Never Ending Snow
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Winter.
When snow falls from the sky and creates large white plains of never ending drifting snow. When trees get shrouded in white and specks of snow dangle from the limbs. When the sky loses its crystal blue color and suddenly becomes masked by gray and white clouds. When the cold air pierces through my skin and chills my bones deep.
When I first saw her pale face
and when I was reborn again.
Winter. That winter is a season I'll never forget. Buried deep within the treasure box filled with memories in the back of my head, that day is a day never to be forgotten because it was the day when I first met her.
Hinamori Momo.
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"Hey…"
A voice called out to me.
"This is no time to be sleeping. You'll get covered in snow." Her soft voice echoed through my ears.
My whole body felt numb and cold as ice. I tried to move, but I failed. I tried to remember where I was, but somehow I couldn't.
I slowly fluttered my eyes opened.
"Oh, you're awake."
Her round, amber eyes stared curiously at me. I was taken aback and flinched in pain as I tried to move. She giggled softly as she put her hand over her mouth. She had a round face and two small black pigtails that fell over her shoulders. I've never seen this girl before. She was completely new to me.
At last she finished giggling and said, laughter still in her voice, "I was beginning to think you were dead."
I tried to say something back, but my throat was dry. No words came out of my mouth when I opened it. Again, she giggled.
As I looked around, I vaguely remembered where I was. Everything around me was covered in white. Snow lightly touched my head as it fell from the sky. I couldn't fully remember how I ended up here in the first place, out here in the snow, in the middle of nowhere. My thoughts were soon interrupted when the girl in front of me said something.
"Where are your parents?"
My eyes widened in shock.
"Are you here alone?" she inquired.
The girl stared at me in awe.
"Could it be that you lost your memory? Amnesia, maybe?" she gasped.
But before I could shake my head, the girl took me by the hand and carefully lifted me up. Warmth surged through my whole body. Despite the cold, her hand was warm and tender.
"That explains why you were out here alone, in the cold," she said as she led the way to wherever she was taking me.
I tried to explain to her that I didn't have amnesia, but still, no words came out of my mouth. Every time I tried to say something, my throat itched in pain. I decided to keep quiet until we reached the place where she was taking me.
"I forgot to introduce myself," she said as she looked over her shoulder, "My name is Hinamori Momo."
She smiled cheerfully at me.
I nodded.
I'll have to save my introduction for later when I get my voice back.
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She led me through a forest, thick with trees covered in white. After for what seemed like hours, we finally reached our destination. Hidden behind the forest where I once was lost in laid a small teahouse. Its walls were thick and a pastel brown. The area around it was completely covered in snow and the small pond in front of it was frozen in ice.
"This is where Granny and I live. I'm sure she'll accept you and let you live here for the meantime until you can regain your memory," Hinamori said as she let go of my hand and motioned for me to follow her inside the teahouse.
I had no other choice. Hesitant, I obediently followed her. I had nowhere to go, but there was one thing I was sure of. The fact that this girl found me by myself in the snow meant that I was truly alone, forever.
A/N: This is a late X-mas present for SweetStories11. :) I hope you like it. I'm not sure if you like HitsuHina, but I do. :) lol Thanks for reading and please review!! Reviews are always appreciated. Please, no flames. Thank you. :)