Chapter 5 - Junior School Days

Hiashigaoka Junior, one of a few top Junior School in the area. Big building, almost complete infrastructure that support their students school life be it in academic, art or sport. The best school what a student can hope for.

In one of its classroom, Class 3A, a few students is seen talking to their friend.

Currently they are in their lunch break and Ryou is talking with his friends, Noyamano Ringo, Tadakatsu Yuuya and Yamano Chiaki. They are his childhood friends since elementary school and when they have a time they will spend their time playing together.

Noyamano Ringo is a cheerful girl with pink hair tied to twintails and despite her age she have a nice figure, she is using a pink glasses despite her normal eyes, when Ryou asked her she just replied 'It is nice to see a girl using a glasses, they said a lot of boys like a girl with glasses and people will think i'm a smart girl too.'

Well she is not wrong since her grade is good too.

Yamano Chiaki, a black haired girl often tied her hair in ponytail. She is the daughter of the kendo dojo owner where Ryou train and Ryou's sparing partner, or maybe it is more like she is Ryou's sandbag in the dojo, because she always ask Ryou for a spar and never won, not even once. But she never backed off too and when they are in the dojo she always challenge him for a spar.

And lastly Tadakatsu Yuuya, a boy with neat short dark brown hair, Ryou's partner in football club. Pretty popular in the school since the school football team win the national. His youth figure is radiated from his body, and with a glance people know that he is an outdoor type.

They talked about their future plan since they are a third grade now and soon will be graduated from school.

Ringo: "Nee Ryou-kun, which highschool are you going to enroll?"

She asked him, looking at him curiously.

Chiaki: "With your grade and your sport skills i don't think you can chose by yourself whatever school you want to. Even you are offered with scholarship from a few highschools right?"

Yuuya: "Yeah he is offered from football scholarship and even academic too... oh and here i am just relying in my football scholarship. I can't be together with all of you anymore."

Yuuya said as he is feeling down can't be together with his friends anymore.

Ringo: "That is why, you muscle head never study and always thinking about football and football. At least when we are in a study group together you have to put yourself together with us, but you just laying here and there texting with your so called girlfriend."

Yuuya: "She is my girlfriend!!!"

Yuuya answered with a shout. Their classmates looking at him weirdly.

Ryou: "You like her?"

Yuuya: "Of course!"

Ryou: "Have you confess to her?"

Yuuya: "Not yet..."

Ryou: 'Ahh.. this guy'

Chiaki: "Look here a boy who claimed to be a girl's boyfriend and yet to confess to her. Haaah...."

She said with a big sigh.

Ryou: "Well whatever, goodluck in your love life Yuuya. And yes i'm offered by some highschools. And i think i found the one that i'm interested to."

Ringo: "Really? Which one?"

Ryou: "Koudo Ikusei High School"

Ringo: "Ah, i got an invitation from that school too. I think we will be together again Ryou-kun~"

Yuuya: "Woow... isn't that one hell of a prestigious school? I heard they have their own education system and they own a land too"

Chiaki: "Hmm... so this is our last year together huh? Since your school is using a dormitory right?"

Chiaki looking at Ryou, a bit depressed that they can't go to the same school anymore.

Chiaki's grade is not as bad as Yuuya, but not as good as Ryou and Ringo.

The school bell is ringing and their lunch break is over. Just before Ryou put his phone in the bag, his phone is vibrating.

Chiaki: "Can i have your time after graduation ceremony? just the two of us"

Ryou answer the chat imediately, "Okay." and put his phone in the bag.

After school, Ryou is on his way to pick up his little sister.

(Ryou POV)

'I know this time will come, i just hope that i'm not going to hurt her too much.'

I know Chiaki have a feeling from me since back then.

And i know this feeling is just a feeling when a youth know the feeling of love from the first time.

Ryou: "Hey Hikari, lets go."

I call my sister who talk to her friends waiting to be picked up by their family.

Hikari: "Nii-san! Bye Sa-chan, Bye Ii-chan"

Hikari Friends: "Bye Hii-chan"

Hikari said goobye to her friends and waving her hand.

Ryou: "Bye both of you too."

I said to both of them with a little smile and we're leaving the school ground to go to our house.

Ryou: "What are you talking about with your friends Hikari?"

