Chapter 36 - Aren't We Friend?

Today, Airi sent a message to Ryou and want to talk about something important.

Ryou, Fumino and Ryuji went to the usual meeting place with Airi. Yes, near the vending machine beside the school building.

Ryou: "Hello Airi-chan, how are you? You said you want to discuss something important?"

Ryuji: "Hello Airi-san."

Airi: "Hello Ryou-kun, Ryuji-kun. And this is?"

Fumino: "Hello Sakura-chan, Ryou-kun tell me about you. I'm Furuhashi Fumino, nice to meet you."

Ryou: "Usually Fumino-chan together with us, but lately she has been busy with club activity."

Airi: "He.. hello Furuhashi-san, I'm Sakura Airi from class 1D."

Fumino: "Don't be so formal, you can call me Fumino. Its a bit weird if i'm the only one that you call with my family name."

Airi: "O..Ok Fumino-chan, y..you can call me Airi too."

Ryou: "So, Airi-chan. What is this important matter you want to talk about to us?"

Airi: "You've heard about the incident between class 1D student Sudou Ken and class 1C right?"

Ryou: "Ah that one, Kushida Kikyo from your class came to our class asking about witness."

Ryuji: "Oh.. that fight incident?"

Fumino: "I heard they suspend him?"

Airi: "Yes, and about that, i'm the witness of that incident."

Ryuji: "Eh? Then why don't you help your classmates Airi-san?"

Ryou: "Don't be hasty Ryuji, we don't know the real story and i'm sure Airi-chan has her own reason, maybe thats why she want to talk about that with us."

Airi: "Thanks Ryou-kun, well about that...."

She begin her story about how students of class 1C taunting Sudou and how Sudou lost his composure.

Ryuji: "What the hell! How can they doing something like that? Such underhanded method!"

Fumino: "How cruel, they are framming a student from another class."

Ryou: "This is troublesome. They deliberately taunting him, so after Sudou beat them they act like a victim. I can't believe 3 student lost to one student in such manner."

Ryuji: "But with this aren't class 1D have their strength to fight back?"

Fumino: "But without evidence, they will say that class 1D just making their own witness to save Sudou-kun. Right?"

Ryou: "Just like you said Fumino-chan, with Airi-chan from class 1D, class 1C will retaliate and will say that Airi-chan doing that for saving her classmate."

Airi: "Actually, i have the evidence."

Ryuji and Fumino face show a light.

But of course Ryou already knew that her camera is broken.

Ryuji: "Thats great right? You can show them the evidence."

Fumino: "Yeah, you can save them."

Airi: "But there's problem, my camera broken."

Ryuji: "Can you just take the memory card?"

Airi the show them her camera.

Ryou: "This camera is using internal camera, except its on our you have the right tools to open the internal memory you can't see the picture."

Ryuji: "Well, this is troublesome."

Fumino: "Can you fix it Airi-chan?"

Airi: "I don't know."

Ryou: "Airi-chan about this problem let me tell you something. This is you the one who decide wether you will help them or not. But, you have to try to make them see you as their friend, and what is friend do? They help each other. Like now, when you need something to talk, you have us as your friend to help you out. Its not bad you know to help your classmates, and i'm sure theynare more than willing to become your friend too."

She looks like get the gist of it and resolve herself.

Airi: "Yosh, thank you for your advice Ryou-kun, Ryuji-kun and Fumino-chan. It really is helpful to have friends to talk to."

Ryuji: "Don't mind."

Fumino: "We're glad to be able to help you."

Ryou smiled at her.

Ryou: "Thats what friends for! Aren't we friends?"

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Next day, Ryou and Honami back from staff room, Chie call them to remind the class about not doing something aginst the school rules.

Honami and Ringo already heard about Airi's problem and the incident about class 1D.

Honami: "But to think class 1C to do something like that."

Ryou: "Don't worry, as long as we remind our classmates to control themself and not to lost their composure, i'm sure we're going to be okay. But, if they brave enough to do something to us, i will not hold back and crush them!"

As both of them walk on the hallway, they see a pair of class 1D student.

Honami: "Hey you guys, what are you doing here?"

Both of them turn around, as Ryou and Honami walk to them.

Honami: "Sorry to call you out so suddenly. Do you have some time? Oh, but if you're here on a date, please get out quickly."

Suzune: "It's nothing like that."

Honami: "Ahaha, I see. This place is too hot to be a date spot anyway."

Ayanokouji: "Hello Hiroki-kun."

Ryou: "Hello there Ayanokouji-kun and um.. Horikita-san."

Suzune squinted her eyes looking at Honami.

Suzune: "Aren't you both the one who is on a date?"

