Original release: April 6, 2016
It’s the last week of school, and also the exam week. Yuki was standing in the hallway, waiting for Rin to come out from her math class. She sees Minoru coming out and he looks depressed, and he didn’t notice Yuki, and then Rin comes out and meet up with Yuki. They both started walking in the hallway.
Yuki: Rin, what happened to him?
Rin: That teacher was the noisiest one in class when she snapped out.
Yuki: What did she do?
Rin: She went up to him, seeing what he is writing on the exam. She questions him if he knows that is his last chance to not screw up.
Yuki: What? He knows math.
Rin: She means his behavior.
Yuki: And then what happened?
Rin: Minoru told her he wants to focus on his exam to ace the test as he usually does, and she thought he was being rude to her and few of our classmates giggled. He told her that she’s the one embarrassing him and politely ask her to not do that. She got all loud and told him to stop or else, she will give him a zero on his exam and will be escorted to the principal’s office again.
Yuki hits the wall by her anger.
Yuki: Ahh! (hits the wall) She’s got problems!
Ron came up and saw Yuki freaking out.
Ron: Whao! Yuki, what happened? Who’s got problems?
Yuki: Umm, a teacher. She’s just talking how we are not mature enough for her class.
Ron: Wow. I am glad you are hosting a party for the last day of school at the gym this Friday.
Yuki: Yeah, same here. I heard you are a co-host too.
Ron: Isn’t that cool! Both of us hosting a party. I will definitely show up in that party. Keep cool, Yuki!
Yuki: I will.
Ron left and leaves Yuki.
Rin: Light lie about the teacher?
Yuki: I just had to.
Rin: It’s okay. Oh yeah! I heard that Minoru goes to the conversation room for the last few weeks during lunch and he draws characters on his notepad.
Yuki: Really?
Rin: Yep, and I heard him told someone that he will take a visit there in the last day of school and will still attend the party at the gym.
Yuki: Awesome! At least he will attend the party.
Rin: And don’t forget, since the last day of school has very less crowds in the hallways and no one else goes to the conversation room, you have the chance to meet him alone and express yourself.
Yuki: That’s a good advice! Thanks Rin!
She hugs her and squeezes her.
Rin: Yuki! You are squeezing me!
Retasu and Ryo came by and saw them as she let go of Rin.
Retasu: What’s going on?
Yuki: We have something important to tell you.
Rin: Let’s talk upstairs.
Ryo: Sure.
They went to the roof and told Retasu about Minoru.
Retasu: Awesome! But since you are hosting the party with Ron, you need to plan how you are gonna meet Minoru.
Yuki: We have to plan about this in my house. We have a few days left of school. I don’t want to miss my chance to meet him in person.
Ryo: Yeah, we have several minutes before our next class starts.
Rin: True. Let’s go.
The next day, Yuki was at the cafeteria, giving her small gifts and was surrounded with her fans and crowds.
Yuki: You guys are so cool! I am glad to know a lot of you and your gift is appreciated!
Meanwhile, Minoru goes to the conversation room to draw.
Minoru: Okay, I got a newspaper that has Yuki in it. I always feel like drawing her. She’s so amazing!
He gets his notepad and tries to trace her and did several traces while having lunch. He finished some of them.
Minoru: This looks amazing! I draw her pretty well.
He looks at all of his sketches as well as his previous drawings he done from last week and most of them is a sketch of Yuki.
Minoru: She would probably like what I draw.
He then realized that he is shy to talk to her.
Minoru: I am kinda afraid of what she will say. I know Yuki is a good person, but I am afraid of what she and others will think if I admitted my feelings towards her. Maybe if I show her my drawings, she may like it. She’s hosting a party at the last day of school and maybe if I have time, I could show her my drawings of her and she may say:
“Wow Minoru! You are amazing at sketches! When did you start drawing sketches of me?”
He blushed.
Minoru: I gotta be brave like her. I need to talk to her at the party. If I show her these and if I admit my feelings to her, she may be friends with me. I hope it works. I just need to draw a mugshot of her in the last day and I can show it to her on time. I need to be brave enough to talk to Yuki and I need to stop being shy and move on.
He continues eating his lunch and then we move on to the last day of school. It started in the very morning, and it shows Minoru entering the school’s property.
Minoru: This is gonna be a big day. This is my last chance to talk to Yuki.
He went inside the building and then he went to the gym and saw the crowds around the room and Yuki was with her friends.
Yuki: This is my big day today.
Rin: Yeah, and remember that this is your last chance to meet up with him, alone.
Retasu: I know you can do it!
Yuki: I will. Hopefully this goes well.
