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Special thanks to my sister, Nicole River! She wrote half the story, and I wrote the other half. If you notice some of our honorifics are incorrect, please tell us so in the review so we know what we did wrong. We're by no means experts on those. If we did anything else wrongly, please let us know. Also, the truth is we've had this saved on my laptop for a year and a half before I decided to post it. I don't know why I didn't do so sooner. So if you give us a review saying "this never happened" or "Nokoru would never do that" or anything regarding the storyline to the actual mangas, I'll have no idea what you're talking about. We rented the books from the library, so I have no reference. And here's a little disclaimer note, since it seems everyone else has one:
My sister and I don't own CLAMP School Detectives, but we did create Hina Akamatsu, Suki Takamari, and Yumi Ishizoki. However, the resemblance between CLAMP's characters and our characters was not coincidental.
Anyways, thanks for reading Truth-or-Dare Trouble!
CLAMP School Crushes
Truth-or-Dare Trouble
Hina sat at her desk, patiently waiting for the return of her fellow board members and best friends. A small stack of papers was to her left, and a much larger stack was to her right.
Suki stormed in with an armful of paperwork, followed by Yumi, Suki dumped the papers on Hina's desk.
"And don't forget to finish that letter!" Suki said, merciless as always.
"S-Sukiiiiiiiiiiii…!" Hina sobbed as her associate left the room, seemingly oblivious to her Senpai's suffering.
Blonde-haired blue-eyed Hina was class Chairlady of the High School Division. Her associates, blue-haired hazel-eyed Secretary Suki and dark-haired gray-eyed Treasurer Yumi, had just returned from the Duklyon bakery. Of course, Suki always returned with more paperwork, wherever she went.
"Tea and bread!" Yumi said, waltzing into the room with a tray full of goodies.
"Ah, yes, teatime!" Hina said, getting up from her chair.
"While you work," Suki said, reentering the room.
"Hey, where did you just go?" Yumi inquired, passing a piece of bread to Hina.
Suki's face turned a light shade of red, and she said, "Nowhere."
"It was Suoh!" Hina said, waving her arms dramatically and almost decapitating Yumi, who was standing beside her. "Suoh was right outside the door! Suki and Suoh, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S—"
"Would you keep it down?!" Suki hissed, her face becoming more colored by the second. "Just do your paperwork! It would please the Chairlady if you finished your work on time for once!"
"It would please me if you'd admit I'm right for once," Hina said, a sly smile crossing her face. "I know it was Suoh, you can't deny it. Admit." Her smile widened at Suki's obstinate glare. "Admit! Admit! Admit! Ad—"
"Shut up and work!" Suki ordered.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Hina noted, her smile not wavering. She sat back down at her desk and pulled a paper from the stack on her right. "Oh, well, at least I know I was right."
Suki ignored this last comment and said instead, "Yumi, did you finish the balance sheet?"
"Yes!" Yumi said. "Tea?"
"I'll have some, sure."
"Sugar?"
"A little."
"Here you go!"
"Hina, keep that butt glued to that chair or I'll glue it there myself!"
"My apologies."
CLAMP School is an enormous institution comprising various divisions: Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior High, High School, University, and Graduate School.
Japan's largest zaibutsu, the Imonoyama Family, built this school with the hope of providing better education for future generations. Their plan was to make "school" synonymous with "community".
The campus itself was like a small town, with essential facilities like living quarters, research labs, movie theaters, hospitals, and banks.
Over 10,000 people—students, teachers, administrators, and their families—live and work here. Together they form a miniature, functioning society.
Here, family, class and rank have no bearing. The only entry requirements are talent and potential.
While CLAMP School's population is known for possessing exceptional talent, it is equally renown for its penchant for partying.
Another distinguishing characteristic of this institution: Each division is governed by a Class board. And each division's activities and organizations are maintained and operated exclusively by these cabinets.
Each student government possesses decision-making powers that outrank those of the board directors, the PTA and the faculty. It's a democracy of youth.
And before you read any further, you should know the High School Division's Student Government is run by these three: Hina Akamatsu, Suki Takamari, and Yumi Ishizoki.