Honami just keep silent and lower her head.

Ryou: "Ah yes, is there something wrong with that?"

He said with playful smile.

Suzune, not expect that kind of answer can't talk back to him.

After a few moment, she regain her composure.

Suzune: "Do you have some business with us?"

Honami: "Business… well, something like 'what are you doing here?'"

Ayanokouji: "Nothing much. We're somewhat wandering around."

Ryou: "Oh, somewhat just the two of you?"

Ayanokouji: "....ahem."

Honami: "Somewhat, huh? You two are in class D, right?"

Ayanokouji: "…You know us?"

Honami: "I've met you two times before, even though we haven't talked. Also, I remember seeing him in the library before. I have a good memory afterall. I thought that there would be something here that would be related to the fight. When I wasn't at school yesterday, it seems like some information about the witness had reached class B. I only heard later that the students of class D were trying to prove him innocent."

Suzune: "If we're doing investigating here because of the incident, then how does that affect you?"

'Oi..oi.. is that the way you talk to other people Suzune? No wonder you are in class 1D. With that attitude of your, you will never be able to live in society.' Ryou thought, abit irritated to her behaviour.

Honami: "Hmm, how does it affect me? …well, it doesn't. But, I had a few doubts when I heard about the story, and so I decided to come here to check things out. If it's fine with you, would you tell me about the circumstances?"

'Ah.. this girl is just...' Ryou only look at his friend.

Honami: "Does that mean no? If other classes were interested…"

Ayanokouji: "No, it's nothing like that, but…"

Suzune: "I can only think there's something else to this."

Honami tilted her neck and smiled, interpreting the meaning behind Horikita's words.

Ryou: "Something else? Do you feel like we're going to make a secret move to interfere with class C and D?"

Honami: "I don't think you have to be that wary, though. I'm really just curious."

Suzune: "I don't want to answer someone who's 'just curious'. Just do as you please."

Honami: "Please tell me something. All I heard from my friends and the teachers were that there was a fight."

Seems like she want to hear another version other than Airi version, its not like she doesn't believe her, Honami want to gather as much information as possible.

Ryou gave Honami a meaningful gaze and she nod.

Its like they sync and understand each other just by an eye contact.

Both of them then recalled what happened.

Honami: "I see, so that's what happened. That news hasn't come to class B yet. I see, I see… Hey, isn't this a huge problem? It doesn't matter who lied, since it's a case of violence anyway. Shouldn't you discover the truth?"

Ayanokouji: "That's why we're here in the first place, but we haven't discovered much."

Ryou can say to them that Airi have the evidence, but he don't want to. Its all depend on herself after all.

If he were to say something like that, it is can resolve the problem faster, but whats matter is, is Airi want to do that. He don't want to push her without her consent.

Ryou: "So, you're believing Sudou-kun because he's your friend and your classmate. And therefore this case has become a case of false accusation to class D."

Honami: "What would you do if Sudou-kun was the one lying? For example, what if there was evidence that clearly proved he was guilty?"

Suzune: "I would honestly report it. After all, such a lie would only bite us in the back later."

Ayanokouji: "Yea, I agree."

Suzune: "Then we're good, right? Since you got what you wanted."

Ryou want to shout 'Are you fine in your mind?' She really need to fix her way of thinking. This world is not revolve only around her.

Honami: "Mmm. Hey, is it fine if I help? I can help look for the witness. It's faster if there's more people, right?"

Suzune: "I wonder why a class B student is offering to help."

Ryou: "Are class B and class D completely unrelated? We don't know when and where these kind of cases will pop up. Since the classes are competing against each other, there's always of a risk that these troubles appear."

Honami: "And This time was just the first such case. It'll also be a huge issue if the party that lied wins. Also, I personally can't overlook this after hearing what happened."

Ryou: "This is a troublesome case afterall."

Honami: "If class B helps in finding a witness, don't you guys have more credibility? Well, it's possible that class D is the one that suffers damage after the truth is revealed. What do you think? I think it's a pretty good proposal."

Suzune: "Let's accept the help, Ayanokouji-kun"

Ryou: "How about we exchange contact addresses to make sure things go smoothly in the future?"

Ayanokouji: "I don't mind."

Suzune: "I'm okay with that."

It seems the real reason Suzune accepted his request because how her brother treated him different from her.

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A/N: Fuuhh... what a long chapter.

OF COURSE IT'S LONG BECAUSE I COPIED A FEW WORDS FROM THE STORY AND EDITED IT! You have problem with that???? Hahahhaha

Like i said, i will mix the story from the canon and make some improvisation with my OC.

Please enjoy between the duo of class 1B and duo of class 1D!

"Gimme a Hi-Five!"