Boys Out and Girls Talk

In a certain cafe near the school, you can see 11 boys gathered and talk to each other.

Yes, they are part of class 1B boys.

Today, they decide to execute their "Leech Ryou" plan.

Sho: "Lets order without holding back!"

Ueno: "Yeah, we decide to give our all today."

Tetsuya: "I don't eat anything at lunch break just for this."

Ryuji: "Let me look at the menu, i want to order the most expensive food."

Furuichi: "Look, look, this one is so expensive, i feel sorry for Ryou, but lets order this."

Ueno: "Can we order extra?"

Ryou: "Look guys, don't you have any shame at all?"

Boys: "No."

Jun: "This is our deal, don't back off in the last minute."

Ryou: "But the deal is just an ice cream!"

Ao: "Ah but i don't feel like eating ice cream."

Ryota: "Yeah me too."

Ryou: "I want to punch your faces right now."

Ryuji: "Its 10 vs 1, just give up Ryou. Face it like a man!"

Sho: "Yeah, like a man!"

'Man my as*!' Ryou shout in his mind holding his hand not to give his classmates a gentle touch in their face with his fist.

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Their order already on the table and they start to devour it like a hungry beast.

Hotaru: "Hey guys, who do you think the hottest girl in our class?"

Jun: "Where is this came from?"

Hotaru: "Just wanna know you guys preferences."

Sho: "No matter how you look at it, Ichinose and Ringo is our queens."

Tetsuya: "Yeah yeah, agree."

Furuichi: "But don't you think Furuhashi-chan will not lose in term of beauty?"

Hyuga: "I'm more into someone like Kujikawa-san."

Sho: "Woah.. what is this? is it a confession?"

Hyuga: "No you idiot, just a preference."

Ao: "Then... what about you Ryuji?"

Ryuji: "This is ridiculous."

Ao: "Don't be shy. You are close with our 3 queens, who will you chose?"

All the boys looking at him, except Ryou who still depressed after his expenditure soared so high just from one treat to his friends.

'Just one treat and i spent 11.500 points. I just got 5.000 points from the reward. These guys really don't hold back to leech me out.' he thought

Ryuji: "We...well if you ask me, i prefer someone like Ringo-chan."

"Wooaaahhh" the boys went to uproar from Ryuji's answer.

Hotaru: "Wait, isn't Noyamano-chan Ryou's childhood friend?"

They shift their eyes to Ryou.

Ryou: "It is up to her to decide something like that, its not like i'm his father."

Sho: "But are you really okay with that? someone is interested in your childhood friend Ryou, and its your close friend too!"

Ryuji: "Oii..."

Ryou: "Relax Ryuji, if she is okay with you, i have no right to stop you both."

A hint of surprise is shown in Ryuji's face.

He thought with his confession Ryou will be at least stop him, but out of his expectation he even support him.

Ao: "So, there is nothing between you and Noyamano-chan?"

Ryou: "We are just childhood friend, nothing more. You guys are thinking too much."

Sho: "Good for you right Ryuji?"

He just sit calmly in his seat.

Tetsuya: "Then, what about you Ryou? Who is the one you interested the most?"

Again, they show a curious face waiting for his answer.

Ryou: "Hmm.... we have Ringo, Honami, Fumino, Shiranami, Yui, Norihito, Amikura, Kobashi, Mai, Yamai, Mirai, Satonaka, Tachibana and Kujikawa in our class."

Sho: "Yea, so? Who is you interested the most?"

Ryou: "What? I just calling girls name in our class."

They face palming at his response.

Ao: "We're seriously waiting for your answer!"

Ryou: "Did i agree to answer that?"

Ryuji: "I want to punch you right now."

Ueno: "Come on, we want to know our class ace preference in girl."

Ryou: "I have no obligation to answer that."

Hyuga: "But you are so close with Ichinose, Noyamano and Furuhashi-san. Which one of them?"

Ryou: "Is this an interview or interrogation?"

Ryuji: "Just answer it."

Ryuji looks like interested in his answer too.

Ryou: "Okay... you know?"

They are impatiently waiting for his answer.

Ryou: "You know what time is it? Ohh... I need to start my daily exercise soon!" he said as he raise from his seat

Ryuji: "The hell!"

Ao: "You coward running from the war!"

Ueno: "You are not a man!"

Sho: "Coward! come back here!"

His friends protested and want to smack his face so bad, but Ryou just turn a deaf ear to their shout.

He walk to the shop door laughing at his friends.

..

Beside the vending machine near the field, place where Ryou is usually drink his coffee.

Honami: "So Ringo, what do you want to talk about?"

Ringo: "Lets get to the point, but please answer it with your most honest answer. Do you like Ryou?"

Honami take out her money and buy a strawberry milk from the vending machine.

Honami: "What with this sudden question?"

Ringo: "Please answer me."

Honami: "Yes i like, no, i love him."

Honami look at Ringo's eyes not even a slightest hesitation.

Ringo: "This is funny but me too."

Honami: "Why are you suddenly brought this up?"

Ringo: "I just want to know who is my rival. Lately, since our enrollment into this school i feel like i got farther from him, no, not our distance, but our feeling. And there you are appeared between me and him, and then Fumino-chan and Airi-chan too. I just want to say this, i will not give up on him, i will make him respond my feeling to him."

Honami: "I don't know what to say, this is first time for me too to feel something like this to the opposite gender. I never have any intention to disturb your effort, but one thing that i'm sure about. Me too, i will not give up this feeling, my first feeling to him."

They just looking at each other for a few moment.

And then start to smile together.

Ringo: "Whats happen with us to do something like this for that 'monster'."

Honami: "Isn't that because he is a 'monster' to make us like this?"

Both of them chuckling to how weird is their romance because of Ryou.

One thing that they sure, since that moment they are an 'official' rival in love.

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A/N: No, this is not author experience. Don't worry, your author is more popular than Ryou!

In the past he is being chased by a lot of people...

because of his debt! Hahahaha *JK

Hope you enjoy this chapter, i want to eat my fried noodle first.

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