Part 2| Kagura

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Where on earth is Hanabi? I wondered as I walked up the hill to our favourite training spot. When I reached the top of the hill, I stared in amazement. Spring had arrived! The hill was adorned with hundreds of cherry blossom flowers swaying in the gentle wind.

I sat down with my back leaning against one of the cherry blossom trees and waited for Hanabi. However, she usually reached here first. Maybe she had to stay back for extra training? I wondered. Just then, Hanabi appeared. Konichiwa(hello)! I shouted to my very best friend.

As my father was the Chief of Seimei village, I was often treated with wariness by the other children in the village as they were afraid that if they anger me, I would complain to my
father and thus bring wrath to their families.

Hanabi was my one and only friend. Sometimes, other village children would bully me as I was rather short but Hanabi always manages to scare them away as she is really strong! As such, I am really grateful to her.

I thought that I saw something black move behind Hanabi, but when I looked behind her again, I saw nothing. It must have been my imagination...

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