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Cherry Blossoms.

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Ohana walked through the snowy fields. She had gotten a glimpse of her destination a ways off, the pink she was looking for was a stark contrast to the bleak white of the snow.

It was mid-spring, and winter had thrown one last snowstorm over the land. It would melt soon enough. The coolness of the snow was tempered by the warmth of the sun.

The tree rose up before her, and Ohana paused for a moment to admire it. Ordinarily, there wouldn't have been any trees like it in this area, but she had brought it as a small sapling long ago. Cherry blossoms had always calmed her down when she was upset, and now this was the last one.

The wars had taken the rest. Pillagers and barbarians, ruthless people who cared only for destruction, had laid waste to the grove that had stood by her village for generations. She could still remember the beauty of the grove all blossoming at once.

Ohana and her mother had fled the area when word came that the war was making its way south towards them. But before they left, she had brought a sapling, a single sapling, to this field. A just-in-case measure. Unfortunately, it had been needed.

The tree had grown up just fine in the field. It was strong and resilient, just like her, and it thrived despite being in an unfamiliar area. She identified with it that way, having grown up away from her home.
Of course, her mother had tried to make the new place they lived their 'home'. But it wasn't, when you are born and spend your childhood in an area, that area will always be your home. So when the war had gone back north, she had returned to her home.

She walked up to the tree and knelt beside it. Petals were falling, and a few landed in her hair. The ground had a small blanket of pink leaves. Ohana breathed in the aroma of the flowers and felt peace fill her body.

After a few moments of sitting by the tree, she reached over and gave it a small hug. This was her tree, more than that, it was her family. She turned and sat with it at her back.

She gathered some of the flowers and petals to her. The warmth of the sun shone through the branches, and she felt herself nodding off to sleep.

For now, for this moment in time, life was as it should be. Childhood had returned. She had saved these cherry blossoms from the wars years ago. Now, they saved her mind from the worries and stress of life.
This was more than a tree. This was her family.
An unofficial fic written when I saw the picture lluluchwan.deviantart.com/art/… by lluluchwan 

Hope you like it! Perhaps I'll be able to do an official one for you someday! :)
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