Disclaimer: I do not own Ojamajo Doremi nor the characters in my story.

I love this story! I hope you as my readers like it too. I'm pretty fast at writing coz I really want to share my passion for Hazuki and Masaru love story. They look so cute together! Don't you agree?

Here it goes. Enjoy!

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Chapter 2. Unknown gift

"HAZUKI-SAMA, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UUUPPPP!!!" an old voice yelled.

"Waaah!" the brunette was shocked by the yelling and immediately got up.

Still a little groggy (which doesn't happen to her often), she gets up and goes to the bathroom to bathe. She turned on the hot shower and took off her night dress and glasses, laying them on the table across the shower. She embraced the warm water that caressed her skin and started rubbing the sponge with shower gel on her arms.

She closed her eyes and sighed. "What was that dream all about?" she asked herself. She tried her best to remember the dream she had before she woke up.

Hazuki was walking in the park and it was sunset around 5 pm. She unknowingly went to this area just to pass by and remember her childhood. Then, she noticed a shadow a few feet from her. He had his back face her and was looking at the sunset. He looked so known to her.

Hazuki: Uh…M… Ma… Masaru-kun?

Her throat dried and everything about him became familiar to her. She could now hear the soft sound of the trumpet playing. It wasn't the usual 'Twinkle, twinkle little star', but it was a well-composed piece. It was soothing to the mind and soul. 'Is that you, Masaru?' she thought. It has to be him. It is him. Her childhood friend, Yada Masaru. She walked closer and took a few steps. Then, she suddenly stopped.

Hazuki: But, what am I going to tell him? I don't have the courage to talk. I might be speechless. He might not want to talk to me. He might run away. Or he might not recognize me. I can't… I can't just go to him. He must've forgotten me.

Her face began to turn red and small tears welled up on her eyes. She turned around and was about to run away when…

Masaru: Wait!

She stopped in her tracks. His voice was more of an angel's in her ears. She didn't dare to look at him. She might cry in front of him.

Masaru: uh… I knew you'd come so I waited hoping to see you. It's been a while, Fujiwara.

Her heart started to race like a wild beast. 'What should I say? What should I do? Oh, God! Help me! Say something!' her thoughts came to her like full blown strikes. She heard him come near her. 'Oh, God! I don't know what to do. Turn around! Talk to him! Come on! This is your chance to talk to him after 4 years!'

Masaru: Fujiwara…

She breathed deep and turned around. She was about to say something. Then,

"HAZUKI-SAMA, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UUUPPPP!!!"

"huh." She sighed and turned off the shower. 'It was just a dream after all.' She thought and got ready for school. She had to wear her long-sleeved uniform because it's still spring time on the month of February. Her uniform in Karen All Girls' Academy was navy blue in color, with white long sleeves and a sailor collar. The skirt was all pleated and went an inch below her knees. She had black mid-calf socks and brown loafers on. She had some of her hair tied up in an orange bow and the rest falling down on her shoulders. She had longer hair now that almost reached her waist.

She went down and greeted her parents and her maid. "Good morning Mama, Papa, Baaya-san". She had her cheery smile on her.

"Good morning, dear. Have a seat now and get ready for breakfast or you'll be late." Her mother said and they all sat together and began eating their abundant breakfast.

When she finished, she kissed her parents goodbye and was about to go out the door when her mother called out for her.

"Hazuki, dear, wait." Reiko Fujiwara said and Hazuki halted. "Yes, Mama? What is it?" Hazuki said. "Let's go shopping tomorrow, ok? It's Saturday so you don't have school and… it's your birthday!"

Struck, the brunette was shocked. 'It's my birthday tomorrow. I totally forgot!' she thought. "Ok, Mama. We'll go shopping tomorrow. Can I bring Doremi with us? Please?" she said to her mom.

"Of course you can, dear. You can bring as much friends as you want. Ok? It's going to be your day tomorrow." Reiko hugged her daughter before the brunette dashed off to school.

