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『𝐌𝐚𝐲 5𝐭𝐡, 20𝐗𝐗 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲』
"𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐄 you?"
A child with platinum-blond hair flinched at the sudden voice, scattering behind one of the playground equipment in fear.
The girl-who had called out to the boy with only curious interest-tilted her head at his sudden display of nervousness.
"I haven't seen you before." She continued despite his lack of response. "Are you new here?"
The boy, as shy as he was, responded to her plethora of questions with a nod.
"Oh, you must be the new kid that moved here yesterday." The girl placed a knowing fist against the surface of her palm. "Ka...zuma? Kaori? Ka..."
"...Kazuha."
Her ears perked at the sound of his voice-soft and gentle-just like she had imagined.
"Kazuha." She repeated, a bright smile etched on her lips. "It's a good name."
The boy nodded in response, shying away at the unexpected compliment. His nervous digits tapped on the metal surface, eyes frantically looking around to form the proper words to continue the conversation.
"Name's [name]." The girl, [name], greeted in return. His hesitance was kind of cute, she surmised.
The boy nodded once more, but now he was a little less intimidated once she introduced herself. Maybe he'd see her around a little more.
Maybe.
♬ ♪ ♫
"Please be seated, everyone."
All the children did as they were told, not making much of a fuss-they were right at the age where they were mature enough to listen, but not to rebel.
"We have a new student coming here today." The teacher exclaimed with a smile. Everyone began murmuring in excitement, already readying themselves to make a new friend.
"Come in please."
The door to the classroom slowly began to slide open, the children turning their heads towards the entrance in great anticipation. A certain girl watched as a tuft of familiar platinum-blond hair peaked through.
"Would you like to introduce yourself?"
The timid boy refused to gaze toward the curious crowd, nervously playing with his fingers.
"Kids, this is Kazuha." The adult introduced instead, gently patting his back. "Let's make sure he feels welcome, okay?"
"Yes, Miss!"
♬ ♪ ♫
"Kazuha!"
It was every child's favorite time of day-recess. For Kazuha, however, recess meant a lot more than playtime; a reconnection with nature was what it offered.
He had dropped the maple leaves he had found in surprise, falling to the dirt with a small wince.
"Ah, sorry..." The voice apologized.
Kazuha bravely held his head up, about to mumble a small 'It's okay' when he met eyes with someone familiar.
"[name]?"
"Oh, so you still remember me." The girl answered his familiarity with a smile, offering a helping hand. "That's good."
The boy took her hand with a whisper of thanks patting down the dirt he had gotten on his clothes.
"Um, I saw you looking at this earlier."
[name] handed the orange-yellow object in her hand, placing it on Kazuha's palms. It was a small maple leaf-the one he thought he had lost forever to the wind.
"Let's be friends, yeah?"
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