6.) Attraction and Repulsion

After the day he read the nerd's note, Tamaki couldn't wait to anticipate embarrassing her in front of him by telling him he knew how she felt for him. His excitement couldn't be hidden from his friends and his girlfriend.

"What are you so delighted about?" Kanoya asked him one time when she caught him grinning alone like enjoying some internal joke. Their other classmates were busy doing their things while their teacher discussed his lesson about magnets in front of them.

He looked at her face and saw clearly how thick the make-up she had applied on it. "Nah. Just remembered something amusing."

She looked at him earnestly and he almost thought he saw admiration sparkling in her eyes, then ignored such thought. She smiled though he didn't know why. "Tamaki, this coming School Dance—," she started but wasn't able to finish when he heard someone call his name. Their professor.

"Suoh. Give me one difference of a magnet and gravity."

It wasn't a hard question. Science was easy for him. "Magnets attract and repulse, while gravity, only attracts."

Then, he smirked as an idea struck him.

"Magnets attract and repulse while gravity only attracts, Sir." Haruhi answered the last question of their professor before they were dismissed. It was Friday and no tons of homework awaited her so she could just fully sleep her head off as long as she wanted. Hinata had to do something for the Science Club with Naruto so she walked alone towards the dormitory.

There were still many students around the campus which was unsurprising because it was Friday. She could see cheerleaders being thrown like ragged dolls into the air and soccer players in the soccer field, some showing off, some really practicing.

She realized that she missed the feel of kicking a soccer ball. She had been occupied the past few weeks with her research project, the Math Club and her dumb tutee that she didn't have time to practice soccer. She watched with jealousy at the soccer players when a familiar voice called her.

She turned and saw Naruto running towards her. He was smiling sweetly at her.

"Hey Naruto. What's up? You done with Hinata for the Science Club?"

She noticed that though he was smiling, he actually looked nervous. "Uhm. Not yet. .I just wanted to ask you about the School Da—" he broke off when they heard approaching steps.

The sound came from their left side and they looked towards there simultaneously. A face she didn't expect popped out of nowhere. The devil personified with his wide grin.

Surely, she was just imagining that he was walking towards them. But he really was walking towards them. He was kind of sweaty, with his soccer shirt sticking on his chest with sweat. His grin not leaving his face.

Before he could reach them, she quickly spoke to Naruto. "I'm really sorry Naruto but I'm in a hurry. Could we talk this next time?"

But to his disappointment, the moron was already 3 steps away from them, looking from her to Naruto then to her again. He settled his gaze at her.

"Escaping, huh?" his tone was amused. She was having second thoughts of answering him and she decided to ignore him.

"I really have to go Naruto," she murmured as she took one step backward.

"Don't think I didn't understand your note 'cause I did," he said still with a toothy grin. She scrutinized him to see what he was up to. She wanted so badly to leave already but she had the urge to know why he was suddenly approaching her with his arrogant stance and not with an irritated face. If he had really read the note, his ego should be exploding with extreme curses flying at her that moment, but a toothy grin? Unexpected. Puzzling.

With hands on his hips, he shook his head, suppressing his laughter. This guy must be really crazy, she thought.

"What?" she spoke trying hard not to expose the irritation she felt since Naruto was still there. The last thing she wanted was for the other students to know she was spending some time with the moron.

"Attraction," he started, pointing a finger at her, "Repulsion," he added now pointing a finger at his chest.

She remembered, it was their topic in Physics just a while ago. Freak, she thought. Bringing up topics like that like he was paying attention to their teacher.

"You might want to make yourself clearer here or we might think you're screwed up right here," she said pointing her head.

Tamaki was honestly surprised with the nerd's behavior towards him. It was over. It was even her who busted herself with her note but why is she putting up a fight now? Maybe she's just shy because someone else is here, he satisfied his irritation with that thought.

"Stop beating behind the bush, okay? You're attracted to me while I, I repulse you."

Upon hearing this, Haruhi's eyes widened. She suddenly felt extremely nauseated that she even felt some of the Cheetos she had eaten during their afternoon break were forcing their way up to her throat. He was such an arrogant freak! What person could absolutely conclude from that note any sort of affection? Clearly, a very dumb one. And someone who had some screws loose. There was one right that moment, standing in front of her.

She noticed Naruto shot the dumbest guy she had ever known a disgusted look. She couldn't blame him.

"If you feel repulsively towards me, then why are you here right now, idiot? I don't know what you're talking about but just so you know, being attracted to you may be possible to happen but not in this lifetime."

She saw his ears turned red like that of Bashful, one of Snow White's elves, whenever he feels shy. She knew he was ashamed to be called idiot in front of someone else and to be humiliated like that. Naruto had a very wide grin now which irritated him more. As he stood there, his forehead creased, looking perfectly baffled over something.

She ignored this and spoke to Naruto. "I gotta go now. Bye." Then walked away from the moron, leaving him there like an idiot which was what he really was.

Attraction and repulsion. Hah!, she thought and couldn't help herself but grin.

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