Twenty Two

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Gonna try get back onto this story, haha. Can't believe it's been so long...

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"Hey, where's Saiki? And Kuboyasu?" You asked as you walked over to Hairo, Kaidou and Nendo. You were outside the building. You had been caught up, helping a couple of girls unlock their room, which they had trouble with. Turns out the lock was stuck; you had to use a little bit of lock-picking skills you had picked up since you couldn't just use your powers. You also found the source of the problem and fixed that up, too. You glanced at Hairo, "You're coming too?"

"That's right!" Hairo exclaimed. "I'm pumped to come with you guys!!"

Nendo continued, "Our buddy isn't coming, he's lost somewhere. We went to his room and we couldn't find him. Kaidou tried to break down the door, but Hairo had to do it 'cuz the runt's too weak!"

"A-Aha, yeah..." Kaidou trailed off awkwardly, gulping, as the other two laughed boisterously at him. You sighed.

Kaidou, for whatever reason, was especially awkward when you were around. From what you had heard from Saiki, he was normally pretty excitable and normal when he wasn't embarrassed. He was either full-weeb or completely shy when you were around, and you weren't sure why.

It's not like he liked you or anything; when it came to Teruhashi - who everyone loved -, he was more excited than shy. Maybe you had come on too strong or something, even though you tried not to. After all, Aren did mention that he was scared of you. Still, whatever you did, you wanted to fix, because you needed his trust so he'd pick your word over Saiki's when it came to your bet.

But maybe that could come later. He might feel weird if you came on too strong now.

"Oh, and Kuboyasu went straight to bed." Hairou added, and you nodded in response.

"Well, it's just us three then. Onward, to the ramen shop!!" You cheered, walking toward the town.

They did the same, cheering, "Yeah!!"

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"Wow, this is seriously good." You said, slurping up your ramen. The other three agreed.

"Lesh never leuve!!" Nendo said with his mouth full. You all cringed as you saw clearly what he was chewing. He finished his bowl, yelling to the owner, "Another round, old man!!"

"Haha, you got it kid." The man called back, ignoring how some of the other customers glared at Nendo slightly. It was a tourist spot, after all. You continued to eat, chatting away until you were given another round of ramen bowls. Before you could dig in, you noticed in the corner of your eye Kaidou still being awkward.

You sighed. Yeah, this was all about the bet, but you were starting to feel genuinely bad for Kaidou. He wasn't as involved in the conversation as he should be, and it was because of you...

"Hey, Kaidou." You asked as Nendo and Hairou chattered in the background.

Kaidou flinched quickly, squeaking, "Y-Yeah??"

You eyed him suspiciously, continuing, "Did I do something wrong? You're uh, kinda awkward around me..."

"Oh? N-No, of course not!" He quickly reassured. He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly, sighing, "Uhm, I guess I should reveal what's really been going on... The real reason is... Saiki told me to be careful."

Your eyes widened as he became dramatic for a moment, but went back to panic-y once again.

"A-Ah, but he seems pretty normal around you now, so I guess it's unreasonable to still take that into account... Not that I thought you were a bad person! He was just really serious, and showed up at my house kinda late just to say to not give you my trust, and not to talk about my powers..." He rambled on, trying to give the whole story without offending you. You weren't listening though, instead slightly angered.

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