Okay so…. yeah this was supposed to be friendfiction but I went with something more general and different as I had some mixed feelings about friendfiction and wasn’t sure what to write. This is when Avivia first met her best friend Shaiyel. They would both have been young children when this happened (equal to maybe 10 ish)
Avivia took off running into the woods near her home. She’d finished her chores for the day and wanted to explore the woods. Climb trees, play in the creek, probably tear her pants and make Min'da mumble under her breath.
Avivia immediately started climbing a tree as soon as she reached the woods. She pulled herself up onto a high branch and was met with a small girl much younger than herself with pale teal hair in pigtails. She was wearing a dirty pair of overalls over a button up grey short sleeved shirt and worn out boots. “Hello? I didn’t know someone was in this tree. My name’s Avivia.”
“Shaiyel. Do you like climbing trees? What’s the highest tree you’ve ever climbed?”
Avivia nodded, her white braided hair bouncing as she moved on the branch. “I climb trees all the time. I climbed one 10 feet up once. I’m not allowed to climb high ones now because my brother pushed me out.”
“Do you like playing in the water? I know a place where the creek goes into a shallow pond.” Shaiyel started to lower herself from the tree. “I can show you.”
Avivia nodded enthusiastically and dropped herself down from the tree. “I love playing in the water. How far is the pond? I’m not allowed past the line of lanterns.”
Shaiyel motioned for Avivia to follow. “It’s not past that. There are cool rocks too. You can stand on them and the water rushes over your feet.”