True Love Story Chapter 1
Hello my name is Hianna. When I was little my best friend was a boy named Izumi. It probably wasn't very good for my mom to let me play around and stay at his house almost everyday. Especially at the age of three, maybe four. But we were inseparable. Every day we would go out by the ocean and play. Finding seashells and other little things. And playing on the trees. He made a necklace for me, it had a heart-shaped shell on it. I loved it and wore it ever since. One day when we were seven Izumi and I were walking home from the first day of first grade. His mom and dad had a moving van and Izumi's stuff was inside of it, including his older sister Rudi's things and his parents.
"Izumi, why is all of your stuff in that moving van?" I asked out of curiosity.
"I don't know Hianna." He replied with worry in his voice.
He ran up to his mom and dad who were moving the last of their things into the moving van. Rudi and her boyfriend by them she was balling her eyes out on his shoulder, him comforting her, and telling her that they would work it out and see each other in a few years.
"Mom, dad, what's going on? Why do you have all of our stuff in a moving van? Why is Rudi crying?" Izumi said in panic mode.
His mom and dad looked at each other and than looked back at Izumi. "I'm sorry son. Your mom got a better job in America. We're leaving today. Come on, say goodbye to Hianna and lets get in the van."
Izumi started shaking his head, "No! I'm not leaving! Not now! Not ever! He turned to me and grabbed my hand. "Come on Hianna, we have to go far away." I wanted to move and go with him, but my body stayed in one spot.
"No Izumi… I can't run away with you. Your family needs you. You have to go with them." The tears started rolling down my face. "Besides your sister's boyfriend said you'd be back in a few years. I will see you then. I promise ill be here waiting." I showed him a little smile and wiped my tears away.
"Hianna… We've known each other for a long time. I don't want to leave you; it's our first grade year! But if you think it will be ok…" He took a step forward and put his arms around me. "Hianna, please, wait for me, don't forget about me. Everyday, wait for me by the ocean, just like we did when we were little." I nodded and he let go and started walking to the moving van.
"Izumi!" I yelled. He turned around quick looking at me. "Come back for me ok? Don't just leave me here." He nodded and yelled that he would come back as soon as he could. I watched him get inside the moving van with his family, and watched the van get farther and farther away in the distance. That was the last time I seen Izumi… Everyday from then on after school I would go to the ocean until sunset just like he told me to. But he never showed up. It had been ten years. I was seventeen on my second to last year of high school. My school was a High school and college put together, so there were a lot of people who liked me and wanted to be my best friend, but, I never got over that day and nowon would replace Izumi.
"Ok Hianna, ill talk to you later. Remember to make up the plan for the tennis team ok?" Said Ukyo. One of my new best friends.
I nodded. "Ok Ukyo, ill make sure that I do that tonight."
I was getting my things in my book bag to take home, I had homework in almost everything, even my extra curricular classes. I always did all of my work at the beach while I was waiting for Izumi. I always thought "I can't believe its been ten years already since he left." Ever since that day I've had a empty feeling in my heart. But never understood why. I had just closed my locker when the intercom came on. "Hianna-sensei report to the main office to show our new students Rudi-Chan and Izumi-Kun around our school. Hianna-sensei to the main office, thank you."
I couldn't believe what I just heard. Izumi! Was he really back? How much did he change? I had so many questions to ask him. I started sprinting off to the main office. I got there and looked at myself through the glass making sure my uniform looked good and my hair and make-up. Yes, I looked fine. I opened the door. "RUDI! IZUMI!" I yelled running to them and hugging them both.
They both looked at each other and Rudi smiled. "Why hello there." Something was wrong, they weren't acting right. Izumi looked down at me. "Excuse me, we only just met, do you mind not clinging on to me like this?"
"Oh… yes, I'm so sorry. My apologies." I said backing away. Why did he say that? Doesn't he recognize me? And if he didn't, his sister would wouldn't she? "Well, if you two would please give me your schedule's ill be happy to show you to your classes."
