[CHAPTER FOUR]
"Ah, sorry..." He apologized, patting my shoulder comfortingly. I shook my head, and he smiled radiantly down at me.
A dark-haired male I recognized as Nanase Haruka-senpai approached us calmly. He stopped a few paces ahead, and shifted his weight onto one leg, resting his hand on his hip casually.
"Yo." he greeted. His azure gaze fixated on me, and he squinted his eyes, as if observing me.
"U-uh... Nice to meet you." I dipped my head in a light bow, then looked up to see that his expression was unchanged.
"Hn... Which way's your house?" he asked, and I pointed to a street to the left. He started walking ahead, before turning back to see that we hesitated in following him. Grunting, he turned again and continued to walk forwards.
I felt a tug on my wrist, and I looked up to see Makoto urging me to catch up with Haruka. I smiled awkwardly and, with the help of Makoto, we eventually caught up to the black haired, blue eyed male. We walked the rest of the way in silence, too scared of embarrassing ourselves if we talked, so we kept our mouths shut, enduring the painful uncomfort of the dead silence. After too short a time, we arrived at the front of my apartment complex, and Makoto walked me to the front door of my room, Room 104, on the second floor, and he opened his mouth to speak.
"I guess I'll see you tomorrow..." Makoto smiled sadly. I pouted, keeping my murderous glare on Nanase Haruka. He either didn't notice or didn't care, since he spun around on his heel, uninterested in our conversation.
"Let's go. I wanna get home." he said blankly.
"Mmm." Makoto hummed in agreement, looking back at him, "I'll see you tomorrow."
I nodded, and he jogged to catch up to Nanase Haruka. When he did, he turned around and started to walk backwards, gingerly waving to me. I grinned and waved back, and once they were out of sight, I stepped back into my empty apartment. My grin fading rapidly, I felt a tinge of regret course through me. Before I could comprehend my actions, I felt my legs carrying me after the direction Makoto and Nanase-senpai had left. I caught sight of them and my feet automatically sped up.
"Makoto!" I cried. He spun around, and I crashed harshly into his toned chest, breathing heavily.
"Did you run all the way here?" he asked, face morphed in concern. I nodded, the pain of putting pressure on my injury just sinking in.
"If you forgot something, you could've just called." I shook my head frantically, slowly regaining my ability to speak.
"It isn't... something... that can be said over phone..." I exhaled, and Makoto raised an eyebrow questioningly.
I steadied my breathing, and noticed Nanase-senpai trailing ahead, apparently not concerned with our conversation, I smiled to myself, somewhat thankful before gazing back at Makoto.
[END OF CHAPTER FOUR]