Riva and Leo were just an average type of best buddies before. A comrade, but not quite the same type of fellow as Leo and his old buddies had. Riva is much younger than Leo. Riva was just eight years of age or younger, and Leo was thirteen. Leo's kid, Riva is merely a kid, to Leo, who wants a brother to socialize with. Mr. When Riva turned 13 and started behaving like a spiteful little girl around Leo, Leo undertook to shun her-it was, however, Riva's parents' choice. When Riva harmed Leo's girlfriend at the time, Leo became enraged and started to spew downtrodden against Riva. By that time, her parents had made the decision to depart from Manila, giving Riva the opportunity to step forward and convince her to focus on her studies.