Note : I have no idea why I wrote this… I must be really bored? Screw school! Are you guys confused? Please tell me what you don't understand and I'll try to explain cause I got quite confused while writing this as well but I guess I got it figured out now? The setting of the start is where she first met Tokiya! By the lake at the academy! Does anyone here remember? Yes, no, don't know? Anyway, please sit back, relax and enjoy the story. (It's raw. Didn't check cause it's kinda late now…)
Haruka Nanami put her arm over her eyes as she lied on her bed with her back facing it. She sighed softly before standing up. She walked to where her jacket was and put it on, not wanting to shiver while taking a walk. She looked around the room while standing in front of her door.
She was alone, how alien the feeling was.
Frowning, she closed her eyes and left.
She walked to the backyard of the dorm and looked at the area she found when she first came, just a few days ago. Everything was similar to the place she found at the academy, except that there was a bench placed in front of the lake. She sat on the wooden bench and looked at the lake shining from the moonlight.
She placed her elbows on her knees and used her hands as pillows for her head to rest on. She smiled while looking at the lake which turned a bit to an azure blue with the full moon's light.
Her smile faltered a little as her mind immediately thought of someone who had the same azure in his eyes.
When he helped her at Saotome Academy, she felt a sense of familiarity inside her and she didn't know why. She couldn't figure it out and didn't bother asking him. She didn't want to be assumed as someone who was trying to get close to someone in S – Class for her own benefit. So, she brushed it off and ignored that tingling feeling that was making her feel as if they were old friends.
They had passed each other for a few more times in the academy and had a few brief exchanges of smiles but no words said.
Then when she caught him trying to get rid of his fear of heights by hanging onto the tree branch, he yelled at her, warning her not to tell anyone of what she saw. She was shocked that he yelled at her but she recovered quickly. She knew she had seen them before, those angry azure eyes. She wore a confused look as she recalled what she saw. When he flashed those angry eyes at her, an image of a child with blonde hair styled the same way Syo styled his, appeared and somehow overlapped with Syo, as if it was the same person, just the younger version.
That night, she had a dream. A dream about her past. Her grandmother had told her that there was a family staying at the countryside for a few days and wanted to greet them. She encouraged her to go as well, to make friends, seeing as their son was five years old too. That was how she had first met the boy with blond hair and mesmerizing azure eyes.
She sighed and decided to lie on the bench. She could see the beautiful sky and some stars twinkling. She had heard people say that when you look up at the night sky in the city, you wouldn't be able to see as much stars as you would in the countryside due to the pollution. It was true, she noted.
Her grandmother had invited them to their house to play a few pieces as they looked interested after knowing that she was a great pianist. While they thought that their son would be unentertained, they asked him to take a walk around the area with her. He had agreed, as well as her, knowing that he would be utterly bored if he stayed in the house.
"What's your name?" She asked while smiling, her hands entwined behind her back as they walked around the fields.
With both his hands on the back of his head, he answered, "Kurusu Syo. What about you?"
"Nanami Haruka." She held out her hand for a handshake and said, "Nice to meet you!"
He chuckled at her unusual formalness and wore a mischievous smile. He took her hand, turned it and kissed the back part of her hand. "Nice to meet you too."
She blushed and he said, "My mom taught me that. She told me to do it to someone beautiful."
She muttered, "Thanks."
When they reached the strawberry field, she walked towards one plant and held the strawberry with one hand. She asked him, "Kurusu-kun, do you want to have one?"
"Sure. You like strawberries?" He said as he walked towards her. "And just call me Syo."
"Then… Syo-kun. Mm! I like strawberries," she answered.
"No, no. Just Syo. Syo."
"Syo-kun."
"Syo."
"Syo-kun."
"Syo. I feel weird when people use the honorifics."
"Then, Syo-kun," she said as she plucked two strawberries and held one out for him. "You'll have to get used to it."
"Fine," he said as he accepted the strawberry.
When they came back, they only saw her grandmother present but not his parents. Her grandmother told them that his parents were going to be out for a while and suggested to Haruka to teach him something on the piano. She retreated from the area to prepare some snacks in the kitchen. After Syo had agreed to learn a song, they sat side-by-side on the chair and she started teaching him the notes for 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'.
"It sounds weird," he said, looking at his fingers on the piano.
"That's because you're playing it wrongly," she said while giggling.
He blushed a little and said, "It's not funny!"
"Okay, it isn't, it isn't." She placed his fingers on the correct notes and said, "We'll play it together, alright?"
When his parent's came back, he had just mastered the song and he played it in front of his parents proudly. They clapped their hands and hugged him, feeling proud. After his parents exchanged a few words with her grandmother, they were getting ready to leave. Syo waved goodbye to her but his mother crouched down so that she was on the same eye-level as him and placed her hands on his shoulder.
She said, "Syo, do you think Haruka's beautiful?"
Syo nodded and his mother continued, "So how should you say goodbye to someone who's beautiful?"
Syo blinked and hit his right hand's fist into the palm of his left hand as if he just realized something. He ran towards Haruka and hugged her tightly. He then ran back towards his parents and shouted, "Bye, Haruka! See you tomorrow!"
Without waiting for a reply, he left with his parents.
She opened her eyes and found herself staring at the navy blue sky. She sat up and leaned against the bench. Did she fall asleep? Thinking it was probably late, she walked back to her room and lied on her bed. She recalled the last conversation she had with him that time before succumbing to a dreamless sleep.
"Are you really leaving?" She asked as she looked at him with watery eyes.
"Yeah," he said, keeping his gaze on the pond in front of them. He asked, "Haruka, do you think we'll see each other again?"
"I don't know." She hugged her knees which were brought up to her chest.
"I think we will." He looked at her with a reassuring toothy smile.
"Really?" She asked as she looked up at him. Seeing that reassuring smile on his face did make her feel better.
"Mm!" He nodded his head and continued, "My mom always says, 'If you're fated, destiny will bring you both together again'. We're fated to be friends so I'm sure destiny will let me see you again."
They both smiled.
Note : Please tell me if you're confused. I'm basically gonna repeat myself from the author's note up there if I elaborate on that. So, yea. Tell me. And! Tell me if there should be a next chapter?
