This story was made with the fact of entertaining and also having fun! I hope you like it very much or I hope so.

All the characters in this story belong to FILMATION others are simply characters invented by me

It was a hot day in Trolla, many trollans were preparing the preparations for the summer festival, some putting together their festive dress and others preparing the animals and ships for the races on the day of the celebration. Inside one of the workshops of the ships, Lyrin was repairing her star ship, she looked worried while she was looking for one of her tools, she wanted to win that race like many others on holidays. When she suddenly heard someone enter the room while she was looking for the tool, a trollan in a pilot's hat and a makeshift magician's robe was holding her special tool with a smile on his hidden face.

Squonge: "I see you were looking for this!"

Lyrin looked at the tool and approached her friend with some fury.

Lyrin: "Hey! How dare you take her away without asking my permission?"

Squonge only gave her the tool while he justified himself

Squonge: "I'm sorry I arrived very early and repaired my ship before yours, and since you weren't there, I took it."

Lyrin thanked him but also somewhat annoyed and began to repair her ship, she saw that Squonge was somewhat nervous but also anxious. She found it curious that her friend was like this when something special happened.

Lyrin: "Speaking of the holidays, is there something special that you forgot to tell me?"

Squonge while he was distracted looking at his friend's workshop was alerted by that question and almost dropped a lot of tools from the table but he took them with his magic in time.

Lyrin: "Besides being clumsy at least you improved your scholarship at the great magic academy hmm ..."

Squonge: "yes, I was practicing for what you told me I was just trying to improve because a special visitor will come tomorrow."

Curious Lyrin watched him as she finished repairing her ship, put everything in order to one side and left everything ready for tomorrow's race.

Lyrin: "Special visit? Will your uncles from before come to visit you?"

Squonge was fixing him glasses a bit while he watched her.

Squonge: "oh, umm, no... he's someone better."

Lyrin began to think a bit about who he was referring to, Squonge is of very few friends, and the special people she thought he had were his family and his family far from him as well as him and her friend. Orpia who spent the most time.

Lyrin: "Someone better?"

Lyrin saw how her friend only pressed one of the tips of his pilot hat, there was a small blush on his cheeks, Lyrin immediately assumed that it was the nephew of the head of the academy where he was going.

Lyrin: "Oh, did you talk about that wizard? Isn't he one of your best friends from childhood? You told me about him long ago."

The little pilot looked at her somewhat surprised.

Squonge: "How did you know that he was the one I was thinking of?"

Lyrin made a funny face when listening to his friend, she knew that he always had a photo of him and his best friend the magician, but she also suspected that he had a stronger affection for him.

Lyrin: "From your cheeks, I always assumed that you like that wizard, Squonge."

Squonge blushed even more when he heard those words come out of his friend's mouth, he hated that someone knew about his feelings towards some people.

Squonge: "I-Is N-Not that I like him! I-I, I just missed him so much, I haven't seen him in a long time and the last time I saw him was when I visited Eternia and I told you."

Lyrin took it in a friendly way while he tried to cover up her ship for tomorrow.

Squonge: "Let me help you"

Squonge with some concentration took the large sheet and put it on top of the ship with his magic. It cost him a bit but in the end he was able to do it without problems. Lyrin thanked him and then they continued to close the workshop.

Lyrin: "So tomorrow the best will win right?"

Squonge looked at her definitely as he rearranged his glasses with some acted arrogance.

Squonge: "If you can defeat me"

The two of them laughed as they continued on their ways. After a day of going out together to eat something the two said goodbye, Squonge continued on his way but something anxious decided to divert his way to the house of his best friend to see Montork.

When he rang the bell he waited a bit, he was nervous, more than normal and he had to simulate it. Squonge planned to tell his best friend his feelings after seeing him at the festival. It was going to be a big step for him but somehow he felt sad. He knew that homosexuality was not frowned upon among magicians, only Lyrin, Orpia and his family knew about his bisexuality.

When suddenly a large pet came out, it smiled at him and then called his owner with great happiness. An old trollan came out of this house, with glasses and a beard. He looked a bit tired but happy at the same time.

Montork: "Squonge! How good it is to see you, do you come to ask me about the studies that you gave today for the week?"

Squonge grabbed the backpack he was carrying with him, he was in a bit of a rush he needed to be well rested for the festival run tomorrow.

Squonge: "Oh, um yeah, I needed the spell books I left you yesterday, you probably have them. I'm getting ready for the exam."

Montork looked satisfied and happy about Squonge's response and gave him the books kindly, before the old man said goodbye Squonge stopped him to ask him something.

Squonge: "Orko will come tomorrow right?"

Montork stopped the door before closing it and went to answer him.

Montork: "oh sure, he will come tomorrow at noon, he told me that he too is eager to see you, and that he is expecting you tomorrow."

Squonge thanked him and said goodbye to him, then continued with the walk and studies of him.

Squonge when he woke up looked very anxious, he got dressed and ate breakfast as fast as he could.

When he left he took his things, said goodbye to his family and went to the workshop. When he arrived he saw Lyrin preparing her ship. She greeted him eagerly while he looked even more eager for the occasion. The two left without their ships in the direction of the festival, as they were close and if they signed up for the race it would be in the afternoon.

