Haru was leaving the room and headed for the exit when he heard a sound coming from the corner, it almost sounded like whimpering.
"Please… stop this." A female voice said.
"Your lips say no but your body says go on." A male voice that was familiar to Haru said.
"No… it can't be." Haru peaked over the bend.
There was Saji groping a young lady in her late teens early 20's in a pink nurse uniform. She had short brown hair and eyes. Saji was messing with her breast with one hand, the other was bandaged up. Haru couldn't believe it… ok maybe with Saji yes but still.
Of all the things to do, Saji really doesn't care about anyone. First Hakufu and now a nurse? How much has Saji done to girls like this? Haru thought.
"No more… this isn't right." She gasped as Saji continued to mess with her tit.
"Just a little more, it'll be over soon I promise." He whispered in her ear.
Haru just had enough of this. Haru started to walk over to stop it when he tripped over something. Trying to catch himself with a cart that was nearby, he reached out to stop himself from crashing to the ground. But his hands slipped and pushed the cart and it crashed into Saji but missed the girl. The girl blinked in confusion wondering what just happened. She looked at Saji who was nursing his broken arm. She then looked over to where the cart came from and saw Haru on the ground. She gasped and quickly went to help him.
"Are you ok sir? Do you need any medical assistance?" She asked helping him up.
"Haru is fine… um, is nurse ok? From Saji's… touch." He said carefully.
"Well, I can't say it was the first time some creep did that to me, but all in all, I'm fine. Thanks for asking Haru-kun." She gave him a warm smile.
"You're welcome, nurse person." Haru said with a blush.
"You can call me Fuyu Mori Haru-kun and thank you for stopping that ecchi from doing more perverted things to me. I didn't know how long I could take it before I would have done something bad."
"Bad?"
"Oh, nothing. I must be going back to work; I hope we meet again soon, Haru-kun." Fuyu waved goodbye and headed off.
"Now that wasn't nice at all Haru-kun. Why did you throw that cart at poor little old me?" Saji said fake crying.
"It was an accident, Haru tripped and tried to catch Haru self from falling but instead made the cart hit you."
"Oh… I see, well I guess no harm done then."
"By the way, is Saji's arm ok? Saji took a nasty hit yesterday."
"I've had broken bones before and as always, they'll heal with time."
"Good but why was Saji doing… those things to Fuyu?"
"So that's her name, better remember it for later. But as to why, she wouldn't let me see Ryomou-chan. So, I had to… persuade her to let me see her." He said with a sly tone.
Haru just looked at him with disgust.
"Saji could have just asked nicely."
"Tried but she wouldn't let me see her since she was still knocked out."
"Ryomou is awake now so you can see her."
"Good to hear… wait, how do you know that?" He asked.
"Cause Haru just left her room."
"And why were you there?"
"… Haru wanted to make sure she was ok. Hakufu really hurt her and Haru was worried that she might not make it." He half told Saji.
"If there is one thing I know about Ryomou-chan is that she is one of the toughest Fighters I know. She got out of tougher scraps than this, but I wanted to make sure she is fine. She is important to me after all."
"Haru see… Haru must go now, Haru has other things to do."
"Same here Haru-kun, see you around." Saji waved and left to Ryomou's room.
"… Haru really hates when Saji calls Haru in that tune." He mumbled.
So Haru left the hospital and continued his search for Hakufu. But as before, he found none. Haru was now looking over a river on a bridge; he has all but given up on looking for Hakufu.
"What is Haru going to do? Haru has felt like Haru looked over this city twice and yet still has not found her. Maybe Koukin has found her already and they are waiting for Haru to return. But Haru feels like she's still out there… but where?" Haru said, looking at the water.
He stared at the water for a bit when he felt something odd. It wasn't a pain or tickle feeling, more of a tug, like something was pulling him in a direction. He didn't know why, but he felt as though he needed to follow what these strange sensations he was having. Deciding he has nothing to lose, he went in the direction that seemed he was drawn too. He walked till he was near another bridge but he then stopped.
"This is stupid, why is Haru going this way? Haru doesn't even know why Haru is following these… weird feelings Haru is having. Haru feels like Haru should be following them but they could lead Haru away from finding Hakufu." Haru said to himself.
"Maybe they're leading you to her." Said a female voice.
