It's not like you to blow me off like that. Ace grumbled, chewing on the end of his straw as he sat in the cafe in town. Can't a guy hang out with his friend after school in peace?

Ace might act like an idiot, but he wasn't actually one. He notices people's habits, their mannerisms. And his friend ditching him for the tenth time in a row after they'd been acting off for weeks? He's sure something's wrong.

Were they failing their classes? Getting picked on? It's not like they've told him anything, and any time he asks, he gets ignored, so now he has to play detective.

Ace kicked his feet up onto the seat in front of him where they should've been sitting. He was too busy scrolling through their socials to actually finish his drink. If they weren't gonna tell him, he'd figure it out himself.