The BBs show up at the park wearing new clothes. They sit at a bench to wait for Chihiro, but hours pass. Evening falls, and they get up to leave when she shows up and looks pleased. Seiya and Hyoga apologized to each other and decided to hold an urgent dorm meeting tomorrow.
The weather for today is sunny and cloudy.
[May 19, Saturday - week 3]
Today is the meeting with Chihiro. But before that, the BBs gather at the lounge after breakfast for a brief discussion.
"Today we're meeting with Chihiro-san," Shun says.
"This is dumb. We should ignore her," Seiya says.
"I don't think this is a good idea," Hyoga says.
"He's right. We're trying to earn student trust," Shiryu says.
"What does wearing random clothes have to do with earning trust? Don't actions and personalities matter?" Seiya asks with a raised brow.
"Yes, but you do need to make an impression. Being well dressed means the difference of making friends or none at all."
"I understand Chihiro-san's good intentions, but I still disagree."
"You're not the only one who disagrees, but we can't undo progress, especially when we still have a long way to go," Hyoga says.
"Come to think about it, this will be out first time going out with the new clothes we got. I guess it pays to go change." Seiya rubs his chin.
"Yes! All of us are going. This includes you, Big Brother."
"Me?" Ikki points to himself.
"Yes! You were with us at the shop so you need to show her."
"Okay, I'll only do it but only because she's in your club."
The boys head upstairs to change before regrouping in the lounge.
"I feel a bit weird," Seiya observes. His new look consists of a navy hoodie, white t-shirt, dark jeans, and red sneakers.
"I get what you mean. I feel different," Hyoga adds. He arrives wearing a simple, long blue open shirt paired with a black t-shirt, white jeans, and black sneakers. "It's as if I have a hard time recognizing myself."
"It'll take time like when my hair was tied into a braid." Shiryu's wearing a leather brown open jacket, green t-shirt, and dark jeans.
"I'm surprised you got used to your makeover quick," Shun says. He wears an oversized pink sweater with a collar white shirt and beige slacks.
"Okay, that's four. We're missing one," Seiya says.
"Ikki is sure taking his sweet time," Hyoga says.
"I bet he has a hard time deciding," Shun says, "I should check on him."
"That's not necessary, Shun."
Ikki descends the stairs wearing a classy navy open blazer, a V-neck gray shirt, dark slacks, and a brown belt. All eyes lay on his new look.
"Ooh! Classy," Seiya teases.
"Stop it!" Ikki blushes.
"I agree! Brother, you're so classy!" Shun's eyes sparkle.
"Okay! It's time we leave," Hyoga says.
"Alright, let's go," Shiryu says.
They go straight to the park and wait on a bench for Chihiro to arrive. They observe everything around them as they have done before.
"Okay, we wait for Chihiro-san right here," Seiya says.
"I wonder how long she'll take," Hyoga says.
"She was the one who invited us, so she should be here," Ikki says.
"True, but we still have to wait for her," Shun says.
Various hours pass into the evening, and the sun has started to set.
"This is annoying. We did exactly what she said, and she never came. Screw what Chihiro-san says! I'm gonna wear what I'm gonna wear." Seiya is about to promptly stand up, but Hyoga pulls him back to his seat. "Wait a moment, Seiya. I hear someone approaching."
"Please let it be an enemy!" Seiya hopefully crosses his fingers while shutting his eyes. His comment alone puts the rest on high alert.
"Seiya, that's NOT funny!" Shun calls out.
"I know, I know..." Seiya sighs, huffing.
Chihiro then shows up, and the boys stand to greet her. She shows up wearing a dark dress with a choker and opaque tights.
"I'm finally here. You did exactly what I said," Chihiro says.
"Okay, we complied. Are we friends now?" Seiya asks.
"Of course, but can you keep up the act? That is, you won't make this a one-time thing, right?" Chihiro asks with hands on her waist.
"Uh..." Seiya utters and lets out a sweatdrop.
"So you want to get lazy and wear the same thing all the time?"
"I like wearing new clothes. I don't want them returned," Shun says.
"We must get used to this. Things will be different once we graduate, and then we can return to wearing the same we've always wore," Hyoga says.
"We're forced into this situation, so we must make use and act like real students. We're only in school once, after all," Shiryu says.
"Fine! We'll play the game, Chihiro-san. Challenge accepted!" Seiya says.
"Excellent!" Chihiro smugs while observing their looks. Once both parties are satisfied with each other, they depart from the park.
Back at the dorm late at night, Hyoga knocks on Seiya's room. The latter hastily opens and sees his friend standing before him.
"Hey! Come on in." Seiya steps aside so Hyoga can enter and walks towards his bed to climb up and sit. As for Hyoga himself, he sits on the chair from Seiya's study desk as before.
"Do you have more of those magazines?" Hyoga asks.
"Yeah, I picked new ones. But let's be frank: we're not reading the story."
"I know. It's an excuse to look at pretty nude women." Hyoga sighs before changing the topic. "Seiya, we must talk about Wednesday..."
"You're right. We must. Sorry for offending you."
"Same here. I let my offense get the best of me. Even though we only used our firsts, things could've ended badly if we used our Cosmo."
"I know. We need to set hard boundaries regarding past battles so this incident never happens again. We can't afford to offend each other."
"Since we need to get along with everyone at school, we must be nice to each other first. It's our first priority."
"Then we must hold an urgent meeting tomorrow morning!"
"Good! I totally agree!"
Hyoga stands and grabs his friend's wrist, who blushes right away.
"Right! We must!" Seiya fidgets. "Oh my gosh! I'm so red here!"
"I'm so looking forward to tomorrow morning. I can't wait!"
"Right! Same here!"
To be continued...
