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Writers Note: I 3 Hatsuharu
Chapter One
"How It Began"
He walked through the unknown town in his dirt-covered, black clothes. Blood dripped down a cut on his cheek and he brushed it away with his hand. His face, burning in the cold, was covered in hot, wet tears. What had happened? Why did he feel so bad?
"Haru!" Someone from behind, called his name.
All Hatsuharu did was ignore the voice "Haru! Haru!" The voice called again and again. Finally, he gave into the calling. Hatsuharu stopped in his tracks and turned around. Yuki stood by a house and took a step towards Haru. Haru stepped back, and pulled his arm over his chest.
"You need to stop this, now Haru. All you're doing is running. If you want to make it better, you need to go speak with them."
Haru opened his eyes wide, and finally spoke, "Stop speaking like you know what happened! You know nothing!" Hatsuharu took a swing at Yuki, and Yuki stepped to the side, quickly dodging his strike.
"But I know enough. You need to talk to them! Now, before he does this again!"
Haru clutched his head and feel to the ground. He leaned over and started crying. The tears just poured out.
"This wasn't supposed to happen, all I did was try to help her." Haru blurted out.
Yuki kneeled next to Haru, and put his hand to Haru's shoulder. "Tell me Haru. What happened?
Haru lifted his head and turned to Yuki, another tear dropped from his nose and fell to the ground.
"Rin, had a fight with…him…." Haru started to say "and he hit her, I don't know what happened, I just got so mad. Next thing I knew, I was off the ground and in front of Rin. There was nothing else to do. I kicked Akito, and then I realized what I had done. It was too late, Akito picked up the closest jar and broke it on the ground. At first I thought he was going to throw it right at me. But I was wrong, what he was going to do to me was much worse…"
Yuki stood up and grabbed Haru's arm. Hatsuharu then also stood.
"Keep talking." Yuki said
"Then….I fell to the floor, kneeling before him, and begging forgiveness. He refused it and picked up a piece of the broken jar. It was sharp, like a knife. First he slashed it against my face. Then he pulled me off the ground, and slashed my arms," Haru rolled up his sleeves and showed his cuts to Yuki, all Yuki did was stare. "And finally, he too the jar, and slashed it across my stomach…"
Haru stopped talking then, and Yuki pulled Haru's arm from his stomach. There was a gaping cut, the blood was dark and mixing with his clothes. Yuki's eyes opened wide.
"All Rin could do as sit there, because if she moved, then Akito would go for her next. So when he finished with me, I gathered all of my strength, and left. For the past few hours, I've been running, going as far as possible. And I just noticed, that I'm lost."
Yuki turned around, "You know, everyone is worried about you. Hatori said you would never make it back alive because of your poor sense of direction and your horrible cuts. So, Rin told me to follow you, and bring you back."
Haru nodded and said one last thing "If that's what she wants, then take me back."
Yuki motioned for Hatsuharu to follow and Haru did as told. Ot took them a few hours, but they made it back to Yuki and Shigure's house (because Haru didn't want to see Akito at the Sohma house.)
END OF CHAPTER 1!
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