A/N :

Just something you should know before you start reading .This story starts the morning after the events of Chapter 174 of the Manga . One major change from the Manga is that Kibe hasn't told Kazuya about Mami working with Grandma Nagomi

Kazuya woke up in the morning and for a second it was a normal day . Then a pounding headache slammed against his own skull . As he winced and got off his bed, he started to remember flashes of a night out with his buddies accompanied by extravagant drinking .

" Well , not like waking up with a hangover , isn't normal for me " , he reflected.

Kazuya slowly and methodically got ready for another day at his University

Once he was done , he grabbed his apartment keys , wallet and phone, stepped out and locked the door behind him . For a second he stood transfixed on the porch. He smelt a certain fragrance . It was delicate but at the same time very alluring. It was a fragrance he recognized.

"Mizuhara's perfume" , he thought to himself.

Kazuya sighed and stared to walk down the stairs . Suddenly his eyes fixed on a spot on the parking lot right in front of the apartment building. In a flash , he remembered what had happened the previous day. What he had yelled while standing on that exact spot . What he had yelled for Mizuhara to hear .

" My perfect girlfriend is you .And if I say this you might get really mad at me . But... for the longest time I've been in lo..."


Kazuya crumpled his coffee cup , threw it in the garbage bin and started on his second cup. He recoiled at the extra bitter taste of the black coffee , but his desire to collapse on the ground faded and his headache eased up a little . He sighed once again and began to reflect .

" I can't believe that I nearly did it . Nearly confessed to Mizuhara. I'm lucky that Kibe interrupted me. And that Mizuhara didn't hear it . If she had I ... I don't know what I would have done. She would have definitely got seriously mad at me . And of course she has the right to . She told me right at the beginning that I shouldn't fall for her. If she knew, then she would definitely cut ties with me . "

Kazuya stamped his foot on the ground in frustration.

" What even possessed me to start yelling that? "

As he thought back , he got his answer . Mizuhara had started talking about finding him "an amazing girlfriend" . Something had come over him when he heard her say that .Like their relationship had just reverted to what it was in the beginning. And Kazuya had hated that thought . The thought that Mizuhara was still under the impression that he could have feelings for anyone else .

Kazuya took a deep breath and tried to figure out what to do next .

" Well anyway, I got lucky this time. But obviously Mizuhara is suspicious of me . I'll have to be more careful from now on. Otherwise what we have, my relationship with her, will be over. "

That being said, a little disappointment remained. A part of him wished that he could have completed his confession and that she could have heard it .

Kazuya drained his coffee, threw the cup away and headed to Uni.


"Those idiots didn't turn up today " , Kazuya noted as he walked through the corridors of Nerima University. The loud noise which generally hung over the campus made his brain feel like it was disintegrating.

Kazuya finally reached the staircase and was headed upstairs when he heard some voices from behind him. He instinctively turned around to see two girls whom he recognized. They were Mizuhara's friends , Kawanaka Yoko and Shinbo Yuuki

Kazuya began to panic. If these two were here, then surely behind them... . His growing fear was confirmed when indeed Mizuhara or rather Ichinose Chizuru turned around the corner of the staircase and started to walk upwards before seeing him and freezing in shock. She stared at him for a few seconds before hurriedly looking away .

The other girls recognized Kazuya and began to speak.

" Hey , Kazuya-kun . It's been a while , right?" , Kawanaka asked .

" Yeah , not since the time we hung out at the bar, " he replied.

" Oh right , I remember now.You got really wasted that time. Although it looks like you're pretty hungover today as well " , Shinbo noted , laughing a little .

" Yeah , we had a little party last night and I definitely drank too much, " Kazuya admitted .

" You shouldn't drink so much, you know " , Kawanaka replied, also laughing.

They were silent for some time and then Shinbo spoke up again,

" That time we all hung out was really fun. But we never got together again after that ".

