About a week had gone by and the Phantom Thieves had still been the talk of the school. Ren, Kai and Ann could overhear students talking about. Even the police had still been conversing with students about the situation as well as the news and media.
There they sat in class as Ren had been pondering on something as he looked at his phone.
"Hey---" Ann said as she leaned over, "---Is everything okay Ren-san?"
Ren sighed, "It's nothing, it's just… Kiku-san and Haruto-san were missing this morning. Though when we talked to Sakura and Uchiyama-san, they said we would see them."
"Huh, what do you think they mean by that?" Ann asked.
"... I'm not sure." Ren said, "But still it worries me. It's not like them to up and leave suddenly."
The bell soon rang, as did their teacher, Kawakami stepped in. "Alright, alright settle down now, take your seats."
The students quickly got in their seats as they settled down. She soon got to the front of the room before she cleared her throat, "Okay, before we begin today's class, we have a new student that will be joining us today."
The students looked confused by this sort of thing as Ren and Kai could hear them chatting.
"Another new student?"
"Really? Now after what happened?"
"Don't tell me it's another convict."
"Quiet down now." Kawakami said, as the students quickly settled down, "I know this is sudden but, I expect you to treat him fairly." She soon turned to the door, "Come in."
The door soon opened as Ren, Kai, and Ann had a look of shock at the sight of the person that stepped in the room wearing their uniform.
It was Haruto! And his long ponytail had been cut as he only had short hair and the single strain sticking up on his head.
The students looked stunned by this as they all talked about him; even the girls blushed at the sight of him.
"This young man is Haruto Sakura." Kawakami introduced, "And he will be joining our class starting today."
Haruto smiled as he bowed his head, "It's a pleasure to meet you all! I'm Haruto Sakura, I hope we can all get along!"
Ren, Kai and Ann were shocked at the sight of this. "H-Haruto-san?!" Ann said, "He's---In our class?!"
"What the actual fuck?" Kai said stunned before it hit him, "Wait a second if he's here---"
Ren's eyes widened, "---Then… That means---"
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-Class 1D-
A familiar young girl had been standing at the door, looking nervous as she fixed her baggy cream yellow sweater and skirt a little. She took a deep breath in and out to calm herself before she could hear the teacher call out in the room.
"Come in!"
She turned to the door and with one last exhale, she stepped inside towards the front of the room. Everyone had been taken aback by her red and brown hair as it had been tied into a side ponytail. Most even spoke about her peculiar birthmark as they looked at it with awe.
"Everyone---" The teacher said, "---This young lady will be a part of your class starting today. Be sure to make her feel welcome. Why don't you introduce yourself?"
The girl nodded before she bowed her head and had a friendly smile.
"... My name is Kiku Uchiyama. It's a pleasure to meet you all."
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-A Couple of Hours Earlier-
Kiku and Haruto didn't even know this day would come… That being at the fact that they would be attending school. Yet here they stood, outside of Shujin Academy just as they students began to enter school grounds with faculty.
"You ready for this?" Haruto asked as he fixed his glasses.
"... No." Kiku replied with a nervous smile.
"Yeah, me neither." Haruto said with a smile of his.
The two of them soon entered the school as they were taken aback at the interior of it all. "Wow…" Kiku said, "... This is really Shujin…"
"... This is incredible…" Haruto said, "... Almost makes you forget about the Kamoshida situation."
Kiku nodded in agreement at this before they heard someone call out to them.
"Hey, you two!"
They looked over and noticed a girl coming towards them. She had brown hair in a bob cut with blunt bangs and a French-braid styled headband that matched her hair color; they noticed that she had a pair of red eyes. They noticed that she had been on the tall side.
Her uniform consisted of a black halter vest over a long-sleeve white shirt with a turtleneck rather then a blazer. She wore the regulation black and red pleated plaid skirt, black pantyhose and black-brown ankle boots.
"Are you both the new transfers starting today?" The girl asked them.
