Starmoonbear: Hello! Welcome to another chapter of Promise! I just noticed that the last chapter was a bit too long so I apologise for that. Also if you guys have any suggestions than please message me or write a review about it, thanks in advance and enjoy this chapter.

The whole group was silent for a minute, "Wait…you both know each other?" Hozumi asked as they nodded "Of course, we were childhood friends" Riku said "I'm still wearing the two hair ties you gave me when we were 7, and the necklace too" Nana said as he smiled brightly "Really!" Riku said as she showed him the necklace and hair ties "Wow! You do love them" Riku said "I'm wearing your old hair tie right now" Riku said as he pointed to his hair. "You listened to what I said, and it still has my name on it" Nana said as she pointed to the name on the hair tie. As the 2 friends laughed the other members started to talk "Is she the mystery girl he's always talking about?" Hozumi asked as Heath nodded "Yep, she matched the description he gave us" Heath said. "Um is everything okay over there?" Nana asked as she looked at the group all huddled together. "Yeah we're fine, oh! We forgot to introduce our selves, I'm Ayumu Kadowaki, 2nd year" Ayumu said "Takeru Fujiwara, 1st year" Takeru said. Soon all of them finished introducing themselves "It's nice to meet all you" Nana said "Oh yeah! Since Nana is here, we could enter competitions now" Kyosuke said as they all nodded "But, she needs to pass a test first" Heath said. "If she doesn't pass this test than you're not prepared to be our relationer" Heath said "I do it" Nana said with a determined face. Heath and Kyosuke smiled "You passed" Heath said "Wait what? But I didn't do anything" Nana said "Yes but what we look for in our stride club is not how well you do, it's how you treat it" Kyosuke said "You did it Nana!" Riku said "I guess I did!" Nana cheered as they hugged each other "Okay love birds, no hugging while it's a stride team meeting" Heath said "Sorry captain" Riku laughed "Love birds? We're not dating though" Nana blushed "Oh really, doesn't seem like it to me" Ayumu laughed "Do you remember the promise we made years ago?" Riku asked "Yes I do" Nana nodded "Want to try it?" Riku asked as he held out his hand. Nana blushed a deep red "Um okay, sure" Nana said as she smiled "Great! Let's get back to practicing now" Kyosuke said "Oh! Nana! You'll need this" Kyosuke handed her a tablet "You'll need that" Kyosuke said "Thanks" Nana said as she looked at the names on the tablet.

They went outside as they saw people looking at them. "Nana, you stay here and keep track of where we are and tell us when to start running" Riku said "Okay, I'll try my best" Nana said as Riku patted her head "I know you will" Riku said as he left to join the group. "Riku get ready…1…2…3…go!" Nana said as she looked at the tablet. She saw Riku going at an incredible speed. "Woah…" Nana thought "Hozumi, get set" Nana said as she looked at the arrow "1…2…3…go!" Nana said as she saw the arrow moving "Heath you're next, get set…1…2…3…go!" Nana said as he ran. "What on earth!" Nana thought "Kyosuke! Get set! 1...2...3...go!" Nana said as she heard them take off at incredible speed "Takeru get set…1…2…3…go!" Nana said as she saw perfect relations one by one. Soon Takeru finished running. She heard people cheering "Nana! You're so good at this!" Hozumi said in the mic "Thanks" Nana smiled "Nana, I'll go get water for the runners" Ayumu said as she nodded "I'll meet you at the meeting place" Nana said as he nodded.

