Hello! This is my first FanFiction… ever. I apologize if it's bad, but I hope you enjoy it! If you have any criticism for me, you have full right. I will work harder on the next chapter. ^-^

The sun was shining very bright, and there were a lot of kids playing outside in the park. They were playing ball, playing tag, or just talking with their friends. Everyone looked so happy – except for a little girl who was quietly swinging on the swings… all by herself.

A little brunette gripped on the chains of the swing as she swung back and forth. She had blue eyes… but they looked sad. Her bangs were covering her eyebrows. She was wearing a pink T-shirt with a white skirt that had strawberries sewed on them. Her sandals were sparkling along with the sun. She wasn't smiling at all… she looked so lonely. She turned around to face her mother – who was sitting at a near-by bench. Unlike Tohru, she had long red curly hair. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of purple, and she was wearing a red sweater and work pants. She saw her daughter looking her way, and waved back at her. She got off from the bench and walked towards her. Tohru began to get off from the swing, and watched her mother as she came towards her, "Tohru… are you bored?"

The little six-year-old nodded her head, "There is no one to play with mommy! What do I do now?"

"There is no one to play with?" her mother asked her with a confused but playful look, "Look around you! There are so many kids here! Why don't you play with them?"

"But I don't know any of them…"

"So why don't you get to know them." She kneeled down to pat Tohru's head, and smiled at the frowning Tohru, "You should make new friends! It's a part of growing up, and you can learn so much from them! Meeting new people, sharing your ideas, talking about your interests, listening to their interests – it' a lot of fun! So now, go out there and make some new friends!"

Tohru nodded again, and decided to do as her mother suggested. She went back to the bench, and watched Tohru as she made her way to all the other kids who were all happily playing with one another. Tohru hesitated to go any further, after seeing how kids were really there. It made her feel weird in a way. She was not someone who was very social… but she wasn't someone who would ignore someone else completely. The light breeze that was coming was getting stronger, and some of the sand began to fly along with it. Tohru didn't notice it at first, but there was also a red baseball cap flying with the wind. It was coming Tohru's way, and she didn't see it until it landed on her face – hitting her nose.

The cap fell down on the sand, and Tohru stared at it. Where did it come from? Tohru looked around to see if anyone was there chasing after it, but no one showed up. She picked up the cap, and looked at it carefully. It was dusty and it looked worn out, but it was cute nonetheless. It wasn't long before she heard someone call her direction…

"Hey!"

Tohru turned around – to find a boy running after her. Of course – she wasn't going anywhere, but Tohru went wide-eyed after looking at this boy. He looked very handsome and looked about the same age as her. Tohru blinked a few times… and just stared at him running her way. She felt her hair fly everywhere with the wind that was blowing. She tried pushing it back, but it refused to stay in one place. The boy caught up t her, panting, "That's… my… cap…"

Tohru continued to watch him trying to catch his breath. "Are you okay…?"

The young boy nodded while straightening up, "Yes… I'll be fine." His gaze met hers, "Can I please have my cap back now? You're crushing it."

Tohru looked down on her hands, and saw her hands gripping the cap extremely tightly. After realizing what she was doing, she blushed and handed the cap to him, not looking at his direction. "Sorry…"

Something close to a smile came across this young boy's lips as he put the cap on his head… although it looked a bit blank. But it was a smile, and it did make him look a lot happier. His eyes consisted of a beautiful shade of amethyst and a mop of silver hair brushed against his forehead… but his eyes looked sad. They showed no happiness whatsoever, and that brought a look of concern on Tohru's face. "You shouldn't be saying 'sorry'," he suddenly spoke up, catching Tohru's attention, "I should thank you for catching my cap, so thank you."

Tohru giggled, "More like my nose caught it, but then she dropped it." She placed her index finger on her nose and patted it.

The young boy giggled softly, which make Tohru's heart slightly beat faster. She wanted to know his name, but she got scared to ask. She secretly hoped that he would tell her his name without her asking him… and her wish came true, "I'm Yuki – Yuki Sohma."

"My name is Tohru Honda."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Honda-san."

"Honda-san?" Tohru asked him, looking confused but smiling a playful smile, "Please… just call me Tohru. I like that better."

