Rin didn't care too much about not having male friends since most of them didn't suit his tastes since the ones he tried talking to would constantly ask about Marin or Shouko.
Asking him to give them the girl's numbers on the excuse of helping out a fellow brother.
Rin only found this pathetic. If they wanted their number, they should have gone to ask them and not tried such cowardly tactics.
When Rin refused, these guys saw him as a stubborn dude who didn't want to help them and started to alienate him, not that he cared.
He was 17 when he died, and he had enough emotional maturity to go through the teenage phase without needing friends.
Being abandoned early in his life also helped him mature even more.
But Rin didn't become an Emo Edge lord because his Mom raised him with overwhelming love...
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"Hey.... So why did those two come to see you ?" Marin asked nonchalantly as she gazed intently at Rin's face as the latter was too focused on taking out his bento with a concentrated look on his face.
Shouko also perked up when she heard Marin's question. Her ears twitched, waiting for Rin's answer.
"Oh, them? They just wanted to talk about something... It's family-related," Rin said nonchalantly while focusing on his bento.
Marin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard his words.
{ Rin is in second year , he has been friends with Marin and Komi for a year }
Marin felt like a huge weight pressing down on her chest was released.
Although she acted cheerfully while asking about this matter, the truth was that she was very nervous and jealous when Rias Gremory and Sona Shitori came to call Rin.
Marin had been crushing on Rin for a while but didn't do anything to change the status quo because she felt Rin didn't see her like that.
Marin was aware that Shouko felt the same way, and if she were to make a move, it would result in one of them getting their heart broken.
She didn't know if Rin liked her or Shouko or if he saw both of them as siblings because Rin only had a mother. His brother didn't count due to him being an asshole.
Marin didn't know and didn't want to find out as she felt afraid of ruining their current relationship with all three of them.
She could currently hug, pinch, smack, and feel his warmth whenever she wanted in the guise of being his friend.
Even if she sat on his lap, it would be just her messing around.
Marin wondered if Rin was as dense as a black hole because all her intentions seemed to be wasted on him.
She tried giving him all kinds of clues without being too obvious, but they would just fly over his head, making her frustrated.
Luckily, Shouko was too shy to make advances towards Rin, or else Marin would be in trouble.
Because no matter how she looked at it, Shouko had this grace and beauty that seemed unnatural for a human being.
She would believe if someone told her that Shouko was a perfect doll or statue.
So, if Shouko decided to go on the offensive, then Marin felt like she would have no chance because Rin had become friends with Shouko before her.
So, she believed Shouko should have more priority in his heart.
But these were all speculations, and Marin didn't know how Rin felt about the two of them.
Both Shouko and Marin were aware of each other's feelings, and because they were good friends, they had decided to confess on the same day and let Rin choose.
Marin and Shouko had decided to use the cultural festival to change the status quo between them, and they were gathering their courage to confess to Rin.
There were still a few more months until the cultural festival, but who would have thought that the famous Rias Gremory and Sona Shitori would come to meet Rin?
Marin was always nervous thinking about what they would be talking about.
Rin was very handsome and had many admirers, but most didn't bother him due to her and Shouko's presence.
They believed he was dating one of them. How she wished that were the truth.
But sadly, that could be far from their situation, this adorable dolt was utterly immune to her advances, and she wondered if she had to throw herself at him shamelessly to make him understand her intentions.
But Marin decided to hold off on becoming bold due to her pact with Shouko.
And the fear of being rejected by Rin kept her at bay....
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"Oh, I am sorry for asking, " Marin said slightly apologetically, as she knew his family was a sore spot for him.
He had told them before that he was adopted, and his current Mother took him in due to his family abandoning him.
She had just asked out of curiosity after seeing that Rin and his mother didn't look alike at all.
But when he said Yes , she felt awkward and regretted asking about it.
Due to him not speaking about his real family, she thought it was a sore spot for him.
So, neither Marin nor Shouko asked anything about Rin's past.
They didn't know Rin didn't talk about the Valefor family because he didn't see them as his family.
A simple misunderstanding.....
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