Hitoshi hadn't been able to get to Haruka almost the entire day and Haruka was glad, He had clearly wanted to talk to her and she was worried he had found out. Curiosity was eating at her but she couldn't bring herself to let him catch her.
So many thoughts had run through her head it was dizzying. She zoned in again when she had felt a tap on her shoulder only to see a boy two classes over was standing before her. She looked at him in curiosity, he was rather cute with his shaggy platinum blonde hair and dark brown eyes "Hey Usami-san, I heard you had broken up with Takao?" The boy asked
"I had" Haruka smiled "He was a jerk"
"Well I was wondering if you would like to go on a date with me after school?" The boy asked with a charming smile. Haruka felt her body lock up. He would just break your heart too. you would just end up running to Hitoshi for comfort and possibly stop him from getting the girl he likes. Her brain told her as she studied the boy.
That's when it dawned on her. If Hitoshi rejected her who would she run to for this heartbreak. She knew Raiden and Matsuo would gladly comfort her along with her parents but it just wouldn't be the same. She was about to respond when someone called her name
"Haruka!" Haruka turned to see Hitoshi heading towards her. Once he reached her he gently grabbed her arm. "I've been trying to talk to you all day are you okay? Has something happened?" Hitoshi asked concerned.
"Hey Dude! Don't interfere!" The other boy butted in.
"What did you do?" Hitoshi growled at him.
"All I did was ask her on a date" the boy shrugged
"Bull-"
"Hitoshi, It's true, leave him alone" Haruka cut off.
"If that's true then why do you look so upset?" Hitoshi asked gently. "She won't go on that date with you" Hitoshi growled to the boy "I don't trust a guy like you with her" Hitoshi added before dragging her away to their normal hiding spot. One that not even their friends sat on the concrete and pull her down onto his lap.
"Hitoshi?" Haruka asked
"Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you like that" Hitoshi apologized
"It's fine" Haruka stuttered pulling away slightly. Hitoshi didn't fail to notice this
"Haru-chan have I done something? You've been avoiding me all day" Haruka shook her head "Then what's why?" Haruka just curled up into a ball.
"I just feel like I'm getting in the way of you getting the girl you like with all my stupid problems so from now on I'm just gonna deal with it myself" Hitoshi let out a sigh of annoyence
"That's what this is about?" Hitoshi asked. Haruka nodded as she lent into his chest once again and he tucked her head under his chin "No matter what you can always come to me. I know you can be dense but I thought you would have picked up on that by now" Haruka pulled away to look at him again.
"What do mean I can be dense!?" Haruka protested with a frown
"That's what you pick up from that sentence" Hitoshi deadpanned. Haruka's fiery eyes still glared up at him. "I know full well if someone flirted with you, you wouldn't notice" Hitoshi said rolling his eyes.
"I would to otherwise I wouldn't get getting boyfriends now would I?" Haruka argued
"You get boyfriends because they out right ask you out." Hitoshi pointed out. Haruka was about to argue that but stopped and huffed.
"Fine no one flirts with me, doesn't make me dense" Hitoshi felt slight irritation for the girl on his lap start to rise.
"I do it all the time" He blurted out before he could stop himself. Suddenly he realized that he had said that out loud he blushed.
"You do?" Haruka asked. Hitoshi looked back and saw her eyes sparkling at him. But he couldn't tell whether it was happiness or Sadness that glittered there.
"Yea..." He answered in a daze then shook his head "But you either put it down as strange Japanese or teasing" Hitoshi added.
"I'm sorry..." Haruka trailed off
"Don't be" Hitoshi sighed.
"You know... I was actually thinking of...well" Haruka blushed bright red and Hitoshi stared in awe at the adorable sight. "But then I thought that if I did and then something bad happened and then I wouldn't have you to care for me when I'm upset anymore and-"
"Hold on this isn't making any sense. What would you do? Why would something bad happen? Why wouldn't be there for you?" Hitoshi asked cutting off her rambling.
"Well I was thinking of confessing but then I thought If something bad were to happen and we broke up I wouldn't be able to got to you anymore and...I ... panicked" Haruka said in a rush as she hid her face from him meanwhile Hitoshi said nothing all but frozen in shock as his heart raced even faster. " I knew it you don't like me that way" Haruka cried as she stood to leave but stopped when Hitoshi's arms didn't move. She turned to ask him to let got when she flet a pair of lips on hers.
First she was shocked but then she immediately melt and put threaded her hands through his hair. One he pulled away two hazel eyes glittered back happily "I don't want to hear that from you. I have loved you ever since we were kids. It was painful watching you go out with all those jerks only for you to be crying almost soon after. You have no idea how happy I am that you like me"
"You have daddy to thank for this you know," Haruka giggled with her arms around his neck
"Usami-sensei!?" Hitoshi cried is shock. Haruka shushed him giggling hysterically.
"Yea, if daddy hadn't told me to "look closer to home" or pointed out that you had always been there for me when I was upset then I don't think I would have ever realized how I felt" Haruka smile shyly. "So does this mean you'll go out with me?"
"Isn't that my line?" Hitoshi teased
"It's the 21st centry Hitoshi!" Haruka protested pouting cutely
"I'm kidding. I would love to be your boyfriend" Hitoshi murmured huskily. However the moment was ruin by Hitoshi's phone ringing. Hitoshi groaned and answered "What?" He asked putting his phone on speaker.
"Where are you? Have you found Haruka? I need to speak with her but she isn't answering her phone!" Matsuo demanded down the libe
"I'm not telling you, Yes I have and she's right here"
"I left my phone in the class" Haruka spoke
"Haru-chan! I just over heard the Principle talking to your dad!"
"What! but I did nothing wrong~" She whined
"I know you didn't he was asking you dad to come in to talk to the students. its that cool! you get to spend the day with your dad!"
"Really? What were you even doing near the principles office?" Haruka asked
"Thats not the issue"
"Matsu" Haruka said sternly
"Okay I got caught putting gum in Fuse's hair sue me" Matsuo grumble
"Awesome!" Hitoshi and Haruka cheered
"Ah I gotta go bye~"
"I think I'll need to avoid your dad for a bit" Hitoshi chuckled "I feel like He'll kill me next time he see's me because I know you'll tell him as soon as you get home" Haruka burst into a fit of giggles.