"Um---Yes." Kiku replied nervously.
"Who are you?" Haruto asked.
"Makoto Niijima." The girl replied, "I'm the President of the Student Body and third year. I'll be showing you around the school before classes start."
Kiku looked a bit taken back, "Niijima?"
Haruto however looked genuinely surprised as he looked at the paper.
"Is there something wrong?" The girl--Makoto asked.
"Oh no, sorry!" Haruto said, "We were expecting one of the teachers to show us around."
"They've had their hands tied due to the recent events with the police." Makoto said, "I'm sure you understand."
"You mean Kamoshida, right?" Haruto said, as she nodded in reply, "I guess the police still have questions."
"They do, but I can assure you it'll be past us." Makoto said, "Now then before classes start, please follow me."
"K-Kay!" Kiku said.
The two of them soon started to follow Makoto down the hall as Kiku couldn't help but ponder, "She has the same last name as the prosecutor lady that came to LeBlanc. I wonder if they're related…"
Makoto soon showed them around, "Here we have the Faculty offices---You'll find the teachers here if you need any assistance. And the Nurse Station is just further down the hall if you're not feeling too well at any point. Though I don't recommend you use it as a means to skip classes."
"O-oh!" Kiku said, "No, of course not um---Niijima-senpai!"
"Yeah, we won't use it as a means to skip, I swear." Haruto said, "Though if you don't mind, if either of us wanted to join a club would we have to consult a teacher?"
"Well that depends on who is in charge of said club." Makoto said, "Why? Are you interested?"
"A little--I'm thinking about joining a Science Club if this school has it---" Haruto said though he rubbed the back of his head, "---Though I guess I'll find out later right?"
"Of course." Makoto said, "And I could provide you the club rooms later."
"Thanks!" He said.
"What about you?" Makoto asked Kiku as she jumped, "Uchiyama-san isn't it? Are you interested in joining a club?"
"I haven't really thought about it but---" She said as she twiddled her thumbs, "---Gymnastics have always interested me."
"I see." Makoto said before she noticed the time, "Anyway we should continue the tour. Follow me please."
The two of them followed her this time they had arrived at the auditorium and gym. "Here is where you'll be having PE, and we'll sometimes gather if there is a school event or if there's a special assembly."
"It's huge!" Kiku said shocked.
"Yeah! I wouldn't be surprised if you could hold concerts here!" Haruto added.
Makoto looked a bit shocked though seemed to remember something, "That reminds me, I was told you two hadn't been attending school till now."
Kiku and Haruto flinched at this, before Makoto asked, "Was there a particular reason?"
"Um---" Haruto said, "---Well---"
"We were---homeschooled?" Kiku said.
Makoto didn't look to buy it at all, which they immediately noticed. "... We were homeless." Haruto immediately admitted.
"Homeless?" Makoto said shocked by this.
"We uh---Were in a crooked foster home and eventually ran away. We were on the streets for at least a few months." Kiku said, "But we're okay now, we found people that took us in and are willing to help us through school."
"You---Won't tell anyone right?" Haruto asked.
"Of course not." Makoto said, "Though I appreciate you telling me firsthand." She soon noticed the time on the clock, "Come now, we have one last stop to make."
The two of them soon followed Makoto up the stairs as they soon found themselves at the school's library.
"And here we have the library." Makoto explained. "You can use it to study for classes on any of your free periods or after school hours."
"... I've been to a public library before but never a school library…" Kiku said.
"You like to read then?" Makoto asked.
"Oh yes--" Kiku replied, "---I read all the time in the Foster House we used to stay in!"
"I get the feeling you would spend A LOT of your time here." Haruto said.
"I probably might!" Kiku added.
Makoto smiled at this before they heard the bell ring. "Is that the time already?" Makoto said, "We should get you to your teachers before classes officially begin."
"Aww, I was hoping to get a book right now." Kiku said as she pouted.
"Perhaps you can wait till after school hours?" Makoto said as she guided the two of them out of the room before they returned to the faculty office.
