Chapter 23 - Confrontation

Ater school is over and Ryou finish his study group meeting, he walk to the school gate direction. His plan is waiting other classmates before going to the caffee together.

Suddenly he hear someone calling his name.

????: "Oh isn't it Hiroki Ryou-kun?"

Ryou look at his right.

'Why he is here?'

A fair-skinned male student with light blond hair and light blue eyes.

'Nagumo Miyabi!'

Ryou: "Um... excuse me, i don't think i know you?"

Nagumo: "Ah where is my manner, let me introduce myself. I'm student council vice president of this school Miyabi Nagumo from class 2B, nice to meet you Hiroki Ryou-kun."

Ryou: "Nice to meet you too, my name is Hiroki Ryou. Do you need something from me senpai?"

Nagumo: "I know you Hiroki-kun. The only student ever to reject an invitation to join class A, winner of junior high football championship, a talented student who excel in many fields, even your academic records are above average."

Ryou: "You are overestimating me senpai, i'm not that amazing."

Nagumo: "Oh, if you call yourself not an amazing student, then what do we call the other students in this school? A bunch of kindergaten kids?"

Ryou: "What do you want from me senpai? I think i've never interacted or offending my seniors."

Nagumo: "No no, Hiroki-kun. I don't need anything from you, yet! Oh, looks like i'm taking your time too long, i'll be going first Hiroki-kun, i hope we can talk again as soon as possible."

Nagumo wave his hand and walk to the stairs leaving Ryou before his friends coming to him from another direction.

'Hmm.. the war is not even started, but he is already set his strategy. Looks like i have to make my contact with Manabu faster than i've planned to.'

Ringo: "Hey Ryou, who is that? Do you know him?

Chihiro: "Is that Nagumo-senpai from class 2B?"

Fumino: "Huh? a senpai?"

Sho: "You know each other."

Ryou: "No, we just met for the first time."

Ryuji: "But he act so friendly to you?"

Ryou: "Nevermind, lets go to the caffee before the sky gets dark."

Honami: "Lets go!"

'Something is wrong with her reaction too.'

Sho, Chihiro and Ryuji enjoyed Ryou's treat. But its different for Ryou and Honami, Ringo and Fumino feel something was off so they hold theirself.

At the dormitory entrance, Sho, Chihiro, Fumino and Ryuji said their thanks and goodbye to their friends, but Ryou stay behind waiting for Honami.

Ryou: "Honami-chan, you are not going back to your room?"

Honami: "I want to talk to you about something."

She said as she glancing at Ringo.

Ryou: "Is this about Nagumo-senpai?"

She nodded.

Ryou: "Thats more reason for Ringo to stay, we need to move to another place. Ringo, can we borrow your room a bit?"

Ringo: "Huh? Why it is have to be my room? Why don't we use your room instead?"

Ryou: "You want to hear a rumour 'Hiroki Ryou from class 1B succesfully trick 2 girls to go into his room' ?"

Ringo: "Okay, i'll lend you my room."

In front of a room with number 207 on the door, 3 students are standing, waiting for the owner of the room to open the door.

Ringo: "You guys wait here for a minute, okay?"

Ryou: "Huh? Why we have to wait in the hallway?"

Honami: "Ryou-kun, ladies have their own things to do."

Ryou: "Do what?"

Honami: "Ryou-kun!"

Ryou: "...."

Ringo: "Wait a minute."

After waiting for a few minutes, Ringo open the door and let them in.

Honami: "Excuse us..."

Ringo: "Please, make yourself comfortable."

Looking right and left Ryou found that his childhood friend's room is ordinary.

Ryou: "Hm.. seems like a normal room. Ouchh..."

He felt his left and right waist was pinched.

Ryou: "What was that for?"

Honami: "You can't say something like that to girls room."

Ringo: "You have no manner at all."

He felt like want to grip Ringo's head right now.

'Its not like this is my first time coming to your room, i even has slept in your bedroom many times before! Whats the difference?!' Ryou grumbling in his heart.

Ryou: "Lets forget about that, now into the real problem here. Honami-chan, you've met Nagumo-senpai before?"

Honami: "Yes, he approach me and talk few things about school and daily lives. But i feel something different about him."

Ringo: "Is this Nagumo-senpai someone popular?"

Honami: "He is our student council vice president."

Ringo: "Oohh..."

Ryou: "But one thing that i'm sure, he is dangerous. Honami-chan, Ringo, if you ever see him, avoid him as much as you can and in any case you can't avoid him, then act normaly, but does not swayed by his flow."

Ringo: "Why are you so sure he is dangerous?"

Ryou: "He's been doing a research about me, and i don't like how he act like he can do everything he want. Trust me, this feeling of mine screaming that he is cannot be trusted. Especially for you Honami-chan, since he is already making a contact with you i'm sure he want or need something from you."

Honami: "Thank you for your reminder Ryou-kun, i'll be careful if i meet him."

Ryou: "For you Ringo, since you are not get into contact with him, avoid it as much as you can, okay?"

Ringo: "Okay, i'll trust you Ryou."

Back to his own room, Ryou let his body hit the bed.

'This is earlier than i thought, fortunately i'm pretty close with Honami, at least i can prevent him to do something to her.' Just when Ryou thought about that his phone is vibrating.

*Start of the chat

Honami: "Can we talk? Just the two of us."

Ryou: "Are you okay Honami? When? Where?"

Honami: "I'm okay. Right now in my room."

Ryou: "Okay!"

*End of the chat

'Is she going to confess about her so called 'crime'? I just can't understand, why is someone judged like that because of one fault, can't they look from the other side? before her one fault she has been doing many good things. No matter how many years you live, human nature are scary!'

With that thought, Ryou lock his door to go to Honami's place.

(Nagumo POV)

'A person offered a diamond, but he chose a gold instead.'

There is no way in hell a sane student going to reject an invitation to join class A.

Hiroki Ryou, Ichinose Honami and Noyamano Ringo.

My kohais are so interesting...

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A/N: Ryou's presence change the plot, thats why his estimation of meeting with nagumo is off.

What are you gonna do MC. Protect her at all cost!

I really hate Nagumo for almost got Honami-chan!

"Gimme a Hi-Five!"