School ended a little early because there was going to be a faculty meeting. All the club meetings were cancelled too because the coordinators were also in the faculty meeting so Hazuki didn't have to attend Student council, math club, violinist guild, science club, ballet graces, swimmers club and all the other clubs. (She pretty much joined all the clubs and got high ranks in all of them, except in sports club)

She decided to go to Doremi's house. It was 4 pm and in Misora high, they go home at 3 pm.

She rang the doorbell in the Harukaze house and Doremi answered the door.

"Ha – Hazuki! Wha… what brings you here? Hehe…" Doremi was nervous and sweating. She immediately closed the door and went to her best friend.

"Doremi, how are you? I just came by. Classes and club meetings for the rest of the day were cancelled coz teachers have faculty meeting. It's still 4 pm so I thought I should drop by." Hazuki said with a hint of sadness in her voice. "But, you don't seem to be happy seeing me."

"No! No, it's not like that Hazuki!" feeling a little guilty, Doremi scratched her head. "I'm so happy to see you, Hazuki. I wanted to go to your house tonight but you came to me first so that gives us more time to be together." Doremi had her cheerful smile back.

Hazuki was relieved her friend was back to her usual self. "So, let's go in Doremi." She said and was about to go to the door when Doremi blocked the door. "What's wrong, Doremi? You don't want me to get in?" Hazuki said with worry on her face.

Doremi smiled an unsure smile and said "Well, uh… the house is dirty, Hazuki. And ahm… Its better out here coz its cool. You see, the house is a mess." The pink-haired teen laughed a small hehe.

"Oh. Ok Doremi. Ahm… Shall we go to Maho Dou then?" Hazuki smiled. Doremi nodded and they walked there.

Doremi rested her back on the railings. They were just outside Maho Dou and began to talk about their times together. They were laughing and smiling.

"Doremi, do you miss middle school?" Hazuki suddenly asked and looked really sad.

"Hmmm… No, I don't, Hazuki." Doremi answered with an easy smile on her.

Hazuki was a little surprised by Doremi's answer. But she knew that her best friend is also happy with her high school life so maybe she just didn't see middle school as a very significant time in her life. Her face became even more sad and full of worry.

Then, Doremi continued. "It's not middle school that I miss, Hazuki." The brunette looked at her friend and didn't know what she meant. The pink-haired teen continued "It's us. You, me, Aiko, Onpu, Momoko and Hana. I miss our times together." Doremi smiled at her best friend.

Hazuki was welling up tears on her eyes. "Oh, Doremi. I miss us too." She started sobbing and poured out her tears. Doremi hugged her friend tightly and cried with her.

"Don't cry, Hazuki. We're all going to be fine. We promised that we will be best friends forever no matter what, right? Aiko, Onpu, Momoko, Hana, you and me, we're all together in our hearts." Doremi said sniffling and stopping the tears that are flowing out from her eyes.

Hazuki started to stop sobbing and held back her tears. She smiled even though her face was still stained from the tears she shed. "You're right, Doremi."

They smiled at each other and hugged. Doremi said, "Don't ever cry again, Hazuki. Ok? I thought you weren't a crybaby anymore." They laughed.

"Cut it out, Doremi. I'm emotional when it comes to friendship, you know" said Hazuki.

Doremi eyed her friend seriously and smiled slyly. "Oh, really?" said Doremi. "You're also emotional bout your lovey dovey, Hazuki."

Hazuki stiffened and blushed. "Huh? What are you talking bout, Doremi? Lovey dovey? Who's that? Huh? I don't have one." She defended and blushed even more.

Doremi gave a small O with her mouth. "Oooohhh? Yes you do, Hazuki. You had feelings for him since kindergarten. Admit it already. You like Yada."

"No! I-" Hazuki was cut off by the pink-haired girl.

"Don't even think about denying it, Hazuki. You know I'm right" teased Doremi.

"Hazuki got even redder. "Ok. Ok." She sighed. "But it's not like he feels the same way, Doremi" her eyes became sad.

Doremi looked at her friend and said "Maybe you're wrong, Hazuki. We think Masaru likes you a lot."

