Chapter 14

I awake in the morning to sunlight filtering onto my face and birds chirping just beyond my window. I sit up and stretch my arms out above my head feeling refreshed and more than a little happy. That dream of Haruka-san was amazing! But when I bring my arms back down and see the bracelet from my 'dream' around my wrist, I know the truth.

It wasn't a dream! With that single thought the morning suddenly seems brighter and the birds chirping happier. I get to see her today, I think with a smile as I gently touch the bracelet.

Then, without further ado, I jump out of bed and start to strip. Once naked I quickly change into a clean school uniform grabbing my glasses and putting them on before heading to the bathroom to try and manage my tumbling mass I call my hair.

When I get to the bathroom though, the door is closed and the lights are on. Gently, I knock on the door.

"Who is it?" I hear my sister's familiar voice come through the door.

"It's me," I reply.

"Onee-chan!" I hear Yuu's happy voice great me from the other side of the door. "Hold on I'm almost done!"

"Okay," I reply and then I lean against the wall next to the door to wait. "Thanks."

"No problem," She says cheerily. "I'm surprised you're up this early though. Normally I have to force you out of bed."

I feel myself laugh at her words. "That's true," I respond. "I'm surprised as well if that helps!"

"It doesn't," Yuu says with a laugh as she opens the door with a smile at me. "It's all yours."

"Thanks," I say again smiling at her. I go to step into the bathroom but she stops me and peers inquiringly up at my face. "W-what?" I stammer, surprised by her intense gaze.

"Are you sure you're feeling better?" She asks watching me closely.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure," I respond, my eyebrows crinkling in confusion. "Why would you think I'm not?"

"Because," Yuu says as if it's the most obvious reason in the world. When I don't say anything she sighs and continues. "You're too happy, normally in the morning you're groggy and still half asleep. And you're never get up before seven!"

Oh shoot! I think to myself. In my happy haze this morning I didn't even look at the clock! "Well you know what they say! 'The early bird gets the worm!" I quote quickly before slipping into the bathroom and shutting the door gently, breathing a sigh of relief. That was a close one to say the least.

"Don't take too long," Yuu says through the door. "I'll start making breakfast!"

"Thanks," I call, relieved that she's not pressing me further… yet. When I hear Yuu's footsteps move away from the door I move towards the sink to tame my hair.

Looking at my reflection I feel almost ashamed that Haruka and I have kissed… I'm not good enough for her… I think reluctantly but then another thought enters my brain and makes me feel better. If she didn't like you for you she wouldn't have kissed you… And other things.

The thought sends me into a fit of blushing which I quickly try and fight down as I brush through my hair removing the few snarls. After it's been brushed I reach for where my hair pins usually sit and notice their lack of being there. That's weird… I always put… them… oh shoot! I bet I left them at Haruka's house… In the bath… I was a little distracted to remember to grab them!

The thought of the bath incident has me blushing again and I turn away from the mirror to face the door. Quickly exiting the room I head down stairs to where I hear Yuu. "Whatcha making for breakfast?" I ask as I look over her shoulder.

"Eggs," She says pointing to a plate that is already made. "Those ones are yours."

"Thanks a ton!" I say as I grab the plate and sit down at the table. "Any plans for today?"

"Haruka and I are going to the park after school," Yuu says with a happy smile on her face but I can't help but feel a knot form in my stomach.

"Oh?" I say around the lump that has formed in my throat. "That sounds like fun!"

"It's going to be," Yuu continues happily, unaware of my distress as she continues to cook her eggs. "We've been meaning to for a while and today we finally get to!"

"It's supposed to be warm today, make sure you wear sunscreen," I say automatically, as I start to eat the eggs as an excuse not to talk anymore.

"Will do!" Yuu starts to whistle happily as my thoughts swirl around in my head but one thought stands out from the others. Why didn't Haruka mention that to me?

I leave for school before Yuu but the thoughts remain in my head as I stare at my feet as I walk, trusting them to take me to the school. Why Haruka? I can't help but wonder.

I hear someone talking close by but I'm not really paying attention so it's not until the person stops in front of me and I run into them that I realize that they're talking to me.

"Are you okay?" A familiar voice asks me as a hand reaches out and steadies me.

"H-H-Haruka-san," I stammer, surprised. She smiles brightly as she releases her hold on me.

"What did we agree on about the formalities, Mitsuki?" Haruka asks with a smirk.

I feel myself blush as I look away from her for a minute. "Sorry… Haruka," I say keeping my face turned away in the vain hope that my blush would remain hidden.

"What's wrong?" Haruka asks with a smile as she watches my face.

