"Rebel With a Cause" - Ran x Male Reader

Chapter Three - "Why I'm Like This"

"Hey, you," they said.

It was a cop, and he looked right at Ran and I.

"You two sorta match the description of the students of Haneoka. You them?"

"No," Ran said.

Ran...! What are you...?

"No? Well, then, I apologize. You two kids stay safe."

The cop walked away, disappearing into the crowd.

"Ran, why'd you...?"

"I want to stay in Shibuya a bit longer. Just you and I."

"But how will we get back? We'll be in monumentally big trouble!" I started to worry.

Ran turned away.
"If you're like me, you don't sweat over the consequences in life. That's just how I roll."

"Sigh... Okay, Ran. Let's spend time here."

Ran and I began to walk around Shibuya. Still so many people were around.
Ran decided to hold my hand. She blushed a bit, but kept holding onto it.
We laughed, we had fun.

We sat down in a Burger Buddy, a restaurant that would likely benefit from a more regal name, as Ran looked over the menu.

"Maybe I'll get the Kuro Burger," she said.

"The heck is that?" I asked.

"An all black burger. Buns, patty, and even the ketchup and onions!"
Ran explained.

Perfect for a girl like Ran...

"Umm, I'll just have a regular hamburger. Hold the tomato," I said.

"That comes to ¥1600," the cashier said.

"Wait," someone behind me shouted. "I'll pay!"

We looked to see who it was.
A peppy girl with long, blonde hair rushed next to me.

She paid in full, and she smiled at us.
"That was my good deed for today! Did I make you two smile?"

Ran and I looked at each other.

"Uh, yeah, thanks," Ran said. "Who are you?"

"I'm Tsurumaki Kokoro! And I go to Hanasakigawa!"

"Oh, that school isn't far from Haneoka," I said. "I know a few friends of mine go there."

"Cool," Kokoro said. "So what are you two doing here?"

"We're--" I began, but Ran poked me on the side.

This Kokoro girl... Maybe I shouldn't tell her why we're really here, two delinquents stranded in Shibuya with barely any money!

"We're on a date," Ran said.

R-Ran?!
Now I'm blushing!

"Ahh! Have fun! Mind if I eat with you guys?"

"Um, sure," I agreed.

"Hey, um, Miss Kokoro," someone told her. It was a strange woman in a black suit. "It's a call from Seta-san."

"Oh? Put it on speaker!"

"Ahh, my fleeting kitten," the person on the other line said. "Wherefore art thou?"

"I'm at a restaurant with some new friends!" she said.

"Oh? May I ask their names?" the girl said.

"Yeah! Umm..." Kokoro stopped. "I don't know!"

"Mitake Ran and (Y/N)," Ran said.

"Oh? (Y/N)?" the girl said. "Why, that is a faithful kitten of mine!"

"Hmm? Wait, is that Kaoru-kun?" I said.

"Ahh! That is (Y/N) indeed! It's a small, small world! How... fleeting. You must've gone on that field trip."

"Yeah, but we sorta got stuck," I told her.

"Ah! My dear Kokoro can help you! You two are friends. Right, Kokoro?"

"Yeah! Let's go!" Kokoro agreed with Kaoru-kun.

Kokoro led us in a limo, waiting outside. We lucked out this time.

She also explained she was allowed to leave the school for lunchtime, which happened to be now.
She's something else... I'd better thank Kaoru-kun later.

We arrived at Haneoka, in the limo.
Our teacher, who happened to be waiting outside, saw us and ran to us angrily.

The suited people who drove us whispered into our teacher's ear, then her expression changed.

"Ohh... My bad," she said. "Please, you two. Stay with the class next time. Let's get to class now."

Ran and I waved to Kokoro in the limo, who waved back. The limo drove off.

Such a strange girl...

Well, the rest of this day will be quite interesting...
I hope Ran's friends don't mind I got lost with her!

To be continued...

(A/N): This chapter ended up lengthier than I thought! Nearly 1200 words?! I hope you guys enjoyed!