As Children I played with his cousin, sometimes it would be a sleepover. I remember meeting him for the first time; he crouched down near a koi pond watching the ripples expand then disappear beneath lily pads.

He caught my attention that day. So instead of following Hinata to her room like we planned. I ran over to him, kneeling at his side, I tried to understand what he was entranced with.

I still have yet to understand why he was so entranced.

He took my hand lightly, a pale pink dusted his cheeks. Our gazes never actually connected. I have no idea how long we sat, holding hands but it was his father who unintentionally broke us apart. Hinata had been playing by herself and so Hizashi came looking for me. We seemed to forget I was Hinata's guest, not his.

I planned to run back to Hinata, not throwing myself into his arms while holding onto him for dear life and nuzzled his cheek with my own.

My first sight of him was like finally feeling the rain on your heated skin or a lover's finger caressing your cheek as if you alone are the rarest gift on the face of the earth. I will never forget how I met him that day, not even when I'm old and withered.

End chapter 1: Child Innocence.

(First Meeting)