Haruka: "Who... is controlling this Haruka?"
And moments later, while standing in that position, he realized it was he who was controlling this reality's Haruka.
He closed his right eye for a better view with his left eye, the red vision one.
He suddenly saw it as if he were using 2 eyes, but how was he seeing it with one eye? He didn't know; he kept walking till he heard Jack talking to someone. He doesn't mind much, he walks towards the door, opens it, and then he sees that the store in front of his house doesn't look like the one he knew. It was a clothing shop now.
He goes back to his room and opens his phone, even though it was red vision, it wasn't deep red but a light shade of red.
He started searching for the contact numbers; it almost looked the same, but... he had Sakura Miyamaru's number saved, which was in the "recent calls" list; it says "last call: yesterday" on it.
Haruka's eyes widen.
Haruka: "W-wait... is... a-are they alive here?"
Haruka was astonished, surprised, and shocked that they were alive. If Sakura were alive, he thought that Marie and Kenjiro should be alive too.
He came out of that place as he suddenly, and willingly, twitched his left eye.
He jumped out of his bed, and before his left eye's red color could fade, he caught a sight of it; it was deep red... but he remembered his vision was a light shade of red, which is barely noticeable.
Haruka lay back on his bed again, and he was now figuring out the name for his left eye's power. Power for the red vision.
But something inside him lingered... something was kicking in his thoughts; he was trying to ignore it.
Haruka: "Hm... it is red...Can I name it Crimson Moon? Nahh, calling my eye moon is a wild choice of words. Red Zerith? Crimson Zeryth?... Zeryth... this name sounds a bit cringe, if I think about it... Eythal Crimson...yes...suits it...I am just too good at naming, hah!"
Despite his playful moment with himself, he was bothered...
Haruka: "What is it... what is so disturbing?"
He knew, deep inside, it was Yume.
Her words, it cut through him deeply, deeper than he expected, perchance deeper than the Mariana trench itself.
But he is a slave of his own mind, lost in his own conclusions and his own thoughts.
He is a child trapped in his own imagination. He hates having to consider. But he does it anyway, why and how? because a slave dares not disobey his own master.
He decided to go to sleep.
He fell asleep. Yet again, another sleepless dream.
The next day went as usual; he woke up, got ready, and went to school.
When he entered the classroom, he saw Yume, as usual, sitting next to him.
He doesn't know "Why?" exactly, but at least she is not ignoring his existence.
He still remembers what Yume said to him yesterday.
He quietly sat on his chair. Hands on his cheek, he looked outside the window.
It was quite stormy today.
The wind outside softly rustled his hair.
Despite the weather being his favorite, he was bothered by the fact that Yume might hate him.
Yume hardly punched his head from the back.
Yume: "YOU idiot! Why are you sad, huh?! I was just pissed yesterday! I meant none of those words!"
Haruka, on the other hand, was actually confused and dumbfounded by the sight.
Haruka: "Who the hell apologizes...like that?...ouch..."
Yume: "Well, you deserved it, you were acting weird yesterday... freaked me out... FORGET ABOUT YESTERDAY, STUPID!" Saying that she smacks Haruka's head again.
Haruka winces in pain.
Haruka: "CALM down... I am sorry for acting weird too... it's just...-"
Yume: "Just what?
We are gonna talk about it after school," she said with a stern stare. She knew something was up; she was feeling guilty for the words she said to Haruka yesterday. She just apologized, but in fact, weirdly, she was aware of it.
But there again, she wants to know how Haruka was predicting everything.
At lunch break she stared at Haruka...
Haruka looked at Yume and caught her staring.
Yume immediately looked away, but then she turned back to Haruka.
Yume: "Be honest with me... How about a promise? We will stay honest with each other forever?"
Haruka was caught off guard, and with no other options, he just agreed with it.
Haruka: "Sure... yeah... I am fine with it..."
Haruka thought of lying somehow about his chrono split and erythal crimson, but somehow Yume caught what he was thinking of.
Yume: "Don't even dare to lie, I would hit your head with the chair next time if you do so... got it?"
Haruka, with a defeated tone, said, "Yes, ma'am, got it..."
Yume: "Why not explain now, Mr. Magician... or Mr. GoodAtHunches?"
Haruka is the type to blush easily, and hearing Yume tease him like before just got his face red, as expected.
School ended for today, while Haruka was going down using the boys' staircase side, he was wondering how he should explain everything to Yume...
Haruka asked himself in his mind, "Will she think I am insane? Wait, am I insane? Are these even real?"
Thinking deeply... No... Overthinking it, he went to the garage, seeing Yume standing by his bicycle. It made sense how she got there first, as the garage was the closest if you went down from the girls' side of the staircase.
Yume looked at Haruka.
Yume: "You can explain everything on the way... I don't mind it... and also... sorry for those words..."
There was a hint of guilt and pout visible on her face as she said that.