Ryo: Speaking of him, go turn four o’ clock.
Yuki turns to her right and saw Minoru walking to the table with drinks.
Yuki: Awesome! He will go to that room you mentioned, right?
Rin: That’s what he said to someone.
Yuki: Good. I won’t miss that chance.
Ron came up to Yuki and talked to her.
Ron: Hey Yuki, ready to participate in the announcements?
Yuki: Sure.
She and Ron went to the stage and grab their microphones.
Ron: Attention! Welcome to the last day of school in Fujiwara High.
Yuki: The party is served in the gym only and all of us will have a very fun time here.
Ron: And we have games and foods in the gym and you all are welcome to get foods and drinks and celebrate with us.
Yuki: Also, today is the last chance to meet up with others and sign their yearbooks.
They all clapped to them. Yuki and Ron left the stage and celebrate with the crowds.
Yuki: Rin, so do you know what time he goes to that room?
Rin: Somewhere in the middle of the party, but maybe in an hour.
Yuki: Well, good. Today’s a short day in school and I gotta satisfy the fans for a while.
Retasu: Don’t worry, We’ll keep a watch on him.
Rin: And we will call you when it’s time.
Yuki: Thanks!
She left and hang with some of her fans around the gym.
Rin: So, want to go to the cafeteria? They’re serving tacos and sushi’s there.
Retasu: Sure.
They both left the gym and headed to the cafeteria. Meanwhile, Minoru sees Yuki hanging with her fans and he was watching her.
Minoru: (mind) I gotta find the right time to talk to her.
He sees her walking to the table with juices.
Minoru: (mind) I must be brave.
He walks to Yuki, near her, and tries to speak in a nervous volume.
Minoru: Um, Yuki.
There was crowds walking past him when he tries to speak and talks to Yuki, so she didn’t hear him. Ron even came to Yuki.
Ron: Yuki, we brought one arcade here from the game room.
Guy1: We helped, and we know you can play very well.
Kyanna: We want to see you play.
Yuki: Um, sure. I’ll go ahead.
They all went to the other side of the gym and Minoru was just standing.
Minoru: (mind) She’s a busy person. I hope I can have a chance to get her to notice me.
He then watches Yuki plays Donkey Kong and got a high score and they clapped for her.
Later, it’s almost an hour later. Minoru had fun signing a few yearbooks, and Yuki and her friends are talking to each other with some of her fans. Ron comes by to meet with Yuki again.
Ron: Hey Yuki, they are giving out candies and goodies in. They brought it here.
Yuki: Oh, cool. Rin and Retasu, let’s go check.
Rin: Sure.
They went to the table where two ladies are giving out free candy and goodies.
A little while, Minoru decides to leave the gym and Rin and Retasu saw him left.
Rin: Retasu, want to go check and see where he is going?
Retasu: We should.
They went out and Ron came by Aki and Ren.
Aki: So, how was you and Yuki?
Ron: We just saw her play the arcade and I was there with our crowds.
Ren: You both are very popular here. So has she falling in love with you?
Ron: She didn’t say anything like that.
Ren: This is your last chance until September.
Aki: You may want to ask her out before school’s over.
Ron: I will.
Aki: Didn’t she caught you picking on others?
Ron: She did few weeks ago with a calm talk, but it looks like she got over it after apologizing.
Ren: Then this is your chance. Don’t miss this one!
Ron: We’ll see.
He walks to Yuki and meet her.
Yuki: Um, hi Ron.
Ron: Hello. Yuki, we are gonna start the dance time in a few minutes.
Yuki: I know.
Ron: So you want to dance with me?
Yuki: I don’t really dance. Sorry.
Ron: I see. You know, I already stopped what I was doing wrong.
Yuki: I know, and I’m glad you stopped picking on others. I forgive you.
Ron: Sounds cool. So why don’t you dance?
Yuki: I only dance hardcore like how I jump and flip at gym class.
Ron: You are pretty skilful person.
Yuki: I get that a lot.
Ron: So Yuki, you signed a lot of yearbooks?
Yuki: Yep. We both do.
Ron: Cool.
As for Ryo, Rin, and Retasu, they see him at the cafeteria, getting sushi’s.
Rin: He’s getting morning lunch.
Retasu: Yeah. It looks like he’s just going to take it to the conference room at the second floor.
Rin: Yeah. We better check if he does go there.
At the gym, Ron is still talking to Yuki.
Yuki: I’m too smart for body shaming, so I never worried of how I look, and yet, people find me attractive.
Ron: Wow! That’s rare for someone like you.
Yuki: Well, I always teach my friends the importance of the inside and the outside.
