"About us?" Melody was wide eyed. Lucas looked so serious.

"Yeah...You know how we're best friends right?" Melody nodded. "We're always going to best friends right?" Another nod. Lucas looked relieved.

"Why are you asking this?" Melody asked, curiosity getting the best of her. Lucas touched her hand. He sighed.

"Melody, you know how you think that you're weird? Don't worry about it. In the future you'll have a lot of friends and people who'll love you. I just wanted to be sure that I was number one. I want to be your very best friend, for always."

"You're always be my number one best friend Luca, you know that."

"No matter what happens?" Melody smiled at him.

"No matter what happens." Luca grinned at her words.

"I'm glad to know that." he sighed again. "Melody, I love you. I just wanted you to know that and if anything bad happened to you, I think I'd kill myself. I'm not even exaggerating, I can't even think about something bad happening to you."

"Luca I-"

"Chant, I'm sorry for worrying you. Your birthday is coming up in a couple of days right? You're going to be twelve and then thirteen, then fourteen, then after that you only got two years before you marry."

"Lucas slow down!" Melody giggled. "I'm not going to get married soon. I want to enjoy our time together and I want to enjoy my childhood." Lucas's eyes softened.

"That's good. Well I brought up the subject of your birthday, because I kinda got you an early present."

"Lucas you didn't have to. You really didn't" Melody told him. He just gave a small smile.

"I wanted to." Lucas put his hand into his pocket and fished out a small black box. He handed it to Melody. "Happy birthday Chant"

Melody looked at him and then at the box. She slowly opened it. Inside was a gold heart shaped locket. On the heart was a fancy L. Melody looked back up at Lucas who smiled as he showed her a silver chain that was around his neck. He had a silver square shaped locket with a fancy looking M.

"It's beautiful, Luca"

"Mine has a M for Melody. I was going to put a C for Chant but I thought the letter of your real name would be more appropriate. The L on yours is for Lucas."

"I guessed that much" Lucas chuckled at the girl.

"Open it" Melody did as she was told and the small heart projected a large image of them. The image showed them in the same place, in the same moment, looking at the lockets.

"Huh? I'm confused. Why is it showing us? It's like looking into a mirror."

"It's because it's registering a new memory. Even though I made the lockets, I paid a wizard to charm the lockets, so now they're memory lockets. It can show you your most precious memories. Think of something."

"Okay" Melody closed her eyes and thought of a nice memory. The locket's image changed and showed a ten year old Melody, and an eleven year old Lucas. Lucas was standing on a rock while Melody swam around it. Scuttle was there too and he had a paper hat on his head, to look like horns.

"I'm going to slay the evil dragon, that has been keeping the mermaid princess captor!" the young Lucas carried a stick and thrusted it into the air and made imaginary stabs to the poor bird.

"Now the dragon has been slayed. You are my hero young Lucas. What do you desire from me young adventurer?" Melody asked the 'knight'.

"I desire two things. One, I wish to become your friend water maiden, now and for always. Second, I deeply desire to remain an adventurer at all costs. I wish to explore every inch of this universe." Lucas smiled at the young Melody. Melody rose from the water and kissed the young Lucas on the forehead.

"You shall remain my very best friend for as long as we both may live and you will always remain an adventurer."

"Can I get up now?" Scuttle yelled out to the two children. They laughed.

"You ruined it Commander!" Lucas yelled out.

The image faded and Melody smiled widely at Lucas. She hugged him tightly.

"Thank you soo much Lucas!"

"What wit all da yellin'? Can't a crab get a decent sleep around here?" Lucas and Melody looked at Sebastian and laughed.

"Okay, Let's go home. It's after dinner and I don't want your father to think that I kidnapped you."


"Thank you for letting me take her out sir" Lucas bowed to Eric as they stood in front of the palace.

"As long as she's safe Lucas." Eric reminded the boy.

"Lucas shouldn't you be heading back home now?" Ariel asked softly.

"Yeah I should....I'll see you around King Eric, Queen Ariel. See you, Chant" Lucas whispered the last art and the two looked at each other until Lucas closed in on her and planted a kiss upon her cheek. Melody blushed. "Good Night"

"G-good night" Eric raised an eyebrow. He did not like that one bit.


When Lucas arrived at his house, he found that his father had fallen asleep. Luca smiled softly and picked up a blanket and placed it over John.

"Good night Dad. See you around." Lucas climbed the stairs to his room and got out a sack. He began to put spare clothes in it and shoes. He looked around the room and found nothing of extreme value. He sighed.

"Well I guess this is it. Good bye old room." Lucas whispered and he blew out the lit candle. He slowly exited his house and began to walk.

He knew where he was supposed to meet the Shadow he met the other day, but his feet led him to the base of a tree.

Lucas felt compelled to climb it and soon found himself looking into the room of the princess. She was brushing her hair and humming softly. Lucas saw the locket around her neck and felt a sharp pain of guilt.

"Is she your girlfriend?" a voice suddenly asked form beside Lucas on the tree. he looked and found a girl, he knew it was a girl due to the voice and her hair. other than that, she could've passed for a guy. Well most shadows do anyways.

"No. She's my best friend." Lucas confirmed.

"Is it unrequited love?"

"No. We're best friends and I wouldn't have it any other way."

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yes"

"It's not going to be easy you know"

"I know." The girl and Lucas climbed down the tree and she began to lead him to the Shadow's world.

"You know a lot of us regret our choices when it happens. I'm not supposed to tell you this though."

"Then why are you?"

"I'm just warning you" The girl stated quietly. "It hurts to say good bye doesn't it?"

"No. I'm not saying good bye. I said see you later" The girl giggled.

"That's sweet."

"Well they do say 'Parting is sweet sorrow'"

"Who's they?"

"Me, myself, and I" They walked in silence for a while.

"I hope I get to meet him soon" Lucas suddenly blurted out.

"Who?"

"The guy who's going to take my place."

"What's his name?"

"Devil"


My special words ( or not )

So that's that!

I had to finish this story in three chapters because if I only did two, that would make the previous chapter really long.

If I didn't finish this I'd probably never finish MM...hmmm.....I'm weird like that.

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