Heads turned as Hanajima stepped out into the school cook-out.In her black knee-length dress and heels,stares and glares were inevitable.After 2 minutes of wondering, she finally spotted her friends, Uotani and Tohru.After a group hug,they found a table and began the happy chatter about their plans for the summer.Tohru was going to the Sohmalake house with Kyo(theyre inseprable), and Uotani was spending it wherever she and Kureno could be alone. Hana wasnt sure how she was spending hers, so when she was asked, she just shrugged and said she didnt know.Hana has always felt she was different,but not just the wave thing but something else.Something she cant seem to identify.She was a thousand miles away when Tohru snapped her fingers to get hanas attention. Hana jumped and Uotani joked"Thought we lost you there for a minute!". Hana laughed and they all left together.They arrived at this house party,where Tohru saw Kyo,and darted off to see him, while Uotani saw some other friends and went to see them.Hana went inside and spoke to some people,but decided this party sucked and started home.

She got about 4 blocks when she noticed this girl standing at the corner of the street,almost as if she were waiting for Hana.as she got closer, hana realized she recognized the girl.Riin Sohma.
Hana stopped and they talked for about an hour before Riin gave hana her phone# and walked off.
Hana had a strange,almost excited, feeling in her gut when she was around Riin and it freaked her out that she couldnt figure out why.For the next day or so,she couldnt get riin out of her head.they talked on the phone every day,and hung out together the same amount.At some point,the day before school opened up for the new year,hana and riin were hanging out in hana's room while the rest of the family was out.Riin and hana were talking about random stuff when,out of nowhere,riin kissed hana.Hana went frigid with surpise,then relaxed.hana's heart was pounding the whole time.She took it upon herself to deepen the kiss.Just as riin moved her hands up hana's back,the door to hana's room opened,and a gasp sounded.they broke the kiss and looked to find Hanajima's mother,staring at them.