When the trio arrived at their set destination, they all looked as to where to go next.
"Where do you guys want to go?" (Y/N) inquired the two girls.
"What about the clothing store? That's always fun, and there's a sale." Itsumi suggested with a glimmer in her eye.
"Yeah, but it'll definitely be jam-packed on a Saturday and with a sale going on. Plus I didn't bring enough cash to buy clothing and food."
The girls bounced off ideas but eventually decided on the arcade, where they could both be entertained and get cheap food.
When they walked in, the place was mostly empty, save a few people scattered here and there.
(Y/N) and Ayako immediately ran straight to the machine where they could purchase coins to play games.
"How many should we get? We're going to be here a while, so we should probably get a ton." (Y/N) said as she examined the prices for the coins.
"Let's just use half of our money, and we should still have plenty left for food," Ayako said, and she frantically fished through her wallet for money.
By this time, Itsumi had made her way over to the coin machine.
"Itsumi get out some money! We're going to play all the games in the arcade!" Ayako exclaimed excitedly, bouncing up and down.
The girls played games for almost 3 hours, eating at some point in between games. They had won a whole ton of tickets from each machine, and Ayako and Itsumi couldn't wait to spend it all. (Y/N) didn't care all too much, she had been there many times before and knew that almost anything that could be bought with the tickets wasn't necessary and definitely not at all expensive.
So, while Itsumi and Ayako tried to see how much they could get for their tickets, (Y/N) sat on a nearby chair.
Out of the corner of her eye, (Y/N) saw two people walk into the arcade. She was surprised to see two familiar brunette and white-haired boys looking around.
They immediately seemed to spot her staring figure, and Haruki gave her a wave. (Y/N) gave a returned the gesture, and the boys came walking over.
"Hey, (Y/N)!" Haruki greeted the girl enthusiastically.
"'Sup, (Y/N)?" Yukio said with a smile on his face.
(Y/N) gave a small smile and greeted the two teens, "Hi, guys."
"So what are you doing here?" Haruki asked, and his eyes gleamed with a bit of wonder.
(Y/N) glanced at her friends."Oh, I'm just hanging out with Ayako and Itsumi."
"I remember them, they sit with you at lunch," Yukio commented with a small smirk, though (Y/N) was pretty sure why.
"Yeah, they're just buying some prizes with the tickets we got." The girl gestured to the booth just a couple of yards away. "Why are you two here? You guys seem to spend a lot of time together."
(Y/N) looked at the boys with a look of inquiry etched on her face.
"Oh, we're just coming to play some games. Haruki is the best at almost any game in existence." Yukio stated proudly, and Haruki blushed a tad. "And as for why we hang out so much, you could say we... live close." Yukio finished with a chuckle, leaving (Y/N) confused as to what would be so funny.
"Then I️ might as well not even challenge you." (Y/N) said with a giggle, "But maybe my friend Keshi could beat you, he's wicked good for someone who hardly ever plays."
Both boys gave a small nod, but they seemed to lose a little interest once the other boy's name was mentioned.
"We'll have to see," Haruki responded with a sly smile.
"Anyway, (Y/N)," Yukio came up behind the girl and put his arm around her shoulder, to which she tensed ever so slightly, "if you want to play something, I'm always free." Yukio cooed into the girl's ear with a wink.
Haruki rolled his eyes, and (Y/N) just stood there with a small blush on her face.
"I'm good, we're leaving now anyway." (Y/N) looked towards her friends, who seemed to be just about done with choosing their prizes.
"Whatever you say, it's your loss," Yukio replied as he released the girl from his grasp.
"Bye, (Y/N), we'll see you Monday!" Haruki bid farewell with a wave.
"Bye-Bye, (Y/N)," Yukio added with a wink and a smirk.
When (Y/N) walked up to her friends, she was unsurprised to see their arms stock full of candy and other trinkets.
"(Y/N)! What was all of that over there?!" Ayako practically shrieked at her friend as they all walked outside.
"Yeah, it totally looked like something was going on!" Itsumi added with a look of curiousness and awe on her face.
(Y/N) wore a small blush on her face, thinking back to what happened, "It was nothing, Guys. Yukio always does flirtatious stuff like that."
