Past - 18th June, before homeroom

Suzuha was disgusted by all the love she recieved.

She had beauty and she ranks top in the class and everyone admires her. She lives with her stepmom whom her father married right after her mom died and she hated her.

Her stepmom always saw her as a inanimate object in her life. She never cared about her life.

They don't even exchange eye contact most of the time.

She hated her......

"Good mornin!" Chris came into the class with a beaming smile he always had no matter what.

Everyone loved him. For who he was.

She wanted to be like him, not having a falsified smile or fake feeling splayed on her face. She wanted to be happy for real.

And she loved him too, to add on top of that.

At least she thought so...

But she wanted to use him as a way to escape her mind.

A way to escape her life...

*****

"Oi, Sensei! What's on the menu today?" He asked Haruka as she was fidgeting with her backpack, trying to take her books out for class.

Haruka was surprised to say the least. She was amazed by the speed at which he learnt the language.

But he stayed away from writing, kanji and all that.

"U-um... Today's, um... MY BOOKS!!" She watched hopelessly as her bag fell on the floor, it's insides spread out for the whole world to see.

She put a knee down and tried to rapidly scoop up her belongings but Suzuha sniped a piece of paper on the floor. "What's this? Oh, a love letter? To whom? Haruka??" She held the envelope out for the whole class to gaze upon.

Haruka was fuming but was also blushing.

Made it hard to decipher which made her face red.

"I think that's enough" Chris butted in much to her surprise and plucked the letter from her hand and picked up the remaining things and handed it to a very embarrassed and red Haruka.

"T-Th-Thank you!" She recieved it and quickly sat down as nothing happened. Suzuha was not convinced. She didn't like how Chris acted too friendly towards her.

He belonged to her. Only her......

Again, her thoughts were so.

"Good morning Sensei!" Their standoff was broken by a clever student who passed by the class.

*****

"Looks like you're being bullied too much, for a class rep" Chris snickered while letting Haruka at her home. He loved to see the flustered look on her face. It was funny.

"It's not funny!" She protested as if she could read his thoughts.

"Okie dokie, senpai. Sorry!" Chris saluted her and mocked her even more. He placed his hand on her head and patted her. "Don't worry. I'll scoop you like the little girl you are when you're in trouble" He switched between languages as a quick quirk he had.

It made him to not mess up many words that way. He says a sentence in Japanese and says the hard words in English.

But Haruka sensed truth in those words. She didn't dare say it out loud but she saved that letter to sneak into his locker today. She quietly cursed Suzuha Toretsu for ruining it.

~Shhh, it's a secret~

"Okay, see you tomorrow!" Chris smiled at her before marching to his own house.

"Bye!" Haruka managed to croak out before rushing to her room upstairs.

*****

Suzuha crossed paths with Chris at the street right next to his residence.

Of course she didn't sneak behind him this entire time. She wasn't THAT into him...... Was she?

Okay, maybe yes.

"If it isn't the Flash Canner" Suzuha mocked him with a sly smile on her face that was half forced.

"Could you not?" Chris sighed.

He didn't like the name......

"What did the class topper come he-" Chris started but was cut short by Suzuha Toretsu.

"I love you" a voice pierced the air, sending words in his ear.

"I think I misheard you" Chris wriggled his ear as he thought he heard she said he loved him. Must be his translation.

He is not THAT accurate at translating. He's still a novice, according to himself.

At least....

He hoped he was.........