Author Note: Hello this is my first attempt at SatsuNon, but I think it'll go well. There are going to be four or five chapters to this fic, all varying in length and taking place at different times during the show.
At five years old Nonon would claim to anyone who asked that Satsuki was her best friend. After all, they had known each other practically since they were born. However, not all of this was entirely true.
The pair did spend a lot of time together, but that was only because of the allegiance between their families. The Jakuzure family and the Kiryuin family had been business partners for years, much longer than Nonon had been alive.
Their friendship would've worked out well if Nonon hadn't found Satsuki unbelievably boring. The other girl was just so cheerful and normal, she got on Nonon's nerves. But her parents told her to keep spending time with Satsuki, so she put on a cute smile and stuck with it.
This went on until one day at school when everything changed.
The day started out relatively normal, except for the fact that Satsuki had been oddly quiet that morning. She sat through the kindergarten classes with a small frown etched on her face, her forehead wrinkling in a way uncommon for anyone under the age of 40. Nonon assumed her friend just hadn't slept well or maybe she missed breakfast. She didn't let it bother her because she really didn't care.
After eating lunch, which Satsuki barely touched, the kids were allowed to go outside for recess. Nonon partook in her favorite hobby; ordering the other children to do things.
"You know, I sure would like a castle…" All Nonon had to do was pose a little bit, and the suckers in her class got straight to work. They couldn't build a real castle, so they built one out of sand instead. It took up the entire sandbox, and Nonon clapped as the other kids pointed at it.
"This sandbox belongs to me!" she asserted, striking another pose. "I won't let the other kids use it." She turned to Satsuki, who maintained her frowning expression. "Except for you, Satsuki! We've been best friends since forever! I'll make a castle for you, too!" Of course, she meant the other children would make it, but that's beside the point.
"No." Satsuki shook her head, much to Nonon's surprise. "My sand is right here." She held out her right hand, which contained a small pile of sand. It was barely enough to fill her palm.
"Is that all?" Nonon leaned over it, squinting at the unimpressive pile. She couldn't think of anything to build with that small amount of sand.
"This sand was left over from that." Satsuki turned towards outside the school grounds. A tall skyscraper could be seen in the distance. "My sand became concrete and was transformed into that skyscraper." Her voice fluctuated slightly as she continued speaking. "From the top, even a child can look down on any adult."
Nonon didn't have time to think about how strange that statement was before a blast of wind blew around the pair, forcing her to duck for cover. She hid her head under her arms, trying to avoid the fierce gusts. The sand castle was unable to resist the winds and collapsed back to its original form. Some of the sand blew in their direction, getting in Nonon's eyes in the process.
"A castle that vanishes at the first gust of wind is worthless." Satsuki turned to her friend, unbothered by the grains of sand in the air. "Don't you agree, Nonon?"
"But all buildings fall down eventually!" Nonon responded, still trying to rub sand out of her eyes. A bright light suddenly shone from above, hindering her progress in seeing again. She was barely able to look up and see Satsuki perched on top of the playground.
"Then you should build it inside your mind!" Satsuki looked different, more determined than she ever had before. "A skyscraper built within your mind will never fall down."
Nonon could only stare up in stunned silence, wondering what the heck happened to the Satsuki she knew yesterday. This couldn't possibly be the same person, but it was. Something had changed; something that made her more… intriguing.
But just having that small bit of sand and one tall building could get awfully lonely. Nonon didn't want her to be alone; she wanted to be there to see who this new person would grow into. Who really was Kiryuin Satsuki?
It only took Nonon a few seconds to climb to the top of the playground and knock the sand out of Satsuki's hand. The dark haired girl's expression morphed into one of shock.
"You don't need any dumb sand! I'll hold your hand! For ever and ever!" She promised to follow her, to watch as she grew, and to be a way better companion than that dumb sand.
After a moment of staring at their conjoined hands, Satsuki nodded once and put her other hand in with the others. She smiled softly for the first time all day.
Instead of annoying Nonon, like it used to, Satsuki's smile filled her with warmth. She wondered if this was what having friends actually felt like.
End Note: So yeah this is chapter one, chapter two should be coming next week. Thanks for reading.
