Author's note: Sorry for a late update; school is coming up and life has been very distracting! plus I picked up a manga project somehow, so this has been long overdue! Here's chapter six! Enjoy!
The next couple days for Miharu were pretty average, she attended art club and spent time there after school so she didn't get to see the boys that much. They were trying to recruit members to start up the club since they needed atleast 2 more people. They got approval from Amakata-sensei and they fixed up the pool, they just needed the extra member to keep the club running smoothly. At the end of the week, she decided to skip the club today so she went back to class room to get her bag. She walked into the class room and noticed Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa were there, they were huddled around Haruka's desk looking at something. They didn't notice her so she approached them to get their attention
"Hey guys", she raised her hand to wave slightly to greet them. She walked over closer to them and she saw that Haruka was drawing something that looked like a flyer. He drew really amazingly. Makoto and Nagisa turned to looked in her direction, they smiled as she stood near them.
"Hey Mi-chan", the two said in unison. Haruka was focused on his picture and finally looked up to look at her then faintly smiled, "Oh hey Miharu". She smiled back at the three boys. Miharu was really interested in the picture he was drawing and Haruka picked up on that. He handed it to her and she reacted a little surprised but took it out of his hands to look at it.
"I could get you some art supplies if you guys need it, since I'm in the art club", she offered to the three. She handed the drawing back over to Haruka. She walked over to her desk and leaned onto it, Makoto was in her seat so she settled for leaning on the desk.
Haruka nodded, "Markers would be fine". He looked back down and continued drawing, and she looked into a bag that was next to Makoto on the floor. They looked like little wooden school mascot's. Makoto pulled out out of the bag and showed it to her. "Haru made a bunch of these to hand out to recruits, they're made really well", he said to her. "Yeah, I see that! The members at the art club would go crazy over this kind of thing", she giggled slightly
Miharu stood up, she patted herself down in case her skirt was disheveled in any way. She walks down the aisle and turns around, "I'll go get the markers for you guys" She starts to walk to the door before she hears footsteps behind her and she turns.
Makoto?!
Makoto walked over to her and stood next to her, "Mind if I go with? I want to get something drink.". He flashed her a gentle smile and she slightly blushed. She looked away, "Oh sure, no problem". It's been awhile since she hung out with them but she was glad. She looked over to Makoto as they walked, "So how is the recruiting going?". Makoto turned to look at her and gave a half smile, "Not so good actually, we haven't been able to get another member just yet". She frowned, "Ahh, I see. Sorry to hear that. If I had known it was going to be that hard to get new members, I would have joined the swim club instead of the art club". Miharu felt a little bad because they could have already been swimming and practicing but they were lacking members. She turned away and looked at her feet as she walked.
Makoto frowned as her comment and walked closer to her then ruffled her hair slightly, she looked over at him with a slightly shocked expression. "Don't be silly, I wouldn't want to pressure you to do that anyways. Besides, I'm pretty sure your talent would be a waste if you didn't join the art club". Makoto had never seen the girl's artwork but she gladly took the compliment. It made her feel good and she smiled. She giggled, "Thanks, Mako-kun, even though you never seen my art. I appreciate it." Makoto smirked at the comment, "Then you're just going to have to show me, I'm pretty sure you're amazing".
Godammit this guy and his compliments!
Miharu arched her eyebrows and laughed, "fine fine, i'll show you a piece i'm working on when we get to the art club room". She was amused by his persistence but didn't mind it too much. They continued walking and finally reached the art club. Miharu stopped and she slid the door open then stepped inside. Makoto waited at the door while she walked into the room. Miharu greeted the club and she started searching some bins that were laid out by the windowsill to grab some art markers. There was a filing cabinet that the art club used for their artwork and each drawer was labeled with a name. Miharu walked over to her drawer and grabbed her sketchbook and a rolled up canvas out of the drawer. She waved to the members and walked over to Makoto who was waiting outside the classroom. "Okay, let's go", she said to him as she carried the things.
Makoto lead her this time, she was unaware of where the vending machines were so she didn't know where they were. They turned some corners and arrived to a couple of vending machines. They were very similar to the vending machines in Tokyo. Makoto walked over to one and put in some coins for a juice box. Miharu suddenly wanted something too and she walked over to a warm beverage machine and casually looked over to the different selections. Makoto looked over to her as she had a very serious expression on her face and he placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. She turned her head to look over at him, he held his hand out to give her some money.
"Oh no! You don't have to give me that, I got my own money in my pocket..." She shook her head to politely decline the offer. Makoto smiled at her and put the money in the machine and picked a coffee. "Ah-" she responded but unable to form an actual word.
He's so pushy sometimes! Augh, but he's sweet about it!
The machine was done pouring coffee into a small paper cup, Makoto took it out of the machine and handed it to Miharu. Miharu grabbed it and stared intently at Makoto.
"You know, I kinda noticed something, Mako-kun...", she started to speak. Makoto tilted his head with an expression of questioning. "You're kind of pushy in your own way". She looked at him with a serious expression as she sipped on some of the coffee he had bought for her. Makoto smiled at her after she spoke, but in a different way than he usually smiled. It was more of an awkward, or scared smile. He didn't say anything from that, she lifted her hand and ruffled his hair. She walked forward and turned around to look back at him.
