AN: Hello, this is my first time writing a story that other people can read, I hope you guys like it. This story will be divided into arcs and intermissions and well, the plot will probably explain itself. I'm not good with names but I hope this one covers what I want to write. Enjoy!

BTW the first chapters will be a little of "slice of life" but it will pick up soon.

It was a sunny day like any other, it was midday, the sun rays could be seen across the window. In the room, there was a blue haired girl looking at the sky across the windows. Today was her ninth birthday, It supposed to be a special day, where she would play with her father about fantastical adventures, saving the day from bandits or finding the legendary sword to slay the demon king once and for all. After that, they would eat a blueberry pie made by her mother and then play with her little sister until the sunset.

Or so it was what happened last year, now that is only a memory. Her parents went to another war, they had to, moreover when they were the king and the queen of the kingdom. It wasn't the first time that this happened, she was born in the middle of another war between a neighbor nation, it lasted three years but she didn't remember anything of it, did those days were so boring as they are now?

'Stupid war' that was she thought, why did they take the right to play with her father?, just last year her father started to teach her how to use the sword even if her mother didn't want to, just a good pair of puppy eyes (a technique she mastered after some year) and her father couldn't say no. She was bored, even though she had a little sister to play with, but now her sister was playing with some friends, they were her friends too, but sometimes she felt like a babysitter when they were playing, they were too reckless sometimes. She wanted to play outside but she couldn't, she will have classes in two hours and they didn't let her play just because "a princess should always be the most presentable anytime".

She wished sometimes to not be a princess, just a common kid, just like those she saw outside of the castle playing with a ball at the center of the town. She wanted to have a playmate of the same age, someone who could understand her and shared the same fascination for the heroes of old, someone who could share the beginner's sword techniques that her father has taught her. She just needed someone, she felt lonely, she stared at the window again, just to feel tears dropping from her eyes, she felt useless, there was nothing she could do.

'No!, the heroes of legend didn't give up! no matter how difficult the situation was' she thought, wiping the tears from her eyes. She started to think in a way to escape from her room. It was her birthday, maybe if she asked that gentle goddess she had heard from her classes… they said she was a good and kind with the kids, and even grant them wishes on their birthdays. With no further thought, she joined her hands and started to pray, she asked with all her heart to meet someone who could be there for her and be her playmate, she promised she will be an obedient princess if the goddess granted her wish.

And then, like magic, the room's door opened, but there was no one there. That was her signal, she grabbed her wooden sword given by her father and she started to sneak out from the castle. She had done it before, mostly to play in the forest nearby the castle, one time all the castle searched for her, it took half day to found where she was. For some reason, she felt like she should go to that forest, that something was waiting for her there.

The forest was like her secret sanctuary, no one to interrupt her practice with the sword or scold her for not acting like a princess, she could be herself there, none knew of her secret spot there, it was near an apple tree and just a few meters from there was a river where she could swim all she wants, the place was covered with a lot of white flowers, her favorites. She was running but was lost at the beauty of the forest, great trees of 10 meters everywhere, birds singing, a fresh pine smell in the air, it wasn't until she heard sobbing that she notice how far she had gone into it. Has her sister found the place too? no, she was playing with her friends if not, she would be playing with her pegasi that her mother gave her last year. She unseated her sword nervously, approaching slowly to the apple tree just in case it was something that could hurt her. When she saw the thing that was making the sobbing, her eyes opened wide.

It was a kid with white hair, with a simple white shirt, black pants, and shoes. 'Weird' she thought, usually, only old people had white hair but she was none to talk about weird hair colors, she, her father and her sister were the only ones with blue hair. Also, her father's best friend had his hair white too, so probably white colored hair was not as weird as she was thinking.

"Are you okay?" she asked

The white-haired kid raised his head immediately, browed almost honey colored eyes stared at her with surprise and fear, he tried to step back but behind was the apple tree.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to harm you" she seated her wooden sword "My name is Lucina, nice to meet you! what's your name?" she says with a small smile extending her hand to the kid.

"Ro… Robin, nice to meet you too" he said extending his hand timidly and exchanging a gentle handshake.

'Robin? weird' she thought, it was the same name as her father's best friend. She seldom saw him in the castle, he was always working on his office or on a journey to visit his family in the neighboring country. He was a serious person, always with the hood of his coat on his head when not, you could a serious expression in his face, the only time she saw him almost happy was when he was with her father, but for some reason, she always saw the sadness in the man eyes. 'Is it a family tradition to have a white-haired friend called Robin?' she thought, maybe she could ask her father about it after the war.

"This the first time I see someone besides me here, are you lost?" she asked

"N... No, I usually come here when my mother is mad at me or when she let me play outside" he said with eyes fixed on the ground and with a sad voice

"I have never seen you before, do you live near the castle?" she asked

"Is there a castle here?" he said surprised

"Yeah, have you never see it before?"

