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Plans in Motion

Aysh's POV

Aysh grinned as she sat at lunch, watching the campus chaos unfold like some kind of twisted reality show. "Mission Lovebirds" was officially on, and she, Avy, Riy, Nya, Jenna, and Hannah were all in.

"So," Aysh said, leaning across the table to Avy and Nya, "step one of the plan—accidental pairing in the library—is all set up. Izuko's already studying there, and Sarah's got no idea that her 'alone study time' is about to get a serious upgrade."

Nya laughed, giving her a mischievous smirk. "Oh, Sarah's going to 'coincidentally' run into Izuko with every book she needs at her table. It's genius, right?"

Across the library...

Izuko was deep into her book when a shadow fell over her. She looked up to see Sarah smiling down at her, eyebrows raised in surprise—or, more likely, fake surprise.

"Hey," Sarah said, sliding into the seat across from Izuko. "Didn't expect to see you here."

Izuko hid a smile behind her book, knowing exactly what was going on. "Guess we're both here to 'study alone,' huh?"

Sarah smirked. "Or not so alone." Her foot brushed against Izuko's under the table, and Izuko felt her cheeks warm up. She knew their friends had a hand in this, but she wasn't about to let Sarah know she was onto them.

Meanwhile, Back at the Group Chat

Jenna: "Status update?"

Avy: "Sarah's officially seated with Izuko in the library."

Hannah: "Perfect! Now, on to step two."

Riy: "Step two... romantic rendezvous for lunch tomorrow. Can we somehow lock them in the art room?"

Aysh laughed, already picturing Izuko and Sarah's reactions. "Maybe we make it less obvious this time," she typed, "like, they both happen to be the only ones free for lunch?"

Jenna: "Leave that to me. I'll tell Sarah we're all too 'busy' to join her and make Izuko think everyone's already eating at the library."

Nya: "This is so perfect; they'll have no idea."

Aysh had to stifle a laugh as she imagined their two friends walking into every scenario they had perfectly set up. But little did she and the rest of the group know...Sarah and Izuko had long since figured it out.

Back at the Library

Izuko rolled her eyes playfully, looking up from her book as Sarah leaned closer.

"So, I heard everyone else was too busy to study today," Sarah said, her eyes sparkling with mock innocence.

Izuko smirked, not missing a beat. "It's just us, then? Guess we'll just have to survive the day together."

Sarah chuckled, leaning closer, her voice dropping to a whisper. "Guess we will."

The two of them shared a smile, fully aware that their "oblivious friends" were in over their heads with "Operation Lovebirds."

The stage was set, and the whole campus had no idea what was coming. But for Sarah and Izuko, the fun was just getting started.