Title: 014 - Tease
Author: schyra
Rating: ?
Pairings/Characters: Haru
Warnings: -
Summary: And he tries to decide between wanting to interfere and wanting to ignore it, not knowing which to choose.
Author's Note: Back in time. Can be treated as a sequel to '005 - Gloves'.
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014 - Tease
And he tries to decide between wanting to interfere and wanting to ignore it, not knowing which to choose.
He comes across Branch in the morning,
The three people behind him (Haru never liked them) are throwing things, and yelling stuff. It's obvious that they were teasing. Picking on him. Haru stops where he is and clenches his fists. And he tries to decide between wanting to interfere and wanting to ignore it, not knowing which to choose.
Branch was a bastard.
Branch hit his sister, and made her cry. She didn't deserve to be beaten and hit. She didn't deserve a lot of things that bastard did to her. She didn't deserve any of it.
So this was justified.
Branch was just getting what he deserved.
Deciding upon that reason, Haru turned and walked away.
Or tried to.
His legs felt frozen to the ground, and his eyes seemed unable to move, riveted upon the sight. He watched, unmoving, as Branch walked away. The trio followed after, jeering. Haru saw the way Branch's shoulders were hunched, the miserable slouch, hands stuffed deeply into his pockets. He found the protective stance recognizable beneath the macho, nonchalant facade. His fingernails pressed tightly into his palms.
Later, then, Haru would look back and tell himself it was only teasing.
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END.
