The week passed and Aomine was on 8 confessions. He needs more, just in case. Due to his defeat the last time he met the smug bastard, Aomine did step up his game, even if it was just a little. He walked around more, so that people would notice him. He started talking to some girls so that they would think that they had a chance with him (too bad they don't). This proved to be effective as he got another 4 confessions in 3 days. Pretty impressive. But he needed more. He refused to lose to the redheaded bastard. Just thinking about him made Aomine want to beat up some poor guys.

It was the last day of the bet and he needed at least another confession to secure his victory. Even though both him and Rin are on equal levels of attractiveness, he had to admit that Rin was much more sociable than he was. The redhead was always going to parties and hooking up with random girls, which made them think that they had a chance with him (seriously, whats up with that?) and in the swim team, where girls would crowd the pool to get a glimpse of a half naked Rin. Aomine was also on the basketball team, but it wasn't the same. He didn't want to run around shirtless in the gym, his senpais would think he was retarded or gay. He couldn't have that ruining his reputation.

Well, he could think about that later, after he took his power nap.

On the other side of the campus, in the campus coffee shop, Rin was sat with a steaming cup of black coffee and his laptop.

"hahhhhh... so much work to do, so little time." he mused to himself. "The only highlight of my week is the stupid bet."

Rin knew that it was a childish thing to do, but he couldn't help himself when he saw the Aomine Daiki walking down the hallways of his college. He wanted to be friends with him straight off, but that proved difficult, due to Aomine's lack of social skill. Sure, Rin had people to talk to, but he wouldn't call them friends, the were more on the 'I know you but I wouldn't talk to you if I didn't need to' side. When he saw Aomine reject the girl, he saw the bet as a way to get closer to the blue haired boy.

He sighs. "Just look at how that turned out." he thinks to himself.

Rather than impressing the guy and becoming friendly rivals with him, Rin did just the opposite. He annoyed him and he's pretty sure Aomine hated him.

"Well," Rin thought to himself, "when I win this bet, he won't have a choice but to hang out with me."

That was more than enough motivation for Rin.

"Um... Excuse me."

Rin looked up from his laptop, seeing a beautiful pink haired girl standing in front of him.

"What a looker." Rin thought to himself. Too bad he doesn't want to lose this bet.

"Sorry. I'm not looking for a girlf-"

"Ah! No no no. You seem to have me mistaken for someone else. I'm looking for Aomine Daiki. He goes here. Do you know where I can find him?"

Ah. So this girl was going to confess to Aomine. Not on Rin's watch!

"Well... I do know where he is, but why don't you come sit with me for a while. I'll get you something. What would you like?" Rin put on his most charming smile.

"Ah that sounds nice but I need to see Aomine as soon as possible."

Rin was starting to get annoyed. He can't let Aomine win this bet. "I insist."

The pink haired girl seemed to deflate a bit. "I guess one slice of cake won't hurt..."

Just like that all of Rin's annoyance seems to disappear. "Of course, of course. Now, let me accompany you to the counter to see what you'd like. By the way, what's your name? Mine is Rin Matsuoko."

"Ah. Hello Rin. My name is Momoi Satsuki."

"What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl." he says as he smiles his charming smile at her once again. Strange. It doesn't seem to affect her. She doesn't seemed swayed at all.

Back on the roof, the wind blew a little harder, rousing Aomine from his slumber. He stood up and stretched. "I feel like some coffee."

In the cafe, Rin sat across from Momoi, forgetting about his work and studying her instead. She was eating a slice of strawberry cake and asking Rin about his school. For once, it seemed like she wasn't interested in him, but what he does and studies. It was refreshing. One thing he did notice about her that kind of put him off was how she managed to keep talking. She wasn't even stopping. This gave him time to take in her features.

To say that she was beautiful was definitely an understatement. Her long pink hair was smooth and silky, which she had tucked behind her ear in order for it not to get dirtied by the cake, her eyes were large and warm, her nose was small and cute, quite high for an asian and her mouth was small and delicate. But what caught his attention the most were her boobs. They were large and round. He was definitely attracted to her.

Just when he was about to ask her to hang out sometime on the weekend, the door opened and a gust of autumn wind blew into the shop.

Rin shivered. "I knew I should have chosen a seat more into the shop. But then again, when did it become so windy?" he thought.

Rin was jerked out of his thoughts when Momoi stood up and shouted "DAI-CHAN!"

Rin whipped his head around to see the one and only Aomine Daiki walk into the shop.

"Ah Satsuki. I didn't think you'd find me."

Thoughts were flooding Rin's mind. "How does she know him? Wait, so that means she was here to confess. But what about Dai-chan? What's up with that? And Satsuki? Dammit don't tell me this guy has a girlfriend. Maybe that's why he keeps rejecting the girls. To think he managed to get this bombshell though."

"Rin!"

"Huh?" Rin snapped out of his inner turmoil. Who just called him?

Aomine snickered. "I told you he was dumb."

"Dai-chan! That's mean. You don't even know him!" Momoi put her hands on her hips and pouted at Aomine.

"Well, he looks dumb. Look at him, spacing out like that."

That snapped Rin out of his stupor. "Well, excuse you." He snapped at Aomine.

