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It was 15:30 at Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, and the bell marking the end of the last class of the day had already rung. All the girls were ready to put their books and other school material in their school bags as soon as they heard that distinctive tune.

“Remember that we have an English exam tomorrow, Ichika, don't forget to take the textbook for revising.” -Honami advised her friend.

“That's right, I almost forgot...! Thank you, Honami! Did you take it as well, Kohane?” -Ichika turned to Kohane, a blonde girl with two small pigtails and a sweet expression on her face.

Kohane, despite having put away all her material, seemed distracted, and didn't pay attention at the moment to Ichika's question. Ichika, surprised, passed her hand in front of her to bring her back to her senses.

“Oh, I'm sorry, I got distracted for a moment... Yes, I've put it all away! Anyway, in case I forgot to take the book, I've already got all the notes in my study notebook, and I've also done again the exercises with all the right answers, so it'll just be a review!” -Kohane explained to her classmates.

As they chatted, the girls grabbed their bags and left the classroom in order, heading down the corridor to meet their friends from other classes.

“Wow, you're as organised as ever, Kohane! How come you've already studied everything? With all you've practised, you'll hardly need to dedicate any time to revision. I bet you still remember all the vocabulary perfectly.” -Ichika was astonished at Kohane's commitment to studies.

However, the reason for Kohane's early study was actually related to her plans for the afternoon before the exam.

“Well, the thing is, I have plans for this afternoon... And I'll probably be too tired when I get back home in the evening, so I'll just read once again the vocabulary to make sure I don't forget anything. With that, it will be enough.” -Kohane confessed with a bit of embarrassment and without going into too much detail about her plans.

“Well, you did well with preparing everything for today. Whatever it is, I wish you the best, Kohane!” -Honami exclaimed, with an affable smile on her face.

“Just the same, have a good afternoon, Kohane. I imagine that before you leave, you'll go home to drop off your things. We can walk you home, we don't have band practice until later.” -Ichika offered to Kohane.

“I appreciate your intention, Ichika, but I'm being picked up now, so I won't be home. “ -Kohane replied, with a sad smile, feeling sorry for having to refuse the offer.

“By who, Kohane?” -a cheerful voice asked, coming from the 2-A class.

“Eep! Saki, I didn't expect you to come out all of a sudden! Well... It's someone from my group...” -Kohane was startled.

“Someone from your group...? You got scared and didn't know what to say, for sure.” -Saki joked, with a playful smile.

Kohane's face was getting redder and redder, and she kept quiet so as not to say more. Honami immediately noticed her nervousness and intervened on her behalf:

“Saki! Kohane seems to be overwhelmed with so many questions...”

“I'm really sorry, Kohane, I didn't mean to overwhelm you!” -Saki apologized.

Kohane laughed sweetly at Saki's candid and cheerful, if sometimes mischievous, personality. She herself was the one who was nervous about her date.

“It's fine, Saki, don't worry about it. It's just me, I'm so nervous...” Kohane stammered, shrugging her shoulders in embarrassment.

Honami looked at her watch and saw that it was already ten past three in the afternoon.

“It's already ten past three! Time really flies... I think we should be heading home now. Besides, I have to stop by Kanade's house to bring her the meals for the whole week, since it's Monday. Well, girls, see you at six o'clock for practice. And have a nice day, Kohane, enjoy yourself.” -Honami said goodbye cheerfully to her friends.

“Yes, see you later, Honami! And see you tomorrow, Kohane, have fun!” -Saki and Ichika said in unison.

“Thank you! Bye, girls. See you tomorrow, and good luck with band practice.” -Kohane said.

Kohane ran out of the door. She didn't want to make him wait too long, and she was afraid that she could have done it, as he is very punctual (he even usually arrives before the hour!). Meanwhile, while Honami and Ichika went out, Saki hid behind a bush without wanting to be noticed by them to watch the “so awaited by her” moment better. However, as soon as they noticed that she was very quiet, they would find out and couldn't help but laugh.

