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Seven, Sice, Deuce, Rem, Cinque and Cater - the school's volleyball players-were playing volleyball at Suzaku Gymnasium. This is where the volleyball game always takes place while for basketball is at Peristylium Gymnasium. The names of the two covered gymnasiums were originated from their school's name Suzaku Peristylium, at Rubrum.

Unfortunately, today is not the day for practices. Firstly, because it's not intramurals nor there's no competition held. And secondly, the principal ordered to close the gymnasium and not to allow any players to practice and any students to enter it today, especially that it's Friday, the students were on their P.E uniform. Well, it's just for today because there'll be a coming visitors from other schools and universities. And they'll going to hold the meeting at the two gymnasiums, especially at the Suzaku gymnasium.

As the fact that the principal already ordered to close the gym, our dear varsity players were still playing inside. They didn't know about the principal order because the student councils haven't spread the news yet at the whole school.

"Seven, the ball!" Cater said, calling her attention. And Seven almost missed it but luckily she hit it. Her hit is not that strong that Sice had passed it easily without even moving at her place. Then Cater spiked it, Rem dig it, Deuce blocked, making the ball go for Sice again who attacked it and the ball went to Seven's direction and she passed it, hitting harder, that the ball almost go for an out when Cinque had set it and Deuce spiked it, hitting Seven's face.

"Ugh!" Seven grunts as she fell on the floor. The girls gasped and approached her.

"Seven, I'm sorry." Deuce said, kneeling beside her. "A-are you alright?"

"Y-yeah, I'm fine. It's alright Deuce." She said sitting up with the help of Sice pulling her up.

"You're spacing up girl, is there a problem?" Sice said.

"Yeah…you're not like that." Cater continued. Seven lowered her head. "…I-I'm just worried."

"Worried?" Cinque asked. Seven turned at her friends and nodded. "Let's go guys." She stood up.

"What are you worried about?" Rem said, becoming worried too.

"N-Nothing…I just felt that something's bad gonna happen."

Sice snorted but she ignored her. Then she started to leave the gymnasium as the others followed. As they got out Rem and Cinque left to go to their class. "See you later guys." Followed by Cater and Deuce. Until Sice and Seven were the only one left in front of the gymnasium.

"Come on." Sice mused. But as they are going to return to their class, someone called.

"Hey!"

They turned to see who it is, and they saw that it's the student council president, Machina Kunagiri, approaching them. "Some students here told me that the good varsity players were playing volleyball inside the gymnasium."

"Yeah…and so what if we are playing? Is there a rule now that playing inside the gymnasium is prohibited?" Sice said raising a brow.

"Yeah…" Seven agreed. "Is there? For all we know—"

Machina interrupted her. "Miss, haven't you heard that our dear principal ordered to close the gym for today. And haven't your coach-"

An alarmed voice cut him mid-sentences.

"Coach Vanille." Seven said, surprised to see their coach.

Panting, Vanille said. "…Machina…I'm sorry…I haven't told them about it yet. It's my fault."

"Oh…I understand Ms. Oerba." He bowed. "I think I'm going to leave now to check if others already know the news."

Vanille nodded. Then as Machina left, Seven mumbled. "I don't like him."

Sice scoffed. "Yeah…me too."

Vanille turned at the two girls. "Ladies, the gymnasiums were closed for today because there'll be a coming visitors from other school and university."

"Why? Are they the one who's paying the tuition fee, that they're so free to use it?"

Vanille sighed. "Sice…it's for the coming accreditation." Sice just rolled her eyes.

"Thanks coach…" Seven bowed. "So, we're going to class now."

Vanille eyes widened. "Oh you kids, you should have been there an hour ago! What are you going here outside? So go, go! Faster! Before the discipline saw you!"

"Yeah…" Then they ran away.

"Sice, wait!" Seven said, panting.

"Hurry, Seven. Kurasame might see us!" Sice didn't intended to make her voice loud. Seven hushed her.

"But I'm…I'm thirsty."

Sice groaned. "Seven!"

"Please… let's drink water first."

She sighed "…alright. But make it fast."

"Thanks…" then Sice dragged Seven along the corridor to the water fountain, anxious to the surroundings.

As they got there, Seven hurriedly drank water at the fountain.

When suddenly…

"STUDENTS!"

Sice gasped. Seven had just stopped drinking and slowly stood and turned to see that it's the discipline. Both girls bit their lips.

"What are you doing here at class hours? To my office!" Kurasame, then, went into his office. The girls are following behind.

"I-I got thirsty, what's wrong with getting thirsty?" Seven said, her head a bit lowered. She's afraid to meet the discipline's sharp eyes, same with Sice.

Kurasame scoffed. "…How long have you been studying here?"

"T-This is already my fourth year here, s-sir."

"I bet that you already know the rules well here at school and the rule that you both break is one of the school rules. And that is: You're not allowed to go out during class hours especially, now, that the teachers were having their lectures in this time around."

"W-We're sorry sir…" Sice said. Her voice almost cracked.

"We're sorry…" Seven repeated in a more calm tone. "We're not going to do it again."

He nodded. "You're forgiven." Both girls sighed in relief. "Go back to class now."

"Yes sir." Seven said and they went out. Machina appeared in front of them as they got out. He blinked.

"What are you looking at?" Seven snapped.

He smiled. "Go to the student council's office after class."

"W-why?" Sice protested.

"If you want me to tell the discipline that you're playing volleyball at the gym at the time of class hours, then…" he shrugged. "It seems that you just got yourself from trouble."

Seven hissed, and dragged him away from Sice. "Sice, go to class now."

"But-"

"Sice…"

She just sighed and went to their class at the second floor.

As Sice left, Seven leaned closer at Machina and said to him in a low voice. "What are you talking about? The discipline just caught us, so you don't need to tell him that already."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yeah…" she leaned away. "Do you still need something?"

Machina nodded. "Just go to the student council's office. I still have a task for you."

"What?" then she suddenly remembered that she still have class from Ms. Farron. "Okay…I'm already late." She huffed and left.

"Hey, don't forget to-"

"Yeah…I know! Okay?" she said as she's running upstairs.

He just shook his head and sighed.

End of Chapter 1…^^

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