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Part Two~Save That Old Energy Only For Me, Seriously!~Chapter 63So Anyway, Kirishima...
Something was definitely up with Nikaidō Haruki today.
At this point, that was basically common knowledge in the classroom.
"...Sigh."
Even though it was right in the middle of afternoon classes, Haruki kept letting out these long, moody sighs. And man, she was sticking out like a sore thumb.
Normally, Haruki is the Teachers' pet, the perfect honor student. So naturally, when the Teacher saw her acting so out of it, they couldn't just let it slide without saying something.
"Eh, Nikaidō. Is there something you're not following?"
"Huh? Oh... ...no, I'm totally fine..."
"I see... ...Well then, let's move on. This part right here—"
But Haruki just tried to brush it off with a half-baked smile.
When Haruki put it like that, even the Teacher couldn't really press her any further.
Hayato tried to check in on Haruki, but every time she caught him looking, she'd snap her head away in a panic. He could see her ears turning a bright shade of pink.
(...No matter how I look at it, it's definitely because of what happened earlier.)
Hayato couldn't help but replay the lunch break incident in his head too, scratching his head in frustration.
Without any brilliant ideas coming to mind, classes just dragged on with this awkward vibe hanging in the air.
Finally, the bell rang for the end of school.
Haruki was clearly still hung up on what happened at lunch; She still had that mopey, troubled look on her face.
For better or worse, Haruki's always been a "black-and-white" kind of person. Even back in the day, she never held a grudge; Even if they fought, she'd be totally over it by the next day and act like nothing happened.
In fact, since they've reunited, they've had a few "risky" moments like the one at lunch today. But it never dragged on; The very next day, Haruki'd always hit Hayato with that carefree smile.
So Hayato had no clue why, for some reason, Haruki was taking it so hard this time. It was really throwing him off his game.
(...I mean, what happened at lunch was just a total accident. I should probably just tell Haruki not to sweat it because I'm cool with it.)
Hayato figured they needed to clear the air, so he decided to just tell Haruki to let it go.
'Alright,' Hayato gave his cheeks a quick slap to get his head in the game and finally worked up the nerve to speak to Haruki.
"Hey, Nikaidō."
"Wh-Wh-Wh-What is it, Ki-Kirishima-kun?!"
"Eh, well..."
Talk about an overreaction.
Hayato was actually the one who got startled by how jumpy Haruki was.
This wasn't even an "awkward talk" anymore; It was basically shouting to the whole room that something had gone down. Hayato could literally feel the heat from the boys' jealous glares and the girls' nosy stares burning into him.
"N-Never mind, it's nothing."
"Oh, I see..."
And yet, the moment Hayato cut the convo short, Haruki looked so bummed out that he actually felt a sharp pang of guilt.
But unfortunately, Hayato didn't have the guts to keep talking while everyone was staring at them like they were freaks, nor did he have the social skills to talk his way out of it and convince them otherwise.
(Ugh, d*mmit! If I were dealing with some old folks over 60, I could say whatever I wanted without a care in the world!)
Hayato lamented his total lack of "XP" in this department. Just as he was about to sigh and scratch his head in shame—someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"There, there. Kirishima-kun, it's fine. Just leave everything here to me."
"...Huh? Eh, you're Isami-san, right...?"
Hayato turned around and saw the girl who'd been hanging around Haruki a lot lately.
It was Isami Ema, known for her bright hair and even brighter personality.
Ema flashed a grin that looked straight-up predatory, gave Hayato a thumbs-up, and then hurried over to Haruki's side.
"Nikaidō-san, can we have a quick chat?"
"Isami-san? Sure, that's fi—Mya?!"
Turns out, Isami Ema wasn't the only one swarming around Haruki while she was acting all weird.
"We've got a few things we wanna ask you too, y'know?"
"I mean, we totally wanna hear all about your troubles and stuff, right?"
"And while we're at it, let's hear some stories about your childhood buddy's 'family' too!"
Before she knew it, Haruki was swamped by Ema and the other girls, completely surrounded in seconds. You could hear her letting out those pathetic little "Mya~ mya~" squeaks. Hayato watched the whole thing go down, but he had absolutely no clue how to bail her out.
"Haha, sorry about that. My sweetheart's a handful."
"Mori... wait, 'sweetheart'?!"
Hayato couldn't keep up with how fast and noisy the whole scene with the girls was getting. While Hayato was busy watching Isami Ema do her thing, Mori Iori gave Hayato another tap on the shoulder.
In the middle of all that chaos, some words were dropped that were way too juicy to ignore.
"Ema's pretty pushy, man... ...My deepest condolences, Nikaidō."
Still feeling totally dazed, Hayato followed Mori Iori's lead and looked over at Haruki, only to see Isami Ema whispering something right in Haruki's ear.
The second she heard it, Haruki's face turned beet-red, but she gave a tiny nod anyway. Instantly, the girls erupted into high-pitched squeals of "Kya~!!"
