Am I in a Harem?

Chapter 1

Harem Beginning

Note: I know I said that I would take a certain amount of time off, but I did manage to start this story off for your guys. It may or may not come out weekly since I don't really know how my schedule will work right now. As for the story, Umi took the win by a large margin which I'm really happy about since she's my best girl. That aside, I'm gonna try to make this as much of a harem as possible without the typical, annoying things a harem entitles. I hope you all you enjoy what's to come and I'd like to end with this question: How do you feel with Umi eventually picking someone to be with?

My name is Sonoda Umi and I'm a second year in high school. I love my family and I love to do archery. Those things are my life. I don't know what I would be doing if those things didn't get introduced to me in the past. As for my personal life, I'm not too popular. I'm the MVP of the archery club so that offers a few perks. Other than that, I try not to attract a lot of attention. I have two really great friends that I've known ever since I was little: Kousaka Honoka and Minami Kotori. Those two are the best friends anyone could ask for. The only problem is that ever since we entered our second year of high school, things started to change between us. It wasn't anything bad; it was just weird… A very weird change.

Another morning came around and Umi woke up bright and early. She attempted to stretch out her arms, but there was something stopping her. When she looked down, she saw a lump underneath her blanket. She knew she didn't get fat overnight so this was obviously something else. She threw up the blankets and saw someone completely naked, latching onto her body.

"Hyah!"

"Uuhhh, is it morning already?"

"Kotori, what are you doing here?"

"Huh? Well, when I finished walking you home, I got really tired. I didn't really feel like walking all of the way home so I climbed up to your room and spent the night."

"That's not what I'm talking about! Why are you naked and in my bed?!"

"You're really warm and I like to be warm when I sleep."

"That doesn't excuse the fact that you're naked. If you're cold, put some clothes on. Don't use me to keep you warm."

"Aw, Umi-chan, there's no need to get so shy." At that moment, Kotori started to crawl towards Umi, still without her clothes on. Meanwhile, Umi's face was turning bright red. She couldn't believe this girl would to such extremes. Right as their lips were about to touch, Umi stuck her hand in her face and pushed her off the bed.

"Put your clothes on and get ready for school." Umi threw her clothes and stormed out of the room to get ready. As that happened, Kotori simply gloomed on the ground. She was so sure that her plan would work. Unfortunately, Umi is a very spot-on person. A half-assed method like this wouldn't be good enough to throw her off-guard. Kotori got on her feet and started to get dressed. While she did that, her mind was hard at work, thinking of ways to finally knock Umi off of her feet.

Once the two of them were ready, they headed out the door and made their way to school. Right as they started their walk, Honoka was outside of Umi's house, waiting to walk with them. They greeted each other with a friendly "good morning" and started their walk. As always, Honoka started up a conversation that immediately threw up some red flags for Kotori.

"So Umi-chan, did you sleep well?"

"Of course I did. Honoka, you know that once I fall asleep, I'm like a rock."

"Haha, that's true. I don't know why I keep asking that question."

"Well, you are a little loopy in the morning," she said as she patted Honoka's head. This didn't sit well with Kotori. She was the one who saw her first in the morning and yet, Umi's acting as if she's not even there.

"Hey, I had an awesome dream last night."

"Oh really, what happened?"

"It's kind of embarrassing, actually, but I guess I'll tell you anyway." Out of nowhere, Honoka hugged Umi's right arm and started her little story.

"You and I were living in a log cabin out in the country and it was the sweetest thing ever. For once, you slept in and I made you breakfast. When you did wake up, you smiled and gave me a huge kiss on the…"

"Umi-chan!" Kotori couldn't stay quiet any longer. She threw her arms around Umi's left arm and made sure Umi looked in her direction. "I had a similar dream, but mine was even cuter than that."

"Hey, Kotori-chan, I wasn't finished with my story."

"Sorry, but you took too long." The two girls started to have a little argument with Umi right in the middle.

"Um, you guys are killing me right now." They didn't listen to her. As they continued to argue at each other, their grip on Umi continued to tighten until she felt like she was losing circulation in her arms. She didn't want this to go on so threw her arms in all sorts of directions until she managed to break free of their grip. "You guys need to stop. The day just started and we haven't even reached campus yet. What is up with you two today?" Without waiting for a response, Umi turned around and headed to school by herself. Meanwhile, Honoka and Kotori watched her in sadness, but immediately turned their heads and gave each other dirty looks.

When they arrived at school, they did their necessary preparations before class started. They grabbed their shoes, said hi to their other friends, and made their way to their classroom. As they walked, Honoka and Kotori were out for each other and Umi noticed this. They were bickering back and forth while Umi tried to flush them out. Unfortunately, that didn't work. It got to the point where she had to step in once again. Right as they got to the top of the stairs, Umi turned around and asserted herself at them.

"Okay, I don't know what's wrong with you two, but you need to calm down. Whatever the problem, please fix it. I don't like having to take care of you all of the time." They dropped their heads, but on the inside, they wanted her to take care of them. "Now, get over it and let's get to class." Right as she turned around, she bumped into a girl and knocked her to the ground.

"Ah, my glasses."

"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry." Umi knelt down and grabbed her glasses and put them right in front of the girl. "Here you go. I'm terribly sorry about that."

"It's okay." When she put her glasses back on, she saw Umi right in front of her and her heart immediately skipped a beat. To this girl, she was the most beautiful thing in the entire world. It was almost an angel was right in front of her.

"Are you sure? I feel bad about this. I'm usually not this clumsy. It's just that my friends are being a handful today."

"N-No, it's fine. It's my fault for not paying attention to what's in front of me." Umi smiled and stuck out her hand. The girl nervously grabbed it and felt her warmth. She was so surprised that someone could be this warm. "T-Thank you…"

"Umi. Sonoda Umi. What's your name?"

"K-Koizumi Hanayo."

"Koizumi-san, it's nice to meet you." She let go of her hand and headed down the hall. "I hope to see you again." she waved goodbye as she made her way into her classroom. Honoka and Kotori followed not too far behind her, completely jealous of what they just witnessed.

On the other hand, Hanayo was lost in everything. She didn't know where she was, what she was doing, or anything like that. All she knew was that that girl was so nice and so beautiful. All of this time, people never really paid any attention to her and yet, this girl made her feel like they were alone together, as happy as could be. And she was happy. There was only one other person who made her feel this way, but they weren't too good at it.

"Kayo-chin!" She turned around and saw her other friend running towards her. "Kayo-chin, where'd you go? I thought you left me."

"I'm sorry Rin-chan. I was just… Wait, what was I doing?"

End of Chapter 1