(she/her)
Two. It had always been just the two of them. They only had eachother.
He was bruised and she was alone. His brothers hated him and her parents died. They were both separated from the other children.
She never felt more alone than amidst the group. Boisterous voices echoed from a distance, never truly entering her mind. The floor was far more fascinating and rather open minded compared to her peers.
A flash of gold passed her peripheral vision. She looked up to see a bandaged blond boy hiding behind the birch tree next to the swing set. She'd seen him in class before; he was always covered in some form of bandage or bruise. He was the only one, other than her, that wasn't part of the group.
It was now or never to make a friend. Small town mentality meant few moved away and those who did never left alone.
"Hi?" She said approaching the small boy cautiously.
"Um, hello." He answered avoiding her gaze.
"Would you like to sit with me at lunch? My grandma made me some cookies." She asked, offering a small bribe.
"Yes! I mean, yes please." He said lighting up with excitement immediately.
They'd unknowingly made their first and soon to be best friend that day.
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Blue. His eye color and the hue of the bracelets she made for them. His had a sun pendant and hers had a moon.
"Sanji! I have a present for you!" Y/n yelled as she ran toward him.
"Really?!" He never got a present from anyone other than his mother, who had passed a few years ago.
"Yeah, hold out your hand for me and close your eyes ok?" She said happily.
"Ok!" He said quickly obeying.
He felt something cold and oddly shaped slide over his hand and onto his wrist.
"Open!" Y/n exclaimed.
He looked to see the ocean blue bracelet wrapped around his wrist. It was a little big, but nothing he couldn't grow into.
"I have one too!" She held out her arm for him to see.
"We match!" He said grabbing her hand to admire her work better.
"Yup! It means we'll be together forever!" She tangled her fingers with his.
"Seriously?!" His voice raised in pitch.
"Yeah, promise?" Y/n pulled him closer leaning her forehead against his.
"Promise!" He said happily flush faced as he leaned against her in return.
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She sat across from him focusing desperately on the homework before her. It was becoming more difficult by the second to keep a neutral expression.
He wouldn't shut up about the lovely ladies in their school, especially the new red headed girl.
A new girl named Nami had moved in recently. New people were rare. Nami girl could be nice when she wanted to be, but otherwise Y/n didn't see much to like about her. She had nothing against Nami, she wasn't a horrible person, but she couldn't see what was so special about her. Nothing really stood out other than her hair. Maybe it was the hair.
Regardless, Sanji kept talking about how beautiful she was, "A radiant jewel" as he put it. It wasn't uncommon for him to go off about women, but the fact the fresh blood set him off to a whole new level.
