're almost there."

The group cut across an alley as Keima was leading them and soon they found themselves at the edge of a dock.

"Wow, it's so beautiful," Kristen exclaimed, letting out a breath of amazement.

The water was gleaming; hundreds of bubblefish swam near dock around them as the moonlight reflected off their luminescent skin.

The group sat on the edge of the platform as they let their feet dangle a few feet from the water. They sat there in silence for a while; looking out into the night sky with silent reverie.

"Hey guys, look at those stars," Alex said, breaking the silence as he pointed skyward.

There were three stars gathered close to one another; each shining as brightly as the next. The other two looked up as Alex continued to point at the stars up above; the three once again sitting in a peaceful silence. It was a while before Alex finally put his hand down.

"We'll always be together, won't we?" Alex asked quietly, staring out at the ocean as waves crashed gently around them.

"Yeah.." Keima said as he continued to stare up at the stars. "We'll always be together, just like those stars."

He looked at the other two beside him. "No matter how far apart we are, we'll always look out for each other."

The other two nodded quietly.

"Well that settles it, doesn't it," Alex said as he stuck his hand out in front of him. "We're in this together."

"Yeah," Keima and Kristen said in unison as they also put their hands forward to touch Alex's. The three looked and smiled at each other as they sat there in the cool night breeze. Up above, the stars twinkled and seemed to glow more brightly.

"We'll be friends forever..."

And that wraps up chapter 1 ! :D

Thanks for reading!

And as always, reviews, good or bad, are always graciously accepted :) -holds out the review box-

Thankars! ^-^