[Closed] Realization (Sano & Ran)

[fireredspear]

[An uneventful few days had passed since their spat and so far, neither had made the effort to approach the other. With how busy his days tended to get nowadays, Sano had avoided to think about it, intentionally letting the dust settle a little, before he would try to figure it out. But the times they were forced to spend in one room together, like the meals in the great hall, were awkward at best and damn weird at worst and people started noticing.

For the better, or the worst, they had to work it out soon.

So one night, as he was laying on his bed, already dressed to go to sleep, sipping on his 'cup before the bed', which was one of the finest Irish whiskeys, he let his mind take him back to that day, trying to figure out what had changed, or happened that could have affected Ran's mood like that.

First. What happened before she bumped into him? He remembered talking to Terra. Something about Quidditch... He faintly remembers them chatting about the game they'd been to recently together. She made a remark and he had laughed... Then he had said something back... She giggled... Ran bumped into him.

'Hmph!

What by Merlin's beard was so upsetting about Quidditch?

After that... he hadn't seen her until the evening, when she was practically spitting venom at him. Slowly the conversation replayed in his head.

'Oh you're definitely in your prime!'

'I bet you say it to all the girls...'

'Wait!'

Something about that conversation seemed so off and wrong, but he couldn't put his hands on it. Taking another sip of his whiskey, he continued to replay the memory in his head.

'Hmph!

What by Merlin's beard was so upsetting about Quidditch?

After that... he hadn't seen her until the evening, when she was practically spitting venom at him. Slowly the conversation replayed in his head.

'We're friends, aren't we!'

'Don't worry your pretty head over it.'

[...]

'We're not dating, so stay out of it!'

'Merlin's balls, I'm not stupid! Tell me what's wrong!'

Sano took another sip of his whiskey, hand threading through his hair, scratching his head. No matter how he twisted it and turned it, it didn't make sense. Ran had been acting unlike anytime before. It was almost like he hurt her by... well, just by being himself.

He couldn't believe that just talking to Terra about Quidditch made her...

Wait. WAIT.

The image of Terra giggling at his words jumps into his mind.

'Hmph!'

Him trying to compliment her.

'I bet you say that to all the girls.'

Him trying to pressure her into telling him.

'Don't worry your pretty head over it.'

'We're not dating!'

And last but not least, his own words fly through his head, loud like a crow's cry.

I'm not stupid!']

Harada Sanosuke, you're not stupid, you're bloody RETARDED!!!

[Jumping out of the bed, he pulls his sandals on hastily, not even bothering to change his clothes. There was no time for that. If it was true... If this was what he was thinking it was, then they had to talk immediately.

He had to know.

Bolting out of his room, he took three steps at once, ignoring the chilly air that the cold February night brought to the halls, hurrying to where he knew he'd find her at this time.]

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[bustybombshell]

[ True to normal fashion, Rangiku was lounging in her own room at this time of night, but unlike usual she had taken work to bed with her. Ever since the night Sano and her had a confrontation, she'd been in a fairly busy body mood. It wasn't so bad when she had things to focus on, but when she stopped to remember how awkward everything was now, it hurt.

So, she sat in bed with the covers drawn over he lap and a teaching planner over it. So far, she'd managed to plan lessons for the next two weeks. In fact, she'd even been able to micro manage tutoring lessons for the students asking for extra help.

Why wasn't she drinking as much, you ask? Her best drinking pal was Sano and drinking made her feel the full weight of it all. It didn't help, it just made her sad.

However, as she's closing the planner and sliding it over, that's when she hears a knock at her door. She knows its late and only has to hope it's not a student getting her out of bed. As she climbs out of bed with a 'coming~', she grabs the sheer coat to her nighty and makes her way to the door, only to swing it open. The man on the other side, looking frantic, has her on her toes already. ]

Sano? Did something happen?

[ Because she didn't expect him. Especially not after the past several days, and the only reason she would think he showed up was if something actually did happen. ]