(Y/n)'s POV

"Kazuna, tell them to stop! You're supposed to be their leader!"

I frantically waved my arms around, trying to free myself from Mikado's grasp. But of course, I just had to be weak. I mean, he seemed to be pulling me along without any effort.

The ride towered over us, like a monster waiting in the dark for its oblivious prey. I glared at Mikado and Hikaru as they shoved me into the seat. They simply gave me an innocent smile.

The others all sighed behind us. Not like I could blame them for not doing anything. After all, it seemed as if the two beside me 'blackmailed' them.

"Oi, I'm never gonna forgive you two..."
"We don't expect you to," replied Hikaru.
"Guys, take it easy on her. You know she's afraid of this ride," Tatsuhiro exclaimed.
"That's exactly why we're trying to get rid of her fear," Mikado said with a grin.

The ride jerked forward, heading higher and higher. I knew it was bad to look down but it was too tempting. The view from this height made me dizzy and afraid.

Suddenly, Goshi appeared in my head. Why would I think of him now?...Tch, he was probably cooped up in his room. He shouldn't be doing that. He was the one to cause all the misunderstandings that night...

It might not be a misunderstanding though. What if he actually did like Tsubasa? W-well, not that it mattered to me. She was a nice girl, so I should be happy for her...

The force of wind against my face pulled me out of my thoughts and back into reality. I let out a scream before gripping tightly onto the hand rails. Why the hell did this have no seatbelts?!

~Dinnertime~

"I think you made her fear worse," commented Momotaro.
"Eeehhh? But she looks better, don't you think?" Hikaru asked with a nervous smile.
"Shut that mouth of yours before I personally cut it off with a chainsaw."
"*gulp* Y-yes ma'am!"
"*sigh* Sometimes you're really similar to Goshi," exclaimed Tatsuhiro.
"How?"
"Well, you're both scary at times and clumsy when you don't need to be," Kazuna replied.
"*blushes* Whatever..."

As we headed to the small food festival in town, I couldn't help but want Goshi to be here. Usually, Thrive'd be the one to take me but there are problems that still needed fixing. We just needed someone to fix them.

"Huh? Isn't that Yuuta?" Mikado asked while pointing to a nearby ramen place.

We all looked in the direction he was pointing to. He was right, it was Yuuta. But he seemed to be with someone. His lips were moving as if he was talking to someone and he had a big smile on his face.

I walked towards the restaurant, despite the others' attempts at stopping me. He didn't answer any of my calls and yet, he was happily eating here with some random person?

Before I got a chance to walk in and make a scene, someone grabbed onto my arm. I looked up and saw Goshi. He pulled me away from Yuuta and the other person whom I identified as Yumiko.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Goshi asked with a frustrated tone.
"What? You're scolding me now?"
"Listen, I don't know why Yuuta's not telling you he's been dating Yumiko. But don't cause a scene there. It'll just make things worse."
"...make things worse? You have no right to say that."
"What are you talking about?"
"That night, why did you cut me off? You didn't even bother to acknowledge me. Yuuta's already been hiding things from me and what? You're trying to follow in his footsteps?"
"(Y/n)-"
"Forget it, I'm going. They're probably looking for me right now."

His grip only tightened as I turned around. Tch, he really was stubborn, wasn't he? I didn't bother to turn around and see the look on his face...

"...I'm-"
"Kaneshiro, this is where you were? I was looking all over for you," exclaimed Tsubasa.

During his brief moment of surprise, I broke free of his tight grasp and quickly walked away. I didn't want to cry, I refused to. After all, staying behind and confirming that they met up for a date would just make everything worse.

I spotted Tatsuhiro waiting near the ramen place by himself. Once he met my gaze, he flashed a small smile. I forced a smile in return, trying to hide everything.

"Where have you been?" he asked.
"Ah, just to the toilet."
"Come on, everyone else already found a place to eat. Tomohisa and Ryuji are there too."

I followed him to the cosy-looking restaurant they had found. It was tucked away in a little corner so not many people noticed that it was here. But I didn't mind.

"Hey (Y/n)," Tomohisa greeted.
"Hey."

Ryuji gave me a slight nod before returning to his meal. I sat down beside Momotaro. They had already ordered for me. I smiled to myself as I noticed what it was.

I used to always make this for everyone because of how much Yuuta loved it. Oh right...Yuuta. He was having another date with Yumiko, keeping it a secret...again.

Wait, where was Kento? Why wasn't he here? Yuuta and Goshi definitely had excuses but he didn't have anything on today, did he? My phone buzzed for a second before going silent.

I looked down and saw a text from Kento. He had said not to worry about him and that he'd call me later. Well, if he said so then I probably shouldn't worry for now.

"Hey (Y/n), is it good?" asked Hikaru.
"Yeah, it's delicious."
"Thank god. We didn't know what to get you."
"Tch, that's because she never tells us anything worth remembering," Ryuji commented but he was smiling.
"Whatever, Mr 'I'm always grumpy'."
"W-what?!"

I laughed at his reaction. It was always so fun to tease him.