"Ho...Houki!" I reacted after seeing his face in surprise,I even shouted his name in a loud voice.
"Shhhhh...lower your voice!" Houki grumbled before pulling us to the corner seat.
"Uhh,Yuji..what the hell is he doing here?" I asked,raising an eyebrow.
"Didn't I tell you, we're doing club activities today...Houki is the one who planned this trip" Yuji explained.
"I see,so that's why you made that excuse to your dad" I responded,since Houki is our club president.
"But wait!.. didn't we met the day before,why didn't you tell me?" Is asked Houki in annoyed tone.
"Ahh,about that...I completely forgot!" Houki replied.
"So...what are we gonna do here?" I asked, settling the idea of doing club activities.
I received no answer from the both of them,and it's annoying. "Why the sudden silence?" I asked.
Houki quickly covered his face with his hand,and pointed his fingers and said "look!". It caught my attention,I quickly turned my head in that direction.
From the corner I saw Miss Ayano, Ayano Yukimura is our PE teacher,and a friend of Houki from his childhood.
"Yukimura-sensei!" I reacted, raising my voice.
Miss Ayano turned her head at my direction but Yuji quickly pulled my arms and said "Hide!...you idiot!" before covering my face with a handkerchief.
Miss Ayano take a short pause,before sitting down, convincing herself that she might've just misheard it.
"What's the matter...you two?" I questioned.
"What's the matter with yoU!?" Houki grumbled.
"We're supposed to spy on her!...you idiot" Yuji added.
"S-Spy?...ehhh?..why?" I asked in a clumsy tone.
"What's the matter with you?...I told you yesterday, didn't I?" Houki explained in whimpering tone.
"Yesterday?..." I whimpered, trying to remember what happened,.
"Ahhhhh!..." I reacted after picking up the every piece.
[FLASHBACK, YESTERDAY]
When I came to Houki's house,I remember having a conversation with him.
Ryu's POV:
>(Me): "You idiot!...stop the act! What's the deal?"
>(Houki):"Help me!... Please!"
>(Me): "You're really weird,ya know!... asking for help,all of a sudden"
>(Houki): "I really need your help!... you're the smartest person in the club,even though I'm the president... you're always giving me advice...so please!help me!"
>(Me): "You don't have to explain why,Let's hear it first..and I'm going to decide whether I'm helping or not."
>(Houki): "You know something is troubling me ever since the summer break starts!"
>(Me): [Intensely listening]
>(Houki): "You know...(inhales)..Aya-nee(big sis) hasn't been coming lately"
>(Me): "You mean Yukimura-sensei, what the problem of not visiting ?... she's a teacher,with her own life and own time... there's nothing wrong with it!"
>(Houki): "That might be the case,but I went to see Aya-nee before summer break,and she seems troubled about something "
>(Me): [still surprised on how worried Houki was,about her] "Women's problem only have 3 causes "
>(Me):"Money, Relationship,and family"
>(Houki): [Listening carefully]
>(Me): "Since she has a stable income,it's definitely not a money problem."
>(Houki): "she lives alone and I don't know much about her family,but I think it's not a family problem either"
>(Me): "Then it's a relationship problem,I suppose"
>(Houki): "What.... impossible!"
>(Me): "What's up with that reaction?"
>(Houki): "I mean, it's impossible for her to have a relationship behind my back"
>(Me): "What?...do you have a relationship contact with her..saying that she's not allowed to be in a relationship?"
>(Houki): "That's not what I mean!..I mean,if she has a boyfriend, she'll definitely introduce it to me"
>(Me): "Definitely?...how sure are you?"
>(Houki): "Beats me!...we haven't seen each other since summer break starts"
>(Me): "Then,the next step you should do is to find out her relationship status...don't worry,I'm helping you afterwards"
>(Houki): "That what I'm planning to do,when I called you earlier!...that's why I'm stalking her!"
>(Me): [giving a confused look]
>(Houki):"Anyway,I finally found out where she's going tomorrow,can you come along"
>(Me): [started walking,while waving] "sorry I have something to do tomorrow,just fill me in tomorrow" [and I left]
[End of FLASHBACK]
And here I thought, I've manage to escape but suddenly that promise is hunting me. What a great turn of events,I got no idea whe Houki said that he finally find out her whereabouts, he was actually talking about this beach resort.
"I finally remember" I told them.
"You better keep your promise, Ryu-senpai!" Yuji responded.
"But..heyyy...wait!,Yuji invited me beforehand,then that means you told Yuji that morning even before I arrive at your house!" I grumbled.
"Yeah,we didn't expect it!..but you fell for it" Houki said before they started laughing.
"Damn it,I should've notice!" I thought.
"If you followed Yukimura-sensei,then that means you got here first, right?" I asked Houki.
"Yeah!" Houki responded with bright smile.
"I actually got here yesterday, after meeting with you!" He added.
"What?..." I reacted.
"Yeah, and I didn't tell dad, that I'm going here since I'm in a hurry,He's not picking up his phone. That's why I don't have a pocket money right now" He said while showing his inner pocket.
"That must be tough!" Yuji reacted.
"Yeah, so Ryu-kun...as a friend of mine,can you let me borrow some?" He said with a puppy eyes.
"Hmm,fine but don't give me that look!" I said before pushing his face away.
"Yaaay!" he rejoiced.
"Now,let's get back to business!" I mentioned before looking at Yukimura-sensei.
"We've been here for about 40 minutes,and no one is coming to meet with her...what the hell are we even doing, anyway?" I muttered.
"Hey,Houki!... you've been here since yesterday,did you find anything fishy?" I questioned.
"Nahh,she always sit over there for hours as if she's waiting for someone,but no one comes!" He explained.
"Maybe she's thinking of a best way to commit suicide...what do you think?" Yuji suggested.
"W-what are you talking about,you idiot?" I reacted before hitting him.
"I mean,when people have problems they're always thinking of a way to escape..and that escape is called suicide" Yuji explained.
"That's true,maybe she's thinking of drowning herself" I said, agreeing with Yuji.
"What the matter with you Yuji!?...and don't agree with him Ryu-kun.." Houki reacted.
"It's a joke bro...don't take it seriously!... right Ryu-senpai" Yuji explained.
"Ehh, is it?" I uttered, letting off the hook.
We were teasing each other,when suddenly..."Look...you two!" He uttered pointing his fingers at Yukimura-sensei.
Houki quickly stand,since can't see it in his current position. I simply tilted my head as I saw a guy wearing a familiar black coat and a sunglasses sitting in front of Miss Ayano. I was stunned when I finally recognize the person.
"Who's that middle aged man?" Houki questioned in shock.
"That's not a middle aged man...that's an oldman you idiot.." Yuji whimpered.
"Don't tell me...." Houki muttered, before covering his mouth.
"What the hell is that oldman doing?" I finally spoked.
"You knew that guy?" Houki asked in surprise while pointing at the oldman.
"Yeah,He was with me when we came here!.. he's Aizen-san, Yukina-san's husband " I explained.
"Husband?..Don't tell me,this is one of those... cheating scene that I saw on TV?" Yuji muttered, overreacting.
What the hell is happening? A cheating? Or a misunderstanding, thoughts that I can't get out of my mind as I saw Houki with tears on his eyes.
What should I do,stop them? Confront them? Or Punch him?, I'm still thinking of how I am going to pull my self together in that situation, after knowing my father in-law is involved. Houki clenching his fist,and Yuji has a pissed off look on his face.
When suddenly Yumi barges in the cafe and said "heyy,you guys! What the hell are you doing!".She grumbled.