Running After You

#7:Moving Towards

If I was given the chance to choose, I would have ran away that night. 

Tick! Toc! Tick! Toc!

Bang!!!

*gasped

Erina woke up due to the alarm. She looked outside and the sun is already shining bright. "It's morning", she said under her breath. 

Street

Hana saw her walking and was about to walk into the road with the light still in red. She grabbed on her arm. "Are you still sleeping?", Hana face palmed. "Oh, Hana", she suddenly came into senses. "Are you alright?", Hana checked into her eyes. "I just overslept. I think I have some headache", she answered. Erina saw a scratch on Hana's cheek. "Where did you get this?", she hesitantly asked. "Ah, this? Maybe it was the cat I held a while ago", Hana hummed. "You like cats as well?", Erina clasped her hand. Hana just nodded and watched how amused Erina was. "I also like cats but Mio and Ai really hates them", she slightly pouted. 

Hana saw someone behind them. She tilted and cupped Erina's face. "Behind", Hana whispered. Erina slowly turn around and saw Fushimi petting some street cat. After a while, some more cats joined. He lets out a bag of cookies and fed it to the cat. Erina's eyes brightened. The light turned green and Hana dragged the girl. "Okay. That's enough", Hana chuckled. 

School

Greenhouse

Erina walked around with the three. "You don't need to come as well. I'm just here to get some mint sample for the cooking class", Erina felt sorry. Ai placed her arms around her. "What? We also have nothing to do this lunch", Ai smiled widely.

"I appreciate what you feel but I cannot respond to your feelings", they heard a voice from the outside. They all peeked and saw a second year confessing to Fushimi. "Oh dear", Mio commented.

"Shhh", they all said in unison.

"Why? I tried to be cuter this time", the student asked. "Sorry",Fushimi politely bowed. The four felt sorry for the girl. She ran away. "What was that?", Hana raised her brow. "It's difficult to tell someone about what you feel", Mio flicked her forehead. Fushimi looked at their direction. The door suddenly broke and they all were pushed outside. Erina gulped and looked at Fushimi's reaction.

"We didn't mean to...", she tried to reason out. "It's okay", he said with a gentle voice then left.

"There goes your prince", Hana revealed. "Huh?", Mio and Ai said in unison. After a while, Erina told them about how she admired him for so long. That is also the reason why she chose the school. Ai laughed so hard. "You are romantic", Ai hugged her. "I see. I never knew about that", Mio looked at Hana with a threatening look. "It just happened that I caught her", Hana explained. "Yosh! We already know what to do!", Ai said with fire in her eyes. "I don't like where this is going", Hana commented. 

After class
Corridor

Erina carried the notebooks. She felt a little dizzy and dropped the notebooks.

"How industrious of you", she heard a familiar voice.

"Ah, Senpai", she gasped and stepped back. "Are you doing this alone? It's tough being a class representative. Shouldn't you be with one more?", Fushimi asked. "He transferred long time ago", Erina couldn't look at his eyes.

It would have been easier if it was the same as before.

Fushimi helped her gather all the notebooks. He carried them. "Where to?", he asked. Erina flushed and pointed at the faculty room.