Hey, guys long time no see... Okay, let's get to the point. This fic is a birthday present I promised for my little sister, Vanessa. Sorry for the waiting Vanesaa, I hope you like it. This story also serve as one year celebration of my account and also the one who can remind us of my (legendary) story which ereased by some pig, A Fateful Meeting. Btw, I also want to ask, did I need to make it into two-shots? Hope you guys will answer it. Read and Review.

Disclaimer: Ane and Brs wasn't mine.

Meeting...

That was a really common word, right? We always met this word almost everyday. We met our parents when we woke up and our siblings too if we have one. Then we met our friends at school, met our teacher when the lesson begins, and so on. Most people always enjoying this word, I mean who wouldn't be pleased to be able to meet our friends and families. Well, in that case, I can't say all people really like happy with that's word, because for some people, that's word... Mean nothing. Before I continue my rambling about this nonsense, I will introduce myself. My name is Mato Kuroi, 15, high school student and the infamous 'Lonely Princess' in my school. Well, if you ask me why I rambling about something like this? Because I can be considered myself as the type of someone who think that the word 'Meeting' mean nothing. Why you asks? Because sometimes I ever thought that my whole life was a crap, even though I always deny it, deep down in my heart, I know that was true.

How can I say something like this? Well, it was easy because for me... My home and my school felt like a hell for me, especially my school. Like I said earlier, I was the infamous 'Lonely Princess', I called that because one reason... I was the only one in my class and maybe my entire school who never had someone who I can call 'True Friend'. What the reason behind this? Simple, because I skip the school in the first week of my school. Don't get me wrong, I had a reason about why I skip my school, because of some stupid virus who attacks my body, I become sick and it forces me to stay at my home and skip my first week of school. That was the mistake I make, because apparently when I was sick, a few bitches spread some unpleasant rumor about me which makes all of my classmate avoid me. And those bitches also using this opportunity to mark me as their doll. They bully me and do you know what? No one care about that, no one care if someone like me being bullied by those popular girls. And what I can do for handling that situation is with keep my cheerful and outgoing personality. But I know that I can't be like this forever.

Home was no different for me, I didn't feel safe there, instead I feel lonely. Why? Well, because my parents are very busy people and to tell the truth, it was rare for them to be home. Both my father and my mother are always going to the business trip and it like... They never care for me. Sure they still send me some amount of money every once per month for my life, but they didn't understand. I never want money from them, what I want is for them to care for me, for the three of us to spend time together like when I still young, but I know... Those kind of thing... Almost impossible for happen.

I ever watch the stars and accidentally seeing a shooting star. I clasp my hands together and tell my wish... The most thing I want in this world... I want a friend... Even if it just one person, I don't care, I just want a person who will be always stood at my side, a person who can ease my burden and cast away all the loneliness in my heart. But after realizing what I had done... I am laughing to myself. How stupid I am, for thinking about such thing, to think that the wish of mine going to happen.

After all, who wants to be a friend with the 'Lonely Princess'?

But one day... Everything suddenly changes... The things which supposedly happen to me... Didn't happen again and the thing which I thought going to be my fate... Changed because of one causes...

Because... I meet him.

I still can remember that day like it was happening yesterday, the memory still fresh in my mind whenever I decide to recall it. It was break time and I go toward the snack shop near my school, a habit of mine. Well, that was because not many students going to buy food from there and I can get some time for myself. Free from those girls who want nothing, but problem. Like always, I buy one of my most favorite food, melon bread. I also buy some dried sardine, but I am not going to eat it, after all, I wasn't a big fan of seafood. The dried sardine is for Lily, the stray cat which lives near the snack shop. It was the only moment in school when I free from those people who want bully me, I just can let myself smile while taste the sweet taste of the melon bread. I also didn't feel really lonely here, because Lily always accompanies me and sometimes makes me let out a giggle with her act. But what I don't know that, today those bitch... Found my secret place. I was so scared when they spot me and tried to run away, but before I able to do that they caught me. I can't help, but curse my fate and curse myself. Why I must be so weak? Why I can't stand up for myself? Why I always become a coward?... Why no one ever care for me?

At first they taunt me and mocking me, then they take off my school's blazer before I feel a pain in my back, it was hot... Really hot that I cried in pain because of the pain. I suspect they use cigarettes to cause the pain in my back. After that, they drag to the top of the stairs which also function as the way which connects our school to the main road in our city. And I also still can hear their voice, their voice which always makes me sick whenever I heard them.

"I wonder what would happen when you fall from here" and with that they push me... I still can't believe they really push me from the that stairs. I don't know what will happen and I also too scared to think about what will happen next. The only thing I know was... I am going to hit the hard floor below, but... Something unexpected happened.

Instead of feeling the hard floor, I feel something not too hard, but not too soft as well. 'Did someone catch me?' the very thought making me snapping my eyes open and what I saw that time... Can't be erased from my memory forever.

Blue was the first thing which greets me, dark blue to be exact. And then I also notice black... A messy black hair. And that when I realize something that I will never expect to be happening even in my wildest dream. Someone... A real person and not my imagination, they had saved me... They caught me in the mid-air and I still can't bring myself to believe that it wasn't a dream.

