Although she had known it all along, having it suddenly laid bare still made HinaMori feel awful.
She felt that Rukia should not have done this, especially as her best friend.
Rukia clearly knew that she liked the President.
HinaMori had originally thought that her relationship with the President was only one final step away from becoming official. Once she told Rukia, Rukia should have gradually accepted it.
She did not think she was acting condescendingly, nor did she think she was being overly self-centered.
If someone did not even dare to express their own feelings, did they not deserve to suffer the pain of unrequited love?
If Rukia had openly said that she liked the President too when HinaMori first told her about her feelings, HinaMori would have generously said they could compete fairly.
She would not have been angry or upset over it. Someone as outstanding as the President was bound to be liked by others, and Rukia was only a normal girl.
Still, she had misjudged Rukia.
She had not said anything back then, but was saying it now. Had entering the Kuchiki family made her ambitions rise as well?
What Rukia did not know was that HinaMori's relationship with the President had already made tangible progress. Things were no longer the same as before.
If Rukia found out that she and the President were together, how heartbroken would she be...?
Before afternoon classes.
Rukia entered the classroom and saw HinaMori already sitting there.
Without saying a word, she walked over and sat beside HinaMori.
"Momoko." Rukia took the initiative to greet her.
"..."
HinaMori ignored her. She glanced sideways at Rukia, lips pressed tightly together, and suddenly felt a wave of sadness herself.
She did not know what her relationship with Rukia would become from now