Broken Heart
Chapter 10 - Hardheaded
Disclaimer :
Haruka, Michiru, and all of the characters here are not belonged to me. I just borrow them for my story.
"Um…" Michiru slowly opened her eyes and scanned around her. She found Haruka sat on the couch reading a newspaper.
Haruka lowered the newspaper and smiled at her "Morning"
Michiru smiled back at him and sat up "Morning. What time is it now?"
"Ten o'clock"
Michiru look at him in disbelief "Haruka, you missed already the school. You have to hurry up…"
"Hey, easy now, I am planning to skip today's school anyway"
"Why?"
"Because I want to accompany you here, haven't I told you last night?" he walked over to the bed and handed my clothes "Here is your clothes, go to the bathroom, the nurse told me to give this to you when you wake up. I will call her to help you changed since you hand is bandaged"
Michiru nodded and went to the bathroom while Haruka walked out to call the nurse.
(Some minutes later)
"There you go. Now you can eat your breakfast while I told the front desk to prepare everything for you check-out" the nurse put Michiru's bandages back after help her wear her clothes
"Thank you"
"You know, you're so lucky to have a boyfriend like that, miss. I wish I could have someone who is handsome and nice like him. He is so sweet to company you here all the time"
Michiru blushed slightly and looked at her "But he is not…"
"Oh, I should be leaving now. Enjoy your breakfast miss; and don't forget to complete the administration after you eat."
When she walked out from the bathroom, she saw Haruka filling the cups with tea "Hi, finished changing? Let's have some breakfast, shall we?"
(Michiru's POV)
I never ate breakfast with someone other than my parents; somehow I felt it strange, yet, I also felt very happy with his presence. I put down my fork and wiped my mouth with my handkerchief.
"Finished?" I nodded and headed to the door. Just when I wanted to grab the doorknob, I felt his hand on my arm.
"Where are you going?"
I looked into his deep eyes as he spoke "To the administration table, I want to complete…"
"Stay here, I will take care of it, just prepare your belongings for the check-out. Okay?"
"But I have created enough difficulties to you. You shouldn't have…"
"It's okay. Now pack your clothes, your travel bag is over there, your mother brought it here last night"
I just watched as he walked out the door, my pulse is racing "Stop it, Michiru, can't you see that he already have a girlfriend?"
(about 15 minutes later)
I saw the door opened and Haruka walked in "It's finished, are you ready to leave?"
"Yes"
"Good, here, let me help you with that bag" he pulled out his hand to grab my bag, but I automatically pulled it out of his range.
"No, I can take it myself. My right hand is better now and…"
"Will you stop that hardheaded attitude? Your arms is still in recovery, let me carry your bag!"
I felt my heart flinched when I heard he yelled at me "I, I am so sorry…"
"I…, no, it's just sometimes you are too…, argh, forget that. Let's go" He grabbed my bag and walked out.
"I know my attitudes are wrong, but it's because I don't want to be more attracted to you. Please undertand…, Haruka…"
"Why are we walking here? Don't we want to take a cab?" I followed him to the parking lot, although I want to remind him from the first time, but when I remembered his anger before, I just shut my mouth.
"No, we will go with my car"
"Your car? But our age can have a driving license"
"I am a racer, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. I forgot" I smacked my forehead slightly.
I swear I saw him smiled a bit, but his face back to his bad mood face again and he pointed at one car "That's my car. Let's go" It's a yellow mustang which looked sporty and somehow, seeing that car will created Haruka's image in my mind.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" I brought back to the reality with his words; he was holding one door open for me. He closed the door gentlemanly and he gets into the car too after put my bag on the backseat.
The travel along the road filled only with the music from the radio, we are not talking a single bit. Maybe he was mad to me. Oh my God, what did I have to do?
"We've arrived" He stopped the car and unbuckled his seatbelt and then mine.
"Um, will you come in first? I think you're tired, perhaps you want to drink a coffee or tea?"
He stepped out the car and opened my door "Coffee would be fine"
"Okay, um…"
"I will bring your bag in"
"Thank you" when I walked in, I saw my mom popped her head out from the kitchen.
