Rental No More - Chizuru Ichinose [Mizuhara] X Reader (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)

Episode 14: A Thing Or Two

"My name is... Mami Nanami!"

You, along with Ruka, Chizuru and the guy named Kazuya were all standing next to one another while Kaori, who was now apparently named Mami, stood right in front of the group. Everyone but Kazuya seemed to be focused on the sudden name revelation, since Kazuya was more confused as to why everyone was focusing on his ex, and also looked at her in a different way than the rest before remembering what he's been doing on his free time, then he felt a bit disgusted but he rapidly convinced himself in his head that it was a natural reaction.

Y/N: "I-I'm sorry... what?"

Mami: "My real name is Mami Nanami. We both go to Nerima University and I've been your friend for a couple of weeks. Well, days, if we want to get more specific."

The blonde girl named Mami innocently giggles, yet the supposed "innocent" little laugh she got out of the situation didn't match her true personality in the slightest. The bewildered look of all the people in front of her amused her, but she stopped and cleared her throat, tilting her head to the side a little and waited for them to respond.

Mami: "Are we alright?"

The new person in the group, Kazuya, nervously laughed before waving at everyone. You looked at him for a brief moment before minding your own business, and you definitely thought he looked like the guy that would get a rental girlfriend. Kazuya definitely did not like seeing his ex after the way things ended with her, so he tried to make things as smooth and not awkward as possible.

Kazuya: "W-Well, since we're introducing ourselves, I'm Kazuya Kinoshita, and I also go to Nerima University."

Y/N: "Hey Kazuya. Hi Chizuru."

Chizuru: "Hey Y/N..."

Kazuya: "Oh, so do you all already know each other—okay."

Kazuya quickly quiets himself up when he really felt the tension in the group, comparing it to a person twice his size tackling him down to the ground. His hand that was holding Chizuru's went to grab his phone to pretend to look at it while Chizuru crossed her arms in disbelief at what was going on. No one could seem to catch a break nowadays, not even the newbie.

Mami: "So! Do you guys want to go eat? I'm pretty hungry."

Not wanting to stay there any longer, Ruka slowly walked away, speeding up with every step until she started running back home, holding back from crying her heart out. You still weren't sure what to do for her, so you let her go in the hopes that some time alone will help her. Right now, you had to deal with 'Mami'.

Y/N: "So, your name was never Kaori? Why lie?"

Mami: "It's just something I use around people I'm not familiar with. It helps because they never figure out what my full name is, so chances are I never see them again! Pretty neat, right?"

Y/N: "Then... w—why tell me now?"

It's now or never.

Mami: "Because I want us to be honest. No more lies between us means that we can move forward."

Y/N: "M-Move forward with what?"

Mami: "Well... us!"

The blonde girl holds your hands with a tight grip, and you already felt from her force that you would not be able to pull away even if you wanted to. You were left pretty static with Ruka's confession, and with what was going on at the moment, you were left speechless. Chizuru was kind of getting the gist of what was happening, but stood there and waited for something to happen, longing for some intervention from the universe that would somehow end whatever was going on.