Chapter 25 - Invitation

Next day at class 1B.

Ryou: "Morning all..." he greet his classmates

"Hello..."

"Morning Hiroki-kun"

and he walk to his seat and greet his neighboor.

Ryou: "Hello!"

Ringo: "Morning Ryou."

Fumino: "Hello Hiroki-kun."

Ryuji: "Sup"

Honami: "Morning, Ryou."

Suddenly, they turn their head to Honami's direction.

Ryuji: "I feel something different here, are you and Ichinose getting closer day by day?"

Ryou: "What the hell are you talking about."

Ringo: "Something fishy, hmm.... suspicious!"

Ryou: "Don't act like you are some famous detective."

School bell's ringing and their teacher come in to the class to start their lesson.

No major incident except barage of questions from Ringo and Ryuji about Honami and Ryou relationship.

After school ended, Ryou back to his room and prepare himself for a little martial art at the park behind his dormitory while waiting for his study group members to come to his room.

60 minutes of practice is enough for him, Ryou head back to his room and cleaning his body.

Around 6.45 PM Ryou hear knocking sound from the door and open it.

Ryou: "You guys are pretty early, come in."

They seat around the table and start the study group.

Ueno: "Your room is pretty normal Hiroki-kun."

Ryou: "What do you mean?"

Ueno: "I thought a popular student room is different from normal room."

Ryou: "Something is wrong with your head. I never thought myself as someone popular, just an ordinary student."

Yui: "But your room is pretty clean for boy's room."

Ryou: "I don't like messy room, so i cleaned it everyday. Lets start the study group."

...

At 8.34 they finished their study group.

Mai: "Never thought you are a good tutor Hiroki-kun."

Ryota: "Even i think your explanation is easier to understand than our teacher."

Ryou: "Thank you. But please, refrain yourself to say something like that in front of our classmates, more so our teacher."

Yui: "Don't worry, we don't want our favorite tutor stealed by our other classmates."

Ryou: "....."

They say their goodbye to him after finished their study group.

"I need to buy a coffee." He thought.

...

Looking at the alley near the vending machine, he can see 3 shadows.

'Hm...? is this where Ayanokouji facing Manabu? Should i head back so i will not disturb them? Nah... like i care, i'm not from their circle after all. I don't care about class 1D problem.' He thought as Ryou put his money inside the vending machine and chose his favorite black coffee.

His coffee made a clanking sound from the fraction.

The three of them looking at the source of noise.

Ayanokouji: "Huh... Hiroki-kun?"

Manabu: "Hiroki? Are you Hiroki Ryou?"

Suzune just standing there looking at me with her sharp eye.

Ryou: 'So this is what Ayanokouji feels everyday, to be watched with that sharp eye. Not comfortable at all. Scary..scary...'

Ryou: "Hello Ayanokouji-kun. Yes, i am Hiroki Ryou. Excuse me if i'm disturbing you guys, just want to buy a coffee and then i will head back to my room. You can continue your business."

As he walk back to dormitory direction, a sound call for him.

Manabu: "Wait Hiroki-kun!"

Ryou: "Ah yes? Hmm... pardon me if i'm wrong, you are Horikita Manabu-senpai, our student council president right? Do you need something from me Horikita-senpai?"

Manabu: "You are right. Yes, i need something from you and its pretty important. I don't think this is a right place for us to talk, can you come to student council room tomorrow at lunch break?"

Ryou: "As long as its not a troublesome thing, i'll come tomorrow. Well then, i'll head back to my room first. Good night Ayanokouji-kun, Horikita-senpai and um..."

Ayanokouji: "This is Horikita Suzune."

Ryou: "Horikita? Oh... family matters. Bye~"

Ayanokouji: "Night Hiroki-kun."

Manabu: "See you tomorrow Hiroki-kun."

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(Ayanokouji POV)

Hiroki-kun and Manabu-senpai left us alone.

Suzune: "Did you hear everything…? Or was it coincidence?"

"No, it was like 50% luck. I saw you while I went to go buy juice from the vending machine. I followed you simply because I was curious. However, I really didn't mean to intrude." I replied to her.

Horikita sank into silence once again.

"Your older brother is quite strong. He didn't hesitate to attack."

Suzune: "He's… 5th dan in karate and 4th dan in aikido."

Oho, so he's that strong. If I didn't pull back it would've been a disaster.

Suzune: "Ayanokouji-kun, you also do something, right? You're also a rank holder."

"I already said it, didn't I? I played piano and performed tea ceremonies." I tried to evade her question.

Suzune: "You said calligraphy before."

"… I also did calligraphy."

Suzune: "You purposely got low scores on your test, and you say you did piano and calligraphy. I still don't understand you very well."

"Getting those scores were only a coincidence, and I really did piano, tea ceremony, and calligraphy." This girl is so persistent, if there was a piano here, I could play Fur Elise at least.

Suzune: "I let you see a strange side of me."

"Rather, I always thought that you were a normal girl—not."

She scowled at me.

Suzune: "By the way, who was that?"

Ayanokouji: "Hiroki Ryou, from class 1B."

Suzune: "You looks rather close with him, never thought you'll got yourself a friend, even more from another class."

"It hurts to hear that from you."

Suzune: "Why is Nii-san so interested in him? What does that mean with an important matters?"

Ayanokouji: "Hiroki Ryou, class 1B, excel in many fields from sports to academic. I heard his average score in the last test was 97."

Suzune: "What?"

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A/N: A lot of work today. Fuh.. i hope i can write more chapters today!

"Gimme a Hi-Five!"