Another time,Ami and her sisters went to the park again. Ami thought that she knew everything there was to do there. But there was really more than she thought.

This time was just like the last time. Ami and Yushi played tag in the green fields,and the three of them all played on the monkey bars together.

After Ami had enough of all the climbing,she stood by Akasei admiring the green fields and flowerbeds once more. This was a beautiful day;the sun was shining brightly,the sweet smell of the flowers wafted through the air,the grasshoppers and butterflys were doing their thing.

And Ami felt perfecly happy,so much that,in delight,she ran out onto the open field again. She was so giddy that she didn't watch where she was going,and tripped over something.

''OOOF!''

No,it was someone.

Ami got up. She had landed on top of another little girl a bit younger than her. The girl had purple hair,something that Ami had never seen before. The girl also had a purple shirt with a skull on it.

Ami approached her. ''Your hair is funny!'' She said. ''Why do you have purple hair?'' She tried to touch it.

The girl pushed her away,then she just stood there angrily.

''What did you do that for?'' Ami asked.

''My hair's not funny!'' The girl said.

''Oh...I'm sorry.'' Ami said. ''I'm Ami. Who are you?''

The girl was silent.

''Come on,what's your name?''

She was still silent.

''Tell me!''

At that point the girl just walked off,going over to a woman with purple hair like her's,but longer. It was her mother. Ami followed.

''Come on,'' Ami said. ''Tell me your name!''

The girl still said nothing.

''Aren't you going to tell her?'' The girl's mother asked. The girl just shook her head no.

''Why not?''

The girl sighed. She had given up. ''I'm Yumi.'' She said.

''Hi,Yumi!'' Ami said,then she gleefully ran to the playground equipment. Yumi followed.

As Ami was about to climb up the stairs to the slide,she noticed that Yumi was getting on the merry-go-round. Ami went over to her.

''I'll spin you!'' Ami said.

As Ami was about to do so,Yumi asked, ''What's goin' on?''

''I'm spinning you!'' Ami said.

''What's goin' on?'' Yumi asked again.

''I'm spinning you!'' Ami said again.

''Hey!'' Yumi shouted.

''What?''

''What's goin' on?''

'I'm spinning you!'' Ami said,this time rather annoyed.

''Hey!''

Ami sighed. ''What?''

''What's goin' on?''

''This!'' Ami said,spinning the merry-go-round. When she had made it go fast enough,she left Yumi on it and climbed on the monkey bars again.

A few minutes later,Ami looked and noticed that the merry-go-round was almost done spinning. She went over to it. When it stopped spinning Yumi fell off,dazed.

''Are you okay?'' Ami asked.

Yumi,very dizzy,walked--or perhaps I should say stumbled--back to the bench where her mother was and sat down,trying to feel better.

Ami still wanted to play. She gleefully ran past the bench,shouting, ''Catch me! Catch me!''

Ami looked and saw that Yumi wasn't behind her. She went back over to the bench.

''Don't you want to play?'' Ami asked Yumi.

''Don't...feel...good...'' Yumi said. Her mother pulled her close.

''Sit still.'' She said. ''It'll pass.''

It seemed Yumi sat just a bit too still...she soon fell asleep.

Ami climbed up on the bench. Yumi looked so cute. Ami smiled.

Ami then heard a buzzing. A bee was flying right over their heads.

Ami tried to swat it away,but by doing so she woke Yumi up. I suppose it goes without saying that Yumi was not pleased.

''Be quiet!'' Yumi said angrily.

''Yumi-chan!'' Her mother said, ''This is no time for that!''

''Sorry.'' Yumi got off the bench.

Ami ran past Yumi,shouting, ''Try to catch me!'' Yumi ran after her,and they leapt into the flowerbed together.

Yumi groaned...she hated flowers.

''Stupid stupid flowers!'' Yumi mumbled under her breath. Ami heard her.

''Hey!'' She said, ''they're not stupid!''

Yumi said nothing. She stood there for a moment,then without warning she ran past Ami.

Ami was a bit confused. ''Catch me! Catch me,Ami!'' Yumi shouted as she ran past Ami. Now it was her turn

to run about.

Ami followed her. It was just like how Ami had done it,except this time they leapt into...the gravel.

Ami got up. ''What was that all about?''

Yumi giggled. ''That's my way!'' And with that she ran off again. Ami followed her once again. Before long,the two were best friends.


A/N: Awww...that was such a cute chappie! The idea of Ami and Yumi meeting each other as little kids is one I've had for a long time,and now I finally got to do it! Yaaay!

Until the next chappie,please review;flamers get their butts kicked by Mugen from Samurai Champloo!

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