Disclaimer: I don't own anything. If I did, Sakuno and Tomoka would have more screen time.
A/N:Hi guys! It's been a long time since I've posted a POT fic. It's not romance at all, and also, I wanted to write a story about Sakuno and Tomoka's friendship but more on Tomoka's side. From most of what I have read, there are mostly stories portraying that Tomoka was all bad at Sakuno, and unfortunately there are only a few stories about their friendship portrayed in a good light.
"Mou... I so, want to know who's my soul-mate! I want to know who the guy of my aka-itou* is connected to!"
Tomoka groaned as she and her best friend, Ryuuzaki Sakuno walked home from school. Sakuno, in returned, just listened closely as her friend talked on. She nodded
"But you know Sa-chan," Tomoka turned her head to looked at her best friend. "Maybe, our fated person is just near us. We just didn't noticed or become aware of it. Don't you agree?"
Sakuno gave her a soft, almost sad, smile before answering.
"I don't know Tomo-chan, sometimes," Sakuno paused for a moment, reminiscing about her first love. "People think they know but, in the end, they are sadly mistaken."
Tomoka watched her friend from the corner of her eye as they walked on. She silently gripped her bag a little tighter, she couldn't help but feel a bit angry at her idol for breaking her best friend's heart. But then again, she already knew right from the very start that it was bound to happen. She just wished that she could've stopped her friend earlier, that way Sakuno could've been saved from having her heart broken like a shattered mirror. Still, it's in the past now. She could tell that her friend is slowly picking up the pieces and is now smiling more often than before. Never again would she allow such a thing to happen in the near future. But she doesn't know what might happen for tomorrow, so for now, she'll just be there on the sidelines supporting her friend to whatever comes their way.
She then patted her at the back, Sakuno gave her a soft thanks.
Just then, snow suddenly began falling down the sky. Both girls looked at one another and then smiled widely. Hand in hand, they continued their journey. Because sometimes, the person who is you're aka-itou or soul-mate is not always the one whom you would be linked romantically, but a person who has been there for you through thick and thin. Standing up for you and helping you in your moment of weakness and who would stood by you through whatever life may throw at you.
Aka-itou - It meant literally red strings or red thread. In Japan and other countries in East Asia, believed that every person is destined to another person through a red thread in their pinky finger. I just don't know if it was in the right hand or the left hand since it differs from country to country.