Stolen Heart (Haikyuu!!) 【UNDER REVISION】

Single-Celled Organisms

Hotaru arrived at her home later than she had expected, which was 2:30 in the afternoon. She was supposed to be at her house after classes are over. The girl sighed as she opened the door to her new home for the next three years.

"I'm home." She called out, however there was no response. Hotaru figured that her parents must be out working and aren't home yet. Sighing, she closed the door and removed her school shoes by the entrance and arranged it so that it won't be on the way.

Trudging to the kitchen to find a note from her parents, she found none and she scratched her head, a thoughful expression on her face. Her stomach grumbled and the brunette frowned at her belly as if it could understand her.

She opened the fridge to check if there was any food and she suddenly brightened up when she found a white box placed inside. Hotaru pulled it out of the said appliance, closing the door and places the box on top of the kitchen counter.

Her smile only widened when she found that it was a cake, a strawberry shortcake at that. It was her favorite and she was thanking the high Heavens for her luck.

Hotaru got a slic before returning the box inside the refrigerator. Her phone beeped signalling that a new message just arrived. The brunette pulled it out of her skirt's pocket and opening the message.

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From: Mom
To: Hotaru

Hotaru, are you home already? I bought a box of cake. It's currently inside the fridge so if just get a slice or two if you're hungry, okay? Your dad and I might come home late. Just eat outside for dinner. I left the money inside your room, on top of your bedside table.

-Mom

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The said girl went to the table with her phone and plate of cake in her hand and set it down beside each other. She sat down and started eating the sweets bought by her mom.

Her mind drifted back on what happened to her that day. She remembered her words that she had uttered towards the first-year duo that she had met, feeling genuinely guilty about it.

The silence in her house was deafening to her and she wondered if she should just go out and come back home later since her parents are not in at the moment. She thought of her two older siblings who are already in university.

They were not with them in Miyagi since they're attending universities in Tokyo which Hotaru thought of as unfair. It shouldn't have been a problem if she had stayed back there with her brother and sister.

Just thinking about it made the girl a bit irritated. She set the fork down on the plate and headed to the sink, washing the dishes. After she dried them, she rushed upstairs to her room.

Hotaru flung her school bag on her bed and changed into a pair of jeans, a white printed shirt and a hoodie just in case it got cold later that night. She brushed her dark brown hair with blonde highlights before tying it up into a high ponytail.

Not forgetting the money her parents left for dinner, she put it inside her wallet and put it inside her pockets along with her phone. Hotaru started her journey after slipping on a pair of sneakers.

The said girl strolled around the vicinity and found herself walking towards the direction of her school. It was almost sundown and she bet that practice wasn't over yet until seven or so.

She passed by several houses and studied the structure carefully. Most of it were similar to where she was currently living in. It was not worth any special attention, in her opinion.