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The breeze brushed softly against her sweet face, gently playing with strands of her dark hair.

In the middle of a green meadow, she giggled as she stared at the little piggy plushie in front of her—a plushie Kaoru had won just yesterday from a claw machine.

“How long are you planning to stare at that piggy, Shii-chan?” Kaoru asked with a teasing grin.

Shii flashed her teeth in a wide smile at his remark.

“Hehe, I can’t help it… it’s just so cute, aghh!” She hugged the plushie tightly in giddy affection, causing Kaoru to chuckle.

“So I’ve lost to a pig now?”

“Yup! You’d have to become a pig to beat Boo-chan,” she declared proudly.

“You even gave it a name.”

“Well, look at it! It’s too adorable,” she replied, eyes sparkling as she stared at the plush again.

“But today is supposed to be a special day for us,” Kaoru said with a gentle tone.

“What’s special about today?” Shii blinked in confusion. “It’s not our birthday, and it’s not our anniversary, as far as I remember…”

Kaoru scooted closer, until he was beside the half-prone girl. He tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. With a smile as gentle as the summer sea, he leaned in close, eyes soft.

“Today is the anniversary of the day I fell in love with you.”

And just like that—he kissed her. Softly. Tenderly. Their lips met in a moment that seemed to pause time itself.

This was a day to remember—the very day, four years ago, when he first met his little fairy, in a quiet park, where she appeared like a miracle, bringing new hope into his life.

This was their anniversary.

Not of becoming a couple—but of the day Kaoru first fell in love with his little fairy, Shimizu Shiina