Ron: Cool. I gotta go dance with the others.
Yuki: Okay.
Ron went to the center of the gym and dance with Aki and Ren.
Aki: So what did she say?
Ron: I asked her to dance with me, and she said she only dance hardcore.
Ren: I see. Did you ask her out on a date?
Ron: Oh yeah. I should right now.
He goes back to Yuki.
Yuki: Um Ron, I thought you were gonna dance with your friends.
Ron: I know, but I have something to tell you.
YukI: Okay. What?
Ryo, Rin, and Retasu came in and called Yuki.
Rin: Yuki!
Retasu: Good news!
Yuki: What?
Ron: What is the good news?
Rin: The jackpot is in.
Yuki: Really?
Retasu: Yep. We just saw it.
Ron: What does that mean?
Yuki: I have to take care of something. Rin, would you mind telling him about the jackpot?
She asked her in a sarcastic way.
Rin: Sure!
Yuki and Retasu left the gym.
Ron: What is the jackpot?
Rin: Some staff wants to see her for her special surprise at the office.
Ron: I see.
In the conference room, Minoru finished drawing Yuki in a mugshot form.
Minoru: Cool! This looks very great! I better show this to Yuki. This is my final chance before summer vacation comes up, and I don’t want to miss the party.
He packs up and starts leaving the room and heads straight to the restroom. Yuki and Retasu came to the second floor near the conference room.
Retasu: We saw him go inside. Since there isn’t a much people in the hallway as it usually is, it is safe to see him, alone.
Yuki: This is gonna be great!
They are by the door.
Rin: We took a peak at him, and he was drawing on his notepad.
Yuki: Amazing.
Ryo: Now go inside and meet him.
Yuki: I will!
Yuki opens the door and went inside. She didn’t see him in the room.
Yuki: Where did he go?
Yuki left the room and talk to her.
Yuki: He’s not in this room.
Retasu: But me and Rin saw him went to this room several minutes ago.
Yuki: He must’ve head somewhere.
Retasu: Let’s check in the cafeteria. He may get another sushi.
Yuki: Yeah.
They left. Minoru got out from the restroom and head downstairs to the gym. He was by the door.
Minoru: Okay, I can do this. I gotta ask her to see my drawings and that’s the last thing, unless if she wants to hang out with me.
He went inside the gym and tries to look for Yuki. He couldn’t find her. Meanwhile, Yuki and Retasu looked around the cafeteria and lunch lines and they didn’t see him there. Rin and Ryo came and asked Yuki about Minoru.
Ryo: What happened?
Yuki: He wasn’t in the room when I came.
Rin: We gotta do something.
Yuki: He must be back in the gym.
Retasu: Let’s hurry.
They went back to the gym, and Minoru was trying to pass through the crowds, and Yuki and her friends didn’t see him since he was covered by them due to his short height. He left the gym. Yuki is still searching for him.
Yuki: MI…
Rin covered her mouth.
Rin: You want to let everyone know that you are in love with him and ruin both of your reputations?
Yuki: My bad.
Retasu: You almost did it.
Yuki: I gotta see him.
Ron came by to Yuki.
Ron: Who are you looking for?
Yuki: Ohh, you! That’s right.
Ron: Really?
Yuki: Yeah. I want you to get to know Retasu. You already talked to Rin and Ryo, so Retasu, please talk to him.
Retasu: Okay.
Yuki: I gotta go find my gold coin in the restroom.
Ron: Okay. So Retasu, how long you been friends with her?
Retasu: Since sixth grade.
Minoru was at the game room, looking for her, and checked at the cafeteria, and he didn’t see her there either. Yuki and Rin split up and looked everywhere and so did Minoru. A little while, Retasu and Ryo continues to search for him. They all try to look for each other at the wrong time and wrong places, which caused them to search in classrooms, conference rooms, and even the roof, which is raining. Yuki was at the roof and run around quickly and came back to the stairs indoors.
Yuki: I didn’t see him.
Rin: Let’s go back to the gym. We looked everywhere for about ten minutes.
Ryo: And we checked that room three times.
Retasu: Maybe he finally came back to the gym. Maybe he was at the restroom break or something.
Yuki: You’re right. Let’s go.
They went back and they saw him in the gym.
Rin: Too bad he’s in public.
Yuki: Yeah. Oh well, let’s not give up.
Retasu: That’s our girl!
Ron came and talked to Yuki.
Ron: Yuki, you missed the dancing section and you were absent in the stage when I was an announcing the dance competition.
Yuki: Sorry. Something came up.
Ron: Were you outside?
Yuki: Yeah. I had to take care of something. That’s why I’m a little wet.
