Ichiro was popular amongst many students with his caring personality, it wasn’t hard to get girls swooning over him along the halls or during class. He had rejected a bunch of girls as none of them really clicked or gave him butterflies in his stomach, though he been wanting to find a girlfriend before graduation.
Ichiro had a bunch of friends in class and it wasn’t hard to make friends out of class either but lately, he hasn’t been getting through with Samatoki. Ichiro had multiple chances to slip up conversations and try befriend Samatoki but was mostly greeted with a scoff or got brushed off, and with that, he only got more determined to befriend Samatoki (without knowing how annoying that’d be towards Samatoki).
Summer break was approaching and Ichiro took a different route that was much longer but had a conviene store by the corner. About to walk up the stairs of the grassy hill, he caught a glimpse of Samatoki who had just finished up with a call. Ichiro kicked up his skateboard and began to walk up the stairs. Samatoki leaned his arms against the railing, pulling out a cigarette, lighting it before looking up at the sky. There wasn’t much to see around there, just grass and the blue sky followed by a few clouds then other students walking home or running and, playing around. He wasn’t that aware of his surroundings at the moment, his bag slightly draped down off his shoulder as he took a drag.
“You smoke yet you’re not even 18 yet?” Ichiro spoke, glancing up at Samatoki who now noticed him. Ichiro had been sitting on the end of the step for a while now.