My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Slithering Through Idols

"Please be careful and make sure those plants aren't poisonous." Rinse reminded the students she was responsible for. At this point, a lot of the day had passed, yet there was still no sign of Ishi nearby. Considering the amount of time that had elapsed, this obviously meant that she was being saved for last on his schedule.

She was annoyed at the thought of being the final girl. This meant the others got the opportunity to be with him alone, for the most part. Sure to her, they didn't appear to be making any romantic moves towards Ishi. However, Chinae had already gone on a date with the boy, while the other two had known him throughout the entirety of their high school career. That said, she did hear what happened to Youna, so she planned on checking on that girl when they were going to be done for dinner.

Back on the thought about Ishi's absence. Rinse had found herself stopping every so often to look around to see if he had finally decided to come by. For the first time in in a long while, she was anxious about waiting for someone to arrive. A few times she had to catch herself before any of the other students noticed her odd behavior.

This was a strange feeling in her heart. Since Rinse had never fallen in love before, she never expected this to be what it was like. She felt her body get a little tense just thinking about Ishi coming up and talking to her.

But as much as it was enjoyable to be able to talk with him. There was still one major issue for her feelings about him. Her being an idol threw a massive wrench in any desire to confess to the boy. That job generally frowned upon any idols getting a boyfriend, since the fans might have a problem with it.

Of course, as much as she worried over that thought. There was still the issue that he would ever accept her declaration of love. This was Ishi she was thinking about. He had already made it clear the type of girls he was into, and they certainly didn't describe her in the slightest. The boy also mentioned that he had no plans of going for girls until becoming a university student. So the timing wasn't good for her either.

So what could she do about these feelings? There was no way that Rinse would simply live the rest of her life without telling him. Yet at the same time, the fear of rejection continued to creep up in her mind, seeing that it was unlikely that he returned her feelings.

"You should probably stop daydreaming and make sure the kids don't get themselves killed." A voice entered her head. It sounded an awful lot like...

"Ahh!" The voice belonged to Ishi, who had approached her without the girl even noticing his presence. His sudden appeared send Rinse into a bit of a panic as she lost her footing and fell to the dirt.

"Hope I wasn't interrupting anything." He commented with little concern about this incident. Then, he lent out a hand to support Rinse getting back onto her feet.

"Took you long enough." She said, crossing her arms. Her response was designed to show that she didn't care, despite caring immensely that he made her wait so long. "Did the others give you trouble?"

"For the most part, not really." He responded. "Other than Youna, which I'm sure you've heard of." His tone switched upon mentioning their class representative. Rinse was concerned about how upset he seemed to the matter. Partially because she was worried for his well being. However, it was the second part, which she felt more guilty about, that was a bigger factor.

Ishi really cared about Youna, didn't he? And a lot more than what a boy who only said that they were just 'friends' might feel about one specific girl. No matter what troubles their class rep found herself in, he was always there to come in and save the day. Before, Rinse felt bad about feeling jealous. The idol had gotten so used to the attention of adoring fans, that she assumed herself to be selfish for wanting more.