A/N: And this is the translation! Note that this is a direct translation, so the writting style is exactly the same to the original. See at the bottom for some useful fun facts! Enjoy ^^

Sakura ga Saku Koro Ni ~ When the Sakura blossoms bloom

When the sakura will bloom and their petals will rain down like snow, the two will be once again reunited...

"Chihiro! Hurry up! We're going!"

"What? Hey, Hazuki, Kanami, wait!"

A girl said from inside the school building to her two friends and, hurrying up, ran up to the two waiting for her at the school gate.

"Sorry! It was my shoes...!"

"Geeze, Chihiro, you're so clumsy!"

The girl brought a hand to the back of her head in embaressment.

"Sorry, sorry."

This girl's name was Ogino Chihiro. A bit of a tomboy, she was an energetic and cheerful fourteen-year old girl. With this spring, she entered the Ghibli Academy. And previously, when she had been ten, had been once spirited away.

As they were walking towards the shrine, Chihiro sighed. Already four years had passed. Ever since, she had never again met the people of the spirit world and the Bath House. Not even Haku.

"And what are you sighing about, like a maiden in love?" Hazuki came from behind her and oushed her lightly

"Ah! Could. It. Be..." Kanami said from beside her in a malicious way.

Chihiro blushed. "What is it, all of a sudden! It's nothing..."

She had forcefully denied without thinking. The two friends began to grin impishly.

"We-ll. You don't have to deny it so much, we can see it in any case!"

"Come on. How is he? What type? From which school?"

"When did you meet?"

"Come on, tell us!" Both began to say simultaneously, their eyes shining.

Now that she had been asked, she was troubled.

"I told you, there's nothing! Look, we've arrived!" As if to change subject, she said so.

Indeed, before they knew it they had arrived at the Hachimanguu shrine of Kamakura.

The season was spring. The trees which ran parallel to the central path and the Goshinboku were blooming with blossoms.

"Wow. It's beautiful!"

"Spring is definately best! Ah, here, there's also the thing about the season of love..."

It had started again. "Oh alright, so let's go!"

As if dragging the two, she passed through the red Torii. However, something caught her eye.

(What!)

Oh. It was only a mouse. But, for a fraction of a second, she thought she had seen something round and black... something that looked like sootballs...

Chihiro ha kata wo sukumeta. Masaka. Ima wa mahiru dashi, mohaya ano monotachi ni au wakemonai.

Chihiro shrugged. It couldn't be. It was midday and anyway, she probably would not be seeing them ever again.

"Probably just my immagination." she muttered to herself.

"Chihiro~! Hurry up!"

Being called, she answered a "Ye~es!" and began to walk. However, the feeling of being watched from behind did not disappear.

As she reached Hazuki and Kanami, they were talking about unimportant things.

"Hey, what's this! It's not even hatsumoude; why are there so many people!" Hazuki complained.

"It's only natural, this is a famous shrine. Mmm, what should I pray for? I've got so many..!" Kanmi said and began counting. "Let me see..."

This time, who's the clumsy one? Chihiro sighed yet again and went to line up. In any case, she decided to leave the two for the moment, go and pray for herself.

She waited until it was her turn, then Chihiro threw a coin, ran the bells and clapped her hands three times.

(In the hopes of going through my first year without problems...)

"Chihiro?"

Somebody called her from behind. It was a boy's voice.

As she turned, a boy was standing before her. He was garbed in a hakama, his hair was long and brought high up. But the was no mistake. It was him.

A light breeze blew in, sakura petals came falling down upon the two like rain.

Chihiro's eyes widened. "Ha...ku?"

The boy nodded. Happiness and an unbelievable pain welled up inside her. Tears began to fall without stopping.

"Haku!" She cried and leaped into Haku's arms.

"Chihiro..." He whispered. He hugged Chihiro tightly.

In a place a bit further away, Hazuki and Kanami were watching the two embracing.

"Yappari ne." Hazuki ga tsubuyaku.

"As I thought." Hazuki muttered.

"Yes. But, they are a good couple!"

"You're right."

And so the two girls silently saw off the reunion in four years of Chihiro and Haku.

In the season where the sakura trees bloomed proudly and of which petals would fall down like snow. The two reuntited once more.

Just to make things a bit clear: The Kamakura Hachimanguu is a (quite famous) shrine in Kamakura, situated fairly inthe vicinity of Yokohama. In shinto shrines, there's always a Goshinboku, a sacred, huge and ancient tree. And lastly, hatsumoude is the first day of the year and shrines are usually packed with people. I hope it helps! ^o^