When they arrived at the place they saw how there were many trollans with their faces uncovered but with makeup that did not show their faces at all. They had their robes very well made and others simply walked normally while they saw the vendors and people passing by having fun in the surroundings.

Orpia: "Hey I was hoping to see you here! How are you?"

A female trollan in a festival robe was approaching them eagerly, Squonge and Lyrin greeted her and spent time with her. They had a very beautiful morning watching the morning shows and people having fun with their magical traditions, in this area magicians were very well accepted in society.

After a long day Squonge looked for the place where Montork was in the academy stall where there were magicians doing fun things with his magic for the children.

Montork: "Hey Squonge! Are you looking for my nephew?"

Squonge, while watching the magic of one of the academy's students distracted, approached Montork with some concern.

Squonge: "Yeah where is he, and by the way hi heh."

Montork told him where he was while he continued his work with some amusement, although the old trollan forgot to tell him a little detail that he was with someone else visiting the festival.

Squonge while watching the crowd followed Montork's directions, until he managed to see the typical wizard hat of his best friend. This desperate wanted to follow where he was, then he managed to see it, it was very nice and satisfying to see him back. Although Squonge noticed something strange, one person in the crowd covered more of his friend, apparently he was holding hands with someone. As soon as that person got out of her way, a trollan girl with blond hair and green eyes was seen holding the hand of her best friend, she was very close to his best friend.

Squonge at first thought that she was just a new friend that Orko hadn't told him about before but then he saw how the girl hugged him in a special way. Something inside the pilot broke, he was in shock within the crowd, he saw that his friend was still waiting, looking everywhere in the opposite direction. Squonge couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears, he flew away as fast as he could from there while the others in the crowd saw him strange and others simply worried.

Lyrin watched as Squonge readied her ship while she repaired hers, she was surprised while she was talking to Orpia.

Lyrin: "hey the race still n-"

Lyrin when he got closer to her friend saw how he had tears that did not stop coming out of his eyes.

Orpia: "Squonge ?! Are you okay? What happened?"

Squonge continued without answering while the two girls looked at him worriedly, Lyrin took courage and approached her friend, stopping him from what she was doing.

Lyrin: "hey, hey! Calm down, I have never seen you so broken, friend."

Squonge stopped doing it and from crying he could not contain it until he sat on the floor while he cried, Lyrin only comforted him while Orpia sat next to her very worried about her.

Orpia: "Why are you like this? If you don't say it, you won't be able to feel better ... we are your friends, we want to help you."

Squonge just tried to wipe his tears away but they wouldn't stop coming out, so with slightly swollen eyes he just looked at them

Squonge: "I-I just, I-I ... just wanted to tell him my feelings ... b-but .. b-but ..."

Lyrin got very upset, she didn't want anyone to hurt her friend like that, so she got very upset and she went to the festival flying in search of the magician.

Orpia: "Hey Lyrin wait!"

Orpia still stood there comforting him while Squonge only tearfully told him something with a bit of coherence.

Lyrin very angry in the crowd was looking for the magician, she was so upset she would not let her friend be hurt in such a way, she knew that homosexuality was not frowned upon but neither did she leave a person that she had rejected. She was guided by the photo that she had seen of that magician and recognized him at the touch by that necklace that he always wore. He was with a trollan girl and the head of the academy on the job.

Lyrin: YOU! I WANT TO TALK WITH YOU NOW AND ALONE.

The younger wizard turned around somewhat concerned.

???: "Huh?"

The trollan girl looked a bit worried and she came over to ask what was wrong with her and to calm down.

Lyrin: "forgive me pretty but I want your magician friend to come with me for a moment, I'm friends with Squonge."

The young wizard was puzzled and flew towards Lyrin leaving the trollan girl worried and Montork somewhat confused.

As soon as they reached a more private place, Lyrin went from having a calm look to one more angry than usual.

Lyrin: "WHAT'S wrong with you? HOW DARE YOU REJECT SOMEONE IN THAT WAY!"

???: "huh? What are you talking about ?! and first of all who are you calmly and what happens"

The young wizard looked confused and upset.

Lyrin: "don't be confused!"

Lyrin pushes him just enough to make him talk even more annoyed

????: "What are you talking about?!? Where is Squonge? Has he come?"

Lyrin realized that around there she misinterpreted what Squonge said and immediately calmed down but she was still somewhat annoyed.

Lyrin: "Your friend is crying in his ship workshop."

????: "eh ?! why ?!"

He looked worried and this let Lyrin know something had happened and she misinterpreted everything.

Lyrin: "You should go ask him, come join me"

The young wizard tells his uncle and the trollan girl that he will leave for a few moments and flies to his side, quite worried about his best friend.

During they went along the way they crossed some words

????: "By the way what is your name?"

Lyrin: "I'm Lyrin, I've been friends with Squonge for a long time, you must be Orko right?"

Orko: "That's right ..."

Orko followed her quite worried and Lyrin to break the ice before arriving she asked me something uncomfortable

Lyrin: "That beautiful blonde girl is your girlfriend?"

