Sona was looking out the second story window of the orphanage she had lived in her entire life. Another kid was just adopted and on their way to live a happy life with a family. She sighed, or at least made the action to as she couldn't make a sound herself. She had been stuck here for all sixteen years of her life if what the matron told her was correct, and nobody wanted to adopt a mute kid.

She watched forlornly at the small child smiling up at his new mother an father. She placed her hand against the window as if she could maybe feel that happiness all the way from up her behind the glass. Of course she couldn't though, but she liked to believe she could. She fingered her etawhl absentmindedly as she kept staring.

"Ya know you might strain your eyes if you keep staring that hard." A voice said from behind her.

Sona got startled for a second before she turned to see that familiar troublemaker smirk and baby blue eyes staring at her and relaxed. Danny was another orphan like her, unlike her however he had no problem making vocal sounds. He held out a cupcake with a candle to her which she took. She looked at him confused.

"Happy Birthday!" He exclaimed answering the unspoken question.

She smiled at him for remembering her 'birthday', since they didn't know her actual birthday so he made it this day. She remembered back when they were kids. Whenever somebody used to pick on her for being mute he was always there to protect her. He was her knight in shining armor, even if that armor had a few dents and scratches it collected from the fights he got into for her, it was the one that gleamed the most to her.

She could remember the first time that happened.

(Ten Years Ago)

Sona was around six years old playing with her recently returned etawhl. No matter what they did to get rid of it, it always returned.

Anyways as she was playing with it a group of kids came up to her and took it away. She tried to stop them but they just pushed her down.

"Oh you want this back mute? Well come on then say something about it am we'll give it back." The obvious ringleader taunted. This comment got a round of laughter from his small group of four followers.

Sona wanted to say something, she's always wanted to say something, but she couldn't and he knew it. Sona being a young girl was on the verge of tears from the bullying and laughing of her inability to speak when somebody spoke up.

"Hey that isn't yours! Why don't you stop being bullies and give it back!" A boy from behind them said.

Sona looked through bleary eyes to find glacier blue eyes that she would soon become all too familiar with. The boy had midnight black hair, an annoyed expression adorned his young face, an he looked kind of scrawny. He was wearing some ripped jeans and a shirt that was obviously too big for him.

"Oh well we'll give it back once she says she wants it. Who are you anyways, this isn't any of you business." The ringleader sneered at the new arrival disdainfully.

"The names Danny and I'm speaking for her, and I'm telling you to give it back." The boy said fiercely.

"Hmm, you know what boys lets give it back." He said shocking his group. "I think we have a much better toy now." He said with a terrible smirk looking at Danny.

His group saw what he meant and immediately forgot about Sona and her etawhl. They were outside in a small playground attached to the orphanage, and as luck would have it none of the adults were around. Danny went on the defense immediately as the five circled him. Sona saw bruises on his arm and thought this wasn't his first fight. One boy made a move for Danny trying to tackle him, but Danny sent a punch that connected with his cheek. The boy stumbled back and held his hurt cheek. The other boys were a bit smarter and two of them rushed him from different sides, Danny managed to land a blow on one of them, but the other was able to knock him down. Danny somehow was able to land on top and started hailing down hits on the boy. Unfortunately two of the boys caught his arm and pulled him off holding him back, but Danny was struggling like hell.

"Well seems this toy isn't that safe for kids. Maybe we should break it." The leader, who stayed back like a coward, said darkly.

Danny wasn't having any of that though as soon as the leader got close enough Danny kicked him in the the stomach, and started thrashing again. The leader doubled over from the strength the scrawny boy was able to use. Danny managed to get an arm out and elbow the kid on his left in the face. But know the other two boys he knocked down were ganging back up on him.

Sona watched away from a distance as Danny fought like a demon against the boys who outsized and outnumbered him. Even when they started beating him up he fought back with a strength and resolve nobody would expect the boy to have. She noticed the leader had picked up a broken brick and was approaching Danny. She panicked and did something she didn't think she would.

The leader was getting tired of this runt who was proving difficult to handle so he got half broken brick that came from a chimney project. He raised it intending to smash it over Danny, but it never came down. Sona came behind and smashed her etawhl over the boys head. Her thin arms didn't add much force, but the metal was enough to knock him out. The followers seeing their leader knocked out and the demon they were up against still raring to go decided that maybe they didn't need a new toy and left.

After they were out of sight Danny fell backward into the grass. Sona got worried and went up to him and got on her knees next to him, but noticed he was smiling and silently chuckling.

"Thanks for that, I don't know how long I would have lasted there." Danny revealed.

