My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Misunderstood

So it was the arcade indeed as Ishi led the way. This boy figured that his poor luck would get him here eventually. That was just the reality of living next door to a popular idol that apparently everyone he was close with knew about. At least with his cousin, it was family.

Now that his peaceful Summer break was officially over, he might as well try to enjoy it in his own way. Which is part of the reason he picked the arcade to be their destination. That place was somewhere he could have a little bit of fun for a low price. Well, as long as he didn't get too sucked into it.

"You said you've never been to one before?" Koto was talking a lot, mainly towards Rinse rather than catching up with his own cousin. "Why not? They're lots of fun."

"I guess you could say that I've just been really busy with work all the time." She answered. Personally, the girl couldn't say she was a massive gamer. But something like this with friends would certainly be a blast. "What about you?"

"Ahh, Rinse wants to learn more about me." He got a bit starstruck from being asked a question. She wondered for a bit how these two could even be remotely related to each other. "I went to the arcade here last time I saw Ishi, that was only a few months ago."

"I definitely remember that." Ishi recounted the memory for them. There was a contest that the younger boy really wanted to attend, so he was forced to come along. It was almost ruined due to the malfunctions with the machines, which really would've put a damper on the competitive spirit.

"It was a good thing that girl in your class was there to fix it." Now it was becoming clear to Koto. "But why did she need you to tell her to do it? Couldn't she just fix it on her own?" The boy couldn't understand why someone would be willing to let something bad happen if they could do something about it.

"Who is he talking about?" Rinse asked as they entered the arcade. "And what made you realize they could do anything about it?"

"It was that Ryugi girl. You know, the one who fixed our bus."

"But her dad's a mechanic, what does that have to do with an arcade machine?"

"Her mom's an IT specialist. So that should answer your question." He informed her. Another piece of information that he gained thanks to his parent's not-so-useless online group. "She knows a lot about fixing things, but she refuses to do it if it's in public. Especially in front of friends." He hated that the most about that girl, other than her harsh words directed towards him. Those things just weren't considered right in her girly image. Which was a problem seeing as they would've came real handy during many situations.

Hmm, he seemed to keep tabs on his classmates for no apparent reason. Didn't this boy say he didn't care for rumors, or did he consider this to be different from that? She couldn't understand why he would remember that with a girl he supposed didn't like. Perhaps he viewed it as something that could provide help in a time of need? If that was the case, then it was working for him so far.

"Anyway, we're here now." Koto took Rinse by the hand. "Come on, we should find something fun to play on."

"Yeah, I'll just go play by myself." Ishi was about to separate from the group, then Rinse took him by the hand.

"Oh no you don't." They talked in this ridiculous display of one of her hands being held by Koto, while her other grabbed onto Ishi's. "We came here as a group, so we're sticking together as a group." He sighed. The only reason he was here in the first place was because of them. Now it looked like he wasn't going to be able to enjoy even a tiny bit of alone time. "Plus, what are we supposed to play on anyway?"

"I'm not your babysitter." He responded by ripping his hand out of hers. "It's not like either of you need someone keeping an eye on you." Still, she didn't appear to be relenting. This girl was going to be the death of him. "Fine, we'll find something all three of us can do." Though a trio wasn't as easy to work with than a pair or group of four.