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Happy New Year, everyone!

Yuma and I just got back from spending the New Year with our family in Heartland. It's always lovely to see everyone and spend time with them. Yuma's parents have gone back to travelling since they are no longer bound to the Astral World, so they brought everyone gifts from the places they've been to over the last year or so.

We also have a bit of an announcement to make.
Yuma and I are expecting our first child together later this year, due around late July or early August. We actually found out I was pregnant last month, but with me being busy with work and the holidays, I didn't have much time to announce it. Though I figured waiting a little bit was probably good too, since I'm still really early on.

We're both really excited, and a little bit anxious, but we're looking forward to getting to meet the baby when it arrives.

It's been great getting to catch up with my parents, especially my mom, once I found out they were okay. They actually just recently moved to a temporary apartment in Tokyo until it's safe for them to move back to Heartland. My mom wants me to come and visit them soon, so we can catch up properly.

Though, despite knowing that my parents are okay, I still occasionally suffer with attacks of anxiety, especially at night. It's like a feeling of dread, like something bad happened or will happen. I feel so worked up I struggle to sleep when it happens and with these humid nights lately already making it difficult to sleep, it's not been very welcome.

I'd hoped it would go away now that I know mom and dad are alright, but, I guess it's just something I've been left with after the earthquake.

I also haven't told them about the discovery of my abilities yet and for now I may just keep that under wraps from them, so not to overwhelm them with too much. Besides, I still don't know much more about it, even though I've suddenly gotten a lot better at controlling it lately.

I can't help but feel like there is something I'm missing with that though...

I can't believe it's already been a year, and we still know so little about why it happened.
Not a day goes by where I don't think of the family and friends I lost that day, my mom especially. There are things I wish I could tell her and show to her. Things I wish we could do together again.
But, I'm continuously grateful to still have Yuma, Akari-san and Haru-san in my life and despite the tragic circumstances it's really brought me even more closer to them than I was before. So even if I can't spend time with my mom, I can spend time with them.
I often bake things with Haru-san and even though Akari-san is often busy with her job, she still finds time so we can do things together, be it going to a cafe for an afternoon or doing shopping.
And then Yuma, who's always able to make me smile, even on the worst of days.

Even though I lost a lot that day, I also feel I've gained something very valuable.
I feel very lucky to be able to call them my family.

I had kind of a strange encounter last night after work.

I'd gone to pick up some fabric from the fabric store on my way home and while doing so, I also saw some really nice flowers at a flower shop, so I bought them to place down by the Heartland memorial I made that's located at the base of a tree just outside the SAI building.

But when I arrived, there was already somebody else there.

It was dark, so it was difficult to see them clearly, but they seemed to be wearing mostly all black or dark colours, as well as a mask or something that was obscuring their face.
When I called out to them, they ran off.
I thought maybe they were trying to vandalise the memorial or something, but it was fine when I checked it.

I wonder who that was...

The holidays this year are understandably difficult for us, but I really thank everyone who's been doing their best to make sure that we enjoy it as much as we can. I really enjoyed spending time with Yuma and his friends on Christmas Day. It helped to ease things. The day was a lot of fun!
Yuma and I spent Christmas Eve together too. We mostly just stayed at the apartment, but we did go out to a card shop as Yuma remembered that I wanted to learn how to duel, so he wanted me to pick out a deck so he could get it for me as a present. After that we spent the entire afternoon running through the deck together, which made my head spin a little, but I'm determined to learn how to use it!
We then spent the evening just sat together, with some snacks and hot chocolate, watching some of the movies that Yuzu got him.

I'm not sure what we'll be doing for New Years yet. I imagine it might just be the four of us spending time together here at the apartment.

Talking of the New Year, I've been in talks with the Domino City High School to see if I could transfer there for my last few months before I graduate. Understandably, they were wary at first, especially since they didn't have any access to my records from my previous school... but with a bit of persistence they agreed to let me transfer in and that they'll give me what help I need to hopefully pass my final exams in March.

There is also something I wanted to ask. It's a bit of a long shot but...
... does anybody know of a place that's hiring after the New Year that would allow me to work an after school job? I really want to help Akari-san out with money for the apartment, even if it's just a little. I want to help her in making this place feel... more like a home, our home. We have very little of our own belongings here. A lot of our stuff we had to leave behind. So I want to help as much as I can.
Keeping myself busy would probably be for the best, too.

I can't believe that we're so close to it being a month already...

I really love how pretty the trees here in Heartland look during autumn. The leaves on the trees have really turned in these last few weeks and there are so many different colours mixed in. I took a little detor through Heartland City Park on my way home from school today just to enjoy the scenery.
But the weather seems to be turning with the leaves. The days are getting chillier now. I'll be digging out all my winter outfits before I know it.

I can't believe we're already half way through October. In a little over 5 months I'll be graduating my final year of school.
It's a little scary actually, as I still need to decide on what the best route for me is in terms of the fashion designing career I want to go for. I've been writing down ideas and looking at various options, but I'm going to try and not worry too much about it for now.

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Kotori Tsukumo (nee Mizuki)

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