Prologue
She looked at the reflection in the puddle before her. Pink hair the color of The Great Sakura Tree laid in front of eyes imbued with a turquoise color. She always imagined that the oceans she heard of in the stories had the color of her eyes. A smile crept to her face and she moved on, placing one foot in front of the other through the pink fallen leaves of the massive tree that loomed above. Her pace quickened into a jog, and soon she was running around the base of the tree. Someone yelled from behind her "Stop running! You'll fall!"
A laugh escaped her joyful face and she answered "I'll be fine!"
As she continued around something caught her eye. A boy with black hair the color of her bracelet sat with his back pressed against the trunk of the tree. He wore a tan shirt and pants of the same color. His eyes were the color of the purest blue in the sky, transfixed on a book that he held in his lap. His eyes danced about as he read. While she stared into his excited face her feet kept moving, and they ran right into a tree root. She fell in front of the boy, and her bag spilled its contents when she hit the ground. Pain sprouted in her left knee as her bandaid was ripped off. She kept back tears as warm, red blood arose from and dripped down her knee. She heard a pair of feet stop beside her head, and when she looked up she saw the boy, who extended his hand towards her. The pain disappeared as she lost herself in his pure eyes. She grabbed hold of his outstretched hand and he pulled her up. Across his face was a smile, his hair was parted as to not get in his way. When she stood full again, she asked "Whats your name?"
"My name?" He examined her face closely before answering, "My name is..."