Notes: The format might be off, as I'm copy pasting this from a diff. website. As always, feedback is welcome.

As soon as School ended, Sakura and Mitsuba began to walk home, since Tsukasa had detention again.

"So, you two are going next weekend right?"
Mitsuba paused, glancing at her, before rolling his eyes, beginning to walk again, his camera swinging a little as he stepped, left to right.

"Okay, you totally did that on purpose, didn't you."
Sakura gave a knowing smile, nodding. Although oftentimes in their friend group she played the role of the exasperated mom friend, when she saw an opportunity for romance with Mitsuba, it often was an opportunity she'd never miss. As Mitsuba rambled on about how excited he was about his 'date not date' with Kou Minamoto, she looked up. Since they'd been friends since childhood, both her and Tsukasa had been the first to know about Mitsuba's sexuality. In fact, she had even contacted Teru herself to cancel on Kou and make plans for a student council meeting, and he knew exactly what it was about-which was why he had told her that Kou had a crush on Mitsuba too. They were co conspirators, which was nice, so she spoke up a bit.

"So, what are you going to wear to the party, then?"
Mitsuba turned to her, confused

"Well, I mean, he didn't really invite me, so...I don't think that I should go! After all, I'm just helping with an opinion..."
Sakura rolled her eyes. Her friend could always be so dense, a complete opposition to her and her bluntness.

"Mitsuba, my god. He obviously invited you because he wants you to come. And if not, just ask."
Mitsuba glared at her, before sighing.

"Okay, whatever. Maybe. Oh, here's my house. Bye!"
Sakura often walked with him to the door, and relaxed a little with his mom and him, helping him with homework, but she was perceptive, and knew he didn't want to explore the topic of his crushes any further. So, she let it go, waving goodbye with a smile.

"Bye, Mitsuba."

As soon as Mitsuba came home, his mom was there, cooking dinner.

"Hey darling! Your dad's gonna be home late tonight, because he's working, so it'll just be you and me. Okay? How was school, by the way? Have any projects? Any ladies you've been crushing on?"
Although both Tsukasa and Sakura knew Mitsuba was gay, his mom was completely oblivious to him and his homosexuality, and he wasn't about to tell her. He shook his head, rolling his eyes before dropping his schoolbag down next to his shoes, taking them off and taking his notebook out of his bag, before answering.

"Alright cool, it was fine, no more projects, and no."

His mom was often a bit scatterbrained, but genuinely cared about him, so she chuckled, waving him off and letting him leave to his room.

Mitsuba finally entered his room, taking off his uniform tie and hanging it on his door, before flopping onto his bed, groaning in embarrassment and kicking his feet, burying his head into his pillow.

"Ugh...how did I not realize that was an invitation.."

Mitsuba sighed, before sitting up. He had a science test to study for, and he liked his grades above a B-, unlike Tsukasa, who always settled for C+ grades. He rolled his eyes, before getting up, taking his notebook and sitting at his desk. As soon as he opened his laptop, he instantly found himself opening his calendar, deciding to put in the event in which he'd finally be able to chill with Kou. Just them...wait, was this a date?!!!

Mitsuba sighed, throwing his notebook down on his desk and falling back into his bed, staring at the ceiling in frustration.

"Ugh....oh my god. I can't even focus..."

He stood up again, just as his mom called for him to come down to dinner. He checked his phone...and yep. It had been an hour. He had gotten nothing done in that hour....whatever. He headed down, sitting at the table, just as his mom attempted to strike up conversation.

"So, how was school today? And in more detail than a fine, please."

Mitsuba rolled his eyes, but a small smile was tugging at his lips.

"It was alright, I guess. I'm getting more photos for my contest application. One of my classmates is modeling for me."

His mom nodded, smiling, before pushing the bowl of fried rice over to him, chuckling.

"Here. Eat up. Which classmate is it, dearie? Sakura? Tsukasa?"

Mitsuba shook his head, moving the food around on his plate with his fork, worried and unaware about what her response would be. Would she find out? He didn't know if he wanted her to know yet...

"Um, it's a classmate named Kou. The younger brother of the Minamoto household. It's next weekend."

His mom paused for a moment, before nodding, thankfully not questioning him about it. She smiled, before dishing some vegetables on his plate, as well as her own.

"Well, I'm glad you're making more friends. You only really bring over Tsukasa and Sakura."
Mitsuba sighed, looking down and rolling his eyes, muttering something about having other friends before standing up.

"Mom? I'm done eating. Can I be excused?"
She smiled, nodding. He took his plate, stood up and cleaned them, before waving goodbye, going into his room, rolling his eyes. He'd have to head to school tomorrow...maybe he'd see Kou again. But whatever. He had to study...so why couldn't he stop thinking about what the photo session would be like?