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I tried to stand up but I couldn't this time, it was too painful. "What should I do?" How stupid was I, I had my cell phone with me. I took it out of my pocket, but I had done another stupidity, I had forgotten to charge it last night. It wouldn't turn on at all. "Someone… help me." I looked down at the strands of hair that had been cut, why was this happening to me? Why wasn't it possible for me to become one of the Tops? Why was I being hated by everyone, they didn't know me, didn't even take the chance to getting to know me. I started to laugh at myself as I realized what I was doing. "I'm letting Ayanokouji-San get to me, uh? I'm letting her get what she wants by feeling sorry for myself, idiot, I'm not gonna just throw away everything that I've worked for just because of this childish threats. So what if my hair was cut, it will grow again. So what if no one in the school likes me, I still have great friends that support me. To me right now, that is all that should matter."
I heard a couple of claps. "Bravo, what an amazing speech."
"Who… who are you?"
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Chapter 8; This Letter Belongs To…
07/08/09 – 08/24/09
-Haruhi's P.O.V-
"Don't worry about such a small thing… what matters right now is WHY are you here?" I knew it was a guy, but I still didn't know who, I wasn't able to see his face since he hid at the dark corner of the shack. Why was he hiding his identity, was he the one who ordered Ayanokouji to do this to me?
"Uhm… I'm… I was… I was just getting some stuff and well… uhm, I guess I took a wrong step and ended up twisting my ankle… Hehehe…" Ok, that was a really lame excuse, and since I couldn't see the guy's expression I wasn't able to see if he had bought it or not. Yet I had a strong feeling that he had not.
"Is that so… Then do tell, what happened to your hair?" Shoot, I had not thought about the strands of hair that were lying on the floor. I had to think of something and fast.
"Err… I'm Rebelling against my Father…?" Oh great another lame excuse… that one didn't even sound believable since I questioned it myself.
"Psh… if you say so… Well I better be heading back, your help will be here shortly and I don't wanna be the one getting blame for your 'Rebelliousness'. Laters…" And just like that, the guy vanished… a few seconds later I heard the gang calling out my name and Tamaki bursting into the shack.
"Haruhi are you alright?!" He yelled out as soon as he saw me sitting on the floor, holding onto my ankle.
"Sort of…" I smiled at him, yet I did not know if he was able to see it.
"Haru-Chan, what happened to your hair? Who did this to you?!" Kiara-Chan questioned as she walked in after Tamaki.
"Can you guys keep your questions for later? Just hurry and get me out of here, please." I was shocked to see who had walked in after Kiara… It was Daichi-Nii! He walked towards me, picking me up and carrying me out of the shack. He didn't ask a thing, his expression was that of a concern father and a very disappointed one. We all walked in silence… well the gang walked in silence while I was being carried… before we reached the Nurse's Office, Daichi-Nii ordered the gang to go back to class and inform Hikaru that I was fine, just with a fractured ankle and a messed up hair cut.
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Daichi-Nii stayed by my side the whole time the nurse was treating my ankle, still with that concerned and disappointed expression on his face. I looked around to see if Takeuchi-Sensei was still around, he no longer was.
"He went home to rest better." The nurse said as she saw me looking for Sensei.
"Oh…uhm…" I couldn't say anything in front of Daichi-Nii; it was supposed to be a secret between Takeuchi-Sensei and me. Instead I just smiled. Once the nurse was done treating my ankle she left Daichi-Nii and me alone, she felt a strong tension between both of us and knew that it was best for her not to be around for the conversation that was about to happen.
"Ok, spit it out, what happened? Who did this to you?" Daichi-Nii questioned as he sat besides me on the bed, slightly pulling on my now short hair.
"Uhm… Would you believe I was rebelling against my Dad…? Hehehe…"
"Oh you were rebelling, really? Well that sounds like a reasonable reason… Not! Come on Haruhi-Kun you cannot fool me; I practically raised you for crying out loud. Now tell me the truth, who did this to you?" I couldn't lie to him, he was right he had practically raised me.
I took in some air before speaking. "Remember those girls that threaten me on the Hallway last week?"
"Yes what about them?"
"Well, they were the ones that did this to me. It was their second warning, they… No, more like… Ayanokouji-San wants me to quit all my hard work and stop trying to become a Top Student…" I looked over to see his expression, it was completely blank. "Daichi-Nii…?"
"They're suspended!" He furiously said, rapidly standing from the bed, speed-walking towards the door.
"No wait, you can't!" He turned to look at me, confusion written all over his face. He walked back towards me, this time kneeling in front of me, holding my hands in his. "Daichi-Nii, I… I wanna face all this until the end. I will not run away from any challenge that's been thrown at me and being threaten is definitely a challenge to me. So please I beg of you, let me do this on my own…" He held my hands tighter as I implied that I needed no help from him which was also implying that I no longer was a Little Girl who needed His protection 24/7. He looked down to the floor for a couple of seconds then turned his sight back to my eyes.
