"The Top Tsundere" - Arisa x Male Reader

Chapter Four - "H-Hold On..!"

*Arisa's POV*

"It's morning," I said to myself. "And Saturday... Later, I'll be going somewhere with my (Y/N)...

But looking at the picture on my bed, it makes me feel oddly nostalgic.

I managed to get a new frame for the picture, also.

(Y/N) is there, smiling, and he had his arm around me.
I'm blushing and making a face like I didn't like it.
Everyone else in Poppin'Party is there, too.
They're all smiling and having fun.

It was so weird when I first met (Y/N).
It was back in middle school... two years ago, before I even joined Poppin'Party and met Kasumi and the others.

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Two Years Ago...

Aaagh...
Class is so boring.
Why did I come today?
I hardly ever come...

"Huh? What's that group doing? I feel like I know that girl."

It's a group of five girls laughing and talking amongst themselves.

"Hm. I have a question about the homework. Let me ask one of them."

I followed the group all the way to the rooftop.

I'm too nervous. Should I just barge in? No, I shouldn't.

"Hey, Ran, there's someone there," one of the girls noted, pointing to me.
They all turned my direction. My face now was red with embarassment.

"Ah," the familiar girl saw me. She was quiet, and she had a sharp aura of her. "You're Ichigaya-san."

"Y-yes. Sorry for bothering you all... I'm gonna go now."

"Wait, Ichigaya-san... Oh, she left..."

I rushed away from the rooftop.
I got too nervous.

Suddenly, I bumped into a boy, nearly knocking him down.

"Ack! S-sorry!" he said. "Are you okay?"

"No, it's my fault. I'm sorry."
I ran away again.

*(Y/N)'s POV*

"Huh? She dropped something. A star-shaped sticker? I swear I've seen this kind of sticker before."

I walked home, thinking of the sticker.
On the way there, I noticed more star stickers on the walls.

"Hm? That's odd. Just like the sticker I found earlier. Maybe... there's more..."

I looked around.
As I thought, there were more.
They seemed to line up and lead somewhere.

"They always told me to believe in signs... Why not?"

I continued following the stickers, making sure to leave them there in case anyone else finds them.

Eventually, they led me to a large-looking house.

"Hmm. I'm not sure if I should go in. That'd be pretty weird. But I mean... it's still a sign."

I entered the gate, which was open, and I saw an older lady tending to a few plants.
She noticed me.

"Oh, are you here to look at the pawn shop?" she asked.

Confused, I asked, "Pawn shop?"

"Yes. This is the Ryuseido. Come look, please."

She directed me inside a house, and we entered a room with a large table full of various items.