"No, I live in a small village near here, for now, my mom and I usually have to move from town to town. She said there are some bad guys following us"

"Bad guys?" she said surprised "Well, come to the castle, there is a lot of knights that can protect your mother and you, come on" - she signed to follow her

And so, he followed her without question, for some reason he sensed so kind of familiarity with the girl like he could trust anything she said. After some minutes, in a blink she disappeared, it caused the poor kid to panic, he started to call her name without result but again, in a blink she appeared behind him, making him jump of surprise.

"Where were you?" - she asked worriedly

"Where were you too? you disappeared out of nowhere" - he said worried

"What? I just took a few steps and then I couldn't hear your steps, I come back to find you"

"Uh? could you try to that again?"

"Sure"- she nodded

After a few steps she disappeared again, leaving the young kid surprised, he couldn't understand why but something caused her to disappear after stepping further in the forest. Then she appears in front of him again.

"Looks like when can't go to the castle, I'm really sorry" - she said with a sad expression

He, for some reason, felt bad for her - "don't worry, I'm really used to move, but thanks for the help" he said in a soft voice "By the way, what is happening, why do you disappear if you try to go there"

"Hmmm… I know! this is the goddess gift!"- she exclaimed happily

"Goddess gift?" - he said confused

"Well today is my birthday, so I asked the goddess for a friend, someone who I could play with"

"Is your birthday too?" - he said eyes widen

"No way, we share the same birthday! how old are you?"- she said excitedly grabbing his hands

"I'm nine"-he said blushing a little

"What? me too" - she said - "See? this was the goddess gift, probably she used her magic to let us meet here, did you asked for the same thing too?"

"Yeah, no one likes me in this town, the pick on me for my hair…" - he said with narrow eyes

"So that why you were crying…" - she muttered- "Well, worry not, because I, princess Lucina Howell, will be the best friend you could ever ask" - she said proudly

"You want to be my FRIEND?" - he said shocked

"Of course dummy, if the goddess let us meet here is because we will the best friends of the world" - she chirped

"Well If the goddess says so, but are you not scared of me? of my hair? or that I am just a common boy? I mean you are a princess why would you want to be a friend with someone like me?" - he said shyly

"No way! your hair is awesome, the kids in the town are meanies. And for the record, It doesn't matter the position that a person has, what matters is the heart like my father says, and something tells me that you have a good one" she said with a great smile

"Th… Thanks" he said blushing, his heart skipped a beat seeing that smile with those blue eyes

"Well now that we are here, do you want to play?" she asked

And then the meeting between two unique kids come to an end. Ignoring all the bad things that were occurring in their lives, the two kids laugh and play like there was no tomorrow, just two souls fighting the loneliness and creating happy memories. They started to play tag for an hour and then swan in the river nearby, and ended the day eating apples from the apple tree. They had fun, it was the first time that both were having such a great time. But sadly the sun was starting to fall and with that, they had to go home.

"Why is the day so short, I don't want to go" she said pouting

"Yeah… me too" he said with a sad face

"hmmm… I don't have much to do tomorrow, and since it weekend there will be fewer guards in the castle so, do you want to meet up at the same time tomorrow" she said smiling

"Yeah, that will be great!" he said excitedly " I mean sure, I will wait for you here on the same tree"

"Promise?" she said extending her pinky

"I, Sir Robin, will promise that will have all the fun that the princess Lucina requires" - he said exaggerating a bow and crossing his pinky with hers.

"You are funny" - she said laughing at the antiques of her new friend - "Well then, Sir Robin, I expected the most finesse fun tomorrow, oh and bring an extra pair of clothes, you will need" - she said trying to imitate a noble voice.

"What for?" - he asked curiously

"It's a secret" - she winked at him - "Thanks for today Robin, I mean it, the goddess was right, this was the best day I ever had in a long time" - she said blushing a little

"Me too"- he said fixed on her eyes

"Well see you tomorrow" - she said waving goodbye and disappearing in the forest

"See you" - he said

After some time he returned to his home, he made his first friend!. He was happy, he was excited for tomorrow, It was strange but nonetheless, he was grateful to the goddess for giving his first friend. He remembers her blue eyes and blue hair, her smile, her playful personality, just remembering a smile was drawn on his face. He didn't want it to end but he had to go back home. Tomorrow will be another great day, he should eat and go to bed early, but knowing his excitement he will not sleep today. Seeing the sunset almost over he entered his little home with the brightest smile to ever exist.

She was back at the castle no one noticed her absence, that was good, probably the teacher couldn't attend today because the maids didn't reprimand her for skipping her lessons. She made a new friend today, and it was everything she could ask for, now she had to prepare herself for tomorrow. That night she tried to sleep but she couldn't, her mind played all the events that happened that day, she remembered the honey eyes of the boy, they were the same eyes of her father's friend, sad without a hint of true happiness, for some reason those two had the same kind of eyes. It was then that she made her mission to put happiness on the boy's eyes and she succeeded at the end of the day, she could see only happiness on them. Maybe she will also make her father's friend smile too someday. But for now, it will be her mission to make the friend that the goddess gave her happy. At the end of the night she saw the stars in the sky through the window, they were always beautiful to see, with a smile, she closed her eyes waiting for the great day that would be tomorrow.