You should also know that the former High School Division's Student Government is now the official CLAMP School Detective Agency, run by Chairman Nokoru Imonoyama, Secretary Suoh Takamura, and Treasurer Akira Ijyuin.
Hina snacked on her bread and drank her tea, but only read and signed one sheet of paper during the whole "tea break".
"Done yet?" inquired Suki.
"Getting closer," Hina lied.
Hina bent over the next sheet, but instead was distracted by the sound of chattering outside the room in the hallway.
"What's that?" Yumi asked.
"Let's go see," Hina said, thankful for the excuse to get out of her chair.
Suki stepped forward and opened the door. Outside were a group of giggling girls and one blonde-haired boy, who fell backwards inside the room as soon as the door swung open.
"Shut the door…" he groaned. "I beg you…"
Hina slammed the door in the girls' faces.
"What are you doing here?" Suki demanded. "You're interrupting Hina's work."
"No!" Hina said immediately. "Not at all! In fact, I was nearly done!"
Suki turned around and made a face at the stack of unfinished paperwork.
"My apologies for barging in like this, Hina-san," Nokoru said. He stood up, brushed himself off, and bowed low. "But I was being bombarded and I knew your room was always open for men in need."
"Of course!" Hina said, bowing as well. "Is there anything else we can do for you, Nokoru-sama? Tea?"
"Hina, get back to work," Suki ordered.
"Tea would be very nice, thank you!" Nokoru replied, standing back up. "Oh, and by the way,"—he looked up towards the ceiling—"how are you, Suoh?"
The three girls looked up to see a cold-eyed boy fall from the ceiling on top of Nokoru.
"Ouch," said Nokoru, who was now once again lying flat on the floor.
"Excuse me, Senpai," Suoh said, standing back up and turning red as he saw the girls. "I was running from the groupies, and, like Nokoru said—"
"Our room is always open for men in need!" Suki said cheerfully, to Hina's surprise. "Welcome, Suoh-san!"
"I'll go get more tea!" Yumi said. She opened the door and ran smack-dab into a black-haired boy who was evidently running from the same girls as the other two.
"Akira-san!" Yumi said, rubbing her sore nose. "How may I help you?"
"You can close the door," Akira said. He sprinted into the room and hid in the closet.
"Groupies," Nokoru mumbled.
"Uhhh..yeah. It was groupies…" Suoh, red-faced looked toward the ceiling.
Nokoru and Hina eyed him, and Suoh turned even redder.
"Oh, Suoh!" Nokoru inched toward his friend. "What is it you're hiding from me?"
Suoh shoved him away. "You have a secret, too, Nokoru."
Now all eyes were on Nokoru, who innocently took out his fan. "My, my, it's hot in here! Suoh, why don't you go open a window?"
Suoh grabbed Nokoru's collar. "Don't try to change the subject!"
"Don't fight!" Akira pleaded. He shut the closet door behind him.
"Let's have Akira share his secret first," Nokoru suggested.
Akira turned red and whipped around to go back into the closet.
"Come on, Akira-san!" Yumi pleaded. "Share!"
"I wanna hear Suoh-san's secret!" Suki said. "Come on!"
Hina snickered. Ever since Nagisa-jo had transferred to a school in America, Suki had been in a much better mood. Hina had an idea of what Suki wanted Suoh's secret to be.
"How about a game of Truth or Dare?" Nokoru suggested, a sly smile on his face, which came close to matching Hina's.
"Isn't that an American game?" Suoh asked, desperately trying to avoid playing it.
"Yes, it is," Hina said. "Now, who wants to go first?"
"I do!" Akira said, throwing his hand in the air. "Takamura-senpai, truth or dare?"
Suoh's eyebrows twitched and he looked at the ground.
"By the way, you get three—" Nokoru started.
"No chickens!" Hina said immediately.
Nokoru bowed his head. "As you wish, my lady."
Hina giggled slightly.
"Truth or dare, Suoh-san!" Suki urged. "Take your pick!"
Suoh sighed. "Um…dare."
