🙃
Sitting in the snow, Kanako looked up to the sky. The snow was still falling, but it felt colder than before. The flakes that landed on her face melted and mixed with the tears now streaming down her cheeks. "Nk… hn… gh…"
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I have murder on my mind 🙂
"Haruna…" Kanako uttered. Slowly, a tear rolled down her cheek, then another. Each one came in singular succession, as if to amplify the girl's loneliness. "Hic.. gh… ugh…" she let out. Then, the strength left her legs, causing her to drop to her knees in the snow.
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HARUNA ;-;
The Christmas confession, the one that was supposed to be perfect, failed.
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YOU AND ME BOTH
By the time Kanako wrapped her head around what was happening, Haruna was nearly to the sidewalk. "H-Haruna!" she cried, but the girl didn't stop and didn't look back. Kanako reached out her hand desperately, but it grasped nothing. In seconds, the girl she loved, the girl she desired, was out of sight.
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I'LL BRING THE METAL BAT, AND I VOLUNTEER TO SMASH HER KNEES
Haruna turned before she allowed a tear to fall. "Have a good night… Kanako…" And then, she began walking away. Forcing one leg to move in front of the other, Haruna moved farther and farther away from Kanako. To her surprise, while the first steps had been difficult, Haruna quickly found herself breaking into a run.
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Why do I have a feeling she's going to be the biggest idiot around
For a moment, Kanako was quiet. "Chiyo?" she said. "Hm?" "D-Do you think… do you think Haruna will go out with me?" At her question, Chiyo couldn't help but laugh. "Seriously Kana-chan? Of course she will! That girl is so in love with you. For real, Kana-chan… the way she looks at you… the way she smiles when you're around… I've never seen Haru-chi like that. If she doesn't become your lover after tonight, she'll be the biggest idiot around."
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Oh god, surley nothing could go wrong right? I have a feeling something is going to go wrong 🙃
It was all coming together. Soon, Haruna and Kanako would be a couple.
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"Not… yet…" she said, barely audible. Haruna stared at her, and when Kanako looked up, she swore she saw heartbreak on the girl's face. "Please…" she begged internally. "Wait for me… just a little bit longer." She needed to move quickly. Once whatever it was with Hinami was resolved, Kanako was sure she could finally give her answer.
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Suddenly, there was a clatter of noise. Looking ahead, Kanako saw Haruna, who was fumbling around with her utensils. "Sorry, my chopsticks just slipped out of my hands, haha…" Haruna said weakly. Inside though, she was freaking out. "Does Kanako realize how hot she was being just now?!" Haruna screamed internally. "I mean, come on! The thing with her lips was especially…" Taking a breath, Haruna steady her chopsticks as she regained her composure. "It seems like ever since last night, I can't see her the same…"
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When will she find out the term "jealous"? I'm starting to think it's nigh impossible
Kanako watched it all unfold, and as she did, she felt a festering pain grow in her chest. "Why does this bother me so much?" she wondered. "There's just something about Haruna doing what Yamane-san suggested that just really irritates me." She knew where that irritation was directed too. Right at Hinami, who had no idea. Inside, Kanako felt conflicted. She really did want to like Hinami, yet, for some reason, whenever she saw the girl interact with Haruna, it drove her nuts. "Why is she so close like that anyways? Isn't she supposed to be shy or something?" Kanako thought bitterly.
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"I love that we can share a bath together! If I still loved Akio-kun, there's no way we'd do this! This is great! And I can get as close as I want without anyone wondering why we're so close together! I could hold her hand under the water. I could even touch her if I wanted to…"
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Wanting to join her and the others, Kanako and Haruna were about to go to the wash stations when someone stopped them. "E-Excuse me!" Hinami said. Kanako and Haruna turned around. "U-Um, I was w-wondering if maybe I could w-wash your back for you Endo-san?" Haruna opened her mouth to respond, but before she could get a word out, Kanako spoke. "I'm already here, so there's no need for that." Her words were so sharp that they made Hinami flinch. "O-Oh, r-right. O-Okay, well I'll just wait in the baths for you two then."
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Wow, she must be unbeknownst to the term 'jealous'
Kanako came to a conclusion. "Then it's only when she's with Haruna that I get annoyed with her. Is it because she says she's Haruna's number one fan? Is it because she shows so much interest in her?" Kanako sat deep in thought for a moment before suddenly rubbing her head and running her fingers all through her hair. "Ugh! I don't get it!" she cried internally. Next to her, Hinami stared with a look of confusion and a bit of fear.
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Bro what does she mean "bUrDeNiNg"? Hooe mah gawd
"Oh, and speaking of Haru-chi," Chiyo said. "Are you gonna confess on the school trip?" "C-C-CONFESS?!" Kanako shouted louder than she meant to, drawing the attention of some nearby students. "What, you mean you weren't going to?" Chiyo asked. "U-Um…" Kanako let out. The truth was that the thought had crossed her mind more than once. At this point, Haruna's ankle was healthy enough that she could basically function like normal, so Kanako didn't have to worry about burdening Haruna with her own feelings. Really, all she had to do was give an answer to Haruna's previous confession.
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Jealousy Kanako... jealousy
But while those three engaged in conversation, another was frozen stiff. "Number one… fan?" Kanako repeated in her head. "What does that mean?" For some reason, those words bothered her. Hearing Haruna had a fan was already confusing enough on it's own, but there was something about the way Hinami acted about it that made Kanako feel uneasy. "What's… this feeling?"
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Oh my gahd
Haruna heard her explanation, but there was one part she was stuck on. "I… like you?" she repeated. Kanako's eyes went wide at her. "O-Oh, n-n-no, that's not what I-" Kanako tried to stumble through her words, but Haruna stopped her. "It's okay Kanako. I know you didn't mean it like that," she said with a sad smile. Kanako looked away. "Maybe I did…" she muttered, but Haruna didn't catch it.
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Haruna you're within bonk distance
Even if Haruna was in a group with Kanako, she wasn't sure she could handle it. Being together most of the day. Sharing the same room. Most likely sharing the same bath. Trying to envision it all just made Haruna nervous. "Would I be okay?" she wondered. Seeing Kanako in so many different ways in such a little time and in such close proximity felt like it might be overwhelming. "It's not like I'm some sex-crazed beast, but still…" Haruna thought.
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You... she wants you!
More than anything, confusion was the first thing that struck Haruna. She swore there was this distance between them, but then moments like this would happen. "What is it… that Kanako wants?" she wondered. While she wished she knew the answer, all she found herself saying in response was, "Okay."
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End of Chapter Nineteen.
Date Her Instead
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