Chapter 7
Chiba's locked himself in his room sulking when he hears a knock and groans
"Leave me alone…"
The door opens at Tadashi looks in
Tadashi "Ryuu-nii… can we talk…?"
Chiba sighs sitting up "Fine… what's up?"
Tadashi shuts the door and fidgets
Chiba raises and eyebrow confused "Oi? Sit down?"
Tadashi nods and sits on the bed beside him keeping his voice low "Ryuu-nii… you like Hayami-san right?"
Chiba blushes looking away "I… suppose…"
"Would you… still like her if she was a boy?"
Chiba thinks for a moment "Well… I like her for who she is as a person. So… probably…?"
Tadashi nods staying silent
Chiba "Tadashi? What's wrong?"
"Ryuu-nii… is it okay to like boys…?"
Chiba's eyes widen and he smiles putting a hand on his shoulder "Yeah. It's okay."
Tadashi bites his lip "It is…?"
Chiba nods smiling genuinely "Yeah… Why?"
Tadashi tenses and looks away "…asking for a friend."
Chiba side eyes him confused "Alright…"
Tadashi hesitates for a moment "Ryuu-nii… Do you… do you like boys…?"
Chiba flinches "Well… I don't really know…? I haven't really like anyone before in general… I'm still wondering about my feelings for Hayami… I wouldn't mind dating a boy… I haven't really thought about it?"
Tadashi nods "I see…"
"…do you?"
Tadashi stays silent then nods slightly with his red cheeks "…is that weird…?"
Chiba's hidden eyes widen pulling him into a side hug "You know? I'm still mad at you for whatever you told or showed my classmates. But… I'll set that aside for now okay?"
Tadashi rests his head on his brother "Ryuu-nii…"
"It's okay Tadashi. If that's how you feel then that's okay. You're still you."
Tadashi nods and smiles shyly "Thanks Ryuu-nii… and… can we keep this between us…?"
Chiba nods "Of course."
Tadashi stands up "Thank you… Goodnight Ryuu-nii."
"G'night Tadashi."
Chiba stops him for a second smiling "I'll still tease you about it though"
Tadashi leave laughing and shaking his head.
Next Day After School
Karma and Rio are in a cosplay store arguing.
Rio sighs once again "I told you we are dressing her up as a maid"
Karma holds up a cat ear headband and tail "But I think the cat costume will bring out her girly side"
Ritsu pops in on Rio's phone "I have an idea! How about you sew the tail on the maid skirt and sew the frills around the ears"
Rio taps her chin "That's not a bad idea"
Karma nods "You're right"
Karma grabs the items before heading to the dressing rooms.
Rio hands over the maid costume to him "Here try it on."
Karma pushes it back to her "No I'm not putting that thing on"
Rio scowls "Oh you're putting it on! You made me put on that nurse outfit last time."
Karma smirked "Aww come on, you looked good in it though. Plus you and Kataoka are about the same size, so we had to make sure it fit."
Rio flips her hair "I know I looked good, I look good in any thing."
Karma grabs the items and walks to the clerk "How about we just buy it and if it doesn't fit we can just put it on someone who does."
Rio nods and walks after him.
At the cash register the clerk is ringing up the items sneaking glances at Rio.
The clerk clears his throat "So is she your girlfriend?"
Karma shakes his no while narrowing his eyes "Why?"
The clerk smiled "If that's the case, do you think you can hook us up~?"
Karma clenches his fist "Absolutely not."
He frowns "Why not!"
Rio looks over "Karma! Hurry up? We have work to do."
Karma nods keeping his death glare of the clerk "I'll meet you outside in a sec."
Rio nods and takes the cosplay going outside to wait.
Karma smirks as soon as she's gone and cracks his knuckles "Ritsu. You know what to do."
A few moments later Karma walked out of the door seemingly satisfied.
Rio walked up to him "What took you so long?"
Karma shoves his hands in his pockets "Nothing, let's go get something to eat"
Rio shrugs and follow after him. After awhile they are sitting down eating ramen.
Karma "You know a lot of boys been staring at you lately"
Rio flips her hair "You know that's that single and not stressing glow"
Karma put down his chopsticks "Yeah but it's annoying."
Rio laughs "Not as annoying as those group of girls following us"
Karma laughs too "I didn't even know there was a group of girls following us"
Rio smiles but looks confused "How did you not notice?"
Karma shrugs "Cause it doesn't affect me. I like someone already so I don't really notice."
Rio perks up "Wait you like someone!?"
Karma shrugs once again "I mean yeah, don't you?"
She looks to the side "Yeah… But how come you've never mentioned it?"
Karma raises an eyebrow at the question "I can ask you the same thing?"
Rio smirks "Touché, my devil friend."
Karma smiles slightly 'She really is an idiot…' "Yeah… So how are we actually gonna convince Hayami to wear the cosplay?"
Rio snickers "Leave that to me~"