"Eh? Beef and Potatoes or Curry?" I questioned the pig-tailed blonde.

"Yeah. I'm asking which one you would prefer to eat." Eri said.

We were in the middle of lunch period and the girls and I had our tables circled as usual. Eri had came up with a choice of the two mentioned dishes.

"Well, I do know the ingredients needed for the Beef and Potatoes recipe." Mikoto said as she took a bite of her sandwich.

Suddenly, Eri whipped out a pen and notepad and turned to a clean page. "Please tell me the ingredients." She demanded.

Mikoto looked at her in confusion but reluctantly answered, "Well, if you're feeding for two, you'll probably need like a pound of potatoes and beef. Quarter pound of carrots, celery, onions and peas."

"I see." Eri said as she scribbled down her notes.

"Are you cooking for a guy?" Akira asked.

I nodded my head in agreement with Akira. "Yeah. Are you trying to learn a recipe to impress a guy?"

Eri's face changed color as she nervously answered our questions. "What? N-No! No! I-I was just curious for the recipes."

"Suure you do Eri." Tenma said sarcastically as she winked at the nerve-wrecking blonde. "You know, I can ask Yakumo for the her curry recipe since she makes it most of the time. Plus, I want to know the recipe myself."

"Why do you want to know the recipe for curry?" Mikoto asked.

Tenma's little pigtails perked up as she flashed her bright whites. "That's because Karasuma likes Curry!"

"You're planning to make him a boxed lunch tomorrow." Akira stated.

"Ah! H-How did you know Akira?" Tenma questioned, surprised from the calm red head.

"Looks a bit obvious to me." She answered as she sipped her juice.

Mikoto leaned back on her chair and raised her arms in the air. "Man! All this talk on food made me wish I packed something else instead of just a sandwich."

I laughed at Mikoto's comment and opened up my lunch box. "You're in luck Mikoto. Instead of my Dad making sushi, I made these sushi pieces for us." I moved the container and showed them the assorted pieces of fish.

"Wow! They look awesome!" Tenma shouted in excitement.

Mikoto did not hesitate to grab and piece and ate it. She looked as if her mouth was dancing in joy. "You seriously gotta take us to your family restaurant some day Sai."

"Yeah! All of the sushi you and your father make are delicious." Eri added as she popped a piece of tuna in her mouth.

I smiled towards the girls. "Don't worry ladies. I do plan on taking you guys out to the restaurant one day. But before I do that, we rather let my father settle in with the building contract and such along with us finding a new home to to move."

"Oh yeah. What's the status on the home hunting?" Tenma asked.

"Not well. Still haven't found a decent home close enough to the restaurant at a reasonable price." I pouted.

"They'll be an opportunity soon." Akira said.

"I hope so Akira." I said as I leaned back on my chair and looked around the classroom.

Upon my observation, I noticed that Harima and Karasuma were just sitting in their seats empty handed. Both of them didn't have any food in front of them. I raised an eyebrow at the sight of them.

"Something wrong Sai?" Mikoto asked, noticing my curious expression.

I looked back at the girls and they were each giving me the same curious look. "Well, I looked around the classroom and noticed that Harima and Karasuma don't have lunches."

Tenma's face lit up with hope. "This just gives me an even more reason to make lunch for Karasuma! Alright! I'm going to make him curry tomorrow!"

Just then, my face lit up with an idea. "Hey Tenma, why don't you grab a couple of sushi pieces and share them with Karasuma."

Tenma's cheeks flushed instantly as the idea. "W-What? S-Share food with him?" She squirmed in her seat, feeling shy suddenly.

"Yeah. That sounds like a good idea Sai." Eri said as she winked at Tenma.

"Do it Tenma." Akira said, encouraging the shy gal.

"I-I don't know if I can do it." Tenma said shyly.

Mikoto patted Tenma's back to reassure her. "Don't worry. You got this. We'll give you a push."

With that, I placed a couple pieces in an empty container and handed it to Tenma. Mikoto grabbed her and lightly pushed her towards Karasuma's direction. With that, the four of us watched as Tenma approached the quiet boy and offered him the food. We saw him nod his head and a smile formed on Tenam's childish face.

