Pieces of Childhood Memories

Chapter 7 – A Bit of Her Memories

"EHHHH?" Everyone was shocked to hear what they just heard.

"Are you really serious, Akiyama-san?" Kabeyama asked.

"Yes, I am! From now on, I'll be your new manager. I guess I'm the third manager now..." Yoko said happily.

"But... what will you do as a manager?" Handa asked.

"I don't think you can do anything," Max added. Everyone except Aki, Haruna, Endou and Yoko nodded.

"What did you just say? I can do many things, Max! For example, I can clean this club room, I can cook for all of you so you can eat after practice, I can give you advices so you all can play better in the Football Frontier, I can cheer you up when you're all down, and others! I'll be very helpful, I promise," Yoko answered happily.

"But then... maybe you are a spy of Teikoku," Gouenji said.

"I am not a good spy," Yoko said. "Besides, a spy's job is not fun. Teikoku has already have a male spy, so I guess Teikoku won't need another one."

"Peace!" Yoko and the others heard someone saying. It's Domon.

"Domon-kun?" Aki said in disbelief.

"Hi, Aki. Hi everyone!" Domon said. Then Fuyukai-sensei entered the club room.

"He wants to join the football club as a defender," Fuyukai-sensei said. And of course, Endou was happy to hear that.

"That's very great!" Endou said as he approached Domon.

"I wonder why you wanted to join a weak soccer team like this," Fuyukai-sensei said to Domon. After that, he left the club room. (PS: Why is he wanting to be their coach if he said that they are weak? People will be suspicious if he say that. -.-)

Yoko sighed. "I guess there are two now," she said to herself.

"What's that?" Aki asked.

"Oh, just forget what I just said," Yoko told Aki. Then Yoko looked at Domon. Domon looked at Yoko too and gave her a 'what?' look. I guess there are two spies from Teikoku now, she thought.

"Yahoo!" Endou shouted happily. "Now there are two more new members of the football club! I'm so fired up now! Yosh, minna! Sakka yarou ze!"

"Yeah!"

It's so nice for her to be a manager, someone thought. I'll try to bring her childhood memories back...

"Umm... Endou? I want to tell you something," Haruna said to Endou.

"Yes? What is it? Please be quick, because I want to play soccer with the others as soon as I can!" Endou said, looking excited.

"Umm, I just wanted to tell you that our first opponent at the Football Frontier Regional is Nosei Junior High," Haruna said.

"Okay!" Endou replied. "Akiyama, come here!" Endou waved his hands to Yoko.

-Flashback-

"Akiyama, come here! I want to give you something." The boy called Yoko.

"What is it?" Yoko asked him as she approached him.

"You're moving from Inazuma Elementary School to Teikoku, right?" The boy asked, just to make sure.

"Yeah..." Yoko replied, then she started crying.

"Hey, don't cry! Oh yes, here, come with me!"The boy said, pulling Yoko's hand.

"B-But I'm going to go to Teikoku 30 minutes later!"

"There's still time, come on!"

At the Inazuma Tower...

"We're going to climb up here!" the boy said, pointing to the top of Inazuma Tower.

"But look at the sign, we are not allowed to climb up the tower. No one's allowed to do that!" Yoko said, pointing to the sign.

"It's okay, it's just for a while! I've never been up there before, too, so it'll be the first time for both of us!" The boy grinned.

"B-But I'm scared of heights!"

"Don't worry! I'll hold your hand so you won't fall," The boy said, smiling.

Yoko blushed. "T-Thank you..."

After they arrived at the top of the tower...

"Phew! The hard work has finally paid off!" the boy said.

Yoko then looked at the beautiful sunset. She couldn't believe what she has just saw. "Wow! It's..."

"Yeah, I know! It's beautiful, isn't it? A boy in my class said that this is the best place in the world according to him, so that's why I'm asking you to climb up this tower, so I can see the beautiful sunset with you!" The boy explained as he smiled.

Yoko blushed again. "B-By the way, you said that you wanted to give something to me. What is it?" she asked.

"Oh, that? Here, this is what I want to give you." The boy then gave Yoko a very beautiful swan-shaped pendant.

"It's very pretty!" Yoko said as she wore the pendant. "Wow, it looks really good on me!"

"Wow, you're right! It is good on you. I guess I bought the right pendant. And please promise me, that you will still remember me, and that you will come back one day!" The boy said to Yoko, hoping that she would come back one day. They both remain silent, watching the sunset together. Then three minutes later, they climbed down the tower and went towards Yoko's parents and her fraternal twin, Sakuma.

"Goodbye! And I'll keep my promise! I'll always remember you, and I'll come back here one day!" Yoko promised. But suddenly, the boy hugged Yoko!

"E-Eh?" Yoko blushed.

"I'm going to miss you... Goodbye," the boy said.

"Me too... Goodbye..." Yoko said. After a while, they finished hugging each other.

"Well, I guess I should get going now," Yoko said. "Onii-chan and my parents are waiting at the car. Our car is across this road." She then crossed the road, but in the middle of crossing the road, a truck suddenly hit her with full speed!

"Yoko, watch out!" The boy shouted as he ran towards Yoko, but it was too late. Yoko has been hit by the truck.

"HELP!" Yoko screamed.

-End of Flashback-

"Akiyama?" Endou said, waving his hands in front of Yoko's eyes. "Are you okay?"

"Ah, yes, don't worry, I'm okay! I'm just spacing out, that's all," Yoko said. "So why are you calling me?"

"Well, can you tell me about Nosei Junior High?" Endou asked. He hoped that Yoko can explain about Nosei Junior High to him.

"Hmm," Yoko thought. "Oh, yes! Nosei Junior High's specialty is on air. So I guess you all must try to perfect an aerial hissatsu technique..."

"Thanks!" Endou thanked Yoko. "I'll try to find an aerial hissatsu technique, but if I can't find any, you must help us find it!"

"Okay..." Yoko said. Then Endou ran towards the pitch and practiced soccer with the others.

Hmm... those memories... car... tower... pendant... truck... hit... me... the boy... and then I screamed... Yoko thought. She looked at her pendant. So that's why it's important... she thought as she ran into the pitch to watch Raimon's practice.

It's important, because... the boy from my memories gave it to me as a farewell gift... and the boy is... someone... I must find out the boy's name as soon as possible! she thought again.