"Suzuki, are you done?" I shouted across the corridor of my house the next morning. Surprisingly, I woke up very early and I felt really energetic and had nothing worrying on my mind.
Suzuki, who was rushing, was very surprised that his brother woke up so early and was not tired at all and said, "Yes, yes. I am coming. You are early today, brother."
I said nothing but laughed at myself. Of course I would be early as I had my best sleep last night of my life. I could not believe that finally Nanami would have her own friends and I would not need to worry for her. As for the rumors, I had my own methods to settle them.
When I reached the school, a group of girls came running to me and exclaimed, "People saw you yesterday hanging out with the nightclub girl. Is it true, Narumi? You must be careful…"
Before they could even finish their sentence, I said, "Nanami did nothing wrong to deserve this kind of criticizing and don't you think that whoever started this was seriously childish and selfish? Compare to Nanami, you are the worst."
Then, I walked back to class. After that, Hikari walked towards and started asking, "Narumi, is it true that you and Nanami kis…?"
Before she finished saying what she wanted to say, I pulled her arm to turn her around so that her back faced me and I covered her mouth. Then, I whispered in her ears as I was directly behind her, "Hikari, don't be so childish like the other girls. I know you are not this type of person. Stop believing what the rumors were. Nanami is just Suzuki's classmates. That's all."
After saying that, I let go of her. She looked down on the floor and she blushed. She said really softly, "you called my name for the first time." And she walked back to her seat.
I did not really hear what she said so I went back to my seat.
During lesson, I was totally not focusing on what the teacher was saying. I murmured to myself and sighed, "Why do I bother to help her? It's all her fault for crying but she should be alright now and leaving me alone."
Then, Takagi tapped my shoulder and whispered, "Who?"
I was surprised that he could hear and softly told him that it was Nanami. He nodded and asked me to explain why Hikari was very happy just now as she even promised to eat lunch with Takagi after school and she was blushing all the while. Then, I turned around and looked at her. She saw me and smiled at me like I am close to her. Afterwards, she blushed and looked down at her notes. I was getting freaked out by her and I could not help it but to feel scared. Wonder what happened to Hikari…