Leaving the Miyamoto residence, the four students got along their way to their home.

“I never thought Senior Sakagami likes Kira,” from behind of Haruki and Sakura are Hinako and Ayase walking side by side. With her awed tone, she speaks while walking.

“They seemed good match,” Haruki replied with a smile as she glances at her. “It’s just, Kira’s kind of dunce sometimes…. not trying to understand someone’s feelings.”

“Indeed he is. I also want to see their love grow. “ Sakura replied, showing a sincere smile on her lips.

“Well, let’s just hope he becomes aware to her feelings.” Ayase replied. Well, the four students wants to their love blooming. Every single one of them are rooting for Kei to make Kira fall for him.

Although, Ayase seems she’s just pushing herself, but knowing that Kei might hate her if she knows. Right, this is her way of moving on. The once person she loved the most has someone special.

“We’re taking the train,” Hinako and Ayase stops at the way to the train. “Okay, we’re heading back to the bus stop.” Haruki said.

Parting their ways, they say good bye and walked to their paths.

“It seems like the class is missing without Kira.” walking side by side, Haruki mumbled. “Really?” Sakura, taking a glance at Haruki, asked.

“Yeah… no one commands ‘Stand up, bow’ at the class.”

“So you voted him as a class representative, huh?”

“Yeah,” Haruki smiles as she looks at Sakura. The afternoon sunbeam bathed his silhouette image. That caught Sakura’s eyes, giving such a vibrant of coolness that made her chest thumps fast.

“Huh.” she mumbled. Her feelings caught awe to his looks. “Senior Asahina?” Haruki called. He can’t get used to call her by name yet, so he addressed her in surname.

“Huh?” Sakura asked. “Are you alright? You seemed in thought?” he asked.

That question made Sakura’s face blushed. She thought of Haruki’s dimple, and that looks on his face as he smiles totally caught her off guard.

“No, it’s because…” she trailed the words.

“Because…?” Haruki, facing her, tilts his head while scrutinizing her. Sakura averts her eyes from him, trying not to get distract. Yet, Haruki’s eyes doesn’t want to get off of her.

It starts bothering her. He’s cute and has a charm of a young man. Her chest thumps faster than before. “Ugh, because you’re cute!” blurting such words, even Sakura herself got baffled.

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There’s a silence between them. Only the beating of their hearts heard.

“Eh? Me? Cute?” Haruki utter out of surprise.

“Yeah, and it’s because of your dimples!” Sakura rebutted as she reached his left cheek and pinch it.

“Agh! It hurts! Senpai! It hurts!”

“And what did I say to you before?”

“Huh?”

Sakura’s eyes glares directly to his, narrowed and her eyebrows furrowed. “What did you call to me, awhile ago?”

“Huh? What…? Uh… Senior Asahina—Ouch! It hurts!”

“What?”

“All right! I got it! Senior Sakura!”

Sakura let off Haruki’s cheek as she heard her name. “It hurts, Senior…”

“That’s your punishment for not calling me by my name, duh…”

“Well, I can’t helped it…. I can’t get used to call you by your name yet!”

“Then, you must now. Since we’re friends, right?” she grins at him. Haruki, still holding his cheek that got pinched, disgruntled to her words. “Yeah, but we’re not that close—”

“And right now we’re going to be close.” facing him before he continues, Sakura interjects.

“Huh?”

“You said before, that you want to know more about me, right?”

Haruki recalled that day. That’s right, he said that he wants to know her. But that’s just about the sudden burst of his feelings because of her pretty looks.

“And just how I get to annoyed by your cute dimple, I want to know more about you as well.”

Sakura glances at him, as Haruki shows a dumbfounded looks on his face. “What, you’re not happy having a pretty girl by your side?”

“Huh? By my side? You mean, as a friend, right?” Haruki replied. Right, having a girl saying she’s pretty and wants to be by someone’s side is conflicting in many ways.

And that made Sakura jolts out as he pointed the word out.

“Huh? Ah, yeah… as a friend.” Sakura immediately rebutted as she averts Haruki’s face. “What am I saying!? He’s not that kind of cute and my type at all!”

Sakura’s conflicting feelings almost burst from her. Yeah, she just wants to know him and befriended with him. He’s a nice guy and someone she can comfortable to be with.

Yet, the bothered feeling kept rising through her chest. “Oh, we’re here…” cracking the thoughts she has been dwelling off, Haruki stated. They arrived at the bus stop.

There aren’t other passengers waiting, only the two of them.

“The bus will arrive only in a few minutes.” Haruki said as he looked at the wristwatch.

Sakura didn’t reply, but she just quietly glance at the young boy standing by his side. Right now, she noticed how tall he is. He doesn’t have a muscular body, but not scrawny as well.

His hairstyle also looks good to his face. And his eyes—

“What’s the matter?”

Sakura jolts out as she sees Haruki turns his neck sideways to look at her. “Ah, no… it’s nothing!”

“Hmmm…?”

Haruki didn’t persist to asked, and just shrugs off while waiting for the bus to arrive. A few minutes passed and one got stopped. “Senior, is this bus on your way home?”

“Ah, yeah…” Sakura utters as she boards inside. “Well, I’ll see you tomorrow?”

“Yeah, see you, Senior.” Haruki smiles as he waved.

Sakura waves back and stepped inside the bus. She walked through the aisle and sits at the window where she can see Haruki.

“I'll see you tomorrow, you idiot.” she took a last glimpse from the young boy, as he also looks at her. That made her heart thumps faster than before, and avert his eyes real quick.

“What…? No way…!” Sakura grunted. Embracing her bag, she leaned down to hide. What makes her feel this way? He’s not that good looking, yet her heart keeps beating like a drum?