When I got home from shopping with Mr. Kougami yesterday I had come to realize that the formalities were non existent. How would I have to talk to him a school? Casually, or formally?

I sit up in my bed feeling dazed. Too much shit happened yesterday, and I still couldn't wrap my head around it.

I should probably start watching my language around Harue.

Hm...

I should just stop saying stupid shit.

Crap.

"What am I even..." I look over to my left- holy crap it's Harue. I forgot I didn't have a spare room. I guess he can sleep with me for now until I can get him a bed. My room was pretty big.

I stretch my arms and stand. I pull the blanket over Harue and sneak out stealthily.

I begin preparing breakfast. Today I would write lesson plans for my class, enroll Haru in school and buy clothes and stuff for him if I had time.

Once I finish up breakfast I walk in to wake Harue up. I shook him gently while calling his name.

"Harue, time to wake up, breakfast is ready."

He furrows his eyebrows and puts on a pouty face while turning his body for his back to face me.

"Haaaruuueeeee~" I poke his cheek and just lay down with him. "Harue time to get up now~"

After several minutes of failed attempts, I turned to my last resort.

"Okay, Harue. This is the final move..." I put my hands on his side and start tickling him.

"Bwah!" He sits up quickly giggling happily.

I laugh at his reaction, it was so childlike and cute.

"Come on, wash up so we can eat." I lead him out of bed into the restroom. The way he leaned onto the sink was so cute but I decided to get him something to stand on, so he could reach more comfortably.

"Obaa~" He calls my name from the bathroom, imitating my earlier tone. "What are we going to eat?"

"French toast." I yell from the kitchen to make sure he hears.

"Yaayy!"

I put down his milk on the table and take a seat. After he finished washing up in the bathroom he trots to his seat, which was across of mine.

"Thanks for the meal." We clasp our hands together and begin eating.

"So Harue, today we're gonna be a little busy." I speak up from our quiet breakfast. "First, we'll get you registered for school."

Harue tilts his head slightly. "School?"

"Yep." I nod. "Cuz' your a big boy now, right?"

His big eyes widen and he grins. "Yeah!"

This kid opened up to me quickly. He was so shy before. It's hard to believe that their the same person.

I watch Haru eat joyfully. It made my heart warm.

I wonder if this is what having kids feels like?

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After breakfast Harue and I head to his soon to-be school. He was all registered and ready to go now. We stare at the elementary school after closing the gates.

"Haruna Oba, what's school like?" Harue asks as we begin walking to the station. He held onto my hand gently.

"Hmmm." I think back to my elementary school days. "You get to make a lot of friends. So then you get to play with them."

"Ah! That sounds fun!"

Harue and I went to the shopping district and shopped until late afternoon. We were loaded with shopping bags from kid's clothes shops, and even cake from a nearby bakery. We somehow got kinda lost in a neighborhood after we got off the train...

"Oba...I'm hungry..."

"When we walk by a restaurant we can stop by and get some food. Let me know if yo-"

"Oba! Food!" He points a fancy blue building whose sign read 'Long Island'. It's windows displayed beer brands and a poster sized menu.

"I guess we can eat there since its pretty late...."

As we approach it the inside becomes more visible, since the windows were large and revealing a man with a ponytail and a hat stood at behind the bar chatting away with the group sitting in front of him.

The door chimes as soon as I open it. "Welcome to Long Island!" The man waves at us cheerfully.

"Good evening." I smile back at him.

Suddenly one of the guys sitting at the bar turns toward me. "Natsume?"

"Kougami-san?"

He looks friendly as he gets off his seat to greet me, pulling a pretty girl about my age by the hand with him. She had medium length black hair which was tucked behind her ears. "I was planning to introduce her back at home, but since you both are here I might as well." He says shoving the girl forward.

"This is my wife, Fumiko Yanemoto." He introduces her and she bows abruptly.

"Ah." I smile and bow too. "I'm Haruna Natsume. Nice too meet you. I just moved into your apartment complex a week ago, so now we're neighbors."

"And this is my nephew Harue Tsukino." He bows shyly and hides behind my leg after.

"And," Yamato pauses. "She's also a teacher at my school."

I feel like everyone in the bar has their eyes on us.

"So what do you teach Miss Natsume?" A handsome man with a clean cut appearance and black hair asks from his seat with a sly smirk.

"Ah...English, I teach English..." I answer his question awkwardly wondering who he was. "Um...and you are?" This guy was something else.

"Takamasa Saeki." He comes towards me and takes my hand in his. "Honor to meet such a beautiful woman on a day like this."

I look away awkwardly. This Saeki guy was kinda pissing me off.

The man that sat next to him whom was dressed in a suit stood up and walked over to us. "Saeki you're doing too much. You know better than to just touch a lady without permission."

The man wore a gentle expression and handed me his business card. "I'm Takao Maruyama. Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"Likewise." This guy is nicer I guess...

"Since we're all being introduced then I'll go next!" A guy with messy brown hair brimmed as he spoke. "My name is Yuta Kajima! And the sleeping blond next to me in Ren Shibasaki."

"Hello..." I smile at them slightly bowing.

"I'm Kunihiko Aikawa, the owner of this place, and Fumiko's uncle."

"Nice to meet all of you!" I bow once more trying to take in all the names and faces.

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They all settle down and decide to sit on one of the tables instead of the bar. Everyone had a drink and Harue and I had food. We ate and chatted for a while then we decided to leave together with Yamato and his wife, since i was lost before.

By the time we were walking home Harue had fallen asleep so I carried him. Yamato offered to carry him, but he had his wife's luggage to deal with. Fumiko offered to help me with the shopping bags I had. She and I chatted a little along the way.

"So Yanemoto-san," I start. "How is married life like? I heard you two were newlyweds. Congratulations."

Fumiko looks down nervously and then she looks back at me. She must be shy. "Um, I guess you can say its different and fun at the same time..." She answers.

"Ehh..." I wondered how married life was like. I guess it's hard to explain?

Yamato nudges Yanemoto. "Be honest! My colleague here is a friend of mine! No need to be modest." Yamato laughs. "Married life is great because when I always have someone at home waiting for me. And that someone is the person I love the most."

I watch Yamato talk about this so lovingly. Is that really what it's like?

"So it's like that." I repeat out loud. "That sounds nice I guess."

"Mr.Kougami? Ms.Natsume?" I hear a deep, older voice call out to us.

I look harder to see beneath the shadow that the street light cast aside.

"...Vice principal?"

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