"AHHHH! I can't believe I forgot it!"

Everyone turned when they heard the scream, looking at a boy with red hair and eyes that was in a total state of panic while searching for something in his bag without much success.

It was a holiday and he needed to meet his friends in front of one of the temples to take pictures but he forgot where it was!

"Ugh… Tokiya will kill me! Ah… But there's no other way, it would be better if I call him…Er… What's his number again?"

He had dropped his cell phone in a lake prior to this event and had bought a new one but forgot to put his friends' numbers in it. He was such an idiot, he realized now.

"W-Well, I called him many times before", he said while scratching his head, "Maybe…"

-00-

She couldn't stand the white ceiling.

"Doctor, is she better?" Her mother asked, trying to probe an answer out of him.

"Yes, but I think she needs to stay a while longer just to be sure." The doctor assured the obviously worried mother.

"I understand…" The mother said in reply to the doctor, and then she turned to Haruka and asked her, "Haruka, how are you feeling today?"

"Fine… I guess." Haruka didn't feel like talking much today.

"Do you want something? Like hot cocoa?" her mother asked, curious to know if Haruka was really feeling better, "Ah! I mean, is that okay doctor?"

"Yes, there's no problem." The doctor replied courteously.

"Then… Haru-chan…?" Her mother left the question hanging in the air to get a response from Haruka.

"Ah… Yes." Haruka politely said, silently thanking her mother's kindness.

"Okay then, I'll go and buy you something dear. Hm… I'm going to put my purse here, if someone calls me say that I can't talk to them."

"Yes, mother." Came the short, yet well-mannered reply.

"Well, miss Nanami, I need to go," the doctor annouced, "If you need anything just press the red button, okay?"

"Okay." Haruka murmured in reply.

And then the door closed, leaving Haruka to her thoughts. She stared outside just so she wouldn't look at the white walls.

It was a nice day, sunny with nice weather. Due to that many people were outside and enjoying themselves.

She sighed because she had never been able to do that. Ever since she was a child she had frail health, and had been living almost all of her life in hospitals or in her house (she was even taught at home!), so she couldn't enjoy being outside as much as she wished.

She stared again, this time at the hospital's ground and saw some people visiting their friends.

"I know I should be happy to be well but… It does feel lonely here; I wish I had someone that could visit me beside my parents and grandmother."

~TRIM TRIM

"Huh? It's mom's… Cell phone?"

-00-

"Hello?"

"Ah! Sorry wrong number!", said Ittoki when he heard the feminine voice, "I wanted to call my friend!"

"Ah… Wait!" Haruka said in such a rush that she immediately blushed because of her need to get in touch with the outside world.

"Hum?" Otoya asked, wondering what this girl was gonna say.

"S-Sorry, it's just that the first time I talked to someone besides my parents and grandmother…", said the voice with hesitation, "I know that it will sound strange but… I-If it's okay… Could we talk a bit?"

"…"

'Whoa, that was an unexpected question after calling a wrong number!' Otoya thought to himself, smiling slightly.

"…Hello?" Haruka spoke into the phone, scared if the person had hung up on her.

"Oh sure, no problem!" he said with a laugh, "My name is Ittoki Otoya, and you are?"

'Her voice had sounded so lonely and sad… I couldn't refuse! It would be something heartless to do.' Otoya thought. 'Maybe I could lift her spirits somehow!'

"Na… Nanami Haruka", answered the voice.

"Okay Nanami-chan, what do you want to talk about?" Otoya inquired in his nicest voice.

"I'm not sure", she whispered, clearly embarrassed, "I don't know a lot of things to talk about…"

"Well, in this case… Would it be okay If I asked you about something?" Otoya asked, trying to get her to not be embarrassed.

"Yes." Haruka squeaked.

"Why would you talk with someone that you don't know?" Otoya was curious to know the answer, because it wasn't everyday a total stranger would talk to someone over the phone.

"Ah… That's because I hardly receive visits in the hospital." Haruka confessed, blood rushing to her cheeks. She was glad that Ittoki-kun wasn't able to see her.

"Huh? But what about your friends or family?" Otoya was obviously confused, as his voice held a hint of disbelief.

"My parents work a lot and my grandmother lives far from here", she answered, "And… I don't have friends."

"Why?", he asked surprised, "I-I mean, you sound like a nice person, it would be strange if you didn't have any friends!"

"I have a frail health. Ever since I was a child," she whispered, "I couldn't go outside as much as I wished and I was homeschooled. That's why I couldn't make friends."

"Oh…"Otoya breathed into the phone.

Now he understood why she sounded so sad, it must be lonely being confined and without someone to talk to. No wonder she didn't mind talking with a total stranger.

"…Ittoki-kun?" Haruka questioned after a short period of silence had fallen over them.

"Yes?" Otoya asked.

"Do you have friends?" Haruka was interested in hearing the strange boys answer.

"Yep! There's Tokiya, the guy acts like he's anti-social but he's actually really nice. Then there's Natsuki, who loves to bake, but his food tastes really awfull! Once I fainted after eating it!", he said, listing his friends' names, "There's also Syo, Ren, Masato and Cecil!"

"It sound's fun… Having friends like that." Haruka muttered, wishing that she could have friends to hang out with.

"Yes, it's really fun!" he said with a happy voice that made Haruka want to meet him.

"Ack!"

"What happened?" asked Haruka in a worried voice.

"AH! I forgot that I was going to meet them!"

"Eh?! S-sorry! It's because of me that you'll be late!" Haruka exclaimed.

"Hum? Oh, no, it isn't your fault!" he reassured her, "It's my fault, I didn't remember where I was supposed to go in the first place."

"B-but you mentioned that you wanted to call a friend right?"

"W-Well, to be honest I bought this new cell phone and forgot to get everyone's numbers", he said embarrassed, "That's why I called the wrong number."

"Oh… I see…" Haruka said with a small and gentle smile, "I'm kind of glad for that, otherwise I couldn't have talked with you!"

"Nanami-chan…" Otoya whispered, stunned that someone would want to talk to him.

"Well, shouldn't you call your friend?", she said, sounding a bit sad, "Thank you. I liked talking with you!"

"Could I call you tomorrow?" Otoya asked, totally serious, as compared to his cheerful voice.

"Hum?" Haruka asked, unable to comprehend what he had just said.

"W-Well, my cell phone shows the number that I dialed so I could call you again!" Ittoki blushed, stuttering a bit out of sheer embarrassment.

''I don't think it would work…" Haruka disclosed, trailing off as she spoke.

'"Eh? Why?" Otoya asked, obviously sad because he wouldn't be able to talk to her again.

"Because this is my mom's cell phone." Haruka publicized, embarrassed because she didn't have a phone to call her own. But, to be fair she had no need for a cell phone, as there was no one for her to talk to.

"Oh… Well, in this case you could take my number and call me when you can right?" Otoya supposed.

"I-If you don't mind…" Haruka stuttered.

"I wouldn't! Don't worry!" he said with a warm voice, "I will be waiting for it."

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…Please be merciless when correcting my mistakes because I really want to learn how to write stories in English(which isn't my first language)

… Christ, I feel embarrassed posting this, but the fact that there's so little stories with Nanami annoys me and made me try writing something. (read crap)