Disclaimer: I do not own the manga/drama Hana-Kimi. It respectfully belongs to the manga-ka.

Well… I'm trying to see if I can write a Hana-Kimi story!!

Pairing: Kagurazaka Makoto x OC

Please note that I have only watched the Japanese version of the drama, so what I write will be related to that… I realize the differences between the two dramas and the manga, so I would prefer not having comments about the differences or anything about it…

Enjoy the story!!

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When Yukari was five years old…

"Yukari-chan, I want you to meet Kagurazaka-sensei and his son Makoto. Kagurazaka-sensei is a very good friend of mine!"

Yukari looked at the man named Kagurazaka-sensei and bowed down to him and then stared at the boy named 'Makoto.'

"Hajimemashite, Kagurazaka-sensei, Makoto-san."

"Kochirakoso Hajimemashite, Yukari-chan!" Kagurazaka-sensei looked at Makoto and then at Yukari. "Why don't you two go outside and play while Sato-san and I talk."

Yukari nodded and then looked at Makoto, who looked extremely reluctant to leave, nodded his head and walked off with Yukari outside her house.

"Makoto-san, my father told me that you are two years older than me… is that right?"

"Hai…"

"It's really nice to meet you!!" She smiled in his direction and stuck out her hand.

"Will you be my friend, Makoto-san?"

He took her hand shakily and nodded.

"Hai."

"So tell me about yourself Makoto-kun!!"

And that was just the beginning of their friendship.

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"Makoto and Yukari seem to be good friends…" His father looked as the six year old Yukari and now eight year old Makoto were looking at the river and spotting fish. "What say you Akio?"

"Yukari is so cheerful all the time and has a very bubbly personality, and I guess Makoto-kun just fell into her charm."

"Is that so? You must be right, Makoto is so shy at times, especially with girls… but that's what happens to boys that age."

-x-

Two years later…

"We are very sorry for your loss Yukari."

"Iie… I think he lived a very full life…"

"Your Otou-san loves you, you do know that right?"

"Hai," she nodded her head, "Even those he is gone, I still think he loves me."

"What will your mother do with three children?"

"Well," she responded, "I believe that we will now be living with our grandmother who lives outside of town, just fifteen to twenty minutes away."

"Make sure you come and visit us, Yukari-chan, we will miss seeing you!"

"Of course, Otou-san will definitely want me to visit you both."

He patted her shoulder and walked away.

She looked at the coffin. "Sayonara Otou-san…"

­-x-

Sato Yukari wins Junior National Ice Skating Tournament.

"Look Makoto! Yukari won the tournament!"

Makoto ran over to his father and looked at the newspaper article, with Yukari holding the giant gold trophy and flowers standing on the first place platform.

"Wa… She is so lucky!"

"And she's only nine years old! Her Okaa-san told me that she was practicing a lot so she couldn't come and visit us that often."

He nodded and looked at the picture. Yukari was smiling as big as she was when she first met Makoto and was waving to the audience.

"Good job Yukari." He whispered.

He heard the doorbell ring and went up to the door and peeked through the window.

It was Yukari at the door; grinning and she immediately ran to hug Makoto.

"Congratulations Yukari-chan!"

"Arigato Makoto-kun!" She showed Makoto her large gold trophy and a teddy bear that her mother gave to her.

"Wait right here…" Makoto ran upstairs as fast as he could and came back down with a neatly wrapped box.

"It's a present for you… For you being in the competition and winning…" Makoto looked at the ground and handed her the box.

She opened it and found a cute plushy bunny rabbit holding a carrot.

"Kawaii! I love it!" She went and hugged Makoto.

She heard the car honk and she looked outside.

"Sorry Makoto-kun… I have to go now and practice with my partner."

"Partner?"

"Yeah, I am now also doing couples skating… a boy and a girl skating together… so today I have to meet my partner!" She grinned and continued, "His name is Yori."

The car honked again, "Well… See you later Makoto-kun!" She ran outside to the car and waved again before Makoto shut the door.

"It looks like Yukari-chan has a lot on her hands," Makoto's father said, "And her mother told me that she will be really busy soon with school and with all that skating she's doing…"

-x-

When Yukari was in sixth grade and Makoto in eighth grade…

"Listen up, Yukari, middle school is a difficult thing… you have been home-schooled practically all your life, so now you have to meet new people and get used to wearing a uniform everyday."

"I know!" She laughed and smiled, "That's exactly what I'm doing now!" She was waving to a bunch of people who were looking at her.

"And since you're famous now… there's going to be a lot of people hovering over you. Watch out and be careful since I won't be watching over you."

"Relax Makoto-kun!!! It's no big deal. If I wasn't mistaken, you could be my grandmother!"