"Alright… I understand. You're no longer the little girl I used to know… Haruhi-Kun, you've changed quite a lot, I'm proud of you, you've grown to be an excellent woman." He pulled me into a warm and fatherly like hug.
"I'm still a teenager, Daichi-Nii." I replied as I hugged him back. I heard a couple of sniffles as he still kept me inside his embrace. "Are… are you crying?" I questioned as I pushed him away. He wiped his eyes a few times, trying to hide the fact that he was weeping.
"No, no… there was something in my eye." He stood up walking over to the Nurse's desk, grabbing a pair of crutches that were left behind.
'You have got to be kidding me.' I thought as I saw him walking my way with them in hand.
"This'll do for now, school's about to end so you have to go back to class to get your stuff. Unfortunately I won't be able to take you home for two reasons, first of all I have a meeting after school and second, teachers are not allowed to take students anywhere unless the parent is aware of it and has gone through the school's office with the permission. That also goes with Hikaru-Kun, so he wont be able to take you home either, sorry." I took the crutches from him as he handed them over to me.
"Its ok, I'll just 'crutch' my way home." I laughed at my joke, yet Daichi-Nii only looked at me with confusion, he shook it off soon after.
"Uhm, anyways… You're not allowed to do that. Hikaru-Kun will probably call the Limo to…" As soon as I heard the word 'Limo' I had to stop him.
"I am NOT taking the Limo! That will only cause questions and suspicion in the school; I don't want anymore reasons for people to hate me or misunderstand me."
"Alright, alright there's still a second choice. Aisawa can come and pick you up; after all I heard that he's already like your chauffeur." He helped me up and arranged the crutches up to my height.
"I'll take Choice Number Two… Ding, ding, ding I've just won a Thousand dollars… thank you for playing the 'Who gets to drive me home' game." Daichi-Nii looked at me with a concern look as he placed his palm on my forehead.
"I wonder if you hit your head as well… you don't seem to have a fever… probably a birth defect." I slapped him on the head for that last comment.
"I'm perfectly fine, no birth defect thank you very much… It's probably your fault anyways since you DID PRACTICALLY Raise me."
"Hahaha, touché." We laughed at each other's comments, just like family would do, joke around with no harsh feelings intended and laugh about it. "Come on, I'll take you back to class and I'll call Aisawa after." I followed Daichi-Nii back to class, trying my best to not slip as I knew not how to walk with crutches. We reached the room and he stopped me before walking in. "Here put this on and pull the hoody over." He handed me his jacket and I did as told, even though it fit me somewhat big.
"Thanks Daichi-Nii, I really appreciate everything you've done for me." He opened the door for me and I walked in, everyone stared at me as Hikaru walked over to both Daichi-Nii and me.
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"You okay?" He questioned with concern in his tone of voice, the three of us stood at the doorway and I felt glaring eyes from all over the room.
"I'm fine Hitachiin-Sensei, I'm sorry I skipped your class it wont happen again, I'll do the work I missed during your class for homework. Now if you'll excuse me, walking with crutches is troublesome so I rather go take my seat." I walked passed him, without letting him reply. As I walked over to my desk, everyone just stared at me most of the girls had a 'She deserves it' expression on their faces. The guys had a concern expression, which was kinda weird. One of the guys stood from his desk as soon as I walked pass him.
"Haruhi-Chan, are you alright?!" He nearly made my soul leave my body since he stood and spoke too sudden.
"I'm fine, thank you." I replied with a warm and reassuring smile on my face. Another boy stood, asking the same question and soon after that all the guys walked over to me asking if I was ok and if there was anything they could do for me, that I shouldn't hesitate to ask. I thanked everyone and assured them that I was fine; it was just a sprained, nothing too serious.
"Alright, alright let her at least take her seat before bombarding her with concern questions." Chun-Kun said as he and Tamaki pushed everyone away. I looked over at both Hikaru and Daichi-Nii to see what they had been doing while I was being incarcerated in a circle of guys.
'Idiots…' They were laughing at the guys' actions while I was being 'bombarded' as Chun had said. I was finally able to take my seat, Nunna-Chan and Kiara-Chan already by my side.
"Are you okay, Haru-Chan?" Nunnalie questioned once I had catch my breath.
"Yeah, I was just thinking how in the world am I gonna go down the stairs with crutches and be able to not fall flat on my face…?" I still felt a slight pain from my ankle and it had swollen up more than a bit.
"Someone is gonna have to carry you down." Taku-Kun said as he stood besides Tamaki who had taken his seat once more.
