My new Neighbor's an Idol!?

Birthday gal 5

"What are you doing?" Ishi was in awe about her sudden action. Why would anyone be crazy enough to climb this large Christmas tree in the middle of the mall. Well, if you asked him before this day, then he would've said Ryugi was the one girl insane enough to try. Still, that didn't mean he actually thought she'd go out and do it.

"I have to do this." She yelled back to him, without actually explaining what was going on to him, which left the boy in confusion. Thankfully, there were her friends coming in to help him out for once.

"She's gone cray-cray." Ritusko and the others came up behind him. Most boys might feel a little nervous about being surrounded by a group of girls that hated their guts. However, it seemed that there was a different energy coming from them now after Ryugi's act. Were they fine with him now?

"Yeah, she told all of us that she likes you." Nayaka and Non explained things further. It was already one thing that she just confessed to the entire class about her feelings. But there was more she felt that she needed to do before telling the boy everything. Which is why she was in the middle of climbing the tree right now.

"So she's trying to get one of those ornaments to get for you. Honestly, if she really likes you, then I'll support her all the way." Finally, after Nayaka's words, it was clear what was happening here. Ishi would call himself one that didn't believe in these weird superstitious acts revolving around anything. Especially if it had anything to do with love. Obviously people don't have their romantic feelings changed just because something outside of their relationship occurred. But Ryugi was precisely the girl to believe in every single one.

After all, why else would she have bothered to kiss him during their school festival? She knew that if she allowed Rinse to get away with it, then there was the high change the legend would come true and it would be over before it began for the gyaru. She also believed that was why Chinae did it that day, even though it looked like her sister was the one to confess first. Not to mention that it really upset her to see him ask Youna to do it. Maybe he was lying and actually believed in it too, so he wanted the girl he liked to give him a peck on the cheek.

Anyway, it didn't matter in this moment. All she cared about was climbing on these branches, which hurt and scratched up her hands the higher she got. The worst part of this was that it was ruining her manicure.

"Ryugi, can you please stop?" He yelled up to her now that he was aware of the full story. "You're friends told me everything."

"I can't stop now." She yelled back to him in defiance. "Not until I grab one of these ornaments."

"Well, first I think you'll get into a lot of trouble if you did that." The first thing he had to say to her had to be the logical course of action. "But, secondly-"

"No, you listen to me." She refused to have another lecture from him. Not until she made her feelings clear. "I'm in love with you, okay? Are you happy now?" The boy was taken aback that she would scream from up there out to everyone about how she truly felt. "I was too scared to tell you because I knew everyone would make fun of me." After all, how could such a beautiful and popular girl ever want to date a boy like him? Ishi was grumpy, and mean, and rude, and... Well, he would probably say that this was more than enough to get to the point, but there was more to it. The two of them acted like they were from different worlds. He was brash and out there with who he was. While she wanted to be more girly, Ryugi also hid the parts of her that he didn't mind exposing for everyone's benefit.

The gal just wanted to be viewed as the way she presented herself. That's what she thought after going to high school, but he was always there to seek out who she really was underneath the makeup and playful act. "And I'm not even the type of girl you're looking for, but I'm not going to give up! I promise you that you won't regret giving me a chance. That's why-"