Harumi Taniguchi's POV because I think she's amazing!
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'I want to make her happy.'
Harumi excitedly jogged back to the school where she left her best friend into. Clutching the paper bag filled with donuts she knew the blonde favored more than the other brands, imagining her smile serves as the brunette's catalyst for her increasing stride. She wants to see that smile as soon as possible.
For the past few days, she noticed the blank and cloudy stares of the blonde as she stared at the window from her seat. She invited Yuzu so many times to check and storm the big sale of clothes from their usual place after class, but she was rejected nonetheless, her words filled with pain and distress as she said "I'm sorry, Harumin. I'm really not in the mood for today." She asked and asked and asked the person in concern so many times for the reason of her condition, but the answer was the same as always. "It's nothing."
Harumi clutched the paper bag harder. She was 99.9% sure that the main perpetrator for the blonde's current state was the Student Council President.
'If she can't make Yuzu happy, then I will.'
Harumi spotted the gates of her desired destination. Smile slowly crawling to her face while imagining the surprised reaction of her best friend upon seeing her gift. Reaching the entrance to their school and loudly ascended the stairs, for some unknown reason, she spotted the blonde, looking restless, at the same floor, when she clearly remembered she left her at their classroom.
Harumi raised one brow, despite confusions spiraling all over her head, she tried calling the name of her focus.
"Yuzu-"
Suddenly interrupted by a rapid opening of a door, along with the words, "Sorry, I'm late. The meeting lasted longer than the usual", Mei reached for the face of the blonde and caressed it gently.
Harumi's body stiffened along with her widened eyes until they trembled and hurt as she witnessed the sudden glowing smile of her best friend upon seeing Mei. Yuzu never smiled like that when she was with her. Yuzu was never as happy as she is right now when she was with her.
Only Mei can make her happy like that.
Harumi closed her eyes as she exhaled, she slowly backed off and descend the closest stairs while holding the paper bag of donuts weakly. At the last set of stairs, she rested her body at the nearest wall and allowed her free hand cover her wet wavering eyes.
"I guess I can never be number one, after all." She whispered.
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