It was the end of August. Mommy told me summer was almost over. She said it was time for me to go to school again.

Pre-school wasn't fun. The other kids always made fun of me. Kindergarten might be worse.

"Chi!" Mommy smiled widely, "Guess what? Tsuna-kun's going to the same school as you!"

…Or not.

"Really…!" I gasped, "Tsuna-kun's going to be there?" Mommy nodded.

"Yep!" She looked more excited than I was, "School will be a lot more fun this time, okay Chi?"

I took a big breath. I couldn't stop smiling, and my cheeks were starting to hurt.

Mommy and Daddy looked really happy about me going to school with Tsuna-kun.

I finally had a friend to play with at school!

"Chi…Chi…!" I didn't reply, my bed was really soft today... I heard someone huff.

"Sweetheart, c'mon, it's time to get ready for school!" I shot up, it was my mommy talking. I ran to the bathroom, hearing Mommy's laughing on the way.

We met up with Tsuna-kun and his mommy when we left the house. I get to go to school with Tsuna-kun and walk to school with him?

I'm starting to like school a little better now.

When we got to the gates our mommies took us to the Office. I didn't like it. There were too many grown ups. They were big and scary...

"Chi~" Mommy called. I looked up. She looked kinda scared, "I'm taking you to your class, okay?" I nodded. I wonder why Mommy looks scared and nervous.

I ran up to Tsuna-kun and our mommies walked a few steps behind us.

"Are you excited, Tsuna-kun?" I whispered. He didn't look like it. He was all shaky and white. He was making small squeaking sounds too. Looking at him made me feel a little sick. I guess I wasn't so okay about kindergarten like I thought. So we decided to hold hands until we had to go to our classrooms.

"Okay~" Sawada-san cheered, "This is our stop~!" Tsuna-kun and I looked inside the classroom filled with grown-ups and their kids. I was finding it hard to swallow. I remember some of the other kids in there from pre-school. The grip we had on each other tightened. I didn't wanna go in there without Tsuna-kun…!

"What are you two waiting for?" Mommy asked, "Go on, get inside~!" I shook my head really fast. I didn't wanna go in there…

"Oh!" Sawada-san was looking at the clock, "The bell's going to ring!" Our mommies took us inside to find our seats. When the bell rang all the mommies and daddies had to leave…

Mmh…at least I was sitting next to Tsuna-kun.

Makoto was wiping at her eyes as she was leaving the school grounds.

"Ma-chan, what's wrong?" Nana exclaimed. Makoto sniffled.

"M-my baby's in kindergarten!" She blew her nose into a tissue from her skirt pocket, "Oh, I hope she'll be okay!" Nana sighed and rubbed Makoto's back reassuringly.

"She'll be fine," Nana smiled, "She has Tsu-kun to play with now!"

It's time for recess, and I'm really scared. Wh-what am I gonna do? I-I don't wanna go outside! Those kids will bully me again…! It's starting to get hard to breathe. My eyes were getting really watery too.

M-Mommy, what do I do!

"Chi-chan?" Someone put a hand on my shoulder. I jumped and found out I scared Tsuna-kun.

"Chi-chan, are you okay?" I blinked a few times and saw that I was shaking a lot. I shook my head.

"…I-I d-don't know…" My face was beginning to get hot, "…I'm scared…" Tsuna-kun held my hand and sat down next to me on the bench.

"I-it's okay…" he smiled, "We don't have to go on the playground, we can just sit here, if you want."

Sit here? For the rest of recess? But it wouldn't be any fun for Tsuna-kun. He'd have to stay with a crybaby!

I shook my head, "…You won't have any fun, Tsuna-kun…" His hand squeezed mine a little harder.

"I don't wanna play with the others either," he said, "They're kinda scary…"

I wanted to cry. N-not because I was sad! But because Tsuna-kun was so much like me it was scary but nice at the same time. So for the rest of recess we sat there talking on the bench until it was time to go back inside. I wanted to go home already so Tsuna-kun and I could have another adventure.

It was almost time to go home. Both Tsuna-kun and I were staring at the clock wishing it would move faster. Our teacher said that when the 'minute-hand', that's the long stick, is on the '6' and the 'hour-hand', that's the short stick, is on the '12' it was time to go home. Or "be dismissed", she said.

And right now, the 'minute-hand' was right next to the '6'. Tsuna-kun and I kept moving our feet.

During lunch, we both had a new idea for another adventure. We weren't gonna fight dragons this time, we were gonna fight the hungry ogres who scared villagers into giving them food EVERY month. But since the ogres ate so much, the people barely had any food for themselves!

…Good story, huh?

Oh! The bell rang! It's time to go home!