Nana took off her ear piece as she started to head to the meeting place. Suddenly she bumped into someone "I'm so sorry, excuse me" Nana said as she tried to get passed them but they wouldn't let her pass "You're the girl Riku's dating right? Nana sakura?" The girl asked as she frowned "It's Nana Sakurai actually" Nana said "Oh look, girlie girl is trying to be smart" another girl said. Nana started to get worried "I'm sorry I really have to go…" Nana said "Woah! Look little girl is scared" another girl said. Nana thought for a minute and secretly turned on her mic "We have a surprise for you" the main girl said as she brought out a bucket of water from behind and dumped it on her. She screamed. The member on the other side heard a big splash and a scream "Nana? Nana!" the members yelled into they're mics. The line cut off from the rest of them. "Nana! We have to help her!" Riku yelled as he ran "Where is she?" Heath asked as Ayumu searched her destination "Near the fences" Ayumu said as they all ran. "You think you so good and pretty, well you're not" the girl said as she kicked her in her stomach. She winced in pain. "Is that not enough?" the other girls said as they pulled her hair and pulled her clothes "Stop…please…" Nana said as she face the ground "If you date Riku than you will have to face the consequences" the girl said as she laughed "Nana!" they heard people calling her name "Shoot! Let's go!" the girl said as she they all ran away. As they reached her she was soaking wet and her clothes were thorn "Nana…are you okay?" Riku asked as he lifted her face and saw she was crying "Riku…Riku…" Nana said as she cried in his arms "I tried to be strong, I really did" she cried "It's okay, it's okay, we're here now" Riku said as he patted her head "I'm sorry Nana" Riku said as Nana shook her head "It's not your fault, I'm just glad you're here" Nana said as hugged him tighter "Who did this to you?" Kyosuke asked "3 girls…they were saying stuff like if I date Riku than I will have to face the consequences" Nana said as she let go of him "I'm scared to go home…" Nana said as he thought for a moment as they all thought for a minute "Let's have a sleep over at Riku's place!" Hozumi said as all they nodded "Yeah! That way Nana won't feel scared" Kyosuke said "You guys would really do that for me?" Nana said as they nodded "Don't worry, we're here for you" Hozumi said as she smiled. "Thanks" Nana thanked a stood up. "Here, borrow my jacket for now, we need to get you a new uniform and we also need to take you to the nurse's office" Riku said as he took off his jacket and put in on her.

As they walked to the nurse's office Nana saw girls glaring at her. Since Riku and Nana were holding hands, it was hard not to notice that they were together. "Riku! That is not fair! I asked you first! Yet you refused my confession for…this!" The girl yelled "Excuse me, could you not speak to my girlfriend in such a tone" Riku said as he pushed her out of the way as they continued to walk down the hallway. When they reached the office, the lady at the front desk immediately stood up. "Oh my! Are you all right!" the lady asked as Nana nodded "Yes, I fine, I just need a new school uniform" Nana said as the lady nodded "Please wait here for a second" the lady said as she went inside a room. A few minutes later she came out with a new uniform. "Here you are" the lady said as Nana thanked her. "Who did this to you? We do not tolerate bullying at this school" the lady said looked at her. "Oh it was nobody" Nana said "We need to know the students who did this to you, no need to be shy now" the lady said "Um I would like to go to the nurse's office right at this moment and I don't want to remember that scene" Nana said as she gripped Riku's hand. "All right, I won't force you to tell me" the lady said "but if this happens again do not hesitate to tell us" the lady said as Nana nodded.

Soon they went to the nurse's office but no one was there. "What should we do now?" Ayuma asked "We could take her to my family's hospital" Kyosuke said "I-I don't think it's that serious Kyosuke" Nana said "Are you sure?" Kyosuke asked as she nodded. "I have a first aid kit at my house, I'm sure my brother won't mind if we have a few guests. Riku said as they thought for a moment "Say…Riku…does your brother ever get angry? Heath asked as Riku thought "Hmm, he does but it's really rare" Riku said "I wish I had a brother…" Nana thought as she imagined her with a big brother. "Nana, I hate to tell you but…having a big brother isn't as good as you think it is" Riku said "It isn't?" Nana asked as Riku nodded. Nana looked down. "We're your brothers Nana, kind of, except for one of us" Heath said as he looked at Riku who smiled and linked hands with Nana. "I guess that true" Nana said as she smiled at the group.

