Hi, Readers! Your comments and suggestions means a lot to me and I would really appreciate it if you leave a comment behind after reading a few chapters so that I can improve further and make this story more interesting to my readers. I don't know much about Japan's school systems or their traditions and I did a few research so that I can include them into my story, however more information about them is gladly accepted.

If you've read my previous (and incomplete) Kagamine stories you will find that this one will have some similarities, but only in the front when Rin *spoiler alert* has to leave Japan to study overseas for 5 years before coming back.

PROLOGUE

The sunlight sliced through the naked branches above and dappled the stone pavement where two children were walking side by side. The sky was a dull gray and a slight drizzle pelted the children's hoods. Somewhere in the distance, a bell rang and the voice of a man reached their ears as he advertised the food of his stall. They were approaching the shopping district where every weekend, locals and tourists crowded the area, shopping and eating in one of the finest restaurants in Tokyo. But the kids passed by the road without hesitation, heading for home. The girl casted a wistful glance at the shops, a bright yellow in the dull grey background and the smell of warm food wafted towards her, making her mouth water.

Normally, the two children would want to get home as fast as they could but this time they took their time, matching their pace step for step, their gait was solemn and sad. The boy's face was full of seriousness and had a far away look, trying to hide his emotions as hard as possible but the girl knew him since they were in kindergarten, she knew that there was something wrong with him. Why wouldn't he be? Everything in her world was turned upside down when her mother announced that they were going to Singapore because she was offered a position in her company over there. She wasn't sure how long she would be there or if she was ever coming back to Japan. The worse thing was that she would have to separate from her childhood friend, Len.

She had a connection with him ever since their first day of kindergarten. She was eager to make friends and approached the quietest boy in the room. Len was very shy and it took some time before he started opening up to her. After finding out that they were neighbours, the both of them would take turns going to each other's houses to play and every time after school they would walk home together accompanied by one of their parents. After attending their first year in primary school, their parents decided that they were old enough to walk to and from school, a responsibility that was common in their country. The two of them were prodigies in their own way; Len was especially skilled in playing the violin and learning new languages while the girl found her talent in playing the piano and in singing. Other than in the night, the two of them were apart only when they needed to go to their respective music lessons and the girl always anticipated the moment when she could meet Len again so that she could boast about what she had learned. Len also sometimes gave her lessons in other languages, he taught her some Korean and Chinese but she wasn't very good at those two. She sometimes banged her head in frustration on the table and her friend would laugh. All of these happened in the three year span since they met.

Len was most heartbroken when he heard the news. He wouldn't talk to her for days and the girl started to feel afraid that he would drift apart from her forever. He was her first and best friend, she wouldn't want that to happen. As he walked next to her now, she had the temptation to grab his hand in hers. Her fingers were nearly numb with cold but they were nearing their homes soon, and soon they won't see each other again for a very long time - or forever.

"Rin," Len started. The girl glanced at her friend and she saw with a look of surprised that he was blushing. She didn't know wether it was from the cold or the way his cheeks would always turn bright red when he was embarrassed by something. She reveled in the knowledge that maybe it was because he was shy, and that was what she liked most about him. "I don't want you to go," he finally said.

Rin was speechless, Len hadn't been that honest to her since she told him the big news, she wasn't sure they would return back to the way they were. She stopped in her tracks as they were rounding the corner to their houses. Len was a step ahead of her and he stopped and looked back at her, his face was never that red before, almost as red as a cherry tomato. "I don't want to go too," she breathed. A wisp of warm air escaping her lips. The first year of primary school had ended and in four more days she would be going to a new country, to adjust to the new culture and environment. No matter how much her mother tried to encourage her, Rin could never feel excited about the move. All she had ever known was in her hometown in Japan, she didn't want to leave. She had pleaded and begged with teary eyes and runny nose but her mother had made her decision long before, there was no changing it.

"Then, stay," Len pleaded. He took her small hand in his and cupped it with his other hand, giving her a bit of warmth. "You can stay with us for a while before your mother comes back and you can go back to living with her."

His eyes were the brilliant blue that reminded her of the bright sky during spring when the cherry blossoms would start to bloom. That's right. She wouldn't be here when they would be blooming and she longed to at least see them one last time before she went. "I'm afraid I can't," Rin replied. "My mother needs me."

"But - I need you too," Len started to stammer. His lips quivered and tears began to run down his cheeks. "I want you here with me too. I always imagined we will be studying and doing everything together. You're the only friend I have."

With pain, Rin realised that he was right. She was the only friend that he had. She imagined him going back to the quiet boy he was on that first day of school when she met him once she left. "Be brave, Len," she tried to encourage him. "I'll come back, I promise." She held out her pinky on her other hand.

The boy slowly let go of her now warm hand and curled his pinky with hers, joining their thumbs together. He rubbed his face with his sleeves and looked at her with his gaze fixed on hers. "I like you, Rin. I really do."

"I like you too." Rin pulled her scarf loose and took off the necklace around her neck before placing it on Len's open palms. He looked at the silver pendant on it for a long moment; a treble clef with diamond wings, a gift her mother had given her when she was younger. "We'll really meet again. We have to believe that."

Len looked a little contented. He sniffed and nodded. "Okay." He placed the necklace carefully in his sweater pocket.

The two children continued their walk home from their last day of school.