A brunette girl rushed in front of Klaus, excited as always to play in his family's garden. Her hair flailing wildly behind her with the help of the wind. Klaus sighed as he watched her side braid come undone.

"It's even prettier than last time!" she called back before turning out of her golden-haired friend's sight.

He never understood how she could be so… free. Even though they were both children, she had so much less to deal with than he. Her parents wanted her to learn magic, but only because it was her dream and she had a knack for healing. Klaus' parents wanted him to learn simply so he could live up to the Goldstein name, something his younger brother had recently begun to experience. Klaus wouldn't admit it, but he was a little jealous if his friend.

He turned a corner in the garden maze to see her knelt down, looking deeply into a hydrangea bush. She put a hand behind her to signal him to walk up gently. "Hello, little cutie. What are you doing here, playing all by yourself?" she cooed. Klaus peered over her shoulder, sure his curiously was easily read in his deep purple eyes.

The girl was next to a fluffy white carbuncle. It's long tail swished happily as she pet it, making small "squee" noises back at her. "You like the flowers, too, huh? Well just make sure you don't eat anything. Klaus' maids work very hard to maintain everything." It was kind of sweet watching her lecture the creature. It's garnet-colored eyes looked back at her innocently. It made Klaus sort of wish he could understand the creature like she could when she giggled.

"Master Klaus! Are you playing out here again?" A maid was calling from the entryway. So as not to disturb his friend, he muttered, "Hold on." before going closer to the maid. "Yes, ma'am." he responded politely. "Very well, your father asks that you and the girl return in ten minutes. Please be prompt." there's called before turning to get back to her duties. Klaus grumbled.

"Aw, I thought we had longer." The boy turned to find his friend pouting. He smiled. "Me too, but we have to get your hair fixed up before we go back. You're already an idiot, so we can't have you looking dirty." He brushed lightly at her wild hair with his fingers, glad that she hadn't taken the insult seriously. Her face turned red."Right." The two moved over the one of the many stone benches. Klaus stepped behind her and began fixing the brunette locks. He delicately started a small braid toward her left temple, intertwining the hair and wrapping it halfway around her crown before making a small ponytail so that the hair blended nicely. "You're so gentle. I didn't think boys could do this stuff." she commented. Klaus scoffed. "Normally, no, but a great wizard- or wizardess- needs to have precision, so my mother teaches me 'girly' stuff sometimes." The girl nodded. "I get it. That means I need to work on more girl things besides just baking. I'll ask my momma today to teach me sewing." Her pink eyes grew determined. "I want us to go to the same academy, Klaus!" she smiled at him.

"Me, too." he responded, even though he wasn't sure if that would happen. While she was still young, it seemed her skill was limited to animals. Usually going out of whack when she tried it on anything else. Klaus tried to teach her sometimes, but she usually got too distracted, which was okay with him. Being around her was a nice change from his usual lessons.

He led her by the hand to the main room of the house, where he knew each of their parents were waiting politely. Klaus bowed to her parents as usual. Her mom had the same strange eye color as her daughter, though hers showed age and wisdom instead innocence. Her father had green eyes, average and plain, much like his outward personality. Both parents shared the brunette hair color of his close friend. "Hi momma, hi papa!" Karin gave her parents a hug. "Thank you so much for having me over, Mr. And Mrs. Goldstein." she said as rehearsed. She came back to Klaus' side, whispering in his ear. "Tomorrow night, I want to tell you a secret. I be by the big tree near the gates, okay? Please come." she giggled. "Bye, Klaus!" she waved. "Bye, Karin."

As she left he said goodbye to his parents and went for his daily lessons, wondering just what she could have to tell him so late. If she was willing to risk getting caught at night, to risk their time together, it must be important. He was going to go.

The whole time he had to wait, Klaus was slowly getting more on edge. He already had an escape plan, but what if she didn't make it. She didn't say what time to be out there either, but he guessed some time after her parents, and hopefully his, we're asleep. His anxiety wasn't helped by his little brother, asking for help on textbooks problems either. Elias wanted to make sure he got his spells by the letter, but he still wasn't very good with magic, so it was a never ending cycle of trying to get each spell perfect. Klaus was glad to see his brother trying to get better,but it was important that he go at a pace he can handle, rather than a faster one he wasn't used to. Elias was somewhat sickly recently since he overdid himself a lot. This only worried his brother, so when Elias asked for help, he had to force him to slow down. This time, however it was a little harder with the distraction of his friend's secret on his mind. He made it through though until Elias fell asleep soundly next their pet dog.

