Chapter 5
I had fallen asleep. I didn’t think i’d be able too. I open my eyes and i’m face to face with Haruki.
My first instinct is to scream and jump. But I clamp my hand over my mouth and calm my heart.
I look at him a moment longer , when he’s sleeping , he looks much less annoying. His red-ish hair falling over his eyes , his mouth slightly open. He looked kind of like a sleeping cat.
Thats my conclusion anyway.
I’m glad that Tuesdays are off days in school , I sigh.
I think back to the night before. The way he smiled at me. I felt as though I wanted that moment to last forever.
I could drown in this feeling.
Haruki stirs next to me. I pull myself down and pretend to be sleeping. For some reason I didn’t want to be awake first.
I hear him yawn and stretch.
Soon his hand is on my shoulder , I expected a shake and a grumbly “wake up” but what I got was a gasp and a yell.
‘Hinoko! What happened to your shoulder!?”
I get up slowly “hmmm? What do you mean?”
Then I look down at my shoulder.
My school shirt had become unbuttoned while I slept , now it had slipped down leaving my shoulder and part of my arm visible.
Even , to my embarrassment my bra strap.
My shoulder was black and blue. I hadn’t even realized it when I had gotten up before.
I tried to move my arm , instead pain riveted through me causing me to gasp in pain.
Haruki pushed me back down on the bed. “Wait here. I know how to treat this.”
As I lay on the bed I watch as Haruki tears up his small closet in search of the First Aid kit.
I attempt to get up.
“it’s fine Haruki’ I manage through constrained breaths ‘ I’m fine really.”
‘You’r not fine’ He growls “ Takano handled you in a way I never could forgive him for. I swear i’ll kill him for leaving a mark on you.”
That took my breath away. He’d go so far as to hurt someone because of me. No. For me. I didn’t know someone out there would ever go that far for me.
“Please’ I gasp trying to sit up again ‘You dont have to hurt anyone. I’m fine.”
Haruki comes over , holding the first aid kit. He pushed me flat on the bed again.
‘Take off your shirt.”
“...uh....WWHHHAATTT??!” I scream , attempting to scramble away but my injured shoulder stops me.
“Look , i’m not perverted , don’t judge me , but how else am i suppose to treat you’r injury?”
I hesitate and think about it for a moment. I see he has a point.
“You have a point’ I mumble ‘But that doesnt make me any more comfortable with taking off my shirt!”
He stayed silent , and looked at me with pleading eyes.
Under his stare , I gave in. “Fine.”
Slowly and wearing a deep red blush I removed half my shirt , just enough to expose the injured area and leaving enough space for someone to treat it easily.
Haruki takes the bandage and slowly wraps it around my shoulder.
He smells of cinnamon and sleep and I blush brighter and brighter every time his hand brushed against my skin.
Soon after 10 painful minutes he speaks “I’m done”
I pull my shirt up quickly and cough.
“Thanks” I say quickly clearing my throat
He lies down on the bed.
“MInd telling me about this Takano guy?” I say getting comfortable on the edge of the bed
“Sure’ He says slowly. ‘His name is Takano Yuma , he had a crush on me in middle school”
I cough “What?”
“Yeah’ Haruki replies casually ‘We’ve been best friends since kindergarden , when he confessed to me in high school , we started dating.”
I almost choked , coughing and spluttering i managed to ask “Are you......are you .....gay!!!????” I exclaim
Sitting up quickly “What!? No , no’ he shakes his head violently ‘No , definitely not , always straight.”
With that I recover , slowly.
“Okay then , why did he grab me yesterday and start interrogating me then?”
“I soon found out I wasn’t into guys , be he never gave up on me. So he became kinda like a body guard. So whenever he see’s a girl he doesn’t know talking to me he usually just scares them off. But i don’t know why he hurt you.”
I see anger flash in his eyes.
“Haruki’ I say “ What did you promise to him?”
“What do you mean?”
‘When he grabbed me yesterday , he ran away saying something about what you promised.”
“Ah yeah that..’ He grins ‘ In 2nd grade , we made a promise with each other that we’d end up being together after high school.”
I gawked at him.
“Hey! We we’re young , we thought that was what friends did when they grew up.”
I restrain myself from laughing at him.
“So about what you said.........did you mean it?” I ask quietly
I’m not sure what answer I want.
He grins and moves close to me , pushing his face close to mine.
He smells nice , like cinnamon.
Haruki’s grin widens “Do you want me to mean it?”
I can’t answer , i’m too choked up , my heart won’t stop beating like crazy.
He holds for a moment longer then pulls away and leaps up to the door.
‘Well , later. I’m gonna get us some food. Feel free to use my shower and some clean clothes are in the drawer.
I managed to nod my head as he closed the door.
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