Chapter Two: Haru's family and Second Day of School

After talking to Akemi-san, Haru had walked into his house. As soon as he walked in, his father met him at the door, "Where were you?"

"School, remember?" Haru answered. His father stared him down, then his face turned normal, "Oh." He walked into the living room. Haru slightly chuckled at his father's ridiculousness. Haru set his book bag down on the ground and walked into the living room.

"Did Mom give you a call yet?" Haru asked his father. His dad looked up, "Yeah, she said that she is currently in Manhattan."

Haru hadn't forgotten that his mother was on a business trip in New York. Both his parents had jobs in real estate. His Mom wasn't to come home in 5 days. His dad had recently come home from a business trip in Chicago, Illinois. When his dad came back from Chicago, his mom left for New York. Haru's parents were always working 24 hours a day. It had been so long since his dad or his mother ever even smiled at him or praised him. The only time Haru recalls his parents ever being proud of him was when he graduated pre school. Since then, they have always been working. And that doesn't bother him. Its just that they are not the people he feels closest too. The only people who he feels close to is Yamashito, and more recently, Mitsuki and Akemi.

"So, do you have any homework?" Haru's dad asked (whose name is Inoue Tsukamoto).

"Yeah. But it isn't due for 3 days."

"Do it. I don't want to raise a son that puts his work off. I never put my work off at your age, I will not have a son that does, so get to it." his father said.

"To be frank, you aren't raising me at all."

Inoue looked at his son (Haru), "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"You and Mom never even smiled at me since I was 4." Haru said.

"Hey! Don't get mad at me, get mad at my boss for giving me work that if I don't work on, we'd be living on the streets."

"That way you'd actually spend time with me, huh?" Haru retorted.

Inoue got angry, "You are my son, I am your father. Now leave my sight and do your damn homework, got it?"

Haru picked up his book bag and backpack and walked into his room without saying a word.

Haru never argued with his father in a long time. He didn't like doing it to. He never felt a sense of amusement whenever he had a comeback, he hated arguing with his father because his father always stopped it after the first few comebacks that they threw at each other.

Haru never hated his dad. He just didn't love him the way he used to. Haru didn't even consider doing his homework, he just closed his eyes on his bed, and fell asleep.

It was 7:00 AM, Haru lived close to his school so his dad never had to drive him to school. Haru just got up, got his backpack and book bag and walked outside the door, not even saying goodbye to his father.

Walking to school, Haru was more on a faster pace than he as yesterday, he normally does that when he is angry. But his thoughts were interrupted when Yamashito walked next to him, "Hows it going, Tsukamoto?"

"Fine," Haru replied.

Later, inn the locker hallway. Yamashito was hanging with Haru by his locker. "So, how did your talk with Akemi go?"

"Fine, we were just-"

Haru's sentence was interrupted by a familiar voice, "Hey!"

Akemi ran toward Yamashito and stopped, "I heard my name."

Yamashito quickly answered, "It's no big deal, me and Haru were just talking."

"I heard my name, answer the damn question!"

"No! We weren't talking about a D-cup-" Yamashito meant to say, "We weren't talking about a thing." But part of his thoughts (Akemi's breasts) entered his sentence.

Akemi's face fell.

"Pervert!" She kicked Yamashito right in the gut, he went flying across the hallway.

Akemi put her hands on her mouth, "Oh my God! You think I was a little rough?"

"Nah, he gets banged up all the time." Haru lied, to him, Yamashito was big cowardly pussy. He never stood his ground, whenever someone was angrily walking toward him, he would run away.

"It's good to see you again," Akemi said to Haru.

"Yeah, see ya," he said as she was walking to her locker. After that, Mitsuki walked up to Haru, "Hey there."

"Hey Takahashi, how is it?" Haru replied shyly.

"Good, I just decided to say hi," Mitsuki replied.

"I'm just about ready to get to my last class," He said.

Mitsuki was looking at him, waiting for him to say something, she smiled and giggled.

"What about you?" Haru asked her.

She stopped smiling and said, "Wha- Whazzat?" She seemed to be in a trance when she smiled at him, and apparently Haru woke her up.

"Oh no! I have a class right now! I have to go, see ya Tsukamato!" She ran out of the hallway.

Wow, she's an airhead , Haru thought. But he thought there was some kind of beauty in that. After that talk, he got his things, and went to class.