Hey, everyone! *WAVES*

Major exams are finally over! I am FREE! Well, got this story while I was doing my History paper. Never knew History served that purpose.

Anyways, enjoy~

Disclaimer...*sobs* K-ON! is not mine.

Days of our past,
Makes up our present,
Shapes our future,
And connects them together.

Age 7

"Tainaka Ritsu."

A hand raises, waving from left to right, "Hai!" A cheeky grin spreads across the young girl's face as she stares at the teacher who called her name. Unlike normal kids, Tainaka Ritsu was not afraid to speak up, even when it was her first day of school—she did not feel the need to be silent.

The teacher nods unapprovingly at the girl's enthusiasm. In her mind, the word 'trouble' forms when she saw the little brunette with her goofy grin. The girl wore a yellow headband, pulling her bangs backwards, revealing her wide forehead. Her brown hair fell to her shoulders and gave her a cute tomboyish look.

Ritsu slumps back in her seat as the teacher continues to take their attendance. She was very excited when she got up this morning, finally, she could meet other children who were of her own age. She teased her little brother for not being able to follow her to school. Satoshi was always cute when he cries.(1) Her mom prepared her lunchbox while her dad dropped her off at school. They offered to accompany Ritsu on her first day but she declined, stating that she was old enough to walk herself into school.

She sits through the opening ceremony with withering patience. Absentmindedly, she uses her tongue to wiggle the loose tooth in her mouth. By her own standards, the speech given by the headmaster was simply too long. All she heard was a jumble of words that all seemed to contain more than 3 syllables. The boredom soon frustrated her and forgetting her parents' advice—"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"—she starts to tap her feet, her head nodding along with the song that was playing in her head. She did not know how long she was lost in her own world, but a loud cough wakes her. Ritsu sees the headmaster frowning at her. Not only that, everyone in the hall is looking at her. She smiles sheepishly and scratches her head, then mouths, "So-rry."

A pair of eyes catches her attention—grey, like the dark clouds before a storm. Ritsu shifts her body to get a better view, but unfortunately, they disappeared. She squints her eyes again, trying to gain supervision, and undoubtedly failed. Even though she could not see the grey irises again, she remembers them and notes to herself to find that person.

-xxxx-

The teacher ushers them into class. Seats were arranged according to height, and as we all know, Ritsu will always take the front row seat due her short stature—the fact that she causes chaos is also a supporting factor. She yawns, not noticing any of her classmates. A boy sits down beside her, his hands trembling slightly. Amber eyes studies the boy, he looks a little like her brother, just taller by an inch. She opens her mouth and speaks, "You nervous?"

The boy fidgets and looks at Ritsu, "A little."

Ritsu leans forward and pats the boy on the arm, startling him. "It'll be fine."

Unknown to her, a pair of grey eyes watched her actions.

-xxxx-

"Please pass these papers to the back, each student takes one," the teacher says.

Ritsu was looking at the teacher, more specifically, her hair—her graying hair. She thinks to herself, the pretty eyes she saw today were slightly darker than her teacher's hair. She laughs at the comparison.

"Tainaka-san, is there something you'd like to share with the whole class?" the teacher raises her eyebrows, already familiar with the troublemaker's name.

The young girl grins and points at the older woman, "Your hair is very, very grey."

The class giggled. The teacher sighs, "I know. And sooner or later, yours will turn grey too, Tainaka-san. Now, hurry up and pass on those papers."

"Hai!" The brown-haired girl turns around and passes the papers.

And fate takes over. Her eyes met with grey.

Akiyama Mio looks uncertainly at the girl, "Um…" She was a bashful little kid, quiet and unnoticed. She woke up in the morning with a bad stomach, claiming she wasn't up for school. After some coaxing from her mother, she went unwillingly. She clutched her mother's hand tightly when entering the school, afraid of strangers. When all parents were asked to leave, tears threatened to fall. But she steels herself, with the request from her mother, and sits down quietly. She notices a petite girl with short brown hair in front of her, without a hint of uneasiness. She envied the girl.

Now, the girl stares at Mio with her amber eyes wide. Under scrutiny, Mio flushes. Ritsu yells out with glee, "Grey eyes!" Her sudden shout turns everyone's attention to their corner of the classroom.

"Ne, you know you have pretty eyes?" the child asks, her smile wider than ever. Engrossed in the raven-haired girl, she does not acknowledge the existence of others.

"Ooh! Your hair is pretty too. Shiny and straight." (2)

Mio panics. She struggles to form words and blood rushes up her face. Surrendering herself to her introverted side, she stares at her table, hoping the energetic girl would give up talking to her.

Ritsu frowns when the raven-haired girl did not response. Tainaka Ritsu never frowned, she was a bundle of joy and nothing…nothing dampens her spirit. Until now…

"Tainaka-san, please stop bugging Akiyama-san and just pass the papers." The teacher walked over to her table, arms crossed.

The girl obeys and did as she was told. But not before giving Mio a peace sign and a charming smile.

For the rest of the day, Ritsu ponders on about the cute girl sitting behind her, occasionally stealing a glance at her. She vows on her mother's desserts that she will befriend the shy girl, whatever means necessary. Mio hides behind her book, but is also curious about the lively girl who sits in front of her. She promised her mother she would make friends in school, perhaps this could be a start.

(1) Here is Ritsu displaying 'sadistic tendencies' at the age of 7...
(2) I've seemed to make Ritsu a little ADHD, but it's Mio, so I hope I'll be forgiven...

So, should I continue? I am thinking about writing a series of Mitsu drabbles and placing them together in one story, opinions?

Reviews are appreciated.