This would have been here a lot sooner, but I just got Final Fantasy XIII… that pretty much explains it.
Also this may not be my best chapter, I might edit it before the next post. But I had upload something today.
Chapter 6 Part 2: Long walks seem longer when you have something to think about
Hayate walked down the street, slowly swinging his briefcase on his side. It didn't even bother him that he was walking home in the middle of the night with over a 150 million yen in his suitcase.
'This is like a dream. With this I can get rid of those "Nice People."' He lifted the case in front of him.
"For once in my life… I'll have no debt. I won't have to work to live. I can, I can be a normal student. I can hang out with friends for once. I can join a club. I can have a relationship."
Hinagiku's image filled his head and a blush filled his face.
'...Ah, I can't think about her in that way. It'll just be weird when I see her.
The image in his head didn't fade.
"Ah~ stop thinking about her!" He started to slam his head into the suitcase.
'Good thing I made it back before it started to snow.' Hayate slowly opened the door, surprised that it wasn't locked. He slowly creeped in, making as little noise as possible. Most of the lights were off, he had assumed everyone was asleep. He planned to make himself a cup of tea before retiring for the night. Lugging the suitcase, he walked into the kitchen. He noticed slumped over shoulders covered in a blanket.
"It must be Motoko-san, I feel sorry for making her worry." He walked over to the table and gently nudged her from the back.
"Motoko-san, Motoko-san if you fall asleep her you'll catch a cold." He felt slightly happy that she cared about him so much, that she would wait up for him.
"Hmm~" She raised her head, surprising Hayate. It was Hinagiku. She slowly looked over to him.
"Hayate? What time is it?" She yawned and stretched out her arms. Her pajamas were ruffled, she must have been in that position for quite a while.
"I-It's um, it's 11:45." Hayate stammered. Unlike yesterday where Hinagiku visited him in his room, the Hinagiku now was much more different. She lacked her hair clip and she had a slight bed head, making her hair look much more "wild." At the same time her half awakened state made her seem very vulnerable. This along with the smell of her strawberry shampoo in the air hit Hayate rather hard.
Hayate thoughts about "relationships" that he had before echoed in his mind. He did his best to ignore them.
Still in her half awakened state Hinagiku replied, "It's that late? How far did you go look for a job? Did you at least find one?"
Hayate just stood there, laughing nervously, and rubbing the back of his head. He didn't have the heart to say that he had put her good intentions that morning to waste.
"Eh? You really didn't find a job!" She had snapped out her drowsy state and was now fully awake.
"Sorry, sorry, sorry!" He bowed for every apology.
"…sigh, It was to be expected, especially with your luck." She said as a matter of fact.
"I guess you're ri-, wait I have good news!" He thrust the case onto the table.
"Shh," She had brought her index finger to her mouth. "My mom is asleep, I covered for you and said you had already eaten and went strait to your room."
"S-Sorry about that. But what happened was…"
5 minutes later
"What!" The flurry of information had caused her to blow a fuse.
"Hinagikug, calm down, remember your mom is sleeping." He began to mimic her from before the story.
"Ah, sorry. But you're telling me that there is 157 million yen in that suitcase!" She yell/whispered.
"Yeah I'm still in shock."
"But that's understandable, it was Nagi." She closed her eyes and shook her head softly.
Surprised Hayate asked, "You know her?"
"She attends our school. Oh that's right! Your entrance test is in a week."
"Oh I had forgot about that, I had planned to get materials for that test today, but with everything that had happened it slipped my mine. I'll get them tomorrow for sure."
"Oh there's no need for that, you can borrow mine. I'm sure you don't have the money anyway right?"
"No, actually after counting this money It seems that Nagi-san actually miscounted there's a couple extra thousand yen. It should be more than enough and I'll need these materials for school anyway, so there's no point in borrowing yours."
Hinagiku became silent for a moment. "Tomorrow is Saturday right?"
"Um, yes it is. Hmm it might be busy around the shops." Hinagiku became silent again, she glared at the table.
"Ano… Is something on your mind?"
"Ah, no. I, um, I was just wondering. Since you don't really know the shops around here too well, ... do you mind if I join you?"
"EH?" Hayate took a step back, his face flushed. It matched the same color of Hinagiku's face.
"I-It's just because I don't want you to come home late again. My mom was worried tonight. Plus it will go a lot faster with the two of us anyway."
"I, um… If it's okay with you, I don't mind. Thank you for coming." They both focused there attention the floor.
"O-Ok let's leave early and grab breakfast outside. I don't want to deal with my mom in the morning. She'll just misunderstand."
Hayate just nodded as the two slowly and silently walked to their respective rooms.
Hayate laid on his bed looking up at the ceiling. He didn't get that much sleep that night.
Hinagiku got into her bed. She snuggled up to it, still feeling embarrassed from before.
'Jeez, why did I half to invite myself like that. Well at least I'll have the opportunity to tell him tomorrow. That's right I have to make sure I tell him. I can't just give up like I did yesterday. This time I'll say it loud and clear.' She squeezed even harder into her pillow.
Thanks for reading, please review. Next chapter, will Hayate become a "Normal student?" Well he's taking the first step with Hinagiku!
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