Chapter 45：Burnt Grass. (1/2)

Chapter 45: Burnt Grass.

There were shuffling footsteps as they walked closer to the kitchen. Luke peaked his head around the door frame and stared creepily. ”Dad, You look like a demon stop it. You will scare her away.” Haru said in response to his dad's weirdness.

”Oh, don't mind me. I'm just looking forward to meeting your first girlfriend.” Luke said back with a smile on his face. Krista grabbed him by the ear. ”Your son has spoken, respect his wishes.” Luke looked back in defeat. ”But I'm his dad why do I have to listen to him?”

”Because I said so. Now behave.” She said whilst releasing him. ”Fine, Fine...” He said completely defeated. Suyin and Haru both entered the kitchen. ”Mom, Dad, and Jake. This is Suyin.”

”She is so beautiful! You're not holding her against her will are you!?” Krista shouted at Haru. Suyin laughed. ”Definitely not. In fact, I think I'm holding him against his will.” Krista and Suyin both giggled.

”I think we will be friends. Come over here. Haru forgot to introduce you to his sister. He's such a bad big brother isn't he?” Krista picked up Saki and showed her off to Suyin.

”Oh, Haru never told me he had a sister.” She looked back at Haru with slight distrust. ”Yeah, That might be my fault. It was a surprise to him too. We didn't tell him until today. We did plan to. But nothing ever goes to plan does it?” Krista and Suyin began to talk to each other as they both fawned over the baby.

”So how did you manage to do that then?” Jake put his arm around Haru and pulled him out into the corridor. ”How did I do what?”

”You know. Manage to get such a beautiful girlfriend?” Jake laughed and poked Haru in the chest. ”Ouch. I shouldn't have done that” He said whilst shaking his hand in pain.

”Well, It just kind of happened. I'm not sure myself we just became good friends and It came naturally.” Haru told him as Luke began to sneak up behind to get in on the conversation.

”So have you done the deed yet?” Jake laughed. Haru stood there for a moment. Deed? ”Oh, You mean sex!? Um, No not yet.” Haru said quietly. His face was slightly red.

”What is this I hear about my son having sex?” Luke jumped out and began to violently hub Haru's head. ”It's nothing! I haven't done anything so stop getting your hopes up, old man.” Haru said as his voice wobbled from the force of his dad's hand shaking his head.

”Old man? Who's an old man? I'm just as young as I have always been!” Luke said energetically.

”Stop being all giddy over there. You will hurt yourself again.” Krista yelled as she heard Luke dancing around. ”I'm fine! I told you it was nothing.”

Haru and Jake both began to laugh. ”So you got injured. Sounds like something that happens when you're old. Act your age already. You are old enough to be a grandfather.” Haru said with a smile.

”I swear If you weren't my son...” Luke stopped himself. ”Haha. So you would beat someone else's son? That's a bit mean don't you think?” Haru looked to Jake and they both laughed as Luke became angrier and angrier.

”You know you've changed a lot,” Jake said to Haru as Luke returned to the kitchen to cool down.

”I have?” Haru was genuinely confused. ”Yeah, I don't know. Before you were kind of serious. You never joked around or laughed. It was like you weren't used to talking to people your own age. I like this you better. You look happier too.” Jake got his thoughts out.

”I guess this is what happens when you go to a normal school for three years. There isn't a hierarchy based on your strength. So you can be lazier. You also don't have to fight your classmates so there is less conflict. It's relaxing.” Haru thought back to the memories he had made at school. He wasn't ever going to make more of them. And would probably never see most of the friends he had made ever again.

”So what are you planning to do next?” Jake asked him bringing him out of his world of thoughts. ”Next? I was thinking of going to university. I heard it's fun and you can come and go as you please. You aren't actually forced to attend classes. What about you?”

”Well, After we have our graduation ceremony next month I will be an officer in the army. I have already signed everything so that will be me for the next four years. I'm kind of dreading it. I will have to sit behind mountains of paperwork. I would much rather get deployed somewhere and use my strength to help out.”

”Your strength? How strong is your magic now? Last time I saw you you could barely hit a target.” Haru laughed.