Three girls were walking home from school one December afternoon. The sidewalk was a white, snowy path, with snowflakes steadily falling all around. The sky was a little dark as the 5-o-clock sun slowly settled, but it didn't really affect the girl's moods in a way.

"So Mato, you got any plans for Christmas vacation?" Asked one of the girls. She was the shortest of the three, her hazel eyes matching the color of her messy hair. Her uniform was a long-sleeved blue-and-white seifuku, and around her small neck was a sand-brown scarf.

The girl in question answered, "Not really, Yuu," She scratched the back of her head sheepishly, "I was kinda planning on spending all that time at home, we weren't really considering going somewhere else this year." Mato, though short as well, stood a few inches taller than the petite Yuu. Her cobalt-black hair was tied into uneven pigtails, and her eyes were a deep sapphire hue. Her outfit was the same as Yuu's, though her scarf had a black-and-white checkered design.

Mato turned her attention to the other girl. "What about you, Yomi?" She asked.

The third, and clearly tallest, of the three perked her head up. Yomi's gentle, pretty eyes were toned emerald, and her greenish-black hair waved down her shoulders elegantly. Her scarf was positioned snugly around her neck, with a bright green, tartan-checkered pattern.

"Eh?" She appeared to be thinking about something before Mato broke her trance.

"Any plans?" Mato asked again.

"O-oh," Yomi stuttered a little, "No, my parents said we could stay in Machinami Cho this year. It's great that they weren't planning on travelling someplace different just like every other year."

"That means we can spend this holiday together, right?" Asked Mato, her blue irises gleaming hopefully.

"Yeah, I think so."

"Yay!" Mato cheered, "I got my lovely Yomi all to myself~!" She hugged the taller girl so suddenly Yomi almost fell over.

Yuu just giggled at her friend's childishness, though she felt a tinge of envy at not being the one under Mato's "assault." A moment later she asked, "What were you thinking about, Yomi?"

With her face full of Mato's snuggling, Yomi feebly replied, "I was just wondering, why wasn't Yamamura-sempai present at your basketball practice earlier? I don't think I remember as one for being absent, even once. Some of the girls at volleyball were wondering about it too."

"She left last night for Tokyo," Mato answered for Yuu, "She was going to spend Christmas with her older brother in Akihabara, since they haven't spent some time together for a while."

After walking through snow-covered sidewalks for some time, with the girls' light conversing and the occasional hum of a passing vehicle breaking the serene silence, the three came across the intersection heading into Yuu's neighborhood. Mato and Yomi waved the petite girl goodbye, and headed toward the train station, ready to catch the next ride home.

Later that evening…

Yomi was in her room, the dark space of four walls illuminated only by a single lamplight on her desk. She was on said desk, facing what appeared to be a bright green, springed diary.

Yomi gently flipped it several pages forward, stopping once she found blank, untouched space. She picked up her pen lying a few inches away from the diary, and racked her mind thinking of which first words to use on the event she was going to write about. Then, she began.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Hello again, Diary. Sorry if I had not written a thing on you this week. Busy, busy, busy! So, can I tell you about the stuff that's been going on lately? It's been really fun!

Our school had planned to throw a Christmas party for all of us on Friday, which is tomorrow, by the way. It was planned and set together by the student council so we could spend time together as schoolmates and friends a few days before Christmas break.

It's kinda sad that Yamamura-sempai won't be there; she's gone off to Akihabara earlier this week so she could visit her brother. She's sent us her best wishes so I guess it's still okay for us, right?

Anyway, I'm sure we're gonna have a fun time tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Yomi~ :3

Feeling a little satisfied with the short memo, Yomi stood from the desk, stretched her arms, and yawned. It was getting late, and she sure deserved some rest after a really busy day.

Yomi plopped herself onto bed, snuggling into the warm covers. She then set the alarm on her phone, placed it on the bedside drawer, and drifted off to sleep.