Hai minna~ Here's chapter 3, I hope you'll like it. This chapter is kind of an experiment, the swimming competition will come on chapter 5 Enjoy~ Oh and one OC's name is revealed, Tomochika's crush, he'll come later in the story. :)
~Haruka's POV~
Where am I? Is this reality? Oh that's right, I'm asleep. I must be dreaming, but... there's only darkness...
"Nanami," it was a distant voice. I followed it and there was Ittoki, and then Cecil, Tokiya, Natsuki, Syo, Ren, Hijirikawa. They were all there, I was about to approach them but suddenly...
"STARISH! Minna-san, how are you?" I was surprised to see who I didn't want to see, me. Nanami Haruka, with STARISH. Can they not see me? I'm the real Nanami! I saw my own eyes staring at me and just ignoring me later. Maybe this was what other people felt when I was with STARISH, maybe I can't blame all of them to bear such hard feelings for me. Jealousy, Anger, Hatred. Everything was coming into sense, maybe I wasn't even paying attention to the people around me. Am I just a bother? To STARISH and to everyone?
"Bye bye" came out from the other Nanami Haruka's mouth and STARISH started to grow more distant than ever, more and more. "Don't go," I said, but they couldn't hear me and I woke up, noticing how a tear was falling down my cheek. Maybe I was weak all along, afraid of losing them. I wiped it off and rested my head on my pillow, it was hard to sleep knowing I might dream of it again. Suddenly it struck to me, I was supposed to go to dinner with Tomo-chan! Well, I did plan to sleep early. It was 8:00 so I still had some time. I picked up my cellphone from the desk and dialled Tomo-chan's number.
"Hello?" I said. "Haruka, I was worried. What happened, you didn't come. I'm here at Heartbucks, drinking coffee. Meet me here?"
"Tomo-chan, I'll meet you there. Wait for me, for the meantime just eat leisurely. Really, I'm sorry, Tomo-chan, did you eat dinner yet?"
"Not yet, I'm not even hungry."
"Then why are you drinking Heartbucks? You'll upset your stomach!" I said.
"Okay fine, I did eat a burger earlier. So it did me just fine, and besides I'm heartbroken. Be thankful I didn't go to drink beer. It's to fill my empty heart!"
"I see... well can you give me advice?" I asked.
"Okay, meet me there. Later, Haruka." I said goodbye and she hung up. I was still wearing my casual clothes so I just tidied them up, wore my sandals and dashed out of my room. I asked permission to go out and they said it's okay as long as I come back by 11.
-Time Skip-
"Tomo-chan!" I waved and called out to her from outside of Heartbucks. She waved back and I entered Heartbucks. Everyone was whispering, I caught some words.
"Isn't that STARISH's composer?" "Oh my god, she's here?"
I just sighed and whispered to Tomo-chan "Can we go somewhere more private?"
"Sure, let's go to the park. The view of the night sky is pretty good today."
-Time Skip-
"Tomo-chan, do you think I'm a nuisance to STARISH?"
"You don't realize it do you?"
"So... I'm really a nuisance?" Tomo-chan sighed and said, "You don't realize their feelings? That's my dense Haruka."
"Eh?" I said. "What do you mean?"
"You're really dense when it comes to love... Haruka."
"Y-you mean..."
"Yup, they're in love with you. Honestly, I wasn't going to tell you but it's been a long time already. Who knows what might happen in the future when you still don't know their feelings?"
"Thank you Tomo-chan. Really, I feel like my mind's lighter again. Now I can stay at ease, anyway you mentioned you were uh..."
"Heartbroken? Oh yeah I guess you could put it that way."
"What happened?" I was concerned for my best friend, after all she helped me a lot of times. Now it's time I should give her advice too...
"Well his name is Kazuya-kun, he's in the same department as I am. But enough about that, I have to go now. Bye bye Haruka, see you tomorrow." Tomo-chan smiled and before I knew it, she was out of my sight. I should get going too, staring at the night sky was addictive. The sky was glittering with stars, there were a lot of them tonight. It suddenly came back to me, that day... when they became STARISH.
"I spin seven stars creating a constellation." Yes, maybe it was fate. Maybe it wasn't a coincidence at all.
Suddenly I was approached by Cecil, he tapped his finger at my shoulder. I didn't even know he was there until he did that.
"Cecil-kun, what are you doing here?" Cecil smiled and said he was taking a walk until he saw me. He followed my example and sat on the grass, I somehow wanted to rest my head on his shoulder but I didn't.
"Haruka, should we do it now? The kiss, I won't be hesitant. It'll be easier for you, it'll decrease the competition."
"Umm... I'm not sure I'm ready yet.. Besi-"
"Haruka, close your eyes." I asked him why and I already knew the answer. I wanted to say no but some part of me wanted to say yes, I closed my eyes. This is usually the scene in movies where either the guy gives you a pat in the head or a-a-a-a k-k-k-kiss! Oh no, what should I do? Not that I don't want my first kiss with Cecil but well... not the best situation for a kiss.
I counted 1 to 5 backwards, 5...4...3...2...1 aaaaaand I got was a pat on the head. I was relieved and somehow disappointed, NANAMI HARUKA HOW GREEDY CAN YOU BE? Calm down and open your eyes, this is a dream, I'm going to wake up!
I pinched myself, oh great it wasn't a dream.
"Haruka this isn't a dream. I wouldn't do something like that to you, have more trust in me." I merely nodded and didn't say anything else. I wished it was all just a dream, I rested my head on Cecil's shoulder and he stared at the night sky. I looked at him one last time, and then I slept again. Why do I have to sleep all the time? I felt arms lift me up from the ground, it was fine like that. Whether it was a dream or reality, it didn't matter. just that I can enjoy this moment even if for a moment only.
I don't have any naming sense when it comes to restaurants~ Oh well, anyway I apologize for the late updates, I know some of you are looking forward to it so I'm doing my best~ Thank you for the Favorites and follows so far~ I'm really glad someone even liked my story ^_^ Oh well, next chapter will have some moments of Ranmaru x Haruka~
-BerryBliss
