It's been two hours since we've been here.

Noriko looks like she's starting to get over Ryu and have a good time.

She's dancing over there with Mikasa and Hitomi.

I walk away over to where Rin is.

Rin's my best friend.

We've been friends since well, the diaper days.

I wave over to him and smack his shoulder.

"Hey dude. " he says.

"Hey. "

"So what's up with you and Noriko? Everyone thinks you two are going out. "

"Na, we're not. We're just friends. "

"Really? "

"Yeah, that's what I said. "

"Oh, I see what's going on here. "

"What are you talking about? "

"You're stuck in the friend zone buddy. "

"I'm not! I really only think of her as a friend, seriously. "

"Keep saying that but we both know it's true. "

I sigh.

He's right.