“I love you!” – Davi said, amber eyes fixed on emerald eyes.

"I..." Pedro couldn't answer, and probably never would. He had already heard a few things from his adoptive father, because he was always with Davi. But... Of course Davi wasn't talking about it that way, it was a platonic way, Pedro concluded, best friends love, that's it. – “I have been doing some research.”

Davi motioned for Pedro to continue as he took a generous slice of the cake set in front of him.

“There is a school, in a town called Carapiúna, which is just for Turras. – Pedro continued.”

“Carapiuna? Where is it? It's not a big city's name.” – Davi said after swallowing the cake.

“Carapiúna! It used to be a small town, now it's modernized, and it is quite far away, but the school is good, it is the only one of its kind around here, but it has it all over the world.” – Pedro continued the explanation.

"Only for Turras?"

“Yeah, with classes to control powers, develop, and even find a role or profession.”

“You didn't make it all up, did you?” – Davi looked at his friend, a glimmer of hope shining in his eyes.

“Of course not! I was thinking…” Pedro swallowed. – “We could go there to study.”

“Is it a rich people thing?” – Davi asked, still hesitant.

“No, you just need to pass a test.”

“So easy?”

“It is the toughest test in the country, but yes.”

Davi took a deep breath and held out his pinky to his friend, who rolled his eyes.

“Promise me that one day, we'll both go to this school, what do you call it?”

“Setemptrionalem.” – Pedro intertwined his little finger with his friend's. – “I promise.”

Davi relaxed, and let the breath he'd been holding return, smiling at Pedro, and turning his attention to a sandwich, not letting go of his friend's pinky.

And so, Davi had a new dream to achieve, anything would be possible with his best friend by his side.

“Hurry up, Pedro!” – Davi said dragging his friend through the streets in the early morning of March. He had sneaked out, and waited for Pedro for hours in front of his house's gate.

"What is this rush for?" – Pedro knew very well what day it was, and he smiled when he thought that two years ago he himself had done something similar to Davi.

“You know today is a special day.” – Davi said smiling, his eyes shining, he wanted it to be perfect. – “When the first sunlight hits our Ipê, it will shine in two colors, wasn't it?”

Pedro felt his face burn, flushing at the memory that he had said that to Davi too, and he walked faster to catch up with his friend.

It felt like no time had passed, that they were still two brats running wild wherever they went. But at fifteen, time seems to run different, Pedro thought to himself.

Arriving at the top of the hill, the sun had not even risen. Davi had already put the picnic, and Pedro laughed, his friend was always too eager to do things.

When Pedro finally sat down, Davi was grinning like a madman, hands behind him. Pedro knew that Davi wanted to give him a gift, for which Pedro insisted that friendship was the greatest gift he could ever want. Davi had laughed a little but nodded effusively. Of course, that wouldn't stop him from doing something meaningful. Davi then showed the gift, a tiara of flowers.

“I know I've gotten you into a lot of trouble.” – Davi said, with his hands shaking a little. – “And you have no idea how much it means to me, you have been by my side all this time.”

“You were always the most emotional of this relation...” - Pedro began to say. – “Friendship.”