Ron: I see. I understand.
Yuki: Well, thanks for understanding.
Minoru saw her and tries to go to Yuki. He was close to get to her, but then the crowds blocked his path and walk last him. He couldn’t go through.
Minoru: I really want to talk to…
His phone vibrated and he checks his phone and he got a call from his parents.
Minoru: Hello?…Oh yeah, I was supposed to visit my appointment at the career center….Right now? (sad) You are by the school?…Okay, I was just having fun. I’ll come there right now.
He hangs up and looks depressed.
Minoru: (mind) Yuki, I wanted to be brave, and I wished I was brave enough to meet you. Guess I have to wait the whole summer to see you again in September. That’s a long way, but I gotta go.
He left the gym. Rin and Retasu saw him left the gym and called Yuki.
Retasu: Yuki, you better check something out.
Yuki: Okay. Ron, I’ll be right back.
Ron: Uhhh, okay.
They left and Aki and Ren came to Ron.
Ron: Yuki’s been going out and in several times.
Aki: We saw.
Ren: She’s real busy. So had you asked her out yet?
Ron: I tried, but then she goes whenever I was about to ask her that.
Ren: I see. Aki, let’s go check on Yuki.
Aki: Yeah. Something is going on to her.
Ron: Don’t stalk her.
Aki: We’re not. We’re just checking up on her.
Ron: Seriously. I don’t want to get caught.
Aki: You stay so you don’t have to worry about a thing.
Ren: Me and Aki will make sure we stay hidden from her.
Aki: Let’s go.
Yuki and her friends saw him heading out to the entrance and he saw his parents outside with a car parked. Yuki and her friends came by the entrance to watch him and he was holding his umbrella.
Minoru: That was early. I wanted to have fun over there for at least an hour more.
Mother: But your appointment is more important.
Minoru: You’re right.
Father: Let’s get in the car.
Yuki sees him going inside, and when he did, Yuki tries to run to the car.
Yuki: Wait!
Ryo, Rin, and Retasu: Yuki!
The car left the parking spot quickly and Yuki was standing in the middle of the front yard outside while it’s raining.
Yuki: Minoru.
Aki and Ren were indoors by the entrance, but hides at the edge of the wall to eavesdrop on them.
Yuki came back to her friends and stomped the rock on the ground and breaks it.
Yuki: NO! I was too late.
Rin: You’re wet.
Retasu: We feel sorry for you.
Yuki: I wish I can meet Minoru so bad. He had to leave for his appointment.
Ryo: We tried the best to get you to meet him.
Yuki: I know. Maybe that’s why he left early from the conference room. I should’ve met him earlier. I didn’t want to break my reputation. I know there are some out there who wants me to pair with Ron, and I have no interest with him. He’s just my acquaintance. If they found out that I am love with Minoru, they may not like us, and they will bully him more and accuse him of breaking this rumor between me and Ron. I was being selfish for being afraid to talk to him in public just to protect me and especially him.
Retasu: We know how much this means to you. We all feel sorry for you.
Ryo: I know you don’t like seeing him getting hurt, but at least you are following your heart to where it belongs.
Yuki: I guess you’re right. Let’s go back inside.
Aki and Ren were eavesdropping, and they stopped recording the conversation from their phones, and went far from the entrance, to pretend they didn’t know what happen.
Yuki came back inside and they saw Aki and Ren walking.
Aki: Yuki, you been missing a few of surprised in the gym.
Ren: And you look so wet! Why did you go out without an umbrella?
Yuki: This is none of your business! I had to take care of something! I’m going back to the gym if that’s what you guys want!
Aki: Whatever.
Yuki and her friends went back inside while Aki and Ren stayed around in the main entrance.
Aki: Such a busy girl.
Ren: That chick has gone through a lot of things.
Aki: So when do we show this recording to Ron?
Ren: When the party is over and when Yuki leaves.
Aki: Ron’s not gonna like what he will hear.
Ren: That’s why we never trust Yuki.
Aki: So much for Ron’s love.
As Yuki heads back to the gym, Ron came up to her.
Ron: Yuki, you’re wet.
Yuki: I had to take care of something, again. Now, I’m free for the rest of the party.
Ron: Good. So, I want to ask you on a date during summer break.
Yuki: Thanks, but I am not ready for a relationship.
Ron: But school’s over. You don’t have homework, exams, or grades to worry about.
Yuki: Yeah, but I have my own personal life to worry about.
Ron: I see.
Yuki: Ron, I want to apologize that I have been missing a few things in the party and that I let you be the announcer alone, and that I got busy for many minutes.
