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Haruka pov :
All the way back to the dorm , I could think about nothing but my boyfriend who seemed to be ignoring me ever since our new year's greeting recording.
Well ., I admit it was stupid of me to tease him about his strength ( his soft and feeble hands ) but I really couldn't resist it.
I know I was adding fuel to fire when I won him over in wrestling , but come on .. Anyone sane enough would be able to foresee it.
Hell , even Takuma himself won against Zero . But he didn't make a big deal out of it and I know why.. Because he felt like I - of all people - should not make fun of him.
He does have a point but .. we were all enjoying it and I couldn't keep a straight face when the others , especially Kaname started bursting into laughter ..
That must have felt like slap no. 2 for Zero . (His oh so called best friend laughing at his loss . )
The moment I won , he retreated back to sit next to Kaname and started inspecting his hand .. I swear I felt bad just watching him hurt..
Takuma and Senri were next but I followed after Zero and stood next to him , bending to check his red wrist .
Ouch .. that must have hurt .. He had literally lost every single time and I started worrying about his hands ..
What if they ended up swelling ?
" Earth to Haruka ~"
I was forced out of my thoughts when Takuma hollered and waved his hands at , urging me to get out of the van .
Turned out , we have arrived about a couple of minutes ago but I stayed rooted to my place .
I scanned the van thoroughly , just to find it devoid of the others .
Zero would surely lock himself up in his and Kaname's room .
I rushed my way out of the van and had to hiss at Takuma suppressing his laughter as he followed after. He must have read my were best friends after all.
" Oh shut up , Takuma ! "
He seemed to find my frustration even more amusing , because the next moment , all I could hear was him laughing like a madman.
Once inside , my doubts were confirmed.
I knocked the door , only to have Kaname respond like he knew it was me.
" He doesn't wanna talk , Haruka. "
That was when I started to panic..
Because .. well .
I did get into similar situations before but Zero always allowed me in . Then we would talk and sort things out..
Yes , Kaname would peek at us every once in awhile ( Which was annoying , if I'm gonna be honest . He was ridiculously overprotective ) but the point is , we would reconcile , eventually.
Now , however , Zero refuses to even acknowledge me through the door.
He could have said it himself but he let Kaname do it ! Was it really that much of a big deal ?
My whole being got set ablaze by that.
I was torn between yelling how childish he was and pleading him to open up.
But my stubborn instincts kicked in.
" Fine ! I don't wanna talk either ! "
With a final slam at the door , I spun on my heels and stormed my way to my shared room with Takuma.
It wasn't fine .. I did want to talk ..
I also wanted to see him all sulking , pouting cutely , so I had an excuse to pamper him.
I would take him in my arms and then we would share some " I'm sorry. I didn't mean it but you are so fun to tease. " kind of hugs .
But No .He had to be stubborn.
If he was childish , I was stubborn and childish..
I slammed the door of my room , earning myself a gasp from Takuma who was in the midst of changing. He was about to voice his disapproval but stopped once he noticed my expression.
" Oh . You didn't fix things with Zero ? "
He asked , concerned , as he flopped on his bed.
" No . " I replied in annoyance and had to groan afterwards.
Takuma's lips jutted out and I could tell he was utterly surprised..
I can't blame him though ..
I was just as dumbfounded as him .
I naturally didn't like Zero staying with Kaname alone ..But now , they are not just alone. Zero is sad which means he needs someone to comfort him. I don't want that someone to be Kaname ! It had to be me !
Just then , I sighed deeply and ran my hands through my hair but had to do a double take when I noticed Takuma staring at me with an unreadable expression.
" What ? " I deadpanned.
" you know , Haruka . I just realized something .. "
He paused to smile and I had a feeling we would start a pillow fight soon.
" Even though you rarely act like the youngest , you really are one . It takes rare moments like this to realize such thing . Right now , you look like a child sulking at his mom because she said she wouldn't talk to him. "
Yup .
We are so having a pillow fight .
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Night time
I got up in the middle of the night , feeling the need for a glass of water but when I got out of my shared room with Takuma , I heard voices chuckling and what seemed like the TV playing in the background .
I sneaked my way to the living room and instantly felt sick .
Zero and Kaname were all curled up on the sofa , watching the tv whilst eating popcorn and chuckling together .They were almost sitting on each other .. Damn .
