Pieces of Childhood Memories
Chapter 20 - Fake Memories
"Minna, I'm-" Yoko stopped. When she looked around the pitch, there's nobody there. Did they go home? Yoko thought. Or did they go to the club room?
"What are you searching for?" She heard someone asking her.
Yoko turned back to the person who asked her and said, "I'm searching for-" Yoko didn't continue her sentence. When she realized who the person is, she stepped backwards, her eyes widened in fear. "...Hitotsuji-kun!"
Hitotsuji smiled evilly. "Yes, it's me," he said to Yoko. Then he went towards Yoko and kicked and punched her until he felt satisfied. But he was never satisfied, just so you readers know.
I... must... ask... him... who the boy of my childhood memories is! Yoko thought. But he punched and kicked me more harder than before... It felt so painful... so painful... so painful... Yoko was sure that she will die anytime soon. Tears came out from her eyes. What if she died without knowing who the boy of her memories is? This is just one last time, if he won't answer, then... I won't ask him again... This is just for one last time...
Then with a very loud voice, she shouted to Hitotsuji, "Tell me who the boy's name is, ONEGAI!" It's the loudest shout in her life. Then everything went black.
-Dream-
"Umm... why are you crying, little girl?" The boy asked Yoko.
"Umm... why are you crying, little girl?" The girl asked Yoko.
"Are you bleeding?" the boy asked again.
"Are you bleeding?" the girl asked again.
"Who did this to you?!" The boy asked.
"Who did this to you?!" The girl asked.
''Is this the one who kicked and hitted you?" he asked.
''Is this the one who kicked and hitted you?" she asked.
"Don't worry, I'll help you so you won't be hitted and kicked by this Hitotsuji Yuji person anymore!" The boy said, smiling.
"Don't worry, I'll help you so you won't be hitted and kicked by this Hitotsuji Yuji person anymore!" The girl said, smiling.
"You're welcome..." he said.
"You're welcome..." she said.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" The boy smiled as he ran towards the pitch.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" The girl smiled as she ran towards the pitch.
"I won't let you score a goal past me!" The boy said to Hitotsuji.
"I won't let you score a goal past me!" The girl said to Hitotsuji.
"Hooray! I succeeded at catching the ball for the first time!" he said.
"Hooray! I succeeded at catching the ball for the first time!" she said.
"But then, I can't! You're INJURED! Sit on the bench right now, or else the pain in your leg will feel more painful than before!" the boy shouted to Yoko.
"But then, I can't! You're INJURED! Sit on the bench right now, or else the pain in your leg will feel more painful than before!" the girl shouted to Yoko.
"I'll kick the ball!" The boy shouted back.
"I'll kick the ball!" The girl shouted back.
"Now, I won the challenge already! Now stop bullying this girl!" the boy said to Hitotsuji angrily.
"Now, I won the challenge already! Now stop bullying this girl!" the girl said to Hitotsuji angrily.
"Well, that should do it," the boy said to himself. "I guess he won't bully you again."
"Well, that should do it," the girl said to herself. "I guess he won't bully you again."
"My name is—"
"Do you want to play soccer with us? It'll be very fun!" a boy said.
"Do you want to play soccer with us? It'll be very fun!" a girl said.
"What position? MF (Midfielder), DF (Defender), GK (Goalkeeper), or FW (Forward)?" a boy asked Yoko.
"What position? MF (Midfielder), DF (Defender), GK (Goalkeeper), or FW (Forward)?" a girl asked Yoko.
"Ok, it's settled! I guess you better play as a forward!" the boy said.
"Ok, it's settled! I guess you better play as a forward!" the girl said.
"Well, you are really one of a kind." the boy said as he smiled.
"Well, you are really one of a kind." the girl said as she smiled.
"When you're down, you should come here!" a boy said to Yoko.
"When you're down, you should come here!" a girl said to Yoko.
"Come back here!" a boy panted.
"Come back here!" a girl panted.
"Wow, you're really good at running. You'll be an amazing midfielder and forward one day, if you like playing soccer, that is." a boy said.
