In like. I was in like with Ryoken. I frantically shook my head then sighed in anguish. What was I going to do? Should I even like him? He harassed me back in the beginning. I had many reasons to dislike him, yet my heart found more reasons to like him, and not just in the friend sense. I banged my head against my pillow then groaned. There wasn't any turning back at this point since they had already developed.

My phone rang and I was hesitant to pick up. "Yu! Which do you like more, m&m cookies or macaroons?" That was a hard one. "Both. I can't just choose one." "I see. Sorry to bother you so early. Have fun at school~" I looked at my phone as his call was completely random. Why didn't he ask yesterday or anytime before then?

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"I can't believe graduation is close." I looked at Aoi who played a puzzle game on her phone. "Me either. Feels like I've barely gone to classes and learned." Takeru laughed then reminisced back from freshman year. "And remember when Takeru ran from those bees?" We burst into laughter at the memory while Takeru frowned. "That's nothing compared to how your brother fried your hair to a crisp." Tears started forming in my eyes.

"Now that I think about it, Yusaku never had bad days..." "Yeah, you're right..." They both looked at me as if I was an anomaly. "That's just how things ended up being." They frowned as they had nothing to make fun of me for. "Remember that time Aoi had gotten splashed by a car and she chased the driver down?" "Oh my god-" We burst into laughter as we remembered the drenched head to toe Aoi. "What about the time Takeru thought he wallet was stolen but it had fallen in the hole in his coat?" He had gone and accused just about everyone in school then had to apologize on the PA afterwards.

"Going down memory lane is fun once in awhile." I nodded as we had some great memories. I started to hope I could making lasting ones with Ryoken. A smile crept onto my face the more I thought about it. "Oho? Is Yusaku thinking something naughty?" I furrowed my brows then glared at Aoi. "Guilty I see." "As if I wanted to imagine anything like that." I couldn't help but notice Takeru had stop giving input. I turned and saw he was reading. Aoi tapped me then shook her head.

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I noticed a crowd had formed by gate of the school. "I'm getting deja vu." I firmly held onto my desk to avoid getting dragged downstairs. "Come on! Aren't you curious?" "No." "Takeru." "If he says no, then no." Aoi sighed then let go of me. "Then I'll go myself. Don't get mad if you miss out. I figured it wouldn't hurt to peek. "I'll come." "Smart choice."

We approached the crowd then noticed it was mostly girls. "What's going on...?" Suddenly a face appeared from the other side. "Yu!" He hurried over then hugged me before spinning me around. I could feel everyone's eyes on me. "Ryoken..." "Oh, right. You don't like attention..." "Hey! Get lost. He's obviously not here for all of you." We looked at Aoi who dispersed the crowd. "Guess I'll take my leave. I'll tell Takeru you left ahead of us." She jogged away, but not before giving me a wink.

"Why are you here...?" "To see you. And give you this." He handed me a bag with a smile. There were a few books in it and..."Cookies and macaroons...?" "Well, you couldn't choose, so I bought a small batch of both." I stared at him wordlessly as I felt heat rising to my face. My body moved on its own and hugged him. "Yu?" "Thank you..." I held him tighter. I didn't want to let him go. "You're welcome, but you're kind of crushing me." "Oh." I let go then felt him move my arms back. "You just had to loosen your hold is all."

He soon returned the gesture and hid his face in my hair. "I'm graduating next month..." "Is that so?" He let go the ushered me to do the same. "Let's walk and talk." "Ah, we can just go to my place." "Should a young man who lives alone be inviting someone over?" "Hush." I felt something wet on my nose then on my hand. The sky opened up and poured down on us. "It didn't say it was going to rain until tonight." "Weather reports are never right." I couldn't argue with that.

I hurried to my bedroom to change out of the wet clothes. "You can use the restroom. I'll bring you my dad's clothes since mine are probably too small. Take a warm shower while you're in there." I didn't wait for an answer as I took off for my parent's room.

I knocked on the door and waited for a response. He probably couldn't hear because of the running water. I braved myself then slowly opened the door. I quietly sighed in relief as the curtain was drawn. I placed the clothes and towel on the sink before exiting as silently as I could. I headed back to my room then sat at my computer. I wondered what would've happened if the curtain hadn't been drawn.

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"So, you were telling me about graduating." "Right! I was wondering if you'd come..." I knew he was busy, but I couldn't help but ask. I wanted him there during my big moment. "Of course." My eyes lit up at his positive response. "It starts at 9, so do arrive on time." "What about your parents...?" I remained silent as I didn't know myself. "Ah, don't worry. I'll definitely be there."