Orko: "eh ?! no! She is my best friend"

Lyrin was relieved to hear that, Squonge probably misinterpreted something he saw and that's why it's so wrong.

Orpia flew up and greeted Orko sadly, she wanted to tell the magician but Lyrin stopped him, this should be told by Squonge not them.

Squonge was quite sad looking behind the workshop at the green sky of Trolla, he felt miserable and bad, he just wanted to finish repairing his ship in the afternoon and go to sleep at home, suddenly his ear turned to the side he felt that Someone was approaching and when he turned he immediately turned back, sobbing again.

Orko: "Squonge? Are you feeling good? What's wrong?"

The wizard sat next to him and touched his back quite worriedly trying to look into Squonge's eyes that were covered by his arms.

Squonge was simply avoiding eye contact, he was not feeling very well and was devastated, Orko leaned closer and gave him an impromptu hug even though it was not reciprocated.

Squonge raised his arms and looked at him annoyed but at the same time sad, I shyly backed him, his eyes were quite watery.

Orko: "Why are you crying? Your friend Lyrin sent me to talk to you, you worried me a lot :("

Squonge: "..."

Squonge didn't have the courage to speak, he felt shy, but he knew that it was now or never to tell him his true feelings, so he just looked into his eyes hoping for a rejection from the other party.

Squonge: "T-The trollan girl who hugged you at the festival is-is she your girlfriend?"

Orko: "What? No! Why do you ask that? Your friend asked me the same thing"

Squonge was relieved and at the same time a bit more nervous, he had misinterpreted everything and everything was ruined thanks to his stupidity, now he was in front of Orko crying and he cannot give him another explanation other than the truth.

Squonge: "I-I have to tell you something and it was the reason I was crying...".

Orko got a bit confused but at the same time he looked innocent and worried about his friend, he still didn't catch the hint.

Squonge: "promise me something first"

Orko approached a little more and, worried, replied:

Orko: "tell me"

Squonge: "Promise me that you will not stop being my friend if I tell you this, if I don't tell you it will do me quite bad"

Orko: "I promise"

The magician gave him his finger and shook it with that of his determined best friend.

Squonge: "I-I ... since we were children we were always best friends, even in all your time that you were with me in the academy and you finished it, but since we are teenagers I have been keeping something with you and I never wanted to tell you, first because I knew you were busy with your studies, second because you were popular and you still are, and the last thing is that you stopped being my friend around there and I never wanted to tell you ... and-I ... I-I liked you, but not as friends, but more... ".

Squonge closed his eyes, tears began to flow again, he expected a rejection from the other party and expected the worst, until he felt a hand on his shoulder.

Orko: "Do you really like me?"

Squonge was surprised, he looked up, the first thing he saw was Orko's surprised look, watching him very attentively and with his ears up and alert "

Squonge: "y-yeah ..."

Orko: "wow, now I understand everything! I see why Lyrin came so mad and why did you ask me that about Dree Elle!"

Squonge heard Orko laugh, he felt confused and sad.

Squonge: "Oracle? Are you okay?"

Then he saw how a blush came out of Orko as he laughed and then stopped to see him somewhat nervous.

Orko: "o-oh sure! I feel wonderful, I just wasn't expecting such a sudden confession."

Squonge: "s-so what do you think? About what I told you"

Orko looked nervous as soon as he heard Squonge's question, he looked at him in various places and then away, looking away with a big blush on his face, then he looked at Squonge and blushed even more.

Orko: "I-I...ummm..."

The wizard was slow to reply and Squonge simply waited without taking his eyes off him.

Orko: "I-I ... I-I also feel the same about you, I say ... Well, I always repressed my feelings for the comments of others, and since I became a popular magician in the academy I preferred to stay out of feelings and play my role, but I didn't feel happy either ... and this, well, answers that I shouldn't have hidden them when we were teenagers...heh...".

Squonge felt quite surprised he did not know what to say, he thought he was going to be rejected in the worst way but it was reciprocated in a beautiful and sincere way, the only thing he felt was happiness and relief, he was crying but with happiness, on impulse he hug him to the magician while he is stammering something nervous and flushed. Orko simply reciprocated the hug quite shyly, unlike Squonge he was always quite reserved and shy instead Squonge was always more outgoing and physical with others.

After a long hug Squonge released him with happiness on his face.

Squonge: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hugged you without warning you, I felt quite happy and I needed it ..."

Orko: "I-It's okay, don't worry"

Orko looked quite flushed and shy, Squonge had never seen him like this, he was constantly looking at him or the ground shyly.

They remained silent looking at the landscape enjoying the company between them. I wanted that tension to go away, and after being somewhat calm Orko broke the silence.

Orko: "I'm sorry, I made you cry..."

Squonge: "hey, it wasn't your fault, I misunderstood some things and that's why I was like this"

Orko continued looking at the landscape and he very shyly rested his head on Squonge's shoulder and closed his eyes with a strong blush on his cheeks, Squonge just looked at him the same way, he knew that everything was going to be complicated for them, because nobody knew of their recent relationship, and they were still in doubt as to what they were going to be from then on.