Yuki sighed as she watched the train pull into the station and its doors open. She could be home right now but since her mother asked her to run an errand, she couldn't refuse. She sighed once more and stepped on the train, looking around for a seat. She found all seats taken except for one in the far corner of the compartment. She quickly walked over and sat down pulling out her phone and started browsing the net, not really paying attention. She was lost in her own world until she caught a pair of shoes in front of her. She raised her head and saw a cute girl standing in front of her playing with her DS. She simply looked for a while longer before returning to her phone. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the car getting filled up even more and she shook her head slightly.

"If this doesn't empty by my stop, I'll have to fight my way through… hope not…"

She watched as the girl in front of her was squished up against the wall and she felt a pang of unease as she saw who was next to the girl. She shook her head and went back to her phone. About 15 minutes into the ride, she noticed the girl shift uncomfortably. She glanced up and looked over at the man. She saw his hands trying to go under the girls skirt and she snapped.

"Oi! What the hell do you think you're doing?"

The man jumped and ran (pushed) away. Yuki stood up and glared at him until he was out of sight before turning back to the girl who was shaking a little bit.

"Hey… you okay?"

The girl nodded her head and Yuki noticed the train stopping and people filing out. She looked out the window and noticed it wasn't her station yet. It wouldn't be for maybe another 3 stations. She turned back to the girl, giving her a small smile.

"Is this your stop?"

The girl looked out the window and stared for a bit before straightening back up and shaking her head. Yuki smiled again and sat back down, patting the seat beside her.

"Sit down with me. I'm Yuki by the way. Kashiwagi Yuki"

The girl sat down and stared at her feet for a bit before looking up and Yuki and giving her a smile which surprised Yuki.

"I'm Mayu. Watanabe Mayu. It's nice to meet you Kashiwagi-san… and thanks for saving me earlier."

"No problem Watanabe-san! And please, call me Yuki. Kashiwagi-san is way too formal. Haha."

"Only if you call me Mayu."

"Mayu-chan it is then."

They sat and talked while the train moved on. Sometimes they would go back to their own thing but they would always end up talking about one thing or another. As the time grew longer, Yuki's stop drew closer. Truthfully, she didn't want to say good-bye to her new friend but she knew that they must. As she heard the intercom above announce her stop, she stood up, gathering her things.

"Ne… Yuki-chan, this is your stop?"

"Hm? Oh… yea it is… it's yours too?"

"Yup!"

Yuki smiled as Mayu beamed at her. She couldn't help but feel drawn to this new girl. It was weird but she enjoyed it nonetheless. They walked over to the doors and watched it slide open, stepping out together, they reached the path that separated and led to different exits.

"I'm taking the left exit… you're taking the right one… right Yuki-chan?"

"Huh…? Oh… yea… I guess… I'll see you around Mayu-chan?"

"Yup! See you… next time Yuki-chan!"

They turned and went their separate ways, both feeling a bit sad that their meeting had to end so quickly. Both had enjoyed the others company a bit more than they had expected but it wasn't uncomfortable to them. Halfway through shopping for what her mother wanted, a sudden realization dawned on her…

"DAMNIT! I DIDN'T EVEN GET HER NUMBER OR ANYTHING!"

She paid for her things and walked out, getting on the train and going home. The whole way, she berated herself for being so stupid and forgetting to ask something as simple as that. The whole night, she couldn't stop berating herself and when her best friend texted her, she only replied with light answers, much unlike her regular self. When 7:30PM rolled by, she heard a doorbell ring, silence, then her mother's voice.

"Yuki-chan! Sae-chan is here!"

Yuki quickly bounded up from her bed and shot out, stopping right at the top of the stairs. She looked down and sure enough, her tomboyish, genking best friend stood on the bottom step, grinning up at her.

"Yo Yuki-chan!"

"Sae-chan! You didn't tell me you were coming!"

Yuki waited at the top of the stairs while Sae deliberately climbed it as slow as she could, making sure to annoy Yuki at least a little bit. Once she got to the top, Yuki took her by the hand and dragged her into her room, shutting the door behind her. Once the door was shut, Sae rounded on Yuki and looked at her questioningly.

"Now, Yuki-chan… tell me what's wrong."

"What do you mean? Nothing is wrong Sae-chan."

"Don't lie to me. When I texted you, your replies are not how you usually reply.. even when you're tired or angry. Something is up and I want to know."

Yuki just stared at Sae for a moment before shaking her head and sitting down on her bed. Sae dropped her things on the floor and threw herself down next to Yuki and looked at her expectantly. Yuki turned to look at Sae and took a deep breath.

"Well today, I went to run an errand for my mother… and while on the train, I saved a girl from being harassed. After that, we sat down together on the train and talked. We talked all the way to our stop and when we said our good-byes, we never asked for each other's numbers or emails! Now I doubt we'll ever see each other again!"

Sae sat up and stared at Yuki for a few seconds, making Yuki uneasy. As Sae continued to stare, Yuki's patience ran thin.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

"Is that what your worried about?"

"Just about… yea… why?"

"What's her name?"

"Watanabe Mayu…"

"Well how about we go around one day and see if we can find her by chance! If you two were meant to be, then you would surely find each other again!"

"Geez… you sound like we're lost lovers."

"From the way you were acting, I would say you guys WERE lost lovers."

"Wha-? That is SO NOT TRUE SAE-CHAN!"

"It's true~ it's true~!"