I let out a smile, happy that the little plan had worked out. "Now for Harima..." A mini flashback of the events at the hospital escaped through my mind. I could feel my cheeks getting hot and I nervously transferred a couple sushi pieces to another empty container to share with Harima.

"You planning on sharing food with Hige?" Eri questioned.

I nodded my head slightly.

"You're such a nice person Sai." Mikoto said, giving me a wink.

Akira eyed me and noticed the shade of red across my cheeks but didn't say anything about it. "Normally, no one would go near him."

"Even I wouldn't do anything like that to him." Eri added.

Mikoto scratched her head, trying to remember something else. "You know, she did share an umbrella with Harima the other week. Remember he gave her back the umbrella?"

"Oh!" Eri shouted in remembrance. "That's right. Sai, you're such a doll."

I could feel my face flushing once again. The girls were embarrassing me. "I-It's nothing. I-I just like being friendly with everyone. You ladies should know that by now."

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Akira asked as she handed me the box of food. "Go." With that, she shoved me towards Harima's direction as I looked back at the red head. She held out her thumb and didn't say anything else.

With that, I turned back around and took a deep breath. I could feel my nerves kicking in and the butterflies in my stomach churn. My heart was beating rapidly as I stepped closer towards the delinquent. It's okay Sai. Just stay calm. This is all just a friendly matter. Remember, the two of you are still friends and decided to let it go. That confession meant nothing. It meant nothing. NOTHING.

Harima was sitting in his seat, dazed as usual. "Uh...H-Harima..." He shook his head lightly and looked up at me. "Oh. Hey New Girl. What's up?"

I could feel my hands shaking a bit from nervousness. I took another deep breath to remain calm. "W-Well, I sorta...noticed that you didn't bring lunch." I then held out my container towards him. "I-I was wondering, if I c-can share my l-lunch with you. T-That way, you son't s-starve." My face flushed deep shades of red as I placed the boxed lunch in front of him.

Harima examined the contents and then looked back at me. "Sushi?"

"Y-Yeah. I made them. Try it out." I answered, hoping he'd accept it.

With a slight nod. Harima used his hand to pick up a piece. He popped one in his mouth and chewed. After he swallowed, his expression changed. "Wow. This is pretty good."

I let out a sigh of relief as my face flushed even more from the compliment. "T-Thanks." A smile formed on my face, happy to hear that Harima liked it. He continued eating until all the contents in the box was empty.

"Thanks a lot. Wish I had some money to buy food so that you wouldn't have to share yours." Harima said, feeling guilty.

I smiled and looked at him in reassurance. "Don't worry about it Harima. I'm glad to have shared my lunch with you. Honestly, I don't like seeing others starve." I picked up the empty container. "Uhm...Harima...you really don't have any money to buy lunch?"

Harima looked at me, blinked several times and then answered. "Yeah. I have no one to give me money."

No one? Does Harima live alone or something? That's really bad. How has he been surviving this whole time? I feel compelled to step in and help him. I should do something.

My heart skipped a beat at the thought of helping Harima. "Well...H-Harima..."

"Hm?" He glanced up at me once again.

Even though I still can't see his eyes through those shades, just knowing that he's staring at me is making me extra nervous. "If you don't mind, would it be okay if I bring you boxed lunches everyday? Since you don't have any money, I want to be there for you."

What I didn't notice was that the entire classroom was silent when I said my offer to Harima. I looked around and realized that all eyes were on the two of us. Within a matter of seconds, some of the boys ran up to me with fire in their eyes.

"You know Sai," Yoshidayama spoke, poking my arm with his elbow and winked. "You should make a charming guy like me some lunch also."

"Me too!" Nishimoto added, shoving Yoshidayama out of the way.

Fuyuki ran in front of Nishimoto and pointed at his camera. "Sai! I would love to take pictures of the food you prep! It'll be awesome for the yearbook! Just imagine, Cooking Babes!"

A hand was placed on Fuyuki's face and he was shoved with force and in came Imadori. "You should make my lunch the same size as your boobs!"

