Chapter 14: Solace
"Um, we were just leaving," Taiki said quickly and ran out, dragging Yaten behind him. Haruka and Seiya looked at each other in silence for a moment.
"How did-"Seiya started.
"Usagi," Haruka said simply.
"Oh. Come on in, you look tired," he suggested, opening the door for her. She went in and sat on the couch, covering a yawn. Silence desended once again.
"Seiya, don't think that I've forgiven you for lying to me or for using my friends," she said suddenly.
"I wasn't expecting you too," Seiya said as he sat next to her.
"Good. But at the same time I think I've fallen for you despite my best efforts," she said, forcing the confession out of herself, yawning again. On an impulse, Seiya put his arms around her, frowning at the darkness under her eyes. There they sat, and Haruka found herself falling asleep in his arms, feeling warm. Seiya smiled down at her, noticing that she was asleep, feeling for the first time a long while, happy.
"Um, we were just leaving," Taiki said quickly and ran out, dragging Yaten behind him. Haruka and Seiya looked at each other in silence for a moment.
"How did-"Seiya started.
"Usagi," Haruka said simply.
"Oh. Come on in, you look tired," he suggested, opening the door for her. She went in and sat on the couch, covering a yawn. Silence desended once again.
"Seiya, don't think that I've forgiven you for lying to me or for using my friends," she said suddenly.
"I wasn't expecting you too," Seiya said as he sat next to her.
"Good. But at the same time I think I've fallen for you despite my best efforts," she said, forcing the confession out of herself, yawning again. On an impulse, Seiya put his arms around her, frowning at the darkness under her eyes. There they sat, and Haruka found herself falling asleep in his arms, feeling warm. Seiya smiled down at her, noticing that she was asleep, feeling for the first time a long while, happy.