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"So... let me get this straight. Akira is too busy having a date to be around, so he asked you to do so?"
Ryuji sweatdropped at the girl's bluntness. Well, she was somewhat right so he couldn't blame her but...
"... look, why don't we just play some video games and be done with it? We will pass time faster that way..."
Futaba watched him scratch the back of his head in thought before sighing and stepping aside to let him into her room, moving to set up her game system as she eyed him from under her glasses in a critical manner.
"I hope you are ready to lose!"
Ryuji, who was making himself comfy, blinking before a grin overtook his face and he grabbed the control that she handed to him in an amused manner.
"If anyone is going to lose here, it's going to be you, Futaba-chan!"
"Oh~oh! Such big words!"
He didn't let her faze him. As the game began to play, it slowly grew more intense with each passing money, sometimes with Futaba winning and sometimes it being him, but it was all fair and square and that was what made it so much fun. Futaba didn't cheat, she believed in pure skill alone and you could tell as she took the winning game, cheering in a loud and free manner as she turned around towards him and he couldn't help it...
... he leaned in and gave her a kiss - it wasn't even a kiss, more like a peck - before pulling away, blushing hard.
"I'm s-sorry... you were just so cute that I..."
The redhead was also flushing as she gazed at him in shock before facing the screen again. Just as Ryuji began to think that he messed things up with her, Futaba gripped her controller and slowly placed her head onto his shoulder.
"It's alright.... I liked... it..."
Hiding behind her long hair, the girl initiated another round, leaving him to gape at her before having to focus on the game....
... maybe he could sneak in another kiss or two while they played...