Chapter 2:

Hachiman's P.O.V

Wait. Hold on a second. This can't be real, right?

I mean, this has to be a dream. Yup, that's it. I dozed off and now I'm dreaming.

But Yukinoshita's hand on my shoulder was proof enough that I was not.

W-wait a second! When did she place her hand on my shoulder?

This was not like Yukinoshita at all. She would never willingly come this close to me. So why is she doing all this? The situation was bad. Really, really bad.

I can't fall for this trap. Women are only interested in handsome, athletic guys. Why would a girl like Yukinoshita have any interest in me? It's just not possible.

There has to be a way out of this situation. She was getting closer. With every passing second she closed the distance between our lips.

Do something, Hachiman!

But I was frozen in space. I couldn't move at all. And just when I thought all hope was lost, my phone started ringing.

Cliché, isn't it? But it did save me.

Almost immediately Yukinoshita stood up and turned her back towards me.

I wanted to say something. I wanted to ask her why she did what she did. But before I could open my mouth, she cut me off in a sharp voice.

"You should answer your phone, Hikigaya-kun."

Reluctantly, I took my phone out of my pocket. It was Hiratsuka-sensei.

"Hello?"

"Hikigaya, did you check up on her?"

"Y-yeah, s-she's fine"

"What happened, you all right? Your voice is shaking"

"Y-yeah I'm fine. I'll talk to you later sensei."

And with that I cut the call. Yukinoshita had not moved from her place.

"Hey Yuki-"

"You should go home now. It's getting late. Komachi-san will be worried." I could not see her face but I could tell from the tone of her voice that she was on the verge of breaking down.

What should I do? I want to ask her. I want to know why. But clearly she does not want to talk about it. Maybe I should just go home for now.

There was nothing else I could do. So, I picked up my bag and walked to the front door. I turned to look at her one last time but she still had her back turned towards me.

I sighed, opened the door and exited the shiny, spotless apartment.

As I made my way towards the station I thought about everything that had happened today. But quite honestly there was only one thing on my mind.

Yukinoshita almost kissed me.

Yeah, that happened. If I were in middle school I would have probably been happy enough to die. But I am not.

I am a high school student who has experienced rejection and the life of a loner. I've built defences and I've put up walls to protect myself from the trap of youth and a rose coloured teenage life. I can't let those walls crumble and fall apart now.

But what if she really does-

No, she does not. Remember Hachiman, she hates your guts.

She really does hate my guts, doesn't she?

But we're closer now than we were before. So maybe she really does have-

NO, she does not!

Ahh! This inner turmoil is going to kill me. I need to stop thinking about her. Right now what I need is some good old MAXX Coffee and I also need sleep. Yup, sleep will solve all my problems.

Hopefully.

By the time I made it back home, it was already 6:30 in the evening. As usual my parents were not at home and Komachi was in her room. Kamakura ran out of the living room as soon as I entered.

Am I really that disgusting? Whatever, I need to sleep. Time for a nap.

I made myself comfortable on the couch and closed my eyes.

I was drifting away from reality and into the realm of dreams, when in typical fashion my phone started ringing.

Urghh! Who is it now?

I took my phone out of my pocket and checked the caller ID.

Yukinoshita Haruno.

Great. These Yukinoshita sisters and going to drive me insane. I am a hundred and ten percent sure of it.

Maybe I should just ignore her call. But she is the kind of person who does not give up. She will keep calling until I respond. Ah well, might as well talk to her and get it over with.

"Hello?"

"Hikigaya-kun, I need your help."

She sounded desperate and unnaturally afraid.

"Huh? What do you need?"

After a short pause she replied in a grave voice.

"Yukino is missing"

That's the end of the second chapter. Almost everything will be explained in the next chapter but I won't be able to update anytime soon because of exams. Please drop a review if you can.

And once again thank you for reading!