Chapter 38 - Double Date, or Not?

At night, Ryou finished his tutor with the senpais.

"Thank you so much for your hardwork"

"Really, i just can't give you my thanks enough for what you've done to us."

"Yeah, my score raised so much even i'm surprised by my own improvement."

"And your teaching is so enjoyable. Are you really not a teacher in disguise?"

Ryou: "You are welcome. Well, this is benefitting both of us so don't worry."

"But with only 300 points per meeting and making my average score just from 56 to 73 is cheap!"

Ryou: "Then, you want me to increase the tutor fee senpai?"

"Noo."

Actually beside he got a lot of points from the senpais, he got his senpai trust and a lot information about many things from his upper classmen.

One important info is about Nagumo, how he rules the second year and how he tried to control them behind the scene.

One time his senpai told him "He is really fearsome fellas, once my friend tried to argue with him because he didn't agree about something. But after that he is suddenly transfered to another school."

After the tutoring session, they bid Ryou a goodbye.

Ryou: "The limit for my room to hold a tutoring session only for 10 people, even with only that many people its feel cramped already."

Suddenly his phone ringing and when he see the called ID its show Sakura Airi name on it.

*On the call*

Ryou: "Hello Airi-chan."

Airi: "He..hello Ryou-kun."

Ryou: "Its unusual for you to call me, usually you just text or invite us to our meeting place."

Airi: "Am... am I bothering you right now?"

Ryou: "No, i'm just lazying around in my bed now. Need something?"

Airi: "Eto...i was invited by Kushida-san and Ayanokouji-kun to fix my broken camera."

Ryou: "Wow thats nice! Your relationship with your classmates improved. So you finally decide to help them?"

Airi: "Ye..yeah its thanks to you guys."

Ryou: "What are you talking about, this is your own effort. And it will be their lost if they ignore a cute girl like you in the class. Hahahaha..."

Airi: "Tha..thank you. But i need your help."

Ryou: "Hmm? Of course i will help as i long as i can."

Airi: "They invite me this weekend, but i'm still nervous around them, can you go with me please?"

Ryou: "No problem, i will inform the oth..."

Airi: "N..no, can we go alone?"

She cut his words.

Ryou: "Okay, no problem. So, what time and where?"

Airi then tell him the time and meeting place.

(Ryou POV)

Sunday noon at the shopping mall district.

I was waiting for Airi-chan outside the cafe she mention before.

Currently i'm wearing my favorite color, black cardigan with blue checkered shirt inside, brown chinos and black white shoe.

Arrived at the cafe i order a black coffee and orange juice to the waiters.

'This is my third coffee today' as i thought about that i feel someone coming from behind.

He tried to reach my shoulder, but i spin my body and grab his hand, or her?

There i can see Airi with her usual clothes, not like her usual school uniform.

She is wearing pink and white tshirt, blue denim jeans and pink shoe. Paired with her pink glasses.

Ryou: "Morning Airi-chan, you looks cute with that."

Airi: "Mo..morning Ryou-kun. Ha..hand, my hand."

Ryou: "Ah my bad, i just grab your hand in reflex because i feel someone want to reach me from behind."

I let her hand go.

Airi: "Th..thank you. Your reflex is so good, and its like you have another eye behind your head Ryou-kun."

Ryou: "Believe me that would be scary Airi-chan, i don't want someone to poke my eyes from behind. Hahaha..."

Airi chuckling from his response.

Ryou: "Come on sit, while waiting for Kushida-san and Ayanokouji-kun i've ordered drink for us."

Airi: "Is it okay to treat me with your point."

Ryou: "Don't worry about that, its not like i bought you a car or a house."

Airi: "Now, i start to understand why many people gather around you Ryou-kun."

Ryou: "Eh? What is this about Airi-chan?"

Airi: "Do you remember our first meeting? Before meeting you guys, never crossed in my mind i will be able tp make a friend with my personality. But you guys came and everything started to change, in a good way. And i never thought that my first friend are from another class. Hehe..."

Ryou: "This is your own effort Airi-chan, if that time you reject us, who knows what will happen next."

