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You kicked off the rock and landed on the woodsy ground. Sticks and leaves crackled beneath you causing a small giggle. You looked up at the cloudy sky. They were grey; your favorite color. The air smelled of rain hinting that it would soon pour.

You lifted your arms out to the side and basked in the cool air. Your rain jacket slid off of your shoulder which didn't bother you. After taking in a deep breath, you sprinted off deeper into the woods.

The yellow plastic was thrown off your body but stopped at your hands. You leaped over roots and rocks gracefully. But then you tripped. The worl rolled along with you as rolled down a hill.

And landed in a river face first. Oh, what luck you had. You laid there with your face in the mucky river. You lifted your head up to breath. Nothing fine with drowning in mud, was there?

The small wispies that were too short to be contained in your ponytail were soaked in muck. "HA! Suck it! That's what you get for being short and uncooperative!" But then again, the wisps were part of you...

Oh well!

You got up and brushed off your legs and shirt. On with the adven-

You bumped into another damn thing. It was hard. And tall. And fleshy. Then you were thrown back down onto the ground.

You looked up at the thing. It was a person. "Hello!" You said.

"What is a runt like you doing in the forest?" He asked, not bothering to look at you.

"Nice to meet you too! I always come here!"

"Why are you alone? You know you could be killed, right?"

"I have no one else. And I know I could die. I'm fine with that." You sat up.

The man looked down at you. "What do you mean 'no one else?'"

"I mean that I have no one else. I'm all on my own!"

"Then how do you live? You're only a child."

"Correction: I'm a teenager. Age 15! And how I live is a mystery even I can't solve."

"You have no one who takes care of you?"

"Nope!"

He sighed. "Come with me." The man growled.

"My mother said not to talk to strangers." You pursed your lip, crossed your arms and looked away.

"But you were just talking to me! And I thought you said you don't have anyone?!"

"I don't! I left my house! And I got lost! Soooo yeah..."

"That is the most stupidest excuse I've even heard."

"Well, you'll have to believe it because it's a fact, mister!" You stood up and brushed off your tush. "Time to move!" You smiled and skipped off past him.

"H-Hey wait! Where are you going?!"

"Mo~ving!"

"That's not a destination!"

"I know! I don't have one! But I have moving!"

He began to run behind you. "Kid, let me at least bring you to safety!"

"Nope! I've been safe for 3 years!"

"3 years?! You've been away that long?!"

"Yup!"

"Okay, you are coming with me!"

"My mother said not to talk to strangers!"

"What if I didn't become a stranger to you?!"

You stopped right in place. The man slowed down too. "You mean...become a friend?"

"Yeah..."

"Okay!" You turned around and smiled. You then sat down and stuck out your hand. "My name's y/n! What's your's?"

He took your offering and sat down with you. "I'm Kid."

"Like a child kid?"

"Yes."

You laughed, "That's a weird name!"

"Well y/n's a weird name!"

"Why is my name weird?!" You continued to laugh.

"Because I've never heard of a 'y/n' before."

"That doesn't make it weird! You are named after a type of person! Mine's just a name for a person!"

He had an annoyance glare in his eyes. "Whatever. Are we friends now?"

"We can be. But we don't have to be!"

"Is it a yes or no?!" His neck muscles tensed.

"Mmm...I don't know."

He groaned.

"But I'll say yes so the story can move on." You jumped off and brushed off the leaves.

"'The story?'" Kid got up as well.

"You know, the adventure?"

"Okay..."