Entering, Haru analyzed all the students in her classroom. There was the otaku, the bully, the shy girl, etc. but she didn''t like anyone, she knew that they would have created some trouble to her some day, Haru had this feeling.
She sat near the door, where she could see the hallway. She had always hoped for something funny or interesting to happen while watching it. Haru took her life in a comedic way, she didn''t care about no one, or at least, almost no one...
The door opened.
"Please take your seats, I''m your homeroom teacher Hiraoka Kazuki. I''m 26 years old, but despite my age, I take my job very seriously" Haru found someone to care about. It was love at first sight. She wanted him for herself.
"Now, let''s start introducing ourselves. Mmmh, let''s see...you, begin you"
"Yes!" - A guy stood up. He had short red hair, not a lot of muscles but more than half of the guys in the room - "My name is Sakura Shuu, 16 years old. My hobbies are going to gym, reading books and drawing. And...well, I have a dream, I want to fly in the deep sky with my own wings!" Shut said emphatically.
After that, not much time passed until the student started laughing. It wasn''t pleasant to see for Haru.
"I...I will fly one day! Not on a plane, or...or on a dirigible! I will fly with just my body! And you will look at me with disbelief, Oooooh if you will see me! I will pity you for not being able to fly. You want to laugh now?!" Shut was extremely determined to accomplish his dream, because he believed in it.
Some seconds of silence and...the laughter only got more intense, demons were laughing. Shuu was embarrassed, he was all red. He thought he shouldn''t have continued talking, because they couldn''t understand him.
"There is...there is nothing wrong with having a dream" - Haru spoke out while standing up - "I''ll introduce myself. Komine Haru, 16 years old. I never had many friends, and it seems like I won''t have any friends this year as well. I hate people like you, who don''t care about how other people feel inside. Tsk" Haru then sat down and stayed quiet, while the other students kept staring at her, they were surprised.
"What''s with her?"
"We are in a class of weirdos"
"Shut up" Haru thought.
"Yeah it looks like so. At least we will get some laughs"
"Hahaha! Poor kids, they must have had a difficult infancy" They kept laughing and laughing and laughing. No one could stop them. These were the longest laughs Haru had ever heard.
"Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" - If it was for Haru, the world could have ended and she didn''t care - "If everyone in the world is like these assholes, crashing other''s dreams like that, I wouldn''t mind killing every and each one of them" She believed in Sakura Shuu, even if it did sound impossible. Everyone has a dream, they are hypocrites.
The students continued chattering, they sounded more like little birds.
"STOP IT, PLEASE, STOP IT!" - A demon. The girl''s face was one demon face in that moment. Haru couldn''t bear that situation anymore, she felt like it was better if she never talked - "PLEASEEEEEE--"
"Ehem! Please let''s continue with the introductions" Hiraoka Kazuki-sensei said, the chatters and laughs shut down, even if deep down, Kazuki was also laughing.
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After the school bell rang, Haru immediately left the classroom, Makoto followed her.
"And you, what do you think about it Makoto-kun?" - Haru asked him with a sad expression - "Was it a stupid decision to speak out?"
"I think...I think that there is nothing wrong in having a dream, Haru-san" Makoto was right there to comfort Haru. Then Makoto hugged her, it was a warm hug. What Haru needed was a friend, and she had just found one. But Makoto was so disappointed, he was disappointed by his behavior. He couldn''t do anything, no, he didn''t want to do anything. He was afraid of being ridiculed for defending Shuu as well.
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While Makoto was hugging Haru, Shuu came to thank her for everything she had said before - "Thank you very much" Shuu reached out his hand to Haru "Komine Haru was it? Hope we will get along well, Komine-san" he said with a smile.
"Don''t touch me!" - Haru refused to touch Shuu - "I''ve just marked myself as a "weirdo", I won''t make any friends this year, and probably the next years too. It was your fault, so now leave and don''t get near me ever again!" as she said that, she went into the classroom, and sat to her seat.
Haru actually thought it wasn''t Shuu''s fault, but she didn''t want to get involved with him again. Haru didn''t want problems.
"Ehm...I''m sorry, Sakura-san. It must have been harsh for you, and even for Komine-san. Forgive her" Makoto whispered to Shuu. He truly was a kind person.
"Um, no problem. There''s no need to forgive her anyway, it wasn''t her fault, I know how she is feeling in this moment. See you later, Kenji-san"
Makoto then went to Haru''s seat and asked "Komine-san, no, Haru-san are you ok? Don''t mind those stupid brats who don''t even have a brain"
"Yes I am. Don''t worry about me"
The pause ended.
A lot of teachers introduced themselves, but the only one who impressed Haru was Hiraoka Kazuki-sensei. He didn''t laugh back then like the other students, and he was the one who made the agony end. Haru''s gut told her he was the one. She didn''t care about his age "I mean, it''s just a number!" - she thought - "He''s handsome, I bet he has a girlfriend"-- so many thoughts Haru had in her head, love is love after all, and it was the first time Haru fell for a guy.
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"The first day of school ended, you can go home now" Kazuki-sensei said tired.
"Haru-san, let''s go home together" Makoto was happy for being able to come back home with a friends. He was happy.
"Ok"
On the way back home Haru and Makoto met the cat "Ooooh, there you are, Kuro-tan eheh, were you waiting for me"
"Meow"
Makoto was euphoric, and Haru couldn''t help smiling, they were so cute together. Cute yet creepy, that cat kept staring at Haru "Kuro-tan, have you fallen in love for me?" - Haru said with a perverted face - "I''m sure he did. You''re a beautiful girl, your golden hair combined with those blue eyes are the perfection. I have to congratulate with you mother" Makoto replied
"Eh? Ehm..thank you very much" - Haru blushed, she was a tomato - "Now I have to go, bye bye, Kuro-tan and Makoto-kun!" Haru walked fast while waving at Makoto.
Haru was at home "I''m back mom"
Heavy steps could be heard "Haru-chaaaan, how was your first day? Did you make many friends?" - Haru''s mom was both excited and worried for Haru, so she took her hand - "So? So? Are you ok?"
"Mom, I''m the one who went to school, calm down" - Haru laughed - "It was a great first day. I made a lot of friends, and the teachers are so kind, especially one" Haru was obviously lying but her Mom didn''t notice
"I seeee, I''m so happy for you Haru-chan. Now Mom will prepare dinner!"
"Ok, I go to my room" - Haru went up to her room, got into bed and started talking to her penguin peluche - "Why did I lie to my mom Tori-chan, am I a bad girl?" Haru always happy, started crying her eyes out, but in a way that her mom couldn''t hear her. she didn''t want to make her worried.
The first day of school wasn''t what Haru had expected.
Will she ever find the promised happiness?