Ishan looked back, smiling with a sweat, and Ichinose was...actually back, after a whole month, and with him there was also Cyen, Cyen wanted to see and Ichinose knew that Ishan would be there, although he could deny with Ly's request and not come to break his belief that Ishan would come, but Ishan just kept everything aside, smiled with a sweat and asked, "Ok, I am here...but I am here to drop my little sister, I haven't came to see you, it's...just a coincidence that we met again."
Ichinose started staring Ishan seriously, but Cyen kept everything aside, put his arm on Ishan's shoulder and they three started walking back to the school and said, "Anyways, if you have came so visit and attend the event, here is music, dance, and sports, you can watch that and here will be shops as well, for food and many things, you should attend this."
Ishan and Ichinose smiled with a sweat, "Sounds like you are here to advertise the event and bring everyone here and attend it, how much are you getting for that?" Ichinose asked and Cyen laughed gently, "Nah, but I wish to be paid...my big sister has started making money and everyday she throw a chocolate on my face...showing off, but this is just for one or two more months, her college will start anyway after that. But coming back to the topic, I just wanted to encourage Ishan...nothing else."
Cyen was talking, Ishan and Ichinose could say that he is talking a lot but they didn't say anything, just realizing that Cyen just wants to be open for Ishan, so that he could say and express everything like a friend, and Ishan had no problem, although he was a little bit surprised that Cyen is trying to become his friend, even after what happened at the stadium.
"By the way," Cyen looked at Ishan and with curiosity asked, "Isn't your big brother here?"
Ishan was surprised by the question but he just smiled and answered, "He wouldn't be here because of his work, he works a lot...but maybe, if he get time, then he may come and watch the event although it's a rare chance, but still...maybe, he can come."
Cyen looked down with a faded smile, "I see..." And suddenly Cyen's team companion Aid and Eta called him from the stadium a little bit far and Cyen started leaving and he just waved his and said, "Well then, I will see you later, and come and watch my basketball game, there will be five rounds with random team players and anyone can join, if interested then come and play against me." And Cyen started walking away towards the stadium and Ishan just smiled and he was actually going to join the game--but Ichinose stopped him and started dragging him and said, "I need your help to defeat 1103 guys, come." And Ishan didn't understand what Ichinose even meant by it but he just followed him, because always he thinks that Ichinose is wrong but at the end what he was going to do was right, Ishan can't judge him so easily now.
Ichinose and Ishan stopped at the silent part of the school building, at a corner and Ishan and Ichinose came and looked...and Ishan's eyes widened...
Zara was kissing her bestie...at the corner, and Ishan...couldn't believe, he looked at Ichinose and slapped him immediately and Ichinose asked, "What?! She's precious to you, isn't she?!"
"...You are just a [email protected]'s worst to believe that you are a friend of mine...coward Ichinose." And Ishan was just going to walk away but Ichinose even did, "What did you even see?! Look at the guy's right hand! Not anywhere else!"
Ishan stopped, and looked at the guy who was kissing Zara...and his eyes widened...the guy was holding a real knife in his hand behind, and he started moving his hand. Ishan was completely shocked, Ichinose, from nowhere, got popcorn to eat and black glasses and said, "Don't think I am going to interfere and save Zara...I am lazy when a woman is in front of me, I don't feel like to show my actual strength in front of them, you go first, if you need any help, call me, I am here only."
And the guy started bringing the knife close to...Zara's chest, and he was going to stab her-- blood shattered, but Zara was fine, looking surprised, and Ishan was in front of her and the knife was stabbed in Ishan's hand, and nowhere else.
Ivan looked around and entered in the stadium, he was happy that his first job was over quickly and there was a break for his second and third, and he could remember what Cyen said so he came to stadium straight--
"And we have got the fifth player for the Third Round!!!" The speaker shouted...and Ivan smiled with a sweat, he himself doesn't knows...how he ended in the game.
Cyen came with Aid, Eta, Miyu and one more companion of them and they were having attitude, just because they have won the first second match nonstop and were thinking to win again. They five came on the stadium after a break and looked...and Cyen was shocked, and Miyu was surprised.
Cyen looked at Ivan and he looked at him while smiling with a sweat, Cyen pointed at him, "I said to see...do I even have a chance against you, big bro?" And Ivan looked down with shame, "I don't know...how I ended up here, I am sorry if you got any problem."
The guy was shocked so was Zara, but the guy became angry and he punched at Ishan and Ishan was pushed back coughing out blood. But...Ichinose...he started throwing popcorn and shouted.
"Yayyyy, it's so fun watching boys' fight...but the best is of girls, snatching hair, but I will be fine with this as well." And Ichinose kept on having popcorn, the guy and Zara were shocked that on such situations Ichinose is joking and having fun.
But Ishan also started laughing, he stood properly and looked at Ichinose while still laughing gently and said, "I am sorry to call you a coward...but you are a bast@rd, Ichinose, no doubt."