<div class="floatleft">(http://oi67.tinypic.com/30rp8i0.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Shizuma Nori (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257738.msg12729551#msg12729551)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Flashback - a few days before school starts, a little after 7am<br/><strong>With:</strong>Taro + Open<br/><hr/><br/>Shizuma looked at Taro askew as he opened his mouth as if he was going to speak, then wondered why he thought better of doing so. She giggled merrily as he worked to undo the mess she'd made of his hair but said nothing to alert him to the futility of his efforts. When he did speak, his words were wonderful and kind. This moment with hi m was one of the best in her life and she worked to burn it into her memory forever.<br/><br/>"Why thank you, Taro. If I'm what Time brought to you as memento from the past, then maybe it wasn't that bad," Shizuma offered him. She frowned a little as she stumbled for the right words to share her feeling of happiness and joy at meeting him again, but knew she was failing at it. She sighed and then added, "I'll be a good friend to you from now on." Her tone had a mix of determination and devotion in it that rang out clearly.<br/><br/>Shizuma smiled back, enjoying the sight of he smile that was growing on Taro's lips. She nodded and laughed a little at his suggestion about moving back home after graduation. "I always envied those girls, and never thought I could be one of them. You're right though, now I'd fit right in. But I could never be so grave on my own," she said ruefully. As her gaze went to Taro there was something glimmering hopefully in the depths of her eyes