"What is it? Was it something I said?" Athena asked, looking at everyone with wide eyes.

"I didn't know you two were a thing!" Mai said while hiding to hide her mouth behind a hand, she was being playful.

"Wait, what? A thing? What thing?" Athena said as she held the kitten closer to her.

"Oh, you don't need to be shy with us Athena. Opposites do tend to attract very heavily," Hinako reasoned.

"This is SOOOO not my OTP!" Yuri sulked, crying about her loss of her OTP and being poor in general.

"To be honest with you, I saw this coming from a mile away. Especially with the way you kept eyeing him when you first met him," Kasumi said as a matter of fact.

Athena was flustered, her cheeks red. "That's not true at all! I never met him before and I wanted to get to know him better!" Athena stuttered.

"Uh huh, like anyone hasn't heard that a million times," Hinako said while snickering.

"You know though, this is just the love story we've all been dying to hear. Come on now honey, pray tell, and please inform us of your fated love with him. How did you meet him? Was it all of a sudden, swept away by the winds of passion? Or was it romantic, under a candle lit dinner?" Mai said while looking at Athena.

"No no, it's nothing like that. I've never talked to him before at all!" Athena said, hugging her munchkin cat.

"Keeping it a secret affair? So scandalous of you! I don't blame you though. What was that you said? Idols can't be involved in a scandal?" Hinako said, mimicking Athena's voice.

"No, no, no, no, no! There's nothing between us. Not even in secret!" Athena pouted.

"Then what was all that about giving him your address on Line? Doesn't he know where you already live if you two are together?" Mai asked.

"I think Friend Athena is telling the truth. Why would she give him her address if they are already a thing, that doesn't add up to begin with? However I'm having a hard time believing Friend Athena, since she implied that she has his number," Kasumi said.

Athena frantically scrolled through her contacts. It was after a while of searching that she realized something. She didn't actually have his contact info.

"Oh… I was so sure of it. I…I don't have his number at all," Athena said while blinking a few times.

"So, then that begs the question. How exactly are you going to contact him? He's not a social butterfly, if you haven't noticed," Mai asked.

"MY OTP STILL LIVES!" Yuri yelled aloud, clutching her hands to her heart and smiled.

"Friend Athena, it seems that you have run into an impasse. None of us are friends with him, so then how exactly do you wish to communicate with him?" Kasumi mused.

Another voice, a very soft and feminine one made them snap out of their current conversation.

"Oh, pardon me, but I couldn't help but overhear your conversation! It's no problem really, Athena here, just copy Iori's number from my cell phone!" Yuki said happily as she took a seat next to Athena. Yuki's comment made every one jeer at her, except Athena.

"OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!" Hinako, Yuri, Kasumi, and Mai teased. This time it was Yuki's turn to look around confused. She handed her cell phone over to Athena, who was staring at her in surprise.

"What is it? Was it something I said?" Yuki asked, naively.

"Friend Athena, it seems that Friend Yuki wants to engage in a friendly competition with you," Kasumi said. She was grinning mischievously.

"Ok, now this is definitely getting scandalous. Athena, you were right to keep everything a secret," Mai said, hiding her face behind a hand, this time in genuine concern.

"Yuki, in all seriousness you were the last person we expected to be a thing with Iori. Especially since you have Kyo. I have to hand it to you though, I'm impressed. You are very ambitious!" Hinako complimented.

"I don't understand what is going on!" Yuki exclaimed.

"Honey, you can drop the act now. You and Athena aren't exactly award winning actresses, you know," Mai teased.

"How exactly did you meet him, and get his number?" Athena asked, copying Iori's contact info onto her own phone.

"Oh, he helped me raise a kitten. I found the small thing in a park and was in the middle of petting it when he appeared. He gave me great advice on raising a Calico. He came over and we had so much fun raising the small thing. I have never seen such a happier kitten," Yuki said while smiling.

"NONE OF YOU ARE MY OTP!" Yuri yelled while sobbing into her hands.

"Oh my. This just keeps getting better and better! What a wonderful little drama we have going on. We even have front row seats to everything!" Mai was ecstatic.

"Friend Athena, Friend Yuki seems to have prior experience with Iori. Perhaps asking her about Iori's preferences will help you on your meeting with him," Kasumi suggested.

"WHY CAN'T YOU COWARDS JUST LET ME HAVE THIS OTP! IT'S THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME ALIVE!" Yuri cried.

"Yuki, what exactly does Iori like? How is he?" Athena asked curiously. She was eager for any information.

"We'll he is usually a man of few words. Unless it's about something he's really passionate about. For example, he loves and knows everything there is to know about cats," Yuki said.

"Honey, that's a given. Give us the juicy tidbits please," Mai said impatiently.

"Well, his favorite anime is also my favorite anime. We both love Urusei Yatsura! His favorite character is Lum! She's just so cute and awesome!" Yuki said while holding both of her cheeks.

"Hmm…interesting," Hinako commented.

"Something about that is notable?" Kasumi asked.

"I'll tell you later," Hinako said while thinking.

"He loves music more than anything, and he specializes in smooth jazz. We'll any sort of jazz but jazz is his favorite!" Yuki hummed.

"There we go, now you two have something in common!" Mai said excitedly.

Athena nodded, somehow feeling something strange the more she listened.

"WHY IS EVERYONE IGNORING ME?" Yuri cried into her hands.

"He plays a LOT of instruments, and mixes and composes his own music. His influences are the usual jazz giants. And surprisingly enough, White Snake," Yuki said.

"That was predictable," Kasumi commented.

"Also, his favorite food is meat. He loves all meat, not a picky eater at all. He can't get enough of the barbeque ribs I grill for him!" Yuki mentioned.

"WWWWHHHHAAAATTT!" everyone, even Athena yelled in unison.

"You cooked for him!?" Mai yelled.

"Well, the way to a man's heart is usually through his stomach," Kasumi said.

"A very tried and tested strategy," Hinako mused.

"Does he really enjoy your cooking that much?" Athena asked, holding the kitten closer to her.

"I would say so. He stuffs himself so full that he gets sleepy and crashes on the couch. It's so funny. He's like a fat cat," Yuki mused.

"Well, then that settles it. Athena, text him right now. And set up that date already!" Mai exclaimed.