"Wait. Satsuki, what were you doing here with jerk?"

"Dai-chan! You're the jerk. I came in looking for you and I thought that he was the type of person that would know you, since he has an athletic build and therefore would be playing sports. So I asked him where you were and he was kind enough to buy me cake. And then you walked in."

"Hah? He bought you cake?"

"Yes. And we talked."

Aomine turned to face Rin. His face was dark and menacing. Rin took a step back, just in case. Precautions are necessary when facing something dangerous.

"Oi. You better not have been hitting on her."

Rin snorted. "Of course not. I was just being a gentleman."

"You better."

"Anyway, who do you think I am. I wouldn't hit on someone's girlfriend."

Silence.

"..."

"..."

"Seriously guys this silence is getting hella awkard." Rin stated. Aomine and Momoi just stood, staring at Rin. Momoi with her eyes wide and mouth agape and Aomine with a 'seriously man, what the fuck is wrong with you' look.

Just when Rin was about to leave, Aomine said "Oi. Baka. Satsuki isn't my girlfriend. She's fucking disgusting. She's like my mum."

"Dai-chan! That's so rude. I prefer the term sister. Also, I already have the man of my dreams, Tetsu-kun!"

"Tetsu is in America. You don't have a chance."

"AOMINE-KUN! YOU'RE SO TERRIBLE. NO WONDER YOU DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!"

"OI. A LOT OF GIRLS CONFESS OK."

Rin looked at the scene in front of him. They looked and sounded like an old married couple.

"Well. This was very interesting and all. Nice to meet you Momoi, but I need to go. Some girl is probably going to confess to me soon." Rin smirked. "I wouldn't want to miss out on that now, will I? Especially with the bet and all."

Aomine visibly flinched upon hearing Rin say the word "bet".

"Bet? What bet?"

"Ahhhh. Aomine didn't tell you then? It's a bet on who-"

"WHO'S TEAM WINS THE INTERHIGH THIS YEAR!"

Rin looked at Aomine, confusion clouding his handsome features. What? Rin mouthed at Aomine. The latter merely shook his head and gave him a look that said later.

"Well, I guess I could wait, since this is one time where he isn't yelling at me or calling me a bastard." Rin thought to himself.

His thoughts were cut short by a high pitched laugh.

"DAI-CHAN! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WOULD BET WITH SOMEONE ABOUT YOUR TEAM. I KNOW THAT LOSING TO TETSU AND KAGAMI ALL THOSE YEARS AGO HELPED YOU REGAIN YOUR LOVE FOR BASKETBALL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FOUND A RIVAL! I'M SO PROUD. NE, NE, DOES THIS MEAN THAT YOU'RE PRACTICING AGAIN?!"

"Uhhh... um... yea. I guess I'm practicing again..."

Rin raised an eyebrow. Everyone on the campus knew Aomine never shows up for basketball training, and when he does, its just to slack off or hide from teachers that chase him for homework. Aomine noticed him looking and made pleading signs to him when Momoi wasn't looking.

"Then what about you Rin-chan? Do you play basketball too?"

Many thoughts ran in Rin's head. "Why is he lying to her?" "Who is this Tetsu-kun?" "Is Tetsu-kun super macho or something for Momoi to find Aomine revolting but to find this mystery guy amazing?" "When did I become Rin-chan? And why?" But he answered with "Ah no. I swim."

"Oh! That makes sense then. I was wondering how you guys were going to have that bet if you were both playing basketball for the same school! At first I thought Dai-chan was lying to me! I guess he wasn't!"

Aomine paled at the mention of the word "lying". He looked like he was going to pass out. Rin saw this as a moment to strike back. He couldn't help but to be an asshole when Aomine Daiki, the guy who can take on 3 guys at the same time, looks so fragile and pale in front of him.

"Are you ok, Aomine? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Aomine tried glaring at him. But at this point, he felt so sick it looks like he was looking at Rin with a sad and helpless look.

"That's right, Dai-chan! Are you ok? Are you sick?" Momoi fretted as she got on her tiptoes to feel his forehead.

"I'm fine. I'm just cold. And tired. And sleepy."

"Oh! Then you better go and sleep! Hahhhhh... I worry so much about you now that we don't go to the same school anymore. Make sure you eat well or I'll come over and cook for you."

Rin may have imagined it but he swore Aomine paled even more when Momoi said she would cook for him.

"Oh! That reminds me! I need to leave soon, but I came here to give you this." She handed him a lunch box. "I wanted to give it to you while it was still warm but I guess I got a little caught up. Now listen to me Dai-chan. If you don't eat proper meals, I'll come here every week and bring you bentos. So you better eat properly. Ramen doesn't count as proper food."

Rin watched, amused, as Aomine numbly nodded his head, body swaying on the spot and his skin 3 shades lighter than before.

"Rin-chan! Since you and Dai-chan are close now, can I count on you to keep and eye on him for me?"

From the corner of his eyes, Rin saw Aomine try to give him a death glare but failing and looking pathetic instead. This was his chance. Now Aomine had no choice but to put up with him or Momoi would find out about the bet and kill him. Rin smirked a Aomine then quickly changed it to a smile and turned to Momoi.

"Of course! He is my closest friend here afterall!"