March 27th.

That was the day we met. The day we became friends. And the day we stopped being alone.

My mommy took me to the park. She said she wanted to introduce me to a friend of hers who had a son the same age as me.

You see, I wasn't very sociable. I didn't like being around so many loud people. It hurt my ears, and every loud sound made me jump. The other kids at school would always be slamming their books or shouting right next to me just because. They didn't even bother to remember my name, I was always just, "Bookworm" or "Weirdo" to them. Probably didn't help that my eyes were an odd yellow color. My mommy's eyes were the same, but she called them a 'topaz yellow'.

Back to the park, my mommy was waving at someone. She must've spotted her friend.

"Nana-cha~n!" my mommy called.

"Ah! Makoto-chan~!" 'Nana-chan' called back. My mommy pulled me along as she ran to meet 'Nana-chan'. She had pretty eyes. The same color as the sky when it turned that pretty orange color and hair the same color as my mommy's favorite chocolate. I blinked, I thought I saw something behind 'Nana-chan's' legs.

"Chi-chan," I looked up at my mommy, "This is my friend, Sawada Nana!" She gently pushed me forward, "Introduce yourself, Chi~!"

I swallowed nervously. I wasn't used to this. I tugged at the bottom of my shirt and bowed, "My name is Mifune Chi…it's nice to meet you, Sawada-san." I wonder if I should apologize for calling Sawada-san, 'Nana-chan' in my thoughts.

Sawada-san placed a hand on her cheek, "Oh how adorable!"

My mommy chuckled, "Well, thank you," My mommy looked around for something, "Where's your son?"

Sawada-san giggled and pointed at a mass of spiky hair hidden behind her legs. Were those spikes staying up naturally?

"Tsu-kun," she cooed, "Tsu-kun, come out, I want you to meet my friend."

My eyes widened slightly, his eyes…th-they were…really…cute. And his hair…somehow stayed up on its own. It was a very nice color, like those chestnuts my mommy would sometimes boil for a small afternoon snack. His eyes, wide as they were, were a warm yellow-brown. My mommy would probably describe them to look like that sweet-sticky stuff. What was it called again? Honey?

"…-chan, Chi-chan," Ah. I wasn't listening. "Chi-chan, this is Tsunayoshi-kun, Nana-chan's adorable son~!" She gushed.

"Aw, Ma-chan," Sawada-san giggled again, calling my mother by a nickname. She gently prodded Tsunayoshi-kun towards me, "Tsu-kun, why don't you go play with Chi-chan, Mifune-san and I will be sitting on that bench just over there-" she motioned to a bench a few feet away from the sandbox, "we'll be keeping an eye on you two, okay?" He seemed hesitant, but nodded and shakily let go of his mommy's skirt.

I flinched when my mommy's hand suddenly, but gently, took my hand from her own skirt, she bent down and patted my head, "I know it's hard Chi-chan, but try and make friends with Tsuna-kun, okay?"

I pressed my lips together and began to tremble. Make friends? What if this 'Tsuna-kun' finds out that people think I'm weird? What if he calls me names too? What if he doesn't even bother to remember my name like the others? Is he going to push me into the nearest puddle? Throw mud and rocks at me? Stick gum in my hair? Pour water all over my head? What if-?

"U-um…" I flinched again. He said something. He was trying to get my attention, "Um, m-my name i-is Tsu-Tsunayoshi, but my mommy and daddy usually call me Tsuna, what's your name…?"

His voice is really quiet. He looked just as scared as me.

…Just…as scared…as me?

"…My name is Chi…" I whispered, "…It's very nice to meet you, Tsuna-kun."