M O R I O K A H A R U T O
M O R I O K A H A R U T O
M O R I O K A H A R U T O
The night sky was still dark when Haruto woke up with his alarm. It was 6 in the morning, and he had to wake up to make breakfast for his siblings. His mother most likely just came in a few hours ago, so Haru was in charge of getting the morning routine started. He entered the twin room, seeing their trophies and soccer memorabilia. He remembered how they jumped in utter joy when they got a Messi jersey. Though, Makito tried to play it off cool, Haru could see the glint of happiness in his eye. He went over to Chiaki, and gently shook his shoulder.
"Wake Up Chiaki, school starts today.". While he was talking, he grabbed a spare pillow and threw it at Makito, hitting him square in the face. Haru got good enough to throw it without even looking. Makito leaped out of his bed, on full alert, and mumbled something completely incoherent, probably akin to the line of 'morning bro'. Chiaki's eyes fluttered open. "Morning Nii-Chan."
"Good Morning! Go make sure your brother doesn't fall out the window again, I'm gonna get Natsuki and Yuki up. Maki, you better get to the table on time, or else all the omelette rolls will be gone."
He then made his way to his little sisters. Natsuki was easier to wake up as she most likely woke up the earliest, but Yuki needed more time. He turned on the lamp, and stirred her, giving her time to wake up on her own. Natsuki's room was already lit, so he knocked before entering "Morning little sis. It's your turn to bring in the laundry. Natsuki looked up from her book. "Can we trade? I wanna make breakfast this time."
He laughed as the last time she tried to cook, the pan caught on fire, the rice didn't get seasoned until the end, and the fish shrunk in the heat. A true culinary marvel. "We don't want the fire again. Go get the laundry, I'll be making breakfast soon."
After all the kids were awake, he quickly headed to the kitchen and immediately . It was simple, but at least warm. He made omelettes, rice, Miso and some natto. They all got their food, and quickly ran to change to their uniforms. The twins were the first to leave as they had morning practice. He handed Natsuki her backpack and helped Yuki tie her shoes and off to school they went.
As they walked out, he grabbed his camera and looked at the sunset. He pulled out his camera and aimed it at the sky, looking at the purples, pinks, blues and golden rays peeking out from the horizon. The camera clicked and he looked at it, ensuring the settings were right. He snapped more photos after adjusting when Natsuki pouted and tapped her food impatiently. "Haru Niiiii! We're gonna be late!"
He grinned at her, putting away his camera for the moment. "Coming! I just had to snap a pic of the sunrise." He quickly picked up Yuki as they started walking together to school. She was still sleepy and usually woke up when the sun rays hit her eyes, and that's when Haru would let her walk. "You always take a pic of the sunrise. How many of the same pictures can you have?"
"Hey! I don't ask you why you have so many Pom pom Purin stickers and dolls." He stuck his tongue out at her while she gasped.
"It's different ok!" She crossed her arms, puffed out her cheeks and kept marching forward. She didn't really mean it, but Haru knew the two were playing around.
"Ah yes, silly me. How dare I completely forget that Purin is King in this household."
They continued walking to school mostly in the quiet. The early mornings and the twilight were always Haru's favorite time of the day. The beautiful still, the calming quiet, and the amazing pictures he's gotten from those times of days. His goal is to one day capture that feeling in one of his photos. Once Yuki fully woke up, she got down to walk fully on her own. She reached for Haru's hand and kept up with his pace, while he made sure to slow down for her.
As they were walking to Kumoriyama Elementary school, there were a bunch of people of different age ranges, from fellow high school classmates, to adults working at local shops to even pre-school kids, all of them greeted Haru. He beamed at all of them with a smile that matched the sunlight.
Once they arrived to the elementary school, he pat the two of their heads, like he did last year. Natsuki waved "Bye Haru Nii!" She then grabbed Yuki's hand to wave at him as well. Yuki spoke up, "Bye bye." He waved at the two of them before heading off to the Kumoriyama High School.
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He just made it on time for school. He probably could have made it here earlier if he didn't talk to some of the people on his way here and snapped more photos for them, but they were such good conversations. He also wished he could have gone to Yuki's entrance ceremony since it was her first day at the elementary school, but alas, he also had school. Maybe Mom will have some time to go. He took out his camera to snap a photo of the entrance, the clouds behind the school looked gorgeous and the garden at the center of the school was just in view at the corner. Students walking around campus framing the school nicely. It would definitely be a good shot for the newsletter.
He didn't even make it thirty seconds before he heard his name called, turning around to see a friend come up. The two were in the same class last year but not this year. The two started chatting, catching up on things that happened over the break before school started. His back was turned to the entrance, leaving him unintentionally vulnerable to any sneak attacks hugs.