They met while serving on the same committee for the sophomore-class field trip, and for four years, Hitoshi and Satsuki were very much in love. As a result of their differing schedules, the only time they spent together during that early time was the ride on the bullet train. On the platform, almost as an afterthought, Satsuki had given Hitoshi a small bell that had fallen from her cat as a present. Although little more than a trinket, he had treasured it and this touched Satsuki. He kept it in a small case which he carried everywhere, and whenever he took out the case the bell would jingle. In time, it became a powerful symbol of their relationship and to Satsuki it seemed that sometimes she could even hear it when he wasn't.....
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