"Michiru, dear. You're home, how was your condition?"
"Better, mom. I am so sorry to make you worried."
"Don't be, in fact I felt ashamed that I can't be with you at the hospital. Oh, Haruka, you're here too?"
"You don't have to feel that way, Kaioh-san. It's your duty too to accompany the headmaster that night."
"Ah, yes. Oh, by the way. Thank you for helping me there, Haruka. I don't know how the concert would be without you there. And thank you too for accompany Michiru at the hospital"
"You're welcome, here is her bag" He handed my travel bag to my mother and looked for something in his pocket. "Oh, excuse me. I just remembered that I forget to turn on my cell phone"
"Mom? I want to make him some coffee"
"Let me, dear. You can take a rest, you must be tired and…."
Suddenly his cell phone rang and he picked it up after seeing the caller's id "Yes, Lauri?"
I flinched when I heard her name and I walked to the stairs "I think I will take a rest in my room"
"Okay, dear"
(Haruka's POV)
I saw Michiru walked up the stairs from the corner of my eyes and continue talking to Lauri on the cell phone.
"Haruka? Do you listen to me?"
"Yea, I hear you."
"Where are you now? I already at your school but you are still not here. You already missed three lessons you know?"
"I know. So what? I only skipped one day. There's no big point in it"
"Yes, it it! This is my first day at the school here. I want you to be there, don't you remember?"
"I remember, and I am sorry. But this can't be helped." I looked around me to found that no Michiru nor her mother near me "I promised her mother to accompany her at the hospital"
"Her? You mean Michiru? Why is she so important to you? Is she more important than me? Answer me Haruka!"
"Lauri, please." I rubbed my forehead and sat down at the sofa "We will talk about this later. Okay? Bye for now" I hang up the phone and leaned my back.
"Are you okay there, Haruka?" Jane handed me the coffee, it smelled very good to me. "Thank you" I saw her watching me as I sipped the coffee.
"I am sorry. Am I troubled you because I asked you to accompany Michiru that night?"
"No, not at all. I only live with my friend after all"
"I see"
We chatted about half an hour or so and we stopped when I think it's about time to Lauri to be home.
"Ah, I think I already disturb you for a long time, Kaioh-san. I will now excuse myself"
"Oh, alright then. Thank you once again for your help, Haruka"
"Yes, you're welcome"
I headed to my school to pick up Lauri. Although I am not in the mood to argue, but I don't want to make things worse than it is now. I saw her walked out from the school and she walked to my car as she noticed me here. Once again, a drive full of silence, I know she's very mad to me when she acted like this. So I just kept silent along the way and just followed her into my apartment.
Just when I closed the door behind me, she turned and hugged me tightly while she was sobbing. I couldn't help but rubbed her back lightly.
"Hush now. I am sorry I can't be there for your first day, okay?"
"Don't leave me Haruka. I can't live alone"
I can't answer that, I just kept silent while rubbing her back. Finally after a few minutes, she stopped crying and I wiped her tears away. "So, anything else happened in the school?"
"Um, nothing. Oh, just the teacher told me to join your group for the field trip. It will be only a few days from now, isn't it?"
"Yea, two days from now" I sat down at the couch and rubbed my forehead again
"Who are our other team members?"
"A book worm boy, um, I don't quite remember his name, I think its Tsukichi. And there is also Rin and Michiru"
"Michiru? That girl is one group with us?"
I looked at her and saw that she grabbed a pillow and squeeze it "Hey, what's wrong?"
"I don't want her to be with us. Please ask her to join other group, will you?"
"Don't be silly. Why should I do that?"
"If you won't, then I will…"
"Will you stop that? Don't acts like a child!" I stood up and went to my bedroom.
"Haruka? I am sorry, I…"
"I want to sleep now, I am tired, okay?" I closed the door and dropped my body to the bed. "Geez…, I wonder how I would pass the field trip days with them". I leave that thought away and fell asleep immediately.
Author notes:
Thank you so much for reading….. and sorry for the delay too
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