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1 As the birds chirped and flew through the sky, a calm breeze from the
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2 late morning air passed through the trees. The sun projected its rays of
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3 light upon Sakura's face as she gazed up at it. The two girls had agreed
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4 the previous night to meet by the penguin slide at the park. The brown
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5 haired girl felt so joyful as she was about to meet the one she had fallen
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6 in love with. She took her time as she walked to her destination, causing
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7 her heart to swell with anticipation. Her choice of speed felt natural in
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8 this situation for the fact that if she went too fast to see Tomoyo, she
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9 would be unable to savor the time it would take to get there. Sakura
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10 envisioned her meeting with her best friend, telling her how much she loved
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11 her and especially seeing her smile again. Sakura had missed Tomoyo's
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12 smile so much that seeing it would grant her an unexplainable amount of
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13 happiness. Each step brought her closer to that feeling of happiness. As
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14 the penguin slide came into full view, Sakura stopped walking and quickly
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15 noticed that Tomoyo was not in her vantage point. Once she began to walk
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16 around the slide counterclockwise, she found the dark haired girl waiting
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17 for her. At first, Sakura began to advance toward her, but halted once she
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18 saw her face. With her head hung low, Tomoyo had a somewhat dismal look on
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19 her face which indicated that she still had sadness within her heart. 'I
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20 wonder, could she still be thinking of how I left her all alone the other
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21 day?' Sakura thought to herself. 'I suppose that could be it. She did
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22 sound a little uncomfortable about coming when I spoke to her last night.
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23 I'm starting to feel like I forced her to come. I can't see her like this.
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24 It wouldn't work. Even if I did tell her, she might feel nervous if she
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25 thinks I'm going to hurt her again. I need to lighten the mood and make
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26 her feel at ease. But how can I do that?' Sakura began to think as to
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27 what she could do. For a while she was stumped for an idea and wasn't sure
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28 if she could come up with anything. But she kept cool and didn't rush in
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29 her thinking process. After a few minutes, she finally came up with an
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30 idea. Once it came to her, she was positive that it would help in her
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31 situation. She smiled as she dashed in the direction opposite the slide,
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32 putting her plan into motion.
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33 >
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34 > Nervousness was what Tomoyo was feeling. Nervousness mixed in with fear.
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35 She was fearful because she didn't know what would happen to her. This
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36 feeling of fear was with her since the phone call last night. Hearing
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37 Sakura's voice through the earpiece came as a surprise to her and she could
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38 hardly believe that the girl would even contact her. The phone
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39 conversation had hardly begun when Sakura asked to meet with her. Tomoyo
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40 wasn't pressured in any way to see Sakura, but the moments when the two
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41 last saw each other came back into the dark haired girl's mind. She didn't
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42 know what Sakura would do if she went, she couldn't even find any logic in
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43 going back to the person who hurt her so much. All she knew was that she
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44 needed to see the person she fell in love with. That, beyond anything
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45 else, was all that mattered in Tomoyo's mind. Afrter agreeing to meet with
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46 Sakura, the nervousness quickly rushed in and overtook her senses. What
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47 Sakura would say to her was beyond her grasp. Would she apologize, or
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48 would she make Tomoyo feel bad about herself? This thought put the
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49 greatest amount of fear into her. If Sakura rejected her, she would have
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50 her feelings and opinions rejected. Tomoyo's opinions made up who she was,
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51 they were what made her human. If her opinions were rejected, then her
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52 right to be human was rejected. Tomoyo would not be able to handle hearing
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53 it. As Tomoyo patiently sat by the slide awaiting her confrontation with
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54 Sakura, she held on to the stuffed elephant that was meant to be Sakura's
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55 gift. Tomoyo had brought it along hoping that the brown haired girl would
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56 be more understanding and would want to accept it. Tomoyo clutched the
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57 elephant to her chest recalling the moment when she had presented it to her
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58 friend. In that brief instant of time, the two girls both shared a moment
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59 of happiness toghther. The elephant was used by Tomoyo in order to bring
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60 out not only Sakura's happiness, it brought out her warmth and youthful
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61 charm as well. Tomoyo would have given anything if she could see Sakura in
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62 a joyful mood once again. But something within Tomoyo, a feeling deep
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63 within her heart, was telling her that things would not be as she had
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64 hoped. Everything she planned, everyhing she dreamed about could be gone
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65 in an instant. She wanted everything to turn out right for her. She just
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66 needed something to tell her that she could end the day feeling happy, that
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67 there was no reason to be afraid, that the love she hoped for would be there.
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68 >
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69 > Tomoyo continued to clutch onto the elephant when a gentle gust of wind
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70 blew past her. The cool air brushed onto her face and gave her a slight
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71 chill. This feeling distracted Tomoyo for a brief moment before she went
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72 back to her previous train of thought. She was distracted once again when
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73 she noticed something descend from the sky and land beside her right leg.
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74 It was a leaf from a cheery blossom. Tomoyo was very surprised to see one
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75 because it wasn't the right time for them to come out and none of the trees
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76 close to Tomoyo had any cheery blossoms on them. She raised her head and
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77 noticed that more chery blossom petals were falling to the ground, almost
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78 like a pink snow shower. The question of how this occurrence could be
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79 possible entered the girl's mind as she raised her head higher. The sight
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80 she witnessed overwhelmed her system as amazement caused her to smile.
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81 Hundreds of cheery blossom petals were drifting high up above Tomoyo,
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82 flowing like a river, and fell around where she sat. The sight of beauty
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83 caused Tomoyo to stand up and greet it with her smile. As more of the
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84 petals fell to the Earth, Tomoyo held out her hand and caught a few in her
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85 palm. She picked up one of the petals with her left thumb and finger ande
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86 began to examine it up close. Tomoyo knew that the occurrence above her
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87 could not be considered possible by any normal means of reasoning. The
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88 petals that Tomoyo collected felt as real as any other cheery blossom petal
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89 she ever held, but these petals felt very different. Within them she felt
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90 a bright source of energy that resonated through her body, making her feel
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91 like she was floating on air. Tomoyo closed her eyes and let the
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92 sensations run around and take over. Her realization as to how his
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93 phenomenon could happen came to her as the feelings of pleasure continued
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94 to flow. Once she knew the casue of this event, she became even happier.
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