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It was the start of school, no one ever liked school well.. only if you're a nerd. Here in Osaka high, there's group of four senior friends happily knowing that they'll finally be done with high school and either attend or not attend college. We really don't know if they are going to make it, I mean, senior year is stressful. Satoshi who is the second oldest of the group he would always get picked on when he was younger, he was like a magnet to bullies. He never had a girlfriend until Reina said yes. Those two have been dating since freshman year.

Despite how Reina feels happy about being with Satoshi she also has feelings for someone else. Reina wanted to confess her feelings to a girl, a girl she was close with. She didn't want to covey her feelings because she felt insecure about her sexuality. What if people judge her? What if Kazumi gets disgusted? Is the thought that she's been having for quite a while. I don't think she will be weirded out, you guys have been the closest ones in the group after all. Reina wanted to give Satoshi up not only for having feelings for Kazumi but for the sake of the shy girl who has a heart problem since she was ten, Azuri.

The four did their daily school routine, wake up, shower, dress, eat, brush their teeth and meet up with each other.

"Do you guys thought of going to college?" Reina asked as the four walked to school. You can tell that all of them live closed by.

"Mehh.. I'm not even sure..." The 5'8 short black hair female replied.

"Why not Kazumi?"

"Because it's boring and we still have MOREEE classes to attend to."

"So what do you plan on doing after this?" The shy girl looked down, who was playing with her long black silky hair.

"Why don't you ask Satoshi?" Kazumi pointed at the boy who was slightly taller than her walking behind Kazumi and Reina with Azuri by his left side. he had short hair with his bangs almost covering his eyebrows. Kazumi was a little irritated with the questions that attacked her.

"M-me?.. I'm not sure yet.. I would love to make games though.."

"That would be cool! I would love to play the games you're going to make in the future!" The brown haired Reina exclaimed. She was always supportive. She was 4 inches taller than Azuri who was 5'2.

"Thank you." Satoshi chuckled. He felt contented just hearing her burst encouraging words out her noisy mouth. It was official, he would make games so that his girlfriend would play.

"What do you plan on doing?" The tall girl asked the shortest member of the group.

"I want to be a vet.. I like bunnies and puppies and kitties.. they're adorable.." Azuri flustered, she doesn't really like sharing her future plan, even though they were close she always felt insecure. She didn't want to weird them out to the point that they'll leave.

"I want to be the best idol there is out there, inspire the young generations and get recognized by other idols I look up to!" Reina said with determination, she was popular rich kid at school, and she does have at least a million followers on every social media she has.

"I'll probably end up playing overseas. I'll visit you guys time to time when it happens." Kazumi finally admits, she plays basketball and already got scholarships.

"Woahhh that's cool! Playing around the world, meeting new people and acknowledge their culture."

"The thought of meeting new people scares me..."

"Meh.. I guess that's cool." Satoshi shrugged.

"Guys it's 8:18 and we're barely by the school gate." Kazumi looked at the small clock wrapped around her wrist and they start running but Azuri stopped after running a couple of steps, her heart was jumping all over the inside of her chest. She couldn't take it, she didn't care if she was going to be late, she just wanted to take care of her heart that's been aching since she was 10. No one looked at her, paid attention, but Satoshi, noticed what condition Azuri was in.

He stopped and waited for her, he was only a few sidewalk tiles away from Azuri. Satoshi put down his school bag on the ground made out of cement. He bent down his long legs going down to her height with his back facing her. Azuri was a little confused yet flustered, she knew what he was doing but, why? Why is he doing it? She didn't like how he could be so kind and caring towards her but never seem to have feelings for her. It was always unrequited, it always has been.

"Hurry, get on before we're late." Azuri snapped away from her thoughts and heard his worried voice. She went closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck gently from behind. Once Satoshi felt her arms around him he quickly grabbed under her knee and wrapped his arms over her thighs under her back knee, so that she would be on a sitting position. She let off a slight squeal with a shock that was caused by the pace of his motion. Satoshi grabbed his school bag that was lying on the cement, he then stood up to his normal 6'1 height.

The former elementary/middle track star then dashed his way towards the school building, back elementary school he was the fastest scholar there but despite his well known talent in elementary school, he still gets bullied. He wasn't bullied because of how he is or what he looks like, it's because of his dad. Once his fellow classmates heard about it back in primary school, fifth graders and six graders and the other upper class men made fun of him. How is he going to be successful without a dad? Why did his dad do it anyways? Why couldn't he just.. act normal that day? The rage and disappointment, why wouldn't he just take it all in? Every young scholar laughed at him, they made jokes about it too. What child would make a joke about a murderer?

"Y-you can put me down now.." Azuri tapped on his shoulder snapping him back to the present day.

"S-sorry.."Satoshi bent down and allowed Azuri to get off of him.

Today is the day where they start their last year of high school.