Hello everyone, i know i finally updated this story. This story is nearly ending so i'll try to update a bit faster. Thank you for everyone who reviewed, favourited and followed my story.
So onwards with the chapter.
The sun shone bright, but not too much, the fragrance of the blooming flowers filled the air. Taking a deep breath, Honoka smiled as she bit into her pancake.
"Hmm, now this is a surprise you woke up early, got dressed neatly and you're all ready to go the school on time, did something good happen to you?" Honoka looked up to see her mother, who was still making more pancakes.
"Well i just woke up and couldn't go back to sleep that's all"
"Oh really?" Mrs Kousaka muttered,.Honoka pouted.
"Come on it's not like i can't wake up without someone's help" her mother was going to point out that it is true, that she can't wake up on her own, but she let it go, there is no point in making Honoka upset early in the morning, maybe if she encourages her she may get up like this everyday, well that is a big maybe, before Honoka could tell anything else the kitchen door burst open and Yukiho rushed in looking extremely worried.
"Mom, Onee-chan is not sleeping in her bed, where did she go?" she looked around to find Honoka scowling and her mother who was trying not to burst out laughing.
"Onee-chan you're going to school on time!". she was shocked
"Come on it's not funny, i can wake up early too".Just then her father entered carrying a newspaper, he looked shocked seeing Honoka, he went to say something but Honoka glared at him, clearing his throat he simply sat down and started reading the paper.
"So, what's for breakfast ?"she was relieved that atleast one person didn't mind the sudden change. Everyone has been asking how come she woke up early and it has been quite irritating.
"Pancakes" came the reply. Honoka's dad frowned
"That's it, i thought it was a special occasion today" Honoka went to bite into a pancake until she understood her dad's words.
"Dad!" she yelled.
"What?" he asked. He thought he had forgotten someone's birthday or some other special occasion, but the last time he checked there wasn't anything special today, but then why would his daughter wake up early.
"I'm leaving" Honoka said angrily and stormed out of the kitchen.
"Onee-chan"
"What?"
"Sheesh no need to yell" her sister said, "sorry for behaving like that before but it is a surprise for all of us when you wake up early without a reason you know," Honoka started twirling a lock of her hair.
"There is a reason". Yukiho looked at her sister,
"Since when did you have a habit of playing with you're hair?" Honoka let go of her hair.
"No someone else used to have that habit, anyway why did you call me?". Yukiho pulled out a envelope
"This came in the mail for you".Honoka took the letter and left.
"Honoka-chan"
"Honoka!" she smiled quickly seeing her two friends, they looked at bit surprised
"I woke up early because it's spring" she answered to a question that was never asked. Kotori sweatdropped
"We didn't even ask anything"
"Well i know you will, besides i think my family had forgotten that i wake up early during spring" Honoka sighed, as the three started walking.
"Well probably because you're lazy for the rest of the year". Honoka pouted. Kotori noticed the letter in Honoka's hand
"Whose letter is that Honoka-chan?".
"Oh!" Honoka suddenly remembered, she hadn't payed attention to the letter after her sister gave it to her, she was about to open it when she got a familiar scent from the envelope.
"Maki-chan?" she said suddenly, her friends blinked.
"What?"
"This letter is from Maki-chan" she repeated, Umi and Kotori stared at the letter for awhile and then Umi spoke up
"Nice try Honoka you can't fool me".
"No it's true" Honoka insisted.
"How do you know that, you didn't even open it" Umi didn't see any name outside the letter so it probably had an outer covering, which was removed before Honoka brought it.
"It has the scent of cherrys and dandelions" Kotori was wondering how would thier scent be, when Umi's voice broke her out of thoughts.
"Come on let's get going we can discuss this later".
"Isn't it odd that we were talking about her yesterday and you got a letter from her today"
"Yeah, maybe we are connected by the bonds od friendship" Honoka said, smiling.
"Or maybe it was just a coincidence" Umi responded, Honoka pouted.
"Umi-chan, i'm trying to create an inspiration of true friendship here" Umi rubbed her forehead in frustration
"It's nor inspirational Honoka, it was a coincidence and that's it" sometimes her friend was not imaginative at all Honoka thought.
"Are you sure it's from her?" Kotori asked again.
"Of course," Honoka answered confidently and to prove the point she opened the letter.
Dear Honoka,
I hope this letter finds you in good health, i can't tell everything i want to say in this letter it has been a long time after all, so this friday i'll be waiting for you under the cherry blossom tree. I hope you can come and we can talk more on that day.
Your friend
Maki
Seeing the letter Honoka could not control her happiness, she jumped up and cheered loudly while Umi looked down in embarrassement and Kotori tried to control the overly excited girl.
"I'm going to see Maki-chan, i'm going to see Maki-chan, i'm going to-" she repeated again and thanked the gods that they decided to open the letter at lunch, because there weren't much people in the class bit still it didn't mean that it wasn't embarrassing. Umi had just about enough of Honoka's antics.
After a few minutes Honoka sat down rubbing her head.
"You didn't have to hit me so hard Umi-chan"
"Well don't worry next time i'll hit you more harder," Honoka pouted.
"This isn't you're home so behave yourself, i'm sure Maki-san would like to see you more responsible" Honoka smiled a bit.
"Sorry i was just a bit excited". Kotori sweatdropped
"a bit excited?"
"You don't seem sorry to me", as Honoka rambled to Kotori about how they are meeting up after so many years. Umi read the letter again
"It seems a bit formal for a friends letter" Umi muttered.
"I guess you're not the only one who has changed" Honoka wondered how Umi came to the conclusion just by looking at the letter.
"Yay, we'll meet under the cherry blossom tree on friday" a sudden thought crossed Kotori's mind as Honoka said that.
"So which cherry blossoms is she talking about?" Kotori asked.
"Huh?"
"That's right, there are hundreds of cherry blossoms at this time of the year, which one is you're friend talking about?" Umi asked.
"Oh that's right" Honoka muttered, and sank back down in her chair, how did she not realize it before
"There's no time or place mentioned in the letter, where does she exactly want to meet?" Umi asked as she looked through the letter again. Honoka sighed looking at the cherry blossoms through her class window, guess meeting an old friend was not easy as she thought.
AN: i know no point of apologizing besides i did tell this story will be updated slowly, so which tree do you guys think Maki has mentioned.
Review and tell me, until next time( which i hope will be soon).