Fuji walked out of the inn and walked towards Ryuzaki-sensei . Ryuzaki-sensei spotted him and she made her way towards him .
"There you are Fuji ! Where did you go ? The special training has already started ." She asked . Fuji stood there and he smiled at her .
"I'm sorry Ryuzaki-sensei . I went to retrieve my phone . I'll try to catch up to the others ." Fuji said and he ran out of the area and up the mountain path . As he was running , the words that Ryoma said still lingers in his mind . He felt frustrated and angry that he was made a fool of by Momoshiro . Not long after , Fuji caught up with the others . They were resting under a tree . Fuji walked up to them .
"Fuji , there you are . Where were you ?" Inui asked while taking a sip of water . Or rather , taking a sip of his 'special juice' .
"I left my phone at Echizen's room so I went to retrieve it ." Fuji smiled .
"I see . You're late though . Anyways , how's Echizen doing ?" Tezuka walked over and folded his arms . He stared at Fuji with a stern look . Even though he looks like he doesn't care much , Tezuka is actually quite worried about Ryoma's condition .
"He's fine Tezuka ." Fuji smiled and looked down on the floor . "He even told Chiyo his feelings and that ." He said softly to himself .
"Fuji , did you say something ?" Inui asked .
"Nothing . Come on , lets get back to training ." Fuji looked up and gave the both of them a gentle smile . He then walked away , leaving Tezuka and Inui looking confused . Tezuka sighed and walked away . Inui however , stood there and was deep in thought . He was certain that Fuji had said something . After standing there for sometime , he decided not to think about it . He caught up with Tezuka and Fuji and the entire team carried on with the special training after the short water break . While , running up the slope of the mountain path , Momoshiro , Kikumaru and Kawamura were running behind Fuji , Tezuka , Inui and Kaidoh .
"Hey , haven't you noticed that the four of them seems to be hanging out together quite a lot lately ?" Kikumaru whispered to Momoshiro and Kawamura .
"You too ? I've been thinking the same thing ! They seemed to be quite concern about Echizen as well . Well , I don't care about Kaidoh but , Tezuka , Fuji and Inui are acting really weird recently !" Kawamura nodded in agreement .
"That's right ! When Echizen fainted that day , they were so worried about him ! Why are they worried about Echizen ?! Right , Momo ?" Kikumaru turned towards Momoshiro . Momoshiro was in daze when Kikumaru looked at him . He was deep in thought .
"Momo ?" He waved his hands over Momoshiro's face which brought him back from his thoughts .
"Ah , sorry . I was thinking about something ."
"Geez Momo . And i was telling you something important . So , what do you think ? Don't you find it weird that Tezuka , Inui and Fuji are worried about Echizen ?"
"Well , maybe their just pretending to be nice ." Momoshiro smiled . Kikumaru basically dropped his jaw wide open and Kawamura sweat dropped .
"Pretending to be nice ?! Okay , maybe Fuji but .. there's no way Tezuka and Inui would do that !" Kikumaru shouted . He then covered his mouth when he realized that he shouted way too loud . Fuji took a glance over his shoulders . He knew that Kikumaru shouted something but he pretended not to notice . Kikumaru then let out a sigh of relief .
"We'll talk about this later . Lets carry on with training ." He continued running and ran towards the others . Kawamura also ran ahead of Momoshiro , leaving him behind . Momoshiro ran behind them , this time , his face was filled with confusion and anger .
"What's going on ? Why are they so worried about you ? Why do they care so much about you ?! And why is Chiyo- What's she to you ?! Echizen Ryoma .. !" Momoshiro said softly to himself . His face went entirely black . He was angry , he was annoyed and on top of all , he was jealous of Ryoma . As Momoshiro was in his own thoughts , Fuji turned his head over his shoulders and looked at Momoshiro . Even though , Momoshiro didn't say his feelings out loud , having an excellent sense of hearing , Fuji heard everything .