"I mean, it's like, super rare for Nikaidō-san to join us, right?"
"That just proves Nikaidō-san's got some serious stuff on her mind!"
"Th-That's not it at all!?"
Then, Haruki was led out of the classroom by Isami Ema and her crew. Haruki was desperately trying to explain herself, but she looked like a little calf being dragged off to the market.
Meanwhile, as Haruki was leaving, Isami Ema waved at Hayato and Mori Iori with a grin that basically said, 'Sorry, guys, but duty calls'. The way they interacted made it look like they were totally in sync and knew each other inside out.
Hayato kept looking back and forth between Ema and Mori Iori. Noticing Hayato's stunned expression, Mori Iori just shrugged with a wry smile.
"Ema? Yeah, she's my childhood buddy. We're kind of stuck with each other."
"Wait—really...?"
Getting hit with that sudden reveal about Mori Iori's relationship with Isami Ema made Hayato flinch, his shoulders visibly tensing up from the shock.
For Hayato, those were words he absolutely couldn't just ignore.
Childhood buddy. The exact same label that defined Hayato and Haruki.
If someone asked Hayato if he liked Haruki, he'd say "Heck yeah" without a second thought. But he should've been able to say for sure that there was no romance involved yet. That's why he couldn't figure out why he was suddenly so shaken up.
"So anyway, Kirishima."
"Yeah?"
"Wanna stop by somewhere on the way home?"
"...Sure."
And so, Hayato reflexively gave a serious nod.
Author's Notes:
S-Sorry the pacing's been a bit off lately...
I just hit up the home center.
There's this Toyger that looks like a mini tiger but with pitch-black fur, but he was taking a nap today so I didn't get to see his face. Total bummer.
The Russian Blue girl was as friendly as ever, meowing her heart out the second we made eye contact. And man, don't even get me started on the fur pattern of that American Shorthair boy—he's to die for. He tried to pounce on a ball, wiped out, and then turned to me with a "meow" like he was trying to play it cool... ...yeah, I legit died from the cuteness.
Mixed in with all those kittens was an American Curl boy, basically a full-grown cat around 2 years old.
I guess he was tired of being a social butterfly because he's usually just slumped over sleeping, but for some reason, he was acting all restless today. I was like, "Wait, did something good happen?" Then I checked his cage and saw the sign: "Found a Forever Home"!
No way! I was literally screaming "Banzai!" inside. Man, I really hope that boy has a great life ahead of him.
Anyway, hope this story brings plenty of happiness too! Even if the pacing is all over the place! Meow!!
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Something was definitely up with Nikaidō Haruki today.
At this point, that was basically common knowledge in the classroom.
"...Sigh."
Even though it was right in the middle of afternoon classes, Haruki kept letting out these long, moody sighs. And man, she was sticking out like a sore thumb.
Normally, Haruki is the Teachers' pet, the perfect honor student. So naturally, when the Teacher saw her acting so out of it, they couldn't just let it slide without saying something.
"Eh, Nikaidō. Is there something you're not following?"
"Huh? Oh... ...no, I'm totally fine..."
"I see... ...Well then, let's move on. This part right here—"
But Haruki just tried to brush it off with a half-baked smile.
When Haruki put it like that, even the Teacher couldn't really press her any further.
Hayato tried to check in on Haruki, but every time she caught him looking, she'd snap her head away in a panic. He could see her ears turning a bright shade of pink.
(...No matter how I look at it, it's definitely because of what happened earlier.)
Hayato couldn't help but replay the lunch break incident in his head too, scratching his head in frustration.
Without any brilliant ideas coming to mind, classes just dragged on with this awkward vibe hanging in the air.
Finally, the bell rang for the end of school.
Haruki was clearly still hung up on what happened at lunch; She still had that mopey, troubled look on her face.
For better or worse, Haruki's always been a "black-and-white" kind of person. Even back in the day, she never held a grudge; Even if they fought, she'd be totally over it by the next day and act like nothing happened.
In fact, since they've reunited, they've had a few "risky" moments like the one at lunch today. But it never dragged on; The very next day, Haruki'd always hit Hayato with that carefree smile.
So Hayato had no clue why, for some reason, Haruki was taking it so hard this time. It was really throwing him off his game.
(...I mean, what happened at lunch was just a total accident. I should probably just tell Haruki not to sweat it because I'm cool with it.)
Hayato figured they needed to clear the air, so he decided to just tell Haruki to let it go.
'Alright,' Hayato gave his cheeks a quick slap to get his head in the game and finally worked up the nerve to speak to Haruki.
"Hey, Nikaidō."
"Wh-Wh-Wh-What is it, Ki-Kirishima-kun?!"
"Eh, well..."
Talk about an overreaction.
Hayato was actually the one who got startled by how jumpy Haruki was.
This wasn't even an "awkward talk" anymore; It was basically shouting to the whole room that something had gone down. Hayato could literally feel the heat from the boys' jealous glares and the girls' nosy stares burning into him.