I stood there and stared blankly at the guys. I was shocked and surprised to see the guys react like this from my offer to Harima. Why would they want me to make them lunches?

"Hey." Harima said as he gave a look towards the boys. They all seemed scared and ran back to their seats. "Nevermind." They all said in unison.

I continued to stare at each of them in confusion but brought my focus back towards Harima. "Thanks for the offer New Girl, but it's fine. You don't need to do that for me."

"Oh..." I said, feeling slightly disappointed. I don't know why it made me feel sad. I guess a part of me really wanted to do this for Harima.

"I don't wanna be a burden to you. So don't worry about it. I'll find a way to manage." Harima said.

I tried to hide the frown that was starting to form on my face. I wouldn't mind making him boxed lunches...

"Well, can you just answer one question for me?"

Harima looked up and met my eyes with a questionable look. "What is it?"

"If you were to choose one, do you prefer to eat Beef and Potatoes or Curry?" I asked, feeling my heart pounding faster. It doesn't hurt to ask him the same question Eri asked earlier. There isn't an exact reason as to why I asked him this question, it's just out of sheer curiosity.

"Definitely curry." Harima responded without second guessing himself.

I blinked a couple times, amazed at his fast response but quickly flashed a smile towards him. "Okay. Thanks for the answer." With that, I clutched the empty lunch box and headed back to my seat and rejoined he girls. Tenma was back as well with a smile on her face.

"How did it go with Hige?" Eri was the first one to ask.

I set the container down and responded, "It went well. He really like the sushi."

"Well, judging by how all the other boys reacted, I bet you got some flirting done with him huh?" Mikoto said as she winked at me.

My face flushed a bit as I waved my hands around. "N-No! M-Mikoto!"

Mikoto leaned back and laughed in her seat. "Oh man. I'm just kidding Sai. Sure got your face red. It's gold."

I let out a heavy sigh and lowered my head in defeat. This girl sure does love to fool around and tease people.

"You know, since I'm going to make Karasuma boxed lunches, are you gonna do the same for Harima?" A cheerful Tenma asked with her usual bright smile.

"Uh...Well. I did offer it to him. But Harima rejected my offer." I said calmly.

Akira studied my face and opened her mouth, "He thinks it'll be a burden for you."

I looked at her and smirked. "You're too smart and observant Akira. But yes. He said how he doesn't want to be a burden to me."

"Too bad for Hige. He's missing out." Eri said as she closed her eyes and crossed her arms.

"Yeah." Mikoto agreed, placing her hands behind the back of her neck for support.

While sitting in my seat, I started thinking to myself. Maybe it won't be bad if I still end up making him food. I really can't just sit here knowing that he's skipping out on meals because of money problems. Harima did say that he liked the sushi I made. Then again, he answered that question by saying curry. Should I make him sushi or curry?

"Yo. Earth to Sai." Mikoto waved her hand in my face to catch my attention.

"Hm?" I blinked a couple times and stared at the blue haired girl.

"You dozed off silly." Tenma said.

"Have you decided to make him boxed lunches?" Akira asked, knowing her, she read my mind with her observation skills.

"Right again Akira." I answered, smiling towards her. "Observant as usual my friend."

Eri had a smirk on her face and opened her eyes to look at me. "Making food for Hige? Hun, you're way too nice."

"Yeah Sai!" Tenma said as she smiled and held up her thumbs. "You're a really nice person!"

"Hard to believe that you're probably still Harima's one and only friend." Mikoto said, looking at the delinquents direction. She then flashed a huge grin on her face. "Like I said the other week, Harima probably has a crush on Sai."

I couldn't help but to blush from her sudden teasing. "W-What?!"

She winked at me once more and continued her teasing. "Think about it. Harima usually won't let anyone get close to him. Sai just so happens to be the first person to somewhat be on Harima's good side. Who knows. Maybe he does like her."

"I need to see to believe." Eri chimed in. "Are you sure YOU don't have a crush on him Sai?"

All eyes were dead set on me and I sunk into my seat to hide. "Y-Yeah I'm sure!" Semi-lie just like the other week at the cafe. I know I do feel something towards Harima but my feelings are still mixed around. Can't confirm how I truly feel.

