Author's Note: Hi this is my first fanfic. Hopefully there will be many more, I hope you guys like it. I worked really hard trying to make sure it was punctuated correctly and written well. Thank you for opening this story and um…yeah I hope you like the first chapter.
P.S. "talking" and this means 'thoughts'
Chapter 1: Meeting Her
The cold wind blew the autumn leaves across the playground. Small children ran around with huge smiles on their faces as they giggled loudly.
Although one little girl sat alone under a tree, completely unaware of her surroundings. I walked towards her. She didn't seem to notice me until I sat down in front of her. "Hey," I said hiding my curiosity.
She said nothing. "Hello is anyone home!" I shouted.
Her head shot up. She looked at me with her golden eyes. I couldn't help but continue to look into her eyes. They were so mesmerizing.
She was very small. She had pink hair, golden honey eyes, and a pale complexion. She was wearing a plaid dress and her hair was tied in two pigtails, which were decorated with matching ribbons. She looked so cute.
"Um…h-hi…are you okay?" she asked me.
"Oh uh…yeah I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"Well…you weren't responding so I was getting a bit worried," she replied. I couldn't stop myself from blushing. 'She doesn't even know my name, and yet she is worrying about me.' I quickly turned my head away, so she wouldn't see my reddened cheeks.
There was an awkward silence. Several seconds passed by and it was driving me crazy. I couldn't take it anymore. "What's your name?" I blurted out, a little too eagerly might I add.
Her expression showed she was startled by the sudden outburst, but then her face quickly softened. "My name is Amu," she said and gave a huge smile, "What's your name?"
"I'm Ikuto, it's nice to meet you Amu. Now, will you tell me why you're sitting under this tree, all by yourself?"
"I can't find my Mommy, and I just moved here a few days ago so I don't know my way around Seiyo yet." Amu replied trying to hold back tears.
"I'll help you find her," I said trying to sound as confident as possible. Hearing what I said, she instantly cheered up.
"Really, you will? Promise?" she asked.
"Yes, I promise. I wouldn't leave a little girl all by herself. I am a gentleman!"
"Thank you so much!" Amu shouted full of excitement, "Also I'll have you know, I am not a little girl! I am eight years old."
"Really? Me too! I turn nine on December 1. When is your birthday?"
"It already passed," she admitted sadly, "it was on September 24."
"Oh…well happy belated birthday!"
"Thanks, Ikuto." She blushed cherry red. Seeing her cheeks heat up, I began to blush. 'Jeeez…what is with all the blushing today, I never blush!'
"We should probably start looking for your Mommy," I suggested. Amu nodded her head in agreement.
We walked up and down the sidewalks of the small town until we came to a grocery store. The sign said 'Souma's Grocery'. "Mommy said something about groceries before we got separated, I wonder if Mommy is here?" she said, more as a question than a suggestion.
As if right on cue, a tall brunette with glasses and grocery bags in her hands, came running towards us. "Amu!" she frantically called out. 'Yep. This is her Mommy.'
"Mommy!" Amu stated as she leapt into the brunette's arms and burst into tears, "I thought I would never see you again!"
"It's okay sweetie, but please don't run off by yourself okay?" Amu vigorously nodded, as her wailing subsided and turned into quiet whimpers.
Amu's Mommy turned to me and knelt down, so that she was at the same level as me. "Thank you so much for bringing my little girl back to me." She thanked me and showed a huge smile.
"It was no big deal, I'm glad that I helped," I smiled back.
After that was taken care of we said our goodbyes and departed in different directions. I looked up at the sky. 'Wow…the sun is already setting.' I heard someone behind me.
"Ikuto, I forgot to tell you this…HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" I turned around and saw a giggling Amu and her Mommy standing behind me.
I smiled in their direction as they waved goodbye to me. 'Amu…what an interesting girl.' I smirked at the thought. I then realized that I wanted to be by her side forever. Then it struck me like a lightning bolt… I might never see the pink haired angel again.
Author's Note: Well there's the beginning of the story I hope you liked it, if you did please REVIEW and tell me if you did. And if you didn't like it please REVIEW to so I can know what you didn't like and improve. I'm open to criticism, so then I can improve my writing and become better at it. Thank you very much for reading the first chapter of Together Forever 3