With that completely ruining my mood , I made my way back to the room without drinking .
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Next day : Kaze room :
" Zero . We are all going to eat dinner outside , get ready . " Said Kaname as he rummaged through the drawers , getting ready .
" Eh .. But .. " the younger trailed off , fumbling with his fingers as he sat on the bed .
Kaname's actions came to a halt as he heard the silverette's hesitant response .
" Zero ? " letting go of the drawer , Kaname turned around to face his best friend , instantly reading his mood .
" Is Haruka going ? " Asked Zero , pretending to be casual about it .
" Oh .. Hmm.. I don't know .. Takuma must have told him we are going ..so .. " stated Kaname , not entirely sure .
The silverette nodded but said no more , making Kaname frown .
" Zero ? Just go and talk to him .. "
The younger widened his eyes at such suggestion .. He had never been the one to talk first whenever they had a fight .
But Zero couldn't say no to Kaname , especially when he knew the elder was right .
And so , what ensued was Zero knocking the door of Takuma and Haruka's shared room .
It was Takuma that swayed the door open , in the middle of changing .
" Oh . hey , Z . " Beamed the cheerful blonde , emitting invisible rainbows and floral sparkles .
Zero sent the younger a smile before stepping inside but what he saw made him frown .
Haruka had , in fact , changed -meaning he was going out- . He was looking at the mirror , perfecting his look , totally ignoring him .
" Aren't you staying ? I'm staying .. " Asked Zero , only to have his lover reply in a cold tone after a couple of seconds .
" Just ask your so called best friend to stay with you . "
Takuma raised his eyebrows , already predicting a heated argument so he sped up his process , took his wallet and cellphone before making his way out of the room .
Zero had to ignore the lump in his throat at that .
Mind you , It originally annoyed Zero to the core when Haruka talked to him in a bad way , full of sarcasm .
It annoyed him even more having someone else present , witnessing it .
The door clicked shut , announcing the room devoid of Takuma and Zero found himself chewing on his jaw .
He crossed his arms and shifted his weight on one leg before asking " What's your problem ? As far as I'm concerned , it should be me being mad and ignoring you , not the other way round . "
" Yea , it was like that until I saw something yesterday . " The younger finally turned around , facing the elder , almost spitting these words .
" What ? " Asked Zero , his annoyance still intact .
" You . Kaname . Living room . " explained Haruka, partly relieved that he finally said it and partly wanting to smack himself for revealing it .
He didn't want to look silly or make a mountain out of a molehill . But he seriously didn't like what he saw the night before .
".. oh .. you saw ? " Zero asked after moments of silence and him processing it .
" Well , you weren't exactly discreet about it ! " Mocked the younger as he spared the mirror another look .
" so what ? " Zero questioned in a challenging tone , still not getting how that correlated .
" for real ? How could you be so dense ? ! " Exclaimed Haruka as he once again locked gazes with the elder .
Zero was lost between raising his eyebrows , feeling confused , and cursing the younger for calling him dense .
Still , he asked quietly , trying to tag along " Why am I dense ? "
" One can easily mistake you guys for being a couple ! " Haruka felt so bad he had to admit it ..
Silence reigned the atmosphere before the silverette spoke up .
" But .. I have always been so close to Kana- . " He said , defending himself , traces of anger washing away as he caught on what had the younger truly bothered .
" I know and I never liked it . . " Interrupted Haruka .
" But you never voiced it ! " Fought back Zero , not wanting to be accused of angering his lover when he didn't even know that spending time with Kaname could make Haruka jealous . It was absurd !
A seemingly invisible force sprang to life at the tense atmosphere .
" Now I'm " Said Haruka in the speed of light , leaving no room for other words .
He was about to walk past Zero and out of the room but the elder stopped him .
" Wait .. " He said hastily , gripping Haruka's arms .
The younger let a puff of air , waiting for the silverette to say or do whatever he wanted .
" You see .. I think I'm willing to be the one initiating it , for a change . " Said Zero , blushing despite his brave move .
He had Haruka cornered against the door .
His hands rose to the younger's firm chest , slowly sliding the fabric off .
Haruka briefly furrowed his eyebrows and squinted his eyes at Zero's sudden boldness but then he smirked . Things were going in his favor any ways .
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