Chapter 3

Yuma left the school along with all the other students. He walked over to the bike rack and unlocked his bike. In the distance, he spotted a girl with green hair. She looked at him and then at the ground.

Not thinking much of it, Yuma climbed onto his bike. He put his feet on the pedals when Kaito showed up in front of him. Yuma raised an eyebrow.

"Kaito," Yuma said flatly.

"Yuma!" Kaito yelled. Yuma winced and pulled his headphones on. If he was going to lose his hearing, it would be from listening to music and not Kaito's screaming.

"What is it?" Yuma asked before turning on his music.

Kaito grinned. "Did you talk to Rin yet?"

Yuma's face went red. He covered his mouth with a black gloved hand. "N-No," he stuttered, "Not yet, anyway."

"You know someone likes you, right?" Kaito smiled slyly.

"If she's not Rin, then she's not for me," Yuma frowned.

"Aw, come on, man!" Kaito groaned, "That's not cool!"

"Who is it?" Yuma asked.

Kaito crossed his arms. "Forget it," he said smugly, "You're not interested, so what's the point?"

"I have a right to know."

"She's a nice girl," Kaito said, walking around Yuma's bike, "But since you're so set on Rin, I guess it's better not to tell you."

Yuma scowled. His pale pink hair blew in the breeze. "Come on," he said as he began to pedal his bike.

"W-Where are you going?" Kaito yelled, hurrying after him.

"Let's go have some ice cream," Yuma replied without turning around. Kaito's eyes lit up and he began to sprint, catching up to Yuma's bike.

Len watched Kaito run after Yuma. "That idiot," he muttered, "Offer him ice cream and he'll do anything..."

Gumi stood behind him quietly. She cleared her throat. Len spun around and gasped.

"What're you doing here?" Len whispered.

"Nothing, I just...noticed that you were looking at Yuma from over here," Gumi answered, stumbling on her crush's name, "I was just wondering if everything was alright."

"Everything's fine," Len said, "I was just waiting for Kaito, but he ran off."

"Yeah, I think he might've been offered ice cream or something," Gumi smiled, "That guy will do anything if you promise him ice cream."

"That's exactly what I was thinking," Len was considering what to do next. Suddenly, he had an idea.

"Gumi!" He yelled. Gumi blinked.

"W-What is it?" She was surprised by his sudden yelling.

"I'm going to go after Kaito," Len declared, "Do you want to come with me?"

"No!" Gumi yelled, "I mean, I'd rather not, and..."

Len took her hand in his. She blushed, but he failed to notice, as he was busy dragging her out of the schoolyard. Soon they were running after Yuma's bike, a distant speck, and Kaito's blue scarf, which flapped in the wind like a faraway blue flag.