"You okay?" I heard a masculine voice, that voice was directed to me, the question was directed to me, and to be honest it shocked me. I couldn't believe my mouth to answer the question, so I nod my head. After I recovered from my shocked state, I now can observe my savior better. My savior was a boy who had messy black hair and blue eyes... Just like mine, but his eyes color were darker than mine. He also seem around my age and wears a uniform which very unfamiliar to me. I bet he wasn't from this town. How can I know this? Because the fact that this town only had two high schools, and the uniform of this boy didn't belong to either schools. I winced a bit when he touches my wound on my back and looks like he notices me winced, because he quickly checks it. While he checking my back, I glance toward the top of the stairs and I can feel my heart filled with a relief feeling when I didn't see the bitches again. I winced again when I feel he touched my wound again.

"It looks pretty bad and I think it will get worse if not treated immediately. Come on, we need to take care of this" he said and without waiting my response, he scooped me in his arms and carried me in bridal style. As he climbs the stairs, I can feel my cheeks starting to heat up. I never been this close with a boy... Heck, I even never talking to a boy for more than one minute. When we arrive at the bench which located near the stairs he set me down there before opening his bag and looking for something.

"Damnit, where I put that box?" the boy muttered for himself as searched for something. His action is also making me confused and I show it with tilting my head slightly.

"Found it!" He suddenly exclaimed which make me a little startled as I jerked back a bit. Then I eyeing the item in his hand. It was a small white box with a red cross on the surface of the box... No doubt, it was a first aid kit. I blinked in confusion when he put down the box on the ground and open it.

"Listen, I didn't really good in taking care of a wound as I only know the basic way to take care of burn wound, but I think it should be enough. Now, turn around your body so I can start treating your wound" he said which only make me more confused as to why he wants to do all of this? But I found myself obey his order and turning around as he starts to pull some items from the first aid kit. It's going to take a while.

I winced again for the fourth time when I feel something pressed against my wound. "Done!" the boy said before staring at my back or maybe my wound.

"It should be healed after a few days and I don't think it will leave a scar to you" he explained as he start to put all the things back to the first aid kit before he close the white box and put it inside his bag again.

"T-Thank you" I said quietly while looking at the ground. I still feel a little awkward whenever I talking to the stranger, I just don't know why, but right now I wasn't talking to ordinary stranger, I was talking to my savior, I don't know what will happen to me if he didn't caught me.

"No problem" He answered before giving me a thumbs up and showing me a grin. I don't know why, but seeing his grin only make me want to smile, is his grin infectious?

"Oh, by the way, that uniform of yours... Did you attend Yasogami high school?" The boy asks after he observes my uniform. I just nod my head and look like my response cause the grin on his face appears again.

"Great! I am actually going to heading there, but I lost my direction. So, do you mind showing me where the school direction is?" The boy asks again while scratching the back of his head. I just can blink my eyes again before nodded my head for the third time and start to explain how to get to Yasogami high school or in other words, my school. The boy listens intently at my direction and after I done explaining, he smiled and says thank you to me. It was weird, he... He says a simple word... Thank you, but it I am feeling happy... Maybe it was because he was the first one who ever said thank you to me.

"Here take this" he suddenly said before taking off his school jacket and gives it to me. I just stared at the jacket for a few seconds before giving the boy a confused look.

"It kind of cold here and besides, you can use it for covering the hole on your shirt" he said, still smiling with one of his hands rested on his waist. At first I am going to give it back to him, but when a gust of wind blew on my skin... I can feel myself shiver and unconsciously pulled the boy's jacket around myself.

"I think I going to leave now... Oh, by the way, the name is Rin Okumura, nice to meet you" the boy who now knows as Rin Okumura, extend his hand to me, waiting for me to return his gesture. At first I just stared at his hand, before slowly my own hand heading toward his hand and I clasp my hand with his own hand. Rin let out a smile as we shake hand.

"Mato... Mato Kuroi" I said quietly again, still a little awkward.

"That was a nice name, I will go now, see you later" Rin said before running toward the direction of our school. I about to ask how about his jacket, but...

"You could give my jacket back tomorrow!" He yelled as he keeps running. I just stared at where the boy's heading before slowly my own lips starting to form something which rare to appear. A smile. I... I hope this boy going to be different from the other students in my class, I hope this boy willingly to become my friend. I really hope that I can befriend Rin Okumura...

The next day, I go to school with a new energy and aura around me. I was looking forward to seeing the boy again, Rin Okumura. I just really hope that this boy is really different from the others. I look at my blue bag, the place where I stored my books and... His jacket too. I found my blazer yesterday when I walking toward my house. My shirt is still have a hole in the back, but at least my blazer can cover it. As I got closer to the school, many students begin to appear. I look around and hoping I can see the messy hair of Rin Okumura, but I didn't see it anywhere. I let out a sigh, it was useless in finding him when I don't know where he live

"K... O... I"

I heard something...

"KU... I"

The voice I recognize it... But when I ever heard this voice?

"KUROI!"