"I still kinda wished you and Suga would get together. Too bad the two of you decided to stay as friends." Tenma said with a slight pout.

I let out a nervous laugh and eyed each girl. "You ladies...are crazy." I was shaking my head but then looked back at Eri. "Say, Eri."

"Huh?" She looked at me quizzically.

"Do you plan on buying ingredients today?" I asked her.

"Oh. Yeah. I plan on going to the supermarket after school." She answered.

"Mind if I tag along? I gotta pick up the newspaper and bags of rice for my Father."

Eri nodded her head and smiled. "Sure. It'll be great to have you tag along."

Once school was over, Eri and I waved to our friends and made our way to the supermarket. The two of us were making simple small talks until I brought up a question that the other girls and I were dying to know.

"Mind if I ask why you're trying to cook? Are you really trying to impress someone?" I looked at her with questionable eyes as we continued to walk down the semi-crowded streets.

A small shade of red came across her cheeks but she quickly cleared her throat to hide the embarrassment. "W-Well...I want to cook a special dinner for someone very dear to me." She lowered her head, speaking quietly. "Actually, this person is someone I barely see in my life. Today is one of those rare days where I actually get to see and spend time with him. I was hoping that maybe cooking him a meal would give him a warm surprise."

Listening to her answer, I couldn't help but to give her a warm smile. "That's very sweet of you Eri. I'm sure whoever this special someone is will surely appreciate your doing." I patted her on the shoulder to show her my support.

The two of us made it to the supermarket and entered through the automatic doors. Upon entering the market, Eri stood there, jaw dropped as she eyed the building in amazement. "Woah. It's huge here. There's so many things around this place!"

I chuckled at her comment. "Yeah. It's a supermarket. This is where people pick up the needed groceries and such."

Eri then had another shade of red across her face as she stuttered her next statement. "W-Well...Sai...to tell you the truth...I-I've never done grocery shopping before." She cupped her cheek to hide of embarrassing truth.

My eyes widened in shock. "Never? Really?" She nodded her head, still embarrassed. I guess something like this would be a whole new world to her. Eri is a really rich person after all. She had butlers and personal chefs in her home. I guess that's why she wants to cook a personal meal for whoever her dear friend is. "It's okay Eri. Grocery shopping is totally enjoyable. You get to pick all the different types of stuff you want."

A smile grew on Eri's face. Feeling excited to do her very first grocery shopping and I smiled back at her. "Let's go and get the things Mikoto mentioned earlier." She held out the notepad she'd written down earlier today.

"You decided to make Beef and Potatoes?" I asked.

"Yup. Will you help me pick the proper ingredients?"

"You betcha!" I shouted as I picked up two shopping baskets and handed one to Eri. "We'll pick up the vegetables first!"

I linked an arm with Eri's and dragged her to the aisle with the 'Produce' sign hanging from the ceiling. Eri gawked at all the colorful fruits and vegetables surrounding us. "T-This is cool. How do I know which ones are the necessary ingredients?"

"Simple, you look at the signs behind each fruit or vegetable counter. They label what each produce are. From the list Mikoto mentioned, you only need celery, carrots, onions and peas. Of course, don't forget the potatoes as well." I said, picking up a bag of potatoes and placing it in her basket. "It's really simple."

Eri eyed the bag of potatoes in her basket and then stared at the other vegetables around the aisle. "Yeah. I guess it's simple." She then walked over to the other colored veggies and picked up a nice stalk of celery. "This good?"

I nodded my head with a smile. "Perfect!"

We spent the next couple minutes picking up the vegetables and then headed over to the meat section. To smell of raw meat is common for people who are use to buying groceries. For someone like Eri, it's a new scent to them.

"Oh! This smell is disgusting." She said, pinching her nose to stop inhaling the godforsaken smell.

I couldn't help but to laugh. "It's something you'll need to get used to if you plan on cooking again."

Eri took a deep breath and moved her hand away. She tried taking in small breaths to avoid smelling the meat.

