Disclaimer: No money made, Fruits Basket is Takaya Natsuki's.
Chapter 5 – Promises
Haru watched as Rin swung higher and higher on the swing, all flying hair and happy laughter.
He opened the box of cookies and ripped the chocolate wrapping paper open, broke the bars into equal pieces and smiled up at her, when she came to his side and sat down beside him.
"Rin, when I'm all grown up, I want to marry you", he said.
"Why?", she asked surprised, but she was smiling as well.
"Because you are pretty and nice and I… I like you." He looked down to the ground blushing sweetly. Rin laughed softly.
"I like you too, Haru-chan." She took a piece of the chocolate and hummed softly.
They ate the chocolate in silence, then fed some of the cookies to a few birds that hopped around them.
"It's time to go home, I think", Rin said after a long time and stood up. The birds flew up, landing on a tree nearby.
"Yeah". Together they picked up the paper.
"You know, Haru-chan… When you really want to marry me, you have to be taller than me. That's how it is, isn't it? The boy has to be taller than the girl, right?", Rin said thoughtfully. Haru looked at her.
"Yeah… That's how it is."
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Rin didn't remember this conversation they had had a long time ago on the playground when they were both children.
Haru never forgot.
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The End
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