"Huh? We?" Hazuki asked with confusion in her face.

Doremi became tense and immediately said "ahm… you know. We, me and my self. Hehe… we." She smiled an uneasy smile and quickly said. "Anyways, Yada was so nice to you when we were in middle school. I thought he saw you as special to him. He is that kind of person anyway, right?"

Hazuki opened her mouth and said "But, he also does that to Shiori. He's protective of her. Maybe he likes Shiori… and not me." Tears began forming on her eyes again.

Doremi felt the pain that Hazuki felt. 'It must've hurt her so much to see Yada visit Shiori a lot in the hospital back in middle school. But she doesn't know…' she thought. "If only you knew…" Doremi began.

"If only I knew what, Doremi?" asked Hazuki.

Doremi covered her mouth with both her hands. "Did I say something? Ahm... Nothing, Hazuki. I was just talking to myself" Doremi quickly said and looked at her watch. "Oh! It's almost 8 pm, Hazuki. We should go home. I'm getting hungry. And, it's getting late."

Hazuki wiped all of her tears with her handkerchief and said "You're right, Doremi. Oh, I almost forgot. Tomorrow, let's go out. Mama and I will go shopping and she said you can come with." Hazuki smiled to her friend.

Doremi smiled back and said "I wouldn't miss your birthday for the world, Hazuki." They hugged and parted ways.

Hazuki sat on her bed. It was 11 30 pm now. 'Only half an hour left before I'm 16' she thought.

She already received advance gifts from her friends in high school and her relatives and cousins. Marina, one her friends in middle school sent her a bouquet of flowers around 9 pm. She also got letters and text messages from her other friends in middle school. Onpu sent her a beautiful card and a CD of her not-yet-released album. Aiko called her up on 10 pm and told her not to sleep until 1 am coz she wants to be the first person to greet her happy birthday. Doremi sent her a text message saying "Happy Birthday to my Best Friend, Hazuki". Momoko sent her a small package with a pair of orange crystal earrings and a birthday card. There was also a small white rose that appeared on her table and a card with a picture of Hana and Pao-chan. At the back said: Happy Birthday Hazuki-chan! Love, Hana and Pao-chan.

Still, she did find something missing in all of it. She was happy with all the greetings and gifts but there was something or someone missing. She looked at her cell phone; it was 11:55 already. "5 more minutes" she said. She tried to be happy that she's going to have her birthday in a few minutes. She closed her eyes and imagined the best birthday she had. It was in middle school. The day when she had the courage to give 'him' chocolates again. Her courage enhancing chocolates did give her the courage to confess her love for him. But he must've thought of it differently. He must've thought that they were just friendship chocolates or coz it's her birthday. "I'm so hopeless" she said.

Suddenly, her cell phone beeped. She received a text message. It was exactly 12 am, February the 14th. The first person to greet her, who was it? She opened the message. It said:

Happy Birthday, Fujiwara Hazuki. I have something for you outside your gate. I hope you'll like them. I wish all the best for you.

She was surprised. 'Who could this be?' she asked in her head. It was only a message and the number of the sender doesn't appear. She hurriedly ran down and opened the front door. She looked around in hope to see someone by the gates. She dashed down and opened the gate enough to let her out. She peered around in hopes to see a person but she didn't spot anyone. She looked at what was in front of the gate. It was a whole basket of pink roses with some balloons and a big red ribbon. It was very beautiful and smelled so sweet.

She carried the basket full of 2 dozen roses to her room. She looked at them with such happiness and all the while she was blushing a bright pink on her cheeks. "Who could've given these? They're so pretty." She said while adoring the pink roses and smelling the sweet fragrance they gave. She found a small note attached to it. It said:

Fujiwara, Happy Birthday. If it's ok, I would like to talk to you. Let's meet at the park later at 5 pm. Please come if you have time. I'll wait. And, Happy Valentines Day to you.

