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Chapter Ten: STE Competition

"I'll see you later," Satoshi said and the brunette beside him smiled and nodded. He nodded back then turned and went to the art room.

"Risa-chan!"

Risa jumped, surprised at the sudden outburst of the familiar voice. She turned to pout at the girl standing at the doorway of the Reflector's room. "Mou, Ritsuko-chan! You know better than to surprise me like that!" she blurted with a stomp of her foot.

Ristuko grinned sheepishly. "Gomen. Anyway, you should hurry up and get inside. Sensei's been waiting for that article you promised her, ya know~"

"Oh yeah! Sensei's there right now?" Risa entered the room and Ritsuko trailed behind her.

The brunette found her sensei seated at the usual desk talking with Nao. As she made her way, Rei-sensei spotted her and the good sensei waved a hand at her.

"Hey, Risa-chan!" Rei-sensei said with a smile.

Risa bowed, "Good afternoon, sensei." She looked at Nao and was about to greet her when she saw that the girl was practically glaring at her. "Ah... Hello, Nao...san..."

Giving her one final look, Nao turned to Rei-sensei abruptly. "Would that be all, sensei?"

Rei turned to Nao, oblivious to the predicament Risa was experiencing at the moment. "Hm? Oh, yes. Thank you, Nao-chan."

Nao face hardened at the thought that their sensei almost forgot about her just when that brunette came in. She bowed to Rei-sensei before turning on her heels and went for the door, not even bothering to bid farewell to the other students in the room.

Risa's confused gaze followed the pinkette until said girl was out of sight.

Ritsuko whistled amusedly. "Wow, when you came in she was shooting you death glares then the next thing you know she's acting like you didn't even exist! Did you two have a fight?"

Incredulous, Risa stared at her friend. "What? I hardly even talk to her!"

"Then why?" Ritsuko asked with a tilt of her head.

The brunette sighed, "I don't know. She had been giving me these weird looks lately."

Ritsuko's eyes widened slightly and she let out a gasp. "Ever since you went out with Hiwatari-kun..."

Confused, Risa looked at the girl, "What?"

Infuriated, Ritsuko gave Risa a push. "Ugh! Risa, you're so dense!"

"The meeting went long than usual today," Satoshi said as he checked his watch. He turned to the girl beside him, "Did you wait long?"

Risa shook her head, "Nope. We did a lot of things at the Reflector anyway."

"I see," he smiled and Risa blushed at the thought that he only smiles like that around her.

"A-ah... Satoshi...?"

"What is it?"

She paused as they continued walking home together.

"A lot of girls in our school find you really attractive, you know."

He nodded, his gaze still directed at the road in front of him. "The fans club wouldn't let me think otherwise."

She giggled and it was music to his ears.

"Nao-san likes you, too. Nao-san's really pretty and smart, ne?"

He nodded again, "Hmm."

Silence filled them then as they continued to walk. The brunette stopped dead on her tracks when she felt a hand curl around her wrist. She turned expectantly to Satoshi, her heart thumping faster than it usually did. "Eh...? W-what is it, Satoshi?"

The boy only stared at her for while and Risa felt her face heat up. Then he raised his thumb, pointing something to his right. Confusion etched on her features. She slowly turned to the direction where he was pointing. She gasped softly when she saw what it was.

"O-oh! My house!" she exclaimed, her face now red from embarrassment that she almost passed by her home without knowing it.

Risa heard him chuckle and she turned to him, pouting and glaring. Satoshi let out a small laugh before patting the girl's head like a pet. Risa swatted his hand away abruptly, annoyed. "Mou, Satoshi!"

He leaned then and kissed her on the forehead. Risa's blush visibly appeared once again, much to his delight. "Aishiteru, Risa..." he murmured before backing away and saying good night.

Still flushed, Risa watched as the blue-haired boy walked away. "Baka Satoshi..." she muttered then turning to enter her home with a smile on her face.

The next day, Kenji-sensei, their ICT adviser made an announcement. "In relation to the upcoming STE competition I'll be selecting students that will participate on said event."

While Kenji-sensei continued to talk, Risa turned to Takeshi Saehara who was seated beside her. "STE?"

"Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs. It's an organization which is handled by the TLE Department. Every year the org holds a competition between schools and every year the place where the competition is to be held changes. Last year it was held here, but the year before that in...where was it? ...in Tokyo, I guess," the boy replied.

"Tokyo?" she almost shouted but luckily, she covered her mouth with her palm in time.

Takeshi nodded then turned to their sensei, "I wonder where it will be held this time..."

The girl made a humming sound before turning her attention back to their sensei.

"Kozuki, I'll be picking you for Newsletter Layouting, okay?" Kenji-sensei said.

Nao Kozuki nodded in response, "Hai, sensei," she said, a small smile forming on her lips. Her eyes travelled to the younger Harada and the smile slowly grew.

"Hiwatari. You'll be doing the Web Page Development, would that be alright?"

Risa's eyes slightly widened and she quickly turned to the blue-haired lad inside the room. Satoshi nodded in agreement and Risa felt her shoulders slump. Eeeh? Why did it have to be Satoshi? ... Wait... Her focus abruptly turned to the girl with the long pink hair who was currently smiling brightly. If she's going and he's going... then...! IYAAAAAAHH!

-End of Chapter Ten-

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