Author's Note: Hi everyone :) This is my first time posting in the Chihayafuru section. I wanted to do a series of drabbles about Taichi and Kana's friendship since I've always found it very touching. Depending on what I want to do with the story, there will probably be about 5-6 chapters. Hope you like it! Comments and reviews are appreciated!

Disclaimer: I don't own Chihayafuru, or the Hyakunin Isshu poems.

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"Ah there you are, Buchou!" Kana exclaimed. She walked over to the window where Taichi stood motionless. "Chihaya chan is looking for you! She wants a rematch."

Taichi looked at her amused. "Again? I've already played her twice today."

Kana smiled, "Well you know how she doesn't like losing!"

"Hmmm." Taichi turned his attention back to the view outside. It was a gorgeous spring day outside. The sun seemed to be spilling its rays everywhere, and the sakura blossoms near the school gates danced to the breeze. "Can you tell her I'll be back in a little bit? I wanted to rest my mind a little."

"Hai Buchou," Kana murmured as she withdrew from the window. She wanted to ask if anything was wrong, but Taichi didn't leave any room for questions. He almost never did.

As she turned the corner, she looked back at his silhouette, glowing in the afternoon sunshine. A piece of poetry floated in her mind.

"In the peaceful light
Of the ever-shining sun
In the days of spring,
Why do the cherry's new-blown blooms
Scatter like restless thoughts?"

Making her way back to the Karuta clubroom, Kana wondered again what their captain was thinking. She stopped at the door of their club, as was her habit, and peered through the small glass window at the top to check if a card was being read. The sight of a noisy Chihaya greeted her. She sighed as she thought how convenient it would have been if, just like the door she was standing at, people also had windows on their hearts, that showed what was going on inside.

"Don't be ridiculous Kana," she scolded herself. Opening the door, she made a resolution that the next time, instead of all this speculation, she would just ask the captain…

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Author's note: Hope you enjoyed the story! The poem used is #33 from the Hyakunin Isshu.