Chapter 1

It was Haru's most awaited day, the day when she turns first year in high school. She finally was in the same school as her long time crush, Tsunayoshi Sawada. Each step towards the school was filled with happiness. As she walked through the school gates, she could see the beautiful cherry blossom trees surrounding the entrance. The trees led towards the huge school building.

She excitedly looked at the list of classes and saw that she belonged to class 1-2. She ran her finger through the list to see if she knew someone from the class. She jumped with joy and happiness when she spotted Tsuna's name on the list. She tried to calm herself and continued checking for familiar names on the list. She was happy and disappointed at the same time when she found Kyoko's name. Her beloved Tsuna was deeply in love with Kyoko, and she knew that. Yet she couldn't hate Kyoko, she was her best friend. Kyoko was always there for her when she was troubled and comforted her a lot. She couldn't just hate her because Tsuna was in love with her.

Haru's thoughts were then interrupted by a voice from behind.

"Oi, you're blocking the way." The voice said in a vexed manner.

She turned to see who it was and was surprised to see that it was Hayato Gokudera, the 'self-proclaimed' right hand man of Tsuna. He had a backpack on his shoulder and a very annoyed expression on his face. It was pretty much normal to her. What actually surprised her was the fact that he was there without Tsuna.

"Ugh, good morning Gokudera-san." She greeted him as she moved away from the list.

Gokudera just shrugged and walked away the moment he saw which class he was in. Haru turned red with anger.

'Not even a reply? Why does he always act like that?' She wondered. 'Does he think he's better than me?'

She tried to keep it all in and forget about it. She was in the same class as the person she liked. She couldn't let some jerk ruin her day, even if that jerk was her crush's best friend. With that, she immediately walked towards her class.

When she reached her class, she looked for her seat right away. Her seat number was indicated on the class list she looked at earlier. She wondered if her seat was near Tsuna or near the window at least. Her excitement turned into utter dismay when she finally found her seat. It was a seat right next to the last person she wanted to see right now.

"Gokudera-san?" She squealed.

Gokudera ignored her and continued to sleep on his desk. Girls started murmuring on how lucky Haru was to be seated beside the hottest freshman in school. On the contrary, Haru sulked in her seat. She didn't care about Gokudera's popularity or how hot he was. The only thing she knew was that this guy was a jerk, and he was the last person she wanted to be with right now.

Haru tried to think positively. She looked for sources of positivity. Her eyes searched the room and spotted Tsuna. She decided to walk towards him to talk but stopped herself when she saw him sitting beside Kyoko. They were talking to each other, happiness eminent in their faces. Her eyes turned sad, and she continued to sulk. Gokudera, who was actually awake, secretly looked at Haru. She looked like she was about to cry. He just ignored her and continued his pretense.

Later on, the teacher started giving orientations and asked everyone to introduce themselves. Haru wasn't in the mood to do such a thing. Her head was too preoccupied with the happenings early that morning. When it was her turn, she forced a smile and tried to sound like her usual energetic self.

"Good morning everyone! I'm Miura Haru. I enjoy cosplay and… well I …love doing all sorts of things." Unable to think of anything else, she quickly sat down.

Her mind was filled with thoughts of jealousy. She actually planned an introduction a few weeks ago, but the plan vanished the moment she saw Tsuna with Kyoko. She lost all her energy and motivation to make a good impression in class.

Next up, it was Gokudera's turn. The moment he stood up, girls started squealing in admiration. Since he just woke up, his hair was in a disarray and covered his face. He conveniently combed his hand through his hair, and it fell perfectly into place. The girls squealed even louder as he sparkled in their eyes. He simply ignored all of them and yawned.

"Gokudera Hayato" That was all he said.

He sat down right away and went back to sleep. Haru looked at him and sweatdropped.

'What an introduction.' She thought as she continued observing Tsuna and Kyoko.

When class was over, Haru approached Tsuna with an energetic expression on her face.

