Story: Divergence

Rating: M (for future chapters)

Summary: After years of living abroad a childhood friend returns and soon reunites with an unsuspecting friend. However, what will happen when they meet again after years apart and they are no longer the innocent children they once were.

Disclaimer: Un-betaed so sorry for any missed grammar mistakes and any OOC-ness but since they're not originally my characters that's bound to happen. Like everybody else writing fanficts . . I DON'T own Kurobasu and never will!

AN: No warnings in this chapter, but future warnings will be noted in respective chapters. This idea evolved overtime and will slowly develop into a story, after I finish up my other one. I got an idea after reading Toukyou Kushu (Tokyo Ghoul) over the last couple of weeks and well... it sorta evolved into an idea for another story. This will eventually have some violence/gore and possible shounen-ai moments in future chapters, so be warned.

Now on with the story!

~ Prologue - Goodbye ~

Two boys around the age of 10 stood close to each other, both on the verge of tears. One was a small boy with light blue hair and misty azure eyes, while the other was a slightly taller, short brown-haired boy with sad hazel eyes.

They were the best of friends, always together, whether at school or outside of it. They have been inseparable for the longest time, at least until now. The blunet was going away, moving to another country with his family for no one was quite sure how long. Both were sad over this fact as they weren't sure when the next time it would be that they might be able to see the other again.

The brunet was trying his best to calm his soon to be leaving friend with comforting words, trying to reassure him, and himself, that they would always remain friends. He tried but didn't think that it helped much as the tears continued to stream from his friend's eyes. He never liked seeing his best friend cry. He was used to the other, as quiet and emotionless as the other always seemed, to have a spark in his eyes as a small smile adorned his face. Seeing this side of him teeming with emotions was uncomfortable for him to deal with; but with this situation, it was understandable.

As they stood their, trying and failing to enjoy the last few minutes that they could spend standing face to face with the other. Recalling all the fun times that they had shared in the past, only to remember that there might not be a future for them to share. Both of their eyes once again full of tears threatening to spill; when suddenly, two pairs of hands were put on the taller boy's shoulders.

Looking up at the person, he noticed that it was his father; he was a kind looking man with long auburn hair put up in a ponytail with warm expressive chocolate eyes, with his hands holding on the shoulders in an attempt at comforting the younger brunet. While another man came up beside him looking towards his own son, who was the carbon copy of himself. He had blue hair and a normally expressionless face that was replaced with an uncharacteristically sad look in his eyes whilst gazing at his crying son. Walking up to the boy, he placed a calming hand on the boy's head.

Both boys knowing what was going to happen next, but wishing that it wouldn't happen, that the blunet's father would say that their plans had changed and that they wouldn't be leaving and they could stay together with each other like they had been since they first met years ago. But that wasn't the case and things weren't going to change.

The two boys hugged each other one last time; the brunet all the while repeating over and over that he would never forget him and they would write each other about everything and when he comes back, it would be like they never parted, trying to reassure himself as well and fight back his own tears the whole time. He was desperately trying to be strong for the smaller boy who was gripping onto his shirt refusing to let go.

Both parents stood off to the side now, not having the heart to separate the two boys and let them have their goodbye. After a few more minutes the crying calmed down and the blunet's father came in to gently take him away, as the brown-haired man and boy turned to leave. The boy turned one more time, as he was leaving, to look at his friend for one last time and his heart nearly broke as he saw the small blunet bawling in his father's arms. He then turned around and continued after the auburn-haired man as silent tears poured from his eyes.

AN: Sorry for the short prologue chapter (my prologues always seem to be short), but the others should be longer, and better; so please look for the next chapter! ^^

R&R please!