A little girl stood with her friends playing together with their dolls. She glanced up curiously, because she felt like someone was watching them. She looked around the school yard until her eyes landed on a boy younger than her, who stood all alone.
I wonder if he wants to play with us...? She asks herself watching his lonely eyes examine the other children playing. She ignores her friends as she makes her way over to the boy, but when he sees her approaching he jumps and hides behind the tree he'd been sitting under. She stifles a giggle and follows him as he circles the tree, trying to keep her from seeing him. Almost upset she stops, but he continues and ends up bumping into her, making them both drop to the floor.
"I'm sorry." He says, arms covering his face.
"Sorry...? We were just playing." She asks looking the boy over. He's so tiny! He must be a kindergartner! He has unruly brown hair that sticks up all over the place. His eyes are blue and he wears the standard school uniform, white shorts, a blue suite jacket, a white button up shirt and a red bow tie. But if he's in the uniform he has to be at least in my grade!
"I didn't mean to bump into you...please don't hurt me, and I'm sorry for whatever I did to make you come over here. I'm sorry!" He says cringing.
"You didn't do anything." She says looking down at him in confusion. He peaks his eyes out hopefully, and she watches him. "You just looked lonely so I thought I'd ask if you wanted to play..." She says. His face is shocked.
"You want to play with me?" He asks in disbelief. She nods her head and stands up putting her hand out for him to take.
"I'm Ran. I'm in second grade." She says as he grabs her hand.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Shinichi." He says letting her help him up. "We're in the same class..." He mutters softly. Just then the bell rings and they have to go inside.
"We're in the same class?" She asks surprised following him into the building. Why haven't I noticed him before? She thinks sadly. "Where do you sit?" She asks him thinking maybe he's in the back of the classroom.
"First row, closest to the window." He says, not looking at her.
"I sit right behind you!" She says excited, smiling at him. How come I never noticed him? Shinichi smiles back slightly and leads the way towards their seats.
I wonder if he'll want to play at recess tomorrow... Ran wonders as the teacher calms down a set of troublemakers.
"Ran-san, Will you...play with me tomorrow?" Shinichi asks quietly, almost afraid of the answer.
"Of course Shinichi-kun! We'll have lots of fun!"
AN:/ Rewritten 5/26/13.