"Oooooh!" Yumi said. "Daredevil!"
"More like dare-angel!" Hina said, leaning towards Suki. Of course she got the expected smack upside the head, but it was funny all the same.
"Takamura-senpai," Akira said, an ominous expression forming on her face. "I dare you…to cross your eyes, stick out your tongue, and quack like a duck while doing the chicken dance!"
"I can't stick out my tongue and quack at the same time!" Suoh shouted.
"Hmm…" Nokoru said, grinning. "You'd have to be pretty coordinated to do all that stuff at once. I guess Suoh just can't do it."
Suoh grumbled and said, "Fine. Whatever. But this'll cost you!"
Four of the students had a joyful time watching Suoh prance around like an idiot, but Suki bowed her head in shame.
When Suoh sat back down, red-faced from anger and embarrassment, he immediately said, "Nokoru! Truth or dare!"
Nokoru, caught off guard, almost fell backwards. He took out his fan, which now read, Not So Tough Now, and said, "Suoh, did you ever open that window?"
"Truth or dare?" Suoh repeated, his voice dangerously low. "Now."
"Come on, Nokoru-sama!" Hina pleaded. "It's just a simple game!"
"Hmmm…" Nokoru pondered, waving his fan in front of his face. "How about…dare?"
"I've got one!" Akira shouted. "Takamura-senpai, can I give him one?"
"Sure," Suoh said, "I don't care."
"Make it a good one!" Yumi said.
"Imonoyama-sama," Akira said, "I dare you…to give Hina-san a kiss!"
Hina's face turned a deep red, and her hand flew to her mouth.
"Give a damsel a kiss?" Nokoru said, standing up. "Never a problem!"
Hina watched his every move as he walked over to her side of the circle. Everyone else watched closely, and the two other girls giggled.
Nokoru reached Hina and got down on one knee. He took her hand and kissed the back of it. He looked up, and Hina couldn't help smiling into his sparkling blue eyes.
"A red face is not benefiting to one as beautiful as you," he said.
Hina giggled.
"Nokoru-sama's turn!" Yumi said.
Nokoru smiled again, but something else sparkled in his eyes. Hina wasn't sure what it was.
"Hina-san," Nokoru said, as he got back to his seat. "Truth or dare?"
"Truth!" Hina said immediately, the redness barely draining from her face.
"Hm…" Nokoru had his fan out again, this time reading Fantastic Idea. "How about…Who do you like?"
The redness returned to Hina's face with even more force. "Um…" she stammered. "Well…heh heh, that's the most popular question, isn't it?"
"That's a stupid question," Yumi mumbled, grinning.
"Come on, Hina!" Suki said impatiently. "Everyone knows it's Nokoru-sama!"
Hina's eyes flicked towards Nokoru.
"Powerful silence," Suoh said, a grin forming.
"Is this true, Hina-san?" Nokoru asked.
Hina slowly nodded.
"Hee hee," Yumi giggled.
"Well, then it's your turn Hina!" Nokoru said, still cheerful, as if nothing had happened.
"He's probably used to girls liking him," Suki whispered to Hina. "To him, it's no big deal."
"I just wish he liked me back," Hina replied. She turned to Akira. "Truth or dare?"
"Truth," Akira said. "Can I use a chicken?"
"No chickens," Suoh said.
Akira sighed.
"Akira-san, who do you have a crush on, now that Chairlady Okawa has moved on?"
Akira sighed again. "Um…" he started.
He was interrupted by a high-pitched squeal.
Saved, Akira thought.
"A damsel!" Nokoru cried. "Come, this is a job for the CLAMP School Detectives!" He jumped up, then stopped in the middle of his sprint to the door. He turned around and said, "Would you ladies like to accompany us?"
"With pleasure!" Hina said.
Nokoru and Hina took off, with Akira and Yumi close behind.
"Hey! Wait for—" Suki started. But those four were already long gone.
"Come on," Suoh said, moving over to the window. "That scream came from the courtyard, right below here." Suoh opened the window and looked down. The ground was so far away—about ten stories down. A tree sat to the right of the window, but Suoh couldn't reach it.
