A morning comes, there's a bird chirping, sahri was just about to be late, woke up exactly her bath time.

"MOM! What time is it???"

Sahri shout for her mom

- Kasahri Mikato

- 17 years old

- A smart high schooler

- Youngest in the three siblings

- Popular

"Hm it's currently, 6:40, nande?"

- This is maki, the main character's single mom

- Middle age woman who has 1 older daughter and twin, which is sahri, and saki

"EH!? I'm gonna be late maki-sannn"

Sahri said while getting ready to take a bath

"Ah! Gomenasai, I forgot it's Monday~"

Maki apologize while washing the dishes

Sahri hurried to take a bath and get ready

"Im still wondering why my alarm went off"

Sahri talk to Maki while tying her natural,thick, long, wavy hair

"Maybe you slept through it"

"Oh right, I shouldn't have been stay up all night, studying"

"I said, don't pressure your self."

Maki said worried

"Iya, daijoubo desu"

"Let me just start the car"

Maki hurried to start the car to take sahri to school

"Hurry riri! "

-Riri was sahri's childhood nickname

"Coming! "

Later

While sahri was walking across the hallway, she check the time, luckily, she's not yet late

"Today's my lucky day~"

Sahri walk across a room but everyone stares at her

?

Sahri notice she's in a wrong room

"Ah! Gomenasai! "

She run away from embarrassment but bump into sakari

"Ohayo mikato-san~"

-Sakari Ayashi

-Scp (Student Council president)

-A year older than sahri

-Sahri's bestfriend but sakari love her more than that

"Ohayo Ayashi-san"

Sahri smiles but then someone calls them

"Chotto matte! I'm gotta be late!"

"No your not hikari" sakari said

- Yuta Hikari

-17

-Has a crush on sahri

-Sakari's rival

-Classmate of sakari and sahri

"Stop calling me that! Mendokusai!"

Sahri laugh as they walk to class together

Later during lunch

"It's so annoying how they are still around jaiko 24/7, even knowing he's a player"

Sakari mumbled annoyingly because of the noise

The noise in question:

"Yamaro-kun your so handsome~"

"Your so hot omg!"

-Jaiko Yamaro

-17

-Sahri's ex boyfriend

"Attention seeker, are we? "

Yuta said

"Gosh, guys let him be" sahri said rolling her eyes

The noise continues so sakari got up and scolded them, as a scp, they need to follow her obviously

Later while they are together

"Eww the trio"

-Zehi Aida

-18

-Jaiko's new girlfriend

-A bully

-She envies sahri

"Leave us alone zehi, president's order!"

Zehi rolled her eyes and said "Fine, whatever"

Zehi walk away

"I guess people don't change, I mean look at her, she's still obsessed with me" sahri said

"Agreeed" Sakari said while still annoyed

"Right, anyway, are you free tonight mikato-san?" Yuta ask

"Im afraid not, I'll be doing the research" Sahri response

"How about tomorrow noon with me?" Sakari ask

"I still can't, gomenasai, both of you"

Sahri apologize

Sakari and yuta glare at each other

"Will you go on a date with me?" Sakari

"Will you go hang out with me?" Yuta

Said at the same time

Sahri stressed out so she refuse to answer to both of them

"I-im going home, ja-jane!"

Sahri hurried to go home

Sakari and yuta stand there in silent and glare at each other

"I will get back at yah!"

"I will get back to you! "

They said at each other at the same time

"Urusai!" Sakari said when yuta was about to say something

"Okay, I'll shut up.."

TO BE CONTINUE

Sahri who just came home from school feeling exhausted, call out for her mom

“Maki-san! I'm home~”

Confused, no one answered

Sob sob* she heard crying noises in her mom's bedroom

She get up hurriedly from removing her shoe and concernedly come to her mother's bedroom

“Maki-san?”

Sob sob*

“Mom,what's wrong?..”

“Oh,riri you're here..”

Maki smiled at sahri and get up

“Let me serve your dinner..”

Maki then walks away leaving sahri confused

‘ What was that? ‘

Later

Sahri can't help but notice Maki feeling down while they were eating

“Maki-san, is everything alright?”

“Iya.. No… it is not..”

Maki said and then her tears rolled down to her cheeks

“It's your dad, riri..”

“Maki-san, why are you crying? Wh-what happened to dad?”

Sahri's confused face turned into shocked

“He totally abandoned us..saki and sonha,they 're now living alone..”

