Lev, Kei, Tetsurou, Koutarou, Keiji, Shoyo have been best friends since they were kids. They would do most things together, sometimes even spend a whole month together in the same house, making a mess together, tidying up together, bathing together...
A little tangerine was out because of his boredom, he may be too young to go out on his own, but he knows what he's doing.
Walking while humming a few melodies, he has a look on his face that's not suitable for his age.
While thinking, he saw someone in the park, out of curiosity and worry using his small steps he hurried to the place.
He then approach a child that looks around his age slowly but surely.
Looking closely, he looks scared and there are bruises on his legs.
The tangerine then sat beside the other and slowly hug the other.
At first, the bruised child was scared when he sees two pairs of arm at his direction, scared that he might be beaten again so he shut his eyes tight bracing what ever that would happen to him, but nothing came.
Instead, there's something warm wrapping him, strong emotions started to well up and he cries his heart out.
The tangerine just hug the other and pat his back saying reassuring things, he spoke in auto-pilot while laughing at himself.
' I hope you won't experience what I've been through ' was what the tangerine said to himself and these thoughts will often be his thought as there are people out there who needed him.
After hours of crying, the other then take a look at the tangerine and he felt his heart started to beat real quick.
The tangerine then smile at the other, that doesn't help his condition, it worsens it but he felt reassured at the tangerine's presence.
They then sit beside each other in comfort silence, nobody asked anything which the other was grateful for.
They watched as the sun sets, the tangerine then stand up and offer his hand at the other smiling.
The other grabbed his hand and the tangerine started to open his small mouth.
"It's late, you should start going back," was what the tangerine said to the other with a blinding smile.
The other was reluctant to leave the tangerine, he felt that the tangerine has become his safe haven, his sanctuary.
Looking at the other, the tangerine was worried that maybe the other was going to be scolded when he gets home so he held the other's hand.
"I'll walk you home, does that sound like an idea?" the tangerine said to the other which he nods.
They then walk together holding hands in comfortable silence.
Time passed and there they are at a relatively big house.
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The tangerine then started to let loose of his hand that held the other.
The other simply tightened his grasp at the tangerine's hand by the tangerine's action.
"C-can I kn-know your na-name?" the other asked with worry in his tone.
The tangerine just smiled at the other making the other more anxious.
"You should introduce yourself first before asking someone next time okay?" the tangerine said with a smile that reassured the other.
"I'm Hi- Shoyo, Hinata Shoyo but you can call me Shoyo," the tangerine smiled at the other.
"I'm umm Tetsurou, Kuroo Tetsurou," the other said looking down fiddling his little fingers.
"Nice to meet you Tetsu-chan," the tangerine said with a giggle which makes the other blush.
"Ni-nice to meet you Sho-chan," the other said with a smile.
"Well it's late, I don't want you to worry your parents, so you should get in," the tangerine said to the other ushering him to get in.
"O-okay, ummm b-bye Sho-chan," the other said walking to the entrance and stopping at his door.
"Sho-chan, ca-can we meet again?" the other said tears started welling up.
Seeing this, the tangerine hurriedly went to the other hugging him and patting his back.
"We could meet tomorrow if you want to tetsu-chan! You can decide!" the tangerine said smiling to the other.
"Rw-rweally?" the other said with tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Yeah! How about I come here again in the morning?" the tangerine said smiling.
"O-otayyy, yo-you pwomise rwight sho-chwann?" the other said smiling through his tears unconsciously slipping his lisp.
"Yea, I promise. Here let's do a pinky promise," the tangerine said.
They then did a pinky a promise, the tangerine then was seen out of his view of vision after he bid farewell to the other.
The other then with a smile that was gone for a few months enter his house.
