Chapter 1:
Haru walked down the road humming as he listened to music through his ear buds. Bumping into someone was not his plan especially bumping into the school's idol Tachibana Makoto.
"Sorry." Haru said before helping Makoto up who laughed lightly, "It's ok."
"Are you ok?" Makoto asked.
"Yes, I have to go to school. See you." Haru said bluntly before heading off once again.
Makoto jogged up to him though, "Don't be so cold, what's your name?"
"Nanase Haruka." Haru said before speeding up a little.
Makoto still kept up with him which Haru a little bit irritated, "My name is-" "Tachibana Makoto, I know."
"Oh, yeah." Makoto said with an awkward laugh.
They reached the gate of the school and heads turned to see the two, to them it probably looked like Haru was making Makoto jog beside him. Haru internally scoffed at the thought, Makoto was just a pest that buzzed around him.
Makoto was panting when Haru stopped walking, "I…should exercise…more…huh?"
Haru looked away as he took out his ear buds which where blasting with music. Makoto listened to it with interest, it was really old by now but Makoto knew it.
"I love that song! It's my favorite!" Makoto exclaimed with a flowery smile.
The students around him gasped, his favorite music? What was it? They had to know. The two males were suddenly surrounded by a huge crowd making Haru twitch in annoyance.
"Ah, wait, sorry!" Makoto said as he bumped into people trying to get to Haru who smoothly avoided the students' attempt to listen on Makoto's favorite music.
Haru came out of the crowd of students looking the same as ever and started to walk away from the crowd who didn't notice that he was gone just yet.
"Wait for me Nanase-san!" Makoto cried out as he popped out of the crowd and ran after the figure who was going up the stairs in the building.
Haru looked straight ahead, why wouldn't Makoto just leave him alone? He's been a pain ever since they met. Makoto clasped his hand on Haru's shoulder once he was in reach stopping Haru's progress to class.
"I…really need… to…work out." Makoto panted with a small smile.
Haru said nothing and Makoto looked up to see that once again, the ear buds were back on and Makoto could hear the blasting of music. Haru was ignoring him.
"Nanase-kun!" Makoto whined at the boy who couldn't hear him.
Makoto sighed when he got no response and let go of Haru's shoulder who continued to walk away like he was never stopped in the first place.
Makoto followed a few steps behind him wondering which class Haru was in, something about him made Makoto want to be more than friends with the boy which made Makoto nervous and excited at the same time.
To his surprise Haru was in the same class as him, and to his astonishment, Haru sat right next to him too. He never noticed this before; then again, students crowded him a lot so he probably never saw Haru before.
"I didn't know we sat right next to each other Nanase-san." Makoto said as he sat in his seat.
"Don't call me Nanase-san, that's my father's name, Haru is fine." Haru mumbled loud enough for Makoto to hear him.
Makoto smiled happily before nodding, "Ok Haru! Call me Makoto ok?"
Haru looked away and stared out the window but mumbled an, "Ok. Makoto."
Makoto blushed a bit at his first name; Haru was the first to call him by his first name other than his family of course. It felt…nice. For the first time, Makoto fell in love, and his first love was the boy sitting beside him named Nanase Haruka.