AN: Hopefully this will be the end of the boring chapters! I'm so sorry that the past few chapters have been boring! But every story has boring chapters so please, bear with me as I try to get the ball rolling. I'm having a bit of a brain fart at the moment so hopefully, with this next episode coming out SOON, I'll hopefully be able to add more sugar and spice to the upcoming chapters.

"Hello, friends!"

Haruka and Masami were surprised to see Heath, Tomoe, and Kyosuke approaching them with their lunch boxes in their hands.

"Can we eat lunch with you?" Tomoe asked.

Masami jumped at the offer so the group decided to eat lunch in the courtyard instead of their usual classrooms. The situation was a bit awkward; both groups were awkwardly silent and the boys and girls sat separately.

"So what made you boys decide to eat lunch with us today?" Masami asked.

"Kyosuke and Watanabe-san are friends now so that means we're all friends now since we have mutual friends," Tomoe explained, "It'd be nice to have some female friends."

Heath muttered something under his breath, causing the girls to look at him questioningly, but Tomoe seemed to catch his words and he roughly patted Heath's shoulder, causing him to nearly drop his lunch box.

"Don't worry, Heath; I'm sure we'll all be great friends. Right, Kyosuke."

Kyosuke didn't answer but he nodded instead, making brief eye contact with Haruka, who smiled shyly.

"So since we're all going to be friends, should be start off our friendships by using first names?" Masami asked.

"I think that's a wonderful idea. What do you think, Heath?"

"I think that's a good start, too. It might take a while to get used to but I'm sure things will work out."

Haruka nodded absent-mindedly.

"But let's not try to force this friendship, though. I think it's best if we just go with the flow…" Haruka noticed the looks that she was getting from Masami and the boys and she laughed nervously, "I-I mean, we shouldn't try too hard, you know?"

The group finished their lunch in silence and Haruka began to regret speaking her mind. As they stood to leave, Kyosuke lingered with Haruka for a moment.

"I couldn't agree more with your words. I think we'll become good friends."

He and Haruka exchanged small smiles as the bell rang, ending the lunch hour and announcing the beginning of the next set of classes.