"Wow, you're really good at running. You'll be an amazing midfielder and forward one day, if you like playing soccer, that is." a girl said.
"Goalkeepers uses speed too? I don't know about that." a boy said in disbelief.
"Goalkeepers uses speed too? I don't know about that." a girl said in disbelief.
"I've never been a goalkeeper, so I didn't know all about it. But you know about it, and you know almost anything about soccer, so I guess one day you'll be a very professional soccer player. And if you are, then at the day of your match, I'll be sure to watch and cheer for you at the front row seats!"
"Now, let's buy the chocolate-flavored Sweet Sweet Candy!" the boy said to Yoko as he ran to the sweets shop.
"Now, let's buy the chocolate-flavored Sweet Sweet Candy!" the girl said to Yoko as she ran to the sweets shop.
"Of course it is!" The boy replied Yoko's question as he ran to the sweets shop together with Yoko.
"Of course it is!" The girl replied Yoko's question as she ran to the sweets shop together with Yoko.
"Well, it's your friend at school. But I think that the taste is very yummy! You'll like it, I know that!"
"Akiyama, come here! I want to give you something." The girl called Yoko.
"Akiyama, come here! I want to give you something." The boy called Yoko.
"You're moving from Inazuma Elementary School to Teikoku, right?" The boy asked, just to make sure.
"You're moving from Inazuma Elementary School to Teikoku, right?" The girl asked, just to make sure.
"Hey, don't cry! Oh yes, here, come with me!"The boy said, pulling Yoko's hand.
"Hey, don't cry! Oh yes, here, come with me!"The girl said, pulling Yoko's hand.
"There's still time, come on!"
"We're going to climb up here!" the boy said, pointing to the top of Inazuma Tower.
"We're going to climb up here!" the girl said, pointing to the top of Inazuma Tower.
"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.
"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 girl grinned.
"Don't worry! I'll hold your hand so you won't fall," The boy said, smiling.
"Don't worry! I'll hold your hand so you won't fall," The girl said, smiling.
"Phew! The hard work has finally paid off!" the boy said.
"Phew! The hard work has finally paid off!" the girl said.
"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.
"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 girl explained as she smiled.
"Oh, that? Here, this is what I want to give you." The boy then gave Yoko a very beautiful swan-shaped pendant.
"Oh, that? Here, this is what I want to give you." The girl then gave Yoko a very beautiful swan-shaped pendant.
"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.
"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 girl said to Yoko, hoping that she would come back one day.
"I'm going to miss you... Goodbye," the boy said.
"I'm going to miss you... Goodbye," the girl said.
"...Goodbye..."
-End of Dream-
Yoko woke up and found herself still in the pitch. But she didn't feel painful on her leg and chest anymore, because... "Hitotsuji-kun? Why are you...?" She could see that Hitotsuji gave some ointment on her legs. Yoko smiled at him gently with a smile that made Hitotsuji blush. "Arigatou, Hitotsuji-kun," Yoko thanked Hitotsuji.
"You're welcome," Hitotsuji replied as he blushed harder. Yoko then thought of something.
"Er, Hitotsuji-kun, I just had a dream which made me confused. So... can I ask you something?" Yoko asked Hitotsuji. Maybe he's willing to tell me, Yoko thought.
"Sure," Hitotsuji replied, which made Yoko feel unusual. That's very odd that he wanted to answer my question, Yoko thought. Usually he didn't want to answer... but never mind.
"So then... who's exactly my childhood friend, a girl or a boy?" Yoko asked him. Hitotsuji just remain silent when he heard a boy. I really hate that boy... I really hate him... he thought.
"Hitotsuji-kun?"
Hitotsuji sighed. He decided to tell Yoko the truth, even though actually he really hate the boy. "The boy was your childhood friend," he replied.
Just as I thought, Yoko thought. The boy was my childhood friend. But she was still curious about something. "So... what about the girl?" she asked.
Hitotsuji sighed again, and answered, "The girl and your memories with the girl... was just fake memories."