Edit: I'm resubmitting chapter 7 because I've been spelling Tsuchiura's name wrong. Because I'm a genius like that.
"Hino. Hey, Hino. Kahoko Hino."
Kahoko blinked. "What? Oh. Hey, Tsuchiura." With a bit of effort, she moved her focus from watching Yunoki as he walked past and looked up at Ryotaro's face.
"You okay?"
Why did he look at me like that? "Hmm?"
"Are. You. Okay. You look awfully pale, and clearly you haven't listened to a word I've said."
"Oh, no, I'm fine. Really. Thanks for asking." More like, why didn't he look at me?
"You're lying."
"No, I'm not." She turned to walk away.
Tsuchiura leaned against the lockers, blocking her way with his arm. "Not gonna fly with me. Something's up."
"Honestly. I'm fine." Or the most important question: why do I care? He clearly doesn't. I should know this by now. I'm such an idiot.
"Hino, you can tell me."
"There really isn't anything."
"I can help."
Kahoko had had enough. "Listen," she snapped, "nothing is going on, and you most certainly couldn't help even if there was. I need to go to class, and I would greatly appreciate it if you would mind your own business." She shoved his arm out of the way and marched off.
Completely stunned, Ryotaro watched her leave. Something was up. Something bad was happening, and he was going to find out what it was. Whether she thought he could or not, he was going to help her.