"Hi Tsuna-san! Haru is really glad to be classmates with you for the whole year." She cuddled Tsuna. "Now it will be easy for us to talk about our future desu!"

Tsuna gave her a confused expression. Gokudera also approached Tsuna. He was rubbing his forehead as he just woke up from sleeping through the morning classes.

"Yoh Jyuudaime, let's eat lunch together at the cafeteria." Gokudera offered.

"Yeah, sure." Tsuna turned towards Kyoko and Haru. "See you later." He smiled and left with Gokudera.

Kyoko turned to Haru. "Let's eat lunch together, Haru-chan."

Haru forced a smile and accepted the offer.

Haru and Kyoko sat on the rooftop and ate their lunch. As they ate, they had conversations about good cake shops in town, pretty dresses on sale and many others. Kyoko was really happy to have Haru with her. She finally had someone to talk to, other than Hana who transferred the other year.

Haru on the other hand, tried to look happy. She still remembered seeing Kyoko and Tsuna talking sweetly early that morning. It made her feel uneasy. She felt like she had to do something against it.

"Oh yeah and Haru looks really good with the high scho-"

Kyoko's sentence got cut off as Haru asked,

"Kyoko-chan, what do you think of Tsuna-san?"

It took time for Kyoko to answer. Haru looked at her intently. Haru's expression turned grim as she noticed the blush forming at Kyoko's cheeks. She didn't have to say it. Kyoko was obviously in love with Tsuna.

She detested it. She had to stop this. She couldn't just stay there and do nothing as her best friend was falling for her crush. It was unfair. Tsuna was the first person she ever loved. She did everything she could just to have him. She couldn't just let him go.

"I really like Tsuna-san." She told Kyoko.

Kyoko looked surprised when she heard this, but she smiled afterwards.

"I know." She said.

'You're smile is fake Kyoko-chan. I can see right through you. You're my best friend, but I want to be with Tsuna-san. I'm sorry' Haru thought to herself.

She felt really bad, but she didn't know what could happen if she kept it any longer. She felt like she would break down to see Tsuna with someone else. Seeing how they giggled and blushed at each other made her feel like she was about to lose her mind. It was a choice between her sanity and the feelings of her friend. She knew it was selfish of her, but she chose her sanity.

Hours have passed since lunch, and Haru was still observing Tsuna and Kyoko. They seemed to have stopped talking intimately. She became happy and guilty at the same time. She knew Kyoko was avoiding Tsuna because of her, but it didn't matter. As long as Tsuna could be by her side, she was happy.

"What did you tell Sasagawa, you stupid woman?" Gokudera angrily looked at Haru.

Haru was annoyed with his expression. He wouldn't even look at her a while ago, and now he was at her face making some sort of interrogation.

"What's it got to do with you anyways? It's none of your business!" Haru snapped.

"So you're that desperate to get Jyuudaime's affection, how disgusting." Gokudera calmly said and then slept once more.

Haru was about to yell at him, but the teacher called her attention.

"Miura-san please quiet down." The teacher scolded.

Haru apologized and stayed quiet throughout the discussion. She glared at Gokudera who appeared to be sound asleep.

'What a jerk.' She thought to herself.

When class was finally over, Tsuna asked Kyoko if she wanted to hang out, but she immediately declined and left the classroom. Haru grabbed Tsuna by the arm and smiled.

"Tsuna-san, how about we go somewhere together desu?" She suggested.

"Jyuudaime, Reborn-san asked us to meet him at the training grounds this afternoon." Gokudera announced.

"Alright." Tsuna turned to Haru. "Sorry Haru, maybe some other time."

Tsuna went ahead with a worried look on his face.

"You're lying aren't you Gokudera-san?" Haru glared at Gokudera.

"What's it to you? It's none of your business." He arrogantly said as he started following Tsuna.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you're gay." Haru smirked.

Gokudera glanced at Haru.

"It is funny to hear that from someone who is as desperate as you are." Gokudera smirked back at her and left.

Haru clenched her fist and gritted her teeth in frustration.