"Beef has many options to it. There's the fatty parts, steak, ribs, and many more. For this recipe, you'll probably need chucks since it'll be easier to simmer with the vegetables and stock." I walked over to the packaged meats and picked up a pound of it for Eri. "This is a good piece. It's meaty and fatty which will make it a bit juicier."

Her face lit up, Eri was learning a lot about the life of grocery shopping and it brought another smile to my face. "Thank you Sai. I really don't know what I'd do if I was here alone. I probably would've bought the entire market."

We both laughed at her comment as I walked her to the checkout station. There was a 'self-checkout' section and I showed her how to use it. Like usual, she was amazed as well and tried scanning the items herself. She had a lot of fun doing it and paid for the ingredients. Once she was done, she picked up the bag of groceries and checked her phone for the time.

"Oh my gosh!" She shouted. "It's already four thirty! I should head home."

"Eh? Already? I guess time sure flies by fast." I said jokingly as I held onto my empty shopping basket.

"Sorry I didn't get to accompany you in buying your items." Eri said with a frown.

"It's okay. I do have to pick up a lot of things so I'd rather help you first." I told her with a reassuring smile.

"Well, thank you very much for your help. I really appreciated it."

"No sweat. Glad I was able to help you out."

"I'll see you in school tomorrow. Bye Sai!" Eri waved and ran out of the supermarket while I waved back at her.

With that, I roamed around the market picking up the newspaper and other miscellaneous items my Father needed.

"Wow. This is heavy..." I said to myself quietly as I tried to pick up a bag of rice.

I had already completed the task of picking up all the other items and this bag of rice was the last thing on my mental list. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how heavy this particular bag was. I'm a pretty petite person so bringing this home would be somewhat of an obstacle. At least this supermarket isn't too far from my home.

"Alright. Let's try this again..."

I gripped onto the sides of the rice bag and lift with my legs. I finally managed to pick up the rice bag but I realized that my shopping basket was on the ground and I don't have a third arm to carry the basket. "Crap..." I moved the bag and held onto the handles with one hand while the other picked up the basket. With my hand gripping onto the handles of the rice bag, the weight of it was causing it to lose blood circulation on my fingers.

Before I had the chance to place the rice bag down, a hand brushed against mine and snatched the bag of rice from my aching hand.

"W-Who?" Shocked, I look to see who the helper was and it is none other than Harima. My face immediately flushed due to the fact that Harima is standing next to me and realizing that his hand brushed past mine. "H-Harima?"

"Hey." He greeted me nonchalantly. "Need any help?"

I felt my heart palpitating tremendously and my face was getting really heated. "Ah! Uh! S-Sure! T-Thank you Harima!" I bowed towards him to show him my gratitude.

He slung the rice bag over his shoulder and looked at me quizzically. "I noticed you were having a hard time carrying this. Why are you buying this if it's too heavy for you?"

"W-Well...My Father had asked me to pick up some things for him because he'll be busy too busy at the restaurant. I reluctantly accepted the request and I didn't realize how heavy the rice was until now." I said, giving Harima a sheepish grin.

"I see." Harima said, raising an eyebrow towards me. He must think I'm silly for not realizing this earlier.

"C-Can I ask why you're here Harima?" I shyly asked him. Although I have no complaints. I'm kind of relieved to be bumping into Harima at the supermarket.

Other than carrying the bag of rice I picked up, he held out his shopping basket which was full of candy and junk food. "My cousin is making go on a snack run for her. So yeah. That's why I'm here."

I blinked at Harima in confusion. "Cousin? You live with your cousin?"

"Uh..yeah?" He answered with a question.

I guess that answers the questionable thoughts I had when I shared my lunch with Harima. He lives with his cousin. But why doesn't his cousin provide him money?

"S-Sorry for the random question! It's just, I thought you lived alone or something since you mentioned that you don't have money to buy lunch." I said nervously, trying to get out of this awkward situation.

"Oh. Well, my cousin's apartment is the only thing she'll help me with. So I'm basically on my own from there. As for these snacks, she gave me her money to buy them and is expecting the exact change back." He said, pointing at the basket with his chin.

"I-I see."

"Is there anything else you need to pick up?" He asked.

