One Heart
"Izumi"
"Izumi!" her friend Miyako yelled whacking her on the head
Izumi's head suddenly went up "Ow! What was that for?" she yelled putting her hand on her head from the throbbing pain.
"You fell asleep….AGAIN!" she pointed glaring at her
She rolled her eyes "Sorry, I fell asleep…..AGAIN"
Miyako sighed and sat down on the chair, and looked at Izumi suspiciously. Izumi noticed and asked "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because……." she started "You were talking in your sleep….and you said Takuya's name"
She blushed "W-What are you talking about, it's just a dream! It doesn't mean anything!"
"Oh c'mon, don't tell me that you like him?!" she sighed
"I………I-I" she started
"What do you think your friends are going to say?" she demanded
"Depends…I don't have a lot of friends"
"You have me…..Jeri,…….." Miyako began, counting her fingers
"And Junpei…..and Tomoki, that's it" Izumi finished
She counted again and looked at her "Out of all of the other guys, why would you like Takuya, one of the four goggle headed idiots?"
"He's not an idiot!" she defended
"Ah, you do like him, not to mention he's one of the popular guys in school" she mumbled
Izumi blushed again and turned away "What do you have against him?"
"I don't think a guy like him should be with you, I mean, I don't trust him"
She smiled "I'm a girl in high school, I know how to deal with my feelings" and walked away
"I still don't get why you like him" she muttered
The next day when it was school, Izumi started to walk towards the school building and noticed a group that was hanging around and laughing. She blushed when she saw Takuya and remembered what Miyako said the day before "I still don't get why you like him". She looked up and thought "I have my reasons why I like him…….."
Flashback
Third Grade
"Hey, isn't that Izumi?" a kid teased
"Yeah it is!" laughed another
"Don't talk to her, or else she'll talk in a weird accent and gibberish" they laughed again pointing at her
Izumi started to cry until someone stood in front of her, she looked up to see a boy with brown hair defending her.
"Stop that you guys, there's nothing wrong with her" he glared
"Ah! It's Kanbara-san!" one cried
"He's one of the popular leaders, let's run!" they yelled as they ran farther
Izumi closed her eyes, worried about what was going to happen next, and felt someone kneel down to her. She opened her eyes to see the boy in front of her again, as tears kept falling.
"Hey, it's alright" he grinned wiping a tear from her eyes
She blushed a little bit and looked down "T-Thank y-you"
He laughed "You're Orimoto, Izumi right?"
She looked up in surprise "H-how did you k-know?"
"We are friends, right?"
She blushed in surprise not sure of what to say.
His expression softened "Is that a no?"
She shook her head and smiled "I'll be your friend"
"That's great!" he yelled as he took her hand and stopped "You have to promise me one thing"
She looked at him "What is it?"
"Try not to cry when I'm not around!" he smiled again "Pinky swear?"
She giggled softly and held her pinky finger with his "It's a promise"
End of Flasback