Surprise!
After school.
As soon as they learned what happened to Ishigami and Hayasaka, Shinomiya immediately called Hayasaka.
She said that she is okay and currently resting.
She sighed in relief when she heard her voice.
Hayasaka is special to her since she truly knows her well and she is the first person she approaches whenever she has a problem.
After the call, Fujiwara approaches her and tells her that she won't go home with her today.
She said okay but she noticed a bag full of fruits held by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara slightly blushes as she scratches her arms.
Shinomiya already guesses what is she doing.
Instead of getting in her way, she said that she wanted to go with her.
Fujiwara was surprised by her proposal but she didn't reject it and happily accepted it.
…
Yesterday, they talked about Fujiwara confessing to Ishigami today.
Shinomiya wanted to support her friend unfortunately, she discovered her feelings for Ishigami.
Why unfortunately?
It's because she feels guilty that she doesn't want them to be in a relationship.
Imagining their happy faces as they flirted if they started to go out made her heart hurt, it hurt to the point she wanted to hurt Fujiwara physically.
This is not her normal self so she asked herself, why does she feel this way?
Then suddenly she realized something, that's how she learned her feelings.
Despite learning it, she doesn't know what she will do next.
Will she confess?
No, her pride wouldn't want that.
Unless Ishigami did it first, she might even agree with what Fujiwara proposed to her.
After crying with her in the car yesterday, Fujiwara talked about Alice's proposal last time.
Sharing Ishigami with them?
This is not a joke, okay?
Who's in the right mind wants to share their man with another girl?
Fujiwara knows that she might refuse this so she decided to use what Alice said to her.
_"Imagine me dating Ishigami, what will you feel?"_
_"I… I would feel heartbroken at first but… at the same time, I will feel happy for you."
_"This is what I mean. Vice versa, I would also feel heartbroken but at the same time, I will feel happy for you. Then, if you both of us date him. What would you feel about me being with him?"
Shinomiya got what she wanted to say but…
_"However, I want him for myself."
Shinomiya blushed since she could say it without any stuttering.
Unfortunately, the guilt she felt for Fujiwara if Ishigami and her got into a relationship made her want to puke.
She felt disgusted with herself since she felt that she had stolen him from her.
Shinomiya knows what she wants to say but her common sense says the opposite.
In the end, this topic was halted for today.
…
Arriving at Ishigami's house, they were surprised that the gate and his door were open.
They apologize for the intrusion as they walk in.
His place is not that big but too big for one person.
Anyway, they are calling his name but no response.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, they were shocked when someone tapped their backs.
They saw a beautiful girl that can be described as "normal".
They sigh in relief after learning that it's not a ghost or something.
They asked where Ishigami was.
The girl tells them that he is currently in his room.
They said thank you and were about to walk upstairs when suddenly, Fujiwara asked what she was doing there.
The girl said that she has been cleaning Ishigami's house every week ever since he lived here as her part-time job.
They are not surprised about it and decide to not dig into it as the girl walks out of the house.
They continue to walk upstairs but they don't know which room he is.
Fortunately, they saw a half-open door.
Fujiwara decided to surprise him so she immediately rushed to the door.
Shinomiya said that it was not ethical to do that so she held her but Fujiwara was much stronger so she got dragged by her.
"Surprise!"
*splat
Unfortunately, they are the ones who were surprised.
In a hurry, Ishigami turned to them while in the middle of his "business".
Consequently, they were struck in the face by the suspicious white substance from his… yes.