Chika messaged the group chat that the second years had.

Chika:
The date was great!
We're going to have another one after school on Monday!
I'm so excited!

Both You and Riko were bothered by this. On one hand, they were happy for their friends. Everyone should be happy, and it was obvious that Chika and Kanan were.

However, they were bothered because the date was successful. The both still liked Chika, but seeing this confirmed that they would not have a chance to be with the orange-haired girl.

You:
That's great!

Riko:
Congratulations!
I hope you two will like your second date!

Chika:
Thanks!
It's all thanks to you two!
If you weren't there, I probably wouldn't have said anything to Kanan

The two of them sighed.

'Maybe it would have been good if we weren't there.'


You did her normal routine of going to Chika's house early. Riko met up with the girls on their way to school since she lived right beside Chika. It has been like this since Riko moved here and the three of them became friends.

However, it was different now. Chika was always talkative, but she always talked about more that one thing. This time, all she could talk about was her and Kanan's date. On the way to the bus, on the bus, walking to school. Their talks revolved around this new couple. They enjoyed each other's company, but the repetitive talk about them was tiring. However, they didn't want to stop it since it was Chika's first love.

It got them to think about how the three of them would be if one of them started dating Chika instead.

The would probably be friends. However, the person that would be left out would be hurt. Not only because she can't participate in their flirting. The bigger reason was because that they knew the other girl liked Chika as well. Then, they would drift apart and wouldn't be friends again. At least, not for a while. If there's one thing they could thank Kanan for, it would be that.

The day went by fast, and it was already lunch time. The two girls expected that they would eat together as a trio. However, they should have known better.

"Chika-chan? You aren't eating with us?" Riko asked.

"Sorry! Kanan texted me, she wants to eat lunch together. I promise, we can eat together tomorrow!" Chika apologized, her hands together.

You and Riko were both deflated since they couldn't spend time with the person they liked. But, it was a reasonable request. "It's okay, Chika-chan! It's going to be your first lunch as a couple, and you should enjoy it!" You said.

"Hehe, thanks!" Chika waved before she rushed to Kanan's class. The two girls sighed and pulled out their lunches. They started to eat at You's desk since it was closer to the window.

"It's not that exciting without Chika-chan here, isn't it?" You said, breaking the silence between the two girls.

"Not really." Riko responded. "I'm not that interesting anyways. Do you remember what we usually talked about?"

You took a minute to think, as did Riko. "I can't. Most of the time, Chika-chan was the one to start the conversation."

"You're right…" The silence between the two girls grew again. "H-how did you find the lecture?"

"It wasn't bad."

This sparked a conversation between the two girls. It started out with their class. You and Riko were on a similar level in terms of intelligence, however Riko was a bit above You. The ash-haired girl had some questions regarding the homework, which Riko helped with. After that, they realized that they didn't know too much about themselves. Their friendship was held together by Chika, so they took it upon themselves to get to know each other better.

"Hi guys!" Chika said to her friends as she came back.

"Oh! Back so soon?" Riko asked.

"What do you mean? Class is about to start." Chika responded, confusion evident in her face.

The two girls looked at the clock and saw that Chika was right. The bell was abo-

RING!

The bell rang, so they went back to their places. Riko and You didn't realize how fast the time passed. They…really enjoyed talking to each other. Learning about each other's quirks was interesting, and it was nice to actually talk one-on-one without Chika not being there.

"Hey, Riko-chan." You called out to the girl. They were just finishing practice. "Could I stay over for the night? I want to study and we could help each other."

"That sounds good. Is your mother okay with it?" Riko asked, which she received a nod. "Okay. Let's do it."

"Wow, your house is nice, Riko-chan." You looked in awe when they entered.

"It's not really." Riko seemed a bit flustered at the praise. "Shall we go to my room?"

"Oh! Sure! I'm having some problems with the homework."

The two walked upstairs while having some light conversations. Riko's room was small, but it was very clean.

"Wow, you have a piano in the room?!" You said in awe.

Riko chuckled. "Is it weird? The way you're acting is funny, You-chan."

You started to blush. "Jeez, I didn't realize it. Let's get to work, heh."

The two of them sat on the ground around Riko's table. The homework was a bit difficult since it was a new lesson. Riko had a better grasp on the new information, so You asked her a lot of questions. They soon finished the work, so they had a lot of time before they went to sleep. They talked a bit more about anything and everything.

"Do you have any clothes? You wouldn't want to sleep in your uniform." Riko asked, heading to her dresser.

"I didn't actually think we could do this, so I have nothing." You rubbed the back of her head while softly laughing.

"It's okay. I have some here. It might be a bit small, though." Riko offered You the bunch of clothes.

"Thank you." You took the clothes and went to the bathroom. She came back quickly, wearing the clothes. "Umm, Riko-chan?"

Riko didn't notice that she was staring at You. "Oh! S-Sorry. You…just look nice…" Riko said, blushing.

You also blushed. "R-Really? T-Thanks…" The air in the room became awkward after Riko's comment. "I'll, umm…where am I sleeping?"

"R-Right! Let me get the futon!" Riko quickly rushed out of the room, where she had some time to think to herself. 'I can't believe I said that! I mean, You-chan did look cute. My clothes are a bit tight on her, so the shirt…sticks well on her- How could I be thinking this?!'

You was left alone in the room. She took a seat on Riko's bed. 'Riko-chan said I look nice?' You looked down to see her clothes. 'The shirt is a bit tight. Mostly around my chest.' You didn't hear the door open when she started to pull the shirt around to let her chest breathe.

Riko came back into the room seeing this, and started to blush furiously. 'Wow, she does look really good.' Riko shook her head, trying to get her shameless thoughts out of her head. She started to walk forward. "You-chan, here's your- Ahh!" Riko tripped on…nothing, but she tripped and fell on You's lap. She dropped the futon on the floor. "Sorry, You…chan…"

"It's-It's…okay…"

You and Riko looked at each other with wide eyes. The started to inch their faces closer together until their foreheads were touching. Their lips touched, feeling soft and comforting. They shared that kiss for a bit until they parted their kiss.

And immediately became embarrassed.

"Let's sleep!" Riko quickly exclaimed.

"Y-Yeah!" You replied immediately after. She made her futon and quickly leapt in it, covering up her face. Riko did the same in her bed. The two of them had their backs to each other, although neither couldn't see it.

They were blushing madly, and were dreading the morning.