Saki and sonha was sahri's siblings*

Nesaki - Sahri's twin brother

Sosonha - Their elder sister

“Nani?? Nande??”

Sahri began to cry

And then it turns out, sahri's dad now have another family, leaving sonha and saki alone

“How Could he DO THAT!?”

“W-what about saki-senpai!?” “Ho-how could he…”

Sahri broke down as she said those words

‘It turns out..my wish to be with them again, will never occur..’

‘Guess,things will never be the same again..’

And before sahri know it, she just woke up and it's now morning

‘What happened?’

Ohh

‘Right..’

Flashbacks*

“Riri, please calm down, you were having a panic attack again..”

“Nande..”

Sahri was catching her breath while crying heavily and then she past out

“RIRI!”

Woke up*

‘My head hurts..’

Creak* the door opens

“You up? I made your favorite “

“Arigato maki-san…”

Maki smiles as she put the mini table on sahri's bed

“Eat up, and go to school”

“I won't go to school maki-san..”

“Eh? Nande?”

Sahri looked down

“I'll search for a job instead..”

Maki raise sahri's chin and made her look at her

“How about you? How about school sahri, you love school”

Sahri looks away

“I did, but, it's for the best for us anyway.., now that we don't have someone who can support us..”

Maki looks at sahri sadly

“Ha, look at you.. My riri is all grown up now..”

Maki said and hugged sahri tightly

“Arigato, riri..”

Sahri smiles

‘I'll be the one who's gonna take care of you now, Maki San..’

Later

At school*

Yuta POV*

“Zup Ayashi-san”

“Nani?”

“Where's mikato?”

“How would I know, baka!”

Sakari screams at yuta and was about to hit him with her tumbler

But then someone knock on their door

It was sahri's neighbor

“Uhm, is there Sakari Ayashi here?”

“Nani desu ka? That's me”

“Oh hi I'm sahri-chan's neighbor, I'm here to give you sahri-chan's research paper, unfortunately,sahri-chan couldn't make it to school because she mentioned that she will find a workplace”

“Eh? Workplace? Nande?”

“Hm I'm afraid I do not know any information besides that, so, may I excuse myself now?”

“Hai, arigato..”

Sakari stand there confused and yuta tap her shoulder

“What's that?” Yuta ask

“Mikato-san’s research paper..”

“Who's that?”

“Mikato-san's neighbor”

“For what?”

“Go away, you're asking too many questions!”

Sakari shout and hit yuta

“You're so abusive!”

“It's because you're annoying!!”

“Whatever”

Yuta said and walks away before sakari hit her once again

Later

“Ayashi-san”

“What is it this time Hikari!?”

Flinch*

“Stop Bullying me!”

Yuta said and hit sakari

“You-”

“Sh!”

“You're getting on my nerves lately yuta! Urusai!”

“I'm trying to say something here so just listen, okay!?”

“Nani! Nani desu ka!?”

“I know about mikato-san's workplace, but it seems like you don't wanna know..”

Yuta walk away but sakari snatch him by his hair

“Hey hikari!”

Yuta glares

“What?”

Sakari freed him

“Fine, I'll stop bullying you, now tell me where”

Yuta grin

“Don't wanna”

Yuta pout

Sakari cringe

“You! Get in here!”

“Ah!”

And then yuta run for his life

Later

Sahri's POV

“Zhomy-chan, do you need to help with anything?”

This is Zhomy Harayashi

Her cousin from mother's side who has her own restaurant

“Iya, I'm good riri, just go take a break first”

Sahri nodded and turn to left the restaurant but then she saw sakari and yuta from a far at a bike

Them:

“Hey stop moving!”

“You're so dumb at riding a bike!”

“Hey! It's not my fault that you're too nervous!”

“I am not!”

Sakari hit yuta

“That hurts!” “Hey I'm the one doing you a favor here to stop by at mikato-san!”

“Favor my ass!”

‘Wow I thought they were getting along, also, visit me?’

“Ayashi-san, yuta-kun!”

Sahri called out for them

“Oh, looks like she's here”

Yuta said while he's parking and sakari goes down

“This idiot is so dumb to ride a bike, we almost got caught up by the police just because we don't have a helmet”

Sakari said and laugh

“Hm, I see, now now, what are you guys doing in here?”

“We came to visit you, and also, sakari missed you”

Yuta said teasingly

Sakari blushed

“Hey! Shut up!” Sakari said and hit yuta with a helmet

“Ouch! Yamero!”

Sakari stopped hitting yuta and turn to sahri

?

“It is kinda true though..”