"C'mon, let's go back to the classroom." , she said to Makoto. She must have struck a chord with Makoto because he didn't say anything on the way back to the classroom. He had opened his juice box, struck a straw through it and started to sip on it. She glanced at him from the side and almost tripped over her own feet.
Fucking serious...
Makoto rushed over to her and held her arm to reassure she didn't fall, "I'm okay, i'm okay, 100% fine!" she gave him a thumbs up, but her coffee fell. "But that isn't..." as she pointed to the spilled coffee on the floor. Makoto looked down and frowned. He was still holding onto her arm and she looked away in embarrassment. "Uh, you can let go now, I'm okay now". Makoto's face went slightly pink and let go of the girl's arm and stepped next to her. Miharu looked at the sketchbook and canvas that she was carrying in her other arm to make sure no coffee had spilled on it. Nothing was spilled on it luckily. Makoto still hasn't said anything to her, he didn't have his usual cheery expression.
Makoto looked over to him once more, and stopped. She pulled at the end of his shirt, causing him to stop too. She gazed at him, "Hey, I'm sorry for what I said earlier, I didn't mean it in a mean way...", she looked away because if she looked at him directly she knew she wouldn't be able to finish what she was saying. "I meant like, you're persistant, in a good way, okay?". She was trying to reassure him, even thought she wasn't sure if he was upset about what she had said.
Makoto smiled at her apology and ruffled her hair which caused her to look back up at him. "Don't worry about it, I was just a little surprised someone actually noticed it...".
So he know's he's pushy!?
Makoto's eyes were alot more sincere now and she smiled. "Oh... I see." She let go of Makoto's shirt and ran her fingers through her hair where Makoto just ruffled it, she stroked her hair slightly to fix it. "Well let's go back to the room, we have them waiting." Makoto nodded and the two continued walking. Moment's later they reached the class room, Makoto opened the door for Miharu since she was carrying things in her arms. She nodded to him and walked through. Makoto walked in and closed the door behind him.
"I got the markers!", she yelled out to Nagisa and Haruka as she walked over to them.
"Yay!", Nagisa exclaimed as he looked over to her. He was intently watching Haruka draw.
Haruka turned in his seat slightly to look over to her. Miharu reached the two, then she pulled the markers out of her pocket and handed them to Haruka. He smiled slightly and took them from her. "That's all of them", she added as she passed the last marker to the boy. Makoto walked up to them and stood next to Miharu. Miharu walked over to her desk and gently leaned against it, motioning to Makoto to sit down in the seat she specifically didn't sit in. Makoto's eyes lit up as she did that and he sat down in the seat. He then looked over at Haruka's picture.
"Look's like you're done now, just needs color now", he commented as Haruka was putting the last details on the picture. Haruka nodded as he uncapped one of the markers. Miharu was starting to get sleepy, and yawned. Haruka looked up when Miharu yawned.
"... you should sleep", he said then looked back down to colored.
Ehh-?! Sleep here?!
"Ehh?!", she exclaimed. Startling Makoto and Nagisa they both looked up at her. "Ah- I'm not that tired... plus I can't fall asleep here", she added. As much as she would like to fall asleep there, there was no way she could sleep in the class room.
Makoto glanced over to Miharu, he wanted to offer he shoulder to sleep on, but that probably would make her uncomfortable. He would lend anyone his shoulder to sleep on it just depends on the other person's comfort zone. Miharu looked around with hazy eyes, she wasn't exactly sure why she was tired. She had moved to a desk next to Makoto, and sat down.
"I'll just rest my head here...", she looked over to Makoto and Haruka and nodded.
"Aww, okay Mi-chan", Nagisa was in the seat behind her and she lightly ruffled her hair before she folded out her arms in front of her and tilted her head to gently rest her head in the middle of her arms. She was slouched over and she was starting to really feel tired. She was dozing off, her eyes opening and closing after awhile. She had her head tilted in the direction where she could see Makoto when she opens her eyes. She listened to the boy's talk and their voices soothed her into a dream state.
Miharu felt at peace, and very drowsy as she slept. She thought she heard someone calling out to her, but she couldn't decipher what they were saying. The voice sounded far away, she couldn't determine if the voice was in her dream, or one of the boys.
The boys were trying to wake up Miharu, but she was in such a deep sleep she wasn't budging. Nagisa had suggested that someone carry her, he offered to do it, but Makoto and Haruka were unsure if they should even move her.
"C'mon! I'll carry her, it's getting dark out...", Nagisa tried persuading the boys once more. Makoto furrowed his eyebrows as he thought. Haruka walked over to her and lightly poked her on the cheek. Miharu didn't budge.
"...", Haruka huffed lightly and leaned on the desk that Haruka was sitting in and folded his arms over his chest.