"Oh Weeeh a piggy-back ride that is gonna be fun… Hehehe…" Of course I was being 100% Sarcastic. Going down the stairs on someone's back, I think that would be way more frightening than going down the stairs with the crutches. I looked around as I heard laughter, a few of the guys that sat around me were laughing at my comment and for some strange reason I felt that I had made some new friends. "Tamaki, how did you guys know where to find me?" I questioned as the thought finally came to my mind.
"Uhm… I told them…" The guy sitting in front of me shyly said. "I walked out the room to go to the wash-room and saw a couple of girls taking you outside… I followed to see where they were taking you. I stayed a while to see what they were up to but as soon as I saw them leaving the shack without you, I knew that they had done something to you, so I came back to the classroom and informed Hitachiin-Sensei."
"Miyaki-Kun was really helpful, if it hadn't been for him who knows what would have happened to you." Nunna-Chan said as she patted Miyaki-Kun's shoulder.
I smiled at him. "Thank you, I'm truly grateful to you."
"…Uhm… you're… you're welcome." He turned back around, facing the front.
'I could've sworn that I saw him blushing before he turned.' I thought before flinching from the pain in my ankle.
"Alright, class is now dismissed. Haruhi, stay for a second so I can give you your assignment." Hikaru said from his desk taking out a couple of papers. Daichi-Nii stayed with me while the gang waited outside.
"I've called Aisawa already; it'll take him about five-ten minutes to get here so wait for him, okay?" I nodded in response. "I'll see you at the meeting, don't be late." He told Hikaru before walking out the room, closing the door behind him.
"You sure you're okay?" Hikaru questioned, this time showing even more concern in his tone.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said with a half-real, half-fake smile on my face.
"Is that the truth, Haruhi?" His eyes met mine, and for some reason I felt weird. Something inside told me to just spill everything I was feeling.
"…No… It hurts really badly, I can't stand the pain. It… it feels as if my ankle is being pound by a thousand hammers all at once. I just wanna go home take something for the pain and go to sleep." I couldn't believe that tears were actually flowing out of my eyes.
He patted my head and handed me a tissue to wipe my face. "I've called our Doctor; he'll be examining your ankle. He'll probably give you some pain killers as well." I looked at his watch and handed me my assignment. "I'll come over later on today to see how you're doing. I have to go now." Once again I just nodded in response; I walked out the room before him, closing the door behind me.
"Let's go." I simply said to the gang.
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-Normal P.O.V-
They walked over to the stairs and that's when Haruhi's nightmare began. "So, who's gonna be my night in shinning armor?" She questioned, truth was she was scared. Going down the stairs on someone's back was frightening her.
"Chun has a more stable balance, so he's going to be the one carrying you down the stairs." Takumi said as he held Haruhi's bag, she smiled an uncertain smile. "Don't worry about it, Tamaki will be walking behind you, I'll be walking in front of you and the girls will be by both your sides."
"Ok, that sounds safe… but I think it would have been best if this school had an elevator…" Chun kneeled in front of Haruhi, allowing her to get on his back. Nunnalie and Kiara took Haruhi's crutches.
"Alright, hold on tight." Chun said as he started walking down. All the students were looking at them which made Haruhi get tenser than she already was. "Just relax; we'll be at the bottom before you notice." Haruhi nodded as she decided it be best if she just closed her eyes. The motion of walking down was causing her to clinch tighter onto Chun, she felt as if she was falling and it somehow reminded her of the time at the river.
"Haruhi you can open your eyes now, we're at the bottom." Tamaki said as he patted her back. Chun kneeled down once more, this time allowing her to get off without hurting her ankle. The girls handed her the pair of crutches as she leaned on Tamaki.
"Thank you, all of you. I really appreciate all that you're doing for me." They all walked towards the school's entrance, Aisawa was already waiting for Haruhi. A bunch of girls were gathered around him as he leaned on his sports-car, they were all squealing and asking for his name and if he had a girlfriend which weirdly caused an unfamiliar emotion inside Haruhi.
'What… what am I feeling?' She thought as Aisawa walked over to her with a smile on his face.
"Yo'." He greeted the gang as he took Haruhi's bag from Takumi. "Thanks for helping Haruhi out, I'll be taking it from here."
"We'll see you tomorrow Haru-Chan." Kiara-Chan said as the gang waved Haruhi good-bye.
"Aisawa-Kun, there's something I wanna give you." She took out the letter she had written earlier that day and handed it to Aisawa.
"What's this… a Love Letter?" He questioned as he took it, keeping his sight to the rode.
"NO… just read it at home and give me your answer once you're sure."
"You're positive it's not a Love Letter? It sure sounds like it might be."
"Yes I'm positive." They both laughed, but Aisawa was still curious on what was written in it.
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End of Chapter 8!!
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