chapter 6

Haru stood there for three hours after Sousuke departed in anger. Suddenly Rin approached from behind a bush.

"Are you faring well, my comrade?" He placed a tender hand on Haru's shoulder. Haur was just in too much shock to respond. Rin carried him home. "Don't fret over Sousuke, good man. He'll come around by the morn."

Haru wasn't so sure…

-the next day, at the airport-

"Do ya really gotta go, Kise?" Nagisa bleated. They were all the airport, seeing Kise off except for Sousuke who wasn't there at all. Haru felt a horrid sensation in his stomahc at the thought of Kise not getting to say goodbye.

"Take care of yourself," Makoto stammered because he was sad. There were tears glistening down his fsce. Kise wiped them away.

"You won't have me around to take of you anymore," Kise spoke softly. "Be well, my friends."

Rei shook his head.

"Goodbye, Kise Ryota," Haru said his final farewell. Kise left.

"Wow, though, that was so mean of Sousuke, to not even show up to say bye to Kise," Nagisa muttered. Nitori agreed.

Rin sighed.

"That's just so typical of Sousuke," Makoto said. "This is why I kicked him out of the swimclub."

"Whatever," Sousuke said walking up to them. Haru slapped him!

"YOU," Haru whispered. "Where have you been all this time that you're only just showing up now!?" Sousuke was shock!

"I was here the whole time.." Sousuke exclaimed.

"Why didn't you say goodbye?" Haru shouted.

"I has this." Sousuke siad whiping out a plane ticket. Everybody gasped in amazement. "Bye."

"You sly dawg!" Rin grinned displaying his shark teeth.

"But," murmured Haru. "I don't understand. I thought you'd given up." Sousuke turned to Haru.

"I would have, if not for you. You taught me to never give up, and to believe in myself. And that if I stick to my goal and stay true to myself, I can accomplish even the greatest of tasks. You, Haruka Nanase, have taught me this," he said. Haru was touched. Sousuke ruffled his hair.

Everybody was shocked when Sousuke suddenly kissed Haru on the forehead! Then he left on a plane…. Everybody watched it depart.

"Goodbye, Sousuke Yamazaki.." Haru whispered to the sunset.

"Let's go on a date." Makoto said, but it was raining too hard for Haru to hear. Haru unfolded his umbrella and walked away.

-At the school next day-

Goro and Haruka were in the cafe eating some scrumptious snacks. Goro dranked his tea with his pinky out before he noticed something amiss. He raised a perfectly manicured eyebrow. "Wait but where's Eren? SHouldn't he be here with us enjoying this divine luncheon?"

"Not today. He's too busy running for his life. Looks like he got the forbidden Iwatobi-chan," Haru said simply before biting into his mackerel sandwich.

"Shouldn't we go help him?" Goro questioned. "It'd be like old times, you know-"

"I'm really not that interested," Haruka said, sipping on his mackerel smoothie(seen at Nanase's Mackerel World).

Suddenly, Makoto stomped over. "Hey commenor, meet me at Iwatobi station at 4:00 on Saturday."

"Why should I?" Haru questioned but Makoto just left. Goro grasped. "Did he just ask you out on a date?!"

"Ugh, no way." Haru said in disgust. Goro was strangely silent for the rest of lunch.

Haru didn't notice though.

-SATURDAY-

Haru was working at his family's shop when 4:00 came. IT was snowing outside.

"I'll go shopping." Haru said.

"I'll come too. There's a sale at the supermarket." His mom replied.

"Isn't there alway?" Haru muttered. They went to the supermarket. They shopped for many hour. It was 8:00 pm when they finally left.

"It's cold out here." Haru wishperd. There was a blizzard going on. Suddenly he remembered something from before, something Makoto had said…

"Hey commenor, meet me at Iwatobi station at 4:00 on Saturday."

Haru paused as the wind whipped fiercely around him. He grit his teeth. Nobody would wait around for four hours in this weather. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he took a step before pausing again. But if anybody would be stupid enough to… Sighing audibly, he jogged off toward Iwatobi Station. His mom went home.

Haru looked the station, but didn't see anybody. There was a snowman with a carrot nose in front of the station long abandoned by the children who built it. Haru sighed. Luckily, it looked like Makoto wasn't so stupid after all. He was about to turn and leave with a clear conscience, but unfortunately something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. The snowman.