“Nani desu ka?”

“I.missed, you..”

Sakari said and look away awkwardly

Sahri flushed

“Eh?”

“Dang don't tell me that I'm gonna be a third wheel!?” Yuta shout but sakari pulled his hair

“Urusai!”

They laugh

“Wanna go to the mall sahri-chan?”

Sakari ask

“My treat” sakari added

Sahri nooded

“Sure!”

“Can I join?” Yuta ask

“Yah sure”

“Yippee, but please don't leave me out when you guys get together, okay??” Yuta favored

Sakari look at sahri

“Hm, I don't think so, but if you're ready to love someone again mikato-san..can it be me..?”

Sahri turn red

“I-i'll think about it..”

“Hey I'm right here!” Yuta shout because he's annoyed that sakari is winning sahri over

‘Looks like sakari-chan won her already, I can totally see it’

“Now now, shall we??” yuta ask

“But we don't have my car now though..” sakari answered

“Hm, how about, I go home first and ask maki-san to take us??” sahri ask

“Sounds great!I also missed maki-san!” sakari agreed

“I'm in!”

Later

At the car*

“How's life been doing sakari?” maki ask sakari while driving

“It's been a while since I saw you maki-san! , but I've been doing great, thank you for asking”

“That's nice to hear! also, if you don't mind, you can just call me “auntie”,what do you say?”

Sakari eyes lit up

“Re-really maki-san?~”

“Yeah sure, why not, also you've been a loyal friend to riri since junior, so call me that whenever you like”

“Arigato auntie~”

“That sounds about right, what do you think riri?”

Maki turned to sahri but notice she's asleep

“Opps” sakari covered her mouth

Few minutes later due to deep silence sahri woke up

“Are we here yet?”

Sakari nodded and hit yuta to be awake

“Ouch! What!?”

Sakari smiled at yuta and said

“We're here idiot!”

“Ah, okay..”

“Where are we anyway?” Sahri confuse

Sahri realize that their were at her favorite mall since junior high

“Wow! It's been a while!”

Sahri said as she was getting down

“Let's go to karaoke for old time's sake sakari-chan!”

Sahri said and drag her inside

“Karaoke?” Yuta ask confused

“Yup, that's Riri's favorite thing to do when she was a junior”

“Woah, I didn't know that they know each other that long”

“Yup, now let's catch them up” maki said and they go inside

TO BE CONTINUED

Author zemzemlish: Before the chapter 2 I would like to say that I change my writing style a little bit so here's how to read it

The name of who's talking : “”

The thoughts of a character: ‘’

Happy Reading!

Chapter 2

Inside the karaoke*

Maki: “Can I leave you guys here? Let me just get some snacks”

Sahri: “Hai, maki-san”

And then maki get out to get some snacks

Sahri: “What do you want to sing?”

Sakari: “What are you gonna sing?”

They ask each other at the same time

They smiled at each other and say

Sakari: “Jenny!”

Sahri: “Jenny by studio killers!”

They once said at the same time

Yuta flinch and say

Yuta: “Woah alright alright, Jenny it is”

And then yuta type the song

Later

“I wanna ruin our friendship! We should be lover instead~” sahri sang

(Song name: Jenny by studio killers)

“Yes we should.” Sakari mumbled while sahri was singing

Sahri: “Sorry?”

Yuta: “She said-”

When yuta was about to say something sakari covers his mouth

“Shut.up” sakari whispers

Sakari: “No-nothing, keep singing”

Sahri was still confused but then continued to sing

“But you really are my dearest friend~” sahri continue singing

… .

“I'm back” maki said and sat

Sakari: “What did you get there auntie?”

Maki gave sakari the paper bag she's holding and say

Maki: “Some ice creams”

“Oh ice cream!” Yuta said feeling excited and snatch the paper bag

Sakari hit yuta and said

Sakari: “You should wait bastard!”

Yuta sulk and say

Yuta: “Fine.. But you better give me the cup one”

“Yuh sure, kid.” sakari tease him

Yuta: “I am not!”

Sakari: “Yes you are!”

Sahri chuckled and maki smiled

‘It's been a while since I saw riri having fun like this..’ Maki thought

~Later~

While their heading home*

Maki: “Riri wake up, we're home”

Sahri: “Mm what time is it?”

They talk as they are getting down the car

Maki: “It's already 8pm, so let me just order something, what do you want for your dinner?”

