Chapter 2: Observation
Rito wake up as always, he was expecting to see Momo next to him sleeping almost completely naked. It was a surprised to him that he was the only one in the bed, thing that made Rito a little happy, he thought to himself that it was going to be a good day.
Rito jump out of bed going to the bathroom took a shower and then he start to get ready for school. During the shower he start to think about the talk he had with Yuu yesterday.
"Today i'm gonna be watching Kotegawa to see if what Yuu told me is true" said to himself.
He went downstairs to eat his breakfast with Lala and the rest. He ate it quickly and start to talk to Lala.
"Lala i'm leaving earlier today" said Rito looking to Lala "I need to look for a book in the school's library, so i'm going alone"
"Okay!" Lala answered in his usual tone as Rito was heading to the door
Rito start to walk and in less than five minutes he was already in his school. He decided that first of all he would left his bag in the classroom and then look for the book he needed.
As Rito walk into the classroom he noticed that Kotegawa was already in there with his head over her desk.
"Good morning Kotegawa" Rito said walking to his seat to leave his bag "I was hoping to be the only one but it seems you decided to arrive earlier today"
"Oh, hello Yuuki-kun" said Kotegawa rising her head and looking to Rito "I had to arrive earlier to deliver some papers to the student council, and you?"
"Well, yesterday when i was watering the plants of my backyard i found some rare plants and mushrooms, so i will see if i can find something about them in library"
"I see" said Kotegawa "And what are you gonna do with them?"
"Well, if i don't find anything i will ask Momo about them" said rito scratching the back of his head. "I'm going to the library now, do you wanna come with me?"
"No thanks" said Kotegawa "I'm gonna rest here, last night i couldn't sleep well, because of the work i had"
"Oh, are you ok?" Asked Rito a little worried.
"I'm fine don't worry about it" said Kotegawa with a smile on his face
"Well, then i'll be in the library until school starts" said Rito as he was heading to the door.
Rito start to look in the library for a book that has a picture that look similar to the plants he saw and after fifteen minutes he found it. He started to read for a moment until he remember he has to go to his classroom, so he took the book with him to read it later.
During the classes Rito started to read the book ocasionally looking Kotegawa carefully because he didn't want her to notice. He started to realise that what Yuu said was true, Kotegawa was constantly yawning in his seat and it looks like she wasn't even paying attention to the classes. So he started to think about the favor Yuu asked him.
"A date, huh? But how i'm gonna ask her?" Rito thought to himself
School ended but before Rito could leave the teacher said:"Rito and Kotegawa could you two take this papers to the teacher's lounge that is on the first floor?".
"Yes" both Rito and Kotegawa answered.
"Lala go ahead without me when i finish with this i'll go home" Rito said looking to Lala.
"Okay Rito!" Said Lala with the same happy tone she answered Rito in the morning before she and Haruna left the classroom.
After a while Kotegawa and Rito were walking along the hallway that leads to the stairs, both of them were carring a big pile of papers to the first floor but Rito has a bigger one. Rito noticed that during the walk to the stairs Kotegawa start to sweat and shake while walking.
"Kotegawa are you ok?" Asked Rito worried about "You have been walking rare lately"
Before Kotegawa could answer to Rito she slipped and hit her head, causing her to faint out. Rito run towards her throwing the papers to the ground.
"Kotegawa! Kotegawa!" Rito yell to Kotegawa
Kotegawa started to slowly open her eyes just to see Rito's face close to her face with a worried look, this made her blush as she start to speak.
"Y-Yuuki-kun, what are you doing?!"
"You slip and then faint out just a moment ago. So could you tell me how much work have you been doing?" Rito said this with a serious face that made Kotegawa blush dissapear.