"Oh, I'm fine Hianna-Sensei, my boyfriend is going to show me around." Said Rudi.
"Oh ok, that's fine! Ill just help your brother around then. Come on Izumi-Kun." I said.
He nodded and started to follow me. I showed him to all of his classes. And he was getting used to things and meeting his teachers. While waiting for him I was looking at him. He had changed so much. But I still knew it was him. He still had the brown hair with hazel eyes. He was taller and had more muscles. I got so busy in thinking about him and how cute and tall he had gotten that I didn't hear him actually talking to me.
"Hianna-Sensei, are you going to show me some more? Or are you just going to stand there?"
"Oh! I'm so sorry Izumi-Kun." I followed him to the places that he wanted to go. And explained things that he wanted to know. "So Izumi-Kun… I hear that you just came back from America. Are you in the same house as you were before you went to America?"
"Actually yes. We were very lucky to get the same house. For some reason though. I feel I'm forgetting something, pretty dumb eh? But yeah, we have the same house. I'm glad to be back in Japan. Where do you live?"
"That's good that your glad to be back. I live at 101 East Ocean Avenue. But anyway. I think you will like it here. The people are nice. And if you ever need anything or any help. Come see me. I'm the head of most of the groups here.
"You live right behind my house. That's interesting; I will contact you anytime I need your help." I nodded and then we went around the school talking more. "Hey Hianna-Sensei? What are you doing after this?" He asked.
"Oh, me? I'm going to the ocean. I go there everyday after school." I replied.
"Do you mind if I join?"
"No not at all." On the outside I might have been calm, but on the inside my heart was beating so fast it was like it would pound right out of my chest. The guy I had known all my life but had not seen for 10 years, was right in front of me, nothing had changed, except how he looked and him knowing me.
So, I got done showing him around and we walked to the ocean together. We were talking and talking. Its like I got to know a whole different person. His voice… it wasn't squeaky at all anymore, but more manly. And him. He was so much hotter than he was then. I shook my head. What has come over me? I'm talking like this about my best friend. I can't believe it.
"Hianna watch out!!" He exclaimed. I fell backwards as a biker came zooming by not even saying excuse me. I was so frightened that I hadn't noticed that I fell right back into Izumi's arms. My reaction was me pushing him away and turning around.
"S-sorry…" He said.
"Its not your fault, I should have paid more attention to who was coming. She had the right away. I'm not feeling so well. Maybe we should hold off on going to the ocean for today?"
"Yeah. Well, you live right behind me so ill meet you over there at that park tomorrow morning for school." He waved and then walked off. Why did I say that? Why am I being so shy? I went home and sat on my bed. The next day I went to school with Izumi and we were planning on walking home after school. I made a lunch for him and was going to ask him if he wanted to go to the summer festival with me. I was walking around trying to find him. He had already became so popular. I couldn't hardly believe it. I finally found one of our friends.
"Yuu-Kun? Have you seen Izumi-Kun around anywhere?" I asked him.
"O-oh, u-um, Hianna-Sensei. W-Why do you ask? N-No I haven't seen him at all. Pay no attention to anything that's going on behind me." He said nervously.
"Why?" I looked behind him and there was Izumi. Eating lunch with one of the popular prettier girls. She was wiping something from his face. He looked so happy. I took a step backwards. "Hianna-Sensei?? What's wrong?" I took another step backwards and then sprinted off crying. I stopped by a tree catching my breath. Why was I crying over him? We're just friends, nothing more. Then I realized. The blank space in my heart had been filled and yet, it was broken. At the beginning I didn't feel empty anymore, but… now I am heartbroken. And now, I realize, I had fallen in love with my best friend Izumi-Kun.
"Izumi-Kun, can I speak with you?" Yuu-Kun asked.
"Yes, is there anything wrong?" Izumi asked.
