Hey everyone! It's AmuletFortune98!

So, this is my first Kodocha/Kodomo No Omocha fanfic, so please tell me how you all like it!

This story takes place before Akito had his hand paralyzed, and before Sana and him told each other how they felt! :D Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kodocha/Kodomo No Omocha. (Sadly..)

"Sana, hurry up and change, you're going to be late for your shampoo commercial!" Rei called from the door to Sana's changing room. Seconds later, Sana burst out of the door and started running down the hall.

"COME ON REI!" she yelled and the manager dashed after the young actress.

After the commercial shoot was finished, Rei looked through his schedule, "That's it for today, Sana. Good work!" he gave her a thumbs up and Sana smiled eagerly.

"Aw, that's it? Well that was easy! Now I'll have plenty of time to pack my bags tonight. Let's go, Rei!"

The car ride home was short, but it definitely felt long to Rei as he listened to Sana making up songs with her small piano beat machine the whole way home. They pulled up to the huge house and Sana was surprised to see the familiar lone-wolf boy standing by the gate to her house.

She climbed out of the car when it came to a stop and ran over to Akito Hayama, "Akito, why are you here?"

Akito stared blankly at the young girl, "No reason," he lied.

Sana furrowed her eyebrows and made a fist with her hand, shaking it at the boy in front of her, "Of course there's a reason, now tell me!"

Akito abruptly broke eye contact and lowered his head, his sandy blond hair falling in his face. Sana's angry façade vanished as she looked at Akito, concern in her eyes, "W-What is it?"

The boy didn't look up as he spoke, "Kurata.." he muttered and placed his hands on her shoulders, finally raising his gaze back to hers.

Sana was frozen as she looked into Akito's light brown eyes. The look of intensity was back on his face, and she didn't like it one bit.

Rei and Misako ran to the window of the house, wanting to see what the two young children where doing outside. Misako's eyes were dancing with amusement as she admired the two, but Rei silently cursed Akito for trying to steal Sana away.

"Sana won't have time to pack tonight if she stays out there with Hayama!" Rei looked at Misako, hoping the mother would have authority over her daughter and tell her to come inside. However, Misako wasn't that kind of mother.

Misako's eyes were glued to her daughter and the boy with her outside, "Shh, Rei, I'm trying to watch!" Rei teared up and watched the innocent girl outside.

"Kurata..," Akito repeated, staring at the confused and concerned Sana in front of him. He finally continued, "You can't leave.."

Sana blinked a few times and averted her eyes, her cheeks growing a slight pinkish color, and not only because the wind was cold, "It's only for a couple months..," she looked back at him, "And when I go to America for the movie shoot, I can contact you.. I think..," she scrunched up her eyebrow and tried to remember if the director said it was possible to contact friends and family.

Akito's intense look shifted, then vanished to leave something more desperate, almost, "No, don't.."

Sana was shocked by his sudden change in attitude. It made her feel awful making Akito beg like this. She lifted one arm and ran her fingers through his hair once, then smiled slightly, "It'll be okay. I promise I'll be back before you know it," she slowly wriggled free from Akito's grip on her shoulders, "I have to go pack now..," she turned and started walking away when Akito's hand grabbed her wrist, pulling her back to him. He hugged her from behind, and Sana sighed. Although she hated to admit it, she would miss him. A small blush formed on her cheeks yet again, and Akito loosened his grip enough for her to get away, "Okay.. I'll call you tomorrow before I get on the plane," she turned and ran to the house quickly before Akito could reply.

The boy now left outside alone sighed and balled up his fists. He took a deep breath and slowly made his way back to his house.

Sana burst through the door and ignored Rei's and her mother's eyes on her as she dashed up the stairs. She couldn't help but notice the electricity that shot through her body when Akito hugged her, and her face was still red. Deciding to sing so she would forget about it, she played an upbeat tune on her music machine.

"Packing to go to America, oh yeah!

Gonna go on a plane, oh yeah!

I'll have a good part in a movie, oh yeah!

I'll have fun shooting for months, oh yeah!"

Sana danced around her room while packing, making up lyrics as she sang.

"Gonna be gone for a while, oh yeah!

Gonna miss a bunch of my friends, oh yeah!

I'll have to contact them somehow, oh yeah!

I'll keep in touch with them for sure, oh yeah!"

As Sana realized what she was saying in the second verse, she sighed and turned off the music machine. She was going to miss her friends immensely, and she didn't even know if she could contact them.

After what seemed like forever, Sana finally finished packing by the time dinner was ready. She walked down the hall and sat down at the table as Mrs. Shimura placed her dinner in front of her, "Oyakodon Rice Bowl," she told her what the meal was and Sana smiled at the maid.

