Chapter 16: I'm Jealous of You, You Know?

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Author: Thanks for 5k reads so uh, the last chapter ain't canon lmao. Just wanted to troll ya'll. 

Author: Also, I binged the Bocchi manga. Kita's my new favorite now actually what-

Author: And before you ask, NijiRyo is my OTP

"I'm late for school!" He woke up, startling everyone there. Oh right. It was a break. There's no school which means he could just lounge around in his bed. Wait a minute, this wasn't his bed-

It was a chair. In Starry. 

The sleeping bag, was folded and placed under the counter, Hiroi's in Hitori's usual trash can, his hoodie...is right there on top of the counter...

So the events from earlier actually did happen. 

...

That was his first time having a sleepover with a girl. Wait, no. No time to dwell on hormones. He's got to practice his lungs out again-

"Are you okay?" His sister asked. She went to check on his temperature by pressing her hand on his forehead. It wasn't burning. Nor was it too cold. "You know, at least text me if you're going to have a nightly date."

He coughed, not out of sickness, but out of embarrassment.

"It's a sleepover, PA-san," Nijika muttered.

"It better be," Seika drank her cola bitterly. 

"Manager, you might spill the cola if you clench it too much," Kita advised while mopping the floor. How long was he out for her to start working? He checked his phone. 4:30 pm?! It was just morning a punch ago!

Focus, Tokumei. You've got a mission to do. No time like the present. "Hey, Kita-"

"Yeah?" She was dressed up in her maid outfit. He's definitely ingraining that in his memory again. 

He snapped out of it. "You have Hitori's number right?"

"Eh? You need Gotoh-san's number?" Kita asked. 

"Yeah," Tokumei laid his head on Nijika's shoulder. While the blondie was busy putting an ice pack on his head due to the punch Seika did on him. "I uh... don't have it."

"We've been a band for like a few months now actually and you still don't know her number?" Kita asked. It had less sarcasm than he thought, but the curiosity hurt him a lot. That question straight up did more damage than Seika's punch. "She's your classmate too. How'd you not ask?"

"I uh... thought she didn't have a phone," Tokumei half-lied. 

"Honest mistake I guess. She is pretty secretive. Here it is," Kita showed her number. She texted something first before he finished inputting it. "Just giving her a heads up." She showed her phone once again and then he finally finished inputting her number in his phone.

At least he's got everyone in the band now.

He checks his contact list one more time. His sister, Ryo, Nijika, Kita, Seika... He kinda hates himself for somehow having Seika's number before Hitori's. And Seika's less approachable. Probably due to the whole resort to violence when angry. It's a Ijichi thing isn't it? 

Oh well, at least he's got Hitori's number now.

New contact: Hitori Gotou

Hitori: Hi

Hitori: Do we have practice?

Tokumei: No, I just heard you got a phone 

Hitori: I did. Sorry for not telling you sooner. 

Tokumei: It's alright. How're you doing actually?

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