"Hahaha!" laughed Garu as he strolled on top of a hill. He was enjoying the tall grasses and the pretty flowers that grew there. To him, this was the best spot to relax.

"Good morning, Mr. Sun!" said the 7 year old boy as he stretched his arms forward, facing the sun.

"Ow, too much bright light!" he complained. Then turned towards the sun again. "Bad Mr. Sun!"

His pigtails were bouncing with every step he takes. He smiled the smile that would make a little baby smile with him too. Yes, he was the ideal boy every parent would want to have.

"Hmm, maybe I could play some hide and seek!" he muttered to himself. "But, who would I play with?"

Just then, a figure appeared beneath his favorite hill. It was a figure of a little girl.

Garu became excited.

"Maybe she could play with me!" he said happily, while running downwards with his hands positioned like the wings of an airplane.

The very second he reached the foot of the hill, he realized:

"I am the son of a ninja! I can't play with girls! Yuck" he said in a cute way, and stuck out his tongue.

But he was no ordinary boy. He is the kind who would make friends with everybody, even an empty trashcan.

So, he ran towards the 8 year old girl.

"Hey Missy!" he called out. "You wanna play?"

Just then, the girl turned around.

Garu looked closely at the girl.

The girl stared angrily at him.

"What?!" asked Garu. "I just want to make friends with you!"

Half her face was covered up by a collar. A very big collar. She pulled the collar down, in time for Garu to realize that she wasn't even a she.

"You're a boy!" he marveled. His eyes twinkled like 2 newborn stars. "Sorry 'bout that, I really thought you were a girl… well, because of the teenie ponytail you have…"

His companion merely nodded, and put his collar back to his mouth.

"Hey buddy", said Garu. "Wanna play hide and seek?"

The kid's eyes showed him that he was smiling. Which means the kid agrees.

"Cool! I'll be it, and you hide!" said Garu in his playful tone. He headed towards a tree, and started counting.

"I'll count from 1 up to 20. 1…2…3…"

The kid looked nervously at his surroundings. Where could he hide? All he saw was a big hill, and a tree. The same tree Garu was using.

"4…5…6…"

He ran so far from the tree, and saw a tiny hut. The kid quickly went in.

"7…8…9…"

Then he realized that it would be an easy target. He had to find another place.

"10…11…12…"

He ran towards Garu, and panicked even more once he heard the number '10'.

"13…14…15…"

The kid ran all the way to the back of the hill, and crouched.

"16…17…18…"

And realized that it was still an easy hiding place. He ran towards the tree.

"19…20…!"

And ended up just behind Garu.

"Ready or not, here I come!" shouted the little boy. He was shocked to see a rather embarrassed kid behind him.

"Whoa! You're still here?" he asked with curiosity. "Hmm, maybe you're not so good in hiding."

The kid nodded.

"Why don't we try another game?" asked Garu.