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“Arisa, can I please play with you?”
“Bakasumi! This game is single player!”
Rimi smiles as she watches Kasumi try to get Arisa’s attention. The two bicker a lot and it's fun to watch, but it reminds Rimi of her own loneliness.
“Ahh… So beautiful…” Rimi mumbles.
Right then, Eve materializes right behind her.
“Hey, Rimi-san!” Eve says much too loudly.
“Eek!” Rimi squeals. “Shh! She's gonna hear us!”
“Who?” Eve asks, still loud. “Oh, sorry,” she says, switching to a whisper. “Who?”
“Kasumin-dono!”
“Oh, Kasumi-san? She's in my class! Are you her friend? Why not just go talk to her?”
“Uh…” Rimi tries to find an excuse, a lie, anything but the truth. But lying is not something a real ninja would do.
Eve looks at Rimi, wholly confused.
“Well… Um… I want to be her girlfriend!” Rimi admits. “So I've been doing things like give her anonymous love letters and watching her. Sometimes I even talk to her!”
“It doesn't seem like it's working…” Eve says skeptically.
“Yeah… Kasumin-dono just seems to think I'm a weirdo… But I won't give up! If I keep talking to her, she'll eventually fall for me!”
“Rimi-san, I think you might be making Kasumi uncomfortable,” Eve says.
Rimi nods. “Oh, probably. But I'm really anxious and I don't know how else to cope with these feelings!”
“That's not the ninja way!” Eve protests. “Listen, I know it's hard but you gotta be close friends with Kasumi-san before you can date her!”
“But a ninja must always follow her heart…” Rimi says with a sigh. “What am I to do?”
“Just take things slowly,” Eve replies. She gives Rimi a bright smile.
“Take things slowly… Yes! You're right, Wakamiya-san! Slowly, stealthily, I'll capture her heart!” Rimi smiles as well. “Thank you!”
“You're welcome!” Eve says.
“I think right now I'll go talk to her… And I'll be calm and restrained! Yeah, that sounds like a plan!”
“I believe in you! May Bushido guide you and Kasumi-san together!”
Eve watches Rimi dash away. She chuckles as the other ninja girl does a cartwheel. “Good luck, Rimi-san… And maybe someday, slowly, stealthily, I'll capture
your
heart.”