Kokoro no Hitan
...Those eyes... I took a step backward. I had gotten out of my seat to help Hatori calm Kaga and Haru down, but as soon as I saw the change in Haru's eyes, I nearly stumbled over my chair I backed up so quickly. ...It can't be...Haru's....gone black?... My eyes widened in shock and disbelief. ...There's no way!...He's...he's a toddler...He can't even be three yet!...Why would he...?! And then something he had said earlier echoed throughout my thoughts. 'Don't touch Kagura.'...Could it be?...Could he truly remember...who he was?...No...There's no way...Right?....Could he possible be...was he....Hatsuharu?...But...What's the chance of that happening? My hand was covering my mouth now for my jaw had begun to drop. There's no way....that this boy...is Hatsuharu...Right?
Before I knew what I was doing, my hand was already at my side, the word was already out of my mouth. "Hatsuharu...?"
Harusaki looked straight at me with those cold, piercing eyes, devoid of any light. "Nani?" He said, searching my own eyes for the answer to his question. But he quickly lost interest when he saw I was too scared to respond, as well as having sunk far too deep into my own thoughts to give him an answer.
-Honda Tohru
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I reached towards him with my hand, hoping to calm him down with it's touch. "Listen, Haru-"
He slapped my hand away. "Don't touch us," he said in a cold, monotone voice. Kaga was still cowering behind him.
I'm all out of ideas....
And then the last thing I expected to happen occurred. I hadn't even seen him walk over, hadn't even sensed it, for that matter. But no sooner had I realized that there was nothing more I could do, I flesh-colored blur swung toward Haru. He flew into the air and crashed into the chairs lining the wall.
I looked over just in time to see Akito placing his hand back at his side as he was frowning down at him.
"Baka. Listen to me." His frown turned into a deep scowl. "You have no other choice. You will let Kaga be taken to Shigure's to stay with Tohru and you will stay here and be raised by Hatori." He didn't even wait for a response. He knew his word was law, and after glaring at the boy for a few moments after talking, he turned around and left as if nothing had happened.
I just watched him leave, still kneeling on the floor, in total shock and surprised by the whole event. And then my eyes wandered over to Haru, who's back was leaning against the chairs, one of his hands grasping a growing lump on his head, a grimace on his face, his eyes starting to water. Kaga, after looking shocked for a moment, rushed over to his side and leaned toward him like a mother bird worried about her chick.
"Chikusho...."
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
My anger subsided as the pain in my head began to throb. I could feel a lump forming where my skull had met the metal legs of the chairs. And these weren't folding chairs, either, so you can imagine how much that impact hurt.
As soon as I opened my eyes, because I had been squeezing them shut in pain, the very first thing I saw was Kagura leaning towards me, looking very concerned. She nearly looked about ready to cry.
"Haru...chan....Are you okay?"
I nodded, still grasping my head, and then I tried putting my feet beneath me to stand, in order to prove to her that I was okay, but as soon as I tried this, more pain rushed up into my head, and I ended up sliding back down again. This is not good....
-Haru Sohma
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I was so full of anxiety and worry for Haru I was almost crying. "Hatori...." I said, looking at him with eyes pleading for his help.
Hatori nodded and came over to examine Haru...But as soon as he made to move Haru's hand away from the injured part of his head, Haru slapped his hand away.
"I'm fine," he said through clenched teeth as he tried to stand to his feet again.
This time he succeeded, but not for long. His eyes got a glazed-over look and his legs started to wobble. Not long after this, his knees buckled and he collapsed onto the floor.
My hands flew up to my mouth in worry, but before I could even start to try to pick him up, Hatori had already bent down and scooped him up into his arms.
He then looked at Tohru. "Tohru, watch Kaga while I go tend to Harusaki." His eyes seemed to focus inward for a second, like he had more to say and wasn't sure if he should say it or not.
In the end, he ended up just slightly shaking his head and then turning his back to us as he walked away, a limp Harusaki in his arms. I watched Haru's dangling arm until I could see it no more, the crowd of people seeming to have swallowed them both. It was then that I looked over at Tohru. That moment I was torn between two emotions: hatred and worry. I hated Tohru because of what was happening to me and Haru because of her, and I was worried about Haru's present state and what was to come.
