Yep, new story.
A little boy with white hair and purple eyes sloshed along an empty beach. He sat amongst the rocks holding out his hand which had a small bit of bread. He crouched and listened. A puffin landed lazily on his messy white hair while eating a way the bread pieces bit by bit. The child smiled at the bird.
"Oh there you are, Mr. Puffin!" The child squealed in delight. The bird ate the rest of the bread before giving out a satisfied squawk and flying off. The violet-eyed boy cupped his hands around his mouth.
"Bye-bye! See you tomorrow!" He hollered as the bird disappeared behind the horizon. He froze as he felt something nudge his shoulder. He let out a terrified scream.
"Ahh!" A brown eyed boy giggled back at him. "Kaoru! That wasn't funny!" He pouted.
"Yes it was. It was funny because you're cute." Kaoru replied and laughed as the other boy blushed.
"I am not cute! Girls are cute and I am not a girl!" The white haired boy responded while puffing out his cheeks. The black haired boy smirked.
"Then what are you?"
"I'm a boy so that would mean… I'm handsome." The white haired boy said defiantly. Kaoru thought a moment. The darker haired boy walked a full circle around him twice and poked him in the shoulder which was followed by a yelp.
"You're a girl in my book." Kaoru said and patted him on the shoulder.
"W-what book?! B-burn it!" The little boy stuttered and commanded. The other boy turned around and ruffled his hair.
"You're funny." He said and smiled.
"Kaoru! Emil! It's dinner time!" Kaoru's oldest brother called. Kaoru grabbed Emil's hand and they ran home.
Kaoru ate quickly, and then quietly he grabbed a large slice of watermelon. He quietly tucked it under his chair. Emil watched him intently, questioning his actions. After dinner, Kaoru quickly stood up.
"Thank you, Yao, It was very good." He said before plucking up the watermelon and darted out of the house.
"I-I'm full, too." Emil said quickly before running after him. He saw Kaoru walk over to the river. The river wasn't very strong or fast but in was rather wide. He quietly ducked down behind a barrel and peeking out at his friend. Kaoru took a small bite of watermelon before spitting a tiny seed into the river then marked the place where it fell with a rock. This was about five feet away.
"If you must know, Emil, I'm simply playing a game. Also, I know you're there so you better come out." Kaoru said without even turning around. Emil crawled out from behind the barrel.
"How did you know it was me?"
"My Emil senses were tingling." He says before rolling his eyes. "I don't know anyone who wears such noisy shoes and takes such loud steps." He finished.
"Oh… Why are you playing that game anyway?"
"Because if I don't I'll die" Kaoru said in a sarcastic tone. The sarcasm fell on deaf ears, though. Emil's large purple eyes widened, if that's even possible. He held a tight grip on Kaoru's sleeve.
"You can't die! I won't let you!" He bawled in a horrified tone. Kaoru sighed and plucked his hands off his sleeve.
"I was kidding."
"Oh. Then why are you playing that game? Don't lie to me this time!" The smaller boy commanded with a frown.
"Well someday I wanna be able to get a watermelon seed to the other side of the river." Emil stared at him confused.
"…Why? That's such a stupid goal. The river's 13 feet wide, I highly doubt that it's possible." Kaoru shrugged.
"I don't know, I just want to be able to do it to say that I can, I guess."
"Oh… gimme some." The white haired boy held out his hand expectantly. Kaoru smirked and hid the fruit behind his back.
"What was that?"
"Give me some watermelon!" The white haired boy demanded in frustration.
"Nope." Kaoru taunted and held it out of the other boy's reach.
"P-please!" He replied in a shaky and begging voice, as tears came to his eyes. The word played on the other boy's heart strings before he sighed and broke the fruit in half. He dropped the watermelon half into to his tiny palms. Emil smiled mischievously.
"I bet I'm better at this game then you!" He exclaimed before taking a large mouthful of watermelon. He spit the seed as hard as he could, which fell with a plop a couple inches from his shoe. Kaoru had to bite his tongue so he didn't laugh out loud at his friend's playing skills. Emil sniffled a bit as tears formed in his eyes. Kaoru set his hand on the other boy's shoulder.
"Hey, that was pretty good for a first time... I think. You'll get better… probably" Kaoru shrugged and bit out of his watermelon. He purposely aimed at the ground and blew as soft as he could. The seed landed beside the Emil's. "Oh darn! See, I'm not that great either, but we'll get better." He said and smiled slightly. The white haired boy's eyes sparkled.
"Then let's have a contest to see who's better!"
"Deal." Kaoru replied. They both took a large bite. "Ready. Set. Go!" and they did.
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Later in the afternoon, Kaoru looked over at his friend. Emil curled up on the grass and fell asleep. He had a tranquil expression on his face. It was dark out so they should probably go home in a few minutes. Kaoru quietly stood up and snuck off towards the river. He pulled out an empty bottle and pulled the cork out. He then pulled out a piece of paper.
He sighed. It's too bad that they won't be able to play together anymore. Tomorrow, someone from the kingdom is coming to pick up Emil. He is next in line for the title of prince in the Yellow Kingdom. His older brother was the prince at one point but he fell off the face of the earth. No one knew what happened to the Great Prince, Lukas. He left the castle and never returned. So the Yellow Kingdom doesn't fall apart without a ruler, it made a close relationship with the Green Kingdom to steady itself so surprisingly it wasn't conquered by another kingdom. Since Emil turned six last month, he's old enough to start royal training. While Kaoru turned six two months ago, has to start school and if he's lucky, he'll work as a servant in the Green Kingdom when he's older.
The Green Kingdom's past ruler, Arthur's father, had married a woman who gave birth to Arthur. The queen died from disease, so he then married Kaoru's mother after his older siblings were born, while he was born after they married, so he and Arthur were the only ones with royal blood. While his other siblings, Yao, Kiku, Mei Mei, Im Yong Soo, and Thrya aren't allowed to inherit the title of prince or princess, they are still members of the royal family.
Kaoru slowly unfolded the sheet of paper. He reread it making sure there were no mistakes. On it was a wish. It stated neatly:
To whom ever makes dreams come true,
I have two wishes. One is that I hope to see my friend again, since we will be splitting up forever. I probably won't be able to because he'll be very busy or he'll most likely have forgotten about me, but if it is possible, that's what I wish. If that can't happen, I just want him to be happy. Even if I can't see him, that's what I want. –Kaoru
He slid the piece of paper into the bottle. He was just about to put the cork back on but paused. He dug out a little red firecracker from his pocket and slid that in the bottle too. He corked the bottle closed and smiled contently at his work. He waded into the water until it reached up to his knees. He dropped the bottle. The little bottle made a small splash and drifted off with the current. It flowed away sparkling against the red and orange sky. He smiled and watched it as it became a small dot far away.
"Flow along, little wish with tears and little bit of regret. May my thoughts, on this sea, reach their destination."
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Kaoru slowly opened the doors to the castle. He walked up the stairs and around the corner as his steps as his steps echoed against the floor. He grabbed the knocked that was decorated with a puffin. Some things never change he thought as he pressed it against the door twice. He held his head high as he walked up to the throne. Even if he remembered his past friend, that didn't mean the prince did. He bowed and tilted his head up to look at him.
"Hello sir, I'm your new servant. My name is Kaoru Li Xiao. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance-" The black haired boy was cut off as the thirteen year old prince wrapped his arms around the other's neck. The white haired boy buried his head into his shoulder. "I missed you too." Kaoru said and smiled back at him.
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Yeah... I started something new, problem? Good or bad?