*Ring* *Ring*
The bell began to ring, signaling the end of the day at Sainan Academy.
Several students could be seen walking out of the school, most of them were heading home, others were going to hang out with their friends, and the rest were walking to their clubs to do their afternoon activities.
It was a common scene that could be seen in any other school, nothing out of the ordinary was happening, it was the vivid image of an everyday student life.
On the courts, several students could be seen doing sports activities for their clubs, such as the tennis club or the soccer club, although most of them were just having fun instead of doing their activities, there were some who took them seriously and put a lot of effort into their activities.
For example, on the tennis courts, you could see the figure of a girl diligently practicing with her tennis racket, she was slim, a little short in stature, had short purple hair and cute purple eyes.
The girl's name is Sairenji Haruna, she is a member of the tennis club and is also the class representative of class 1-A, she is a very calm and kind girl, perhaps that is why she is quite popular among her classmates, after classes end she usually meets with the other members of the tennis club to practice.
This was just another day of her doing her activities, but in a corner of the court you could see the shadow of someone who was hypnotized looking at her with a stupid face.
Rito: "Haa… Haa… Haa… Ha-Haruna-chan…"
This boy's name is Yuuki Rito, he has brown eyes and orange-brown hair. He is of average height, compared to other male students at his school. He is generally a kind-hearted boy who cares about others.
Rito: "Haa… Haruna-chan… While playing tennis… S-She looks so lovely…"
Although he usually had a kind and simple expression, the one he had now was quite stupid, anyone who saw him would think he was a perverted stalker, which strangely didn't happen, although he was making a stupid attempt to hide, after all, he was only behind a tree with half of his body completely exposed.
But for some strange reason no one saw him despite him blatantly spying on the activities of the girls' tennis club that only had girls.
???: "Hey, Rito! Are you stalking her in the middle of the day again?"
When he heard those words, Rito couldn't help but jump exaggeratedly while making a strange sound like a frightened baby deer.
Rito: "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STALKER?! BASTARD!!"
???: "Hoo… So, what were you doing?"
Rito: "...…"
???: "I bet you were looking at your beloved Haruna-chan as usual, right?"
Rito: "...…"
Faced with his friend's words, Rito could only remain silent, and of course, if in the end everything was true, he was secretly in love with Haruna, both were classmates, but as he had always had a shy personality with the female gender (He was a coward with women), that's why whenever he tried to confess his feelings to Haruna he ended up freezing from nervousness or sometimes even ended up in ridiculous accidents that made him never be able to say anything to her.
Rito: "S-Shut up, today I'm not just looking at her. I'm waiting for the right moment"
???: "The right moment?"
Rito: "Y-Yes… I've already decided… Today I'm finally…"
With a determined expression Rito shouted.
Rito: "TODAY I'M FINALLY GOING TO CONFESS MY LOVE TO HARUNA-CHAN"
???: "…"
???: (How strange… Is it just me or do I feel like I've heard the same word thousands of times…)
???: (No, I know he says that quite often… Only to end up getting hit by something or ending up frozen stuttering like an idiot… But this time it felt different… This time it felt like Déjà vu… Why do I feel like I've heard that phrase before?)
While his friend was immersed in his thoughts Rito started running in Haruna's direction.
Rito: "S-Sairenji… I-I-I have to… T-Tell you… S-Something…"
It was clear that Rito was trying his best to confess his feelings to Haruna despite his nervousness, but… He definitely chose a bad time to talk to her… Just when she heard Rito's voice, Haruna was so startled that in her nervousness she ended up hitting the tennis ball with her racket in Rito's direction.
Haruna: "A-AH! BE CAREFUL!!"
Rito: "EH…"
Rito also startled when instead of Haruna's figure he saw a tennis ball heading towards his face, but whether for good or bad luck he stepped on a banana peel which made him fall in a comical way…
???: "(Wait… A banana peel, why the hell is something like that in the middle of a tennis court…?)