Haru looked up to see a girl around 17 looking at him with a smile. She had dark blue eyes and black spike short hair. She had a nice tan on her skin and was wearing a white button up shirt with green skirt vest combo over it with brown shoes and black socks. On her wrist and ankles were red weights. Haru was confused as to why she wore them but like with Hakufu and Ryomou, he can sense she was a strong Fighter.
"What did girl with weights say?" Haru asked.
"The feeling that something is pulling you to here, there called instincts. They might be telling you the person is here." She said walking up to him.
"How can you tell?" He asked.
"You can say I have the same feelings when I was following this girl, she was a bit stupid and obviously doesn't know what a guy wants when they ask you for a free meal but I can tell she was lost and needed a little help. Said she had a broken heart and didn't like herself anymore. So I decided to give her a little help in a way." The girl said.
Haru's eyes widened when she said broken heart. Could she have seen Hakufu?
"Did this girl have green eyes and strawberry blonde hair?"
"Yeah, you know her?"
"She's Haru's friend. She left her cousin's house without telling anyone so Haru and Koukin are now looking for her. Please tell Haru where she is."
The girl looked at him for a second, seeing if he was like the two douchebags she pummeled back at the Karaoke place. But she saw the worry in his eyes meaning he only wanted to find her safe and unharmed.
"She's over there Haru-san." She pointed near the river edge.
Haru looked over and saw Hakufu surrounded by Fighters. But she wasn't alone. Behind her was a young man around her age with his back to her in a fighting stance like Hakufu. The teen had a beanie hat, a white shirt, blue pants, and sandals. Haru gasped as yet again she was in a fight.
"Why is every time Haru turns Haru's back that Hakufu is in a fight?" He groaned.
"Yeah she seems like the person to go head on in a fight without thinking." The girl snickered.
"You don't know the half of it. Well thank you for helping Haru find her girl with weights, Haru should try to stop the fight before it gets out of hand."
"You can call me Ukitsu Haru-san. And you don't need to worry about her right now, by the looks of things she's winning." Ukitsu said.
Haru looked over and saw she was right. Hakufu and the teen were wiping the floor with the Fighters. From the looks of things it won't be long before all the Fighters will be defeated as only a few of them remain.
"Wow, Haru almost forgot how good she was." Haru said with amazement.
"You like her don't you Haru-san?" Ukitsu smirked.
"Yes… she is Haru's very first friend. She has done more than anyone else has ever done to Haru, small it may be." He said with a smile.
Ukitsu saw this and couldn't help but smile too. She saw that Haru really cared for her.
"Say Haru-san, you said you were searching for her, how long were you looking?"
"Haru says maybe 3 or 4 hours at best. Haru looked all over the city or felt like Haru did and couldn't find her. But thanks to Ukitsu Haru found her. Thank you so much." He looked at her with a kind smile.
Ukitsu didn't know why, but her heart fluttered a bit when he smiled at her. She saw that even though he looked weird, he was a kind kid that would do anything for those he cared about. She didn't know why she was feeling this nor how she knew but she shook it off for now.
"Looks like the fight is over Haru-san, lets head over now." Ukitsu said and he nodded.
The two went over to Hakufu and the teen who was mending a hole in the wall. Once up close, Haru saw that Hakufu's sun dress was cut exposing her tits a little.
"Hakufu! Are you ok?" Haru asked.
Hakufu turned and was surprised to see Haru with the girl she met a while ago.
"Haru-kun, what are you doing here?" Hakufu asked.
"Haru was searching for you after Haru and Koukin found the letter. Haru was worried about you. Are you ok?"
"Sorry for worrying you Haru-kun, I just need to clear my head. I lost pretty badly and felt like I wasn't me." She said with a sad smile.
"Hakufu may have lost but that doesn't mean she should give up or feel bad. You may not always win a fight but you should always learn from them. We learn from failures and in turn makes us wiser and better the next time around. Hakufu will grow stronger but only if you learn from past mistakes. Hakufu ran into a battle without thinking and cost you your win. Like this one, you went into a fight and even though you won you had help. And besides, just because you lost doesn't mean it makes you any less you. Hakufu is still Hakufu no matter what the outcome of the fight says." Haru said.
Hakufu looked at Haru with a stun look. She knew he was right, part of the reason she lost was the fact she got carried away and didn't think clearly. She got cocky and made herself lose the fight.
"You're once again right, Haru-kun. I lost because my eagerness got the better of me. But I see that now. Plus this fight really helped me get my spirit back up too."
"Those were some pretty real time words you said man, that's awesome." Said the teen after he was done fixing the holes.