Hazuki blinked and thought hard. "Who could this be?" she said and wondered. She had an idea but immediately took it out of her head. "It couldn't be him." She said and placed the basket of flowers on the table beside her bed. She let herself fall on her bed and looked at the ceiling. 'Should I meet this person tomorrow?' she asked herself. She wants to go. She wants to know who sent her flowers. "I'll decide tomorrow." With this, she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep. She dreamt of pink flowers and an image right behind them. Somehow, her birthday became complete all of the sudden.

She woke up at 6 am. Hazuki got up and stretched out. She said a small prayer thanking God for another year in her life. She looked at her table and saw the basket of pink roses. She was surprised at first and remembered what happened last night. She smiled and got ready.

She had breakfast and her family greeted her happy birthday. They had a small cake on the table for breakfast. She was so happy that her family still celebrated her birthday even though she's 16 now. Her mother gave her a really girly dress with ruffles and flowers which Hazuki didn't really like but smiled at her mom for it. Her father gave her a PDA which she could use in school and as a personal digital organizer. She hugged her parents for the gifts they gave. Baaya-san made a cute brown messenger bag with orange straps. Hazuki hugged her maid tightly and thanked her.

It was time for shopping and Hazuki got ready. Her Mama was waiting for her in the car and she got her cell phone and new PDA and some other stuff in her new bag that Baaya gave. She hopped into their car and drove off to get Doremi from her house.

Hazuki read the messages on her phone. Most were from her friends in Karen All Girls Academy. A few were from her friends in Misora high. There were 2 from Momoko and 5 from Onpu all greeting happy birthday and happy Valentines Day. 1 from Onpu also said "give Yada chocolates, ok? I won't forgive you if you won't". Onpu was always like that. Aiko also sent some messages saying sorry coz she dozed off last night so she wasn't the first one to greet. Then, the last message must've come from the person who gave her the flowers. It said: Please come later at 5 pm in the park, Fujiwara. I really want to talk to you.

She has to decide if she should go or not.

They arrived in Doremi's house. To her surprise, Doremi was with Aiko, Onpu, Momoko and Bibi. They were carrying a cake with them.

"Surprise!" said Aiko.

Hazuki was so happy and tears began to form on her eyes.

"Don't cry, Hazuki. You won't look pretty if you will" teased Onpu.

"You guys, I really am surprised. You came all the way here on my birthday" said Hazuki with a happy smile.

"Happy Birthday, Hazuki!" four male voices said in chorus. It was Fujio, Akatuki, Leon and Tony.

"Oh, you guys too? Thank you so much!" Hazuki was so happy.

Momoko whispered to Hazuki. "Doremi set this all up. The guys used magic so that we could come here."

"Oh." Said Hazuki.

"I see that the surprise went well Doremi." Reiko Fujiwara said.

"Mama, you knew about this?" asked Hazuki, a little confused.

Her mother laughed a little and said "well, Doremi told me about this surprise a few days ago."

"Thank you so much, Mrs. Fujiwara" said Doremi and the girls and the FLAT 4 bowing to the elder female.

"Oh, no need to thank me. I should thank you all for being such good friends to my Hazuki." smiled Reiko. "I'll be off now, dear."

"Hazuki was puzzled. "But what about shopping, Mama?" she asked.

Reiko answered "Oh, we can do that next time, dear. Enjoy your birthday. Your dad and I will have a date. It is Valentines Day after all. Ok?"

Hazuki smiled. "Ok, Mama. Enjoy and thank you very much." She hugged her mother goodbye and her mother went off.

The ojamajos and the sorcerers went in Doremi's house. Her parents were on a date so they had the house to themselves.

They all talked about how they were and about their times before. Doremi and Akatuki became best friends and nothing more. Aiko and Leon were still fighting over who was better but it was clearly seen that the blue-haired athlete also likes the blonde hunk. Tony was talking to Onpu and he was asking her about her work and stuff. Onpu was blushing the whole time since Tony wasn't annoying anymore. He was taking her seriously and he also wants to be as famous as she was so he was trying his best. Onpu must be developing feelings for him.

Fujio wrote Hazuki a book. He handed it to her.

