It All Started With a Bet

Crystal Clear

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Chapter 16: Crystal Clear

Chapter Summary: they were really enjoying themselves despite their own secrets to keep. Will it still be the same after that night? Find that out.

The first night of the trip ended well so far. He walked the girl to her room after they gathered and gave the materials to their instructor that day. Without saying a word, the girl just smiled and bowed at him before she closed the door in front of him.

Really, the girl had an attitude now.

He knew that she wanted to get away from him but he never expected that it would be that much. He couldn't blame her after all for, he was the one who made her like that. At least, she could smile at him. His hope was not diminishing from him and that was all he could hold on... for now.

Ryoma made it way back to his own room. He pushed open the door only to find Momo, Horio, and even Kaidoh playing throw pillows against each other. Veins appeared from the top of his head. That was right. He was paired with his seniors in the room along with his classmate Horio. The room was good for four people. No wonder that he was with them.

"Oi, Echizen," Horio called when he noticed him standing at the door, "What are you still doing there? Come on in and join us." He said as he threw a pillow at his direction.

Ryoma casually dodged it before he walked towards the bed, "Not interested."

"Don't be a Kj!" Horio threw another pillow but Ryoma caught it with his hand.

"I am not," He said as he threw it back at him and being the genius, he hit him bullseye on the face, "...yarujan."

The rest laughed at Horio's furious reaction as he started to walk away to the balcony. The place was really quiet that night and only his roommates were the ones noisy around the vicinity. He could hear Kaidoh and Momo started bickering against each other and Horio seemed to be cheering on them. He sighed as he realized a bunch of idiots was with him for two nights. How he wished to have a change of roommates.

Katsuo and Kachiro would be fine though. He wondered why he wasn't roommate with them. Tezuka and Oishi would be fine as his roommates, despite the encounter he had with his Captain, he still prefer to become roommates with him. Except for Fuji, they would become partners but he didn't know how awkward it would be between the two of them now.

Despite everything, he still respected them, even though he didn't show it to the whole team at all.

"What are you doing here?"

Even though he didn't look behind him, he knew who it was. He waited for his senior to lean on the balcony before he decided to reply to him;

"You guys are annoying."

"Are you still at it?!"

"I guess I am not satisfied with it," Ryoma said as he looked at his senior, "Ne, Momo-senpai, can you hit me?"

"E?" He blinked for several times before he didn't think twice as his fist met his face making Ryoma almost out of balance if only not of the balcony he held on.

"That was fast." Ryoma said as he held his chin for support.

"Ah... I feel better at doing that," Momo stretched his arms as he looked back at him, "What are you going to do now?"

He fixed his standing position and looked ahead, "To win her back of course."

"Hai, hai, we all know that," He said as he mimicked what he was doing, "How are you going to do that?"