At Riku's house, Tomoe was shocked to see all the people coming through the door. "Riku? What is going on?" Tomoe asked "Oh Nana was bullied and she's scared to go home alone so we're going to have a sleep over" Riku clapped cutely as Tomoe sighed "I'll go cook more food" Tomoe said as he ruffed Riku's hair "Hey! Stop that!" Riku said. Tomoe went to kitchen, Riku showed the guests to the living room. "You guys will be sleeping here tonight" Riku said "Nice, we could tell scary stories" Hozumi said Kyosuke started to sweat "Huh? Kyosuke? What's wrong?" Nana asked "Wait…Kyosuke, don't tell me…you're scared of ghosts?" Riku said as he looked shocked "N-no, it's just hot in here" Kyosuke said "Boo!" Tomoe whispered behind Kyosuke "EEK!" Kyosuke jumped as they all laughed. "Don't worry Kyosuke, I'm scared of spiders, and those beasts are everywhere" Nana chuckled. "I guess you have a point" Kyosuke said as he laughed. "Let's go on a grand tour around Riku's house" Ayumu said as they cheered. "Just don't go into the kitchen" Tomoe said as they nodded and scattered among themselves "Nana, would you help me out in the kitchen?" Tomoe asked as she nodded "Sure" Nana smiled.

As Nana walked in she saw plates of food on the table. "Woah…" Nana said "I know right, those things out there are beasts when they see food" Tomoe laughed "I see…that's something to take note on" Nana said as the laughed "Anyways, Nana, could you help me make the desert?" Tomoe asked as she nodded. Nana thought for a moment as she got ideas "Hmm…What should I make? Parfaits? Cake? Donuts?" Nana thought "I'll just make all of them" Nana said as she got started. About 30 minutes later Nana finished cooked. "Wow! Nana! These look so good! Just watch them devour these in a few seconds" Tomoe laughed "I go bring these to the table" Tomoe said as she nodded "Alright, I'll leave them in fridge for now" Nana said as Tomoe gave her a thumbs up. As they ate all of them we're animals. A few minutes later all the food was all gone. "Desert time! Hozumi said "Oh right!" Nana got up from her seat as she went into the kitchen to get the desert. As Nana came out she came out, she was carrying all sorts of deserts "I wasn't sure what desert you guess like best so I made the most popular ones" Nana said as she placed the food on the table. "This looks so good!" Heath said as his mouth watered "go ahead everyone" Nana said as they all pick up one of the deserts and ate it "This tastes so good!" Hozumi said as she laughed "Thank you" Nana said as she ate her donut.

After they finished eating and resting it was time for bed. "I'll sleep in my room tonight" Tomoe said "Nana, you could sleep in my room" Riku said "Are you sure?" Nana asked as he nodded "Of course, I wouldn't be a gentleman if you had to sleep on the floor" Riku smiled as she smiled "If you're sure" Nana said as he nodded "be my guest" Riku said as she went upstairs. Riku's room was nice on tidy. She put on her pajamas and brushed her teeth as she climbed into his bed. A few minutes later, she still couldn't sleep. It's seemed to empty. She decided to take his pillow and blanket and go downstairs. Everyone was already asleep. She quietly went through the sleeping members as she found Riku sleeping soundly. Since Riku was next the window, he was shivering. Nana covered him with the big blanket as she slept beside him sharing her warmth. After he stopped shivering and was nice and warm.

The next day. Slowly people started to wake up. Heath yawned as he saw Riku and Nana cuddled up together and smiled at the two. "I want to take a picture of this" Heath thought *click* Heath turned around and saw Takeru taking a picture. "This will be perfect for practice" Takeru said as he had evil ideas in his head. "Sometimes, you really scare me" Heath said "We better let them sleep a bit more" Heath said as Takeru nodded "Oh, also, send it to me to, it could come in handy" Heath said as he chuckled evilly "and you said I'm scary" Takeru said as he sweat dropped "I can't wait till practice time now" Takeru smiled.

Starmoonbear: That's the end of this chapter. I really glad you like this story so far. Thanks for reading! A special thanks to StrawberryTart21 for being the first one to review for this story! Thanks!