And maybe he shouldn't have been distracted by something so stupid…
He didn't realize that as Rito fell the ball continued flying at high speed in his direction.
???: (Wait… Is it just my imagination or is that ball coming at high speed in my direction… Although I'm so far from the court that I think I should be able to dodge it)
But for some strange reason, just when he was going to do it the speed of the ball increased making that impossible and the ball headed without any problem towards his face.
???: (How strange… If I'm not mistaken, this kind of thing usually happens to Rito… If it were like always, the ball would hit him exaggeratedly, making him fly in a comical way, after a few minutes he would get up with his spirits down and would leave depressed)
But beyond his expectations, the ball was heading in his direction.
???: (I should be scared, but for some reason I'm quite calm, I even had time to laugh a little after seeing Rito's comical fall)
And right after that, he arrived…
*Impact*
???: (I'm completely sure that the impact of the blow sent me flying, but what the hell do they feed that girl to have such brute strength, with a serve like that I bet she can even go for the World Cup)
Haruna: "SARUYAMA-KUN"
Haruna shouted worriedly when she realized that she hit Rito's friend by accident, perhaps due to her kind personality she ran to help him completely ignoring Rito who was also lying on the ground.
Haruna: "A-Are you okay... Saruyama-kun?"
After struggling a bit the boy was able to get up with difficulty while trembling from the pain.
???: "Saruyama...? A-Ah that's right… That's my last name… I-I don't mean… I-I'm fine don't worry Sairenji"
Haruna: "A-Are you sure… I-I hit you directly in the head…"
???: "(Although it would be more accurate to say that you hit me in the face…) Seriously, you don't have to worry, well I'm just saying that to act tough, this actually hurts like hell… In fact, more importantly… Y-You have a really good serve, I almost thought you were going to smash my head…"
Haruna: "Moo… This is not the time for jokes Saruyama-kun… I-I'm so sorry… T-This is all my fault… I-I'll accompany you to the infirmary"
Haruna was a little embarrassed by Saruyama's comment and also had a sad expression, it was obvious that she felt quite guilty for hitting him.
???: "No, I mean it, don't worry, I was standing here from the beginning and I know this wasn't your fault, you don't have to apologize so much… Besides, I'm also somewhat guilty, this is supposed to be the court of the girls' tennis club, I shouldn't be standing here watching you… I'm sorry"
Haruna: "Eh…"
Haruna looked at Saruyama in surprise because it wasn't the reaction she expected him to have, he wasn't usually a bad guy, but he was a well-known pervert at school, so she thought he was going to get angry.
Haruna: (Is it just my imagination or Saruyama-kun is a little different today… He feels a little more… Mature… He even apologized even though I was the one who hit him…)
Haruna: "T-That's not true… T-That was my fault…"
???: "We're not going to get anywhere if we both apologize all the time, so let's just call it an accident, what do you think?"
Haruna: "Hehehe… If you say so"
???: "Well, I have to go now, I have some… Things to do… See you tomorrow-"
Rito: "SAIRENJI, ARE YOU OKAY!!"
Just as Saruyama was about to say goodbye, Rito suddenly shouted as he ran in the direction Haruna was standing.
???: (What do you mean by 'Sairenji, are you okay?' The one who got hit was me… Also, all of this happened because of your clumsiness, Stupid Rito)
Haruna: "E-Eh… Y-Yuuki-kun, W-What are you doing here…?"
Haruna was quite surprised to see Rito running in her direction, after all, any girl would be surprised if the boy she has a crush on suddenly calls her that way, and because of the shock she hadn't realized that Rito was also on the court.
???: (I have to admit that Sairenji is a really kind girl, she cared so much about my well-being that she even ignored Rito despite the fact that she is completely in love with him… But for some reason… I get a bad feeling when I see Rito running like that)
And as if they were answering my questions, Rito slipped on a banana peel again.