(Third POV)

While they are talking together and enjoy their drink, they can hear 2 people voices behind them.

Ryou turn his body and stand up to greet them, but Ayanokouji notice him too.

Ayanokouji: "Morning Hiroki-kun."

Ryou: "Hello there Ayanokouji-kun, and.. Kushida-san?"

Kushida: "Ah morning, you are Hiroki Ryou from class 1B right? what are you doing? going for a date? ehehe~"

Looking at Kikyo, Ryou is thinking, 'Now i really think if its not because her rotten other personality, Kikyo is very cute and attractive.'

Ryou: "Unfortunately i'm not in a date, but to accomoany her."

Ryou point where Airi sit, but both of them seems doesn't notice her at all.

'Oi this is your classmate! How come you didn't notice her earlier?'

Kushida: "Ah.. sorry Sakura-chan. Good morning."

Ayanokouji: "Morning Sakura-san, sorry for not noticing you first."

Airi: "N..no problem, my presence is thin afterall."

'Ironic isn't it? her own classmates still feel their distance with her when we from another class already close to her.'

Ryou: "What are you talking about Airi-chan? Even i can notice you although i'm not looking at you earlier right?"

Airi: "Thats different Ryou-kun."

Kushida and Ayanokouji just looking at them, they are surprised they already so close to each other.

Kushida: "Anoo.. are you both dating?"

Airi lowering her head, feel embarassed with Kushida's question while muttering "Da...dating..."

Ryou: "Hmm? No? Why you ask?"

Kushida: "You already calling each other by first name and looked so close."

Ryou: "Ah, we often talk to her you know, thats why we are close to each other. Its not just me, but Honami, Ringo, Ryuji and Fumino too."

They are bewildered with Ryou's answer, the one with shy personality and didn't noticed by her own classmates already making a friend, and from other class at that!

Ayanokouji: "Hmm.. this is the first time i know about that."

Kushida: "Aren't you amazing Sakura-chan?"

Airi: "N...no, its Ryou-kun that amazing, she is...*mumble"

Ryou: "Okay thats it. You guys making her embarassed. Lets go to our destination, shall we?"

Kushida: "If i'm not wrong, this is the direction to camera repair."

Airi: "Sorry to have you guys accompany me, especially Ryou-kun."

Kushida: "No problem Sakura-chan."

Ayanokouji: "I have nothing to do, so its okay."

Ryou: "Why are you saying something like that? we're friends aren't we?" he said as he smile to Airi.

Ryou: "Ah but its unexpected to see you with Kushida-san Ayanokouji-kun. Isn't your duo partner is Horikita-san?"

Ayanokouji: "We're nothing like that, and what about you? Why don't you go with Ichinose-san?"

Kushida: "Eh? Hiroki-kun and Ichinose-san is dating?"

Ryou: "I'm still a single guy until now."

Kushida: "Ehhh... really? I thought you already dating someone since you are so popular."

Ryou: "What is this popular thing, i never doing something to make me popular."

Kushida: "But your name is on the top list, number 1."

Ryou: "Huh? what? Is there a bounty for my head?"

*pffft... they can hear Airi hold her laugh.

Ryou: "Don't hold your laugh, don't you know you can die if you hold your laugh?"

Airi: "Eh? ehh? really? there is no way thats true right?"

Ryou: "Of course you will die if you hold your laugh for 90 years. Hahahaha..."

Airi: "Mou... Ryou-kun!"

Ryou: "Can't help it, you have to many openings."

Kushida: "You both really close."

Airi: "N..no, thats how Ryou-kun is. He like to tease people."

Ayanokouji: "Hm.. this is new to me, a humble riaju?"

Ryou: "What is that riajuu thing? I doesn't even know there is something li..."

That moment he relate it to what Ringo and Honami talk about, but he brush it of and run to Ryuji.

'Lets not talk about this..'

Ryou: "Lets go to the service center first."

Ayanokouji, Kushida and Airi just look at each other looking at Ryou's sudden change.

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A/N: Happy weekend guys.

hope you enjoy it.

"Gimme a Hi-Five!"