Stealthily hidden behind a stone podium, Chiaki was listening in on Noboru. He mentioned some girls name and it appeared as if he was clenching something very tightly.
'Keiko' Who could she be? Thought Chiaki... "Egh! A girlfriend?!" Quickly placing her hands over her mouth, her outcry may have been too loud. But... Could that be it? Is that why he has been avoiding her?
"Hey. Wh...Who's there?"
Well damn. She had been caught, guessing that there was no reason to stay in hiding anymore, she slowly peered and around the podium. Bashfully greeting Noboru with a wave. "Hey, um... It's just me. ... Please don't run away again. We need to talk ya'know. But I guess now might not be the best time, you seem kind of... Distracted. Unless of course you want to of course!" There she was, classic Chiaki, ranting and not making any sense. Honestly, she didn't know what to do in this situation. This was a long silence. Noboru just held onto something tightly while staring into his hand.
Mustering some courage, she bravely asked him about his mumbling.
"Noboru-kun... Wh-Who is Keiko?.."
