Of Scowls and Smiles~
Every day before lunch, but after breakfast, Kuki's babysitter took her and her baby sister to the park. Like most children her age, Kuki loved the park, and so, she loved her babysitter. This stiflingly warm summer day was no exception, despite the heat. Kuki was riding on her pink bike as the babysitter pushed Mushi in the stroller. Kuki's mother had put her pigtails especially high on her head that morning so the hair wouldn't brush her neck. However, Kuki's bangs stuck damply to her forehead and they hadn't been outside for even five minutes.
"We can't stay too long today, Kuki," the babysitter warned.
"Okey dokey, artichokie," Kuki giggled. Her bike tires skidded to a stop on the black top. Kuki was glad to see that there were other kids at the park today, even though it was so hot. Her babysitter sat down on a bench and took Mushi out of the stroller. Even Mushi looked uncomfortably hot, and she wasn't even two.
The six year old skipped towards the jungle gym, hoping that hanging upside down would cool her off and get the bangs off her forehead. Kuki sang to herself as she skipped. "Don't take another step, girlie," commanded the voice of a little boy.
Kuki lifted her head up to find a boy standing atop the jungle gym, as if he owned it. She knew this boy; he had been in her class. He was always so cranky, like he needed to take a nap or something. But, the Oriental child was always up for making a new friend. Kuki's eyes lit up like she had just been given the best gift on Earth. "Wally!" she exclaimed.
The boy had blonde hair that was flush to his red face. "Kuki! I didn't know it was you! Wanna be king of this jungle gym with me?"
The dark haired child was about to answer the boy with an energetic "yes", but before she could- "WALLABEE BEATLES! What did I tell you about standing on top of that jungle gym? Your parents would kill me if we had to deal with a broken bone for the second summer in a row!" The long arms of a teenage girl lifted the tiny boy from his spot and placed him next to Kuki on the ground.
Wally kicked a sneakered foot in the woodchips. "Stupid babysitters," he mumbled.
"I love my babysitter!" Kuki told the crabby, Australian child. The comment earned her a deepened scowl which surprisingly made the smile stamped across her face even larger.
Wally didn't want to smile. He was mad. But Kuki just looked so happy. He couldn't help it.
"You're silly," she giggled. "Wanna be friends?"
The short child crossed both his arms over his chest and shuffled off after the skipping girl. Years from then, she would claim their friendship was based on the words, "Got nothin' better to do."
A/N: The intention here is that this will be come like a drabble/oneshot collection about the first meetings or friendship beginnings of all our fave five. I think its a cute idea...maybe I'll be able to pull it off. Anyway, hoped you enjoyed the first installation. And, for those of you who read Familiar and my other stuff, I promise this is the last oneshot until I finish Familiar. I have a sentence written...so that's a start