The villagers asks the girl where that boy went off to.
"Umm… Err… H-He went straight!" she lied. Surely she knows that the boy needs to be hidden for some reason.
The villagers then runs straight until she can't see them anymore. Her heart suddenly beats fast. She is really curious. She for sure, knows that the boy is this famous stealer everyone's been talking about.
She walks closer and closer to take a peek at the corner. She sees a boy eating bread while sitting down on the floor, quietly. She tries to stay quiet but suddenly she accidentally steps on a branch.
CRACK!
The boy stops eating and looks at the direction at where the girl is standing.
"Ah! Umm…It's not what you think! I-I…" she starts to panick.
"…Thanks for saving me just now…" he starts to say. His voice sounds sorrowful, and lonely.
After what he said, he continues on eating and the girl walks closer to him. Closer and closer and finally, she is standing right in front of him and bends down.
"Umm…your welcome. Err…So, may I ask…who you are?" she smiles.
The boy looks at the girl. Both of them now knows how each individual looks like. His savior and Her mysterious acquaintance.
"…You're lying, aren't you? Of course you know me. I'm that so-called stealer and murderer everyone's been talking about…where do you live, huh? In a filthy old cave far away from the village?!" he suddenly shouts.
The girl looks closely at the boy's face and it seems that his eyes starts to become watery. He looks like he's about to cry.
"Oi! Say something you ugly piece of-"
The girl hugs him, breaking off at what he's about to say. The boy's eyes widened, shocked. This is the first someone ever hugs him in years.
"Don't worry. Nobody's gonna' hurt you… I'm here," the girl softly whispers.
The boy starts to tear up once again and hugs her tightly.
"But…I just killed people. I steal things….I am a bad person…" he said.
The girl shakes her head. She lets go of him and holds out her hand.
"Let's become friends, shall we? My name's Aria,"
The boy hesitates. He looks away and shakes her hand.
"R-Rivaille." He bluntly said.
The girl nods and smiles.
"Nice to meet you, Rivaille!"
And so, on that day, they become friends and starts to get to know each other. Aria has a hard time communicating with Rivaille though since his way of talking is out of the ordinary.
