My Best Friend is so Popular it's a Problem (BL) - Chapter 5

The moment lunch break started; Haruto came over to my desk with a strangely serious expression.

We usually bring our own lunches and eat in the classroom. At first, we ate in the cafeteria sometimes, but when that happened, not only classmates but even guys from other classes tried to sit near Haruto, and it turned into a bit of a commotion. After that kept happening, Haruto started to avoid the cafeteria, and before long, the three of us began bringing lunch from home instead.

We pushed our desks together and opened our lunch boxes. Around us, in a circle, everyone else also took out their lunches, making sure they could see Haruto.

Seriously, this is such a weird situation…

At first, plenty of guys tried to join our little group and eat with us, but it was obvious to anyone that they only came for Haruto. Sora and I tried to accept it, thinking, well, Haruto’s just popular. But Haruto himself got extremely annoyed, and in the end, the others gave up, and things settled into the way they are now.

“Yuuto, I need to talk to you.”
“What is it?”

The moment Haruto said he had something to talk about, the atmosphere around us changed, as if everyone’s nerves sharpened at once.
…Seriously.

“…Let’s go buy drinks. Sora, I’ll grab one for you too. What do you want?”
“Huh? Ah—yeah, tea’s fine. Doesn’t matter which kind.”
“Okay. Let’s go, Yuuto.”
“Ah, yeah.”

Haruto hurried out of the classroom, and I rushed to catch up. The classroom buzzed with a bit of noise, but no one tried to follow us.

I walked fast behind Haruto, who was setting a quick pace.

But instead of heading for the school shop, he led me to the back of the building—where there wasn’t even a vending machine in sight.