Author's Note: This is the story I hope to be working on for a while. I'll explain my thoughts regarding this story after this chapter.

Tokimemo Adventures: Prologue

Brrrring!

I woke up, silently cursing my decision to not change the settings of my alarm clock.

"Eh? Oh, right. School starts today."

I really wish that Kirameki High School didn't start at 8 AM. It's a pain to get up so early. But then again, I should be thankful that I even got in this extremely selective private school. I guess my determination managed to convince the administrators to accept me, since I doubt my low B average and middle-class wealth did.

With a yawn, I slammed my fist on the clock to stop that infernal noise and began to get dressed.

Naturally, Kirameki being a private school and all, boys and girls have a particular uniform. The guys, including me, have to wear a rather plain bluish dress shirt and bluish slacks. To contrast, the girls have to wear a rather fancy blue and white shirt, a gold colored bow on their chest, right over the uniform, and a blue skirt.

Anyway, after putting my uniform on, I walked down the steps.

With a yawn, I said, "Hey, mom. What's for breakfast?"

"I'm making some tamagoyaki. It's almost done."

I smiled. "Thanks. I'm sure it'll be delicious!"

While waiting, I decided to look through my randoseru. I made sure I had the necessary papers, including genkou-youshi and normal paper for notes, zokin, some notecards, a hankerchief, a tissue pack, and my fudebako. Fortunately, I did, so I brought it down with me when my mother called me down.

We ate at a square table with four chairs, yet one was always empty as I was an only child. The tamagoyaki smelled wonderful, and I couldn't wait to eat.

With a small bow, I said the traditional 'itadakimasu' and began to chow down.

"Mmm, this is good."

My mom smiled. "I'm glad. You'll get a good deal of energy by eating well, you know."

My dad chimed in. "Kirameki is a tough school, but I'm sure you'll be alright. Still, eating well and getting those nutrients in your body won't hurt."

"Arigatou. Oh, speaking of, is my lunch packed?"

My mom nodded. "Everything's right outside your obento. Just make sure to grab an extra pair of chopsticks."

"Great. Let's see…some sushi, steamed rice…looks delicious!"

I packed everything up and gave my parents a hug before heading out on my bicycle. Fortunately, my house was only about fifteen minutes away from Kirameki High, so the slightly uncomfortable uniform didn't cause me to sweat too much. Besides, it was April, so it wasn't hot yet.

After finally getting to the school, I was still shocked by how grand, massive, and well-designed it was. I had seen it numerous times when taking my entrance exam, but it was still quite a sight to behold.

"Hey there!"

I jumped. "What the…"

The guy who surprised me had reddish-brown hair and eyes, along with a very playful grin on his face. This annoyed me. "Ha ha ha! You've gotta relax. You seem so uptight 'bout this new year."

I sighed. "Well, this is a very selective private school. I don't want to get kicked out in the first few days."

"Ah, you'll be fine. What's your name?"

"I'd prefer if you tell me yours first."

With a wink, he chirped, "Check da check! I'm Yoshio Saotome!"

I chuckled slightly. "Nice to meet you. I'm Naoto Takami."

"Cool. So, if you don't mind me asking, how'd ya get here in the first place?"

I blushed a little. "Let's just say…I was personally motivated."

"A girl?"

"What the…"

He laughed. "Heh, you're so transparent! But hey, there's nothin' wrong with that. I'm on a quest for love too. If ya need any help pickin' up any girls, I'm your man!"

"Really?"

"Really! You seem like a good guy, and with your promise and all, I'll do what I can to make sure you get a girl by the time we graduate."

I smiled. "Thank you. I'd appreciate that. Could we exchange phone numbers just in case we aren't in the same class?"

"Sure thing. Here ya go."

"Arigatou."

"Well, I've gotta go. Can't get a girl by just standing here, can I?"

"Fair enough. Have a good day, Yoshio."

"You too, Naoto. …Oh yeah, one more thing. You've heard of the Legendary Tree, right?"

I nodded. "Of course. That's…well, one of the reasons why I wanted to come here."

"Got it all figured out, eh? Well, let's do our best to see if we can get confessions under that tree by the time we graduate!"

With that, we parted ways, and after stretching a little, I heard another voice.

"Naoto-kun?"

I blushed again. I knew that voice very well. "Shiori…"

Turning around, I saw that she looked just as beautiful as always. Her light red hair, light red eyes, and yellow hairband complimented the school uniform beautifully, and as such, my blush deepened.

"So, you made it to this school after all, huh?"

"Yeah…it wasn't easy though."

"I can imagine. This is quite the prestigious school. But, I'm glad you're here."

"Arigatou."

"Do your best, OK? I intend to give it my all."

"Of course."

"Alright. Well, it's good to see you again, Naoto-kun. Have a good day."

And just like that, she walked past me.

Despite our past, she was still willing to talk to me. Clenching my fist, I made a vow to gain her love. Hopefully, if all went well, we would be under the Legendary Tree on Graduation Day, our hearts being fast and our souls full of happiness.

Author's Note: I'm a big fan of romantic, heartwarming stories. So, when I was introduced to this lighthearted, romantic game known as Tokimeki Memorial, I really wanted to play it.

Unfortunately, I don't know Japanese, and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to truly take in the emotional depth of this game unless I could read what was going on in my native language. Even more unfortunate, the translation of this game is a cursed project, and there's been no sufficient process in 18 years since this game was released on the SNES. Even worse, Konami doesn't want to translate it and seems to make excuses as to why they won't translate it at very single turn. This is especially baffling considering that they made a terrible English clone of Tokimeki Memorial called Brooktown High, and have re-released the Japanese game on the Playstation Portable.

I would have made a video and tried to organize some people in an attempt to bring a spark back into the Fan Translation of this game, but instead, I decided to use my creative writing talents and made this. I will be putting a good deal of effort into making this as true to the game as possible. If you don't believe my tone or my characterization of anyone in this story matches up with the game, please let me know. Also, while I already have an ending girl in mind for this story, I don't mind if you request girls for Naoto to date, considering you kind of have to in the game anyway.

I'll do my best to update this as much as possible, because I want this game to be translated very badly. If anyone reading this could help bring the spark back into the translating process for this game, I would appeciate it immensely. And I do believe this game can be translated. I thought that Ace Attorney Investigations 2 would never be translated, and then dowolf showed up. I thought that Air would never be translated, and soon after, we got an English patch. Any game can be translated, and if I can help reignite the fire for the translation of this wonderful game, I'd be overjoyed.

Nothing is impossible, and I hope to inspire that train of thought for Tokimeki Memorial with this fanfic. Again, please let me know if anything in this story doesn't agree with the tone of the game, because I want to make it as accurate, romantic, and heartwarming as possible.