There they saw two adults. One of them had purple hair and glasses as she had an indigo vest and pants with a clipboard as she was taking notes, and the other was Kawakami.
"These will be your homeroom teachers for the rest of the semester." Makoto said, "I'll leave you both to it, if you need anything don't hesitate to stop by the Student Council Office."
"Thank you Niijima-senpai." Kiku said.
As Makoto went to her class, the female teacher introduced herself as she suddenly shook Kiku's hand, "Bonjour! It's so nice to meet you! My name Miss Alarie-Izayoi. You must be Kiku right?"
Kiku nodded as she introduced, "Y-yes, my name is Kiku Uchiyama."
"That is such a cute name!" Alarie-Izayoi said, "It means a chrysanthemum in english doesn't it?"
"I---Think so." Kiku said awkwardly.
"Izayoi-sensei!" Kawakami said, "Please be professional. You're scaring your student!"
"Oh! My apologies!" Alarie-Izayoi said. "I get so enthusiastic when it comes to learning the meaning of our students' names! Even the upperclassmen!" She soon took Kiku's hand, "Come on then Uchiyama-chan! Let's head to class so we can introduce you!"
"Cha-chan?!" Kiku said as she found herself being dragged towards her classroom.
Haruto looked stunned by this, as he couldn't help but comment, "Well this is gonna be fun."
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-Present; Lunch Period-
Ren and the others had been in shock. They knew they were planning on attending school but they didn't expect it to be Shujin of all places. They all sat outside of school grounds as Ryuji especially was in shock.
"YOU CONVINCED YOUR CARETAKERS TO ENROLL YOU HERE?!" Ryuji shouted.
"Well yeah." Kiku replied, "We were talking about attending school before, but we wanted to be close to you guys."
"Did you guys know about this?" Ann asked.
"Hell no." Kai replied.
"Nope." Ren added.
"Really?" Ryuji said, "Why didn't you guys tell them?"
"Well we wanted it to be a surprise." Haruto said, "Plus it was Kiku's idea."
"I thought it would be fun." Kiku said.
"W-well now with things settled, What will you guys do? In terms of school life." Dide asked.
"I was planning on joining the Science Club." Haruto said, "I always wanted to join one!"
The group looked a bit surprised. "You guys… Never went to school before?" Ren asked.
"The Foster Home didn't allow us to." Kiku said, "They thought a teacher would notice something was off if they saw any of us."
"That's--that's terrible!" Dide said. "Even foster kids would at least get an education from what I saw in america!"
"Terrible doesn't even describe it." Haruto said his expression soon brightened, "But now I get the chance to do what I would like in school!"
"I actually never imagined you would want to get into Science." Ann said.
Haruto soon had a look that only spelled out confidence, "I'm actually a genius when it comes to the subject!"
"Whoa, where did this come from?" Ryuji asked.
"He---Really loves Science." Kiku said, "It always has been ever since he read the works of Einstein."
"So he's an actual nerd?" Kai said.
"Guilty as charged~!" Haruto said proudly.
"I remember he got a chemistry set for his birthday---" Kiku said before she soon had an awkward look, "---Before he blew it up accidentally."
Haruto chuckled as he said, "Who knew Mixing red and Blue could make an---explosive component."
The group looked nervous, before Haruto immediately said, "Do-Don't worry! I learned my lesson, and promise not to blow anything else up!"
"Here's to hoping.." Dide, Ryuji and Ann said
"What about you?" Ren asked Kiku, "Are you planning on joining any clubs?"
"Well---" Kiku said, as she twiddled her thumbs a little, "---I was actually thinking about joining the gymnastics club…"
"Really?" Ann said shocked.
Kiku nodded, "I ended up liking the sport alot when I watched the Olympics."
"Have you done Gymnastics before?" Ryuji asked.
"Yeah, most of it was in secret though." Kiku said, "Didn't want the owner to know about it."
