Unexpected conections.

"Echoes of love: A second chance"

Chapter 37

I rush to the examination hall.

"If I beat you today, the topper of the class, I deserve a treat," Jun says.

"Like I'd let you."

"I studied pretty hard for this. Maybe, the hardest I've ever done in my whole life."

"Yet you still can't do one simple thing."

"Hey! That's completely unrelated." His cheeks got red. I pat his shoulders, "Let's worry about the thing ahead of us right now."

"Don't forget, I'm your enemy right now." He gives a bright smile as he points to himself.

"Let's go to a karaoke after this!" I head to the seat assigned to me after inviting him. As I sit on the chair, I realize that the one sitting behind me is none other than the guy from the cooking club.

"Hi," I say to establish a relationship if needed in a dire situation.

"Hello," He replies with nothing else.

The teacher who was distributing the sheets was the teacher who was the crush of almost everyone in the school. Miss Rizzeko Itadori. Before I and Aoi got together, she was my crush too.

She passes my sheet to me and moves on to pass the sheet to the cooking club representative. Now that I look at it, they look really identical. I pay no attention and look at the questions.

"They're pretty easy!" I let out a hum without any thought.

"Hmmm!!" I hear from my behind. I turn to see the cooking club member looking at the exam sheet with murder in his eyes. I look back before he can notice me. I started writing answers rapidly without worrying about any shit in life because I didn't want to forget what I remember.

"Umm, do you know the answer to the fifth question?" He whispers to me. He asked so sincerely that I couldn't reject him.

I somehow finished my exam while helping him finish his.

"The time is over! Hand out your assessments now or we will not accept them later!" the teacher shouts.

"Shit! Only some questions left!" He puts his pen down. "It's not like I can do them anyway." He hands out his assessment. I stared at him with shocked eyes. "How can someone give up so easily?!"

The test was finally over. The results will be shown before the last part of the festival. I’ve never spread my arms as wide as now.

“Phew, It’s finally over,”

“Umm, excuse me.”

“Hmm, who’s that?” I wonder. I turn around to find none other than the cooking club rep.

“Th-Thank you very much f-for today!” He bows down really low as he shows his appreciation.

“Oh, it was nothing much. However, I can accept a reward.”

“A r-reward?” His confused face looks so cute! Uhm, no, I’m not gay. If you looked at him you’ll get me. I want to tease him so much.

“Hey, That’s not cool! He’s already tied to go to karaoke with me!” Jun comes rushing in.

“I- I- i’m very sorry! Eee!!”

“Huh? Where’d you pop out from? And huh? Why are you saying sorry when I asked you to treat me?”

“Ah, is that so?”

“Hey! Don’t be just like ‘Ah, is that so?’. Can’t you see how much you scared him?!”

Meanwhile, the cooking club rep bows and repeats sorry multiple times in the background.

“Say sorry to him!”

“I-I'm sorry,” Jun apologizes.

“Huh,” He replies.

“Hey, what’s your name?”

“S-Sato Itadori.”

Hmm. Itadori. Itadori? ITADROI?!!

“Wait are you—”

“Sato!! What are you doing there?”

Oh course it’s like this. Why wouldn’t it be? The boy I helped cheat was related to the teacher carrying out our test.

“Hmm, you made new friends?”

“Hello, Mrs. Itadori.” I need to escape from here before Jun’s dumbass spills the tea.

“Oh, Iharu-kun and Jun-kun. You’re the new friends my brother made?” She leans to grab mine and Jun’s hand. “Thank you both very much. Many students don’t make Sato their friend because of his feminine appearance and also because of his shyness. Please take care of him. I’m very grateful to you.”

Her hands are pretty soft. I know what Jun will say next.

“Oh, you’re wro—”

“You’re right. Yes, we will take care of him. I bump my knee into his waist signing him to shut up.

“Ow! What was that for?”

“Haha, boy’s secrets. So, Sato, How was your test?”

“It wasn’t best but I think it was pretty satisfactory.”

“I see. I just hope that you are happy with your results. It’s the first time I’ve seen you work so hard. I’ll get going now. I hope I didn’t disturb you all.” She says before heading out.

“U-Um, can I go too?” Sato asks.

“No, you need to treat us.”

US?  When did he get involved?

“Hey, by the way, let’s be friends!”

Hmm, why does he want to be friends with him now so suddenly?

Jun leans close to my ears. “Iharu, just think! If we make him friends, we can go to his house and see Mrs. Itadori even closer! And who knows what she wears at home?!”

I can’t believe he’s someone who is trying to confess to someone.

“U-Um, Th-Thank you,” Huh? Did he believe him so easily? Whatever. I’ll now roll with it.

“Since we’re going to Karaoke, come with us and we’ll eat together too. Also, the food’s on you.

“I- I understand.”

Jun wraps his arm around Sato’s neck.

“Then let’s roll out shall we!”

While going out

“How was your test?” Chako reaches us out of nowhere with Haruno and Ayame on her side. Ayame with that dissatisfied face of hers. I wonder why she’s even mad with me receiving a lunch box.

“It was good. Nothing much.” I reply.

“I see, What about you Jun?”

“Nothing much?! It was so hard!” Jun says.

“I- I agree. The test was very hard.” Sato joins in.

It was? But it was so easy.

Chako notices Sato.

“Oh, you’re from the cooking club.

“H- Hi, I’m Sato Itadori from the cooking club. N- Nice to meet the student council president.”

“What’re you doing with these two idiots?”

“He’s a new friend we made,” I reply.

“Come on now, they’re not complete idiots.” Haruno joins. Followed by, “So how did you perform, Jun?”

Jun gets all flustered. “It- It was pretty good.” HE JUST SAID IT WAS BAD A MOMENT AGO! God these simps. Haruno lets out a chuckle.

“Hey, Iharu. Here” Ayame holds out her arm with a chocolate bar in her hand.

“Take it. It’s nothing much like a lunch box but you better be careful.” She says while looking at her feet intensely. Chako smiled while looking in her direction.

“Hmm, why?” I ask.

“Just take it!” Ayame shouts.

God, I can’t understand these women. I grab the chocolate bar.

“We’ll get going now,” I say.

“I see, be safe out there,” Chako replies.

I pull Jun and Sato out of there as Jun dreams in his fantasies.

Right as we step outside of the school, I get a phone call.

[Aoi Mei]

Chapter 36 End