( first the prologue…. The rather long prologue ._.

Also, I'll change the cover when I finally decide to draw Joshua. My first TWEWY fic, so I'll try hard not to disappoint ;w; my writing skills have been a little rusty after a couple months.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the twewy characters; they belong to their rightful owners)

Prologue

Smalls rays of the sun light pierced through, giving the once dark woods a shimmering glow. The slight breeze rocked the green leaves and grass gently, making them sway back and fourth as if they were dancing. All was quiet, and the only thing that can be heard, is the footsteps of a young six year old child, running. His ashen hair also shimmered as a ray of light touched it. His violet eyes, wide and a bit watery, shed small tears that got carried away by the wind that blew by his face as he ran; he's gone… he's gone! That person with… with those black weird looking wings killed her! He thought trying to climb the wooden fence. Just beyond the fence was a large mansion that him and his family lived in. his father is one of the wealthiest in all of France, and his mother is just your ordinary person trying to make their way in the world. They were just like any ordinary family, the caring father, the loving wife, and their child, who isn't so ordinary at all.

Meanwhile, at the neighbors, a little girl, who was also six years old, was playing catch with her father. The pink ball, just the right size for her, flew up in the air and, being the expert that she is, caught it without almost breaking a sweat, "I got it! I got it!" she shouted smiling happily. Her father laughed, "that' a girl! Okay now toss it back,"

"Get ready!" and thus, she tossed it back in the air.

On the other side, the young boy successfully got over the fence, and successfully landing on his rear. He sat there catching his breath and wiping the tears away from his face. Realizing that he's at the side of the mansion, he stood up and ran along the hedges that separated them from their neighbor. Strangely enough, he started hearing a nice vibe from around the area. The tune was strong but gentle and soft. The melody helped eased his fear and calm him down, so much that He slowed to a stop and stood there to listen while staring at the grass, what is that song? I… I like it; he smiled and closed his eyes.

"Here's a big one!" the girl readied herself as her father tossed it way up high. However, the toss was accidently too strong, and flew past her. She gasped and ran for it.

Getting ahead of it she jumped as high as she could. She was getting close, so close, miss. The young girl was unaware of the hedges, so as she jumped, she jumped right through it and slamming onto the boy on the other side of the hedge.

"Hey! Watch where you're going," shouted the boy.

Noticing that she was on top of another person, she lifted herself up to see him and apologize, "i-im so sorry, I was only trying to catch my ball but then-" she slowed to a stopped as she took a good look at the boy she was on. he blinked and stared right back at her. She had long dark blonde hair, bangs at eye brow length and holding the rest of the hair back was a red bandana. She had dark brown eyes and wore a frilly red and white dress. As if the sun was directly behind her, she had a magnificent golden glow, almost like the angels had sent her down from heaven.

The girl, on the other hand, was staring straight at the boy's eyes. She didn't know him at all, but for some reason, she thought there had to be something special about him. Those violet eyes were breathtaking to her, having seen nothing like it before.

"Wow," they both whispered in unison. The young boy snapped out of it, shaking his head, and the girl, remembering that she accidentally bumped into him, stuttered as she got off him, "I.. I really am sorry," she said as she dusted off the dirt on her dress. The boy got up and dusted his pale blue shorts, "um… no problem, apology accepted, and forgiven," he said looking at her with a smile.

She giggled and looked around, "my ball flew over the hedge and landed somewhere here… I think,"

"Um, I don't think so," the boy said pointing at the top of the hedge. Right on the edge was a pink ball, being held in place by the branch. The girl looked up at it sadly, "how am I suppose to get that?" she said.

Neither of the two had time to react as they heard a loud call from the other side. Frankly, it was her father and from the sound of it, he was panicking, "oh! That's my dad!" she said as she ran up to the hedge. There was a small opening underneath, big enough for the two to crawl under. She looked back and glanced at him one last time, "hey, we should play sometime,"

w-what? The boy thought, you just met me, and now you want to play games with me sometime? He placed a hand at the back of his head and avoided contact, "s-sure, I guess…"

"Great! How's tomorrow sound?"

"U-uh, yeah, sure… I guess…"

The girl giggles, "Alright! I'll see you tomorrow, ummmm…"

The boy could tell that she was meaning to know his name. He debated on whether to give it to her or not. But thus, he gave in, seeing as the way she was thinking, made her look cute, "Yoshiya… Yoshiya Kiryu, b-but my Ma and Pa call me Joshua. So I guess you can call me that too," he said avoiding her gaze once more.

She giggled again and smiled sweetly at him, already she could tell that he was a bit shy, "I think… I'll call you Joshua. Okay then! See you tomorrow and don't forget." She then crawled under the hedge but was stopped by Joshua, "h-hey! YOU'RE not going to tell me your name?"

"oh! I almost forgot!"

Joshua crossed his arms, waiting.

She poked her head through and spoke, "Maiya. Maiya Solaina."

This time, it was his turn to giggle, "Okay, Maiya. See you tomorrow around noon, that's when I'll be ready,"

"Sounds good!" she said then crawled back under.

"… Yeah," he said quietly to himself, then grinned and ran inside, forgetting about the horrible event he witnessed in the woods.

