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Chapter 19: The Starry Sky Tonight

"Ishi- I mean Haruhi.."

"Sora.."

It felt awkward. It felt really akward. I haven't talked.. no, I haven't said even a word to Is- Haruhi in a long time and she was by my side for all those two years.

Thinking about it, that was cruel of me to do such things.

But now..

"I- I.. I'm... I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier."

"Sora..."

"Y-yes?"

What is she going to do? Is she going to hit me? Is she going to beat the heck out of me?! Back then, Haruhi usually tends to react violently towards the things that hurt her..

And I hurt her in a level that I doubt a simple apology would work. In fact, she was glaring holes at me.

As Haruhi's marched forwards, I found myself walking back. Almost. Kyouhei was behind me holding me back. He didn't really look at me, in fact his eyes were looking at the ceilings. But his hands gripping on my shoulders felt like it were saying "Stay strong".

Kyouhei was right. I have to stay strong. I promised myself. I promised myself under the clear blue sky that I would...

"Your clothes are dirty. How the heck did that happened?!"

"I-i.."

"I pinned him down under the rain just now for since he was throwing a tantrum."

"Wh-what?! Kyouhei?!"

Oh great, now I am literally dead. Why did Kyouhei have to told Haruhi that I was throwing a tantrum?! Now I'm really going to get my butt kicked! Great!

"Sora!"

"Eep!"

As I shut my eyes tightly while waiting for the blow to come from any direction, a few seconds had passed and I didn't felt it at all. Instead, I felt someone brushing off the dirt from my shirt.

"You're 16 and you are still throwing a tantrum. You're a pain, you hear that?"

"Yes....?"

What is going on here? Why is Haruhi being like this towards me? Wasn't she going to hit me? Maybe even kill me? But... she didn't. Just... just what is going on here?

"Ha-haru-"

"Ah! Kyou! Where did you get that bruise?!"

"Huh? A big baby punched me."

"Sora, huh? You overdid it with the tantrum, Sora."

"S-sorry."

After brushing all the dirt of my shirt, Haru immediately went and dragged Kyouhei to sit down at one of the chairs while she treats his bruise.

Seeing the two of them like this, I felt a rather strange jealousy. Why strange? I don't know myself. But, I know I am jealous of them and yet I don't feel jealous of them as I was before.

Have I begun accepting the fact that I lost? Or perhaps was it more than that..?

Back to the matter on hand, was Haruhi okay with whay had happened before? Of course not, you idiot. There was no way she would be okay. I left her. I ran away from her. Something as terrible as that... there's just no way she would be okay with that.

She was crying. Kyouhei told me she was crying.... I... I have to apologise. Sure she is treating Kyouhei's wound right now but I must not stall this any further...