(Konnichiwa! Thank you for clicking on my Anohana Fanfic, I really appreciate every single view I get to all of my stories, especially since I love writing them. So you guys know, I normally write many short chapters rather than few long ones, it's just a quirk of mine and my writing. Though, you still get the same content, just stretched out into many different chapters ^.^. Also, this story will have OOCness, because the characters we saw in the anime were influenced by Menma's death, and this story is obviously set under the condition that she did NOT die. So yeah, I hope you enjoy! ^.^.)
The sun rose up over the mountains, illuminating the town below. It was a model Spring day, the chirps of birds sounded out through the entire landscape. It was a nice start to the week, that's for sure.
"Meh... Morning already..." Ah, that was Yadomi's reaction to this beautiful day, no one particularly liked Monday's, for the exception of Yukiatsu. "I swear, he baffles me how he can actually look FORWARD to school." Nontheless, he slid out of bed, rubbing his bleary eyes. "I got the homework done, right? Yeah, I did." Well, his grades were decent, so he didn't have to really dread school, a report card of B's with an A in Phys Ed. wasn't something to write home about, but it wasn't something to scoff at either. "Heh, it's a wonder the four of us got in to Hado High, shame that Poppo and Anaru couldn't, but I can't really blame them. That test was damn hard." Yeah, he talked to himself a lot, which was a bit odd. But who honestly cared? He adjusted the collar of his shirt, he was ready for school now. "I'm heading out! I'll get some food at school." He called to his father as he went down the stairs. Silence greeted him. "Must've gone to work early, fine by me." He slid open the door and gently closed it behind him, shielding his eyes from the sudden burst of sunlight. He adjusted to it though, he always did, and he started to walk his usual route to school.
"Ah! Yadomi! What's up?" A voice called from across the street.
"Oh, hey Midori!" He called back, before crossing the street and stopping by his friend. "Odd to see you here, you don't normally walk this way."
"Felt like a change, I guess." Midori, or Kannazuki Midori, had transferred to Hado last year, and was assigned to Yadomi's class. He was more of a sly character, though he was well liked for his generally great personality. "So what did you do during the weekend?"
"Ah, I went hiking for a bit, though I'm not really built for that kind of stuff. I also went out with Menma and Tsuruko to the mall, and then Poppo and I went down to the old baseball diamond near the river."
"Ha, pretty busy weekend then?"
"Got that right. My shoulders are still sore from lugging that huge backpack up that trail."
"Don't hurt yourself now, the baseball team needs you." Midori nudged him. "Can't have you damaging that arm of yours now, can we?"
"I'm a relief pitcher, Midori. Not like I'm Dice-K or anything."
"Ahh, you're selling yourself short man. You struck out eight guys in your last appearance, that's nothing to be counting off."
"Heh, maybe you're right." Yadomi admitted. Life was pretty good, he had plenty of friends, he was decent in academics and a key player for the Hado baseball team. He had it made, didn't he?
"Now all you need is a girlfriend." Midori had a slick look on his face, Yadomi, no matter how nice he was, hadn't had a girlfriend for an entire year now.
"Not that again, Midori. I don't need a girlfriend now, there's no one I like anyways."
"OhReallyNow?"
"Yes, really."
"Not even your childhood sweetheart, Menma?"
"How many years ago was that? Ten?" Midori always teased him about Menma, who was now just a great friend. "You sure love to hang in my past, don't you?"
"You had an awesome past, who wouldn't want to hang in that?"
"Heh, maybe you're right." Their conversation had been longer than you would've thought, they'd already reached the gates of the school, which towered to be three stories tall. "Oh, we're here already?"
"Really? That was quick, wasn't it?"
"I guess time flies when you're in other people's business." He jokingly shot Midori an accusing glare.
"I guess it does. Anyways, I'll see you around, alright? Maybe we'll eat together at lunch."
"Ah, sorry, I would, but I'm already eating with Yukiatsu and Menma today."
"Alrighty then, go eat with your childhood sweetheart, I'll be cheering you on." Midori just put on a smirk as he walked off.
"I sometimes want to kill him..." The bell rang right after that thought, jolting Yadomi awake.
"But priorities first, I don't want to be killed by my teacher!"