A friend.
That's all I ever wanted was a friend.
And that's what I got that fateful Autumn day.
I was sitting under the tree in our new backyard playing with the tarot cards I got as a sorry gift for moving again. That's the thing, my family never stays in the same house for too long. We're always moving, one house to the next. This house is supposed to be a more permanent place, we'll see about that.
The shade felt really nice as a shield against the warm Autumn sun. Around me I could hear the sounds of the neighborhood kids running around and playing. I could never go up and try to make friends, I gave up when we moved the third time. What was the point of trying to make friends if I could never keep them? I learned how to have a good time by myself.
"It would be nice to have a friend sometimes though." Accidentally I voiced my thoughts out loud. I looked around and thankfully no one was around to hear. But then again anyone rarely was. So I went back to my cards.
"I agree."
My head jerked up at the sound of another voice. But no one was around just a second ago. Was this all in my head? No it sounded very real. With a quick look around I was able to confirm that in fact no one was here. But how could that be? It sounded as though someone was right next to me. I know kids around my age normally have imaginary friends but I never did, so it couldn't be that.
"I'm up here!"
There's that voice again! Following what it said I looked up into the tree above my head. My jaw dropped at what I saw. There was a girl about my age who had blonde hair tied up in a ponytail. How'd she get up there without my knowing? I would have heard her!
When she noticed that I saw her she started to climb down the tree, jumping to the ground when she was close enough. The only thing was that there was no audible thump when she landed. I took no notice though.
"Nice to meet you! My name's Eli Ayase! What's your's?" She held her hand out for me to shake it. I took her hand as I answered, "Nozomi Tojo. What do you want?"
She tilted her head a little confused, "What do you mean what do I want? I want to be your friend silly! So how old are you?"
"I just turned 8." I answered cautiously.
"That's so cool! I'm also 8! So can we be friends?"
"I guess. I've never really had a friend before though."
"Neither have I. So let's do this together!"
With more caution I asked her another question, "So where do you live?"
"I live over there!" I followed her finger to see where she was pointing. She was pointing to the place where I now lived. "I live with you now!" I was just shocked as she responded. How was this possible? I don't know. She started running towards the house, the only thing was that she didn't make any sound as her feet thudded against the ground. It didn't matter to me because I finally had a friend.
Author's note: Okay so this prologue was a bit of a one-shot but the rest of this fanfic won't be. I'll do my best I promise! I'm really excited to write this for you guys. I hope I give just enough context clues for you to figure somethings out, but not everything!