"Dear Passengers, we will be arriving at Heathrow Airport in 30 minutes. Please Make sure that all belongings are secure and please turn off all electronics..." the lady drawled on and on and on in that strange accent, which, even though being in England for some time, I have not still been used to.

I clasped my pink carry-on bag quietly, hearing the sounds of various characters, yelling and talking to each other in several languages, ones which I understood due to my... multicultural relations.

Oh, pardon me. I must introduce myself. Konnichiwa, I am Honda Kasumi, aged 16, a third year in high school, and currently on a plane to Heathrow Airport in London, England. I have business there with one of my friends, Miss. Emily Kirkland-san, but she is not expecting me. It is what you might call a surprise visit.

The plane landed and the passengers flooded out, each with their own agenda and things to do, while I had only one thing, then I would return to my native homeland on Japan. Japan is a very nice place; if you are planning for a visit, please, contact me.

I found my dark brown rolling suitcase and rolled it around until I got out of the terminal. "My... England is very different from Japan..." I muttered to myself, panting due to the bustle of the characters.

Suddenly, a voice cried out: "K-Kasumi? What are you doing here?" I whirled around to see no other than the friend that I was going to meet: Emily Kirkland! I ran over to her and glomped her like there was no tomorrow. Really, it's fun glomping people, even when they don't like it. Try it sometime.

While she tried to get me off, I heard a cheerful "Hello!" I turned my head to see two girls that looked very similar. I got off of Emily, regained my composure, and looked at them carefully. Besides their similarities, one looked more like me, while the other was clearly oblivious to her environment; she could have passed as a local. I immediately noticed her pink bags.

"そこにこんにちは！" I cried, glomping the one with the pink bag. She looked surprised, then she noticed my pink bag, and she immediately went into moe mode, hugging me and laughing something about pink.

When I looked back at Emily, I noticed that she had another person with her, a boy, and I gapped at the similarity to Mr. Kirkland-sama! Then I realized that everyone was starring at me. I blushed. "Ah... gomen... allow me to introduce myself. I'm Honda Kasumi..."

The boy nodded. Emily sighed, then walked over and placed her hand on my shoulder. "Kasumi... may I talk to you for a bit?" I nodded. "Sure. What do you need?"

"Well, for starters, what are you doing here?"

"Ah! That's right!" I was so surprised by her sudden appearance that I forgot why I came! I rummaged through my carry-on and produced a small cake box with swirls on it.

"What's this, Kasumi?" Emily asked, grabbing the box and looking it over.

I smiled. Sometimes she was so ignorant. "This is for our friendship anniversary!" I cried. Emily looked confused. "Today was the first day I met you, so I decided to bring something special." I opened the box and showed her the contents.

"It's wagashi!" I cried happily, glomping Emily again. She sighed and I thought for a moment that she smiled. "Very well then." she turned to the two girls. "And who exactly are you two?"