ONESHOT
Summary: He had always been in the background, always shying away from others... and so it was no wonder he was so surprised when she approached him. 0086 / EnmaxHaru
My lack of KHR knowledge might make some things
untrue or some characters OOC and I guess I'll explain some stuff at the end of
the chapter, just so I won't spoil things! XD
I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn because if I did, there would be a lot more Haru loving!
I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn because if I did, there would be a lot more Haru loving!
Please forgive any mistakes, both character-wise
and grammatically wise. lol, i still don't understand the beta system thing and
I don't really have time to re-read and edit things.
Hi, this was just something I ended up writing
while writing Kyuun's prize. This was the one I was originally going to send
her, but I didn't like it so I rewrote it. I guess this can be considered a
prequel to Even Good Boys Won't Share
Everything. I figured I might as well share this with anyone
who cares. xD Anyways, hope you enjoy. I must drown in stupid academic
work while considering the next chapter for Teach Me Love. After that, I will
update Ambigram, Genesis, and a R86 oneshot... in that respective order.
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When she had first bumped into him, it had been
by total coincidence. Having ended school early after finishing up her cleaning
duties, Haru had been on her way home when she had decided to take the scenic
path next to the river. She had the time, after all, and once she got home, she
planned to change and visit Tsuna-san at his house!
But as she stared admiringly at the sparkling
clear water, she noticed a slumped over figure sitting next to the river. There
was a dark aura surrounding the person and she saw how some of the people who
had been walking ahead of her on the path watching wearily at the strange
figure before quickening their pace.
Only a few seconds passed before the entire area
was cleared of people.
However, Haru felt her footsteps come to a halt
when she noticed that right next to the gloomy person was a small puppy whining
and rubbing against the person’s side. There appeared to be a moment of
hesitation before the person’s hand reached out to pet the puppy on the head.
The puppy immediately yipped in delight before jumping on the person’s lap,
eager for more attention.
Though she still couldn’t see the person’s face,
it was obvious that person was taken off guard by the bout of affection and
remained frozen. It made Haru giggle out loud. The startled person turned
around and, much to Haru’s delight, she realized she knew who it was.
“Enma-san!” she called out, making her way down
towards him. He stared at her dumbly for a moment before looking down, his hand
unconsciously reached out to stroke the comforting warm fur of the puppy.
“”Enma-san, remember me?”
“A-Aa,” he replied timidly, looking everywhere
but at her.
“Did school end early for you as well?” she
inquired politely, tilting her head while crouching down beside him? “If that’s
the case, why aren’t you with Tsuna-san and the others?”
Enma seemed to shrink down even more by her
questions and seemed to focus the majority of his attention on the puppy. At
first, Haru thought he wasn’t going to respond, but she heard a very quiet
voice reply. “I... didn’t go...”
“Hahi? That’s no good Enma-san! School is
important so you should try to go everyday! And not to mention, it’s a lot of
fun since you’re surrounded by friends.” She said cheerfully. Unfortunately,
her optimism only seemed to cause Enma to turn away from her. It caused her
smile to dim a bit, but she didn’t allow that to deter her. “Is everything alright,
Enma-san?”
“I-It’s nothing,” his trembling hands paused in
stroking the puppy and the little thing whimpered for more of the heavenly
scratches.
“Haru heard that it helps to talk about your
problems,” she supplied helpfully, reaching out to stroke the puppy’s soft
ears. Discovering that there was another source of affection, the puppy
slightly tilted its head and licked her fingers gratefully.
Enma shook his head. “It’s okay...”
Haru tilted her head. “There’s no need to be
afraid.”
At her soft and reassuring words, Enma’s head
snapped upward and towards her. She smiled encouragingly at him for added
effect and this time, Enma didn’t completely turn away from her. Instead, his
gaze lowered slightly onto the puppy snuggling on top of his leg. “H-How-I
mean... I’m not afraid...”