"You must be really good at it!" Ann said, "I'd say go for it if you're really passionate!"
Kiku suddenly looked nervous, "You---You think so?"
"Yeah, and who knows---" Ryuji said, "---They'll come in handy when we have to go enter a Palace again."
Kiku soon started to twiddle her thumbs as she blushed in embarrassment which couldn't help but confuse the group.
"What's up?" Kai asked, "Didn't you want to join the club?"
"I-I-I do!" Kiku said as she continued to twiddle her thumbs, "But uh---"
The group looked confused before it seemed to click. "Are---You scared of people?" Ren asked.
"Y-Yeah." Kiku said.
"But you're fine talking with us." Ryuji said.
"Yeah and we're a fairly medium sized group!" Dide added
"That's only because you guys proved I can trust you!" Kiku argued, before she looked nervous again, "But with new people---That's kind of another story…"
"Yeah, it's always been like this with Kiku." Haruto said, "I personally blame the new directors for keeping us locked up in the facility we lived in."
"Well that's not gonna do!" Dide said. "Best believe We're gonna help you get out of this funk you grew up with!"
"You mean--you'll help?" Kiku asked.
"Of course!" Ann said, "After school, we'll go to the club room!"
Kiku got nervous, "H-Huh?! Y-You mean today?!"
"Yep! Today!" Dide said. "The best way to face your fears is challenging them head on!"
"E-Eh?!" Kiku exclaimed, as she turned red, "W-Wa-wait a minute---I REALLY don't think---"
"I'm with Dide for this one!" Ann said with a smile as she followed.
"Make that three!" Ryuji added as he chimed in.
"E-Eh?!" Kiku exclaimed as her eyes swirled, "Y-You're kidding…"
"Now! Let's go!" Dide, Ann and Ryuji said in union with Kiku being helpless. Though---
"BUT IT'S NOT AFTER SCHOOL YET!!" Haruto shouted.
The trio froze in place as they laughed nervously.
"Sorry, got too excited." Dide said.
"And We got lost in the hype.." Ann added.
"Good Lord you dummies…" Kai said as he slapped himself and shook his head though he couldn't help but think, "Why is she so cute!?"
Kiku couldn't help but cover her face as Ren took notice and patted her back; he could hear her groan, "... This is a bad idea…"
"...Kiku-san…" Ren said.
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-A Little Later; After School-
The students had been going home for the day, though some stayed for their club activities or even tutoring sessions that the teachers provided. Ren and others on the other hand had been visiting the gymnastics club---Though it had been for Kiku's sake.
But---
---Kiku had been hiding behind a wall.
"Come on Kiku-san." Ren said, "You gotta go and talk to them."
"N-No I can't!" Kiku said as she shook her head, "It's definitely impossible!"
"Did my advice of facing fears not mean nothing?" Dide said. "Perk Up, Kiku! You gotta walk in there and show them your stuff."
"You make it sound easy!" Kiku said.
"Well aside from the fact I was a former star." Dide said. "It's not, it takes confidence."
"Which is something you have, Kiku!" Ann said. 'You just gotta tap into it!"
"Yeah, exactly, so what do you say?" Ryuji asked.
"... I think I'm fine with just going home today." Kiku said with a pout.
"You might as well just get it over with." Kai said, "Don't you want school life with Haruto here?"
"Maybe---Just not today." Kiku said as she rubbed her elbow.
"You're really being stubborn…?" Kai said.
Ann and Dide soon hooked their arms with Kiku as she shrieked when they lifted her up. "No exceptions Kiku-chan!" Ann said.
"Time to show your stuff!" Dide said. "And up we go."
Kiku gave a shriek as she tried to get out of their grip. "No, no, no, no! I can't! It's impossible!!" Kiku exclaimed.
Dide and Ann gently put Kiku on the spot as they jumped back, the two of them watched back as if they were proud siblings. Kiku, on the other hand, had been shaking in her boots.
"Guys, maybe you shouldn't be forcing this." Ren said, "She looks terrified."