"I-I told you that it was nothing to be worried abo..." said Kotegawa looking to other side when she was interrupted by Rito
"Kotegawa..." said Rito strongly "I'm your friend and i don't want to see you like this, you know"
"Yuuki-kun..." Said Kotegawa now facing Rito
"So if you have the chance, would you do me a favor and let someone else do your work?" Said Rito with a sincere smile on his face
"I'll try" said Kotegawa blushing a little
"Okay, now let's take these papers to the first floor" said Rito smiling
"Yuuki-kun can i ask you something before?" Ask Kotegawa
"Sure, what is it?"
"Could you let me stand up?" She said blushing and looking to other side
Rito now noticing that he was almost hugging Kotegawa while she was on the floor start to blush and then release Kotegawa.
"S-Sorry!" Said Rito blushing
"That's okay" said Kotegawa blushing too
After a couple minutes Rito and Kotegawa were walking to the first floor, but now Rito has a bigger pile of papers, leaving her just a small one.
When they arrived to the prep room Rito started to talk.
"Kotegawa is it okay if i go with you to your house?" Asked Rito putting the papers in the table
"What are you saying Yuuki-kun?!" Said Kotegawa embarassed
"You have been feeling weak lately, so go with you would be the best, right?"
"I guess you're right, you can go with me" said Kotegawa blushing
Kotegawa was walking next to Rito trying her best to not blush, but it didn't work. Rito look Kotegawa's face that was slightly red.
"Kotegawa are you ok? Your face is red"
"I'm fine don't worry, just a little tired"
"Okay, but if you start to feel weak you can tell me"
They continue walking along the street when Rito saw Kotegawa's house.
"Is your brother in your house?" Asked Rito hoping he could talk to Yuu
"I think so, he didn't have classes today, why do you ask?"
"No reason, but i think i need to tell him about what happened today"
"About that, could you keep it as a secret? I don't want to made him worried"
"Oh, don't worry if you don't want i won't tell him" said Rito before start to think 'He already knows about your condition'
While Rito and Kotegawa were talking they don't notice the door opening and Yuu walking outside
"Oh, it's the little couple, what are you doing here?" Said Yuu smiling to Rito and his sister
"Couple?!" The two of them said at the same time and then look to each other and started to blush
"Yuu-san don't say that kind of things" said Rito trying to keep calm
"That's true, Yuuki-kun is just my friend!" Said Kotegawa running inside the house
"Oh, it looks like i cross the line" said Yuu smiling and turning to see Rito "What brings you here Rito?"
"I was in school with Kotegawa doing a favor to a teacher when she slipped, so i decided to take her home to be sure she is fine"
"Oh, thanks for take care of my little sister" Said Yuu bowing before started to talk again "And what do you think about her condition?"
"You were right" said Rito looking to the house "She spend all the day yawning and when we were walking she started to sweat a lot"
"I see" said Yuu "So i assume that you are going to the date?"
"I think that i'm going to do it" said Rito blushing a little "But just because i'm worried about her"
"That's great!" Said Yuu happily "But when are you gonna ask her?"
"I guess that tonight, i'm gonna ask her to have a date on sunday" said Rito "That way i will have time to think about what to do"
"That sounds good, but could you tell me the details later right now i'm going to buy some things for a work"
"Sure, i need to go home anyway, i'll call you later" said Rito leaving Kotegawa's house and waving Yuu.
"I'm back!" Said Rito going into the house
"Rito! Could you come help me with the dinner?" Mikan yell from the kitchen
"Okay" said Rito going to the kitchen "Where's Lala?"
"About an hour ago Zastim came over with a message from her mom" Mikan answered
"Really?"
"It seems that Lala's father has some problems with some machines, so she asked her to go back to Deviluke for a week and try to explain him how to use them"
"I guess that Nana and Momo read the message and decided to go, right?"
" Yes, Zastin came over with the message and they left just a few minutes ago"
'I guess this is good for the favor Yuu-san asked me' Rito thought to himself
"Rito don't get distracted!" Mikan said screaming to Rito
"Sorry, and what are we having for dinner?"
A/N: This chapter was harder than the last one, and there are some parts that probably have mistakes if you found one please let me know