Author's note is at the bottom!


"It's the friends we meet along life's road who help us appreciate the journey."

-Unknown

The next day Robin found herself at the staircase leading down to the village. Somewhere in the back of her head, she knew that Lucina wouldn't show up again. But there was a little flicker of hope that resided inside her heart.

It was only early morning for Robin did not know at what time Lucina would show up... If she ever did. The sun had just risen out of it's hiding place beyond the horizon, and dyed the sky a beautiful orange that faded into blue. There was no cloud in sight today, only the sun and it's rays painted the picture.

Sitting down next to the overhand's columns that kept it up, the white-haired woman rested her head on her hand. She had come so early, Lucina would definitely not show up for a while. She was a kid, kids sleep in late.

Robin would know as she used to be a child. A long time ago at least. She couldn't count how many years it had been since she came to The Mountain God's forest. Definitely at least over several years. However, no matter how long it had been, Robin didn't age as fast as the humans did. She looked as if she was only twenty years old. Surely, she was way older than that, but her mind decided to stay with the look of her age.

After several trains of thought ran through her head, Robin noticed that it was still morning and there was no show of Lucina. Bored, Robin grabbed a stick and started to draw figures in the ground.

Soon she would find herself falling asleep, traveling off to the deep of her mind.

"Ah! You waited for me!" A familiar voice called out.

Robin awoke with a tremble running through her body. "Huh?"

There on the staircase, a few steps away, was the little girl from yesterday. Today she was wearing a pair of blue shorts and a white T-shirt. In her hands was a brown plastic bag that hung low towards the ground due to how short she was. It must've been Robin's thank-you present.

The white-haired woman arose from the ground, "So you came." Robin let out a small chuckle, her fear of Lucina not coming were wrong. Smiling widely to herself, she began walking away from the girl. "Follow me. I want to take you somewhere."

Lucina's smile was more open than Robin's as she followed the older woman into the depths of the forest green. However, Robin seemed to walk too fast through the vegetation for Lucina's little limbs to handle.

Noting this, Robin reached up to a tree and broke off a thin branch, long enough to keep the distance between them, but not too long so that they weren't walking side by side. She held out the branch, and Lucina grabbed onto it happily. "It's like a date!"

Robin scoffed at the child, but couldn't help but smile even wider, "Not a very romantic one."

Lucina puffed out her cheeks at the white-haired female, "I think it is."

"Uh huh," Robin responded. Going out on a date with a six year was something that Robin had not planned. Dates were so much more fun and filled with light. And you were supposed to go with someone you liked or loved. Not like she had ever even gone out on a date before. She simply wanted to take her out somewhere for coming back. But of course a six year old would have no idea what a date actually was. Although, Robin was at least happy for the company.

They continued in silence until Lucina started to hum. Her voice wasn't too good, but it wasn't bad either. Actually, it was pretty good for a six year old.

Robin looked up to the tree line, peacefully listening to the song. She hadn't heard a song in ages so it was nice to hear something new. Honestly, she liked this song that Lucina was humming.

Entering a clearing, Robin stopped walking and Lucina stopped her song. A gasp escaped from the younger female's mouth. "Whoa...!"

The two had entered a space between all the trees where it was flat. Filled with an assortment of different flowers, the space was gently shielded from the sun by all of the trees surrounding it. However, the sun light was still able to reach it, it just wasn't as hot as the rest of the mountain. On the left side of the clearing sat a large tree, taller than all the other trees.

Lucina ran out to the flowers, dancing and jumping through them. Robin plopped down out to the side, watching her play. "Robin! Robin!" The girl shouted, grabbing Robin's undivided attention. "Come play with me!"

Giving a light-hearted sigh, Robin got up, walking to meet Lucina in the flowers.

"Let's play tag!" Lucina exclaimed, waving a stick that she found in the field of flowers. "You're it!" She tossed the stick at Robin and began to run away.

"Alrighty! Here I come!" Robin picked up the stick that she hadn't thrown far enough to reach her. Jogging around the flowers, the white-haired woman chased after the little girl. Making sure not to go too fast, Robin slowed down her pace so that she would not catch Lucina.

Lucina's laughs filled Robin with a joy that she hadn't felt in years. "Catch me if you can!" She yelled in the midst of her giggles.

Lucina hid behind the gigantic tree and Robin came to the other side. They circled around the tree for a while before Lucina sprinted off away from the tree.

Robin ran after her, fake tripping herself to catch Lucina off guard. Laying on the ground for a while with her face downwards, she could hear Lucina approach her quietly. Quickly, Robin removed herself from the bare earth and touched Lucina with the stick. At least that's what Robin thought would happen, but Lucina was faster than Robin knew.

Panting, Robin stood still with her hands on her knees, bent over. Never had she ran for so long.

"Are you okay, Robin?" Lucina questioned, coming back for the older woman.

"Y-yeah," Robin said in between breaths. "I'm fine. I just don't run a lot."

Lucina stretched out her hand to drag Robin towards the flowers, but Robin once again backed away. "Oh. I'm sorry. I forgot." Lucina gave a sad smile, "If I touch you, you'll disappear."

"As long as you don't forget anymore. It'll be okay."

"Right!"

Lucina came the day after that. And the day after that. She came for many more days, spending all her time with Robin.

Robin didn't let her down with the places that she took Lucina to.

Day after day Robin would wait at the same spot and Lucina would end up coming by at around noon. Soon it became a daily habit for Robin to wait at the staircase, waiting for Lucina to show up. Lucina never failed to not show up. For Robin, Lucina had shown her things that Robin hadn't felt in years. One of them was the pure emotion of happiness.

