Strawberry Mochi

Disclaimer: I don't own NANA or any of the characters.

Synopsis: A Takumi X Hachi X Nobu story.

Chapter 1: A Beginning

She though, perhaps, it was time to let go. She couldn't continue to waste her tears on a man that didn't love her. That didn't love her enough to not cheat on her with another girl.

"Damn, Sachiko. Why? I loved him. I really did." Hachi thought to herself silently. She closed her eyes and knocked her head on the table that Nana made.

"Nana…" She sighed gently as she was reminded of her. Oh, how she loved her. If it weren't for her she'd probably jump off a bridge when she found out Shouji cheated on her. She let another sigh escape from her mouth.

"Knock, Knock" was all she heard from the door. She grumbled to herself and she opened the door. All of a sudden Nobu's face came out of nowhere.

"Ohayo" he said gently to her. "Why so blue panda bear?" He smiled and Hachi felt a melting feeling in her heart. She giggled at him.

"Whatev." She replied. That was her and Nobu's inside joke. After watching enough TV and seeing that Milky Way commercial over and over again it stuck to them. He smiled back at her.

"You are a buffet of womanliness." They stared at each other for a little bit longer before they both cracked up laughing. He hugged her. She closed her eyes and hugged him back. She dug her face deep into his shoulder and took a deep breath. He always smelled like spring to her. Lively and fresh. It wasn't long before Nobu started laughing again.

"Ahahaha. That tickled Hachi!" he gasped as he tried to push her away. She moved away and sat back down on the bench. Nobu followed suit and plopped on the bench across from her.

"So, tell me what's wrong Hachi." He smiled again at her as he passed her mochi that he had specifically bought for her. Strawberry mochi, only because she loved strawberries. She eyed him before taking one and nibbling on it.

"Shoji…" she started. "I wonder why he didn't love me." And tears started to sprout up again. She swore to herself. She told herself that it was time to let go. Nobu looked at her pitifully.

"He doesn't know what he lost. You are wonderful, sweet, caring, and can make food! What man doesn't love food?" he replied hoping to cheer her up as he gave her a kleenex. Seeing her so distressed was heartbreaking. He always had a slight crush on her since the first time he met her. She was cute, sweet, and a hell of a cook. She also took him in when Nana wanted to kick him out. A mental image of the cat queen popped up into his mind as he tried his might to shake it out. Hachi laughed.

"I bet you were just thinking about Nana right then." She said as she took another strawberry mochi.

"You know me too well." He stared at her cute mouth. It had some white powder on it from the strawberry mochi. "What to do?" he debated in his mind. "Should I lick it off of her or should I just pass her a napkin?" He cursed himself for being so shy as he passed her a kleenex and motioned to her that she had white powder around her mouth. She blushed and took it gracefully patting her mouth. He groaned and wished that it was him that was her hand so at least he could touch her lips.

Maybe, perhaps he'll try next time.

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