it’s a date;)

“Something up with Sakura?” Kiryu guessed, because what else would unsettle them so thoroughly?

Suo’s mouth tightened in response, and Nirei let out a conflicted noise, as if he hadn’t yet worked out his feelings about whatever they’d come to bother Kiryu with.

“You could say that,” Suo replied. “Hmm. Well, it could mean nothing.”

“It could mean nothing,” Nirei agreed miserably. “You said as much to Sakura, anyway.”

“Sometimes lying is the right thing to do,” Suo said.

Kiryu looked between the two of them. “If you won’t return my phone, then could one of you at least provide some context?”

“Endo wants to date Sakura,” Suo offered. “At least, that seems to be the case.”

“It can be a figure of speech, though,” Nirei argued. “Right?”

“What can be?” Kiryu inquired, mildly intrigued.

Nirei hesitated. “When…when you text a friend—like, to ask them to hang out—do you ever say something like…‘it’s a date’?”

Or, sometimes spying on your friend's date is the right thing to do!