Right at that moment Yuu slapped him right across the face. "How could you do that to someone who love's you so much! Why are you throwing away such a good childhood friend! She wanted to ask you to the summer festival. But she seen you and that whore together and ran off crying! She love's you so much! You can tell every time you look in her eyes when she sees you! You've been gone so long I know, but why? Just why don't you remember her? Don't know who I'm talking about?? I'm talking about Hianna-Sensei!" He said shouting. "All she's done since you left when you guys were seven is look for you and wait on that very same ocean that you wanted her to!"
"I don't have a clue what you're talking about. I don't know her, I never have. And I'm not in love with her. I'm sorry. I have to go with my sister now. Bye." Izumi-Kun said with anger, and disbelief that he was getting yelled at for something that he didn't do.
Days passed and Hianna-Sensei didn't come to school, and didn't go to any of her jobs. Izumi-Kun began to worry. But didn't know why. It was also the night of the Summer Festival. It wasn't right for her not to be at school.
"Izumi-Kun, are you coming with me to mom's grave? I'm leaving now." Rudi-Chan said.
"Oh, yes, of course, I'm coming!" He said sprinting off catching up to her.
"You look down," Rudi said. "Are you ok? You're thinking about Hianna-Sensei aren't you?"
"Huh? No way. I don't even know her." He said defensively.
"Your wrong Izumi. You do know her." She said.
"What? How?" Izumi said calming down.
All of a sudden flash backs started running through his mind. A little girl and a little boy playing on a beach every day, and then one day the boy had to move away and told her to wait for him, cause he would be back for her. Then he remembered what Yuu-Kun said. 'All she's done since you left when you guys were seven is look for you and wait on that very same ocean that you wanted her to!'
"I know what he was talking about now. I have to go Rudi. I'm sorry. Tell mom I'm sorry and I love her. Bye!"
"Izumi! Where are you… going…?" She yelled.
He finally remembered. And he sprinted to Hianna's house. All the way there he thought about how much of a moron he had been. How could he not remember her? How much fun they used to have, and that sad day when he had to leave. He had been nothing but a wreck since he had to leave her. And from what Yuu-Kun told him. He knew she had it worse. On the way to her house he stopped into a store and bought her favorite kind of roses, and a beautiful ruby ring. He finally got to her house. And busted into the front door and ran up to Hianna's bedroom and started knocking. (This goes back to her point of view now.) I opened up my door, and there stood Izumi-Kun.
"Izumi-Kun, what are you doing here? Why are you in my house? I'm not presentable." I said.
He pushed me back and closed my door and gave me the flowers. "Izumi-Kun? What's wrong?"
"Stop it. Don't call me Izumi-Kun anymore. I don't want you to. I remember Hianna, I remember." He said holding back his tears even though his voice was shaky.
"Izumi... you remember?" I said starting to cry. "I missed you so much. How could you forget me? I thought I was dying… when I seen you with your girlfriend…"
"Wow, what? I don't have a girlfriend. Besides…" He got down on his knee and took my right hand slipping the ruby ring he got me on it. "I promise I will never forget again. It took me awhile to realize it. But I love you Hianna. I always have. I never want to lose you again. Ever." He stood up and hugged me.
"I don't ever want you to leave me again either Izumi. These past few years, have been the worst." I said crying.
"I wont, I promise. That's what this ring's for. It's a promise. And, also, I want you to be mine. Will you?" He said wiping my tears away. I nodded and smiled.
He leaned his head forward and closed his eyes. "Can I kiss you Hianna?" He asked.
"Yes, you can." I said. He leaned his head farther and gave me a kiss on the lips. We stayed like that for awhile. Then opened our eyes and looked at each other.
"Come on. We're going to be late for the summer festival. Get dressed. I hear that whoever goes together and watches the fireworks together. Will fall in love and be together forever." He said.
"Izumi… I cant change with you looking at me. I've changed quite a bit since we were in first grade." I said.
"O-oh… Yeah… Sorry…" He turned around blushing.
True Love Story Chapter 1/End.
