I just want to say that I do not own School Rumble. I was just depressed to see that such a great story got such a horrible ending...
These events happen after Chapter 281 of the School Rumble manga.
*Due to Harima's accident, I guess he could understand more of girls' feelings. But it may also be because he forgot about Tenma...
Harima's room
"...Um... I-It's alright H-Harima... It's just that, before the accident... You promised to help me with my arranged marriage... That you would pretend to be my...fiancee... So that I don't have to be married... But of course, it will all be pretend!" Eri raised her hands, "Yo-you'll still help me, right?"
That's it! She is taking advantage of me! Silly girl, I won't be tricked that easily... Harima thought
"I'll think about it," Harima said confidently
Take that 'Rich Girl'!
Eri grabbed Harima's collar,"What do you mean you'll think about it!? You already came with me during the meetings! It'll be embarassing if you back out now!"
Wow, this girl has anger issues... She should get that checked up... We're already at a hospital... Hmm... anyway... Harima looked up at her hazel eyes, ...But I think she is telling the truth...
"Well?!" Eri yelled. They were still staring at each other.
His eyes really are beautiful... Eri blushed, What am I thinking?! ... but... really...
"Fine, I'll do it!!!," Harima lowered his voice," You know, you could be nicer to me... I was just at an accident, and I got amnesia... geez..."
Eri let go of him, "Hmph!"
*knock* *knock*
"Mistress and Harima, may I come in?" said a mysterious voice behind the door
Who is it now?
"Come in, Nakamura," Eri said
Hmm... This girl seems to know him...
The door opened and there came in a mysterious looking man with a mustache in some kind of tuxedo...
"Who are you?" Harima said
Of course... Nakamura thought
"I am Nakamura, the Sawachika family's butler, at you service," Nakamura looked at the blonde heiress," Mistress, it seems that there is a terrible storm outside. I recommend heading home now, before it worsens and floods that streets. Do you wish to come home?"
Harima... He must have gotten amnesia... Nakamura thought
I got nothing else to do here... Eri thought, then said, "Alright. See you, Whiskers..."
"Bye, Rich girl," Harima said, "See ya jeeves..."
Nakamura bowed. Then, Eri and him exited the door.
I hope I remember my past soon... Harima thought ...Pigtails...so familar...
"Ah!!" Harima shrieked in pain, What happened? My head hurt all of the sudden...
The door suddenly opened, and there came in Yakumo with a new bowl of curry, "Are you alright Harima? I heard someone scream at your room..."
"I'm fine...Thank you, Yakumo... By the way, is that food? I'm starving! You're a lifesaver you know that!"
Yakumo smiled. She walked over to him, and started feeding him...
"...Yakumo... you don't have to..." Harima tried to move his fingers, "Ouch!"
Yakumo flinched. Even if Harima has been calling her Yakumo ever since he woke up, she wasn't used to it...
The last time he called me Yakumo was when I defended the animals from the gun... Yakumo remembered
She held up the chopsticks, and resumed feeding him... After several servings, she asked,
"...Um... Harima?"
"...Yeah?" Harima said his mouth full of rice and curry
"...Well awhile ago... what you said to Eri-sempai... was it true?" she grasped the chopsticks tighter, and looked down
"Oh, that? Oh, it's not what you think!!! It was all just a big misunderstanding! You, see... I thought she was my girlfriend, because she said I was her pretend fiancee and stuff! Hehe..." Harima smiled
Did she just smile? She seemed sad when she came here though... maybe... she's... Harima thought
"...I see... Alright, Harima here you go..." Yakumo continued feeding him as Harima attacked everything she served
Yakumo looked at him, I still can't read his thoughts, though...
Eri's Limo
Eri was still shocked at what just recently happened. Her eyes were locked onto the passing streets, but her mind was on something else...
If I said I was his girlfriend and if Yakumo hadn't walked in, I wonder what else he would have said... Eri remenisced, If I was his girlfriend...Ahh! Here I am again, thinking of something so ridiculous!!!
