From betrotheds to lovers

Chapter 18

(A/N Notes: Finally, it's time to give Ichiro some more screen time)

"Hnnngrrr!... Whew..."

Sakurako was stretching her arms as she was almost finished dealing with the student council paperwork, alongside her was Himari and the other three members also working on their respective paperwork... Or so it was supposed to be, but all of them were slumped on their desks with exhausted faces

"..."

Sakurako looked at them for a moment, before she went back to dealing with the remaining paperwork

"..." <I want some coffee... Ah! Now that I think about it, Ichiro-san has club activities today, doesn't he?... I guess I'll just return home after I'm done here>

Sakurako thought so to herself as she handled the paperwork without slowing down or making any mistake

Some time later

"I'm done with my part and some of your guys' parts, so I'll be taking my leave"

"Sure... Thank you for the help, Sacchan..."

"Nn *Nods*"

After nodding to Himari's weak answer, Sakurako opened the door and left the stucco room, as she walked down the corridor, she texted something on her phone, then she eventually arrived at the shoe lockers and began changing into her outdoor shoes. Just as she was finishing on changing her shoes, a luxurious black car stopped right in front of the school gates, that was her ride home, so Sakurako walked and then entered the car

"Good afternoon, Ojou-sama"

"Nn *nods* Good afternoon, Hikaru-san"

Inside the car, the driver Hikaru greeted her, and soon after the car began moving

"Should I pass by that café that your fiancé works at?"

"No, Ichiro-san is probably busy with his club activities today"

"I see"

Sakurako then began using her phone to pass the time

Meanwhile

"..."

"..." (5x)

Ichiro was silent as he sat in a straight position with his eyes closed, while the other club members were seating with their legs folded, their faces showed a hint of nervousness, more because of Ichiro's smile combined with his closed eyes than anything else, since that only made him look even more suspicious than usual

*Tlink*

Then the sound of the teapot ceramic rigging being lightly hit by something could be heard, for them, that was the signal Ichiro always gave that the tea had finished infusing with the hot water. With that everyone opened their eyes, and saw Ichiro pouring the tea into each tea cup set on a tray in front of him. His figure as he poured the tea looked solemn, that they almost forgot that his personality... Was pretty awful

Once he finished pouring the tea, Ichiro got up and picked up the tray, and he went around the table giving each of his club members a teacup. But, none of them touched the cups yet, since they knew they would be karate chopped in the head if they did so right now

After Ichiro finished handing everyone a tea cup, he sat back down and closed his eyes again, then he clapped his hands and kept them in a praying position, with everyone else copying him, they all stayed silent for a few moments until the silence was broken again

"Alright, now let's drink"

In a very elegant manner, they all picked up the cups and took a small sip of the tea. Everyone, aside from Ichiro, was once again surprised at his skills at making tea