Disclaimer: not mine, just for fun.
A/N: Another Haru fic that was supposed to be a one-shot that grow way beyond of what I expected, so now this is NOT a one-shot, there are probably lots of misspellings and grammar mistakes, if someone want to be my beta I would appreciate it.
Bullies and Sempai
My first day in Seshun-Gakuen was like every first day of class, introduce myself, get to learn the teacher and student names, been teased because my glasses or how I always write the data I collect in my notebook.
That was until one of my upperclassmen took my notebook away and I tried to take it back, he pushed me and tear it in half.
I was so mad that I tried to push him too but he punched me, breaking my glasses and walking away between laughs.
I felt my eyes tearing up in frustration, why it is always me!?
I feel a hand in my shoulder and a girl, one of my upperclassmen, smile at me.
I feel my cheeks heat up, isn't enough embarrassment to be picked on but now a pretty girl saw me crying!
"are you alright?" She ask me with concern, I can't see her expression that well but I think she is frowning, at least it sounds like it, "do you have another pair of glasses? or maybe you need to call home?" She ask again.
I blush more and point to my bag, don't trusting my voice to not break down how it has been doing lately every time I feel embarrassed or nervous.
I see her nod (at least it seem so) and bring my bag to me, why isn't she taking them herself?
Then it struck me, she doesn't want to violate my privacy searching my things without my consent.
My blush become deeper while I pick the case with my spare glasses (one down, eight more to go).
When I put them on, the girl place both halves of my notebook in my lap with a soft smile.
"don't mind those idiots, they are not worth it," she tell me, ruffling my hair friendly.
I nod at her words and push my glasses, "chances they bully younger kids because they feel lacking and overcompensate that way, 83%"
She look at me weirdly making me blush, then she snicker and nod, "you are right there kid, you are really smart to figure that out that easily, what is your name if you don't mind me asking?"
"ah, name...Inui Sada'Haru" my voice break down in a high pitch at the end making me blush even more.
She giggle and ruffle my hair, "well Haru-chan, from now on I am your sempai, so you are going to stay with me this break and if you ever need something just ask, right?"
I look at her in surprise and nod shyly, she smile brighter and stand up, offering me her hand to help me.
I take it and pick my bag, shoving my notebook there.
"now we need to treat your face, after that we can drink something, how does that sound?"
"good?" I ask, trying to make a good impression for once.
She giggle and ruffle my hair again, walking almost silently while I follow her like a lost puppy.
Why is sempai this nice with me? what is different about her?
Tennis practice is coming along nicely but I don't plan to try as regular just yet.
It's better if I try in my second year, partially because I need more data, but mostly because I wouldn't spend the same time I do with my sempai otherwise.
She is in third grade already and she can't spend that much time with me.
I am already burdening her;
With how she kept healing me up every time I 'fall' in the hall, I don't want to worry her more than I already do.
Helping me with Chemistry and Biology essays, she has a knack for those classes which is no wonder with the natural Juices she always prepare, they are done with unusual combinations and most of them are truly delicious.
I spend most of my free time with her, especially my luch break.
Sempai always greet me with her soft smile, the same smile that always bright up my day.
Everything point out that I am crushing on sempai, what should I do?
All previous times I have crushed on someone I was heartbroken without even having a chance to confess, even if most of my crushes were on girls I didn't know at all, and a misleading attraction in my late best-friend, not that someone could blame me, he did look like a pretty cute girl.
Should I research more about sempai?
If I am truly crushing on her I don't want to kept this to myself, but at the same time I don't want to make a fool of myself trying to confess, I do that enough as it is.
I need to research about how to confess too.
The more data I gain about Sempai the more my heart speed up when I see her, is official, I do not crush on her but I do like her, every little thing about her.
I need to tell her, the school year is almost over and if I don't confess soon it'll be really difficult to get a chance when she enter High School.
If she accept we would spend the break together and if she doesn't...
well, if she doesn't I can see her around and maybe make her change her mind, the break is the perfect time to try to convince her otherwise.
When I meet her in the lunch break she asked me if I would spend the afternoon with her, she even asked me where I wanted to go.
