The stranger sat beside Maka and look around his surroundings.

Maka not breaking her gaze stared at the stranger with full interest.

'Where did I saw them? Red eyes, white hair? Where have I seen them?'

Not for long a loud honk startled Maka and made shriek. Maka turned red from embarrassment.

The stranger chuckled. "You know, you're a clumsy one." He then said and as he began to stand and offer a hand to Maka.

Maka pout still embarrassed from earlier took his hand, mouthed a small "thank you" and then smiled at him still holding her book.

They rode the bus and sat next to each other.

Maka never trust men except from some friends, which were only few, in her whole life since the "incident" that day happened. But the stranger that sits next to her is different. Maka felt at ease and safe sitting beside him.

Maka took a peek at the stranger's face very other minute and tries to remember any related things with red eyes and white hair but her luck was running out that time.

'Okay, Maka this will be the last peek. If you don't remember anything at all, then stop it already. You'll look like a stalker.' Thought Maka as she took her last peek but again her luck was running out. To her surprise pair of crimson eyes is looking back at her.

"Hmmm..." Its owner spoke looking at Maka. "Is there something on my face?" he then asked, examining his face.

"No, No, Its just…" said Maka as a shade of pink spread in her white skin. In embarrassment, she bowed her head, fidgeting her fingers.

The stranger made a "hmm" sound, letting Maka know that he's listening.

"It's just. You know. Ha-Ha-Ha" Maka laughed nervously, looked at the stranger, and sighed in defeat. "Well, I think I've met you before, but" Maka paused for a moment as she examined him again, especially the eyes." But I can't remember when or where."

The stranger gave Maka a genuine smile. "Lots of people tell me that." Said the stranger.

"oh" was all Maka can say for the time being.

The stranger eyed the book Maka was holding and Maka noticed it.

"Do you know what happened in the girl in that book?" asked the stranger.

"Maka nodded. "I've read this book many times and never get bored reading it all over again. It's a love story different from the other." Maka paused for a moment to smile and then continued again. "In the end no one really knew what happened to the girl, maybe the author. If she was saved by her so-called "Romeo" or she was eaten by those "bad wolves"." Said Maka she recalled the story in her memory.

The sranger nodded in agreement. "Its your favorite right? Then why don't you just buy one. Borrowing books from the library will be a waste of time." asked the stranger.

Maka laughed. "I have one before but stupid me lost it. Don't know where I place it, or maybe I forgot it when I was packing my things." Said Maka and then laugh. Soon her laughter faded away.

"The author is really weird, isn't she?" said the stranger. "In the end we didn't even know the characters' name. She only wrote papa and mama, wolves and other things. Even the heroine doesn't have a name, Juliet then Cinderella. But still the story is really great."

'Names' thought Maka repeatedly.

"You're right!" Maka exclaimed. "If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have realized." Maka laughed and so do the stranger.

An idea popped into Maka's head that made her suddenly stopped from laughing.

Maka face the stranger. "I know this is rude but would you mind giving me your name?" She asked shyly. "I might remember something if I would know your name." explained Maka. Hoping that the stranger will give her his name.

The stranger frowned. "Sorry" said the stranger.

Maka forced herself to smile. "My bad. Hahaha" said Maka as she force herself to laugh but the stranger knew that Maka was only forcing herself.

"I cannot tell you my name for some personal reasons but instead call me Usagi." Said the stranger, smiling genuinely at Maka.

Maka smiled back "Then you can call me …" Maka thought for some time but still she cannot come up with a good name. She keep repeating on making a "hmmm…" sound.

The bus stopped meaning that they arrived at a certain station.

"I'm sorry but I think I have to go now." Said "Usagi" as he stood up and head towards the exit.

Maka cannot decide whether to call him out or not.

"Usagi-chan!" Maka decided to call him before he fully leave the bus. Usagi looked at her for a moment and smiled.

"Don't worry, we would see each other again Ohime-sama" With that said Usagi left the bus leaving a very red and stunned Maka.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ After The Bus Ride ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Maka get out of the bus and walked towards her home embracing the book.

The word 'Ohime-sama' keeps on echoing on Maka's head. Maka kept walking until she bumped in one of the trees in the park.

'When did I arrive here?' Thought Maka as she looked around and realized that she's in the park. Maka sighed.

' I think I need to cool down first if I don't want to go home with a lot of bruises.' Maka thought. She sat in one of the swings and looked around her surroundings. She spotted two kids playing and watch them play.

"Hey Nagi" The boy said. "I don't want to play this. Boys don't play things like that." The boy whined.

"But Tadashi, please?" said the little girl named Nagi.

Maka watched them with full interest.

The little boy named Tadashi rolled his eyes but seeing the girl's face he sighed. "Whatever, But this will be the last time okay?" said Tadashi.

Nagi nodded and beam a smile at him.

"Okay." Tadashi said and then made a fake cough. "Shall we dance now Ohime-sama?"

Maka's eyes widened. Memories of her childhood starts to play in her mind.

FLASHBACK

"Evans" A young girl with pigtails said.

"Stop bullying him!"

"Let's play." A boy with a shock of white hair said.

"Ohime-sama" A boy with a shock of white hair and a pair of blood-colored eyes said as he smiles at the little girl.

END OF FLASHBACK

'Ohime-sama' Then it struck to her. How could she forget him? How could she forget someone very important to her? How could she forget her childhood friend?

"How could I forget him?" Maka mumbled in her breath. "I'm really stupid." Maka smiled.

Maka stood up and headed home with smile plastered on her face.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Maka's Apartment ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Maka arrived home quarter before six. She changed her clothes and then started to cook her dinner. After she had finished cooking it she ate it quickly and did the dishes right after. She went to her room and read the handbook given to them that afternoon. After reading the handbook she lay down on her bed and thought about Evans and Usagi.

'Usagi-chan and Evans, They're really alike. White hair, red eyes, gentleness. Usagi-chan might be my childhood friend' thought Maka as she starts to drift to her sleep.

On that night Maka had a strange dream. In her dream was a shark living alone in the vast ocean. No one ever dares to approach it nor look at it for they are scared for their lives. The shark looked at Maka.

Maka woke up from her dream panting. She looked at her clock to see that it was 3:42 am. She place her hands on her face and was surprised to feel that her palms were wet. She examined her face, slowly tracing her face and realized that she was cried in her sleep.

'Why?' Maka thought. Only Maka knew is that the shark from her dream is full of loneliness. That the shark only wants somebody to look out for him and somebody to help him. Somebody to take him out from the darkness he's in.