"Happy Birthday, Hazuki." he smiled sweetly.

She took it from him. "Thank you, Fujio-kun." She smiled and opened the book.

"It's about love, Hazuki-chan. I just thought I'd write one for you, a love story. I know I have no chance but I just want you to know that I am still here as your friend" said Fujio.

Hazuki blushed a little. "Thank you again, Fujio-kun. I do treasure you as my friend." This is probably for the best of both of them. They were too similar but she didn't have the feelings for him. Fujio understood this and remained as one of her closest friends.

It was 3 pm now. Everybody was exchanging chocolates and cards.

"Girls, it's almost time to go" said Akatuki.

Doremi whined a little but stood up. Everybody else did so too.

"Time to go? You're leaving already?" Hazuki asked puzzled.

"Yeah. We're so sorry, Hazuki" said Tony.

"We can't stay here too long. But we enjoyed our get-together birthday and Valentines Day party" said Momoko.

"It's coz we used magic. It won't last very long. We get to transport back to where we belong." Said Fujio.

Momoko, Onpu and Aiko hugged their friends Doremi and Hazuki goodbye. Doremi and Akatuki hugged each other too and Hazuki smiled and said goodbye to Fujio. Aiko gave Leon a high five and Tony gave Onpu a big hug. In a few moments, they started to disappear until only Doremi and Hazuki were left.

"That was such a great surprise, Doremi. Thank you very much!" said Hazuki happily to her friend.

"You're welcome, Hazuki. I just wanted you to be happy. I noticed that you have a lot in your mind these days so it was a great plan" said Doremi.

They both laughed and giggled.

"Oh! I have to make chocolates for Kotake!" Doremi clumsily ran to the kitchen and began to make boiling water and grating chocolate bars.

Hazuki followed her friend to the kitchen. "Doremi? Are you and Kotake dating?" she asked.

Doremi flustered and stiffened. "Ahm… Hehe…" she said scratching the back of her head.

Hazuki giggled. "I'm happy for you, Doremi."

"Thanks, Hazuki" said Doremi. "Ahm… Why don't you make one for Yada?" she added.

Hazuki shrugged. "I don't know, Doremi. I might not have the courage to give it to him. I don't even know if I can face him." Her eyes were so sad.

"Don't worry, Hazuki. I know you can do it." Doremi said encouraging her friend.

"Ok… I'm meeting someone later at 5 pm, Doremi." Hazuki started.

"Huh? Who?" Doremi asked, very interested.

"I… I don't know. Somebody gave me a basket of roses last night." She answered.

"Who do you think it is, Hazuki?" Doremi inquired and continued making her chocolates.

"I'm not sure. I have a feeling that it's someone I know. But I'm not sure if I should go, Doremi." Hazuki stated making her bunch of heart shaped chocolates.

"Go, Hazuki. Meet that person. Who knows? Something good might happen." Doremi finished her dark and white chocolates.

Hazuki placed her hand-made chocolates in a box and put embellishments on them. "Ok, Doremi. I'll go. And, I will give these to Masaru-kun." She smiled and ran off.

It was 5 pm now. She was walking towards the park. She reached the area. There were lots of couples around. It is Valentines Day after all.

Hazuki walked more and heard the soft tune of a trumpet. She followed the sound.

'This seems so familiar' she thought. It was sunset now and the sky was orange. She reached an area where there were no couples around. She looked up at the trumpeter. He had green hair up to his shoulders. He had tan skin and a purple polo shirt and fatigue pants. He was playing a golden trumpet like a pro. Hazuki stared at him and familiarized everything. 'Just like in my dreams' she thought.

Her heart began to race. 'He was the one who gave me the roses'. She walked forward.

He stopped playing and looked at her. He was so handsome now. Like a slightly tattered angel or a prince from a fairy tale. He smiled at her.

Her face started to heat up and she stopped in her tracks. She blushed a deep red and her throat dried.

"I knew you'd come so I waited hoping to see you. It's been a while, Fujiwara."

End of chapter 2.

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