Two small boys ran around a playground, giggling wildly. One of the boys had tan skin, elfish features, curly hair, and a fiery look in his eyes. While the other had italian like skin, but it was on the pale side, and his black hair was messy and his dark brown hair were filled with playfulness. Nico and Leo, those were the names of the two boys.
After a few more minutes of running Leo had finally tackles Nico to the ground giggling wildly “I got you Nicy!”
The raven haired boy laughed slightly “Leo! You said you’d run slower!” the tanner boy giggled a bit and shook his head quickly.
“I did! You’re just altogether slow!” the two boys now giggled together and scrambled to the swingset that sat in the backyard of Leo’s house.
After they started swinging a girl about four years older than Nico came outside and looked at her little brother, “Nico! Mommy said its time to go! Were leaving!” she said it in a harsh tone but her eyes said she was envious of Leo, who seemed to get more attention than she did. Nico pouted and the two boys began hugging each other, if one would looked close enough you would have thought they were going to cry.
After a few minutes a woman who looked like Bianca came out of the house holding a tray in her hands, her face was soft as she smile “Nico, honey come along, you’ll see Leo tomorrow, Ms. Valdez offered to watch you while I was at work and Bianca’s at school.” Nico’s face quickly lit up, and he looked at Leo and squeezed his friend tightly
“Leo! We get to have fun tomorrow too!!” both boys squealed in excitement. After a few moments, a lady much like Nico’s mother, Maria, but different instead of having that pretty Italian skin like the Di Angelo’s, she had more of a hispanic descent to her skin tone.
Maria placed a hand on Ms. Valdez’s shoulder “Esperanza I want to thank you again for letting Nico come over tomorrow.”
Leo’s mother shook her head quickly “don’t worry about it, the boys adore, and they don’t get in much trouble” both Nico and Leo looked hurt and they turned towards one another.
“Did you hear that, Nicy?! Us? Not much trouble!” small grin’s came on both of there faces as Nico spoke “We’ll have to change that Leo!”
Both the mothers gave each other distressed looks, both the boys were trouble, and could never sit still and only they knew why. It was obvious by the look on their faces. Leo moved and hugged Nico tightly and smiled wildly, “I’ll see you tomorrow Nicy!”
“I’ll see you tomorrow too Leo!” small giggles erupted from both of the boys as they moved over to their mothers and Bianca. Nico grabbed one of his mothers hands while Bianca grabbed the other, she looked blankly at Leo and then her gaze went to Nico. It was obvious the women all had something to hide, it seemed only the boys were open books.
After a few good-byes, the Di Angelos turned and headed home. It wouldn’t take that long since they only lived a block away from the Valdez’s. After they were home Bianca stormed up to her room to put her things away and Nico ran to his to get ready for bed. It was eight at night, and they had to get in bed.
Back at the Valdez's house Leo was talking at a million words per minute as his mother bathed him, chuckling at his excitement once in awhile. Leo looked at his mom and gave her a toothy grin when she pulled him out of the tub so he could get dressed. Once he was dressed in his pajamas he was sent to bed.

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The night had passed quickly and in the morning Bianca was sent off to school and Nico was left sitting at the kitchen table eating some cereal, but he kept bouncing around, after all he was excited, he got to spend the day with Leo! Nico eventually got bored with his breakfast and moved to run back upstairs to his mothers room, moving to jump on her bed “mooommy! can we go yet? Leo’s waiting!”
Maria Di Angelo came out her bathroom and smiled sweetly at her son “Nico, honey you act like Leo’s your boyfriend he will wait for you to get there before he starts playing” the young boy’s face flushed, he wasn’t sure why his face felt hot, but he nodded quickly and waited for him mom to finish her quotidian tasks.
After fifteen minutes they were headed to Leo’s house, they got there within minutes, a scream could be heard from coming inside the house, and within seconds after Leo burst out the house “Nicy!!”
Nico smiled brightly. “Leo!!”
“I’ve missed you!”
“I’ve missed you more!” the two boys moved and embraced each other as Esperanza had came out on the porch and Maria looked up at her and laughed a bit.
“Our boys are strange” Leo’s mother nodded in agreement.
They all went into the Valdez house, while the boys ran upstairs the two mothers sat on the couch and had a pleasant little conversation. Then Maria left for work.
Leo and Nico sat upstairs on Leo’s bed, staring at each other, letting small giggles fall out their mouth as they did so. Nico finally moved and tackled Leo, laughing a bit “I never got you back for yesterday!”
Leo squealed with laughed “Nicy! Don’t!” It was too late. The raven haired boy began tickling the small hispanic boy. They were both in fits of laughter as Esperanza came and checked on them, she chuckled a bit watching them play always amused her, and Maria.
Leo quickly sat up, he was blushing furiously as he looked at his mom, who apparently ruined his and Nico’s play time, she quickly put up her hands in defense. “You boys hungry?” the two looked at each other as if they were trying to read each others mind. Then in usion they nodded quickly, with a small laugh, his mother turned and exited the room.

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This is how many of their days went, playing, eating, tickling, fighting, sleeping, and watching movies. There life was perfect and then they had to start school.

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