"Yes…the one I was looking for……is here. I can sense it within my body."

"I've been waiting forever for this day, hopefully I won't disappoint. A good first impression should always be first and foremost, I don't want to look weak…"

"Is that so? Hmph".

"Let's go".

~Eternal Friendship~

Episode 2: Awkward Beginnings

It was a beautiful autumn day and the sun was filled with tender rays of warmth and comfort. The trees have started to turn shade, all the while still looking quite elegantly healthy and full of life. It was a quarter past nine and the people of the small town of Brick Grove have already started their days just like any other. The small port town was still very old fashioned in many ways. Most buildings are still remnants from many years ago as the name implies but nonetheless the population of only a few thousand consider it their home. One person in particular, of good nature and a pure heart, has already been making preparations to finish a project that was assigned to her from school.

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I'll just leave this note hear, hopefully they won't miss reading it hehe' thought the girl as she smiled and made her way to the public park just a few blocks down the road. She had written down to a note to her father, not one to wake him up on a beautiful Saturday morning, about the assignment and that she would come home as soon as possible after completing it with a classmate, a good friend she has known ever since she was a little girl.

Her name was Faye Evermore. At age 16 she was 5'3" and weighed 118 pounds. An academically cultured junior at the local high school and the daughter of Victor Evermore, a highly respected councilman and community leader, she was admired and adorned by all who knew her. She was well versed in mannerism and respected everyone as equals, having this almost priestly air enshrouding her with good judgment and morals. Not only was she rich in spirit she was considered moderately beautiful by many in her class, a strength that she does not like to exploit herself.

She took after her deceased mother that passed not so many years ago when she was only ten years of age. Her straight red-violet hair was of medium length and just reached her shoulders where a white hand-crafted scarf was always found wrapped around her neck. It was a memento of her late mother and the last gift she would receive from her, and for that she cherishes it with all of her heart. Always modest about looks she dressed moderately with her comfy jacket on and a skirt that reached her knees, then proceeded by her leg warmers that reached down to her school shoes. Dazzling crystal clear eyes sparkled in the sunlight as she made her way down the street to reach her desired destination, hoping that today will go as well as she had planned. A smile crossed her face as she embraced the cool breeze that has blown passed her and she couldn't help but feel that today was going to be something special.

Twenty-two minutes was all that took her to reach the towns park and wasting no time to idle she headed straight towards the pond to set up the project. "There doesn't seem to be many people here today.." she asked herself, almost to the point of a small mumble. "Well I suppose I should call Jeremy to let him know exactly where I'm at. Hopefully he hasn't forgotten knowing him". She couldn't help but grin at the thought.

Riiiiiiiing……Riiiiiiiiiing………Riiiiiiiiing………

A cozy small house, filled with an aroma of coffee and pancakes, was carefully being tidied and cleansed by a well-dressed doctor while a young man was sitting at the dinner table munching on the homemade breakfast prepared by his father. The ring tone was rather loud which annoyed Dr. Clyne as he straightened himself up from his crouching position, looking genuinely pleased with his dedicated hard work.

Riiiiiiiiing……Riiiiiiiing………Riiiiiiiiiing………

"Son, can you pick up the phone please? It's giving me a headache".

"Alright alright sheesh…..who could be calling this early in the morning anyways?" grumbled the young man who raised himself from his comfortable seat towards the house phone. Steadily he raised it to his ear, still rather annoyed that his pancakes were getting soggy by the syrup that he poured all over it.

"Hello?!"

"Oh hi Jeremy! It's me Faye, heh. I didn't catch at a bad time did I?". Jeremy turned quite red after feeling like an ass from his previous action. "NO no ofcourse not…haha. I was just eating breakfast with my dad, what's up?".

"Well I just called to tell you about the perfect spot to do our group report. You haven't forgotten now have you?"

Jeremy knew he was forgetting some minor detail as he struggled out of bed this morning. Too manly to admit his error, he lied. "Yes I remembered Faye aha…where are we meeting again?", he gulped as he knew it was much like a sin to lie to his friend, especially someone as sweet and caring as Faye. 'I should make it up to her in the future', he thought as a sweat drop dripped near his forehead.

"Great! I'm at the town park by the pond. I'll see ya there!"

"Gotta get ready" thought Jeremy as he went up to pack up for his outing.

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Faye gently placed her cell phone inside her pocket as she continued to unpack her backpack, already well prepared to start the project ahead of her partner. They were to write an essay about heroes, were they born or made? Such a philosophical topic given to them by their history teacher which boggled her mind on why they were assigned such a task. Not letting the topic get to her she quickly started jotting down some outlines and ideas, never a person to let trivial problems get her down. She sat by a wooden bench near the pond, a near perfect view of the whole landscape can be viewed from her direction and giving her some much needed ideas as she continued to write.

"BARK!" "WOOF!!"