-Kaga Sohma
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...Those eyes... I took a step backward. I had gotten out of my seat to help Hatori calm Kaga and Haru down, but as soon as I saw the change in Haru's eyes, I nearly stumbled over my chair I backed up so quickly. ...It can't be...Haru's....gone black?... My eyes widened in shock and disbelief. ...There's no way!...He's...he's a toddler...He can't even be three yet!...Why would he...?! And then something he had said earlier echoed throughout my thoughts. 'Don't touch Kagura.'...Could it be?...Could he truly remember...who he was?...No...There's no way...Right?....Could he possible be...was he....Hatsuharu?...But...What's the chance of that happening? My hand was covering my mouth now for my jaw had begun to drop. There's no way....that this boy...is Hatsuharu...Right?
Before I knew what I was doing, my hand was already at my side, the word was already out of my mouth. "Hatsuharu...?"
Harusaki looked straight at me with those cold, piercing eyes, devoid of any light. "Nani?" He said, searching my own eyes for the answer to his question. But he quickly lost interest when he saw I was too scared to respond, as well as having sunk far too deep into my own thoughts to give him an answer.
-Honda Tohru
~~~
I reached towards him with my hand, hoping to calm him down with it's touch. "Listen, Haru-"
He slapped my hand away. "Don't touch us," he said in a cold, monotone voice. Kaga was still cowering behind him.
I'm all out of ideas....
And then the last thing I expected to happen occurred. I hadn't even seen him walk over, hadn't even sensed it, for that matter. But no sooner had I realized that there was nothing more I could do, I flesh-colored blur swung toward Haru. He flew into the air and crashed into the chairs lining the wall.
I looked over just in time to see Akito placing his hand back at his side as he was frowning down at him.
"Baka. Listen to me." His frown turned into a deep scowl. "You have no other choice. You will let Kaga be taken to Shigure's to stay with Tohru and you will stay here and be raised by Hatori." He didn't even wait for a response. He knew his word was law, and after glaring at the boy for a few moments after talking, he turned around and left as if nothing had happened.
I just watched him leave, still kneeling on the floor, in total shock and surprised by the whole event. And then my eyes wandered over to Haru, who's back was leaning against the chairs, one of his hands grasping a growing lump on his head, a grimace on his face, his eyes starting to water. Kaga, after looking shocked for a moment, rushed over to his side and leaned toward him like a mother bird worried about her chick.
"Chikusho...."
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
My anger subsided as the pain in my head began to throb. I could feel a lump forming where my skull had met the metal legs of the chairs. And these weren't folding chairs, either, so you can imagine how much that impact hurt.
As soon as I opened my eyes, because I had been squeezing them shut in pain, the very first thing I saw was Kagura leaning towards me, looking very concerned. She nearly looked about ready to cry.
"Haru...chan....Are you okay?"
I nodded, still grasping my head, and then I tried putting my feet beneath me to stand, in order to prove to her that I was okay, but as soon as I tried this, more pain rushed up into my head, and I ended up sliding back down again. This is not good....
-Haru Sohma
~~~
I was so full of anxiety and worry for Haru I was almost crying. "Hatori...." I said, looking at him with eyes pleading for his help.
Hatori nodded and came over to examine Haru...But as soon as he made to move Haru's hand away from the injured part of his head, Haru slapped his hand away.
"I'm fine," he said through clenched teeth as he tried to stand to his feet again.
This time he succeeded, but not for long. His eyes got a glazed-over look and his legs started to wobble. Not long after this, his knees buckled and he collapsed onto the floor.
My hands flew up to my mouth in worry, but before I could even start to try to pick him up, Hatori had already bent down and scooped him up into his arms.
He then looked at Tohru. "Tohru, watch Kaga while I go tend to Harusaki." His eyes seemed to focus inward for a second, like he had more to say and wasn't sure if he should say it or not.
In the end, he ended up just slightly shaking his head and then turning his back to us as he walked away, a limp Harusaki in his arms. I watched Haru's dangling arm until I could see it no more, the crowd of people seeming to have swallowed them both. It was then that I looked over at Tohru. That moment I was torn between two emotions: hatred and worry. I hated Tohru because of what was happening to me and Haru because of her, and I was worried about Haru's present state and what was to come.
-Kaga Sohma
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