Hikari: "Nee nee, do you know Nii-san that our school is going to a trip!"

Ryou: "Oh really? Where are you going to?"

Hikari: "Beach! Ah.. i can't wait for the trip."

Ryou: "My lil' sister really love beach huh?"

I said while give her head a pat and she looking at me smiling.

(Third POV)

On the graduation day.

Ryou is giving the parting words as a student representative.

Many third year students crying because his speech.

After all, he is an old man inside, making a touching speech is not hard for him since he is used to speech and talk in front a lot of people in his life before.

Applause from students, parents and teachers is heard after his speech, he bow his head and back to his seat.

Yuuya: "Ah finally, we are graduated huh, and we are not going to see each other everyday anymore in highschool. I hope its not going to be boring without you guys."

Ryou: "Don't worry, with your personality i know you will have a lot of friends in highschool."

Ringo: "Yeah, with that muscle head of yours i'm positive you will attract more muscle head around you."

Yuuya: "Oiii!"

Chiaki: "Muscle head always attract another muscle head. That is the law of nature."

Yuuya: "Oii!! But that is mean that you guys are muscle head too right? Hahaha"

Ryou: "At least we balance it with our brain too."

Ringo and Chiaki: "Yup"

Yuuya: "Nooo... you bullies!!!"

And they laughing together, they know they will not see each other anymore in highschool since Ryou and Ringo is going to a dormitory.

They said goodbye to each other and back to their home with their parent, except Ryou who is heading to the side of clubroom building where Chiaki is waiting.

Ryou: "Sup Chiaki!"

He said waving at her.

She just standing there waiting from him, when they close to each other Chiaki invite him to sit in the stairs near the building.

Chiaki: "Ryou, i'm a bit nervous now"

Ryou: "Why are you nervous? You are thinking about your highschool? aren't you already accepted in highschool with your kendo scholarship?"

Chiaki: "Yes, but without you guys i don't know how it is going to be there."

Ryou just smiling looking at her.

Ryou: "I know you can do it, its not like you can't make a friends, you are easy going, cheerful and cute. I'm sure you will have a lot of friends, and i know there will going to be a lot of guys to give you a confession! Hahaha..."

Chiaki looking at him, a tint of red is on her cheek.

Chiaki: "I know i will, thank you for your words Ryou-kun. But about the last part, i don't know about it. I just wanna be honest to myself right now..."

She stopped between her words, looking at him in the eyes.

Chiaki: "I've been holding this feeling for so long, now that i know that we will not be together anymore i just have to say it now."

Her right hand is gripping her left wrist, she muster her courage with long breath and she said to him

Chiaki: "I like you so much Ryou-kun, since back then. I've been holding my feeling to you, together with you almost everyday makes my feeling stronger day by day, please can you be my boyfriend!??"

She said it right to his face, waiting for his answer.

She see his smiling face, his soft expression is enough to make her understand.

Ryou: "Listen here Chiaki, thank you very much for your feeling. I'm honored to be confessed by a cute girl like you, and hey, i know you since my first time in your father's kendo dojo, it is been so many years we know each other."

She just know where it is going to, she know that many girls have confessed to him and rejected as smooth as he can. She just know what kind of boy Ryou is.

Ryou: "But as far as we know each other, you know that i never accepted even one of the girls that confessed to me right? I'm not ready yet for this kind of thing yet, i just don't wanna randomly accept a girl feeling so i can break it later, make them hurts more then when i reject them."

He said looking at her, her right hand then pat her head.

Ryou: "Please, forgive me but can we just continue be friend?"

She knew it from the beginning, she knew what kind of answer she will get from him, she knew him very well. But still, although she knew that, it just hurt for her to be rejected by her first love.

She suddenly just reach him and hug him. Make him a bit surprised, but he know that she is a strong girl and will overcome this.

Chiaki: "Just let me like this for awhile, i don't want you to see me crying, please."

With soft expression, he hug her back and pat the back of her head softly.

Ryou: "Yes, i know. Thanks you and i'm sorry."

And with that, their Junior School come to an end.

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A/N: Finally we're going to the main story!

Poor Chiaki, but well... our MC is not a harem king afterall so he will not just take all the girls that come to him!

Feel free to give me advice, i'm waiting for it....

"Gimme a Hi-Five!"