Ron: That’s cool. I understand since you are popular in Fujiwara High.
Yuki: Thanks. Also, promise me that you respect the choices I make for myself on my own. That’s why I was busy.
Ron: It’s fine. I will.
Yuki: Good.
Yuki came to the stage and she holds a microphone. Her fans noticed that she’s wet and they talked.
Yuki: Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a quarter left of the party. Let’s make sure we have as much fan as we have in here before school’s over and when our summer break comes!
They cheered for her and clapped around inside the gym.
Yuki has been playing games, sign several more yearbooks, and hang out with the rest of her fans.
Later, it was the end of the party, and Yuki talked to Ryo.
Yuki: I wasn’t lucky enough to see him.
Ryo: That’s okay, sis. At least you had fun in the party.
Yuki: Yeah.
Ron came up to Yuki again and talk to her.
Ron: Yuki, I hope you have a good summer break.
Yuki: You too. I will.
She and Ryo left with Rin and Retasu.
Ron: I know Yuki will fall in love with me someday.
A minute later, Ron just left the gym and Aki and Ren ran up to him.
Aki: Ron, you should listen to this.
Ren: Yuki is up to something!
Ron: What did she do?
Aki: You will be surprised about this.
Ron grabbed his earphones from his pocket and plugged it to Aki’s phone and she played it. It was a conversation when Yuki was sad that Minoru left early.
(Yuki: . I didn’t want to break my reputation. I know there are some out there who wants me to pair with Ron, and I have no interest with him. He’s just my acquaintance. If they found out that I am love with Minoru, they may not like us, and they will bully him more and accuse him of breaking this rumor between me and Ron. I was being selfish for being afraid to talk to him in public just to protect me and especially him.)
Ron unplugged his earphones off and was shocked about it. He dropped his earphones.
Ron: When was this?
Ren: When Yuki was ‘busy’ for the last time. She was outside the school and saw Minoru left early for his appointment.
Ron: I can’t believe this. YUKI! YOU LIED TO ME! WHAT A TRAITOR! IT’S ALL MINORU’S FAULT! THAT LOSER BRAINWASHED HER! SHE’S SUPPOSED TO BE MY LOVE, NOT HIS! I WILL TAKE HER LOVE BACK TO ME, AND I WON’T PROMISE HER ANYTHING JUST TO GET HER BACK! DARN!!! I HAVE TO WAIT ALL SUMMER JUST TO COME BACK HERE TO TALK TO THIS KID TO LEAVE YUKI ALONE! ARRRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Later in the same day, Minoru was laying on his bed, feeling sad that he didn’t meet Yuki.
Minoru: Yuki, I’m sorry that I wasn’t as brave enough as I expected. I really wanted to tell you how much I love you, and I want to show you my sketches of you. I just wanted to meet you.
He cries on the pillow.
Minoru: (sob) I gotta wait the whole summer to meet you. That was my last chance.
At Yuki’s house, Yuki lays on her bed, being depressed about Minoru. Her friends and Ryo wanted to talk to her.
Yuki: How can I do this? I wish I could talk to him sooner.
Rin: At least he will come back in the next grade.
Yuki: And you know how long I have to wait until summer is over?
Retasu: Two months and a half.
Yuki: He was so important to me. I can’t believe I have to live like this. I should’ve been more sensitive to him and not care of what other’s think, but then people like Ron may hurt him.
Rin: That’s one negative thing of being the popular person.
Ryo: It’s mostly because some think that he’s weird because of what teachers do to him, but we don’t think of him that way.
Yuki: Yeah. He is the sweetest guy I know, and his interests attracts me. He’s so cute.
Retasu: So, you are gonna think about him the whole summer?
Yuki: That’s my only option as well as waiting until I see him again. Too bad that we don’t know where he lives.
Rin: Yeah.
Retasu: What about online?
Yuki: It isn’t safe since our privacy isn’t handled very well, and I actually want to meet him in person.
Ryo: I see.
Yuki: But don’t worry, I may be sad that I lost my chance to meet him earlier, but we can still have a good summer for the four of us.
Ryo: We will.
They had a great summer vacation for two months and then at the beginning of September, Yuki’s alarm clock triggers and she stops it.
Yuki: Summer’s over. At least the only thing is to meet Minoru this time. (talks faintly)
Next Chapter: Yuki’s Crush
Yuki is going back to school after a long wait and she plans to meet Minoru this time. Minoru has his class switched to Takigawa-senshi, which is Yuki’s class. She is happy to see that he’s in there and he is also happy for the same reason. How will Yuki approach him while playing safe or how will Minoru talk to her? Tune in next time!