Sona looked at the new bruises, bloody nose and knuckles, and torn shirt and gained a concerned expression. Danny noticed her expression and reached for her hand.

"Hey don't worry about these. I got these protecting someone so I should be proud." Danny gave her a full smile that made her heart skip a beat. Danny got up and offered her a hand. "My names Danny. What's yours?"

Sona looked up at Danny and the light from the sun behind him made him glow, she thought he was shining like a knight. She grabbed his hand and pulled him to a patch of dirt where she drew for simple letters.

'S-O-N-A'

"Sona?" Danny parroted. Sona just nodded in response. "Well Sona I hope we could be friends. And don't worry I'll always be here to protect you." He said giving her another smile that made her blush. She took his hand and just nodded with a bright smile herself.

(Present)

Sona smiled at the memory and the promise. True to his word Danny protected her through the years. There were a few times that he was almost adopted but every time he misbehave and acted rude and ended up staying. She had overheard one day when the matron asked why he acted like a delinquent when he could have been adopted. His words made her heart swell.

"I promised to protect her. I'm never going to leave her behind."

Those words always brought a smile to her face when she thought of them.

"Hey Sona you there?" Danny waved his hand in front of her.

Sona snapped from her thoughts and looked at the boy turned man in front of her. The years of fighting gave him a bigger build from the scrawny body he used to have. He still had that same unruly raven black her she loved to run her hands through sometimes, and those baby blues that held his mirth always seemed to soften for her. She noticed he was hiding something behind the back of the simple cotton shirt he had and she raised her eyebrow.

Danny noticed her gaze and blushed a bit, "Well since it is your birthday, I thought the birthday girl would like a present." He said as he pulled out a small box clumsily wrapped.

"Sorry abou the wrapping, an not being around a lot recently had to get a job to afford this."

Sona took the gift from her best friend, and crush, and carefully unwrapped the crinkled wrapping paper. She opened up up the small box and pulled out a gold necklace that had her name between a two music notes on it. She looked at it with wide eyes and pulled it out.

"Here let me help with that." Danny offered as he took the necklace from her. Sona lifted her hair away as she didn't have it tied up at the moment. Danny linked the necklace around her neck and took a step back and took a look at her, with only one word on his mind. "Beautiful."

Sona blushed and looked down fingering the new necklace he got for her. "Hry come on you still need to blow out your candle." He said as he took the cupcake and held it up to her face. "And don't forget to make a wish."

Sona nodded and didn't even need to think about her wish as she immediately blew out the candle.

"Did you even make a wish?" Danny questioned. Sona nodded in confirmation. "What'd you wish for?" Sona shook her head and put her finger to her lips. "A secret? Well can I at least have a hint?" He said giving her a mischievous grin.

Sona looked away as if in thought with a finger on her cheek. She turned back to Danny, stood up, and took a step toward him. She placed her hands and his shoulders and leaned in. Surprisingly Danny leaned in as well, wrapping his arms around her waist, and their lips met halfway. Sona found bliss in the one small action that was the biggest action she ever could make. His lips were a bit rough, but they were warm and she felt a surprising amount of love behind them as well. She pulled away and looked at him through half-lidded eyes to see him giving her a smile full of love at her. She couldn't help but smile back.

"I think I know what you wished for. If I knew you wanted that for your birthday I would have given it to you a long time ago." Danny admitted.

Sona smiled and leaned in for another kiss and they made out more passionately than their first kiss, Sona's fingers finding their way into his dark locks and his hands working to the small of her back.

"Sona?" The head matron called interrupting the two from the makeout session. They pulled away with flushed faces and looked anywhere but the matron. "I have someone here to see you a Ms. Buvelle, and bring your instrument." She informed and walked away leaving the two alone again.

Sona looked up to Danny in worry, nobody has ever asked to see her. Danny saw the worried look in her eyes and just cupped her cheek as she nuzzled against his hand.

"Hey don't worry about it. I'll still be here when you get back." He comforted her and gave her a small peck on the lips which brought a smile to her face.

She nodded and grabbed her etawhl and left the room, taking one last glance at Danny to see him smiling at her. Her necklace just seemed to grow a bit heavier like it was telling her something but she was thinking it was her imagination and squashed it. She smiled back and left. Danny's face slowly fell as he felt this meeting may end up leaving a bitter taste in both of their lives, but perhaps it was just his imagination. Whatever may come from this he knew he wouldn't love her less, and that he had a promise to keep.

"I will protect you and never leave you behind. I just hope I dont end up staring at your back."

I was a little bored so I whipped this up real quick, tell me what you think.