"Mitang..what do you think love is?" 13 year old Sana asks her best friend as the two lay in Mina's bed, cuddled together. It was Saturday, and Saturdays meant that Sana could stay the night at Mina's house.
"Aren't we a little young to be thinking about that Satang?" Mina doesn't answer her best friend's question, unsure if the answer that almost slipped from her lips is the one Sana would have liked to hear.
"I want to fall in love." Sana declares, "I want to fall in love with someone like they do in the movies. I want to meet my perfect half and spend the rest of my life with them..whoever they are."
"What's got you thinking about this all of a sudden?" Mina sits up. She's always known her extroverted best friend to be outspoken, always saying anything that comes to mind..but Sana's not once expressed such interest in relationships until now.
"Papa told me that when I become of age..I will be arranged to marry."
"What?!" Mina almost yells out, "Marry? But you're only 13."
"Mitang I said 'when I'm of age.' not tomorrow." Sana chuckles, finding Mina's reaction out of character since the girl is the calmer one of the two. Always thinking before doing.
"Oh...so when you're an adult?"
"I think after we finish university...you know I have to take over the company." Sana sighs, shifting to lay on her bed, staring up at the ceiling.
"Right." Mina nods, her eyes still on her best friend, "Sorry...I sometimes forget that you're the Minatokzaki sole heir." She apologises.
"I like that." Sana says, turning to look at Mina again, "I like that you've never treated me differently Mitang." Sana smiles widely, before snuggling closer to Mina.
"If I do, can I finally get rid of you?" Mina teases causing Sana to let out a childish whine.
"You can never get rid of Mitang, I won't let you." Sana says adamantly, forcing Mina to wrap her arms around her, "You can't leave me Mitang." Sana lets a moment of vulnerability out.
"Of course I won't." Mina assures the girl, because even though Sana seems to always be this happy go lucky ball of sunshine, she has a lot on her plate and it's taking every ounce of willpower for her not to snap under the pressure...especially since she's an only child. SAna nods her head against the crook of Mina's neck, happy with the girl's answer.
"Goodnight Mitang." Sana whispers, before finally succumbing to a deep slumber.
As Sana slept peacefully in her arms, Mina's mind went back to the question the girl had posed. Smiling to herself, Mina found her answer, "Satang...tsuki ga kirei desu ne?"
"Mitang..Mitang...Mitang!" Sana shakes Mina out of her reverie, "You weren't listening." Sana pouts. The two were at Mina's apartment near the university. It was their final year in university. Sana, of course, is finishing a course in Business management with a minor in psychology..while Mina is about to start medical school, still at the University of Tokyo.
"I'm sorry Satang, what were you saying?"
"I said we need to get married."
"EH?!" Mina practically jumps out of her chair at what her best friend just blurted out, "Married?!"
"You weren't listening?!" Sana glares, arms crossed across her chest. Mina takes a moment, wondering what prompted her to remember that memory from 10 years ago.
"I was...I just..you lost me after marriage." Mina defends.
"Oh really?" The chestnut haired girl raises a challenging brow, "Alright alright..I wasn't listening..I zoned out." Mina backs down. She could never win against Sana.
