Blinking, Haru was a little surprised when Iruka came over to him, asking for him to stick behind before leaving. "Y-yeah, see ya later Satomi-chan!!" He waves goodbye to her, feeling giddy. He'd been able to talk to her without sounding like a complete idiot for once. Though it just sounded like a simple request, he knew that Iruka definitely wanted him to stay behind, so he nods, waiting. Wondering just what this could be about. In his mind, he thought that maybe Iruka was going to say that he had gotten really good scores or something, or maybe he was going to join a special class or something like that! A grin forms on his face as he waited until everyone was gone, or so it seemed, not seeing that Satomi had stuck around, and was hiding, watching what was going on.<br/><br/>Once it was just the two of them, Iruka walked over to him, Haru still having a smile on his face. He looks up at Iruka, who was now leaning against the tree in the yard, seeing the nervous expression on his face. The grin slipped, but only a little bit, wondering what was going on. Iruka then begins, and Haru nods. "Yeah?" He raises an eyebrow, on the edge of his toes waiting for Iruka to speak up. However, what he said was like a bombshell dropping, exploding around him. He stood there, shocked, looking as if he'd walked straight in to a wall. "I...I'm not graduating?" He repeats, almost unsure with his voice. The smile that had been on his face earlier slips away like wet paint.<br/><br/>Tears began to sting his eyes, and a look of disbelief was on his face. "Y-you're joking...right?" He quickly forms a grin, which disappears just as fast, he knew that Iruka-sensei wouldn't joke about something like this. His shoulders slumped, and his head fell forward, a look of utter loss taking over. It was rather depressing to see, almost as if he was a puppy who just got whipped for something he didn't even do. "I...uh...okay...th-thanks..." Tears were now falling from his eyes and down his cheeks, and he quickly covers his eyes with his goggles. "I'm sorry..." Iruka said, placing a hand on his shoulder for a moment, a concerned look on his face, but wasn't able to stay long, since one of the other teachers called to him, and he had to go back inside.<br/><br/>Haru walks over to the swing in the yard, plopping down on it, no longer able to control his tears. He thought for sure he'd be able to graduate this time, but no. Yet again he was being held back, and everyone was going to go on ahead of him. "Stupid stupid stupid...I'm so stupid..." He balls his hands in to fists on his lap, staring down at them with blurred vision. He couldn't stand just sitting there, and without another thought jumps up and begins to run, out of the school yard and down the street, not even paying attention to where he was going, or people that were in the way, who yelled after him to watch where he was going.<br/><br/>He ran and ran, pumping his arms at his sides, going farther and farther, until he was out of breath and there was a stitch in his side. He'd reached his small apartment, and instead of going inside he goes to the roof, falling on to his back and staring up through his goggles at the sky, tears still streaming down his face. His chest rose and fell quickly as he breathed deep and hard, his chest hurting from running so hard. He was such a failure! No doubt Satomi would laugh once she found out that he failed...and everyone else, they'd be even worse. He could just imagine Hibiki's gloating expression, and hear him saying that he was an idiot. And Hibiki was right...he WAS an idiot...