People had started to trickle into the class room one by one, the slow minutes before class ticking by and warning the students that they would have to be ready to learn soon. It had been a long week for the students of Seirin, but Friday had finally made its long awaited appearance and talk of the weekend's activities to come were already floating around school. The gossip had been floating around all morning, but [Name] could care less what other people had decided to do for their weekend. She only had one thing on her mind.

Sitting idly in her desk and waiting for class to begin, [Name] was momentarily startled when a small container landed on her desk with a loud clatter. It bounced slightly against the fake wood, rattling the contents inside and alerting the female to what it was the container held. Picking up the small case of mechanical pencil lead, [Name] found her eyes wandering up towards the figure that was standing in front of her desk. Riko stood proudly in front of her friend, giving her a smug grin as she placed both hands on her hips in a confident pose.

"I thought I'd pay you back for letting me have some lead earlier this week," Riko explained before taking the seat next to [Name].

"You didn't have to do that, Riko," [Name] smiled, sliding the container back over in the basketball coach's direction. It was covered in pink flowers and had the picture of a cute teddy bear on the side of it. [Name] thought that it was definitely something Riko would own.

Giving her friend a playful frown, Riko proceeded to pick up the lead container before dropping it into [Name]'s open school bag where it would be lost in the clutter forever. [Name] could only sigh and shake her head at the brunette's behavior, though a smile did make its way onto her lips as she thanked her friend for the gift. Reaching down, she closed the zipper to her bag so Riko wouldn't try to drop more things into it. Heaven forbid the culinary challenged girl thought her friend could use more protein in her diet and decided to sneak in some seemingly harmless snacks. [Name] would be making emergency trips to the bathroom for weeks.

"By the way," [Name] cheerfully said, bouncing in her seat slightly as she turned her shining eyes to Riko once more. "It's the end of the week. Don't you have anything to say?"

"Yeah, I'm really glad it's Friday! I can have all weekend to work out the boys' training regime!" Riko was careful in giving [Name] a large grin, trying her best to hide her true intentions.

"Riko!"

[Name] started whining, flailing her arms in annoyance and nearly hitting Riko's arm as she took a swing at the brunette. Riko laughed at her friend's behavior, having only been teasing with her previous statements. Sticking her tongue out to show [Name] that she was merely joking, Riko waved her hands in the air a bit in hopes to restrain [Name] from taking more aggressive action. She had to physically latch her hand onto [Name]'s flailing arm in order to stop the girl from her small tantrum.

"I was joking! I swear!" Riko laughed, watching as [Name] finally calmed down. "I do have to admit though, he has been acting like a good boyfriend."

Settling back into her seat with a huff, [Name] crossed her arms in front of her chest. "It's more than just acting, Riko," [Name] defended. "Junpei really is a good boyfriend!"

"Yes, yes," Riko agreed halfheartedly, waving her hand dismissively in her friend's direction. "If that's what you say, though I'm not sure I'm as convinced as I could be."

"What more do you need as evidence?"

Riko shrugged, standing up from the desk so she could go find her own as their teacher walked into the room. "We'll talk more about this later, okay?" Turning on her heel, Riko skipped over to her own assigned seat.

[Name] turned her attention to the front of the classroom, her brows furrowing a bit in frustration. What more could she do to prove to Riko that Hyuuga was worthy of being a good boyfriend? He had lent her thing without seeking repayment, given her gifts, and even given her plenty of kisses—of both the safe and not safe for school varieties. How would she be able to show that Hyuuga was more than just the grumpy male Riko often had to participate with during basketball practice?

Snapping away from her thoughts as the teacher clapped her hands together to gain the class's attention, [Name] focused on the lesson ahead. She would have to ponder about this situation more at a later time.

Students cluttered the door as they all tried to make their way out of the classroom. The bell signaling for lunch had just sounded off, still echoing fresh in their minds as everyone tried to make their way towards the cafeteria. [Name] watched her classmates struggle, hanging back at her desk in order to avoid the lunch time rush. She could already hear Riko leaving her own desk to approach her.