"We'd have to jump," Suki said, a bit nervously.
"We can go around through the building," Suoh said, afraid that Suki wasn't going to agree with the idea of jumping.
"No way!" Suki moved over to the window next to Suoh. "That way takes too long," she said. "And it's not every day that you get to jump out of a window a billion feet off the ground! Let's go!"
Suoh, caught off guard by Suki's excitement, nodded. "Okay. I'll go first."
Suoh jumped out the window to the tree and worked his way to the ground below. He landed safely on his feet and waited for Suki to jump.
Quite thankful that she hadn't worn a skirt today, Suki jumped out the window and landed safely on the tree branch. However, she missed the last branch and started to fall. Instead of landing on her back like she thought she would, she found herself in Suoh's arms.
"Um…you didn't have to catch me." Suki said nervously, her face tuning a bright red.
Just then, the shadows of two more students appeared from around the corner. Before Suoh had the chance to drop Suki, Nokoru and Hina nearly collided with them.
Nokoru's hand flew to his mouth, and he said, "Oh, Suoh!"
Hina giggled. "I knew you two were meant for each other."
Suoh set Suki down, and, simultaneously, they both said, "Oh, go do your paperwork!"
Nokoru looked at Hina and said, "Perhaps it would be best for us if we kept them apart."
"We should get Yumi and Akira-san together!" Hina said. "Yumi's cooking is nearly as good as his!"
"Teatime all day, everyday!" Nokoru said happily.
Suki said, "While you work!" and Suoh said, "You have enough tea!"
Akira and Yumi came around the corner, puffing and panting. Nokoru twirled around and said, quite loudly, "Suoh was holding Suki-san!"
Suoh waved his hands and said, "Shhhhhh! Quiet, Nokoru!"
"Oooooooh…" Akira and Yumi chorused.
"Uh, aren't we forgetting something?" Suki said.
"Oh, yes!" Nokoru looked around the courtyard. "But I see no girl here."
Nokoru was right. There was no one in the courtyard. There were some birds poking at bread crumbs scattered around, but no people.
"Maybe it was one of the birds…?" Suki suggested.
"Could have been." Hina shrugged. "But anyway…Suoh-san and Suki, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
The other three joined in, leaving Suki and Suoh embarrassed, angry, and ready to give out loads more paperwork.
"Well, I guess it was a bird," Akira decided. He turned around to head back to the building.
"Eeeeeeeyaaaaaah!"
"This way!" Nokoru said. "It's coming from behind those trees!"
Hina followed behind Nokoru, and the other four were behind her. Nokoru ran to a nearby patch of trees and stopped in the middle.
"I heard your cry, miss," Nokoru said. "Is there any way I could help?"
"Oh, hi, Nokoru-sama!" the girl said happily.
The girl looked like she was in high school. She had long brown hair and sparkling green eyes. She was wearing a green shirt with a short black miniskirt, and she was smiling brightly. She was actually quite pretty.
"He asked you a question," Suki said.
It seemed that just then the girl noticed the High School Division's Student Government standing with the detectives.
"Oh, I didn't need anything," she said. "I just knew that if I screamed, Nokoru-sama would come. Hello, Nokoru-sama!"
"Don't do that!" Suoh said. "We're busy!"
"A three-for-one deal!" the girl said cheerfully. "Suoh-san, Akira-san, and Nokoru-sama! It's just too bad they each brought a girl."
"They didn't really each bring a girl," Hina said. "See, Suoh-san's got Suki, Akira-san's got Yumi, but…Nokoru-sama—"
Hina sighed. Nokoru didn't have anyone, because he had all the girls. She smiled sadly to herself. It made no sense at all, yet it did.
I'm just thinking myself in circles, Hina told herself.
"—has Hina-san," Nokoru finished.
Hina looked up. Did he really say what she thought he said, or was it just her imagination?
He bowed low to the girl and said, "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm taken as well."
Hina's heart was suddenly filled with an unexplainable happiness.
The End
I hope you liked part one! I'll admit, this chapter is not as good as chapter two. Please review!