Chapter 6


"I can't believe you're here in front of me, Hotaru!" a girl with long blonde hair was hugging Kujou-san so tightly.

"I really missed you, Nana!" Kujou-san returned the hug and they were both jumping around happily.

We are here right now in front of a house. Next to it was a ramen shop, probably their family's business. Kujou-san told me that her best friend lives here in Sapporo and would like to visit her for a while so here we are. It was almost noon when we got here but then still, it's cold.

"So who's here with you?" the girl named Nana asked her as she was looking at me.

Kujou-san stood beside me as she gestured her hand to me. "Ah, let me introduce to you, Nana! This is Yukimura Seiichi, a second year high school student like us and Rikkaidai's tennis club captain! And also…my friend!" she said so cheerfully and smiled at Nana-san.

"Oh, so you're Yukimura-kun, huh?" Nana-san approached me putting a hand on her chin while staring at me from the top to the bottom and from left to right.

I don't know why but I'm getting conscious when she looks at me with a deep stare.

She suddenly smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna eat you! I'm Yaotome Nana, by the way. Come, let's go inside!"

"She might look and do something like that out of the blue but she's really nice," Kujou-san whispered to me as we took off our shoes at the house's front door.

"Is ramen good for you guys?" Yaotome-san shouted at the other room, probably the kitchen.

"Come to think of it, we still haven't had our lunch yet," Kujou-san stated. "How about you, Yukimura-kun? Do you have something particular in mind?"

"I'm fine with anything," I smiled.

"Okay," she nodded. "Two large bowls of miso ramen please!" she called out.

"Right up!" Yaotome-san responded to her request as well.


The house is a traditional-like. Much similar to Sanada's house but smaller, I guess. We went to their living room in which the porch is connected there with the garden covered in snow.

"Hotaru-neechan! Hotaru-neechan! Let's make some origamis!" a little boy of not older than 7 ran towards Kujou-san and hugged her on the area below her waist.

"Sure, Toshihiko-kun!" she smiled at the boy. "Ah, this is Nana's younger brother, Toshihiko. Toshihiko-kun, say hi to Yukimura-niichan."

"Is he your friend, Hotaru-neechan?" he asked.

"Yep."

"Hello, Yukimura-niichan," he greeted as he bowed his head.

"Hello to you too, Toshihiko-kun," I greeted back.

"Then let's make some origamis! Oh, but after we have our lunch, okay?"


After eating our lunch, we stayed at the living room while watching Hotaru and Toshihiko-kun making origamis at the porch. Hotaru? Did I just call her with her first name? Something's wrong with me. I sipped on the tea cup with the freshly made green tea of the Yaotome family. It's quite delicious.

"You're so good, Toshihiko-kun!" Hota- I mean Kujou-san praised Toshihiko-kun for making a crane origami.

Reminds me of the thousand paper cranes from 3 years ago.

"Did you know Hotaru-neechan that if you make thousand of paper cranes your wish will come true?" Toshihiko-kun asked her.

"Yeah, yeah! I know that story!" she said cheerfully. "Toshihiko-kun, what is your wish?"

"I want to have a new toy!"

"Ehh? Is that a wish?" Kujou-san told him with a somewhat prolonged tone.

"Then how about you, Hotaru-neechan?" Toshihiko-kun said with a slightly irritated but still adorable voice. Really, kids.

"Me? I wish to be a fairy godmother!"

"Fairy godmother?"

"Yes, just like in the story of Cinderella."

"Why?"

"Because I want to make people happy," Kujou-san told him with a smile.

"What are you, an old lady?" Toshihiko-kun said with a teasing tone.

"Why you!" she tickled him on the sides which made Toshihiko-kun laugh out loud.

"Stop, Hotaru-neechan! Hahaha!"

"Payback time!"

"Hahahaha! Come to-hahaha!..think-hahaha!...of-hahaha!...it…how-hahaha!...ab-about-hahaha!...Yu-ki-mura-ni? Hahaha!" he asked in between his laughs.

Kujou-san topped tickling him and they both stared at me.

"Eh? Uhh, my wish…? I haven't really thought about it," I smiled at them.

"I'm sure you gotta have one, don't you?" Toshihiko-kun questioned.

I sweatdropped. "I'm always thinking about tennis so I don't."

"Then you should have one. Wishes are wonderful, you know," Toshihiko-kun said.

"You really said it well, Toshi-kun!" Kujou-san told him as she tickled him again.

That's right, I don't really have one right but I know somewhere inside me is wishing for something. That something which I still haven't figured out of what it is but I feel that it is something deeper than what I think. Deep yet it was something just within my reach.


It was almost 6 o'clock in the evening when they finished playing while I was reading a book. Yaotome-san called us for dinner and we had nabe or hot pot. I have met the parents of Yaotome-san and Toshihiko-kun who were in their ramen shop during the day.

I have also learned a lot of things about Kujou-san and Yaotome Nana-san. They met during their elementary years when Kujou-san didn't have any friends and Yaotome-san was the only one who approached her.

"Hotaru was really a crybaby back then! Hahaha!" Yaotome-san bursted out laughing while telling the story of Kujou-san being lost during their school fieldtrip.

"Nana!"

How cute, being lost like that. How I wish I could see her face from back then.

"But Yaotome-san, you're originally from here, right? Does that mean that Kujou-san is also from here?" I asked them out of the blue.

"No, I came to Kanagawa with my father due to his work and stayed there until middle school. We had to come back here in Sapporo because my grandfather who was the chef of our ramen shop died of an illness," Yaotome-san explained.

"I see. The two of you are really close, aren't you?" I stated.

"Of course! Nana is my sister from another family!" Kujou-san put her arms around Yaotome-san.


It was almost 12 midnight and I was still awake. I am staying here alone in their guest room while Hotaru is staying in Yaotome-san's room. Right now I am turning sides on the futon because I can't seem to sleep my eyes away.

My heart is beating so fast. Why is it so?

I am remembering all the events that happened during the whole day.

Somehow, everything felt so right that I am worried that something not good might happen. No, I hope not so. I wish for this moment not to end.


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