Disclaimer: I do not own Kimi ni Todoke ;_;

Main pairing: AyanexPin

Hello, it's my second fanfic with Pin and Ayane pairing, but this time, the story takes place before they became a real couple (in my fanfictions of course, nothing is sure with the manga, but we can still dream, right?).

It's a multi-chapters fic this time, so I hope it will turn out well.

Enjoy ^3^

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KIMI NI TODOKE

AYANE RETURNS

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Chapter 1: Coming home

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"I'm back."

A young woman with long chestnut hair breathed out in the cold air as the train doors opened.

"Train station! Please get down before the doors close!" The station manager shouted to the passengers from the platform.

She got down from the train and made her single suitcase roll behind her, her purse secured on one shoulder while the other carried a big black bag.

It was hard to walk in the snow with her high heels and luggage but she still managed to make her way to her old house. She knocked on the front door and wasn't surprised to come face to face with an older version of herself, minus the short black hair.

"Ayane." Her mother simply said with a smile.

"Mom... I'm home." The young woman said, smiling back.

"Welcome back." Mrs Yano said, taking the big black back from her daughter's shoulder. "Come in, it's cold outside."

The mother and daughter went back inside and Ayane closed the front door behind her.

"So, how was your trip?" Mrs Yano asked.

"It was long, and boring." Ayane said, making a face.

Her mother chuckled and carressed her hair gently. Ayane blushed, not used to her mother's affectionate gesture.

"You probably won't believe me if I tell you but... I missed you." She said, amused by her daugther reaction.

"Mom..." She said with a blush. "I... I missed you too."

The older woman smiled and hugged her daugther for a few seconds before letting go. Ayane smiled too and went to her old room with her luggage. She put them down next to her desk.

"I didn't change a thing." Mrs Yano said, watching her daughter from the door frame.

Ayane looked around the room, seeing her bed with nice red covers and some plushies, the wooden desk with a little white lamp, books and pencilcase. It really hadn't change at all. The young woman let a big smile bloom on her lips.

She was home.

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"It was so lonely over there, I had some fun and met a few friends but still..." Ayane and her mother were comfortably sitting in the living room, eating dinner.

"You missed your friends..." Her mother finished, drinking some water.

"Yeah..." Ayane said with a smile. "And you, and home too. I never thought I was so attached to this town..." She added with a laugh.

Her mother smiled.

"Oh that's right." Mrs Yano said, suddenly remembering something. "Your teacher, well former teacher gave me his number, he asked you to call when you get home."

"W-what?!" The younger woman exclaimed as she stood up abrubtly, making her chair fall in a loud noise. "Wha-why did he do that?!"

"I talked to him about your wish to become a teacher at your old school..." Her mother trailed out looking curiously at her daughter.

"O-oh..." Ayane whispered, all tension leaving her body, yet feeling her cheeks burn.

The older black haired woman just stared at her daughter's blushing face but decided to not tease her.

"We met by chance and he agreed to talk with you about that, he gave me his number so you could call him."

"Then I-I'll call tomorrow... I-I'm tired..." Ayane said, feeling her whole face blush and her heart beating loudly.

That gave me a shock...Talking about him suddenly... the young woman thought.

I wonder how he's doing... I-I mean, how everybody is! She quickly reasoned as she lifted her chair from the ground and sat back on it.

"I should go see Chizuru tomorrow, she told me she was working at Ryuu's father's restaurant." Ayane said to break the tension.

They finished dinning while talking about her future career as a teacher, university and Tokyo.

Mrs Yano was wondering why her daughter insisted for teaching there, when she could go wherever she wanted. She had decided to fly with her own wings, but still came back home when she go the chance... The older woman smiled a little, feeling that her old teacher also had something to do with her decision.

Ayane then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Her mother came to kiss her goodnight before she went upstairs to sleep. It was already late.

The young woman now wondered why she had that kind of reaction. Why did she think he wanted to see her...

She blushed at the thought and furiously scrubbed a plate. It must be because of her return, everything was so familiar, so comforting, she must have let these old feelings come to the surface.

Ayane sighed loudly and finished her task, trying to not remember his tall and slightly muscular body, his big hands, stupid expressions and... his face when he looked serious, or when his hair were down. She blushed once again and quickly went upstairs to her room.

