This is something I've been thinking about for awhile. I may or may not add more so yeah.
I don't own Azumanga Daioh.
"Wake up, Tomo-chan. It's time to go to school," Tomo's mother gently shook her six-year-old daughter until she woke up. The young girl buried her face into the stuffed white rabbit she was cuddling in order to make her mother think she was still asleep.
"Come on, sweetie," Tomo's mother lifted her child up from under the blankets and sat her down on the edge of her bed. Little Tomo squeezed her rabbit and gazed at her mother with pleading eyes to let her sleep some more.
"Don't you want to see all your friends today?" Tomo's mother asked. Tomo yawned and stretched her limbs. Her mother went to her closet and picked out her daughter's clothes for the day.
"Come here, Tomo-chan," Tomo's mother called. The little girl hopped down from her bed and trotted over to her mother, who helped her get dressed.
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Tomo kissed her mother good-bye and ran off to play with her friends. Usually, they played hand clapping games or told each other stories. Tomo loved telling her friends all of the crazy stories she came up with or had in her dreams.
"Boys and girls! I need you're attention, please," The teacher's nice yet loud voice rang across the room. All of the children turned their heads and looked at the teacher.
"We have a new student joining us today. I want you all to be very nice to her. Come on it, Koyomi," The teacher bent down slightly and summoned the child inside. The little girl had light brown hair and wore huge, rounded glasses over her eyes.
"Class, this is Mizuhara Koyomi. Everyone say hello to her," The teacher said. The children all chorused a "Hi Koyomi" to the new girl.
"Why don't you go sit behind Tomo-chan," The teacher gently pushed and guided Koyomi to her seat.
"Okay, class. Today we'll be reviewing our addition," The teacher turned her back towards her students and began writing on the chalk board.
Tomo turned around and stared at Koyomi for a while; her eyes questioning everything about this new girl.
"What is it," Koyomi's large brown eyes pierced through her glasses and slightly glared at Tomo. The latter girl slightly sank back in her chair, but her eyes remained wide and questioning.
"How come you got such big glasses?" Tomo asked. Koyomi blinked and stared at her for a second, surprised at what the girl in front of her had just said.
"My mommy picked them out for me. She said they'd help me see better," Koyomi replied.
"Oh," Tomo said and turned around to face the front of the classroom again.
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"Alright kids! It's time for recess!" The teacher announced. All the children cheered and jumped out of their seats to grabbed the best balls, jump ropes, and frisbees out of the plastic container that sat in the back of the classroom.
Koyomi remained in her seat until the mob of students flowed out the door before she stood up and walked outside.
It was a beautiful day: it wasn't too warm or too cold, the air was fresh and brisk, and every now and then a cool, gentle breeze would blow by and carry the sounds of the laughing children all around the neighborhood.
Koyomi looked around at all the other children playing in their groups of friends. She began to feel nervous, wondering if any of the kids would let her play with them. Koyomi spotted Tomo and her friends jump roping on the sidewalk and slowly made her way over to them. She stood a few feet back and hoped that one of them would notice her and ask her to play.
Koyomi stood for what seemed like hours and when she realized that nobody was going to ask her to play, she slumped her shoulders and sat under a tree.
Tomo, who was currently jump roping and had heard the sound of shoes scraping the dust under a shady tree, immediately stopped and let the rope slap her ankles. She stared in the direction of the large tree, but her friends' hands interrupted her gaze.
"What's wrong, Tomo?" One of her friends asked, "Why did you stop jumping?"
"That new girl Koyomi. . ." Tomo trailed off.
"Huh? What about her?" Another friend asked.
"Don't tell me you want her to play with us!" Another exclaimed before Tomo could respond, "She's kinda scary and she doesn't look like much fun."
Tomo didn't speak. She just pushed through her crowd of friends and walked over to the tree. She poked her head on the opposite side of the trunk and found Koyomi sitting there hugging her knees.
"Hi," Tomo greeted. Koyomi jumped and let her legs fall to the ground. She looked up to see who was talking to her and found them to be Tomo.
"How come you're sitting here all by yourself?" Tomo asked in the same questioning tone that she had used before when she asked Koyomi about her glasses.
"Nobody's letting me play with them," Koyomi responded and stared at the ground.
"Why won't they let you play with them?" Tomo asked and sat down next to Koyomi.
"They don't want to be my friend. This morning, everyone was looking at me funny," Koyomi responded and turned away from Tomo. Tomo crawled over until she was right in front of Koyomi.
"I'll be your friend," Tomo offered. Koyomi looked up and stared at Tomo almost in shock.
"I-Is that okay with you?" Tomo asked after a minute of silence.
"You really want to be my friend?" Koyomi asked.
"Yup! My name's Tomo!" Tomo cheerfully stuck out her hand.
"I'm Koyomi," Koyomi smiled and shook Tomo's hand. Tomo looked up and put her finger to her mouth.
"Let's see. . .Ko-yo-mi. Can I just call you Yomi-chan?" Tomo asked.
"No one's ever called me that before," Koyomi replied.
"Well, you better like it 'cause that's what I'm gonna call you from now on!" Tomo stood up and ran back over to her group of friends, dragging Yomi along with her.
"Everyone, this is Yomi-chan! She's my new friend," Tomo introduced Yomi to everyone in the group and they all started jump roping again.
By the end of recess, Yomi fit right in with the other girls, but formed a special bond with Tomo. In the few short minutes that they had known each other, they were already the best of friends. Their friendship would last many years, even through high school.
There you have it. I'm thinking about doing another chapter about Tomo and Yomi's thoughts on their friendship during their graduation ceremony in high school, or something along those lines.
Until next time,
--Rushia