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Chapter 1

Breath coming out in white puffs, she blinked as the cold air brushed her face. With its cold edge her small cheeks became rosy. She adored the snow, more so when it was falling. Covering the landscape in a familiar icy blanket, a blank canvas that needed to be painted.

"Akari slow down!" a familiar voice shouted from behind her. "The shrine will still be there in ten minutes".The young child stopped running through the snowy wonderland and turned to see the most beautiful person in her life. Her mother smiled gently at her from a short distance away.

"But mama" Akari whined her face scrunching into a little pout. "I want see the shrine now!". Akari giggled a little trying to hold a serious face. The little girl bounced on her toes. Not very well-hidden excitement almost bursting out of her.

"And you will" her mother said slightly out of breath, catching up to take a hold of her daughter's hand. Miyo could see the excitement swimming around Akari's eyes. 'She has so much energy' Miyo thoughts drifted to another time 'She's just like her father…'. She thought of the past and the tall handsome stranger who had won her heart. 'Where did you go my love?'. She wondered as she let her small daughter pull her along. "Look mama!" a little high-pitched voice squealed. "The shrine!". Miyo let go of her thoughts also releasing Akari from her grasp. Looking at the stone steps with distaste she let out a sigh before beginning the climb to the top, a very excited little girl already half way there. Miyo reached the top panting and told Akari that she could go and play in the snow, as long as she stayed within the shrine's grounds. Promising her mother to do just that the young girl sped off towards the spot she found the most beautiful, the sacred tree.

This tree had stood for around a thousand years, proudly and with hardly a blemish onto its bark. The only imperfection that was visible was a scar that seemed to be marked upon the center. 'Why would someone want to harm the tree?' Akari would think when staring at it in wonder. 'What did the tree ever do to them?'. She ran through the shrines grounds noticing how picture perfect everything looked. Shimmering icicles hanging from the red torii gates, everything covered in her beloved thick blanket of snow. When she finally reached the goshinboku, all she did was stare at it in wonder. Akari had always felt a connection to the tree, like she belonged with it and needed to be close to it. A peaceful atmosphere floated around them as she watched the tree glistening in the snow. But suddenly when a light breeze blew past her she could hear a small sniffle. Wondering where it could be coming from Akari wandered around the large trunk until she came across a little girl similar to herself. She was curled up underneath the sacred tree with tears falling down her face. Akari looked at her sadly. She hated when other people were upset, she made a decision. "Hello?" she asked walking closer to the girl, but far enough away that she wouldn't spook her.

"The little girl looked up before saying. "H-Hello" turning her face away from Akari to try and slyly wipe away her tears.

"Why are you crying?" Akari asked gently her face scrunched into a gentle frown not wanting to frighten her she slowly approached and sat down, hoping company would make the girl feel better.

Her vision was clouded with tears but she looked up at her in confusion. 'What does she want? Can't she see I want to be alone. She wouldn't understand' she thought hiding her face in her knees ignoring the girl's question.

"When Akari saw that she wasn't going to receive an answer, she decided to just talk, about anything and everything to try and hopefully make her feel better. She spoke about her love for the winter, how her favorite animals where dogs because of how fluffy and cute they are, and about how her mother was the greatest person in the world.

"What about your dad?" a little voice reached to her. No longer crying the girl was looking up over the top of her knees shyly.

"I-I never knew him" Akari replied sadly looking up at the goshinboku a wistful smile appeared on her face before being replaced with a large grin. "But that doesn't bother me I have mama".

"I'm Kagome" the sniffling girl said, holding out her hand trembling slightly.

"Akari" she replied taking the frail girls hand into her own.