"Momo .. so that's how you feel about Echizen ." Fuji clenched his fist hard . " And to think I trusted you all these years , I'm such an idiot ..But why are you so concerned about Chiyo and Ryoma ? Don't you already have Sakuno ? So why ? I just don't get it !" He thought to himself as he continued running . They continued with their special training until the evening . After their training , they headed down the mountain back to the inn . While walking down back to the inn , Kikumaru asked about dinner .
"I'm starving ! I wonder what's for dinner ! Sakuno-chan , what are you guys making for dinner ?" Kikumaru asked while looking at Sakuno . Sakuno looked confusedly at him .
"Erm , Kikumaru-senpai . Actually .. i'm-"
"No matter , I bet what you cook will be delicious ! Surprise us !" He beamed at her and skipped happily away with the others , leaving her standing there alone with Tomoka . The both of them looked at each other .
"Don't they know that we're not preparing dinner tonight ?" Tomoka asked Sakuno .
"I guess Oba-chan didn't tell them ." Sakuno replied and looked at the sky . "I wonder who's preparing dinner tonight ."
After standing there for a while , the both of them headed back inside the inn and went to take a shower .
Meanwhile , Chiyo and Oishi were preparing dinner in the kitchen . Well , things .. aren't going so smoothly though .
"Oishi-senpai ! You're not suppose to pour the whole bottle of salt in !" Chiyo shouted as Oishi was about to pour the whole bottle of salt into the pot of soup . Oishi jumped and stopped just in time . Next , Oishi was going to chop the carrots .
"This time , I'll do it right !" He raised the knife high up in the air and prepared to land a blow on the carrot that was in front of him . " AHH !" he shouted .
"Oishi-senpai ! That's not how you're suppose to cut the carrots ! That's dangerous !" Chiyo shouted as she grabbed hold of Oishi's arms just before the knife landed on the carrot . Next , Oishi was about to wash the rice .
"This .. this time ! I'll definitely do it right ! AHHHH !" He placed his hands in the pot of rice and swirl his hands around in a circular motion .
"Oishi-senpai ! Do it slowly ! The rice are flying everywhere !" Chiyo shouted as her sweat dropped .
About five minutes later , Oishi was squatting down at one corner of the room , moping . Chiyo walked over to him and bent down beside Oishi .
"Oishi-senpai , there's no need to be so depressed about it ." She smiled and comforted him .
"But , even though I was supposed to help out with dinner , I made things worse and eventually , you had to do everything . I'm sorry ..." Oishi apologized and looked like he was about to cry .
"It's nothing to be sorry about ! Really ! You don't have to apologize ! You did help me out with shopping ." Chiyo tried to cheer Oishi up . Oishi looked up at her with teary eyes .
"R-really ?" He asked .
"Yeah ! You also helped out with washing the vegetables and setting up the cutlery .Oishi-senpai , you really did help out ! If it weren't for you , dinner might not have been ready by now ! " Chiyo smiled . Oishi smiled and he stood up from where he was .
"Thank you Chiyo . I'll go and call the others for dinner . Why don't you bring the dishes out ?" Oishi asked . Chiyo smiled and nodded . Oishi then walked out of the kitchen into the dining room . Chiyo on the other hand , brought the plates of dishes out and prepared for dinner .
Back at Ryoma …
Lying down on the bed , I placed my hands on my forehead . That idiot . Why didn't she come back ? It's boring in this room alone . Geh ! What am I thinking ! Well , I guessed she was shocked out of her mind . With me confessing to her and kissing her out of the blue ... But our feelings were mutual , so why ? Then again , I guessed it must be a first time for her . So I guess she must be embarrassed . Sigh .. And that Fuji-senpai ! Why did he have to barge in at the wrong timing ?! I swear I'm going to kill him ! Just then , I smelled something nice . This aroma , is it dinner time already ? I got out of my bed and went out of my room .As I walked along the hallway , I could smell the aroma of the food . This somehow smells familiar . This smells like ...her cooking . No , this is definitely her cooking ! I know this aroma ! I walked towards the direction of the dining room and as I came to the end of the hallway , everyone was sitting down and chomping down the food .
