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Thanks to BLACK MISTRESS, SEAL-CHAN, and MAJIN-DINA for reviewing! Wheeee! I was so happy when I finally got THREE reviews since I haven't been on in ages. This chapter will also be kind of short since it's introducing HInamori.
Chapter Two: Smile, Everybody
Hinamori Momo was always smiling. Well, not literally, but there really wasn't anything in her life that would make her unhappy. She was-she guessed-a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of person. There really wasn't any reason not to smile.
Usually, her father drove her to school. But today, the fresh scent of spring had been so enticing that she had decided to walk to school. After all, it only took ten minutes more. The streets were filled with blossoming sakura blossoms and Hinamori stopped to let the sweet scent fill her nose. She wanted to dance about in the dew-stained grass and never stop. Then, unfortunately, her foot slipped on the wet grass and she found herself sprawled across the ground. That was when she saw him.
IT was a boy about her age, standing near the road, looking up at the sky. His hair, she noticed, was a beautiful white color, the color of freshly fallen snow. His eyes were the color of new leaves on the trees, with sunlight shining through them. There was a sort of wistful expression on his face as he stood there, in the middle of the road, a pensive and melancholy look. Her chest started to ache. He looks so sad, she thought…If only I could…
"Ohayo! Good morning, HInamori-kun!" She turned to see her friend, Matsumoto-a busty female with curling blonde hair-run towards her.
"Good morning, Matsumoto!" She called back to her friend.
When she turned around, he was gone and she was left with a slightly empty feeling in the pit of her stomach. He had looked so sad….