I Am Who I Am

Chapter III: Turn of Events

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Takeru sighed in bliss as he zipper up his pants zipper, flushing the toilet and steps out the bathroom, making sure to wash his hands with a soap and look at his reflection with a constant wide smile on his face that would likely left a permanent mark.

He had drink the bubble tea clean so it'd be expected he needs to take a piss, so after he, wanted to pay the bills just to be a gentleman, had payed, he feels the urge to take the smoking gun to a toilet and shoots the laser. He didn't want to think too much and step outside, going out the entrance where he saw Hiyori waiting for him.

"So, shall we go back to the others?" He asked with a grin. He couldn't wait to rub the words on Mio's face when she had once betted he'll never get an alone time with Hiyori.

"Actually, I'd decided that I want to spend the rest of the hangout with you instead, Takeru."

He paused.

And waited.

Awkwardly.

Shockingly.

"... Come again?"

"I had already told Kaguya that I'll be spending times with you while she told the others I was feeling tired from coming back home, and you were having stomachache." Hiyori smiled. "It was fun being with you, I wanted to go shopping for a bit for a few items before I'll be going on back my adventure."

Takeru smiled slowly, in an awkward, nervous, excited, dumb manner. "U-Uh, yeah, sure, I'll tag along with you until you wanted to go home..." He couldn't find any words to express how he feels currently. To have his crush to literally said they're going to spent half of the day together on the mall seems like a dream. Even if it means shopping, this was by far the most longest he has been with Hiyori.

He almost felt as if his entire existence has been a gift. To be able to experience such happiness and excitement for a long time now. It'd been a long week now. And now, he wanted to make this day a good memorable experience for Hiyori.

"Hey, Takeru has been away for awhile now, you think he's doing okay?" Ken asked, all the males seating on a table inside a restaurant while the girls took their time to go shopping since they weren't hungry.

Leon replied. "Since there's only three of us here, and Ryoshi usually hangs out with us instead of the other douchebags, safe to say he's doing fine." He sipped his coffee, as while scrolling down his Pokédex to see how much Pokémon he has scanned so far.

"Don't you think it's weird that Hiyori is also away." Erik, like Leon, both so levelheaded, sipped his black coffee as he spoke in a calm pace, his eyes closed and relaxed each times the caffeine goes down his system. It has been a long day, walking miles away just to reach Lumiose City for a simple hangout.

It was clear the trio were seating on another table, due to the fact they are probably the ones no one wanted to hang out. Erik and Leon were too calm, and cool, and Ken was just another dude who knows pureness too much that many wanted to stay away from or otherwise he'll corrupt them with his outgoing lessons of becoming a good man. Only Takeru was an exception as he finds a place in the trio and chilled out with them usually, in an awkward tension.