Some days they would play near the creek, other's they would listen to the birds sing, and some times they'd play once again in the patches of flowers. One day, Lucina even made a flower crown for Robin, plopping it down on her head, making sure not to touch Robin's skin. "Thank you," Robin would say.

And Lucina would respond with that simple, childish grin of hers.

The one that Robin never wanted to go away.

Summer time was finally coming to an end, autumn slowly closing in. Waiting at the usual place, Robin leaned against the overhang. Eventually, just like every other day, Lucina showed up. However, she was frowning with her eyebrows furrowed. Such a sad expression was not allowed on such a kind kid. Robin hopped down the staircase to meet the little girl.

"Hey... Robin?" Lucina started. "I don't think that i'll be able to come here anymore."

Robin's eyes widened. Of course, this was a normal thing in life. People come and go. No one ever stays. She looked away from the girl, unable to make eye contact.

"Remember that thing I told you about?"

Robin nodded her head, "School?"

"Yeah. I'm on summer break right now with Papa. But school will start soon and so I have to leave," Lucina said with a heartbreaking appearance.

Robin pondered. All schools had a summer break every year, so maybe... "Do you think that you'll be able to come by next year?"

Lucina immediately grinned brightly, "Yeah! I'll definitely make sure Papa takes me here!"

That smile brought a feeling of relief to Robin's heart. Or maybe it was the fact that Lucina would come here again. Either way, Robin was happy.

"I'm glad," Robin whispered softly.

"Me too! You're my best friend after all!"

Best friend? Did Robin really deserve that title? They had only hung out with each other for about two months.

Friend. The word was alien to her. Sure, Robin had the other spirits to keep her company, but they were more of acqaintences, some of them family. But none were friends. Lucina was her first friend as a spirit. The thought brought a smile to Robin's face, relaxing her worried expression.

"'Best friend...'" Robin mumbled. Shaking her head to rid of the thoughts, Robin looked at Lucina kindly. "Where would you like to go to today, Best Friend?"

Lucina perked up at the moment Robin called her 'Best Friend.' She scrunched up her face before leaping towards Robin with her hands stretched out.

Like always, Robin dodged her, allowing her to run face into the ground. "You don't learn do you?"

The child stared at Robin with a blank face, "I was just too excited!"

"But you're always excited."

Lucina pouted, "Am not."

"Are too."

"Am not!"

Robin began to chuckle at the sight of her underaged friend getting mad.

Suddenly, tears welled up in Lucina's eyes, threatening to fall at a moment's notice.

"Wha— Lucina?" Robin stammered as her hands began to shake. She had made a little girl cry. "D-don't cry! I was just joking!"

Tears were now dribbling down her cheeks, snot peeking out from her nose. She definitely was a little kid. Even within the sight of ugliness, Robin was able to find the beauty hidden behind. Those beautiful blue orbs held so much inside of them."I-I know! I'm just sad!"

Who doesn't cry because they're sad? Wait, Robin took that back. She cried when she was angry. But then again anger was a secondary emotion and led back to sadness. "Why're you sad?"

Lucina didn't answer for a moment, only leaving the sobs as noise between them. Finally, she answered, "I don't want to go back home!"

"And why is that, Lucina?" Robin questioned, trying to find out the reason that was saddening her new friend.

What Lucina said next surpised Robin.

"Because you're not there!"

The white-haired woman's lips fell. Did she really mean that much to Lucina? Well, Lucina was only a six year old so it was easy for her to get attatched to people, not knowing what the real world is like and how people can defy your trust so easily. Then again, Robin ended up trusting Lucina as easily as Lucina trusted Robin. Maybe it was because Lucina was a kid and kids weren't so bad as grown ups.

The girl kept weeping, tears freely flowing as Lucina made no effort to wipe them. Robin took her hand to wipe away Lucina's tears with her thumb, but couldn't bring herself to do it. So they sat there in silence until Lucina's tears came to a stop.

"Robin?" Lucina spoke, still hiccuping from crying.

Robin responded, "Yes?"

"You'll still be here next year right?"

The white-haired female gave an bittersweet expression, "Yeah."

"And the year after that?"

"Yup. And hopefully the year even after that."

"Promise me!" Lucina exclaimed, giving Robin a mean look. "Promise me that you won't go away!"

Robin sighed amusingly, "I promise, Lucina. That I won't go away."

The little girl held out her pinky. "Pinky promise me!"

The older woman shook her head, "I can't touch you remember?"

Lucina 'hmph'ed at Robin, "Then say with me! 'Pinky promise. Who ever tells a lie will sink down to the bad place and shall never rise up again!'"

Robin began to repeat what Lucina had told her to, "Pinky promise. Who ever tells a lie will sink down to the bad place and shall never rise up again. There, happy?"

"Yup!"

"Then, how about we go somewhere nicer for your last day here?"

"Okay!"

The day after that Robin was alone. She was ocassionally visited by the other spirits, but nothing could fill the hole that remained inside her heart. Her every day schedule had changed, but now it was back to normal, yet Robin couldn't just forget about the new friend that she made.

She could only remember her friend through memory. Precious blue eyes, and cobalt hair that shimmered when it fluttered in the wind. Lucina reminded Robin of someone. Someone who was close to her at one point. Maybe while she was still a human, but for the sake of Naga, she couldn't remember.

Robin kicked the dirt that was starting to overcome the staircase. Why was she still here if Lucina wasn't going to come? Robin exhaled heavily through her nose. She'd just have to wait until next summer. There was nothing that she could do to change that. A sad reminder that life would go on without Lucina coming by to play.

"Come back soon, okay, Lucina?" Robin muttered under her breath. "I'm waiting for you."


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