A/N

This is going to be, potentially, a series of forty 'themed' drabbles/short stories. I decided to take on the challenge, wish me luck? Review if you wish, but most of all, enjoy.

xoxos


- friends (frendz)
- noun
A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.

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Akise Aru didn't have friends. At least, not in the normal sense. He had plenty of acquaintances from over the years. He had classmates. He had his parents. But he didn't have any companions who he'd share his personal life with.

This simple fact never bothered him in the least. He wasn't antisocial - he just wasn't interested in what his peers decidedly were. Akise liked to learn new matters and discover new solutions. He enjoyed watching the news and solving mysteries so much faster than the authorities. Akise realized after some time that his actions and activities weren't of the norm. But he aspired to be a great detective, and his lust for information was insatiable, so he didn't regret that his possible social life was disrupted in turn.

Akise was often truant, off on his adventures of discovery, quickly absorbed with additional ascertainment. He realized that school was necessary, but he didn't learn there - not only was he ahead intellectually, but he could never dream of focusing. None of it interested him - not the lesson, not the dilemmas of his peers, absolutely none of it.

But when it came to Amano Yukiteru, it was an instant attraction. He began trailing the brunette, finding an interest outside of the intellectual and rational realm. He found that Yukiteru wasn't just some endeavor involved in his pursuit of knowledge. He wanted to know the other boy inside and out, on all possible levels - and Akise was determined to. The more he learned the more he liked. Yukiteru was awfully asocial, but had an obvious longing for companionship. His personality wasn't so much as complex, but it was so expansive. Yukiteru wasn't hard to understand, but there were so many things to know that Akise never tired of learning something new about him. Akise made it a priority to cherish what he learns and the time he spends learning it.

In time, Akise swore to himself, he would be Yukiteru's friend. He would be someone Yukiteru could rely on in moments of despair or to put a smile on that still so gentle and young face. He would give Yukiteru his all. One day, fate would allow them to finally meet officially and let their souls to intertwine. Akise would bare his heart out, and there would be no regrets from then on because all of his actions - even now, before they've confronted each other - would be centered and focused on being that boys ally in whatever happens.

"Don't worry. I'm your friend. My name's Akise Aru."