???: (Seriously… But how many banana peels are there on this court… And why is it that only this idiot slips on them? It's a miracle that no one has had an accident so far…)
Rito: "AAAHH… BE CAREFUL!!"
???: (Following the usual pattern, now Rito is going to conveniently fall on Sairenji and conveniently touch her breasts and butt… Wait a minute… If I already know that's what's going to happen, then… Isn't that right? should I help Sairenji?)
???: (Why am I hesitating? Although it is true that all this is an accident… It is not right for everyone to see Sairenji in such a compromising moment and even less in public…)
???: (Wait… That's actually something I would say… In this kind of situation… I'm sure I would just revel in the succulent sight of Sairenji being defiled by Rito… But… Why would I do that…?)
??? : (Shit… This damn headache again… I don't know why… But I feel like an invisible force that prevents me from moving… But, why…? Isn't the right thing to do helping someone when they have problems? Then … Why doesn't my body reacts?)
While Saruyama was lost in his thoughts Rito who slipped on the banana peel was still quite far away from them, but even though he was falling he still gave his best not to fall again… Only to fall again slipping on a third banana peel.
???: "…"
And for some strange reason, instead of falling to the ground, he headed straight to where Haruna was standing.
Rito: "BE CAREFUL, SAIRENJI!!"
Haruna: "KYAAA!!"
Just as they were about to collide, a hand grabbed Haruna by the waist and pulled her forcefully in his direction, causing Rito to walk past and eventually crash into a tree.
Rito: " "UGHHHH!!!"
Rito who crashed directly into the tree screamed in pain, while Haruna looked surprised and stunned without understanding the situation, until she heard a voice that took her out of her daze.
???: "Are you okay… Sairenji"
Haruna looked at the voice that I speak to her only to see Saruyama holding her intimately from the waist, when Haruna realized this, she couldn't help but blush.
Haruna: (T-This situation… I-It's exactly the same as the novel I read last week… The girl who is being attacked by a pervert is suddenly grabbed tightly from the waist by an unknown, but incredibly handsome man who looks at her with concern…)
Although the one who saved her was far from being the handsome boy from the novel she read, that didn't stop Haruna's maiden heart from skipping a beat at the romantic situation that was happening in real life, as a fan of different types of books (especially romance novels), this situation was exactly the same as the one in the romance novel she read, especially those eyes with which Saruyama was looking at her that were completely different from the usual ones that only looked at girls in a perverted way, in Saruyama's gaze she could feel that he was genuinely worried about how she was.
???: "Sairenji… Are you okay…? Why aren't you answering me? Did you hurt yourself?"
Haruna: "E-Eh…"
Only when Saruyama asked her again how she was doing Haruna finally woke up from the fantasy world she was trapped in deliriously.
Haruna: "I-I'm fine… T-Thanks for helping me Saruyama-kun…"
???: "Don't worry… Even though you usually have these kinds of accidents with Rito, that doesn't mean that you can get hurt from the fall (Although for some strange reason I feel that even if she falls from a fourth floor she will be unharmed)"
Haruna: "N-No, don't worry Saruyama-kun… A-As you can see I'm fine, I didn't get hurt anywhere"
When Saruyama heard that, he let out a sigh of relief.
???: "I see… That's good, for a moment I was worried because you weren't answering me, but if you're okay then there's no prob-"
Rito: "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING SARUYAMA!!?"
Rito, who had finally gotten up from his fall, couldn't help but be shocked by the intimate way Saruyama was hugging Haruna, and when he finally recovered, he quickly approached them and shouted at Saruyama while blushing in embarrassment.