She changed into an old pajama and laid under her covers, smelling the cotton detergent scent on the covers with a smile. Her mother must have prepared fresh covers for her return.

Ayane turned on her side, thinking of Pin. She'd call him tomorrow... she wondered how she'd react upon hearing his deep voice and her blush deepened. She'll also have to call Chizuru to tell her she was back. Tomorrow... she'd call both of them... she thought, sleep slowly taking over her.

That night, Ayane slept peacefully for the first time in long months.

"Ayane!" Her mother called from the door. "I'm leaving, make sure to call your teacher!" She added before going downstairs.

"Hmm..." Ayane slowly turned around on her back, long eyelashes fluttering as she opened her eyes.

She sat up and turned her face to her mobile on the table next to her bed, she took it and looked at the time.

Seven o'clock.

She groaned and fell back on the bed. She wanted to sleep a little more but she had to call Pin before classes started.

Ayane finally got up and made her way to the bathroom. She took a quick shower to wake up and went downstairs to prepare some breakfast and was surprised to find miso soup on the stove, rice in the rice-cooker and vegetables tempuras. She smiled at the thought her mother must really have been happy she was back.

Maybe she was feeling lonely too, while I was in Tokyo, Ayane thought almost guiltily.

She ate a little and noticed two notes on the table. She recognized her mother's handwriting and read her note first.

'That's your teacher's number

don't forget to call him

Mum'

She chocked on her soup, coughing a little.

"That's right... classes will certainly start soon." Ayane then whispered, taking out her mobile and dialing the number on the note next to her mother's.

That's his handwriting... the young woman thought with a blush.

Ayane inhaled deeply and pushed the call button. She put the mobile to her ear and waited. The tone rang once. Twice. And the phone was answered at the third one.

"Hello?..."

A deep voice asked on the other side of the line and Ayane held her breath. She felt her heart beating faster in her ribcage, her face blushing and butterflies fluttering around in her stomach.

"Hello?" The manly voice started to sound irritated. "Oi! Listen, if it's a prank I know a powerful witch who will curse you!"

Was he talking about Sakiko? A drop of sweat fell down on her head. (Well, manga-style of course.)

She could perfectly see the kind of face he was making right now, his stupid expression and the vein at his temple.

"It's me." She said quickly, biting her lip.

"Huh?"

There was a silence and then Pin exclaimed.

"What the... Like hell I can tell who it is! Oh-are you the girl from the other night?! Because you sure took your time to cal-"

"It's Yano! Yano Ayane, you stupid Pin!" The young woman shouted in anger.

That guy! Still hitting on girls at his age! She thought, surprising herself by the violent jealousy she felt.

"Yano?" His voice sounded surprised and he seemed like he wanted to say something but decided against it and stayed silent for a few seconds. Finally he started to talk again. "You came back?"

"Y-yeah... last night..." She said, calmed by his now serious tone.

"Why didn't you call, I would have come to get you." He said.

"Wh-why would you do that?!" Ayane exclaimed in embarrassement.

"Well, when I saw your mother, she said you wanted to come back and become a teacher at school, so I thought we could have gone to eat something and talk about it." Pin reasoned. "If you want, we can do that after class today."

Ayane couldn't reply right away, too shocked by his proposition, and more so by her own feelings. She was floating with the thought she'd see him today.

"Hm... okay..." She whispered, unconciously combing her hair with her free hand.

"I'll be leaving school at seven o'clock because of the club activities, then I'll come to get y-"

"No!" Ayane exclaimed. "I-I'll come to school, I'll wait at the entrance..." She added in a lower tone.

"Oh okay, no problem." Pin said, sliding a hand through his redish bangs. "But if it's snowing, maybe I'll finish earlier..."

"Hm, it's okay." Ayane nodded on the other side of the line, playing with a long brown bang. "I'll wait for you..."

Pin felt his heart skip a beat at her words and replied in a quieter tone.

"Alright, see you later then."

"Later." Ayane whispered before hanging up.

Pin looked at his phone and put it back in his jeans pocket. Her voice sounded more mature than before. She must have become a real beauty... he thought before preparing to class.

Ayane looked at the screen of her phone and registered his phone number with warm cheeks.

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To be continued...

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Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it. Please tell me if my grammar is correct or not, I'm not quite sure since english isn't my native language. If you can help me, feel free to tell me. Have a nice day :D