3 years later

"Why do you always wear that purple ribbon on your wrist? It's so out of fashion." Kumiko pointed at her friend's wrist.

13-year-old Chihiro turned to face Kumiko.

"This ribbon means a lot to me. I don't care if it's out of fashion, I'm going to wear it until the day I die" she eyes her friend seriously, one hand reaching up to finger the ribbon.

Her friend took the hint and brought up her hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay! Whatever you wan to do. You're such a fussy-pot whenever that ribbon is concerned." she complained. Then suddenly her eyes light up. She elbowed Chihiro in the ribs as she grinned slyly. "So, is it a gift from an EX boyfriend?"

Chihiro snorted and retorted "In your dreams. And for your information, I don't Have any ex-boyfriends." But her seriousness had evaporated as quickly as it had arrived.

The two friends laughed together as they entered the park.


It was just another day in the busy city of Tokyo. Horns blared as the traffic moved slowly, and people stuck their heads out of the car to yell. It was just another typical morning for the Tokyo inhabitants, except that a certain high school had announced only previously that it was a school holiday today.

Around midday when the sun was at its peak, a pink umbrella bopped up and down with it's holder along the pavement.


They spotted a bench situated in the shade of the trees, overlooking a view of the vast green field. A brown rubbish dump with the sign "Do Not Litter" was set not far away from them.

Chihiro took a huge gulp of the fresh air. The air there was cooler and refreshing then the city air, which was dry and filled with dozens of harmful chemicals. She smiled.

"Maah, I'm hungry already." Kumiko lifted their picnic basket onto her lap. She sniffed the food inside eagerly.

"Oh well, you can eat first. I'm going to catch some butterflies for my science project." She took out a small plastic bag and waved it in front of her friend.

"You're going to catch butterflies with That?" her friend quirked.

"Well, unless you Have a net which I could use."

"Which I Do have one." Kumiko produced a small green net from her bag and handed it to Chihiro.

"O wow! You actually brought one!" Chihiro clutched the net and joyfully bounded towards the flowers nearby. "You can eat first if you wan, but don't finish everything!"