"It's a date!"

[risette_truestory]

Who: Rise Kujikawa (risette_truestory), Campbell Saunders (headup_stickontheice), Iori Minase (dekochan), Waver Velvet (velveteenmage)

What: Rise and Iori tutors Cam and Waver Japanese. Meanwhile, poor Cam is paranoid about Rise might be liking him. Thank you, Iori.

When: A few days after this.

Where: Library.



Being anywhere in the open without big sunglasses and a cap was still something she was getting used to, especially when she is in Tokyo. Back home, she had always been surrounded by paparazzi or fans. Here, no one really knew her and it was like starting from the very beginning. how it was before she appeared for the first time in a magazine. It was nice being normal. Almost normal anyway since 'Risette' still shows herself sometimes.

Normal.

And she was meeting new friends at the library! Who would have thought? She was making friends who know her as Rise and not Risette.

They will probably find Rise sitting by the window inside the library with a fashion magazine in front of her. She might not be an idol anymore ... but she still needed to keep track of the trends.

Comments

[dekochan]

With both of the boys gone, Iori turned her glare towards Rise.

"What are you up to, anyway?"

[risette_truestory]

Puzzled Rise is puzzled. "You mean you haven't noticed? I thought it was pretty obvious."

[dekochan]

"It seems to me like you're messing with Cam's feelings! I won't accept that!"

And the misunderstanding boils over.

[risette_truestory]

At almost the same time, Rise says, "He likes you!"




It took a moment for Rise to notice what she just said. For a moment, she blinked ... wondering if she was hearing it wrong. "Eh? What are you talking about, Iori-chan?"

[headup_stickontheice]

SLAM.

Between the two girls, a large book lands, followed by another, and another. The first, an English dictionary. The second, a large Japanese book with a subtitle in English of Psychology and you!. The one on top, an even larger book that appears to be some kind of Japanese encyclopedia.

Cam's hands are above them. It appears he dropped them in surprise, or an attempt to stop the conversation from going on. At this moment, he's regretting leaving the two alone very much. "I brought the books, I'm sorry, Iori's my roommate and we're just friends, I have a girl I like back home and I'm not really into people physically or something like that it's nothing against either of you."

He says all of this in one quick breath with a very, very red face.

[dekochan]

Iori keeps her rage directed towards Rise. She is not a happy camper.

"See, look what you did! You should apologize to Cam!"

In Iori's mind this is All Rise's Fault and that isn't going to be solved anytime soon. Because she's not about to go and blame herself for her own shortcomings. That's for people who have less self esteem than she does.

[risette_truestory]

"Me?!" That made Rise just furious. Why was this girl pointing fingers at her? She was still trying to process what was going on. She wasn't sure anymore after what Cam had just said.

The librarian and a girl from across their table turned to them and motioned for their party to be quieter.

[headup_stickontheice]

Oh, great. Cam half-groans and leans against the table, trying to hush them both. "Stooop. It's a misunderstanding, don't, fight, c'mon?" What he wanted to do was defuse the tension, not make it worse.

Where's Waver? He's older than the rest of them, maybe he can help!

[velveteenmage]

You're looking to the wrong person if you want help, Cam. Waver quietly sidled up to the table more or less empty-handed. He'd had a lot of difficulty finding anything related to magic that also didn't seem to be in the fiction shelves.

"...Is something wrong?"

[risette_truestory]

Sorry, Cam. Rise wasn't really listening. She was too busy staring angrily at Iori. What kind of accusation was this? And she was trying to help her with Cam too. Now she didn't feel like it anymore.

You would think that Waver's arrival would end things. It didn't. Rise turned to Waver. Unfortunately for him, Rise's annoyance hadn't died down. "She ---!"

But she was stopped by the librarian again trying to shush them, so she softened her voice but still sounding furious. "She is trying to accuse me of something."

[dekochan]

Iori stares back, crossing her arms.

"Stop messing with Cam's feelings. If you like him, just say so."

No, she isn't being considerate at all. This is what happens when you make her angry. No one messes with her friends.

[headup_stickontheice]

With a defeated look, as he's finally started to figure out just where this all broke down, Cam groans out his displeasure. "No one likes anyone."

Wait.

"I mean-- not like that. This was all an incredibly awkward misunderstanding." He looks at Rise then Iori, both pointedly. "Right?"

He also takes the time to glance at Waver with a I am so incredibly sorry expression.