Ayase quietly walks to the art club and gently slide open the door.
"Hmm?" Uchimaki was the only one in the clubroom and he looks up at the door. "Do you need anything?"
"Hello, Uchimaki-kun, my name is Ayase Kaori, Mizu's best friend. I came to your club last year, don't you remember?"
"Yeah, I guess…"
"So I came here to ask you some important questions, can I sit down?" Ayase smiles enthusiastically.
"Sure." Uchimaki nods.
Ayase sat on the sofa and pull out a crumbled piece of paper from her pocket.
"Are you from the newspaper club or something?" Uchimaki asked.
"No, I'm not, Sayaka is."
Who? Uchimaki thought.
"Okay, so first question. What did Mizu and you do on Saturday?"
"She came to my house to watch anime, though I think she was just trying to be nice. She doesn't like anime, heh." Uchimaki scratches the back of his head.
"Did you invite her or what?"
"Yeah, I did."
Ayase covers her mouth and gasps. "Why did you invite Mizu?"
A flash of red covers Uchimaki's face. He can't tell Usami's best friend that he is starting to like her, what if Ayase tells Usami about it. "Well, uh…" Uchimaki said. "I have a really good anime and I don't want to watch alone?"
"Then why didn't you ask that strawberry head in your class?"
"Strawberry head? Oh, Imari-san? Umm…" He struggles to find an excuse. "She was busy on Saturday."
"Busy doing wha—" Ayase was cut off when Usami suddenly walks inside the room.
"Kaori…" Usami puts her hand on Ayase's shoulder. "What are you doing here?" She says with a yandere-looking face.
"M-M-M-Mizu…" Ayase sweats. "Uhh, I'm just asking Uchimaki-kun some questions, nothing more."
"Hmmm? What type of question?" Usami stares directly at Ayase's soul.
Uchimaki sat awkwardly while the two friends, one terrified, one being a devil, talked to each other when he was unable to do anything. What was he supposed to say? Oh, Ayase-san was just asking me several questions to see if I like you or not. That would be an idiotic thing to say.
Usami notices the crumbled piece of paper on the sofa and picked it up. She slowly opens it.
"NOOoOOoo! Mizu! Don't do it!" Ayase screams in despair. But it was too late. Usami read every single line in side that piece of paper.
What do you think of Mizu?
Are you in a relationship with strawberry head?
What did you do to Mizu on Saturday?
Would you marry a short-bob-haired girl a few class away from yours?
Do you think Mizu would be a good wife?
When will be a perfect time to propose to a girl?
What colour will the ring be?
Where will the wedding be held?
How many children do you plan to have?
Do you think you will be a good husband?
What kind of house do you want to live in?
How many bedrooms will there be?
How much time will you be able to spend with your wife?
Usami stopped there. She can tell what Ayase was thinking in her head. Ayase seems to understand Usami's thoughts right now since she gave Usami a grin.
Uchimaki still sat there silently. "What… What's on that paper?" He didn't want to ask but he was curious.
"Oh, it's just—" Before Ayase could finish her sentence, she was smacked in the face by Usami's bag.
"We will talk later." Usami points at the door, so as to tell Ayase to leave.
Ayase covers her nose and walks to the door. When she left, Uchimaki asked, "Do you beat her up that often?"
"She's used to it."
Uchimaki stood up and walked to Usami's direction. She was turning her back away from him, staring at the door, to see if Ayase comes back. Uchimaki took the opportunity to take the piece of paper out of Usami's hand and read as much as he could.
"Uchimaki-kun! What are you doing?" Usami turns around when she realizes there weren't any paper in her hand.
She tried to take the paper back but Uchimaki wouldn't let that happen. He read as fast as he can and when he was done, he gave it back to Usami, with a red face, looking away from her direction.
Uchimaki packed his bags and said, "You have an interesting friend. 'm leaving early today, okay?" then smiled like nothing has happened.
Usami watched as Uchimaki waddles to the door and out the hallway.