"He needs to say it."

Confusion found its way into [Name]'s expression and she looked at Riko in question. "Who needs to say what?"

Rolling her eyes at her friend's forgetfulness, she yanked [Name] up by the arm. By now the crowd of students at the door had made their way out of the classroom and the female duo was left free to walk out safely. They walked through the hallway in the direction of the cafeteria, passing by many other second year classrooms along the way.

"Hyuuga," Riko clarified, pinching [Name]'s arm lightly. [Name] yelped at the contact, swatting Riko's hand away while glaring. "He needs to say it, then I'll believe it."

"Say what, Riko? You're being so cryptic!" [Name] pinched Riko's arm in retaliation, earning herself a squeakier yelp from the brunette.

"He needs to say he loves you! Have you guys even said it to each other yet?"

A sudden heat found [Name]'s face, coloring it a vibrant pink and she turned away from Riko to hide her embarrassment. Stuttering a bit for an answer, [Name] found herself fidgeting with the hem of her uniform blouse, pulling at a random piece of thread that was hanging loose off the fabric. She stopped walking altogether, causing Riko to falter in her step as well and the two of them paused in their journey. [Name] leaned against the wall, her eyes darting back and forth a bit before she swallowed the lump that had accumulated in her throat.

"Well, no… We haven't really said it," she admitted quietly.

"Haven't really said what?"

The two girls jumped as a new, more masculine voice interrupted their conversation. Peering over at the doorway that was next to the wall they were leaning against, the girls were surprised to see the very person they had been talking about. Hyuuga was leaning out the door, his face impassive as he looked at Riko and [Name]. He noticed the color on his girlfriend's face and, feeling a tinge of jealousy overcome him at the thought that someone else might be making her blush, he walked over to the duo.

"What's going on—"

"Hyuuga, how could you?!" Riko yelled, interrupting the bespectacled boy's sentence as she pointed an accusing finger at him.

"Hah?! How could I what?! Make sense when you speak!"

"You and [Name] have been dating for nearly five months and you haven't said you loved her yet!"

Silence hung in the air for a while between the trio of second years. [Name] had proceeded to hide her face in her hands, the embarrassed heat that had been there previously now crawling all over her body and making her feel uncomfortably warm. She was sure Hyuuga was also frozen in shock at Riko's accusatory words, not expecting them to fall from the brunette's lips.

"Junpei?" [Name] squeaked out in question, feeling her boyfriend wrap a protective arm around her shoulders.

"Idiot," Hyuuga mumbled, ignoring [Name]'s questioning glance as he talked to Riko. Looking closely, a small tinge of pink colored his cheeks and the tips of his ears, giving away his true emotions towards the situation. "She already knows I do. I don't need to say it. It's not any of your business anyway."

"Ugh, fine. Come on then, let's go get lunch before they run out of all the good stuff," Riko harrumphed, turning to continue her trek towards the cafeteria. She walked off, fully prepared to leave her slow friends behind if she needed to. "I told you he wasn't a good boyfriend, [Name]!"

Taking a step to follow behind her friend, [Name] was going to protest against Riko but was stopped once more by Hyuuga's arm tightening its grip around her shoulder. She looked up at the taller male once again in question, only to gasp in surprise as a pair of warm lips quickly found her own. Hyuuga pulled away from the kiss right before she could respond, leaving her wanting more.

"What was that for, Junpei?"

"I love you."

[Name] felt her body stiffen a bit in surprise at Hyuuga's confession, not expecting him to be the first one to say it. Letting the words sink in, she relaxed before standing on her toes to peck him lightly on the lips. A delicate smile was placed on her lips as she noticed his still pink cheeks.

"I love you too, Junpei."

He was definitely a good boyfriend. No amount of Riko's complaining could convince [Name] otherwise.