This is my very first FanFiction story, and hopefully not my last! I got this idea from res123. Thank you so much! I hope you like this story!

I don't own any of the Lunar games, copyright to the original owners, etc.

Joseph Harrison had always loved Taben's Peak. Ever since his parents died in a horrific shipwreck, he had stayed here. The caretaker of this mysterious place, a kind teenage-looking boy by the name of Nall, had taken him in four years prior, when he was only five. Whenever little Joey had a problem, he knew he could always go to Nall. He was the big brother figure of all of the 25 kids here! So one night, when he woke up in cold sweats after a nightmare about his parents' death, Joey knew exactly where he was headed.

With his usually sparkling green eyes now glassy, and his normally shiny cardinal-colored hair now matted in sweat, Joey carefully and quietly made his way to Nall's quarters. He figured Nall would be asleep at this time, seeing as it was 2 in the morning. But he didn't really care. Nall was always understanding when it came to the orphans' problems. Just as he was approaching the door, he heard some sort of music. It wasn't slow, nor was it fast. It sounded like a love song.

What the heck is going on in there...? Joey thought. Why is Nall listening to music at this time of night? Well, there's only one way to find out...

He turned the doorknob slowly so he wouldn't startle Nall. After all, he didn't want to get the leader of this big ol' orphanage mad. He's seen Nall angry, like whenever he burns their pancakes in the morning or he didn't catch enough fish to last him the week. As he turned the knob, he noticed the music come off.

"What were you doing in here?" Joey asked curiously. He didn't want to seem nosy, he just really wanted to know.

"Uh.. well, you see- um, the real question is, 'What are you doing up so late?'" Nall managed to stutter out. His cheeks were very flushed, almost the same shade of red as his eyes, and his snowy white hair was looking messier than ever, as if he had been awake for hours. Joey noticed he was hiding something behind his back.

"What are you holding? Are you hiding something?" Joey teased. Nall got even more embarrassed, if that was even possible. Joey ran over to him and tried to swipe whatever he was holding, but Nall was too tall and cupped it in his hands over Joey's head.

"Come on, tell me, Nall! Be a sport! Be a pal! Please? Please? Pretty, pretty please?!". Nall had had enough at this point and finally decided to show him after a few moments of a "yes-no" verbal tug-o-war.

"Ugh, okay, Joey, okay! But you have to promise me not to tell Ruby or any of the other Dragon Kids, you got it?" Nall held out his pinky for the ever-so-famous "pinky swear". Joey's previously watery olive green eyes had dried and he had completely forgotten what he had come to Nall's room for in the first place. He was just plain excited now. He stuck out his pinky happily and exclaimed, "Yay! A secret! I love secrets! You've got a deal!" His freckles were beaming at this point and Nall had never seen him so happy before.

"Okay, well, you know how our annual "Taben's Peak Mini-Festival" is tomorrow?" Nall asked shyly. "Well, yes, of course! How could I forget?!" Joey replied rather loudly. Nall knew Joey was an excitable little boy, but he was getting very loud and he was afraid the others would wake up.

"SHHHH!" Nall replied, annoyed. "Okay, well, I wanted to sing a special song and I was just practicing, see?" He showed Joey the item he was holding in his hands just a moment ago, a microphone. "Well, okay... So what's the secret?" Joey replied impatiently. The suspense was killing him.

"Well, I was thinking of singing the special song for Ruby," Nall said meekly. Just the mention of her name made him blush. She had been staying with him and the Dragon Kids for about a year now and this would be the first time she would be seeing their annual little festival. Nall had taught her how to change into her human form by his point, which she liked. She rarely ever changed back into her dragon form, only to hunt for fish or travel to places faster. She was beautiful. To him, anyway. She looked pretty ordinary, with the exception of her bright red eyes. She always had her dark pink hair in a long braid, down to her waist, with a big yellow ribbon in her hair. She looked to be about 16, with Nall looking about 19.

"Wait a minute," Joey said suspiciously. Uh oh. Nall knew what was coming. Joey had figured it out. "Do you, ya know, like Ruby, or something?" he said with a teasing grin. There it was.

Nall only nodded, his cheeks burning hot. He felt like a little boy admitting his first crush. He was far from a little boy, being about 1,000 years old, but every mention of Ruby made him feel young again.

"Woah! So are you gonna confess your love to her at the festival, or somethin'?" Joey asked with a hint of naivety. "Yes, Joey. Do I have to spell it out for you? I need you to help me with my voice. I sound like a dying dragon." Nall chuckled at what he had just said. None of the kids knew he was a dragon, and he didn't want anyone to find out. They only knew Ruby was a dragon.

"Okay! That should be easy. Lucia taught us how to sing in tune when we saw her last," Joey replied. "Perfect! Let's get started then." Nall turned on the karaoke machine and the song that he had been singing earlier turned on:

If I can't have you

I don't want nobody baby

If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh

If I can't have you

I don't want nobody baby

If I can't have you, uh-ho

Joey eyed Nall as if he had three heads. "What? I like love songs, so what?" Nall said defensively. The cute little redhead just laughed and began to teach him the basics of singing. Halfway through their lesson, there was a knock at the door.

"Wh- who's there?!" Nall shouted, trying to act as casual as he could. He was hoping, praying, that it was anybody but Ruby. Please, anyone but her!

"I-it's me! Ruby!" she replied mockingly. He could hear the annoyance in her voice. She didn't like to be woken up. He found out the hard way one day. "Oh. Um, come in," Nall said. He really didn't want her to see the surprise yet. He wanted to wait for the perfect moment. She opened the door and stomped inside, her braid waving from side to side like a flag.

"What is going on in here? Especially at four in the morning! You know we have a festival tomorrow to attend to, don't you?! Get some sleep!" she shouted, her crimson eyes reddened further with anger. She wanted an answer, and Nall knew he couldn't give her one. Not now, anyway.

"Nothing's going on in here. Maybe you're hearing things. And your shouting certainly isn't helping any of the other Dragon Kids get any sleep so why don't you lower your voice?!" Nall said in an angry whisper.

"Oh yeah? 'Nothing's going on in here'? Then what's this?" Ruby snatched the microphone from Nall's hand and waved it in the air. "And what's little Joey doing in here?" her voice softened as she was addressing him. She was mad at Nall, not him. "You know we have a festival tomorrow. Why don't you get to bed?"

"Um, I-I can't," Joey said. "It's a secret."

Nall turned red from this. He knew Ruby was going to be even more curious now that Joey revealed it was a secret. Ruby was even more nosy than he was!

"Oooh! A secret?! I have to know! What is it?" she said, her eyes glowing with curiosity.

"N-nothing! Now get out and l-leave us alone!" Nall stuttered. He could never speak well when he was nervous. It was definitely not his forte.

"Aw, come on! 'Secrets, secrets, are no fun'-" she began. "-'Unless you share with everyone'!" Joey finished, with a smile. Nall gave him an evil glare and his expression quickly changed back to his previous one. "Okay, that's enough. Now, Ruby, if you would-" he motioned his arm to the door, wanting desperately for her to leave.

"Okay, fine. But if you wake me up again tomorrow, Nall, you're really gonna be in for it!" she waved her fist in the air while wearing a very angry expression on her face. Nall couldn't help but chuckle at this. He always thought she was so cute when she got angry. "Okay, okay, I get it." He closed the door behind her and wiped the sweat off of his forehead.

"Phew! Okay, Joey. Where were we?"

I hope you liked it! I'll try to get the next/last chapter up soon, hopefully tomorrow! :)