Startled by the sudden noise, Faye turned her head to the side until she saw the sight of two stray dogs huddling over some shrubs near a large oak tree. "What's going on there?" she gasped at the unusual sight that just managed to pique her interest to lay her notebook down by the bench. When she finally managed to reach where they were what she sawed made her sick to her stomach: It was a person being bitten and clothes torn apart by these dogs. "Oh gawd…" she feared the homeless person might be…

"Shoo get out of here you dogs!"

The strays sensing imminent danger, quickly scattered and left when Faye's booming voice startled them and rather large stick that she managed to pick up didn't help either. Quickly rushing to the victims side Faye turned him over to see if he was still alive. The boy was breathing but looked badly bruised. He looked to be a little younger than her but not by much. Blood stains were all over his tattered clothes but what surprised her the most was the unusual markings near his eyes.

"How sad…someone so young and yet already living in the streets…." she mourned softly as tears came rolling down softly onto the homeless' face.

This feels……nice…

Soft red eyes were slowing opening to take in the sunlight gently from the new day. His eyes quickly widened as he stared at the beautiful girl sobbing right over is body, his face surely red at this point and no less confused aswell. The boy motioned his hand, gently, touching her soft cheeks….

"There's no need to cry".

"OMG EEEEEEEEEEKK!!!!". Like a bullet Faye couldn't help but scream and instinctively slap the helpless stranger in the face! The impact was so severe he literally went crashing right in the shallow side of the pond and landed face first into the muddy water. "OMG OMG OMG A-ARE…YOU…..ALRIGHT?!?!?"

The drenched fellow lifted himself out of the pond, still clinging to his own cheek which looked quite swollen, "I'm alright…nothing like a little wake up call every now and then heh".

Was he just sleeping? This mysterious boy to Faye was totally insane.

"You were being attacked by dogs! I thought you would have been…", she gently bit her lower lip fearing for the worst. "It's alright miss, these dogs have been bothering me for only a few days. They get tired following me when I begin to sleep during the day". 'What a kind person' thought the boy as he smiled, trying to be polite. Gently exiting out of the water, hetook a few steps towards her while snatching something inside his ragged shirt.

"It's best when I sleep on my belly, so nothing can happen to my book". He quickly revealed the concealed item he was hiding and started flapping it in the wind to shake all the water off. Faye took a few steps back, unsure of the situation she was and if this boy can be trust-worthy. She resumed inspecting his face and his weird markings, all the accepting that he was genuine and not give in to judging others merely on their appearance and background.

"Oh no my book is all wet!", sobbed the boy as he held it high up to the sunlight. Streams of comical tears were pouring out of his eyes and poor Faye couldn't help but giggle at the sight. "Here let me see that".

Almost reluctantly, the boy quickly cradled his beloved possession as his very life depended on it. "What's wrong? I can help you dry it if you like". "No thank you…". "Please? I promise I won't damage it". Her words left a strong impact in his heart. He never could have trusted anyone as sincere as her, the many painful memories of never having someone giving him the time of day to help him out left a grin plastered on his face. She smiled at him. Both now caught in the moment of bliss as they seemed to grow less distant from each other, he handed her his book and she took it quite gently. She inspected the cover first, tracing her fingers over the otherworldly markings and flipping through the pages noticing it too bear the same designs as the cover.

"This is a strange book you have here. Is it something precious to you?"

"Yes, it's very important to me". Shyly he scratched the back of his head hoping not to get too much into the subject of his book. "I see. Well luckily I have with me a portable hair drier in my backpack! We'll get all this water off it in no time!" With a wink she motioned the boy to follow her. He couldn't help himself but too blush but realized he was lagging behind and scurried himself to catch up to her.

She stopped in her tracks, scratching the top of her head for being so stupid and impolite.

"Excuse me for being rude", she said as she turned to look into the red eyes of her new friend. Extending out her arm like an angel, she smiled and spoke like it was her duty to get to know him. "My name is Faye, what is your name?".

Gulp.

No one has ever bothered to get to know him. Some weird feeling was warming up inside him, something that he's never felt before. He stared deep into her crystal eyes and knew she was being honest. Before he can answer her Faye felt a warm glow coming from her clutched hand. They both were in awe as they saw a flash of light disappear and the book was completely dry in an instant! "Wha..what happened?!" The young girl couldn't help but drop the book on the ground as she tipped over and landed on her bottom in surprise. His eyes widened to the point where his eyes looked feral.

'This proves it! It must be Fate!!!'

He gently took her hand with great care and strength and, in a moment, Faye was back up on her legs. She couldn't help but shiver and blush at his serious face.

"Please to meet you Faye"

His face turned back into a child like and caring demeanor.

"My name is Daito".

Next time on ~Eternal Friendship~

Episode 3: Daito and Faye: Greatest Tag Team?!