Haru had been told to stay away, not to make trouble, to ignore their stupid jibes at his hair and clothes, but he had finally broke and lunged out, kicking the nearest member in the stomach.
The boy had immediately doubled up, gasping for air and Haru knew he had better run when the member had looked up and narrowed his eyes in an 'I'll Get You' look. After school, as he was walking away from the school, someone grabbed him and drug him behind the school. Haru was able to kick and flail wildly and bring down a few of the gang. Someone finally took him out with a cuff to the side of his head; stars had exploded around his head and he could have sworn he heard Rin scolding him, it went dark after that.
"Oh!" Haru forced his eyes open, inwardly swearing at the last faint sunbeams that stung his vision. He blinked up at Tohru, who had a hand to her mouth and eyes wide.
"Tohru- San?" He groaned, edging his arms up so as to support himself.
"Haru-San, w-what happened?! You-you're bleeding, Haru-San!"
She cried, panicked. He drew a tentative hand to his head and was greeted by a significant flow of sticky, warm liquid. He groaned and felt his ribs where the pain was circling. Yes, a broken rib. He cursed and Tohru sat down beside him, helping him sit up.
"Why are you at the school so late, anyways, Tohru-Chan?"
Haru asked, Tohru brightened.
"One of the girls had damaged one of the rooms, and Yuki-Kun was going to pick it up but he was going to go see Hatori-Sensei, so he asked me, instead!" Tohru explained after checking the school doors but finding them locked. She sighed and tore a piece of clothe off of her school uniform.
"Here, Haru-San. This will help stop the bleeding a little bit, hopefully." She told him, wrapping the strip around his head.
"Damn, I feel like an invalid." He replied affably. He realized, suddenly that Tohru was crying.
'Tohru-Chan, why are you crying?" He asked, slightly irritated.
"B-because, Haru-Kun. ." She hiccupped.
"Because, you c-cant cry. S-so I'm crying for you. B-because you can't cry, Haru-Kun." She sobbed.
Haru opened his mouth, as if to say something, and closed it and repeated the process. Finally, he drew the sobbing girl into a hug. Trying to comfort and be comforted at the same time.