"This is amazingly good !"
"Not bad ."
"Mmmhnn ! Its delicious ! Sakuno-chan , you're amazing ! When did your cooking get this good ? Its totally different from yesterdays !" Kikumaru-senpai asked while he chomped down the food .
Of course it's different ! She didn't make dinner .. I know for sure because , this smells exactly like the fried rice she made for me before .
"Eh ? I-" Ryuzaki was about to say something when she was interrupted by Momoshiro-senpai .
"What are you saying Kikumaru-senpai ? Of course its delicious . As expected of my girl ." Momoshiro-senpai wrapped his hands around Ryuzaki's neck and pulled her close to him . I rolled my eyes .This is sickening .
"Erm guys , actually-"
"There's no way she could have made those food ." I said out loud which surprised everyone . Everyone turned around and looked at me . I walked down the stairs .
"Echizen ! Are you sure you should be out of bed ?!" Oishi-senpai and Kaidoh-senpai rushed towards me .
"Echizen Ryoma ! What are you talking about ?!" Horio shouted at me . Sigh .
"I'm fine senpai ." I then turned towards Horio . " Like I said , there's no way she could have made those food . She just don't have the talent for cooking .."
"What was that ?! How dare you say that about Sakuno-chan ?!" Kikumaru-senpai jumped up from his sit and glared at me .
"You're just jealous that Momo-senpai has such a great girlfriend !" Horio smirked at me . Me ? Jealous of him ? Not in a million years .
"You have got be joking . Why would I be jealous of him ? Great girlfriend ? Heh . I don't see how great she is . Don't make me vomit ! " I scoffed at him . His face looked angry and I could see that Momoshiro-senpai looking extremely pissed . He stood up and made his way towards me . He stood in front of me and placed his hands on his hips with a smirk on his face . Now that really pisses me off !
"Echizen , I really wish you would stop saying things that are not true about Sakuno . The food is really good . If you don't believe me-"
"I believe you alright . Because I've already tasted this cooking before and I can tell you , its damn delicious . Just that , she's not the one that prepared the food ." That's right , the person that made all these food , is her . Not Ryuzaki . Just then , Ryuzaki-sensei walked right into the room .
"Oh ? Looks like dinner is served . Great work Oishi ." She patted Oishi-senpai's shoulder . Everyone opened their eyes wide and dropped their jaws wide open .
"OISHI MADE DINNER ?! NO WAY ! WHEN DID YOUR COOKING GET THIS GOOD ?!" Everyone shouted in unison . My sweat dropped . Sigh . Oishi-senpai started to panic and he started getting all flustered .
"Whoa whoa ! Wait ! I didn't make dinner ! I only helped out with washing the vegetables and shopping ! Actually , the person who made dinner was-"
"Chiyo was the one that made dinner ." I cut right into his sentence before he could finish it . Eyes were all on me . The room was completely silent . And then ..
"How do you know Chiyo made dinner ?! And how dare you call Chiyo by her first name ?!" Horio shouted at me and shot me a glare .
"And what makes you think you have the right to call her by her first name ? She's not yours , so stop acting like she belongs to you ." I shot him a glare . Chiyo here , Chiyo there . I'm getting irritated with him ! The both of us where throwing glares at each other , although I could tell that his face was getting pale . Just then , Fuji-senpai came in between of our glaring contest .
"Mah , why don't the both of you calm down ?" He said .
"Fuji is right Ryoma . You're still unwell so why don't you take a break ?" Ryuzaki-sensei agreed with Fuji-senpai . I took a deep breathe and gave out a sigh .
"Whatever ... I just wanted to point out the fact that Chiyo was the one that made dinner and not Ryuzaki . That's all ." I turned around and walked away towards Kaidoh-senpai . Kaidoh-senpai and Oishi-senpai came over .
"Echizen ! Are you sure you're supposed to be out of bed ?!" Oishi-senpai asked while in his mother hen mode . Geez . I already told him that I'm fine . He never change .
