Okay, so here it is! My new story :3 It's like a gain inspiration for a new one as soon as I finish one…
There have been a couple of Flora x Helia fanfics where they have been childhood friends, so I wanted to give it a try myself! I thought I might as well seeing as I know have 18 fanfics, all of which including FxH rom. How strange… I've been doing this for almost four years now! I hope I've improved since my first story 0.o
Anyway, if you've seen the film a Boy Girl Thing, the layout is kind of like that… But this story is not based on that film, because I kind of hate that film. (It's the kind of thing you think should be a chick flick, but it is so not. It's like a chick flick that wasn't meant to be.)
Enjoy! Oh! And also, because of my crazy Evanescence obsession, I will be naming all my stories after their songs from here on out. And this one: Anything For you. I'll believe, all your lies, just pretend you love me, make believe, close your eyes, I'll be anything for you… GOTTA LOVE DAT SONG. It may have almost nothing to do with the story, but I do not care.
Anyway, this shall be a magic-free story, and I hope you enjoy the socks off it!
Disclaimer: By now, you should have probably realised that I am not Ignio Straffi, as much as I wish I was (sigh) … (But not really though)
Anything For You
"But what if they're mean?" five year old Flora asked her mother, Julianna. The new neighbours' had moved in the day before, and not wanting to disturb them with the stress of all the moving on the day, they decided to introduce themselves the day after.
"Flora, there's no need to be shy!" her mother laughed, "Your father may be at work but you can be confident with just me with you,"
"… But what if they're mean?" she repeated again.
"You have nothing to be nervous about! You look adorable in your little dress and with those pigtails, so flaunt it!"
"…Flaunt what?" she asked her mother as she took a hold of her hand tightly. Her mother just sighed as she rang the doorbell.
A pretty petite woman with straight, jet-black hair answered the door and gave the little girl and her mother a warm smile.
"Hello!" Flora's mother greeted, "I'm Julianna, but you can call me Julie. We live next door and we thought that we should introduce ourselves,"
"My name's Laurel, and I just moved in yesterday with my son and my husband, if you hadn't noticed," she laughed, "My husband, Josh, his work got moved so, well, we had to move too. Poor Helia had to leave all his friends,"
"Helia?"
"My son, just turned seven,"
"Oh, well, my Flora's about the same age, six," Julianna said as she gestured to the little girl clinging on to her mother's hand and semi-standing behind her.
"Flora," Laurel said as she crouched to Flora's level, "What a pretty name. Aren't you adorable! If I had ever had a daughter, I'd want her to dress and present herself just like you! I love your hair, it's very cute,"
"Thank you," Flora squeaked quietly.
"So anyway," Laurel said as she stood back up, "As I was saying, Josh has already started work, leaving my to all these wonderful boxes," she laughed.
"My husband's working over time, leaving me with all the chores and child care. I've been put in my place as a woman." Julianna laughed.
"MEN," they said together, laughing again afterwards. Flora's big green eyes danced between the two of them; she didn't understand the conversation or why they were laughing so much.
"Would you like to come in for some coffee? I was about to have a gallon of the stuff, seeing as I'm going to need it," Laurel offered.
"That sounds lovely! And I'll be happy to help with any unpacking you have to do," Julianna replied.
"Well, I would politely decline your help, but I would love that SO MUCH."
Julianna and Flora walked into to the house and into their kitchen.
"How about I take you up to Helia then, Flora? You'll get bored down here with all the grown up talk," Laurel suggested.
"Mmm-mm," Flora murmured, as she held on to her mother's hand tighter.
"Go on Flora, it'll be nice to make a new friend," Julianna smiled. Flora didn't respond. "She's never shy at home, it's like she's a completely different person whenever we go anywhere, and she's awfully shy at school."
"Helia's a very sweet boy, I'm sure you'll like him." Laurel smiled encouragingly.
"… Boy's are stupid…" Flora said into her mother's arm, making both of the women burst out laughing.
"Listen, do you like lemonade?" Laurel asked the small girl, who reluctantly nodded.
"How about I take up some lemonade and crisps for you and Helia, hm?" she asked Flora, who nodded again.
