PROLOUGE: My Hiwatari Angel

"Kai! Kai, wait!" a young girl of 9 called out.

Her long blonde hair had fallen out of her braid, leaving it in pools around her shoulders, and her clear-blue eyes were blood-shot and teary as she tried not to burst out sobbing at seeing her best friend being forced to leave.

A 10-year-old Kai Hiwatari turned to face his best friend and he set his suitcase on the curb and waited for her to reach him. She finally reached him and stared up at him in adoration and sadness.

Even after the few years she'd known Kai, he'd been her best friend, her protection, and the closest thing to a brother she had ever had.

She saw him relax slightly when she got closer and she could see the tears he refused to show hidden behind his ruby-coloured eyes. His two-toned slate hair hung low over those eyes of his…the one's that she had always loved looking at because of the many mysteries buried in them.

She stopped in front of him to catch her breath before looking up at him, a silent pleading in her eyes.

Please don't leave…

He gave the tiniest of smiles, the ones he saved only for her and she felt the tears spill over her cheeks before she could stop them. It seemed like only yesterday when both her father and Kai's had been killed---found dead in their beds, no wounds on them, and on the same day as each other. The coroners had suspected poison, but from whom no-one knew.

Little Evangelina Kimikriv, or "Angel" as Kai so often called her, was the luckiest from their fathers deaths.

Neither of the two children had mothers anymore, but Eva had her aunt and her grandmother to live with now. But Kai…

The only person Kai had left was Voltaire.

She gave a hiccup as she continued to sob for her friend's future with that scary man called Voltaire. The first time she had seen him, she had instantly hidden behind her grandmother's legs.

He gave a sickeningly sweet smile before commenting to her grandma just how pretty her grand-daughter was. And that was when Eva saw Kai… or his eyes at least.

Standing beside a richly-dressed Voltaire was a small but handsome boy dressed in clothes just as rich as his grandfather's; his ruby-red eyes gazing at her with such intensity it felt like she couldn't move away.

Voltaire made another comment about how beautiful Eva was and how much of a lady she appeared to be and her grandmother politely laughed. Remembering Voltaire was there, Eva ducked back behind her grandmother's legs only to see a mop of slate hair peeking out from the other end of her grandmother's legs.

Curious, she peeked over to see young Kai gazing at her again, a hint of mischief in his eyes. She blushed crimson as he held out his hand and pulled her out from behind her grandmother.

She couldn't stop staring at him…he was…indescribable. He gave a flicker of a grin before bowing and asking her if she wanted to dance. Startled she froze in place, as did her grandmother and Voltaire.

He looked up from his bow to meet her eyes and again she was surprised at the many emotions hidden behind his eyes. She nodded at him, at a loss for words and like a little Russian gentlemen, he lead her away to dance.

They had one dance together, both blushing like crazy, before going to the gardens to talk.

And they talked like they never knew they could of Kai's despise for his stupid grandfather, how Eva hated that her grandmother dragged her to all these fancy parties to show her off to the guests, how they both loved beyblading and their fathers, how they both lost their mothers before they truly knew them, and with their words… their friendship and their bond bloomed like a flower in the spring…

For 3 and a half years, they had always been there for each other…until three weeks after Kai's 10th birthday, their fathers had died suddenly, and now Kai was being sent to live with his grandfather and Eva was going to move to St.Petersburg with her grandmother and her aunt.

Neither one wanted to say goodbye.

A soft hand wiped the tears off her face and she snapped back into the present at Kai's touch. He gave her another tiny smile and she saw sadness, anger, hope, and adoration mixed into his eyes.

"I promise, I'll see you soon" he said softy. She gave a shaky smile and lost control-throwing herself into Kai's arms and sobbing like a baby.

"I-I'm go-gonn-a miss y-you hiccup-so m-much!" she wailed. As always, Kai's arms wrapped around her waist as she cried and she immediately felt safe in his arms, his scent in her nose, and his warmth on her skin.

She felt wetness on her shoulder and turned to gaze up at Kai in shock as thick, silent tears fell from his cheeks. He buried his head into her hair and they hugged each other with all the love they had.

"I swear" Kai whispered in her ear, "I swear by heaven and hell, that I'll meet you again someday soon."

Her tears slowed and she sniffed in embarrassment as she realised what he was going to say.

"And no matter what happens…" she whispered back to him, as their eyes met and their tears finally stopped.

"Remember…"she continued with a shaky smile and Kai helped her finish the sentence, a look of hope on his face as she gave a little laugh.

"…you will always be my Hiwatari Angel…" they chorused before they laughed at the joke, trying their hardest to ignore the pain of saying goodbye...