A/N: This is the first time I am using a chapter to preview a chapter that will be seen in the future; I know it's short, but think of it like a trailer of sorts. Do read and review would you kindly?
[Somewhere in Haru no Kuni, unknown time…]
Snow was a rarer thing to see in the land of Haru no Kuni after the events that took place long ago, happening as it was normally supposed to in times of winter. But this night was a perfectly beautiful night for it to be coming; where children would be at home with their parents, eating warm dinners and listening to stories by the fireside. One particular child on the other hand sat on her knees watching outside the window of her bedroom as every little snowflake fell to her windowsill, as well as covering her back yard. Her height had suggested that she was around four years old, but one could tell that she would grow up to be quite a looker in later years with her sun-kissed hair and sandy blue eyes that mixed in with a very vulpine look about her—as if she were a fox disguising itself as a stunningly beautiful woman like in the fairytales.
"Harumi, it's time for bed!" called out the voice of the girl's mother from the doorway. Even though the woman had black hair, she shared the little girl's sand-blue eyes and near-translucent skin tone. Even though she had a warm aura about her, one could tell that this woman had an air of authority about her, this regal aura that belied her motherly smile.
"Mommy, can you tell me a story?"
"Why sure princess," said the woman with true mirth in her eyes that did not detract from her regal appearance, "in fact, why don't I tuck you in first so that I can get ready to tell you?"
Harumi bounced around happily on her bed before getting off of it, and into her blankets as her mother walked in and tucked her beloved daughter in. "Now what story shall I tell you tonight?" asked the regal-looking woman, in a gesture made as if thinking of what story to tell the energetic little girl.
"Ooh! Ooh! Tell me the one about 'The Knight of the Snow and Princess Snow Flower'!"
Ah! Now that tale she knew well! It was the most popular story told in the wintertime to children around Harumi's age. In fact, it was a story still told to teenaged tourists to the country whenever they would appear—especially the female ones. Everybody in the village had their own version of how the story went, but this woman in particular was the only one in town that knew how to tell it right. "Okay then, here we go: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Kazahana Koyuki who grew up as an actress…"
A/N: That's what I've got so far for the future chapter. Tell me what you think, and I'll see what I can do for when I get to it, would you kindly?
Song Used:
"Sakura's Theme" by Toshiro Masuda from "Naruto"—Harumi gets to bed.