It was little known fact that the ex-student council president liked gardening. Even after many fights that led to losses, covert missions ending in failure, and more brainstorming than needed, it was only after a certain tense operation that the SSS were able to find out about it at all. Although Otanashi Yuzuru was one of few, if not the only one who thought that the SSS' enemy having a hobby like gardening was normal.

Indeed it could be said that the girl known as Tenchi to the SSS', or simply Tachibana Kanade liked gardening. She did it both for stress relief and for the fun of it as well. Worry over her vegetables could even distract her from what was happening in the school. So after a few days of losing her status as Student Council president and being locked up she decided that she had earned some much-needed gardening.

The proclaimed angel had expected a day full of gardening by her lonesome self at the school's botanical garden.

'Break the rules all you want'

…what she didn't expect was that the boy who she was locked up with would invite her to go fishing.

As the boy she knew as Otonashi Yuzuru took her gloved hand, she couldn't help but allow the boy to drag her along, allowing her straw hat to fall to the ground.

Holding her hand, Otonashi wondered why he brought Tenshi, the battalion's nemesis' along. Some of the SSS would put it away as him being his friendly self. The more vocal males would probably say that Otanashi was into those kinds of girls. Otonashi knew that it both points weren't true. Although Tachibana is kind of cute, with her monotone voice, those silver locks, eyes with little emotion yet felt like they were bursting with them, that ponytail…

But he digresses.

'Well, maybe I brought her because she looked so…lonely' thought Otanashi. He had learned how alone she was during his stay in the prison and it made him heel…uncomfortable. She looked like the only person in the world.

Just like his sister.

Otonashi paused mid-step, which caused his "passenger" to stop as well. The girl looked up at him with a questioning look but he didn't seem to notice. Both just stood in place for a while. It took a moment for Otonashi to break the silence.

"Ah! Sorry about that, Tachibana." apologized Otonashi. His memories were still new to him and just thinking about them still made him shake a bit. "I just remembered something."

He turned to the girl and but something made him pause about her appearance.

He blinked once. Twice.

Then finally: "Hm? Where's your hat?"


The walk back to the botanical gardens was a silent one. Otanashi was still thinking about his forgotten memories, while Tachibana was always silent in the first place. He didn't know when, but he had stopped holding on to Tachibana's hand. Maybe, it was because she was already following him.

When they did get back, the straw hat was still on the ground from when it fell. As the ex-student council president , went to pick it up, Otonashi took the time to look at the flowers. He bent down close to one cluster. They were bright, yellow and full of life, sunflowers.

"Oy Tachibana!" called over the orange haired boy as he examined the flowers closer

The girl didn't reply, but did walk over to him, straw hat held in both hands.

"Do you really take care of all these?" Otonashi, finished with his examination, stood up and faced the white-haired girl.

"Yes" replied Tachibana with the same monotone she always seemed to use.

Otonashi then turned his head from one side to the other, taking in the full vastness of the gardens. "Just by yourself?"

"Yes. Today I was going to do some weeding and various other things."

'All of this by herself?! It must take a whole day to do all of this…' thought Otonashi. 'Is it alright to really alright to bring her along? But she looks so lonely…'

"Ah, then it would be bad for me to bring you fishing then…" Otonashi rubbed the back of his head and looked away a bit. "If only there was a way for you to be in two places at once…"

"...there is." was the soft, elegant reply, of the girl called angel.

"Eh? Really!?" exclaimed Otonashi. 'Although,' he thought in his head 'considering what else she has done, should I really be surprised?'

"Harmonics. It allows me to split my body," she explained.

"S-seriously?"

"Yes"

'Scary' Otonashi imagined having to fight not just one but two Angels. The SSS probably wouldn't last 20 minutes. He wanted to think more about what other powers did this girl in front of him have but for now there was something more important to deal with.

"Um..Tachibana" Otonashi began. "Let's go fishing today. But the next time you want to go gardening, call me up and I'll join you."

"Eh?" The girl looked up at him and although her face barely changed but her tone gave away her surprise.

"And not just me, but the others will come as well. We'll have all the gardens fixed up in no time." Otonashi took the straw hat and placed it on Tachibana's head. "Let's have fun together, alright?"

The white-haired beauty didn't say a word. She looked down making the hat cover up her face, but Otonashi could still notice a dust of pink on her pale cheeks. She then took a step back and whispered "Harmonics."

To Otonashi's surprise, what seemed like another Tachibana stepped out of the original's body, face still covered like the original's. With both looking down, he could barely see the difference. What he did see though was that the original now had her hand outstretched.

'Is that a yes?' Grinning Otonashi took the girl's hand and they both ran off in silence, leaving only a clone and the flowers.


The clone of Tachibana Kanade could only watch as the original and the boy known as Otonashi Yuzuru ran off. It was just newly born but it could not help but feel a strong emotion.

Maybe it was the feeling a new-born has when it is born into the world, only to have its mother leave it.

Maybe it was the feeling of disdain, watching the original run-off and have fun with Otonashi Yuzuru while she was left.

Or maybe it was the feeling of wanting to feel up Otonashi Yuzuru's derriere

Yes, the original may not have known, but the clone now bore the same emotions and feeling the original wore when she created it. Only to a higher degree.

The girl known as Tachibana Kanade liked gardening. But as the clone watched the original and Otonashi Yuzuru run off, she knew that she may have found something she liked better than gardening.


A/N: Hey Guys! Tusk here. This is my first fanfic ever. Sorry about the word count, I find it really hard to increase it. I got this idea from a picture I saw in Danbooru. Anyways I hope you guys liked it and I'll try to update soon. Ciao!