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Chapter 68: Studying Hakuta

With the ability to turn towards Shiuka as well during the little study session with all their friends. Hakuta felt much more confident he would be able to deal with the night. Since he wouldn't have to worry so much about being stuck with Ninka the entire time. Not that she didn't try, of course.

"Yo Hakuta." She called to him, tapping the boy hard on the shoulder. "How do you do this?" Ninka asked, forcing him to abandon Shiuka for a little bit. He would have no other choice but to offer his aid, which would eventually annoy the other girl after it seemed he had been pointed away for a little too long.

"Hakuta, what's this about?" She grabbed his shoulder to direct his view towards her homework. Of course he would again turn towards her to help the girl out. This would then repeat with Ninka taking his attention and Shiuka doing it in return.

"Wow." Yuusen commented on the display he and Ituski were given. "Those girls really needed his help. Good thing Hakuta's smart or else we wouldn't be able to see them during summer break."

Hakuta sighed as he was made to go back and forth between the pair. Eventually it reached the point where he hadn't even gotten the chance to tutor either of the two anything. They simply were pulling him back to them as soon as the other had pulled him to them.

"Okay!" He had finally lost his patience and put a stop to their bickering. "I need to do my work too. It would kind of suck if I was the one who got stuck with summer work." This appeared to be enough to get the girls off his back for now. Hakuta took another deep sigh now that he got some freedom and began looking over his own homework.

This finally gave him reprieve from their pestering, but the boy knew it wouldn't last forever. There was always bound to be something from someone.

"Well, I might as well go use the bathroom then." Said Ninka as she stood up. "Hakuta, maybe you need a little bit of a break before you get finished with your own stuff."

"I don't really know why that'd means I need to use the bathroom with you though." He replied, confused.

"My." She crossed her arms and bent down to his sitting level as she stood above him. There was a smug smile on her face as she stared him down. "Aren't you being a bit presumptuous? Thinking we'd go to the bathroom together. That is unless you want to watch me-"

"Just shut up." He cut her off before she could continue to embarrass him in front of all their friends. "Anyway I guess you got a point. I could take a short break here while you're gone." She giggled, content with her method of mocking him as the girl left her room unattended with everyone else inside.

"Good thing we're taking a break now." Rouko spoke, stretching out her body as most of them got up from their seats. "I'm so tired, this stuff is boring." She then laid herself out on Ninka's bed and basically took a nap.

"You know, I haven't had the chance to say this yet." Said Iruka, as she shut her notebook despite taking a grand total of zero notes. "I've never been in Ninka's room before and its so cute!"

"It's certainly interesting alright." He agreed, scanning their surroundings. Ninka definitely had a room fitting of her style. It was bright and colorful, which reminded him of Shiuka's room back at home. Yet at the same time, it had some of the edge he had come to expect from her given her dating experience compared to that of her friends.

Her bed, while having some bright colors on it, lacked any stuffed animals. On her desk, there was a bunch of magazines scattered about. And judging by the pile of clothes hanging out by the corner, he was certain this place normally was a mess and she only prepared it because all of them were coming. "I wonder what she normally does here when she's alone?"

"That's a weird thing to ask." Said Itsuki. "Why would you care?" It did appear uncharacteristic of him to say so, but the circumstances did lead to him being rather curious.

"What's wrong with wanting to know what any of you do during your alone time?" He responded. "Don't you guys ever wonder what I'm up to when I'm not with you?"

"Playing video games." They all spoke in unison to answer his question.

"Okay fine, I might be a little predictable." He was hurt, but only because they weren't wrong. "But I'm just wondering because we all got things we do by ourselves. I'm just a bit more open about it." As he spoke, Shiuka simply stared at him listening. It may not have seemed like she was attentive, but the girl was paying attention to the subject.

She wondered if there was a reason for him to be talking about what he had been discussing with the other guys. Normally he didn't appear to be curious about what the girls were up to. Knowing they lived together, she also thought he might've been wondering what she did in her room. After all, they both agreed to not pry too deeply into each other's private lives. They were teenagers after all and needed some space like they would with parents.

But even with that distance between them, she did learn many things about him. Nothing major, but real minor details that even the boy himself might not have noticed. Such as how he'd adjust his glasses when lying, which fortunately no one else seemed to have picked up on. Or that single dimple he'd have on his cheek when smiling, one which she got a plain good view of as she continued to look at him as he chatted. "Whatever, I'm the only normal guy here anyway." He chuckled, completing his debate with the other boys.

"I'm pretty sure that's because you're the only weirdo out of all us." Yuusen replied with the two boys just looking at him in slight disappointment. The way they looked at him was completely different from the way Shiuka looked at him. And she wasn't the only person watching him in a more than attentive manner.