"Senpai , I already said I'm fine ..." I replied .
"But.."
"He's fine Oishi-senpai . He was able to stand up to Horio and the others ." Kaidoh-senpai placed one of his hands on Oishi-senpai's shoulder . Oishi-senpai looked up at him and smiled . He then nodded .
"You maybe right Kaidoh ."
Kaidoh-senpai looked up and looked around the dining room , as though he was searching for something or someone .
"By the way Oishi-senpai . Where's Chiyo ? I want to thank her for cooking dinner ." He asked while looking around the room .
"Eh ? She was around here just now ." Oishi-senpai started looking around as well . I looked around the room too . I want to see her . Just then , I saw someone sitting down at the dining table located at one corner of the dining room .
"There she is .." I pointed to the direction of where she was . We made our way towards her . She was lying her head on the table and her eyes were closed . She's sleeping ? She must be tired . I sat down beside her and looked at her seeping face . Seeing her sleeping face , I can't help but smile .
"She was sleeping here all this while even though we were so noisy just now ? She must be exhausted , taking care of Echizen the entire night and preparing dinner for all of us . " Oishi-senpai said , trying to keep his voice down as he sat down as well along with Kaidoh-senpai .
"Yeah .." I replied in a low tone . She's definitely exhausted . She's always does her best in everything . Even to the extent of coming down here to take care of me . I laughed to myself . Idiot . I reached my hands out towards her face . Just as my fingers brushed across her face , she opened her eyes and jumped up all of a sudden .
"Wah ?! Since when did I fall asleep ?!" She shouted . The chair behind her clattered . "WAH ?!" She turned around and tried to grab hold of the chair but her hands slipped and the chair fell on the floor , making a loud sound . Everyone's attention turned towards us . Pfft ! I tried my best to hold my laughter in .
"Ahhh .. ehhh .. I..." she tried to speak as her face grew red .
I..I can't take it anymore ! Her reaction is just too funny ! And then , I burst out laughing . I covered my mouth with my hands and laughed . Everyone stared at me and eventually , she turned around to look at me . Chiyo held her hands closed to her chest and blushed .
"G-geez .. what are you laughing about ?" She asked with her flustered and blushing face .
"You ?" I replied still laughing to myself .
"I-its not that funny .."
Just then , I choked on my own saliva and started coughing .
"Ryoma !?" She ran over to me and placed her hands on my shoulder . "Ryoma ,are you okay ?! Are you still feeling sick ?!" She asked looking worriedly at me . I stopped coughing and looked up at her . Our faces were just a few inches away from each other . Her face got red . She jumped up and took a step back . Heh , she's so cute . I smiled at her .
"W-what ?"
"Nothing . Your reaction was just so cute . That's all ."
After saying that , her face got even redder and there were whispers around the room . Oishi-senpai and Kaidoh-senpai were staring at the both of us with their mouth wide open .
"W-what are you saying ? Idiot .. H-how are you feeling ?" She asked .
"I'm fine . Just ..."
"Just ?"
"I'm hungry .." My stomach growled . "There's no food left so ... Make me dinner ." I gave her a gentle smile .
"W-what am I ?! Your wife ?!"
"No , but ..." I stood up and walked towards her and stood in front of her . I looked down at her blushing face and looked into her eyes . "There's something I want to tell you .."
I could feel eyes on us . I took a deep breath . I'm going to say it right here , right now . Even though everyone is watching , I don't care . I want her to know . I have to make it clear to her . She's probably too dense to know what's going on after that kiss . Sigh . Here goes nothing .
"Chiyo … I love you . Will you... go out with me ?"
She looked at me with her eyes wide open . She blushed even harder .
"EHH ?! What is he asking Chiyo ?!"
"How dare he ask Chiyo something like that after he betrayed Sakuno !"
"Come on , Chiyo will probably reject him . I mean , all the guys that confessed to her got rejected !"
Everyone was shouting here and there . The loudest was probably Horio but I didn't care . I just looked at Chiyo .
