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"FYI, Akihiko-san's at the hospital getting a checkup." Junpei walked over to the group. Kaida was sitting on Minato's desk, with Yukari and Ekko leaning on nearby desks. "He called me earlier, and asked me to bring him something. Yup, he knows who to count on."
"He only asked you cuz you don't have anything else to do after school." Yukari responded. Minato and Ekko smirked at that and Kaida giggled.
"H-Hey, I resent that." Junpei answered.
Yuakri giggled. "I'm just kidding. So, what'd he want you to bring?"
"The class roster for 2-E."
"That guy is weird. Why would he want the class roster for 2-E?" Kaida wrinkled her nose and shook her head. "Seriously."
"Well, I don't have practice today, so I'll go with you." Yukari said, standing up. "You guys are coming too right?"
Ekko shook her head. "Me and Minato need to go to the Student Council Room. We promised Mitsuru-senpai."
"I got nothing on either." Kaida said. "So I'll go with you guys."
"Cool." Yukari said.
"W-Wait a minute..." Junpei looked defensive.
"What? Is there a problem?" Yukari rounded on Junpei.
"Well, it was ME he asked..." Junpei said meekly. The three headed out, with Kaida chuckling all the way out of the school grounds.

When they found the hospital room that Akihiko was supposed to be in, they instead found a tall and unfamiliar guy sitting there. Kaida was fighting a snack machine just outside.
"Um... Is... Akihiko-senpai...?" Junpei started hesitantly. The young man scowled at him.
"...In this room? By any chance?" Kaida walked into Yukari, chocolate bar in hand.
"Ow... Hey!" She snapped quietly at Yukari.
"Sorry." She whispered back. The sound of footsteps had them turn to see who was coming.
"What are all of you guys doing here?" Akihiko entered and stopped by the doorway, when he noticed the crowd waiting for him.
"Came to see ya." Kaida said, giving him a crooked smile.
"I'm just here for a checkup." Akihiko smiled back.
"Is that it, Aki?" The young man's voice sounded gruff.
"Yeah, thanks."
"Tch... I don't have time for this." The young man got up and pushed past Yukari and Junpei, but Kaida wouldn't budge. "You..." He looked directly at her.
"Yo." Kaida smiled and gave a small salute.
"Never mind..." He said gruffly, passing her. Kaida stared after him.
"Weird." She said as he disappeared.
"W-Who was that?" Junpei asked once the guy was gone.
"A friend from school... sort of." Akihiko began explaining to Junpei the reason for the young man's visit.
"Kaida-chan, did you know him from somewhere?" Yukari asked in a hushed tone.
"Nah." Kaida resumed chowing her snack. "Wait." She frowned slightly in thought. "Oh yeah... He shouted at me when I injured my leg."
"He shouted at you?" Yukari gave Kaida an incredulous look.
"Uhh... yeah?" Kaida said shrugging slightly. Yukari continued to stare at her before grinning slightly and shaking her head.
"Hey Junpei, did you bring what I asked?" Akihiko turned to face the capped teen.
"Of course, Senpai." Junpei handed the roster over, looking extremely proud of himself.
"Sorry for the trouble. Well then, let's get going!"
"Uh, you shouldn't move your arm..." Junpei said in a worried tone as Akihiko began swinging his arm around.
"It's nothing." Akihiko said with a shrug. "I've wasted enough time already. I need to get back to my training."
"By the way, Senpai, why boxing?" Yukari asked.
"You mean, why did I choose that sport?" Akihiko seemed to think about it for awhile.
Kaida noticed a drink vending machine, with her favorite drink, and hurried over to get it. After a minute, she returned to find them still chatting.
"That's an interesting way of looking at it." Junpei seemed to be impressed with whatever Akihiko had said. "Ya know, I'm into games too..."
"Yeah, VIDEO games." Yukari said sarcastically.
"Oh, but I like fighting games too." Junpei said with a smile.
"Seriously? What kind?" Kaida said enthusiastically. On the way back to the dorms, Kai and Junpei discussed different games that they enjoyed playing, much to the amusement of the Senior boy with them.

Meanwhile back at school
"Everyone, this is Ekko Shiratake and Minato Arisato. They will be joining the Student Council." Mitsuru indicated to the two students.
"Ekko Shiratake and Minato Arisato, huh?" A smart looking boy eyed them both. "I'm Hidestoshi Odagiri. I supervise the Disciplinary Committee."
"I'm Chihiro Fushimi, the Treasurer." A shy looking brunette with glasses gave a short polite bow. Ekko responded with a small dip of her head.
"I'm a sophomore, and um... I'm still learning the ropes, so... please be patient with me Ekko-san, Minato-san." Her cheeks turned pink as she spoke to them both. Ekko and Minato exchanged a brief glance. Ekko smiled warmly at the girl.
"No worries. Nice to meet you all."
Minato gave a vague "nice to meet you all" but otherwise was completely silent. Ekko could feel eyes on her, and noticed Hidetoshi sizing her up. A small crooked grin on his lips. Ekko raised an eyebrow, giving him a questioning look.
"You must both be talented for the President to hand pick you. Nice to meet you."
Ekko got the impression that he was interested in learning more about them. She chatted with the other members and got up to speed on everything that needed attention. She chatted with Hidetoshi as well, trying to figure him out as best as possible.
"Today we'll just do introductions." Mitsuru said authoritively. "It'll be your job to help us, Shiratake, Arisato. From now on, you both have my permission to enter the Student Council Room whenever you need to. That includes after school, too."
Mitsuru explained when Student Council met, and gave them the basics on what they were expected to do.
"Got it." Ekko said, confidence in her voice. She thought she saw Hidetoshi smile approvingly from the corner of her eye, but ignored it.
"Thank you, both of you, for joining us today." Mitsuru smiled warmly to them. Ekko nodded again, and left with Minato back to the dorms.