Alternate Meeting

I got this idea from a small comic entitled "Family" by Kiaraz of . This is a more modern alternate universe where Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) and Rudi meet as young children in school. Check out the comic this is based on! It is so cute!

The first day of school with the children at the public school was bad enough being teased for his birth name. Young Ratonhnhaké:ton felt more embarrased as the teacher gave them the assignment of drawing their family. He shouldn't feel ashamed, it isn't his fault his father was in his life. Ratonhnhaké:ton hovered closely at his desk drawing his picture.

"Alright class! Time to put up your pictures!" Called the teacher as the class came to it's end.

The children, laughing and telling of their families with the others, placing the pictures on the wall around the pinned up word FAMILY. Ratonhnhaké:ton stood there, pensive about putting up his drawing. The others had brothers and sisters. Mothers and fathers and their pets. After a moment, Ratonhnhaké:ton mustered up the courage for him to put up his drawing. Just after him was a girl with a drawing of her and her mother. Ratonhnhaké:ton turned to the girl surprised. He thought he was the only one without a father. The girl made a shy smile at him and held her hand out to shake.

"Hi," she said. "I'm Rudi. What's your name?"

"Ra-"He swallowed to clear his throat."Ratonhnhaké:ton," he answered, shaking Rudi's hand.

"I thought I was the only person who didn't have a dad," Rudi said as the class went outside to play with the others in their grade.

"Me too," he replied.

The two walked in silence for a moment and sat down underneath one of the trees on the school's playground.

"So...you wanna play with me and my friends?" Rudi asked him after some time in silence.

"Uh...yes."

"Great! Come on!" She ran towards a small group at the swingset but stopped when she realized Ratonhnhaké:ton wasn't going with her. "Ratonhnhaké:ton, come on!"

For some reason the sound of his name being pronounced correctly from his new friend's lips gave him confidence as he followed her to the others.

~~~~~~~~6 months later~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Mother, must we move away?" Ratonhnhaké:ton asked his mother for the upteenth time that day to try and persuade her to not leave for further north.

"Yes, my son. Your grandmother needs us to help her," his mother, Kaniehtí:io, answered him for the upteenth time that day.

"But I like it here! I have friends!"

The look in his mother's eyes was too much for Ratonhnhaké:ton to comprehend at his young age, but it looked sad.

"I know my son, but we must go."

Through much arguing over the weeks between the two the day came for the last day of school. The last day of him being with his friends.

At least they got to see him off.

"Donadagohvi," Rudi whispered to herself as the car drove off.

I hope you all liked this! Should I do another chapter when they meet again as teenagers? (17-18 years old?) You tell me! And what Rudi said at the end was "Until we meet again" in Cherokee.