My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Time to Kill

"He's taking a while, isn't he?" Rinse asked as they continued to stand outside. To her, he never seemed to be a boy that would take a long time to get changed.

"Something tells me his mother caught wind of our little outing." The more she listened to him talk, the more she wondered on how much one person can truly know another. He seemed to not be surprised with anything that happened with this guy. "So she wants to gussy him up a little."

"Okay, okay, I'm fine." Ishi came barging out of this house while being chased by his mom. "We're just going to see a movie, it's not anything special." Things were a struggle for him to get dressed as she had insisted he look as good as possible. Which is why he was wearing more fashionable clothing than usual. Along with that, his hair was held back with gel.

"You're looking pretty snazzy." Otoya commented in a teasing manner.

"Shut up." As soon as he was free from that woman, Ishi immediately messed up his hair. "Let's go meet up with Hanada so I can get all of this over with as soon as possible." Of all days to be doing this, well, there was never a good day for him to be doing this. Either way, he didn't want to do it, but obligation took over. So the boy was just going to have to grit his teeth and bare the pain.

"Don't get too excited now." His friend followed as he led the way. Meanwhile, Rinse lagged behind them to observe their actions. Apparently those two were friends since childhood, but how that was, she couldn't understand. After all, their personalities seemed to be polar opposites. Not to mention that Ishi didn't appear to even like the boy.

"I can't believe you won those tickets. That's some real luck right there." She paid attention to their conversation. Despite the choice of words, his tone seemed to be nicer than what might be suggested when one met the boy.

"That's real rich coming from the one who sits next to an idol..." Part of the reason she even accepted the offer from Otoya was because of him. Despite the words exchanged between them, Rinse did want to know more about this boy. One because of his odd personality, and secondly because there really wasn't anyone else that she knew to hang out with. Most people gushed about her position, but none of that involved her getting to know any of them.

At least with him, he didn't seem to be too interested in learning about her. Yet at the same time, despite his protests, Ishi didn't seem to push her away either. So there was a chance for her.

Why was she so interested in him? Perhaps it was how he acted around her and others. Or maybe there was something about him that drew her in after that night during the field trip. Though her simply being bored during the Summer break and him being the only target wasn't out of the picture either.

They reached the park, where Youna was already there waiting for them. The girl was sitting all by herself on a bench. Her eyes darted back and forth as she appeared concerned that her presence was out of place. Obviously nervous about waiting for them to arrive.

It was not clear as to what she was apprehensive about. Her outfit was a simple dress that ran all the way down to her calves. Over it was a muted green cardigan. This bespectacled girl was not one to stand out in a crowd, so why would she be worried about how anyone perceived her? If anything, they most likely were not aware of her existence while going about their day.

"She's not even pretending to be on her phone." He quietly commented on her awkwardness even while alone.

"Hey class rep, we made it." Otoya gave a warm welcome to the young girl. "Hope we didn't make you wait too long."

"If I'm being honest, I was worried you weren't going to make it." She told them.

"But we're five minutes early." Rinse informed everyone as she checked her phone. "How long were you waiting for us?"