That night, he was jittery, struggling to keep control of the small wind tornado he conjured in his hand until he had to pretend to go to bed. He snuck out of his room and through the servants' stairs until he could creep out of one the side doors. Klaus felt for his wand, something he always kept on him out of habit thanks to his father's advice. He ran out toward the gate of his mansion, passed the rows of trees to the spot where Karin should be. As he came up to the tree, he was nervous. "K-Karin?" he called out quietly. Seconds later, her head poked out from the other side of the tree. "Klaus! You came!" she ran up and hugged me. She wore a blue flowery shirt with short sleeves and creased pink shorts. Her hair was put up into twin tails. "That hairstyle… suits you." She looked a bit like a bunny, but Klaus didn't think he should tell her that yet. "So what did you need to tell me?" he tried to sound irritated, but he wasn't sure that it was convincing. She grabbed his hand. "I'll tell you, but first follow me." Before he could protest, she started running into the property, staying far from the house, in the open field beside the tree pathway. She let go of his hand abruptly, but kept running. He slowed down just a little, his heart racing nervously. She kept forward when suddenly something Klaus couldn't believe happened. Her arms held high beside her became wings. She rose into the air, flapping easily as if she really were a bird. She flipped and twisted landing calmly in front of me. Even in the darkness, he could see her eyes sparkling. Klaus watched as her wings formed back into human arms and hands. "What…?"

She smiled wide. "Klaus, did I make you lose composure?" She clapped her hands together. Klaus was speechless. "W-well, that's my secret. I'm a changing, a shifter. My momma says that's why I can speak to animals and creatures. She also said I'm not supposed to tell anyone. That it's dangerous… but I wanted to tell you, Klaus, because you're my best friend. I trust you." Her confident was failing her. She must've been thinking that she was wrong. That Klaus was going to shun her. He knew from his lessons that changelings were something to be disliked. They were the dangerous ones. They could become any animal, any magical creature and find out information that was classified. Pretend to be a wizard's familiar only to betray them or use them. Years ago, they were hunted down, almost brought to extinction thanks to people's fear and blind hatred. How could it be that Karon, this bumbling girl his parents have know since birth and her parents before that, be a changing. "Karin." He grabbed her shoulders and hugged her. It seemed she didn't even know the weight of secret she'd just given away. Either way, she trusted him. "Thank you. Do you know how dangerous that was, showing your ability?" He was mad at her for being careless as usual. "I-I do. That's why I said at night. It's really lonely not telling anyone and really scary. My momma told me stuff and and… I know you wouldn't hurt me like she said." Klaus felt his nightshirt getting damp. She did know. She wasn't as ditzy as she pretended to be. Of all things, he never thought he'd call her brave. "It's okay. I won't tell anyone, but why did you decide to tell me now?" He asked, stroking her hair. She hesitated. "Papa said we were leaving to a smaller town. Somewhere with less people. He said we can't play together anymore." Karin gripped his shirt tightly. His heart sank at her words. He suddenly realized how important she was to him. How much he valued their time together even if he did insult her a lot and act like she was a nuisance.

"You don't hate me?" She practically squeaked. "No! No, I could never hate you! You're still my friend. You're still important to me. This only makes you more amazing." he felt like he was acting out of character, but his head was spinning so much that he couldn't worry about composure or being proper. In fact, he felt possessive of her. He moved so that she sat on the grass with him. "It's okay, Karin. I'm here. Just remember, no matter what happens, we both will go to Gedonelune Royal Academy. Even if you have to leave now, I'll see you there, okay? As long as you're safe, that's all that matters." Klaus wiped the tears from her cheeks. Even though it would be years away, he needed her to hold onto that. If her leaving was affecting him like that, then it must be worse for her. She nodded, sniffling and wiping her face. "You're right. I'm g-going to become a good wizardess so that t-they will accept me." she smiled. "Do you want to see something cool?" Klaus nodded, glad that she was cheering up.

She placed her hands on top of her head, between the twin tails, concentrating for a second, then lifted her hands revealing a pair of long white bunny ears. He couldn't help it, he burst out laughing. Karin pouted. "What's so funny?"

"I thought you looked like a Bunnyhead before, but this is perfect." She huffed and hid away the ears. "Well, you're mean." She crossed her arms, before giggling herself. "I kind of liked my hair, my momma said it was cute."

"I like it." Klaus said. Sometimes he could be honest with her, and tonight it felt like it was more important than ever. We played and talked for hours, but Klaus knew the maids would wake up at dawn, so he couldn't stay out too late. Before he sent her home, he reassured his friend and made sure she knew everything would be okay.

Okay! This is my first fanfiction ever, so please bear with me. I plan on keeping this sort of canon, but I never liked how little you really get to know about the MC, so I want to give a reason for why she has her special abilities. I think I'll keep he canon issue, but this is a little influenced by Joel's story. Klaus might be a little different later, but that's because he remembers her from all this.

Anyways, let me know if this is interesting at all. If it's a bit bland, it's because this is actually a rewrite ~ Things will get a little dark or shall I say.. spicy, but probably not M rated haha