Chapter 3: A little more conversation

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(Izumi's pov)

I tried to pour the contents of my mind out. Everything my mom had said and everything that just happened threatened to overwhelm me. I just needed to let go for now. Hundreds of thoughts pierced the air as they descended and pinned anchors to the asphalt. I decided to pick them up after the school day ended.

"Izumi!" Kouji's voice made me turn around. I must've spun too fast. The world was revolving on a thread suddenly and then something extremely hot hit me on the head.

"Hey, got a minute?" he asked. His words cut through me for a second before everything went black. The last thing I saw was Kouji's face. He looked so worried right then. I wanted to tell him that I was okay, but I just felt completely helpless. It grew so dark. The coldest winds I've ever known ripped across my skin.

"What? What's happening?!" I yelled out loud. Echoes loomed about me. I reached my hand out and thought I felt something, but soon I couldn't even feel my own body.

(Kouji's pov)

I thought she fainted, but Izumi was still standing. Everyone rushed up to us. At that moment, she fell backward. In slow motion, I saw myself reach forward to catch her. She landed softly into my arms, but her body was completely limp. I took a step back because of the sudden weight upon me.

"Kouji, what the hell happened?" Junpei asked immediately. "Did she black out or something?"

I shook my head though I wasn't sure if Izumi blacked out or not.

Soon, a crowd of other kids surrounded us. They muttered countless words between themselves. I ignored them and tried to pull her out of the sun and into some shade.

"Izumi! Wake up!" Takuya and everyone repeated several times. I watched intently, but not one small movement escaped from her.

Realizing our endless cries were doing nothing, I said, "Stop! She can't hear us. We have to get her to the nurse's right now."

"Alright, you heard him guys!" Junpei said in agreement. Then, holding onto Izumi's back, Tomoki and Takuya lifted her off the ground and started to pull her slowly away.

I groaned and sighed at the same time. "Wait! You can't just drag her!" I pushed them aside and quickly picked up Izumi, holding her in my arms again. "Okay, you guys coming?" I began to walk inside the school building.

(No-one's pov)

He laid her on the small white mattress carefully. The nurse was busy attending to someone else then so they were all alone behind a sheet of curtain. Kouichi, Takuya, Junpei, and Tomoki went to one side of the bed while Kouji stayed on the other. Their eyes held concern for Izumi.

"Guys, is she going to be okay? I-I saw her faint." Tomoki broke the silence with his quavering voice. His hands were stuffed into the pockets that lined his khakis.

Nobody responded for a while. Above, there was a fan that clicked with every rotation. The boys listened to its whirring and clicking as they tried to figure out what to do.

"I was just about to ask her something..." Kouji said quietly. The fan continued to make mechanical noises, ticking away the time little by little.

"We'll be late for class soon." Kouichi reminded them as he stared at the clock.

"Don't worry about that. Besides, Izumi needs us. She might wake up any minute now, right Kouji?" Takuya asked. Kouji brushed a lock or hair out of his face, but he didn't respond.

(Takuya's pov)

I stood there alongside all of my friends. I didn't want to say anything this time. My big mouth somehow always ruins the moment. Izumi was still breathing normally; that was good. I glanced over at the clock and watched as Kouichi frown at it. He's been such a mama's boy since I've met him. Oh well. "So… Where's the nurse again?" I decided the silence was killing me.

"Shut up, Takuya." A female voice answered. To my surprise, it was Izumi's. She was looking my way and smiled as I jumped back.

"Oh, you're awake," I said sheepishly.

"Of course she is, dummy," Junpei said as he held Izumi's hand.

"Hey, don't you start," I replied, giving him a mild glare.

"How you feeling, Izumi-chan?" Tomoki asked cheerfully.

"Okay, I guess. What happened?" She sat up, but Kouji gently pushed her back down.

"Not so fast. You need to rest," he said firmly. She couldn't do anything about it so she nodded.

"Alright, whatever. Hey, Kouji, what did happen?" I asked, seeing that her question wasn't answered yet. "Did you do something? N-not saying you did, no offense, but you know…" I scratched my head a little.

"What are you talking about? You saw the whole thing, Tacky." Junpei said.

"Oh yeah… Well, I couldn't really see 'cause I wasn't paying attention." Everyone sighed.

"That's Takuya for you. Always not paying attention." Izumi laughed at her own remark. They all started laughing too. I felt hurt.

"You guys… Can we please not pick on me now? Let's get back to this little blond girl here that's making us all late for class."

"Argh… Anyway, when I, you know, it was all black and really cold. I mean, I couldn't tell what was going on but it was kind of scary." Izumi said.

"You must've fainted. Which makes sense, seeing how stressed out you've been… I shouldn't have said that." I took back my last words and lowered my head.

"It's alright. It has been a little rough lately. I'll get over it," she reassured.

"I thought so," Kouji finally said. He walked toward the white curtain to see if the nurse was here yet. "What do we do about it in the mean time?"

"Huh? Don't worry about me. You guys don't have to do a thing," Izumi said.

"No. You have to let us help you. Pretty please?" Tomoki asked with a puppy dog face.

Junpei added, "Yeah. Pretty please?" He mimicked Tomoki's face.

"Well, okay. Really though. I'm fine." She sat up again, keeping an eye out for Kouji's hand to push her down. This time, he just bit his lip gently.

"Whatever. Since you're fine, let's all get back to class," Kouji said. "Except for you. You need to rest." He pointed at Izumi and then walked out. Then, we all left too.

"See you later, Izumi," Kouichi said.

"Later guys," she replied cheerfully.

We were halfway to class now. Kouji was walking ahead of us when he suddenly turned back and started towards the nurse's office again.

"Shoot. I forgot something," I heard him say as he ran off. "Catch you guys later."

LunaOpAznG3: Betcha didn't expect a fainting spell! Anyway, hope you can review this fic and let me know what you think about it! Thank you!

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