DISCLAIMER: I do not owe Man characters! =) Now, onto the show!


=8 years ago=

It was snowing. I ran and ran through the mushy snow. Passing buildings of my town whilst pretty lights flash as I pass them. King Mana, my father, and I were playing tag. Well, I was, I'm just making Father try to catch me. But now when I turned around, there was nobody chasing me, calling out my name, saying, "Wait, Prince Allen, stop!" I wonder if Father's hiding around the corner, waiting to catch me off guard… I kept running, trying to stifle my giggle… I didn't see where I was going until... BANG!

"Ouch! That hurts!" Whined a voice. I landed on my butt onto the ice-cold snow. There, in front of me, a boy my age sat on his butt too. Guess we hit each other. He was wearing a brown poncho and had an eye patch below his fishy green bandana. I was embarrassed. But, something else was making me more panicky.

"OOWAH! DON'T LOOK AT ME!" I shouted. I quickly got up and hid behind a lamppost.

"You do know I still can see you behind that lamppost, right?" laughed the boy. I silently cursed myself for my stupidity.

"Y-You're not supposed to look at me," I said. I peeked from my hiding place, only to find out that the boy disappeared.

"Why?" Popped the boy from behind me. I jumped out of shock and covered my face. He turned me around and tried to see what I'm trying to hide by taking my hands off my face. I closed my eyes when I realized he's still holding my hands.

"What's with that mask? Why are you trying to hide your face?" Curiosity crept into his voice.

Coming to the conclusion that he's a foreigner here, I explained that I'm not allowed to show my face to anyone, so I have to wear this white-black mask all the time. Something to do with tradition...

"I think that's cool!" The boy, introduced himself as Lavi, announced out loud. We were sitting outside a bakery shop eating fresh hot bread. At some point somewhere, we made friends, but I didn't tell him that was the prince of the kingdom. As the prince, I'm not allowed to talk to anyone outside the castle ground, so this became my little secret. We talked about random stuff, laughed at jokes and had fun.

"Ah, I can hear my Gramps calling me. Gotta go now, bye!" he said.

"Wait, Lavi, "Grabbing his hand, I asked him something I've never asked anyone before, "we'll still be friends, right?"

He looked at me, his eyes full of happiness, like nobody's ever asked him that question before. At that moment, we're almost alike. He hugged me warmly and swore,

"Allen, I promise, we'll be best friends! Now and forever, how's that sound?"

I laughed at him and accepted his oath. Waving goodbye, we went our separate ways, but his promise etched deep in my heart. From that moment on, I now have a friend.


Well, that's it for now. Imma go and brainstorm with a cup of Gatorade now! Reviews are ultimately appreciated! :)