After that eventful day, Paul and Brock were terrified of Haruto and would flee the room the second they saw him. It didn't take long for the rest of the children at the orphanage to soon notice this. Their curiosity aroused, they asked Paul and Brock why they were so terrified of Haruto, but they remained tight-lipped about it. The only thing Paul and Brock were willing to spill was that Haruto was a monster, and if you don't want to get hurt you should leave him alone.
Most of the children, seeing how scared Paul and Brock were of Haruto, believed their story about Haruto being a monster, and from that day forward left him alone. Some of the children however decided to keep bullying Haruto, as they didn't believe Paul and Brock one bit. Those that did quickly learned this was a very poor idea. Whenever one of them tried to bully Haruto they would always suffer an accident that would result in a serious injury.
Though it could never be proven all the children knew Haruto was the one responsible for the accidents that befell them. Following this happening to them several times all the children at the orphanage soon began to fear Haruto for his mysterious power.
This benefited Haruto greatly however as it meant he would never be bullied again and would be left alone by the other orphans. It also allowed Haruto plenty of time to practice with his newfound power without being disturbed by anyone.
Every day for the next year Haruto would practice with his newfound power. After a year of training, he could move objects with his mind, manipulate and control animals, and if he so wished, cause harm to the other children with but a thought.
One particular morning Haruto was once again practising with his powers in his room. At this particular moment, Haruto was practising his levitation skills on a book that was lying on his desk on the opposite side of the room.
Up, Haruto thought at the same time as he waved his right hand. The book immediately rose a few feet above the desk. After moving it around for a bit, Haruto waved his hand again causing the book to fly back to its place on the small bookshelf.
I'm definitely getting stronger, as I feel less drained each time I move things, Haruto thought. As he was thinking this there was a sudden knock on his bedroom door.
"Come in," Haruto called calmly. Opening the door was Margaret with a strict look on her face, and behind her was a girl about five years old. The girl has brown hair that went to her mid-back, her eyes were brown, and she had a cute face with a nervous expression on it.
Upon seeing him Margaret smiled. "How are you today Haruto?"
"I'm fine matron thank you for asking, how are you today?" Haruto replied neutrally hiding his dislike of Margaret, seeing as she did nothing to curb the behaviour of the other children when they used to bully him.
"Not so good I'm afraid, Ilya here has just joined the orphanage," Margaret said mournfully, indicating to the girl next to her. "I was wondering if you could show Ilya around the orphanage to help her get acclimatised to her new home."
Like I have a choice, Haruto thought, annoyed he would have to give this girl a tour when he could be doing other things. "It's no problem at all, I'm sure we'll both have plenty of fun together."
"That's very good to hear, I'll leave Ilya in your capable hands then," Margaret said happily before walking out of the room while closing the door behind her as she left. Once the door was closed there was an awkward silence as Haruto and Ilya were just staring at one another not sure what to say.
"You have very beautiful eyes," Ilya commented before looking to the ground, blushing in embarrassment. Haruto couldn't help but blush as well, having never been complimented on his eyes before.
"Thank you," Haruto replied trying to calm down his blush. "My name is Haruto it's nice to meet you."
"I'm Ilya," Ilya said shyly, looking up from the ground. Haruto couldn't help but think it might not be so bad showing this girl around the orphanage. After all, she couldn't be that bad if she complimented his eyes.
"Why don't I show you all the interesting places around here," Haruto said, holding his hand out for Ilya who nervously went to grab it.
"Don't worry I don't bite," Haruto said jokingly. Ilya couldn't help but let out a few small giggles at his joke. Once Ilya had grabbed his hand she seemed to be completely comfortable around him. This confused Haruto but he decided to ignore it for the time being.
"Come on you'll soon learn to like it here," Haruto said not willing to tell her the truth on her first day that the opposite was in fact true. However, before he could take a step forward he was stopped by Ilya's voice.
"You're going to end up leaving me like my Mother aren't you?" Ilya asked in a scared voice with tears gathering in her eyes.
"Of course not I'll be there for you as long as you want," Haruto replied quickly in a strong voice to reassure her while wiping away her tears. Haruto wondered where this caring side of him had come from since he didn't usually care about other people.
For some reason, he didn't like seeing Ilya upset. Wiping away her tears had cheered her up a bit, as she gave him a small smile in return. Haruto then slowly pulled on her hand to get her to come along with him so he could begin the tour. Throughout the tour, Ilya would ask questions about everything she saw, while she was latched onto Haruto's hand like it was a lifeline.
When Margaret found them later after dinner she informed them Ilya's room was ready, and it was time for them to go to sleep. Hearing this caused Ilya to wrap her arms around Haruto and refuse to let him go.
Once it became clear Ilya wouldn't let go of Haruto. Margaret allowed Ilya to sleep in the same bed as him for one night only, to allow her to get more settled in at the orphanage. After hearing that Ilya gave a smile that could have lit up an entire room she was that happy.
"Why didn't you want to sleep in your own bed, Ilya?" Haruto asked when both of them were lying together in his bed.
"It's because you give off this warm feeling that makes me feel safe and comfortable," Ilya replied. He found that weird to hear but before he could think about it more she snuggled up to him and said in a tired voice. "Goodnight Haruto."
Making himself comfortable next to Ilya, he couldn't help but frown when he saw her sleeping face.
I know once you interact with the other children you'll soon come to see me as a monster as well, but for the moment I'll enjoy this feeling, of someone who actually wants to spend time with me without ill intentions, Haruto thought before drifting off to sleep.