Hatsuharu awoke at 9:00am the next morning. He was late for school! 'Oh wait, it's Saturday.' He dragged himself to the shower and turned it on full blast, waking him straight away. He walked through to his bedroom and got dressed in tight leather trousers and a black t-shirt with a grey shirt over it. He went downstairs and found Momiji sitting at the breakfast table with someone else in the doorway. It was Yuki.
"Hello Yuki." Said Hatsuharu with a smile on his face. "To what do I owe this pleasure?" Momiji looked from one face to the other and shouted, "I know! I know!" Both Haru and Yuki stared at Momiji. "You're in love!" Both Haru and Yuki froze. Soon after, Haru broke the silence. "How did you…?"
"It's obvious! Yuki came here to see you really early in the morning! And you are both talking really weird." Yuki and Haru were speechless. Yuki smiled and spoke, "Momiji, you're in love with Honda-san aren't you?"
"Uh huh! Tohru's great! I go over really early sometimes to see her." Haru understood. Momiji was so innocent that he really didn't understand love.
"Speaking of Tohru," Haru broke in, "Why don't you go and see her?" Momiji jumped up and ran to get his coat. "Bye guys." He yelled as he zoomed through the door.
Haru walked over to Yuki and kissed his cheek. "I fell asleep as soon as I came home." Yuki smiled. "I wasn't that good Harr."
"You weren't good, you were perfect."
"Thanks…"
"So I was thinking, Yuki, that maybe we could go out tonight?"
"You mean it?"
"Yeah. We can go to the cinema or something…"
"That sounds good."
Haru felt his head begin to nag at him. He tugged gently at Yuki's sleeve and took him over to the sofa and sat him down. "I have to tell you something…"
"Ok, but it's not bad is it…?"
"Well, in my eyes, it is…" Hatsuharu took a deep breath and began the story. "When I was with Rin, I already knew that I loved you. She knew too. Remember how I'd always come visit you when you were in that room? And how I'd always bring Ren along? Well, I only brought her to keep a lookout, and so I could spend as much time as I could with you. Eventually she figured that I didn't need her as much and she distanced herself from me. Then Akito found out about us and threw her out the window. I was scared that he'd do the same to you, so I stopped visiting you. I was running. I felt so bad that I wanted to die. I channelled all my love for you towards Rin, and eventually she told me that it was over. I was devastated. I no long had a place to vent. I no longer had anywhere to hide behind. I was so depressed, and I began to like you again. I even went to Shigure to get you living in his house. But in the back of my mind, I felt so dirty, for giving up on you so I could feel better in myself. I hate that. I couldn't believe it when you said you loved me back. I hated that I still felt dirty and that you couldn't see how awful I had been. I hated who I was. But you were so perfect. I loved the way you didn't know things I did. I loved that you could see me for me and you didn't leave me like Rin did. I loved who you were. I'm sorry, Yuki."
Yuki was speechless. He looked out of the window to the cherry blossoms floating gently to the ground. Then he looked at Haru. "What are you so sorry for? You're only human. You saved me from being alone. You are the greatest person I have ever met. I love you." Haru laid his head on Yuki's lap. "Thank you." He fell asleep, the breeze from the open window gently blowing his hair.
End Of Chapter 7