Chapter 6

Helping Others Make Great Results

Chitose could see that Ayano's blushing a lot over the past few days. Ever since she got a picture of Kyouko from Rise, the vice president had been acting really strange. When Ayano had some spare time, she would look at the picture over and over while blushing furiously. That's when Chitose got very suspicious and wanted some answers. But when she tried to talk to Ayano about Kyouko, she would just brush it off and then walk away. This makes the silver haired girl very worried.

I hope Ayano-chan is okay, she says. She gets up from her desk as she watches Ayano walk towards the student council room. The silver haired girl soon follows the suit. However, before entering, she catches a glimpse of a certain raven haired girl walking in the hall, probably on her way towards the student council room, too.

"Um, Matsumoto-san?" she calls and the quiet girl stops and turns toward her, signaling her to continue. "Would you mind if we talked for a bit?"

Rise nods as she glances back at the student council room, with Himawari and Sakurako bickering as usual and Ayano being distracted with looking at the picture of Kyouko again. Chitose peeks in there and calls her best friend.

"I'm going to talk with the president for a bit," she says.

"Oh, okay." Ayano says and gets back to looking at Kyouko's picture.

Chitose quietly closes the door and she and Rise walk around the corner to talk.

"So…it's about Ayano-chan," Chitose starts. "She's been acting…a bit strange lately. She's been looking at the picture of Toshino-san whenever she has some spare time all the time and keeps on blushing. But whenever I ask her what's wrong, she would just brush it off like there's nothing to talk about. So…maybe you know what's going on?"

Rise smiles and whispers. Chitose's eyes widen and tries to resist the urge to nosebleed.

"You mean…you gave Ayano-chan advice on how to kiss…Toshino-san?"

Rise nods again and whispers.

"Oh, my goodness!" Chitose says. "So, that's why Ayano-chan has been acting so strangely."

The quiet girl whispers again.

"Eh? Toshino-san was the one who gave you that picture?"

Rise nods again.

"Oh….well. That explains it. Anyways, thanks again." She gives the student council president a hug. "Now I won't feel worried about her anymore!"

The quiet girl returns the hug with a smile.

Later on that day, the meeting ends and everyone leaves the room except for Rise, Ayano and Chitose. The president looks over at the two best friends as Chitose talks with Ayano.

"I'm sorry, Chitose," Ayano says sheepishly. "I got so caught up on the advice the President gave me that I was ignoring you."

"It's alright," the silver haired girl says as she hugs her best friend. "Just…don't hide things from me again. We're friends, remember? And we tell each other everything. After all, we always stick together."

Ayano returns the hug and smiles. "Yes. You're right."

Rise gives a gentle smile as she sees her friends make up. She is glad that she could be of help to both of them. Just as they are about to leave, Rise is pulled aside by Ayano and Chitose.

"We want to thank you for helping us," Chitose says.

"You've got a big heart, President," Ayano says as she walks over and pets Rise's head. "No one in the world is ever as kind as you are."

"Whether you lack presence or not, if you've got a kind heart inside you," Chitose says. "That's all that matters."

Rise bows in response. She had never been complimented like that from her friends, but this made her day a lot better. She is happy that there are good results when it comes to helping people out. And those results are very good indeed. The quiet girl walks over and hugs both of her student council members and whispers.

"Matsumoto-san says 'Thank You'," Chitose translates as she hugs the president back.

Ayano nods as she does the same. "You're very welcome, President."

A/N: I know those are short and a bit rushed, but I couldn't think of anything else. That's all I can think of at this point. Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~! ;)

Next Pairing: Rise x Yui