I was dead serious when I said I shipped HaruAya/KonoAya/KuroAya.
And I finally have the guts to actually write a fic about them.
I know, this is a weird pairing but...let's give it a try.
To all ShinAya and HaruTaka shippers, I hope you don't get mad oAo
Anyway, enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own KagePro or any of its characters.
Her smile was sweet as honey.
His personality was vibrant like a lemon.
Kokonose Haruka sat atop his bed, staring at the wall. With all the thoughts buzzing in his head, he asked to himself, "Would honey go well with lemon?"
He came to school earlier than usual, thoughts from earlier still ringing in his curious mind. Why did he thought of her smile when he thought of honey? Why did he compare himself to a lemon? Why did he even thought of honey and lemon?
He sighed at his own silly thoughts. His questions were getting him nowhere.
"...Wow, you're early."
Haruka spun around and saw his classmate, Enomoto Takane. "Good morning, Takane!"
"Morning," she muttered as she dropped her bag next to her seat. "Wake me up when Sensei is here."
Without another word, she put on her headphones and laid her head on her desk. Man, was she sleepy.
Haruka smiled, "Okay then."
He sat there for a while, doing nothing. He envied Takane for having her mind set on 'sleeping before teacher comes'. At least she had plans, unlike him. Although his body felt tired, his mind was the opposite. He figured sleeping wouldn't be the best option for him. Instead, he searched his bag for his most precious item; his sketchpad.
At first, he was timidly drawing circles, lines, and curves that would later serve as the base for his drawing. Haruka paused. What did he want to draw?
Haruka sighed yet again. He felt so lost in his own little world.
As his mind began to wander off, his hands skillfully continued drawing. And while doing so, he thought for the umpteenth time, 'Would honey go well with lemon?'.
"That looks familiar..." Takane slurred. Haruka jumps a bit in surprise. He didn't know Takane was watching him, he thought she was asleep.
Finally reacting to Takane's comment, Haruka looks at his sketchpad. He was drawing...
"That really reminds me of-" Takane's sentence was cut short when Haruka suddenly closed the sketchpad. His breaths were shaky and his face turned red. Usually, people would think this boy is just flustered or embarrassed, but in Haruka's case, shaky breaths and a red face could be a sign of an upcoming attack. This panicked Takane. "Are you okay?"
"Y-yes." He stammered.
"Do you want to go to the clinic? I can take you there." Takane offered, her voice starting to strain.
"N-no! Takane has to wait for Sensei. I'll go to the clinic and get myself checked." He smiled reassuringly at Takane, hoping she trusted him enough to let him walk alone.
Takane bit her cheek, "Fine...but if you start feeling bad again, just give me a call." Haruka nodded.
He tucked his sketchpad back into his bag, making sure that he doesn't see that drawing again. He made a mental note to get rid of it later when he gets home.
He didn't want anyone else to find out that he unconsciously started drawing Tateyama Ayano.
"Takane-senpai, Haruka-senpai, you came!" Ayano beamed. She was dressed in their usual uniform, only this time, she was wearing an apron.
Haruka felt sick to the stomach. What's with all this fluttery feeling he's getting?
Ayano decided to bake something for her father today, although it was already past his birthday. Ayano wasn't able to buy a present for him, and she didn't have time to bake a cake for him, but she figured that a late birthday present wouldn't be so bad.
"Where's the brat?" Takane asked, referring to Shintaro.
Ayano giggled at that, "He lost our bet and now he had to run errands for me!" Ayano did a peace sign. Takane grinned evilly.
"Make him do embarrassing things." Takane said with a snicker. Ayano and Haruka sweatdropped.
"I-it's not like I'm gonna make him do hard tasks anyway," Ayano cleared her throat, "He'll only help me for today, so he's gonna go buy all the ingredients I need!"
Takane and Haruka peers over Ayano's shoulder. Milk, flour, salt, butter, honey...she seemed to have everything she needed.
Haruka blinked"Aren't those enough for whatever you are making?"
Ayano shook her head, "I need a lemon."
Haruka almost slammed his face into the wall. The thoughts from earlier slowly came back to him. "But why would you need lemon?" Haruka managed to ask.
"I'm making a lemon bread!" Ayano exclaims. Takane lifts a brow.
"With honey?" She asked, staring at the honey as if it was the strangest thing in the kitchen.
Ayano smiled, "Yes. With honey."
Without thinking, Haruka blurted out, "Would honey go well with lemon?".
One stared at her with confusion, the other stared with anticipation.
Ayano laughed, as if the answer was obvious. "Of course! Honey goes well with lemon, silly Haruka-senpai! I thought you were the food lover, you're supposed to know that!"
Haruka, whose face had gone red once more, shrugged.
Today, Haruka learned...honey's gentle sweetness would be an interesting partner to a lemon's zesty flavor.
"So honey does go well with lemon."
And I honestly don't know why I thought of a lemon when I imagine Haruka's smile. Well...Ayano is honey because honey is gentle and sweet, just like Ayano's personality. Haruka is lemon because lemons have that particular zesty flavor, it suits him since he looks like a fun guy.
Anyway, should I continue this story...or should I leave it as a one-shot?