On the way to the cafeteria, Hideki overhears a conversation about a transfer student; who has red-hair, had just transferred to into the school.
"Must be Kyoko. Oh, I'd love to Mamoru's face when he finds out about this." thought Hideki to himself while subsequently thinking about teasing him with the news.
Upon seeing Takuya, Tateyama and Mamoru over at a table, he waves at them while making his way towards them.
"Yo, Hideki! You heard about the school play?" asked Takuya.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about par-"
"You wouldn't; unless she's in it." Mamoru interjected Hideki's statement, grinning at the same time.
"Oh, shut up. Anyways, have you heard about the new transfer student?"
"Transfer student?" asked all three of the boys.
"Yeah! The transfer student, Kyoko!"
"Why are you so excited?" asked Tateyama.
"Because, I know Mamoru wouldn't take part in the play unless she does the same, right Mamoru?" asked Hideki with a chuckle.
"Mamoru?" the three boys asked; upon realizing that the green-haired boy was missing from the table.
"Over there! He's walking over to the girl's table. C'mon let's go!" said Takuya while waving at the other two to follow.
Catching up to the green-haired boy, five girls; Kaname Madoka, Akemi Homura, Miki Sayaka, Tomoe Mami and Sakura Kyoko, were seated on the table. Taking the initiative, all the boys, except Takuya (who has no love relationship with any of the girls), sat with their girlfriends. Mamoru with Kyoko, Hideki with Sayaka and Tateyama with Mami.
"Hey Kaname-san, mind if I share a seat next to you?" asked Takuya, hoping to get a seat with the pink-haired girl.
"She's taken, Fujimaki Takuya." Homura interjected, taking the seat next to the pink-haired girl and leaning on her shoulder.
"Sorry Fujimaki-kun." Madoka answered, her face, blushing from Homura's sweetness.
"It's alright, I can stand." said Takuya with a disappointed tone.
"So, Kyoko, what are you doing here?" asked Mamoru to the red-haired girl, who was biting on a pocky stick.
"Would you believe me if I said it was just to visit you?" teased Kyoko while offering a pocky stick to the green-haired boy.
Turning down the offer, Mamoru answered bluntly: "Maybe, you're quite unpredictable."
The red-haired girl laughs to her boyfriend's response. Going even closer onto him, she hugs his left arm and forcefully stuck a pocky stick in his mouth, making him blush in the process. "There, now you have to eat it~" said Kyoko, while playfully sticking her tongue out.
"I brought cake for everyone!" Mami said while generously taking out ten cakes from her lunch bag.
"W-wow Mami-san! That's a lot of cakes" Tateyama exclaimed in a surprised tone.
"I know you're frequently hungry Tateyama-san, so I brought extras just for you"
"T-thank you, Mami-san! But, you didn't have to go that far..."
"It's okay; it's the least I could do for someone special to me." Mami responded, leaning onto Tateyama's shoulder and hugging it.
"T-thanks for the food," Tateyama said as he digs in on the cakes, trying to hide his blushing face.
"Hi-de-ki-kun! Are you joining the upcoming school play?" asked Sayaka.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about it. Are you?"
"Yep! I am going t-"
"I'm joining the school play then." Hideki exclaimed in an energetic tone, cutting Sayaka off before she could finish her sentence.
"What's up with you, getting excited all of the sudden?" asked Sayaka, surprised of Hideki's excitement.
"O-oh, it's nothing."
"Hey! I'm participating too!" interjected the red-haired girl.
"Seems like I was right about that boy and it looks like Kyoko's taking part in it too. I should too then. This will be very interesting." Mamoru thought to himself while biting on a pocky stick, grinning in excitement.
"So Mamoru, are you going to take part in the school play too? Now that she's in it" asked Hideki while chuckling.
"Yes." the green-haired boy bluntly replied.
While all of this is happening, Takuya (who was left out due to being the only person without a relationship with the girls) ran off, trying to find something to do to pass time.
Noticing the brunette walking away, Mamoru immediately stood up and grabbed onto the boy's collar, stopping him before he could cause any trouble.
"Oh no you don't"
"What? I wasn't going cause any trouble or anything, I… I... I just wanted to use the bathroom!" Takuya exclaimed, trying to prove his innocence.
Mamoru raised a brow and frowned. "Do I really look like a fool?"
"Alright fine, I won't cause any trouble. I just want to head back to class."
Letting go of the brunette, Mamoru sat back down.
"We should get back to our classes; it's going to start soon." Mami advised, before getting up and giving a bow, leaving the group.
Taking the blonde's advice, the remaining eight students got up and headed back to their respective classrooms.