A/N: Hey guys! Okay so this is my first fanfic story! :D Hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own OHSHC or any of their characters.

~~~~~~~~Mikayla's POV~~~~~~~~

Wow, I can't believe it's been 5 years already. Ever since Haruhi moved back to Japan, Ashley and I have been feeling incomplete. I really miss Haruhi. I remember when we were six years old and the three of us would do everything together. We used to hang out all the time! My dad and Ashley's dad work together, so that's how I met Ashley. I clearly remember when I met Haruhi.

*Flashback*

~School After Winter Break~

"Okay sweetie, have a great day at school! Don't forget to finish your sandwich this time!" My dad told me through the opened car window. Since my dark brown hair was in front of my eye, he pushed it away. He smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Yes daddy! Bye! I love you!"

"I love you too, sweetheart!" My dad drove off in his red car. Since he had to get to work in a few minutes, he left in a hurry.

Well, guess I've got to finish the other half of the school year now, I thought.

After saying goodbye, I walked off to my classroom with my Hello Kitty! book bag. I looked at what I was wearing. I had on my green sweater that my parents got me for Christmas. I also had my jeans and my favorite sneakers. As I was walking past the front office, I saw a small girl. She had long brown hair, big chocolate-brown eyes, and was probably as tall as I was. She was wearing a light blue sweater. She had on a pair of dark blue jeans with purple sneakers. She had a book bag decorated with flowers all over it. I guess she saw me because she turned around. I didn't want to look like a stalker, so I quickly turned away and walked over to my classroom. As I finally reached it, I saw Ashley.

"Ashley! I missed you so much!" I yelled to the rooftops as I saw Ashley sitting down on the green carpet. She was with her Barbie book bag and was wearing a pink jacket with a matching pair of pants. She always had on her pink light-up shoes. She loved those shoes. Those shoes were her favorite present for her birthday last year. I haven't seen Ashley in so long. Her long, blond hair almost covered up her pretty green eyes. She had the sweetest smile.

"Hi Mikayla! I missed you too!" Ashley came over to me and gave me a super bear hug. We put down our book bags and sat on the carpet, waiting for the bell to ring and for Ms. Jones to give us our announcements. Ashley and I were sitting next to each other because we were talking about winter break and how we spent it with our family. After we finished talking, I took a moment to look at our room. It was blue all over and had all these posters about the alphabet, numbers, and days of the week. Our class kept a special calendar right next to the white board. That calendar always had the event that we were going to do each day. Since Ms. Jones hadn't come in the classroom yet, the calendar still said, "December, 2002". It should say "January, 2003". I hope this year goes by as fast as the last one did. I kept looking around and I saw my desk. All the desks had been in groups of three. I shared with Ashley, but the desk next to ours was empty because Rita moved last year. That desk had no decorations, no name on it, no books inside, and no owner. I wonder who will sit there this year. Behind all the desks were glue, glitter, crayons, paper, pencils, and all other things to work with for arts and crafts. We always loved to make arts and crafts. In the corner of the room were computers for us to play with on our free time. Next to them, there were books for us to read. Ms. Jones' desk was in front of the bookshelf. I suddenly jumped up when the bell rang.

"Hello everyone! I hope you have all had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!" Ms. Jones said to our 1st grade classroom.

"Well class, today we have a new student! She just moved from Japan with her father. Haruhi, you can come inside now."

Everyone saw Haruhi walk in the classroom. Oh, it's that girl from earlier I thought. She looked really scared and nervous.

"Class, this is Haruhi Fujioka." Ms. Jones said, gesturing to the small, frightened girl. Haruhi didn't bother to look at anyone but me. I guess she did see me when I was walking by the front office.

"Ashley! Mikayla!" Ms. Jones called us, and we jerked up.

"Please show Haruhi around the classroom. She will be sitting with you two girls. Okay?"

"Yes ma'am." Ashley was very excited to meet the new girl. I, on the other hand, was as nervous as Haruhi seemed to be. I managed to put on a smile and talk to her because I didn't want things to be awkward.

"Hey Haruhi! I'm Mikayla and this is Ashley." I said as I was introducing ourselves.

"Hi." She said, she wasn't smiling, but it didn't seem like she wanted to cry, either.

"So how did you spend your Christmas Break?" Ashley asked.

"Well, ever since my mom died, my dad and I didn't celebrate Christmas like we used to. All we did was give each other presents and sing holiday songs." Haruhi said, almost letting a tear pass her eye.

"Sounds like you had fun!" Ashley blurted out.

"Ashley! Didn't you hear her? Her mother die-" I was cut off by Haruhi.

"No, it's okay. My dad and I have gotten through it okay."

"Oh, then it does sound like you had a great time." I tried to say as I smiled. She smiled back. I felt really bad for her. I mean, her mother passed away and she only had her father with her all the time. I couldn't imagine having a life without my mother's love and comfort. It was at that moment that I decided that Ashley and I needed to be there for Haruhi whenever and wherever she needed us. We would have to become our own family.

"Okay class, today, we are going to have a lot of fun!" Ms. Jones said cheerfully.

*Flashback Over*

Ever since then, Haruhi, Ashley, and I have been inseparable.

Okay, I know it didn't have much action, but I needed to get the introduction out of the way so no one would get confused:) please review and tell me any good/bad things. It's okay to criticize because this is my first fanfic. You can also give me some suggestions. Also, feel free to ask any questions. Please R&R!

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