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➷ 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍

Echiko and Yuki were the hottest topics in the school because of their rumored relationship. Even the teachers were gossiping about them. Ryo never spoke with Echiko after Yuki confirmed the rumors, and the same went for Sora. Sora kept running away from Echiko and Yuki. Even though they lived together, they didn't meet once.

Day 1:
"Where is Sora?" Echiko asked Rina and Minyoung. 

"She's gone. She said she had something to take care of. That's why she left early," Minyoung answered, making Echiko nod in understanding.

Day 2:
"Eh? Sora isn't here again?" Echiko asked as they shook their heads.  "What happened today?" Echiko asked. They sighed heavily. 

"Idk, babe. This morning when I woke up, I saw the food was already prepared, but when I looked in her room, she was gone," Rina said, making Echiko nod again.

Day 3 (present):
"She's not here either, huh?" Echiko asked, and they shook their heads. 

"Echiko-chan, do you have a problem with her? Why don't you clear things up with her?" Minyoung suggested, and Rina agreed. 

"Yes, babe. We don't want her to keep avoiding us," Rina added. 

"But what have I done? I did nothing to her!" Echiko said. 

"Echiko-chan, you really are stupid, aren't you?" Minyoung sighed and looked at Echiko. 

"It's about the rumors!" they both shouted at her. Echiko looked at them in confusion.

After school, Echiko went to Sora's class, but she wasn't there. Echiko tried to find her with Akkun, Yuki, and Mitsuya's help. Yuki found her on the school field and called Echiko right away. 

"Sora-chan," Echiko called as Sora turned her head. She quickly got up and tried to avoid Echiko. 

"Sora-chan!" Echiko called, but she didn't stop, making Echiko scream louder. "SORA-CHAN!" Echiko called again, but she still didn't stop.

"Hayami Sora! Stop wherever you are, or I'll use the hard way to make you stop," Echiko said, already losing her patience. Sora stopped and looked at Echiko.

Echiko sighed and ran to Sora. "What's wrong with you? It has been three days since you started ignoring me. What did I do?" Echiko asked. Sora looked up at her, tears streaming down her face. Echiko was shocked. 

"Sora-chan, are you okay?" Echiko asked worriedly.
"Why didn't you say anything?! SAY SOMETHING!" she said, shaking Sora's body. Sora pushed Echiko away. 

"Why did you do this to me?" Sora cried. 

"What have I done?" Echiko asked. 

"Oh come on, Echiko-chan. Stop acting all innocent and spit the truth," Sora said, tears in her eyes. 

"I don't get it, Sora! You can't expect someone who has no clue to tell you what she did and call her acting!" Echiko said. Sora took a breath and looked at Echiko again. 

"You know that I love him. ECHIKO-CHAN! Then why did you do this to me?" Sora shouted. 

"What? Who?" Echiko asked, looking at her. 

"Yamada Yuki! You know I love him. BUT WHY? Just why...?" Sora sobbed harder. "Why did you do this to me? You know I have feelings for him. But you cut in line and stole him from me," Sora sobbed more.

"She never cut the line." A voice came from behind Sora. They both looked at the person, and Echiko smiled slightly. 

"Yuki..." Sora whispered in shock. 

"She never cut the line or stole me from you..." Yuki said, walking slowly to her and wiping her tears. 

"Come here," Yuki said, hugging Sora, making her flinch.

"Then the rumors?" Sora asked. Yuki looked at Echiko, and she nodded. 

"They were fake," Yuki said, and Sora pulled away quickly. 

"What?" Sora asked. 

"We planned that for Ryo," Echiko said.

"We never knew it would affect you too," Yuki added. 

"What do you mean, for Ryo?" Sora asked. 

"You know about Sakura?" Echiko asked, and Sora nodded.

"They were all mad when Ryo treated me like trash. He took me on a date, but he already had a girlfriend. I'm mad at him because I really thought he loved me, but no. I accept that he's not for me, but they didn't," Echiko explained. Sora nodded, understanding.

"I suggested the idea. We planned to teach Ryo a lesson. We couldn't fight him, and you know why. So we decided to teach him this way. I asked Mitsuya to pay the gossip girl to spread the news about us to Ryo. But it turns out my girl here was affected first," Yuki said, rubbing Sora's hair. Sora moved his hand away and fixed her hair. 

"So you guys aren't a couple?" she asked. 

"Nope. Definitely not," Yuki and Echiko said, shaking their heads.

"Aishh, look at this girl. Crying over me. How sweet she is..." Yuki said, cupping her face with his hands. Sora rolled her eyes, annoyed. 

"So... are we dating now? Since you confessed to me?" Yuki asked with a wink and a smirk, making Sora blush. 

"Look at those cheeks getting burnt from my words. Can I kiss them?" Yuki teased. 

"Oh shit, I better not be here for this. Bye!" Echiko said, quickly running away.

"Akkun won't notice if I skip class today by myself, right?" Echiko smiled happily as she went to the canteen.

It was then that she realized something no one else should know. In the hallway, as Echiko was heading to the canteen, she saw two girls talking. She usually didn't mind, but these girls were talking about the Manshi Gang. She took a peek at them. 

Isn't that... Sakura...? Echiko was shocked. Who's the girl next to her? Echiko looked at the other girl, trying her best to peek without getting caught.

"That face... I know that face..." It was Kento's lover. No, his ex-lover. Her name is Hayami Kagura. She's the one and only person who's loyal to Kento. She's more like a mistress to Kento than an assistant. I know that Kento cheated on me with her. But I don't mind it now; it was supposed to happen in the future.

Does that mean... they're in a relationship right now? Echiko covered her mouth, shocked. But why is Sakura here too? Should I listen to them? Well, yeah, let's just pretend I'm invisible, shall we? Echiko thought as she listened to Kagura and Sakura's conversation.

"But Nee-chan, I don't think I can handle them anymore. They are so annoying. Especially that girl named Echiko. She's flirting with my Ryo," Sakura said, shocking Echiko.

She called Kagura... Nee-chan? They are sisters...? Echiko covered her mouth again. 

"Just fucking do it, Sakura! Kento sent you to spy on them. So stop complaining and do your job properly!" Kagura said. Kento sent her to spy on us. What the fuck? This is getting more and more complicated than I thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...