???: "Don't shout so much, I can hear you… And to start with, this is all your fault for not paying attention to where you step, what would have happened if you had hurt Sairenji with your fall, remember that she is a girl and has a fragile body"
???: (Although seeing the way she threw the ball that hit me now I highly doubt that she is actually a fragile girl)
Rito: "E-Eh…"
???: "Don't confuse the situation, I didn't have ulterior motives, I was just moving her out of the way so you wouldn't accidentally hit her (Although this happens so often that if I didn't know Rito I would think she does it on purpose)"
Rito: "E-Eh… W-Wait… I-Is that serious…"
???: "That's why I'm telling you… Anyway, I'm sorry for holding you so suddenly Sairenji"
Haruna: "N-No, I'm the one who's sorry, Saruyama-kun… Yuuki-kun, you don't have to worry, Saruyama-kun was just preventing me from getting hurt…"
Haruna: (Kyaaa… T-This is looking more and more like that novel I read… This is looking a lot like the situation where the handsome boy who saved the heroine is questioned by his childhood friend for being too attached to her… And then the two of them would start fighting over the girl's affections… Kyaa… It's so romantic…)
If Saruyama could hear Haruna's thoughts, he would roll his eyes and be dumbfounded by the extent of her romantic delusions.
???: "Rito… You should apologize to Sairenji too… Even though it was an accident, you shouldn't have interrupted her while she was concentrating on practicing…"
Upon hearing Saruyama's words, Rito immediately became nervous.
Rito: "I-I'm so sorry Sairenji… I-It's because of me that you almost got hurt"
Haruna: "N-No, you don't have to apologize Y-Yuuki-kun… I was the one who got distracted, and because of me Saruyama-kun got hurt"
???: "You know what… At this rate I feel like we're going to be apologizing to each other all day, once again we apologize for interrupting you while you were busy, it's late, it'll be better if we go, right, Rito?"
Rito: "E-Eh… Y-Yes…?"
Haruna: "Okay… See you tomorrow Saruyama-kun, Yuuki-kun… And once again I'm sorry for hitting you Saruyama-kun"
???: "Don't worry about it, see you tomorrow"
Rito: "I-I'll see you tomorrow… S-Sairenji…"
Haruna: "Yes, see you tomorrow"
After saying goodbye Saruyama and Rito quickly left the school, while Haruna continued to watch them as they left.
Haruna: "After all, it wasn't my imagination… Saruyama-kun really was acting different than he usually does… But… Unusually I didn't dislike his new change at all."
Haruna couldn't help but blush as she recalled the way he protected her while hugging her affectionately.
Haruna: "W-What are you thinking… T-Take a fool"
Sasuga: "What are you doing Sairenji?"
Haruna: "A-Ah, sorry Sasuga-sensei, I'll be back to practice right away"
*Perspective Shift*
Rito: "Ugh… Again… I failed… Damn… Why do these things always happen when I try to confess my feelings to Haruna-chan…"
???: "Believe me, I understand what you're saying, how lucky can you be that coincidentally there were banana peels everywhere you stepped on while running, this doesn't seem like a coincidence anymore… This is almost as if the World itself didn't want you to confess"
Rito: "Uuuu… Don't joke about that, what if it's true?"
???: (No… I'm serious… No matter how unlucky a person is, I don't think what happened today is just due to bad luck, even I froze for a while when it happened… It really felt like an external force was preventing me from moving)
Saruyama was lost in his thoughts again while Rito kept complaining. Until finally after a long while in silence while ignoring Rito he spoke.
???: "I'm sorry Rito, usually I would have invited you somewhere to cheer you up, but today I have other things to do, so I'm going home, bye"
Rito: "No problem, see you tomorrow, Saruyama… (Is it just my imagination or has Saruyama been acting strange for a while now, it's the first time since I met him that I see him put on such a serious expression… He even asked me to apologize to Sairenji… Maybe something happened to him, I think for now I shouldn't bother him with my problems, more importantly what Mikan has prepared for dinner tonight)
Saruyama continued walking slowly in the direction where his house was, always with an unusual serious and thoughtful expression that he usually never showed. While muttering something under his breath.
???: "My name is Saruyama Kenichi… And I am… The secondary character of an… Ecchi Anime…"