"Okay," Flora said weakly. Laurel held out her hand to her.
"Come on dear, you can help me get everything together…"
~.~.~.~.~.~
"Helia honey, the neighbour's are here," Laurel opened the door to her son's room, struggling with both the tray of snacks and Flora's hand. Helia turned around from his desk and put his pencil down. He had scruffy hair, the same shade as his mother's, and big aqua-blue eyes, and he was wearing an orange hoodie. "This is Flora, you two are just about the same age. I have some snacks here for the two of you-," she set down the tray on the floor, "Don't spill anything on the carpet, and Helia, she's quite shy, so make her feel welcome," Laurel shut the door softly behind Flora, leaving her standing awkwardly in front of Helia.
"Hi," he said quietly.
"Hi," she squeaked back.
"Um… How old are you?" he asked.
"Six. How old are you?"
"I turned seven a few days ago,"
"Happy Birthday for then… Did you have fun?" she asked.
"Yeah, it was a half goodbye and half birthday party."
"Oh, cool,"
"Want some lemonade?" he asked, gesturing to the tray on the floor. She nodded and kneeled down next down to it. He sat down next to her.
"What school are you going to go to?" she asked him.
"The one around the corner, saint something…"
"Saint James? That's the one I go to,"
"Cool, are your friends nice?" he asked, handing her a cup.
"Um… I don't have… Many friends…" she said quietly.
"Oh," he said, picking up a cup himself. Flora took a sip of her lemonade and pursed her lips and shut her eyes tightly before taking a big gulp.
"Fizzy," she sighed. Helia couldn't help but laugh.
"You're funny,"
~.~.~.~.~
"YOU STEPPED ON THE FLOOR! YOU HAVE TO DROWN IN LAVA!" Flora squealed as she jumped up and down on Helia's bed. Helia dramatically fell into the carpet. "I WIN!" Flora exclaimed.
"Well I won 'who can stand up the longest after spinning for three minutes' contest and I won Twister so I WIN overall!" he exclaimed back.
"Well you know what?"
"What?" Helia said with his hands on his hips. Flora threw a pillow at him.
"That's what." She said proudly.
"Flora! It's almost nine o'clock! We'd better go!" her mother called from downstairs.
"MUM! I DON'T WANT TO GO!" she called back.
"Your father will be wondering where we are! And besides, it's past your bedtime!" Flora looked at Helia and sighed sadly. They walked downstairs and Flora put her shoes back on.
"We were wondering if you two wanted to go swimming together tomorrow, what do you say?" Laurel asked the two children.
"YEAH!" they said together.
"Great!" Julianna said warmly, "It's been great meeting you Laurel, see you tomorrow."
~.~.~
After a while, the two families became more of a sort of family. They spent Christmas, New Years, birthdays and every other special occasion together. At school, Flora would cling to Helia incessantly, and he would always stand up for her if any of the other children teased her. She was an easy target, seeing as she was so quiet around everyone else at school.
During the summer, they would always go on vacation together. Every Sunday they would have dinner together. And everyday, Flora and Helia would see each other.
A few years later, when Flora turned ten and Helia was eleven, Flora's father's work got moved halfway across the world. They had to say goodbye to one another, which was very hard for both families. They decided to let the house to tenants, and because 'the man of the house' was always busy with work, Julianna had to play as the landlord, which was extra stressful for her. With both of her parents always busy, and so far away from anyone she knew, Flora grew even more timid than she ever was before.
Helia and Flora would call each other everyday, but the bills soon added up and the calls got less and less frequent.
Six years had passed. Helia was still living in the same town, attending high school.
Flora was attending an international school. In the six years of living there, she had not made one single close friend; sure, she had friendly acquaintances and she had been asked out by a fair amount of people, but she always declined. It never felt right to her.
A position opened at a law firm back in their hometown, with equal pay. Flora's dad jumped at the chance and got the job, they started packing up their things to move back into their old house.
A/N ~
Okay! Prologue/first chapter - done-ito! Hope you guys like it, and the next chapter will be up very soon. I promise on my SOUL.
Tell me what you think, and review!