Chapter 4: Chapter 4
One day before festival she was sitting on a table in the cafeteria alone eating lunch.
Hiro came and sat down in front of her " What are you going to wear tomorrow?"
She stared at him with perplexed expression.
" Just curious! So what is colour of your dress" he insisted.
" Baby pink" she replied nonchalantly.
" Do you like pink colour?"
" It's not like I like pink colour but it's a pretty colour to wear "
" But your phone cover is pink too"
" For the same reason "
" Then what is your favourite colour "
" Royal blue "
Kind of unexpected" he said before leaving and she was looking at him " What exactly is he thinking? well it's better than Asahi getting bullied by him" she thought.
she was getting more and more relaxed around him but his fear still wrapped her senses somewhere inside the head.
The next day she was getting ready. She made her hairs meticulously. She kept staring at her phone, because she still haven't got reply from Haruma. She opened her cell phone and looked through the messages.
" Are you coming?"
" Are you occupied with the training"
" Are you busy"
But there was no reply from Haruma. For now she was being late, so she headed out. Inside the school she waited in front of the door for Haruma. She was still hoping that he would show up.
Hiro got of from the back seat of a black car and entered the gate. He was wearing baby pink shirt and white pant. Although he hated bright coloured dress but he did it just to match his dressing with her.
A lot of students were coming and going through the gate. He saw her standing and was about to walk to her, she waved her hand on someone happily. He looked into that direction, A tall handsome boy in blue shirt was walking to her with a bright smile.
" A guy! She doesn't have any siblings" he whispered in a hushed voice. His smile disappeared at that moment and he got worried about their relationship. " Her boyfriend?" Then he looked at him like he was going to shoot him " It's okay I can make them break up"
She was relieved that finally Haruma came. He walked to her and corrected her titled hairpin above the left ear. He bent his head and brushed her hair to spread equally with a bright smile.
Hiro was watching them and walked to them with speedy steps. Frowns appeared on his face. He pushed Haruma away stood in front of him and glared at him. Then he turned around.
" I am your only centre, you are my Moon. You are not allowed to wander off this circle"
Haruma pushed him aside " who is he?" he asked looking at her with questionable eyes. She was unable to answer abruptly.
" Are you two dating?" Haruma questioned her again.
" No" she denied loudly .
Hiro looked at her with disappointment. Haruma held her hand and started to walk inside. Hiro pushed them and held Haruma from the Collar. He was about to punch him but his hand stopped right in front of Hana face who was blocking the way .
Hiro was enraged by her actions, chuckled in disbelief and walked away. In the past he wouldn't have stopped just because a girl was standing in his way. But he stopped because it was Hana.
She was breathing heavily and turned to Haruma who asked " Are you okay?" She nodded in agreement " I'm sorry about him. He is kind of crazy type. Don't mind him"
" Let's walk away from here first, people are watching "
They walked to the classrooms. After sitting in a class Haruma asked " Do you know him?"
" He is a leader of school gang. He bullied Asahi. I tried to stop him, now he is bothering me"
" But why he acted like you are his girlfriend?"
" He asked me to go out with him and I couldn't reject him considering Asahi " she replied as she placed her hands in her lap nervously.
Haruma who was standing dragged a chair and sat down in front of her. He held her hands " If he bothers you too much, let me know. I will deal with him"
She imagined them fighting and getting hurt. She closed her eyes at that and let out a sigh. " I will" She actually never wanted it to turn out too messy.
**o**
They looked around the stalls together but something kept bothering her " What if he targets Asahi again? Is he even being serious about me ? How am I supposed to date a gangster?" She was thinking and saw Haruma looking at her showing her a beautiful drawing at art club stall " Why am I thinking about him when Haruma is standing in front of me?"
Haruma noticed her dazing, he thought it must be because of what happened earlier.
After stroll Haruma said " I have skipped training without any notice. My cell phone was snatched by my coach in the morning so that I could focus on training better for tomorrow competition. I think I need to head back now, otherwise they will get worried"
" Already?"
" It takes a lot of time to get back so I need to hurry. And if that boy harass you again let me know. I will give him a good lesson " He said not knowing how dangerous Hiro was.
She chuckled at that " Take care of yourself. Don't strain yourself too much" Haruma headed out. While sitting in the taxi he took out the matching lockets. He planned to confess to her but after what happened it was not the right timing to do so.
**o**
Hana walked to the playground to take a rest for a while before going back. Some boys were playing basketball. Hiro was playing with them too. He was trying to fight off his anger with some exercise.
She thought about the time when she imagined them getting hurt. She closed her eyes because she considered Hiro getting hurt. It felt like some needle pressed through her heart and she closed her eyes at the pain.
" How come I was worried about a gangster and not about Haruma. It's obvious that Haruma will get hurt if something like that happens" She mumbled. Hiro was shaking her emotions for Haruma unknowingly.