"All right, hope you all didn't have too much fun without me." Ninka announced her return, which prompted the return towards their school work. Despite all the complaining, Hakuta was glad to be able to have some time set aside with finishing the rest of their work before the break was to come. The last thing he needed was getting his game time cut in by being assigned this stuff. And it wasn't himself that he worried about, but rather Shiuka coming in his room to pester him to do it so she could get to shopping with her friends as quickly as possible.

"Good with me." He prodded Rouko back to waking up so she wouldn't end up missing out on finishing their work. Then he sat back at his spot to intently do his homework. Because of all their distractions, he had fallen a bit behind the pace. So Hakuta entered what he called 'gamer focus mode' in order to block them all out and complete things quicker.

He normally used this form while gaming, hence the name. It was great when e needed complete focus in order to complete a difficult level or to win a multiplayer game. Of course, since he was completely focused on the one single task meant he was oblivious to everything else around him. So they were free to essentially do whatever it was they wanted to do.

In Ninka's case, it meant she was able to look over at him without the boy noticing. Being able to sit besides him gave the girl a close peek at him in full detail. With him not paying attention to himself at all meant this was a real look at what he was like without putting on a different face.

Hakuta was a lot cuter than she ever thought he was. Sure, when they weren't friends she thought he looked like a loser nerd who spent all his time playing video games. The latter part was certainly true, and admittedly he wasn't exactly a winner when it came to the social ladder. And the boy was on the smarter side, despite always downplaying his brains.

So in essence, she wasn't incorrect in her assessment on the boy. But he was also more than just that. Hakuta wasn't some socially awkward person who got all blushy with girls. He could hold a conversation and she felt like she was just wanted to talk to him more and more.

Yet at the same time, he wasn't emotionless either. There was something about him that hit the right notes when it came to reacting. It was funny, but genuine. He was reserved, but confident enough in himself to speak.

"You know..." she finally spoke up, trying to give him a bit of a flirty hint. "Glasses are kind of cute on boys."

"Huh?" This was enough to break him out of his concentration. "My glasses? Well, they are new so I'd hope they'd be current to fashion." It was rare for anyone to compliment his glasses, mostly because they did make him look a bit geeky and less cool to pretty much everyone else in school. Only someone like Yuusen, in his eyes, could pull them off to grab people's attention. "Th-thanks." He turned away to hide his flustered face as he realized her intentions more. "That's a kind thing for you to say."

"Heh." She giggled, pleased with herself on taking more ground. Finding victories on the battlefield of romance. "No problem."


Chapter 69: Stalker

"And that should be the last of it." Hakuta placed down his pencil and breathed a sigh of relief after finishing up his final problem. Now it was only a matter of time before he would be able to leave and get back to his own comfy room where there were some video games waiting for him.

"Geez, thanks a bunch." Ninka took advantage of this by giving him a nice tight hug to show her gratitude. Of course it made for a good excuse to get all handsy with him, which was easy since it didn't even attempt to hug her back. "Looks like our summer's going to be perfect this year."

"And boy do we got a lot planned for that." Rouko added in. She didn't provide any details about what they did have in mind for the next month, but whatever it was, Hakuta was unlikely to enjoy. "Maybe we'll have you come along if you're lucky." She spoke to the boys. Though from his point of view, this would be the case were he unlucky instead.

"Speaking of coming along." Said Yuusen. "Now that we're done with all the boring stuff. How about we have some fun around here?" He suggested they do anything teens liked to do while hanging out at someone's house.

"I won't." Hakuta was not like those kinds of teens though. "I'm tired and I didn't even want to be here in the first place. So I just want to go home."

"For once, I'll have to agree with him." Said Rouko. "But don't let us get in the way of your fun." She told them. "We can take care of ourselves."

"Suit yourself." Shiuka was among those who wanted to hang around here. While she wasn't interested much in Hakuta's friends. It had been a while since she had hung out here and it was nearly dinnertime. Soon enough they'd be able to enjoy some of Ninka's mom's cooking. Which while it wasn't high quality, was what some would call comfort food.

There was also the added benefit on her not having to worry about taking a different path than Hakuta on their way back to the house. "See you two later then."

"See you." They both replied in unison. Hakuta opened the door for the girl and soon enough they were out of the house.

"I'm surprised you didn't ask for any help." He said, engaging in a bit of small talk before they went their separate ways. "I was more than willing if you needed any."

"That's because I'm not a dunce like those two." She responded, mocking her friends. "There's no problem for me getting good grades. Usually I'm the one who'd gotta make sure they don't flunk out of school."

"Wow." He never took her to be smart, though it wasn't a high bar to pass when it came to competing against Shiuka and Ninka. "Then I guess I wasn't needed at all." He laughed. It wasn't a secret he didn't want to be there in the first place. "Anyway, I'll see you again in class."

