Ya know, she could have asked Fujimoto that question anywhere, anytime. There was absolutely no need to go into an empty classroom confession style, acting all nervous about it just to ask that shit. What a bitch.
The one character you don't EVER want to be is the male best friend in a shounen / seinen rom-com.
It is not only a guaranteed path to perpetual virgin status, but also a subject for constant mockery by the very universe itself.
Now I think about it though, ONE exception comes to mind. Chobits was a bit strange though.