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Juni rode the bus home, sitting with no one in particular.. however his rival, ‘pish posh peanut’ was making it her goal to annoy him as much as she could. Her friends laughed and egged her on as she made dumb faces in his direction.
He rolled his eyes, not caring what they did. Juni knew acknowledgment was similar to giving them the win. That's what his mom would tell him at least.
The group of kids started whispering something to each other as Juni's stop rolled in. He shot them a glance as he got off the bus, but once his feet touched the sidewalk, he rushed inside.
It was as if the hurry itself took hold of the young kid's heart and propelled him into 4th gear. Rushing to throw his backpack down, change clothes, and grab his outdoor things.. which included his other backpack and some sketching tools. He raced through the kitchen before making a U-turn and grabbing a handful of fruit to toss in his bag. Far more than he himself could eat.
As he reached the back door he yelled out, "I'M GOING OUTSIDE. DON'T CALL ME. I'LL BE BACK LATER."
And without waiting for a response, he dashed out the door and into the backyard. He stared out at the forest beyond the gate, before smirking and racing towards it.
Not long ago, there were big news reports of a meteor crash and a prize reward if anyone could find where it had landed. Juni found out soon enough that it wasn't a meteor at all, rather a giant spaceship.. that literally held a giant.
At first, Juni was terrified and was going to tell his mom, but when the alien started talking and such, Juni realized that it was just a kid like him. Regardless of that kid being an alien.. and a giant from another world.
Since then, Juni has been excited to see him every day.
"Olpri! I'm baaaack! I also brought you some apples or.. wait no. It's oranges." Juni called out, looking up at the trees and around to search for his friend. He frowned slightly, not seeing him anywhere.
"Oh?? For me??" Came an exclamation, the world suddenly leaving the bottom of Juni's feet. He yelped as he desperately held onto the backpack that was lifting him away.
"OLPRI! WARNING NEXT TIME!" Juni nearly screamed at his friend, but Olpri just giggled, setting Juni on the palm of his hand.
"You're funny." He smiled.
Juni just rolled his eyes and shifted the backpack around to get the fruit for Olpri.
Olpri and Juni whipped in the direction of the voice, both of their wide eyes landing on a small girl. The girl. The one from the bus..
She turned to run, making a mad dash.
"We gotta stop her. She's gonna tell everyone." Juni started, barely even able to finish his sentence as Olpri closed his hand over him and ran after the girl.
It wasn't hard for him to catch up, his strides being faster than a grown man's run.. so with ease he grabbed the girl by the waist and lifted her away from the ground before retreating further into the forest.
"PUT ME DOWN YOU MONSTER" She screamed.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP?" Juni snapped. The girl spun her head to him.
"What are you doing?? Can't you see he's capturing us??"
She stared at him blankly.
"We don't want you going around telling people about him. They'll take him to a lab or something.. he's nice." Juni explained, gesturing to Olpri who finally sat down and was staring at the both of them.
"Yea. I'm cool." He stated with a smirk and a nod.
"Right.." The girl looked at both of them off and on, unsure of what to do. "Proof?"
"How do we prove that?" Juni asked.
The girl pouted. "I won't tell no one."
"I don't believe that a day in my life. You followed me out here. I doubt you had good intentions in the first place." Juni sneered, crossing his arms over his chest.
Olpri wasn't interested in the conversation, setting Juni on his shoulder so he could rummage through the bag for snacks.
"Well.. uh.. I.." The girl started, realizing that she got herself caught in much more than a giant's hand.
"You're stuck here with us pal."
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