School had ended, and the two boys had noticed Kichiro looking rather upset. So they walked over to make sure everything was okay, and sure enough, it was the work he had gotten. "I... Do not understand... what some of these words say..." He shyly admitted, looking down at his shoes, obviously embarrassed, but Kim and Max shook it off, offering to help him again, to go over to his place and work on the assignments together. Kichiro's face lit up but stopped himself from accepting so quickly "Uh, sorry. Dad very sad, no want friends over and wants me home right away..." He sadly said looking at the papers in his hand, letting out a disappointed sigh.
The two boys stared at each other, silently thinking of another solution. Max's mom wanted the house to herself for a few hours, and Kim wasn't allowed to have friends over until he gets at least two better grades. All stood in silence, thinking of what to do. "We could go to the library? Or find other friends to study with"
"Then they'd probably be fourth wheeling, that's no fun," Kim said, earning an elbow to his side "Whaat? It's true!"
" It okay, I can do this"
"Are you sure?" Max asked, slight worry in his voice
"Yes. I sure, Max." Kichiro smiled. The two looked at each other, nodding, both looking a bit sad they couldn't help this time.
"Well let us know when your folks let friends back in. We're going to go study at the park. Kay?" Kim said, placing a quick kiss on his forehead.
"Yeah, we are always happy to lend a helping hand" Max added, being much shorter than the both of them, quickly kissed his cheek.
They all shared one big hug, walking towards the entrance of the school, then parted ways Kim and Max waved bye Kichiro smiled and waved, walking the other way, turning a corner and his cheeks turning a deep red as he stood against the wall, sighing.
Yep, he fell in love.