Chapter 2 - Jealousy
One tedious morning, the hahi girl was trying to listen tentatively in her class, but she cannot help but be distracted by the girls chattering in front of her.
She overheard them talking about how hot and handsome the Smoking Bomb is.
She sighed and shook her head. 'We are now in our last year in high school and yet, they're still talking about the same thing all over again desu. Haru feels bad for these poor girls for having that mean, rude man as their object of affection.'
One of the girls commented, "He's not only super good-looking but also intelligent. Not to mention, he's the top student in our class, the star section."
The other girl added, "He may have a really bad attitude but that only makes him even more cool and attractive."
Upon hearing this, the brunette girl rolled her eyes and shifted her vision to the guy who is keeping her from getting hold of the top 1 spot.
She suddenly recalled what happened the other day under the bridge.
She rested her chin on her palm and smiled. 'But I guess he's not that bad after all desu. He acts roughly in the outside but he's actually kind and thoughtful in the inside.'
Clang, clang! The school bell rang.
The petite girl ran after the half-Italian guy, as he made his way out of the room.
As usual, he will come to the rooftop where the 10th boss of Vongola and his gang always eat lunch together.
There was still nobody there when they reached the place, so Haru took the chance to ask him, "Ne, Gokudera-san, Haru will be celebrating Haru's appreciation day two weeks from now, and I want to spend it with you. Save the date, ne?"
Hayato flinched. 'Did she just ask me out? Fuck no. Wait. Where the hell did I even get that idea in the first place?'
Keeping his cool, he eyed her with scrutiny, "What are you up to, stupid woman? Moreover, what makes you think I'd actually come with you?"
"Hahi! That's rude, Gokudera-san. Haru just wants to show her gratitude for the other day by treating you."
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The door flung open, Tsuna, Kyoko and Takeshi arrived and joined the two.
"Yo!" The swordsman took his seat beside the brunette girl who was sitting next to the dynamite guy.
"Konnichiwa, Haru-chan, Gokudera-kun!" The orange haired girl sat across them followed by a smiling dame-Tsuna.
The girl with ponytail happily greeted all the newcomers while Hayato only bothered to enthusiastically greet his beloved Juudaime.
Everyone laid out their lunch boxes and enjoyed their meals with one another.
As they were eating, the girl with doe-like eyes cannot help but be disheartened with the view in front of her.
Everything else seems blurred except for Tsuna and Kyoko who were laughing and talking very close to each other.
'It seems they really enjoy each other's company, huh? If I were a stranger to them, I would've mistaken them as a couple.'
The rain guardian spotted the sadness in Haru's eyes even if she was trying to conceal it.
He picked up a sushi from his bento and drew it near the cheerless girl, "Here. Have a bite, Haru. I made it. Let me know what you think."
Noticing his action, Hayato fidgeted. He didn't like the idea of the baseball-idiot putting food into the stupid-woman's mouth and of them sharing the same chopsticks.
Haru opened her mouth to take in the sushi but unexpectedly, it disappeared in the twinkly of an eye.
She barked at the munching Hayato, "Haahii! That's Haru's. Why did you do that, Gokudera-san?"
He ignored her and commented, "Not as bad as I thought it'd be, baseball-idiot!"
Takeshi was slightly irked by Hayato's offbeat action but he just let it slip.
He was used to his rudeness after all.
"Maa, maa. There are still more." He gestured to the lunch box.
Haru just let it pass too and took a sushi from the baseball jock's bento, "Wow~! This is so delicious desu. Any girl would fall in love. You are not only a good athlete but also a good cook, Takeshi-san."
"Really? Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. It is not as good as Oyaji's sushi though." Takeshi said shyly as he scratches the side of his face.
"Tch. Only stupid girls will be infatuated with that baseball-idiot." Hayato hissed. He couldn't understand why the samurai fella ticks him off out of the ordinary. "And as for you, stupid woman, you're just as gluttonous as ever that everything tastes good for you. Maybe behind that petite physique, you are actually hiding a huge belly."
"Haaaahii!" The two bickered and threw curses at each other as usual.
After a while, Haru brought out a bottle of milk from her bag.
She tried to open the lid but it was too tight.
Haru gritted her teeth as she put all her force to open it but failed.
"You can't even open your own drink. How weak." Hayato grumbled yet he reached out his hand to grab the bottle so he could open it for her.
However, the dark-haired teen had taken hold of the bottle first.
"Let me open it for you, Haru." Takeshi uttered, not looking at the girl in pony tail but at the boy with octopus-like hair. His emerald eyes ogled back at him.
Kyoko watched the scene before her with amusement while the spiky brown haired teen beside her shrieked in confusion, 'Hieee! What is going between these two?'
"Thank you, Takeshi-san. You are such a gentleman unlike Gokudera."
Upon hearing this, the right-hand man's face turned sour and that didn't go unnoticed by the Vongola boss, of course. 'I know Yamamoto always gets on Gokudera-kun's nerves ever since before. However, it seems that there's something about Yamamoto and Haru acting so friendly with each other that throws him off.'
Haru proceeded to drink her milk.
When she placed it down, a white mustache formed above her lips.
Takeshi reached for his pocket to pull out a handkerchief when suddenly, Haru squeaked, "Haahiiii! What do you think you're doing, Gokudera!"
Kyoko's eyes glistened in astonishment while Tsuna's mouth draped open in shock.
Hayato was holding Haru's face in his hand.
But actually, he was clutching her jaws really hard.
Hayato retorted, "I'm gonna wipe off the milk around your mouth, idiot. That white mustache makes you look even more stupid."
"You could've just told me. I can wipe it off myself. Eeeeek! That's so disgusting desu. How could you brush your thumb over my lips, Bakadera!" She yelped irritably but there were clearly pink streaks across her cheeks.
"Tch. You should thank me for getting rid of the stain on your face, stupid woman!"
Clang, clang! Lunch time's over.
As Tsuna and Kyoko were walking back to their classroom, the orange haired girl said something that took away the smile on the Vongola Decimo's face, "I think those two would make a good couple."
"Eh? You think so, Kyoko-chan?" The brown haired boy muttered faintly as his footsteps became slower.
His right-hand man and Haru? He didn't know how he was supposed to take that.
That never occurred to him before but what frets him is why he was bothered.
It didn't matter to him if they don't go along well and always argue with each other.
If it wasn't their incompatibility that kept him from welcoming the idea, then what was it?
He couldn't figure out.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews, favorites and follows. I hope you also liked the second chapter.
BTW, This is set 5 years later.
The characters are attending Namimori High School in their senior year.