Eri buried her face in her hands, But the things he said were very sweet... If I was his girlfriend, I would have... Ahh!
Eri was slowly becoming more and more red...
***
Before Eri could finish her sentence, Harima hugged her tightly but gently, but he could not lock it with his hands.
"I'm sorry for forgetting you, Eri..."
Eri was too shocked to respond. Her eyes were wide, her heart stopped, and her mind was blank. For the moment, she felt that it was only them in this world and that time stopped.
"I'll do my very best to remember you and our times together..."
***
Eri was blushing much faster than before...
***
"I love you..."
***
Eri exploded. Her face couldn't get redder, she actually looked like a tomato with golden pigtails...
"Mistress... Are you alright?" Nakamura asked looking at the tomato from the mirror...
"..."
Eri was too paralyzed to respond.
Teenage love... Don't worry, Mistress! With my help you will win his heart in no time! Nakamura yelled in his thoughts, But I don't see how you haven't won him over already...
Then he slowly rolled up the shield that prevented them from seeing each other...
*Doki*
Eri the human tomato, still speechless, fell to her side...
Harima's room
After Yakumo fed Harima, Harima asked of the things he did before so that he would try to do them again, so that maybe he'll remember...
"So, what kinds of things did I do before?" Harima asked
"...Eh... well... you liked to draw manga," Yakumo answered
"That's interesting... About what?"
Yakumo hesitated, "... you drew romantic comedies..."
"Hehe... and what else?"
"...Um... I am your manga assistant... I help whenever you need someone to ink with you to meet a deadline..."
"...Oh, really?"
Yakumo nodded, "And you called me... Te-Tenma's sister..."
"Hmm... Tenma..." Harima looked up the ceiling, "So familiar..."
A picture of two squirty looking pigtails came to his mind.
"Ahh!" Harima yelled
"A-Are you alright?"
"Yeah. It's just that I kind of remember something, and it seems that whenever I do... My head starts to ache..."
"...Oh... That's great Harima..." Yakumo said looking down
Yakumo still seems sad... I wonder... Harima thought
"Uh... Yakumo... Who is Tenma?"
Yakumo flinched, "...Uh... She... She is my older sister... She is in America because... She wanted to be with the guy she loves..."
I wonder if I should tell him more... Yakumo thought
"...Oh... I see..."
Why did I suddenly feel anger? ...Strange... Harima thought
Why do I feel insecure? Could this be... jealousy? Yakumo asked herself mentally
Yakumo has been flinching lately...
"Uh... Yakumo... Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Harima. Thank you," Yakumo smiled
"Are you uncomfortable with me calling you Yakumo?"
Yakumo was startled at the question, "Oh no! It's fine... It's just that I'm not used to it... You calling Yakumo... You can call me that... If you want..."
Harima and Yakumo discussed more things that he used to do before, until Harima became drowsy and yawned.
"It's getting late, Yakumo. I think you should go home now and rest. Thank you so much for your he... zzzz....zzz...." Harima snored
Yakumo smiled as she pulled up the blankets for the snoring Harima.
It was 7:30 at night, when Sarah and Itoko knocked on the door.
"Oh... He's asleep... Did you get to feed him Yakumo?" Sarah whispered
"Yeah... You were right... He was hungry..." Yakumo smiled
*knock*
The door knocked once more. This time it was Dr. Tsugi.
"Hello, girls. You're still here? I just came to check up on Harima, here... It seems that Harima will be fine to check out tomorrow morning."
"That's good," Itoko said looking at Harima
You are one lucky guy... She thought
"Yakumo and Sarah, would you like to stop by Mercado before we head home?"
" Sure!" Sarah said
"I guess that's alright..."
"Let's go, then," Itoko said heading out the door
"Wait for me, Miss Osakabe," Sarah said
Yakumo turned around and looked at Harima.
"...Snore... Yakumo... snore... you should smile... snore .... more often.... it suits... snore... you better..." Harima sleep talking
Yakumo chuckled and she smiled for a third time,
"Goodnight... Harima."
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