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Tsukasa is a prince and soon he is going to be crowned king. Tsukasa hates being from the royal family. He doesn't like the amount of restrictions placed on him, because he wants to be more normal. A little freer. And the worst of all is that he will soon be king and will still have many more. That's why he sometimes runs away from home and tries to play with other children, hang out, or have social interactions. But all the children treat him with excessive respect or only talk to him for money or interest. Tsukasa doesn't want that, he wants a real friend. Someone who doesn't care if he's a prince or a beggar. Even if he wears his most normal clothes (and inappropriate for the royal family) people will still treat him like the prince that he is.
At his house, the only person who knows about his getaways is his butler Izumi. That although he always makes it clear that he is fed up with his nonsense, he still covers his pranks and never betrays him.
One day, Tsukasa went to the forest for a few hours. He was taking a walk and relaxing but then he hears someone talking. He couldn't quite understand what this person was saying since there was a bit of a distance. Tsukasa tried to get closer.
"Sora hates them so much! I wish they could leave him alone, he hasn't done anything to them!" The mysterious person said. Every time Tsukasa got closer he could see their his and his face, it was full of what looked like bruises. Tsukasa tried to relate it to what he was saying minutes before. He came to the conclusion that maybe someone messed with the boy.
Sora noticed Tsukasa and turned around in alarm at the new color. Although he calms down when he sees that he doesn't seem like someone dangerous nor he's the bullies
"Oh" Tsukasa said "Hello"
"Hello who are you?"
"Aahh... I-I'm... Tsukasa" He said hesitating a bit, apparently Sora hadn't recognized him as the prince.
"Hello" He smiled "I'm Sora"
Tsukasa smiled back, but remembered in an instant what Sora was doing.
"Hmm, do you need help?" He asked, approaching slowly so as not to alarm Sora, but the slightly distrustful one moves away.
"No! Sora is fine! He just needs to bring down the swelling from these wounds" Even though Sora saw Tsukasa's true intentions (which weren't bad) he was still a bit hesitant with people his age.
"What a beating, what did you do to them?"
"I-it wasn't a fight or anything like that! Sora just fell..." He answered, a bit embarrassed.
"Haha, but I heard you. It's okay, I won't laugh at what you did. You don't need to tell me if you don't feel like it either…"
"Mm, well. Sora didn't do much. He never starts fights, they just hit me for nothing. They pick on Sora and call him a beast... a monster, an alien and other horrible things... they really hate Sora!"
"For nothing?" Tsukasa asks.
"Yes, for nothing"
"Rude! Who starts a fight just for nothing? Ah, they are terrible!" He sighs. Sora hadn't noticed until now that Tsukasa had sat next to him. Neither did Tsukasa, it was subconsciously. He just wanted to sit down for a bit.
"Being a prince makes you unaware of these things?" Sora asks, without malice though it could be misunderstood.
"Ah... You know?! I thought you had no idea..." He sounded disappointed.
"Hehe, yes. Sora knew but he doesn't care, we can still be friends, whatever you are"
"How did you know that was what I was worried about? Ah, you really are weird!" Tsukasa said, Sora looked a little sad.
"No! I-i meant... Weird but in a cool way, you know? Ahmm..." He tried to apologize.
Sora smiled "Hehe, just kidding. Sora understands you, you don't need to say anything. He sees your warm and kind color"
Tsukasa is a little stunned "color?"
"Haha! One day you will understand!" Sora said. This left him even more confused.
Right at that moment, the aforementioned Tsukasa's butler appeared.
"Hey! You better show up snotty, or they're going to cut my throat if you disappear... Ah, there you are" He said "Eh? Who's that?" He said towards Sora.
"Um, he is..."
"We're friends!" Said Sora.
(Friends?!) Tsukasa thought.
"Ah, great. You finally make a friend and stop being a freak. Well, you have to go. Say goodbye to your friend, see him tomorrow" Izumi said and started walking first because he was tired.
"Ah…sorry. I have to go. He's a bit like my controlling brother. Im sorry!"
Sora nodded "Never mind Tsuka-chan! Thanks for hanging out with Sora!"
Tsukasa blushes "T-tsuka—what?! Ahh... yeah! S-same thing. Thanks for spending time with me, Sora-kun"
Sora waves goodbye.
Now, both had a new friend.