“Haru is Enma-san’s friend! If he wants to keep
it a secret, she won’t tell a soul! Not even Tsuna-san will know, no matter how
much he digs and pries!” she vowed heartily and almost giggled at the look of
surprise on Enma’s face. It had been obvious that the source of his turmoil was
Tsuna. Haru hadn’t been blind of the close bond shared by the two. It was a
sort of friendship not often seen, even deeper than perhaps the one Tsuna
shared with Gokudera or Yamamoto.
At the demonstration of her keen intuition, Enma
seemed to deflate. “It’s nothing much. I... I just have stupid thoughts
sometimes.”
“If they’re so stupid, there should be no reason
to not share. We can just laugh about it together instead.” She turned her gaze
away from him, noticing his strong discomfort at how her eyes were on him, and
instead focused them on the puppy that seemed to melt under her touch.
Her words were so comforting.
Though Enma loved his famiglia, they could never
seem to express words in ways he wanted to hear. The majority of them was often
callous and sometimes left him feeling gloomier than before. In a way, hearing
her speak such words... filled him with a warmth that rarely reached him.
But still, she was Tsuna’s friend. She was
closer to him. Who was to say that if he was to tell her his problems, she
wouldn’t judge him?
Enma lowered his head once more. “You wouldn’t
want to listen. If you knew the truth... you’d find me disgusting and evil...”
“Hahi, that’s not true! Enma-san is a very nice
person! No matter what you did, even if you think it’s really bad, I’m sure
you’ll find a way to fix it.” She yelled so passionately that both Enma and the
puppy jumped in surprise. “Everyone makes mistakes! Just because we did
something wrong doesn’t mean we’ll be condemned for it forever!”
Her words struck a chord with him, but he
continued to resist. Her solutions to things were just too easy and if there
was one thing Enma understood clearly, it was that nothing in life was easy.
“Even if we all make mistakes, that doesn’t mean that it’s possible to gain
forgiveness.”
“So then fight for the right to be forgiven!”
Haru continued, undaunted by his reply. “That’s what it means to atone and be
forgiven. We have to earn the forgiveness! So no matter how long it takes, we
have to struggle to make things right... because that’s how important it is to
us. Haru... Haru doesn’t know what it is that is hurting Enma-san so much, but
she doesn’t think that just thinking about it will solve anything! If you truly
want to make things right, you’ll do something about it because it’s worth all
the effort putting into. And because both Enma-san and Tsuna-san are great and
nice people, Haru is sure that everything will be resolved if you two talk to
each other.”
The logic behind her words seemed to reasonable
in Enma’s mind... but her unwavering faith in him stunned him. “You’ve only
known me for a few weeks. What makes you think that I’m really nice?”
At this, Haru’s features relaxed and the serene
smile returned to her face. She reached out and took the puppy from Enma’s lap,
lifting it up towards him. “Because like babies, animals are innocent creatures
who know the difference between good and evil and Haru saw how instead of
shooing the poor puppy away, you let him snuggle against you. No bad person
would have done that. Besides...”
Enma blinked at her in confusion.
Besides?
“Haru has always noticed Enma-san and she’s
always seen how happy he is whenever he’s around Tsuna-san and the others.” She
replied with a teasing wink, waving the puppy’s paw towards his direction.
The puppy whined and Haru laughed, setting it on
her lap so that she could scratch its fluffy belly. And while doing so, she
completely missed the heavy blush that decided to settle on top of Enma’s
cheeks.
::owari::
Damn! That was just toooooo CUTE!
ReplyDeleteOoooohhhhh Enmaaaaaaa!! Why you so cute???!!!! This is absolutely adorable, your writing is so amazing!! The way the characters are is so realistic!! You do a great job at keeping them in character!
ReplyDeleteThis was so fluffy and the character interactions felt natural, I like how you demonstrated Haru's compassion by comforting Enma, poor boy needs more friends and she is perfect for that role, it saddens me when people just see her as a ditzy weirdo. Thx!
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