Ssssssssssssssss

Soon enough, as days passed, the two had quickly become best of friends who deeply enjoyed one another's company. They laughed and played every day, from morning till sunset.

The day came when Joshua was about to tell his biggest secret to her. He often thought how she's going to react, probably the same as Ma and Pa do… she'll probably think I'm crazy too. They sat on the grass in the Kiryu families' backyard. Joshua fiddled with a strand of grass and Maiya sat next to him with an eager look on her face, "so what did you want to tell me?"

Joshua lowered his head a little, letting the strands of his hair cover his eyes, "Maiya… do… do you see things around you?"

Maiya tilted her head and then giggled, "of course I do silly! I see the trees, the sky, and the clouds-"

"Not those things," he interrupted and Maiya looked at him, confused. Joshua continued, "You see… I see things and it's like I'm the only one that can see them. They're nothing like the clouds, or the grass, or everything else. There are these animals that have tattooed feet, and these people with creepy looking wings, I think they call themselves 'reapers.' And they fight these people who call themselves 'players.'" He never once glanced at Maiya as he tried to explain the things he sees. He guessed that she thought he was awkward and weird. After a short silence, Joshua sighed and spoke quietly, "… you think I'm crazy… don't you," with that, Maiya placed her hand gently on his chin, and moved it so that she could look at him. He stared directly at her and her to him. She then smiled and said, "No, I don't think you're crazy." Joshua looked at her with a shocked expression, "y-y-you don't?"

"Nope, I can tell you're not lying, your eyes show it,"

"They do?"

"Hehe, of course. It's hard to explain, but… when I look at them, they have this certain spark to it. Plus, I've been around you long enough to tell if you're lying or not," she chuckled.

"Oh you can, can you?" Joshua said, giving her a mischievous smirk. They both laughed then brought themselves up, "you don't have to worry Joshua, I trust you, and I know what you're saying is true,"

"You believe in me that much?"

"Always! You and I are best friends, and since we are, no more keeping secrets from the both of us okay?"

Joshua just stared at her dumbfounded. Truly this girl was something; he had not met another person like her who doesn't think he's strange or a creep. What she said almost made him want to cry out with joy. At this moment, he is truly happy.

"Do they always fight each other?"

"Well… not all the time."

Sssssssssssssssssssss

A year passed since Maiya and Joshua met. The two have done absolutely everything together, in which Joshua is usually the one getting them into trouble, but in the end, they'd laughed it off and talk about it the next day.

Spring has arrived, and the neighborhood was blooming with life. Joshua and Maiya were at the playground, just a short walk away from their house. The two were passing Maiya's ball back and fourth, until Joshua wouldn't pass it back, "Joshua, what's the matter?" said Maiya looking worryingly at him.

"Maiya… I…" he paused and took a deep breath, "…I'm moving soon," Joshua said as he walked over to her slowly.

"Moving? Where too?"

"Some place called Shibuya, Tokyo. It's in Japan somewhere," he looked sadly at her, and then gazed down at the pink ball. Maiya looked equally as sad, "but that's millions of miles away"

"Actually, over six thousand miles,"

Maiya sighed and made her way to the bench. She sat down and stared at the ground, folding her hands together. Joshua sat next to her and placed the ball in between them, "… when are you leaving?" Maiya asked quietly, with a hint of sadness in her tone. Joshua replied, "My eighth birthday… which is soon."

The both of them were silent for a while, both looking at the ground, both sitting there, until their shadows grew bigger and bigger from the sun setting. A small sniffle can be heard from Maiya, and Joshua turned to look at her. He saw tiny droplets of tears falling down from her face, but she quickly wiped them away and jumped off the bench. Joshua grabbed the ball and stood by her side, "Maiya, come on. Let's walk home together."

Without looking at him, she nodded and they proceeded out of the playground and towards home.

On the way, he kept glancing at her, hoping she was looking back at him, or at least talk. He walked closer, then slowly placed his hand around her hand and griped it, "hey, it's not like I'm leaving right now, we still have a couple weeks."

She looked up at him, with tears still streaming down her face, "you have to promise not to cry, until I do leave," he said with a smile. After a while, this made Maiya smile too, "…I promise…" she sniffled and then walked in silence once more. She wiped more tears from her face, then spoke, "when you get there, you'd better stay out of trouble cause I won't be there to bust you out of it," she said. Joshua looked onward, still smiling, "I was reading about Shibuya yesterday, Maiya, if you… if you ever come to Shibuya… let's meet at Hachiko,"

"What's a Hachiko?"

Joshua told her the story of Hachiko that he read in the book, the story of a dog, which waited for his owners return. With that, he stopped in front of his house, still holding onto Maiya's hand. He wasn't smiling anymore and just looked straight on with a blank expression on his face. Joshua didn't have to say anything; Maiya knew that he was just as sad about leaving as she was, "so if you ever come to Shibuya…" Joshua said, "I'll be waiting, at Hachiko for you."

A small silence took over again. Joshua loosened his grip and their hands fell steadily into place beside them. They looked at his house that will soon be empty in a few weeks. But she smiled and said, "I'll be there. Yoshiya, wherever you're waiting, I'll be there."