"Will you guys shut up ?! There's still no reply yet ! " Tezuka-senpai shouted and the whole room just went quiet , waiting for Chiyo to respond .There was silence for a moment . Chiyo held her hands near her chest and she looked down to the floor .
"I...I.. I feel the same about you , Ryoma ." She looked up to me and smiled . "I...I'm really happy you asked me that . Yes ... I'll go out with you ." She closed her eyes and nodded .
"EHHH ?!" Everyone shouted . I smiled . In my heart , I felt a sense of happiness injected into me . I'm happy . She opened her eyes and looked into mine . I'll protect her . This time , I won't let anyone steal the most important person away from me again . I squatted down on the floor . Argh .
"R-ryoma ?! What's wrong ?" Chiyo came over and squatted down beside me . *Growl* .. My stomach growled . "Eh ?"
"I'm hungry … I'm so hungry that I think I might die if I don't eat anything right now .."
"AH ?! I forgot about that ! I'll make you dinner so just wait a while !" She stood up but just right before she was about to head to the kitchen , I grabbed on to her hands .
"I'll help you .." I smiled and got up on my feet .
"Eh b-but ..."
"I'm fine . Don't forget , I can cook . I'm not Oishi-senpai ."
"Echizen !" Oishi-senpai shouted with his embarrassed face .
"And besides , cooking beside you , I want to try that ." With that , I pulled her into the kitchen , leaving everyone dumbfounded in the dining room . This time .. I'll never feel alone again ..because I have her by my side .. I turned around and smiled at her . She smiled at me as we headed into the kitchen .
Back at the dining room ..
Everyone stood there , dumbfounded . They couldn't believe that Chiyo and Ryoma are going out with each other . Tomoka , Kikumaru , Kawamura , katsuo , Katchiro and horio stoned down there with their mouth wide open in disbelief .
"C-chiyo .. why ?" Horio said and he looked like he was about to cry .
"I can't believe this .. right Sakuno ?" Tomoka asked her best friend . Sakuno said nothing . Instead she just stood there and stared .
"Nya ! Why would someone go out with Echizen ?!" Kikumaru shouted . Fuji , Tezuka and Inui stood at one corner and smiled .
"I'm kinda happy for Echizen .. despite all that happened ." Fuji said .
"What are you saying Fuji . You and I both know that what happened during the past two years were all lies." Tezuka replied .
"Tezuka .. when did you..notice ?"
"During the festival .."
"And you didn't tell me ? Geez , you're as mean as always ."
"What was that Fuji ? Do you want me to make you run 20 laps right now ?" Tezuka shot a deadly glare at him .
"Calm down Tezuka . At least we all know the truth now ."
On another side of the room , Momoshiro was sitting down on a chair and his face was entirely black . Fuji noticed this and he approached Momoshiro from behind . Momoshiro clenched his fist hard and he slammed it hard on the table .
"Echizen Ryoma ..." He said to himself . Just then , Fuji appeared in front of him . He regained his composure and gave Fuji a smile .
"Yo Fuji-senpai ! What's up ?"
Fuji gave him a serious look which startled Momoshiro .
"Momo , we need to talk .."
Hey guys ! I know its has been like a month or two since I last updated ! SO SO SORRY FOR MAKING YOU ALL WAIT ! I know how it feels to be like waiting for something to come out so yeah I know your feelings ! So here it is ! Chapter .. 25 ? I dont know haha ! Okay ! Oh ! Ryoma finally asked her out ! And she said yes ! YES ! Everyone was like shocked and Horio and Momo were jealous ! Sucks to be them But i'm happy for Ryoma ! Even Fuji , tezuka and Inui are happy . Since the finally knew what's going on ! Fuji , out of the three knew what really happened ! Yes ! And next chapter , Fuji's going to talk with Momo ! Whats going to happen ? Sorry for leaving it hanging again ! I promise to update ASAP kay ? Thanks for all the awesome support ! I love you guys so much ! Hearts !
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