My name is Vivace. I'm 15 years old, and am what you call a street rat. I'm an orphan, abandoned by my mother at birth. Living on the streets in my condition, which is one of scarce food, I am forced to steal. But I like to think of myself as not a person who steals, but a person trying to live. I don't steal just for myself. I believe if I did that, my own person would rot into being a real rat, as if that was all I could be. I give more to the poor, than to myself. The reason people have to steal, is the high taxes on food in Ritardondo, which makes situations of everyone but the rich difficult to live and eat.

Unlike most people think, I do have an education. In fact, many of my former friends, said I was very bright. Why I say former friends? I once lived at an orphanage. I had an education, meager but enough food, clothes, and shelter. Unfortunately, due to high taxes, the orphanage went into debt and eventually bankrupt and destroyed. I miss that orphanage very much, and wonder what happened to my many friends. I sometimes think to myself. Are they still alive? Are they doing good? Are they forced to steal like me? Some of these questions will never be fully answered. But why continue to talk about the past. The real reason I'm talking, is to tell my tale, our tale, of how I affected my Eternal Sonata.

"God that was close!" I said to myself, while huffing and puffing from running. It's not like I like to steal. I just do it to get by. This time I had stolen a rare necklace. I needed to make money selling goods from Ritardondo, to Andate a city north from here.

But then something caught my eye. It was a bright glowing, a magical glow. It was something pure and beautiful, but there was something. Something that made people scared. A young woman's face was wide-eyed with terror. Like she was afraid it was going to kill her. I quickly turned around, and was faced with a young girl, maybe a year younger than me. She was healing a man I've seen before. He was a drunk, a despicable animal. It looks like he got kicked out of the bar again. But, perhaps she didn't know that,or maybe she did and cared for all. But wait. She's the one who's glowing. Her hands were like glass light orbs. Wow! I've never seen something like that before! But I've heard of it. This girl can do magic. That means she has an incurable illness. I feel really sorry for her. She is in a worse situation than I.

"Get away from me you monster! Don't touch me!" the man yelled. I couldn't believe my ears! How could this man treat her like that?! But I knew the answer. He was afraid. They all were afraid. And fear will drive them away from politeness and compassion. I can't believe I have any of that left.

The girl ran off crying , will tears streaming down hear fair peach skin. I ran after her trying to talk to her.

"Wait!" I yelled. "Are you okay?"

All I got was sobbs, heavy with sadness as if her own mother just died.

"No!" her sadness making me almost cry.

"Don't listen to them! You're not a monster." I said trying to be reassuring while giving her a light hug. She was much smaller than me I noticed. But then again, I've always been tall.

"W-what? Y-you're not afraid to touch me?" her small bell like voiced asked, as if thinking I was joking and making fun of her.

"Of course not! I know you have an incurable illness, but I'm not afraid. It's not contagious anyways!" I said with a lightness in my voice, almost angelic if I say may so myself. "Here take this" I told her, handing her the necklace of jewels I just stole. "I want you to have it. And remember don't listen to them!"

"T-thank you very much!"She said as she took the necklace. "Wait! What's your name?"

"I'm Vivace! How about you?"

"My name is Polka. Thanks so much! I hope I see you again soon! But I need to get back to my mother."

"Go ahead, you need to be with your mother. Bye!"

"Good-bye! I promise I'll return the favor some day! Okay?"

"Sure!" I said with a laugh, "Be sure to do that!"

Little did I know at the time someone was watching me. Make that two people. Two boys that I would meet in just a minute...