"Alright… Tohru-kun. How about now?" Tohru gave him another warm smile, "Perfect… thank you."

After Tohru spoke… no one spoke. There was a pause, and both of them were looking down at their feet. Tohru was wishing that he would play with her – but she should ask him. She shouldn't always expect people to give her what she wanted without asking them in the first place. But Yuki looked as if he didn't want to be near her at all. His smile disappeared, and his head hung down. Tohru looked up towards him, blinking a few times. She wanted to say something…but what could she say? What do you say to someone who looked as if they had no interest in you? But… even if he did have no interest in her, then why was he still here?

"Umm…" Tohru began to say, still finding her words. Yuki lifted his gaze, and looked at Tohru, waiting for her to say whatever she had to say. Tohru took a deep breath, and said, "Are you alone here?"

Yuki nodded slightly, looking back at the ground, "I actually… snuck out."

Tohru raised both her eyebrows, looking shocked, "You snuck out? But why would you do that?"

Yuki smiled again, but it was still blank. "If I didn't… my guardian would've never allowed me to go."

"What about your parents?" Tohru suddenly piped out. Yuki went silent, and after Tohru realized what she just said, she bit her lip, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say anything like that! Please don't get angry...!" Tohru looked as if she was about to cry. Yuki, noticing this, giggled again and went over to pat her head. Tohru stopped quivering, and she looked at Yuki who just made it towards her without her even noticing. His hand felt warm, and her hair gently ruffled along. "I'm not mad… it's alright."

Yuki slowly took his hand back, smiling at a now shocked Tohru, but it slowly turned into another one of her warm smiles. "Do you want to play with me?"

Yuki looked at her… with his eyes wide open. Did she just ask him to play with her? She doesn't think he's weird or strange? Not a word came out of Yuki's lips – but a warm smile was placed on them. Tohru noticed it, and took a deep breath. That was what he was missing – and now he found it. The smile was so beautiful and she could feel more warmth generating in her. She felt so dissolved that she couldn't even hear his words, "Yes… I will."

Even without hearing those words, Tohru took his smile as a yes. She reached for his hand and their fingers entwined. "Okay!" she said sweetly as she dragged him to the playground along with the other kids.

They didn't know for how long… but they played for what seemed like the rest of the day. They took turns pushing each other on the swing – even though Tohru kept asking him to push her higher. The played tag, and Yuki caught Tohru every time, but Tohru couldn't keep up with him. She still had fun though, and so did Yuki. There was a small bush of flowers beside some of the benches in the park, and Yuki picked one for Tohru. She ended up blushing like a red stop sign while she carefully placed it behind her hair while twisting a few strands of hair around it. Later on, they sat down together on one of the benches… and talked. They talked about many things – Tohru's mother Kyoko, Yuki's cousins (Tohru was shocked as well as amazed at the fact that he had so many of them), and just about life today. Tohru found Yuki opening up to her more, and she liked it. She thought that he just takes time to adjust to people, and he could be himself if he knew them a bit better. They were having such a good time talking to each other… but –

"Tohru! Time to go home!"

The two kids turned around to find Kyoko waving at Tohru. Tohru looked a bit sad as she got up from her seat, "I have to go… but I wish I could've stayed longer."

Yuki smiled again, "Me too! I was having so much fun!" Then, he got up and took off the red cap that was on his head, and slowly placed it on hers. Tohru looked at him while he was doing so, and when the hat was in place, she touched it lightly. Yuki's smile didn't leave his lips, "I will try to be here tomorrow, but only if you tell me you'll come."

Tohru felt tears forming her eyes as she nodded, "I promise."

Yuki slowly touched her cheek, "I'm glad we could be friends. I never really had a true friend before."

Tohru blinked a few times after he said that. She wanted to say something more, but he took his hand away and began to walk away. All Tohru could do was look back at him. She made a new friend today – and such a nice one. She wasn't even aware of the fact that her mother heard their little conversation.

Please be honest with me! I really want you guys to tell me what you think! Read and review if you like or dislike it. You dislike it, then you have every right to criticize me. At first it would hurt, but then I would see what I did wrong! :)

If you think it's badly written… I understand that. ^-^