At the club room.
"Faster, faster, before we get caught!" Misumi said as he sat on a chair in a panic.
"Hey, did you take the picture?!" Hiro asked him.
"Ofcourse! How can I forget that!" he answered.
"Say, should we use it for him later?" Misumi said as he gestured for a fist bomb with an evil smile.
"Sure." Hiro said as they created a fist bomb.
These guys are planning sokething evil for sure!
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At the stairway.
Yuzuru sneezed.
'Damn! How could I sneeze in front of Tachibana-san! How disgraceful!' he thought as he punched himself continously in his imagination.
"How pathetic..." Haruka said as she quickened her pace.
"Tachibana-san, wait for me!" Yuzuru said as he chased after her.
He reached her pace, but the atmosphere just became more awkward.
"Hayama..."
"Yes!" he answered like a soldier answering his superior.
"Why are you doing this?"
'How unexpected!' he thought.
For a person like Tachibana-san to ask a question like this is rather rare. Yuzuru never expected his hater to ask such a serious question.
"The art club...is an important place for me, Hiro, and Misumi..." Yuzuru started talking about the past as they walked.
"We were still in middle school back then, Hiro and me were childhood friends, but Misumi was still a stranger for us. The art club was in its peak, we would always join contests, and we would always win all of it. There were lots of members, and the three of us were also part of it.
Misumi would make ridiculous pranks for the two of us. Together with our seniors, he would often set up traps, and we were the victims.
And by that, our bond with Misumi got tighter.
But, as we were about to enter high school, our seniors graduated. We tried to recruit members, but none of them joined. The three of us were left alone.
Then, something tragic happened to Misumi's family. He would cry, day and night, and we, as his friends, would always be there for him.
Then time came when Misumi got better, but another problem arised. The club faced a deficit.
We tried to earn money by joining events, but we still lack in practice, and in numbers.
That's why I left the club before we graduated middle school.
But now I've decided to come back, with more people that is!" his story ended.
He was in high spirits and didn't notice that Haruka already stopped in her tracks and was looking at him with her eyes widened.
Yuzuru was shocked by this sight.
'What the?'
"Um, Tachibana-san, are you okay?" he asked as he went near her.
But she didn't reply.
"What's wrong, Tachibana-san?" he asked as he held her shoulders.
Only then he came back to her senses.
"Oh, sorry..."
'Sorry?' he thought.
"Let's go..."
"Ah, yes!"
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They finally reached the club room.
It was filled with boxes, as if they were a family preparing to move abroad.
"What is going on?"
"What do you mean Tachibana-san?"
Then they noticed the two bastard sitting like a boss.
'Why do they act like it's normal?' Hariluka thought.
"Ahh, haha, Tachibana-san they don't do anything much here anyway, so they didn't even bother cleaning and organizing their things." Yuzuru said as he scratched his forehead.
"My two friends, you should've at least prepared some tea for your new recruits." he said with a "smile".
"Sorry, sorry, but we didn't forget to bring the forms at least." Misumi said with a smile.
"Then, Tachibana-san, please fill out the application form, we have to talk to Yuzuru for a bit" Hiro said in a gentle voice.
"Sure." she answered.
Yuzuru felt a strange feeling.
Misumi pulled Yuzuru outside.
Hiro followed them.
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Outside
"You! Are you trying to steal her from me! You traitor!" Yuzuru shouted softly.
"Oh, oh, it smells like jealousy..." Hiro teased him
"Haha, don't worry, she's all yours!" he added.
"You're getting jealous and such but...it seems like you made a huge progress already." Misumi said.
"Wha-What are you talking about?" Yuzuru was flustered.
Misumi then took his phone and showed him a photo.
It was a photo of Yuzuru and Haruka when they were on the rooftop!
Yuzuru himself still recieved quite an impact by this seductive scene shown on the picture, even when he was the one who initiated it.
It was a wonderful experience!
He took his phone and took a copy of the photo. He even set it as his wallpapaper!
'How shameless!' his two friends thought.
As they were happily gossiping about what happened at the rooftop earlier, someone suddenly appeared.
It was the principal!
"What are you doing?" he said in a scary tone.
"Um, nothing sir." Misumi answered.
"Have you recruited new members?"
"Yes sir, We've recruited two members already!" Hiro said happily.
"Haha! Good, good!" the principal laughed.
"Oh, aren't you the former member? Hayama-kun?" he asked.
"Yes, Mr. Principal. I've decided to have a comeback." Yuzuru said with a sincere smile.
"Oh, is that so?"
"Then, what were you gossiping about just now?"
The three were caught red handed.
"Uh, none, sir. Were we talking about something, I don't remember" Misumi played dumb.
"Huh? I think it's about "one inch away" and "wall slam"?" he asked.
'Wwhhhhhaaaaaattttt???!?!?!?!!!!!!'
He was listnening?
Is he just playing dumb?
What if he heard all of their juicy gossips?
"Um, Mr. Principal, would you like to meet the other member instead?" Yuzuru finally thought of something.
"Sure, sure!"
Then they entered the club room.
The principal saw Haruka sitting as he filled out the application form.
When she saw the principal, she politely greeted him.
"Hello, sir. I'm the new art club member. Haruka Tachibana."
"Good day, Tachibana-chan." he answered.
Then he turned to Misumi.
"This is good, Kotaro-kun. I will allow you to use this room anyway you want. But...I want to give you another task." he said.
'Another task?' they all thought.
"You have to accomplish something good until the end of the month." he said his condition.
"Sure, sir. We will work hard!" Misumi answered.
"That's the spirit!" he said.
"I'm going then" he said as he waved his hands and left.
All of them were in high spirits. They were all determined to accomplish the task given by the principal.