Nagisa leaned over his desk so he could slightly hover over her back, "Mi-chaaan!", he yelled into Miharu's ear. "We need to take you hoooome, wake uppp!", he yelled once more. Miharu's face was distorting a little and she scrunched up her nose. She was still drowsy and she lifted her up from the desk, and she brought a hand up to her eyes to rub them. She then pried over her eyes to look around.
"nnngh", she made a mumbled groan, and rubbed her eyes once more.
"Morning, Mi-chan!", Nagisa said in a cheery tone. Miharu's face was blank, no sign of any expression on it. She twisted her body in the chair to face Nagisa. She reached out for his face and squished his cheeks together really hard, Nagisa winced at the slight stinging in his face.
"You're too loud Nagisa-chan...", she said through sleepily eyes as she squished his face. Haruka covered his mouth to hold in a small chuckle as he watched her. Miharu let go of Nagisa's face and slouched over. "I'm so tired... ugh", she said sluggishly, "Someone carry me.. ", she mumbled in her half awoken state.
Nagisa rubbed his cheeks, "See, I told you we should have carried her!", he said with a pout. "Mako-chan, you carry her, you're the biggest and the strongest". Miharu was still slouched over and dozing off to sleep. Makoto's eyes widened.
"What? Me?", he said as he pointed to himself. "Mi-chan, do you mind if I carry you?", he asked the girl.
"Nng, I don't care, just someone carry me home", she mumbled in frustration. Makoto stood up and walked over the Miharu who was slouched over. He knealed over to her.
"Okay, I need you to face forward and you're going to have to put your arms around my neck so I can pick you up...", he said softly. Miharu sluggishly picked up her head from Nagisa's desk and turned arounnd in her seat and lifted her arms up. Makoto leaned forward so she could wrap her arms around his neck, she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. She rested her head on his shoulder. "Okay, now i'm going to pick you up. " he had said to her. Miharu moved her head slightly to speak, "Do anything funny and I'll kill you", she mumbled as she opened her eyes. She immediately closed her eyes and rest her head on his shoulder once more. Makoto's face has an expression of terror on it from what Miharu has just said to him.
Nagisa and Haruka watch as Makoto proceeded to pick her up. He put one arm under her thighs and and one firmly on her back so he could lift her up. Luckily for Makoto, Miharu wasn't that heavy. Makoto adjusted her slightly so her body was more comfortable. Makoto was a little nervous because of Miharu's threat but he threw the thought out his mind.
Miharu opened her eyes and lifted her head to look over Makoto's shoulder. Unknowingly her eyes met Haruka's.
Were Haruka's eyes always that pretty color... I never noticed...
"Haru-chan...", Haruka's eye twitched when she called him that and just stared at her intently. "Your eyes are very pretty", she said to him. She was really out of it and said whatever that came to her mind. Haruka sighed.
"You need rest", he said to her. Regardless of how pleased he was to hear her compliment, he dismissed it because she wasn't her usual self. Miharu rested her head down on Makoto's shoulder once more and breathed softly. She was comfortable, but she didn't want to go back to sleep just yet.
Makoto walked over to the door and waiting for the two other boys. Haruka had grabbed Miharu's and Makoto's bags and followed behind shortly. Nagisa placed his bag on his back and he grabbed the bag that contained the art supplies and the little wooden mascots. The two walked along side Makoto. Miharu just stared at Makoto's shoulders as she was being carried.
Makoto smells nice...
She was noticing small details about the boy she never paid much attention to before. She glanced over to Nagisa and stared at his hair.
I'm jealous of Nagisa's hair... it's so fluffy...
Miharu yawned and closed her eyes. She fell back into a deep sleep as she was being carried. As she slept, she felt the wind against her face, and through her hair. Miharu could hear Makoto talking, as she was resting. She was feeling cold and she pressed herself closer to Makoto's torso. "... cold", she mumbled. It seemed like forever that they were walking and she was disturbed out of her sleep when she felt the moving come to a stop. She didn't bother to open her eyes though. She was awake, but refused to move. She would have to get down and walk if she got up.
"Hey, see if you can find her keys, we'll bring her inside...", Makoto said in a low tone trying to be considerate of Miharu. Miharu heard Haruka go through her bag and short moments later she heard a jingling of keys. Haruka walked over to the front door of her house and unlocked the door, he then turned around and motioned for Nagisa and Makoto to come into the house as he held the door open.
Nagisa was the first to walk in and Makoto walked at a slower pace then leaned his head slightly. "I know you're awake", he whispered. Miharu was startled and a chill went down her back.
"No, no I'm not, I'm sleeping", she laughed. Miharu lifted her head and accidentally looked up at Makoto. She was inches away from his face. "Ahh-", she immediately put her head back down and hide her blush into his shoulder. Makoto's face went slightly pink, and kept his head forward. He walked through the house not knowing where to place Miharu down.
"Mako-chan! I found the living room, you can put her on the couch here", Nagisa said as he called out from a nearby room. Haruka had wandered off in the house. Makoto walked to the room Nagisa was in and knealed over to place Miharu down on the couch. Miharu dropped her arms down to her sides and she readjusted herself on the couch.
This is nice... I got three boys in my house. Now what do I do?