May and Aki sat in the small wagon together as May combed Aki's hair. May was just turning twelve and Aki was barely nine. "May-nee….Could you tell me a story?" "Which story?" She asked sweetly. Aki scootched into May's lap and rested her head into her sister's chest. "One I haven't heard yet." "Have I told you the story about Ken?" "Who?" "I guess not….Well this is an interesting story." "Okay! Please tell me!"

"This is a story about a boy named Ken. Ken was betrayed by love and lost hope, but Ken grew stronger from it….at the same time alone."

"Fortunately, Ken met new people. Ken gained new bonds and no longer felt alone."

"On his journey, Ken faced many predicament. Sometimes he failed and fell into despair again and again."

"But her had so many precious things he held onto, so Ken steeled his heart and bear with the pain and kept on fighting."

"In the end Ken was given a choice, to move forward or stay behind and protect the things he loved."

"Ken was the kind of man who would sacrifice himself for others…..a real man. 'It's better to feel pain than to inflict it on others' he said."

"Unfortunately, this story is a tragedy."

"Ken died."

"People had high hopes for him, people hated him, people admired him…..Loved him."

"But Ken's story ended."

"May-nee…..That's sad…" "Yeah…." "May-nee, do you still wanna be an author?" "Yeah…..It'll never happen though. You know...We are stuck here." "You should still try! If we ever get out! Become an author! And write about Ken! Let him have a happy life before he dies!" "Yeah…..I guess…."

"Ken deserves to be happy!" May laughed at her sister as she continued to justify why Ken must be happy. "Okay, Okay….I'll write about Ken." "Yay! I can't wait to read it!" "It will be a while….." "Who cares. As long as you can do it!" "I guess…."

"May what are you doing?" "I found an old journal and some pencils in this box, I'm writing down the story about Ken. I wrote another story also. Wanna hear it?" "Yeah! After Nashi gets back! Can you also tell her about Ken?" "Sure"

Nashi, after being there for three months, came into the wagon with the two girls to see them sitting crisscross with a book in front of them. She sat across from them and asked "What's that?" "May-nee's stories! She will read them to you!"

May told the story of the boy named Ken and Nashi had said the same things Aki said about him. "Are you ready for the next story?" The two nodded their heads.

"This is the story of a boy. His name was Hideyoshi."

"Hideyoshi had a very complicated childhood. He was always moving from town to town. But, when it came to making friends, he was an expert at that."

"He could always understand kids. He had seen enough people to understand what they were thinking."

"There was one kid he couldn't quite understand. Ken. He was determined to become his friend."

"He could finally understand Ken and Ken finally had someone who could understand him. They were both happy."

"Hideyoshi continued making friends, but always kept Ken closest."

"Once Hideyoshi met a girl. They became close friends."

"His life was going great."

"Then, Ken was taken from him. And he was taken from the girl."

"And, unfortunately, this isn't a Fairy Tale. It doesn't have a happy ending. There was no prince in shining armor to save him."

"He was the prince in shining armor."

"Hideyoshi's life turned around, from going great to a complete tragedy, in less than a year."

"Hideyoshi was no longer the happy soul he once was."

"Poor Hideyoshi! At least Ken had a friend!" Aki sighed. "Oooh! Was he Ken's prince in shining armor?" Nashi asked. May smiled and nodded. "I knew it!" She shouted.

"May-nee? Why are your stories so sad? They're all tragedies….You only write tragedies..." "Maybe because my life is a tragedy…."