Why did I run away from Toramaru? I'm quite confused with myself.
I'm walking home with brother just looking at my feet. The scenes from earlier this afternoon keep repeating in my mind. When I chased him, when he touched my face, when I ran away. I shut my eyes tightly and shake my head to get the scenes off my mind.
"Haruna?" says brother.
"Yes, brother?" I say as I look at him.
"Is something bothering you?" he asks.
I don't reply. To be honest I don't know if it's even bothering me. Instead of replying I look forward. I see two people, a guy and a girl. The boy has dark hair that spikes upwards and is wearing a plain white shirt and jeans. The girl has dark hair that falls on her shoulders, similar to mine, and is wearing a blue and white striped shirt and white short shorts just like mine. The couple look like they're about to kiss. His hand is already touching her face and their faces just millimeters away from each other. The girl, then, runs away.
"Wait!" I yell to the girl.
"Who are you talking to?" brother asks.
When I take a look at the couple the boy is gone.
"Weren't there two people there just now?" I ask.
"No. The street was empty." He replies.
Am I just imagining things? I think I'm becoming delusional.
"I'm still wondering why Toramaru left." Says brother.
I, once again, look at my feet, not caring where I would end up in. I can't tell brother that he left because of me. I look at brother and move closer to him.
"What's the matter?" he asks.
"It's nothing." I reply as I lean on his shoulder.
We finally reach his house. I get off of brother's shoulder as he rings the doorbell.
"Well, I'm off." I tell him.
"You don't want to go inside?" he asks.
"I'm sorry but I can't. The Otonashi's are waiting for me." I reply.
I walk away until brother manages to grab my wrist. I turn to look at brother. He puts his hand on my cheek and I notice his face go nearer to mine. That was when I felt his lips. The touch of his lips is very, what's the word? Nice. His lips are soft which feels quite, as I said, nice. Finally he releases the kiss.
"That's our first." I say. "Our first in a long time."
"Yes, it is." He replies. "See you soon, Haruna."
He enters his house and closes the door. I touch my forehead. I close my eyes and remember the last time he kissed me on the forehead. I was only five and that was after our parents died. Back then he said that everything was going to be okay.
"Better get home." I say to myself.
I pass by the area where the couple once was. They aren't there anymore. I pass by the restaurant we came from and I see them through the glass door. I open the door and notice that both of them are gone. I pass by the school and, once again, I see the couple only this time they're behind the school gate. I try to open the gate but it's locked. I watch the girl run away and after I blink the boy is gone! I pass by Toranoya and see the boy. The boy looks like he's carrying two large white containers used for delivering food. He puts the containers at the back of his bicycle, gets on it, and leaves. I, of course, with my detective intuition, follow him. He stops at a house and I hide as not to be seen. He gets one box out of one of the containers. He gives it to the man at the porch of the house and gets back on his bicycle. After following him around for ten houses (and hiding to avoid being seen) I feel tired. We finally reach Toranoya and we both enter. To keep him from getting suspicious of me I sit at a table and look at the menu.
"Can I take your order?" a familiar voice asks.
I put my menu down and see the waiter. My eyes widen. It's the boy I've been chasing around. In other words, the boy happens to be Toramaru. So all this time I've been seeing the boy and the girl I was seeing Toramaru? Who is the girl?
"Haruna...?"
We look at each other eye to eye and I see something. I see what he has seen. He has the same vision as I do. The boy who tries to kiss the girl is him. The girl who runs away is, not so surprisingly, me.
"Is it okay if we talk?" he asks.
"You're busy right?" I reply.
"My mother will understand."
Toramaru and I are right outside Toranoya talking.
"I apologize for earlier." He says. "I was acting quite stupid and I let you follow me."
"It's not your fault." I tell him. "Something or someone must have been going around in your head which caused you to act like that."
"Yeah, I guess so."
Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking. Right now I want to know what Toramaru has been thinking. Why he stood up and ran off during the performance, why he tried to kiss me. Yes, this has been bothering me, as you can see.
"What are you thinking?" I ask.
"Is that bad?" he asks, confused.
"That's not what I meant! I'm just asking you what you're thinking about right now."
It becomes silent.
"You." He says.
"What about me?" I ask.
"I'm thinking about you."
I look at him. He's very pink. I can feel myself turn pink as well.
"I like you, Haruna."
I can't run away anymore. I already ran away from him once and I can't do it again.
"How do you feel about me?" he asks.
How do I feel about him? I don't know. I honestly don't know. Do I like him back? Do I just want to be friends with him? Do I hate his guts?
"It's okay. You don't have to tell me anything." He says. "Whether you like me or not I'll still like you anyway."
I can feel myself turning pink again. I think I like him but I'm still not sure.
"I think you running away earlier means that you don't like me. I think I understand. I don't know if there is anyone you like but I'll still like you."
That's when someone interrupts our conversation.
"Toramaru! We have more deliveries!"
"Coming, Nonomi-neechan."
Before he goes inside he stands in front of me. He puts one hand on my face, slowly leans forward, and kisses me. He kisses me on the lips. The kiss lasts long until he releases the kiss and goes inside the restaurant. I put my fingers on my lips. This isn't my first kiss but I don't hate it. In fact, despite the fact that my first kiss was very romantic, I think I prefer this kiss. I smile as I head home. I'm not near the house yet when I hear a voice that sounds familiar.
"Hello, my dear sweet sacrifice."
I turn around and see a guy with rather dark skin, long dark and spiky hair, and an all black getup. He's in a black hooded jacket over a black shirt and black jeans with a pair of black sneakers. My eyes widen at the sight of the familiar person.
"Desuta?" I say, shocked.
"You got that right." He replies.
"How did you find me?" I ask. "Is Sein here too?"
"My answer to your second question is a 'no'. As for your first question the answer, it's simple: I rode a jet."
"Why are you here?"
He walks closer to me. An evil smirk forms on his face. I turn away and run but he manages to get a grip on my wrist. I try to get out of his grip but he pulls me closer to him. A hand touches my cheek and a pair of lips crash themselves onto mine. My eyes widen in shock but I give in. A few seconds pass and the kiss progresses which causes me to push him away.
"I bet you enjoyed the kiss." He says.
"Not even close." I reply.
Author's Note: I'm sorry I took forever to update it. I'm really sorry! To be honest the last part of this chapter has been tweaked by me in order for fans to not think Haruna is a Mary Sue getting all the guys and all. What I wrote was slightly graphic (but not as graphic as Amber, I swear) and involved Desuta doing things to her (but still not as graphic Amber!) and she was enjoying it. I just cut that off because I don't want any bashing with the pairings. Don't ask me why I sent Desuta there.
Oh, another note: "In fact, despite the fact that my first kiss was very romantic..." This isn't actually related to any of my other fan fiction but I'm happy to say that I'm making her first kiss someone who I like her with. I referenced the kiss to 'Accidentally in Love' which, apparently, was written much later than this fan fiction was finished. That line, the one about the first kiss, was written at last minute before posting. I just thought it would be better if I had a first kiss reference.
One last note: This is about Toramaru and Tobitaka. She's not supposed to get much attention. Yeah, she's the one Toramaru likes but this story is not about her. I don't know why I wrote this chapter. Oh wait, it was because I watched the episode of Hell's Army Z. I wrote this when it came out raw so I didn't really know much of what they were saying. Well, this is how the story will go. Nothing too graphic with Haruna so I can avoid bashing about Mary Sues. I might post the original version of this chapter some other time but as a separate fan fiction about the two of them. The next chapter is Tobitaka's!
I'll update as soon as possible, I promise.