It was shivering.

Haru felt a sinking dread, but approached the snowman anyway. He looked into its beady eyes. The snowman was frowning.

"There you are. Do you realize how long I've been waiting here?!" The snowman exploded and Makoto emerged shivering. Haru stared before glaring at him.

"I don't recall agreeing to meet you here," Haru frowned. "Why were you even out here? Where are your drivers?"

"I sent them away for the day," Makoto breathed out between shivers, teeth chattering. "I wanted to experience the way of the commoner."

"Most commoners have enough sense to wait inside the station during a blizzard." Haru wrinkled his nose at him. He eyed him for a moment. "If we don't warm you up, you'll get really sick," he sighed, pulling off his scarf and wrapping it haphazardly around Makoto's head. "Come on," he said, turning and motioning for Makoto to follow. He did. They went inside the sation and to a vending machine. Haru bought a regular coffee for Makoto and a hot macherel frappuccino for himsevles.

"This commenor coffee is not so bad." Makoto simpered. They went to the roof where there was an abandoned tram car. They sat down on the roof, gazing at the stars and drinking their coffees.

"There are a lot of stars out tonight." Haru whispered profoundly. Makoto snickered.

"Those are satellites." He explained. Haru's brows creased as he regarded him.

"Are you crazy? They aren't all satellites," Haru protested, but Makoto only seemed more amused.

"My family has funded hundreds of satelites, of course!" Makoto boasted. Haru wasn't convinced, but he let it go. The bilzard had died down so they decided to leave, but when Haru tried to open the door, it was locked. They tried to bust down the door, but it was solid steel. They tried to get recpition on their phones but there wasn't any. They screamed for help but no one came. They entered the abandoned tram car.

"If you had just came when I told you to we wouldn't be in this predicament!" Makoto yalled.

"Whatever." Haru rubbed his chilled hands together. Suddenly Haru was shocked when he felt Makoto fall onto him. "Hey- What do you think you're-" But then he realized Makoto wasn't conscious. How dare he fall asleep on haru! Curling his lip in disgust, he pushed Makoto away with his index finger until the taller boy slumped the other way. He huffed, drawing his jacket tighter around himself when he heard Makoto abruptly sneeze. Haru frowned and put his hand to Makoto's forehead. He was burning up!

"You're sick! This is why you shouldn't have been out in the snow, you foolish fool!" He shouted. He took off his jacket and threw on Makoto. Gradually Makoto stopped sneezing. Sighing, Haru sat back down and leaned against the wall of the tram car. He eventually fell asleep.

-the next morning-

"What are you dang kids doing here?" A secuirity man yelled, waking Haru up. Makoto jumped to his feet.

"How dare you yell at me!" He roared. "Do you even know who it is you locked up here all night!? I am Makot tachibana oof the tachibana coportation! I own this building!"

"I'm so sorry, Tachibana-sama! I didn't know you were up here!" The scurity man cried, bowing on his knees. Makoto flipped his hair.

"Just call a car for me," he sneered. The scerutiy man did. So, then the car came. Haru started to leave, but makoto stopped him.

"You're coming iwth me!" he said. " You have to take responsibilty for making me sick."

"Why should I?" Haru quesitoned.

"Just get in!" Makoto shouted shoving Haru into the car. They went to Makoto's manshinhouse. they stood in front of the car.

"I'm just gonna walk home now. see ya." Haru said walking home.

"Okay, bye!" He exclaimed, waving to Haru who kept walking without looking back.

Little did they know, there were photographers in the bushes.

Haru was astounded the next day when he walked to school. As if a switch had been flipped, the entire student body's attitude toward him had changed completely. People clapped him on the back, smiling at him and greeting him. They all… respected him.

Momo and Mikoshiba appeared suddenly, grinning at him and offering him a mackerel omelette. "For breakfast, master." Momo fed it to him as Mikoshiba rubbed his shoulders. Haru was flabergasterd, but he couldn't say he didn't apperciate it.

When he finally entered the school though, he saw a large crowd gatherd around the bullentin board. When they saw him, the crowd cheered and started to congratulated him. Confused, he looked at the board and what he saw shocked him. It was a picture of him and Makoto in front of Makoto's car.

And the headline read: Makoto Tachibana and Haruka Nanase - Secret Boyfriends?!

TBC?