-BUNGAKU HIGHSCHOOL, TOKYO, JAPAN-
-8:04AM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016-
"Good morning, Asano-san." said Jousuke as he met Asano at the school's gate.
"Good morning, Daikuhara-kun. You arrived so early." said Asano.
"Yeah, Poku-san ordered me to check the financial records of the school." said Jousuke.
"That woman..." said Asano.
"By the way, are you waiting for someone? You've been standing for too long, as I've observed." said Jousuke.
"Yeah. I'm waiting for Ryouka-chan and Miyazaki-chan. They told me to wait here. They said they got a surprise for me." said Asano.
"Surprise? For what though?" Jousuke asked.
"I don't know, maybe they're planning to do something bad again." said Asano.
"You guys were so close..." said Jousuke.
"Oh, you don't know? Ryouka-chan's my girlfriend and Miyazaki-chan's her cousin." said Asano.
"I know, but I think you've known each other for a long time now." said Jousuke.
"No, we only got close this year. I just transferred here last year and we barely knew each other that time." said Asano.
"Really? That shocked me." said Jousuke.
"Good morning, Jin-kun." a voice by Jouho appeared in nowhere.
Jousuke and Asano was shocked.
"Hey, don't just shock anyone out of nowhere, Ryouka-chan. By the way good morning, Asano-kun." said Miyazaki.
"Good morning, Ryouka-chan and Miyazaki-chan. Daikuhara-kun and I were just having a chat." said Asano.
"Good morning, Miyazaki-san and Jouho-san." said Jousuke.
"D-Daikuhara-kun?" Miyazaki thought to herself.
"Good morning, Daikuhara-kun. You've grown so much..." said Jouho.
"Thanks... I guess." said Jousuke. "We meet everyday!" He thought to himself.
"G-good morning, D-Daikuhara-kun!" said Miyazaki.
"Is she mad?" Jousuke thought to himself.
"By the way, here's our surprise." said Jouho then she gave Asano a flower with a note.
"Thank you, but for what purpose is this?" Asano asked.
"What do you mean? For your birthday, idiot. Let's go." said Miyazaki as she pulled Jouho's wrist and then both of then walked away.
"Oh, happy birthday, Asano-kun. I'll take my leave." said Jousuke and then he also walked away.
"What!?" Asano shouted.
-STUDENT COUNCIL'S OFFICE-
"Let's do our best today!" said Jousuke as he entered the door only to see Miyazaki aggressively eating a lot of food.
"W-what do you want? I'm not sharing any!" said Miyazaki.
"Y-yes! I'm just here to do what Poku-san said..." said Jousuke.
Jousuke took a portfolio on the table and then he sat down, sighed, and did what Poku has told him. After a few moments, he looked at Miyazaki only to see Miyazaki aggressively eating while evilly staring at him.
"What? I told you this is all mine!" said Miyazaki.
"I-I know! I'm sorry for even looking at you!" said Jousuke.
They both thought to themselves "What's wrong with this person?"
A few moments later, Jousuke was done doing what Poku has told him. He stretched and yawned. After that, he unintentionally looked at Miyazaki.
"I told you this is mine!" said Miyazaki.
"I know! I didn't mean to look at you!" said Jousuke.
-CLASS 1-F-
-8:24AM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016-
"Good morning, Boutsuki-san." said Basaki as Leah entered the classroom.
"Good morning, Basaki-san." Leah replied.
"You look good today, Boutsuki-san!" said Chuujou.
"Thanks! You too!" Leah replied as she smiled.
"Eh? Where is he?" Leah thought to herself as she looked at Jousuke's seat.
"Jousuke? He's with the student council." said Natsu and he giggled.
"N-no! I'm not finding him!" said Leah as she blushed and then she sat down.
"What is he doing in there?" Leah thought to herself.
Natsu looked at her as he smiled. He thought to himself "I'll help you get him, Boutsuki-san."
In all of a sudden, Jousuke entered the classroom while panting.
"Good morning, everyone!" said he.
"Good morning, Jousuke." said Natsu and Asa.
"Good morning, Daikuhara-san." said Chuujou, Chihara, Basaki, and Sakamoto.
"G-good morning, D-Daikuhara-san..." said Leah.
Jousuke thought to himself "Stuttering again, huh? She's always like this."
"You're so naive, Dai... Jousuke." Leah thought to herself.
As Jousuke took his seat, Natsu asked him "Hey Jousuke, what's with the panting? In a rush?"
"Kind of. I ran away." said Jousuke.
"R-ran away?" Leah thought to herself as she secretly listened to Jousuke and Natsu.
"Why though?" Asa asked.
"Well... let's just say a hungry dog chased me because I yelled at it." said Jousuke as he remembered Miyazaki chasing him.
"What kind of dog is it?" Leah suddenly asked.
Everyone was shocked.
"You were listening?" Jousuke asked.
Leah suddenly stood up and ran away from the classrom.
She thought to herself "Why did I do that?" out of embarassment.
-MIYAZAKI'S POINT OF VIEW-
"Is he out of his mind? Why would he yell at me like that? He knew I have this kind of attitude."
*Miyazaki pouts and blushed*
"I hate him, but why am I feeling this?"
*Jouho talks to Miyazaki*
;What's wrong, Kaede?
:Oh, Ryouka-chan. It's nothing! Just thinking of something.
;I know you're not. You look sad. You're not even facing me.
:No, trust me, I'm not. Thank you for asking though.
;I'm not just your cousin; I'm your best buddy. You can talk to me.
:But-
;No buts, I know you're sad.
:I'm not!
;You are.
*Jouho looks at Miyazaki's face*
;Why are you crying? Tell me.
:W-well, you know I'm the biggest crybaby. I cry even at the slightest problem of mine. Just ignore me.
;I can't do that, tell me what bothers you. I'll listen. If you won't tell me, I'll go tell uncle about this.
:N-no, okay, I'll tell you.
*After a little while*
;So you don't have the courage?
:You can put it like that.
*Miyazaki sniffs*
;You're always showing the negative side of yours. Why not show this side as well?
:I-I can't! Everyone will judge me!
;No.
:They will!
;Did I?
:N-no...
;If that's so, listen to me.
:What?
;You can do it, just trust in yourself, Kaede!
*Jouho slightly smiled*
:T-thank you, Ryouka-chan.
;When will you do it though?
:I-I don't know yet.
;What if another girl stole him?
:I know. Well, there's actually a girl who can steal him.
;Boutsuki-chan?
:Y-yeah. I feel jealousy towards her. He always gets his attention. When we're at the karaoke, they both blushed when they had an unexpected contact.
;So you knew it's unexpected, huh?
:Y-yeah. I just acted that way because I can't help it...