I shook my head. "No. That was the last item. I'm ready to checkout. What about you? Do you need to pick up anything else for your cousin?"

"Nah. She has enough snacks in this basket." He started walking away while I followed. "Let's go pay for our stuff."

With that, Harima and I scanned our items and paid for the groceries. We both exited and stood outside of the supermarket.

"Thank you for the help Harima. I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow." I said while giving him a smile.

Harima didn't say anything, instead, he reached over and grabbed the bag of rice from my hands once again. "I'll walk you home."

My cheeks flushed and ears grew hot. "H-Huh?"

"Let me walk you home." Harima repeated himself.

It felt like my chest was going to burst and the tingly feeling in my stomach was overwhelming me. "U-Uh...Y-You really don't have too..."

He gripped tighter onto the handles and let out a sigh. "I insist. It's the least I can do to repay you for sharing your lunch with me. Plus, I wouldn't want you to strain yourself."

A smile grew on my face. Harima is a really kind person. "Okay then. Thank you again Harima."

"It's no problem." He said as he started walking ahead. I walked next to him with a smile still on my face.

Our walk was silent. It's not like those awkward silences, but it was a nice, peaceful silence. It felt really nice to have Harima walk me home again. It almost felt as if we were a couple walking home together.

Wait...What am I thinking!? Walking home together like a couple!? How did that come into my mind!?

My face grew hot and I started gripping on my shopping bag tight. Stop thinking Sai!

"New Girl, you okay?" Harima asked.

He was staring at me with a confused expression. I guess it's because I had suddenly stopped walking and just stared off.

"Y-Yeah." I said as I moved my feet and the two of us walked along side again. "S-Sorry about that. I was thinking about something."

"Oh. Just be careful when you space out. It'll be bad if something happened to you if you're alone." Harima sound, sounding a bit concerned.

I couldn't help but to blush. I never heard Harima sound worried before. This is something new. It makes me feel happy that Harima is concerned for me.

I wonder if what Mikoto said is right. Does Harima even like me? That confession back at the hospital, him telling me that he loves me, I wonder if it was a real confession. Did he really mean that? Or is it just as Ms. Itoko said, him being delusional.

What if he doesn't like me at all? What if this whole time, his confession and actions were meant to be for someone else? Am I crazy for theorizing this? Maybe Harima just thinks of me as a friend. I am the only one in class who is closest to him. Maybe I really am just a friend to him...

"We're here." Harima said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I looked up to see that we reached the outside of my apartment. Harima set the bag of rice down on the ground and lightly massaged his neck. "Want me to bring this in your apartment?"

I jumped from his sudden offer and yelled, "No!"

"Hm?" Harima raised an eyebrow and looked at me in confusion.

I realized that I surprised him with my sudden freak out. "I-I mean...It's fine. I can bring this in myself." I said nervously as I picked up the handles and took a step back.

"Are you sure?" He questioned.

I forced a smile and nodded my head rapidly. "I-I'm sure!" I took another step back. "Y-You should head on home. I-Isn't your cousin waiting for your with her bag of snacks?"

Harima eyed me but then looked at his bag of snacks. "I guess your right. She'll kill me if I take too long."

I swung the rice bag over my shoulder and waved with a smile. "Thanks again for your help Harima. I really appreciate it."

He nodded his head. "It was nothing. See ya."

With that, he turned around and started walking away while I fumbled for my keys. I approached the main door and was going to turn the key until I heard my name be called.

"Sai."

I turned around to meet Harima's gaze, who was standing at a good distance from me. My heart skipped at the fact that Harima said my actual name instead of that nickname. "Y-Yes Harima?"

"Is it too late to change my mind about your offer?" He asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

My eyes widened. "N-No! It's not too late."

"Good. Is it okay if I can get sushi again? I really like the ones you made. They were delicious."

My face flushed 50 shades of red. I let a wide grin form on my face as I responded to him. "Sure! You know, I planned on making you lunch regardless to surprise you."

I noticed a smirk on Harima's face. "I look forward to it." He then turned around and continued walking home.

With a grin still on my face, I opened the door and headed in. Although I may have feelings for Harima, I'm extremely happy to be doing this for him.