Haru looked at him and saw he had a tan like Ukitsu with black hair and brown eyes. He had a little stubble of hair on his chin.
"Hello, thank you for helping Hakufu with the fight." Haru said.
"Hey it wasn't a problem and in fact she helped me out of a bind as well. Those assholes were from Rakuyo High School just jumped me and demanded I fight them. By the way, name's Kakouton Genjou from Kyosho Academy and my passion is that of basics." Kakouton said with a grin.
"Basics?" Haru asked.
"Yep, Fighters these days are nothing but scum that use dirty tricks and advance moves that they completely forgot the basics which are punches and kicks." He said.
"Haru sees, what was Kakouton doing to the holes here?"
"Well, among many things, I believe the streets we fight in should be treated like dojos so I fix them in order for us to use them again." Haru thought that was actually cool.
"Here, you may need this." Kakouton handed his jacket to Hakufu as her dress was cut.
"Oh thanks." She took the jacket and put it on.
"You fight pretty well, Hakufu wasn't it?" Ukitsu said, walking up to them.
"Oh hey you saw the fight?" Hakufu asked Ukitsu.
"Yes I did and you have some good moves Hakufu. And weren't bad either Kakouton."
"You're the leader of Gogun High School, Ukitsu." He said.
"Ukitsu is a leader?" Haru asked.
"I guess you can say that." She said, scratching her head.
It was then that both Hakufu and Haru saw her gold colored sacred bead.
"Hey you're a Fighter too?" Hakufu asked.
"Yes I am. Well I better go. It was nice meeting you guys, hope we all meet again, especially you Haru-san."
"You want to see Haru again?" He asked and she nodded.
"I don't know why but I like you Haru-san." That made Haru blush.
"Ukitsu l-l-likes Haru?"
"There's something about you that interests me. Could be your looks, they do make you exotic and I think that's cool."
"No one has ever liked Haru's looks before… thank you." He said, embarrassed by her words.
"Aw, you look so cute when you blush Haru-kun." Ukitsu said getting close to him
"HEY! What do you think you're doing to Haru-kun!" Hakufu pulled Haru away from her and hugged him close.
"I'm just teasing him a little, nothing wrong there. Why, are you his girlfriend or something?"
"Doesn't matter, you're making fun of him and that's mean so you better stop before I make you."
"If you say so, but I couldn't help noticing that you didn't deny you were his girlfriend. So does that mean you really like him?" Hakufu just blushed a little but didn't say anything.
"Well I better be going now. Oh and I would recommend you let Haru-kun up from your tit gorge before his blood goes all the way to his face and sprouts out." Ukitsu said.
Hakufu was confused but heard a muffled sound. She looked down and saw Haru's face buried in her chest and his face was as red as a tomato.
"Oh fuck!" She let go of her hug.
"Sorry about that Haru-kun, I didn't mean to suffocate you with my tits again."
"Again?" Kakouton and Ukitsu said together.
"It's… ok Hakufu." Haru said quietly.
"Well I'm heading off now, and Haru-kun." Ukitsu said.
"Yes?"
"I wasn't being mean, I really do like you. You have a kind heart and would do anything for someone you care for. I can see it in your eyes. It's a quality I find attractive in a person."
Haru was blushing madly at her words.
"See you guys later." She waved and headed off.
"I best be going too. All the damage is done and I need to head home. It was nice meeting you guys. Have a good day." And Kakouton left the two.
Both just stood there not knowing what to do. What Ukitsu said had them thinking but more with Haru. He couldn't help but wonder if Ukitsu does like him or if she was just like her. Just playing with his emotions to get a quick kick out of his misery. Haru shook that thought out of his mind, he didn't want to relive that memory again.
"Is Hakufu doing ok now?" Haru asked.
"Huh, oh yeah I feel a lot better now. From the fight to what you said really helped me. And I want to say thanks, Haru-kun, for trying to find me."
"You're welcome but Haru thinks we should contact Koukin and let him know you're ok."
"Good idea… hey Kakouton-san forgot his stuff." Hakufu picked up a red metal box.
"Uh oh, he'll be looking for it but Haru doesn't know where he lives, does Hakufu?"
"No… but this gives me an idea."
"What is it?"
"After what Kakouton-san said about respecting where we fight, we need to head somewhere before we go home. Come on Haru-kun, we're heading back to Nanyo." Hakufu grabbed his hand and the two went to Nanyo.