"N-Never mind, it's nothing."
"Oh, I see..."
And yet, the moment Hayato cut the convo short, Haruki looked so bummed out that he actually felt a sharp pang of guilt.
But unfortunately, Hayato didn't have the guts to keep talking while everyone was staring at them like they were freaks, nor did he have the social skills to talk his way out of it and convince them otherwise.
(Ugh, d*mmit! If I were dealing with some old folks over 60, I could say whatever I wanted without a care in the world!)
Hayato lamented his total lack of "XP" in this department. Just as he was about to sigh and scratch his head in shame—someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"There, there. Kirishima-kun, it's fine. Just leave everything here to me."
"...Huh? Eh, you're Isami-san, right...?"
Hayato turned around and saw the girl who'd been hanging around Haruki a lot lately.
It was Isami Ema, known for her bright hair and even brighter personality.
Ema flashed a grin that looked straight-up predatory, gave Hayato a thumbs-up, and then hurried over to Haruki's side.
"Nikaidō-san, can we have a quick chat?"
"Isami-san? Sure, that's fi—Mya?!"
Turns out, Isami Ema wasn't the only one swarming around Haruki while she was acting all weird.
"We've got a few things we wanna ask you too, y'know?"
"I mean, we totally wanna hear all about your troubles and stuff, right?"
"And while we're at it, let's hear some stories about your childhood buddy's 'family' too!"
Before she knew it, Haruki was swamped by Ema and the other girls, completely surrounded in seconds. You could hear her letting out those pathetic little "Mya~ mya~" squeaks. Hayato watched the whole thing go down, but he had absolutely no clue how to bail her out.
"Haha, sorry about that. My sweetheart's a handful."
"Mori... wait, 'sweetheart'?!"
Hayato couldn't keep up with how fast and noisy the whole scene with the girls was getting. While Hayato was busy watching Isami Ema do her thing, Mori Iori gave Hayato another tap on the shoulder.
In the middle of all that chaos, some words were dropped that were way too juicy to ignore.
"Ema's pretty pushy, man... ...My deepest condolences, Nikaidō."
Still feeling totally dazed, Hayato followed Mori Iori's lead and looked over at Haruki, only to see Isami Ema whispering something right in Haruki's ear.
The second she heard it, Haruki's face turned beet-red, but she gave a tiny nod anyway. Instantly, the girls erupted into high-pitched squeals of "Kya~!!"
"I mean, it's like, super rare for Nikaidō-san to join us, right?"
"That just proves Nikaidō-san's got some serious stuff on her mind!"
"Th-That's not it at all!?"
Then, Haruki was led out of the classroom by Isami Ema and her crew. Haruki was desperately trying to explain herself, but she looked like a little calf being dragged off to the market.
Meanwhile, as Haruki was leaving, Isami Ema waved at Hayato and Mori Iori with a grin that basically said, 'Sorry, guys, but duty calls'. The way they interacted made it look like they were totally in sync and knew each other inside out.
Hayato kept looking back and forth between Ema and Mori Iori. Noticing Hayato's stunned expression, Mori Iori just shrugged with a wry smile.
"Ema? Yeah, she's my childhood buddy. We're kind of stuck with each other."
"Wait—really...?"
Getting hit with that sudden reveal about Mori Iori's relationship with Isami Ema made Hayato flinch, his shoulders visibly tensing up from the shock.
For Hayato, those were words he absolutely couldn't just ignore.
Childhood buddy. The exact same label that defined Hayato and Haruki.
If someone asked Hayato if he liked Haruki, he'd say "Heck yeah" without a second thought. But he should've been able to say for sure that there was no romance involved yet. That's why he couldn't figure out why he was suddenly so shaken up.
"So anyway, Kirishima."
"Yeah?"
"Wanna stop by somewhere on the way home?"
"...Sure."
And so, Hayato reflexively gave a serious nod.
Author's Notes:
S-Sorry the pacing's been a bit off lately...
I just hit up the home center.
There's this Toyger that looks like a mini tiger but with pitch-black fur, but he was taking a nap today so I didn't get to see his face. Total bummer.
The Russian Blue girl was as friendly as ever, meowing her heart out the second we made eye contact. And man, don't even get me started on the fur pattern of that American Shorthair boy—he's to die for. He tried to pounce on a ball, wiped out, and then turned to me with a "meow" like he was trying to play it cool... ...yeah, I legit died from the cuteness.
Mixed in with all those kittens was an American Curl boy, basically a full-grown cat around 2 years old.
I guess he was tired of being a social butterfly because he's usually just slumped over sleeping, but for some reason, he was acting all restless today. I was like, "Wait, did something good happen?" Then I checked his cage and saw the sign: "Found a Forever Home"!
No way! I was literally screaming "Banzai!" inside. Man, I really hope that boy has a great life ahead of him.
Anyway, hope this story brings plenty of happiness too! Even if the pacing is all over the place! Meow!!
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