"Thank you, Shimura!" she dug in and barely noticed her mother sit on the other end of the table and start eating.

"Sana, have you finished packing?" Misako asked her daughter. Sana nodded because her mouth was full, and Misako smiled, "Good. I have finished packing as well. We'll leave for the airport at nine in the morning, okay? Be sure to get some rest tonight."

Sana finished her dinner within minutes and smiled at her mother, "Okay, Mama," she excused herself and went right back to her room. She threw on her pajamas and retired to her bed. I'll be in America tomorrow... She clutched her pillow and tried to convince herself that she would have a great time. She was the lead actress in the movie, after all.

She closed her eyes and drifted off, trying to imagine what America would be like.

xxx

"Hi, Akito! I'm boarding the plane right now, so I have to go soon, but I just wanted to call you first!" Sana smiled as she talked into her cell phone.

"Hm," Akito replied and Sana frowned, wanting him to be more enthusiastic about it.

"Well, since I don't have time to call all my friends, will you tell them all goodbye for me?" she asked.

"Okay."

Sana sighed and there was a short pause on the line, "Okay, well I have to go now. Um, I'll try to find a way to contact you as soon as I can. I would call you, but it costs and I'm not sure if my cell phone will work there. Well, if I don't contact you, I guess I'll see you in a couple months..," Sana said awkwardly.

"Yeah, see you," a beep sounded from Sana's phone, indicating that the call ended. Sana sighed again and flipped her phone shut. She followed her mother and Rei through the tunnel to the plane and found their seats.

Sana was excited, but she couldn't help feeling a little depressed. She was leaving school, her friends, everything behind while she left the country to shoot a movie in California. She rested her head on the back of the seat and closed her eyes. It's gonna be a long flight.

Sana was surprised to find that when she opened her eyes again it was almost time to land in America. She really slept that long? Then she remembered: Last night she didn't sleep well. She kept waking up every half hour, and kicking in her bed uncomfortably. By the time it was 4 in the morning, she decided to stay awake, even when she worked really hard the day before on all her commercials.

They arrive in California at 3am, but it's actually 6pm in Japan. Sana yawns as she, her mother and Rei all get off the plane. It's a good thing she slept the whole way here, so now she can get used to the time zone.

Misako takes her daughters hand and leads her through the airport. Sana tries to read the signs around her that are suppose to lead them to the baggage claim, but can't understand how to read them. Back in Japan, she had learned one sentence in English, and that was, "Do you speak Japanese?" That way, if the person doesn't, they'll get someone who does.

After running through the airport for about an hour, they finally got their bags and left the building. As soon as Sana took a step outside, she noticed how much hotter this place was compared to Japan. Heat washed over her as they walked to the bus stop.

xxx

"Akito, you look sad, is something wrong?" Tsuyoshi asked his friend before class started. He looked around, "Oh, that's right, Sana's gone. That must be it," he sat down at his desk as Akito scowled at his notebook and didn't reply.

Tsuyoshi sighed, "I'm gonna miss Sana. She made the class interesting," he placed his head on his hand and looked around.

Mami, Hisae and Aya made their way to the two boys' desks, "It feels so quiet when Sana's not here," Aya said.

Tsuyoshi jumped out of his chair and grasped Aya's hands, "But we'll be fine as long as we have each other, Aya!" he blushed, as well as Aya.

"That's right!"

As the two love bugs fawned over each other, Hisae and Mami turned to each other, not particularly wanting to talk to Akito, "I'm gonna miss her so bad!" Mami said and Hisae nodded.

Akito stood and everyone looked at him. He glared at the class as he turned and made his way out of the room, not being able to stay in there any longer. He spent the period in the hallway until a teacher came around and told him to get to class.

The day was harder to get through without that smiling face..

After school, Tsuyoshi and Akito walked home together. They stopped in front of Tsuyoshi's house and said goodbye, then Akito kept walking home. As he went through town, he saw TVs playing in a window of a store. Akito had to stop walking as he noticed what the TVs were playing. He stared at the screen as Sana did a commercial for shampoo, her flowy brown hair silky as ever.

Before the commercial was over, Akito started walking again, this time a little faster. His hands balled up in to fists as he finally reached home. Deciding to check the mail, he walked to his mailbox. As he opened door, he saw one small white envelope in the back corner of the box. He reached in and pulled it out, reading the neat handwriting on the front.His name was written on the front, along with his address. He looked at the top left corner of the envelope and read the name of who it was from.

Sana Kurata

~Chapter End~

Yes, I finally finished it! Haha!

So this story is basically gonna be some long distance fluff xD It's gonna be light and hopefully as romantic as I can make this couple. :D

Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter! :) Thanks so much.

~AmuletFortune98