Chapter 1: Tohru
"Ribbons"
The other day, Momiji-kun asked me why I always wear those two ribbons. My answer probably confused him.
I suppose it's worth mentioning that I don't always wear the ribbons. I put my hair in braids when I'm doing housework, and Hana-chan likes fixing my hair when I'm at school, curling it and such. But most of the time, I tie ribbons (sometimes yellow, sometimes blue) into my hair- one on each side of my head.
I don't remember exactly when or why I started doing it, but it must have been a long time ago, because the ribbons are very old now. I think that it was Mother who, at some point or another, gave me the ones I usually wear; because of such, I can't bear to part with them. That's the first reason I wear ribbons, I suppose- they make me think of Mother. I grew up wearing the ribbons that she gave me.
Sometimes I wear the yellow pair. They're bright, cheerful, and happy, and remind me of sunshine. When it's sunny, I can get a lot of housework done, of course...and sunlight is also good for the trees and flowers. Oh, yes! When it's sunny, I also can work on the Secret Base with Yuki-kun, or watch Kyo-kun practise the martial arts! Yay!
For some reason, the yellow ones remind me of Uo-chan, too, probably because her hair is yellow. Uo-chan is also bright and cheerful, like a sunny day. Whenever Uo-chan is around, I feel like I can do anything!
Other times, I wear dark-blue ribbons. They make me think of a rainstorm. Well, I can't get as much work done during storms, but I like rain! If it never rained, all the plants in the Secret Base would die...and the trees and flowers would also die! That would be very bad...so I don't hate the rain at all. Besides, storms are quite refreshing during the hot summer...
That's why the blue ribbons also remind me of Hana-chan. She's cool and fresh, like a rainy day after a drought. I don't think I'd be able to get by without her protecting me.
I remember learning about flowers and photosynthesis in Science class once. They said that flowers need water, sunlight, and soil to survive. Shigure-san calls me a flower, and I think I have to agree.
So that's why I wear ribbons, I suppose. Even when my own water, sunshine, and soil aren't around, I can still remember them, because of my ribbons!
But I think I might have confused Momiji-kun when he asked why I wear ribbons, and I answered 'because of photosynthesis'...
Madamada Tsuzuku (to be continued)...