Creak* the door open and they go inside

Sahri: “Hmm I think I'm just gonna get ramen and mochi”

Maki: “Alright sure, let me just get my phone to orde-”

Maki was about to finish her sentence but sahri hug her

Sahri: “Arigato, maki-san..”

Maki smiled and tap sahri's back

Maki: “It's my pleasure, my riri”

Smiles*

Later

They were eating

Sahri: “Mmm I love this mochi!”

Maki: “You like it??”

Sahri: “Yes mom!, it's so delicious~”

Maki: “Hm I'm glad you like it”

Sahri: “Are you sure you don't want some??”

Maki shook her head and response

Maki: “Daijoubu”

Sahri squint her eyes and shrug

Sahri: “Okay then, you're missing out!”

Sahri tease and Maki just smile awkwardly

Maki's mind: ‘I can't eat sweet though’

The next day

Sahri: “Ohayoo maki-san~”

Sahri greet maki while she's heading to the dining table and sat

Maki: “Oh your up”

Sahri: “What's for breakfast?~”

Maki: “Your favorite”

Sahri: “WAHHH OMELETTE!!”

Maki: “Eat up”

And then Maki sat besides sahri

Sahri: “Itadakimasu!”

Munch*

Mmmm!

Maki: “Cover your mouth young lady!”

Sahri gigled

Sahri: “Gomene~”

Few minutes later*

Sahri: “I'm going maki~”

Maki: “Ok take care hun”

Sahri: “Hai!”

At School

Yuta: “Ohayo Mikato-san~”

Sahri: “Ohayo yuta”

Sakari: “Ohayo everyone”

Sahri: “Oh what's up?”

Sakari: “The sky?”

Yuta chuckles but he notice sahri glared so he stopped laughing

Sakari continue to laugh but notice the silence

Sakari: “Ah um, what?”

Yuta mouth “I think she's not in the mood”

Sakari mouth “Oh”

Sahri: “Anyway, is there any news about the school?”

Sakari: “Yes, I heard there are upcoming transferee here”

Sahri: “Alright, let's go”

Sakari: “Hai”

‘Gosh Mikato-san is so serious right now,could it be that she's on her period?’

While their walking*

Sakari: “Why are you so serious right now? Not in the mood or you know,period days?”

Sahri: “I just got my period so don't mind my mood swings”

Yuta: “Guess I need to stay away then, I don't want Mikato-san to be angry at me, I know women are sensitive during period days…”

Sahri: “Stop talking if you don't want me to kick your ass”

Sakari: Pft

Yuta glare at sakari

Sakari smirks but notice something

Sakari: “Oh Mikato-san?”

Sahri: “Nani?”

Sakari whispers: “You have a stain”

Sahri look embarrassed

Sakari: “Don't worry take this, um yuta can you turn around?”

Yuta: “Why?”

Sakari: “Just turn around!”

Yuta: “Ok geez”

Yuta turn around

Sakari rolled her eyes

And then put her jacket around sahri's waist

Sakari: “There there~”

Sahri: “Arigato~”

Sakari: “It's my pleasure.”

Yuta: “Can i?”

Sakari: “Hai”

Yuta turned to walk again

Later

Sakari: “Hiya, sahri-chan”

Sahri: “Oh hey there”

Sakari: “Do you,maybe,want to hangout after school? Let's eat takoyaki, my treat!”

Sahri: “Sounds great! Let me tell yuta about it”

Sakari mumbles: “Aww, but, I'm expecting a date..”

Sahri: “Nani?”

Sakari: “Nandemonai!”

‘I can't even tell her not to include yuta!’ Sakari thought

Later

They end up in a sushi restaurant*

Sahri Burp and chuckles

Sahri: “Excuse me”

Sahri rub her belly and say

Sahri: “I am so full~”

Yuta: “Me too,thank you very much dear pres~”

Sakari: “Alright alright,i get it,now don't flirt with me,your not my type”

Yuta: “What the heck? What was that supposed to mean! You meanie!”

Sakari: “Whatever, hikari”

Yuta: “I said don't call me that!”

~Later~

Sakari: “I'll take you home, sahri-chan”

Sahri: “Oh really? Arigato~”

Yuta glared at sakari and sakari smirk

‘I'm gonna make you pay ayashi-san!’

‘Looks like I'm winning sahri over again, loser hikari!’

They thought to each other

Sahri: “Now shall we?”

Sakari: “Oh sure”

Sakari open the car door and shut it

Sakari: “Bye loser hikari~”

Yuta: “You piece of shi-, ARGH”

TO BE CONTINUED