"So was i in my first audition." Dide said. "Trust me, this is how I got over my fears."
"Trust us." Ann added. "All it takes is a little push."
"This isn't like auditioning for TV…" Kai said as he slapped himself.
"She looks like she's ready to faint." Haruto said.
The group looked over as they saw Kiku looked to be stumbling and not to mention her eyes had been swirling.
"Uh---Is that supposed to happen?" Ryuji asked before---
---She literally dashed away before anyone knew it.
"SHE RAN!?" Dide shouted.
"She's fast!" Ren said, shocked yet in awe.
"I should've known…" Haruto said.
"Ehh?!" Ann exclaimed.
"W-why did she run?!" Dide asked.
"What do you think?!" Kai exclaimed as she smacked his head.
"Oi, What are you doing?!"
They flinched when they turned to see a high school freshman who had brown bangs with a few pink dyes at the tip with her school uniform being longer on the jacket and her skirt on the bottom, accompanied by her pink leggings and shoes. She showed off her magenta eyes as she had a look.
"You think picking on a freshman is okay?" the girl asked.
"Huh?" Ann said.
"... I think she's talking to you guys." Haruto said awkwardly.
"N-No! You got the wrong idea!" Dide exclaimed.
"Oh yeah?" She said, "What do you call her running off then huh? That's gaslighting and hazing if I see it!"
"We wouldn't do that! We're her friends!" Dide said.
"Yeah!" Ryuji added. "We wanted what's best for her!"
"We just wanted her to build confidence!" Ann said
"She was obviously terrified ya know?!" The girl said, "You call that building confidence?!"
"Uh---Well---" Dide said before he turned to his best friends, "---Ren, Kai help me ou---"
He soon froze as he saw Kai, Ren and Haruto at the end of the hall. "Sorry you're on your own!" Ren said.
"Good luck!" Haruto said as they went down the hall.
"Don't die Dide!" Kai added before they went out of view.
Dide couldn't help but shout as he raised his fist, "OH SCREW OFF!"
"SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS?!" Ann called out.
"NOT COOL!" Ryuji shouted.
They soon noticed the girl had cracked her fist as she said, "I have NO problem beating up upperclassmen for their bullshit."
"And this is the part were we run." Dide said.
"Agreed." Ryuji said
Thus the three of them made a mad dash with the girl running after them at full speed. Most of the students looked confused by this as they saw them being chased by freshmen.
"WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE?!" Dide exclaimed before he got tackled by the girl making him shriek.
Unfortunately for him though---
---It happened right in front of Seiko as she had an awkward look.
"Uhhhh--" Dide said.
"Hey I don't question your tastes, dude." Seiko said. "But you better keep 'em to yourselves, you know what they say about former teen stars getting into more scandals and all."
"Wait--Former--" The girl said as she looked to Dide who slid off her and just ran away taking Seiko,Ann and Ryuji with him.
Dide could only sigh with relief, "...I actually thought I was gonna die…"
"You're welcome." Seiko said as she dusted herself, "Now if you'll excuse me, I got cleaning duty I need to finish up."
Thus Seiko took her leave leaving the other teens. Though Dide, Ann, and Ryuji couldn't help but look a little guilty.
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-The Next Day; Shujin Academy (Class 1D)-
Kiku couldn't help but feel awkward the entire morning. After yesterday's events, she just couldn't find a way to talk to Dide, and even stormed off without a second thought the moment she woke up. She had been sitting in the classroom as she had been as all the students had been killing time.
She groaned as she pondered, "I get what they were trying to do, what Dide-kun was trying to do… But it's still very scary. But---Yesterday I couldn't have looked more like a spaz. How embarrassing…. I should apologize to Dide-kun soon. Ann-chan and Ryuji-kun too."
"Hey."
Kiku flinched before she saw the brown-pink haired girl again. Though she looked a bit startled as she nearly jumped out of her chair.
