If Jealousy Could Kill

Chapter 22: Coming Home

Haruna rubbed the back of her neck slowly, rolling her head back as a soft groan passed her lips. From beside her where the two girls sat on the couch, Tomomi giggled. On the drive back, Haruna had fallen asleep in the car and she’d fallen asleep at a fairly awkward angle. The angle she had chosen to sleep in had left her with some pain in her neck and back, and all Tomomi could do was laugh at her for it.

Hearing the laughter, Haruna lightly punched Tomomi on the leg which only seemed to encourage even more of her laughter. She sighed softly, letting her head drop to the side. Haruna could feel Tomomi let go of her hand, instead coming to wrap her arm tightly around Haruna’s waist. The younger brunette pulled the couple closer together, planting a kiss on her cheek. Despite the kiss, Haruna shot Tomomi a glare.

“Why are you glaring at me like that? You’re the one who fell asleep at such a weird angle!” Tomomi defended herself. Haruna rolled her eyes, turning her head away from Tomomi.

“You could have woken me up…. Or at least shown more compassion than laughing,” Haruna replied. Tomomi did her best to stifle her giggles but she didn’t do a very good job of it, everyone in the room could still hear her clearly. She couldn’t help it; Haruna was just too adorable when she was angry.

“And risk you biting my head off for waking you up? No way!” Tomomi protested. Haruna shot her another glare and she could hear Miyuki and Mami laughing from where they were leaned up against a wall to the right of the couch. Rina wasn’t over there with them; she was sitting silently on the couch next to Tomomi, the brunette trapped in between the roommates.

“What are you two laughing at?” Haruna barked at them. The duo tried to stop laughing, but the tone Haruna had used to ask her question only seemed to encourage their laughter and make them laugh even harder.

“Well for one, it’s hilariously ironic that you went to a hot spring to relax and came back with a sore back and neck,” Mami pointed out when she managed to calm down her laughter enough. “And for two, give her a break. You are kind of a monster when someone dares to wake you up.”

“I am not a monster,” Haruna huffed out.

“Oh yeah? Who was the one who tackled me and tried to choke me the last time I tried to wake her up?” Mami challenged the brunette.

“You dumped ice cold water on me, you completely deserved that.” At Haruna’s sentence, Miyuki couldn’t help her laughter. Haruna narrowed her eyes at the black haired woman, not too happy with the fact that Miyuki was laughing at her.

“Really, Mami? That was your genius plan? Couldn’t you think of anything better?” Miyuki asked her. Haruna’s gaze softened a bit when Miyuki had said. She really needed to stop jumping to conclusions and overreacting when it came to Miyuki, she was still acting too protective for her own good. It would simply take Haruna a bit more time to grow used to Miyuki.

“What? Haruna needed to wake up and I needed a laugh, it worked out for the both of us,” Mami responded with a shrug.

“It only worked out for you,” Haruna sneered at the blonde who only gave her a big grin in return. Haruna huffed, crossing her arms over her chest in a pout. Tomomi laughed softly, prying one of Haruna’s arms away from her body, keeping her other arm wrapped around Haruna’s waist. Tomomi laced her hand with Haruna’s, giving the older girl a gentle kiss.

“We’re only teasing, darling,” Tomomi cooed to her gently. Haruna sighed softly, dropping her head down onto Tomomi’s shoulder. She loved the new pet names Tomomi had taken to using, they were comforting to her.

From beside them, Rina had cringed upon hearing Tomomi’s use of the word ‘darling’. She knew this would happen. She just knew it. Tomomi had never used such a word with Haruna before they left; it could only mean that the two of them had grown closer. Tomomi had gotten farther inside of Haruna’s head; she was taking Haruna even further away from Rina.