Makoto tried to put himself in the shoes of her grandmother, a grouchy, strict old lady and immediately shook his head and shivered.

"Wa!!! Makoto-kun! This school is so cool!!"

"Eh… not really."

She turned around to look at him and smiled, "It's actually really cool!"

She ran to the door and waved good-bye to him when she reached her class.

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"Excuse me… Do you know where Kagurazaka Makoto's class is?"

"Uh… he's in class 3-B," the student pointed, "Right in there."

"Thank you!!" She ran to her class and saw Makoto with a bunch of his friends.

"Makoto-kun!" She ran and glomped him, much to his dismay as he was in shock, "Introduce me to your friends!"

One of his friends chortled and asked, "Hey Kagurazaka, is that girl your… girlfriend?" He stuck up his pinky and Yukari laughed.

"Iie… he's my friend! We've known each other since… forever!" She put herself arm-in-arm with Makoto.

"Makoto-kun," she began to ask, "Am I going home with you today? I forgot if I am or if I'm going home myself."

Makoto stiffened and replied, "I don't know. I'm staying at school today so you go home by yourself."

Yukari could feel the tension in Makoto when he stiffened his arm and soon the atmosphere began to get cold.

"Uh… Bye then!" She ran off, got her bags and walked home.

-x-

"Yo Kagurazaka! That girlfriend of yours is so annoying!"

He looked back at his friend, "Eh?"

"Yukari or whatever. She thinks she's so cool since she's some pro ice skater or something."

"Really?"

"You shouldn't stick around with her you know… I heard from one of the girls in her class that she always bows to her teachers when she enters the classroom and before she leaves… It's like she has never been to a real school before! What a dork!"

'That's because she hasn't…'

"I gotta go, Kagurazaka, but we're still on next week for seeing that new movie right?"

He nodded and walked off.

-x-

"Makoto-kun!" She ran and glomped him behind his back.

"Gomen about yesterday, Makoto-kun… I probably shouldn't have been in your class. Apologize to your friends okay?"

He looked at her and said in an icy tone, "You still here?"

She was shocked. Never had he ever spoken to her like that before.

"Um… yeah I guess." She had no idea how to respond to that.

"Look… just stay away from me at school and don't make yourself look like an idiot in class—you're being too polite to the teachers or something with your random bowing…"

She looked down at the ground and tried not to look upset.

She smiled again and took out two tickets. "Makoto-kun! Yori-san and I will be in a competition next Friday and I want you and your father to be there!! Make sure you come!"

Yukari gave him the tickets and ran off.

'Next Friday? Why does it have to be next Friday? I have to go to the movies that day…'

-x-

"Okaa-san… Is Makoto-kun here yet?"

"Iie… I don't think so Yukari-chan. Just focus on performing well and don't be distracted! Perhaps Makoto-kun is just running a bit late…"

She nodded and saw her partner Yori walk in, he looked extremely nervous.

"Yori-san!" She waved to him, "Relax! You look really tense! Everything will be alright!"

He went over to where she was and sat down.

"Don't be nervous. When we go out there, just smile and do your best!" She put a thumbs-up and smiled.

"Up next… the pair of Akaba and Sato." The PA announced. They shook hands and Yukari smiled.

"Ready? I'm so excited for this!"

-x-

"Come on Kagurazaka… you're late!"

"I know… I know… My father was a bit late picking me up."

"If you were five minutes later, we would have missed the movie!" Another friend chimed in.

They ran to the movie theater and Makoto looked at the sky.

'Gambatte Yukari-chan!' He ran into the movie theater, following his friends.

Never would he or she have known about the outcome of the performance.

-x-

Sato Yukari, twelve year old skating superstar, in fatal fall at competition.

Sato Yukari, twelve year old skating professional, had a fatal fall when partner Akaba Yori lifted her up, lost his balance, and had nearly threw her down and dropped her on the ice. She has major nerve damage on the left side of her body, predominantly her left arm and leg. More on this later.

"Oh no…"

-x-

Notes…

Kochirakoso Hajimemashite: Nice to meet you too.

Sensei: The suffix for teacher or doctor… in this case, Kagurazaka-sensei is a doctor.

(I made that up…)

The story may seem a bit choppy, but these are just events and highlights of Yukari with Makoto...

Ok… so I had just finished watching the Japanese drama, and I fell in love with Shirota Yuu! (And Oguri Shun…)

I felt that Kagurazaka needed a girlfriend… or a friend of the opposite gender. The idea about ice skating… Perhaps I was watching one too many skating movies and anime. (sighs)

I just needed to get this out. Please note that this is not edited and I won't be updating in July since I will be away for the entire month. (I'm so sorry!!)

(If you want to beta, please PM me…)

Please enjoy & review!!!