"Whoa, hey, take it easy there!" The brown-pink haired girl said, calming Kiku down, "I'm not gonna harm ya. I just wanna ask you something."
"W-What?" Kiku asked though she couldn't help but stammer. She immediately had a thought as she looked over the girl's appearance, "Her whole attire just screams Yankee! Even her aura feels that way!"
"So those guys from yesterday---" She soon said as Kiku flinched, "----Are they bullying you?"
"Eh?" She said before she recalled the events from yesterday.
"You know those upperclassmen." The girl asked. "Because I can take care of them for you."
"O-oh them?! D-don't worry! They actually mean well!" Kiku reassured her.
"That's a really funny way of reassuring someone." The girl said, "You sure you're not being bullied?"
"N-No, of course not---" Kiku replied, "---They're actually---My friends. They were only trying to encourage me to sign up for a club and I might've overreacted a little!"
The girl didn't seem to buy it as she sighed, "Oh yeah, you are definitely new to this. My name is Ayase. Ayase Futoba! What's yours?"
"O-oh, I'm--Kiku Uchiyama." She said.
"Kiku--Oh your name is a type of flower too, right?" Ayase asked.
Kiku only nodded in reply. The girl perked up as she said. "That's amazing! Mine means to color! How about you?"
"Uh-Uh---" Kiku said nervously, "--A chrysanthemum?"
"Whoo, now that is a long name for a flower!" Ayase said.
"I---Guess." Kiku said before she thought, "Suddenly she doesn't seem as threatening."
The bell soon rang again as the teacher soon stepped in, "Alright everybody take your seats please! Class is gonna begin!"
"Let's talk more at lunch, kay?" Ayase said.
"Su-Sure." Kiku responded nervously as Ayase went to take her seat. "Well---" Kiku soon thought, "---That was a pretty smooth introduction… And unexpected." She soon looked to Ayase as the teacher began her lecture, "Does---This mean she wants to be friends with me?"
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-Later that Day-
Ren could see that Dide had a look of guilt. All throughout the lunch hour he kept hitting his head on the wall rather than eat the bento he had prepared for the day.
"Dide---" Kai said, "---If you keep that up, you're gonna crack open your skull like an egg."
"I might as well be cracked open with a spoon." Dide said.
"Same.." Ryuji said.
"Here here…" Ann said.
"Guys, you're being dramatic." Haruto said, "It's not like Kiku is mad at you for what happened yesterday."
"But we REALLY ended up freaking her out…" Ann said.
"Yeah, So much for her best first day as a freshman.." Dide said.
"Trust me Kiku isn't the kind of gal to hold a grudge." Haruto said, "She knows you were doing what you thought was best. Guarantee by the end of the day she'll do something to make it up for you guys worrying."
"How can you tell?" Ryuji asked.
Before haruto could respond, Ren and the others looked at a corner to see Kiku and Ayase already getting along just at the distance.
"Guys---" Ren said before he gestured over in the direction.
"Hey---Ain't that the girl that tackled you yesterday?" Ryuji asked.
Dide flinched as he looked over, with his jaw opened wide, "I'm sorry what?!"
"Look---" Ann said.
They noticed as Kiku spoke to Ayase, she was smiling and laughing with her; even when she showed her something on her phone Kiku still smiled.
"---She---Looks happy. Like really happy." Ann said.
"Well damn---" Kai said, "---That's the first time in weeks I've actually seen her smile like that."
"... Yeah…" Ren said as he couldn't help but be hypnotized at the sight of her.
"It sounds like your action made a positive outcome, Dide." Haruto said with a smile as he fixed his glasses.
"Yeah, ain't that gre---Eh?" Ryuji started to say before they noticed---
---Dide was doing a REALLY poor job at holding back tears. "Uh---Dide?" Ren said.
"My efforts---they weren't in vain.." Dide said as he blew his nose on a handkerchief, "I AM SO PROUD!!"
"Jesus Christ, stop making it weird…" Kai said.
"QUIET YOU!" Dide shouted at him.
