A True Heart

"Ah! I'm late!" Izumi realized as she heard the bell ring, running into the school building. Luckily she made it to class on time, and it was a free period. "So I ran all the way here for nothing?" she thought

"Wow, you were so close" laughed Junpei and Tomoki

She sighed and sat down next to her friends "I was distracted, and before I knew it, the bell rang" she started

"Excuses, excuses, we all know that you have a crush on Tak-" Miyako tried to point out until Izumi covered her mouth.

"Don't say another word!" she cried blushing , hoping that no one heard but her friends. She looked around, and put her hand down in relief.

"I thought you were gonna kill me there! I couldn't breathe" Miyako glared

"Well, I'm not the one who exaggerates every time" she muttered

"Y-You guys……stop" started Jeri standing in between them, not sure of what else to convince them with. When they both calmed down, her shoe accidentally stepped on something. She bent down to pick it up to see a necklace on a chain. "Is this anyone's?" she asked her friends

Izumi became surprised and nodded "That's mine" as she took the necklace, and held it in her hand.

"I didn't know that you had that necklace, I didn't even recognize it" Jeri commented

She smiled "It was because this…….this is really special to me" as she turned to glance at Takuya and back at her friends.

"It's from him?" asked Miyako glaring as she nodded "When did he give it to you?"

"Tell us! Tell us!" Jeri said excitedly

She laughed "Well……it was a while ago in grade school…."

Flashback Fourth Grade

"Takuya!" Izumi called running towards him after school.

He turned to her and smiled weakly "Hey Izumi"

Surprised, she looked at his expression and became worried "Um…….Takuya? Are you alright?"

He sadly looked at her "There's….something I have to tell you…." he started and looked away "I'm going to be leaving…."

Izumi became shocked and didn't know what else to say "I'm sorry to hear that…….um…."

"Aren't you going to ask me when I'm going to leave?"

She shook her head "No……because if I do….then I'll cry, if I cry……..I'd be breaking your promise"

He laughed "Is that why? Don't worry about it….it's…….okay to cry" as he held her hand and gave her a present. "Don't open this until you get home" he pointed making her giggle.

When she got home, she opened her present carefully to find a necklace inside with the letter T, and she softly held it as tears started to fall.

The next day when they both said good-bye to each other, Takuya got into the car and glanced back at her "Don't cry Izumi……I'll come back" and disappeared farther down the street.

End of Flashback

"Why am I suddenly remembering these things now?" Izumi thought as she felt her forehead, getting warmer. She was standing near her locker and didn't realize she was blocking someone's locker.

"Hey, are you alright?" asked a voice behind her

She quickly turned around, surprised to find Takuya standing right behind her and apologized "Ah, sorry!" and ran down the hallway feeling embarrassed.

"W-Wait!" he called after her, but she was far away to hear him. He was about to go after her until he noticed something on the ground and picked it up. Looking closely to see what it was, it seemed familiar.

"I've seen this necklace before…" he thought