I was finishing schoolwork in my lamp filled room and just finished the last

problem. "Trista, can I please go outside?" "You done your homework, little one?" I

nodded "mm-hmm." "Alright, wear this" Haruka said as she gave me a present. "c'mon

all you've been wearing are school uniforms, purple and black clothes, have some

variety." I opened it… inside were a blue skirt and a white shirt and a big purple bow

in the back, but, I found another box within it. There were light blue knee high boots

with a little firefly on the top. "thank you, thank you!" I bowed low and entered my

room to change. As I walked outside, a small boy from my school saw me "hi taru!"

"hi jounouchi-kun" "hotaru, have you met my brother?" " So this is your little

friend, hm?" He ruffled his little brother's hair. I walked closer. "um…hello ryo" I smiled

as the small seven year old hugged me tight. "Hello hotaru, you look as if you're his big

sister if I didn't know any better!" he laughed a wondrous and charming laugh after his

own statement. That laugh sounded somewhat like my father's laugh…then a memory

entered my mind. "Daddy, come on! please?" "Hahaha…alright, hotaru" that was the

day I so wanted a certain purple shirt I so treasure to wear with my black skirt

and my white ruffled cloth with a flower on it. I felt tears in my eyes as I quickly wiped

them away. "where are you going, taru? We are having a picnic, want to come?" I shook

my head "no, sorry, I am going to a picnic with Usagi and Mamoru, my older friends

from town. "Wait, little jounouchi here forgot to tell me how old you are!" "I'm turning

twelve in a month!" "Buh-bye! Tomoe- san!"