Aya Varmitech, age 14, was taking a walk down the streets of her hometown with her fox, Obscuro. She was thinking deeply.
All of the sudden, Aya heard a boy say, "Is that a fox?"
Aya quickly looked up and saw a boy dressed in dark jeans with a black hoodie and black tennis shoes. He had a stocky build and was fairly tall. "Who are you?" Aya snapped.
"My name's Aiden," the boy said. He took off his hood and to Aya's surprise, the boy had freakishly white-blonde hair and twinkling blue eyes.
Aya was taken aback by this strange boy but quickly returned to her normal self. "Well, why don't you go home, Aiden?" she snapped, putting emphasis on his name.
Aiden's eyes turned cold. "I'm not going back there," he spat, staring at Aya coldly. "And you can't make me!"
"Why not?" Aya said, jutting out her chin.
"Because," the boy said. "Now, why should I tell you?"
"My father physically abused me while my mother verbally harrassed me for the first 8 years of my life. Then they threw me out," Aya said without thinking. There was something about this boy that made her trust him.
Aiden's eyes started to soften. "My dad's a drug addict who physically and verbally harrassed me and he murdered my mother when I was 4. He went to jail, and I've been bumped from foster home to foster home ever since…" Aiden said, looking at the ground.
"Oh, Aiden… I'm so sorry…" Aya said, her voice softening. Then she had an idea. "Hey, why don't you come live with me and my adopted dad? His name is Zach, and he can be whiny and kind of annoying at times, but he's super nice once you get to know him!" Aya said excitedly.
Aiden looked concerned. "Are you sure he'd be OK with that?" he asked.
"Of course! Let's go!" Aya said as she grabbed Aiden's hand and they ran back to Zach's mansion.
When Aya got to her adopted dad's mansion, she rushed inside to find Zach waiting for her in the living room.
"Aya! Its so late!" Zach scolded. then he saw Aiden. "And who is this?" he scowled. "Is he a Wild Rat? Have you captured him?"
Aiden looked confused and uncomfortable. "Maybe I should go…" he said.
"No!" Aya said, sounding desperate. She liked this strange boy. Then she turned back to her adopted dad. "Dad, can he stay with us? Please? He has nowhere to go…" Aya said, her voice trailing off.
"Fine.." Zach said. "But he better not be any trouble!"
"He won't be, dad! Oh thank you! Thank you so much!" Aya said as she wrapped her dad in a hug. Zach tenderly returned the hug.
Aiden became a great computer hacker, and he often helped Zach and Aya fight the Wild Kratts.
2 years passed by, and Aiden and Aya's friendship turned into something more. Aiden was about the same age as Aya, and they began dating when they were almost 16. The two grew up and got married, and soon had a family. Much to Zach's despair, Aya and Aiden decided not to help either the Wild Kratts or the villains, and decided to focus on taking care of their family.