"Oh yeah, because it's completely normal to hug a girl a whisper something into her ear." Ayako retorted sarcastically, to which Itsumi gave a large nod in agreement.
"It wasn't even a hug, and I'm sure he didn't actually mean anything. I'm pretty positive that's just his personality by now." (Y/N) sighed, "It is kind of weird though."
"See? You should probably just try to stay friends, especially since you can't leave your boy Keshi hanging."
(Y/N) blushed, "Maybe I'll just date Yukio to spite you then."
Both Ayako and Itsumi dramatically gasped, "You would never!" They both chimed in unison.
(Y/N) then took off at a quick pace, and the girls raced back to (Y/N)'s house, while the two boys' eyes trailed the girls' fleeting figures.
When the girls arrived back at the house, they all dropped onto the couch, exhausted from all of the running. Although in normal circumstances Ayako would have arrived at the house first, she suffered an unfortunate cramp from the food she had eaten at the arcade, and the blue-haired girl was panting rather heavily.
Itsumi groaned, "That was too much running."
"Ugh, now I'm tired," Ayako added on with a sigh.
(Y/N) managed to chuckle and give a small grin. "I think that's karma for you guys because of the constant talk about my love life."
"Dude, you gotta admit that those new guys are hot!" Ayako exclaimed loudly.
(Y/N) thought about it for a little bit before a small blush dusted her cheeks and she nodded. "Gotta agree."
Itsumi gave a slight chuckle.
"But you seriously aren't interested in Yukio, (Y/N)?" Itsumi asked with a deep curiosity gleaming in her eyes.
(Y/N) immediately shook her head no. Although she didn't think poorly of Yukio, she didn't necessarily enjoy the flirtatious treatment.
Itsumi just nodded understandingly and gave an almost inaudible sigh of relief that went unnoticed by (Y/N), but not Ayako who eyed her blue-haired friend suspiciously.
"I need to grab some water and snacks real quick, I'll be right back," Ayako said as she got up and headed out of the room.
(Y/N) was however still curious as to why she would think that.
"Wait, do I act weird around Yukio? Like do I act flirty around him?" (Y/N) asked Itsumi a bit self consciously. She always worried that she might seem like one of those girls to just fall for any guy.
Itsumi seemed slightly surprised by (Y/N)'s sudden concern, but she quickly shook her head. "No, not that." The brown-eyed girl answered quietly.
(Y/N) looked at the girl with a confused expression, "'No, not that'? What do you mean?"
Itsumi averted her eyes as though she regretted her choice of words. "It's nothing."
(Y/N) knew the girl was hiding something, and she was determined to find out what.
The (H/C)-haired girl stared intently at the other. "You can tell me, Itsumi." She said calmly, knowing that acting crazy and wild would not help the situation.
Itsumi looked the girl in the eyes before sighing. "Fine," The blonde paused before continuing, "the thing is... I have a crush on Yukio. But you can't tell anyone!" Itsumi whispered quietly, yet still adding a serious tone at the end.
(Y/N) checked to see if anyone was in the hall before going back over to her friend and whispering, "Not even Ayako?" She asked worriedly, hoping there wasn't anything going on between the two.
"Look, you're lucky I even told you, and I really don't want Masato or Keshi to know," Itsumi explained quickly, and (Y/N) immediately understood. Ayako was never very good at keeping crushes a secret in their friends' group after all.
Ayako came back into the room a few moments later and they continued to talk
The girls just sat there and chatted for a little bit, but they soon got up once Itsumi suggested they watch a movie. (Y/N) got up to go get some popcorn while Ayako and Itsumi bickered over what movie to watch. By the time (Y/N) had returned, the two had hardly turned on the TV.
"You know, if you two can't decide what to watch, I'll just have to choose." (Y/N) said with a look of amusement.
"Fine, fine, whatever. Just choose something, Itsumi." Ayako grumpily stated.
"Okay. How about we watch this one?" Itsumi suggested, and she selected a movie with the remote.
Ayako and (Y/N) nodded their heads in agreement, and the girls began watching.
The movie lasted for about two hours, and after that, the three friends all migrated to (Y/N)'s room.
For the rest of the night, they just talked until every one of them was fast asleep.