"Alright." She gave him a simple smile and waved the boy goodbye. "See ya!" They took a fork in the road and went on their separate ways back home. At this point, it was nearly time for dinner, which meant the sun was on its way to setting. There was still plenty of light, but the light on the horizon changed how it glowed. Casting on the land a more warm orange rather than the bright yellow. Changing the atmosphere like when one changed the display settings on their computer.

The boy didn't think much about his new journey back towards Shiuka's house. He simply made sure his bag was properly over his shoulder to minimize discomfort and chose a good path where he could enjoy the views. Nothing about this trip should have any problems, yet his body felt concern.

Perhaps there was a bit of some gamer sense within him, but it felt like someone was following him. Like a horror game where the character walked around an empty location with nothing around them. Only the looming sense of dread as they braced themselves for a potential jump scare.

This lend to his body being on edge. The original path he had chosen was rather secluded, which meant if there was a stalker nearby, he would be in danger. But why would anyone want to follow secretly him of all people? Hakuta was far from a target from creeps given he wasn't a cute girl. He also didn't have any enemies he was aware of. Fortunately nothing about his username online gave any indication who he was as an individual.

Either way, he knew things needed to change course or else something bad might happen. So the boy changed his direction to head deeper into town instead. While it would take longer to get home, the idea of peace gave him relief. With dozens of people around, there would be no way someone could get the jump on him.

Yet this did little to calm his body. It was like his gamer sense knew he was still being followed. This definitely turned into a more serious issue now. Whoever it was, they were being quite persistent. But the worst part of all this would be he couldn't just walk back to Shiuka's place. Because that would mean allowing someone to realize his secret.

He needed to do something to buy himself time to figure out a more proper plan. So the boy ducked into a nearby cafe and sat himself down at a table by the window. It was positioned in a way so he would be able to keep any eye out for anyone who would walk in. This way he could potentially grab a look at his new stalker.

However, he didn't have to wait long to learn the identity of this so-called stalker. But the boy also wouldn't see them until it was too late either. There was a tapping on the window he sat besides. This prompted him to turn to see what was causing it, which was when he received the fright of his life when a person with a mask stood there staring at him.

"Ahhh!" He screamed and fell off his chair. This got everyone in the building to stop what they were doing to look at what it was he got scared by. They saw the person with the mask, but didn't have anything to fear due to the next actions of the person.

"Got ya." They took off the mask to reveal it was Rouko behind it. She stuck out her tongue at him and giggle after being able to catch him in this prank. He felt the heat of humiliation building up inside as he quietly got up to his feet and everyone who saw him scream like a pansy returned to their usual business. "You're a real paranoid person, aren't you?" She asked through the window.

"And you're a real trickster, aren't you?" He replied without answering her question. "I thought I was being hunted by some serial killer." Hakuta shook his head and tried to collect his thoughts. The boy's heart raced from the scare as he took some deep breaths. "Where did you even get that mask from?"

"I always carry this thing around me." She held it up in full display. "You never know when there's a time to prank someone with it." Hakuta had no clue how the other two girls managed to live at all when she was one of their friends. Though it seemed she preferred targeting people such as himself when it came to these sick jokes of hers. "Can I join you in there? I figure we might as well grab some stuff for dinner. My family isn't cooking anything tonight."

"Well neither are mine." He replied, knowing full well it was because he would've been the one to cook tonight. "But I guess we can do that here." It wasn't a normal thing for him to abandon dinner back at Shiuka's, but she could take care of herself. Plus he Rouko was not someone he spent much time with as it was. So it couldn't hurt to get to know her a little better. Even if she wasn't what he'd call a good friend, she was still a friend nonetheless.

"Yay!" She clapped her hands in giddy joy and walked around the window area to get inside the cafe. He wondered what really went on through her mind, considering she never appeared to take anything seriously. Compared to the other gals, she was the one whom he considered the most as a wild card. Someone who's intentions were shrouded in mystery on what she truly felt.

Or he could've easily been overthinking things and she was just a regular high school girl who just loved to mess around with the people she knew. "I already know what I want." She told him once they joined together at the table. She didn't even need to grab the menu before telling the server what she wanted. He felt a bit of a rush on needing to say something to not make either of them wait long. So Hakuta ended up hastily choosing a chocolate croissant.

"I'm sure this will tide me over until breakfast." He muttered under his breath as they handed away their menus to wait for their quick food to come by.

"You know, you've been getting pretty close to Ninka and Shiuka a lot lately, haven't you?" She asked, starting off the conversation.

"You really think so?" He sent off a message from his phone to Shiuka to tell her he wouldn't be home when she got back and to not worry about him. "I know things are complicated between me and Ninka, but they are some nice girls.

"Yeah, and I'd hate if you were to hurt both of them." Something about her tone changed as he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow to her statement. Where was she going with this?


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