Kawanaka nodded in agreement and suggested,

" Hey maybe we should hang out again. "

Kazuya panicking slightly , tried to reply ,

" Eh , hanging out together? Um, that.. uh ".

For the first time, that day, Mizuhara looked straight at Kazuya, made eye contact and then slowly closed both her eyes .

Kazuya realized what she was doing. It was their pre-arranged signal, for when Mizuhara wanted to him to say no to something and she couldn't say it out loud for some reason.

Kazuya steeled himself and replied,

" It's a good idea but I don't know if we'll be able to do it right now . Um .. sorry about this . Maybe another time " .

The girls looked disappointed but assured him that it was fine and then they parted ways . Mizuhara walked past Kazuya without even glancing at him . Kazuya waited a couple of minutes before heading up the stairs and to his hall .


Ichinose Chizuru gripped the handrail tightly as she walked . Her friends were engrossed in their conversation and didn't notice her. Chizuru's heart was beating very fast . She placed her hand against it trying to calm it down. She didn't understand why it was like this. She didn't understand why those words kept playing in her mind.

" Perfect Girlfriend. Longest time . I've been in lo..."

" What's wrong with me ? " , she wondered. " Why can't I even look him in the face now without thinking about.. that. It's.. it's not like he... . It's not like it was .."

Chizuru bit her bottom lip , trying and failing to make sense of it all .

Suddenly Yoko tapped her on the shoulder .

" Chizuru, it's a shame right ? "

" Huh ? What ? " .

" That Kazuya-kun didn't agree to hang out ".

" Oh . Yeah, I guess " .

" Come on , Chizuru. Hanging out with guys isn't all that bad . And it's not like these guys are creeps or anything like that" , Yuuki told her .

Chizuru was silent and didn't reply .

" You know , we could really have fun with those guys . And having guy friends is always useful , " Yoko stated .

" And my boyfriend will be busy with classes for the three weeks , so he isn't going to take me anywhere, " Yuuki agreed .

" Do you think that's why Kazuya-kun said no ? He doesn't think Sasapai would like them hanging with you ?

" Well I'll talk to him today and make sure he's alright with it . "

" That's great . There's no harm in asking Kazuya-kun and the others again. I'm sure we'll be able to convince all of them together. Now I doubt they'll want to go somewhere and drink again this week , so how about we get them to help us with that? "

" That's a pretty good idea but I don't see why they'll agree to it " .

" We'll let them pick what we do before that."

" Make a day out of it ? "

" Yeah " .

Chizuru had not really been paying attention to the whole conversation but now realized that the plans were becoming more concrete by the second

" Hey , should we really trouble them like that. I mean , it's not like .. "

Yoko and Yuuki both turned and looked at Chizuru.

" Hey Chizuru, " Yoko asked, " Do you have some problem with those guys ?"

" Eh ? No . Not at all . I barely know them . I've only met them a couple of times " , Chizuru replied hurriedly.

" Really ? You protest anytime we get close to one of those guys ".

" Well , that not .. There's no particular reason or anything " .

Yuuki suddenly asked,

" Chizuru, do you have history with one of them ? "

" What ? History? What do you.."

" I mean have you and one of those guys ever ... "


Kazuya reached his lecture hall and sat at his usual place . Class began and he half-yawn replied his attendance which got him a cold stare from the professor. Kazuya propped himself up with his elbow , knowing that if he fell asleep , the professor would commit murder.

Suddenly he felt a vibration from his phone. He pulled out his phone expecting it to be a message from either Kibe or Kuri , laughing at him for going to Uni while they had bunked . He glanced at the notification.

" Ichinose Chizuru " .

Kazuya nearly yelped out aloud. He quickly opened the message .

" We need to talk. Today " .


A/N : This first chapter of the story is mostly an elaboration of Canon events but it builds the foundation for this story . The next update will probably come in another 2-3 days .

The stage has been set and I hope you all enjoy the ride .


Next Time : Chizuru intends to do something unexpected which surprises Kazuya