1 week before my birthday

I had been spending lots of my free time with Nawe and my two best friends; Saundarya and Mani.

I told Saundarya and Mani all about Nawe. And that day, they were going to meet him.

I walked to Saundarya's house, she lived in the more poor part of town. All I could hear were children laughing and chickens clucking. Many chickens ran across the road right in front of me, causing me to stop.

I reached Saundarya's door. Her was much smaller than mine, but it still had the same white brick and golden roof.

I knocked on the door, one of the hinges almost came off. Saundarya opened the door almost immediately and put the hinge back in place. She was very tall, about six feet tall. She had beautiful green eyes, short, wavy, honey coloured hair, freckled skin and a golden sword mark under her left eye. She is the village's beauty.

"Hey Khass." She leaned against the door frame.

"Hi. Come on, I want you to meet someone." I grabbed her hand and dragged her outside.

"Let me guess. Nawe?"

"Yes. Now come!"

"Wait." She shook her hand out of my grip and grabbed her outdoor clothes. "Ok, let's go meet Nawe." She wiggled her eyebrows and nudged my shoulder when she said his name.

"Ok, please don't do that."

She pouted. "Aww."

We walked to Mani's house. It was a little nicer looking than Saundarya's.

Mani took a while to open the door but smiled when she saw us. I always thought that she had the prettiest smile. "Hey guys. What are you doing here?" Her hazel eyes looked at us nervously.

"We came to get you, you're meeting Nawe. Remember?"

"Y-yeah." She stroked her long platinum hair. It was obvious she didn't want to meet him.

"Come on! He won't bite!"

She looked up at me. "What if he does?" She cowered, making her appear even shorter than she already is.

"He won't, I promise. Stop stressing so much about meeting new people." I grabbed her hand gently. "He's not going to hurt you."

She tapped her left cheek, underneath the golden shuriken symbol. "M-maybe I will meet him. You make him sound very nice."

"Yay! Let's go," I squealed.

"Ok."

The three of us walked to Nawe's house together, Mani was still a little nervous.

We reached the door and Ms, Seele answered the door. She was crying.

"M-Ms. Seele! Is everything alright?!" I asked her.

"No." She sniffed. "Nawe has gone missing, I haven't seen him since last night." She rubbed her eyes.

I patted her shoulder. "Don't you worry, we'll find him."

"Thank you."

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Another short chapter, I know, but the next one will be longer and more exciting.

I remember that all their names mean something, I can't remember Mani's though. But Khass Jata is Special Magic. Nawe Seele is Kind Soul. And Saundarya is Beautiful.