Dyed - Haru x Reader [Oneshot]

. . . .

During Middle School

“Eh? Red suits you, you know. It was so cool when you showed up with that red wig. We all thought you dyed your hair!” your enthusiastic best friend said.

“I can't! It's not natural.” you replied, playing with your [hair color] hair.

“But, you looked so cool! And then, you and Rin will have same hair colors.”

“Yeah. But, I don't want that.”

“Hmph. Without Rin, we don't have a red-head anymore! C'mon!”

. . . .

Present Day

You walked down the corridors while playing with your red hair. It took a few years of thinking, but you were able to finally summon up strength and courage to dye your hair red. Ever since that day, more specifically on the first day of high school, Miwa, your best friend, wouldn't stop pestering you.

While playing with your scarlet locks, your other hand was holding up a small book, and your gaze was glued on the contents of the book.

“Please join the Iwatobi Swim Club!” a blonde underclassman of yours said. His eyes were pleading, but his expression screamed enthusiasm. His sudden invitation made you jump and squeak, dropping your book in the process. You clutched your chest, breathing deeply, while looking at him.

“Why would I do that?” you asked, irritated.

“Eh? Because we get to swim whenever we can. And, you'll get a keychain of our mascot.”

You crouched down to grab your book. Once you had it on your hands, you put it in your shoulder bag, and stood up to face your underclassman. “How about no?”

“Hmph. Wait...”

“What?”

“Red hair, [eye color] eyes, and random pocket book in hand. Ah, you must be [F/N]!”

“Err... What about it?

“You have no club yet. So, you have to join us!”

“Not interested.”

“Please. We just need one member to officially make us a club!”

“... Fine. I'll help you out. I don't need to swim, right?”

“Really? You're so nice, [F/N]-chan!” Nagisa threw himself at you and tightly embraced you. “I'm so happy, [F/N]-chan! We're gonna make you happy in the club. And, don't worry about swimming. We won't force you unless needed.”

You flinched at pushed him away. His hug was quite tight so you failed in doing so.

“Nagisa.” Makoto called, approaching you two. You looked at Makoto pleadingly, as if your eyes were saying, 'get him off'.

“Mako-chan, [F/N]-chan decided to join us!” Nagisa said, rubbing both of your cheeks together.


“Good morning, Makoto; Haruka.” you greeted, trying to ignore the boy embracing you.

“... Weird.” Haruka said, looking at you. Nagisa lets go and looks at you.

“What's weird?” you asked, not sure if he was referring to you.

“Your hair.” he answered.

“Oh. Well, yeah... About that...”

“Thank you for joining, [F/N]. It means a lot to us.” You smiled at Makoto's gesture of kindness. “We better get going to class.”

“Yeah. See you later, Mako-chan, Haru-chan, and [F/N]-chan!”

“[F/N]-chan, we have a meeting later in club. We hope to see you later.”

. . . .

Dismissal

“Finally, [F/N]-chan. I thought you'd never join a club!” Miwa said as she accompanied you on your walk to the school pool. “But, I've never heard of this club. What--”

She cuts herself off when she saw the pool. Her eyes widened and sparkled at the sight of the beautiful glistening pool. She hurriedly approached the moving waters, leaving you behind, and simply watched it. When you saw her innocently looking at the glistening pool, there was a sudden urge to push her in the water. But, no. You're a good friend. So, you stood next to her, and also looked at the pool.

“Hey, Miwa. You don't have to stay he-” you got cut off when Miwa pushed you in.

Shit! You cursed in your mind. You could have sworn you heard someone else running towards the pool, and Miwa giggling.

When you were about to swim to stand up, you noticed the water was turning red around your spot. Once again, you cursed in your mind.

“Is that b-blood!?” Nagisa questioned as he pointed at your spot.

While he did so, Haru had already stripped down to his swimming trunks and dove in. When you heard him dive in, you swam away from the red water, and stood on a different spot. In a few moment, Haruka rose next to you and looked at you, his eyes were widened. The other members of the swimming club also looked at you. More specifically, they looked at your hair. You hurriedly got up and ran off. Haruka immediately followed. He stopped you by taking your wrists.

“Better.” he said.

“What?” you asked, blushing.

“Your hair. It's better like that.” he pulled you closer and kissed your forehead.


“W-what did you do that for!?” you asked, looking down, redder than before.

He lifted your chin and added, “[Hair color] suits you.”

“U-ugh... I-I...”

“Don't listen to him, [F/N]!” Miwa shouted from the other side of the pool. “And, sorry for pushing you in!”

“Eh, why'd you do that!?” Nagisa asked her. You pulled away from Haru's gaze, and walked to your friend. Haru stopped you again. He pulled you in, and landed another soft kiss on your forehead. His lips were soft and warm against your skin. Those few seconds felt wonderful and euphoric.

“Thank you for joining, [F/N].” he said, smiling.

-End