“Hehehehe... I need to know who Kohane is meeting with...” -Saki laughed, showing a mischievous smile.

Kohane arrived at the door and there he was, serious, looking at the time on his phone. As soon as he noticed Kohane's footsteps he turned and stretched out his arms to let her wrap him in a hug.

“Shinonome, sorry to keep you waiting! I walked my friends to the door and I got a bit distracted talking to them.” -she apologised, as she jumped into his arms and hugged him.

Akito tenderly gave her a spontaneous kiss on the top of her head and then caressed it.

“It's alright, Kohane, I have thought so. I've arrived here too early anyway... I was already here waiting for you 10 minutes before your classes ended.” -Akito said, in an understanding and calm tone.

“But, Shinonome, as your classes finish one hour earlier than mine, didn't you stop for a moment at home to have lunch before coming to get me?” -Kohane asked, surprised.

“I took advantage of school break to have lunch, and if I had eaten at home, I don't think I could have made it in time. I was quite hungry, to be honest, I couldn't hold back any longer. Besides, we're going to have a busy afternoon today, so I needed some energy.” -Akito explained, with his usual seriousness.

Kohane laughed and hugged him again. She wrapped her arms around his belly and rested her head very gently on him.

“You've really eaten well... I can tell that your belly is very happy by the little noises it's making.” -Kohane said innocently.
Akito blushed and let out a small nervous laugh. He hadn't expected that, but Kohane's naivety, even if he didn't usually admit it openly, aroused his tenderness.

“Yes, very happy... But I'm even happier to see you. Well, let's get going, or else it's going to be too late.” -Akito replied, still a little embarrassed.

When she nodded, he kissed her on the lips. Then he grabbed her hand, and together, they started to walk away from the school. Saki was still watching the couple from afar. Her eyes widened as she witnessed the beautiful encounter between Akito and Kohane, and felt herself melt with love.

“It can't be...! The person Kohane was talking about was Akito, Tsukasa's friend! I had forgotten that both Akito and Kohane sang together in the same group. What a terrible memory I have, how could I forget… I know she told me about Vivid Bad Squad and how they had surpassed Rad Weekend recently... They’re so cool…” -Saki thought, still in awe.

Ichika, Honami and Shiho, who had already joined them just after Kohane left, turned around, discovered Saki in her hiding place and laughed later on.

“Come on, Saki, come out of there, or else we'll have to leave without you” -Shiho joked.

“Nooo, wait for me, girls!” -Saki exclaimed in panic, running towards her beloved bandmates.

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Kohane had no idea of where Akito was going to take her for their first date. They had already planned that; however, he told her that it was going to be a surprise. She trusted him, for sure, but she was chiefly excited of knowing where it could be. Her first and, mostly only thought was a pancake place. Nonetheless, she presumed that it would probably be a place he had never taken anyone before, so that made her feel even more special. What could be greater than tasting new kinds of pancakes with your pancake-lover boyfriend instead of eating the ones he is already used to eat in his trusted café?

One month after the RAD BLAST event, where VIVID BAD SQUAD surpassed the legendary night that everyone in Vivid Street admired and used to talk about, known as RAD WEEKEND, the four street artists met at Weekend Garage, the café that An's dad, Ken, owns. They reunited to talk over their future plans.

"These English lessons will bore me to death! I can't understand a thing of what the teacher is saying." -An complained, while taking a sip to her latte.

"That's because we've still only had the first one... Bold of you to assume we can master English with only one lesson." -Akito grunted as he looked at An with a tired expression.

Toya chuckled at Akito and An's silly argument, to then suddenly change his smiley expression to his more serious one, typical of his "strict teacher" mode.

"I'll make sure you two always get your homework done. If not, I'll talk to you in English for a straight hour so that you're forced to practice. And no japanese, got it? But that won't happen unless you don't study properly." -Toya gently, but firmly threatened them.