Hi everyone! Like I said, I was in the writing mood, so here are three chapters all at once! This one is a Ringo-centric chapter since I thought she needed a bit of a better introduction. In advance, I'd like to say I'm sorry if I bore anyone with this chapter. It's a lot shorter than the other chapters so I think it shouldn't bore that much...I think. The next chapter is a lot better I think.
Chapter 6: Girl's Day
"I'll trade you Yuuya for Yuu" said Ringo smiling happily at Ryoma, who only kept a bored look on his face. She had unexpectedly barged into the tennis courts with Yuuya and was now the center of attention as everyone wondered what she would want with the younger girl.
"Touma, I thought you said you were going to show me an interesting art piece, not take me to the tennis courts and trade me. I'm not your property and how many times have I told you not to call me that." said Amano annoyed at the smiling girl
"You wouldn't have come any other way and I still don't see what's wrong in calling you Yuuya. That is your name after all." Replied Ringo pouting at Amano
"Of course I wouldn't have come! Who wants to be treated like merchandise and be traded for someone else?" said Amano angrily
"Here, take her" Ryoma said pulling Yuu over to the two
"Really? Here, you can have Yuuya" said Ringo pushing Yuuya in Ryoma's direction, only to be glared at by both boys
"I don't want him. Just take Yuu and leave. You're disturbing practice" said Ryoma walking away from the small group and getting back to practice
"I don't know whether to be offended or grateful" said Amano sighing and walking out of the tennis courts
"Come on Yuu!" exclaimed Ringo happily dragging the girl away from the courts and the school grounds. They both wandered the city for a while until they reached the park and Ringo bought ice cream for both of them. They were enjoying their ice cream sitting on one of the many park benches as small children ran around having fun
"Um…Touma-sempai…thank you for the ice cream…but what's all of this for?" asked Yuu wondering why the elder girl had dragged her out
"I'm sorry, it's just I'm so happy to make another friend, I thought we should have a girl's day out. Seeing you in the art room with everyone yesterday reminded that we haven't really had a chance to hang out as friends. I guess I got a little carried away and forgot to explain. Sorry about that" said Ringo scratching the back of her head
"Oh I see. It's okay, you don't have to apologize for anything. Ever since I met you at the park with Fuji, I've wanted to hang out with you" admitted Yuu messing around with the ribbons on her head
"It makes me so happy to hear that!" said Ringo smiling at the small girl sitting beside her "You know, I come from a wealthy family and my parents are always busy, so I get pretty lonely. I'm an only child and where I live there aren't many people around my age. The only other person I've always had contact with is Yuuya, so I guess he's considered a childhood friend. Though he's always off doing something for art and I can never really talk to him. So to have met you makes me so happy because I now have someone else to hang out with." She explained
"Touma-sempai, I'm glad you're happy" said Yuu smiling back
"So because we're friends now, I want to know more about you. Is it okay if I ask you some personal questions? It's okay if you say no."
"Ah, no, it's okay. You can ask anything you want and as much as you want. I don't mind" replied Yuu messing around with the bells again
"Well, I've been meaning to ask…but is Ryoma your boyfriend?" asked Ringo not knowing a better way to word her question
"N-n-no! Ryo-chan and I aren't dating. He's just a childhood friend. We've been neighbors since we were little and grew up together" replied Yuu blushing at the question and messing with the bells even more
"Well, then is there anyone in the school that you like?"
"No" replied Yuu, blushing harder from the question "W-w-what about you Touma-sempai? Is there anyone you like?" asked Yuu trying to get the focus of the conversation away from her.
"Well, actually, yes. He has beautiful brown hair, he's really smart, he's a third year and he's in the tennis club" said Ringo, describing the guy she liked "But I don't think he likes me back, so I'll just continue to admire him from afar" she added as an afterthought
"Touma-sempai, you're a really beautiful kind person, so I'm sure he likes you back!" said Yuu, immediately thinking of Fuji from how Ringo described the boy. Ringo stared at the girl for a while before smiling
"Ringo"
"huh?"
"Call me Ringo"
"okay…Ringo-sempai" said Yuu smiling brightly "I can't believe it. Fuji-sempai likes Ringo-sempai and Ringo-sempai likes him back. Fuji-sempai is going to be so happy."
Well that was chapter 6 of Just Be Friends! I hope I didn't bore anyone too much. I promise the next chapter seems better. Anyway, I hope you liked it and continue reading.