Does that mean she like me too?
Somehow that doesn't add up.
When I reach the Karaoke (the same one she like to attend when she has free time) I see her, she look troubled, playing with her drink.
I tilt my head, is that her 'Calming Juice'?
The same one she offer me when I am feeling down, stressed or depressed?
I sniff in curiosity, the smell of jasmine, sweet pear, honey and basil confirm my suspicion.
what is wrong? why is she drinking that?
One part of me want to drink that Juice with her and cuddle at her side like always, after all I love that drink and how she ruffle my hair every time I look her way, is childish, I know, but I can't help it.
But another part of me want to run away, something bad is about to happen, the way she is behaving, the way she worry her lip, all point out to that conclusion.
I shallow dryly and walk to her side, she look my way and smile, her smile look forced, pained even.
I hug her, trying to cheer her up, I feel myself relax when I hear her snickers and then she ruffling my hair.
Mission: Cheer up sempai, 100% success.
"Haru-chan, you are just too sweet!" She exclaim, ruffling my hair again and kissing my forehead.
wait, what?
I feel my face heat up and my heart speed up.
"ah..." I look at her face, she look obvious to my internal tumult.
"I know this outing was sudden but I wanted to tell you directly, after all you are my cutest, closest and favorite Kohai," She tell me with her sweet voice, placing her glass of juice in my hands.
Cutest, closest and favorite?
My face heat up even more.
I love when she comment about me and my good qualities, even if I do not share her views every time.
The way her voice warm up and make my stomach feel fuzzy...
I would never grew tired of that feeling.
I nod and take a gulp of the juice, I feel how my nerves go away.
This doesn't bod well but if she is trying to calm me then I won't make her worry even more.
"Haru-chan," She call me again, and when I look at her face I notice how her smile become sad, "I'm going to move to America in two days, I know this is sudden but my father tell me only yesterday night, I feel really bad leaving this suddenly but I can't do anything about it."
My brain froze at her words.
is she leaving? moving to America?
My throat clog up and my eyes become blurred.
How I am supposed to confess if she is leaving in two days?
I need to gain more data!
To figure out the best way to confess!
To lower my chances of failure!
I feel sempai taking my glasses off and cleaning carefully my face, I glomp her and mumble against her chest, " 'm love you, don't go"
One part of my brain awknowledge that I am acting like a little kid, way more childish than how I am supposed to behave, not that I act much better around her normally.
I am mature for a 13 year old but I behave almost like a 6 year old around her most of the time.
My words are too muddled to understand too but I don't care right now.
She hug me and hum, trying to calm me but I don't want to calm down, not now, not ever.
Sempai can't go away! I didn't predict this!
Chances of something like this happening were less than 2%!
Her humming finally manage to calm me down, I look upward, my vision is still blurred, which is illogical, I don't have any more tears.
She smile faintly, ruffle my hair, clean my eyes and then place my glasses in my nose.
My face heat up again.
How come I forgot I didn't have my glasses on?
"Don't worry Haru-chan, I won't forget you, I like you too much to forget about you," My heart speed up at those words, I know she doesn't mean them the way I want because her tone of voice but that doesn't make me any less happy to hear it.
I grin and nod, "I won't forget sempai either! Changes of that happening are 0%!"
She smile even more brighter and ruffle my hair, "you are just too sweet and way too cute Haru-chan"
I blush and hid my face against her side, she snicker and ruffle my hair.
"did I ever tell you how pretty I find your eyes?" she ask me softly.
Sempai think my eyes are pretty?
My face burn, my heart speed up, my stomach become fuzzy and my grin divide my face in half.
I shake my head, my face still pressed against her side, and she ruffle my hair.
After that sempai convinced me to sung for a bit, I enjoyed my time and before I realized the day was over.
I don't want this day to end, I want to be like this with sempai forever.
Once we part ways I realize I never confessed properly and I won't be able to.
My heart clench up with that notion.
I wonder if she could have returned my feelings if I confessed.
Chances of that happening were around 30%.
I'll meet her someday in the future?
Unlikely. Chances of that happening are around 23%.
I can only hope I'll meet Sempai again someday...