They soon noticed Kiku coming towards them as she waved Ayase goodbye. She joined the group as she had a smile on her face. "Well someone's happy---" Haruto pointed out, "---Did you make a new friend?"
Kiku nodded, "Futoba-chan invited me to this cute cat cafe this weekend!"
"Futoba-chan?" Ren said, before he smiled, "That's great, I'm happy for you Kiku-san."
Kiku couldn't help but laugh, "To be fair, I was a little scared at first, but she turned out to be such a nice person.
At this, Dide, Ryuuji and Ann had solemn looks before they turned to each other before looking at Kiku.
"Hey Kiku?" Dide said, getting her attention. To her surprise---He bowed his head. "I'm very sorry for pushing you yesterday. You were really scared to join the club. We should've let you go at your own pace then rush things."
"For that---We're REALLY sorry!" Ann added as she bowed.
Ryuji added as he did the same, "Can you forgive us?!"
Kiku looked stunned though to their own surprise---They saw she bowed her head too. "No---" She soon said, "---I'm the one who should be sorry. I should've told you about my troubles in the first place rather then let things run their course."
"Kiku-chan?" Ann said, stunned.
Kiku soon continued, as she was still bowing, "The truth is---Ever since the Foster Home---I haven't been good with things like expressing myself. Or telling others what I was thinking. I've only had that experience with Haruto. He will always be a brother to me so it makes things easier to tell him when I'm happy or scared about something… But until now---" She finally picked up her head as they saw the smile on her face, "---I've never actually had friends like you guys before. And talking to Futoba-chan made me realize that you guys are the first ones I've really had. So---" She bowed her head again, "---I'm sorry for not making it clear!"
The group minus Haruto looked stunned by this. Though Ryuji soon spoke up, "Wow---That was actually really heartfelt…" He soon sniffled, "...Ah geez you actually got me tearing up."
"Kiku-chan---" Ann said as she took her hands, as she smiled to herself, "---I guess we all have to work on our communications. Though then again, that's what having friends are like."
Dide sniffled before he started to cry as he said, "OH KIKU! YOU GOOD GIRL!"
He soon startled her with a hug as she squeaked, "YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD PERSON! AN ANGEL EVEN ! WE DON'T DESERVE YOU!"
"Jesus Christ he's going off on a tangent…" Kai said as he facepalmed himself.
"Dide, maybe take it easy when you're hugging her?" Ren said, "I think you're choking her."
Dide froze before he immediately let go. "Oh sorry!"
"I-I thought I was gonna die…" Kiku said as she sighed with relief, "Your hugs are---VERY tight Dide-san…"
Dide gave an awkward laugh as he said, "hehe, I often get that sometimes. Sorry."
"Often? Try a lot." Kai said.
"Quiet you!" Dide told him.
"What? It's the truth ain't it?" Kai said.
"Watch it, Kai.." Dide said as he rolled his sleeves looking ready to fight, "you forgot i know aikido."
"Oh I'm just gonna show you how lame this aikido is!" Kai said
Before the boys could start anything, Ann and Ryuji were quick to break up the fight; with Ann holding back Kai and Ryuji doing the same to Dide.
Kai immediately turned red when he noticed how close she had been.
"Okay--let's not get suspended you two!" Ann told him
"As much as i wan na see more aikido, maybe not trying to attack our friends?" Ryuji said.
"Yeah, so let's just take a breath okay?" Ann said.
Dide couldn't help but pout, "Fine."
Kai however had been at a loss of words as his head had been steaming. Much to everyone's shock---
---Kai ended up taking off running, shocking the group.
"AGAIN?!" Ann shrieked.
"OH COME ON KAI YOU TOO!?" Ryuji shouted.
"HEY, WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!" Dide yelled as he ran after him, "WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!"
Ren couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh, "it's a good thing Morgana isn't here to see this.."
Kiku couldn't help but laugh at this transaction as she could only give one comment, "How silly…!"