I am turning around and found someone running... Toward me. When this person finally stood in front of me, I finally recognize the person and somehow his presence also made my mood become better.

"G-Good morning" I greeted, damn, for the love of... Why can't I just talk normally to him. After all, he wasn't a threat to me.

"Morning" Rin replied and the same smile I saw yesterday still present on his face. Again, I found myself wanting to smile too. I starting to think that his smile and grin were really infectious. When the silence start to surround the atmosphere, I realize something. I quickly open my bag, took out something, before thrust my hand toward him.

"H-Here, thank you for borrow it to me yesterday" I said and I am glad that finally I can rise the volume of my voice. Rin take it from my hand before he slung it over his shoulder.

"No problem, now how about we start walking toward school?" He offered while gesturing the road which lead toward my... Our school. I nod my head to answer his question before both of us start walking again toward our school.

"So, Kuroi what was your class?" Rin asks me after a few minutes of silent. My class... The place where those bitches also seated. To be honest, I a bit dislikes my class because of them, but will it be different if I have entered a different class? Definitely no.

"1-C" I answered his question, did he have the same class as mine? I hope so, it will be better if I had someone who not labeled me as 'Lonely Princess' in my class.

"What about you, Okumura-san?" I ask back as I also curious about his class. Rin just stared at me for a few seconds before shrugs.

"I don't know, they hadn't told me yet... Oh and I prefer for you to call me Rin instead of Okumura" he replied before smiling again. It was shocked me, I mean we just met each other yesterday and he had told me to call him by his first name.

"I-I don't want to be rude" I said quietly.

"No need to feel that way, it just a habit of mine, I like called by my first name instead my surname. But, if it troubled you, I fine with you calling me Okumura" Rin replied before scratching the back of his neck. I pondered about it, did it really okay for me to call him by his first name even though we just met yesterday. But, if it makes him happy then I guess it won't be a problem, and...

"If I call you by your first name, then you also need to call me by my first name" I said which make his eyes widened, I guess he didn't expect me to said something like this, but a second later, his surprised expression had changed into happy expression with his wide grin decorating his face.

"Then, I look forward to becoming your friend, Mato" he said to me which of course, shocked me to my core. Is he being serious? Did he really want to become my friend? I stare at his face, there is no sign that he was lying, all I can see from his face is honest and he said without a hint of doubt too.

"I am also looking forward to becoming your friend, Rin!" I said cheerfully, I really looking forward to knowing my first friend in high school. After we arrive at the school, we separated on our way, I need to go to my class while Rin need to go to the teacher's room, but we had a promise that if we didn't end up in the same class, we will meet at the shoes locker at the break time. Upon entering my class, I quickly sat on my seat which located at the back of the class and near the window. No one seems to care about whenever I was in the class or not... Except those bitches who now looking at me. I tried to ignore them and hoping for the class for start soon. And look like my lucky star is smiling at me right now, because a few seconds the bell rang signaling the start of our class. But to my disappointment, Rin wasn't in my class, I heard from the teacher that there is a new student in class 2-D, wait 2-D... Didn't it means he was on his second year? He was older than me and didn't tell me about it? But why? I will ask him later. The class went faster than I thought, because mostly I wonder about my new friend. I am really eager to get to know him. When the break time bell rang, I quickly stand up and about to run toward the door of my class, but before I can do that, those bitches had blocked my way from the door. I backed up a bit, but somehow my desire to see my friends making my fear subside a bit. I tried to walk past them, but they won't even allow me.

"Where do you think you are going?" one of them asks me as they grab both my hands, I am sure it won't end up well. I close my eyes, waiting, until...

"I suggest both of you let her go. Now" a masculine voice causing me to open my eyes and staring at where the voice comes from. Stood in the doorway was very pissed Rin Okumura who glaring at both girls who still holding both my hands.

"I. SAID. NOW!" He yelled and I swear I can feel a faint feeling of heat touching my skin. Both girls quickly release my hands before they moving away toward the back of the class.

"I warned you that if you tried to bully her or any other students again, I am sworn you feel my wrath!" He threatened before walking toward me and asking if I am alright. I nod my head before grab his arms and dragging him out from my class and toward the roof.

"Why... You are doing that?" I ask the question which always bugging my mind, why he cares so much about me? At first he just staring at me before smiled and ruffle my hair.

"Did I need a reason for helping others?" he asks back which make me a little stunned. If you think what he says, the answer is simple. No. You don't need a reason for helping other people.

"For you know, even if the one who fell from the stairs wasn't you, I will still help them. I guess you can call it my nature, but what I said was true. I am willingly to become your friend and I will protect you from anything that can cause harm to you" he said with the most serious expression he could muster. At first I just... Shocked by his words before I giggling a little which look like annoyed him a little.

"Hey, what the laugh for?" He asks after I stop giggling. I just stared at him with a wide smile on my face, before answered his question...

"Nothing" I said while doing some kind of posture. At first, Rin was silent, before he burst out laughing. I grinned when I see him laughing. It was what I want... A friend... A friend that can be trusted... A friend that will stand in my side no matter what... A true friend. I guess, the 'Lonely Princess' finally found her Knight in shining armor.