"Nothing," I say trying to ignore the fact that her face is so close to mine. Distraction, distraction, I need a distraction! "I heard you're going to the park with Yuu today!"

"Huh?" The statement has the desired effect as she takes a step back.

"The park," I say glumly as I turn to face her. "Yuu was talking about it this morning…"

"Oh Mitsuki, are you jealous?" Haruka teases, the smile returning to her face.

"N-n-no!" I try not to stammer but I fail. "Not in the least bit jealous! It's none of my concern what you do."

"What if I wanted it to be your concern?" Haruka asks, her voice dropping to a low murmur and she steps closer.

"W-w-what do you mean?" I gulp having Haruka this close still plays with my heart and brain.

"I said what if-," Haruka begins but I cut her off because she's getting closer. "I know what you said I want to know what you mean!" I watched as Haruka's eyes get wider and the smile falls from her face.

"I'm sorry," She says suddenly stepping back and away from me, too far away for my liking. "I didn't mean it like that… I just thought that- never mind. I'm sorry," She repeats.

"Haruka I-," I stop unsure how to continue. Why is she always like this? Why does she always take whatever I say so literally?

"No I understand," Haruka says shaking her head with a small, sad smile.

"No you don't," I say getting angry. She has no reason to act like that! How doesn't she know? I watch as Haruka's eyes widen in surprise but I don't stop. "Why do you keep acting like that? Every time I say something about you maybe explaining something a little clearer, you act all funny. What's wrong? Why can't you just tell me?"

"I-," Haruka starts and then stops as she contemplates what she wants to say. "I didn't know I was doing that I'm sorry…"

"Oh, Haruka," I say and then I place my hand on her cheek. "Don't look so sad, I don't like it."

"Sorry," Haruka says her eyes meeting mine for a minute before she looks away.

"And stop saying sorry," I murmur, stepping closer to you. "For each time you say it I might have to punish you…"

"Huh?" Haruka asks finally looking up at me.

"This will be your punishment." And then I kiss her. I kiss her like my life depends on it, like she is water and I a person lost in the desert for two days and boy did she taste sweet, sweeter than I remembered. She smelled good too, the same floral scent that I'd smelled before but for some reason it seemed stronger today and without realizing it, I breathed it in.

"Mmm," Haruka hums against my lips and I wrap my arms around her wait to pull her closer, dropping my bag in the process but I don't care. When her hands come up to get tangled in my hair I lose all of my common sense and I find myself pushing her against the wall so that I can more effectively press my body against hers.

I missed this, is the only other thought that manages to make any sense in my mind that isn't directly Haruka. How can I stay away from her, when others are around?

"Mitsuki," Haruka pants in my ear when we separate for air and a strange tingling sensation runs through my body lasting longer in certain places.

"Haruka," I respond just as breathless before she crashes her lips against mine forcefully. Our tongues fight for dominance but when Haruka lightly bites my lower lip I let her have her way with my mouth. I let my hands trial up and over her blouse but before they can get to their destination footsteps have us jumping apart. Or more like me jumping back and Haruka stepping away.

"Haruka!" The voice belonging to the footsteps yells after a few seconds.

"Yuu-chan!" Haruka yells back, her face still flushed.

"Oh, hey onee-chan!" Yuu happily exclaims once she notices me. "Whatcha guys doing?"

"Haruka-chan here was just asking me if you were going to be on your way soon," I reply quickly, surprising both myself and Haruka whose eyes widen slightly.

"Oooo!" Yuu says still cheerily. "Well here I am." She flashes a smile at Haruka that has my stomach knotting angrily.

"Here you are," Haruka says with a kind smile.

"Let's get going or we'll all be late!" Yuu walks up to Haruka's side and grabs her wrist to pull her on ahead. "Com'on," She calls back to me as the keep moving forward.

"I'll be right behind you," I say trying to fight down my jealousness. You knew this was going to happen, I think to myself as I bend to pick up my forgotten bag. I wait for a few more minutes until I can no longer see Haruka or Yuu in front of me before I start walking.

A/N: Soooo I would like to say I'm terrible sorry for the (extremely) long delay in my writing. I would like to say that I have some incredibly reasonable excuse but I do not. I had writers block and that about sums up the whole situation. And to top that all off this chapter is short. Sooo I was wondering if any of you (my darling readers) would be willing to help me continue writing this? I just need someone to bounce ideas off of so that I can keep this going until the end. (which probably wont be that much longer depending on if any of you are still reading it)

I would like to that all of you who fixed the Onii and Onee part for me! I greatly appreciate it! I'll do review responses next time.

Sorry again.

~Dancer